Just as Xiao Ji was about to take Фэн Юань into the restaurant, Фэн Юань put down his phone and said
"Long Boduo will be here later, is there enough space here?"
"What do you think? But only Long Boduo?"
Veronia turned around and put away her parasol, asking in surprise. At this moment, there were more than just Long Boduo among the Божественный зверьs in the Golden Feather Dynasty Treasury. Not to mention those who had an average relationship with Фэн Юань, even Yimu Qingling was here. She didn’t expect Фэн Юань hadn’t invited him.
Rolling his eyes, Фэн Юань said in annoyance,
"Ци Чэнь and the others don’t have time to come and play. It seems there are quite a few new discoveries over at the ruins. But you guys stayed there before, did you notice anything special?"
Compared to other Божественный зверьs, Veronia and the others, who once lived in the Mythical Era, would be more aware of these things. However, both Agunas and Veronia shook their heads, indicating they hadn’t seen anything particularly noteworthy.
The issues with Kastanos need to be resolved together with Lorraine Tower. The various mechanisms and sudden situations within the ruins significantly benefit the students’ training.
To ensure normal class hours aren’t affected, the academy has agreed with Jin Sha Academy to use their venue at less important times. Everyone will leave the excavation site to attend classes at Jin Sha Academy. But the subsequent cleanup work is tedious and prolonged, so the academy is considering whether to end this operation.
While staying in the classroom at Jin Sha Academy, listening to the teacher’s lecture, Фэн Юань yawned and looked out the window. Compared to the familiar scenery of Maomu Academy, Jin Sha Academy clearly had a different look.
To showcase the characteristics of Jin Sha City, even Jin Sha Academy’s buildings differ from ordinary cement houses, with structures featuring local characteristics occupying much more land. This also resulted in Jin Sha Academy’s campus being significantly larger than Maomu Academy’s.
Looking at that Faux Huangyan Three-Story Building, Фэн Юань thought of something and brought out a map. He had always been curious about one thing—although Jin Sha City is said to be at the edge of the Kastanos, this sand sea is quite special.
Apart from Kastanos, there is no transition; it is directly surrounded by mountains and forests. As sand deserts go, Kastanos is not very large. Upon consulting weather records, Фэн Юань found that sandstorms are concentrated in Jin Sha City, with nearby forests hardly affected by sand sea storms.
This obviously controlled weather, even Фэн Юань wasn’t sure if it had anything to do with Kastanos, because besides the mysterious dragon shadow in Kastanos possibly doing such a thing, it could also be forces behind the forest limiting the expansion of Kastanos.
Unable to sleep due to the change of environment, Фэн Юань couldn’t help but start researching the history of Jin Sha City. Then, he noticed something unusual in the city’s history.
In the early Dynasty Era, from when historical documents began recording, Kastanos was constantly expanding. By the time of Tianpan Nation, the sand sea reached its peak, and the forests near Jin Sha City were within the desert’s scope.
Kastanos also got its name during that time. Of course, while reviewing map information, he noticed large patches of arid land outside the regular sand sea scope.
However, starting from the Tianpan Nation period, Kastanos began to shrink, and surrounding forests gradually reclaimed areas once occupied by the sand sea, leading Kastanos to appear somewhat misnamed in the present day.
Archaeological teams hadn’t noticed this because similar changes abound globally. Initially, some suspected whether such significant environmental changes were due to special factors, but unfortunately, repeated investigations concluded the changes were related to Духовный зверь populations.
Many Духовные звери have the ability to gradually alter the environment of their habitats. The lack of desert Духовные звери in Kastanos made it possible for Духовные звери skilled at greening to gradually encroach upon the sand sea’s territory.
Yet, combining the mysterious dragon shadow in Kastanos, Фэн Юань couldn’t help but suspect whether some special places exist in the surrounding forests.
With this in mind, Фэн Юань no longer hesitated. Although enjoying student life was quite nice, something more fun was now available, letting that class business slide to the side~
Seeing Фэн Юань take leave, Ци Чэнь was not surprised. After all, Фэн Юань had played a significant role in this ruin exploration, making considerable progress in both Rock Peak Treasury and Yellow Sand Well, so his sudden departure might indicate the discovery of something.
Agunas wasn’t focused here, thus hadn’t noticed Фэн Юань suddenly leaving. But Veronia, who was walking the little flame wolf, saw Фэн Юань coming out of the teaching building. Approaching him, she asked,
"Where are you going?"
"Taking a stroll nearby, but what are you doing?"
Noticing the little flame wolf at Veronia’s feet, Фэн Юань asked in surprise. He couldn’t understand why Veronia had tied a leash to the little flame wolf, considering it’s a Духовный зверь, not a dog, right?
"It’s fun."
Glancing at the little flame wolf trying to tear the leash with its claws when she wasn’t paying attention, Veronia said mischievously as Фэн Юань rubbed his temples,
"I plan to investigate the nearby forests. Want to come with me?"
"Nearby forests? Is there something wrong with that place?"
With a gentle wave of the leash in her hand, the dark red leash instantly dissolved into light particles and disappeared. Paying no mind to the little flame wolf that hid by Фэн Юань’s side, Veronia asked Фэн Юань with confusion. Is there something special about the forests that would make Фэн Юань skip class to investigate?
Regarding this environment transitioning directly from desert to woodland, Veronia didn’t see anything problematic because a large number of Духовные звери reside in nearby forests, many of whom excel at transforming the environment into dense woods.
"The first discovery of the ruins in Kastanos points back to Tianpan Nation. It was precisely during Tianpan Nation that Kastanos stopped expanding and began to shrink. Do you think this is a coincidence?"
"If that’s the case, coincidence is possible. After all, Духовный зверь migrations were quite frequent during that period. It might even be due to the sand sea shrinking that caused Tianpan Nation to discover the ruins in Kastanos."
Looking at Фэн Юань, Veronia couldn’t understand his logic. After a moment of silence, Фэн Юань shook his head and said,
"I just suspect there might be an issue, but I’m unclear about specifics. Plus, I always found it strange that Kastanos lacks desert Духовные звери."
"If this sand sea was created by that mysterious dragon shadow or the Kastanos ruins, it wouldn’t be strange. But if that’s the case, the shrinkage of the sand sea doesn’t make sense. At least during Tianpan Nation, there shouldn’t be a need to forcibly defy that special force to change the environment."
With a hand supporting her chin, Veronia said, her brows slightly furrowed, now she, too, noticed something amiss. Whether the mysterious dragon shadow or the Kastanos ruins created Kastanos, it would mean the sand sea’s formation involved a special kind of power.
Though this doesn’t mean ordinary Духовные звери couldn’t counteract it, the number of Wild Духовные звери in Tianpan Nation was not large. Under normal circumstances, they wouldn’t need to forcibly resist that special power for greening.
Of course, if this sand sea naturally formed, this suspicion naturally wouldn’t apply. But... is this sand sea truly naturally formed?
Veronia wasn’t sure. Kastantos is Rock Peak Country; even during the Mythical Era, their feature wasn’t deserts of endless sand but towering peaks reaching the clouds, with no lack of vegetation.
Although the discovered relics related to Kastantos were all concerned with rocks, essentially, they were still about Rock Peak Treasury’s techniques. Kastantos valued steep peaks, so their Rock Peak Treasury naturally lacked technological elements beyond rocks.
However, at the foot of mountains and other platforms amid the mountains, Kastantos actually chose to plant vegetation. They even specifically researched a collection of plants that grow on steep rock walls. With this in mind, does Kastanos seem a little special?

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