Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 1185 - 1186: Luxury

In the end, Little Ice Cream’s pouting was to no avail, as Feng Yuan was determined not to buy a smartphone especially for it. Xiao Ji glanced at Little Ice Cream with pride from time to time, amused by its antics. Feng Yuan couldn’t help but laugh and vigorously ruffled Xiao Ji’s head, messing up its feathers. Xiao Ji let out a chirp and slightly backed away from Feng Yuan.

Little Ice Cream, perched on Feng Yuan’s shoulder, chirped discontentedly a few times and then climbed onto his head. However, Xiao Ji, who was in high spirits, didn’t react much to this anyway. Its accustomed throne had been occupied by countless Spirit Beasts already, and Xiao Ji wasn’t particularly concerned about it.

With all the commotion, Feng Yuan and his group entered the golden cottage. Unlike Cotton Orchid Manor, although the cottage tried to exude a homey atmosphere, Feng Yuan, who was familiar with Cotton Orchid Manor, could tell that this place was overly concerned with aesthetics.

"It seems...something feels a bit odd."

Dou Yanlan furrowed her brows puzzlingly as she surveyed the cottage. The interior was decorated mainly in the Omeilia Region’s rural style, with various household items placed in their proper positions. At a glance, it looked as if the owner had just stepped out. But why did she always feel something was off?

"It’s normal. Nobody actually lives here, so it’s slightly unauthentic," Feng Yuan said with a slight smile. The guest rooms at Cotton Orchid Manor were actually used by Yun You and the others during the off-peak seasons, staying in each room for a while. Any decorations or furnishings that were not quite right had been adjusted by them, so they wouldn’t seem forced.

"You just need to use these things as you would in your daily life to spot any issues."

Seeing that Dou Yanlan seemed not quite to understand, Feng Yuan explained casually when suddenly Droplet Bubble, sitting on Veronia’s shoulder, jumped down and ran towards the corridor ahead after encountering something—curious, yet Veronia followed.

"What’s up with that Droplet Bubble?"

Agunas looked puzzled, watching Veronia follow the quickly disappearing figure; scratching his head, Feng Yuan said,

"I have no idea, but it’s probably not a big deal."

As for whether it was a trap targeting Veronia? Neither Feng Yuan nor Agunas thought so. After all, if someone really wanted to lure Veronia away, there were many other methods; why use Droplet Bubble? Not to mention, Veronia having Droplet Bubble had only happened in the past few days.

"Shall we go have a look?"

Putting her teacup back in its place, Dou Yanlan asked. Although the likelihood of an incident occurring inside the Golden Manor Hotel was low and Veronia was a Divine Beast, she was still a bit concerned. Hands cradling her head, Feng Yuan directly chased after Veronia with Xiao Ji and the others.

Droplet Bubble didn’t run far, just dived into the bathroom—that’s all. Veronia, leaning on her umbrella, looked helplessly at Droplet Bubble swimming merrily around in the bathtub.

"This is really...luxurious."

Seeing this, Feng Yuan understood something and said speechlessly. Xiao Ji poked its head around from behind Feng Yuan and curiously examined the bathtub filled with water. Droplet Bubble was having great fun inside. Tilting its head, Xiao Ji observed the water in the bathtub, bewildered by its attraction. For some reason, it felt a strong urge to jump in and have a bath. This was strange, as it had only begun to slightly overcome its aversion to water and it wasn’t a Spirit Beast fond of bathing, so why this thought? Realizing this, Xiao Ji looked at the bathtub with horror and yelped anxiously; it was convinced there was definitely something wrong with the water in there.

Glancing at Xiao Ji, Feng Yuan said with some amusement,

"What, you want to take a bath in it too? Although it’s a bit luxurious, it’s not impossible. I can arrange it for you when we get back~"

Xiao Ji let out an anxious eagle cry, and Agunas glanced at it, saying

"That water is the pure manifestation of ownerless water elemental power, not the same as ordinary water. Even for you, using it for cleaning would feel very comfortable, but... this stuff is hard to come by."

Eyeing the water in the bathtub, Agunas sighed, as it could only be obtained from rare natural water elemental springs. Aside from Feng Yuan, it was difficult for others, including Divine Beasts, to produce such water since its greatest appeal to Xiao Ji was that the pure water elemental power that composed it did not contain any Spirit Beast’s will. Whether it’s Spirit Beasts or Divine Beasts, the power they muster for Ultimate Moves always carries traces of their own will, which excludes it from being pure water elemental power.

For most people, this is a rather rare Spirit Material. Of course, it doesn’t have much medicinal value on its own, but even so, it doesn’t prevent it from being sold at a high price. After all, this stuff, when used for brewing tea or other special purposes, can have surprising effects.

When used to brew tea, it can make the flavor more unique and the aroma richer. When used for bathing, it has an inexplicable skin-beautifying effect. Therefore, even though this material cannot be used as a medicinal ingredient, it still carries considerable value. It was unexpected to find it simply being used in a bathtub like this.

Although those who come here are esteemed guests, their expenses might not necessarily be higher than purchasing this pure water elemental power. However, considering that this material can almost exclusively be sourced from natural water elemental springs, Agunas estimated that the owner of the Golden Manor Hotel likely had access to one.

Yet even so, it felt somewhat too extravagant.

Looking at Droplet Bubble happily swimming in the bathtub, Feng Yuan poked the Little Ice Cream on his head and said,

"Do you want to take a bath with it?"

As Little Ice Cream looked puzzled, Feng Yuan promptly put it into the bathtub. Initially uncomfortable, Little Ice Cream jumped up sharply, then, feeling something, gently submerged back into the water. Moments later, it blissfully sunk in, and a waiter nearby said with a smile,

"Please, dear guests, do not bluntly inform other guests of this surprise."

"Surprise? I suppose it barely counts..."

Watching Little Ice Cream and Droplet Bubble in the bathtub, Feng Yuan said somewhat speechlessly. This was, after all, a luxury hotel, and most guests were people of considerable status. Would they really take a bath in these waters? And as for Spirit Beasts, aside from these students, it was unlikely other Beast Tamers could use this bathtub.

After all, as Spirit Beasts grow in strength, their body size tends to increase. Only Spirit Beasts like Dou Yanlan’s Cotton could possibly use it. But even for Cotton, upon reaching Legendary Level, it was inevitable that its size would increase. In fact, having a large-sized Spirit Beast has its advantages, such as being rideable.

There are highways exclusively for Spirit Beasts to run on at high speeds, while the sky allows Flying Spiritual Beasts carrying people to fly around at a certain altitude, as long as they do not enter the airspace of a city.

As for the possibility of someone taking advantage of this to conduct ill-intentioned reconnaissance? There’s no need to worry. Military bases are typically located at the outskirts of cities, also a no-fly zone, and frankly, compared to aerial reconnaissance, they need to be more vigilant of divination and prophecy-type Ultimate Moves and abilities. Those can obtain real information without even showing themselves.

"This... the surprises actually change daily. Today just happens to be the bathtub, on other days it’s often the tea."

Hearing Feng Yuan’s mutterings, the waiter said somewhat awkwardly. It would have been fine on a normal day, but he knew that today the hotel was booked by an important figure, and all the guests were people of note. That the bathtub was chosen today... Although he heard that many staff members had requested to switch it to tea, it was said that the owner refused based on the rule that traditions cannot be changed.

"So inflexible? Wouldn’t it be the perfect opportunity to please them if it were switched to tea?"

Feng Yuan looked at the waiter with some surprise. He hadn’t expected there to be such a situation. The Zhang Family of Shangjing was not any minor clan; the guests they were hosting, other than Zhong Liuyan’s classmates, were mostly from major clans, or recently well-known individuals willing to associate with such clan members.

Wouldn’t it be good to leave them with a favorable impression? However, it seemed that not many of them were from local families of Maomu City, and the Golden Manor Hotel apparently didn’t have branches in other locations. Realizing this, Feng Yuan understood why the hotel management hadn’t taken any special measures.