"How's it going? How did the potion preparation go?"
Granny Mianlan's voice came from behind the two, as Feng Yuan bent down to rub Xiao Ji who had walked over and said,
"It's ready, now we are checking to make sure there are no serious side effects."
Granny Mianlan glanced over Cen Chudie's clothes with a scrutinizing look and said,
"It seems you have taken my words to heart. Girls should dress up nicely—walking around unkempt all the time, what kind of a look is that?"
"When have I ever been unkempt! I am the one who does all the heavy lifting around here! It's normal for my clothes to be a bit messy!"
"Ah, the test results are in, and so far, I don't see any side effects. The poison in the blood has also disappeared; you can let it try."
Seeing that Granny Mianlan was about to give a lecture, Cen Chudie quickly changed the subject. After feeding it the potion Feng Yuan had prepared, she watched the Mianlan baby gradually calm down and said to Feng Yuan, surprised,
"I didn't expect you to be so skilled at making potions. I thought it would take a long time to take effect."
"Of course—you didn't see who it was~"
"Pfft, you're just a high school senior though. But who did you learn your potion-making from? It's quite impressive. I mean, the potions our old... teacher personally makes don't take effect as fast as yours."
"Take a guess~"
Cen Chudie sneaked a glance at Granny Mianlan and then said to Feng Yuan with a teasing look,
"Why don't you join our academy's Potion Department? With your skill level, just talk to our department's old... professor, and I'm sure he'll help you get a special admission slot."
"No need, I think the Beast Tamer department is quite nice. There's no need to learn about the Spirit Beast Department's content."
"Hey! But I see that you are great at potion-making! Your use of spirit materials is quite unique. Why not consider coming to our Potion Department? You're wasting your talent in potion-making if you don't."
"Enough, Chudie. It's his choice what he wants to do. Why bother interfering?"
Seeing Chudie's unyielding demeanor, Granny Mianlan opened her mouth reluctantly and said, while Chudie, giving Granny Mianlan a serious look, lowered her voice and said,
"I just can't bear to see him waste his talent for potion-making, that's all..."
"Arrogance?"
"Ah! It's the Dreaming Dragon Baby!"
Seeing the Dreaming Dragon Baby float in through the door, Cen Chudie exclaimed in surprise. The creature looked curiously at Cen Chudie and then floated over to Feng Yuan. Upon noticing food remnants on the corners of the Dreaming Dragon Baby's mouth, Feng Yuan quickly said,
"Wait a second!"
"Arrogance?"
"Let me wipe that off for you."
Feng Yuan said as he took out a tissue from his pocket to wipe the Dreaming Dragon Baby's mouth and paws. After making sure there was no food stuck anywhere else on its body, he said,
"There, you're free to do as you like."
"Arrogance~"
Watching the Dreaming Dragon Baby hover over Feng Yuan's shoulder for a while before settling down to sleep comfortably on it, Cen Chudie said with envy,
"No wonder you don't want to join the Potion Department. So your second spirit beast is actually a rare Dreaming Dragon Baby!"
"But where did you find the Dreaming Dragon Baby? I remember there aren't any habitats near Maomu City. Could it be the one that hatched from that egg previously?"
"No, I picked it up at Panlong Tower."
"Eh? You're so lucky. Why haven't I ever picked up a rare spirit beast?"
"Ji!"
Seeing Xiao Ji stick his head out from behind Granny Mianlan, Feng Yuan picked him up and placed him on his head. Watching Xiao Ji lie down on Feng Yuan's head, Cen Chudie pointed and laughed,
"Are you using that Eggshell Chicken as a hat? But... it didn't hatch from that egg you had, right?"
"Ji!"
"Yo~ It's quite feisty, but the Eggshell Chicken seems to be a bit mismatched with your strength. Have you signed a Beast Taming contract with it? If not, consider signing a spirit beast contract and keep it as a pet~"
"Ji!!!"
"I've already signed a Beast Taming contract, so whether it's a match or not isn't up to you to decide~"
"Ji~"
Seeing Feng Yuan talk while petting Xiao Ji on his head, Cen Chudie rolled her eyes with a sly smile and said,
"Why don't you have it compete with my Ah Ling? If my Ah Ling wins, it proves that your potential in the Beast Tamer department is being affected by it, and then you'll have to consider our Potion Department, okay?~"
"Ji!!!"
Seeing Xiao Ji jump down from his head to stand in front of him facing Cen Chudie, Feng Yuan said somewhat speechlessly,
"Suit yourself."
"Oh! You can't join the fight!"
Cen Chudie suddenly remembered something and hurriedly added, seeing Xiao Ji turning around with a fighting spirit and looking at herself, Feng Yuan shook his head and said,
"Fine, I won't lift a finger, but aren't you going to treat those Mianlan babies first?"
"Uh..."
"Ji!"
"Forget it, you go fight, I'll prepare the potion."
Seeing Xiao Ji already heading out the door, challenging Cen Chudie with a glance, Feng Yuan said helplessly, Cen Chudie glanced at Granny Mianlan, and seeing Cen Chudie's small action, Granny Mianlan said with a helpless tone,
"All right, go and have a match with Xiao Ji, otherwise you won't settle down to work."
"Thank you, Granny~"
"Ah Ling! Come here!"
Ding~ A clear sound of windchime grass, a Spirit Beast with a chubby pale purple body and several huge dark green leaves on its head, floated over. Xiao Ji glared fiercely at Ah Ling and followed Cen Chudie to the battlefield, Feng Yuan looked at the windchime grass fluff in the medical room, a bit surprised, and said,
"Were all these wind chime grass fluffs collected from Ah Ling?"
Granny Mianlan said with a bit of amusement,
"Yes, she really took great pains to cultivate Ah Ling to obtain high-quality wind chime grass fluff. But afterwards, for some reason, as soon as Ah Ling saw her near the medical room, it would run away."
Looking at the not-so-small amount of wind chime grass fluff, Feng Yuan said with resignation,
"Of course, with so much fluff, even if Ah Ling has now evolved into Windchime Grass, it would be too much for her. Judging from the amount, it seems like it was collected whenever the fluff grew out."
"That child really is..."
"Ji!"
"Your fighting spirit is commendable, but unfortunately, your judgment is poor. My Ah Ling has the strength of a Common Level, not something a Native Level like you can challenge."
"Ah Ling, Flying Leaf Storm!"
Ding~
"Oh, using Spark to ignite the leaves and reduce the damage from Flying Leaf Storm? Quite clever, huh? Ah Ling! Thorn Garden!"
Ding~
"Ji!"
"It's no use, even if you've learned a fire type ultimate move, the gap in strength is clear and you can't win."
"Ji!"
"Phew, that should be the last one. All that's left is to deal with the source of the pollution."
"You've worked hard."
After feeding the potion to the last Mianlan baby, Feng Yuan wiped his sweat and stretched, then Yun You walked over with several officers. The middle-aged officer heading the group appraised Feng Yuan and said,
"Are you the one who discovered the presence of poison-type power in Cotton Creek?"
"Yes, the test results showed that as well."
"He's right. I've tested it too, and there indeed is poison-type power mixed into the creek water."
Yun You quickly interjected to explain when she saw the middle-aged officer seemed to doubt Feng Yuan, the officer thought for a moment and said,
"Can you determine whether it was caused by some poison-type ultimate move, or was it artificial poisoning?"
"Do you suspect the G Organization?"
"I can't tell, the dose is too small. But, it's probably less likely to be artificial poisoning, since such a small amount could more likely be the accidental doing of some poison-type Spirit Beast."
Feng Yuan pondered for a while and then said, the officer looking at Feng Yuan replied,
"That's not necessarily true! Who knows what kind of weird methods those crazies from the G Organization might use."
"Well, I'm not sure about that. You could take samples for examination."
"We will do that. You all better not use the water from Cotton Creek during this time to avoid any effects."
"Right, okay."
"Aren't you going to deal with the source of the pollution?"
Feng Yuan asked curiously, watching the officer, who glared back at Feng Yuan and said,
"We don't need you to tell us how to do our jobs!"