CHAPTER 1479: CHAPTER 1480 ENTERING SHADOW TIRAYA CITY

Walking into the Shadow Tiraya City, located in a different space, Feng Yuan felt as if he had returned to the past. The ancient city did not surprise him at all, while Long Boduo looked around with curiosity and asked,

"This place looks new, but there’s an ancient aura to it. What exactly is going on?"

"Shadow Tiraya City was in a complete state of deconstruction before being activated, stored in the real world in the form of special materials. When it’s activated, it’s reassembled at a designated location to form Shadow Tiraya City, right?"

Veronia looked at Feng Yuan and asked. Nodding, Feng Yuan gazed at the ancient city and said,

"That’s right. Let’s go to the town hall to see if there’s a central core there."

"I won’t be joining you in action. Sometimes, even the central core might not detect some errors. Although I cannot parse those magic formations, I can identify where the anomalies in the city might be."

Hearing Veronia’s words, Feng Yuan followed her gaze and, seeing the twisted building, was momentarily stunned and said,

"Indeed, it’s normal for errors to occur over such a long period."

As Feng Yuan moved forward, Dou Yanlan pondered something and asked Feng Yuan ahead,

"Why does this place feel somewhat like the cities in the Data Domain?"

"Perhaps, it’s a coincidence. After all, the Data Domain didn’t appear out of nowhere. Just like the Dream Domain was once an Infinite Dreamscape, the Data Domain wasn’t like it is now from the beginning. But this probably isn’t the precursor of the Data Domain; it’s just a form of similarity."

Looking at the surrounding buildings, Feng Yuan remarked. At this moment, an expert puzzledly stopped the crowd in front of a house, watching him constantly explore the decorations on the glass window, one person asked,

"Yode, what are you doing? These buildings are of Calomet Dynasty style, but you shouldn’t be so surprised. Aren’t there buildings of this style in Tiraya City?"

"No! Look at this, there are signs of living here. But how is this possible?"

The expert named Yode spoke hurriedly, pointing inside the window. Although these windows, due to their age, were not as transparent as modern glass, they didn’t bear the marks of time, allowing a clear view of the interior.

The group of experts crowded around the window, shocked by the room they saw inside. Feng Yuan, curious, squeezed in to look and said,

"I see, someone lived here? Yet, it shouldn’t be strange?"

"But wasn’t this city decomposed into basic materials for preservation?"

One person questioned Feng Yuan, who shook his head and said,

"Even if it was, it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s rebuilt for every appearance. The exact operational state perhaps needs a look in the town hall to know. Maybe not everything is repaired according to the original saved template each time it appears."

Hearing this, people became increasingly curious about this city. How does such a peculiar thing operate? What’s special about it? Filled with curiosity, the crowd quickly ran toward the town hall.

Examining the ancient yet magnificent building, Feng Yuan exclaimed,

"Unexpectedly, the old town hall was so beautiful. Why has the present one been altered to be so ordinary?"

"It’s probably an issue of accommodating the population."

Dou Yanlan observed the luxurious building and remarked. Without prior knowledge, people might believe it to be a great noble’s residence, admirable for its beauty, but unfortunately contradicting the building’s attributes. After all, Tiraya City’s town hall encompasses many functions.

"Not only that, these buildings, though magnificent, aren’t suitable for the City Defense System. The reconstruction of the town hall during the initial transformation was a regrettable matter, and seeing the old hall here, only found in records, is unexpected."

An expert remarked, pulling out recording equipment to gather data continuously. Although there was consideration to relocate the old town hall elsewhere, it was never realized, because the town hall was almost integrated completely with the territory, making it hard to remove without causing damage.

Seeing the buildings that only existed in records now, naturally, they couldn’t resist inspecting them closely, given the presence of many ancient decorations and paintings.

"Tsk, this place is undeniably luxurious, but I wonder how many functions it has."

Entering the hall, Feng Yuan noted the splendid hall and an expert explained,

"Back then, Tiraya City was jointly governed by six major nobles. Although the town hall existed, most times, the six major nobles managed their own districts, requiring few affairs to be dealt with here."

"That should be the central core; I’ll go have a look."

Seeing an odd stone stele standing in the room, Feng Yuan stated and walked forward, while others watched from afar, not daring to approach. Though not knowing how Feng Yuan bypassed the lineage detection, he was certainly better than them, unsure of what would happen if they went further.

"I see, there’s an unneeded lineage detection token within the town hall. If you want to research, you can use that token for activation.

Although its authority level might be slightly lower, unless you want to cheat like me, the privilege levels should be similar."

After a while, Feng Yuan said to the crowd, as he waved his fingers in the air, forming a special iron hexagonal token. Seeing this, an expert remarked,

"This seems to be preserved in the museum. Initially, we didn’t know what it actually was, guessing it might be some kind of identity card, unexpectedly it really is."

"Let me see, the city’s operational method is automatic recording, well, that’s not surprising. No wonder there are signs of living; it’s unexpected how capable the people of Tiraya were back then."

Rubbing his chin, Feng Yuan observed the floating text before the stele and Yang Hongzhi curiously asked,

"What did you see?"

"Well, this thing could be regarded as a computer made with magic formation technology, and it actually retains many document records. Let me see if I can extract them."

Manipulating the control core, Feng Yuan spoke, surprising the crowd, and an expert exclaimed,

"Magic computer?! They had already developed such a thing at that time?!"

"How is it possible! Does this mean Tiraya’s civilization underwent regression?"

While the crowd found it hard to believe, Agunas swished his tail and remarked,

"Transitioning from a magic civilization to a technological one, losing many things isn’t surprising. Moreover, you guys can’t even find a means to locate Shadow Tiraya City now."

"This... Aye, it’s all due to those damned wars. Without the chaos, how could this be happening."

An expert sighed helplessly. It wasn’t just Tiraya City; almost all regions contain such ruins. The Dynasty Era’s long years of war ensured that these advanced knowledge became lost more than once, just like the modern times still posing a threat of war against Great Xia?

Thinking about modern sharing of knowledge, the crowd gave a breath of relief. At least, in modern times, aside from the top-tier technology, knowledge hardly becomes lost.

"Can only copy it first. The rest will be up to you, whether manually transcribing or finding a way to decode, that’s your business."

Attaching the Black Crystal to the stone stele, Feng Yuan commented casually,

"By the way, the signs of habitation are reasonably simple. There was a period when Tiraya City’s population was excessive, coinciding with warfare. They chose to adjust the mode of Shadow Tiraya City and use it as another residential area."

To this, the crowd wasn’t too surprised; after all, weren’t they in different space now? Only Agunas thinking of something asked Feng Yuan with surprise,

"How did they manage to maintain the existence of Shadow Tiraya City for a long term? I recall this thing’s inspection mode has a time limit."

"I think you’ll be angry once you know."