Divine Beast Creator

Chapter 2385 - 2386: Trouble

As night falls, the temperature begins to slowly drop, and Hot Springs Town has already sent staff ahead to remind tourists that tonight and tomorrow night the nighttime temperature will drop below freezing.

Similarly, in response to this temperature drop, all hotels, guesthouses, and inns have specialized measures in place to ensure the cold does not inconvenience or upset tourists.

If not for the official announcement from Hot Springs Town stating this was a temporary additional performance, most tourists would likely think they had long been preparing for this.

The special bathrobes, even though there is only one, allow the wearer to resist the cold; though Feng Yuan isn’t quite sure why they prepared such things.

It’s worth noting that this snowstorm was decided upon suddenly, and the material for these bathrobes is not sold in Baiman City, or rather, it is rarely available in the entire Southern Region.

After all, even during winter, the temperature in the entire Southern Xia region generally isn’t very low, and these materials commonly used for warm clothing in the Northern Snow Plain are hardly purchased in the south.

But even so, Hot Springs Town could still produce bathrobes made from these materials at the first opportunity, making it hard for Feng Yuan to imagine what other preparations they might have.

Standing at the window, Feng Yuan holds a cup of hot tea, gazing at the courtyard illuminated by stone lanterns, appreciating the snowy landscape. Because the courtyard is a private space, staff only come to clean when requested by guests.

Thus, a thick layer of snow has accumulated in the courtyard, and even the stone tables and chairs originally meant for tourists have been buried in the white snow.

The Fluffy Fire Wolfhound is curled up on the carpet, with the indoor temperature controlled by the thermostat to remain unchanged from day to night, though the outdoor temperature has likely dropped quite low.

Despite not fearing the cold, Feng Yuan has no desire to go outside, given how late it has gotten. Even with bars and similar amenities available in Hot Springs Town, considering the town is sealed by heavy snow, Feng Yuan feels not many would be willing to venture out.

"It’s truly fascinating, after all this commotion, I almost thought we were in the Northern Snow Plain."

Veronia says, looking out the window, and Feng Yuan laughs and replies

"At least in terms of atmosphere, it’s indeed similar to the Northern Snow Plain."

"It’s a pity that there’s only snow without strong winds; it’s missing something."

"Hmm, I think they wouldn’t dare create a blizzard, as not only would it easily cause problems, but it would also severely affect the tourist experience."

Sipping his tea, Feng Yuan says, blizzards and snowstorms differ by only one word but are completely different disasters; at least here, the snowstorm is just a constant, high-intensity snowfall like what’s happening now.

And a blizzard, with howling winds and terrifying snow falling, is troublesome and dangerous even in the Northern Snow Plain.

Hot Springs Town cannot possibly create blizzard conditions, as they wouldn’t be able to ensure tourist safety; from the habits of Hot Springs Town’s management, Feng Yuan doesn’t believe they’d take such a risk.

"That’s true, but it’s a pity that merely a snowstorm doesn’t seem that significant."

Veronia says, looking out the window, while Feng Yuan, puzzled, looks at Veronia and asks

"What is it you want to say?"

"Hmm, you can’t smell it? That scent that doesn’t belong here, even with the snowstorm’s cover, it’s still very noticeable."

Veronia glances at Feng Yuan with a peculiar smile.

"I didn’t expect the Imperial Timeline to send so many personnel."

Looking at the subdued middle-aged woman, Liao Yu couldn’t help but mutter; in the past two days, they had captured quite a number of undercover agents sent by the Imperial Timeline, and this was only within Maomu City’s urban area.

Other cities are similar, even Cha Mu, Liantang, and other places have detected undercover agents from the Imperial Timeline.

Of course, to capture this bunch, they prepared many things, including scent-lock and detection devices.

The existence of a Parallel World after crossing timelines must emit a special scent, which cannot be eliminated. Similarly, the undercover agents wouldn’t hope to develop pawns in different timelines.

It’s not about whether they can do it; rather, it’s about the inability to trust the other party.

Meng Binglan had helped improve the device for Maomu City and shared the design publicly, so over the past few days, Special Duty Teams in various cities have been quite busy.

No other choice; there are so many invaders to catch, and as the year-end approaches, there’s a multitude of tasks; Liao Yu and others considered themselves lucky if they didn’t have to work overtime.

"With such a large-scale invasion, they’re probably prepared for war."

Ye Hanlei doesn’t look pleased, as their team had just captured an undercover agent from the Imperial Timeline, but considering the other agents caught by the team over the previous days, just within Maomu City’s urban area, there were already more than twenty infiltrators.

That’s somewhat overwhelming; keep in mind that during this round of large-scale invasion, Maomu City wasn’t a primary target.

This suggests that most cities have at least twenty undercover agents attempting to hide. This large-scale operation leaves Ye Hanlei only guessing the other side is prepared for war and ready to commence fighting at any moment.

"Should we go find Feng Yuan? If he can help..."

"No! We can’t look for him now. Besides, he’s not one of our official personnel, and strategically, asking for his help at this time wouldn’t be opportune."

Ye Hanlei interrupts Liao Yu before he can finish speaking; in fact, Ye Hanlei has another concern, namely, if they become overly reliant on Feng Yuan, it wouldn’t be a problem for them, but if higher-ups excessively depend on Feng Yuan’s power, that wouldn’t be good.

However, she feels this probably won’t happen, as everyone is well aware that you can’t completely pin hopes on one source unless utterly powerless.

The situation hasn’t reached that point, not to mention that this war isn’t something Great Xia alone has to face; Ye Hanlei doesn’t think Xingchan has the ability to initiate double-line combat during the Imperial Timeline invasion.

It’s not just about whether they have the ability, but rather whether there’s a method to prevent Feng Yuan from intervening.

Though Feng Yuan hasn’t openly sided with Great Xia, they all know that if Xingchan launches another invasion against Great Xia, Feng Yuan would certainly step in.

"The Special Duty Team has taken action."

Although there’s a snow curtain, Veronia can still use spiritual power to "see" the distant situation, and Feng Yuan can do the same, though he’s too lazy to do so.

Listening to Veronia’s live commentary, Feng Yuan takes a sip of hot tea and says

"Discovered so quickly?"

"It seems the Special Duty Team has something on hand to track them."

"Hmm, can it identify those who cross timelines? That’s indeed good news; it will significantly increase the difficulty for people from alternative timelines to invade."

Touching his chin, Feng Yuan isn’t overly concerned about this world-spanning war, as he’s not inclined to intervene, since he can’t possibly guard them forever. If they couldn’t pass the test initially, even if he helps forcefully overcome it, what would they do if more alternative timelines from the Imperial Timeline emerge in the future?

As long as it doesn’t reach a point of annihilation, Feng Yuan absolutely doesn’t want to meddle in these matters.

But is the presence of people from the Imperial Timeline here just a coincidence, or are those folks targeting him?

Feng Yuan isn’t sure, but he knows how to find out. He pulls out his phone, calls Liao Yu, and after the call, Feng Yuan feels relieved and says

"Thankfully, this large-scale invasion has nothing to do with me."

Veronia, with a peculiar look, glances at Feng Yuan and asks

"Did you hope it would be related to you?"

"Of course not, but with such a large-scale invasion, they might be planning to make a move."

Rolling his eyes, Feng Yuan speaks with a bit of a headache; if war breaks out, traveling would obviously become impossible.

Not to mention, at that time, all cities would undoubtedly be under strict control; even if he could move between cities, places like tourist sites would unquestionably be temporarily closed.

Otherwise, forget about whether there’d be tourists; it’s hardly appropriate for official armed departments to be fighting on the front lines while people at the back indulge in pleasure, certainly not openly.

"I hope it won’t greatly impact travel plans."

With a sigh, Feng Yuan is a bit helpless, as there’s nothing he can do about it. Feng Yuan couldn’t possibly directly eliminate the Imperial Timeline because it’s just a minor test. How to get through this is up to humanity of this world and Divine Beasts.