The apprentice astrologer reached out and picked up the charcoal. He tore off the first page of the sketchbook and simply drew the outline of the horizon, mountain peaks, insects, and the sun on the paper. "When I was studying, I briefly read the introductory textbook for magicians. Now I have There are two hundred to three hundred known magic elements. I can’t remember the specific number; magic elements can be used to explain the basic composition of objects. The most common magic elements are light, water, wind, fire, ice, and rock. Lei et al. First of all, the carapace component on the back of a creature like a sandworm should belong to the rock element. The queen worm is no exception. If the treasure is buried on a high mountain on the back of the queen worm, the rock element is indispensable."
He drew an inverted triangle sign on the mountain peak.
"There is almost no precipitation in the endless sand sea. The light element is always present."
He drew an arrow-shaped sign next to it.
"In the past few days since we boarded the boat, the northeast wind has never stopped for a day."
He also drew a diagonal three-stripe logo.
"What is the fourth element? I don't know."
Jonah put down his pen.
"If the guess is correct, what we have to do is to look for a place with the fourth element on the back of the queen worm. I don't know what kind of place it is. But it must be a very special landform. For example, a pool or a waterfall. , ice, lightning strikes or metal veins. We will definitely know it when we see it with our own eyes." The astrologer apprentice picked up the pen and lightly drew a question mark next to the three symbols.
"As far as I know, the entire back of the worm is covered with barren rocky mountains. There is no special place you mentioned." Hannah thought for a moment and then denied.
"The easy-to-find location will not be where the treasure is buried," Jonah said.
Hannah nodded: "That makes sense. After arriving at the Houworm node, I'll try to find an indigenous guide. If there's someone familiar with the terrain, the chance will be much greater."
Following a sudden crash, a dark-faced man ran up from the gangway. Danny, whose face was covered with pot ash, shouted excitedly: "Sister, I rummaged through the kitchen and lifted every floor and wall." Come and have a look. The only place that can bury the dead father's legacy is the granite stove. Come out with a sledgehammer for me. Let's smash it to pieces and dig out the treasure quickly."
"Jonah, are you afraid of blood?" Hannah suddenly asked without any clue.
"I was still very scared when I saw it for the first time. But after a long war, the St. Bollen people shed so much blood. I was numb from seeing it. Now that I think about it, during the several fierce battles at Cherry Crossing, I didn't even What is the fear of blood itself..." Yona thought briefly and answered truthfully. But then he reacted and suddenly realized: "Oh... you mean..."
The contemporary head of the Stuart family took off the big gun "Cripple Henry's Prosthetic" from behind. She held the lower part of the barrel and held the gun in her hand like a stick. She walked slowly towards her brother who was confused about the situation, and pointed towards Jonah. Gangway: "The personal belongings room is the last one on the left side of the corridor. You can go and find anything valuable. Don't touch the red box against the wall. That's my locker."
"Okay, okay. Thank you..." The astrologer's apprentice ran away. Just after walking down a few steps, the dull sound of metal hitting flesh and the miserable scream of a man were heard on the deck behind him. Hannah Stewart A majestic voice came between the above two sounds: "Do you know why I want to beat you, sailor?"
"Sister, I'm close to the truth. Stop making trouble... Could it be your menstrual period... Oh my god. Don't, don't slap me in the face."
Jonah fled into the hold with a cold sweat on his head. As a fast three-masted sailing ship, the "Bactrian Wind" is not huge. The only gangway leads to the cabin corridor. Directly opposite the staircase is the small room where he lives and works. There were two or three closed doors on each side of the corridor. Following Hannah's guidance, he walked to the end of the corridor on the left and stood in front of a wooden door with mottled paint.
Just like the condition of the entire three-masted sailboat, which lacked maintenance, the door looked dilapidated. The red paint painted many years ago peeled off, revealing the fine-grained dark yellow wood. Jonah couldn't help but raise his hand and knock on the door. Two dull sounds told him that despite its dilapidated appearance, the wooden door was still very solid.
"It's strange. The ship is only more than ten years old. Why does it look so old?" The astrologer's apprentice scratched his head and tentatively pushed open the door. The poorly lubricated door shaft made a dry creaking sound. The door was not locked. The opening angle slowly increased. The hazy light coming from the porthole covered with ocher-yellow curtains gradually increased. As soon as he stepped into the room, dust started to rise on the ground. Jonah covered his mouth with his sleeve and looked around.
The room is not big. The door faces an oval window. The yellow velvet curtain hangs from the ceiling to the floor. It looks like it has not been opened for a long time. The floor is covered with thick sand and dust. Several lines of clear footprints extend from the door. To the right wall, Jonah moved his eyes accordingly. There were two wooden boxes, one large and one small, placed against the wall. The small box was red. It must be the personal belongings box that Hannah mentioned; the big one was painted green. The top of the box had been scrawled and wiped. There were some items on it that looked very familiar: the exercise book that Jonah had brought from Cherry Crossing, textbooks, astrologer's badge, and a deerskin bag containing some miscellaneous items.
"It turns out it's here. It's great..." The astrologer apprentice was overjoyed and walked over quickly, holding the badge in his hand. The Stewart brothers and sisters treated themselves completely as cargo when they first boarded the ship. Now the two brothers and sisters have given him enough trust. Let him freely enter the storage room. This change happened unconsciously. Thinking of this, Jonah couldn't help but feel a little happy. He understood that there was a relationship between the two owners of "Bactria's Wind" and himself. A strange symbiotic relationship. On the one hand, they are goods worth two gold coins; on the other hand, they are the most important support for them to find their father's inheritance. Although Hannah and Danny have different personalities, they can feel it after being in contact for a long time. Seeing the innocence in their characters, Jonah suddenly thought at this moment that if he experienced a few more days and nights, he would be able to safely treat them as partners and truthfully tell the truth about the prophecy of the traitor Segres.
The thought flashed through his mind. Jonah put away his belongings and put the staff Selafina up in the corner. He began to inspect other items in the room. On the opposite wall of the two wooden boxes, there was a large five-story shelf. It was densely packed with things. There was a finger-thick layer of dust accumulated on the surface of everything.
The height of the upper two floors was higher than the head of the astrologer's apprentice. Jonah walked closer and started rummaging through the third floor of the shelf. With a gentle blow, the dust in the sky blocked the dim light, causing him to cough. Finally, the dust cleared After settling down, I could barely see what was on the partition. A broken cowhide boot, half a bottle of cactus wine that had been stored for an unknown period of time, two black stones of unknown texture, and a glass bottle of strange colorful sand. A pile of parchment that had been bitten by rats, twelve blunt daggers that were neither gold nor wood, a thick and large book, a heavy belt... Every time he picked up an item, Jonah's heart The confusion increased even more. These messy things should be stuffed under the bed of some sloppy guy. Why are they neatly placed here, like soldiers waiting for the owner to inspect them.
I rummaged through the third partition. As Danny said, there was nothing valuable. They were all strange things whose purpose I couldn't figure out. Jonah patted the dust on his hands and thought for a while. There seemed to be something just now. The object brought back some memory for him, but it was fleeting and he couldn't grasp it accurately.
He frowned and started playing with the items one by one from the beginning again. As soon as he grabbed the bottle of five-color fine sand in his hand, the astrologer's apprentice was stunned. He took off the glass bottle, took two steps back, and looked through the porthole. Observe carefully under dim light. You can see through the dirty bottle. The sand is composed of particles in five colors: red, yellow, blue, white and black. Shake the bottle gently. Fine sand is floating in the bottle. After falling, A slender and beautiful little rainbow formed at the mouth of the bottle.
"Star dust." Jonah exclaimed.
Star dust is one of the few astrological props that can increase the ability to sense star lines. It is commonly used by astrologers and is also a very expensive spell-casting material. Jonah saw a bottle in Teacher Keshava's room. When he accidentally spilled a tiny bit of this stuff, old man Keshava became furious and blamed him for "wasting the food expenses of an ordinary St. Bollen family for a whole year." The source of star dust is said to be the snow-covered pole of the northern continent. The northern land. The natural conditions there are extremely harsh. It is a natural forbidden zone for humans. Only a branch of the northern elves live there. They loyally guard the precious products gifted by the Creator, such as star dust and moon grass tea. Every year Countless stars fell in the far north. Star dust is the powder made from the remains of these fallen stars. Therefore, it has the magical power to communicate with the starry sky.
From the large astrologer's robe on his body to the entire bottle of star dust in the storage room, there is no doubt that an astrologer once lived on this ship. This discovery made Jonah tremble all over. He felt nervous and excited. As one of the five major guilds, astrologers are accustomed to living a solitary life, locking their lives closely with the astrology tower. They rarely appear in the world. A few practical astrologers are free from the rules of the association. and the edge of the "Joint Ad hoc Decree". It provides various advisory and help services to the state power. The general public's understanding of astrologers usually comes from this group of money-grubbers who are despised by the association. Is it possible that "Bactria's The astrologer on "The Wind" is such a senior. Where is he now?
Jonah cheered up and observed the items on the third storage shelf more carefully. A broken boot was indeed a broken boot. Even though it was covered with dust, you could still smell the pungent foot odor of the previous owner; half a bottle The wine was indeed half a bottle of wine. Pulling out the cork, a pungent smell of low-quality alcohol rushed into Jonah's nostrils. He turned over the black stone and couldn't find anything special. What about the blunt dagger? It still had no edge or edge. The blunt dagger. Finally, in that basically thick book, Jonah found the clue.
The parchment cover of the big book had been damaged by dryness and insect erosion. It was broken into pieces as soon as it was opened. The astrologer's apprentice slowly brushed away the fragments and dust, and found a line of vague handwriting on the title page of the book. It belonged to the owner of the book. Readme and signature.
"September 17, 2269. A day worth remembering. Association..." Jonah struggled to identify the handwriting and read slowly: "...so. Leave this message as a memory...Ellan Dantley You are an eighth-level astrologer."