Crazy! Are You Really A Beast Tamer?

Listening to the lively chatter of the Spirit-smithing Masters behind him, Elder Jiang interjected.

"The Lord has many pressing tasks to attend to. What kind of behavior is this chaos?"

"Behave and listen to the Lord's instructions properly. Whatever thoughts or feelings you have can be shared with me later!"

At Elder Jiang's words, the Spirit-smithing Masters immediately fell silent, not daring to utter another word.

Fang Mu quickly waved toward Elder Jiang in disapproval.

"Elder Jiang, that's not the right way to put it. No matter how busy I am, I must still take care of these pioneers heading to explore the Giant Beast World!"

"From now on, in addition to your daily forging needs, I will also provide you with a fixed amount of supplies."

"These supplies are meant to help you enhance your strength. After some time, I will assign a Creator to enter the Giant Beast World to conduct systematic research on the Giant Beasts of that domain."

"If any of you are interested, you may follow this Creator as assistants to engage in deeper studies."

"By working alongside this Creator as an aide, I believe this will greatly benefit you!"

Fang Mu's words instantly granted three significant benefits.

The first was Fang Mu's demonstration of value and importance toward the Spirit-smithing Masters. The second benefit was his promise to provide resources to help them strengthen their abilities.

The third benefit was offering them the opportunity to learn directly from a Creator.

The Spirit-smithing Masters were acutely aware that any Creator sent by Fang Mu to the Giant Beast World would at the very least be a Master Creator, or possibly even a Grandmaster Creator!

In terms of status alone, even these advanced Spirit-smithing Masters were only equivalent to an Intermediate Crafting Master within the Beastmaster World!

Being able to serve as an assistant to a Master Creator, or even a Grandmaster Creator, could only be described as an incredible blessing!

Fang Mu's speech left the ten Spirit-smithing Masters highly emotional and immensely grateful for their decision.

Even though they had joined the Jianmu Commerce Association and become Spirit-smithing Masters under it, they had not truly caught Fang Mu's attention until now.

On most days, the only person they had contact with was Elder Jiang.

Still, these Spirit-smithing Masters had joined the Jianmu Commerce Association because of their admiration for Elder Jiang, a Forging Spirit Grandmaster.

This decision to take on a higher-dimensional mission stemmed from Elder Jiang's promise to act as a mentor and guide for these ten Spirit-smithing Masters.

But now, not only did they gain benefits from Elder Jiang's promise, but they also received even greater perks granted directly by Fang Mu himself.

With the two colossal Giant Beasts around, and their activities centered near the Dimensional Channel, they had little to fear in terms of danger.

Humans were as insignificant as sesame seeds in the eyes of these Giant Beasts; even if humans were to yell and scream, it would be unlikely to draw the attention of those massive creatures.

After giving his instructions, Fang Mu left the Giant Beast World. Now was not the ideal time to develop the Giant Beast World to the extent of the Dimensional World connected to the Beastmaster World.

At present, Fang Mu's priority was to accumulate power in the Giant Beast World and adopt a slow, careful approach during this early stage of development.

It would not be too late to discuss the world's larger development plans once the Jeh Ancient Snake and the Three-Headed Crane Phoenix had matured.

Upon returning to the Beastmaster World, Fang Mu waited for Qi Yue to take the initiative to contact him.

The Emperor Beast Court had no private dealings with his side. Aside from utilizing Qi Yue as a channel, they had no other options for reaching him.

While Fang Mu harbored some dissatisfaction toward Qi Yue, he did not blame her entirely.

Qi Yue had yet to grow comfortable with her new identity, still perceiving cooperation with Fang Mu as an act of betrayal against the Emperor Beast Court.

Back in the day, Zhuo An had the same mindset. However, after experiencing certain events, Zhuo An's perspective had shifted.

Now, as collaboration with the Emperor Beast Court was imminent, Fang Mu had to change Qi Yue's thinking.

Fang Mu had no intention of allowing Qi Yue to act as the Emperor Beast Court's spokesperson while remaining by his side.

However, changing Qi Yue's thoughts was no easy task.

Fang Mu intended to use this collaboration with the Emperor Beast Court as an opportunity to achieve his goal.

He would ensure that Qi Yue could no longer waver or remain indecisive as she was now.

Another day passed. While having a meal, Fang Mu received a communication from Qi Yue.

As expected, Fang Mu refrained from answering the call directly, instead signaling the Legend Butterfly to sever the connection with Qi Yue.

Then, Fang Mu calmly resumed eating his breakfast at a leisurely pace.

This action was Fang Mu's way of expressing his discontent toward Qi Yue.

In the past, Fang Mu had a certain level of caution when dealing with Qi Yue, a near-God-Realm expert.

But the current Qi Yue no longer posed any threat to Fang Mu.

Excluding his protector, Lian Dai, Fang Mu already commanded four Divine Domain Level forces under his wing. Qi Yue held no sway over him by comparison.

After Fang Mu refused to take her call, Qi Yue considered two possibilities. The first was that Fang Mu was displeased with her decision to send Qi Man to relay the message.

Moreover, the message Qi Man delivered to Fang Mu was deliberately summarized and not comprehensive.

The second possibility was that Fang Mu had informed Qixing, and the Saint Creator Qixing, being human, was unwilling to assist the Emperor Beast Court, which led to him avoiding her.

As this thought occurred, Qi Yue shook her head. She believed Qixing had no reason to refuse to assist the Beast Controlling Force if he was willing to aid the Sea Clan in the past.

Qixing had always sought unity between the Beast Controlling Force, the humans, and the Sea Clan.

Someone with Qixing's vision and broad outlook would not sever all ties with the Beast Controlling Force over a minor incident from before.

Since Qixing was not opposing the entire Beast Controlling Force, then his hostility could only be directed at her personally.

At that thought, Qi Yue let out a bitter laugh, realizing how difficult her situation had become.

If she wanted to satisfy Fang Mu, she could not prioritize the Emperor Beast Court's interests.

Conversely, if loyalty to the Emperor Beast Court was her focus, she would end up breaking ties with Fang Mu and would effectively betray their existing agreement.

Fang Mu had special means of controlling her, ensuring that he would not let her go unharmed should she violate their agreement.

After pondering a while, Qi Yue concluded that her immediate priority was to reconnect with Fang Mu.

She attempted several times in quick succession to contact him, and eventually, Fang Mu finally accepted the communication.

This brought Qi Yue great relief.

As long as Fang Mu was willing to communicate with her, any misunderstandings between them could be resolved.

"Sir Jianmu, it's been a long time. I wonder how you have fared lately?"

At her words, Fang Mu smirked. Truly befitting someone who'd lived for thousands of years, Qi Yue still possessed remarkable composure.

As the High Priest of the Qi Tian Pale Deer clan, Qi Yue undoubtedly demonstrated tremendous resilience.

"All is well on my end. But I wonder—how have things been with you, Miss Qi Yue?"

Hearing this, Qi Yue's heart sank slightly. Fang Mu's displeasure was evident.

Her polite inquiry about Fang Mu's well-being was merely a customary greeting, unlike Fang Mu's pointed question about her own situation.

Fang Mu was well aware of the Emperor Beast Court's predicament. Over the last five days, the dimensional creature tide had taken over almost one-tenth of the Emperor Beast Court's territory, with one-eighth of the land now polluted.

The Qi Tian Pale Deer clan's domain was located near the Dimensional Channel, a fact Fang Mu knew well.

Deprived of its homeland, the Qi Tian Pale Deer clan's situation was anything but fine.

However, the fact that Fang Mu had initially refused to take her call due to anger was, to Qi Yue, a relatively positive sign.

It indicated that Qixing had no intention of disregarding the Beast Controlling Force or refusing to cooperate with the Emperor Beast Court outright.

With this realization, Qi Yue—a near-God-Realm expert—lowered her tone and said humbly,

"Sir Jianmu, it was my mistake not to personally relay the message to you earlier."

"I assure you such an oversight will not happen again!"

"This time, I contacted you not only to offer my apologies but also to propose a cooperative discussion between the Emperor Beast Court and your mentor, Master Qixing."

Fang Mu was pleased with Qi Yue's humble apology, but while her tone might have been flawless, her choice of words was not.

"Miss Qi Yue, are you certain it is cooperation the Emperor Beast Court seeks with my mentor, rather than requesting assistance from him?"