Chapter 1667: Chapter 1668: Entering the Water
After a while, Feng Yuan, who had finished reading the docunts, closed the book, closed his eyes, rubbed his nose, and said,
“I see… It seems that even the teor Pavilion isn’t all that dangerous. And what exactly is that thing? Never mind, it shouldn’t be anything dangerous. It really is strange how it casually leaves weird things lying around.”
“So, is that the teor Pavilion below?”
Swishing its tail, Agunas looked at Feng Yuan in surprise. Although everyone had this speculation, it had never really investigated the data there, so naturally, it didn’t know what was beneath Mingjing Lake. Nodding, Feng Yuan flashed a mysterious smile and said,
“Of course, but please forgive for keeping the details confidential. Knowing everything won’t benefit your expedition～”
“The teor Pavilion… I didn’t expect it really was that.”
Surprised, ng Binglan glanced at Feng Yuan. She didn’t doubt if Feng Yuan was spouting nonsense since it was Agunas who had provided him the information. anwhile, the leader of the archaeological team, who had co over, looked at Feng Yuan, full of excitent. They hadn’t expected Feng Yuan to co, let alone bring Agunas along.
Of course, the leaders of the archaeological team were aware of this, as it was initially just Feng Yuan bringing his friends to join, but later ng Binglan’s involvent made everyone aware.
On the way, after sharing so important information with them, Feng Yuan refrained from saying more. In truth, even if they knew Feng Yuan had the answers, they wouldn’t want him to disclose everything, as this would render their investigation aningless, not even allowing them practice.
Upon arriving at the camp of the archaeological team, after exchanging a few praises, everyone quickly reached a consensus to re-enter Mingjing Lake to investigate. At this point, after Feng Yuan helped correct so preliminary maps, these were distributed to everyone,
“Are these red circled areas related to the teor Pavilion?”
Seeing the areas specifically marked by Feng Yuan, Dou Yanlan turned to Feng Yuan for confirmation. Nodding, Feng Yuan looked towards Mingjing Lake and said,
“Indeed, those areas are entrances and exits. It’s best not to approach those regions, or you might run into so minor troubles, as the teor Pavilion and outer buildings are quite different.”
“Speaking of which, we discovered the ruins at the lakebed not only include architectural styles from the Tianqiong Dynasty but also feature characteristics from the Cangyun Dynasty. Could the outer buildings have been modified by them?”
At this point, Professor Li from the archaeological team couldn’t help but ask Feng Yuan, who nodded, glanced at the map, and said,
“More or less, but strictly speaking, it’s not just the outer palaces. Even the teor Pavilion was modified by them, but thankfully, they didn’t alter it much, probably because its special nature prevented them from discovering the real secret.”
Shaking his head with a smile, Feng Yuan, although he hadn’t seen records from the Cangyun Dynasty, had so references to the Cangyun and Huatian dynasties in the classics given by Agunas.
Yes, besides the Cangyun Dynasty, the Huatian Dynasty had also visited the teor Pavilion beneath Mingjing Lake in the past. However, unlike the Cangyun Dynasty, they only examined it briefly without altering the structures below, leaving no traces for the archaeological team to find.
Except for Feng Yuan, who checked the lost classics directly, no one else had expected that, after the Cangyun Dynasty, another dynasty had visited this place. Of course, Feng Yuan suspected that if he ntioned it, they might also connect the dots, as the things hidden inside the teor Pavilion were indeed special.
Though there are records, Feng Yuan was unclear who exactly created that thing. It? Not likely, as it didn’t need to do so, and it wouldn’t just deploy it in one place. As for outside? Also unlikely, as the thing was too intertwined with spirit beasts.
Feeling a headache thinking about it, Feng Yuan didn’t bother to overthink it, as this would be sothing for the archaeological team to study anyway, having little to do with him.
After so preparations and cautions, everyone finally arrived at the lakeside. Feeling Xiao Ji’s unease, Feng Yuan gently grood Xiao Ji’s feathers and said,
“How about you stay here?”
Looking at Feng Yuan, Xiao Ji shook its head, spread its wings, and made a sound. Compared to before, it now only disliked water rather than being too afraid to touch it. Especially since Feng Yuan would certainly use a barrier to isolate the lake water this ti, he had no interest in underwater adventures.
Seeing Xiao Ji still a bit uneasy, Feng Yuan picked it up, gently patted its wings, glanced at Agunas, and followed Qi Chen and the others into Mingjing Lake.
Although they hadn’t drained the lake water, as the docunts Feng Yuan previously read included parts of the chanism’s records, which clearly stated that so chanisms within Mingjing Lake were connected to it, and removing the lake water could have unforeseen consequences.
With eyes closed, occasionally sneaking a peek at the surroundings, Xiao Ji leaned closer to Feng Yuan. Feng Yuan was curiously observing around. At the lakebed, swarms of special little fish swam around them, resembling guards. Feng Yuan wasn’t surprised by this.
These Ice Crystal Fish, while not spirit beasts, were special animals cultivated by the Cangyun Dynasty. They carried a hint of coldness, offering certain benefits to aquatic spirit beasts. Yet, due to the difficulty in cultivating them, no one dared easily feed them to their spirit beasts.
Furthermore, in modern tis, these special life forms are naturally pri protection objects, but as for the origin of the Ice Crystal Fish, a conclusion that it ca from the Cangyun Dynasty is all that’s derived, with the details about who cultivated them, how they were created, and for what purpose being unknown.
“Though interesting, they’re not very pretty.”
Gently stroking Xiao Ji’s head, Feng Yuan muttered to himself. Veronia, sharing the barrier with him, returned to her original form and sat on Rainbow Bubbles, observing the fish, and said,
“Interesting, more interesting than pseudo-spirit beasts?”
“That’s different. Apart from intelligence, pseudo-spirit beasts aren’t much different from spirit beasts, but these Ice Crystal Fish aren’t like that.”
Shaking his head with a chuckle, Feng Yuan explained. Despite being called Ice Crystal Fish, these fish resembled ordinary lake fish, their bodies not crystal-like. They earned the na Ice Crystal Fish mainly because their unique cold energy occasionally gathered small crystals around them as they swam.
As for their appearance, they were no different from ordinary small fish, thus failing to captivate Veronia’s interest, as she only collects ‘elegant’ things unless in special circumstances.
Mingjing Lake was very deep, and after diving for a while, they finally reached the ruins at the bottom. Looking at the sunken buildings at the lakebed, Feng Yuan’s classmates were too astonished to speak, as for the archaeological team mbers?
They were already familiar with the situation here, and to them, a lakebed Crystal Palace wasn’t extrely rare. Occasionally, they’d even unearthed similar structures. Hugging Xiao Ji, Feng Yuan, thinking of sothing, said,
“I rember there being a barrier outside the palace group, used for mirage and concealnt, isolating the water. Why is it like this now?”
“The one you’re referring to, indeed, we found remnants of it. However, based on our research, those ruins harnessed naturally existing energy. But a while back, an environntal energy depletion caused the device to fail. Fortunately, the remaining structures weren’t destroyed.”
Through the headset, Professor Li’s voice ca through. Feng Yuan had accidentally opened his microphone, making his words audible to everyone. After a brief silence, Feng Yuan said,
“I see, I rember the inner palace having another cyclical system. How stable is this ruin now?”
“It shouldn’t collapse in the short term, but we can’t ensure there won’t be any surprises. So you all need to be careful.”
Another mber of the archaeological team said. With soone taking the lead, everyone slowly beca more open, analyzing and discussing the approaching ruins. Observing the lakebed palace, Feng Yuan wasn’t overly concerned. The half-deteriorated ruins would likely pose a challenge in the follow-up repairs and maintenance needed by the archaeological team. He even suspected they might have to re-isolate it from the lake water after completing their analysis.
But recalling the previous device, Feng Yuan showed a peculiar smile, thinking that simply isolating it from the water might spoil things～
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