It was unimaginable for Lu Ban to have a Kazushima Island without any filth, sacred cherry blossoms, or pure fire.

Every foreign land he has visited so far has been polluted to varying degrees, or in other words, the ruler of the Land of Silence seems to have little interest in foreign lands that have not yet been seriously polluted. Perhaps there is no need to send the Chosen One to change foreign lands where no abnormal conditions have occurred.

So, when Lu Ban and Xia came to this island that has not yet been polluted by filth, they must have needed to change something or stop something.

"Our mission this time is to witness the germination, and the Divine Cherry has not yet appeared on the island. It seems that our goal is to witness the germination of the Divine Cherry. The appearance of the Divine Cherry means that this world has been invaded by filth..."

Lu Ban thought for a moment and soon got the answer.

I'm afraid that during this journey, they may witness the birth of filth.

This mission is not a confrontational mission. Either the Quiet Land does not know the source of the filth, or the filth here is not created by other gods driving their chosen ones.

The former possibility is not very true. The filth here has obviously not reached the level of surpassing the Old Ones. The Lord of the Land of Silence, as a god who can control many alien realms and the God above gods, should not be completely ignorant of these things.

The latter possibility is intriguing.

Because Lu Ban and Xia's mission is to witness the germination rather than to prevent the filth from appearing in this world, this means that the appearance of filth is inevitable, and even the one in the Land of Silence cannot prevent it from happening.

“Perhaps there has been some kind of game of chess here before us.”

Xia quickly understood the origin of their mission.

"The gaze and direct interference of those great beings will cause the history of the foreign land to solidify. I'm afraid that before our mission this time, different forces had already visited here and had many battles. The victors left filth behind, and were observed by those great beings independent of time and space, causing that period of history to be unable to be changed."

It can also be said that their mission this time is to make up for their previous failures.

Since Lu Ban had been to Hedao before, the sprouting of the divine cherry was an inevitable event. The only difference was which chosen one of the gods witnessed it.

And because Xia once met Du Danping in the wilderness who told Lu Ban that this mission might be dangerous, it is still unknown whether this mission will be successful.

"This ship is powered by wind. How can it move in the doldrums?"

She glanced again at the sails and at Captain Nagamasa, who was looking over an old parchment map with great interest.

"We can talk to that Axiang. He seems more normal."

Lu Ban pointed at the scholar A Xiang who was sitting on a box nearby and flipping through his notes.

"normal?"

Xia looked at Lu Ban strangely.

There's always something a little weird about this word coming out of his mouth.

But this opinion is quite reasonable.

Captain Nagamasa is obviously a daydreamer who is immersed in fantasy and wants to make a comeback with treasure. If you communicate with him directly, you may only get some irrelevant delusions and unreliable rumors.

It would be better to ask Axiang who looks very smart.

Coming to the side of the scholar, Xia did not make a sound, but looked at his notes for a while.

A Xiang was holding a slender brush and writing words on a thread-bound notebook. The content of the words was about the ecological habits of a type of fish. The format was neat and the content was complete, just like a researcher who had undergone systematic training.

“Your notes are excellent.”

Shia commented.

Her voice caught Axiang's attention. He quickly sat up straight and subconsciously covered his notes.

"Just some personal hobbies."

A Xiang said a little shyly.

“You like studying fish?”

After all, Xiaya is a top student in Huita Academy and is very interested in research. When she saw Axiang's notes, she was naturally curious.

"To be precise, it's the ecological environment of this ocean."

When talking about topics he is good at, A Xiang was no longer shy and became more talkative.

"We have lived with this sea for thousands of years. Our ancestors have lived by the sea since ancient times and developed civilization based on the products of the sea. However, we know very little about this sea. We don't know where the storms and lightning, tides and waves, and the creatures in the sea come from. So, I want to learn more about this place."

"curiosity."

Shia commented simply.

"Yes, I have seen many old people who have lived by the sea all their lives. They have been fishing since they were young and have accumulated a lot of experience. However, they only fear the sea and dare not understand it. Some even think that trying to understand the sea is a sin. I don't agree with that."

Axiang put the notebook aside, letting the ink dry in the sea breeze, and continued.

"Thousands of years ago, humans could only use low-quality wooden sticks to poke fish on the beach, or rely on schools of fish swept in by typhoons. But now, we can build large ships that can ride the wind and waves, go deep into the ocean, and travel through storms. I believe that one day, we will be able to master the secrets of this ocean."

Xia was silent.

She didn't think that what Axiang said was wrong. Such ideas would appear at any stage of civilization, or in other words, this was one of the driving forces for the continuous development of civilization. It was curiosity and the spirit of conquering the unknown that allowed civilization to develop from the wilderness to the present.

But in foreign lands, knowledge is pollution, and humanity's progress is bound to be accompanied by the spread of pollution. People like Axiang may become heroes who change the entire course of civilization, or they may become sinners who lead to the destruction of civilization.

Judging from the future situation of Hedao, Axiang’s dream has not been realized, and it is even possible that one day in the future he will be buried in the sea that he is trying to understand.

"Why, Miss Xia, do you think I'm wrong?"

When Axiang saw that Xia didn't react, he became a little embarrassed again. He wondered if he was too familiar with her. After all, it was rare for him to have a conversation with such a beautiful woman, but he ended up talking about some weird topics which were really too old-fashioned.

Sometimes he would envy his good friend Nagamasa. When he was on shore, this guy was very popular with women and could please all kinds of people - as long as they didn't mention Nagamasa's treasure.

"You said it very well, so here comes the question."

Lu Ban interrupted at this time. He picked up the notebook with ink that was almost drying and took a look at the fish drawn on it.

“Is this fish delicious?”

"ah?"

A Xiang was stunned.