CHAPTER 1569: CHAPTER 1570: PATROL

"Even though Shangjing has a lot of people, it also has a lot of Spirit Beasts, relying on those Spirit Beasts, it should be fine for a short time."

Agunas glanced at Feng Yuan, saying this. As for whether it could be done, Agunas wasn’t sure, but for now, it’s not going to concern itself with Shangjing’s matters, especially since there are Divine Beasts watching over there.

"Let’s go, time to patrol～"

With one hand on Xiao Ji’s head, Feng Yuan chuckled and said, making his way to the service desk to complete registration, Feng Yuan glanced at the tasks provided by the academy and said,

"Patrolling around the square and maintaining order, huh? It’s not too far, but issuing this kind of task to new students really shows they’re short on staff."

Generally, the patrolling tasks provided to new students are mostly around the academy. One reason is the good relationship between this area and the academy, which means there’s a tolerant attitude toward any mishaps during student patrols. The other reason is for other areas, the academy must coordinate with them to ensure no trouble arises.

"I just saw a patrol task from Maomu University, why didn’t you take it?"

Veronia asked with a sly smile, and Feng Yuan rolled his eyes and said with some irritation,

"Am I looking for trouble by taking that task? This kind of thing is better left for the seniors to handle. Just because I don’t care doesn’t mean I want to deal with that mess."

Students from Maomu University aren’t necessarily weak; they just have insufficient combat potential during high school. But even so, there are those who rise to great heights in college. Considering the different learning focuses, students from Maomu University might research something extraordinary that’s not necessarily inferior to academy students in terms of resource power alone.

While chatting like this, Qi Chen suddenly felt something was off, grabbed Feng Yuan by the shoulder, and said,

"Where are you planning to go?"

"Patrol."

Feng Yuan blinked, confused as he looked at Qi Chen, not understanding what his issue was. Staring at Feng Yuan, Qi Chen said exasperatedly,

"But the academy gate is in that direction!"

"I’m getting the car～"

"You have a car? Wait! Where did you get a driver’s license?!"

At first, it was just curiosity, but then Qi Chen realized and exclaimed in surprise. If he remembered right, this guy had never gone to learn driving, let alone obtained a license. Even if he had a car, who would drive it? Qi Chen himself hadn’t learned to drive either.

"Uh-huh～ It’s that special permit. I asked Huo Feng, and that permit can partially substitute for a driver’s license. But if checked, you’ll need to find time to verify the driving skills. As for whether I can drive—take a guess～"

"Where did you get a car?"

Uncertain about the truth of Feng Yuan’s words, Qi Chen couldn’t help but ask another crucial question. If he remembered right, that guy never had a car, so where did this car come from?

"Of course, it’s from the Special Duty Team～ After all, they have plenty of cars."

"You..."

Speechless at Feng Yuan, Qi Chen didn’t know how to react. But why would the Special Duty Team agree to lend him a car? Qi Chen was confused, while Agunas flicked its tail and glanced at Feng Yuan, saying,

"Did Liao Yu send it over this morning?"

"Yeah, though it’s for me to conveniently visit the Special Duty Team, using it for patrols shouldn’t be an issue, right? Especially since the Special Duty Team also has this responsibility."

Laughing cheekily, Feng Yuan said, but Qi Chen still couldn’t understand why Liao Yu would send Feng Yuan a car. Veronia twirled an umbrella in her hand and said,

"Starting today, the public transportation system in all of Maomu City is under control. They lent him the car just to make it easier for him to get to the Special Duty Team. After all, certain issues probably require face-to-face communication."

"To be exact, the entire Maomu City is under traffic control, so there’s no need to casually go out unless necessary. The city center is somewhat chaotic; otherwise, they wouldn’t have asked us to patrol."

Sighing, Feng Yuan said as he led Qi Chen to a Special Duty Team’s off-road vehicle, took out the keys, and said,

"Let’s go."

Qi Chen didn’t expect that Feng Yuan actually knew how to drive and that his driving skills weren’t bad, but...

"Can you slow down a bit!"

Yelling this more than once, Qi Chen was indeed terrified by Feng Yuan. This guy was openly speeding on the road with a Special Duty Team’s car. If it weren’t for the reduced traffic due to the controls, Qi Chen genuinely feared something might happen. Feng Yuan laughed with pride, saying,

"I’m driving right at the road’s speed limit, you know～"

"Is the speed limit in city roads that high?!"

"Some parts of the road have this limit due to initial high settings, but because of frequent traffic jams, almost no one can drive that fast anyway, so it hasn’t been changed."

Driving, Feng Yuan explained. Although he wasn’t actually driving particularly fast, his constant lane switching made patrolling people nearby feel that something major must’ve happened for a Special Duty Team car to be in such a hurry.

As Feng Yuan arrived at the location, Liao Yu called. It was inevitable; a Special Duty Team’s car weaving through traffic like that would surely draw attention and lead to an investigation identifying him as the driver. Seeing Feng Yuan apologizing repeatedly, Qi Chen shook his head helplessly.

Glancing around, due to the control, there weren’t many people in the square. Veronia twirled her umbrella, saying,

"I’ll go check out the Stray Spirit Beast Paradise."

"This area should be fine; the Snake Woman has retreated, so there shouldn’t be any trouble."

Agunas, looking anxiously at the sky, said. Although it seemed calm for now, Agunas still felt uneasy, afraid of some unexpected event.

Hanging up the phone, Feng Yuan placed a hand on Xiao Ji’s head, saying,

"There shouldn’t be any problems. If that guy sets those rules, he won’t break them himself. As for others violating the rules? I’d like to see how he punishes them."

"You seem to know a lot about the one behind the scenes?"

Suspiciously eyeing Feng Yuan, Agunas had a strange feeling that Feng Yuan knew who the person behind it was. Shrugging, Feng Yuan said,

"I’m not sure yet, and I don’t even know if I truly understand him."

"Can’t say?"

"I’m afraid of causing trouble by saying the wrong thing. Don’t worry, if something really happens, I won’t stand by idly. At least, there’s currently no need for things to reach that point, right?"

Looking up at the Different Space overhead, Feng Yuan sighed and said. Agunas didn’t understand what Feng Yuan was hiding, but since Feng Yuan wasn’t willing to talk, it wouldn’t force him. It’s not about being unable to beat it out of him; it just wasn’t necessary to force him to say anything.

"Do you think, after passing through that place, it will really end?"

"Not sure, but it shouldn’t intentionally deceive us."

Watching Feng Yuan’s departing figure, Agunas flicked its tail. It didn’t really understand why Feng Yuan hesitated to take action. The opponent should have the ability to break the Different Space; was he really apprehensive about the potential damage to the real world?

"Xiao Ji, you fly up and patrol from the air, if anything unusual happens, just call out, don’t rush over to take action yourself."

Patting Xiao Ji’s back, Feng Yuan couldn’t help but warn. No matter what, if he didn’t warn Xiao Ji, it would surely act on its own. If its strength were high enough, that would be fine, but considering its not-too-great abilities, Feng Yuan indeed worried about something unforeseen happening.

Glancing at Feng Yuan, Xiao Ji flapped its wings and grumbled before taking off into the sky. Looking over at Qi Chen, Feng Yuan said,

"Come on, time to patrol～"

Big Cat and Kong Qing were in the dorm, not with Feng Yuan. Little Ice Cream tried to sneak out now and then, but each time, it was intercepted by Kong Qing promptly. Big Cat checked online information, occasionally letting out a few cries, while Kong Qing tended to Pomiti, frequently glancing out the window.

"Why did you bring them out?"

Seeing the Spirit Beasts behind Veronia, Feng Yuan asked in surprise. Smiling slightly, Veronia said,

"Having them help maintain order isn’t bad, right? Besides, there aren’t many people in the square now, so even if any incident occurs, it won’t be too troublesome."

"But it will deduct money. Although the money for this patrol task isn’t much, if the deduction happens several times, there will hardly be anything left."

Rolling his eyes, Feng Yuan said speechlessly, while Qi Chen curiously looked at Feng Yuan and asked,

"Are you short of money?"

"You are."

With Feng Yuan’s retort, Qi Chen was momentarily at a loss for words. Finally, staring at Feng Yuan for a moment, he sighed and said,

"Thank you."