Ruins and Six Wings
Lantian Zhu thought to himself.
Watching Cong Yu peel an orange and put it in her mouth, the Pirate King found a good word. "Scholar."
Yes, Cong Yu can be considered a scholar.
Cong Yu's knowledge is truly beyond the imagination of ordinary people—she can read nautical charts, understand ocean currents, and pinpoint locations accurately.
He knows which fish are edible and which are not.
He's also quite adept at starting fires and cooking.
Although the Pirate King, being the Monster King, doesn't need to eat or sleep, he still has basic appetites.
Although rather indifferent...
But this tranquility, along with the several adventures accompanied by Cong Yu, transformed into an anticipation of delicious food.
During his adventures, as he passed by ruins and relics, he could tell which god was probably worshipped there...
Touching the bluestone and seashell remains on the ground, he could tell how many years ago this place was once the sea.
When he encounters troublesome people, he can quickly analyze who instigated it, then go straight to the source and shoot them dead.
In that era...
Cong Yu's abilities may go beyond simply "learning knowledge".
To the Pirate King, who had never attended school and relied entirely on drifting and experience to navigate, Cong Yu was practically a prophet.
With Cong Yu around, I never have to think during any adventure.
Cong Yu easily and cleverly took away a treasure from a remote place... and the locals were even grateful to her.
When exploring the ruins, Cong Yu can tell her the general background story of the temple and translate the murals.
This greatly increases the depth of the exploration.
All I can say is that the experience was excellent.
Although the Pirate King later studied navigation, history, and culture, he could never recapture the experience of working alongside Cong Yu.
That kind of "no need to use your brain, just follow instructions" experience.
"It's rare to go on an adventure together... Hoo hoo hoo! I've rediscovered that old feeling! Use (command) me as you please, Cong Yu!"
Cong Yu didn't bother to respond to the Pirate King's casual arm-in-arm gesture, only asking about the situation amidst Lantian Zhu's shocked expression.
"Tell me about this site. How did you know that our destination was a site belonging to the gods?"
In response, the Pirate King immediately began a lengthy explanation--
"Over the past few years, my crew and I have explored a total of eighteen ruins and temples..."
"Nine of them were found to contain large amounts of gold and silver, wow... that's a lot, and it's still in my treasury."
"There's one item in the collection that I particularly..."
Listening to the Pirate King's opening move, Cong Yu felt that a long speech was about to begin. "Get to the point."
Okay, let's get to the point.
"I discovered three ruins last year, and inside each one I found a statue—a wolf, a lion holding a sword, and a snake."
"Beneath the statue, there were hidden ancient parchment charts, three fragments in total. Then I discovered that a fourth fragment was needed to piece them together completely..."
"Then, this year I found the last ruin, which was similar in structure to the previous three, but the statue was Angel."
"Finally, I put all the pieces of parchment together and found that they pointed to a certain location, which I have now pieced together."
With that, the Pirate King stood up and walked towards the cabin behind the deck. "I'll go find it and show you."
"..."
"Wolf, sword, lion, snake, Angel..."
Listening silently, Lantian Zhu suddenly realized something. "It sounds very familiar... I feel like I've seen it in some game before."
It's not actually a game, but if you insist on calling it a card game, that's not a big deal... except that these cards are not the same as those cards, and this game is not the same as those games.
"It's the 'Wheel of Fortune' card, Major Arcana number 10."
As Cong Yu spoke, resting his chin on his hand, he once again displayed his erudition. "A sphinx with a sword, a jackal, and a snake coiled around the wheel."
"Card
The four corners of the face feature winged lions, Angel, eagles, and bulls... Angel are considered a rather troublesome omen.
Lantian Zhu nodded in agreement with Cong Yu's analysis and offered his own opinion. "Then, could it be a trap set by Moerae?"
It's probably eight or nine out of ten.
If Cong Yu previously thought there was a 70% chance, now it seems... the probability has increased to 90%.
It's a combination of Fate and Angel; it's hard not to overthink it.
But... is the trap really that obvious?
This is something that's quite concerning, but it can't be denied that it was deliberately made so obvious...
Because it requires people to think "the trap shouldn't be so obvious," it's a kind of "counter-empty city ploy" that makes people lower their guard.
It could be a "counter-counter-empty city ploy," or even a "counter-counter-counter-empty city ploy" or something like that...
Those who are willing to think are often constrained by this.
It would be much easier if Yaochuan Guang were to make the decision—for her, it would simply be a matter of luck choosing between two options.
"Oh, here it comes!"
The Pirate King, who had returned with the parchment, strolled over lazily, a bottle of wine in his left hand, and slammed the paper, which showed obvious signs of being glued together, onto the table.
Cong Yu picked it up and studied it for a while, then compared it with the maps of various sea areas hanging on the wall next to her to confirm the location.
However, the Pirate King spoke first—
"I've had experts look into it; it's in the Solomon Islands, on an undeveloped, uninhabited island..."
"However, sometimes internet celebrities who record survival videos on desert islands go there to investigate, so it's not a particularly remote place."
"... Would such a place contain ruins?"
Cong Yu was somewhat skeptical, so he turned the parchment over and saw a series of characters that looked like poems, which he couldn't quite understand.
"It's somewhat similar to Latin... no, to Ancient Greek."
Cong Yu carefully deciphered the text on the back of the parchment. "[What... what comes here?]"
Lantian Zhu was completely bewildered by Cong Yu's words, while the Pirate King exclaimed in amazement, "As expected of you, Cong Yu!"
"However, I've already had it checked by someone. They say it's Ancient Greek, but the writing at the joints is illegible. As for translation..."
This is a perpetual fallacy.
[In the name of XXX's God,]
[Come here if you wish to achieve XX.]
[These are the relics of the gods, my own ruins.]
Wishing you all the best.
[May I survive.]
May humanity be happy.
May civilization endure forever.
Chapter 785 Ruins and Six Wings
The Pirate King's intelligence was correct.
The location indicated by the torn parchment was indeed a sparsely populated uninhabited island.
The specific location is in the southern part of the Solomon Islands' territorial waters... At first glance, it's not apparent that any relics exist.
Moreover, it's not entirely accurate to call it a strictly uninhabited island.
Even from a casual glance, Cong Yu could see several small wooden houses, tents... or rather, temporary Shelter on the island.
Of course, none of them are proper, formal "buildings".
It's quite obvious that this is the trace left by the internet celebrity who filmed the video... In modern society, even uninhabited islands can be inhabited.
"Phew... the environment is pretty nice."
As Cong Yu disembarked from the ghost ship, he looked around and said, "It's definitely a good place to film related videos."
Things like "Survival on a desert island for XX days".
In response to Cong Yu's words, Lantian Zhu, who was standing beside him, quietly said, "Judging from the current situation, maybe there is... Try searching on Metabers."
Indeed, but it could also be a series of videos about wild fishing, like "diving on a deserted island in the Solomon Islands and catching two large lobsters."
Cong Yu sometimes watches similar videos while eating.
While Cong Yu and Lantian Zhu were chatting idly, the Pirate King was currently surveying the entire island.
They were currently on a rocky beach on the western side of the island. From this angle, there was absolutely no trace of any ruins.
If you go east, there is a dense jungle.
You can sense the presence of birds and small animals in the jungle, and further east are cliffs.
Finally, we reached the other side of the coastline, where the terrain gradually flattened out... so we were probably in the woods.
If you want to find the relics mentioned in the revelation, you'll need to venture deep into the jungle here.
Judging from this, the Pirate King spoke, asking Cong Yu and the magical girl named Lantian Zhu for their opinions, "Shall we begin the exploration now?"
Upon hearing the Pirate King's words, Cong Yu glanced at her, a smile of interest appearing on her face, "Enter the forest?"
Yes, what else could it be?
The Pirate King didn't speak, but instead waited with this expression, anticipating what Cong Yu would say next.
"This could very well be a trap, whether it's an island, ruins, or a forest... it could be."
Cong Yu spoke directly, his expression calm, and looked at Lantian Zhu: "Entering rashly is a bit too aggressive."
Cong Yu expressed it this way
His tone was relaxed and natural, revealing no malice whatsoever, but Lantian Zhu could guess what he meant.
"So..."
Lantian Zhu spoke silently, channeling her magic to condense a ball of dark blue karmic fire... She looked at Cong Yu, as if confirming something.
"Um."
Cong Yu answered simply with one word, which also made it clear to the Pirate King that his intention was to set the forest on fire.
Burn, until all conspiracies are exposed.
"Boom!!!"
With a loud, scorching sound, flames spread from Lantian Zhu's hands, starting to burn in one corner of the jungle.
Soon, this jungle will also be completely reduced to scorched earth.
But it will take some time.
"The air humidity is high, so you may have to wait a while."
As Lantian Zhu said this, he watched the animals and birds fleeing because of the fire... It's such a pity they even know to run away.
Otherwise, you could just eat roast chicken or something.
Cong Yu, of course, had no idea what Lantian Zhu was thinking. He simply watched the raging fire before him with patience. "I have plenty of time."
There is ample time to adapt to this revelation. There is ample time to consider whether this is a crisis, and ample time to determine how to save the world.
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"..."
"Ton ton ton--"
Takemikazuchi happily sipped the apple soda that Cong Yu had brought back from Mexico... then glanced at Xiao Cui.