Banquet Hall

"Yes, I can smell them!"

Following the footprints on the ground, Linsey, along with Ka Ji behind him, quickly regained their senses.

Explore forward through the tunnels among the trees.

The terrain here is quite complex, and wooden doors often appear on both sides of the tunnel, leading to rooms with different functions.

Some areas are clearly the owner's houses, while others are simply large spaces that have not yet been put into use.

Garden Enclosure design.

In addition to serving as the core for controlling the world, it is also planned to be developed into a city.

Linsey and Ka Ji walked for half an hour here.

The footprints on the ground hadn't changed, but the scent that Ka Ji could smell was gradually becoming clearer.

The Perceiver immediately reminded Linsey, "Lord Di Ya Bo Luo, the scent in the air is clearer now."

"The first guy to arrive here must have been more than a day earlier than us. But the guy who smelled of horses came much closer, probably only half a day earlier than us."

Linsey raised an eyebrow:

"Only half a day early..."

"So, he might also be taking action in Echo Valley Town."

"Ka Ji, haven't you been staying in Echo Valley Town the whole time? Can you think of any suspicious targets?"

Ka Ji paused for a moment.

He first tried to find a target by smell, but couldn't find anyone similar, so he could only explain what he had heard, "After the forest's anomaly was resolved, many people fled into the town from outside, and there are just too many suspicious targets. But if you insist on asking— Reze is a rather special guy."

"That guy was an explorer. When he brought his fleet into town, I heard they found a lot of good stuff in the forest!"

"..."

"Impossible, it couldn't be them."

Linsey immediately dismissed Ka Ji's speculation.

But hearing Reze's name from the other party inevitably improved his mood considerably.

After the forest anomaly was resolved.

Linsey also notified Reze by canceling the summon.

However, Reze was able to arrive at Echo Ancient Town even before him.

It seems that in the forest, the explorer and his companions also had many more adventures that Linsey was unaware of.

"Um?"

Just then, Linsey paused.

He noticed that not far ahead in the tunnel, the light in the space suddenly became gentle and bright.

This is not a change in the light emanating from the texture of the tree.

Instead, there seemed to be an even larger and warmer light source ahead!

Ka Ji immediately tensed up:

"Lord Di Ya Bo Luo..."

Linsey waved and took the lead, saying, "Ka Ji, you stay behind me. I'll take the hits if anything goes wrong."

"If you find anything, just tell me in time."

As she said this, Linsey took the Ice Badger Mace in her hand.

Now that the [Law of Icing] is available as a weapon in the Equipment Slot, this massive and extremely dangerous Wolf Tooth Club can be used as a regular weapon.

Soon, Linsey and Ka Ji reached the end of the tunnel.

As they stepped into the radiance, the scene before them startled them.

At the end of the tunnel is a vast open platform whose edge extends beyond the Garden Enclosure, connecting to the boundary of this space.

But this place is different from the wonders at the World Boundary.

Looking outwards from the wooden railing of the platform, what comes into view is not endless emptiness.

Instead, it's a small town nestled in a canyon, with a river flowing through it.

"This is... Echo Ancient Town?!"

Ka Ji Echo Valley Town for a month and a half and became very familiar with the place.

He immediately recognized the scene before him.

Unlike standing in the town itself, Linsey looked at Echo Valley Town and it seemed as if a thin layer of mist was floating in front of her!

The power of the Garden Enclosure is not merely about placing itself in a secondary phase.

Outsiders may find it difficult to observe and discover the Garden Enclosure, but those inside can easily see the scenery outside! Now, as the night passes, the sun rises outside.

This light shone through the thin mist into the Garden Enclosure, which is why Linsey and Ka Ji saw the warm sunlight!

What's the principle behind this?

Linsey ran to the edge of the fence in two steps.

His gaze focused on the layer of mist, and the [Decryption Game] module displayed the corresponding message.

[Controllable Phase Membrane —Passing through this membrane allows one to escape the special phase and return to the main world.]

"..."

"This feature is a bit too amazing, isn't it?"

Linsey looked at the explanation and immediately realized the purpose of this thing.

Those outside the Garden Enclosure cannot see or enter; but those Garden Enclosure can leave freely, and even launch attacks on Ignorance enemies in a safe environment! This is the rule of spatial hierarchy.

It is far superior to any terrain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

But for Linsey, this terrain meant something else entirely.

Echo Valley Town is built along both banks of the river, so you can also see the Echo River flowing by from here.

"Could we fish here too?"

A bold idea popped into Linsey's mind.

But then, Ka Ji, standing behind him, called out his name, interrupting Linsey's reverie. "Lord Di Ya Bo Luo, this looks like a banquet hall."

Linsey turned her head and looked around, her gaze settling on the structure of the hall itself.

This platform, exposed at the edge of the Garden Enclosure, has an open terrain and several tunnels leading into the depths of the Garden Enclosure.

The platform itself is decorated with exquisite tables and chairs.

The many exquisite plates and wine glasses found here are enough to reflect the extravagance of the place in the past.

Linsey could imagine what had happened here.

People hold banquets here and even peer through the mist to admire the scenery outside.

It's important to know that tens of thousands of years ago, Echo Valley Town had not yet been established; what you see here is a stunning natural landscape.

"Are there still traces on these tableware?"

Linsey stepped forward, examined the area closely, and discovered even more details.

The tables, chairs, and decorations on the platform, protected by the power of the Garden Enclosure, did not decay.

However, many of the plates and cups had solidified bits of color residue on them.

"These are traces left by food."

"But over the long years, they have long since completely decayed."

"But these remnants suggest that people were even holding banquets when the Garden Enclosure was abandoned..."

Based on my own observations and experiences.

Linsey immediately remembered something—"It was the ancient war in which the Extinction Crown participated!"

"Plop—"

Linsey swallowed.

Although the Garden Enclosure possesses the Forest Will, it is not controlled by anyone and has long lost its autonomy.

Now, many years have passed.

Could there be some dangerous things from the ancient past still remaining here?