Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 2181 - 2182: The Past

As Feng Yuan brought the Little Leaf Boy back to the estate, the closer they got, the more excited he became. Upon arrival, he dashed straight into the estate. Although the One-leaf Fox had been staying indoors due to its current health condition, its aura still managed to seep out.

Seeing the Little Leaf Boy heading towards the room where the One-leaf Fox was, Feng Yuan didn’t chase after him. After all, the other party wasn’t strong, and Feng Yuan wasn’t worried about any disturbances. Not to mention, the Patado could easily handle him.

Although both Patado and the Little Leaf Boy are Good Level Spirit Beasts, and Patado’s combat power is not strong, having Agunas here makes all the difference.

Feng Yuan had seen Agunas give special training to the Patado. Even though Agunas is not a Divine Beast of the Life Series, as a Divine Beast of the Time Series that also manages historical texts, Agunas knows most of the Life Series attack techniques.

Under Agunas’s guidance, the strength of the Patado has been rapidly increasing. Feng Yuan didn’t mind this, as the defensive power of the estate was somewhat lacking. In his absence, the safety of the place relied entirely on the Patado.

As for what will happen when the estate is fully operational?

Feng Yuan trusts that the wild Spirit Beasts will come to an agreement because it benefits them. If they don’t cherish it themselves, there’s no point in continuing, right?

By the time Feng Yuan reached the One-leaf Fox’s room, he saw the Little Leaf Boy admonishing the One-leaf Fox. These two little ones seemed to have a good relationship, especially with the One-leaf Fox holding its head and whimpering in grievance, which gave Feng Yuan a strange feeling — perhaps his earlier guesses were indeed wrong?

Veronia, sitting atop the Rainbow Bubbles, watched the two little ones. At first, Patado stood guard nervously, fearing that the intruding Little Leaf Boy would be harmful to the One-leaf Fox. However, seeing that the Little Leaf Boy merely scolded the One-leaf Fox without doing anything excessive, Patado stopped paying attention and began preparing medicine.

There’s no other way. Once Feng Yuan taught the Patado the specific healing process, he would not intervene unless there was an emergency.

The estate was a spontaneous creation of Feng Yuan, but he didn’t want it to become entirely ineffective without his presence. Therefore, ensuring the estate could operate autonomously was important.

Also, since the estate is an excellent facility for the wild Spirit Beasts, Agunas lent a hand to help. Otherwise, Agunas wouldn’t have trained the Patado.

"I didn’t expect us to be wrong about that."

Looking at the finally calmed Little Leaf Boy, Veronia muttered with a complicated expression, genuinely surprised by the truth.

The leaf on the One-leaf Fox’s head was indeed significant; it was the first gift from the Little Leaf Boy. According to their conversation, the leaf was from a piece of Spiritual Medicine once picked by the Little Leaf Boy.

And during that time, they were chased for a long period by a powerful Spirit Beast for that Spiritual Medicine. It was then that the two little ones truly became friends, and from that point on, these two ostracized by their kind finally had someone they could rely on.

But, in Veronia’s view, the leaf wasn’t that important. At least, if it had to choose between a precious gift and complete recovery, it would choose the latter without hesitation.

Because no matter how precious a gift is, it is not as important as having someone to rely on. Without recovery, one wouldn’t just be a burden but also cause sadness and disappointment to the other party.

With a soft sigh, Veronia shook its head slightly, realizing that it is only after losing something that one understands its value, but by then, it is often too late to fix it...

Feng Yuan glanced at the two little ones, said something to Agunas, then turned and left. Although the One-leaf Fox was not in great shape, staying in this room wouldn’t lead to any worsening of its condition.

Not to mention, Patado was nearby to watch over it. Even if the One-leaf Fox attempted self-harm, Patado would stop it.

While preparing medicine, Patado kept an eye on the One-leaf Fox’s condition. Although it chatted a lot with the Little Leaf Boy, there were no issues besides a bit of mental fatigue.

This was quite normal, given that most of its physical injuries were already healed. The current state was more due to fatigue from losing most of its energy.

After all, the One-leaf Fox was never a powerful Spirit Beast. Even strong Spirit Beasts don’t recover easily after losing a large portion of their energy.

Perhaps the only exception would be Martial Dao-type Spirit Beasts. Besides energy, those Spirit Beasts have extremely robust physiques, sometimes even comparable to those of dragon-type Spirit Beasts.

The species of a Spirit Beast affects its potential evaluation, but compared to overall quality, traits of different species can make them perform differently in various environments.

The One-leaf Fox didn’t excel in any particular area, but similarly, it didn’t have any significant weaknesses, which meant it appeared frail once it lost a significant amount of energy.

However, with the injuries healing, this frailty only affected the One-leaf Fox’s actions and made it uncomfortable, something Feng Yuan completely ignored.

Though he could solve this, he didn’t see any necessity. Healing was enough; he couldn’t be bothered with a comfortable treatment.

Otherwise, using extremely rare precious Spiritual Medicines, he could heal the One-leaf Fox fully in less than a day, but this was meaningless.

Such rare Spiritual Medicines are far from simple in effect and even beneficial to Divine Beasts, so wasting them on minor issues was unacceptable, even for Feng Yuan.

While Feng Yuan was resting in the guest room, Veronia drifted over to share the story of the One-leaf Fox and the Little Leaf Boy. Although she didn’t directly ask, Veronia, listening openly to their conversation from the side, had figured out the situation.

After hearing Veronia’s account, Feng Yuan found it amusing. He had initially thought the leaf was the only keepsake from a deceased close friend, but it turned out to be just a memento, and the dear friend was still alive.

Of course, keeping it would be ideal, as it was a thing of significant commemorative value, but in relation to the One-leaf Fox’s own life, it wasn’t quite worth it.

As for why the One-leaf Fox and Little Leaf Boy were alone, even Feng Yuan couldn’t grasp it. However, this wasn’t surprising. While Spirit Beasts usually live in groups, especially weaker groups like the One-leaf Fox, unexpected circumstances do lead to individuals becoming separated.

This was normal, even for Agunas. The Little Green Snake was a Spirit Beast living by itself; after all, wild Spirit Beasts don’t usually aim to kill one another. Fatal injuries without possible treatment resulting in death are a different matter.

However, this implies that wild Spirit Beasts don’t face life-threatening crises as often unless they live in particularly dangerous conditions.

Thus, solitary Spirit Beasts aren’t that uncommon, and they might not even try to integrate into new groups.

Yet solitude isn’t without its drawbacks, as Spirit Beasts live as groups, so single Spirit Beasts rarely have access to many resources unless they are exceptionally strong themselves.

Therefore, it’s not surprising that the One-leaf Fox and the Little Leaf Boy ended up together. Life for solitary Spirit Beasts is admittedly harder in the wild.

"Let’s have those two little ones stay here for now. By the way, when they bring over the bill, could you kindly inform them?"

Speaking casually, Feng Yuan recalled something, an odd smile on his face. Veronia seemed to think of something amusing and chuckled lightly, saying

"That’s doable, but what about the exchange list?"

Neither Feng Yuan nor Veronia believed that the One-leaf Fox and the Little Leaf Boy couldn’t afford the bill. Although they don’t use human currency, wild Spirit Beasts compensating for damages isn’t unheard of, and humans have developed a comprehensive approach to such matters.

That approach involves offsetting losses with discounts on resources from the wild. However, the compensation price is standardized. Different places have varying lists of resources they accept based on their needs. Although there’s a price for unneeded resources, they are not accepted.

In Maomu City, Feng Yuan wasn’t sure which materials could be used for discounts. After Veronia’s mention, he figured he might need to obtain a list from Liao Yu.