Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 1089 - 1090: Consideration

"What are you planning to do?"

Qi Chen looked at Feng Yuan with a wary face, wondering what this guy was up to again? Feng Yuan shrugged his shoulders after glancing at Qi Chen and said

"You’ll know when the time comes, it’s nothing bad anyway."

He was just giving those classmates a hint, as for what he planned to do? Was it hard to guess? Agunas flicked his tail, looking at Feng Yuan with some confusion, while most of the classmates around took Feng Yuan’s words as a joke, only a few who knew Feng Yuan well thought about it and seemed to understand something, looking at their fellow students, they wanted to give a reminder, but, those words could not be spoken.

Surprised, they watched as Feng Yuan slipped away, seeing him apparently putting a book with a pitch-black cover into a special space? Veronia, sitting on top of the Rainbow Bubbles, looked at Feng Yuan with confusion and said

"Since you’re giving them a reminder, why don’t you let them explain to others? By doing so, won’t the people who couldn’t guess hate you?"

Feng Yuan looked at Veronia and said

"So what, out of courtesy for them being my classmates, I reminded them once, that should be enough. There will always be people who are dissatisfied, why should I care how they think? Moreover, I don’t want them to take it for granted."

"Have you chosen the ’right person’ then?"

"Of course, but there’s no rush, we’ll talk about it after school starts again. As for who figures it out, that’s none of my business."

Glancing at Qi Chen, who was talking to others, Feng Yuan said indifferently. Seeing the way Qi Chen was acting, he knew Qi Chen definitely hadn’t guessed what he was talking about. But that was normal, as Qi Chen had become used to Feng Yuan’s nonsense and simply took it as a joke, not thinking deeply about the hidden meanings in his words.

At this moment, Dou Yanlan squeezed through the crowd with an expressionless face, coincidentally encountering Feng Yuan wandering around, and waving her hand, Feng Yuan pointed in the direction of Qi Chen and said

"Qi Chen is over there, won’t you go and have a look?"

Dou Yanlan glanced at the people around Qi Chen and shook her head saying

"No need, he can handle it."

"Not used to this situation?"

"Pretty much, their intentions are too obvious, or rather, somewhat... utilitarian."

It took a while for Dou Yanlan to find the word, although she also felt it was not quite accurate, as even she couldn’t help having certain ill-intentions at times, and moreover, they hadn’t actually done anything.

Feng Yuan smiled and said

"People without desires won’t come to you on their own initiative."

With a light chuckle, Dou Yanlan looked at Cotton lying on her shoulder and said

"That’s true, but why do you..."

"Because I don’t want to. Every goodbye is a painful experience, the better the relationship, the more painful it is. It’s better just to keep it like it is now."

With an indescribable look, Dou Yanlan seemed to not quite understand. Feng Yuan, in her eyes, had become somewhat mysterious.

As the graduation photo was taken, and after receiving their report cards and a registration card with part of the password covered, the matters for Feng Yuan and the others were mostly settled. Those students who saw their scores and deemed any academy to be out of reach couldn’t help crying, while others immediately contacted their teachers to prepare for the university entrance exams.

The academy exams only offer everyone one chance unless there are special circumstances, such as suddenly contracting a serious illness or some other events that significantly affect exam performance. One can then obtain the opportunity to participate in the next year’s assessment after providing proof and clearance, but otherwise, everyone can only take the academy exam once before high school graduation.

Whether or not it’s their best score, it can’t be changed. Of course, this is also because the content taught in academies differs from normal universities. For Beastmasters, who rely heavily on strength, if their potential is not up to par from the beginning, both the Alliance and Great Xia do not wish for them to take risks. While the wilderness may have adventures waiting for everyone, those are ultimately rare. Those who silently disappear on the path of the Beast Tamer far outnumber those who eventually succeed.

Of course, the university entrance exams don’t have so many restrictions, though they occur only once a year, but they don’t limit the number of times one can participate. As long as you wish, you can keep taking them, but generally, nobody does that.

"It seems that the standards have not been relaxed this year, and might have even been tightened?"

Looking at the reference table for enrollment scores of various academies in her hand, some of the well-known ones had increased their standards. Dou Yanlan said with some doubt, previously thinking that to cope with war, the admission restrictions would be relaxed, but now it seems to be different from what she thought.

Feng Yuan hugged Xiao Ji and glanced at Qi Chen, who was looking at himself, and said

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"Me? I don’t understand..."

"You can’t ask Dou Yanlan about everything, can you? At least give it some thought..."

Seeing Qi Chen with a look of helplessness, Feng Yuan said despairingly, although Qi Chen may not excel at this kind of thing, lacking aptitude didn’t mean he couldn’t do it, let alone that this issue, strictly speaking, should obviously be easier for Qi Chen to comprehend, given that Dou Yanlan had limited contact with the military folks and didn’t understand their thinking.

Seeing Feng Yuan and Dou Yanlan both staring at him, Qi Chen had no choice but to analyze by himself, and after a while he uncertainly looked towards Feng Yuan and said

"Could it be that they’re trying to protect us?"

"Mhm."

"Protect us?"

Dou Yanlan was puzzled and confused, what does this have to do with protection? Seeing Feng Yuan apparently not refuting, Qi Chen whispered,

"Yes, to be precise, it’s about protecting those who are not powerful enough; we are probably not included in this."

Hearing Qi Chen’s explanation, Dou Yanlan felt like she had caught onto something, but it was just a fleeting flash of Spiritual Light. Seeing Dou Yanlan staring at him with some apparent agreement, Qi Chen said,

"If the restrictions are relaxed, the lower limit of students’ strength who join the college would be even lower than what it is now. However, given the current situation, most college students will probably join the Border Defense Army after graduation, and in that case..."

"I see, but... it feels like there’s something off."

Dou Yanlan nodded in agreement but felt something was amiss, though she couldn’t pinpoint what exactly was wrong. Glancing at Qi Chen, Feng Yuan said helplessly,

"It’s tough on you indeed, but your guess is not too far off. It’s not just about protection; actually, you’ve overlooked the timing. It would take at least three years until we graduate, and those students who haven’t graduated yet are mostly even less capable than ordinary people."

"And I certainly don’t have the ability to help them hold out for three years."

"Indeed, at most one year, any longer and even you couldn’t keep it up. It will either be reconciliation or war; there’s no third possibility."

Dou Yanlan nodded in agreement with Feng Yuan’s words. Would those small countries wait for Great Xia to prepare for three years? It seems impossible, doesn’t it? Isn’t this border incident a case in point? Their actions will only increase. If Feng Yuan could help Great Xia procrastinate for a year, that would be impressive already.

"Then, what exactly is the reason?"

Qi Chen looked at Feng Yuan with resentful eyes. He’d already said that he couldn’t figure it out, yet the other party still asked him to think. Glancing at Qi Chen, Feng Yuan said helplessly,

"Your guess is close. The goal is indeed to protect them. War could lead to death. They are preparing for the future. Those without potential cannot replace them."

"No way?!"

Qi Chen looked at Feng Yuan with a shocked face. How could his interpretation be off? Dou Yanlan looked at Feng Yuan with a bewildered expression and asked,

"Is it really that severe?"

"Pretty much, while it’s not a big problem for me, for Great Xia, it’s no small issue. If those with insufficient potential take those positions, it would only lead to more trouble. Therefore, the assessments at the colleges in the next two years will probably be quite tough."

Shrugging, Feng Yuan commented as if he were a bystander. But strictly speaking, this matter indeed had nothing to do with him.

"It can’t be that pessimistic, can it?"

Qi Chen still found it hard to accept. He knew who Feng Yuan was referring to—the existing Great Xia commanders and mid-to-high-level combat personnel. But could it really be that severe?

"Not considering its impact, indeed so. The Breath of Death that Nierlat wants to use is lethal to beings below and including Legendary Level, and the concentration that guy uses is definitely extremely high."

Veronia interjected from the side. Although not quite understanding what Nierlat wanted to do, it was very clear that the enemy was serious. Of course, this didn’t account for Feng Yuan’s meddling. However, it’s unlikely that Great Xia would consider Feng Yuan’s interference; after all, they would need to prepare for the worst-case scenario first. Blindly hoping for help from others or even external aid is not a clever move.