Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 438: Calien’s Secret_1

Chapter 438: Chapter 438: Calien’s Secret_1

"You should probably stop Xiao Hei from doing that, it’s leaking terribly..."

Feng Yuan gave Yang Hongzhi an exasperated glance and saw Xiao Hei summoning flames that swirled around him as if to protect him. However, Feng Yuan could tell at a glance that those were offensive flames, and Xiao Hei, dissatisfied, glared at Feng Yuan while barking. Yang Hongzhi smiled helplessly and said,

"Xiao Hei, let’s forget it, alright? It would be bad if Najia got hurt."

Xiao Hei looked at Yang Hongzhi with a touch of grievance, but shortly after, Xiao Hei withdrew the flames and ran over to Yang Hongzhi, rubbing against him. Dou Yanlan turned to Jenna and asked,

"Do you know where it might be now?"

"Yagina? I’m not very clear about its whereabouts, but if we were to destroy the Miracle Stone, it would definitely appear."

As Jenna spoke, she looked at Mimili buried in the ruins with a complex expression. Qi Chen asked, puzzled,

"Why?"

"Because it must be using the Miracle Stone to grant them power..."

Jenna looked apologetically at Najia and said as she gestured,

"No... blame you..."

"Could it be that the Miracle Stone has some special property?"

Dou Yanlan looked at Feng Yuan, having guessed that Jenna did not understand some things as clearly as Feng Yuan. Leaning against Big Cat, Feng Yuan recalled and said,

"The Miracle Stone is not from this world; it’s a weapon left over from the war. Its ability is to take the power of Spirit Beasts and transfer it to other life forms."

"Of course, that requires a complete Spirit Power Stone. The Miracle Stone is just one fragment. Back in the day, the Xilite family tried to force out Yagina because they discovered another piece of the Miracle Stone. If combined, they can extract some of the Divine Beasts’ power to strengthen humans."

"So, if there hadn’t been an accident that year, they would have used Najia to reclaim the Miracle Stone, and then used the Miracle Stone to take Najia’s power?"

Feng Yuan was surprised and looked at Dou Yanlan as he said,

"Right, that’s exactly what they had planned at the time, but they overlooked Jenna and Najia’s relationship, and it was Jenna who turned it around and destroyed Noscarte."

"I see, let’s go."

Dou Yanlan stepped forward, and Yang Hongzhi, slightly puzzled, asked,

"Where to?"

"Noscarte Castle, the Miracle Stone is surely there, right?"

Seeing Dou Yanlan look at her, Jenna nodded solemnly and said,

"Yes, the Miracle Stone is difficult to move. Even if they know our target is the stone, they won’t be able to shift it immediately."

Qi Chen grabbed Dou Yanlan, somewhat perplexed, and said,

"Do you know about the hidden passages here?"

"I don’t."

"Then you..."

"There can’t be a hidden passage between Calien Town and Noscarte Castle. Follow me, we’ll bypass the main gate."

Qi Xiaoshuang looked at Dou Yanlan with curiosity and said,

"Yanlan, how do you know which way to go?"

The fog around them was extremely thick, and the bitterly cold mist even blocked the probing of spiritual power. Bolaon’s cabin was in a very secluded spot, and previously, no one had wandered in the area. Following the main road would only lead to the main gate and the fountain square, but Dou Yanlan was talking about bypassing the main gate.

Seeing that everyone but Feng Yuan seemed very confused, Dou Yanlan smiled and said,

"I studied the layout of this place on the castle before."

Qi Chen scratched his head, still puzzled, and said,

"The castle? Are you referring to the time on the terrace? But wasn’t that just a view of the inside of the town? Calien Town is too far to see clearly."

"Let’s talk while we walk; otherwise, we might run into trouble if something else pops up."

Feng Yuan suggested, and Dou Yanlan nodded, leading the way. Discovering that Dou Yanlan managed to keep moving forward without hitting a dead end or taking the main road, everyone was a bit astonished.

Understanding everyone’s confusion, Feng Yuan poked Xiao Ji in his arms and said,

"Did you not notice either?"

Xiao Ji lifted its head, confused, and looked at Feng Yuan, not understanding what he meant. Feng Yuan smiled while fiddling with Xiao Ji’s tuft of hair and said,

"The relationship between Calien Town and Noscarte is ahem~"

Xiao Ji looked at Feng Yuan, not quite understanding what he was trying to say. Agunas’s phantom flicked its tail with a hint of helplessness and said,

"Aren’t you making it too difficult for it? Even I didn’t recognize it at first. If it weren’t for seeing the full view in that castle, I would never have guessed it would be like this here."

Upon hearing Agunas’s phantom’s words, Xiao Ji began to try hard to remember and analyze. After a while, looking pitifully at Feng Yuan, Xiao Ji rubbed its head, and Feng Yuan said with resignation,

"It seems I really have pushed it a bit much, so shall I just tell you?"

Feng Yuan said, turning to look at Dou Yanlan, who was leading the way. Dou Yanlan turned around, nodded to Feng Yuan, and said,

"Go ahead, I’d also like to verify whether my guess is correct."

With everyone looking on curiously, Feng Yuan cleared his throat and said,

"Actually, you should have noticed as well, some areas of Calien Town and the town inside the Noscarte castle are completely identical, like the Echo Boulder Tavern and the Giant Rock Tavern."

"Wait! I remember the layout of the Echo Boulder Tavern is exactly the same as the Giant Rock Tavern! Could it be..."

Qi Xiaoshuang, reminded by Feng Yuan, exclaimed in surprise as she remembered something, and Feng Yuan smiled and said,

"You guessed it, Calien Town is a projection of a part of the town inside Noscarte, mainly originating from the civilian area of Noscarte."

Feng Yuan then looked towards Najia and said,

"This was decided based on Najia’s memories."

"Why is it so?"

Dou Yanlan was somewhat puzzled, which was something she couldn’t figure out; why Calien Town wasn’t a complete Noscarte town, but merely a civilian area.

"Because the pseudo-World Clock stole Najia’s authority and substituted for Najia’s other side, Yagina. Therefore, all the temporal distortions revolve around Najia."

"Calien Town... or rather, the Noscarte civilian area is one of Najia’s most important memories. It’s for this reason that the current situation has arisen, with the civilian area projecting to form Calien Town."

"A beautiful memory?"

"It should be."

Glancing at Dou Yanlan, Feng Yuan said uncertainly. Najia nodded at Feng Yuan, seemingly agreeing with his assumption. After pondering, Dou Yanlan said,

"No wonder she has two different attitudes despite being the same person. In Calien Town, her identity has not been discovered by herself, while in Noscarte..."

"Wrong! There’s something off about the timeline!"

Dou Yanlan said with confusion, to which Qi Xiaoshuang asked, perplexed,

"Who are you talking about?"

"Slanty Cassana, the landlady of both the Giant Rock Tavern and the Echo Boulder Tavern."

Feng Yuan spread his hands and said,

"Although from her attitude, it seems that Noscarte represents the world after Jenna realized the truth, don’t forget about Bolaon’s cottage."

After stroking her hair, Dou Yanlan speculated for a moment,

"Has there been a distortion in the timeline?"

"They’re the same person?"

Jenna asked, seemingly astonished, to which Feng Yuan nodded and said,

"Indeed, it’s quite understandable. Both Calien Town and Noscarte are influenced by Najia’s memories. As a part of Najia’s fond memories, Calien Town would just obscure any negative existences from perception, using Jenna as a basis for judgment is inherently flawed."

"Then what about her attitude towards Cassana in Noscarte?"

"That must have been realized after this chaotic space-time had formed. Although there are no clear memories, as Noscarte represents her unhappy memories, certain instincts would still exist."

"Exactly, if not for a kind of inexplicable feeling, I would never have discovered that she was actually one of their people!"

Jenna stated with a touch of resentment. Qi Xiaoshuang thought for a moment and said,

"What exactly is going on here? Why does one identity have two different people?"

Seeing that Qi Xiaoshuang still seemed puzzled, Feng Yuan smiled and explained,

"This is because Divine Beasts inherently possess a certain attribute that transcends time, coupled with the presence of a piece of the pseudo-World Clock constantly distorting time, resulting in this peculiar situation where multiple points in time exist simultaneously in one place."