"Why...why is that island missing?" Shunzi asked in a daze.
Jiao Ba put down the jade pendant in his hand, turned around and said, "The sun has set, so the island has naturally disappeared."
I suddenly realized and said, "I understand. If you want to find that island, you can only find it during this time period. It must be the time when the sun and the moon appear at the same time. The sun and moon drawn on the navigation chart are actually
this means."
Jiao Ba smiled and nodded and said, "As expected of my sworn brother, you are right. Only during this time can we use the power of the jade pendant to find this hidden island. Once time passes, the jade pendant will no longer be able to reflect light.
The island then disappeared."
"It's really eye-opening, Mr. Jiao Ba, how did you find out?" Martin asked politely.
"I also thought of it accidentally. I have been thinking about this matter for the past two days. Since the location we are looking for is right, it is impossible not to see the island. The big man reminded me that day that the method may be wrong, so I
I thought, these two jade pendants would be of any use, and combined with the sun and moon patterns drawn on the navigation chart, I suddenly had an idea and planned to give it a try, but I didn't expect it to be like this." Jiao Baqiu.
He curled his lips, no wonder he couldn't be sure. Emotions are all experiments, but the experiment was successful.
"Jiao Ba, why is this strange phenomenon happening? I have never seen such a strange sight." Li Xin asked.
Jiao Ba shook his head and said, "I don't know why. The ancients had a lot of great wisdom that we modern people can't understand. This is a double protection. Even with navigation charts, you can't find this island. Just having a jade pendant won't do either.
Everything is indispensable, and...if you can't understand the meaning, you still can't find this mysterious island. I really admire the person who designed all this. This person's wisdom is way ahead of us.
"
"Then what should we do next? When will we set out to find the island?" the big man asked quickly.
Jiao Ba said helplessly, "It's definitely not going to work today. We can only wait until tomorrow."...
The next night, we gathered on the deck again. Jiao Ba still did what he did yesterday. When the sun and the moon appeared at the same time, the two jade pendants once again emitted golden light, and the mysterious island once again
Appearing, this scene is still so spectacular.
Jiao Ba hurriedly shouted, "Inform the helmsman, go ahead at full speed, fast, fast, fast, we have to find the island before the sun sets."
Martin hurried to notify the helmsman, and the ship soon began to move forward quickly. The rest of us stood on the deck and watched all this, feeling that the island was getting closer and closer to us. I felt a little excited, but at the same time, I felt a little nervous.
I don't know which one is scarier than this island compared to the previous ghost island. I hope there will be less trouble here, and I don't want to bother anymore.
"Hurry up, hurry up, speed up, the sun is going to set, and the image of the island is disappearing." He yelled anxiously.
"No, the waves are a bit big now. It's impossible to rush over with all your strength." Martin stood next to him and said.
The sea was a bit angry today, and the waves were bigger than in the past few days. We happened to be moving forward against the waves, so the boat speed couldn't be increased.
At this time, I saw that the originally clear island was becoming blurry, and the light emitted by the jade pendant was weakening. It seemed that it might disappear at any time. At this time, Mr. Mai suddenly said, "I'm going to sail the boat."
He turned around and ran quickly to the control room.
After about a minute, the speed of the boat began to increase. Mai Lao's sailing skills were really impressive. An ordinary person would have been able to do it. But when the boat was in his hands, it was completely different. It felt like a toy.
, under his strong control, we finally entered the island.
But when our boat sailed around the island, I suddenly discovered a problem. The ocean behind us could no longer be seen, leaving only darkness. What was going on? It was not that dark yet.
What? It’s impossible not to see it at all?
I suddenly asked in amazement, "Look, can't you see the ocean behind me?"
"Oh no, we're not close to the barrier again, are we?" Li Xin said with a worried look.
Jiao Ba turned around and took a look, and said calmly, "Don't worry, this is not a barrier. The reason for this effect is probably related to the geographical location. Martin, tell Mr. Mai to turn around and drive back."
"
"Drive back? What do you mean?" Martin didn't understand.
"Just go and notify him." Jiao Ba said.
A few minutes later, the big ship really started to turn around, and we were soon swallowed up by the darkness. But in only about half a minute, our ship walked out of the darkness and returned to the sea before. Waiting for me to turn back.
When I looked, the island had disappeared.
Jiao Ba then said, "Martin, tell Mr. Mai to turn around and drive forward."
The big ship turned around again and started to move in the previous direction. There was clearly an ocean in front of me, but suddenly, it was pitch black, like I was blind, and I couldn't see anything. After another half minute passed, that
A lost island appears before our eyes again.
Jiao Ba said excitedly, "It seems that with the help of the natural geographical environment, this island has been hidden under normal circumstances, so these days, we have been unable to find it at all. The power of this jade pendant lies in
Only with the help of moonlight and sun can we break through this natural environment. The wisdom of the ancients is really unimaginable and completely surpasses ours."
"No, look, the sun on this island is very strong, it's the time when the sun is shining brightly." Chang Shan looked up at the sky and said.
His words reminded us that it is already sunset time, but why is there still sun here? This is really weird. Is it really an enchantment? But it doesn’t look like it. If it was an enchantment, we would have just left.
I won’t go, this strange sun feels very similar to the sun in the Ice City.
"Yeah? Why is there still sun at this time? Something is wrong." Jenny asked in confusion.
Jiao Ba said calmly, "Don't be nervous, this is a normal phenomenon. Think about it, since it can be hidden here under normal circumstances, then this island has a different time difference from the outside world, or in other words, there is no protection at all here.
The effect of time.”
"Not affected by time? How is this possible?" Shunzi said in disbelief.
Li Xin said, "It's not impossible. There are some things that science cannot explain, especially in the ocean. The Bermuda Triangle we know is just one of the mysterious points discovered by us."
"Yes, in fact, science will be able to explain these things in the future, but science has not developed to that point yet." Jiao Ba said casually.
The big ship quickly approached the shore. We stood on the deck and observed this mysterious island with telescopes. This island was much larger than the previous island where Zheng He's mausoleum was located, and it looked more like the kind that disappeared.
mainland.
There are several large raised mountains on the island, but they are a little far away from us. Other than that, there is nothing else. At first glance, this ghost place looks deserted. The entire island is golden because all the people on the island are
It's a desert. I basically can't see any plants or creatures. It's simply a barren land with no grass growing. The strong wind blows and the yellow sand fills the sky. The dry desert makes people feel scared.
This vast sand sea is more threatening than the ocean. The desert is the most difficult area to conquer on land. I didn’t expect that there is such a desert area in the depths of the sea. How many explorers have died in the desert. This is
The most terrifying area on land, and the desert here seems to be even more difficult to conquer.
Mai Lao came down from the control room and said, "It's all desert here? It seems like this last stop will be very difficult."
I turned around and asked, "When are we leaving?"
"Let's set off now. Everyone, prepare your things. Be sure to bring enough supplies. You may not know how far you will go on this journey." Mr. Mai looked ahead, his eyes became a little weird. I can't tell what it was. He used to be...
It was that kind of confident look, but not this time. It seemed that the endless desert had also brought a certain amount of pressure to him.
Then we started to prepare things, each carrying a few pairs of wear-resistant shoes, sunglasses, and large water bottles. The water source is the most important. Without water, we will die in this deserted land. We also need to bring more food. Although I
I have had wilderness survival training, but I have never traveled through the desert. This is also a difficult challenge for me.
We brought all the necessary items such as bright flashlights, tape, ropes, guns and ammunition, grenades, communication equipment, etc. Everyone had to carry dozens of kilograms of weight, which added a certain amount of weight to us.
It’s difficult. There’s no way around it. We have to do it. We don’t have camels or even horses. We can only walk forward on foot. This island is huge. How big it is is indescribable. We can’t see the edge at a glance.
.
After the equipment was fully prepared, we started to eat and try to eat and drink as much as possible, which would also save us some supplies. After we had eaten, Mr. Mai began to check the personnel. On our side, everyone was dispatched, and on Martin's side, he
He was less than three Filipinos and three Malaysians with him.
Old Wu still stayed on the ship to guard him. Although there were still many of Martin's crew members, some crew members did not dare to follow us anymore after several people died. Those who could get off the ship with us were the kind who wanted money rather than their lives.
Martin promised them that as long as they followed, everyone would have a share of the treasure. The power of money is the most powerful. There must be a brave man under the heavy reward.
Mai Lao glanced at the circle and said, "Jenny Li Xin, you two stay alone, and the rest of you will get off the boat with me."