The Lost City (1)

"Yes, that's great. We don't have to guess anymore," said the Little Black Cat.

The opponent's stealth ability is too strong; they can't detect it, which is a very troublesome situation.

Now that Fanxin has released a Soul Clone to guard the outside, they no longer need to worry.

Because every living being has a soul, they just can't perceive it.

However, Fanxin is a member of the Soul Clan, and is extremely sensitive to souls. He can detect anyone who approaches this place.

With the warning from Fanxin and the robot's monitoring, the Little Black Cat believed that the ship would be perfectly safe.

It also doesn't need to worry about anyone destroying this place.

"Alright, give me a robot, and I'll infuse my soul into it. That way, there won't be any problems," Fanxin said.

Upon hearing this, the Little Black Cat nodded slightly, indicating that it understood.

Without saying another word, it immediately summoned a robot with extremely strong defense.

It did this to protect the Fanxin soul. There was no other way; the Fanxin Soul Clone very weak, and if it were to suffer a powerful attack, it would be in serious trouble.

Therefore, it prepared a powerful robot. In this way, even if it encounters a powerful attack, Fanxin need not be afraid.

Fanxin seeing the robot approaching, Fan Xin didn't waste any more words and immediately got to work.

He separated a wisp of his own soul and possessed the robot's body.

In this way, the robot becomes one of his clones.

Fanxin thought for a moment and hid his robot in a room made of Seastone. That way, no one would be able to find it.

"Alright, from now on, it will send you a message as soon as anyone approaches this area," Fanxin said.

His Soul Clone can now sense any unfamiliar soul that approaches this place.

Whenever they arrive, whether they are friend or foe, he will promptly notify the Little Black Cat.

In this way, the Little Black Cat can find out what's happening outside.

"Yes, I understand," the Little Black Cat replied.

After that, Fanxin didn't say anything more and immediately went into the control room.

The Little Black Cat followed them back into the control room.

"Where's the next stop?" Fanxin asked.

"The next stop is Lost Island," the Little Black Cat said.

"Lost Island? Why is it named like that?" Fanxin asked curiously.

"I don't know the specifics either. I heard that there used to be a city here, but it suddenly disappeared thousands of years ago, filled with countless treasures. For thousands of years, countless people have been searching for those treasures. However, thousands of years have passed, and they still haven't found any clues," the Little Black Cat said. "That's why this place is called the Lost Island."

"Oh, I see. Let's go there and search. Maybe we can find those treasures," Fanxin said with a smile.

He didn't particularly like treasure; he just enjoyed the thrill.

That kind of feeling is generally hard to come by.

"Okay, since we're free these days, let's go look for it," the Little Black Cat said with a smile.

"Okay, let's go together then! I also want to see where the Lost City is," Fanxin said.

After that, they said no more and immediately sped up, heading towards Lost Island.

Twenty days later, they arrived at Lost Island.

Lost Island is very large, more than twice the size of their territory.

However, most of this area is forest, and only a very small number of places are inhabited.

Fanxin led everyone to the edge of the island and then had everyone disembark.

"Everyone, I've heard that there's Lost City here, so I plan to stay for a month. During this month, you should all search for it. If you can find it, that would be best. If not, we'll leave after a month. Understand?" Fanxin reminded them.

He's telling everyone that the Lost City doesn't necessarily have to be found.

Just keep looking, and if you really can't find it, then forget about it.

"Understood!" everyone shouted.

"Alright, that's settled then. From today onwards, you'll form teams and go searching on your own. But remember, you absolutely mustn't disturb the local people, understand? Although we are pirates, we will never bully the weak. If I find out that you've humiliated the people here, I will punish you severely," Fanxin shouted.

He became a pirate not to bully others, but simply to see the world.

He wouldn't be lenient with anyone who violated this rule, because it was an ironclad rule on his ship that no one could break.

"Understood, Captain," the crew shouted.

"Alright, since that's the case, you may go. Meet here again in a month," Fanxin ordered.

After saying that, he returned to the ship and played chess with Bingfeng, Wang Yan, and the others.

Meanwhile, the rest of their companions, each carrying a robot, began searching for the Isle of Loss around the island.

"Little Black Cat, go and arrange for the robots to prepare lunch. They'll be very hungry when they come back," Fanxin said.

"Okay, sure," the Little Black Cat replied.

Then it went to the kitchen and instructed the robots to cook the meals.

After everything was settled, the Little Black Cat came over and asked, "Aren't you going to go take a look over there?"

Fanxin came here to find the Isle of Loss, so it was puzzled that he was sitting here playing chess.

"Hehe, let them search first. I'll wait a few days before going there," Fanxin said.

"Oh, why?" the Little Black Cat asked, puzzled.

"I need to spend time with my wife," Fanxin said with a smile.

He hasn't spent much time with Ren Fang lately, and he hasn't even taken care of the children.

So he planned to take advantage of this free time to spend with his children and Ren Fang, and when he had more free time, he would go there to search for the Isle of Loss.

"Oh, I see." Upon hearing this, everyone Satori.

"Alright, I'll leave this place to you for the next few days. I'll take Ren Fang and the children to visit the local villages for a few days," Fanxin said.

He didn't want everyone to follow him because he wanted to spend some time alone with his child and Ren Fang.

"Understood. If there are any problems, we will fire a signal flare," the Little Black Cat said.

"That's good. I'll be back in time," Fanxin said.

No one said anything more.

Fanxin Xin immediately released Ren Fang and the children.

Then, he carried one child and Ren Fang carried another, and they got off the boat and headed towards the village.

Along the way, they played with the children while enjoying the scenery. It was a particularly heartwarming moment.

"I wish things could stay like this forever," Ren Fang said.

She didn't actually like fighting and killing. In the village, she was lively and happy. If it weren't for the pirates' intrusion and disruption of their lives, she would never have come here.

"Yes, when we reach the end of the New World, we can go back to living that kind of life," Fanxin said.

He hoped it would be like that, but with so many people following him, he couldn't just abandon them.

As captain, he was determined to lead them to the end of the New World, no matter what.

Once the mission is complete, he can finally let go of these things.

"Okay, I'll wait," Ren Fang said.

"Hehe, don't worry, that day will definitely come," Fanxin said.

Ren Fang nodded, accepting Fanxin.

The two then fell silent, took hands, and walked away.

Soon after, they arrived at the village entrance.

Fanxin looked inside and saw many children playing happily at the village entrance.

Fanxin took Ren Fang's hand and walked over, then joined them.

The children didn't resist them at all and played with them.

Fanxin glanced around and found that the villagers here seemed very approachable. They were not afraid of strangers; on the contrary, they welcomed them warmly.

Fanxin used his Soul Perception them and confirmed that these people had no ulterior motives before he agreed to their invitation.

They carried the child to someone's house.

"Hehe, you've come here to search for the Lost City, haven't you!" A middle-aged woman looked at Fanxin and said with a smile.

She was dressed very simply; she looked like a simple country person.

"Yes, but that's probably very difficult. We're just here to try our luck," Fanxin said.

He no longer necessarily needed to find the Lost City; it no longer held much allure for him.

He was just bored and decided to kill some time here.

Of course, if he could find it, he would be happy to see it happen.

"Sigh, people come here every year to search. But every year they return empty-handed. However, even so, there are still others who don't give up," the woman said.

"Hehe, there's nothing we can do about it. The Lost City is just so attractive," Fanxin said helplessly.

"That makes sense," the woman said.

"Hehe, I just don't know if we'll be lucky enough to find it," Fanxin said with a smile.

"I hope you'll be lucky enough to find it, but don't get your hopes up too high. That kind of thing is hard to find," the auntie said.

"Alright, can we stay here for the night?" Fanxin asked.

He didn't want to go back every day; he wanted to smash up the place and spend quality time with his children.

"Sure. There are houses here now. People used to come and stay here, and over time, we built many houses," the woman said.

"Okay, I'll pay you daily," Fanxin said.

"Well, if that's the case, then so be it." The aunt nodded, and then went to prepare rooms for Fanxin and Ren Fang.

Fanxin and Ren Fang played with the children in the yard.

Soon after, the woman came out and led them into the room to see it.

Fanxin glanced inside; it was very large, spacious, and clean. He liked it very much.

So he stopped being coy and immediately paid for tonight's meal.

The woman took the money and left.

This small courtyard became their temporary residence.

"Why did the Isle of Loss suddenly disappear?" Fanxin asked curiously.

"How would I know? There are all sorts of strange and wonderful things in the New World. Heaven only knows how the Lost One disappeared." Ren Fang shook her head and said, "I think you should ask the villagers here. They've lived here for generations, so they must know something."

They were outsiders and naturally unfamiliar with the place. However, it would be a completely different story if they were locals.

"Yes, that makes sense." Fanxin agreed.

Without saying anything more, he immediately went out to find the villagers.

Not long after, he found an elderly man with gray hair but bright, piercing eyes.

He sought out the other person because the other person was telling the story of the Lost City.

Fanxin stood to the side and began to listen.

The white-haired old man then began to tell the story of the Lost City.

"The Lost City was originally an imperial city, but the rulers of that era were extremely tyrannical and didn't care about the lives of the common people at all. As a result, they thoroughly enraged the people, and some in the army were also very dissatisfied. So, they united and prepared to overthrow the rulers," the old man said.

"This battle lasted for many years, but through everyone's tireless efforts, we finally wiped out all the rulers' forces and surrounded the entire capital."

"Just when everyone thought they could breach the imperial city and bring the ruler to justice, the ruler activated the city's mechanisms, and the entire city vanished. Most of those who besieged it perished; only a very few survived."

"After that, the place declined, and the population could never reach its peak. Eventually, the forest gradually swallowed up most of the land, and people could only live in a corner."

"Where the Lost City is now, no one knows. Yet, for countless years, many have searched for it. But they have all failed."

"However, I believe that those who search for the Lost City will not give up. They will persevere until they find Lost City."

Fanxin listened for a while before quietly leaving.

He looked at the forest, lost in thought.

Just now, the old man said that the Lost City was originally in the forest, which was the center of the island.

However, that place has now been completely swallowed up by the forest.

While others searched for the Lost City elsewhere, none of them looked in the forest. He felt that this might be a clue.

"Never mind, I'm going to be here for a month anyway. If you guys can't find it anywhere else, then I'll have to go to the center of the forest to search. I hope my judgment is correct," Fanxin Xin muttered to himself.

He wasn't sure if he was right. However, he believed this was a direction to look for. He couldn't give up.