CHAPTER 1444: CHAPTER 1445: TOURING TIRAYA CITY

Xiao Ji led Feng Yuan and the others through this ancient castle group, examining the surrounding buildings. Long Boduo curiously asked,

"Why do these castles feel a bit unusual to me?"

"How so? They look and feel somewhat different from those in other regions."

Scratching his head, Long Boduo didn’t quite know how to express it. Feng Yuan seemed to understand what he meant and glanced at Xiao Ji, saying,

"You’re trying to say they look a bit like the architectural style of Arnis, right? Actually, this area doesn’t have much relation to Arnis, considering the Dantia Region was established after the wars stirred up by Ernis."

Looking at the ancient structures around and the mysterious runes carved onto them, Feng Yuan smiled slightly and said,

"These were probably brought by the exiled nobles of the time. During the Dynasty Era, weren’t those nobles fond of such things? The older, the more noble～"

"It doesn’t seem quite like that, or perhaps they meant ancient Spirit Beasts when they said ancient."

Veronia glanced at Feng Yuan and said. Although Agunas wasn’t here, he wasn’t completely uninformed. Scratching his head, Feng Yuan looked at Qi Chen and the others, realizing they seemed aware of this matter too? While Feng Yuan was still puzzled, Dou Yanlan chuckled softly and said,

"The hotel’s travel guide mentions the origins of these buildings."

"The castles here derive their craftsmanship from elsewhere, only preserved due to Dantia’s unique environment. Most of these skills originate from Arnis."

Looking at Feng Yuan, Dou Yanlan spoke up. Upon hearing this, Feng Yuan transformed with a "bang" into a Little Husky, dashing onto Big Cat’s head and squeezing Little Ice Cream to the side, covering his head with his front paws, saying,

"Ugh! You’ve found me out!"

"So, you didn’t really research the materials here?"

Veronia glanced at Feng Yuan and asked in doubt, as the Little Husky wagged its tail and popped its head out, saying,

"I did some research, but not in-depth information. After all, there has to be room to surprise Xiao Ji. If I knew everything, what would be the fun in that?"

Hearing Feng Yuan’s words, Xiao Ji, leading the way in front, blushed and shook his head abruptly. Veronia glanced at Xiao Ji and chuckled softly without teasing him. Najia, sitting atop Xiao Hei, looked around and said,

"Where will the first stop be?"

Xiao Ji chirped a few times in response to Najia, and even before Najia could say anything, Big Cat hurriedly helped Xiao Ji explain. After Big Cat finished its ’woofing,’ Najia looked at Feng Yuan, who had reverted to his original form, and said,

"The first stop is the Magic Dao Library, considered a distinctive building in Tiraya City, though I didn’t expect there would be such a thing here."

Xiao Hei flicked its ears in confusion, attempting to look at Najia sitting on its head. Yang Hongzhi froze, baffled, and asked,

"What is that? It sounds connected to magic."

"It’s a product of the magical era that never arrived, not significantly impacting Tiraya; it’s merely a notable feature."

Najia glanced at Big Cat, explaining. Understandably, Big Cat barked, as along the way, Najia assisted in interpreting Big Cat’s explanations. By now, everyone finally comprehended the destination of the first stop, or rather, the tourist route planned by Xiao Ji and Big Cat.

An intriguing magical journey, this was a content settled between Xiao Ji and Big Cat after long discussions, looking at Feng Yuan’s puzzled expression. Perhaps the future he knew wasn’t like this. Seeing this scene, Xiao Ji chirped excitedly; although Feng Yuan claimed indifference and forgetfulness, Xiao Ji still hoped to surprise Feng Yuan.

"I didn’t expect there would still be traces of magic in Tiraya City. Such things should no longer exist."

Feng Yuan looked at Big Cat and smiled, saying that the surface-level data primarily mentioned Flower Castle, Tiraya, or similar matters, seldom mentioning magical relics here. After all, this is a world where humans and Spirit Beasts coexist. Extraordinary power is restricted, and though not completely nonexistent, magic has no possibility of grand development.

"Indeed, a small group of people can use magic, as humans aren’t entirely incapable of mastering these special powers. Unfortunately, magic or other things cannot achieve..."

Belusir reflected, not finishing what came to mind. Among those present, aside from Najia and the others, only Feng Yuan instantly understood what Belusir left unsaid, even Dou Yanlan didn’t grasp it at once.

Longevity! Upon careful consideration, Dou Yanlan understood, and she also knew why Belusir didn’t mention it. She glanced at Cotton in her arms, gently smoothed its fur, and hugged it with a bit of fear. Raising its head curiously, looking at Dou Yanlan, Cotton meowed, extracting its Little Claw to softly pat Dou Yanlan’s arm as it comforted her in the usual manner.

Unexpectedly, Qi Chen quickly figured it out since Feng Yuan was always torn about the matter. Even if he didn’t say it openly, as a friend, Qi Chen knew very well Feng Yuan was troubled about the issue of longevity.

Looking back at Ah Mu following them, at this moment, the Flower Leaf Tree Three Spirit Beasts were being carried separately by him, Belusir, and Yang Hongzhi. This was why Najia was perched atop Xiao Hei. Although there was Ah Mu’s Baiyu Flower, for now, these little fellas still disliked contacting Spirit Beasts.

Yet, Belusir’s human form, intriguingly, wasn’t detected by them no matter what.

"Is that the Magic Dao Library upfront? It seems a bit odd."

At this time, Feng Yuan noticed the building ahead with floating ancient obelisks, those ancient stones carved with mysterious scripts. Upon closer inspection, those scripts, although rendered vague by the ravages of time, still emitted such clear radiance.

"It’s strange that even with the magic text faintly visible, why is the magic luminescence still so distinct?"

Puzzled, Feng Yuan habitually tried looking for Agunas, only to remember that it hadn’t come today. Big Cat barked beside, while Veronia twirled the parasol in her hand, saying,

"Big Cat said these Magic Obelisks are magic creations bestowed by Arnis. Although initially not belonging to the Dantia Region, during the warfare, they were brought here by the Einos Family from Billestan, one of the seventeen noble families, finally placed here."

Saying this, Veronia glanced at Feng Yuan with a mysterious smile, stating,

"Speaking of which, the Einos Family seems to be one of Tiraya City’s nobility too."

"One of the nobles?"

Qi Chen puzzledly looked at Big Cat. Could Tiraya City have more than one noble family? Big Cat barked, Belusir gently patting the potted tree in her arms, said,

"Indeed, Tiraya City actually had five of the seventeen noble families ruling here. Although not rulers now, their influence on Tiraya isn’t weak."

"Indeed, they didn’t do anything outrageous, and during the Wars of Defense, they fought at the front. These nobles, well... they’re quite commendable."

Veronia smiled slightly, at least, not like those villainous nobles loathed in stories. It didn’t surprise Feng Yuan, knowing that the aristocracy in this world faced not only rival nobles but also lowly commoners. Who knows when some Divine Beast might whimsically form a pact with a commoner, turning them into a Divine Pact Maker.

The constraints imposed by the Divine Beasts ensured that foolish nobles mainly lived on only in stories.

"This place seems to have few people visiting."

Surveying the surroundings, Feng Yuan said confusedly, gazing at Xiao Ji, who chirped proudly, seemingly delighted. Najia helped translate,

"This place isn’t included in the officially recommended tourism routes, so not many tourists come here, but it’s a unique magical feature."

"So, another hidden spot, but this place wouldn’t possibly be off-limits, would it?"

Scratching his head, Feng Yuan said uncertainly, after all, this place looked unlike an open tourist attraction. Xiao Ji was stunned, sneaking a glance at Big Cat, who barked as if explaining something, Najia chuckled, saying,

"Big Cat says it’s already booked, and it’s fully accessible. After all, typical tourists wouldn’t choose to tour a library, right?"