The Road is Difficult and Long

"Knowing a little is good, knowing a little is good!" Professor Amir said happily, and as he spoke, he couldn't help but wag his somewhat bald tail.

Professor Amir now understands that what Wei Shiba meant by "knowing a little" was just a humble statement. He spoke eloquently and persuasively, far from being just "knowing a little," and was truly more than a match for most experts.

"So, in Xiao Wei's opinion, what should we do next?" Professor Amir was genuinely asking this time, knowing that if they wanted to move forward, they would definitely need Wei Shiba.

Wei Shiba didn't mince words. He pulled a compass-like object from his backpack, turned around, and glanced at the compass while simultaneously looking at the Sky God Star on the horizon. He also checked the time on his PB device. "Professor Amir, look, the time is XX o'clock and XX minutes. In ancient times, this time was called Chen Hour. Chen refers to the constellation Scorpio, one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions, and many stars."

"According to legend, the Sky God Star is the abode of the God of Light. According to the 'Star Surveying Technique,' on the day the God of Light descended, Purple Haze stretched for 30,000 miles, and his voice was like thunder. He descended from the celestial star, taught all people, and then drifted westward. Later, the ancestors searched diligently in the direction where the Sky God Star fell. After three generations, they finally gained the favor of the God of Light and entered the God of Light's Kingdom, where they lived a carefree life."

"The Star Surveying Technique? I didn't expect that Xiao Wei would know about the Art of Astrology. I've never heard you mention it before."

"I only know a little bit, nothing worth mentioning."

Wei Shiba habitually offered a humble remark, then resumed his eloquent speech. "It is said that our ancestors were blessed with great virtue and received the inheritance of Divine Art. Those who practice these Divine Art can summon wind and rain, and command thunder and lightning. Those with profound Divine Art can travel thousands of miles in an instant, fly through the sky and escape into the earth, and move mountains and overturn seas with ease. As for those who can comprehend the Dao of Heaven from these Divine Art, they can even glimpse the way to Eternal Life."

Some legends also mention that the early people did not actually acquire great abilities, but rather received the favor of the gods, setting foot on the land of the gods and leaving the mainland. The place they left was called the Heavenly Gate.

Of course, from our current perspective, these are certainly not true; they are the result of the ignorance and superstition of our ancestors during the slave era. We are the New Era Dog-Headed People and should believe in science.

However, from another perspective, the records of our ancestors were not always fabricated, nor were they entirely superstitious. Professor Amir, as a historian, should be aware that many of the artifacts unearthed in Ancient Volcano Area are quite unbelievable, some even defying explanation by our current science."

Hearing what Wei Shiba said, Professor Amir couldn't help but nod.

He certainly knew about the artifacts unearthed in the Ancient Volcano Area, and he even participated in the massive archaeological excavation campaign. The archaeological team he led unearthed a pristine dagger from a Royal Burial Pit.

When the dagger was first unearthed, he thought it was a prank by one of his students who had put some modern industrial product inside. Only after it was tested did he discover that it was actually an ancient dagger, a dagger that had been buried underground for several years and was still as clean and sharp as new, capable of cutting through iron like mud.

Later, the country's most powerful Industrial Department stated that they could not manufacture such a dagger.

Besides the dagger, the archaeological excavation also unearthed several bronze statues of gods, each over ten meters tall, as well as a few rusty but still recognizable pistols.

That archaeological excavation completely overturned the Dog-Headed People' understanding of ancient history, especially the discovery of the pistol, which was once considered by various levels of Dog-Headed People society to be an outrageous fabrication by the archaeological community.

At the time, many science fiction writers used this as a theme to write stories of love, hate, and revenge between modern Dog-Headed People traveled to the Bronze Age with pistols. This sparked a craze for time-travel novels in the Dog-Headed People society, a trend that continues to this day.

So much so that many Dog-Headed People still believe that the few rusty pistols in the museum are indeed products brought from the past by time travelers. Only those in the know clearly understand that it's not time travel, but genuine historical artifacts.

As a result, since that archaeological excavation, a lasting craze for extraterrestrial visits has emerged in the Dog-Headed People society, and some Dog-Headed People have begun to connect mythology, archaeology, and extraterrestrial visits. This craze continues to this day.

Therefore, for a long time, many expeditions entered various parts of the continent in an attempt to find more ancient information, and Professor Amir's team is one of them.

But now there are only five Dog-Headed People left.

The number was small, but it couldn't dampen their enthusiasm for the search. Professor Amir was even prepared to give everything for this expedition.

After Wei Shiba's explanation, the group ate something casually and then resumed their journey.

Having learned about Wei Shiba's various abilities, Professor Amir was clearly much more confident, and he walked with great enthusiasm.

In the following days, the group of five Dog-Headed People, led by Wei Shiba, crossed the desert and Snow Mountain- capped mountains without incident, and finally found the legendary river. They then followed the river upstream, and after a sixth of a Local Year, they finally arrived at the place where the Sky God Star fell, as described in the Star Observation Technique.

However, upon arriving at the place described in the ancient book, they were dumbfounded. The place was desolate, with towering peaks covered in snow and the orange sun shining brightly overhead, yet they felt no warmth whatsoever.

You could say you have nothing.

At this moment, a group of five Dog-Headed People, their yellow fur overlaid with clothing made of some kind of animal hide, stood on a relatively flat area at the foot of the Snow Mountain- capped mountain, all looking up at the mountain peak that was almost entirely covered in white snow.

"Professor Amir, this is the roof of the world, the World's Highest Peak, Sky God Peak." Wei Shiba pointed to the towering mountain peak in front of him with his forearm, which seemed to be within reach yet was far away in the Sky Dome.

"Brother Eighteen, something's not right. There's nothing here. Didn't they say there was a Heavenly Gate? This is just a godforsaken place. Could that ancient book be a scam?" Gou Erpang couldn't help but say.

Another Dog-Headed People student of Professor Amir chimed in, "Wait a minute, how can it be Snow Mountain? If I remember correctly, the God of Light's Residence described in the ancient books should be a place with lush vegetation."

"You're talking about the God of Light's Residence, but we're looking for the Heavenly Gate. According to ancient records, they shouldn't be the same place," Wei Shiba replied.

"Maybe this is the Heavenly Gate?" The Dog-Headed People called San Mei tilted her head and looked at Wei Shiba. Her eyes were full of hope.

She had already witnessed Wei Shiba's abilities along the way, so she hoped that Wei Shiba could see something that they couldn't.