CHAPTER 1459: CHAPTER 1460: THE SECOND COPY

"Haha, since I’ve been caught, let’s have a match. If you win, this thing is yours."

The shop owner laughed and gestured to the Flower Leaf Child next to him to step forward, holding down the eager Xiao Ji. Feng Yuan looked at Yang Hongzhi and said

"What do you think? Are you going to do it yourself or have Long Boduo finish it off quickly?"

"You’re not going to do it? It looks quite eager."

Yang Hongzhi glanced at Xiao Ji next to Feng Yuan and asked in confusion. The other shrugged and said

"Flower Leaf Child is Rare Level in strength. In a place like this, it can obviously fight freely. Although there’s a possibility for dynamic power adjustment, it’s unnecessary. No simulation here can reach a fully realistic level. Xiao Ji’s attacks are somewhat special, nearly real damage, which simply can’t let it enjoy the battle to the fullest."

Hearing Feng Yuan’s words, Xiao Ji remembered the peculiarity of its attacks. Although it can restrain its strength, it’s also very clear that once caught up in the heat of battle, it might not think so much, and by then, it will break the corresponding data rules directly. Thinking this way, it does seem like there isn’t much fun in combat.

Seeing Xiao Ji no longer eager to battle and returning to rest on Feng Yuan’s head, Yang Hongzhi understood that it probably truly gave up. After thinking for a bit, he said to Xiao Hei

"Then let Xiao Hei have a try. If it fails..."

Suddenly feeling a chill on its back, Xiao Hei, considering whether to act out a little, heard Najia chuckle and pat its head, saying

"If it fails, that means the training intensity isn’t enough. At least double the amount of training is needed."

Upon hearing this devilish statement, Xiao Hei let out a howl, leaping forward in panic and looking at Yang Hongzhi, who unfortunately nodded in agreement and said

"Indeed, it should be like that. Alright, ready to start?"

The shopkeeper looked at Yang Hongzhi and nodded. The surrounding space suddenly changed, and the next moment, Yang Hongzhi and the shop owner appeared in a battle arena while Feng Yuan and the others were moved to the sides. Looking at the Flower Leaf Child opposite, Xiao Hei showed a fierce gaze to ensure it wouldn’t receive extra training.

"Do you think Xiao Hei can win?"

Qi Chen looked at Feng Yuan with some confusion since Xiao Hei was only Good Level, and it’s hard to cross two levels and defeat the Flower Leaf Child, right? Even he was perplexed as to why Feng Yuan let Yang Hongzhi’s Xiao Hei take action.

"If it’s not fooling around, it will surely win, considering this isn’t a genuine Beast Tamer battle. Don’t forget what we’re doing here."

Feng Yuan wasn’t doubtful about Xiao Hei’s ability to win, avoiding letting Xiao Ji take action mainly due to the risk of unexpected incidents. Xiao Ji, being a Divine Beast, could break those rules in an instant if its attacks carried divine intentions. However, unlike the original Data Domain.

Data City, as a special area woven by numerous rules, once damage occurs, Feng Yuan couldn’t guarantee whether any self-defense mechanisms would be triggered, turning a big mess into a troublesome affair.

Things also weren’t out of Feng Yuan’s expectations. Although the Flower Leaf Child was of Rare Level strength, the opponent matched Xiao Hei’s strength for the battle and frequently exposed flaws during it. Aside from those without much combat capabilities, Beast Tamers practically wouldn’t lose.

Seeing Xiao Hei wagging its tail proudly after winning, Yang Hongzhi pressed its head and said helplessly

"Didn’t notice that the opponent was holding back at all?"

Xiao Hei, sticking out its tongue and pretending to be unaware, showcasing a ’I am very strong’ demeanor, made Yang Hongzhi disinclined to bother. After all, necessary training still needed enforcement. Despite fighting earnestly, this battle revealed many of Xiao Hei’s shortcomings, and Yang Hongzhi naturally couldn’t ignore them.

A chill ran down its spine, Xiao Hei, puzzled, glanced around, unclear about the origin of the malice.

Grabbing the horn, they returned to the statue, seeing Feng Yuan insert the horn into the statue’s hand. Dou Yanlan, somewhat puzzled, said

"If other people’s treasure hunting hints are similar to ours, could they skip that one step?"

"Probably not; it’s likely something like a dungeon. Don’t forget we’re in a team state. Who knows what the statue looks like to others."

Feng Yuan shook his head as he thought about it. At this moment, a Space Gate opened in front of the statue, and Feng Yuan noticed a new additional hint on the treasure hunting clue.

"Only two dungeons left? Not bad, I thought it’d be quite troublesome."

"This hint, maybe to prevent visitors from feeling bored?"

Glancing at the newly appeared hint, Dou Yanlan guessed, and Feng Yuan smiled indifferently and said

"Probably, let’s go and see what this place is~"

Passing through the Gate of Light, Feng Yuan discovered that unlike the previous Tiraya Castle style, this was a toy Tiraya City built from blocks?

"Such a drastic change of style! Though it looks interesting~"

Surprised, Feng Yuan looked around and smiled. At this point, a cartoon Brunos statue waved its toy sword and announced the content of this stage to Feng Yuan and his group. The puzzle in this stage wasn’t complex, requiring collection of nearby toy blocks to assemble corresponding statues according to hints.

However, seeing the first pattern as Brunos, Feng Yuan skeptically asked

"Could this stage involve assembling statues of six Concept Gods?"

"You guessed right~ How is it~ Do you have any ideas~ Of course, you can’t skip the current topic to prepare the next block statue oh~"

The cartoon Brunos spun around a few times, waved its toy sword with a hint of danger, and brought its face close to Feng Yuan, saying

"The consequences of doing so are serious oh~"

Unfortunately, no matter how the cartoon Brunos tried to intimidate, its cute appearance ruined it, even giving it a sense of comicality.

Feng Yuan shrugged indifferently and said

"Either each time generates new blocks, or the statues aren’t universally known postures. Even though the first statue is the commonly seen Brunos Statue, it doesn’t mean the subsequent ones must be the same. Generally, tourists wouldn’t remember what the statues of six gods look like, right?"

"Yo yo yo~ Correct again~ Too bad I don’t have the authority to let you pass early~ Alright, hurry and find the blocks~"

With a funny smile, the cartoon Brunos statue swung its long sword, causing a series of roars, as block monsters appeared nearby. Feng Yuan looked at Qi Chen and the others and said

"Seems this stage is quite convenient. You guys go collect blocks, and I’ll assemble the statue with Dou Yanlan?"

He was somewhat skeptical that those blocks might have issues, definitely not easily allowing them to complete the assembly. Hearing Feng Yuan’s words, Qi Chen and the others didn’t refuse. After a while, seeing the blocks collected back by Qi Chen and the others, Feng Yuan revealed a ’just as expected’ expression and said

"Seems it’s really quite troublesome; at least, these blocks have unique shapes."

"Though the good thing is, this stage doesn’t limit the number of blocks. If really can’t assemble, simply creating separate blocks through battling might complete it."

Though the blueprint clearly showed how many single pieces each place required, the blocks dropped after Qi Chen and others defeated block monsters weren’t single, but randomly aggregated from one to multiple blocks together, requiring some effort to use them.

"Seems interesting, we should help as well."

Putting away the parasol, Veronia and Belusir walked over with a light laugh, helping Feng Yuan and the others sort the blocks and start assembling the statue. After a while, seeing the statue gradually forming, Qi Chen who had once again delivered block fragments asked

"Still need to continue collecting?"

"Not for the moment, you’ve worked hard, rest there for a bit~"

Glancing at the pile of blocks, Feng Yuan smiled and said, realizing that this stage was initially prepared for individual play. Now that many people had entered, efficiency undeniably increased. If it weren’t for making utilizing those blocks somewhat tricky, it should’ve been completed much earlier.

Soon, the freshly assembled statue exploded along with the hint image, revealing a new diagram for the Horret Statue, unsurprisingly in a completely different posture from the norm.