Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 1120 - 1121 Dinner Chat

"Is the real world heavily damaged?"

Dou Yanlan looked at the dark night sky and asked. At this moment, besides the lights still on in this villa, the entire city seemed devoid of people. However, this was indeed the case, as those people were still in the World’s Shadow. Although they were safe for now, the Divine Beasts were busy restoring the damage to the real world and had no time to transfer people back.

Or maybe, they did not intend to transfer those beings back to the real world before repairs were complete, as doing so would just add to their troubles.

"Pretty much, after all those things invaded the real world through the Data Domain, causing significant damage in many areas."

Agunas said with his eyes closed, leaning against the window. Its main body was naturally involved in this restoration effort, and it had some understanding of the damage caused. Veronia seemed to recall something,

"Speaking of which, with no one watching, Nierlat and the others might take the opportunity to do something."

"No, they are all in the World’s Shadow. With Yimu Qingling guarding Great Xia, they dare not return to the real world with ease."

Agunas replied without lifting his head, still with his eyes closed. Veronia knew that this was because its main body was exerting much effort, but it seemed alright. Although Nierlat and the others were also Divine Beasts, their conflict with Great Xia was overt. If they were to join the restoration efforts, no one knew what could happen.

If both sides took advantage of the absence of guards and surreptitiously did something on each other’s territories, the aftermath would definitely lead to intense fights. This was also why, despite everyone being overwhelmed, no one requested the Guardian Divine Beasts from states like Great Xia or Xingchan to come and help - they didn’t want to trouble themselves. They would have to mediate the fights that would ensue, which would be exhausting.

So it wasn’t just Nierlat and the others; even Divine Beasts like Yimu Qingling, which are ostensibly aligned with Great Xia, were kept in the World’s Shadow. Kong Qing hissed something while looking at the night sky outside the window; Veronia glanced at Kong Qing and said,

"According to their estimates, it should be restored by tomorrow morning. But transferring all those beings back together might need His help, or perhaps He could intervene? However, He is currently busy clearing the remnants near the world’s barriers and might not be able to spare the time."

"Shouldn’t that guy be alright?"

Qi Xiaoshuang asked worriedly. It was one thing for Feng Yuan to take the form of a Little Husky, but as soon as he got home, he acted like he was still half asleep and soon fell into a deep sleep, which made her worry if something had gone wrong.

"He’s fine, just overly exhausted. However, it would be best to wake him up later and feed him something, or else I can’t guarantee he won’t make a fuss."

Looking in the direction of the stairs, Veronia casually mentioned. She couldn’t quite grasp what Feng Yuan might be thinking, but it seemed that everyone’s parents were preparing a sumptuous dinner. If they didn’t call that guy, he might just make a scene once he woke up.

"Oof... why..."

Rubbing his eyes, Little Husky muttered sleepily. He felt someone pushing his back, um, he had just dreamt he was eating a great meal, then got woken up. Should he be angry? Oh right, what delicious thing was he dreaming about?

Seeing Little Husky in a daze, Qi Chen pushed his back again and said,

"Wake up, dinner is ready, we’re just waiting for you."

Yawning, Little Husky shakily stood up, glanced at Qi Chen, then suddenly sprung and clung onto the crown of the Amu Tree behind Qi Chen. Although Little Husky had climbed the Amu Tree before, now that Amu was indoors, its size had shrunk considerably, and this fellow could only land on the dense foliage rather than hanging onto the trunk.

Feeling the branches poking his belly, Little Husky endured for a while before jumping down to the ground and shaking his tail. Yawning again, Little Husky sleepily followed Qi Chen downstairs.

"Are you... alright?"

Qi Chen looked speechlessly at Little Husky lying on the ground, not understanding what was going on with this fellow who had just rolled down the stairs, clutching his head. Now somewhat more alert, Little Husky, smelling the aroma of food, didn’t bother to say anything to Qi Chen and dashed straight towards the dining room.

"You weren’t able to wake him up?"

Glancing at the clock on the wall, Qi Xiaoshuang was slightly puzzled and looked towards the stairs just as Qi Chen was coming down. Before she could ask him anything, she heard Dou Yanlan say,

"Isn’t it more convenient to change back to your original form?"

Turning her head, she then noticed Little Husky, unaccountably appearing on the dining table and staring at the food, leaping onto a chair. Feng Yuan immediately changed back to his original form, which prompted some amused comments from Qi Chen’s mother as she helped everyone serve their food.

At the dinner table, Qi Chen’s father couldn’t help but inquire about the specifics from Feng Yuan, given the significant attention this incident had garnered. It was hard to say if there were any outstanding dangers not yet dealt with. Asking Veronia and the others? Agunas was clearly in poor spirits and was unusually quiet, not even showing up for dinner, and Veronia had no interest in responding to their inquiries.

After learning the full story from Feng Yuan, everyone understood that this issue wasn’t really their concern. Even the fairly young Qi Xiaoshuang comprehended that this kind of situation was out of her hands, let alone the capability of Great Xia, the Alliance, or the Divine Beast Hall. The threats from beyond their world were numerous, but fortunately, according to Feng Yuan, the entity known as ’Abyss’ had no interest in their world. There likely wouldn’t be similar crises in the future, or else she wouldn’t know what to do.

"I wonder if this will affect the college admissions process."

Suddenly thinking of something, Feng Yuan mentioned that with such a major incident, he wasn’t sure if it would delay any aspects of the college assessment and admissions process. Qi Chen’s father pondered for a moment before saying,

"It probably won’t. Great Xia really has no means to deal with this, and the personnel responsible for college assessments are not part of the department responsible for maintaining order."

Hearing what Qi Chen’s father said, Feng Yuan nodded and said,

"That’s a relief then, especially since I plan to visit places like Shenhua City after the admissions results are out."

The others did not voice any differing possibilities, considering that Qi Chen’s father was indeed a military insider well-acquainted with the procedures. Dou Yanlan’s mother and Guo Huai’s parents, being ordinary people, were not familiar with the operations of Great Xia’s various departments.

"I could accompany you, but..."

Seeing Feng Yuan looking towards him, Qi Chen spoke up, but then glanced at Dou Yanlan, knowing Feng Yuan probably hoped Yanlan would join them for fun as well as it seemed he always liked having three or four people join him on trips, saying it made things more lively.

Before Dou Yanlan could speak, her mother, looking somewhat frail from a recent illness, smiled and said to Yanlan,

"You should go out with them too; I can take care of myself. After high school graduation, this period of time..."

This led to a reminiscence session among the adults, and it was then that they realized their parents had actually traveled quite a bit before, or rather, considering the different times, they weren’t necessarily more prudent than the current generation like Qi Chen and others. Even Dou Yanlan’s mother had gone on a wilderness exploration trip, although strictly speaking, it wasn’t exactly wilderness.

The most surprising disclosure was that Qi Chen’s parents had actually met during an archaeological excavation activity in their graduation year. The excavation was well-known to everyone, and although the useful results obtained weren’t that many, the risks they faced during the excavation were far from few.

However, remembering Qi Chen’s father’s background, no one really found that too surprising. If he hadn’t been strong back then, he wouldn’t have risen to his current position, especially given that the military values personal strength significantly.

Seeing everyone looking at him, Guo Huai, who had been silently eating, couldn’t help but say,

"I need to go out too, Pu Pu’s potions require many materials that can only be found in the wild, I can’t just stay home."

Feng Yuan, wearing a mysterious smile, looked at Guo Huai, knowing well that this guy wouldn’t really spend his entire vacation within city limits, after all, his system did not have the capacity to provide supplies, and buying potions alone couldn’t sustain the consumption needed to nurture Pu Pu.