Cakebirds belong to the no combat power spirit beasts for now; they are cute in appearance, resembling cartoon creatures, but contrary to their adorable looks, their combat capabilities are dismal. As of now, whether in the Crystal Domain or the Qi Realm Stance, cakebirds’ combat power remains unraised.
Of course, having no combat power doesn’t mean cakebirds are common. Although they can only be regarded as ornamental spirit beasts, they are indeed rare, and even the Divine Beasts aren’t quite clear about the formation rules of cakebird habitats. Traces of them appear in mountainous areas, forests, river valleys, and deserts.
Yet, no exact place can accurately pinpoint their gathering spots, as if they’ve just miraculously appeared there.
Cakebirds appearing on Fairy Tale Island was indeed unexpected for Veronia. Their presence fits the fairy tale theme of the island, but such spirit beasts are genuinely rare.
"Where did they get those cakebirds from? I recall the distribution areas for such spirit beasts are unknown; finding them isn’t easy."
Watching a few cakebirds hop around, Feng Yuan said with some curiosity. These creatures are rare in the literal sense, and due to the Divine Beasts suppressing them, few beastmasters would actively capture them after encountering them.
Even with a Spirit Beast Contract, raising a group of cakebirds is quite cumbersome, and unless it’s for a special theme like Fairy Tale Island, commercial groups rarely demand spirit beasts as rare as cakebirds.
If one doesn’t accidentally bump into them but instead actively seeks them out, given the distribution of cakebirds, they’re quite hard to find.
"They all appear happy; it’s not illegal hunting."
Agunas swung its tail as it spoke. Distinguishing illegal capturing or hunting spirit beasts from normal taming can be difficult at times, primarily because spirit beast groups like cakebirds are usually taken away entirely.
According to the Divine Beasts’ rules, as long as the spirit beast group being taken doesn’t become dissatisfied and angry, they wouldn’t mind the methods used, because it’s hard to govern; they just need to ensure the spirit beasts are willing to follow humans.
As for deception? As long as they’re pacified and don’t become furious, it’s fine; scrutinizing too much just causes more issues.
Thus Agunas simply glanced at the few cakebirds to make a judgment. It stands for the wild spirit beasts’ side, yet it doesn’t oppose the normal taming and raising of spirit beasts, for spirit beasts like cakebirds might live better with humans.
Besides, although the reasons behind cakebirds’ birth are unclear, it’s evident that it involves humans, and similar spirit beasts exist in abundance; all these spirit beasts emerged due to human activities. So their growth environment within human living spaces might actually promote better development.
Sometimes unexpected evolutionary forms appear, giving them notable combat power.
However, up to now, no potent evolutionary form has been discovered for cakebirds; they seem inherently ornamental spirit beasts.
"If it were illegal hunting, it wouldn’t be possible for cooperation with Maomu City’s officials, let alone inviting me."
Chuckling, Feng Yuan wasn’t surprised by Agunas’s answer. Joking aside, Divine Beasts follow him around all the time; if these cakebirds had questionable origins, they wouldn’t dare to invite Feng Yuan over.
Otherwise, that’d be like a self-destructing truck, volunteering to irritate oneself, and no one else is that foolish.
Having played with the cakebirds for a while, Feng Yuan walked along the cobblestone path to catch up with the people ahead; compared to Feng Yuan, most of the other invited beastmasters were middle-aged and weren’t particularly interested in these cute spirit beasts.
Instead, the fairy tale kingdom-like environment evoked nostalgia in them; they reminisce about their carefree childhood days.
"Quite interesting."
Feeding Xiao Ji some snacks he secretly brought before departing, Feng Yuan looked around in amazement, saying that exaggerating it as a step-by-step view is evident, yet the scenery barely changes. From the wharf to now, the surrounding scenery has slowly transitioned, generally looking neither monotonous nor overly varied.
"This place really invested a lot; maintaining these plants’ appearance is likely a significant expense."
Veronia sat atop Rainbow Bubbles, occasionally taking selfies. Agunas, though less exaggerated than Veronia, still glanced around now and then.
Fairy Tale Island exceeded their expectations, but considering it was money that built it, it isn’t all that surprising.
Agunas swung its tail, feeling suspicious about what Qianqiu Tourism intended. Unlike Feng Yuan, they wouldn’t spend without considering cost and put together useless things.
This Fairy Tale Island evidently couldn’t generate direct profits. At least trying to make money from this seems nearly impossible. Even selling overpriced tickets wouldn’t cover the costs.
Solely to build connections? Possible if it’s just for a Fairy Tale Island, but...
Agunas didn’t utter anything spoiling the atmosphere; instead, it silently observed, trying to understand what scheme Qianqiu Tourism was playing.
Feng Yuan wasn’t bothered by this matter, since neither he nor the people he knew would find such actions strange, so he hadn’t overthought it.
Moreover, with Qianqiu Tourism collaborating with officials, if there were legitimate concerns, it wouldn’t be up to him to uncover them; local officials detect anomalies long before he would.
Fairy Tale Island isn’t very large, so to maximize the use of space, the cobblestone path curves several times before reaching its end. Of course, dense vegetation and intricate landscape designs make it hard to perceive the winding paths.
"Cookie House? Candy House? It’s called Fairy Tale Island, but it feels more like Dessert Island."
At the path’s end is a cluster of cartoon buildings; among them, the ones constructed using various desserts as materials stand out the most. Feng Yuan examined these dessert houses and laughed.
"I wonder if those building materials are edible."
"They probably aren’t, after all, these aren’t disposable."
Veronia thought seriously before replying. Building houses using snacks isn’t impossible; even preserving them isn’t an issue, but maintaining them is relatively costly, so nobody typically does it.
Even Feng Yuan wouldn’t do it that way. Ultimately, it only needs to look good. Whether it’s edible doesn’t matter much.
"It looks pretty real, though that beverage fountain seems genuine. Tsk, how extravagant."
The Candy Square ahead perfectly fulfills small kids’ cavity dreams, and perhaps due to the beverage fountain, even the air carries a sweet aroma.
The Flame Chasing Furry Dog wasn’t particularly interested in this, given it doesn’t have a special love for snacks. Xiao Ji looked around curiously, but perhaps because these sweets were more human-preferred, they didn’t hugely tempt him.
"A lot of candy spirit beasts, they really are generous."
Examining the spirited beasts active in the Candy Square, Feng Yuan couldn’t help but feel impressed. Candy spirit beasts are a human term for a specific type of spirit beast, or technically speaking, referring to cakebird-like spirit beasts that clearly associate with human confections.
Such spirit beasts’ birth relates to humans, although the reason is unclear, it’s deducible that they emerged from human-created desserts, giving rise to these unique spirit beasts.
In classification, these spirit beasts are usually grouped according to their prototype’s category, like cakebirds fall under the candy series.
Regarding specific attributes, it comprises anything, including the rare space series among them.
But considering the candy spirit beasts overall lack combat capabilities, these rare attributes seem futile in Feng Yuan’s view.
Yet, despite this, assembling so many different candy spirit beasts proves immensely challenging.
The reason being the scattered distribution; while candy spirit beasts relate closely to humans, somehow their gathering areas are not clearly linked to humans, making patterns impossible to analyze.
Searching requires a global effort, and Feng Yuan recalls the most absurd situation: discovering the Guoguo whale within the dangerous Starlit Sea; nobody knows why the non-combatant Guoguo whale ended up there.

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