Chapter 2695 - 2696: Memories Like Smoke

Following the Telekinesis Child, Feng Yuan walked to a corner of the pavilion, where scattered stones lay on the ground. Feng Yuan stared at those stones for a while before he understood what it was.

A Comforting Tower made of stones, or in other words, a not-so-widespread custom. This thing could be seen anywhere in the Divine Land Region—it was a temporary method used during ancient wars and chaos to commemorate certain people or events when it wasn’t feasible to erect a monument.

These temporary monuments recorded the past that had departed. Feng Yuan speculated that the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound might have toppled the Comforting Tower when it ran over, which was why the Telekinesis Child punished it.

Grabbing the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound by the scruff, Feng Yuan dragged it to the Comforting Tower, explained, and made it apologize. Knowing its mistake, the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound meekly barked an apology to the Telekinesis Child.

Seeing the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound’s sincere apology, the Telekinesis Child did not dwell on it, casually restoring the Comforting Tower. The Telekinesis Child admonished the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound in the language of the Spirit Beasts and then turned to leave.

Wagging its tail, the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound glanced at the Comforting Tower and gingerly moved to Feng Yuan’s other side. It hadn’t expected to find such a thing in this place.

Feng Yuan wasn’t surprised by the Telekinesis Child’s reaction. Since this was a temporary substitute, naturally, when given the chance, people would erect real monuments or gravestones.

The Comforting Tower itself was just a temporary memorial. Though Li Mountain Village was important, the Beastmasters stationed here long-term were not likely to be attacked by the Imperial People out of boredom.

The recent battle was just this one; excluding it, Feng Yuan was sure that the Comforting Tower did not commemorate something recent. With such a long interval, the necessary follow-up measures must have been made long ago.

The fact this thing was left here suggested to Feng Yuan that it did hold some commemorative value, but it wasn’t particularly important. Given its specific location, ordinary people wouldn’t think to explore this kind of corner, so it was left there.

It wasn’t the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound’s fault, since it never expected such a thing to exist here. Feng Yuan said a few words casually and then led the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound back to the cafeteria.

In the cafeteria, Veronia couldn’t help but be curious about the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound’s situation. After learning the truth, Veronia looked at Feng Yuan with a peculiar expression and asked,

"Aren’t you curious why there’s a Comforting Tower there?"

"What’s there to be curious about? Don’t forget where we are. Li Mountain Village surely doesn’t lack these old things, let alone the fact that the Legendary Level Telekinesis Child has probably been here for a long time."

Glancing at Veronia, Feng Yuan said indifferently. If it were somewhere else, he’d definitely be curious why there was a Comforting Tower there. But Li Mountain Village...

With so many Spirit Beasts and Beastmasters stationed here, anyone might privately leave a mark—perhaps a Comforting Tower, perhaps a little flower? Who knows.

It’s like encountering spiritual bodies in a graveyard; running into a Comforting Tower in Li Mountain Village doesn’t surprise Feng Yuan one bit.

"You’re quite right."

Hearing Feng Yuan’s words, Veronia didn’t dwell on the matter. After all, the truth was that Li Mountain Village was well-protected, meaning everything here might have some special history. The Comforting Tower in the corner was just one of many such presences, and it wasn’t necessary to spend energy investigating them.

"In these final moments, we shouldn’t let down our guard, but there’s no need to be overly tense either."

In the camp, Dou Yanlan advised Qi Chen. They had seen the recent news and knew that the war was probably nearing its end, just waiting for the decisive battle. As for whether the Imperial Timeline could turn the tide?

Others might worry about this, but Qi Chen and the others certainly wouldn’t, because having gone through those chaotic events with Feng Yuan, they understood well what true power the Divine Beasts represented.

The reason the battle has dragged on might be that most Divine Beasts don’t want to participate. At the very least, the likelihood of Agunas being pushed back is almost nonexistent.

What they need to wait for now is just good news at the end. Of course, Agunas and the others will probably occupy the territory of the East Continent Great Xia Alliance, and as for other regions, that’s a matter for later.

With the territory of the East Continent Great Xia Alliance occupied, any large-scale attack by the Imperial People on the Main World becomes impossible.

After all, by that time, the Main World will have the territory of the East Continent Great Xia Alliance as a springboard, and countries not yet involved in the conflict might no longer hold back and join subsequent battles.

The allure of interests is enough to make them set aside their initial views, especially when the interests are vast enough.

Whether it’s the Anti-Divine Beast Rune or resources from an entire world, they can’t allow the United Army to have it all to themselves. As for stabbing the United Army in the back?

Unless their top leaders have lost their minds, they wouldn’t attempt such a thing. Besides, it’s doubtful the Divine Beasts behind them would tolerate such actions. Furthermore, pulling such a stunt is equivalent to stabbing Agunas in the back, which would have dire consequences.

For those neutral Divine Beasts, this would be tantamount to declaring war.

Therefore, all they can do is establish firm connections, then use the territory seized by the United Army as a springboard, and personally lead troops to take over other territories.

"I hope we’ll receive good news soon. I wonder if the Imperial People have given up on this place."

Gazing at the towering light pillar in the distance at Kui Shan Town, Qi Chen said helplessly. The likelihood of Maomu City being attacked is quite low, as they probably don’t have the energy to strike a strategically insignificant Maomu City.

However, Kui Shan Town is an exception. Due to the weapons of the Mythological Remnants, those guys might still reap great benefits if they manage to break through Kui Shan Town, though the difficulty...

At least Qi Chen believes they likely don’t have the capability to break through here in the short term.

"With them around, the Imperial People can’t succeed; without them, there’s no point for the Imperial People to attack here."

Dou Yanlan chuckled lightly and said. The Mythological Remnants wouldn’t fail to take their weapons with them upon retreating, meaning the current situation at Kui Shan Town is rather awkward.

The Mythological Remnants act as both protectors and as a source of danger for Kui Shan Town.

"You’re right, but... perhaps we won’t need to stay here much longer, and I wonder what’s happening in the city now."

Smiling, Qi Chen said while looking at Dou Yanlan. At that moment, he somewhat understood why Feng Yuan always clamored to find places to visit. Having been stationed here for some time, Qi Chen indeed felt a bit stifled, constantly thinking of going somewhere for a stroll.

"Currently, there’s no information about an attack, so they might reduce the defense level after the decisive battle."

Dou Yanlan thought seriously for a while and answered. Returning directly to a peacetime state was out of the question. Even if the probability of an attack became very low, the possibility of being attacked still existed.

But lowering the defense level was indeed a likely option, because with the probability of attack now very low, there was no need for Maomu City to maintain its current high alert status. It affected not only daily production and life but also placed tremendous pressure on the City Defence Army and combat units.

Though this feeling of restlessness during their time here might be partly because they are amateurs, Dou Yanlan believed that the professional City Defence Army might also face many minor issues, temporarily suppressed now to ensure safety.

"Lowering the defense level... I wonder if they’ll come back."

Thinking of their fathers, Qi Chen couldn’t help but express his sentiments. Previously, he didn’t understand, but now... after experiencing it firsthand, he realized their actions were not merely driven by pure interest but by responsibility.

This certainly isn’t a leisurely job...

"Indeed... after enough time, you can encounter all sorts of bizarre matters."

Closing the dossier, rubbing his eyes, Feng Yuan said with a look of helplessness. The records in these dossiers were very fragmented, so Feng Yuan had to skim each one, which is why he saw various strange things recorded in those files.

Even the culture in Cha Mu Town experienced a drastic change midway. Of course, it was only temporary, and they soon returned to the original path.

But this sudden cultural detour was one of its important features, at least Feng Yuan couldn’t overlook it while producing the records.

Thinking of those things, Feng Yuan thought for a while and placed the dossier back in its original place, saying,

"Let’s go take a look at the exhibition; there should be relics from that period. I’m curious to see how much the text and the physical objects differ."