CHAPTER 1476: CHAPTER 1477: EXPLORING SECRETS

"Are you sure it won’t be a problem?"

On the way back to the hotel, Agunas looked at Feng Yuan with some concern and asked, as if it were really triggered, it couldn’t guarantee it wouldn’t cause damage to Tiraya City, after all, it still hadn’t fully understood this thing until now.

"Do you think a normal person would set up a defense mechanism that traps themselves inside? Not to mention, this wasn’t just done by one person."

Feng Yuan, holding Xiao Ji in its hawk form, said with a hint of annoyance. Although Xiao Ji had grown quite a bit compared to when it first evolved, in Feng Yuan’s hands, it was still like the little Eggshell Chicken from before. Xiao Ji turned its head to look at Feng Yuan and chirped, and Agunas looked at Xiao Ji and translated,

"Xiao Ji says it can walk on its own and wants you to let it down."

"Hehe, don’t you think this is quite comfortable?"

Although he said this, Feng Yuan still put Xiao Ji down. Xiao Ji rubbed its head against Feng Yuan and stood by his side like a guard, looking around. Veronia twirled the parasol in her hand and said,

"What you’re saying is indeed true. Except for some special places with particular self-destruct mechanisms, no city’s defense means would cause too much damage when compromised. But are you sure that an anomaly won’t affect those tourists?"

"I’m not sure, but aren’t you guys here? No matter what, those things can’t stop you."

Glancing at Agunas, Feng Yuan chuckled and said, swishing his tail, Agunas said,

"You’re right, but you can’t guarantee absolute safety."

"But we can’t wait here until the Flower Festival is completely over, of course, if you’re willing to wait it doesn’t matter."

Shrugging, Feng Yuan said helplessly. He knew that doing this during a major celebration was risky, but if not, he certainly wouldn’t stay here. After experiencing the activities of the Flower Festival, they would immediately leave Tiraya City and return to the Divine Land Region.

Swishing his tail, Agunas knew that Feng Yuan didn’t mean to threaten, in fact, their itinerary was just like that. At most, they would stay for three more days before returning to the Divine Land Region, since Feng Yuan still needed to travel to those ancient cities of Great Xia, if they delayed further, it would probably be time for school to start.

However, if Feng Yuan wasn’t here, it couldn’t guarantee that doing so would be safer than checking that thing during the Flower Festival. As for ignoring it? That wasn’t impossible either, but since they knew there was a hidden danger, of course, they should prioritize eliminating it.

"This matter still depends on them, even if they agree, your worries won’t help."

Feng Yuan smiled and said to Agunas. The truth is, if Tiraya City deems it necessary, Agunas couldn’t stop their actions.

"What do you think it is?"

After a long silence, Agunas asked Feng Yuan, who glanced at the hotel ahead and said,

"I don’t know, either a multiple sealing or blocking measure, either gradually appearing defense measures, or a device for sealing some special stuff. Though if it really exists, Arnis should know and even tell you the truth."

This is why Feng Yuan wasn’t worried. Although this thing looked suspicious, it wasn’t too dangerous either, after all, this region wasn’t unprotected by Divine Beasts, those dangerous things are either relics from the Mythical Era or creations of ancient humans.

Unfortunately, Mythical Era relics tend to be more threatening, but the creations of ancient humans aren’t that troublesome, Agunas naturally understood this, but it looked at Feng Yuan and said softly,

"But, did you forget about the pseudo-World Clock fragments? If it’s that thing..."

"Impossible, that thing affects time. Do you think you wouldn’t notice it? Plus, layering seals on fragments? I don’t see the necessity. Most importantly, did you forget that Tiraya City doesn’t have significant special energy reactions?"

Glancing at Agunas, Feng Yuan said speechlessly, this thing was impossible no matter how you thought about it. If it were really used to seal pseudo-World Clock fragments, it wouldn’t be like this. What’s more, that thing can’t interfere with reality and history without contacting life forms, it doesn’t even need sealing. You can either let Divine Beasts handle it or bury it in a lonely place and be done with it.

As for being discovered? Anyway, Feng Yuan didn’t think that the chances of someone digging it up randomly underground were higher than breaking a bunch of mechanisms and sealing it with fanfare.

"Who knows. Where shall we go tomorrow?"

Veronia giggled and looked at Agunas, swishing its tail, the other party said discontentedly,

"How should I know? Ask him."

"Hehe, we’ll see, if there’s a chance, exploring the shadow of Tiraya City wouldn’t be bad～"

While Feng Yuan was leisurely returning to the hotel to rest, the upper echelons of Tiraya City gathered for a meeting, debating whether to explore the shadow of Tiraya City and whether to do so during the Flower Festival. If so, how to avoid chaos and accidents. They debated all night until daylight.

Those who stayed up all night immediately implemented the results of their discussions, and the staff who had rested early and prepared took immediate action, quickly implementing all the measures, and someone was specifically sent to notify Feng Yuan.

In the park, Feng Yuan, Qi Chen, and the experts were looking for the initial key to undo the sealing key. Looking at the statue of the six gods working together, Feng Yuan said,

"I didn’t expect it to be here. I guess you didn’t expect it either?"

"What... how could it be?"

Looking at the brand-new statue ahead, the experts said in shock. After all, this statue, along with this small area, was rebuilt in modern times. However, they had never discovered any anomalies here. If it weren’t for Feng Yuan explaining and the magic formation on the blueprint gaining trust, they really would have doubted if Feng Yuan was talking nonsense.

"This thing, was it rebuilt in modern times?"

Dou Yanlan looked at Feng Yuan in confusion, she couldn’t understand. If it was really a seal, it should have been triggered when it was damaged.

"It’s quite amazing, although this thing is the key to unlocking the initial lock, it won’t be activated by external damage. It’s completely different from other areas in Tiraya City; however, I can break this."

Taking out a black ancient book, Feng Yuan examined the statue in front of him, saying this thing looked quite special. Of course, he was also curious why this thing was like this.

After arranging for recordings and data collection, Feng Yuan moved forward, holding a black ancient book with his left hand, reaching towards the statue with his right hand, muttering something. Something surprising happened—Feng Yuan’s hand wasn’t obstructed upon touching the statue, as if the statue was just a projection, his hand easily passed through.

However, everyone present knew it was indeed a real statue. After a while, a sky-blue magic circle suddenly opened; Feng Yuan withdrew his hand and looked at the changing statue in front of him and said in surprise,

"This indeed relates to the World’s Shadow."

The space around the statue and the crowd trembled, eventually, the entire platform where the statue sat completely changed. The edges of the circular platform were surrounded by intricately carved standing stone rings, transforming the location of the statue into a distinctive sundial form. The slowly rotating sky-blue magic circle sat above the sundial.

Sky-blue energy patterns spread outward from the platform, gradually altering the entire Tiraya City. All buildings became covered with a sky-blue light membrane, which appeared solid but was untouchable. Fortunately, preparations were made in advance, so this anomaly didn’t cause chaos. Instead, many tourists grew curious about what shadow Tiraya City truly was.

"Is this the shadow of Tiraya City?"

Looking at the blue-light-shrouded castle, Veronia asked Feng Yuan in confusion, "Was this the only change?" Shaking his head, Feng Yuan said,

"No, this is just the first layer of defense mechanism triggered upon the fall of Tiraya City. These light membranes can protect the city’s buildings from being damaged, and the Six-Star Tower should have been activated."

"The Six-Star Tower?!"

Upon hearing Feng Yuan’s words, the experts exclaimed in shock.