Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 1080 - 1081: Difficult Choice

"That’s always been a hassle for me, you know."

Feng Yuan glanced at Yang Hongzhi with an irked expression, while Qi Xiaoshuang looked incredulously at Feng Yuan and said,

"But for most people, that’s truly a benefit. Though for you, it indeed feels like a constraint."

"Let’s not talk about that. What do you think of my brother wearing this? I think it looks pretty nice~"

Qi Xiaoshuang held up a suit in front of Qi Chen, commenting as she gestured with it. Seeing that Qi Chen seemed somewhat reluctant, Yang Hongzhi said with a smile,

"Actually, you really should buy a nicer suit. With your abilities, you’re likely to join a team quickly after enrolling, and by then, money won’t be an issue for you. Let alone the fact that your Ah Mu doesn’t have much need for food to begin with."

With that, thinking of his own Xiao Hui, Yang Hongzhi sighed helplessly. Although he wasn’t exactly short on food money, compared to Ah Mu, Xiao Hui consumed significantly more, especially because a Plant-type Spirit Beast inherently needs less food than other large Spirit Beasts, even without frequently using rooting to conserve food.

"After joining the team, you’ll have to attend more banquets, and many of them you simply can’t dodge."

Seemingly recalling something, Yang Hongzhi revealed a strange smile and, scratching his head, Qi Chen was a bit puzzled while Feng Yuan seemed to understand and said,

"But in reality, one could actually skip those banquets, right?"

"That’s true, but..."

"It’s not good to leave a bad impression on them. For most people, avoiding them isn’t great. If you need their help later on, they wouldn’t pay you any mind. Here, how about trying this one?"

Chen Meidi handed a suit over to Qi Chen. After a moment’s hesitation and a slight blush, Qi Chen stepped back and said,

"There’s no need... I think the one Xiao Shuang has is quite nice..."

Although he didn’t see the price tag, just by the style of the suit, Qi Chen could tell that the one Chen Meidi was holding was of much better quality than the one Qi Xiaoshuang had, even noticeably so at first glance. He was not confident that he could afford such an expensive item. Of course, that was also why he felt it was unnecessary.

"It does seem to be better, come on, brother~ try it on~"

Qi Xiaoshuang compared the suits in her hands and suggested. Meanwhile, Feng Yuan was surprised as he examined the suit Chen Meidi was holding – if he was not mistaken...

In the end, unable to resist the urging from Feng Yuan and the others, Qi Chen went to try on the suit. After a while, seeing Qi Chen walking out of the fitting room a bit awkwardly, Feng Yuan gave Chen Meidi an ’I knew it’ look and said,

"Did you take inspiration from the uniform I’m wearing? But it seems... there is still some difference."

The other party smiled subtly without denying it, as it was true that the distinguishing features of Feng Yuan’s uniform were too obvious, and despite her borrowing them, she didn’t have the ability to modify them.

"I don’t have the skills to perfectly recreate the uniform you’re wearing. There are many ornaments that, even with the help of other Spirit Beasts, are hard to replicate precisely."

Chen Meidi spoke with some regret. Even if she tried to copy it exactly, she doubted that she could replicate Feng Yuan’s uniform, especially the special texture and luster of the ornaments that she liked but couldn’t reproduce. Feng Yuan knew why. No matter what, the World Level of his previous world was higher than this one; some special materials that were easy for people of that world to obtain might be different here.

The materials are different after all, achieving the same effect would likely be very difficult. Maybe those Divine Beasts could help? But those Divine Beasts weren’t so idle as to help humans with such tasks.

"This set is indeed not bad, it doesn’t fall short when compared to the military uniform."

Qi Xiaoshuang admired the suit on Qi Chen, exclaimed, and Yang Hongzhi seemed quite interested in this military-style suit compared to those Noble-style suits, which suited his taste more.

"It just can lead to some misunderstandings."

Qi Chen looked at the suit on himself and said while glancing at Feng Yuan, as this was based on Feng Yuan’s uniform design, and it felt somewhat odd to wear it in front of the original. Feng Yuan, however, didn’t think there was anything amiss and deliberately stood next to Qi Chen and said,

"Hehe, don’t we look like comrades-in-arms?"

"You say that, and it really does..."

Yang Hongzhi surveyed the two in surprise. No helping it, Feng Yuan’s uniform was after all an internal uniform of the Federal Army. Although he wore it as a suit, it was essentially similar to the military uniform of Great Xia. Feng Yuan seemed to recall something and looked at Chen Meidi, asking,

"Do you have another one of this suit?"

"What are you planning to do with it?"

Agunas swept a gaze at Feng Yuan, feeling that the other party was up to no good. Chen Meidi looked at everyone and said with a slight smile,

"Of course, there are. Just a moment."

"Hehe, once I match it with my credentials, I can totally pose as an investigator and enter some highly secured places~"

Eyeing Captain Yang, dressed in the same formal attire, Feng Yuan said proudly. Qi Xiaoshuang said to Feng Yuan without amusement,

"I think others will definitely verify your credentials carefully. Can you really sneak in?"

"Don’t cause trouble for others..."

Patting Feng Yuan on the back, Qi Chen said helplessly. What strange things was this guy always thinking about, and what exactly did he want to do by sneaking into highly secured places?

"It’s just a joke~"

Feng Yuan said, scratching his head sheepishly, while Captain Yang looked at him disapprovingly,

"Don’t joke about such things. If they hear you, you’re going to have a lot of trouble."

He knew that, based on his understanding of Captain Yang and the others, no matter if you’re joking or not, they would take you away for a thorough investigation if they overheard you.

"Hehe~ Got it~"

"Still haven’t found one you like?"

Feng Yuan looked towards Qi Chen with some confusion. They had been selecting for a while, and he hadn’t seen Qi Chen decide on anything. Didn’t he say he would cover the cost? After all, with his current abilities, making money after entering the academy shouldn’t be difficult.

"They all look good, it’s just..."

Qi Chen said with a bit of a headache. Unlike Yang Hongzhi, who chose a uniform similar to Chen Meidi’s imitation of Feng Yuan’s after a brief selection, he didn’t like the rest with their strong noble style.

"Indeed, it’s not realistic to buy them all."

Looking at the clothes in the store, Feng Yuan said off-handedly. It wasn’t a matter of money, but Qi Chen wouldn’t possibly wear that many anyway. Remembering something, Feng Yuan looked at Chen Meidi and asked,

"Do you only have these here?"

"What do you mean?"

Seeing Feng Yuan’s puzzled look, the other party didn’t quite understand what he wanted to do. After thinking for a bit, Feng Yuan asked,

"Do you have any outfits similar to those of the Shepherd Tree People?"

"That? No, the Divine Land Region is not their territory, so naturally, I don’t have any."

Chen Meidi shook her head. Although she liked designing a variety of dresses, most of them were still designed according to the local customs, and Shepherd Tree People were rare in the Divine Land Region. After all, you couldn’t really consider them as a large organization. They were just a loosely organized group of Beastmasters who were skilled in using Plant-type Spirit Beasts.

The degree of their looseness was such that, unless it was a highly confidential and important department in Great Xia, whether one joined the Shepherd Tree People did not affect their employment. It’s worth noting that even members of the Alliance would be ineligible for many important positions in Great Xia if they had a position within the Alliance.

Hearing Feng Yuan’s question, Qi Xiaoshuang looked at Qi Chen as if recollecting something and asked,

"Brother, did you join the Shepherd Tree People?"

"No, they are not active in the Divine Land Region, so how could I join? Besides..."

The Shepherd Tree People organization was so loosely organized that whether one joined or not made little difference. Qi Chen somewhat doubted if the organization still existed at all, given that they had no restrictions or management over membership.

"But their uniforms satisfy you, don’t they?"

Feng Yuan said with a sly smile, looking at Qi Chen. Of course, this was only his guess based on the previous Coming of the Future. Perhaps the current Qi Chen really didn’t like them. Qi Chen thought back to the Shepherd Tree People’s uniforms and shook his head,

"No, their uniforms are a bit too... outdated."

After all, it was an organization that was no longer actively managed, and the existing Shepherd Tree People uniforms were designs from a long time ago. Nowadays, not many would find them especially attractive.