Although they had researched a lot, Фэн Юань and the others still hadn’t made much progress on how to find and enter Shadow Tiraya City. Those people had consciously avoided records in writing, but Фэн Юань thought of something and had Agunas go check the corresponding historical ancient books.
However, at the location where they began construction, Фэн Юань and the others didn’t find the entrance to Shadow Tiraya City, as if that space didn’t exist at all.
After searching in vain for a long time, Фэн Юань and the others gave up their search until nighttime. In a private room at the Золотая Роза Restaurant booked in Tiraya City, Фэн Юань was checking the black ancient book in his hand while waiting for the food to arrive.
"It’s very strange, if it exists in history, then why did that thing disappear in this area?"
Dou Yanlan still couldn’t figure out what was going on, and Long Boduo perplexedly said,
"Why not just call Gitalien? It should be able to figure out what’s happening, right?"
"To hide the real space, that is indeed possible, but how did they achieve it? And what’s the meaning of doing so? If we don’t figure this out, calling Gitalien might not be a good idea. If it triggers a self-destruct system, it could be troublesome."
Glancing at Long Boduo, Фэн Юань explained, and if it weren’t for this, he would have sought Gitalien’s help earlier. Yang Hongzhi looked at Фэн Юань with some confusion and asked,
"Can’t the Область данных find specific information?"
"No, for some reason, the data appears in a kind of encrypted form, entangled with data from the real world, and the Область данных’s functions don’t include historical records."
Sighing, Фэн Юань said helplessly. He also couldn’t figure out what the situation was now, not even understanding how they managed it, unless they went directly back to the past. Otherwise, he couldn’t think of a simpler solution for the moment.
"Could it be related to the World’s Shadow? Could we use the World’s Shadow method to get in?"
Thinking of something, Dou Yanlan looked at Фэн Юань and asked, while Veronia frowned slightly and said,
"If that’s the case, it should be related to my Authority. I’ll try and see if I can find something similar."
Although her Authority is the World of Mirrors, that thing serves as the predecessor of the World’s Shadow and a prototype of the Shadow World, and it can inherently interfere with similar existences, which is why Veronia can easily invoke the World’s Shadow.
After a while, Veronia shook her head and said,
"No, there’s nothing suspicious in the World’s Shadow in this area."
"It really is strange. Forget it, nevermind, let’s go to the night market later."
Sighing, Фэн Юань said, Agunas was still investigating and hadn’t come around, and to be honest, Фэн Юань wasn’t sure what was going on with Tiraya City. Troubles were constant, and issues kept emerging.
"There shouldn’t be any incidents, right?"
Ци Чэнь looked at Фэн Юань with some concern. Why did he feel that after arriving in Tiraya City, bizarre things were more frequent? These signs made him worry if something significant would happen.
"There shouldn’t be, our luck shouldn’t be that bad."
Фэн Юань said with a bit of insecurity. After all, the signs these days were not particularly good. Maybe something unexpected would indeed happen, but then again, these matters didn’t seem to have much to do with him? Except for Shadow Tiraya City, but strictly speaking, Shadow Tiraya City wasn’t closely related to him either, as this thing objectively existed. Even if he didn’t accidentally discover clues, situations would emerge in the future.
Thinking this, Фэн Юань comforted himself that these matters had nothing to do with him. Veronia held Белусир’s hand, shook her head, and said,
"There’s no need for this, these matters aren’t significantly related to you. If anything happens, it should be Little Crocodile’s headache. After all, it is responsible for managing the time archives. Don’t you think it would be easier than checking yourself?"
After a moment of silence, Белусир softly said,
"But if something terrible really happens, wouldn’t this ancient city be..."
"Don’t forget Agunas is still here. The kind of destruction that reversing time can’t fix is already beyond the crises you can observe. Veronia’s right, you don’t need to worry about this, no need to burden everything on yourself."
Фэн Юань glanced at Белусир and said. He naturally understood why Veronia would say this, and the opposite nodded, looking at Белусир and saying,
"Don’t forget, I’m here too. For matters that clearly relate to the World of Mirrors, I’m more suitable to handle them than you are."
"Thank you..."
"Finally, the food is here, I’m starving!"
Seeing the waiter pushing a small cart in, Фэн Юань said excitedly. After a delicious dinner, Фэн Юань, holding Xiao Ji in its Eggshell Chicken form, went with Ци Чэнь and the others to explore the night market. At night in Tiraya City, the lights gave it a unique atmosphere.
Observing the tourists dressed in local traditional costumes around him, Фэн Юань thought for a moment and said,
"Why don’t we buy a few pieces too?"
"No need, these things won’t be worn a few times."
Ци Чэнь refused without hesitation. If it were traditional Great Xia attire, he might be slightly interested, but Tiraya City’s? He’d rather be embarrassed to wear it out in Maomu City.
"Looks fun, but there are quite a few people buying clothes, how about this then~"
Long Boduo immediately became interested but lost the urge upon seeing the queue outside the clothing store. Instead, recalling something, he snapped his fingers, and his clothes changed into a style from the display window.
"I almost forgot, your clothes can change at will, really makes one envious."
Glancing at Long Boduo, Фэн Юань said enviously, while Veronia glanced around and said,
"You can try it too, can’t you?"
"No, it would be too embarrassing if any accident happened."
Gently stroking Xiao Ji’s fur, Фэн Юань said speechlessly. The outfit that Long Boduo was wearing was formed by gathering its own energy, and he couldn’t be sure if weird accidents like energy failure might occur. If he attempted something similar, he feared being embarrassed.
"We’re going to check over there, you guys feel free."
Seemingly seeing something, Veronia held Белусир’s hand and said to Фэн Юань. Looking at the shop in that direction, Фэн Юань pursed his lips and said,
"Hah, cosmetics and perfume? Tiraya City’s stuff isn’t particularly good, is it?"
"Tiraya City has its own perfume brand, but compared to before, Tiraya City as a whole is a bit inferior. After all, it’s not renowned for lush flower fields."
Dou Yanlan shook her head and said. The economic strength of Tiraya City is evident, and while the luxury items may be superior, there really is only one brand, and overall it doesn’t compare to other places, especially since people aren’t willing to compete for the limited resources in Tiraya City.
"There’s actually the best?"
Фэн Юань said, surprised, looking at Dou Yanlan, who chuckled and said,
"That can be ordered online, and cross-regional purchases were already possible, so there’s no need to buy it here. I remember they have stores in Shangjing and Shenhua."
"I see, then never mind, what about you guys? Do you want to split up?"
Glancing at Ци Чэнь and Dou Yanlan, Фэн Юань said with a mischievous smile. Ци Чэнь looked at Фэн Юань, not in a good mood, and said,
"No need, we already explored yesterday, but aren’t you going to buy some souvenirs?"
"Ah! I forgot! I need to buy souvenirs!"
Фэн Юань was startled and scanned the surroundings. Big Cat meowed as if saying something, and Najia translated,
"Big Cat says there’s a street nearby that specializes in souvenirs. You can go take a look."
Seeing Big Cat leading the way in front, Фэн Юань hurried after it, holding Xiao Ji. Xiao Hei softly whimpered as if unwilling to continue walking. Without waiting for Najia to say anything, Yang Hongzhi spoke and said,
"How about you sit on my shoulders? I think it’s also tired."
Xiao Hei looked excitedly at Yang Hongzhi, its tail wagging continuously. The other side’s lips curled up slightly, saying,
With a woeful howl, Xiao Hei bounced up, looking terrified at Yang Hongzhi, its ears drooping, tail between its legs, softly whimpering, Najia chuckled and said,
"Don’t scare it anymore."
"Sigh, if it were Xiao Hui, it wouldn’t even think about being lazy."

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