Chapter 231: Phase One Completed
When he first came to this small area, he didn't pay much attention to it.
But when he had entered the dream of one of them and walked around, he discovered the difference between here and the surrounding areas.
In such an environment, the surroundings are surprisingly... quiet.
There is too obvious a difference between here and the surrounding areas.
Outside the dream , there are all kinds of dream creatures trying to break the bubbles and absorb the energy inside.
Although there are very few creatures that can actually break the bubble or even open a gap, there are many creatures working hard to do so.
If there is only one outside a bubble, it can be considered too few.
However, this circle is clearly not the case.
The dream bubbles formed by the merchant ship crew members who have just arrived on the island are out of tune with the surroundings.
Not a single dream creature tried to get close.
After a simple walk around, Alka discovered that the problem came from the largest dream bubble in the center.
He should be the leader of this team, or the captain.
The size of that bubble was about the same as Alka's current dream bubble, which meant that he was at least a person at the peak of the second stage or even the third stage.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but turn his head and look into the distance, where there were dream bubbles that looked similar to this bubble, or even larger.
Those dream bubbles are the strongest people on this island.
The only specific one Alka knew was that he was the mayor of the town.
But even for them, there are still dream creatures trying to destroy their dream bubbles.
Obviously, this is not because of strength.
But other problems.
After a brief thought, Alka grabbed a dream creature not far away and slowly floated it towards the sphere in the middle.
As soon as it started moving in this direction, the dream creature in its hand began to struggle.
Acting somewhat...reluctantly.
When Alka was holding it and was almost getting close to the central dream bubble, the dream creature stopped struggling.
I just curled up into a ball, not wanting to face it at all.
Looking at the ball of light and shadow in his hand, Alka thought for a moment and then loosened his hand.
The moment he loosened his hand, the light and shadow immediately turned into an object like a sharp arrow and quickly fled into the distance.
"Sure enough, there is something in this dream bubble that is intimidating the creatures around it."
Thinking of this, Alka turned his head.
To be honest, he now wants to go into the bubble and find out what's inside.
But obviously that's not possible now.
The owner of this dream bubble must have some ability or item that can protect his dream.
Not to mention how powerful he is.
After thinking for a while, a mirror appeared on Alka's face.
Then, the figure of the dream god of death appeared in the mirror on his face.
A sphere appeared at the waist, light and shadow spread out, and a cloak of light and shadow covered Alka's body.
A black sickle condensed in his hand, and he chopped at the dream bubble in front of him without hesitation.
"when!"
It was like hitting metal.
There was a firm sound on the bubble.
Sure enough, even his own dreams were protected so well.
Alka could feel that the bubble was surrounded by a layer of strange energy to protect the strength of the dream bubble.
Pink mist floated out and drifted towards the film of bubbles in front of it.
However, all the fog was blocked out.
This bubble of dream is repelling.
Everything that does not belong to this bubble is excluded, which means that even if Alka wants to enter the dream bubble, he will still be blocked outside.
After thinking about it, he reached out his hand.
However, the hand was like hitting a solid stone wall and could not be inserted at all.
Looking at the bubble in front of him, Alka marked it and left.
There is nothing more to test. What can be confirmed is that there are indeed people or forces in the vast ocean who have mastered the ability to protect their dream bubbles.
But this is only the case for this person's bubble.
The surrounding bubbles did not change in this way.
But the deterrent power emitted by one person's bubble is enough to dispel a large circle of dreams around it.
And the place where his crew rested was so precisely located within the range of deterrence in the dream.
Then the captain in the middle must have known that he had this ability, and he deliberately arranged his crew members to rest within a certain range.
Since we can't get any information, we can get it from the bubbles around us.
Alka picked one and got inside.
In this way, Alka swam in these bubbles all night, but due to physical limitations, he still made some choices.
Entering too many dream bubbles in one night takes too much energy and magic.
But even so, he still reaped a lot.
…
When the sky lights up again.
Alka and his team had already divided into two teams and started the last day's operation.
Jason's team continued to collect intelligence.
Alka and the others had already arrived at the gate and were exploring this final area with Bai Shi.
"The area we are exploring today is very dangerous. You must follow me closely and be prepared for battle." Bai Shi said after walking for a while.
Everyone nodded.
Then all I heard was Bai Shi's rambling explanation.
“The last area we explored today is actually larger than the area we explored in the past two days combined.
It’s just that there are many dangerous areas inside, so we have to avoid them, so there is no need to explore too many areas.”
Through Bai Shi's previous explanation and the graffiti-like map in his hand, they already had a rough idea of the approximate shape of the island.
It is in the shape of a long strip, thin at the top and thick at the bottom. There is a crescent-shaped gap above the gap in the long strip, which is the bay where they landed.
If you cut it in half, the town and the bay port are both on top of the island.
They began to explore this last area, circling farther and farther.
Often the detour is a huge turn.
Since they needed to check the map, Alka and the others told Bai Shi that even if he had to take a detour, it would be best to go around the dangerous area.
Bai Shi also took the opportunity to explain to them why these dangerous areas are dangerous and what caused them.
It truly played the role of a tour guide.
This rapidly increased Alka and his friends' understanding of the island.
And so they came to a very important location.
There is a valley in front of me.
On both sides are two mountains of different sizes.
At the entrance of the valley, there was a thoughtful stone tablet with words on it that Alka and the others could not understand.
But it is obviously the language used by the islanders on this island.
"This stone tablet says Broken Town."
"About 600 years ago, we don't remember exactly how long ago, we were still living in this valley.
However, due to an eruption of a relic, the entire valley became an extremely dangerous area, so we had to move the town to its current location."
At this point, Bai Shi acted nonchalant, shrugged and said, "It is because of the eruption of the ruins that the entire island is unusually dangerous at night."
Hearing this, Alka asked in confusion, "Speaking of which, I've always heard you say that it's dangerous at night. So what kind of situations would happen on the island at night compared to during the day to make it so dangerous?"
"Don't you know?" Bai Shi turned around and asked in surprise.
He thought Alka and the others had been in this small town for several days, but they didn't know why it was dangerous at night?
Alka was a little embarrassed. This was obviously the information that should have been obtained earlier, but until now they had not intentionally asked about it.
Even Alka himself spent most of the night in dreams.
Except for asking in other people's dream bubbles before arriving on the island in the beginning, I never asked specifically about the situation at night after arriving on the island.
Knowing that it was dangerous at night, they never thought of running out at night.
However, Bai Shi did not care and explained: "I don't know what the reason is. Anyway, after the ruins are opened, a broken space rift will appear on the island. If you are accidentally pulled in, you may never see it again."
"Some of the dangerous areas before had fixed space cracks. But once it's night, these cracks will appear everywhere on the island. You never know when they will suddenly appear under your feet or behind your buttocks. Do you understand?"
Hearing this, everyone who was listening nearby nodded. From this perspective, it was indeed very dangerous.
If you are not careful, you will be sucked into the space rift. No matter how you think about it, you will be in danger of death.
But at this point, Bai Shi's tone suddenly became interesting, and he said with a smile: "If you don't believe me, I'll tell you, my grandfather survived the rift."
As he spoke, Bai Shi continued to move forward, and everyone followed behind him.
As they walked, Bai Shi said, “My grandfather is a legend on this island. When he was young, he was sucked into a rift due to some accidents and was regarded as a dead man on the island.
But he survived in the end.”
When he said this, one could hear obvious pride in Shiraishi's tone, and he seemed to admire his grandfather very much.
"He said that after he was sucked in, he appeared on a very far away island. He returned at the age of 55. When he came back, his grandmother had died. I was born at that time. It really became a legend at that time."
Hearing this.
Pororo asked from the side: "So those space cracks are actually portals leading to other places?"
"I don't know." Bai Shi shook his head.
"Because my grandfather is the only one who is still alive among those who were sucked in."
Well, I'd better put an end to my curiosity.
They didn't think they would be so lucky.
Everyone thought silently.
"Have you ever been outside?" Alka looked at him and asked suddenly.
Bai Shi, who was walking in front, took a quick look at the situation ahead before saying, “I’ve been out before. After all, my grandfather has been talking to me about this since I was a child, so I was very interested in the outside world very early on and went out to sea early.
But it wasn’t until I went out on my own that I realized what I had experienced was quite different from what my grandfather had told me, so after a few years out there and seeing what I had experienced, I came back.”
"It's still better to have your own home."
Shiraishi sighed.
Hearing this, Alka began to recall the information about the outside world that he had obtained in his dream last night.
After thinking for a while, he organized his words and asked, "So what do you think? Which islands have you been to?"
“I’ve been to a landmark island called the Southern Cross. I don’t know if you know about it or have been there. That landmark island is not very big, but it is indeed the best island I have ever seen.
I also visited two drifting islands, and then I happened to be close to this place during the voyage, so I came back. ”
Bai Shi gave a brief answer without much in-depth discussion.
Based on the information obtained last night.
The so-called signpost island is an island in the ocean that will never move due to the environment and will always be there.
It is like a signpost indicating the direction at a fixed location, so it is called a signpost island.
The Drifting Island is just like its name, random and moving, but it is not the island that moves.
"The Southern Cross? I've never been there, but I seem to have heard of it somewhere." Alka replied.
Hearing this, Xia Daiti and others had no expression on their faces, only Porro couldn't help but turn his head and look at him.
After realizing that no one seemed to have any expression, he turned his head away silently.
He pursed his lips and swallowed the questions he was about to ask.
Why can these people tell lies without blushing or getting nervous?
"It's normal that you haven't heard of it. After all, the island seems to be quite remote."
No one can tell exactly how large the vast ocean is.
In such sea areas, there are naturally many signpost islands.
Communication with the outside world came to an abrupt end here.
After a while, Bai Shi stopped and climbed onto a huge tree.
After landing, he said to everyone, "Wait here for a while. I'll go to the front to check the situation and see if we need to take a detour."
As he said this, he went into the small forest and disappeared.
Alka and others also stopped and waited.
When Pororo saw Bai Shi leaving, he couldn't help but ask, "What did he just say?"
Several people around also looked at Alka curiously.
They didn't know when Alka had sailed on the Infinite Sea.
I only talked about last night’s intelligence with Jason, who happened to be by the campfire in the morning.
Haven't told anyone yet.
"Last night in my dream, I visited the bubbles of those merchant ship members and collected some information about the outside world."
Then Alka briefly explained to them the information he had obtained last night.
Everyone nodded in understanding, and gained a certain understanding of the vast ocean.
It wasn't until Shiraishi came back that they started to take further action.
…
When the day is covered by the curtain again.
Night is coming.
Several figures can be seen running quickly in the distance.
The hunter in the watchtower saw this and put an arrow on his bow.
At this time, Alka and the others finally saw the first watchtower.
"Hu, hu, hu!" Bai Shi was panting, supporting his knees with his hands.
The hunter on the watchtower discovered them, looked at Bai Shi and said something in a language that no one could understand, as if he was teaching Bai Shi a lesson.
Bai Shi laughed, said something, and walked slowly towards the town with Alka and the others.
"I finally got back before the night fell. I almost scared you to death." Bai Shi said with lingering fear.
Although Alka and the others knew there was danger, they had never actually experienced why the night was so dangerous.
So he didn't show too much fear.
But looking at Bai Shi's appearance, the danger at night seemed to be even more exaggerated than they had imagined.
Simon asked curiously from behind: "Have you ever stayed out at night?"
Bai Shi nodded, and after a long while he answered, with a hint of dullness in his voice.
"Yes, the situation was just like today, we were slowed down by the monsters. There were four people in our action team, but only two of them returned, and one of them even had a broken hand."
Obviously, the only person who was not seriously injured was Bai Shi who was still standing in front of them.
There was no need to discuss this topic any further, so everyone kept their mouths shut.
Jason, Juanlu and Lucelia were seen at the door. They seemed to be arguing with the guard at the door.
"We want to get out. Don't you understand what we mean? What? Are you still going to lock us up?"
"Friends, you are not allowed to leave at night, even if you are guests. It is very dangerous outside. This is for your safety."
"you……"
Just as Jason was about to continue speaking, he saw Alka walking towards them, and everyone else smiled in surprise.
He quickly ran over with Lucelia and the others and said, "What's going on? Why did you come back so late? If you were any slower, we might have all been rushed out."
When night fell, Alka and others did not return, which made Jason and others very worried.
Taking this opportunity, Jason and the others also learned why it was dangerous outside at night.
They couldn't help but go outside to look for Alka.
Alka just came over and received the blue line bird.
"We encountered some unexpected situations, but fortunately, when night fell, we had already reached the border sentry tower."
Alka said as she placed her hand on Jason's shoulder, telling him not to worry too much.
Then the guard by the river apologized, and everyone said goodbye to Bai Shi and took Jason and others back to the rented cabin.
Looking at the delicious food still stewing on the small stove, it was obvious that they were in a hurry to get out.
Spread out and sit around the campfire.
"So the goal of the first stage has been achieved. How is it? Is the record complete?" Alka asked Xia Dai in front of him while sitting by the campfire.
Xia Daiti nodded: "Although many dangerous areas have not been perfectly explored today, it does not harm the overall mapping."
Many of today's danger zones are so large that they cannot be perfectly detected even if they go around them.
But there is no need to put them in danger for such a small area.
Hearing Shadaiti's answer, Alka nodded.
"That's good. Once the map is completed, we will start planning our next course of action."
Everyone nodded without objection. After all, this was an action plan they had already agreed upon.
Simon and Mathilda, who had just joined, naturally did not comment on such behavior, but learned silently.
Although I don’t know why.
Then Alka said to Jason, "Sort out the information you know."
"Okay, no problem."
