Chapter 24: The Well of Light (Part II)
"He said the gun was fake. Hannah didn't look back, "Dad's relics, it can't be a fake, there must be a secret on the white cherry blossoms of summer, maybe it's a message left by Dad." β
"Daddy's secret letter. Danny sat up like a corpse, his eyes shot two rays of light like a searchlight, and he turned around on Jonah, and saw the astrologer apprentice shudder: "There is a secret letter from my father in the gun, so what are we waiting for, cargo friend, hurry into the cabin and study it, I will solve this mess outside, lunch, yes, I will prepare lunch right away, does the beef muesli suit your taste, or snail soup,...... What are you kidding, of course it's going to drink, there's no better hangover cure than a glass of cactus wine, 'use daily drunkenness to deal with hangovers', dad used to say, hahaha......"
Seeing the guy crouching beside him and staring at him with sparkling eyes, chattering excessively attentively, Jonah always felt that it was a conspiracy, "That...... I'm just saying there's something wrong with this gun, and I never said anything about it......"
"Oh, don't be modest, you're a noble astrologer's apprentice. Danny cocked his fingers and snorted, "If anyone can find Daddy's secret, it must be you, so let's do it, as long as you can crack the secret of Summer White Sakura, I promise to send you to the Golden City by May 15th, so that you and your friends can meet, how about this condition." β
"Really. Jonah immediately perked up,
"I swear by the little man on the silver coin, and if I break my oath, I will be bankrupt and destitute for the rest of my life. Danny pulled left and right from his pocket, took out a silver Tocharian coin, held it in the palm of his hand, and swore reverently,
Hannah turned her head: "We've been bankrupt for a long time, brother, and the 'little man on the silver coin' doesn't count, you have to name the main god Luta." β
Danny said angrily: "Stewart's glory, Hannah, how can you help outsiders speak, aren't you at all tempted by the legacy of the King of Sand Thieves." β
Jonah's ears flickered, "The legacy of the King of the Sand Thieves." β
The Stuart siblings stopped at the same time, looked at each other, sighed, and Danny said, "Well, let's be honest with you, when my father died, he didn't have time to tell us where his secret treasure was kept, and he roamed the desert for more than ten years, and the head of the Stewart family, the head of the insane asylum, and our dear father, amassed an astonishing fortune, but this stingy fellow hid the treasure in a place that no one knew, even his seven companions, Unbeknownst to both of us, every time he deposited his treasure, he would lay down a miniature sandworm sampan and move on his own away from the three-masted galleon, and would not return until the next day, when he ...... Anyway, he didn't tell anyone about this mysterious place until the end, and before he took his last breath, his last words were, 'I think it's bigger than Yanka's chest,', and listen, listen, is this like what a famous sand thief said to his children before he died,,, bastard. β
Looking at Danny's indignant expression, Jonah felt that he was hiding something, but he couldn't ask questions, Hannah continued: "Did Dad say anything, I think he hid the clue in some relic, but two years have passed, we haven't been able to find any information, when you talk about the strangeness of this magic pistol, I wonder if he will hide what he wants to say in this way." β
Jonah thought for a moment and looked down at the ivory-white magic pistol, "I'm not sure, the strange thing is just that unreasonable magic array, what kind of way can hide the information in the magic array." β
"That's your role, cargo friend. Danny leaned in again, with a flattering face: "As long as you can find Dad's treasure, from now on 'Bactria's Tempest' has half of your shares, Stewart Express is always at your service, the entire endless sea of sand will spread the name of you, the fourth-level astrologer apprentice Jonah, even in the entire southern continent, there will be bards who will compile your legendary experience into songs and sing them around, you think, the discoverer of the legacy of the King of Sand Thieves, this is a glorious name." β
The astrologer's apprentice, who had little experience in life, seemed a little tempted, and in fact, the urge to meet with his companion overshadowed reason when he heard Danny's first condition, "...... Well, I'll give it a try. He pursed his lips and whispered these words,
"Deal. Danny Stewarter shook his hand hard, "Now go down and get to work, time waits for no one, tomorrow we will pass through the 'Well of Light', it's another good job, now we have to start preparing, put reflectors on the sailboat, don't misunderstand, you don't have to do anything for us, just sit in the cabin and study the pistol, pens and paper are underneath, and a lot of tools like protractors left by the previous surveyors, please use whatever you want." β
"What is the Well of Light. Shoved towards the stairs, Jonah turned back and asked,
Hannah explained, "A very strange spot in the middle of the Endless Sea of Sands, a circular area about fifteen miles in a circle, on the figure-of-eight cruising route of many sandeaters, in short, be prepared. β
The sister's brief explanation did not satisfy the curiosity of the astrologer's apprentice, and while holding the handrail with both hands to resist Danny's escort, Jonah asked, "What's strange?" β
"It's weird to be scared to death. Danny raised an eyebrow, the menacing expression looking a little comical due to the sticky mixture of sand and sweat on his face, "It's going to be dark if you ask any more questions." β
"Tell me, and I'll go to work. Jonah was a little stubborn in keeping his balance, and for some reason, when he heard the name, his heart moved slightly, as if he remembered some long-forgotten past, but he couldn't remember it exactly, and could only grasp the vague tail of the matter,
The boy in the Stewart family bared his teeth: "After listening to this paragraph, go down obediently." β
"I promise. Jonah hurriedly stretched out his hand and swore,
Danny nodded, jumped over the railing and sat down, reaching out to pat the tattered white robes, and the sand was blowing up all over the sky, "Yes, it hardly rains in the desert, except when a sandstorm or a dry tornado comes, the sky is always clear, right, like now." Danny was actually more pleasant to have a chat, and he pointed to the top of his head and said to Jonah,
The astrologer's apprentice squinted at the cloudless blue sky and made an affirmative expression,
"But even if it's sunny, there is night and day, and the logic is not wrong with the fact that Matlaktili sets in the west, and night comes, and the stars rise in the sky. Danny said,
Jonah was stunned for a moment, "The stars don't rise, the stars are always in the sky, but the daytime sun obscures the stars, but go on." β
"Whatever. The man of the Stewart family was a little impatient to correct his statement, and he waved his hand, "But in the Well of Light, there is only day, no night, no matter what time of day, as long as you enter that fifteen-mile radius, the sun will shine brightly, and you will not be able to look up and see whether it is the sun or something overhead, and if you don't cover the hull with reflectors, even the wood will be burned by the heat of the light." β
"Wait a minute...... Jonah felt a bone-chilling shiver from the depths of his body, from the end of his spine to the top of his head, the vague thing slightly revealed the outline, hanging in his memory, like a terrifying sea monster in the deep blue water with only its eyes exposed, making him feel a burst of heart palpitations,
"How. Danny stared at him quizzically,
"It's okay, it's okay, you go on......" Jonah shook his head,
"You don't look good. Danny pouted strangely," But there was nothing terrible except that the light was very strong, fifteen miles, at a good speed, it was half an hour's journey, and as soon as it was out of the confines of the Well of Light, day was day, and night was night, and before the thirty-three Zawi reached the endless sea of sand, there were all kinds of ancient legends about the Well of Light, but with the advent of the age of sails, the painful experience of walking in that area for six hours on the back of a sandworm was gone, and slowly everyone got used to the brief light, and since the first unlucky man burned the sails, everyone knew that walking on this path was to bring enough silver-plated reflectors to cover the masts and decksIn fact, there is no problem with being prepared, in fact, there is a rich man from Tocharian who made a special trip to travel here, they said, the skin color exposed in the Well of Light is the noble chocolate color, hahaha, you listen, the noble chocolate color, our Stewart Express's second commission is to send a rich guy to the Well of Light to bask in the sun, who let the chirp of the figure 8 cruise route just pass through that area, this guy is a real rich man, if he hadn't stepped on the deck and fell into the cargo hold and almost broke his leg, he would have given us four gold coins, four gold coins, you listen, much more valuable than you, cargo friendγ β
"The Well of Light, is it always bright? The astrologer's apprentice's voice trembled as he interrupted the other's chatter,
"Of course, in the history of civilization in the endless sand sea, there has never been a story of the glorious extinguishment of the Well of Light. Danny pondered and replied, "Even during a sandstorm, it's strange to say, the storm is fierce outside, and as soon as you enter the Well of Light, it becomes windless and waveless, only that strong light shines on you, like an oven, yes, like a big oven." β
"IβI know......," Jonah said blankly, his fingers loosened, and the white cherry blossoms of summer fell to the deck, and the quick-eyed Danny jumped over to catch the magic pistol, glanced at his sister with palpitations, and scolded, "What if you break Dad's precious clue, really." β
Jonah muttered something that neither of the Stewart siblings could hear, and Hannah stepped closer to him, staring at him with gray-green eyes, "What do you say?" β
"In the place of eternal radiance, Ayala and Gamariel met for the first time, and they embraced each other and spoke the words of the saints. β
The astrologer's apprentice unconsciously recites the fourth prophecy, and the next prophecy of Seglos the Betrayer is about to be fulfilled in front of him, and what awaits him must be another nightmarish adventure of powerless change, fate,