Chapter Eighty-Seven: A Thief Without Talent
Rummaging through the entire study and finding nothing is not a bit of a gain, but most of them are information about other mysterious powers, and they can't trigger similar side quests.
And there is only one message about the goal that Chenyang needs, Queen Himiko.
It was Chenyang who found a short article in the dark compartment of the bookshelf, in the folder of a special book. The essay seems to have a long history, with fragments before and after, leaving only a small paragraph in the middle:
Crossing the Soul Canyon, pray to survive in front of Himiko, see her mighty army, reach Himiko's resting place, and unleash her claws.
After Chenyang found this short article, he did not find any information related to Himiko from the study, so he could only leave with the short article helplessly.
Later, Chenyang looked through the whole room, and could not find any information about it, but saw many miscellaneous objects, such as golf clubs, blue and white porcelain vases, and two pairs of non-metallic delicate bows and arrows.
Searching the whole house, Chenyang's harvest is very small, and there may be some clues in the remaining Crawford Manor, but the whole manor is too big to find all of it in a short time.
In other words, Chenyang's visit is basically equivalent to returning in vain, except for a short essay of unknown significance, his more detailed introduction to Himiko, the place of her death, and all of it.
When he walked out of the door of the house, he couldn't help but feel a little depressed, as if he didn't know how to deal with the task he was currently taking.
In the manor, a security guard happened to patrol the location of the gate, and Chenyang could only take shelter for the time being, unable to leave the manor directly.
Before he knew it, he walked down a relatively remote path, and at the end of the path was a small dilapidated house, which had been left untended for a long time, and the roof and walls were covered with vegetation.
Chenyang looked at this house and seemed to feel something special, it was in a state of open doors at this time, as if it was welcoming Chenyang's arrival.
Today's trip has a very small harvest, and Chenyang is also a little unwilling to leave like this, looking at the door open, he can't help but walk in, maybe he can gain something here.
Walking into this small house, the walls on both sides are carved with strings of years and names, as if to record something.
In the middle of this column, the door of a dark room was open, and a soft white light was projected inside, attracting the morning sun to enter.
Chenyang attached a black film to his feet, and his footsteps were silent, stepping on the stairs of the dark room below.
As soon as you walk in, you will see a dazzling array of books and records and a series of clay dolls and antiques, and the style seems to be somewhat similar to that of Japanese products.
In the pile of antiques, there is a handsome, somewhat youthful girl standing, who is none other than the sole protagonist of Tomb Raider, Lara Crawford.
She was picking up a diary in her hand at this time to read silently, listening to a recording of a middle-aged man, and the voice seemed to be her father who had been missing for many years.
In this case, Laura did not notice that at the staircase of this dark room, a man walked down and was silently watching her.
Chenyang looked at Laura with a little softness in her eyes, listening to the recording of her father, Count Richard.
ββ¦β¦ The people called Queen Himiko the mother of death, and all the things that were written about her ended in rivers of blood, bewitching the world, controlling people's hearts, and spreading death and destruction just by touching her hand, until her general buried her in the tomb, and this bloody plague was brought to an end.
She was sealed in an isolated place, an island that no one could reach, and history erased its existence, the disappeared island of Yamatai, which I am sure is the ......"
Chenyang gradually approached, trying to get more and more important information from this recording. But when the recording got here, it suddenly stopped.
Chenyang looked up and found that Laura's eyes were wide, and there was a slight anger in her eyes looking at him: "Chenyang! How did you end up in this place? β
Chenyang took a few steps closer to her and said calmly, "I told you that I came here with you, do you believe it?"
Laura shook her head, a flash of doubt flashed in her eyes, and said loudly: "Impossible, I didn't run into you at all today, unless you stalk me!" If that's the case, I'll be disappointed in you, Chenyang. β
When Chenyang heard this, he reluctantly explained: "Okay, I didn't follow you, in fact, I came to Crawford Manor earlier than you."
"What are you doing at my house?" Laura looked at her newfound friend, seemed to find that she couldn't see through him, and asked out loud.
"If I said I would be a thief, would you believe it?" Chenyang said slowly, word by word, his eyes kept watching Laura's reaction, as if he was worried about what would change after she heard it.
When Laura heard this, she couldn't help but laugh: "Chenyang, then you must be the most untalented thief I have ever seen, no thief will break into Crawford Manor and come here to steal things."
"But I've stolen what I wanted." Chenyang continued to take a step forward, leaning closer to Laura.
Laura looked at Chenyang, who was approaching, took a step back with a somewhat flustered expression, and hurriedly asked, "Why are you so close?"
"Nope." Chenyang waved his hand again and again, looked at Laura, who was a little shy, raised the record of Himiko in his hand, and said loudly: "What I want, is it."
"Queen Himiko?" Laura looked at the document in Chenyang's hand, a flash of disappointment flashed in her eyes, and she spoke up.
"Yes, Laura, in fact, I still have another identity that I haven't told you, I am an explorer, because I happened to learn that Count Crawford has information about Himiko, so I came to England on purpose." Chenyang noticed the change in Laura's expression, and was a little glad that his favorability with Laura had not decreased.
When Laura heard Chenyang's words, she recalled the situation they met and seemed to think of something, her expression was a little gloomy, and she asked coldly: "So when we met before, you deliberately approached me."
Chenyang couldn't understand Laura's inner changes, why she jumped from Himiko to the coincidence of their meeting in an instant, and said helplessly:
"No, I didn't know you were Laura Crawford, and I only learned that your father had been missing for years. I was looking for Himiko's tomb because I had a very important matter, so I had to break into the manor, so I'm sorry. β
"Dimensional and Laura's friendship reduced to: Normal."
When Laura heard Chenyang's explanation, her favor had dropped to the lowest, and her expression did not ease at all, she still had that cold and stubborn appearance: "Now please leave Crawford Manor, leave immediately!"
Chenyang looked at Laura, who was a little angry, and didn't know what to do for a while, nodded slightly, turned around and walked out of this dark room.
The moment he walked out of the dark room, he sighed, although he got a lot of information this time, but the relationship with Laura broke down again, so that he didn't know what to do.
He never seemed to have a talent for coaxing girls, and the exact location of Himiko's tomb was unclear now, but Laura wasn't going to tell him that this time it was a bit difficult.
In the dark room, Laura looked at the back of Chenyang leaving, the stubborn expression on her face was gone, and tears seemed to slide down her eyes, I don't know if it was for Chenyang or for her simple and naΓ―ve self.
Finger clicked on the recording and continued to listen to her father's words: "Hong Kong, Aberdeen, Wong Chuk Hang, Lui Kwan Chau Pier, I have finally found a captain willing to take me to that small island, I must be the first to get there to make sure that her power does not fall into the hands of the wicked."
After listening to the last recording, Laura clutched the information about the captain's address in her hand, silently collecting some of the important objects.
The remaining documents and books were all burned to ashes in a fire.
From then on, information about the island of Yamadai and Queen Himiko only existed in her head.