"Phew, that’s one impressive little guy," Feng Yuan said with a smile as he walked out of the Royal Palace. Guo Huai glanced at Feng Yuan and said,
"What impressive little guy? Is there a problem?"
"That Xiao An, is he really tough in negotiations?"
Liu Wenli asked with some curiosity. Nodding, Feng Yuan said,
"Yeah, if it weren’t for his young age and some immaturity, he wouldn’t be much different from those adults."
"Hmm, strictly speaking, he might be a bit better than you, at least in terms of negotiating partnerships."
With that, Feng Yuan looked towards Mo Li and gave a wry smile. Mo Li, somewhat helplessly, said,
"I don’t know if you’re praising me or not. I’m well aware of my abilities. It would be strange if Xiao An weren’t stronger than me in that regard, given your praise."
"Yo~ You’ve arrived~"
Noticing Wei Dingwu nearby, Feng Yuan called out happily. Sensing Feng Yuan’s somewhat inexplicable excitement, Wei Dingwu was puzzled but still politely requested,
"Could you lend a hand?"
"Building residences?"
"Sure, shall we start with the Zhuo Ya Clan?"
"Do they have blueprints ready?"
As he spoke, Feng Yuan looked at Wei Dingwu, who was likely more aware of matters concerning the Zhuo Ya Clan, since she had a good relationship with Lady Zhuo Ya. As for their own Wei Family’s settlement, he guessed they wouldn’t need his help—those Spirit Beasts, even if not skilled at construction, were still much better than ordinary people.
"They do, but they seem to be planning to recreate Yuehu Town."
Wei Dingwu said with some reluctance. Yuehu Town was situated inland, while they were currently on an island. In theory, to avoid the impact of storms at sea, it was best not to build the buildings too tall, and many of Yuehu Town’s buildings were high rises, not to mention the cloisters. Wei Dingwu was worried they wouldn’t withstand a major storm.
"Recreate Yuehu Town? I remember the architecture there was quite pretty, but that must be difficult to achieve, right?"
"At least, I don’t recall what was carved on the original buildings."
"Is it even possible to build something that tall on an island?"
Liu Wenli looked at Feng Yuan with some skepticism. The coastal towns of Nanyu barely had any buildings over two stories, unlike Yuehu Town...
"If we use Formations, the impact should be minimal. The storms over the Black Sea aren’t that terrifying. Now, if it were the real Starlit Sea..."
Feng Yuan said, revealing a sly smile. Glancing at Feng Yuan, Liu Wenli inquired,
"Are there islands in the real Starlit Sea as well?"
"There are, but they’re far inferior to those in the Black Sea. After all, the storms in the Starlit Sea are too powerful. Although those islands aren’t completely barren, they aren’t far off."
"Do Formations really work?"
Wei Dingwu asked with some concern. Feng Yuan chuckled and said,
"Actually, Lady Zhuo Ya should be clearer about this. After all, it’s their settlement, isn’t it? She wouldn’t be unaware of something so fundamental, right?"
Wei Dingwu nodded. Nanyu had coastal towns too, so Lady Zhuo Ya should indeed be aware of these matters.
"Storms at sea... The existing Formations alone aren’t very stable, so I’ve left these emergency measures."
Upon arrival at the Zhuo Ya Clan settlement and inquiring, sure enough, Lady Zhuo Ya had already considered this and even thought about what to do if the Formations failed. Reviewing the list of contingency measures, Wei Dingwu blushed and awkwardly said,
With a gentle smile, Lady Zhuo Ya said,
"No problem. Anticipating various potential accidents is something we clan leaders always need to do. It’s normal for you to be unaware."
"It seems there’s nothing to add."
After reviewing the blueprints, Feng Yuan spoke up. Though he could make many optimizations if he really wanted to modify and add to them, Feng Yuan didn’t plan to trouble himself that much. As long as there were no major issues, he was too lazy to comment—he wasn’t the Zhuo Ya Clan’s nanny, after all. If he considered too much and others didn’t use it, it would all be for nothing.
"Time to get to work~"
Feng Yuan waved the long staff in his hand, and ancient stone slabs appeared around him. The shadow of Agunas swished its tail and said,
"What are you planning to do now? Build a house with an extra-worldly spell or something?"
Glancing at the shadow of Agunas, Feng Yuan said calmly,
"Extra-worldly spells aren’t useful for building houses either, the houses built would be unstable factors."
"Then what you’re doing is..."
"Of course it’s because it looks cool~"
As Feng Yuan spoke, he waved his hand, and the unknown characters carved on the floating stone slabs slowly emitted light. The next moment, everyone on the construction site suddenly appeared outside, looking puzzled at the lit-up construction site, where the buildings under construction started to display parts made of light.
Soon, those lights constructed the outline of Yuehu Town. Feng Yuan turned to Madam Zhuo and said,
"How does this look to you?"
"I can’t really tell."
"Just from the appearance, it indeed closely resembles our blueprint, but..."
Understanding Madam Zhuo’s point, Feng Yuan clenched his extended left hand, and the light gradually dimmed as solid buildings slowly replaced where the lights had been. As a brand-new Yuehu Town emerged, the stone slabs floating behind Feng Yuan seemed to lose all their power, the glow dissipating and turning into pieces of debris that fell to the ground.
"The consumption is indeed huge..."
Feng Yuan said somewhat helplessly, and the shadow of Agunas, astonished, said to him,
"Was that the power of the Creator Twins?"
The shadow of Agunas was at a loss for words, swishing its tail. The Twin Dragons that created everything were long gone from this world, which they knew, but no one had thought that Feng Yuan could wield the power of the Creator Twins once again.
Noticing the puzzled looks of everyone, Feng Yuan put his finger to his lips and said,
"It’s a secret, don’t ask~"
"As for the carvings and such, I really can’t help. I’m not familiar with your carvings."
Feng Yuan spread his hands as he spoke to Madam Zhuo, who, paying him a deep respect, slowly said,
"Thank you, this is already enough. We will handle the small matter of carving and decorating ourselves."
"I need to arrange for manpower to prepare for relocation now, so I can’t accompany you for a tour. Ding Wu, I’ll trouble you with that."
"No problem, I’ll just show them around, you go ahead with your work."
Wei Dingwu didn’t know how to respond to Madam Zhuo, so he simply agreed, aware that Feng Yuan and the others weren’t here just to visit Nanyu City. After all, the current Nanyu City, crammed with refugees, was far from a desirable place.
"Is there anywhere else that needs work? Let’s wrap it up quickly so we can get ready to leave~"
"Are you alright...?"
Wei Dingwu looked at Feng Yuan with some concern. Though she wished Feng Yuan could help Nanyu City quickly finish constructing its settlements, as a friend, she didn’t want him to have any trouble because of it. Feng Yuan waved his hand dismissively and said,
"It’s fine, I just can’t use this void-creation method anymore."
Regretfully looking at the scattered debris on the ground, Feng Yuan said, "Though it’s not impossible to force it, I would have to clean up afterwards anyway, so why bother."
Using the power of the Spirit Beast Earthkeeping Qilin, he constructed the foundations, then switched to Nagna’s power to grow timber parts that met the standards. Feng Yuan quickly checked all the surrounding settlements, speeding up their progress. While different from the Zhuo Ya Clan’s immediately habitable structures, the timber parts created by Feng Yuan were indistinguishable from finished products, except for the carving decorations.
If they were in a hurry to use them, they could simply assemble these parts and move in. Guo Huai looked at Feng Yuan, puzzled, and said,
"Why don’t you just complete the houses, instead of breaking them down into parts?"
"Because they don’t have a layout plan. Who knows what they eventually want to turn it into? And Nagna’s power can’t provide you with things like adhesives; I’m not sure if they would accept just putting the parts together."
Scratching his head, Guo Huai said with a beaming smile,
"So that’s why. I thought you were just indulging in some mischief again..."
Glancing at Guo Huai, Feng Yuan hummed a few times without saying much more. Xiao Ji nestled in Feng Yuan’s arms, looking tired. Following Feng Yuan around had left it unable to help, and due to Feng Yuan being busy, it got no attention, which made Xiao Ji feel somewhat bored.