Chapter 1568: Chapter 1569: Preparation

The lively banquet eventually came to an end. Watching numerous drunken classmates being helped towards the dormitory, Feng Yuan stretched lazily and said,

“Holding a banquet at this time is a bit inappropriate, isn’t it?”

The night sky still had that strange appearance. If the abnormal sky could be forcibly ignored, then the seniors patrolling with serious faces around them seemed out of place with these new students who had just played until late.

“They need to relax a bit. There’s so little the new students can accomplish. But, are you sure there won’t be any problems? Just waiting like this.”

Agunas flicked its tail and asked worriedly, to which Feng Yuan shook his head and said,

“Not sure, but realistically, we don’t have many options either. Forcefully breaking through the sealing of the sky isn’t impossible, but if we act now without the opponent making a harsh move first…”

Turning his head, Feng Yuan looked at the carefree classmates and sighed,

“Do you think they will blame the mastermind, or us for disrupting their peaceful environment?”

“This…”

“Actually, in this matter, you don’t have much of an advantage over humans. So why not try trusting them? Anyway, as long as you act according to his rules, you definitely can’t bypass them. If we’re lucky, maybe we won’t need to do anything at all to solve the problem.”

Upon hearing Feng Yuan’s words, Agunas suspiciously scrutinized him and said,

“Why do I feel like you know the mastermind quite well?”

“Not really, but don’t you think the guy feels like he’s pulling a prank? At least, for now, he doesn’t seem like he wants to cause a major incident.”

Shaking his head, Feng Yuan said, though it was just speculation, he wasn’t very confident himself, because that possibility seemed too…

Staring at Feng Yuan for a long time, Agunas didn’t notice any flaws, and it just shook its tail, assuming Feng Yuan must be acquainted with the other party. After all, having some understanding of the people in Chaos with such power wasn’t too surprising.

Veronia twirled her parasol, surveying the surroundings and said,

“With so many people patrolling, if we encounter the Snake Woman and fail, wouldn’t that implicate us?”

“That seal should be ineffective on you all, and besides, I think that thing wouldn’t come close here.”

Glancing at Veronia, Feng Yuan said irritably, and Agunas wagged its tail, saying,

“That’s not necessarily true. After all, the mastermind’s abilities are unpredictable.”

Regarding Agunas’ concerns, Feng Yuan didn’t know how to explain, with no choice but to admit that he could seal the Divine Beasts, though he wouldn’t do so.

Within the Special Duty Team, although Shangjing City was also swallowed into Different Space, Shenhua City strangely wasn’t brought in. Looking at the emergency information issued from above, Captain Yan sighed.

Feng Yuan and their guesses had already been verified as correct, but several Crystal Towers had already been breached by freelance Beastmasters. They weren’t dissatisfied with them acting on their own, but, considering the current known rules, if they could replace them with their own people, maybe things would be better. But after experimentation, they also discovered that only those who breached the towers could use the ID cards.

Without ID cards, it’s impossible to enter the subsequent regions, but relying on others isn’t a good choice. Yet currently, they don’t have any better options, only trying to clear the remaining Crystal Towers. This time, they won’t allow anyone else near the Crystal Towers.

As the orders from above were issued, Captain Yan on this side also received information from the guard team. They apparently chose to believe Feng Yuan’s guess just like the Maomu Special Service Team. Using their freedom of judgment, they dispatched elite teams specifically targeting the Crystal Towers, and the gathered information matched the reports from Feng Yuan and his group.

Now, all three Crystal Towers in Maomu City have been breached. What remains for them to do is only to guard this city well and await the opening of the next district.

However, early the next morning, an exciting piece of news came through. After the Crystal Towers in Maomu City were all breached, the Snake Woman left the area, at least for now meaning there was no need to worry about her causing trouble. Yet everyone suspected whether something more troublesome awaited them later.

“Ugh, getting a call this early in the morning, really.”

Awakened by the ringtone, Feng Yuan answered the phone grumpily. After hearing what Liao Yu said, he yawned and replied,

“Is that it? Do you think I’m afraid of the Snake Woman? I didn’t expect us to deal with the Crystal Towers so quickly. I thought you guys would plan to verify for a few days before probing.”

“Phew, if there’s nothing urgent, I’m hanging up. Being woken up by you so early, ugh, next time I should set it to silent before sleeping.”

Complaining a few words casually, Feng Yuan drowsily tossed the phone beside the pillow. Watching Feng Yuan go back to sleep, Xiao Ji chirped discontentedly. Accurately grasping Xiao Ji’s beak, Feng Yuan, with eyes closed, said,

“Don’t make noise, I’ll sleep a bit more…”

“Alright, awake now.”

Smelling a whiff of food, Feng Yuan suddenly became spirited. Xiao Ji glared at Feng Yuan, chirping a few dissatisfied notes, and Agunas wagged its tail, saying,

“You really are something, maybe I need to use this method to wake you up next time?”

“Why get up so early? It’s the weekend after all,”

Feng Yuan said nonchalantly, stretching lazily, and Veronia glanced at him and said,

“But aren’t you supposed to take them to complete tasks today?”

After having the breakfast prepared by Big Cat and freshening up, Feng Yuan contacted Qi Chen to converge at the activity center of the academy. When he got there, he found many people were already checking the bulletin board’s information, stealthily slipping behind Qi Chen. Before Feng Yuan could do anything, Ah Mu directly reminded Qi Chen, who was feeding the potted plants.

Noticing Feng Yuan standing behind him at some unknown time, Qi Chen said helplessly,

“What are you up to now?”

“Hehe, Ah Mu, come on, I just wanted to give Qi Chen a surprise~”

Scratching his head with a bright smile, Feng Yuan whistled, pretending he had done nothing. Seeing this, Qi Chen knew well what he intended to do, but upon seeing Feng Yuan arrive, he had more important matters to ask him.

“Aren’t you supposed to prepare? With the situation of the Crystal Towers already clarified, they’re probably going to breach that Starry Sky Castle soon, right?”

“No rush on that. They won’t be so fast, and besides, others also need to rest.”

This didn’t seem to worry Feng Yuan; he glanced at the task on the bulletin board and picked a patrol one, saying,

“How about this? By the way, where’s Dou Yanlan?”

Only then did he notice Dou Yanlan wasn’t present. Rolling his eyes, Qi Chen said helplessly,

“She went with Tan Xueluo and the others to prepare. After all, aren’t we also participating in that action?”

“You all… it’s true, in case they ask us to act separately again, being prepared in advance is better. So, will you accompany me on the patrol or what?”

Although it’s a team task, such assignments issued within the academy are flexible, with no requirement for the whole team to be there to execute. Even the rewards don’t change. Of course, how to distribute the credits is up to the team, and the academy won’t interfere.

“I… I don’t know how to research materials or prepare, better to follow you.”

Sighing, Qi Chen said. It was precisely because of this he didn’t go with Dou Yanlan to purchase supplies, because being within Different Space, the whole of Maomu City found itself cut off from the outside world. Fortunately, the authorities promptly deployed personnel to complete the quick planting of food, otherwise, it would be chaotic today.

But even so, the scarcity of supplies was unavoidable, and it was uncertain whether Dou Yanlan and others could procure what they needed.

“Then let’s go, sign in there, and we’ll depart. But it’s odd, why are there rationing limits on food in the school cafeteria?”

Given he hadn’t considered the supply scarcity issue, Feng Yuan found it strange. Qi Chen glanced at Feng Yuan and said,

“Lack of resources.”

“Ah! I forgot about that, but shouldn’t it have included other areas of Maomu City relocated here? With them, it shouldn’t be, but I’m curious how Shangjing City will handle this situation.”

As he spoke, Feng Yuan couldn’t help but reveal a quirky smile. Compared to Maomu City, Shangjing had a much larger population, and with not much resource output, a disruption like this might cause chaos.