Chapter 19 I

Next, Fang Senyan took out the dull-colored key dropped by the mature infected and started summoning the treasure chest, but nothing happened. Fang Senyan himself had been quite expectant of this never-before-seen key, but after standing in place for a long time, the hoped-for treasure chest still didn't appear out of thin air...

"Strange..." Fang Senyan pondered for a moment, then began to look around. Suddenly, he noticed something flashing in the distance. He walked over to take a look and found that it was the corpse. Yes, it was the riddled, fragmented, headless corpse that was glowing.

Fang Senyan had already felt something was wrong during the intense life-or-death battle earlier. Now that he calmed down and observed carefully, he really discovered some problems. Although this mummy had undergone almost a complete transformation after being infected, its appearance was unrecognizable, but basic characteristics such as hair color and some simple clothing were still easily distinguishable.

After checking for less than ten seconds, it was basically possible to determine that this unlucky fellow who had been parasitized was definitely not a local. Based on the tattered cloth strips and blond hair on his body, it could be inferred that he should have been a member of the retinue who came to this desolate land with Sir Fooke more than a decade ago. It was just unknown why he was infected by such a powerful parasite, which led to his death here, and even his corpse became a nest for the insects.

"This light should be indicating something," Fang Senyan confirmed with certainty.

He thought for a moment, then kept the dull-colored key in an active state, and walked in the direction from which the mature infected had appeared.

Although the light of the setting sun was still scorching, the same dull-colored light could be seen emanating from a dead alleyway, as if a searchlight was lit there.

Fang Senyan quickly walked over there and saw that the end of the dead alley had collapsed. Several collapsed rocks formed a "人" (rén - person) shape, which happened to form a small space that could shelter from the wind and rain. There were traces of human activity there. Several pieces of torn clothing were stuffed there haphazardly, already moldy and hardened, but a canvas bag, which was quite common on ships at the time, could be seen placed next to them.

The canvas bag at this time was a completely different concept from the canvas bags sold by Vancl today. The canvas was the cloth used to make sails, capable of withstanding strong winds and rainstorms without tearing. The canvas bag left there was made of genuine canvas, very thick, and usually used to hold more valuable items in harsh conditions.

According to Fang Senyan's observation, the mature infected should have been curled up under the "品" (pǐn - product) shaped rock for many years, in a state of strange hibernation or suspended animation, while maintaining sensitive senses, using the vibrations of the ground to sense prey, waiting for a creature to pass by before suddenly attacking. This could explain why most of the traps in the ruins had not been triggered by them.

And those Dubaiya Royal Guards simply regarded this monster as the best guard. In their eyes, entering the ruins meant facing the siege of numerous traps and the challenge of such a powerful creature resembling a mummy, so the intruder was almost a dead man.

Fang Senyan calmly observed his surroundings, then walked over, enduring a pungent stench, and picked up the canvas bag.

After decades of ravages, this canvas bag was completely stiff and hardened. Fang Senyan wanted to open the covering cloth, but found that the cloth had turned white and hard. If he exerted force, it would even make a "crack" sound of breaking, as if breaking a wooden board.

Fang Senyan finally managed to carefully open this "durable" canvas bag. Finally, he breathed a sigh of relief, because thanks to the protection of the canvas bag, the contents inside were somewhat moldy and yellowed, but were still basically intact.

At the top was a piece of parchment, the handwriting on it still messy. Fang Senyan frowned and identified it, then slowly began to immerse himself in the description of a guy named Dias...

"Yes, I'm going to die, I'm sure of it." "I'm really unwilling, this journey has been like walking under the gaze of the devil, all the attendants have lost at least more than half so far, oh! No, is my mind starting to rot too? Even calculating numbers will have such a big error, yes, only four people are left who can reach this place, oh, and that horse, that demon horse called Momoer."

"It's so uncomfortable, really so uncomfortable. I finally understand why he was willing to generously share the secret of the Stairway to the Sun with us, because this secret is definitely not something that normal people can share, just now when eating the Stairway to the Sun, I almost thought it was real, that surging feeling really seemed to give me infinite life, unfortunately, unfortunately, we outsiders are different from those local aborigines, inside our bodies, there are still things they want to share this power with!!" When writing this, there was a dark brown mark on the parchment, which seemed to be a mouthful of blood vomited by this Dias after writing this.

"I can't feel the pain anymore, but my fingers seem to be out of control, I can feel that they are about to occupy my body, so I have to hurry." "Julie, I love you, Father, I love you, dear Lucy, my little angel, I promised to bring you back a pearl worthy of you, I think about this every minute and every second of my life, now it's in my bag, but I'm afraid I will never be able to hand it to you personally, but my soul will stay on this pearl with my promise, until it is handed over to the person who should obtain it."

"Thank you..."

"Bartolomeu, Miu, Dias's last words."

………,………,………

After reading this suicide note, Fang Senyan was shocked at first, because if he remembered correctly, there was also a person named Bartolomeu, Miu, Dias in the real world!

Perhaps this name is a bit unfamiliar, but if you mention the Cape of Good Hope in Africa, then many people should know it. This is the place that Dias first discovered and named the Cape of Storms, which was later renamed the Cape of Good Hope by the King of Portugal!

According to official records, Dias was hired and encountered misfortune in the waters near Africa… but in the adventure experience Fang Senyan was experiencing at this time, he died here!

However, according to Fang Senyan's speculation, he might be experiencing the real history now, because the official information clearly stated that Dias's fleet encountered a big storm, and no one on the four ships survived. The bodies and ships were not found after the big storm. Since no survivors and bodies were found, then obviously the official information was all speculation.

Then Fang Senyan fell into deep thought again, many puzzles were floating in his heart like bubbles. What was the difference between the outsiders and the local aborigines mentioned in this Dias's suicide note? The Stairway to the Sun definitely didn't seem to be something that could be eaten after being obtained, otherwise it might be a life-threatening poison...

After a long time, Fang Senyan continued to check the things in the bag, and sure enough, he found a box in a mezzanine, and inside the box was a pearl, a radiant golden pearl!

After Fang Senyan got this pearl, he immediately received a prompt: "You are activating the spirit quest: Dias's Last Wish."

"Quest Description: You must return this golden pearl to Dias's daughter or his descendants." "Quest Hint: In the historical plane of the world you live in, there are also traces of Dias's existence, so you can try to complete this quest in the real world."

"Quest Hint: The reward for this quest is a spirit equipment, which can be carried out of the Nightmare Space and play a role in the real world."

"Quest Hint: The reward for this quest is a spirit equipment, which has been used as a container for obsession and soul, so it is permanently solidified and cannot be strengthened in any way."

Because Fang Senyan had previously contacted and obtained spirit equipment, he was also familiar with this series of processes. Fang Senyan also decisively accepted the quest, because even without a reward, for the sake of a father's last wish and promise, he couldn't sit idly by.

With the Nightmare Mark's further scanning, the attributes of this spirit equipment were revealed: Golden Pearl of the Caribbean (not activated)

Origin: 17°32' South Latitude, 149°34' West Longitude, the large island of the Polynesian Islands in the South Pacific (French)

Equipment Rarity: Silver Plot Equipment Location: Effective after being carried, even in the Nightmare Space/Private Space/Team Space.

Equipment Effect: When communicating with all female, feminine creatures, your charm value is increased by 15 points by default, and when communicating with all male, masculine creatures, your charm value is reduced by 10 points by default.

Equipment Requirements: None Material: Calcium Carbonate, Aragonite Particle Weight: 8 grams.

Special effect attached to this type of equipment: Nacre, after using this equipment, the light of the Caribbean golden pearl will be added to your body, you will gain the actual effect of your current Perception x2, but everything related to the Perception value will still be calculated according to the original Perception, lasting for 60 minutes, Hint: When you are blessed with nacre, it will increase the chance of you being discovered.

Hint: Some wiser people will not be fascinated by the light of the golden pearl, and the golden pearl will not be effective on them.

Evaluation: Pearls are forever, a single pearl is forever passed down. The giant pearl oyster that produced this pearl has a diameter of more than one meter. Behind the beauty lies a cruel price. In order to obtain it, even three native divers were squeezed to death.

You must complete this quest before you can obtain the right to use this equipment.