CHAPTER 1462: CHAPTER 1463: TREASURES

"Seems like it’s not here."

At this moment, Long Boduo also checked the balcony flower bed. Although there were shrubs here, the difference with the picture was too big, and obviously the treasure chest wasn’t at this spot. Looking at Feng Yuan, Long Boduo thought of something and asked,

"Could it be that we have to search all these balconies?"

"Probably, but I think even if we don’t find it, over time, there should be some clues appearing."

Examining this plaza, Feng Yuan said, while Agunas noticed something that surprised him and said,

"When did this place become an instance?"

"Probably the moment we entered, don’t forget this is the Data Domain, switching space is much less troublesome than in the real world."

Earlier, he had noticed that there were no other Treasure Hunters here, which was unusual. Although the organizers had tried to expand the treasure map, Tiraya City was only so big, and the Data City itself had its own space limitations. Just the reserved instances could occupy most of the space, let alone the lower levels, which weren’t suitable for opening up. After all, those places connect to Starry Sky, and if tourists were really allowed over, who knows what big accident might happen.

"That’s understandable, if it weren’t like this, I’m afraid there would be many people treasure hunting here."

Nodding, Agunas didn’t find it strange after all. Previously, they had encountered Treasure Hunters along the way from time to time. If there weren’t instances, he estimated there would be a lot of people looking for treasure chests here, and that scene... might destroy the entire activity atmosphere.

"Huh, strange, wait! They’re being mischievous..."

Checking other houses, Feng Yuan noticed an anomaly on the roof and couldn’t help but fly up. Seeing the rooftop flower bed, Feng Yuan was speechless; wasn’t this difficulty increase too absurd? Who would normally do this on a rooftop?

This wasn’t a flat-roofed house; the plaza building roofs were all slanted. Forcefully adding flower beds in such places looked very out of place.

Xiao Ji didn’t quite understand what was going on and could only stick close to Feng Yuan, while Long Boduo looked at the roofs of other buildings and said,

"How about I check the roofs?"

"That’s all we can do, leave the balconies to me."

Confirming this wasn’t the treasure location either, Feng Yuan sighed and agreed to Long Boduo’s suggestion. After all, this could save quite a bit of time. However, unexpectedly, when they found the treasure location, it wasn’t Feng Yuan who found it but Qi Chen.

"Looks like they’re teasing us on purpose."

Looking at the flower bed by the road, Dou Yanlan chuckled and said, none of them expected that the treasure location wasn’t intentionally hidden in any particularly odd place, and even that flying icon was merely a decoy. Of course, this was Feng Yuan’s treasure hunt, but they speculated that others were probably similar.

Clicking the shovel icon, a shovel appeared in Feng Yuan’s hand. Just when Feng Yuan thought he had to dig, the treasure chest emerged on its own from the soil and suddenly exploded with a bang; fireworks constantly bloomed in the sky above the plaza. Seeing the little statue of Tiraya City and the notification, Feng Yuan said with some surprise,

"This prize isn’t bad. Xiao Ji, come here, Big Cat you too."

Qi Chen and the others saw the notification and quietly stepped aside. After a while, the little statue of Tiraya City changed again, and Feng Yuan and Xiao Ji appeared in front of Tiraya City, smiling.

"I wonder if we can pay to get more; it seems quite commemorative."

Looking at the little statue model, Feng Yuan said with a smile, while Veronia examined the statue and said,

"Probably not possible, have you considered how large the quantity would need to be processed during this period?"

"Seems so, a real pity..."

"You’re not even thinking if you have enough space for those ornaments."

Qi Chen looked at Feng Yuan speechlessly and said, though Feng Yuan left a small space in his bedroom for Xiao Ji to put his stuff, with Feng Yuan’s efficiency in buying souvenirs, it wouldn’t take long for that space to be filled up.

"But... don’t you think this item has a commemorative meaning?"

Holding up the little statue, Feng Yuan showed a puppy-like smile to Qi Chen, and Qi Chen felt he saw the annoying Little Husky again.

"I’m just reminding you, since so many items, if stored only in space, don’t have much meaning."

Looking at Feng Yuan, Qi Chen said solemnly. Thinking it over, Feng Yuan said,

"Seems like it indeed, pity, but whatever, maybe there are other interesting souvenirs~"

As everyone chatted, the fireworks gradually stopped, and as the last firework ended, a large group of people abruptly appeared around them, some holding similar statues to Feng Yuan, chatting cheerfully with their companions. Seeing those people, Feng Yuan turned to Qi Chen and said,

"Let’s go, there are several treasures waiting for us～"

Though the organizers had anticipated that many groups of tourists would participate, the difficulty had been handled to avoid repeats. Nevertheless, Feng Yuan’s group was quite large, and although most of the obstacles hadn’t been encountered, some repeating challenges did appear.

Completing the last treasure hunt, Feng Yuan glanced at the real-world time and said,

"Done, let’s eat first then stroll around the Data City, didn’t expect there are activities here too."

"Not going to the speed arena straight away?"

Long Boduo looked at Feng Yuan quizzically and asked, although the racing event was held in the real Tiraya City, due to limitations on participant numbers, Tiraya City created a racing venue in the Data City for those who didn’t successfully register to experience.

As for whether Feng Yuan’s team successfully registered? Even Qi Chen was persuaded by Feng Yuan to join; after all, while it was a race, there was no requirement to ride one’s own Beast Tamer; just to advance alongside the Beast Tamer was enough.

The registration aspect was handled by Agunas. As a Divine Beast, it could already be considered familiar with the human side, so it was easy for Agunas to ask for help from them, especially when gaining favor with a Divine Beast was something they were usually quite happy to do.

As for breaking rules? The organizers hadn’t banned tourists from participating; it was only due to too many participants that the registration number limit was imposed. Adding extras wasn’t difficult, and it might even end up adding extra slots to ensure the count in every race.

"Not hungry yet, how about we check the racing arena first?"

Seeing Long Boduo seemed a bit disappointed, Qi Chen couldn’t help but suggest, while Feng Yuan glanced at Qi Chen, shook his head, and said,

"Did you forget the characteristics of the Data Domain? Here you won’t feel hunger unless the corresponding rule is added, but I believe they haven’t managed that yet."

Despite the Data City looking almost identical to reality, this place is still influenced by the foundational rules of the Data Domain. Even Big Cat’s game required great effort and asked for Agunas and Gitalien’s help to perfect the synchronization with real-world hunger rules, otherwise Big Cat’s game had to force players offline after six hours.

Feng Yuan didn’t believe the people here had that ability. Hearing Feng Yuan’s words, Dou Yanlan nodded and said,

"Indeed, currently the Alliance enforces a six-hour forced logout mechanism. But, have we been here for over six hours?"

It was only then that Dou Yanlan and the others realized they’d been in the Data Domain for quite a while, which didn’t surprise Feng Yuan as Agunas explained,

"The Alliance’s time exit mechanism is set on the entrance door. We’re not entering from the Alliance’s gate, so naturally, we wouldn’t be added that protection measure. That’s also the reason why the Alliance advises against entering the Data Domain without permission."

"Root cause seems to be the entry coordinates issue. All Alliance-certified doors have corresponding coordinates, and the measure simply forces people out through that door, like us entering through other means, this rule can’t be applied, hence why the security measure is placed on the door."

Shrugging, Feng Yuan said, entering the door Agunas just opened. Once back in the real world, a wave of hunger hit, and Feng Yuan looked around and said,

"How about we head to the main venue to eat something first?"