"Haystein, do you want to go for a walk on the coast with me?"
Lily Mistatin did not let go of Hestein's hand for a moment.
"Although I can't see it, everyone says the scenery on the seaside is beautiful. Hestein will also like it."
Hestein, however, looked quite tired and refused Lily Mistettin's invitation:
"No, I'm a little tired now."
"Ah, that's right. Hestein has been on the boat for several days. Let's go and rest first... Ah, no good." Lily Mistertin suddenly remembered something and covered her mouth, "Father received it. I have been very angry since your letter, and I have been arguing with him, and I even forgot to prepare a room for you to rest."
"No, we can just sleep on the boat. You should go and rest quickly. Bjorn, take everyone back to the boat with you."
Hestein seemed to be trying his best to avoid contact with Lily Mistertin, but Lily Mistertin still waved goodbye to him reluctantly: "Then, I will take you to walk around the island tomorrow. Take a look around, you will be surprised by how much the island has changed over the years.”
Hestein said nothing, strode like flying, and led the people out of there quickly. After he could no longer see anyone on Antilia Island, he motioned for the others to return to the ship first, and he took Bjorn in the completely opposite direction.
"Bjorn, what do you think?"
"Boss, what do you mean?"
"That woman."
"I feel a little embarrassed... I have been beaten by her before with the inexplicable reason of 'the breath is too annoying'... She is obviously a very unruly woman, but she pretends to be so well-behaved in front of the boss..."
Hestein stopped for a moment, frowned and asked, "Who are you talking about?"
Bjorn was also stunned: "Aren't you asking me what I think of Lily Mistertin?"
"Of course not! I mean the woman Dan brought, the person named Ella! Why did she write a proposal letter for me?"
"Isn't it quite good? Looking at today's posture, if it weren't for the proposal letter, the lord of Antilia would really draw his sword and attack him."
"But I only mentioned Lily's name a little bit. Why does she know so much? Her purple robe looked very expensive at first glance, and the girl named Amy who followed her didn't look like her friend. More like a servant, and a magical servant at that. Who is she?"
"Probably some noble man from a poor family, otherwise he wouldn't have refused to pay the ransom."
"I always felt that she might have a bigger background than we thought."
"It shouldn't be possible, right? It can't be the daughter of some great governor or general, right? If that's the case, there's no need for us to take risks on Antilia Island!"
Hestein lowered his head and rubbed his eyes.
"Indeed. Let's find a way to solve the mystery of the Tepui priest. Come with me."
"Shall we solve that puzzle now? Don't wait until tomorrow?"
Hestein lowered his voice and yelled: "I don't want to marry Lily here and take her back to Zealand! Solving the puzzle before the wedding, moving away the gold, and then rowing back to Zealand quickly is the right way!" "
"Boss is indeed afraid of that woman." Bjorn laughed, "Then, what kind of puzzle is it?"
"Just follow me and you'll find out!"
After saying that, Hestein continued to stride forward.
Antilia, this mysterious island, looks no different from an ordinary island. In terms of characteristics, the residents here seem to come from all over the world, with different accents and different beliefs.
Twenty years ago, Hestein's father Aleister and the current Hero King Lodbrok had a duel with the entire pirate kingdom at stake. Aleister was killed by Lodbrok, and the underage Hestein escaped by boat to Antilia, where he was blessed. By the time he returned to the Pirate Kingdom with a thousand people he had raised, ten years had passed. He has been living on this island for ten years. Although the appearance of the island has changed a lot now, Hestein is still familiar with the way and found the right way.
They walked all the way to the very center of Antilia, where there was no human habitation except a bare mountain. Hestein took Bjorn for a while along the foot of the mountain, and the entrance of a cave appeared in front of them. The cave is very wide, but there is only a narrow road for people to walk, and there are dark abyss on both sides of the road.
Hestein lit a torch and led Bjorn along the road to the innermost side of the cave, where there was a huge space. Many bones were piled on both sides - the remains of living people who were sacrificed every year.
Facing the two of them was a huge stone wall that had been polished smooth by hand. There is a huge mural on the stone wall - with the center of the stone wall as the origin, three concentric circles spread out. A snake is drawn on the outermost circle, twists around the edge of the circle, and finally holds its tail. There were several lines of words written on both sides of the mural, but unfortunately neither Bjorn nor Hestein could understand what was written on it.
Looking closer, you can see that the outermost ring is divided into twelve equal parts, each with the symbols of the twelve constellations; the middle ring is divided into three hundred and sixty equal parts, with each line representing one degree. Then each degree is divided into sixty equal parts by smaller lines, adding up to a total of 21,600 scales.
The innermost concentric circle is cut with seven pits, and each pit holds a ball. The ball can move in the pit to any scale on the concentric circle. The beads are also painted with symbols symbolizing the sun, the moon and the other five planets; and in the center of the circle, the entire continent where human beings live is painted.
Bjorn understood what it was at just one glance: "Astrolabe?"
"Yes, the astrolabe is also a problem left to us by the priests of Tepui. It is said that as long as someone can successfully restore the astrology of the day they came to Antilia Island, that person can inherit all the wealth owned by the priests. "
Bjorn was eager to try: "That's not easy, just try all the positions once!"
Hestein shook his head: "As you can see clearly, there are 21,600 scales on this circle. Every time you place the ball in the right position, you must press your fingerprint on the continent in the middle. If the answer is correct, the door to the treasure will open, if the answer is wrong—"
"What will happen?"
"If the answer is wrong, the mechanism in the cave will be activated, the entrance will be sealed, and the passage connected to the sea will be opened. The sea will come up from the abyss on both sides until it is level with the passage."
Hestein stretched out his hand to indicate the height of the sea level, as if he had experienced these things personally.
"A large number of snake-attracting herbs are planted below the passage, and Baslik will rush into the cave crazily due to the smell. Since the entrance is closed, if a fire is lit for a long time to drive them away, the people in the cave will soon feel difficulty breathing. And they can only wait until the sea When the tide rises, the mechanism will be folded up and the star map can be used again."
After saying this, Hestein paused and added:
"Lily's eyes were bitten by Baslik because of this."
"But boss, people who are proficient in astrology are not rare. After so many years, no one has calculated the correct position? Is it because they don't know the specific time when the Tepui priest landed?"
"The time has been determined, and it is written in those few lines. Mistertin also told me after interpreting these words." Hestein said in a deep voice, "I think, except for the earliest few Adventurer, everyone who tried to solve the puzzle after that had made careful calculations. Hunter Mistertin even invited ten famous astrology masters to calculate the horoscope for that day. Everyone finally calculated The result is similar - the horoscope that is unfolding before your eyes now."
"Then, why do you say the mystery hasn't been solved yet?"
"Because they were all wrong - everyone and all the answers were wrong! In the end, they all died under the venom of the rushing Baslik."
