The tower has seen many years of age, and when the Star Spirit built it, the light of the sacred tree rubbed with the earth and gravel, shaping its shape.

The carver carved runes on its interior walls, and the building was turned high and flat, creating a simple and neat space in the interior of the tower.

The windows are like its eyebrows, and the light and shadow through the windows are its eyes looking at the sea and the islands.

It did not see the arrival of the Star Spirit, for it had not yet been standing at that time, but it was now witnessing the departure of the Star Spirit.

Ships stayed on the surface of the sea, the light of the stars and sacred trees shrouded them, holy and elegant, but there was also a faint sadness.

The Tower shouldn't have such feelings.

But there are star spirits under the tower.

"Daddy, will we ever come back?"

"We're going to the mainland and start a new life there."

"Is it far away? Father? ”

"Far away...... But we'll get there, maybe it will take some time...... So, you have to take care of your room. ”

"Okay Dad...... Wow! My doll! ”

"When I was tidying up, I found it under the bed. Take it and play, Dad still has things to do. ”

It's a child, and his father.

The space under the tower was once a place for these little creatures to play, their laughter used to echo here, and they would hide a lot of things, which they called treasures, and many other treasures hidden by the spirits and animals.

If the Tower could remind them, it would surely let these careless Star Spirits take these things away...... No, don't take it away, just let their past stay here, and be able to be with you in the unknown years, and the tower, which will guard these things, maybe one day, they will come back to take them.

And when the time comes, the tower will remind them, guide them, and find the treasures.

"Master Vir, we're ready." The captain stood at the bow of the ship, looking out at the endless sea ahead.

"Has the direction of the chart been determined? …… Let's go, then. Convinced by the captain, Will stood aside and reached out to take out a piece of moon rock.

The light flowed on the moon rock, and the runes outlined were fine, even the edges of the notches were straight, without a trace of roughness. Gradually, the entire moon rock was covered with light, the runes flashed instantly, and a phantom appeared in the air at the bow of the ship.

Will and the captain bowed deeply, "High Priest Dinah." ”

"The Star Spirits are ready, High Priest."

The Phantom turned and headed towards the sea, "The path of the Star Spirit is about to open, and the archipelago will show you the way, and you will cross the waves and whirlpools of the ocean to the land of the sacred tree. ”

"Vir, when you leave, the waves and whirlpools will seal the archipelago until the end of it." The mid-air phantom turned its head before it was about to dissipate, and a whisper appeared in Will's ear.

Will shook his head, and the phantom in mid-air dissipated as Moon Rock vanished.

After the phantom dissipated, the seals of the three islands emitted a huge brilliance and soared into the sky.

The entire sea lit up with a white light, and a blue crystal, like a road, spread out in the direction of the sea.

"Mr. Ville, the priests are all here...... Do they ......" said the captain to Vir as he walked towards the rudder.

"There's a ship...... "Ville," said Will, standing in front of the fence at the bow, "and that ship can go anywhere, and it's sealed in this island...... After we're gone, they're going to do something...... When they're done, they'll follow us by boat. ”

The captain stopped on the wooden ladder and was silent for a long time, "May the light of the sacred tree guide them ......," and then strode towards the rudder and shouted to the surrounding crew, "Set sail!" ”

Will, who was standing at the bow of the boat, sighed deeply, and his hands clutched at the wooden railing, crumbling tightly.

The tower watched as the stars faded away, and the fleet flickered before disappearing a short distance from the sea.

And the white light of the sea gradually dimmed. A squirrel-like animal stood in the corner of the tower, looking in the direction of the vanishing fleet.

Time was the dust in the room for the tower at first, and it grew thicker and thicker, until one day, it began to become muddy. Then there were the wind marks on the stone bricks, until the next day, when they turned into cracks, until the last moment when the tower fell, and the sunlight reflected in its mottled but dusty windows, from which not a ship returned. And the tower, too, has been reduced to ruins.

But the tower is glad, or the tower itself does not have this kind of thought, maybe this place has been forgotten by the star spirits, but the tower knows that the treasures of the star spirits are still in the space under him, and he still guards these treasures until there are star spirits, take them away, or, take himself away.

But what the tower didn't know was that the land behind it had turned into swamps, and the island groups had become scattered archipelagos.

And the ground that he was buried deep in has also sunk deeper.

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"Hmm~~" Wille snorted and sat up from the hard ground. "Why is this cover so hard...... In the future, you have to pounce thicker,...... Hmm~" Weir closed his eyes and sat on the ground and swayed, "It's not dawn yet...... It's a bit dark. ”

Then, there was silence.

"Me! Depend on! ”

A loud shout came from the mouth of Will, some surprised, some surprised, some surprised, some strange.

"Where is this?" Weir felt as if he was schizophrenic, he was just sleeping, how could it be so exciting to come together?

"Is this Martin's morning?" Will sat up from the floor, "Did I go to the wrong set?" ”

"Huh? There's nothing wrong with that...... That's wrong, okay?! "Weel's clothes are the same as last night when I fell asleep by the campfire, but what I wear is not the point, the point is that I am now in a place with only some light, like a cellar.

Ver gathered a ball of water and washed away his exhaustion, "How did I get here?" Sleepwalking? I don't have this problem?! ”

Vere walked to the place where the light was letting in, and craned his feet to look out of the gap, only to find that outside was a cave with many fluorescent mushrooms and plants, and the light was emitted from the plants.

"Caves? Even sleepwalking can't go this far...... Are you kidding?! Will took two steps back, the corners of his mouth twitching. Wait a minute......"

As he spoke, he ran up and down the room, rummaging around, and there was not much light in the whole room, but he didn't find any other people in the cellar, only a small black hole, which looked like a door or something.

"Do I still climb caves when I sleep?" Weier shook his head, thinking that this kind of thing should only be thought about and not taken seriously.

"So, someone must have brought me here...... Hmm~ Torch! There was a trance in Wiel's hand...... Two branches were broken off from the wall of the cave beside them, and two clumps of thatch were brought from a barrel, and a torch appeared in Will's hand.

Coming to the only hole again, Ver shone the light of the torch carefully on the ground. "Sure enough, there were footprints...... This is...... Fish-people? ”

Weiel's brow furrowed, "Is it the guide?" Did it bring me down from above? …… Why? And why didn't I wake up? …… Could it be the ghost fire? ”

Vermo rubbed his chin, "And there should be movement, didn't Boreth sense it?" …… Yes, the entrance to the cave is in her guard. ”

"What about the Fish-Man? What does it mean when I get it down? "Will stretched the torch to the hole, and the footprints of the fish-man could still be seen in the soil on the ground." Unlikely, right...... How could there be other fish-people here? ”

He looked at the hole and looked back. "Anyway, it looks like I'll have to get out."

"Hmm...... Gotta find something first...... Knapsack. A new backpack was carried on by Veil.

Wiel opened the barrel and said, "Ahem, there's so much thatch here...... Is it a barrel for transporting things? ”

"A pile of stones...... They are all flints that cause fire. ”

Wiel broke off the rhizome of the plant on the nearby stone wall, "And such branches...... The basics are enough...... Hey? ”

Wiel came to a corner, where there was a small wooden box.

"What's in there?" Wiel had just tried to open the crate.

Suddenly, the light that came in from the cave flickered, as if something had passed through there.

"Anyone?" Weir jerked back, "Don't go! Weir shouted, casually tossing the small wooden box on the ground into his backpack.

Towards the entrance of the hole, he rushed towards it with a torch.