Next, Wang Gong sent eight scouts to advance in all directions. They would travel a hundred miles to check the surrounding seas.

Wu Song, on the other hand, anchored at sea, waiting for news of the scouts.

When they arrived at this sea, it was at midnight. This was a day, and at dusk, the four scouts returned, and their search results showed that there was no calm in the sea ahead, and there was nothing unusual.

There are still four scouts who haven't returned yet, and I don't know what the results of their probing will be.

Wang Gong stood on the side of the ship with his hands in his hands, and the sea breeze blew his robe, making him quite a king's demeanor.

Wu Song took a bowl of jerky, walked to Wang Gong's side, and handed him the bowl, "Come on?"

Wang Gong glanced at the jerky, and then looked at the sea, "No need, I don't have an appetite." ”

Wu Song picked up a piece of jerky, put it in his mouth, and ate it deliciously, "Take it easy, it's useless for you to look at it here." ”

Wang Gong didn't speak, but he didn't look away either.

Wu Song looked at the sea, under the afterglow of dusk, the sea scenery was extremely magnificent, "When those scouts come back, what are you going to do?

Wang Gong was silent for a moment, then sighed, "To be honest, I don't know. ”

It is said that they should move towards the sea area where there is no anomaly, but the sea area without anomalies is too big, and they are so blind that they don't know when they will find it.

There is an anomaly in the sea, because of its speciality, it may be the place where the treasure is hidden, but there must be a great danger hidden in such a place.

"Don't waste it here," Wu Song patted Wang Gong on the shoulder, "Go back to the cabin and eat something, and then have the strength to work." ”

Wang Gong looked at Wu Song and smiled, "I don't have the ability of you, I really can't eat anything now." ”

Wu Song put his hands behind his head, hugged the back of his head, exhaled, and a smile appeared on his face, "Who made you the head of these dozens of people, one of your decisions is related to their lives."

If I sat in your place, then I would be like you. ”

Suddenly, Wu Song's pupils contracted, he looked at the sea in the distance, and pointed to Wang Gong, "Do you see there? What is that?"

Wang Gong followed Wu Song's pointing, and in the northwest sea area, he saw a purple light rising into the sky.

Wang Gong's eyes widened suddenly, "That's... What's that?"

Wu Song looked at Wang Gong, "That is probably the anomaly you are looking for." ”

An hour later, it was completely dark. The other four scouts had all returned, and they hadn't found anything out of the ordinary.

Among them, the scouts who went to the northwest wind sea area where the purple light rushed to the sky also saw the purple light, but they came all the way to a hundred nautical miles, and they still did not see the place where the purple light was emitted.

Therefore, it can be judged that the purple light is far more than a hundred nautical miles away from them.

Wang Gong ordered the fleet to set sail and advance to the northwest where Ziguang was located. Ancient legends have it that where a large number of jewels are located, a precious light will shine in the sky, shining in the universe.

And the situation where the purple light appeared now is very similar to the treasure light mentioned in the rumors.

They sailed for two days, during which nothing happened. The sea was calm, there were no storms, and there were no monsters.

The purple light only appeared at dusk, lasted only an hour, and then disappeared.

Its orientation has not changed, and it has always been to the northwest of Wusong.

Because there was nothing else around Ziguang, Wu Song and the others couldn't determine the distance between them and Ziguang.

After sailing for two days, it seemed that the distance between them and the purple light was still so far that it had not shortened at all.

At dusk that day, Wu Song came to the cabin where Wang Gong was and knocked on the door.

The housekeeper Hu Wan came to open the door, and when he saw that it was Wu Song, Hu Wan immediately showed a flattering smile, "It's Brother Wu Song, please come in!"

Wu Song entered the cabin, the place here is not small, but the ground is full of charts, books, etc., so it looks very messy.

Wang Gong sat on the ground, surrounded by charts. He was holding a piece of sea in his hand, looked at it for a while, then picked up a pen and paper and wrote on the paper for a while.

Wu Song came in, but Wang Gong didn't notice it.

Hu Wan walked to Wang Gong's side, wanting to remind Wang Gong. Wu Song waved his hand, signaling not to disturb him.

Wu Song sat down on a chair next to him, and Hu Wan handed Wu Song a cup of tea, and he drank the tea while Wang Gong's work was over.

After about half an hour, Wang Gong finally looked away from the chart and stretched.

"Hey, Wu Song, when did you come?" Wang Gong only found Wu Song at this time.

"It's been a while," Wu Song smiled, "what are you doing writing and painting there?"

A smile appeared on Wang Gong's face, "This sea area is mysterious, and there is no chart showing the situation here, so I think since we are here, it is necessary to draw the sea area here."

In this way, whether it is us or anyone else, we will have a guide when we come here again. ”

Wu Song put down the tea bowl, "You are a person with a heart." ”

Wang Gong stood up and walked around, moving his legs and feet that were sore from sitting for a long time, "What is the matter with you coming to me?"

"Have you ever heard of a mirage?" Wu Song looked at Wang Gong.

Wang Gong raised his head slightly, revealing a look of reminiscence, "I heard a merchant mention it before, he is a merchant who travels between East and West Continents, and he is in the ore business.

His mine is in the Sahati Desert in the middle of Dongzhou, and he spends half of the year in the desert.

He said that there is a strange sight in the desert, and you see an oasis in front of you, but when you go there, no matter how long you walk, you will never reach that oasis, and at last when you die of thirst and collapse, you find that there is nothing there, and what you see before is only an illusion.

The merchant said that this was a mirage. ”

"That's right," Wu Song frowned, his expression a little worried, "It's not just that the oasis will be a mirage, almost everything can be, sometimes a group of people, sometimes a castle, and sometimes a light. ”

Wang Gong looked at Wu Song and muttered, "I know what you mean, your worries about that purple light are a mirage." ”

"Mirages are a sight that only happens in the desert, and I have never heard of such a sight on the sea. Wu Song tapped his index finger and said thoughtfully, "However, you also said before that this sea area is very strange, and you can't be sure that such a strange thing will happen." ”

"If that purple light is really an illusion," Wang Gong picked up a cup of tea on the table and took a sip, "then we will be led astray." ”

Wu Song looked at Wang Gong, "So, what are you going to do?"

"I trust my own judgment, let's go two more days, and if we can't see where the purple light is, then we will make a plan then. "Wang Gong is not a person who gives up easily, he has always been a person who dares to take risks.

At this time, someone outside the door spoke, "Chief, I have something to report." ”

The sailor in charge of the lookout walked in, came to Wang Gong, and handed Wang Gong a roll of paper.

Wang Gong unfolded the piece of paper, "What is this?"

The sailor said in a respectful tone, "This is the result of our observations in the past few days, and our people in charge of the lookout have deliberated and think that we have calculated the specific location of the purple light. ”

"Oh?" Wang Gong's eyes lit up, this is good news, "You say it quickly." ”

The sailor said, "This is the case, we look out at the sailors, and we will record everything we observe." Then, every three days, we'll get all the records in order.

Today, when we sorted out the records of the previous three days, we found a situation.

That is, every time the purple light disappeared, it happened to be the time when a star named Qidong Star in the northwest rose.

The position of the star and the time of its rise are fixed, and according to our observations, the position between the purple light and the Qidong star has been changing during the past three days.

According to our calculations, that means we've been getting close to the purple light. Moreover, we had already calculated the distance of the purple light, which was two hundred miles ahead of us. ”

Wang Gong was overjoyed, "You are so good, in this way, the purple light is not an illusion, but a real existence." ”

Wu Song was also very happy, but then he thought of one thing, "After all, this matter is very important, and you still need to calculate it again to ensure that it is correct." ”

Wang Gong agreed with Wu Song's opinion, "Yes, you should hurry up and go back to accounting, don't make mistakes." ”

After the sailor left, Wang Gong hit his right palm with his left fist, with a look of excitement, "Great, two hundred miles, as expected, we can reach the location of the treasure tomorrow." ”

Wu Song was not as optimistic as Wang Gong, and it was possible that when they arrived, they found that it was just a spar mine. The place where the top-grade Yuan Stone gathers, under certain circumstances, will emit light, and this has appeared more than once on the Dongzhou Continent.

It could even be worse.

But Wu Song didn't say anything, he got up to say goodbye and returned to his cabin.

In the middle of the night, Wu Song was meditating cross-legged, spitting out luck. Suddenly, my heart moved. He opened his eyes, and they were shining.

Ever since he was taught the Great Method of Stealing Dragons and Turning Phoenixes by that mysterious old man, Wu Song's perception has become more and more sensitive.

Just now, he felt the hull of the ship shake a little.

It's normal for a boat to shake when it's pushed by the sea.

However, Wu Song was keenly aware that the shaking just now was unusual, not quite like the push of normal seawater.

Wu Song got up and came to the deck, most of the sailors had gone to sleep, and there were only a few sailors on duty.

Wu Song came to the bottom of the watchtower and asked the sailors above if they had found anything wrong.

The sailor did not return, and Wu Song came to the side of the ship and looked at the dark sea. There was a feeling of uneasiness in his heart, and he always felt that something was going to happen.