Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 722 - 723 Clock Town_1

Chapter 722: Chapter 723 Clock Town_1

"Actually, at the very beginning, Clock Town was more like Ernis’s lair, with various metal buildings scattered throughout the town."

"It was later transformed into its current look by Lorraine Tower."

Since Agunas had left, Feng Yuan had to take over the duty of explaining, as he was the only one among them who knew the details of Clock Town.

"Transformed into its current look?"

Dou Yanlan’s confusion did not diminish; in her view, if it were refurbished, why not remodel it according to the architectural style of the Divine Land Region? After all, records show that Lorraine Tower had almost always been active in the Divine Land Region.

"Yeah, Lorraine Tower does not like the architectural style of Ernis."

Fatty Coo shifted to a more comfortable position lying on Big Cat’s head, while Xiao Ji was directly squeezed off by Feng Yuan’s movement from the not-so-spacious spot atop Big Cat’s head.

"It’s not that I don’t like it, it’s that Ernis was dissatisfied."

Lorraine Tower’s voice rang in everyone’s ears. When he saw Qi Chen and Dou Yanlan looking around, Feng Yuan spoke out,

"Don’t bother looking, it’s not here."

"But Ernis was dissatisfied? Why?"

Feng Yuan grew curious; in terms of strength, Ernis and Lorraine Tower were on par with each other, but due to Lorraine Tower’s special duties, it could generally overpower most Divine Beasts. No matter how unruly Ernis was, it wouldn’t dare to express dissatisfaction with Lorraine Tower easily.

"Don’t you know the origin of Clock Town?"

"This... Is it because of its origin? Isn’t that being too sensitive?"

"Although I am not fond of it, I don’t think it has done anything wrong."

"That’s true... But then, you must have completely replaced Clock Town, right? Why does it look like this now?"

Feng Yuan scratched his head somewhat puzzled; he had initially thought that Lorraine Tower only tore down and rebuilt buildings, but now he realized that the truth wasn’t so simple.

"Because the remaining mechanical devices are essential for maintaining the existence of Clock Town. If the architecture of the Divine Land Region were used, it might not look harmonious."

"That seems reasonable..."

Thinking of quaint wooden oriental buildings interspersed with various metal rings and gears, Feng Yuan also felt it would be somewhat odd. As for why using Omeilian European styles wouldn’t seem out of place—that was simply because the Omeilia Region had been heavily influenced by Ernis.

Bronze gears and other peculiar mechanical devices had appeared early on in the Omeilia Region, thus their architecture could easily be integrated with such things.

"But it probably was just laziness..."

Lying on Big Cat’s head, Fatty Coo lazily spread his little wings and said. Perhaps this world hadn’t reached that point yet, but in the last world, Feng Yuan had seen buildings with a mix of styles firsthand.

In the vast Star Sea Universe, what kind of peculiar civilizations hadn’t existed? Feng Yuan had seen oddities like Steam Cultivation; if Lorraine Tower had put some thought into the design, using the building style of the Divine Land Region wouldn’t have been a difficult task.

"After all, it’s just a tool; it’s not worth too much effort."

It seemed Lorraine Tower had guessed what Feng Yuan was thinking, explaining calmly, then poking Feng Yuan and Qi Chen whispered,

"Could you not do that..."

"Don’t worry, it won’t get angry."

Yawning, Feng Yuan directed Big Cat to wander aimlessly within Clock Town. Although it was on the border, Clock Town was eerily quiet. Dou Yanlan observed the surrounding buildings and said,

"What exactly is the purpose of this place?"

Even though the news claimed that Clock Town held great symbolic significance, she did not believe it existed merely as a symbol, nor that it was merely an extension of Lorraine Tower’s power.

"Its uses are quite significant, otherwise, it wouldn’t prohibit others from coming here."

Jumping down from Big Cat’s head, Fatty Coo used its paw to kick at the corner of the wall and said; although there were no people in Clock Town, it was still possible that some special entities were observing from outside, which is why Feng Yuan did not revert to his original form.

"Then why is there no record of it?"

Dou Yanlan’s greatest curiosity lay here: it seemed that the specific functions of Clock Town were never described in the documents—it was merely said to be a token of Lorraine Tower.

"Actually, there is a record, but it’s very hard to find."

"The effect of Clock Town is to interfere with the time of a region."

"Because it’s very similar to the effect of Lorraine Tower’s own actions, it’s difficult to detect."

"Interfering with time?!"

Dou Yanlan looked at the metal constructs around her in surprise, and Qi Chen spoke with some disbelief,

"It’s not by the power of Lorraine Tower?"

"Of course not. Clock Town, as a relic of the Mythical Era, naturally isn’t something that relies on the power of Divine Beasts to be effective."

"The Mythical Era..."

Dou Yanlan inexplicably felt some fear towards this enigmatic age. It wasn’t just about the lack of specific records. The things from the Mythical Era she had learned about from Feng Yuan seemed to be far from simple.

"Yeah, those kinds of egregiously rule-breaking objects are basically leftovers from the Mythical Era. However, most have been destroyed or fallen into the hands of Divine Beasts, so there’s no need to worry about anything."

"Why... It seems that the Mythical Era was completely different from the eras that followed."

After hesitating for a moment, Dou Yanlan voiced her confusion. To interfere with the time of an entire region without relying on the power of Divine Beasts or Spirit Beasts was something that even in the present time was not achievable, yet it had been accomplished in the distant Mythical Era. This hypothesis was somewhat unbelievable to her.

"That’s because they were entirely different cultural races. Humans from the Mythical Era and humans of today strictly speaking, cannot be considered the same species."

Feng Yuan said nonchalantly, as the Mythical Era was extraordinarily unique. Even the Lorraine Tower couldn’t reach the Mythical Era through the river of time, so he wasn’t worried that talking about it would lead to any accidents.

"Entirely different... species?"

"Yes, you could say that the Mythical Era was the last stage of the culmination of a previous human civilization, which then completely destroyed and disappeared, giving rise to this new civilization."

"Wait! If you’re saying this, could it be..."

As Qi Chen spoke, his expression suddenly changed and he shouted loudly. Glancing at Qi Chen, Feng Yuan dug at the ground gently with his tiny claws, his little wings on his back, and spoke,

"Don’t worry, the actual reason for the destruction of the Mythical Era was because of external enemies. It had nothing to do with the civilization’s development. Even if human civilization today were to develop to a point similar to that of the Mythical Era, it wouldn’t trigger any apocalypse."

"External enemies?"

Dou Yanlan tentatively asked, remembering something,

"The Odinis Crisis?"

"Something like that. Enemies from beyond this world led to the end of the Mythical Era. That’s also why that period of time cannot be pursued. It cannot recreate those enemies who were far stronger than It, hence that era cannot be replicated by any power within this world, and nobody can enter that period of time."

"So... what can we do now?"

"Nothing."

Looking at the empty houses around, Feng Yuan decisively answered. Turning, he looked at Dou Yanlan and Qi Chen curiously with Fatty Coo’s adorable appearance and said,

"Why must you care about these matters? They’re not something you can resolve."

"But..."

"Why do you have to tell them all this?"

The resigned voice of Lorraine Tower rang out. These matters weren’t a secret, per se, but they were facts that couldn’t be influenced by efforts or changes, so it was an unspoken consensus to discuss them only among top-tier powers. What could ordinary people do even if they knew? It was better to go on living in ignorance than in constant unease.

"This..."

Lowering his head, Fatty Coo spoke in an almost imperceptible voice,

"I just let it slip, and... it’s not as if this is a secret, is it?"

"But, isn’t this something they’re not supposed to know about yet?"

Shaking her head, Dou Yanlan smiled and said,

"Let’s just consider it an early lesson then. After all, this is something that all those with real power are aware of, right?"

"That’s true indeed but..."

Hearing Lorraine Tower’s slightly hesitant voice, Dou Yanlan said with a smile,

"Then we’ll just treat it as getting a heads up – and besides, this is also motivation to seek even greater strength, isn’t it?"

"Yanlan..."

Qi Chen gazed at Dou Yanlan with an indescribable expression. Among the three of them, perhaps only Dou Yanlan wasn’t too familiar with this matter. Qi Chen had already guessed it because of Feng Yuan.