Returning to the area beneath the Perpetual Spring, Фэн Юань glanced at the surrounding murals. At this time, due to the lowering water levels, all those murals emerged above the surface, and now they emitted a green glow just like the silhouette formed of light.
Фэн Юань could guess that this should be the handiwork of someone. But who exactly was it?
"Who are you, exactly?"
Seeing the figure remain in place, Фэн Юань couldn’t help but approach and ask. At this moment, Veronia also rushed over with Xiao Ji, and casually picked up the pouncing Xiao Ji. Фэн Юань’s gaze never left the green silhouette.
"I... am the Guardian. You all wish to disrupt the peace here."
"So, you’re planning to stop us?"
Фэн Юань squinted and pulled out the Black Scythe, speaking coldly. Although he wasn’t quite sure what disrupting the peace here meant, he assumed it had something to do with this relic.
Unfortunately, the other’s response left Фэн Юань puzzled.
"No, I... want to help it."
"Help whom? Can you speak to me directly as yourself? This way is very insincere."
Looking at the green silhouette, Фэн Юань said seemingly casually. Instead of responding, the figure looked towards the center of the Hu’er Ma Sha Море and said,
"It’s it. Around you, there is the aura from the same era. Perhaps you can help it."
Startled for a moment, Фэн Юань suddenly reacted and looked at Veronia, pointing and exclaiming,
"You’re talking about it, aren’t you?!"
"Hmm... it’s been trapped here for thousands of years. We tried to help it, but..."
"You attempted to help it? Wait, let me get this straight, I want to know, who exactly are you?"
Covering his forehead, Фэн Юань interrupted, and the green silhouette paused briefly before saying,
"I have no name. I was just a Wood Sprite once saved by it. But, we happened to end up here by some misfortune and coincidence."
"Then, is your current form the Starry Treant?"
Looking at the figure, Фэн Юань suddenly realized why it didn’t appear before them in its true form. Given the terrifying size of a Starry Treant, even if it changed its form, it would still be larger than Ah Mu’s original size, and in this underground passage, where even Ah Mu requires transformation, it would be even larger.
"No, that was over a thousand years ago. It has been over a millennium since reaching the Sheltering Мир Trees. Time flies so quickly..."
"Sheltering Мир Trees..."
Фэн Юань glanced at Ah Mu following behind Ци Чэнь. The Sheltering Мир Trees could be considered the pinnacle of Ah Mu’s evolutionary chain. Achieving a Sacred Beast Level strength was the limit for an ordinary Духовный зверь; however, now Фэн Юань was more concerned with the one within the Hu’er Ma Sha Море.
"You said it saved you? Do you have a deep understanding of the Божественный зверь inside the Hu’er Ma Sha Море?"
Фэн Юань couldn’t resist asking, the green silhouette paused before saying,
"Are you referring to it? We only know its name, Tamur. It descended here from a time we could not reach, the Mythical Era. But throughout, it was always a solitary existence,
with no kin, no friends, and none of similar standing who could understand it...
We once tried, near its dwelling, to create prosperous scenes, just as it helped us once. But none of it worked...
Life cannot endure the desolation of the desert, and while the forest we remodeled was lively, this liveliness was not its...
Even when we brought in human towns, they couldn’t bring it joy. Perhaps, because we and it are not of the same era, that’s why I hope you can help it..."
With a hand on her chin, Veronia suspiciously muttered that, in her memory, she had never heard of the name Tamur. As for whether it was Kastantos hiding a trump card?
Please, it also participated in that final battle. If it had such a trump card, it would have used it then, long before the destruction after the final battle. But if that were the case, where did Tamur come from?
Impersonating a Mythical Era Божественный зверь? She didn’t believe anyone would be that bored, and given Kastantos’ technology, how did they even master it?
"So you’re saying the order in the forest region is your handiwork?"
Фэн Юань didn’t focus on the name Tamur. After all, he didn’t recognize all the Божественный зверьs from the Mythical Era. Instead, it was the implication in the other’s words that surprised him. He did not expect that the figure before them was the mastermind they were seeking in the forest region.
"No, that was the result of our combined effort. It was meant for it to see a lively world. Unfortunately, we failed."
The green silhouette glanced around and said,
"Initially, we were just weak Духовные звери who wandered into the desert sea. The harsh environment of the Hu’er Ma Sha Море nearly prevented us from escaping this desert. It was then that it appeared before us.
It created this underground cavern and drew fresh water from the earth. The outside world was covered in war. Once we had the minimum survival guarantee, we chose to stay here.
Although it never spoke to us, it didn’t drive us away either. In fact, it even rescued Духовные звери and humans who wandered into this desert, just like us."
As it spoke, the green silhouette slowly walked around those murals, saying,
"This place was built as a refuge along with the humans of that time. Though there are no trees or flowers here, to us, it was like the paradise you speak of.
However, we could not, nor could we always stay here. As the external wars subsided, people and Духовные звери would occasionally leave, but it never said anything, merely silently protecting the refuge left for us."
"It was probably just simply providing shelter for you. This matter should..."
Looking at the figure, Фэн Юань asked in confusion. Given the other’s gratitude towards Tamur, it should have provided substantial help. Yet, only these matters...
"Perhaps you can’t understand, but for us, this was the greatest kindness we could receive at that time."
The green silhouette was unconcerned, aware that for people of this period, it was challenging to comprehend their gratitude and thoughts. After all, the present had been peaceful for a long time, and even during the Dynasty Era, region-wide wars weren’t frequent.
"Perhaps. But regardless, with that being the case, the investigation of the forest region can probably be set aside for now."
Фэн Юань glanced at Veronia and said, it wasn’t too hard to understand if the forest region was created by the Sheltering Мир Trees in gratitude to Tamur.
Moreover, that could explain why the forest area’s lifeform density was so high. It wasn’t an intentional gathering of forces to attack Hu’er Ma Sha Море; it was purely to let Tamur see livelier scenes.
Even in the present forest area, the biological density doesn’t visually impact much. After all, they couldn’t make all the Духовные звери cram together; even Фэн Юань couldn’t do such a thing.
But presently, what they could do was ensure that in any given direction, one would basically see active Духовные звери.
The human settlements, those villages, were positioned along the edge of the Hu’er Ma Sha Море without any obstruction facing the sea.
It wasn’t so villagers could admire the scenic beauty of the sand sea up close. Living in such a place, he didn’t think anyone would enjoy the gusts of yellow sand occasionally blowing through. But this arrangement let Tamur clearly see human life in the villages.
It’s not that Tamur had any voyeuristic desire; even Фэн Юань, if staying in such a lifeless place for long, would wish to see some lively scenes.
These were the efforts made for Tamur by the Sheltering Мир Trees, but Фэн Юань knew such distant viewing couldn’t dispel the melancholy in the heart. Yet, clearly, they couldn’t take Tamur away.
Thinking this, Фэн Юань placed a hand on Xiao Ji’s head and asked Veronia,
"What do you think?"
"I don’t know it, but if it doesn’t mind, I’d actually be quite happy. At least, it wasn’t just me and the Little Crocodile who escaped a calamity."
Veronia shrugged off with a smile. However, her instincts told her that Tamur’s situation might not be that simple.

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