Chapter 437: Pioneer
There are no punctuation marks on the stone slab, but the handwriting is neat and clear, and the words are concise and simple, so it is not difficult to understand.
Xu Xiake came here at the invitation of a friend, but that friend was unable to show up for some reason, so he ended up traveling alone.
According to the description on the stone tablet, Tianzhui Island was originally one of the islands outside the Jinao Islands. It had beautiful scenery and was once a harbor in the Jinao Islands.
The Jin'ao Islands were severely damaged in the Battle of Fenglong, resulting in the fragmentation of the outer islands. Many islands were scattered and drifted between the leaping area and the crawling area.
Later, people from the Jin'ao Islands found the island again.
But for unknown reasons, the visitor did not take it back, but renamed it "Tianzhui Island" and left.
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This description verified Lu Yao's guess.
It is true that someone deliberately deleted the past of Tianzhui Island.
The name changer deleted all traces of the Jin'ao Islands to avoid leaking related secrets. This is also a common method used by sailors, and Yinglong and the forest god both do this.
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According to Xu Xiake's research, Tianzhui Island did not fall into the crawling zone immediately after falling from the leaping zone, but spent a long time in the boundary zone.
The boundary zone is the transition zone between the two major spaces.
This area has some characteristics of both the crawling zone and the leaping zone. Some worlds that fell from the leaping zone and the worlds close to the crawling zone are moving slowly here.
Due to the unique environment of the boundary zone, the world here has always had more entry than exit, and the scale of the entire boundary zone has been continuously and slowly expanding.
It is becoming increasingly difficult to enter the leap zone from the crawl zone, and the expansion of the boundary zone is also one of the factors.
Tianzhui Island remained stagnant in the boundary zone for many epochs. Without the supervision of the gods, it continued to shrink and peel off, sinking in the turbulence of rules and eventually falling into the crawling zone.
Xu Xiake recorded on the stone tablet that the Moai stone men were originally strong men from the Jin'ao Islands. They required special means to be made. They were reliable and down-to-earth by nature, but they were unable to breed the fire of faith.
The group of stone men left behind on Tianzhui Island cannot return.
The reason is that bringing this group of stone men back to Jin'ao Island would cost much more than creating another group of stone warriors. Therefore, they have no home to return to, and since they are warriors who obey orders from people, they can do nothing about the destruction of Tianzhui Island.
Xu Xiake wrote at the end that if appropriate, he hoped that future generations would take in this group of loyal stone warriors.
Lu Yaoxin got it.
My buddy is short of people right now, and this group of stone warriors can be very useful.
But we still have to respect the opinions of the stone people.
Lu Yao put his hand on Fourteen's belly: "If you were allowed to go to a new world, a world with complete rules and many other races, would you be willing to leave here?"
"I do."
Fourteen's answer was direct: "The Moai want to be transported, they want boats and the sea. We like to work and help people. But not everyone will leave."
It's settled.
"Then Fourteen, go contact your tribesmen and gather those who are willing to leave."
"Yes, God!"
Lu Yao immediately asked Isabel to contact the Yao tribe's homeland and start migrating the remaining stone men in the area to the Yao tribe's world.
After arranging matters concerning Tianzhui Island, he called a small meeting of the apostles.
After descending into the virtual universe, you can connect to other apostles instantly, and remote brain conferences are very convenient.
The topics of the conference are [Jin'ao Islands] and [Extraordinary People Through the Ages].
Slymod was the first to respond: "My Lord God, I have heard of the name of the Jin'ao Islands. This is a large world that includes several sailors. But I don't know the details."
"I do know a little bit. The Jin'ao Islands are a tree-like civilization."
Noland said, "Many years ago, there was a great war between the Jin'ao Islands and the Kunlun Mountains. Large-scale wars between tree-like civilizations are rare, and it is said that a sailor died in that war."
On the other hand, there is even less news about [The Extraordinary Man of All Ages].
Only tyrants know a little bit.
"That is the title of a mysterious god. It is said that several gods with this title are subordinates of this [Eternal Wonder]. We only know that he rarely appears, and usually it is his former subordinates who appear..."
Tyrant Salina paused for a moment, as if recalling: "But the most special thing about [The Eternal Wonder] is that He likes to train His subordinates. Once He feels that the training is complete, He will let the subordinates set sail on their own."
Like to teach others?
Xu Xiake traveled everywhere and wrote travel notes, while also recruiting disciples everywhere?
Lu Yao found it a little hard to understand.
In the end, he turned to Song Shiyi for help.
It is impossible that the committee has no records of such a famous ancient player as Xu Xiake.
"...Xu Xiake?"
There was a slightly surprised voice coming from the other end of the line.
Song Shiyi suddenly asked: "Ms. Mary, have you found any trace of Xu Xiake?"
Isabel looked at Lu Yao, confirmed the god's attitude and said, "Yes."
"Excuse me, which world is this?"
"Skyfall Island."
"Let me check...Skyfall Island...Oh, there are records, indeed!"
Lu Yao felt a pang of regret.
The committee may have already been to this world, and the information value of Tianzhui Island has also decreased.
"There is a record about Tianzhui Island in [Travel and Collation]. It is a part of the Jin'ao Archipelago that fell off. There is a group of Moai stone men there, right? I didn't expect you to find the exact location."
"Are you willing to give it to the Committee's Security Bureau? That world may not be very valuable to you, but it has high academic value for studying Xu Xiake, the Jin'ao Islands, and restoring ancient history."
Huh? They didn't come to the real place.
Lu Yao's eyes lit up.
There's hope.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Song Shiyi continued, "Of course, you won't be asked to donate for free. If you are willing, I will contact my colleagues in the Operation Department and ask them to give a remuneration assessment. Is that okay?"
"good."
"Please wait a moment. I will contact the Operation Department first."
Isabel hung up the phone, and Lu Yao discussed with her and decided on a plan.
Not long after, Song Shiyi called again.
Isabel said according to Lu Yao's request: "We have a few requests. First, we need to take away the 104 Moai stone men who are willing to go with us..."
They readily agreed and asked in detail about the actual situation.
About ten minutes later, Song Shiyi gave the official feedback to the Security Bureau's Operation Department.
"The Operation Department conducted an assessment in accordance with relevant rules and regulations. Through the algorithm model, the estimated remuneration is about 810,000 faiths. If everything is as described, this price will not change. All things and props in the virtual universe will be paid with virtual universe currency."
810,000.
This price exceeded Lu Yao's expectations.
He immediately decided to sell.
"I will be the one to take over. Miss Mary, I will give you a location card. Please use it on [Skyfall Island]. I will then send Mingzai to the location based on the location."
After completing the basic process, Isabel met with Song Shiyi and received a black card like a business card from her, as well as a thick stack of information.
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[Positioning Card (1/2)]: Locates a specific world. It takes effect after use and is valid for 12 hours.
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The description and functionality are simple.
Lu Yao dragged it from the item bar to [Skyfall Island], and the location card turned into a black light and disappeared. In the background of the world, there was an entry [Location].
All that’s left is to wait for Mingzai to come.
Lu Yao opened the information printed by Song Shiyi.
Hillelis only has a few words, but Xu Xiake has a lot of historical records.
"Xu Xiake, once held the titles of [Eternal Prodigy], [Guide], [Traveling Proofreader]..."
The Guide was actually given to Hilgilis by Xu Xiake? No wonder Hilgilis said it was a gift from a respected pioneer.
Lu Yao thought about it carefully.
Regardless of its origin, Hillgillis has indeed inherited Xu Xiake's ambition. It draws maps everywhere and even wants to record and depict the world of the Curse Clan on the other side of the virtual universe.
Many deities have intersected with each other in the virtual universe.
In other words, players with similar characteristics may be attracted to each other and meet each other.
Lu Yao continued to read.
"...The last holder of [Unique Man of All Ages] was Wang Yi, who called himself Guiguzi. It is unknown when he passed the title on to Xu Xiake, and it is also unknown whether the two had direct contact. The title has been lost for many years."
Lu Yao finally understood.
No wonder the tyrant said before that the extraordinary people throughout the ages have mysterious whereabouts and like to cultivate those who belong to God.
This refers to Guiguzi of the previous generation.
According to historical records, this founder of the school of diplomacy trained two famous students, Su Qin and Zhang Yi, and was also a well-known hermit.
Lu Yao felt a little bit strange.
Taiyi Zhenren, Xu Xiake, Guiguzi... these well-known figures appear in official history, unofficial history, and myths and legends, and many of their deeds are half true and half false. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, their names have been passed down to this day along with the familiar stories.
And these stories will be signposts for future generations to follow in their pursuit of these footsteps in another world.
Lu Yao felt it personally for the first time.
Unintentionally, I seemed to have walked to the traces left by those pioneers and participated in a new historical process.
(End of this chapter)