Chapter 157 Returning Home
Looking at the map in his hand, Alka couldn't help but patted Xia Daiti in front of him and said, "Xia Daiti, come and take a look. Are these two places the same?"
Hearing Alka's question, Xiadaiti took the area map and the ancient map from him.
That ancient map is the volcanic island where the treasure is buried.
Xia Daiti compared them carefully, then nodded seriously and said, "They look very similar. These sea area maps are carefully made, and the boundaries of these islands are usually not drawn casually."
"Wait a minute, I'll compare the world map again."
As he spoke, Xia Daiti looked at the overall map of the Home Sea.
Finally, he nodded in confirmation.
From the detailed map of the island, we can see that this island is a volcanic island. Generally, few people would name this kind of island.
Unless you are a local.
Such volcanic islands will be simply marked on the overall map, but will not be marked on the regional map.
On the map of the Home Sea, this area does indeed have a volcano pattern.
The similar island shapes and the fact that they are both volcanic islands make it almost certain that they are the same island.
Hearing Xiadaiti's affirmative answer, Alka couldn't help but smile.
Didn't expect it to be here?
Now that I think about it, there really isn't that big of a problem. After all, THAAD was born in the Blood Gold Alliance. No matter how far he sailed when he was young, how far could he have sailed?
If it was just a normal voyage without the spell ship, it would take at least half a year to get from the Blood Gold Alliance to the Arctic Triangle, and there would be all kinds of tsunamis and storms to go through.
It seems that I have to go to this place after completing the mission.
Alka thought with a smile.
…
When we arrived in the outside world, it was another boring sea voyage.
There seems to be no escape from this.
In the market at sea, one must endure the endless boredom.
Watching several people playing poker in the captain's room, Alka sat beside them, flipping through the book in his hand out of boredom.
You can also see a doll with two heads and one body, also engaged in a fierce battle.
Some of the poker techniques that Alka knew were new to them.
But for Alka himself, he has long been tired of these ways of playing. It's okay to play them from time to time, but it's not okay to use them to kill time for a long time.
"Haha! King bomb, I win..."
Lucelia's childish voice had just come out when it suddenly stopped.
The dolls on both heads immediately fell down and lay motionless on the table.
Watching this scene, Jason silently took the last remaining card that Lucelia was holding in both hands, and then everyone tacitly threw down the cards in their hands and shuffled them together.
Porro, who was watching from the side, also took her place very consciously.
Looking at the doll lying on the wooden table, Alka shook his head helplessly and reached out to pick her up.
Lucelia's soul came out.
"Oh my! I clearly won, why did it run out at such a critical moment?"
The soul's face said tiredly, and after complaining a few words, it went into the magic mirror on Alka's chest.
Although the doll has been transformed by Alka, there is still a time limit for each play, but it can play while taking a rest.
With segmented rest, you don’t have to worry about it like before, when you could only play for one hour a day.
In this way, one-third of the day can be spent on activities through the doll's body.
But if you don't pay attention at all times, you will get too excited and stop running directly, just like what happened just now.
Looking at the doll in his hand which had turned back into one without any color or decoration, Alka thought for a moment and then picked it up and left the captain's room, heading down to a manufacturing room he had built specifically for himself.
I don't know when my hand was wrapped in precision.
He decided to continue researching the manufacturing technology of the Soul Doll and create a more user-friendly and practical body.
The goal is tentatively to be able to reach the level of a human body. It does not matter the strength, but the appearance and senses that are similar to those of a human body.
Otherwise, if she keeps using the doll's body to move around without getting the same feedback as a human body, Lucelia's soul is likely to be distorted.
Because the soul and the body influence each other.
At least the doll's body should be made closer to the physical feel of a human being and simulated as best as possible.
It was difficult for Alka to tell her to use the doll's body less for Lucelia's safety.
This was too cruel for the soul girl.
Anyway, the time on the ship is boring, so I can use it to do research and improve my casting skills.
Just do it when you say it.
And with the cooperation of Lucelia's soul, the research speed will be greatly accelerated.
…
Nearly half a month had passed since they set sail.
The "Treasure Harvest" slowly sailed into the narrow dock of Golden Wheat Island.
Alka said hello to everyone and jumped off the boat alone.
Temporarily deviating from the route, Alka returned to the Golden Wheat Island.
It's more or less on the way, so it doesn't take much time.
The arrival of the strange ship attracted the attention of some fishermen and boatmen at the port.
When they saw the people jumping off the boat, they were somewhat surprised.
"Arka? You're back?"
A former acquaintance was greeting Aka, and Aka smiled at him politely, exchanged a few words, and then walked through the town.
When the residents of the town saw Alka coming back, they all greeted him.
It seemed like just a year had passed and Alka had matured a lot more than before.
Mainly Alka, who no longer has to play his former self when he returns after a year away.
Alka responded one by one, and after chatting for a while, he walked along the path back to the small courtyard where he used to live.
He pushed open the low wooden door that looked like a fence around the yard and walked into the cottage.
It still looks the same as before.
The inside was very clean, without the thick dust that comes from not being lived in for a long time.
I guess it was Aunt Marcy who came.
Now that he was there, Alka also wanted to see how the family was doing.
Otherwise, if Aunt Marcy knew that I didn't visit her after I came back, she would definitely tell on me later.
After closing the door again, he followed the path to Aunt Marcy's house, but looked at the closed door.
It seems that no one is at home.
Alka had no choice but to follow the path towards the center of the island.
All the way to the boulder
Seeing that Alka was safe, Priest Pakchi hurried over, put his hand on his shoulder, looked him up and down, and then patted his shoulder with assurance.
"I'm glad you came back safely. I heard about you from the church before, and I didn't know how to tell Marcy."
After all, Parkchi can be considered a member of the church. Although the news here is relatively closed, it has been more than half a year since the incident happened, so he knows something about it.
Especially when he found out that the treasure hunting group led by Andre was in trouble, his heart jumped into his throat.
Andre was his former subordinate, and was both his teacher and friend.
Not to mention Alka, a resident of Home Island, he has watched Alka grow up since he was a child.
It was he who recommended Alka to join Andre's treasure hunt group, but something went wrong less than half a year later.
It was hard for him not to blame himself for this incident, so he kept waiting for the exact news from the church.
At one point, I even prepared how to tell Marcy about this matter in a peaceful manner.
And accepting Marcy's hatred.
Now that Alka has returned safely, he finally feels relieved that the heavy weight on his heart has fallen.
Then he couldn't help but ask, "Where's Andre? How is he?"
"Captain Andre is relatively safe, except that he is missing an arm."
Hearing this, Parkchi felt a little regretful.
But he still nodded and said, "That's good. As long as he's alive, he's fine. Didn't he come with you this time?"
Alka shook his head: "No, I accepted a mission from the church and came here on the way."
Pakchi looked at Alka now and couldn't help but glance at him several times.
He had been concerned about Alka's safety just now, so he hadn't noticed it, but now he noticed that he was next to Alka and actually felt threatened.
You know, he is a triple helix and can feel the threat from Alka.
...Is that possible?
To be honest, this was a bit beyond his imagination.
Alka had only been at sea for more than a year, and he thought it was an illusion.
But he still asked, "Arka, how strong are you now?"
After all, he was a resident of the island and his guide, so Alka didn't hide it and said directly: "Three spirals."
“…”
Parkchi was silent, he was really silent.
It really is a triple spiral. Although I guessed it in this direction in my mind, I didn’t dare to think about it with certainty.
He opened his mouth, but then closed it again.
To be able to reach the triple helix so quickly, there was only one way in his memory and understanding that could make it happen.
Forget it, this is completely beyond his knowledge. What's the point of asking?
Then he changed the subject and asked.
"So why are you coming back this time?"
"I want to build another tomb next to my mother's."
"Next to your mother?" Hearing this, Parkchi couldn't help but frowned.
Then he thought of something and said, "Could it be that you have found it..."
Alka nodded, "Well, I hold my father's ashes."
Hearing this, Parkchi nodded and patted his shoulder silently.
"Go ahead, I won't bother you anymore."
Alka nodded, picked up a shovel next to the cemetery, came to his mother's grave and started digging.
After digging a hole, they took out the ashes and put them back in. They then went to the cabin next to it and took out a tombstone without any inscriptions.
He placed it on the grave, and then began to build it with his own hands, making it completely stable.
Start carving on the tombstone.
"A husband, a father, and a warrior."
After carving, a long-handled dagger appeared in his hand, with a cloth scabbard on it.
It was the same dagger his father had used to kill his mother from behind, and it didn't matter what it was called.
Sivers personally engraved the words "wife-killer" on the dagger to remind himself of his sin.
Looking at the dagger in his hand, Alka thought about it.
He said to himself facing the tombstone, "Forget about this dagger. Leaving it here will affect the relationship between you and your wife."
As he spoke, he pulled out the scabbard and tied the rope used to hang around his waist to the tombstone.
"I remember that this scabbard was made for you by your mother herself. It doesn't match the knife. Just put this one here. It can enhance your relationship."
Looking at the magic dagger in his hand, Alka engraved a line of words on it.
Patricide.
Finally put it into the pocket ring.
He picked up the wheat ears and placed them next to the two people's graves.
He crossed his hands and prayed for them both.
After finishing, he said goodbye to Parkchi and walked along the path towards his own courtyard.
When we passed by Aunt Marcy's house, the door was still closed.
As a result, he happened to see Sigt standing at the gate of his yard. He seemed to be wondering how the gate of the yard was open.
I was just about to see if a thief had entered.
"Sigurt!"
Hearing the shouts from the side, he turned around, then showed a look of surprise, and immediately ran over and hugged Alka tightly.
"How come you're back? I haven't seen you for a long time. You seem to have grown taller and obviously stronger."
"You too, how have you been doing lately?"
"What else can it be? It's no different than before. Tell me if you have any good treasure hunting experiences during this period."
Sigurd showed an interested look and asked, "It has been a year since Alka left, so he must have had a lot of experience."
Alka nodded and stood at the gate of the courtyard and chatted with him for a long time, until dusk.
Looking at the sky, Alka asked, "Why don't you see your mother?"
"Mom, they followed the merchant ship to Turan Island this time. According to the time calculation, they should be back after tomorrow afternoon."
"Really? That's a pity." Alka said with a little regret.
It seems that I won’t be able to see Aunt Marcy this time. I hope she won’t complain when I come back next time.
"What's wrong? Are you leaving again today?" Sigt couldn't help asking.
Alka nodded: "My teammates are still waiting for me. I just happened to pass by this time, so I came back to take a look."
"Is that ship in the harbor yours? It's different from the last one."
"Something happened."
Then Alka waved his hand, interrupting their conversation.
A book and a golden wristband adorned with two gems suddenly appeared in his hand.
"Didn't I say last time that I would bring you the treasure I found? Here, this is it, take it."
This golden wristband is a magical item that does not require magic power to use.
It can strengthen the user's physique and increase the strength of the hands, which is very suitable for Sigurd.
As for that book, it simply records some things about the extraordinary world.
As well as the account of the experiences during this period, it can be regarded as a kind of introductory manual.
A primer for treasure hunters.
“Sigurd, this book records some of my experiences, as well as some more special things in this world. I will come back before the harvest day next year. Before then, you can think about it carefully.
I won't bother you any more. I'm leaving now. Goodbye."
Having said this, Alka said goodbye to Visigoth and walked along the path towards the port.
Looking at Alka's back.
Sigurd looked at the golden wristband and the small book in his hand.
Although I don’t know what Alka means , at least I know that I can see him again next year.
It seems to be something very important.
But isn't this gold wristband too expensive? Will my mother beat me up?
Because the entire wristband seemed to be made of gold, and the two gems on it were still sparkling in the light of dusk.
The more you think about it, the more likely it is.
He actually accepted such a valuable thing from Alka. When he was about to catch up with Alka, he found that Alka had disappeared from his sight.
"Why are you running so fast?"
He shook his head helplessly and took his things back to his home.
He opened the book Alka gave him.
What awaits him is a new world.
On the other side, Alka was walking towards the port.
Now that he possesses the treasure, he can naturally make the people around him become touchers.
The booklet not only talked about extraordinary things, but also gave some specific details.
With the golden wristband, he should be able to feel the extraordinary specialness personally.
Let him prepare himself mentally.
Thinking this way, I returned to the boat.
"Have you finished your work?"
Jason asked as he sat at the helm, looking at Alka who had returned.
Alka nodded, "It's done, let's set sail."
He waved his hand and controlled the sailboat to leave the berth and return to the route.
Jason stood up helplessly and took control of the rudder.
There is no way. After all, this spell ship does not have the function of automatic navigation and is relatively low-end.
So they all take turns at the helm.
However, this ship will be obsolete in less than half a year. If you wait any longer, it would be a waste of money to buy a ship now.
As the ship sails.
Alka came down to his manufacturing room.
At this time, the manufacturing room was filled with all kinds of dolls and puppets, and even some sealed flesh and blood.
The doll Lucilia was making something, and when she saw Alka coming, she turned her head and looked at him.
"Alka, you're back."
"Yeah." Alka nodded and walked over.
He took the doll from Lucelia and began to operate it, and the precision hand appeared in his hand again.
After some operations, the doll seemed to be officially completed.
"Shell Puppet Version 0.2, give it a try."
This is the result of Alka's use of the Soul Doll's technology, combined with the knowledge gained through the Hand of Precision, and then after some research over a period of time.
It has a customized direction that is more suitable for Lucillia.
Looking at the puppet in front of him, the puppet was made of an unknown wooden material, simulating human limbs with one joint after another, and its mobility was almost perfect.
Able to achieve postures that no human can do.
Looking at the puppet, Lucelia couldn't wait to get out of the puppet, and then got back into the puppet.
Alka also watched the changes of the puppet nervously.
Although he had tested it many times and there would be no problem, he still couldn't help feeling a little nervous, after all, it was his own work.
