"Hmm..." Xia Fan stared at the simple map, lost in thought.
This mountain range lay in the narrow middle of Yama Island. It consisted of two peaks joined together like a curved spine, yet it was rather short and posed little obstacle to east-west travel. Thus, when crossing Yama Island, people usually went around either end of the mountains, as could also be seen from the distribution of the official roads.
The temple stood in the depression along that ridge.
From a strategic standpoint, this place was neither a transportation hub nor a commanding height from which to subdue the enemy. There truly seemed to be no need to fight over it. But Xia Fan also believed that the Seven Stars Bureau of Military Affairs could not possibly lack even this much judgment—since they had come, they surely had something in mind. With King Dong Sheng also marching toward the mountains, this place had to be far from ordinary.
After undergoing the Dragon-Climbing Tower trial, he had learned that gigantic magical artifacts resembling buildings existed in this world—or rather, that everyone lived within an ultimate magical artifact. Some facilities had been created by the Escape Committee, such as the Escape Tower, while others came from unknown origins; at the very least, Thought Control's database held no records of them.
He had every reason to suspect that Moonshadow Temple, too, was a magical artifact built in ancient times.
"Does the Yamato Kingdom have any records or legends concerning this temple?"
"Um... I'm not too sure." Wuyue Yao looked somewhat ashamed. "The Yamato Kingdom lost its central region a long time ago, and Lady Chiba was also hastily chosen as queen before the previous queen died of illness... For a very long time, no one had the leisure to concern themselves with