NOVPUB33: Chapter 31: Demonic Beast Industry
33 -31: Demonic Beast Industry
During their conversation, the mystic eagle had descended to a mere two hundred meters above the ground.
Its wingspan of more than twenty zhang, nearly thirty, immediately caused a commotion on the ground, and the huge beast’s low-altitude flight even prompted many to panic and hide inside buildings.
“Damn it, what is that thing?
Quick…
go call the City Defense Office!
A demonic beast…
there’s a demonic beast coming!”
“Don’t panic, there’s a pavilion on the back of that eagle!”
“Is this also a tamed demonic beast?!”
“Aren’t flying demonic beasts supposed to land at the jurisdiction of the Strange Beast Office?
Causing disturbance in the market is a grave offense!”
“Move!
Move!!!
My Earth Dragon Turtle is spooked, move!!”
“Ah!
Ah!!
No!!!!”
“Wow——”
Accidents always happen so suddenly.
Accompanied by the chatter and curses, along with children’s cries, a giant turtle three to four zhang long on the wide street suddenly panicked and rammed directly into the market area on the main street!
Bricks, tiles, and dust rose into the air amid instant cries of distress!
“….”
Below, the commotion immediately made Xu Yuan subconsciously look down through the wooden window.
After quietly observing for two seconds, he retracted his gaze and looked at Zhou Chen beside him with a hint of inquiry.
He didn’t understand why they had to deliberately glide down at such a low altitude.
Zhou Chen understood the meaning in Xu Yuan’s eyes and explained with an unconcerned smile:
“Third Young Master, the Strange Beast Office stipulates that the flight altitude of civilian flying demonic beasts within the urban area must not be lower than sixty zhang.
Our mystic eagle is at least seventy zhang from the ground now, so this is entirely the Earth Dragon Turtle’s own problem.”
With that said, Zhou Chen let out a self-mocking laugh:
“The mystic eagle didn’t actively release its aura, and yet the Earth Dragon Turtle panicked and lost control.
Ha…
I suspect most of this batch of Earth Dragon Turtles bypassed proper channels and passed the nine exams for demonic beasts at the Strange Beast Office.
If this were to be reported, I’m guessing someone’s going to be in trouble~”
Hearing the explanation, Xu Yuan roughly understood the reason and retracted his gaze without further comment.
With the speed of the mystic eagle’s glide, the scene of the accident quickly disappeared from sight.
And indeed, no further incidents of demonic beasts startling and injuring people occurred from that point on.
Xu Yuan’s gaze continuously swept over the layout of the city below.
The streets branched in every direction, and aside from some crowded market areas, most of the city streets were similar to those from ancient times in Xu Yuan’s memory, but more spacious, with enough room for three to four carriages to travel abreast in the central area of the street.
But Xu Yuan glanced over these streets.
What caught his attention was the giant official road below that divided the city area almost in half.
This official road was twice as wide as any road from his previous life.
And instead of regular carriages, there were various kinds of demonic beasts running swiftly.
From above the mystic eagle, looking down from a high position, Xu Yuan even spotted high-rise and tunnel road designs in the distance.
Xu Yuan subconsciously found himself surprised by the construction of these roads, as well as the weight that the roads must bear in the moment when those huge demonic beasts trod upon them.
But as soon as this thought crossed his mind, Xu Yuan shook his head lightly.
His mind hadn’t quite caught up.
The material strength of his previous world probably couldn’t compare to this one.
The material strength of the sword that Ran Qingmo had been holding earlier would probably be enough to build a Gundam in his previous world.
Not to mention, this world also had formations to reinforce things.
With this in mind, Xu Yuan focused his attention on the various giant beasts galloping on that huge official road.
Memories from his original self continuously flipped through his mind, but they were only vague.
After a pause, Xu Yuan turned his head and asked:
“Mr.
Zhou, what are the nine exams for demonic beasts you mentioned earlier?”
“That…,”
Upon hearing this, Zhou Chen also glanced at the official road below, pondered his words for a moment, and said:
“To put it simply, it is a legal system established for the sects and commerce assemblies that sell demonic beasts.”
“…” Xu Yuan remained silent, his gaze fixed on Zhou Chen.
Seeing this, Zhou Chen understood that the Third Young Master wanted him to elaborate, so he smacked his lips and sighed helplessly.
As an expert, Zhou Chen was not aloof; on the contrary, he was quite talkative.
He was quite willing to chat when there was someone to talk to.
After sighing, Zhou Chen methodically explained the nine levels of Demonic Beast training examinations to Xu Yuan, and by the end, he didn’t even need Xu Yuan to ask questions; he had spouted all the related matters in one breath.
When the other party had finished speaking, Xu Yuan silently organized this brand-new information in his mind.
Demonic Beasts….
When human resources are lacking, Demonic Beasts fill the gaps.
In this world, from ancient times to the present, the domestication of Demonic Beasts has never ceased.
From the simplest method of subjugation with fists to the more systematic taming techniques developed later on.
The lifespan, strength, endurance of Demonic Beasts, and the flying abilities of some, make them particularly suited to becoming “tools” for humans.
As a result, even with numerous difficulties, the domestication of Demonic Beasts continued, and these creatures gradually integrated into the lives of ordinary people.
Means of transportation, freight tools, messaging devices, and even behemoths trained specifically for the battlefield….
A completely diverged new technology tree.
With these thoughts, Xu Yuan shook his head slightly.
It was not exactly correct to say that; perhaps for this world endowed with qi, this technology tree was only natural.
But no matter how much the art of taming beasts advanced, just like the fully obedient mechanical beasts of the past world that could malfunction, sentient Demonic Beasts naturally carried similar risks.
The vigilant responses to natural predators, the violent tendencies when hungry, and the dominance of higher-ranking bloodlines within their species could all trigger a trained Demonic Beast to go berserk.
The Dayan Empire’s Strange Beast Office summarized all the experiences from the past world and established the nine-tiered examination system for civilian-use Demonic Beasts to ensure to the greatest extent possible that the creatures wouldn’t rampage and harm people.
Moreover, Zhou Chen mentioned military-use Demonic Beasts.
And where there are civilian uses, naturally, there are military ones.
The examinations and checks for military-use Demonic Beasts are even more stringent, with as many as seventeen steps.
Having roughly sorted out all the known information regarding Demonic Beasts, Xu Yuan took a long breath and turned with a smile, saying,
“I didn’t know before, but now that I’ve heard you talk about it, these Demonic Beasts are indeed quite interesting.”
Zhou Chen also chuckled lowly, saying:
“If the Third Young Master is truly interested, you might want to visit the branch of the Tian’an Commerce Assembly in Jingjiang City.”
Xu Yuan raised an eyebrow.
The Tian’an Commerce Assembly was a huge commercial enterprise with branches throughout the Dayan Empire and played nearly the role of a system shop in the “Cangyuan Chronicles,” with a branch in every map.
As long as you have enough money, you can buy whatever materials and Elixir Medicine you need from them.
“Tian’an Commerce Assembly?”
Zhou Chen grinned and said:
“Yes, they have many rare Demonic Beasts.
Now that you have cultivated strength, you might consider picking out a couple to see.”
“Pick out?” Xu Yuan found Zhou Chen’s choice of words slightly odd.
Zhou Chen looked at Xu Yuan somewhat surprised, and said softly: 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓅𝓊𝓫.𝒸ℴ𝓶
“Third Young Master, don’t you know?”
“Know what?”
“The Tian’an Commerce Assembly is a business of the Prime Minister’s Mansion.”
“……”
Xu Yuan’s mind went blank.
At this moment,
he finally understood what kind of Prime Minister his cheap old dad was.
