Chapter 2376: Chapter 2377: Doubts
Before the group of tourists could come up with any outrageous guesses, the staff appeared just in time to apologize to everyone and discuss compensation matters. However, at this moment, Qi Chen and the others were all looking at Feng Yuan with strange eyes, causing him to protest.
"Why are you all looking at me like that? It’s got nothing to do with me."
Though the incident was sudden, according to what the staff described, it was indeed something arranged by Hot Springs Town. They planned to innovate and use new activities to attract tourists, but an accident happened during testing, which led to the earlier situation.
The staff didn’t specify what kind of accident it was, nor did they mention what the activity was. However, Feng Yuan felt this really had nothing to do with him, especially since Hot Springs Town was genuinely trying to host more interesting activities.
As for hiding the truth? Feng Yuan didn’t think so, because the incident didn’t injure anyone. Although the sudden appearance of the red shadow was indeed a bit startling, that was all.
Hot Springs Town is a tourism and vacation area led by Baiman City. Keeping secrets in this regard isn’t necessarily a good thing for them, unless the truth cannot be known by outsiders.
Feng Yuan didn’t think such a thing would happen in this place.
Qi Chen and others were still somewhat worried. After all, the speed of that red shadow was quite fast. It charged around in the hot spring pool, clearly not something planned in their activities, as doing so could easily lead to accidents.
"Really, is it okay?"
Glancing at the staff who were still negotiating compensation with each tourist, Qi Chen lowered his voice and asked. After a moment of thought, Feng Yuan replied:
"It shouldn’t be a problem. Although we’re not sure what’s going on, it should be no different from what they’ve said. If it really was a dangerous incident, Hot Springs Town should have been closed by now. Don’t forget, even if the person in charge of Hot Springs Town doesn’t want to, the Special Duty Team wouldn’t allow them to do such dangerous things."
Recalling the Maomu Special Service Team they often deal with, Feng Yuan believed his speculation was correct. Considering the Special Service Team’s protection and focus on ordinary people, they wouldn’t allow them to endanger so many tourists just to hide the truth.
"Indeed, but what exactly are they doing?"
Lightly pinching her chin, Dou Yanlan agreed with Feng Yuan’s statement. Unless they didn’t report it, the Special Service Team wouldn’t allow them to do so. As for not reporting it?
Unless the person in charge was crazy, they wouldn’t do such a thing. After all, not reporting might cost them everything if any nasty incident happened.
"I don’t know. It’s a pity there was no preview for the new activity; otherwise, I might have chosen to wait for their activities to update before coming."
Shrugging, Feng Yuan said regretfully that the reason for not waiting for the new activity to come was simply because they had never been to Hot Springs Town before.
For those old customers, the activities might be outdated, but for Feng Yuan and his friends, it’s a brand-new experience. Feng Yuan didn’t think Hot Springs Town would simply increase activities directly.
Not to mention whether they have enough staff, just the schedule alone would be overwhelming. Now, in Hot Springs Town, almost every hour there’s a different show or interactive activity happening in different places.
If they continue to add more activities, it would only confuse the tourists, as hopping from one place to another may not bring a good travel experience.
"Maybe they haven’t finalized it yet; otherwise, there wouldn’t be such an accident. But why do they have to conduct the test here?"
Looking suspiciously towards the direction of the waterfall, Dou Yanlan said, given that the activity clearly involves Spirit Beasts. Generally, they undergo multiple internal tests to ensure no safety hazards before release.
Now with so many tourists in the Flowing Water Pool, testing it like this, aren’t they afraid of accidents?
"No idea, maybe it came from another place. After all, the waterways here are interconnected."
Spreading his hands, Feng Yuan admitted he wasn’t sure of the reason unless he asked someone, otherwise he wouldn’t know what’s really going on.
After chatting for a while, they decided to put the matter behind them. After all, they were here to have fun, and as long as it wasn’t a significant crisis, neither did Feng Yuan want to meddle.
As for compensation, it wasn’t anything valuable, just some special sweets crafted by the Hot Springs Town’s official store. For most tourists, the compensation, though not much, was more meaningful as a custom sweet filled with apologies.
Of course, Feng Yuan and his friends opted for the special sweets, as they didn’t lack money. Rather, the custom-made sweets were unique.
"It’s pretty well-made, not disappointing～"
When the desserts were served, Feng Yuan looked in surprise at the sweets on the wooden plate. It was a miniature Flowing Water Pool meticulously crafted from cream, fruits, and cake.
While not extremely lifelike, much effort clearly went into it. Moreover, Feng Yuan and his friends’ Spiritual Beast Decorations were placed inside this mini Flowing Water Pool dessert.
Of course, the decorations were inedible, but the Spiritual Beast image carved from the Crystal Stone of Fire Rock, though lacking spirit due to being made from photos, was crafted carefully and resembled their Beast Tamer features closely.
"Hmm, it would be great if it happened again later, then I wonder how they would compensate."
Looking at the beautiful decoration, Feng Yuan mused, Qi Chen said to Feng Yuan speechlessly:
"I hope not to be startled again. After all, we came here to have fun, right?"
If given a choice, Qi Chen would rather avoid any unexpected "surprises" during his trip. Feng Yuan paused, thought for a moment, and said:
"True, getting into accidents all the time wouldn’t be fun either."
"I think you’re actually having quite a good time."
Veronia glared at Feng Yuan and said in exasperation. Scratching his head, Feng Yuan smiled awkwardly, well, it seems he did enjoy it a bit?
Although the compensation was provided to every customer and was quite substantial, due to the fact that everyone’s Spirit Beasts wanted a taste, there wasn’t much to share in the end.
Feng Yuan’s portion was just enough for each Spirit Beast to have a bite, but that’s fine with them. They weren’t counting on filling up with this, or rather, Feng Yuan already ordered plenty of desserts. If more were to come, they feared they’d be too stuffed.
Hot Springs Town boasts various specialty hot spring pools, and after playing in the Flowing Water Pool for a while and finishing part of their dessert, Feng Yuan and his friends got up to head to the next pool.
On the way, however, they heard some rather particular news.
"Strange, what exactly was that red thing? How did it dash through several pools? Wait, what are they up to?"
Feng Yuan wondered if Hot Springs Town had really encountered an issue. After all, a single pool incident was understandable, but that thing running through several pools wasn’t indicative of a major problem?
Even if the water flows are connected, normally, hot spring pools wouldn’t directly draw water like that, as who knows what strange things might mix in.
And that red shadow could actually break through all the defenses and restrictions at the intake points, making Feng Yuan suspect they were conducting some peculiar experiment. Otherwise, how would such a thing happen?
The intake and outlet points are crucial defense zones. To prevent unauthorized entries, they must have been designed to at least intercept Legendary Level Spirit Beasts.
Under such circumstances, Feng Yuan couldn’t believe there wasn’t a problem with the red shadow breaking through. At the very least, he couldn’t think of any activity needing Spirit Beasts above the Legendary Level to participate.
Not that it’s impossible or unachievable, it simply doesn’t seem worth it. Legendary-level Spirit Beasts aren’t common, and it’s unlikely Hot Springs Town has any Legendary-level Spirit Beasts.
Borrowing from elsewhere isn’t impossible, but the cost...
At least Feng Yuan didn’t believe Hot Springs Town would go to such lengths. So, did that red shadow have a special ability to break through defenses?
Remembering how the red shadow disappeared into the outlet instantly, Feng Yuan felt it might be possible. After all, the outlet’s size wasn’t something an average Spirit Beast could squeeze through.
The largest part of the outlet wasn’t even big enough for Xiao Ji in an eagle form, yet that thing passed through instantly. Feng Yuan could only suspect it as a Ghost Series or Death Series Spirit Beast without a physical body. It’s just that these two types of Spirit Beasts seem a bit peculiar here.
Shaking his head, Feng Yuan looked at the entrance of the hot spring pool and decided not to think about it anymore. After all, this wasn’t Maomu City; it’s better to let them handle it themselves.
