Trafford Buyers Club

Chapter 3984 The Song of the Purple Moon (35) Captain Luo and Captain Zhang

Chapter 3984 The Song of the Purple Moon (35) — Captain Luo and Captain Zhang

"Damn it, this place is like a maze!"

[Gold] Shaq was muttering curses under his breath... mainly because after realizing that his "brother" could really drop gold coins, his voice became much gentler.

However, in this confined and complex environment, it is easy to feel irritable—[Gold] Shaq speculated that this might also be due to mental pollution.

Although the concentration here is very low, it is not nonexistent... that kind of subtle, silent intrusion, even more difficult to guard against.

"My dear brothers, are you hungry? I happen to have some here... Wait, I think I've discovered something!"

Shaq's expression immediately hardened.

Captain Luo and the maid both looked at this Brother Xian.

At this moment, the air was not empty, but filled with a large amount of fine sand... There was some kind of connection between this sand and [Gold] Shaq.

Along the way, Shaq kept releasing sand to explore the many side paths... Apart from discovering that there were many blindfolded statues here, he didn't find any traps or anything like that.

"What is this?" [Gold] Shaq frowned. "It looks like... a door? Could it be the door to the [treasure]?"

A flicker of joy flashed in his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by caution.

Shaq then looked at Captain [Lo] and said, "Brother, there is indeed a door ahead, but we can't be sure what's behind it. Perhaps it's treasure... or perhaps it's danger! The main problem is that there aren't any traps or mechanisms in front of this door, which defies common sense. Do you think... we should go and take a look?"

Captain Luo thought for a moment and said, "Brother Shak has more experience, what do you think?"

[Gold] Shaq gritted his teeth. "Anyway, this place is too complicated. We've stumbled upon a door, so maybe it holds some clues. I suggest... we investigate carefully."

Captain Luo nodded. "Then we'll do as Brother Shak says. We have no objections."

—They can generate tons of gold coins, don't steal the spotlight, and are obedient. I want a dozen of these "good brothers" here!!

Soon, led by [Golden] Shaq, the group arrived at the location of the [Door] without any trouble—and it was only then that Shaq saw the true appearance of the door.

While the sand he released could help with detection, its function was only similar to radar; with his current abilities, he couldn't achieve a truly immersive experience... The main reason was that the space beneath the fissure imposed too many restrictions on mental strength and willpower, and his sensory perception was significantly worse.

Perhaps only those at the [Radiant Moon] level can remain unaffected?

……

The door... wasn't the kind of door that's tens of thousands of meters tall, like in novels—it was only about fifteen or sixteen meters high and about five or six meters long.

However, it appears heavy, and the overall color is that of iron oxidation... The surface is extremely smooth, making it difficult to obtain any useful information.

"This door..."

[Gold] Shaq frowned, tentatively summoned a sandman, approached the door, and knocked a few times, neither too hard nor too softly.

But there was no sound at all; the sound was completely absorbed by the door.

Shaq suddenly had a brilliant idea. "Brother, the map! Quick, see if there's any reaction?"

Captain [Lo] seemed to trust [Golden] Shaq a lot at this moment, and directly handed the map to [Golden] Shaq's hands.

However, to Shaq's disappointment, the map seemed to have gotten stuck after he spat out the key to open the temple space, and there were no further changes.

“Brother, you should take it back first.” [Gold] Shaq couldn’t help but shake his head.

"How about we leave it with you, Brother Shak?" Captain [Lo] said casually. "I only have time to thank you for reminding me, otherwise I sometimes forget it's even there."

"Well... how should I put this?" [Gold] Shaq nodded, tucking the map into his belt behind his waist while reluctantly saying, "Alright, since you've asked, I'll keep it for you for now!"

At this moment, Captain Luo also walked up to the smooth door and reached out to touch the door without thinking.

"Brother, be careful! There might be some traps at this door!" [Gold] Shaq exclaimed in alarm... partly out of genuine concern, and partly out of feigned concern.

The main reason is that Shaq was terrified after his "brother" had blindly followed the pink-haired girl's advice and created the talisman... Just how naive is this "brother"?

However, Shaq was a step too slow; Captain Locke's hand was already completely pressed against the door!

Shaq immediately became alert and quickly condensed a sand shield... Then, one second, two seconds, time passed little by little, and no danger occurred.

[My dear brother] even pulled out a magnifying glass from somewhere and began to carefully examine the surface of the door.

"It seems to contain some text."

"Oh? I barely managed!"

[Gold] Shaq shuddered, leaned closer, squinted and stared at it for a moment, "There really is... What is this thing?"

The material of this door is extremely special. It not only absorbs sound but also absorbs light. Unless you get very close, it is difficult to discover that there are dense symbols... characters engraved on its smooth surface!

"This seems to be some kind of language from the Old Gods." [Gold] Shaq subconsciously scratched his head. "Most of it is spiral-shaped. I feel like I've seen this kind of script somewhere before?"

[Lo] The captain glanced at Shaq again in surprise... This academic genius really doesn't match Shaq at all, does it? But it's quite interesting though.

This reminded Boss Luo of Wen Duo, who was also someone whose ruggedness and delicacy seemed quite mismatched.

“Brother, don’t worry, I should remember soon! Don’t rush, don’t rush!” [Gold] Shaq paced back and forth with his arms crossed—he was clearly anxious.

—Boom boom boom boom boom!

The ground around them suddenly began to shake violently!

Even so, the door remained completely still!

[Gold] Shaq's expression changed drastically in an instant. He looked up and saw that the highest point of the surge had collapsed in an instant, followed by a terrifying spiral of light!

"Golden Sandstorm Burial!!"

Sensing the terrifying aura of the spiraling light, [Gold] Shaq almost instinctively let out a low growl—in an instant, a massive amount of yellow sand spewed from his wide-open mouth, instantly transforming into a sea of ​​sand!

BOOM—! BOOM! BOOM!

The sandy waves collided instantly with the spiraling light!

The sand waves were shattered, but the spiraling light did not weaken at all and continued to crash into the ground, quickly carving out a deep crater!

A figure slowly descended from the hole that had been opened above the passageway... It seemed that the figure had noticed someone in the passageway on this level, and stopped.

"Oh? Finally, we see living people... Judging from your attire, pirates?"

When he saw the person's face clearly, [Gold] Shaq's lips twitched slightly, and he swallowed hard. "You...you are...[The Pirate King]?!"

Zhang Bolu's gaze was instantly drawn to Shaq's voice. He casually glanced at [Gold] Shaq, slightly puzzled. "Indeed, this old man is Shaq. Hahaha, little pirate, tell me your name!"

If we were to give Shaq an ultimate goal, it would undoubtedly be the most primal and wildest call from the depths of his heart—but before that, what Shaq desires even more is to become another Pirate King!

"The Pirate King! I am Golden Shaq!" Shaq took a deep breath. "I am currently the most powerful pirate on the rise!! I will soon become a legendary pirate!"

—Soon... which means not yet, right?

—Speaking of which, I seem to have promised Hua Mei that I would capture a few legendary pirates for her…

Zhang Bolu nodded simply, unable to recall the name "Golden" Shaq—perhaps someone had reported it to him before?

"Hmm, you're quite good. Keep up the good work, little pirate!" Zhang Bolu laughed heartily. "Hahaha! When you advance to become a [Legendary Pirate], I will personally award you the badge!"

[Gold] Shaq took a deep breath and knelt on one knee. "My king, I will definitely not let you down!"

Zhang Bolu slowly descended.

Just then, another figure landed, and upon seeing the situation, exclaimed in surprise, "You... how did you get here?!"

"Banikolika?" Even [Gold] Shaq couldn't help but look bewildered!

Banikoli's expression darkened slightly as his gaze swept from Shak over the outsiders—he felt that the Laurel tribe had only begun to suffer disasters after these outsiders arrived.

What's infuriating is that the guy who calls himself Captain Luo is actually smiling and waving at me right now!

"Lord Banić, so you've come too."

...That's right, that's how Captain [Lo] greets us.

"Banikolika, do you know them?" Zhang Bolu asked directly.

Banikoli, barely suppressing his anger, nodded and said, "These guys are all outsiders who came to visit our tribe for some reason... I don't know how they got in. Maybe they accidentally escaped here after the rift appeared."

"Huh? You are..." Zhang Bolu pondered for a moment, then noticed the ring on Captain Luo's hand, and his heart skipped a beat. "You are the new captain of the Black Pearl?"

Captain Luo smiled slightly, "My surname is Luo, and I have met the Pirate King."

Zhang Bolu laughed heartily, "I was originally planning to get to know the new captain of the Black Pearl properly in a while, but I didn't expect to meet him for the first time under these circumstances... Little guy, no matter what methods you used to take the Black Pearl from Jack Sparrow, from this moment on, I acknowledge that you have officially replaced Jack Sparrow as the legendary pirate!"

“Replacing [Jack Sparrow], doesn’t that mean…” [Gold] Shaq was taken aback, then gasped.

Zhang Bolu nodded and said calmly, "In other words, Jack Sparrow is no longer a legendary pirate recognized by the Alliance. A guy who can't even protect his own pirate ship is not qualified to be a captain. He should go back to being a sailor."

Upon hearing this, little Bai Zhi couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle—in fact, the maid had punished Captain Jack by making him float in the water.

"Brother, hurry up and thank the [Pirate King]!" [Gold] Shaq was now frantically casting a gaze that seemed to be filled with [wit].

But Captain Luo just smiled slightly and said nothing.

"Captain Luo, have you examined this door?" Zhang Bolu suddenly asked.

Clearly, he had been aware of the door's existence for some time, but he held back until after he had greeted the person.

“We’ve discovered some hidden text,” Captain [Lo] said honestly. “We’re still studying it. Captain Zhang, would you like to join us?”

Upon hearing this, [Gold] Shaq once again unleashed a barrage of [polite] glances.

"Alright, I'll take a look too!"

Unexpectedly, the pirate king didn't mind the title at all. He chuckled and teleported directly to the door, rubbing his chin as he looked inside.

"Hmm... Although I can't understand it, I feel that this script seems to have a vague effect that can cause mental confusion." Zhang Bolu immediately pondered and said, "Spiral script?"

[Gold] Shaq was slightly startled... He had been staring at those words for quite some time, but he felt nothing at all!

"Baník, do you recognize these characters?"

Banikoli shook his head, hesitated for a moment, and then carefully said, "Your Majesty, I have never seen him before."

"Oh." Zhang Bolu nodded. "The door wouldn't be here for no reason. There's a way behind the door, that's common sense. Since we can't figure it out, we might as well just open it."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Zhang Bolu reached out and pressed down on the door.

A faint light flashed in his palm, and in an instant, the entire door sank inward a little... but remained completely unharmed.

"Pretty sturdy, huh?" Zhang Bolu chuckled and turned around, saying, "You guys step back a bit."

Captain Luo immediately became very obedient, taking the maid's hand with one hand and Bai Zhi's hand with the other, quickly pulling back a distance, then waiting to watch the performance of this "Pirate King."

[Gold] Shaq solemnly erected a barrier around everyone... He was very excited to see the [Pirate King] make a move!

"Hey, Banikoli, come a little closer!" [Gold] Shak suddenly called out to the strongest warrior of the Long-Eared Tribe.

Banikoli frowned slightly.

Shaq said directly, "You just called him 'King,' didn't you? I think you've probably already... already pledged allegiance to the 'Pirate King'! We're all pirates of the Alliance, we should help each other out, come closer, I'll protect you!"

It's unclear how Bannik managed to get along with Zhang Bolu... but their relationship is obviously quite close. For Lord Shak, who is ambitious and wants to become the next Pirate King, it's essential to maintain a good relationship with Bannik!

The main principle is to treat people differently based on their status!

He was even considering whether to secretly slip the half of the obedient carrot he'd swindled to Banikoli... He'd had this thought before, and now it seemed quite necessary! Maybe he could glean some secrets about the "Pirate King" from Banikoli?

...I just wonder if Banikoli has a beautiful rabbit wife like Boros?

—Just thinking about it is so exciting!

"No need!" Banikoli snorted coldly. "Outsiders, I'm not that familiar with you... Take care of yourselves first!"

[Gold] Shaq didn't force it. He was only half a carrot away from being Banikoli's beautiful rabbit wife... There was no rush at all!

After all, Zhang Bolu, the "King of Pirates," had already drawn his woodcutter's knife!

"Brother, do you see that? That's the weapon of the Pirate King, the artifact that accompanied him in his conquests, suppressed the Nine Pirate Kings, and created the golden age of the Pirate Alliance... Among the Void Artifacts of the New Divine Era, the Dragon Sparrow Ring is currently ranked fifty-ninth among bladed weapons!"

"Wow, that's amazing." Boss Luo then clapped his hands immediately... giving Brother Shaq plenty of emotional value.

As the woodcutter drew his axe, it seemed as if nine birdsongs rang out simultaneously. Zhang Bolu gripped the axe and swung it out, and a straight line cut diagonally upwards from below the door!

The next moment, the strange spiral characters hidden beneath the gleaming surface of the door began to emit a dark green light!

They were incredibly dense, filling every corner of the entire door.

"Wait, I remember now!!" [Gold] Shaq suddenly jolted awake. "This is... [Dreaming]!"

boom--! ! ! !

At that moment, a terrifying current of air was generated in front of the gate, surging out and instantly blowing away Shaq's sand shield!

He could barely stand, and his expression changed drastically!

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Bai Zhi, whom Shaq had always thought of as just a little follower, suddenly took out a stone slab that looked like it was made of mud from her small handbag.

"Please, gentle breeze, don't blow anymore~"

Then... the wind stopped—at least, the wind in their area really did disperse.

[Gold] Shaq's eyes widened immediately—No, my dear brother, I know you're the favored young master of a powerful family, but you're really eating too well!

He had actually witnessed Ah Xiruo's incredible strength earlier—he was quite shocked when Ah Xiruo flipped him over.

Is it some kind of strange ability similar to "Word of Power" that Little Sister Bai Zhi possesses now...?

I wonder when we'll see the last sister-in-law... Yuya, whom he considers the most beautiful of the three, make her move?

—Huh… why am I suddenly feeling a sense of anticipation?