The astrologer's apprentice's mind went blank, he slowly put the old book back in its place, took two steps back, respectfully, and bowed deeply, the owner of the book signed "Erran Daintellier" was an eighth-level astrologer, this title shook Jonah's heart, the seventh-level astrologer Mr. Koshawar's lifelong wish was to be promoted to an eighth-level astrologer, but between the two levels, it was a deep chasm between the ancient rules of the astrology code,

The Association of Astrologers stipulates that only candidates who have made great contributions to astrology and have been approved by the Academic Committee of the Association can apply for the promotion of Grade 8 Astrologer. Only 147 people have been promoted to the eighth level of astrology, and a third of them have finally passed the ultimate test and have been crowned with the highest professional title in astrology: the ninth level of astrology, it can be said that the eighth level of astrologer is the only way to the supreme position, the title of the dream of countless astrologers,,, of course, it is also the distant dream of Jonah, the apprentice apprentice of the fourth level astrologer,

There is no doubt that the third shelf is filled with the astrologer's personal belongings, including broken boots, old wine bottles, star dust, a book, and the large blue robe he is wearing. Daintellier's stuff will appear here, and it is unknown whether the deceased astrologer will be a victim of sand robbers, a passenger on the "Winds of Bactria", or ...... He's simply one of the seven sailors,

This sudden thought made Jonah startled, and he quickly shook his head, with the revered status of an eighth-level astrologer, no matter where he pointed his finger, the next day a tall and gorgeous astrology tower would appear there out of thin air, and countless servants, cooks, gardeners, and assistants would line up in front of the tower gate to welcome their master to ascend the stairs. The supreme power above the faith, the predecessor named Daintellier condescended for no reason to disguise himself as a sailor on a three-masted schooner, and follow a somewhat crazy (according to the description of the Stuart siblings) sand thief to life and death,,, which is not at all logical.

The astrologer's apprentice confessed softly, took down the big book again, and barely stuffed it into the deerskin bag around his waist with the stardust dust, he needed to be strong, whatever was written in the book would be a precious treasure, Jonah bowed to the astrologer who did not know what to do: "If you are still alive, I will not make any excuse if you hold me accountable for theft one day in the future, because this is the price I pay, I am sorry." ”

The voice echoed through the dim room, low and dull, and without answering, of course, Jonah bowed again, and then began to examine the rest of the shelves,

There are not many things on the second shelf, after brushing off the dust, Jonah found a silver mask with a hideous expression, and a gorgeous long sword with a sheath, the mask is heavy in his hand, smooth to the touch, and the workmanship is very exquisite, Jonah tried to make a gesture, after wearing it on his face, his eyes can clearly see the outside world through the crystal flakes as thin as cicada's wings, and the two air ducts in the nostrils cleverly convey fresh air from the cheeks, so that the wearer of the mask does not feel stuffy or limited in vision,

"What is it for. In addition to curiosity, the astrologer apprentice was a little puzzled, despite the exquisite design, this mask obviously had no defensive function, at best it was a high-level prop for a masquerade, put down the mask, he picked up the long sword again, the sword body was heavier than expected, and he could barely hold it with the strength of two hands, Jonah grabbed the hilt of the sword inlaid with gold wire, and tried to draw the long sword, but the sword body embedded in the crocodile skin scabbard did not move at all, I don't know if the organic spring was stuck, or it was idle for too long, and it was rusty inside,

"A swordsman. He nodded, put the sheathed sword back on the second shelf, and bowed honestly.

The bottom partition is full of items, most of which Jonah can't name, large and small glass bottles filled with all kinds of plant rhizomes, powders of different colors, dried specimens of animals, unknown liquids, strangely shaped insects, and even a human eyeball, none of the bottles have labels, and there are no categories, Jonah accidentally touched a glass bottle, the bottle fell to the ground, the astrologer apprentice hurriedly bent down and caught it with both hands, and looked closely, the bottle actually contained a ** The length of the woman is no more than the size of a person's palm, but the woman is well-proportioned and lifelike, and she can see that Jonah is red-faced, and she shoves the bottle somewhere and stands up.

"Cargo friends, come out quickly, we're almost there. Danny's faint cry rang out, and Jonah agreed, and reluctantly left the room full of secrets, and ascended the gangway to the deck, where he found that the insects were even taller, like a wall that covered the sky and the sun.

The boy of the Stuart family leaned on the mast, his face was wiped clean, but the puffy cheeks and bruised eye sockets could not be covered no matter what, Danny glanced at Jonah expressionlessly, and handed over a dry wheat cracker: "Make do with it, given the state of the kitchen, there is no way to make lunch today." ”

The astrologer's apprentice took the cake and asked carefully, "Are you ...... It's okay, it doesn't hurt. ”

"Get used to it. Danny replied calmly,

The sound of the hunt's sails caught Jonah's eye, and now a rather strong northeast wind was blowing, filling every sail, and the "Bactrian Winds" were galloping through the desert at top speed, and the vibrations of the veins passed under his feet, and Jonah could feel the excitement of the sandeaters chirping towards the Great Mother,

"Fifteen minutes later, the mainmast was lowered to the crosssail and the rear jib, and the slowdown was reduced to 5 knots. "Hannah gave the command at the bow of the ship,

"Yes, Captain. Danny saluted obediently, muttering something in his mouth,

Jonah shielded his hand from the dazzling sunlight and looked closely at the insects that were close by, and from this distance he could see that its body was covered with solid rock, and no vegetation survived, and a steep path that twisted upwards, coiled around the main peak, and disappeared into the clouds, which must have been the path that Hannah had said the natives had carved for the worship of the insects.

A huge tunnel appeared in front of the three-masted galleon, wide enough to accommodate hundreds of sandeaters entering side by side, the black hole was hollow, and it was impossible to see how deep it was, Jonah surrounded the surroundings, and suddenly found that the chirp was not alone, and the sandeater sisters gathered from all over the endless sand sea appeared in the front, back, left, and right, no matter which direction they looked, they could see countless yellow-brown backbones running through the floating sand, and the sand particles spewed out by the big insects formed a dust mist hundreds of yards high, and the closer to the rear worm node, the slower the sandeaters advanced, "Lower the sail." The current head of the Stuart family pointed his fist at the sky, and Danny immediately untied the ropes and lowered the sails on the mainmast and the aftermast, and the speed of the three-masted galleon dropped rapidly, soon dropping to a speed of 5 knots, only a little faster than the big insects that were idling around them.

The sandeater, which was slightly larger than the chirping, approached the "Winds of Bactria", and Jonah saw a low wooden house built on her back, and several dark-skinned, sky-blue calico natives were curiously looking in this direction,

"Yo, man. Danny stood on the side of the ship and waved his arms, "Do you understand the lingua franca of the Western Continent?" ”

The natives turned their heads to each other, but they did not answer,

The boy of the Stewart family shouted in a different language, but Jonah couldn't understand it, and he guessed that it should be the lingua franca of the Southern Continent.

A middle-aged male aborigine with a bright red feather on his head and the head of the family waved his hand, indicating that he could not understand,

Danny rubbed his chin and switched to another language, his mouth constantly chattering short words like the chirping of some kind of bird.

This time the other party reacted, Red Feather smiled and squeaked in the same language, because the speed of the three-masted galleon was slightly faster than the other party, the distance between the two sides had gradually widened within a few minutes of the conversation, Hannah glanced back, "Lower all the sails and idle forward." ”

"Yes, Captain, of course, Captain, nonsense, Captain. Danny lowered the sails with a snort, and it took a few minutes for the natives' mobile home to catch up again, parallel to the deck, Red Feather waving something, Danny nodded as he translated for Jonah: "We speak the Tantuha dialect, which was taught to me by a sailor when my father was alive, and I asked them if they had a guide who could take us up to the backbone of the worm, and they said they had to ask the master of the house first, and the master of the house agreed." ”

"The head of the house. The astrologer's apprentice repeated the word,

"Women, the Tantuha people are a matriarchal society, and every family has an old woman who is in charge of the house, hmph, woman. The man of the Stewart family glanced at the bow of the ship,

Red Feather bowed his head and went into the house, and after a while, he came out angrily, and shouted something, and their sandeaters leaned outward, gradually moving away from the three-masted galleon, and several natives gestured with knives and guns, as if they were enraged by something,

Hannah looked back and asked, "What did they say, what did you do to make the aborigines angry?" ”

Danny said angrily: "I didn't do anything, it's not a good thing that the dead ghost dad did, the man said that the head of the house recognized the 'Bactrian Tempest', the devilish raider, and the entire Tantuha tribe in the endless sand sea knows the reputation of the Stewart sand thieves, and it is only ...... that they can help us."

"Keep looking, there are a few manned insects over there, I'll lean over. Hannah's face was unfazed, and she turned the rudder in her hand,