Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 1194 - 1195 Excitement

"But what exactly is being hidden?"

Wagging its tail, Agunas looked puzzled, got up and gently placed Xiao Ji on the bed, Feng Yuan yawned and stretched, saying

"I don’t know about that, but the secrets buried together by the union, I’m really curious about them~"

Saying so, Feng Yuan casually closed the pitch-black Ancient Book. Xiao Ji, blurry-eyed, fluttered its wings and upon realizing it hadn’t touched Feng Yuan, shocked itself wide awake. Xiao Ji resumed its original shape and rubbed its head against Feng Yuan, who gently patted Xiao Ji’s head and said with a chuckle,

"You, why are you still like this."

Xiao Ji didn’t say anything, just kept rubbing its head against Feng Yuan. Pushing Xiao Ji gently, Feng Yuan said with a smile,

"Alright, I’m going to wash up and prepare for bed, you rest first."

Sitting on its own blanket, Xiao Ji watched Feng Yuan busying around, while Agunas looked dubiously at the pitch-black Ancient Book left on the desk by Feng Yuan and asked,

"Aren’t you going to put that thing away?"

"It won’t get lost, and besides, there are no thieves coming in here, right?"

As Feng Yuan casually replied while washing his face, what if a thief really did break in? He didn’t believe any petty thief could manage to steal that thing in the midst of a group of Divine Beasts, and anyway, it’s not like just anyone could take it without permission; think it lacks self-protection mechanisms?

"You actually woke up so early today?"

Waking up early in the morning and seeing Feng Yuan already having breakfast, Qi Chen said surprisingly, as lately this guy had been often sleeping in. Unexpectedly, he was up so early today, but of course, he didn’t know how late Feng Yuan had stayed up last night, as everyone had their rooms. If he knew, he might be even more surprised.

"Isn’t it because today we’re going to explore the Ancient Ruins? Rising early so we can cover more ground isn’t it~"

Watching Feng Yuan speechlessly, Qi Chen sighed. This guy really thought of it as though it was just a tourist spot, hadn’t he seen that any archaeological excavation was always cautiously and meticulously carried out?

"Where are you guys planning to go?"

Qi Xiaoshuang looked somewhat confusedly at Feng Yuan and asked. She hadn’t seen him so excited about something, where were they planning to go that was so odd? While heading towards the kitchen, Qi Chen said,

"The underground sewer’s Ancient Ruins, seems it was just discovered these past few days. Have you had breakfast?"

"I’ll make it myself!"

Shouting loudly, Qi Xiaoshuang rushed into the kitchen after Qi Chen. The food Qi Chen made wasn’t bad, but his cooking skills were not as good as her own, and it’s not like she couldn’t make breakfast. As for their parents? They seemed to have something on, having left early in the morning, and had been informed about this last night.

Although Qi Chen’s mother had asked if they needed help preparing breakfast, both Feng Yuan and Qi Xiaoshuang had refused since they both could prepare their breakfasts themselves, and there was no need to specially prepare it for them; moreover, they were up so early, they might not even have the time.

After a while, after finishing breakfast, Feng Yuan quickly washed the dishes and became a Little Husky, laying on Big Cat’s head saying,

"Call me when we get there, I’m going to sleep for a bit."

Seeing Little Husky fall asleep directly, even its tail lying motionless naturally behind it, Agunas sighed. It had said this guy wouldn’t have so much energy, though Feng Yuan could stay alert for a long time if necessary, but now was just an ordinary moment, his current physical condition was nearly the same as a ordinary person’s, how could he possibly pull all-nighters and not be tired.

Looking at the motionless Little Husky on Big Cat’s head, the movements of Qi Chen and Qi Xiaoshuang softened, knowing that occasionally Feng Yuan would stay up late, thus leading to the current situation. Seeing him sleep soundly like this, one could guess that he must have gone to bed very late last night, wondering what he had been busy with.

"Woof!"

Feeling a poke on his back, Little Husky suddenly awoke with a start, twitched his ears, and realized this place was near the Mao Mu Forest. With some confusion, Little Husky looked behind and saw Qi Chen glance helplessly at Feng Yuan and say

"We’ve arrived at the location, aren’t you considering changing back?"

Only then did Feng Yuan notice the area nearby, tightly sealed off, where guards were intermittently moving machinery inside, which must be the excavation site. Jumping off from Big Cat’s head, Little Husky reverted back to his original form and looked at Qi Chen and Dou Yanlan, asking,

"Did you... bring your IDs?"

He remembered Ye Hanlei mentioned they should collect their IDs from the Special Duty Team. He didn’t recall going with them to the Special Duty Team. Pulling out a blue ID from his pocket, Qi Chen said,

"Got them, just didn’t want to wake you up since you were sleeping soundly."

Feng Yuan had his own special ID, where all permit-related IDs were stored digitally inside it. When accessed, only the corresponding permits could be inspected and verified online. After all, there are many people like Feng Yuan, with numerous miscellaneous permits and special IDs, and it’s not feasible to remember who has what qualifications to check which ID.

These special IDs are prepared just for them, just showing it was necessary, whether or not there’s authority to inspect the ID was a matter for the others, so Feng Yuan didn’t need to go to the Special Duty Team to retrieve his own IDs.

Scratching his head, Feng Yuan yawned and said,

"Alright, let’s go. I’ve had a good nap, heh, really curious what we’ll find there."

Seeing Feng Yuan’s excited demeanor, Agunas asked with some suspicion,

"Aren’t you worried about being disappointed?"

"What’s there to be disappointed about? Something so heavily guarded can’t possibly be anything odd, right?"

Feng Yuan said dismissively, rolling his eyes. A site chosen to be concealed and protected by so many dynasties must be something significant, it certainly wouldn’t just be some ordinary mural or such, plus there are no energy source reactions, which further confirms it likely isn’t some dangerous device.

If it really were something like the Nien Wheel, then that’s out of our hands; items from the Mythical Era are exceptional. But, this particular site was established during the last period of the Great Li Dynasty, so it probably doesn’t contain those artifacts, as any weapon from the Mythical Era would be exploited by whoever possessed it, given their formidable military power which is always adored by the ambitious.

"Perhaps it’s a library chronicling the history and literature of various dynasties."

Veronia promptly threw cold water on the idea, mentioning that protected libraries are not uncommon, and the Maomu Grand Library is one example, although it has survived through several dynasties without much damage.

"How could that be, putting that thing beneath a sewer? Aren’t they afraid of water ingress?"

Feng Yuan said with a roll of his eyes, even if the drainage system was well-built, the site being so humid, it’s impossible to preserve books intact over long periods, whether they are specially treated or guarded by Spirit Beasts. Except for Divine Beasts, all Spirit Beasts have a limited lifespan.

Books are the same, only high-energy mechanical devices that utilize a constant flow of energy can reduce the marks left by the years; most materials will degrade over time until they dissipate.

Even if sufficient drainage ditches were planned in advance, it’s still impossible to prevent blockages leading to flooding. It’s implausible for anyone to place data archives in such a location, and even if there really was one, what about those who continually build sewers above it afterward?

"Speaking of which, you seem particularly concerned about that ancient ruin. Is there a problem?"

Qi Chen looked at Feng Yuan suspiciously and asked, feeling that Feng Yuan was unusually interested in the underground ancient ruin. According to his personality, he wouldn’t be so interested in an ancient ruin, especially when there’s no danger, which means no chance for adventure. For Feng Yuan, such a place... seems to only serve for posing and taking photos. No wonder he looked like he’s on a tour.

Reflecting on this, Qi Chen felt as if he had unearthed the truth, just as they reached the entrance where they needed to show their IDs and undergo inspection, which distracted him from further thought.

After the checks, Feng Yuan almost got stopped for having too many Spirit Beasts with him. It was inevitable since the number of Spirit Beasts accompanying him was unusually high, and the archaeological site authorities didn’t have high clearance or much understanding of Feng Yuan’s identity. Fortunately, members of the Special Duty Team were present, who recognized Feng Yuan, thus sparing him the potential for causing a major disturbance.