Chapter 2378: Chapter 2379: A Different Kind of Splendor
The unique scene at the edge of the Bipton Pool also attracted the attention of other tourists. Without a reminder from the staff, they would have already rushed over.
Perhaps inspired by Feng Yuan, the staff at Bipton Pool maintained order and released their own Spirit Beasts, creating something similar to the Round Moon Forest, featuring either a round moon or a Crystal Domain with Micro-light Plants and minerals.
In an instant, all kinds of micro-lights flickered within the Bipton Pool. Although not as naturally beautiful as the starlight at night, it seemed more varied and lively. Particularly, many glowing Crystal Domains were not stationary but slowly moved and rotated, creating a noticeable difference from the natural starlight.
Even regular visitors felt a sense of novelty when seeing Bipton Pool different from usual.
"I didn’t expect them to react so quickly, but aren’t there any Round Moon Forest domains here?"
Seeing most of the Bipton Pool covered by various Crystal Domains, Feng Yuan said in amazement. Although Crystal Domains can alter the environment to some degree, as long as there is no Domain Awakening, there’s no problem. Domain Awakening is what makes the scene in a Crystal Domain materialize.
Now, the whole Bipton Pool area looked as if it was covered by a Data Domain, with illusory scenes spreading across the area. The Biyu Plate reflected shimmering micro-lights, creating an illusion of a fairy-tale dream at first glance.
The changes to Bipton Pool delighted tourists already playing in the area and attracted many who initially planned to visit at night. In the end, Hot Springs Town had to temporarily stop accepting new visitors to Bipton Pool.
Feng Yuan and others were originally staying in the Round Moon Forest domain created by their Fluffy Fire Wolfhound, but soon joined other tourists exploring the entire Bipton Pool.
The illusionary Crystal Domain mixed with the noctilucent plants growing in the Biyu Plate. As they toured through, they sometimes accidentally bumped into what was thought to be an Illusion of noctilucent plants, only to realize that what seemed like noctilucent plants were actually illusions brought by the Crystal Domain.
Although the noctilucent plants looked much like common water plants, their life force was incomparable, so tourists did not mind accidentally touching them.
As long as the noctilucent plants weren’t uprooted, even if their surface parts were broken, they could recover overnight, which is why Hot Springs Town planted them in tourist activity areas.
After all, they couldn’t expect all tourists to carefully care for every plant in the hot spring pool, not to mention kids, who never heed societal norms.
Furthermore, being too cautious could ruin the enjoyment of Bipton Pool.
After capturing many photos from a tour around Bipton Pool, Feng Yuan glanced at Qi Chen and others and asked,
"Do you want to stay longer?"
"We’re easygoing."
Qi Chen smiled and said, although the scenery at Bipton Pool was nice, the area was not suitable for water fun. Besides the main pool, the water in Biyu Plate was too shallow, even making it impossible to soak oneself entirely.
What’s more, many tourists had gathered due to the changes, causing Bipton Pool to be overcrowded, making it an unsuitable place for fun.
Seeing this, Feng Yuan did not stay further and led Qi Chen and the others away. Before leaving, Feng Yuan explained the situation to the staff. Before the Ultimate Move released by Xiao Ji dissipated, Hot Springs Town sent out their Beastmaster to use a unique Ultimate Move that covered the town with black clouds.
Doing this was somewhat risky for them, as it made the sky dark during the day.
However, after impulsively permitting Feng Yuan to try it, they found it to be a nice experiential addition, even though it prevented some performances like chase shows under the blue sky that depended on the weather.
Occasionally coming up with something like this also highlighted a different Hot Springs Town. Previously, they were too wary, fearing that an overcast sky would affect tourists’ experience, leading to the town seldom having such weather.
The sudden appearance of an entirely different Hot Springs Town not only sparked excitement among current tourists but also caused a splash online.
As Hot Springs Town is a tourist highlight of Baiman City, it naturally attracts many viewers. With photos and videos of the town under dark clouds surfacing online, many became interested.
It prompted the management of Hot Springs Town to consider designing activities for such weather, at least to ensure there were performances unique to this type of weather.
Feng Yuan and others were unaware of these changes. Upon leaving Bipton Pool and seeing the street illuminated by streetlights, Feng Yuan chuckled and said,
"This Hot Springs Town is indeed a bit special."
The black clouds released by Xiao Ji had already vanished, but the Hot Springs Town’s Beastmaster had replenished them, so the entire town remained under a veil of clouds, creating a somber atmosphere.
But this somberness was not like nighttime since the cloud cover wasn’t so exaggerated. Forget about the surrounding mountains; even the plains facing the entrance of Hot Springs Town were bathed in sunlight, shining far across the region and bringing unique natural scenery, illuminating the mountain slopes facing the plains somewhat.
Although not reaching the town entrance to discover that intriguing natural scene, the current Hot Springs Town still possessed a unique beauty.
"True, excessive human intervention may not be good,"
Nodding, Dou Yanlan agreed. The Hot Springs Town under dark clouds was no less attractive than those at dusk. Sadly, due to strict weather interference by the town’s management, it was only with Feng Yuan’s application this time that the world saw this distinct Hot Springs Town.
"Well, who knows? Maybe having a hot spring in the rain is interesting? But this doesn’t concern us anyway."
Shrugging, Feng Yuan said indifferently. Having clouds was one thing, but rainfall seemed impossible in his view. To simulate rainfall was not like snowfall, which could be mimicked using a special Ultimate Move.
Feng Yuan didn’t believe they could mimic rain without soaking the tourists. From what he knew, there didn’t seem to be an Ultimate Move capable of that.
Unless it was within a Data Domain; that would be uncertain. Feng Yuan wasn’t sure about the current state of Data-based Spirit Beasts, as the changes there had been peculiar.
Other lineages seldom evolved as quickly as Data-based Spirit Beasts. Yet, rainfall should differ in manifestation from real rainfall, right?
"Definitely, rainfall impacts tourists heavily, making it nearly impossible,"
Nodding in agreement, Dou Yanlan scanned the tourists heading to Bipton Pool. Feng Yuan said,
"I wonder if there are still people at Deepwater Cave."
"There should be... right?"
Qi Chen was unsure, as Deepwater Cave was quite special. Located within a mountain, the depth of the pool limited the entry of guests. Visitors who couldn’t ensure their own safety and children weren’t allowed, and diving was prohibited.
There was no choice; the depth of Deepwater Cave placed many restrictions. Even with the power of Spirit Beasts, diving to the bottom could take over three minutes. If an accident occurred, lifeguards responsible for rescue might not notice in time.
Thus, diving was entirely prohibited in Deepwater Cave. Of course, Beastmasters and Spirit Beasts faced no restrictions, as Spirit Beasts were less likely to drown than humans.
Additionally, a contract was in place; any incident would definitely alert the Beastmaster.
Due to its potential risks and many restrictions, Deepwater Cave didn’t have too many tourists. With people now drawn to Bipton Pool, Qi Chen was unsure whether there were still tourists there at this time.
"You’re not intending to check for people, right?"
Dou Yanlan puzzledly looked at Feng Yuan. He shrugged and said,
"Of course not. Fewer people are better; I’m just worried it might be temporarily closed due to lack of visitors—that would be troublesome."
"That certainly wouldn’t happen,"
Hearing Feng Yuan’s words, Qi Chen replied, speechless; it wasn’t as if an accident occurred, so why would Deepwater Cave suddenly close?
