The silver-white metal doors slowly opened to either side, revealing the scene beyond.
Bai curiously peered inside, but Anviya took her hand. "Come on, I'll take you over to have a look."
"Okay, okay." Bai could only follow in her footsteps instinctively.
They passed through the metal doorway embedded in the wall, and the doors slowly closed behind them.
It took Bai a few seconds for her eyes to adjust to the somewhat dim light of the expanded area. Though dim, it did not hinder her vision; it simply felt less bright than outside.
Of course, that was not the most important part.
In Bai's sight, specks of ice-blue light, like fireflies, dotted every corner, dreamlike and fantastical.
"So beautiful..."
She sighed softly, as though a river of stars were reflected in her eyes.
"These are plants customers found in the Lost Kingdom—the Lost Kingdom is a ruin within the Jiuyao Mountain Range. It suddenly appeared around a year ago and caused quite a stir at the time." Anviya explained where the flowers in the expanded area had come from.
"A ruin?" Bai was slightly taken aback.
She had never known about this. There seemed to be few related rumors in Jiuyao City as well.
Perhaps guessing what Bai was thinking, Anviya waved a hand carelessly. "Just like the name of the ruin—the Lost Kingdom—the space inside is enormous. It's the remains of a civilization that has existed for who knows how long."
"Then why..."
"Because there's nothing left but ruins. I went there once before, and all I saw were long-weathered remnants of buildings, with fierce winds and yellow sand filling the entire ruin. There isn't much value in exploring it," Anviya said casually. "And most importantly, the energy disturbance caused when the ruin appeared hasn't faded. It formed