The gigantic Treasure Chest lay horizontally across the colorful poles, making it impossible to ignore. However, the chest had a distinctly plastic texture, looking like a children’s toy. Glancing at the key in his hand, Feng Yuan realized that the golden key had transford at so point. Its tallic feel had vanished, replaced by smooth plastic, and even its weight had lightened considerably.
"What a strange place. There won’t be any more weird challenges inside, will there?"
Glancing at the plastic toy Treasure Chest, Feng Yuan mumbled, but his hands moved swiftly. Although he thought the Treasure Chest could be pried open without the key, since he had it, he wasn’t about to deviate from what’s necessary.
As the lock opened, the plastic Treasure Chest revealed a glow that seed cheap, and once the light faded, Feng Yuan peeked inside to find a staircase made of building blocks extending into the depths. Compared to the Starry Sky they were in, Feng Yuan noticed the area the Treasure Chest led to seed quite dim.
"Could it have been raided?"
Scratching his head, Feng Yuan muttered as he took the lead to walk up the block stairs. Although the stairs seed very sleek, there was no feeling of slipping when stepped on.
Heading down the stairs, Feng Yuan casually picked up Xiao Ji and held it in his arms. The tip of its tail twitched slightly. Xiao Ji struggled symbolically for a mont but then stopped moving. Although it felt it could walk on its own, this place was a bit strange, and clinging to Feng Yuan seed not too bad.
"This place doesn’t seem to have much to do with the Tashimar Fantasy Circus. After all, neither the main story nor the side stories or drafts have a similar scene."
Going down the stairs, Veronia observed their surroundings and said. The space they were in was much dimr than the previous Starry Sky, but compared to the spacious prior area, this one felt more substantial.
In the small toy town made of building blocks, various toy animals were moving around. Feng Yuan wondered if those things would suddenly take action against them, the toy streetlights illuminating the streets in this gloomy space. Holding Xiao Ji, Feng Yuan pondered whether to pull out a streetlight to use as a flashlight.
After all, it looked like a small component of the blocks, and Feng Yuan thought it likely didn’t have any wires inside.
"It’s a very unique place, and for so reason, I oddly feel a bit of peace here."
Yang Hongzhi couldn’t help but lower his voice as if afraid of breaking the tranquility of this small town. Najia, seated on Xiao Hei’s head, scrutinized the small town and said,
"This should be influenced by her mind, or perhaps, it’s transford by her subconscious, which is why Feng Yuan and the others didn’t rush in directly."
"Subconscious? Does that an this has little to do with that girl nad Luo Xiaoxiao?"
Hearing Najia say that, Yang Hongzhi’s eyes lit up. Having tried to find Luo Xiaoxiao before, he felt pity and regret for her plight, so he didn’t want Luo Xiaoxiao to be severely punished because of this.
However, he also understood that the commotion she caused was enormous. Although Feng Yuan had said the Abnormal Space was naturally ford, the involvent of Luo Xiaoxiao likely...
"It’s hard to say, because we don’t know why the Abnormal Space turned into what it is now. If it reflects her mind and is unrelated to her intent, perhaps she won’t be heavily punished, but... I believe you won’t ignore justice because of this."
Najia said calmly, looking at Yang Hongzhi. Unlike Feng Yuan, Yang Hongzhi had spent a lot of ti with his team looking for Luo Xiaoxiao. However, in Najia’s eyes, the crisis caused by the Abnormal Space couldn’t be pardoned by any hardship alone.
"I understand, it’s just, why did this happen..."
Knowing what Najia ant, Yang Hongzhi said softly. He wouldn’t attempt to interfere with justice out of compassion, and it’s not like he had the capability, since after all, he wasn’t Feng Yuan.
Thinking this, Yang Hongzhi looked ahead. At this mont, Feng Yuan hadn’t entered the small town; instead, he placed Xiao Ji down and gazed at the toy creature-inhabited town, lost in thought.
"Are you worried that approaching will trigger new changes?"
Veronia moved next to Feng Yuan and asked. Nodding, Feng Yuan looked at the toy town and said helplessly,
"Isn’t it obvious? Just like that Captain Tamatol before, it should also be a manifestation of the will of the heart, right? Although we aim to solve this trouble, from her perspective, we may not be the good guys."
"You have a point, so what do you plan to do?"
Stroking his chin, Veronia looked playfully at Feng Yuan as if wanting to see him troubled. Sighing, Feng Yuan shook his head and said,
"Let’s assess the situation first. I’ll test what exactly the recognition is based on, and you all wait for here."
Saying this, Feng Yuan transford into the form of a Little Husky and strolled into the town. The toy creatures, curious about this strange creature intruding from outside, looked at it as if it were a real living being.
However, in their eyes, the harmless Little Husky simply circled the town once and walked out, returning to the stairs. The Little Husky glanced back to see those toy creatures had resud their original activities.
Transforming back to his original form, Feng Yuan stroked his chin and said,
"Indeed, it seems to identify dangers based on appearance, or in other words, appearances that don’t seem threatening don’t trigger special reactions."
"But it’s also possible this place never had any dangers ~"
Veronia laughed softly and said. Thinking, Feng Yuan looked at her and said,
"Why don’t you go and try?"
Although Veronia’s possibility wasn’t impossible, Feng Yuan couldn’t shake the feeling that it wasn’t the case. Veronia chuckled softly and said,
"Then I’ll give it a try ~"
Seeing Veronia step into the town, the toy creatures instantly beca alard. Feng Yuan sighed and said,
"As expected, this place is the projection of the heart."
"So... how do we get through?"
Yang Hongzhi asked Feng Yuan sowhat nervously. Though he didn’t understand the specifics of this place, his intuition told him that battling the toy creatures wouldn’t be a smart choice.
Glancing at the nervous Yang Hongzhi, Feng Yuan chuckled and said,
"Isn’t it straightforward? Just transform, and it’s done. As long as you look harmless, you won’t provoke hostility."
Seeing Veronia retreat, Feng Yuan chuckled and went up to her, saying,
"How was it?"
"You guessed right. These guardians of the heart indeed harbor hostility towards strangers. But besides him, we should all be able to get through."
Veronia glanced at Feng Yuan as she spoke, looking at Yang Hongzhi. Yang Hongzhi didn’t quite understand what the issue was with him, but Najia did and said,
"You an they don’t allow creatures of substantial size to approach?"
"To be precise, adults. So, this indeed has ties with Luo Xiaoxiao."
Unlike the others, Veronia sensed that the toy creatures’ gazes weren’t entirely hostile. There were traces of resentnt, sadness, and dissatisfaction, so she didn’t believe this had nothing to do with Luo Xiaoxiao.
However, even if they obtained this information, it didn’t an much to the group. After all, they knew from the beginning that Luo Xiaoxiao was closely connected to the Abnormal Space’s mutation.
"Strangely, why does the aura here feel sowhat familiar?"
While Veronia was disguising Yang Hongzhi using an illusion, Agunas noticed sothing unexplainably familiar about the surroundings. It was a familiar yet strange aura, so much so that Agunas couldn’t discern what exactly it was.
"Familiar aura? You shouldn’t have had any interactions with Luo Xiaoxiao, right?"
Frowning, Feng Yuan looked at Agunas in confusion. Agunas flicked its tail and said,
"Not a human scent, more like so kind of special power... and I should rarely encounter it; otherwise, I should rember it imdiately."
Looking around perplexed, Agunas couldn’t figure out where the familiarity stemd from. At this mont, Veronia had just completed the disguise, and she glanced at Agunas and said,
"Let’s go. If you find it familiar, maybe it’s the scent of an era ~"
"That... should be impossible, right?"
Gently waving its tail, Agunas said uncertainly.
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