"He said the gun was fake," Hannah said without looking back. "Dad's relic cannot be a fake. There must be a secret on the Summer White Cherry, maybe it's a message left by dad."
"Daddy's secret message," Danny said with a phony voice and sat up, his eyes shooting out two rays of light like searchlights, turning around Jonah's body, making the astrologer's apprentice shiver: "In the gun There is a secret message from dad, so what are we waiting for? Cargo friends, hurry into the cabin and study it out. Just let me solve this mess outside. Lunch, yes, I will prepare lunch right away, beef jambalaya. Does it suit your taste? I still want snail soup... Are you kidding me? Of course I have to drink. There is no better hangover medicine than a glass of cactus wine. "Take a day drunk to deal with a hangover." Dad often does this Say, hahaha..."
Seeing this guy squatting next to him, staring at him with bright eyes, chattering too enthusiastically, Jonah always felt that this was a conspiracy, "Well... I just said there was something wrong with this gun, but I never mentioned anything." Secret message..."
"Oh, don't be modest. You are a noble astrologer's apprentice." Danny raised his finger and laughed. "If anyone can find out dad's secret, it must be you. Let's do it. Let's do it. As long as you If I can crack the secret of Summer White Sakura, I promise to deliver you to the Golden City before May 15th so that you can join your friends. How about this condition?"
"Really," Jonah immediately brightened up.
"I swear by the little man on the silver coin. If I break my oath, I will be bankrupt and impoverished for the rest of my life." Danny dug around in his pocket, took out a Tocharian silver coin, held it in his hand, and swore reverently. .
Hannah turned back: "We have been bankrupt for a long time, brother, and the 'little man on the silver coin' does not count. You have to say the name of the main god Luta,"
Danny said angrily: "Stewart's glory, Hannah, how can you speak for outsiders? Are you not at all touched by the legacy of the King of Sand Thieves?"
Jonah's ears twitched, "The legacy of the King of Sand Thieves,"
The Stewart siblings stopped talking at the same time, looked at each other, sighed, and Danny said: "Well, to be honest with you, when dad died unexpectedly, he didn't have time to tell us where his secret treasure was stored. After traveling across the desert for more than ten years, Stewart The owner of the house, 'The Director of the Lunatic Asylum', our dear old father, has amassed an amazing fortune, but this stingy guy hid the treasure in a place no one knows about. Not even his seven companions, or even the two of us, know about it. Every time he deposited treasures, he would put down a miniature sandworm sampan, move away from the three-masted sailboat, and not come back until the next day, until he... In short, in the end, he didn't tell anyone about this mysterious location. , before taking his last breath, his last words were, "I think the breasts are bigger and smaller than Yanka's.", Listen, listen, this is like what a famous sand pirate said to the children before he died. What did you say,,,this bastard?"
Looking at Danny's angry expression, Jonah felt that he was hiding something, but he had no way to ask. Hannah continued: "Did Dad say anything? I think he hid the clue in a certain relic, but two years ago In the past, we couldn't find any information. When you talked about the strangeness of this magic pistol, I wondered if he would hide what he wanted to say in this way,"
Jonah thought for a moment and looked down at the ivory-white magic pistol. "I'm not sure. The strange thing is just the unreasonable magic circle. Is there any way to hide information in the magic circle?"
"That's your role, cargo friend," Danny came up again, with a flattering look on his face: "As long as you can find dad's treasure, from now on, 'Bactrian Wind' will have half of your shares, and Stewart Express will always be there for you. If you serve, your name will be spread throughout the endless sand sea. Even in the entire southern continent, there will be bards who will compile your legendary experiences into songs and sing them everywhere. Think about it, Sand Pirates. Discoverer of the King’s legacy, what a glorious title it is,”
The astrologer's apprentice, who had little experience in the world, seemed a little tempted. In fact, after hearing Danny's first condition, his urge to meet his companions overcame his reason. "...Okay, I'll give it a try," he said Move your lips and whisper these words.
"Deal," Danny Stewart took his hand and held it firmly, "Now go down and start working. Time waits for no one. We have to pass the 'Well of Light' tomorrow. It's another busy day. We need to do it now. Let’s start preparations and put reflectors on the sailboat. No, no, don’t misunderstand. You don’t have to do anything for us. Just sit calmly in the cabin and study the pistol. There are pens and paper at the bottom, as well as previous surveying and mapping. There are a lot of protractors and other tools left by the staff, please use them as you like."
"What is the Well of Light?" Jonah turned around and asked as he was pushed towards the stairs.
Hannah explained: "There is a very strange place in the middle of the endless sand sea. It is a circular area with a radius of about fifteen miles. It is located on the figure-eight cruise route of many sand-eating insects. In short, you must be prepared."
The sister's brief explanation could not satisfy the astrologer's apprentice's curiosity. While grabbing the armrest with both hands to resist Danny's escort, Jonah asked: "Is there anything strange?"
"It's so scary," Danny raised his eyebrows. Because his face was covered with a sticky mixture of sand and sweat, the menacing expression looked a little funny. "If I ask any more, it will get dark."
"Tell me and I'll go to work," Jonah kept his balance a little stubbornly. For some reason, when he heard the name, his heart moved slightly, as if he remembered something from the past that he had long forgotten, but he couldn't remember it accurately. We can only grasp the vague tail of the matter.
The male member of the Stewart family bared his teeth and said, "Just be obedient after listening to this paragraph."
"I promise," Jonah quickly stretched out his hand and swore.
Danny nodded, jumped to the railing and sat down. He reached out and patted his tattered white robe. Sand rose up all over the sky. "That's right. It almost never rains in the desert. Except when sandstorms or droughts and tornadoes come, the sky is always bright." Sunny, right, like now," Danny was actually quite happy to have the opportunity to chat. He pointed to the top of his head and said to Jonah.
The apprentice astrologer squinted his eyes at the cloudless blue sky and made a positive expression.
"But no matter how sunny it is, there are days and nights. Matractilis sets from the west, and when night comes, the stars rise into the sky. This logic is correct," Danny said.
Jonah was startled for a moment, "The stars don't rise. They have always existed in the sky. It's just that the sunlight during the day blocks the starlight, but let's continue."
"No matter what," the man from the Stewart family was a little impatient when others corrected him. He waved his hand, "But in the Well of Light, there is only daytime and no night. No matter what time it is, as long as you enter the fifteenth In an area with a radius of several miles, the bright sunlight will blind people. You can't look up and see clearly whether it is the sun or something else shining above your head. If the hull of the ship is not covered with reflectors, even the wood will be heated by the light. It's burning,"
"Wait a minute..." Jonah felt a bone-chilling shiver deep in his body, from the end of his spine to the top of his head. The vague thing slightly showed its outline, hanging in his memory, like the only thing exposed in the deep blue water. The terrifying sea monster in his eyes made him feel heart palpitations.
"What?" Danny stared at him confused.
"No, it's okay, just keep talking..." Jonah shook his head.
"You don't look very good," Danny curled his lips strangely, "but apart from the strong light, there's nothing terrible about it. Fifteen miles, which is half an hour's journey at a good speed, once out of the light Within the scope of the Well, day is day and night is night. Before the thirty-three Zhawi people arrived at the Endless Sand Sea, various ancient legends about the Well of Light had long been circulated here. However, with the advent of the age of sailing, it is necessary to The painful experience of walking in that area for six hours on the back of a sand-eating insect was gone forever. Gradually, everyone got used to the short-term light. Ever since the first unlucky guy burned the sail, everyone knew When walking on this path, you need to bring enough silver-plated reflectors to cover the masts and decks, and there will be no problem if you take adequate precautions. In fact, there are even rich men from Tochar who come here specifically to travel. They say that in The skin color revealed by the Well of Light is a noble chocolate color. Hahaha, listen, it is a noble chocolate color. Our second commission from Stewart Express is to send a rich man to the Well of Light to bask in the sun. Who would let him? Chatter's figure-eight parade route happened to pass through that area. This guy was a real rich man. If he hadn't stepped on the deck and fell into the cargo hold and almost broke his leg, he would have given us four gold coins as a reward. Four gold coins, listen, they are much more valuable than you, cargo friend,"
"Is the well of light always bright?" the astrologer's apprentice interrupted the other party's chatter with a trembling voice.
"Of course, in the history of civilization in the endless sand sea, there has never been a story about the light of the Well of Light extinguishing," Danny replied thoughtfully, "It's the same even during sandstorms. Strangely enough, the storm outside is fierce, and once you enter the light When you enter the well, there will be no wind or waves, only the strong light shining on you, like an oven, yes, like a big oven,"
"I, I know..." Yona said aimlessly. He let go of his fingers, and the white summer cherry fell to the deck. Danny, who had quick eyes and quick hands, jumped over to catch the magic pistol and glanced at his sister with lingering fear. Cursed: "What if I break my dad's precious clue? Really,"
Jonah muttered something, but neither of the Stewart siblings heard it clearly. Hannah took a step closer to him and stared at him with gray-green eyes, "What did you say?"
"In the place of eternal light, Ayala and Gamaliel met for the first time. They embraced each other and spoke the words of the saints,"
The astrologer's apprentice unconsciously recited the fourth prophecy. The next prophecy of the traitor Segres was about to be fulfilled ahead. What awaited him must be another nightmare adventure that he was unable to change.