Ци Чэнь touched the back of his head, smiling awkwardly without a rebuttal, realizing that today’s celebration banquet seemed to focus more on the celebration.
Dou Yanlan, wearing her school uniform, came by and upon hearing Фэн Юань’s comment, chuckled lightly and said,
"It’s just about relaxing; why worry about that?"
"True, after finally finishing the exams, before the results are out, it’s time to go wild."
With a slight mischievous grin, Фэн Юань looked at the students coming and going, guessing that while everyone probably passed the final assessments without much trouble, the scores might be another story.
After all, this semester was chaotic, filled with all sorts of events. Although there was no shortage of practical experience, the academic courses couldn’t help but be affected. Not to mention the general lack of emphasis on academics, Фэн Юань estimated many would just barely scrape by the passing line.
The celebration banquet had already begun, but it had no entry time restrictions, merely start and end times. Entering or leaving midway didn’t bother anyone.
Фэн Юань followed Ци Чэнь and the others inside. The dim lighting inside made the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound dizzy, but Xiao Ji didn’t seem to mind much since it could use its spiritual power to look around.
"It’s really lively here."
Scanning the venue, Фэн Юань couldn’t help but comment. The place didn’t only have a stage; there was also an area for performances. Students showing off various talents took turns like peacocks spreading their tails, trying to catch the attention of the opposite sex.
Фэн Юань wasn’t interested in joining the fun. He just casually picked up some snacks and stood quietly watching the performances of these social butterflies.
Of course, some people came to chat with Фэн Юань midway, and he didn’t refuse. Those familiar with Фэн Юань were a bit surprised at how unusually sociable he was today; he was certainly much chattier than usual.
Agunas and the others weren’t interested in these things, so they didn’t come along.
The Fluffy Fire Wolfhound wasn’t interested in these events either, but as Фэн Юань’s Beast, it couldn’t just wander off. Fortunately, Фэн Юань would occasionally feed it some Духовный зверь food, making the wait bearable.
"Xu Family Town? Indeed, the end of the year is peak time for resource conflicts."
Фэн Юань stroked his chin, watching the crowd, murmuring to himself. While they chatted about various topics, being relatively skilled Укротители зверей, discussions about resource battles naturally arose.
Фэн Юань knew about these things. Normally, natural resources belonged to wherever they appeared, but there were always resource points near borders.
These resource points would be simple to allocate if divided strictly by region, but for various reasons, most of these points were controversial.
To resolve disputes, the usual method was to have both sides send a certain number of Укротители зверей to fight and decide the ownership of the resource point for the coming year.
Cha Mu Town was especially notorious for this. With its long history, it had many disputed resource points. Even before the establishment of Great Xia, many of these points belonged to Cha Mu Town.
But according to Great Xia’s zoning after its establishment, those resource points no longer lay within Cha Mu Town’s territory.
Sometimes, a resource spot was not far from a nearby village but separated by a large mountain or river, so it hadn’t been claimed before, instead being harvested by Укротители зверей from Cha Mu Town.
These resource points can’t be easily divided by region, and Cha Mu Town’s situation wasn’t unique.
Therefore, at the end of every year, these disputes inevitably surfaced.
In these battles, each Укротитель зверей gives their all, making resource battles distinctly more intense than regular Укротитель зверей duels. This is precisely why Фэн Юань’s classmates couldn’t help but discuss them.
While Фэн Юань pondered these matters, Wu Dingwu approached him without noticing Фэн Юань was lost in thought and patted him on the shoulder.
"Фэн Юань~ are you interested in watching the Xu Family Town showdown?"
"The Xu Family Town showdown? Hmm... isn’t that a matter for Cha Mu Town and Fengshan Town?"
With a skeptical glance at Wu Dingwu, Фэн Юань expressed his puzzlement. Though the conversations touched on more than just the Xu Family Town conflict, it was the most discussed topic.
The Xu Family Town was originally a settlement established by people dispatched from Cha Mu Town to facilitate nearby resource collection. However, because it was too far from other villages in Cha Mu Town, only end-of-year trips were made for a month-long gathering period.
Over time, due to the substantial number of people dispatched and primarily being of the Xu surname, it came to be known as the Xu Family Town.
With time, Xu Family Town became a cultural relic. These days, although people from Cha Mu Town still temporarily reside there for resource classification and sorting during harvesting, it is only used and repaired, unlike in the past when they could reconstruct it as needed.
No matter where they were placed, these resources were significant, which is why a small town was established to collect them.
Thus, every year, the resource points around Xu Family Town became battlegrounds for elite confrontations.
As far as Фэн Юань remembered, outside observers were typically not allowed in these resource disputes. It’s not forbidden, just seems strange unless led by locals. Otherwise, access to the combat area wasn’t granted.
Wu Dingwu chuckled and said,
"No worries. My aunt is from the Shui Shan Village, and she’s agreed to take my sister this year, so I’m tagging along to see."
After a moment of thought, Фэн Юань smiled slightly and replied,
"In that case, let’s go together. But no need to trouble your aunt; I have my own way."
Startled, Wu Dingwu considered it and said,
"Don’t do anything reckless. If you sneak in and get caught, it won’t be a joke. They haven’t specified how many people each can bring to watch, so... "
"Relax, I have a good relationship with the Goddess, and I’ll just ask her to put in a word for me~"
Фэн Юань explained with a laugh. He wasn’t going to crash in. For something like this, a favor from He Nanqing would suffice. It’s not a big deal, and the reason they don’t welcome outsiders is simply to prevent the combatants from feeling like they’re being watched like clowns.
A familiar face wouldn’t evoke that feeling since they were mostly supportive friends and family.
Besides, sneaking in a few outsiders occasionally wouldn’t be a problem, given the numerous attendees who wouldn’t notice small incidents like these.
Moreover, due to the significance of the Xu Family Town conflict, both cities’ defense armies are deployed to maintain order, avoiding the complication of supporters clashing if tensions rise.
Although Xu Family Town is overemphasized, to Cha Mu Town, the hotspots of contested resource points aren’t limited to this one; there are even more crucial ones. Hence, He Nanqing wouldn’t be there, and without the City Defence Army, if clashes erupted, stopping them would be challenging.
Wu Dingwu envied Фэн Юань slightly upon hearing that. He well knew of the Cha Mu Town Goddess, He Nanqing, whose status far surpassed that of an ordinary Maomu Academy student.
He Nanqing had decision-making power regarding Cha Mu Town’s development, and their planning affected her involvements.
However, recalling Фэн Юань’s previous experiences and the Божественный зверьs accompanying him, Wu Dingwu felt his close relationship with He Nanqing seemed logical.
"Let’s go together then; I’ll ask Ци Чэнь and the others if they want to join,"
Фэн Юань said with a smile. Although Wu Dingwu hadn’t said anything, his expression gave away his thoughts to Фэн Юань.
Coming back to his senses, Wu Dingwu rubbed his head awkwardly with a smile, saying,
"That works... I’ve heard this year’s Xu Family Town showdown might be dangerous. With you there, everyone can feel a bit more reassured."
With a soft laugh, Фэн Юань shook his head, saying helplessly,
"Not necessarily; they might be more frightened for all you know."
Thinking about recent encounters left Фэн Юань somewhat helpless. As for the danger Wu Dingwu mentioned, he could guess it was likely due to uncontrolled Crystal Domain powers causing accidents.
The Crystal Domain research was ongoing, and its full potential remained unknown, meaning anyone could accidentally inflict massive injuries during the conflict.
Such incidents could provoke large-scale confrontations between the two sides, though Agunas and his power could easily suppress any chaos.
However, Фэн Юань wasn’t certain if his presence might trigger other unforeseen events. At this point, he wasn’t entirely sure he didn’t possess some bizarre constitution.

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