Chapter 437 Forerunner

The text on the slate has no punctuation marks, but the fonts are 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 the friend was unable to keep the appointment for some reason, so he went alone.

 According to the description on the stone tablet, Tianzhui Island was originally one of the islands outside the Jin'ao Islands. It has wonderful scenery and was once a harbor of the Jin'ao Islands.

Jin'ao Islands were severely damaged in the Battle of Seal Dragon, which resulted in the fragmentation of the outer island group, and many islands were scattered and fell between the leap zone and the crawling zone.

 Later, people from the Jin'ao Islands found this island.

 But for unknown reasons, the visitor did not take it back. Instead, he renamed the place [Tianchui Island] and left.

 …

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 relevant secrets here. This is also a common method used by sailors, Yinglong and the God of the Forest both do this.

 …

According to Xu Xiake's research, Tianchui Island did not fall into the crawling zone immediately after falling from the leap zone, but spent a long time in the boundary zone.

 The boundary zone is the transition zone between two major spaces.

This area has some characteristics of both the crawling zone and the leap zone. Some of the worlds that fell from the leap zone and the worlds that are close to the crawling zone move slowly here.

 Due to the unique environment of the boundary zone, the world here has always been characterized by more entry and less 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 a factor.

Tianchui Island has been stagnant in the boundary zone for many epochs. The loss of divine control has caused it to continue to shrink and peel off, sinking in the regular turbulence, and finally falling into the crawling zone.

Xu Xiake recorded on the stone tablet that the Moai stone people were originally strong men from the Jin'ao Islands. They needed special means to make them. They were reliable and down-to-earth in nature, but they could not breed the fire of faith.

This group of stone men left on Tianchui Island cannot return.

The reason is that the cost of bringing this group of stone men back to Jin'ao Island is much greater than that of creating another group of stone men. Therefore, it is difficult for them to return home. In addition, they are strong men who take orders from others, and there is nothing they can do to destroy Tianshui Island.

Xu Xiake wrote at the end that, if appropriate, he hopes that those who come after him can take in this group of loyal stone warriors.

 Lu Yao said in his heart that he had received it.

 Brother, we are in short supply right now, and these stone warriors are so effective.

But you still have to respect the opinions of the stone people.

Lu Yao put his hand on Shi Shi’s belly: “If you were asked 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 straightforward: “The Moai want to move, we want boats and the sea, we like to work, and we like to help people. But not everyone will leave.”

It’s done.

“Then Fourteen, please contact your tribe and gather those who are willing to leave.”

 “As you command, God!”

 Lu Yao immediately asked Isabel to contact the Yao tribe and start migrating the remaining stone people there to the Yao tribe's world.

 After arranging the affairs of Tianchui Island, he summoned the apostles for a small meeting.

 After descending into the virtual universe, you can instantly connect with other apostles, and remote brain meetings are very convenient.

 The titles of the conference are "Jin'ao Islands" and "Eternal Strange People".

Slimod was the first to respond: "Lord God, I have heard the name of the Jin'ao Islands. This is a large world, including several voyagers. But the details are not clear."

“I do know a little bit, Jin’ao Islands is a tree-like civilization.”

Noland said: "Many years ago, there was a war between the Jin'ao Islands and the Kunlun Mountains. There were very few large-scale wars between tree-like civilizations. It is said that the sailors died that time."

 On the other hand, there is even less news about [Eternal Strange Man].

 Only the tyrant knows something.

“That is the title of a mysterious god. It is said that several titled gods are the gods of this [Eternal Strange Man]. I only know that he seems to rarely show up, and it is usually his former gods who appear..."

Tyrant Salina paused for a moment and seemed to be recalling: "But the most special thing about [Eternal Strange Man] is that he likes to cultivate gods. Once he feels that the training is good, he will let the gods set sail alone."

 Want to be a teacher?

 Xu Xiake was traveling and writing travel notes, but at the same time he was recruiting disciples?

Lu Yao is a little hard to understand.

 Finally, he turned to Song Shiyi for help.

It is impossible for the committee to have no record of such a famous ancient player as Xu Xiake.

 “…Xu Xiake?”

A slightly surprised voice came from the other end of the phone.

Song Shiyi suddenly asked: "Miss 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 it?”

 “The sky falls to the island.”

 “I’ll check… Tianzhui Island… Oh, there is a record, indeed!”

Lu Yao felt a pang of regret.

 The committee may have been to this world, and the information value of Tianshui Island has also been reduced.

“There is a description of Tianchui Island in [Travel Compilation]. It is a part of the Jin’ao Islands that fell off. There is a group of Moai, right? I didn’t expect you to find the specific location.”

"Are you willing to transfer it to the Committee's Secret Bureau? That world should not be of high value to you, but it is of high academic value for studying Xu Xiake, Jin'ao Islands and restoring ancient history."

Huh?

 They did not come to the ground.

Lu Yao’s eyes lit up.

 There is a play.

Song Shiyi continued: "Of course, I won't let you donate for free. If you are willing, I will contact my colleagues in the Investment and Operations Department and ask them to give a remuneration estimate. Is that okay?"

"good."

“Please wait a moment, I will contact the Investment and Operations Department first.”

Isabel hung up the phone, and Lu Yao discussed it with her and decided on a plan.

 Not long after, Song Shiyi called again.

Isabel followed Lu Yao's request and said: "We have several requirements. First, we must take away 104 Moai who are willing to follow us..."

 The other side agreed wholeheartedly and asked about the situation on the ground in detail.

Approximately ten minutes later, Song Shiyi gave formal feedback from the Operations Department of the Secrecy Bureau.

"The Investment and Operations Department conducted an evaluation in accordance with relevant rules and regulations. Through algorithm model calculation, the evaluation reward was approximately 810,000 Faith. If everything is as described, this price will not change. Things and props in the virtual universe will be passed through the virtual universe. Pay with cosmic currency.”

 810,000.

This price exceeded Lu Yao’s estimate.

 He immediately decided to sell it.

“The handover will be completed by me. Miss Mary, I will give you a positioning card. Please use that card at [Tiansui Island], and then I will send Mingzi to arrive there according to the positioning.”

 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.

 …

 【Location Card (1/2)】: Locate a specific world, it will take effect after use, and it will be valid for 12 hours.

 …

 The description and functions are simple.

Lu Yao dragged it from the item bar to [Tianchui Island], and the positioning card turned into a black light and disappeared without a trace. In the world background, there is an additional entry [Positioning].

 All that's left is to wait for Mingzai to come over.

Lu Yao opened the information printed by Song Shiyi.

Hirgilis only has a few sentences, but Xu Xiake has a lot of historical records.

“Xu Xiake, once held the titles of [Eternal Strange Man], [Path Guide], [Travel Collector]…”

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 by Xu Xiake?

  No wonder Hirgilis said that it was a gift from a respected forerunner.

Lu Yao thought about it carefully.

Hirgilis, regardless of his background, has indeed inherited Xu Xiake's ambition. He draws maps everywhere, and even wants to record and map the cursed world on the other side of the virtual universe.

 Many divine beings have interacted with each other in the virtual universe.

 In other words, players with similar characteristics may be attracted to and meet each other.

 Lu Yao continued to look down.

“…[Eternal Strange Man] was last held by Wang Yi, who called himself Guiguzi. It is unknown when he passed the title on to Xu Xiake, and it is 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 whereabouts of strange people throughout the ages are mysterious, and they also like to cultivate gods.

 This refers to the Guiguzi of the previous generation.

In historical records, this founder of the strategist school trained two famous students, Su Qin and Zhang Yi, and he can also be regarded as a famous hermit.

Lu Yao felt a little strange in his heart.

Taiyi Zhenren, Xu Xiake, Gui Guzi... these are all familiar figures. They appear in official history, unofficial history and myths and legends. Many of their deeds are half true and half false. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, their names are accompanied by familiar stories that have been passed down to this day.

 These stories will be the guideposts for those who come after to follow these footsteps in another world.

Lu Yao felt it personally for the first time.

 Unintentionally, I seemed to have walked in front of the traces left by those forerunners and participated in the new historical process.

 (End of this chapter)