Chapter 1439: Chapter 1440 Defect

The waiter did not decline Feng Yuan’s somewhat impolite request since they often encounter many customers each year who are only interested in battles, much like Feng Yuan. Moreover, their effortless victories made the staff curious about the true strength of the group.

“Isn’t what you’re doing a bit inappropriate?”

Qi Chen helplessly looked at Feng Yuan and asked, feeling that Feng Yuan’s actions were somewhat improper. Agunas glanced at Feng Yuan and said,

“Not enough excitement in the fight?”

The other person chuckled while stroking Xiao Ji’s head and said,

“I don’t think so; it’s just that I feel sorry for Xiao Ji since he loves fighting so much~”

“Do you really not understand or are you just pretending? He likes the feeling of protecting you. He wants to help you, not just follow you around like a pet with no way to help in battles.”

Staring at Feng Yuan, Agunas couldn’t help but speak. Xiao Ji, who was browsing through some information, was startled by Agunas’ words and blushed, transforming into Eggshell Chicken and hid behind Big Cat, trying to use Big Cat to block Feng Yuan’s view. But in no time, he sneaked a peek at Feng Yuan.

“Well, I understand, but…you know what kinds of battles need me to step in. As for the Beastmaster competition…do you really think it’s suitable?”

With a sigh, Feng Yuan walked over and picked up the anxious Xiao Ji, who was squirming in his arms, not really trying to escape but not knowing how to face Feng Yuan instead. Feng Yuan patted Xiao Ji gently and said softly,

“So, I can only have a proper fight with him in some casual matches. Otherwise, what else do you think I can do?”

Recalling the events Feng Yuan had gone through recently, even Qi Chen had to admit that many of them were out of Xiao Ji’s league, as they mostly involved Divine Beasts. With Xiao Ji’s current strength, he probably couldn’t affect the big picture at all.

Agunas and the others understood even more clearly that Feng Yuan’s strength far exceeded that of Divine Beasts. When he had to act, it wouldn’t just be Xiao Ji, even they might need to go all out. As for when his intervention wasn’t required? Agunas and the others would probably handle those situations themselves.

Xiao Ji’s current strength made his situation quite awkward; in many respects, he couldn’t help Feng Yuan much, except for when it came to Beastmaster duels, which limited contestants to using only their beasts. Unfortunately, official Beastmaster competitions had a problem: Feng Yuan’s strength was evident. Just like in the previous matches, although Long Boduo suppressed his attacks, Xiao Ji’s innate traits from Divine Beasts meant it was hard for even Legendary-level Ice Flower Spirits to harm him.

If it weren’t for this, they wouldn’t have won as easily in the previous battles. Having a teammate immune to attacks to help with distractions, regardless of how weak the attacking power might be, as long as damage could be dealt, there wouldn’t be many difficulties.

“Forget it; this is between you and him, I can’t interfere.”

Agunas sighed and wagged his tail, saying. Veronia chuckled lightly and said,

“Why bother so much, Little Crocodile? Do you think you have a chance to teach him?”

Glancing at Veronia, Agunas snorted and didn’t argue back. Belusir looked around and said softly,

“The environment here seems a bit special.”

Most of the nearby guests were chatting excitedly. This restaurant used shrubs to separate seating areas, creating fairly large spaces inside each enclosed area, big enough for Ah Mu and Xiao Hui to stand after shrinking their forms.

“As a combat restaurant, it’s no surprise the clientele includes many powerful Beastmasters. Their beasts mostly aren’t small in size, so it’s not surprising they designed it this way.”

Glancing around, Feng Yuan said carelessly. A restaurant focused on Spirit Beasts would naturally consider the dining needs of large Spirit Beasts, just like high-end hotels have dedicated resting areas for large Spirit Beasts. If these restaurants didn’t consider this, they certainly couldn’t claim to be Spirit Beast-focused.

Before long, the dishes arrived. Looking at the exquisite dishes, Veronia smiled slightly upon recalling something and looked at Feng Yuan, saying,

“Could this be a small portion taken from someone else’s?”

“How could that be? Doing so would invite trouble.”

Despite what he said, Feng Yuan glanced at Agunas, who wagged his tail and used Time Retrospection to check the food preparation process, saying,

“Rest assured, requests like yours are quite common.”

Agunas saw that the food was cooked in normal portions but divided into many at the end. It seemed there were many people who shared Feng Yuan’s mindset.

“Are there really others with the same request?”

Veronia looked at Agunas in surprise. It seemed off to her that people like Feng Yuan, seemingly so improper, would be so… Agunas rolled his eyes and pointed a paw at an elegant woman nearby surrounded by a group of fierce Spirit Beasts, saying,

“Isn’t that one right there? And she’s not alone.”

Hearing this, although skeptical, Veronia used her spiritual power to sense in that direction, finding that the table of a woman with noble bearing had, indeed, minimal food portions just like Feng Yuan’s.

As for the Spirit Beasts beside her? They seemed quite dismissive of the food, hardly eating any of what was served. Turning to look at the Flower Leaf Tree Three Spirit Beasts, Veronia noticed that even Xiao Ji didn’t seem to disdain the food.

“When you indulge in good food too often, it’s natural to turn your nose up at ordinary cuisine?”

Muttering to herself in confusion, Veronia tried some of her own food, finding it only slightly above average by her standards. If the woman frequently enjoyed gourmet meals, she probably wouldn’t find this food appealing.

“What’s wrong?”

Agunas looked at Veronia in puzzlement, who seemed a bit off. Was Veronia disdainfully thinking about the food? Sizing up the situation, Agunas couldn’t be bothered to comment. Achieving the culinary standards of Mitradite was impossible unless cooked by oneself.

“Nothing, I just noticed someone who seems noble.”

Glancing in the direction of the woman, Veronia said. Agunas wagged his tail, saying nothing. Nobles? They shouldn’t be visiting such a place.

“I find the food here quite nice.”

Qi Chen looked at Feng Yuan and said. He didn’t know how to evaluate Feng Yuan’s actions. Tasting the different dishes, Feng Yuan shook his head and said,

“Just average. This is the case in slightly better restaurants. The only good thing is that you don’t need to worry about the food here making Spirit Beasts fat.”

“Why’s that?”

“There’s no energy. It’s simply to satisfy a dietary need. As for Spirit Beasts, whether they can even get full is uncertain.”

Glancing at Xiao Ji, Feng Yuan said. Ever since he told Xiao Ji about gaining weight, Xiao Ji had been very mindful of his food, avoiding overindulgence in anything that he thought might make him fat, regardless of Feng Yuan’s protests.

Hearing what Feng Yuan said, Xiao Ji looked to Agunas for confirmation. Feng Yuan was used to Xiao Ji doubting him. Even so, he couldn’t resist the urge to tease Xiao Ji whenever he got the chance.

“Well, he’s not wrong. The taste here is okay, but because of the lack of energy, it’s not particularly appetizing.”

For Spirit Beasts, energy-rich food is inherently more delicious than ordinary food, dictated by their needs. Even Divine Beasts like Agunas couldn’t avoid this, let alone ordinary Spirit Beasts.

Looking at Ah Mu and the others, Qi Chen paused before saying,

“So, I guess I need to prepare some food for them later. I’m sorry, I didn’t know these weren’t quite suitable for Ah Mu and the rest…”

Because the victory reward included a free meal, Qi Chen hadn’t considered that the food might not be suitable. Agunas glanced at Qi Chen and said,

“It’s not that they can’t eat it. Isn’t the food you usually feed them similar? It’s just a bit different from something more flavorful.”