"Isn’t that sin something more than just making it look terrifying and hideous?"
Dou Yanlan thought of something and looked at Фэн Юань tentatively, spreading his hands helplessly, Фэн Юань said,
"You’re right."
"But there’s no way around it. If you remove that sin, you must also deduct the corresponding lifespan. For it, isn’t that also a kind of cruelty?"
"It has lived all its life in that space, never seeing the sunlight of the outside world, nor walking through the beautiful rivers and mountains..."
Hearing Фэн Юань’s words, Dou Yanlan said nothing more. What Фэн Юань said made sense, or rather, they couldn’t remedy it at all. Perhaps the only thing they could do was watch it make its own decision.
The captain of the excavation team sighed softly and said,
"Regarding its situation, I’m afraid we still need you to provide more information, and we can only ensure that as long as the information you provide is genuine, our side of humanity won’t do anything to it."
"After all, we seldom encounter such situations. The method of blood sacrifice, most users are hunted by the world, and in its case..."
The other party understood that the facts might not differ much from what Фэн Юань described, not because they believed Фэн Юань, but because they trusted Agunas and the others.
It’s known that similar methods of achieving certain goals by killing have always been used by desperadoes. Even though they’ve been prohibited many times, they can’t be entirely eradicated.
In such circumstances, if there were a real problem, he didn’t think Agunas and the others would shelter the other party. Therefore, the possibility that the Духовный зверь is a victim is very high.
Still, even so, handling it is not that easy. After all, with such obvious features, it’s hard to guarantee that no one will act inappropriately, or, besides humans, how those wild Духовные звери will react is also unpredictable.
"It’s fine; its strength is not weak. I asked you to help register it just to minimize trouble as much as possible. As for those ’righteous’ people, it depends on their luck."
Фэн Юань chuckled as he spoke, aware of the other’s concerns, knowing that some things neither he nor even Great Xia can guarantee.
The Abyss Apostle chose to travel of its own accord, and Фэн Юань wouldn’t overly concern himself with it. He wouldn’t stop it if it chose to leave.
As for worrying whether it might encounter danger?
Given the Abyss Apostle’s strength, Фэн Юань wasn’t particularly worried; even though the legendary level Призрак Ряд Духовный зверь hasn’t taken much action, it still isn’t easy to deal with.
Its long lifespan is enough for it to research many techniques and become familiar with mastering its ultimate moves.
Eventually, Фэн Юань took the Abyss Apostle and followed the excavation team captain to the resting area for registration. Ци Чэнь and Dou Yanlan exchanged a glance and said,
"I... wonder if Фэн Юань will also..."
Watching the departing figure of Фэн Юань with the Abyss Apostle, Ци Чэнь suddenly realized that they actually didn’t know Фэн Юань’s background. He was brought back by the class teacher during high school.
In the past, no one ever asked about his experiences. If he also had a situation similar to the Abyss Apostle, could it be...
Dou Yanlan smiled and shook her head at Ци Чэнь, saying,
"He’s our friend. I believe if he thinks he needs help, he will certainly ask us, so, Ah Chen..."
Scratching his head, Ци Чэнь laughed awkwardly and said,
"I didn’t mean to pry, just a bit worried. After all... don’t those people have some connection with him?"
"He should be able to handle it. What we can do is just try to help him when he seeks help."
Dou Yanlan chuckled and changed the subject directly. Whether out of good intentions or not, prying into such deeply hidden secrets of others is bound to cause trouble.
Although the entire post station ruins had more underground fortress parts than the initial investigation, the actual combat training course’s timing wasn’t much different than anticipated.
The main reason was the excellent performance of the students, along with the fact that the mechanisms weren’t overly complex. Regarding the artificial Netherworld Spring, it wasn’t investigated due to its high danger level.
The three-day practical combat course concluded, with most people gaining considerably, especially Фэн Юань’s classmates, who found the course highly interesting. It was certainly more engaging than sitting in a classroom listening to teachers.
Upon learning that there were several corresponding ruins nearby, the students couldn’t help but want to go again, but the academy had no plans for this.
Although practical courses were effective, they couldn’t replace the original courses. This approach was only adopted due to numerous unforeseen changes this academic year, forcing them to do so.
Of course, in terms of results, it met the college’s initial plan, even though dealing with a single Призрак Ряд Духовный зверь. It was tricky dealing with the elusive ones in the ruins.
Thanks to this practical lesson, teachers in each class noticeably felt the students’ actual combat abilities remarkably improved.
On the return train, unlike the others who were excitedly chatting away, Фэн Юань sat back in his seat, looking out of the window. In its Eggshell Chicken form, Xiao Ji stood by the glass, twisting its body, trying hard to get his attention.
Unfortunately, Фэн Юань was lost in thought, staring out of the window, not noticing Xiao Ji’s bustling movements. After a while, Xiao Ji sat before the window disappointed, its silly tuft drooping, suddenly feeling someone touching that tuft.
Turning angrily, Xiao Ji looked up to see Фэн Юань reaching out to play with its tuft.
Chuckling softly, Фэн Юань lightly tapped Xiao Ji’s head and said,
"Thank you~"
Happily chirping, Xiao Ji leapt onto Фэн Юань’s head and watched the scenery outside with him. Фэн Юань, now coming back to his senses, realized from the surrounding chatter that he wasn’t alone.
Agunas looked worriedly at Фэн Юань. Compared to Ци Чэнь and the others, Agunas knew what had happened but felt powerless.
Gladys looked suspiciously at Lorna, who was saying goodbye to her. Although she had grown accustomed to Lorna’s elusive appearances, she still didn’t quite understand what Lorna wanted to do this time.
She had asked Lorna more than once if Фэн Юань was the person they were waiting for, but each time Lorna just shook her head and said,
"No, it’s not..."
Despite saying that, Gladys felt that Lorna was very concerned about Фэн Юань. Perhaps he was related to the person Lorna was waiting for?
Recalling Фэн Юань’s mysterious past, Gladys sometimes wondered if Фэн Юань might be a descendant or... a clone of the person Lorna awaited?
Although biological cloning was forbidden research, there would always be those who didn’t follow the rules. However, due to harsh crackdowns, such cases were rare.
If Фэн Юань was a clone, his enigmatic background wouldn’t be so hard to understand.
But this was merely Gladys’ speculation. In reality, even if Фэн Юань offered his cells, no one could replicate a clone of him.
Silently leaving Gladys’s dormitory, Lorna looked at the passing students lost in thought.
Is she really going to leave just like that?
Clearly, this was the best opportunity, yet...
Would he be angry?
Besides, he’s doing well now, I shouldn’t let the past affect him...
Thinking this, Lorna used spatial flickering to quickly disappear from Maomu Academy’s campus, ultimately still unprepared mentally, much like Фэн Юань...
Returning to the academy, Фэн Юань packed his luggage and took Xiao Ji and the others to the battlefield.
Xiao Ji had no objections, but the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound yawned, looking annoyed and displeased.
The main issue was Фэн Юань’s timing was a bit late. By the time the high-speed train arrived, it was already past 7 p.m., and by the time dinner was eaten and things were tidied up, it was nearly 10 p.m.
At that time of night for training, the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound just wanted to sleep.
Xiao Ji, on the other hand, had no objections, since it had napped on the train just like the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound; strictly speaking, the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound had more rest time.
But the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound couldn’t shake its usual sleeping habits.
Agunas was puzzled, watching Фэн Юань forcibly haul the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound out, saying,
"What’s with him today? Training Xiao Ji and the others so late at night."
"Who knows? Anyway, I’m planning to rest. If you’re curious, you can go look."
Veronia glanced at Agunas as she drifted towards her small bed, unwilling to ponder such trivial matters.

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