Divine Beast Adventures

Chapter 290: Utopia

Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales

Edited by Aelryinth

Zhang Che’s heart thumped. -Could there be some other problems in this place?-

Seeing the confused look on Zhang Che’s face, Luo Wenjun shook his head and said, “It’s a long story. Let’s bring the things in; we’ll talk as we move.”

Zhang Che nodded and jumped onto the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon’s back, following Luo Wenjun’s group away.

On their way, Zhang Che gradually learned about the relevant situation in the “Green Land” from Luo Wenjun.

This piece of green land surrounded by the strange lands was about a hundred kilometers long, the widest area barely reaching seventy kilometers. The overall shape of the area was like a flat oval.

In this area, the terrain was complicated. There were both long stretches of continuous mountains and small pieces of flat lands, and dozens of water streams in various sizes...

Of course, none of these was the important point.

The important point was that hundreds of beastmasters from all over the globe had gathered in this green land. Everyone treated this area as a temporary resting ground, out looking for resources during the day, and would return to the green lands to rest at night.

That was because in the green lands, they didn’t have to worry about the strange creatures attacking them.

In any case, the strange creatures outside would never enter the green lands, no matter how powerful they were for some unknown reasons.

Since everyone knew about the black gales, theoretically speaking, they would live in peace, not getting into any conflicts. After all, the gale would sweep through the surrounding hundred meter radius if blood was exposed. Who would dare to act recklessly under such conditions?

Even if you were strong enough to forcefully suppress others, and could attack them from over a hundred meters away, so what? Who didn’t have a friend or two? Once they found out who the troublemaker was, they could easily get back at you with the same method by catching you off guard, unless you never entered the green lands again.

However, it just so happened that there were quite a lot of resources to be found in the green land. Let alone all kinds of wild animals and fish, there were also many wild fruits that can be used as rations. Who would be willing to leave such a rich land?

Of course, the most wicked thing in the entire world was the human heart. Even if there were heavy restrictions, there was no guarantee of having zero conflicts and no one trying to harm others from the dark.

In the first couple of days, many beastmasters who entered the green lands were involved in sabotage. You might see the black wind from the sky at any time.

That was, until the arrival of a beastmaster yesterday called He Luotu.

That person’s subdued beasts weren’t considered very strong; he only had two legend-quality beasts. Compared to the hundreds of beastmasters in the green land, he could only be considered among the middle-upper tier.

However, he was in possession of a unique piece of equipment!

It was a silver diamond crystal object about the size of a thumb, directly embedded in He Luotu’s forehead. Nobody knew exactly what kind of beast card equipment it was.

People only knew that through this silver diamond, He Luoto had a powerful mental attack and methods similar to hypnosis.

Through this ability, although he couldn’t kill a mid-tier beastmaster directly via mental attacks, he could affect the mid-tier beastmaster’s mind, making the latter go insane temporarily.

That was enough. This ability might not be considered too terrifying in other places, but when used together with the black gale in this area, it couldn’t get any simpler for He Luotu to kill someone. He only had to manipulate his target into conducting acts of self-harm, like cutting himself, and his life would be forfeit immediately.

It was exactly with this queer method that He Luotu killed a few beastmasters who were suppressing others by relying on their strength after entering this green land. Those acts immediately garnered the support from the weaker beastmasters, quickly gaining him an extremely high status in the green land.

Then, He Luotu called for a meeting with all the other beastmasters and set up a series of rules within the green land.

For example, getting into conflicts with others in the green land was forbidden; anyone who infringed this rule will be severely punished. Half of all food acquired in the green lands had to be handed over to distribute them to the weaker beastmasters, and many other rules.

Zhang Che felt that this was absurd after hearing all this.

-What exactly is this beastmaster called He Luotu thinking? Is he trying to turn this green land into a utopia within the secret plane?-

Even if all the beastmasters were apprehensive of that queer mental attack of his and acted appropriately in the green land for now, would the people keep remaining here?

Other than food and water, there were no other resources in the green land.

The reason everyone risked their lives and entered the secret plane was not for a holiday. All of them wanted to fight for sufficient resources to bring out of the secret plane, strengthening their families or factions.

As such, after the beastmasters obtained enough supplies in the green land, they were sure to travel out of the green land and continue exploring the vast lands outside.

Meanwhile, with the illusion of peace in the green lands brought by the threat of death from He Luotu, the beastmasters were sure to breed conflicts among themselves. Although they might not show it, they would only grow deeper and deeper.

Once they were out of the green lands, life and death battles were sure to ensue.

Of course, although Zhang Che felt that He Luotu’s actions were ridiculous, he was still very impressed by the man.

At the very least, everyone had indeed found themselves a safe resting ground in the green lands, not having to worry about backstabs, sabotage, and ambushes.

Not only that, the weaker beastmasters and those with faltering courage could stay here until the day the secret plane’s gateway was reopened.

However, what Zhang Che found strange was that to maintain the peace and stability here, He Luotu had to remain in the green lands. Otherwise, those who were suppressed by him were sure to erupt in chaos.

-In that case, there’s a question; what does He Luotu gain by doing all this?

-Or perhaps, what he placed importance on isn’t the resources in the secret plane, but the beastmasters who joined in on this expedition, and he is trying his best to gain a favorable impression from them. Afterwards, when they return to Mercury, he will try to expand his influence?-

Shaking his head, Zhang Che didn’t try to think any further. He asked Luo Wenjun, “So, I have to hand over two of the four frozen beasts?”

Luo Wenjun nodded, “Exactly! If we were to deal with the beasts privately before we handed them over, we might get reported by others, and get exiled from the green lands, never to take another step in here again.”

Zhang Che was thoroughly baffled. He asked in confusion, “Does no one have any complaints about such tyrannical rules? Why do I have to hand over and share the prey I hunted myself?”

“Sure, there are complaints, but the majority of the people support him,” Luo Wenjun smiled. “Think about it. The weaker beastmasters are sure to be suppressed by others even after arriving at the green lands. If they were unlucky, they might even get robbed of their belongings! With He Luotu, they didn’t have to worry about that problem any more.”

After a short pause, Luo Wenjun continued, “Compared to their lives and the resources they’ve already obtained, what does a few ordinary beasts count for? Moreover, food is abundant in here. Even if they have to hand over half of it, they wouldn’t go hungry or whatever, so there’s not much problem there. Also, it’s not like He Luotu takes all of the tributes for himself; he reallocates the resources. So, this is only a formality, so to speak.”

Zhang Che couldn’t understand. However, he didn’t continue asking, only thinking to himself, -Is this He Luotu person also a transmigrator? His life before transmigrating was a firm believer and fighter for communism...-

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Chapter 291: One Night in the Green Land

Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales

Edited by Aelryinth

Zhang Che suddenly felt something in his heart as he followed Luo Wenjun further into the green land. Looking up to the sky, he saw a nearly unnoticeable tiny black dot circling at least a few thousand meters in the sky. It flew over their head, then quickly disappeared from his sight.

Luo Wenjun looked at Zhang Che in surprise, sighing with praise, “Woah, Brother Zhang’s senses are so sharp!”

Zhang Che asked, “Brother Luo, is that... a scouting-type subdued beast?”

Luo Wenjun nodded, replying, “Right, that’s one of the two legend-quality beasts He Luotu owns. It possesses extremely strong scouting ability. Even at night, it can survey the surrounding few dozen kilometers clearly with the help of the ‘starlight’.”

Zhang Che came to a sudden realization. The last doubt he had was finally solved.

Indeed, with such a powerful scouting-type subdued beast circling over their heads, none of the beastmasters with ill intentions would dare to cause any problems in the green land, or act inappropriately.

As he went deeper into the green land, Zhang Che saw beastmaster after beastmaster. There were men and women, with various skin and hair colors.

Every one of them seemed friendly, smiling at one another, as if this place was truly a paradise.

When they arrived at the plains in the middle of the largest stream in the green lands, there was a wide spread of tents in a picturesque disorder visible. If he didn’t know any better, he might have mistaken himself as having arrived at a pastoral grassland.

Going along with the rules set in place, Zhang Che gave up two of the four animals the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon had frozen to death, then followed Luo Wenjun to an empty space to set up camp.

This area was the land assigned to Luo Wenjun’s group of three for their camp.

It wasn’t like you could set up camp wherever you liked. Everything was bound by strict rules, unless you chose to leave this area and settle down somewhere else in the green land.

However, even if you didn’t understand He Luotu’s intentions, it was clear that this area was the safest place within the entire green land. Absolutely no one would dare to cause strife here.

After pitching their tents, Luo Wenjun had Luo Da and Luo Er clean up the two animals at the stream, while he and Zhang Che sat down at the open area outside their tents and started chatting.

Other than their strengths and family background, the two of them spoke about everything, as if they had known each other for ages.

By the time Luo Da and Luo Er were done cleaning the two carcasses and came back, Zhang Che and Luo Wenjun had a bonfire set up. In the camp, there were people specifically assigned the task of gathering dried leaves and branches. Those who gave up half of their food could get them for free. Afterwards, the four of them worked together and purposely left a few pieces of meat aside, then split the remainder into four shares, applied spices to them, and roasted them over the bonfire.

When the bonfire was started, some people actually came over to them and distributed a bunch of fruit, as well as some greens like mushrooms and vegetables.

What surprised Zhang Che the most was that they were even given a big pot.

It was really a large metal pot!

Could there be people who specifically brought pots into the secret plane?

It wasn’t just one or two of them. Judging from the scale of the camp site, there were at least a hundred!

However, Luo Wenjun soon answered the doubts in Zhang Che’s heart.

“Haha, did you find it very strange, Brother Zhang? These metal pots were actually produced by a certain beastmaster’s metal-attributed subdued beast. That subdued beast isn’t very strong, but is skilled in shaping metals. It just so happened that someone found an iron mine in the green land, and that’s where all these pots come from!. Everyone can use them to boil soup and water, greatly improving the lives of the people here.”

Zhang Che was convinced. There truly wasn’t anything too bizarre in this world. Such subdued beasts actually existed! It was simply a must-have for long journeys!

He finally understood why Luo Da and Luo Er would purposely leave a few pieces of meat behind when roasting the rest of the meat. With just a big pot, together with the mushrooms and vegetables distributed to them, they could cook a pot of piping hot meat soup. It was so much better than just eating roasted meat!

Now that they had a pot, how could they do without bowls?

Not to worry; the camp’s management had thought things out. They made some high quality clay and shaped it into clay bowls, then fired them with fire-attributed subdued beasts. You could have as many of the simple pottery bowls as you wanted!

Zhang Che even had the ridiculous thought that if everyone were stuck in this secret plane, would they form a new tribe in this green land and reproduce?

There were men and women among the beastmasters, and there were also people of black, white, yellow, and brown skin. If a few decades, or even a century, passed, perhaps they might really form a large tribe!

Another bonfire was lit. The big pot was placed over the fire, half filled with water from the stream, and covered with a wooden lid. Soon, the water was boiling.

The small pieces of meat were thrown in, followed by the mushroom. Some salt and spices were also added. When the big pot of meat soup was giving off a good aroma, vegetables were thrown in to boil for a while, and it was now ready for eating.

The timing was just right; the roasted meat at the side was also cooked.

To Zhang Che’s surprise, Luo Wenjun even took out a few bottles of alcohol from his spatial equipment.

This fellow, did he come to the secret plane for a tour?

“Hahahaha, don’t kid me, Brother Zhang! To me, alcohol is as important as life itself! My whole body doesn’t feel at ease if I don’t drink any alcohol for a day. So, for this trip I purposely brought some drinks with me. Here, try some. This is a special wine recipe passed down in my family for a thousand years! You’ll be sure to like it!” Luo Wenjun laughed out loud. He opened a bottle and poured the wine into the bowls, then raised his and emptied it.

From the instant the wine bottle was opened, Zhang Che caught a thick smell of wine assaulting his nose. Although he wasn’t someone who drank frequently, he could tell that this was definitely top grade wine!

-I’ll have a little, then. My physique is way better than ordinary people anyway. This little bit of alcohol won’t get me drunk!-

——

The bonfire feast lasted for over an hour. Zhang Che and the others only separated ways and returned to his own tent to rest when the rock strata over their heads dimmed down and darkness shrouded the land.

Even though he could rest peacefully at the camp site, Zhang Che summoned the red sword nonetheless, letting it hovering silently in the air in his tent. That way, it could warn him and counterattack right away if anyone ambushed him.

At present, Zhang Che’s control over the sword had reached a level where it moved as he wished. Within a hundred meter radius, the sword would move exactly how he wanted it to, not a single millimeter off.

——

After Zhang Che woke up the next morning and had breakfast with Luo Wenjun and his group, he made his intentions to bid farewell known.

Luo Wenjun didn’t find this strange. After all, although the green land seemed very peaceful on the surface, it was filled with conflicts underneath. It was only due to He Luotu’s overhanging threat that no one dared to cause any strife.

Anyone who had the goal of obtaining resources in the secret plane by risking their lives wouldn’t stay here for long.

“In that case, I’ll see you again, Brother Zhang!” Luo Wenjun cupped his fists towards Zhang Che, “I’ll be staying here for another day. I plan on leaving tomorrow. When we return to Mercury, I’ll be sure to find Brother Zhang for a drink!”

“Alright, that’s a promise!” Zhang Che nodded, smiling faintly. He mounted the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon and quickly headed out of the green land.