Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 1913 - 1914: Treasure Pavilion

After wandering around Cha Mu Specialty Town for quite a while, Feng Yuan finally strolled to the front of the town’s central Treasure Pavilion, having tried many specialty snacks he hadn’t due to previous traffic issues.

Looking at the Treasure Pavilion’s ancient village design, Feng Yuan rubbed his chin and said,

"It feels like Drudgeon might have lent a hand here."

"Why do you say that?"

Qi Chen looked at Feng Yuan in confusion. He couldn’t quite see why Feng Yuan would say that. This Treasure Pavilion shouldn’t require the intervention of the Divine Beasts, right?

"Well, mainly because of this design style. You should know that regardless of the designer, they’re always influenced by their era. Unless they’re aiming to recreate ancient architecture, they’d tend to incorporate their personal design style. But this Treasure Pavilion... has a strong sense of historical weight."

Gazing at the building styled like an ancient village tower, Feng Yuan remarked, even though it looks quaintly ancient, from perception, one can tell that the Treasure Pavilion is completely built with modern materials. This means that when it was designed, it wasn’t intended to be a faithful recreation of ancient architecture.

Moreover, none of Cha Mu Town’s village towers have this style. After all, during the era these village towers were built, Cha Mu Town wasn’t considered a tourist area, so the architectural designs leaned more towards practicality, unlike this Treasure Pavilion.

The seemingly purposeless corridor bridges on the second floor seem purposely designed for tourists to admire the scenery. And that pavilion protruding from the main building—this kind of design has never been seen in the architecture of the Cha Mu Town area.

Yet despite all this, the designs are perfectly integrated with the entire village tower. It’s not that Feng Yuan underestimates the designer, but people of that era would find it hard to maintain the building’s ancient charm with such modifications and designs.

Dou Yanlan looked at Feng Yuan in confusion and asked,

"Why would it do that? Could the treasures inside be very important?"

She couldn’t quite understand why Drudgeon would be involved in the Treasure Pavilion’s design. In Dou Yanlan’s view, maybe it was designed by someone else. Who knows?

"No idea, maybe it was just a convenient favor?"

Feng Yuan said, shrugging helplessly, truly unable to guess Drudgeon’s intentions. But given Drudgeon’s involvement in the Cha Mu Town region, maybe it was just a casual help for a friend?

This is also why Feng Yuan directly guessed it was Drudgeon; no wonder, since Cat Ball and Cha Mu Town are so deeply connected. When it involves that place, the first suspect you think of would be it.

"Perhaps, or maybe it was a designer from the Cha Mu Town area? At the very least, I doubt our Divine Beasts would be that bored."

Veronia snorted lightly and said, smiling without refuting Feng Yuan. After all, he only mentioned the most probable possibility. As for what Veronia suggested, it wasn’t impossible, just that the chance of Drudgeon’s involvement was higher.

"Let’s go. I’m really curious about what treasures this place holds to warrant such elaborate design for a Treasure Pavilion."

Feng Yuan said, preparing to cross the threshold, and Veronia chuckled softly and said,

"Do you need me to tell you the answer~"

"No need, we’ll see soon enough anyway."

Glancing at Veronia, Feng Yuan said as he stepped over the threshold into the Treasure Pavilion. Though the specialty town outside was already relatively quiet due to the lack of tourists, entering the Treasure Pavilion made everyone feel as if they had stepped into another world.

Two bronze furnaces stood on either side of the entrance, with sandalwood quietly burning inside them. The fresh and delicate fragrance instantly gave Feng Yuan and his companions a great sense of purification of the mind.

In the silent hall, even the sound of footsteps on the stone slabs became piercing. Affected by the environment, everyone subconsciously lightened their steps. Xiao Ji curiously let out a cry, but in this quiet environment, Xiao Ji’s voice became particularly loud, and this change startled Xiao Ji herself.

Gently patting Xiao Ji’s back, Feng Yuan whispered with a chuckle,

"This place truly has its own character, but if there were more people, this atmosphere would probably be gone."

With more tourists, Feng Yuan believed that someone would eventually disrupt this tranquility. Once someone leads, it goes without saying that this unique structure would turn the place into a noisy market.

"Perhaps the current environment is what’s abnormal."

Dou Yanlan mused, rubbing her chin, and said. Seeing Feng Yuan looking at her in puzzlement, Dou Yanlan turned to Qi Chen with a smile,

"Ah Chen, do you remember it? This Treasure Pavilion is related to it. Naturally, its situation was considered during the design."

"It?"

Scratching his head, Qi Chen, like Feng Yuan, didn’t understand why Dou Yanlan would say that. As for the name Dou Yanlan didn’t mention, Qi Chen quickly realized it referred to Yognot, for only it would make Dou Yanlan hesitate to refer to it directly.

It’s not about fearing it, but worrying about causing trouble. Even though Yognot’s presence isn’t exactly a big secret, such information isn’t public knowledge. Speaking about it casually in such a public setting is likely to invite trouble.

"I see, so because of fear of solitude, they did this on purpose?"

Rubbing his chin, Feng Yuan pondered while observing his surroundings. This place is now so quiet simply due to the lack of tourists. If there were more people, considering the setup of this place, it could become quite lively.

Of course, distinguishing between lively and noisy is entirely subjective. To Yognot, it would probably just seem lively here. But... could it actually appear here?

"If that’s the case, isn’t it rather... risky?"

Furrowing his brows, Feng Yuan knew that Yognot had the ability to act as an avatar. But... straying so far from its main body to come here—could that be too risky?

"We don’t know, but they must have considered it carefully. At the very least, Drudgeon wouldn’t act recklessly."

Veronia chuckled softly. She didn’t care about this matter. Although there might be potential trouble, in reality, most of these issues confined themselves to human concerns. There’s no significant threat to the world as a whole, so she didn’t mind it.

"Hmm, maybe."

Having thought of this, Feng Yuan chose not to comment further. Ideally, Drudgeon should be reliable, but... forget it. Such decisions clearly aren’t made by He Nanqing alone. Maomu City likely also underwent careful consideration. Since they didn’t see a problem, it should be fine.

Thinking this, Feng Yuan grew curious about what exactly the Treasure Pavilion hosted. Surely it couldn’t be an avatar of Yognot? That would be too reckless.

Casually picking up a visitor guide, Feng Yuan read for a while and said,

"I see, so it’s about the geological treasures of the Cha Mu Town area?"

Considering the unique environment of the Cha Mu Town area, there are indeed many unique geological products locally, including but not limited to gemstone minerals. However, Feng Yuan felt that something seemed missing for these items alone to be the town’s treasures.

"The mysterious molten fire crystal, do you guess what that could be?"

Veronia smiled slightly, pointing at the sensational description. Seeing this, Feng Yuan was taken aback. Others might not understand, but could he not guess? That thing probably has a direct link to Yognot. Doing such a thing seems...

After some thought, Feng Yuan realized that the problem might not be significant. After all, those with some influence already knew of Yognot in the Cha Mu Town area, even if they didn’t know its exact location.

Hence, even if someone deduced Yognot’s existence from the beautifully molten fire crystal, it wouldn’t be a big issue as it’s essentially a half-open secret.

As for whether it would cause bigger trouble?

Feng Yuan felt unlikely, as Yognot wasn’t a Divine Beast. People interested in it might exist, but they wouldn’t be overly persistent.

"What exactly could this thing be?"

Knowing that there wasn’t much risk, Feng Yuan relaxed, treating himself as a regular tourist. He then grew curious about what the molten fire crystal really was.

Looking at the blurry image alone, Feng Yuan couldn’t recognize what it really was. If it’s the pavilion’s treasure, it should be quite distinctive. Yet, due to his shallow understanding of Yognot’s abilities, even seeing the real object might not reveal the truth to him.

"Should we go directly to see it?"

Qi Chen asked from the side. Shaking his head, Feng Yuan replied,

"No, let’s take our time and gradually explore it—it’s also a chance to delve deeper into the information about the Cha Mu Town area."