Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 1164 - 1165: Chit-Chat in the Corner

"If your goal is to have me improve its potential, then secure a good ranking in the upcoming coaching match."

Glancing at the One-leaf Fox beside the boy, Feng Yuan casually spoke, then looked around. Every unfamiliar figure was accompanied by quite a few rare Spirit Beasts, which confirmed his guess: these people were all connected to Zhong Liuyan’s family.

Of course, they could also be acquaintances of her own, but Feng Yuan didn’t believe that so many families in Maomu City had the ability to provide rare and powerful Spirit Beasts for their descendants.

"Truly... an enviable group of people."

Sitting on the sofa, Feng Yuan watched those chatting and muttered to himself. Qi Chen and Dou Yanlan were talking with classmates from their own class. Feng Yuan had no interest in making conversation with those other not-so-familiar classmates. Upon hearing Feng Yuan’s terms, the boy left with his One-leaf Fox to prepare.

"They might envy you even more."

"Why is that?"

Feng Yuan, without lifting his head, replied. He knew without looking that it was Chen Xin who came up behind him to stuff a piece of fruit into Xiao Ji’s mouth. Turning his head to look at Chen Xin behind him, she smiled slightly and said,

"They don’t have two Divine Beasts following them, or rather, they almost have no chance of becoming Divine Pact Makers."

Although he knew that Divine Beasts choosing a Divine Pact Maker wasn’t based on family background, the reality that large families rarely produce Divine Pact Makers was true. Agunas flicked its tail and said,

"So what? After all these years, do they still care about that?"

Becoming a Divine Pact Maker was more like winning the lottery from the heavens. While most people fantasized about becoming one, few truly worked towards that goal because the number of Divine Beasts versus humans was incredibly disproportionate.

"Of course they wouldn’t care, but they would be envious of you, who has attracted the attention of so many Divine Beasts."

Looking at Feng Yuan, Chen Xin said with a smile. Shaking his head, Feng Yuan replied,

"And here I thought you would say that they envy me for having Xiao Ji."

Hearing Feng Yuan’s words, Xiao Ji quickly swallowed the fruit and looked towards Chen Xin, who chuckled lightly and said,

"That, they wouldn’t envy. Xiao Ji is strong, but their Spirit Beasts are not weak either, or perhaps, they care more about whether their Beast Tamers are powerful and have high potential..."

Glancing at Yue Bai beside him, Chen Xin shook her head and sighed. She had been like that too in the past. Bai You patted Chen Xin on the shoulder and said,

"There’s nothing you can do about it, besides, it’s quite compatible with you."

"Ah... now that you mention it, there must be quite a few such students in Maomu Academy."

Patting Xiao Ji’s head, Feng Yuan said with some helplessness. Although he hadn’t cared before, he knew that, even within Maomu Academy, there would definitely be quite a few who excessively pursued the power of their Beast Tamers. It wasn’t just something Yang Hongzhi told him; he could guess some of it too. Fortunately, in Maomu Academy, those people were not the majority.

After all, even if Feng Yuan disliked their approach, the end results might not be bad. High potential combined with effective training and costly support meant their Beast Tamers would grow much faster than ordinary people.

At least, Feng Yuan could currently see that the Beast Tamers of those family descendants were much stronger than those of his own classmates. Quite a few were almost at the level of Xiao Ji without using its Ultimate Move.

"There shouldn’t be many in Maomu Academy. Their strength is at least on par with that of Nanhua Academy and the like. Maomu Academy... doesn’t have many who have fallen to such a state."

Chen Xin said with a smile, knowing that the number of students at Shangjing Academy with such thoughts had even surpassed half, and the teachers there were also troubled by this. But they didn’t have many good solutions; after all, none had done anything wrong, and moreover, some teachers actually supported them. They were staunch believers in power. If not for the fact that Divine Beasts could only choose their Divine Pact Makers and that there had never been a case where multiple Divine Beasts formed a Divine Beast Contract with the same person, they probably wish they’d have a team full of Divine Beasts.

"To end up in such a state, the way you put it, our school seems rather poor."

Feng Yuan chuckled and said, Chen Xin looked at Feng Yuan and said

"That was before. I don’t know what changes will happen after you enroll in the academy."

Just by looking at the previous Drudgeon mini-classes, it’s clear that Feng Yuan is fully capable of leading an academy. The only question is whether he wants to do it and to what extent.

However, considering the foundation already in place, Chen Xin doesn’t quite believe Feng Yuan has the ability to elevate Maomu Academy to the same status as Shenhua Academy.

"Hmm-hmm~ It’s definitely going to get better~"

Feng Yuan said proudly, not to mention that Maomu Academy is located in Maomu City, with Drudgeon roaming nearby. There’s no need to worry about teaching issues, but the potential of the students’ Beast Tamers poses a bigger problem. Not everyone can easily come up with a bunch of potions that increase potential like Feng Yuan does; they lack the financial means and strength to do so.

During the academy’s assessments, the gap between potential and actual strength isn’t actually that big, which is quite normal. Everyone has gotten their first Beast Tamer less than a year ago; no matter how hard they try, the growth in their Beast Tamers’ abilities can’t be that fast.

Unless they disregard studying and practicing Ultimate Moves altogether, which is still not viable, Beast Tamers need to master the increases in their own strength through combat. Wanting to grow quickly and blindly can easily end up in a scenario where a single Ultimate Move could severely harm the Beast Tamer itself.

"That really is not bad. Actually, I have quite an affection for Maomu City."

Watching Feng Yuan, Chen Xin smiled slightly and said, maybe if it weren’t for her own ambitions, she might have chosen Maomu Academy? However, now she is in dire need of strength and cannot afford to be as carefree in her choice of academy as Feng Yuan, making choices based purely on personal feelings and interests.

"Hehe, maybe when you come back to Maomu City in a few years, you’ll find it has changed drastically~"

Scratching his head, Feng Yuan said proudly. Although he won’t handle the specifics of city construction, he has participated in various projects such as the Data City and the new City Defense System, and he certainly has influenced many things.

The reason he said "come back" is because he knows Chen Xin is not a local of Maomu City. Like Zhong Liuyan, their parents are not from Maomu City. Although he found it strange that they chose this unremarkable city, perhaps it’s a matter of fate?

"You’ve mostly recovered, but just this much won’t help you gain an advantage in Shangjing Academy."

Patting the fluffy head of Yue Bai, which made Xiao Ji somewhat dissatisfied, Feng Yuan said to Chen Xin. He is aware that she is ultimately heading to Shangjing Academy especially since the incident with Yue Bai’s reduced potential inevitably affected the evaluation.

The standards of strength and potential are the same for admission into any academy, and while Feng Yuan doesn’t want to judge the merit of these standards, at least they still maintain a semblance of fairness.

As one of the top academies, Great Xia Academy even has the rivalry where it edges out Shangjing Academy. This leads to an extremely fierce competition during the annual assessments of Great Xia Academy, where the slightest flaw could be magnified infinitely, resulting in getting eliminated.

"It’s already very good now. Once I enroll, I will find a way. After all, the resources of Shangjing Academy aren’t bad either."

Looking at Yue Bai, Chen Xin said, the resources of Shangjing Academy are not much worse than those of Great Xia Academy. Of course, compared with Maomu Academy, it’s probably much better, otherwise those with real strength wouldn’t compete for the top academies.

"Well, that truly is... hard work."

Glancing at Chen Xin, Feng Yuan remarked. He knew all too well how fierce the competition was at Shangjing Academy. Although there are many resources, there are also more contenders vying for them. That’s why he didn’t want to go to those top academies, even though he doesn’t need those resources. That environment was not in line with his wishes.

Hearing Feng Yuan’s words, Chen Xin responded with a solemn and determined look,

"This is my own choice, and I believe I will definitely succeed!"

"Then let me wish you in advance to find the happiness you seek. Here, take this, consider it a graduation gift~"

Casually handing over the document he’d just quickly written, Feng Yuan said with a slight smile. Glaring at Feng Yuan for a moment, Chen Xin sighed. She knew she didn’t have the opportunity, after all, she didn’t have much time...

Looking at the familiar writing on the paper in her hand, Chen Xin didn’t say any words of thanks. She believed it wouldn’t matter to the other party, this superficial gratitude.