Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 1193 - 1194: Unresolved Issues

"What are you doing?"

Setting down the book in his hand, Agunas looked at Feng Yuan, who was flipping through the Dark Ancient Book at the desk, with some confusion. Glancing at the Xiao Ji clock on the wall, the eagle-shaped Xiao Ji holding a round clock—I have no idea where Feng Yuan got it custom made—it was already past three in the morning. Was this guy planning to pull an all-nighter?

Xiao Ji, having transformed into an Eggshell Chicken, was being held in Feng Yuan’s arms like a pillow. But now, given the late hour, Xiao Ji couldn’t help but fall asleep. After all, strictly speaking, it had only been born for just about a year, and it was not yet accustomed to staying up late.

Big Cat, curled up, kept glancing at Feng Yuan occasionally, its tail lightly brushing against Pomiti. Pomiti, who was somewhat restless in sleep, seemed to find some comfort from Big Cat’s tail and gradually stopped tossing and turning. Big Cat sat on the side, looking at its phone, and sneaked peeks at Feng Yuan every now and then; it was indifferent to staying up late or not.

Its strength was clear for all to see, and as a scholar, the owl possessed a rather special talent for insomnia, not being affected in its mental state even after going for extended periods without sleep, although it would need a long rest afterwards to recover.

"I’m looking into what exactly the situation is with the Ancient Ruins."

While speaking, Feng Yuan looked at Xiao Ji in his arms, and his movements couldn’t help but become even gentler. Agunas said with some confusion,

"What’s the problem with those ruins?"

"It’s strange. Generally, no ruins would be deliberately built beneath an underground waterway because of waterproofing issues. Not to mention, the waterways are basically sewage. Even if it’s just ordinary clean water, don’t they fear it being soaked due to disrepair over time?"

While flipping through the Dark Ancient Book, Feng Yuan went on talking. Agunas thought for a moment and said,

"Maybe there’s some special design? I remember many ancient ruins actually have a good water circulation system in place, not to mention those specifically built in special bodies of water." fгeewebnovёl.com

"Maomu City has never been located in a waterside area from ancient times to the present."

Veronia, who was sitting on her bed, couldn’t help but speak up. In fact, she too found it strange. After all, the Dynasty Era and the Mythical Era had some similarities. Both were determined by a very few, or even one or two people, who made decisions for most matters of the kingdom, and therefore Veronia, following her own thoughts, found that she herself could not understand why that would be done.

Show off to some existence? Then why dig so deep and make it so complicated? Even if the chaotic waterways above were built later, why dig in such a deep place, and that place wasn’t buried under the waterways.

There were passages connected to the underground waterways, and the doors to those passages in the waterways were very well hidden, which proved that even if the waterways were built later, they definitely knew of the existence of the ancient ruins below. Yet, knowing that, why cover it up and build waterways above it?

If they didn’t care, there would be no need for such a hidden passage and if they did care, why place an uncertain danger above the ancient ruins? With so many questions, she simply couldn’t figure it out, and she was not a Divine Beast like Agunas that governed ancient texts.

Veronia, who had received immense strength from the World of Mirrors to assist her, had access to information in the real world almost the same as ordinary Divine Beasts. Those ordinary Divine Beasts could even gather secret intelligence from the Divine Beasts they were friendly with, but she...

Since the end of the Mythical Era, she had always been hiding in the World of Mirrors, not having been in contact with them, utterly unacquainted, and those Divine Beasts would certainly not hand over their secret information to her.

Shaking her head, Veronia stopped thinking about it. Feng Yuan, with the Dark Ancient Book in hand, was far better at researching information than Agunas, not to mention herself.

"There are many problems, and that ancient underground waterway is really... What exactly are they hiding?"

Scratching his head with one hand, Feng Yuan said with some headache. Agunas, puzzled, looked at Feng Yuan and asked,

"Any questions?"

"You should have records of the ancient subterranean aqueducts in your collection. Have a look and you’ll know."

Feng Yuan did not explain directly but instead let Agunas find the answer on his own. He was also unsure whether Agunas might have a different solution, and as for that ancient ruin? With the current clues, he was unable to find more definitive information. Although the Dark Ancient Book could uncover most information, the data within were completely unindexed. Without a precise definition for the names, it would be challenging to find what one is looking for amidst the massive amount of data.

Digging out a book and opening it, Agunas looked at Veronia, who had squeezed up beside him without saying anything. After some thought, he tapped the book in his hand lightly with his paw, and the book instantly enlarged and floated in front of him.

Looking at Agunas, Veronia uncharacteristically stayed silent instead of berating him. After watching him search through the material for a while, Veronia noticed something. Turning to look at Agunas, she saw his little paws propping up his chin as if he was deep in thought. Considering this, Veronia chose not to interrupt.

After a while, Agunas spoke,

"These ancient subterranean aqueducts belong to different periods and kingdoms, yet they all chose to conceal the ancient ruins beneath."

Through the records, Agunas found that the ancient aqueducts, expanded and repaired in different eras, magically combined as if they were one. If not for the research, he would not have known these aqueducts were built at different times.

From the images in the records, the aqueducts from different periods seemed to merge perfectly with one another, with only the modern constructions being separate from the ancient ones.

"Indeed, ancient ruins that have been consistently concealed by the many rulers of this land—don’t you find that odd?"

Feng Yuan said to Agunas, glancing at him. Under normal circumstances, it would be difficult to achieve such secrecy, yet this subterranean aqueduct somehow did so, continuing through many dynasties, making them all choose to cover up the ruins below. If it hadn’t been for the recent accident, those ruins might have remained hidden in the long river of history.

After all, with the continuous expansion and repair of the ancient aqueducts, no one would expect that there could still be an ancient ruin beneath the intricate system, deliberately concealed.

"But what exactly is it, and could there be any danger?"

Agunas flicked his tail and looked at Feng Yuan. Some things are hidden not for being trivial, but simply because they are too dangerous, akin to the secluded ruin that Veronia had previously avoided. None of those kingdoms dared to probe the interior of that ruin, as the energy emitted from the ruin alone was already astonishing.

Of course, not being able to find a way in might also be an important reason. If it weren’t for significant research into spatial technology in the modern era, they probably wouldn’t have been able to enter the ancient ruins of Lake Bai Dao.

Those who are capable of discovering and entering the ruins with the aid of a Spirit Beast know too well the perils of the ruins to tamper with them, while those unafraid lack the ability to enter.

Could this ancient ruin be a similar case? After all, it’s merely underground, and unlike Veronia’s ancient ruin hidden in a spatial interlayer, should it not be concealed, there would always be someone reckless enough to attempt uncovering its secrets without fearing death.

"It shouldn’t be, after all, if there were real danger, we would have felt something amiss when we descended into the aqueducts,"

Feng Yuan said, shaking his head. Although they only reached the modern section of the underground waterway, they were not far from the ancient aqueducts. If there were any issues, they should have sensed something then. Without an energy source, any ancient ruin wouldn’t pose any danger.

After all, if you’re suggesting some terrifying virus, does that assume the Divine Beasts do not exist? Not to mention Divine Beasts, even the Legendary Level Spirit Beasts can handle most viruses. Thus, such threats are not considered dangerous. Only things with powerful energy could potentially cause harm.

And those energy sources, if they exist, will inevitably emit fluctuations. They have been to the aqueducts, and even if the distance was significant, with so many Divine Beasts present at the time, could a real anomaly truly go undetected?