Fairy, Please Listen to My Explanation

Chapter 31: Beast Industry

During their conversation, the height of the Xuan Eagle had already descended to a place just over 200 meters from the ground.

With a wingspan of nearly twenty to thirty zhang, the figure of the Xuan Eagle immediately caused a commotion among the pedestrians on the ground. The passage of this enormous creature at low altitude even prompted many people to panic and seek refuge indoors.

“What the heck is that? Hurry, go call the City Defense Division! A beast, a beast is coming!”

“Don’t panic, there’s a pavilion on the eagle’s back!”

“This is also a tamed beast?!”

“Aren’t flying beasts supposed to land in the Beast Control Division’s ranch? Disturbing the city is a serious crime!”

“Move aside! Move aside!!! My ground dragon turtle is scared, move aside!!”

“Ah! Ah!! No!!!”

“Wow—”

Accidents always occurred so suddenly.

Amid the discussions, curses, and children’s crying, a giant turtle measuring three to four zhang in length suddenly became frightened on the wide street and charged directly into the market area!

A cloud of dust and debris from stone bricks and tiles rose, and wails instantly echoed!

“…”

The commotion below made Xu Yuan unconsciously look down through the wooden window. After silently watching for two seconds, he withdrew his gaze and turned his eyes to Zhou Chen with a questioning expression.

He couldn’t understand why they intentionally glided down from such a height.

Zhou Chen understood the meaning in Xu Yuan’s eyes and casually explained, “Third Young Master, the Beast Control Division’s regulations state that the flight height of civilian flying beasts in the city’s well area must not be less than sixty zhang. Our Xuan Eagle is currently at least seventy zhang above the ground. This is entirely the fault of that ground turtle.”

Saying so, Zhou Chen smiled nonchalantly, “Xuan Eagle didn’t actively release its aura. The ground turtle was frightened and lost control. I estimate that this batch of ground turtles mostly passed the Beast Control Division’s nine assessments for tamed beasts by greasing some palms. If this is reported, some people will probably be in trouble~”

Hearing the explanation, Xu Yuan roughly understood the reason and withdrew his gaze, not saying anything more.

At Xuan Eagle’s gliding speed, the section where the incident occurred quickly disappeared from view.

And as expected, there were no more situations where frightened beasts harmed people.

Xu Yuan’s gaze kept sweeping over the layout of the city below.

The streets crisscrossed, bustling with pedestrians in the market area. Most of the streets in the city resembled the ancient ones from Xu Yuan’s memories, but they were even wider. The central area of the streets could accommodate three or four carriages abreast.

However, Xu Yuan merely glanced over these streets. What caught his attention was the massive official road directly below, practically dividing the urban area.

This official road was twice as wide as any road from his previous life.

It wasn’t the usual carriages that traversed it, but various kinds of beasts thundering at high speeds.

From the vantage point of the Xuan Eagle, looking down from above, Xu Yuan even spotted road designs similar to overpasses and tunnels in the distance.

Xu Yuan was subconsciously surprised by the construction of these roads and the weight they had to bear when those enormous beasts trod on them.

However, as this thought flashed through, Xu Yuan gently shook his head.

His mind had a hard time catching up.

The material strength from his previous life probably couldn’t compare to this world.

The material strength of the sword that Ran Qingmo had held in his hand earlier was probably strong enough to build a Gundam in his previous life.

Moreover, in this world, there were things like formations to enhance materials.

With this in mind, Xu Yuan shifted his gaze towards the various giant beasts galloping on the massive official road below.

His mind continuously flipped through the memories of his original self, but only vague things remained.

Pausing for a moment, Xu Yuan turned his head slightly and asked, “Mr. Zhou, what did you mean by the nine-fold assessment for tamed beasts that you mentioned earlier?”

“Oh, this,” Zhou Chen also glanced at the official road below and carefully considered his words, saying, “In simple terms, it’s a set of laws established for the sects and business associations that sell tamed beasts.”

Xu Yuan didn’t say anything, his eyes fixed on Zhou Chen.

Seeing this, Zhou Chen understood that the Third Young Master wanted him to explain in more detail. Sighing helplessly, he continued.

As a master, Zhou Chen wasn’t aloof; on the contrary, he was quite talkative.

If someone wanted to chat, he was happy to oblige.

After sighing, Zhou Chen carefully explained the nine-fold assessment for tamed beasts to Xu Yuan, and by the time he finished, he had even delved into beast-taming matters without needing Xu Yuan’s prompts.

Once Zhou Chen was done, Xu Yuan silently organized this wealth of new information in his mind.

Beasts.

When manpower is lacking, beasts fill the gap.

In this world, from ancient times to the present, humans have never stopped taming beasts.

From the simplest method of using fists to gradually developing systematic taming techniques.

The beasts’ lifespans, strength, endurance, and some beasts’ ability to fly all make them suitable tools for humans.

As a result, despite the difficulties, the taming of beasts has persisted, and these creatures have gradually integrated into the lives of ordinary people.

Transportation, carrying capacity, communication tools, and even war beasts specially tamed for the battlefield.
A completely skewed new technology tree.

With his thoughts here, Xu Yuan shook his head slightly.

This wasn’t right to say. Perhaps, in this world with Qi, this technology tree was only natural.

But no matter how much the art of taming beasts progressed, just like the obedient mechanical beasts of his previous life that could malfunction, beasts with independent consciousness were even more prone to such risks.

Vigilance-induced stress when encountering natural enemies, ferocity when hungry, and going berserk under the bloodline suppression from the same species—all of these factors could lead to a tamed beast directly going out of control.

Drawing on the experiences of the Beast Control Division of the Great Flame Empire, they established the nine-fold assessment for civilian tamed beasts to the greatest extent possible to prevent rampaging and harming people.

In addition, Zhou Chen also mentioned military tamed beasts.

Where there are civilian tamed beasts, there will naturally be military ones.

The assessments for military tamed beasts were even more stringent, totaling seventeen.

After roughly sorting out all this known information about tamed beasts, Xu Yuan let out a long breath and smiled sideways, “I didn’t know before, but hearing you talk about it today, tamed beasts do sound interesting.”

Zhou Chen also grinned, saying in a low voice, “If the Third Young Master is truly interested, you can visit the branch of Tian’an Chamber of Commerce in Jingjiang City.”

Xu Yuan raised an eyebrow.

Tian’an Chamber of Commerce is a massive commercial organization with branches throughout the entire Great Flame Empire. In “Cangyuan,” it almost plays the role of a system marketplace. There’s a branch in almost every map. As long as you have enough money, you can buy whatever materials or elixirs you need from there.

“Tian’an Chamber of Commerce?”

Zhou Chen grinned:
“Yes, that’s right. There are many rare tamed beasts there. Now that you have cultivation, you can go and pick a couple.”

“Pick?” Xu Yuan noticed that Zhou Chen’s choice of words was a bit odd.

Zhou Chen looked at Xu Yuan with some surprise and whispered:
“Young Master Xue, don’t you know?”

“Know what?”

“Tian’an Chamber of Commerce is an industry of the Prime Minister’s Manor.”

Xu Yuan’s mind suddenly went blank.

At this moment,

He finally realized what kind of prime minister his father was.