Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 2156 - 2157: Unexpected Discovery

Mugui City, named after the unique Mugui tree species, might be only slightly larger than Cha Mu Town compared to Maomu City. As Qi Chen and the others stepped into this city, they felt as if they had returned to more than a decade ago.

The students didn’t have much time to reflect, as the vehicles arranged by the academy drove everyone out to the suburbs. Looking at the rugged mountain road, Feng Yuan said

"This road is really hard to travel on. Wait, I recall that the Mugui tree is one of the rare species capable of storing Ghost Energy, right?"

"There is a saying that the Mugui trees in Mugui City originated from the Ghost-type Beast Masters who lived here. Now, it seems there might be some truth to that speculation."

Rubbing his chin, Feng Yuan became a bit interested. This place seemed odd no matter how you looked at it. Of course, considering that this area was one of the main domains of those ancient Ghost-type Beast Masters, it wasn’t entirely unreasonable for such things to appear.

What intrigued Feng Yuan was whether they were involved in these.

Not that Feng Yuan wanted to do anything; he just wanted to learn more about them before coming into contact with them. Although the power they mastered was suspected to originate from Feng Yuan, he had no real recollection of them.

Before being mentally prepared to face them directly, Feng Yuan hoped to indirectly understand them through these things, at least roughly judge whether the other party was friend or foe.

The location of the ruins wasn’t far from the city center, but perhaps due to the nature of Mugui City itself, upon arrival at the ruins site, everyone felt as if they had reached some remote and desolate place.

"There’s something wrong. If this place were a way station, wouldn’t travelers find it inconvenient?"

Upon getting off, Dou Yanlan surveyed the surroundings, rubbing her chin in confusion. According to the information provided by the academy, the archaeological excavation team and the assessments given by Maomu Academy all designated it as a way station, and typically, such a facility would be set up along major transportation routes.

Doesn’t seem to fit that standard here?

Scratching his head, Qi Chen asked in confusion

"What’s the problem here?"

"Way stations are generally not set on scarcely traveled roads unless there’s an unavoidable reason. This place feels very strange."

Looking at the cliff nearby, Dou Yanlan couldn’t figure it out. Besides Dou Yanlan, some other students also noticed the problem here.

It’s not that this environment shouldn’t have a way station, but the road itself, along with the environment, made it hard for them to believe this could have been a busy travel route back in ancient times.

Most of the roads in modern-day Great Xia are expansions of ancient trails, and here clearly had no such expansion. Of course, there might be issues with the road itself.

After all, many of the ancient roads never accounted for vehicular travel; hence they weren’t expanded in modern times but have been preserved in their original states.

But the sense here wasn’t like that. As the car journeyed here, it felt less like traveling on an ancient road and more like a new path was being carved out.

While Dou Yanlan was explaining to Qi Chen, Feng Yuan glanced around and said

"This shouldn’t be a way station for travelers. The nearby forests and canyons are treacherous regions not easily passable. Hmm, perhaps because of this, the ruins of the way station have defensive mechanisms inside."

Although it doesn’t entirely apply, from the surrounding environment, Feng Yuan could deduce there’d be little reason for roads leading to other places around here.

Because, quite simply, there’s no point. Even unique Ghost-type Beast Masters wouldn’t construct an unusual travel route just for themselves.

If that way station wasn’t for passing travelers, it’s highly likely it served as the last supply station before venturing into treacherous lands.

"There’s that possibility. However, if that’s the case, these ruins might be closely linked with Youquan Temple."

Dou Yanlan’s brow furrowed in concern, which wasn’t good news. Of course, considering their numbers, the issue wasn’t too dire. But if related to Youquan Temple, those Ghost Series Spirit Beasts might not be easy to handle.

"Hehe, isn’t that perfect~ I also have some things I want to ask them. Depending on the situation, bringing Long Boduo in to help might not be a bad idea."

Smiling triumphantly, Feng Yuan glanced at the excavation site. The teacher leading them from the academy was still communicating with the excavation team for planning future actions.

The excavation team didn’t have much objection to this group of students because the ruins were initially determined to belong to a supply way station from the Yuling Organization during the White Deer Dynasty period.

For them, the only significance of this place was that it might provide a clue, indicating that there might be traces of the Yuling Organization’s activities in the nearby forest or canyon, with even the possibility of hidden facilities.

As for the way station itself? 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

They didn’t hold out much hope for any information contained within it, because the way station’s position was too exposed, and the Yuling Organization wasn’t the kind of entity destroyed overnight. Even if anything was left behind when this place was abandoned, it would have likely been cleared during the Yuling Organization’s decline.

Due to this reason, they didn’t reject Maomu Academy’s request at all. After all, it was all exploration, and letting the students help wasn’t much of a problem. As for whether those clumsy ones would accidentally damage important relics?

That didn’t worry them at all. Since it was judged there was little likelihood of leftover information in this place, even they wouldn’t be overly cautious during their operations.

Besides, the students from Maomu Academy were there to disarm the mechanisms, and collecting internal data was just an additional task.

After reaching an agreement, the excavation team withdrew from the way station ruins, leaving space for them. Although the excavation team had conducted an initial investigation, its internal space wasn’t small, and with many mechanisms present, the team had only explored a few areas on the periphery so far.

Under the teacher’s direction, everyone formed small groups and proceeded in order into this way station ruins.

The previously spacious area suddenly felt a bit crowded with so many people squeezed in, but as they spread out, the main hall of the way station quickly felt empty again.

"Something’s not right. Isn’t this way station a bit too large?"

Rubbing his chin, Feng Yuan remarked in surprise. Although from the entrance and passageways, it was clear this way station was designed with consideration for the movement of large Spirit Beasts by increasing the interior space, he was aware of the rough number of his group.

If a fully intact way station could accommodate so many people, it wouldn’t be surprising. However, Feng Yuan had just consulted with the excavation team, learning that they had only broken through the mechanisms near the entrance, and hadn’t even fully cleaned it up yet.

Feng Yuan couldn’t believe his classmates had the ability to quickly break through to the further areas, especially because the even distribution as the crowd dispersed suggested that just the size of the external areas already exceeded the range of a normal way station.

Initially, Dou Yanlan didn’t think about this either, because way stations designed to accommodate large Spirit Beasts already had considerable space. This group of people, like waves in the Cang Hai, wouldn’t stir too much notice.

Yet, that’s referring to a complete way station. With much of this station’s areas not accessible, just a part being able to fit so many people, what on earth could this station have been for originally?

After thinking for a moment, Dou Yanlan said

"This place probably has more than just a way station function. Perhaps it’s also an important military facility. But why didn’t they realize this at all?"

Dou Yanlan was certain that the excavation team didn’t consider this matter, otherwise, they wouldn’t have let this group handle the mechanisms themselves.

It’s important to know that such special facilities have many areas that need careful attention; otherwise, a single mistake could destroy critical information.

"Who knows, maybe they just didn’t realize it. After all, if it weren’t for our numbers, we might not have noticed the abnormal size either."

Shrugging, Feng Yuan said nonchalantly. Honestly, if not for the odd pace of dispersal, even Feng Yuan might not have noticed the issue, suggesting there must be a special design here.

That indeed turned out to be true, mostly because the excavation team’s focus was on potentially important ruins nearby. In their subconscious, this way station was merely an insignificant stopping point, hence the oversight of its abnormality.