"Perhaps once the resources become abundant, they might establish nobility and families, but I think this possibility is not that great."
Liu Wenli looked at Feng Yuan with a puzzled expression and said,
"Why not? Once the resources are plentiful, everyone’s ideas will multiply. How can you be so sure?"
Feng Yuan pointed at the Bubble Jellyfish in the distance. They seemed to be engaged in something, their bodies emitting a faint blue glow as they floated on the sea’s surface. Liu Wenli chuckled and said,
"Those noble families aren’t without a Divine Lord, and they even monopolize the Divine Lord. How do you explain that?"
"That’s because they have been in contact with those noble families for a long time and have received their offerings. Hence, the Spirit Beasts are willing to protect their families. But those Spirit Beasts of the ocean, they don’t have that likelihood."
"They fight alongside the Maritime People, living together. Although they hold them in high respect, it doesn’t reach the extent of those nobles on land."
"Otherwise, if I were to direct Delong Tower , they would have gotten angry by now, wouldn’t they?"
Hearing Feng Yuan’s words, Liu Wenli chuckled. Although Feng Yuan’s talk seemed somewhat far-fetched, the reality was that the noble families indeed behaved in this way. To prevent their Spirit Beasts from being taken away directly, they revered them highly and didn’t allow anyone to get too close to them.
If it was like Wei Dingwu, who not only left the family but also took the pillar of the family with him, Wei Fangwu’s Spirit Beast might be strong, but it may not have been given by the family. After all, with Wei Fangwu’s age, it’s not impossible that he experienced adventures that led a Common Level or Good Level Spirit Beast to its current status.
For the families, Common Level or Good Level Spirit Beasts are not indispensable. Even now that Spirit Beasts are rare, such low-power Spirit Beasts can still be obtained by those great families and nobles with a bit of effort.
Delong Tower glanced at Feng Yuan and flicked its tail disdainfully, as if it wasn’t bothered to quarrel with him. Compared to floating in the air, Delong Tower preferred to stay in the sea. It had tried to invite Xiao Ji to swim with it, but Xiao Ji had ruthlessly refused. Glancing at Xiao Ji, who was wearing a seashell ornament and staying far away, Feng Yuan said speechlessly,
"You little guy, it’s not like I’m so bored to give you a bath late at night."
Xiao Ji looked disdainfully at Feng Yuan and covered itself with a seashell, as if to say you won’t trick me. Scratching the belly of the Pomiti next to him, Feng Yuan looked up at the starry sky and said,
"It’s a pity that Island Jellyfish can only live in the sea..."
"What? Got some ideas?"
Feng Yuan glanced at Liu Wenli and said,
"I don’t believe you’re not tempted."
After staring at Feng Yuan for a while, Liu Wenli smiled and said,
"Sorry, I’m really not interested. Such things only bring trouble, and even if I’m not afraid, it’s very bothersome. I’m not one of those major powers. Such Divine Lords that are akin to fortresses are meaningless to me."
"You’re really giving up like that? Are you truly content to discard the great family you’ve worked so hard to establish?"
Liu Wenli smiled and said,
"There’s nothing to regret. If it weren’t for his wish, I would have left after destroying that decayed family. If I had been interested in the family’s power, do you think I would have done that?"
"Yes, you would. Without destruction, there can be no establishment. Rather than trying to slowly mend things, it’s better to just tear it down and rebuild."
Liu Wenli sighed and said,
"You see things very clearly, but it’s a pity that it’s meaningless. Family power and such are useless to me. After all I’ve been through, I only believe in my own strength and the friends I can trust."
Amon, who was standing on the side, paused, quickly licked the honey off his paw, and gently patted Liu Wenli with his bear paw, as if he felt that might not be enough. He carefully placed the honey jar on the ground and squeezed Feng Yuan aside to carefully hug Liu Wenli.
Looking at Feng Yuan lying on the ground, Liu Wenli said with a bit of amusement,
"What are you doing?"
"You should ask Amon! Why push me over?"
Amon glanced at Feng Yuan, pretending not to see him; anyway, Amon wasn’t afraid of Feng Yuan until the honey was finished. Liu Wenli, somewhat curiously, said,
"Do you also want to lead a force of your own?"
"Not interested, so what?"
"Otherwise, why would you be interested in such a strategic Divine Lord?"
"Who says Island Jellyfish can only be used for war? They’re useful for travel too, and having a clean, tidy living space that you can carry with you is great, isn’t it?"
After some thought, Liu Wenli said,
"It seems interesting, but meaningless. Their appetite is simply too large; I can’t imagine how to live in the wild with them."
"Actually, they don’t necessarily need what’s so-called food."
Feng Yuan brushed the sand off his body and said, Liu Wenli glanced at Feng Yuan and said,
"Easy for you to say, even Amon needs to eat, not to mention the massive Island Jellyfish."
"Tsk tsk, not really, plant-shaped Spirit Beasts inherently get their nutrition and energy from rooting in the ground, and the Island Jellyfish are not much different; they can absorb the nutrients and energy they need through seawater."
"Otherwise, how could these Spirit Beasts, which lack significant offensive abilities, manage their daily hunting? They can’t rely on humans every time, can they?"
"If you have to put it that way..."
She was aware of plant Spirit Beasts, but Island Jellyfish that didn’t need to eat? That was new to her, and she even doubted whether Feng Yuan was just making it up. Feng Yuan chuckled and pointed at Pearl Town, saying,
"Actually, you’d understand if you think about it."
Looking at Pearl Town shrouded in night, Liu Wenli pondered for a long while before realizing that if the Island Jellyfish truly needed to eat, given their immense size, they would likely spend most of the day feeding. If that were the case, the Aquatic People wouldn’t be able to live amongst them, regardless of whether the affiliated space was affected by the Island Jellyfish’s movements or not.
They would need to leave the space of the Island Jellyfish to hunt for food. Although the island is large, the amount of land suitable for cultivation is limited due to the need to prevent overdevelopment; if they didn’t fish, there wouldn’t be enough food. But if the Island Jellyfish needed to eat...
Liu Wenli struggled to imagine how the people who went out to fish in the sea would find the Island Jellyfish that had roamed to an unknown location.
Watching Liu Wenli on the beach talking to Feng Yuan, Mo Ling sulked alone, Yao Yin approached and whispered,
"What’s the matter? Feeling like your precious thing is being taken away?"
"It’s not... I... this..."
Mo Ling stammered, at a loss for words, as Yao Yin glanced toward the beach, smiled, and said,
"Don’t mind it, at most he’ll just be friends with her. It’s impossible for it to go any further."
Mo Ling asked, feeling somewhat joyful, but Yao Yin doused her excitement immediately,
"Because he’s not planning to find a girlfriend, or rather, that’s not something he’s considering right now."
"Give it up, there’s no hope."
Yao Yin sighed. She knew Feng Yuan would never engage in romance here; if he did, nobody could predict what kind of mess history would turn into. A disappointed Mo Ling said,
"Is it really impossible... Why..."
"Although I don’t know the specific reason, it’s probably responsibility..."
Yao Yin also didn’t fully understand why those individuals acted that way; even her own father behaved similarly while on certain missions, resistant to some matters without any apparent reason.
Mo Ling murmured, hanging her head in silent contemplation. Yao Yin felt a little sorry for her but didn’t say much. Better for her to face reality now than to harbor unrealistic dreams. As for Liu Wenli?
Yao Yin wasn’t familiar with her and could sense that she wasn’t any simple character either. Perhaps she knew Feng Yuan’s situation and just genuinely wanted a friend. Those empresses of the human world also seemed to behave similarly; they had too few friends they could make, and their demeanor often led to misunderstandings by some self-righteous individuals—thinking of this, Yao Yin’s expression became inexplicably pensive as she looked at Liu Wenli.