It was early afternoon and the sun was shining.

On the deck of the Xuanwu, Lu Gui was holding the books brought by Buck and Joe, silently flipping through them.

Anne hadn't come back yet, and Belle had been on the boat for a long time, and after making a few new dishes, she couldn't help but take Mark and go shopping.

Buck was also looking through the books he had bought, while Joe was holding a hammer and tapping it inside the hull.

Everyone has something to do, and that's good. Because everyone knows that you can't let yourself be too leisurely, otherwise after a long time, this state will wear down people's will.

Reading the book, Lu Gui soon found that there were not many records of the ancient kingdom of Mulan in the books.

The reason is that too much time has passed, and it has disappeared silently, leaving no clues.

People's understanding of it is obtained from books, that is, from the memories of those who have been to the ancient country of Mulan.

So it's very one-sided, and there isn't much useful information.

The book basically says that the ancient country is difficult to find, but when you go in, you will find how rich it is, and the people live and work in peace and contentment.

But why no one has discovered this ancient country later, no one can say.

By the time the two of them finished reading all the books they bought, the sky was getting darker.

The only thing Lu Gui can confirm is that this bronze mirror is indeed connected to the ancient country of Mulan.

Because in the picture he saw before, there was a mural on the golden city wall, which was very close to the ancient kingdom of Mulan depicted in the book.

However, there are also many murals, but they have nothing to do with the ancient country, and the architectural style and character depiction are completely different.

Could it be that this mirror has gone through many countries, and its history is not only 500 years?

But who can imprint those pictures into the bronze mirror and keep them for hundreds of years without dissipation, which is too incredible.

Is there such a miraculous fruit ability?

Lu Gui couldn't be sure, how to continue to study the bronze mirror in depth, and he couldn't make up his mind for a while.

Anne will also return to the ship, she knows a lot of news, and she has read a lot of books, and she has a wide range of knowledge, maybe she can bring some hints to Lu Gui.

So, he asked Buck to call Anne over, and when the others heard that Lu Gui was in trouble, they all came over to hear what was going on.

For other people to gather around to join in the fun, Lu Gui did not mean to hide it, he told what he encountered today and what he found, and asked everyone to analyze it together.

After a moment of silence, Belle was the first to ask:

"Lu Gui, this..., you're not telling a story, are you?"

"Do I look so idle?"

Lu Gui rolled his eyes and said.

"Where's the mirror? Listening to what you said so weird, I not only saw myself in the mirror, but also a golden city.

Show me the bronze mirror, maybe I'll be able to figure it out. ”

Belle's curiosity was aroused, and she couldn't wait to see the bronze mirror.

"In my house, I'll go over, you can study and discuss it first."

After Lu Gui finished speaking, he got up and went back to his room.

Seeing the bronze mirror lying on the table, he picked it up casually, glanced at it inadvertently, and found that the mirror seemed to be a little brighter than before, which made him frown.

He brought the mirror to his eyes and examined it back and forth for a moment, but found nothing unusual, but he was not relieved.

A layer of ice-blue clouds appeared, wrapping the bronze mirror, and after seeing that it was still silent, Lu Gui took the mirror and walked out of the room.

"Is that it? How do you wrap it in power? ”

Back on the deck, Bei Lu saw what Lu Gui was holding and asked suspiciously.

"I always feel that there is something wrong with this mirror, and it is not safe for you to touch it directly, so look at it like this, it doesn't have any effect."

Belle took it in her hand, looked at it for a while, and didn't see the reason, threw it to Anne, and said it unwillingly.

"It's nothing special, I think you're just making up a story."

Anne looked at the bronze mirror carefully, thinking back to Lu Gui's previous description, with a hesitant expression.

"What's the matter, Annie, did you think of something?"

Seeing this, Lu Gui hurriedly asked.

"I'm not too sure, the murals you just mentioned, in addition to those of the ancient country of Mulan, there is also one, which seems to be a country that has disappeared in the long river of time."

"Which one?"

"It's the one with eight big snakes with its head, which sank into the sea three hundred years ago, and no trace has been found since."

The island Anne is talking about, located in a volcanic area of the New World, the people on the island are small in size, but cruel, treat human life as a mustard, and use the eight-headed serpent as a totem of faith.

When they were strong, they often persecuted the islands adjacent to him, and when they were weak, they groveled and were willing to be pigs and dogs. The behavior is very inferior, and he is ashamed of the people around him.

Its disappearance made the surrounding islanders happy.

"Another country that has disappeared? Two hundred years apart, there seems to be no connection between it and the ancient kingdom of Mulan. ”

Lu Gui pondered.

"Perhaps, the murals on the city walls, each of which represents a vanished country, seem to be a record of such a thing."

Buck made a bold guess.

"Then this bronze mirror is quite powerful, the islands that have disappeared in the north and south of the world, spanning a hundred or even thousands of years, it can be recorded, this is not scientific."

Joe scratched the beard on his face and spoke. He was not very interested in researching this matter, and he was still thinking about the recent changes in the Xuanwu.

Because he is a capable person of the Spirit Fruit and a boatman, he usually has the most contact with the pirate ship he built himself.

Although he couldn't enchant the huge Xuanwu at first, the long-term contact strengthened and maintained all parts of the hull little by little.

In the last few days, he has noticed that the Xuanwu seems to have developed some spirituality. He is not sure about this yet, and he needs to continue to observe.

So, his mind is basically on this matter.

But what Qiao said casually provided inspiration for Lu Gui.

In this world, there are many unscientific things, or things that science cannot explain for the time being.

For example, the Devil Fruit ability they use themselves.

So this mirror, did it also "eat" a devil fruit to have the weird ability it has now.

Too much time has passed since the crossing, and Lu Gui has almost forgotten that not only living creatures can eat Devil Fruits and gain abilities.

Items are also acceptable, just like the Spandam who captured Robin and had a knife that ate animal fruits, this bronze mirror should also have the ability to eat fruits.

Thinking of this, Lu Gui told the others about this speculation.

"Devil Fruits can still be used like this? It's amazing! ”

"I've never heard of this kind of thing before. However, it doesn't seem hard to accept when you think about it. ”

Anne was a little surprised, thinking that there was nothing strange on the sea.

"Then how should this bronze mirror be used, and what is the malice that always exists on it?"

Buck followed up and asked the crucial question, after all, Lu Gui saw not only the Golden City, but also the dark shadow.

"Yes, it doesn't seem like this mirror is simply a record of a vanished island, and we don't know if what it records is spontaneous or controlled.

If it's the former, it means that it's no longer a dead thing, but a special race with ideas.

It is very suspicious to be silent and observant now. ”

Anne added.

"It's just a mirror with special abilities, you don't have to say it's so scary."

Belle listened to it with her hair standing on end, and her face turned a little pale. She is not afraid of people, she is afraid of such gods and ghosts.

"It's a guess based on the worst-case scenario, after all, it's a bit weird.

And, from my previous observations, I feel that the things in the mirror are not like images left in the past, but have a feeling that they all really exist in the mirror. ”

Lu Gui's face was serious, recalling what he had seen before, and he was a little uncertain.

"It's impossible, it's a bit exaggerated!"

Buck shook his head, feeling that Lu Gui's idea was unrealistic, a huge golden city existed in the bronze mirror, which was a bit ridiculous.

Joe and Mark nodded as well, agreeing with Buck that the images could only be images of the past.

Belle was dumbfounded, not knowing what to say.

Anne, on the other hand, was silent, considering the possibility of the landing rules.

"Forget it, there is no rush to solve the mystery of this thing.

I can't figure it out now, but I will encounter more things in the future, and maybe the answer will come out on its own.

Belle, go cook, everyone should be hungry. ”

Lu Gui broke the silence with a voice, and then clapped his hands to focus the attention of several people and said.

"Also, I don't have a clue to sit here and dream, put away the bronze mirror first, and then talk about it later."

"Then I'm going to cook, I don't want to study this mirror anymore, don't bother to say it, it's scary."

After Belle finished speaking, she got up and left.

The others smiled and went their separate ways, and Lu Cheng returned to the bedroom with the bronze mirror.

He used his ability to surround the bronze mirror with a circle of clouds and mist, and after making sure that it would not be easily broken, he put it on the table and left the room.

After Lu Gui left, the bronze mirror shook twice, and the previous black shadow crawled out of the mirror again.

Only this time it was blocked by the clouds, and it was not able to break through, and after roaring silently twice, it burrowed back into the mirror.

In the next few days, Lu Gui and his entourage, while waiting for the record pointer to determine the direction, traveled around the island.

It's just that Lu Gui, Buck, and Anne have become interested in the origin and function of the bronze mirror, and will often search for relevant information on the island and conduct research.

But there is no harvest yet.

In this way, after a few days of smooth passage, the Clover Pirates officially began the next stage of their journey.

In the afternoon after leaving Longleg Island, Joe met everyone together and made a surprise announcement.

"You mean, the Xuanwu gave birth to a ship elf!"