While trapped in Chou City, if Kai is still secretive and unwilling to reveal the truth, then he will no longer be regarded as a partner.

Well, at most it's a food reserve.

Kay traced the remains of the building with his fingers and recounted what he knew.

"Previous research by the School of Archeology at the University of Michigan showed that about 12,900 years ago, the three-tusked mammoths, saber-toothed tigers, dwarf camels, sloths, and mastiff lions that once spread across the continent suddenly became extinct. At the same time, the last batch of lakes

The Homo sapiens Tumha also suddenly disappeared. After that, the earth experienced a 1,300-year "spring cold period" of strong climate cooling. Since a large number of ancient firs that had long been extinct were found in this formation, this time

The extinction event is known as the 'ghost wood event'."

I originally thought that as a sailor, Kai would tell some secrets that were spread among the Voyager Alliance.

As a result, such serious scientific knowledge was introduced at the beginning, which really caught me off guard. Not to mention that Gray next to me was already confused...

So, when people get old, they must climb mountains... Oh no, young people must read more, otherwise they will be like the illiterate people around them and make a fool of themselves anytime and anywhere.

But considering that he can even serve as a chief in a tribe with an illiteracy rate of 99%...presumably his posture level will not be much higher in this life, right?

"Kay, is the ghost wood you mentioned used to be the material of the raft we took when we came here?" I asked.

The young man in the purple turban nodded, confirming my guess, and continued.

"...8200 years ago, there was also a cooling event. Under the warm postglacial climate background at that time, the temperature suddenly dropped. Although this change lasted only more than 200 years, the magnitude of the temperature drop covered a far-reaching range.

Not as good as the ghost tree incident, but because a large number of ghost trees that should have been extinct were unearthed in coastal excavations at the same time, it is called the 'new ghost tree incident'..."

The illiterate boy Gray interrupted this hard-core science popularization and quickly asked: "Wait a minute. What does what you are talking about have to do with us being trapped here?"

Kay smiled bitterly and said: "There is indeed no direct connection...but there is a very direct connection with me..."

He showed off the lifelike boat-shaped tattoo on his arm, "Because 8,200 years ago, the primitive tribes scattered on various islands in boats were the ancestors of the Voyager Alliance..."

Kay stood up, caressed the dilapidated limestone temple, and explained the meaning of the characters on it.

"Look here...these are the poems left by the ancestors who held the last sacrifice here, praising the faith that will never surrender. When they carved these words, their identities were different. Some were monk kings, and some were elders.

Leaders, as well as legislators, builders, enlightened lords, tribunes, divine hunters..."

Kay jumped up along the stone pillars and stood on a high platform. He sewed the dust shaken off by history into a robe and threw it on his body. He performed the ruins, which may be between the stone cracks every day and night.

The ancient drama reenacted in the style of Valhalla is full of desolation.

"But after that day, everyone has only one identity...that is, a wanderer who has lost his hometown."

"We can only drift on the sea forever, reunite briefly among the peaks and valleys of the waves, greet each other in an increasingly unfamiliar language, and finally end with a word that is more of a wish than a request..."

"Have you found your hometown...my brother..."

Well...if this ancient fir tree died due to climate change more than 10,000 years ago, then the mystery of its "reappearance" 8,000 years ago that has troubled archaeologists for many years must be related to these voyagers.

Coincidentally, this inference also coincides with the speculation about the remnants of the mysterious ocean empire in the "Voynich Historical Manuscript".

I suddenly understood the clues in his words and asked: "During the 'New Ghost Wood Incident', were the ghost trees unearthed from the ruins brought by you?"

"That's right!"

Kay immediately responded, "Those sailors who braved the waves in search of life are my ancestors and the first generation members of the sailing brotherhood! We fought against the wind and waves countless times just to find our home. Who would have thought that the sailors who initially set sail with us

The solid wood that set sail turned out to be a long-extinct relic of the mainland - this is so similar to our status as lost wanderers..."

I continued to ask: "Can I ask, what are you looking for? What does a home that has been away for thousands of years mean to you? Why do you become such a totem-like existence and are not willing to settle on land?

?”

"Hey... are you curious, why am I so obsessed with mythical legends, and why does the Voyager Brotherhood continue to this day without dying or being integrated into history?"

Kai smiled bitterly and said helplessly: "I'll reveal the answer directly. It's because of the curse..."

(??????)??!

OK, the style of painting is finally correct!

I can basically master the correct way of chatting!

Sure enough, sailing stories must be accompanied by superstitious legends! Adding any messy scientific background is all heresy!

Kay should have been able to notice that I got excited for no reason: "Oh? Tell me about this in detail! Did you steal the Aztec cursed gold coin, or did you encounter the Flying Dutchman and extradite it into a seafood hodgepodge?!"

Kay, who was originally immersed in the atmosphere of the legend and stood on the high platform to express his emotions, immediately looked at me speechlessly, "Why are you so excited... shouldn't normal people be afraid!"

Gray gloated and said: "If you get in touch again, you will find that the boss's brain circuit is completely different from that of normal people."

I glared.

What does it mean that the brain circuit is different from that of normal people? I have been influenced by knowledge! I will die if I hear the truth in the morning, do you understand, you are an illiterate!

I think back then, I skipped a grade from Black Gate Middle School at the age of six, got a diploma from Arkham University at the age of sixteen, and immediately got a tenure-track professorship...ahem, it was a position. I still remember that day, Arkham University

The principal of the school, Zhou Keer, cordially greeted my whole family and said that he would give me the most solemn gift as soon as he went out...

"Originally, I couldn't disclose the information about the curse spread in the Voyager Alliance to unrelated people to prevent it from causing more serious disasters. But now that I am trapped here, there is no problem in telling you, but you have to make your own decision.

, I can’t go back on my words after hearing this…”

I asked back: "Isn't that right? With so many members of the Voyager Alliance, how can you ensure that the secret is kept secret? For example, Zach must know the content of the curse, right?"

Kay nodded: "Of course Zach knows. But he was the captain with the highest hopes in the Voyager Alliance twenty years ago, so he was informed. In fact, in the early Voyager Brotherhood, everyone

Knowing the curse of the sacrifice order, it also caused a terrible disaster."

"After that, the greatly weakened Voyager Brotherhood was reorganized into the Voyager Alliance, absorbing many young potential stocks in the fleet. From then on, the people who knew the inside story became the Elders and the Order Captains.

... Therefore, this ritual curse must never be leaked... You must guarantee..."

I said nonchalantly: "Don't worry, I claim to never tell anyone about Marcus! Zhang Wenyuan is as tight-lipped as a man, as safe as Mount Tai, Liu Xuande is secretive, and Zhuge Liang is taciturn. You can all testify for me! Tell me the secret quickly, I can't help it.

You know...oh no, I can't help but keep it a secret for you!"

Kai covered his face and said, "Okay... but the ritual curse in the Voyager Alliance can neither be spoken nor conveyed. It is not the weird thing you imagined. If you have to describe it, it is a kind of transcendence.

Things that have lost their form and substance and exist in the consciousness in an ethereal manner can only rely on the mysterious power transmitted through a specific medium... and those with the pure blood of the Voyager Alliance are extremely stable mediums for sacrifices..."

Kai explained awkwardly, "So I don't know which words will cause you to be cursed by the sacrificial order, let alone what words should be said and what words should not be said... Oh, by the way, grandpa suddenly changed his statement in his later years,

Start calling this ritual curse a meme..."
Chapter completed!