Chapter 4: The Parchment Scroll
With the three items he had received from Frey in his arms, Sells made a beeline for the merchant ship Moon. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ After returning to his room, Info carefully put the three items away, and then went to visit Mura and the others.
Mula and the others were not in the room, and learned from the brother of a mercenary group that Mura and the others were boasting about how brave the five of them were in the restaurant and other members of the mercenary group, and the five of them beat more than 20 people of the Flying Fish mercenary group without any power to fight back, although they were more or less slightly injured, but they could not hide how brave our Scoop mercenary group was under the leadership of Uncle Mura.
Selce thought to himself, this old man is not repaired, it is simply undisciplined, forget it, since these old people are still in the mood to brag with people there, most of the injuries on their bodies are fine. With this in mind, Sells decided to go back to his room and study the three objects.
Back in his room, Sells took out the sign, statue, and parchment scroll and examined it carefully.
What is certain is that the material of the brand and the statue should be the same, although the feel and weight are like metal, but in Sears's opinion, this is definitely not made of metal. Because aside from the carved patterns on it, the subtleties have their own inscriptions, which seem to be carved from some unknown stone, or some kind of wood? Thinking of this, Sells shook his head and denied his own idea, after all, if it was wooden, it would not be possible to have such a weight.
Placing the statue in his hand, Sells took a closer look as he stroked the veins on the wooden plaque with his fingers. Suddenly, Selth felt that the inscription on the sign seemed to move slowly, dancing one after another according to a certain strange melody, like countless waves of sea water intertwined, as if each one had traces to follow, but there were too many waves, and after interweaving, they were disorganized, giving people a very contradictory feeling. Searles' reason told him that he couldn't look any further, that the unknown represented the unknown risk, that this thing was too mysterious, but Searles' eyes couldn't do without this brand anyway.
The inscription on the sign changed faster and faster, like a magic spell, making Searles unable to move. This state of Sells is like entering a nightmare, obviously thinking so clearly, but the body does not listen to the call. Sells tried to control his body, even if he could move it, but to no avail.
This state lasted for nearly an hour, during which Sails had been trying to control his body, and suddenly felt the fluctuating and disorderly inscription on the sign stop instantly, only to see Sails like a person in a nightmare who could suddenly control his body, with a roar, he threw the brand in his hand to the ground, only to hear the sound of "pop", and the brand was broken in half.
Sayles subconsciously looked at the sign that had been broken in half, but turned his head sharply, afraid of falling into that strange state again, and his neck made a "quack" sound because of the force being too strong. Beads of sweat broke out on Sayles's head, like a nightmare, and he was terrified.
Slowly, Sayles adjusted himself, found that he didn't find anything wrong, and his thinking was the same as usual, so he gradually relaxed, turned his head to look at the sign on the ground that was broken in half, and slowly recalled the feeling of being attracted by the inscription. The feeling is indescribable, a very contradictory feeling. The inscription on the sign is fluctuating, everything is disorganized, but it seems to have traces to follow, the fluctuation of the inscription seems to contain some strange power, telling Sails a kind of "rule", yes, if you have to describe it, it is a rule.
Suddenly, Sayles recalled the inscription on the brand, and the movement trajectory of the inscription on the sign instantly reappeared in his mind, and the fluctuating trajectory of the inscription was exactly the same, so frightened that Sayles quickly forced himself to stop thinking.
It all seemed so weird that Sayles had to give up. Take the sheepskin scroll in your hand and open it carefully. After the lesson just now, Sayles was even more cautious about the sheepskin scroll in front of him.
However, when I opened the sheepskin scroll, I found that there was nothing special in the scroll, except that the sheepskin used to make the scroll was very old. The inside of the scroll is densely covered with text, and there is a pattern in the lower right corner of the scroll, like a map that I don't know where it is. The text on the scroll is not the common script on the continent of Max, but it belongs to the category of hieroglyphs, and it just so happens that Sayles has been involved in this aspect to a certain extent, and I believe that even if he cannot translate it completely, he can understand the general meaning of the scroll.
After a long period of work, it was already noon, and Sayles went to the ship's dining room for a brief meal, and then hurried back to his room to devote himself to the translation of the parchment scroll.
"Well, this symbol should mean 'mountain'. β
"This symbol 'δΈ¨', combined with the top and bottom, should mean accessible and smooth. β
"These symbols are people, the sun, the moon, lakes and rivers, and this skull-like symbol should be a dead man......"
Before I knew it, it was evening, all the members of the mercenary group returned to the ship, and Sayles went to the restaurant to have a bite to eat as usual, and hurried back to the room.
As the Moon left Harbor for Forever Life, Sells finally translated what he could translate, along the lines of "For some reason, we had to go from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the mountain...... The process of tracing was going well, and we thought we would get the truth of the matter right away...... The sun, the moon, the lakes, the rivers are dead......". After all, the level is limited, so it can be translated here. Sells speculated that the scroll was about a group of people going from one place to another, and then the group died out. There are many places that Ssells can't understand, after all, he is not a professional scholar, so Searles can only temporarily dispel the idea of translating all of them, and find someone to translate them when he has the opportunity in the future.
At this moment, Tula's voice came from outside the room: "Brothers of the Scoop mercenary group, meet in the dining room in ten minutes, I have something to say." β
Hearing this, Sells simply cleaned up, wrapped the broken sign in half, and put it away with the scroll and statue.
In the restaurant, the laughter of everyone in the mercenary group was endless, and there was also a kind laugh at Mura and the others who were still limping on their feet. Searles found a random place to sit down, waiting for Tula to appear.
After a while, Tula pushed the door and walked into the restaurant, and said loudly, "Be quiet." β
After everyone was silent, Tula continued: "This time our mission is the same as usual, responsible for the safety of the merchant crews, and with the blessing of the sea god, we have a smooth voyage from Beihai Town to Yongming Harbor, but we will enter the waters near Io Island in about three days. Everyone is an old man, and you should know that Io Island is also known as the island of crime, and the waters near Io Island will definitely not be peaceful. If something happens on the sea, it means that many people will die. I have brought you out alive, and it is my duty to bring you back alive. In the same way, since our mercenary group has accepted the mission, we have the obligation to let the employer sail safely and return safely. Although our Sigao mercenary group is not a large mercenary group, it still gives me a spirit of 120,000 points, and we can't destroy our signboard. Have you heard it?"
"I heard you!" replied in unison.
"Very well, then I'll reassign the duty of guarding the bow of the ship. Tula then divided the thirty men into six groups, each on guard for four hours a day. The regimental commander Tula and the deputy regiment leader Baidi each led one group, and the remaining four groups were led by senior fighters in the mercenary group.
The Scot Mercenary Regiment has two mercenaries at the rank of Great Warrior, namely the regimental leader Tula and the deputy regimental leader Baidi, a magician, and five high-level warriors. Sells was one of the five high-level fighters, but because Sells was young after all and had a relatively short time to reach the advanced fighters, Sells was placed in the group led by Mura.
After arranging the guard mission, a person walked in through the door. This person Sels has the impression that he is the captain of the Moon and the person in charge of the Deng Zhuosi Chamber of Commerce's voyage this time, called "Dane".
Dane's dress is no different from that of a normal captain, but Dane is handsome, really handsome, and can even be described as "sophisticated". A few strands of long brown hair on his forehead swayed as he walked, and with a vague smile on his face, he walked up to Tula to say a few words, Tula made a "please" gesture, and then Dane said: "Brave brothers of the Scot Mercenary Regiment, thank you for the protection you have provided to our Dunjoth Chamber of Commerce along the way. The rest of the voyage may not be easy, but I am confident that with your help, the Moon will be able to weather all kinds of difficulties and reach its destination and return home. During the cruise, if you have any requirements, you can tell Captain Tula about your request, and Captain Tula will give me feedback, and we will try our best to meet your requests. Speaking of this, Dane suddenly laughed and said, "Of course, we also have to pray like the great god of the sea, I hope that our trip is safe, if so, I hope you have a happy trip." β
Everyone in the Scoop mercenary group applauded and said, "Captain Dane said that he really wants it. β
Captain Dane smiled and retired. Later, Tula and Biddy also returned to their rooms. After talking and laughing together, everyone in the mercenary group also returned to their respective rooms.
After today's incident at the day of the brand, and forcibly translating the parchment scroll at a half-hung level, Sells felt extremely tired and didn't plan to do anything more, and when he returned to his room, he fell asleep directly on the bed.