CHAPTER 1474: CHAPTER 1475: REACHING THE DESTINATION

"I thought the finish line would be in Shadow Tilaria City~"

Holding Xiao Ji in his arms as he ran into a large park, Feng Yuan said with a smile. Long Boduo asked in confusion,

"But doesn’t Tilaria City not know where Shadow Tilaria City is?"

"What if Agunas finds it in advance~"

Though he knew it was impossible, Feng Yuan still casually guessed. Because the finish line was right ahead, almost all the participants slowed down to enjoy the scenery on both sides. They had run through every characteristic area of Tilaria City, and this park naturally had its own features.

This place, located in a low-lying area at the center of Tilaria City, is surrounded by numerous magnificent castles. Originally, this area was the most important part of Tilaria City. The surrounding castles shielded this large garden, and all the precious Spiritual Medicine was planted here. During wars, important family members of Nobles would take refuge here.

Although time has passed, all the Spiritual Medicine here has been relocated, Tilaria City has not abandoned this garden and instead continuously beautifies it. Various special plants are meticulously arranged here, making it resemble a fairy tale-like beautiful forest garden.

The finish line was clearly in sight, but people did not run towards it; instead, they strolled along the specially marked track. Dou Yanlan, with her arm through Qi Chen’s, examined the scenery on both sides, leaning her head on Qi Chen’s shoulder and softly said,

"This place is really beautiful."

"This place doesn’t seem to be an open area."

Comparing the tourist map in his hand, Feng Yuan remarked with some confusion. Najia, sitting on Xiao Hei’s head, looked around and said,

"This place is probably one of the rewards of the racing event. The environment here is pretty nice."

Yang Hongzhi observed the people around them and sighed,

"It’s a pity there are too many people; I can’t let Xiao Hui out."

Hearing Yang Hongzhi’s words, Xiao Hei wagged its tail smugly and showed a gloating smile on its dog face. However, its actions were noticed by Najia, who tapped Xiao Hei on the head and said a few dissatisfied words. Xiao Hei drooped its ears and whimpered softly.

"I wonder if we can play here after reaching the finish line, but it shouldn’t be a big problem for Xiao Hui to join a stroll since the White Wolf Deity is currently free."

Feng Yuan glanced at Xiao Hei and said to Najia. Najia fell silent for a moment, then looked at Feng Yuan and said,

"Won’t it be troublesome?"

"Aside from the Divine Beasts causing a bit of a commotion when they appear, there shouldn’t be any major issues."

Shrugging, Feng Yuan said. The eagle-shaped Xiao Ji at his side looked at Feng Yuan and let out a call. Najia chuckled softly and translated,

"Xiao Ji is asking if it can take a walk with you here."

"No problem. Even if they don’t allow it, Agunas could probably get a special permit."

Although Feng Yuan suspected that all participants would be allowed to tour here, otherwise, they wouldn’t set the finish line here. Even if things turned out differently, he wasn’t worried since Agunas was still helping Tilaria City investigate Shadow Tilaria City, and they couldn’t possibly deny Agunas such a small favor.

"The environment here is indeed quite beautiful. If not for Data City, not many places could compare."

Looking around, Feng Yuan marveled, noting that this place was a garden meticulously arranged by Tilaria City’s Nobles over a long time. With continued improvements by modern Tilaria City, only something like Data City, a virtual city capable of achieving various real-world impossible landscapes, could compare; otherwise, few places could match up.

"This garden embodies the dedication of countless generations, so it’s not surprising to see it as it is now."

Najia said with a slight smile, resting her hands behind her head. Feng Yuan walked slowly and said,

"I also don’t know what the situation with Shadow Tilaria City is, and that Magic Formation seems off, always feeling like it’s related to Shadow Tilaria City."

"Magic Formation?"

Najia and Yang Hongzhi looked at Feng Yuan in confusion. They weren’t very clear about this matter, and Feng Yuan looked at Najia curiously and said,

"Didn’t you notice? That Black Mist over the castle and the solidification effect of the clouds are all works of the Magic Formation. But the problem isn’t significant. That Magic Formation bears traces of Arnis, so it should be related to it and not something dangerous."

Hearing Feng Yuan’s words, Najia and Yang Hongzhi both breathed a sigh of relief. Since Najia was always by their side, Yang Hongzhi knew many secrets unknown to ordinary Divine Pact Makers, thus being clearly aware that the miracles bestowed by the Divine Beasts are safe and controllable.

After all, those things are directly related to the Divine Beasts, so they naturally wouldn’t give humans something dangerous nor allow them to use the bestowed things for acts harmful to the world.

As for the various Ancient Ruins causing environmental damage, either those are accidents after abandonment or things humans themselves researched. After all, humans in this world also have considerable research capabilities.

"Are you suggesting that Shadow Tilaria City is hidden within the Magic Formation?"

Thinking of something, Yang Hongzhi asked Feng Yuan, who shook his head after pondering for a moment and said,

"I’m not sure; I also don’t know what exactly the situation is. But it shouldn’t be enough to hide a city within that little bit of a Magic Formation. After all, to maintain a special space undiscovered, that bit of Magic Formation isn’t enough."

Feng Yuan hadn’t forgotten that even Kong Qing couldn’t detect the existence of that special Subspace. This indicated that either Shadow Tilaria City might not exist in another space, or it was in a very unique space, otherwise, even Kong Qing, who specializes in managing Subspace, couldn’t find it.

No matter the method, the currently discovered Magic Formation is far from sufficient, not because of its scope, but purely due to insufficient energy. Although the Magic Formation has various Runes, judging by the effect, the energy that the energy-absorbing Runes can provide is far from meeting the demand.

"It’s strange; there isn’t a massive energy reaction in Tilaria City, yet Shadow Tilaria City can’t be found. Could it be maintained without energy for its concealment?"

Scratching his chin, Feng Yuan mused with some confusion and laughed, saying,

"Seems unlikely; this can only happen if It intervenes. But if It intervened, why doesn’t It say anything?"

"These are the Magic Formation blueprints, but something is off with these formations."

Looking at the blueprints presented by the staff, Agunas frowned. It wasn’t only Agunas inspecting these; Tilaria City’s experts were also reviewing the contents, as they were already able to utilize the Magic Formation here. Specialists naturally existed; otherwise, these formations would have been damaged long ago.

"Indeed, these Magic Formations involve substitution and concealment when combined, but they lack the most crucial space component, and the energy system is off. The old Tilaria City didn’t have its own independent energy system, and this Magic Formation isn’t connected to the City Defense System either."

A professor-like person nearby put down the blueprints and said, "There are too many issues with this thing, even though it’s suspected that Shadow Tilaria City and the Magic Formation are related, there’s no way to determine the exact situation."

"Very complex, these formations bear traces of Arnis. I’ll ask what the actual situation is."

Agunas said with a tail flick, finding this thing very odd, almost as if it were incomplete. But if it were incomplete, how was this formation functioning?

"Don’t you usually use the Magic Formation without energy? How do you use it?"

A city hall staff curiously asked the professor next to him, as they didn’t manage or use those Magic Formations, and thus weren’t aware of the specifics. Hearing this, the professor said,

"When we use it, we connect external energy, or rather, those Magic Formations already had energy interfaces reserved, allowing for an external energy source to be provided when needed."

He didn’t find their question strange since relying solely on the Magic Formation itself can’t support the consumption for some special purposes.

"No, it doesn’t know what they have actually done."

Sighing, Agunas looked at the pile of blueprints and said.