Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 2118 - 2119: Strange Ferry Ticket

The ferry terminal in Lin Du City is easy to find, or rather, from any place in Lin Du City, one can quickly find public transport routes heading to the terminal.

Looking at the crowd in Lin Du Ferry Terminal Square, Feng Yuan sighed and said,

"Indeed, there are many people here."

Though compared to Maomu’s high-speed train station, there are fewer people here, the limited carrying capacity of Lin Du’s ferry is the issue.

There is only one safe route to reach Lin Qiu City, and the river along the way isn’t spacious. To avoid ferry jams during bidirectional departures, the width of the ferry can only be less than half at the narrowest point of the river.

This results in the limited capacity of each ferry, and with each journey taking almost half a day, Feng Yuan estimated that just the people on the square could fill a whole day’s worth of ferry tickets.

"If it doesn’t work, I can take you across the sky."

Agunas flicked its tail and said, though it can open a Space Gate, without notifying Lin Qiu City and lacking specific spatial coordinates, this method is not viable.

Of course, asking Long Boduo for help to pass through the Netherworld is also an option, but Agunas can’t manage that, so it only offered its feasible solution.

"Going through the sky sounds fine too, if it doesn’t work, I can lead you through the Netherworld, right?"

Long Boduo said, thinking of something amusing, Feng Yuan thought and said,

"Let’s first see about the tickets; as for traveling through the air... actually, it’s not bad, as long as it’s not over land."

Although the Serene Forest Sea has long been blocked by dense foliage, even so, traveling from above offers a view of a green ocean, albeit monotonous, overall it’s a unique experience.

Because of this, many people come here on Flying Spiritual Beasts every year just to admire the "green ocean."

Even passing through the Netherworld saves time, the only drawback is Feng Yuan dislikes traveling by land.

There’s no choice, the Serene Forest Sea, while not dangerous to him, is troublesome.

He can predict how many troublesome matters will occur if traveling by land; after all, this dangerous area is no joke, and even if solving these issues is possible, repeated occurrences will still annoy Feng Yuan.

If passing through streams were possible, it wouldn’t be a bad choice, but as mentioned before, the river between Lin Du and Lin Qiu is narrow, making ferry passage already difficult, naturally not allowing anyone else to create chaos.

The only safe route between Lin Du and Lin Qiu has long been regulated, prohibiting entry without a permit, violators face severe penalties.

Apart from the sole safe line, many tributaries stem from this safe route. However, unlike the safe line, other riverways are fraught with danger, even Legendary Level water-type Spirit Beasts dare not easily enter.

Why would there be such a unique safe river in the Serene Forest Sea? Not only humans are perplexed, even Divine Beasts don’t understand the situation.

Although they can perceive the residual Special Energy in the only safe river, even the power of Divine Beasts wouldn’t remain unchanged over ages.

However, the energy in this river, despite surviving thousands of years, remains as initially stable, appearing ready to dissipate yet showing no change.

Such power, even Divine Beasts lack, and though they’ve explored, the Serene Forest Sea emerged naturally without human interference, so even if Lorraine Tower goes back in time to its origin, the peculiar state of this river remains mysterious.

Though crowded, under orderly queuing, Feng Yuan soon got his turn. Looking at the remaining ferry tickets, Feng Yuan thought and decided to buy tickets for the evening ferry.

No choice, daytime tickets sold out long ago, comparatively fewer people opted for evening and night tickets. At least, while most of the next day’s daytime tickets sold, evening and night seats remain.

Feng Yuan was puzzled by this; isn’t traveling at night better?

After all, staying on the ferry for a long time, if leaving at night, sleeping onboard would mean arriving the following morning.

Unsure about the situation, Feng Yuan didn’t bother thinking further. Since it was still before noon and the ferry would depart at dusk, visiting the Thousand Layered Caves was still feasible.

Seeing Feng Yuan returning with a stack of ferry tickets, Dou Yanlan and Qi Chen had already guessed his decision.

Long Boduo took the ticket Feng Yuan handed over and was surprised by the time printed on it.

"Night ferry? The Serene Forest Sea should be dangerous at night, right?"

"The ferry runs on the safe route, so it shouldn’t be too dangerous, but still, it feels odd."

Feng Yuan recounted the situation he observed at the ticket counter, Dou Yanlan stroked her chin and said,

"Perhaps it’s because they want to enjoy the scenery? No, the visitors focusing on scenery should be few."

Though not everyone, they can be sure that most tourists or travelers aim for the resources within the Serene Forest Sea.

As for scenery?

She doubted they’d care; if they could find crucial Spiritual Medicine resources, they couldn’t care less about the sceneries along the way, even if it were terrifying hellscapes, they might overlook them.

"Maybe there’s something wrong with the night ferries, but there are too few documents about Lin Du ferries online, guessing here is pointless."

Dou Yanlan slightly shook her head, suspecting there might be some issue with the night ferry.

Yet since Feng Yuan already bought the tickets, they couldn’t say anything further. Anyway, given their capability, unexpected incidents shouldn’t be feared.

Since the ferry has operated for so long, naturally it wouldn’t pose life-threatening risks, at most a few minor nuisances.

"With tickets for dusk, shall we head to the Thousand Layered Caves now?"

Qi Chen glanced at the ticket time and reminded them; Feng Yuan nodded and said,

"We should, though time is tight, we should still manage it, as for Lin Du’s specialty snacks, let’s leave that for when we return~"

Although Lin Du City isn’t a major tourist city, due to its proximity to the Serene Forest Sea, its specialties are distinctive, after all, the unexplored forest sea harbors many unique natural resources.

These unique natural resources are brought back to Lin Du and Lin Qiu, forming the unique specialties of both cities.

Compared to places like Liantang Town, Lin Du City’s specialties are considered genuine, just like the Yun tea unique to the Tea Wood Town Area.

Since Lin Qiu City is only connected to Lin Du via waterways, when Feng Yuan and others return, they’ll need to go back to Lin Du City, so Feng Yuan isn’t rushing to buy anything here.

Unlike the convenient ferry terminal, the Thousand Layered Caves don’t have such convenient transport conditions, and it wasn’t until checking maps and asking locals that Feng Yuan and his group knew how to reach it.

Located underground in the Serene Forest Sea, not all entrances to the Thousand Layered Caves are in the forest.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t have become a tourist spot.

It’s important to remember that even entering the Serene Forest Sea from Lin Du City isn’t far, but it poses considerable danger.

Due to this, the entrances to the Thousand Layered Caves are numerous, but apart from those within Lin Du City, others have been sealed to prevent tourists from accidentally venturing into the dangerous Serene Forest Sea.

Perhaps because there are no plans to heavily develop tourism, the Thousand Layered Caves don’t sell tickets and are open free of charge. However, at the entrance, staff are stationed to tirelessly remind visitors of safety precautions.

There’s no choice; if one disregards location, the Thousand Layered Caves pose little danger, but just considering its connection to the extremely perilous Serene Forest Sea, alerts must be heightened.

Though reckless individuals can’t be stopped, at least they can prevent uninformed tourists from venturing into danger.

"Apart from the entrance traveled upon arrival, all other exits to the outside are not to be used."

"The statues can be viewed but not touched, and one should not inside the caves..."

At the entrance, Feng Yuan recited the precautions list with resignation, understanding the staff’s intent but feeling the hassle.

Seeing Feng Yuan’s grimace, Veronia lightly chuckled and said,

"It’s all for safety~"