Arthur Merlin turned his palms to the green bonfire. Sean saw that the two holy wounds on his palms had turned into scars.
"Have you found the exit?" Yue Guang's eyes lit up.
"It's not that simple." Arthur said, "Let me start from the beginning: During the investigation, I found two things..."
From the invisible stomach bag, he took out two things. A golden bat apparently made by Wendy. The other is a notebook with a moldy cover that looks very old...
Everyone obviously didn't know what was going on, and they all waited quietly for Arthur to tell.
The detective pointed at the precision alchemy creation: "During the investigation, I climbed to a high ground and saw a golden light flashing in the distance. I roughly guessed what it was, and then I caught the bat."
"I arranged for Alicia to be rescued outside of Prague before we were cursed. Apparently they put this bat in."
"Can the bat take us to the exit? After all, if it can get in, we can get out too, right?"
Arthur shook his head: "It's not that simple. It's easy for such a small soulless object to travel between two places. But complex spiritual bodies like us are sweet bait here, and it's not that easy to get out. .
"L'lye is completely closed to the inside. It is impossible for Kluwetan to open the door for us to go out. Moreover, it is isolated from spiritual network communications. Neither Explorer Poker nor conventional means can contact the outside world...
"That's what they put the bats in for - to use these little things to convey a message.
"In short, by interpreting the information brought by the bat, it is now known that Alicia will soon try to open the R'lyeh entrance abandoned by Kluwetan in the Vinland Trench.
"The entrance won't last long, and opening it once will attract Kluwetan's attention - there is only one chance, and we must get there at the designated time."
"Already know the location of the entrance?" Ivan asked. The association had very little information about R'lyeh. It was difficult to imagine how Arthur could figure out the geography here.
"This information is also recorded on the bat, which is automatically recorded by the bat during flight." Arthur said, "If we currently take the mountain peak where Kluwetan is located as due north, then the entrance is to the southwest of here.
“The journey is long and takes two days to walk. But distance is not an issue.
"To get to the exit, we have to pass through a lot of unknown areas. Moreover, based on the direction in which the bat flew, I sensed that we are going to pass through a quite dangerous place." Arthur paused, obviously looking for something in his stomach. Then he took out a bottle of rum, "You're lucky." He smiled, opened the cork and took a sip. After asking Sean and others, they couldn't find anyone to drink with. Even Olivia shook her head. He couldn't help but put the cap on the bottle with some disappointment.
"We have to pass through a very dangerous place to reach the entrance. If there is a guide or map, our probability of success in escaping this time will be much greater..."
Everyone's eyes couldn't help but look at the notebook: So, is this the guide?
But why does such a thing exist in Raleye?
Knowing that several people had paid attention to the notebook, Arthur held up the notebook with great treasure: "This thing..."
He sighed and turned the book towards himself, looking at it again and again with his eyes: "This is definitely something more precious than a Class A inheritance. It can even be used as one of the core assets of the association!"
Moonlight was once obsessed with the stories of the legendary explorers. Looking at Arthur's focused look, he couldn't help but have a conjecture in his mind. It was a story that almost all senior explorers had heard. The pulse of his soul suddenly accelerated. Pointing to the notebook, he couldn't help but take a step forward: "This is..."
Before Moonlight could finish speaking, Arthur turned his head with understanding in his eyes: "That's right. This is Clark Stella's notebook."
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"Clark Stella's Notebook?" Sean felt as if he had heard of this name.
"He is the most legendary 'traveller' of the previous generation." Moonlight turned her head and spoke with certainty.
Ivan, who was originally staring at the jumping fire, couldn't help but turn his face and look at the moonlight. Just because he heard the word "Pathfinder".
Pathfinder is a special existence in the explorer system. They always go to dangerous areas that other explorers fear to avoid, and try to draw maps and write "travel guides" about those places.
Titles like "geographer" and "traveler" may not be considered high-risk professions in the modern world, but in the explorer industry, this role is extremely dangerous. After all, they were going to a place where no spiritual being would ever want to set foot.
They are a group of people who stake their lives on the cause of exploring mysteries, and they are the explorers among explorers. Even the most arrogant of occultists respect Pathfinders.
Every traveler who dies on the journey will have his name engraved on the memorial wall in the lobby on the first floor of the Explorer Center.
And there is a name on the memorial wall, which is the name of the current owner of this notebook - Clark Stella.
"Clark is a King, and the mask is 'Enkidu' - this custom-made mask means a powerful lone traveler, a brave hero, a person who brings news from the underworld to the world..." Those who have been on these journeys Moonlight was attracted by the story of his home, and Clark’s story obviously impressed him deeply. “He once went deep into the ‘Dark Star’, the divine kingdom of the Hessian Sheep Mother, and brought back an exploration report about the breeding mother’s kingdom—the first in history. share.
"I have also been to the underground labyrinth of Shadoama, the Immortal Resentment Girl. Even among travelers, he is the most sophisticated one! That was Shadoama's underground labyrinth! It was filled with black hair like sewage , weeping that has echoed for thousands of years, and ancient resentful corpses crawling with many limbs! He actually drew nearly 70% of the map of the underground labyrinth!
“It was because of these feats that Clark became famous.
"However, such a strong and fierce god still died here. His legend will always stay in R'lye..."
The campfire crackled loudly.
"God favors those who seek mysteries." Everyone chanted in low voices.
After Queen level or above explorers die, if the playing cards are not destroyed, they will turn into "lamenting birds" and try to fly back to the center.
"Fortunately among misfortunes, Stella's mourning bird miraculously managed to leave R'lyeh. Along with the news of his death, he returned with his last words."
"In his last words, he said that most of the exploration of R'lyeh has been completed, but all the contents were left in the notebook. His notebook also has the magic of homing, but the restriction on R'lyeh is too strong and cannot be activated... …
"His last wish was that future explorers could take his notebook back with them."
"That's Raleye's detailed inspection report!" Moonlight suddenly became excited, "Its significance may exceed any other report!"
Arthur nodded slightly and continued: "Clark Stella's last wish, coupled with the value of the R'lyeh inspection report itself, directly gave rise to a top task of the association, which is to recover Stella's notebook. Many powerful Everyone wanted to complete this task, but unfortunately, the task location was in Raleye.
"Not only that, the location of the notebook itself is also very dangerous. Therefore, although many powerful explorers have tried to complete this task, they have failed.
"As an explorer, the mission Stella's Notebook has been on my mind for many years. Not only that, but considering that we needed more information to get to the entrance, I made up my mind to complete this mission...
"The process was a bit dangerous, but luckily, I got it back!" Arthur held up the notebook.
Now that Sean looked at that inconspicuous notebook again, he had clearly noticed its weight.
"What happened to Clark later? Where was the notebook left? Why can't so many strong men get it?" Moonlight obviously didn't want to miss the last details of this legend.
Arthur took another sip of rum, tapping it against the glass, and then he began to tell...
