Chapter 316: Giant Stone Statue
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The Black Pearl rode the waves, crossed the equatorial line, and sailed all over South America.
The new captain steers the ship himself every day, and he looks like he is sure about the course. The pirates who dreamed of wealth were also meticulous in their work, and over time, they gradually came to believe that this leader really had the strange ability to discern directions.
According to the text on the treasure map, it is necessary to reach the destination before a special day, or you will lose an "extremely precious opportunity." ”
Ji Aojian calculated, this day is June 22, that is, the summer solstice, the longest day of the year.
"The date is limited, why is that?"
Boatswain Harold explained, "The more precious the treasure, the more likely it is to be hidden in some wonderful way, Chief. You must be in a specific place at a certain time to see a hint of entering the treasure. ”
Ji Aojian looked at him, "Just give an example. ”
"Like the legendary Solomon Treasure. ”
"You're talking about legends. ”
"The pirate world has always been a legend. ”
Ji Aojian asked, "In your life, have you ever found any treasures before?"
Harold shook his head, "No." ”
"What about the rest of the ship?"
"No, there isn't. ”
"And how many times have you heard of pirates finding treasure?"
"Many, many times. ”
"So, looking for treasures," Ji Aojian said slowly, "just like in the countryside, everyone has heard of hauntings, but no one has actually seen them. ”
Harold said, "Don't say it's a country village. The city is haunted, even at sea. ”
"The sea is also haunted?"
"There's a ghost ship. ”
"Have you seen a ghost ship?"
"Nope. I've just heard of it. ”
"Still nonsense. ”
After a few more days, the weather became colder and colder day by day, and the clothes on the pirates also increased day by day, only Ji Aojian's single clothes never changed.
Just because summer in the northern hemisphere is winter in the southern hemisphere. June 22 on the map, for the South Pacific islands, it is the day of the winter solstice.
It sailed all the way for more than two months, the day before the summer (dong) to (zhi). The Black Pearl has finally arrived on an island.
The pirates, who were still a little worried, saw the huge stone statues unique to the island with their binoculars, and suddenly they no longer had any doubts, and burst into cheers.
This new captain is really amazing, he can really find a small Easter Island in the vast sea.
Although the snow was falling in the sky, the pirates were jumping and screaming on the bow of the ship. The cheers continued, as if a great deal of gold and silver treasures had appeared in front of him.
Ji Aojian said, "The area of this island is more than 160 square kilometers, do you think you will be able to reveal treasures soon?"
"We searched slowly for a month and always found it. ”
"Good idea. Ji Aojian raised the treasure map, "But according to the explanation." There is only one day for the clue to the treasure to appear. ”
The pirates immediately wept and lost their faces.
Harold bent down and said, "Captain, I'll go and prepare a boat for you to go ashore, how many brothers are you going to take to the island?"
No response.
The boatswain looked up and saw the back of Ji Aojian jumping from the side of the ship. The pirates on deck screamed in surprise.
When they looked at the sea again, everyone was even more stunned and couldn't speak. I saw the captain with his feet on the water, and he walked up to the desert island step by step, as if he had walked over from the flat ground.
"Our current captain must be a wizard. ”
"Only such a captain will have a chance to find the treasures on the treasure map. ”
"But what if the captain finds the treasure and doesn't give it to us?"
"No, it can't be like this, we're already loyal to him!"
"Boatswain, what to do?"
"I don't think our new captain is an unruly guy. Harold thought for a moment, "But to get a share of the treasure, you have to help the captain in the treasure hunt." Put five small boats on the island, and we'll go to fifty of them. ”
"But the captain didn't tell us to come along?"
"Go up and tell me, he wants to drive us back, and we'll go back to the boat. If he doesn't chase us, he will allow us to help him hunt for treasure. ”
Fifty fierce pirates, heavily armed, climbed into the boat, swarmed aboard the island, and chased after the captain's back.
From a distance, the captain seemed to be walking slowly, but the pirates ran wildly for a long time, almost foaming at the mouth from exhaustion, before they barely came behind him, but they were already in good health, and they saw that they were about to be pulled away again.
Fortunately, Ji Aojian seemed to have finally appeared with them, stopped, turned around and asked, "What are you doing here?"
The pirates hastened to show their loyalty, "Captain, we will charge for you, and we will stop you from any danger ahead." ”
It turned out that he was in a hurry to come up as cannon fodder, Ji Aojian hummed indifferently, "Whatever you want." ”
Everyone was overjoyed, and immediately felt that their legs were not so sore.
Ji Aojian continued to move forward, shouting that the group of guys who were charging into battle were soon left behind.
The pirates gritted their teeth and did not dare to relax, and although they were walking in the snow, their sideburns and the tips of their noses were covered with sweat.
They had only now appeared, and the direction in which the captain was heading was to a small mountain on the highest hill on the island.
Could it be that the treasure is on top of the mountain?
With this thought, the pirates rushed to the mountain as if they had been given a powerful drug, and they were not much later than the captain.
When I got to the top of the mountain, I realized that this was an extinct volcano, and everyone's eyes were focused on the bottom of the crater.
But the captain, who stood aside, simply paid no attention to the crater. He looked at the treasure map in the setting sun, and then looked down the hill all around.
"Captain, are we digging for treasure here?"
"The treasure is not here. ”
Everyone was dizzy: "Not here, what are you doing here?"
"This is the commanding heights. You can see the whole island. I'll take a look at any of the island's topography that matches the one on the treasure map. ”
The pirates looked at each other: I knew you were only coming up to see the terrain, we would have waited for you at the foot of the mountain. Why bother climbing up and down?
However, if he didn't accompany the captain to climb the mountain, then he would definitely not believe it anymore if he said anything about helping him hunt for treasures.
"Captain, have you found the location of the treasure?"
Ji Ao pointed with his sword, "There are twelve circles drawn on the treasure map, and there are twelve giant statues placed in the same way as the relative positions of these circles. ”
The crowd followed the direction he pointed. Sure enough, I saw a group of giant stone statues tallest on the island in the distance, and the treasure hunt was finally counted, and I couldn't help but rejoice.
But if you look at the distance, your feet are soft, and it must be tens of kilometers away, right?
After Ji Aojian finished speaking, he turned around and walked down the mountain.
The pirates wanted to follow, but they walked for half a day. Many people are too tired to lift their feet.
"Captain, it's getting dark, let's go back tomorrow. ”
"yes, anyway, tomorrow is the day of the treasure hunt, and there will be a whole day. ”
Ji Aojian smiled, "The treasure map just says that there will be a treasure hint on June 22nd. What if the prompt appears at midnight?"
The feet don't stop, and in the blink of an eye, it's far away.
The pirates woke up:
"Yes, it's twelve o'clock at midnight, and it's tomorrow. ”
"If only that time there was a hint, we would have missed it. ”
"If we can't get there. Why are you embarrassed to say that you are on a treasure hunt with the captain?"
"No, go find that pile of big rocks!"
After a group of people shouted and cheered. dragged his tired body and went down the mountain again.
After nightfall, the snow falls even harder. The pirates, armed with heavy weapons and wrapped in thick clothing, were already hungry by this time, and all the food they had brought down from the ship was stuffed into their stomachs, and they only felt that it was better than nothing.
Walking slowly, we finally arrived at the location of the boulders, and most of the pirates were planted in the snow, feeling that they could no longer get up.
The twelve giant stone carvings stand on the ground, presenting a closed ring, giving an altar-like feel.
Each stone statue is more than ten meters high, and when you look up with the eyes of ordinary people, you can see that their faces are thin and long, and their eyes are deep-set, as if they are emitting a deep light of wisdom.
It's a pity that there is a three-meter-high red hat on the head of the stone statue, which suddenly makes the whole image very comedic.
After the pirates were shocked for a long time, they suddenly realized that something was abnormal, why did the captain who should have arrived here disappear a long time ago?
After looking around, a guy lying on the ground cracked his mouth and laughed, "Look, there seems to be a woman there!"
In the middle of the circle of twelve stone statues, there was indeed a slender figure, dressed in black and white, kneeling in the snow. This man is low in stature, and his clothes are integrated with the snow, making it difficult to distinguish.
It's just that many pirates are so tired that they are paralyzed on the ground, and when they stretch their necks to look around, they actually feel her existence.
"This woman is so beautiful! Is she a treasure?"
In the concept of piracy, a beautiful woman is of course a kind of treasure. It's just that the treasure map that the old one-eyed captain spent so much money to get is just a woman, and it is too worthless to do it.
"This woman must be part of the treasure!" a pirate jumped up from the ground as if his whole body was suddenly full of strength, "Before the official treasure comes out, use this woman to test her condition!"
Seeing this man rushing over with a hungry look on his face, the other pirates shouted in unison, "Fool, the treasure here must be opened by the captain first!"
At the mention of the captain, the pirate who was rushing over suddenly seemed to be immobilized, and sneered, "That's right, of course, the captain should be the first to enjoy ......."
At this moment, some people who were still lying on the ground suddenly saw the woman in a kneeling position stand up. In front of her, a long pit suddenly appeared, with a slight arc.
What's going on, it seems like there's a long knife originally placed there?
A huge canopy of blood splattered, and before the pirates who rushed into the colossus could finish their words, their heads were already flying into the sky!