Divine Beast Creator

Chapter 2401 - 2402: Chance Encounter on the Bus

Qi Chen and the others indeed didn’t mind Feng Yuan suddenly adding an item to the itinerary. After all, they were now Beastmasters, which was quite different from before, and their families wouldn’t keep them at home all the time.

As Beastmasters, there’s no way around it; seeing more of the world is much more beneficial than being stuck in one place practicing, especially in the current situation.

If it weren’t for coming to Hot Springs Town, they wouldn’t have discovered this peculiar crystal stone that’s somewhat helpful for battle and its unique attribute-enhancing effect.

Particularly after checking the records, Qi Chen and the others couldn’t help but marvel. The Domain Crystal really was different from previous discoveries; this thing has already spawned many bizarre items.

Qi Chen was also very curious about how the Hellfire Mine theme park utilized Domain Crystals to achieve the effect they mentioned.

In fact, besides Domain Crystals, there’s another way for Beastmasters to experience the joy of being ordinary people, that is by leveraging the Data Domain. Although the Data Domain can’t directly interfere with the Beastmasters themselves, it can provide more extravagant amusement facilities without worrying about accidents.

However, since human research on the Data Domain is still superficial, its entertainment uses haven’t been fully developed. Or it might be that even if there are uses, due to difficulty accessing and official control over Data City, they’re not being utilized.

The next day, the blizzard completely stopped. Under the morning sun, the freshly processed snow piles appeared exceptionally dazzling but didn’t severely impair people’s sight.

"They’re really suppressing every possible danger to the limit," Feng Yuan sighed as he looked at the snow piles outside the courtyard and asked everyone if they had secured their luggage. Initially, they planned to leave after having lunch at Hot Springs Town, but now with the goal of the Hellfire Mine theme park, Feng Yuan and the others didn’t mind spending the time and decided to set off early in the morning.

Although there were still many hot spring pools in Hot Springs Town they hadn’t visited, Feng Yuan and the others weren’t regretful. The town was there for them to visit anytime; there was no need to force themselves to experience everything simply for completion’s sake.

After checking out, Feng Yuan and his companions boarded the bus express line to the Hellfire Mine theme park. Baiman City had opened a special tourist loop for the major scenic spots that weren’t in the same place.

Although the bus intervals are about an hour, by taking the tourist loop, one can easily travel from one spot to another.

The tourist loop buses are somewhat different from regular buses, featuring many decorations and graffiti depicting various landmarks from Baiman City.

The bus Feng Yuan and his companions boarded was themed after the Hellfire Mine theme park. The flame patterns on the bus exterior and the fiery decorations inside created a hot atmosphere.

To match these decorations, the air conditioning inside was set two degrees higher than the other themed buses.

"It looks a bit like the Hellfire Mine we visited before," Feng Yuan said in amazement as he examined the decorations on the bus. To accommodate travelers, this bus was larger than a regular one, and the seats were spaced apart to allow passengers to store their luggage.

However, Feng Yuan and the others noticed that there weren’t many tourists on the bus, which was understandable. After all, the shuttle was an option for tourists like Feng Yuan who didn’t drive, while most visitors in Hot Springs Town were on self-driving tours and wouldn’t choose to take the bus.

There were more students on the bus like Feng Yuan and his friends. Compared to Feng Yuan, those students appeared to have a scholarly air, which didn’t surprise Feng Yuan since regular university students were more likely to travel to scenic spots during vacations compared to those from the Beast Taming Academy.

As for the Beast Taming Academy students?

Unless they were like Qi Chen and the others, dealing with various chaotic situations and needing to relax, most chose the wilderness near the city for exploration and combat training.

Qi Chen and the others opted out of outdoor training due to too many chaotic incidents lately.

Naturally, those students noticed the difference with Feng Yuan and his group. Though Feng Yuan was stereotyped as lazy, looking like a slacker, Qi Chen and the others were quite different. They appeared very efficient, and in terms of aura, Qi Chen and Dou Yanlan were gradually developing a certain level of intimidation.

It’s inevitable; always encountering battles above the Legendary level, even if not the main fighters, changes one’s overall demeanor unless Qi Chen and his companions could attain the ease of Feng Yuan.

"Are they planning to research the new technology at the Hellfire Mine theme park?" Feng Yuan was surprised, having heard the loud exchanges of those students despite gazing out the window.

He hadn’t expected their purpose in going to the theme park would be so peculiar, to actually study someone else’s equipment. But surely, this technology should have a specific thesis or research report?

Feeling puzzled, Feng Yuan pulled out his phone to search, and soon found the research paper submitted by the Hellfire Mine theme park.

"This thing..." After reading the paper, Feng Yuan looked puzzled. The content wasn’t too profound, after all, the Hellfire Mine theme park wasn’t a research institution. Thus, what they managed to research couldn’t be highly complex.

But what were those students up to?

"What’s the matter?" Veronia asked curiously, glancing at Feng Yuan, not quite understanding what was happening.

"Uh, I just find it odd why they would specifically go to the Hellfire Mine theme park to study the real-feel enhancement device." As Feng Yuan spoke, others fell silent, causing his words to be heard by most, prompting reactions from the discussing students. A girl among them scrutinized Feng Yuan and smiled, saying

"Don’t you find that device very peculiar? Although the Domain Crystal isn’t a special item capable of massively emitting energy, under the influence of the device, it allows amusement facilities to have the same effect on Beastmasters of certain ranks as on ordinary people."

"Well, but didn’t their report clearly state that they harnessed the incorrect activation of Domain Awakening... and more accurately, it should be artificially activating the effect of Domain Awakening?" Scratching his head, Feng Yuan couldn’t quite understand their intent. The group gaped, exchanged glances, and scrutinized Feng Yuan in amazement, saying

"You can access the thesis?"

"Uh, can’t you?" Staring confusedly at them, Feng Yuan felt puzzled. Qi Chen was also unsure of the situation, while Dou Yanlan thought of something and said

"Apparently, they really can’t. I remember the papers and research reports related to the Crystal Domain are currently regulated, not everyone is qualified to access them."

"There’s such a thing?" Feng Yuan was somewhat shocked. Though not a researcher, he guessed why he could directly access these documents, given that the Crystal Domain research initially began with his report, not to mention subsequent discoveries he made during continued research.

Consequently, the papers and reports wouldn’t restrict Feng Yuan, because in some ways, his contribution to the research on the Crystal Domain was significant.

The students weren’t aware of this, but they knew Feng Yuan having access to the Crystal Domain’s research reports meant something.

Qi Chen, observing Feng Yuan being invited into the discussion, humorously whispered to Dou Yanlan nearby

"I didn’t expect them to misunderstand Feng Yuan."

Feng Yuan’s laid-back demeanor led the students to mistake him as being in the same academic field as them, especially since his responses clarified their queries, reinforcing the misunderstanding.

As for Qi Chen appearing more like a Beast Taming Academy student?

That, they found entirely reasonable, considering they too had a few friends from the Beast Taming Academy. Ultimately, their research would venture into field exploration, where solo endeavors wouldn’t suffice.

Establishing good relations beforehand might allow them to enlist friends’ help for protection while exploring, given that typically, ordinary students aren’t as skilled as those from the Beast Taming Academy.

This isn’t greatly about teaching methods but simply because the strong applicants are admitted to the Beast Taming Academy right from the start.