Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 1076 - 1077: The Reason for Forgetting

At this moment, everyone also understood why hardly anyone knew about the Mud Monsters living in the Fu Yun District. It wasn’t that people were intentionally hiding it, but because back then, the Mud Monsters had caused constant quarrels within the community. Later on, everyone simply stopped mentioning it, and since the Mud Monsters didn’t like to show themselves to humans, most people gradually forgot about the past.

Even though the staff at the community service center remembered, no one knew if any of the current residents held the same views as those who moved out because of the Mud Monsters.

To avoid further trouble, they did not bring up the subject purposely. Instead, they just fed the Mud Monsters some snacks when they encountered them, and occasionally when there was an issue, the Mud Monsters would come to them. It’s just that today, unfortunately, several staff members were on leave, leaving only Granny Zhang by herself. Initially, this would not have been a problem.

But coincidentally, there were some residents who had disputes with each other and started quarreling today, so she had to rush over to mediate, leaving no one around when the two Mud Monsters arrived.

Of course, even if she hadn’t been occupied elsewhere, Feng Yuan guessed she wouldn’t have been of much use anyway, since the obstruction of the underground sewer wasn’t something that happened today. In the past, when the Mud Monsters came for help, the staff couldn’t understand what they were trying to say, and some even thought they were just around for a visit.

"Where are the sewer blueprints again..." Granny Zhang said, recalling something and walking over to the filing cabinet to look for information. Feng Yuan turned to Agunas and said,

"Right, ask them what exactly is blocking the underground sewer?"

Glancing at Feng Yuan, Agunas turned to inquire with the two Mud Monsters, and Qi Xiaoshuang suddenly thought of something and said,

"Could it be an enemy?"

Rolling his eyes, Feng Yuan said without a word,

"How is that possible? Maomu City isn’t restricted from entry and exit, why would there be a need to crawl through the sewers? It’s so smelly and dirty down there."

"But... a regular sewer shouldn’t get blocked by ordinary trash."

Thinking about the size of the underground sewers made Qi Xiaoshuang somewhat nervous as she spoke. The old district’s sewer might be a lot smaller compared to the new ones, but it was not something that household garbage could clog up. Even without the cluster of Mud Monsters there, and discounting the presence of Spirit Beasts, people would need to crouch down to move forward in those old sewers.

Even though they were smaller compared to the new sewers where grown-ups could walk upright, and the main old sewer tunnels, they were more than enough to handle everyday trash. How could they possibly get blocked?

"It seems to be some strange plant that has blocked one of the old sewer entrances. The description isn’t very clear, and I don’t really understand the specifics."

Having asked the Mud Monsters, Agunas spoke to Feng Yuan. Although it seemed odd, it didn’t say anything more. As for helping out? Forget it. It didn’t like the stench of the sewers, and moreover...

Stealing a glance at Veronia, Agunas knew that she would detest the sewers even more than it did. Feng Yuan looked at Qi Xiaoshuang and said,

"Let’s go. We’ll leave this for them to solve on their own; we still need to go shopping."

"Are we leaving just like that?"

Qi Xiaoshuang was somewhat reluctant as she was curious about what was really happening in the sewer. Feng Yuan yawned and said,

"What else? Do you want to crawl through the sewer? I can’t stand that place."

Not to mention that it was a difficult place to navigate, even if he wanted to turn into Little Husky and latch onto Xiao Ji or Qi Chen, it wouldn’t work. When he took the form of Little Husky, he would also have the corresponding traits and abilities of the creature. Ugh, the smell of the sewers was already foul enough, let alone with a dog’s nose. He shuddered at the thought. Feng Yuan definitely had no intention of going to such a place without good reason.

In the end, Feng Yuan and the others did not stay. After all, it was just a minor issue. Although Qi Xiaoshuang was curious about what was blocking the sewer, seeing that Feng Yuan didn’t seem interested in dealing with it, she did not insist further.

"Speaking of which, I’m surprised that those Mud Monsters were specifically brought in by designers."

Waiting for the bus, Qi Xiaoshuang casually mentioned, and Feng Yuan said without much concern,

"It’s very normal. After all, the method of using Mud Monsters to clean up garbage in Omeilia was quite popular at that time. It makes sense that they did it."

"Why then did people gradually stop talking about it?"

Qi Chen asked, somewhat puzzled. Although the use of Mud Monsters in the Omeilia Region for garbage disposal was mentioned in textbooks, the details were sparse, and there was no explanation as to why they stopped doing it. If there were no flaws, why not continue? And if there were flaws, what were they?

"Because there was no longer a need. Over time, human waste-disposal capabilities improved, as did the simultaneous growth in garbage production, which led to increasing restrictions on using Mud Monsters for garbage cleanup."

"After all, both their digestive abilities and the types of things they could digest were limited. Things like potions, certain special compounds, and other odd and unusual items were not something they could deal with."

Casting a glance at Agunas, Feng Yuan continued, the truth was there was another important reason, which was that Mud Monsters originally came from the Omeilia Region, and they used to mingle with the people in the slums. Even now, for some people in the Omeilia Region, the Mud Monsters were still seen as good companions for the impoverished.

How could those high-and-mighty nobles, who consider themselves a cut above the rest, tolerate such things from the slums becoming mainstream? Thus, once other garbage disposal options became available, they decisively abandoned the practice of using Mud Monsters, and while they couldn’t restrict the slums, they wouldn’t allow them to infiltrate the waste disposal systems of their beautiful cities.

As for people from other regions who didn’t quite understand the whole situation, seeing the ’upper class’ of Omeilia so opposed to it, and with better solutions available, naturally led them to abandon this alternative.

Recalling an encounter in a seaside city in Guaomeilia, Feng Yuan laughed and hugged Xiao Ji, stroking its head saying,

"How about we visit the Omeilia Region for a stroll after the college assessments are over?"

Xiao Ji looked up at Feng Yuan with a joyful chirp, and beside them, Qi Chen pondered and replied,

"I don’t mind. Yanlan... should also be free. Accompanying you on a trip is no problem."

"Heh heh~ What about you?"

Feng Yuan looked at Qi Xiaoshuang with a mischievous smile as if he was planning some nefarious deed. Glancing at Feng Yuan, Qi Xiaoshuang said irritably,

"I still have time. At least I have to wait until the middle school exams are over before I can go far. But after that, I do want to hang out in Great Xia with my classmates."

"Don’t go near the border."

Qi Chen warned as soon as he heard Qi Xiaoshuang’s plan. If she went out with Feng Yuan, there was no problem; at least those enemies could not do anything to Feng Yuan. But if Qi Xiaoshuang went out with her classmates, they definitely couldn’t go near the dangerous areas like the current border cities. Considering the unresolved death threats from the small nations, if something happened there, given Qi Xiaoshuang’s ability, she probably couldn’t escape.

Glancing at Qi Chen, Qi Xiaoshuang said with annoyance,

"Of course, I know that! I’m not stupid. Going to border cities at this time would only cause trouble."

She wasn’t foolish. How could she not know the current situation at the Great Xia borders? Moreover, if something happened to her in a border city, it could force Feng Yuan to take action to save her, which would complicate matters. No one knew what he would do at that time.

A single mishap due to her being in danger could directly trigger a major war between Great Xia and those smaller nations. Currently, Great Xia was not prepared for full-scale war; if not for Clock Town holding its position, those countries might have already made their move. Even so, didn’t they hatch some astonishing plan for extinction?

"Speaking of which, why aren’t they worried about provoking Lorraine Tower by causing trouble at the border?"

Qi Xiaoshuang asked curiously, looking at Feng Yuan. If the other side wasn’t afraid of Lorraine Tower intervening, why have they not acted until now? But if they really were afraid, why would they dare to do so?

"Clock Town is just an extension of Lorraine Tower’s power. Their plan is to unleash the Breath of Death. Since there are no living beings in Clock Town, it has no impact, and Lorraine Tower has no pretext to act, unless their actions harm a large number of wild Spirit Beasts."

Feng Yuan replied without hesitation. If they weren’t afraid, would there be a need for such intricacies? Particularly with their current approach, if they didn’t drive away the wild Spirit Beasts in advance, they might soon have to confront most of the Divine Beasts in the Divine Land Region directly, apart from just those Spirit Beasts.