After listening to Feng Yuan’s account, not only Agunas but even Veronia and Tamur, who returned later, looked at Feng Yuan with strange eyes. If he suspected this, why didn’t he say so?

"Even if they have a place to gather here, I still don’t understand what they really want to do."

Wagging its tail, Agunas looked confused. Since Feng Yuan had already confirmed, it meant that during this period, Coletos should indeed have actual trade relations with Kastantos.

This is just bizarre. What exactly are they doing? On one hand, they are secretly stirring up trouble, while on the other, openly engaging with other countries. What’s going on?

"Perhaps the Kashantuosi Remnants also had disagreements, just like the Mythological Remnants."

Veronia quickly thought of the most probable explanation, although the Parallel World event had just ended, they were all aware that not all of the Mythological Remnants were involved in the Parallel World.

In fact, considering their overall numbers, only a few participated in the Parallel World plan, as the plan was somewhat unreliable.

Therefore, it’s not impossible that the Kashantuosi Remnants split into different factions internally.

However, if that’s the case, then the Kashantuosi Remnants who have trade relations with Coletos are clearly unrelated to what they are investigating, because having their own settlement, why would they stir up trouble?

It’s important to remember that they don’t have enough people to rule such a large territory.

As for resources?

Before adapting to the Beast Tamer era, they probably couldn’t utilize the resources of the Beast Tamer era properly either.

This means that under normal circumstances, the Kashantuosi Remnants wouldn’t need any more territory, just an undisturbed place to live.

Undisturbed?

Veronia thought of something and looked at Feng Yuan incredulously and said

"Feng Yuan, I feel like we might have misunderstood the superstorm a bit."

"Could it be that their purpose in triggering the superstorm was merely to avoid getting caught in the war?"

Regarding Veronia’s speculation, Feng Yuan couldn’t say for sure if it was true, but according to the current clues, it seemed quite possible. After all, a stable residence was undoubtedly very important to them.

"However, it’s strange that during this period they still had trade relations with Coletos, but in modern times, there’s no trace of it. Did something happen?"

Feng Yuan rubbed his chin, feeling puzzled, Milos Lulu thought for a moment and said

"From what I understand, whether during this period or afterward, Coletos didn’t undergo any significant changes, nor did they have any aggressive external strategy."

"Especially after this crisis was turned into an opportunity, self-preservation became their main policy."

The environment of the Northern Snow Plain isn’t particularly good, and with the subsequent discovery of underground spaces, they had no need to fight for the surface space.

After all, even if you occupy a vast land on this snow plain, it’s useless since the frequent disasters could completely sever connections, unless you expend significant resources to set up and maintain Spatial Transmission.

Even now with the Data Domain, it’s not much better, as the space in the Data Domain isn’t necessarily smaller than the Northern Snow Plain, using it for movement isn’t a good idea.

The unique environment also led to fewer chances of wars breaking out on the Northern Snow Plain after the superstorm, and until modern times, many areas even became uninhabited zones again.

There’s no way around it, compared to other areas, the Northern Snow Plain, even with the help of the Spirit Beast, still isn’t quite suitable for human habitation.

For Coletos, their current territory is already expansive enough, even if they occupy more lands, they’ll find themselves in a situation where the emperor is far away, eventually losing control. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

So post-superstorm, Coletos’s entire policy shifted toward self-preservation and establishing connections and trade relationships with the outside world.

Logically speaking, they shouldn’t voluntarily interrupt their trade with Kastantos unless something that Milos Lulu doesn’t know about happened.

"Maybe some internal change occurred within the Kashantuosi Remnants that led to the trade interruption? Who knows."

Spreading his hands, Feng Yuan was also unsure of the truth behind it. Although he knew how to uncover the truth, this matter felt like it was better for Agunas and the others to bring up themselves.

"They are hidden in history; perhaps, we can investigate that place."

Agunas, as expected by Feng Yuan, suggested this idea by wagging its tail. Veronia thought about it, glanced at Feng Yuan, and said

"Maybe we can, but what if they are hidden even better? Also, if they misunderstand us, it could be tough to resolve."

This is not modern times; every word and action of theirs might cause historical changes, although the Time River itself has corrective power, both the Kashantuosi Remnants and Agunas have the ability to resist these corrections.

If it triggers turbulence in the Time River, that would be the real trouble, because up until now, they haven’t found any clues about the Kashantuosi Remnants’ layout.

For some reason, Veronia hoped that the Kashantuosi Remnants triggered the superstorm merely to protect their secrets from being discovered.

Evidently, the two sides were once enemies, and now she actually hopes for their well-being; it’s indeed a strange thought.

Veronia self-mockingly smiled, unaware of her thoughts, Agunas wagged its tail and said

"Or we trace their whereabouts and return to modern times for an investigation?"

"In theory, it’s feasible, but it’s hard to say if they will relocate in the meantime."

After some thought, Feng Yuan felt that this seemingly stable method also had many problems, like if the Kashantuosi Remnants changed their residence over the millennia, they certainly couldn’t find them.

However, investigating in modern times naturally wouldn’t worry about triggering turbulence in the Time River, even if the clues derive from time-crossing to gather evidence from the past.

The natural phenomenon of the time loop will fix it into immutable history, minimizing the impact on the Time River itself.

The only concern is that over such a long time, whether the other party will move elsewhere, as they haven’t visited the residence of the Kashantuosi Remnants.

If they found and moved to a better settlement in the meantime, returning to modern times might just lead to empty space.

"I think it’s worth a try; that way, we don’t have to worry about potentially causing turbulence in the Time River."

Milos Lulu agreed with Agunas’s suggestion, having many unanswered questions in mind, and possibly the answers lie with the Kashantuosi Remnants. Solely relying on covert investigation makes it hard to get those answers.

"Since that’s the case, let’s trace back; I feel it shouldn’t be too difficult because there are many stalls selling Kashantuosi cultural artifacts, indicating the trade is quite frequent."

Feng Yuan smiled and said, though not knowing how often they come, investigating shouldn’t be too challenging, given the large volume suggesting either they bring a lot of goods at once or visit every few days.

For this point, Feng Yuan leaned toward the latter, as the Kashantuosi Remnants, regardless of their disregard for exposure, wouldn’t engage in overly conspicuous actions.

Large caravans are not absent in Northern Snow Plains, but their movements are always very eye-catching, no choice, the environment of Northern Snow Plains is too harsh, assembling and moving large groups requires certain strength.

After all, it’s hard to protect many at once relying only on weaker Spirit Beasts.

"Let’s wait for the superstorm, as they will soon activate it, and we still don’t know how often that caravan arrives."

Veronia thought and said, locating the Kashantuosi Remnants’ residence doesn’t seem so difficult; just track the caravan to find the settlement.

But, they currently don’t even know the appearance of that caravan, likely Agunas doesn’t know either.

Agunas wagged its tail agreeing with Veronia’s suggestion, indeed needing time for investigation, while the nature of the superstorm also requires confirmation.