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Chapter 4418 4420 [Curse of Quetzalcoatl]

The snake god in "Ghost Blows Out the Light" cannot be looked at directly, cannot be spied on, and cannot be confronted. It is extremely powerful and mysterious. It possesses many incredible abilities such as "transformation of realms", "immortality", "imaginary space", and "predicting the future".

The Zagrama tribe just wanted to take a peek at the ghost cave where the snake god lived, but they were infected with a powerful curse, and their lives were worse than death for generations.

Although Xiang Nan had been to the world of "Ghost Blows Out the Light", he did not dare to provoke the Snake God. He just completed the sacrifice, closed the imaginary space, and rescued his people.

He was originally worried that Quetzalcoatl would be as terrifying as the snake god, so he performed divination many times beforehand, for fear that he would be tricked by Quetzalcoatl by accident.

But it turned out that he was overthinking it. Quetzalcoatl was obviously much weaker than he had imagined. He was not as scary, powerful, or unpredictable as he thought.

"No wonder. Even the great ocean god Colibuso could be sealed by the nine pirate kings, proving that the gods in the world of Pirates of the Caribbean are not invincible." Xiang Nan couldn't help thinking, "I wonder if I can replace them?!"

But as soon as this thought came to his mind, he immediately cut it off. He didn't know Quetzalcoatl well enough to be so presumptuous.

"The great Quetzalcoatl God Kukulkan will curse anyone who betrays and takes the gold coins from the sarcophagus. Anyone who takes the gold coins from the sarcophagus will suffer endless pain and torture. This sin can only be repaid with his blood!"

A consciousness entered Xiang Nan's mind, and then he lost the sense of the feathered serpent god Kukulkan.

Xiang Nan then felt extremely hungry and thirsty, as if he had been hungry for centuries. He could swallow a cow and drink up a river.

He quickly picked up a plate of snacks and a bottle of wine and started eating voraciously, but his hunger and thirst not only did not ease, but became even more intense.

Xiang Nan understood the feelings of those hungry ghosts in hell. They had food but could not satisfy their hunger. They had wine but could not quench their thirst. They could only watch helplessly, living in agony all the time.

"This curse is really powerful." Xiang Nan couldn't help but admire.

The curse of Quetzalcoatl magnifies people's greed, but makes them never satisfied. For greedy people, it can be said to be the greatest punishment.

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Afterwards, Xiang Nan began to study the curse of Quetzalcoatl.

Although he is not a god, he has a considerable understanding of witchcraft and magic.

The curse of Quetzalcoatl is a type of black magic, and it is not even the most powerful black magic.

The reason why it can grant people immortality is that its curse puts people on the brink of life and death. The cursed people are neither the living nor the dead, which is like a bug in the world of "Pirates of the Caribbean".

In the world of Pirates of the Caribbean, there is an afterlife, and the real dead will be extradited to the afterlife. Davy Jones's Flying Dutchman is used to help the sea god Calypso transport the dead to the afterlife.

In order to make him complete the task conscientiously, Calypso promised him to meet him once every ten years. But ten years later, when Davy Jones went to the appointment with great expectations, he found that Calypso, the god of the sea, had missed the appointment.

Davy Jones was so angry that he gave up his duty and stopped extraditing the dead souls to the other side, which caused the dead souls to wander around. Davy Jones was cursed and turned from a handsome sailor into an octopus head.

Now that Xiang Nan has been cursed, he is between reality and the other side. He is neither one of the living, so he cannot be killed; nor is he one of the dead, so he cannot go to the other side.

That's why he can't die, but as a price, he has to endure the torture of greed.

But for Xiang Nan, this torture was nothing. After all, in the world of "The Legend of the Twin Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" and "Myth", in order to hone his will, he made himself drink the despair potion and suffer the painful curse every day. Compared with these, a mere greed is gentle enough.

The next topic Xiang Nan is going to study is the principle of Quetzalcoatl's curse and how to strip away the negative benefits and enjoy only the positive benefits. In other words, just enjoy immortality and don't be tortured by greed.

Although this topic was a bit beyond his scope, he was not completely clueless.

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In the following period of time, in addition to studying the curse of Quetzalcoatl, Xiang Nan bought a house in Port Tetuga and opened a shop.

This store doesn't sell anything and doesn't provide any services. It is only used to recruit people and buy goods.

They don't hire ordinary people, but people with special talents, such as wizards, witches, and alchemists. The goods they buy are not ordinary commodities, but magical, cursed, and extraordinary items.

In the world of "Pirates of the Caribbean", there are many strange people, many of whom are proficient in black magic and voodoo.

For example, Edward Blackbeard, the sea overlord David Jones, the Atlantic pirate king Gentleman Jocard in "Pirates of the Caribbean 3", Jack Sparrow's father Tig Sparrow, and the witch Sasha who appeared in "Pirates of the Caribbean 5".

These are just the ones that appear in the movies. There are even more strange people appearing in official novels and comics.

There are also many magical and extraordinary items in the world of "Pirates of the Caribbean".

In addition to the Aztec gold coins, the compass that cannot point north, the fountain of youth, the Mao Kun map, the sword of Triton that can steer ships, the trident of Poseidon, etc. that appeared in the movie.

There are even more treasures that appear in official novels and comics.

For example, the Heart of Zerzula in "The Price of Freedom" is a sacred artifact of a tribe on an African island. It possesses powerful magic that can shroud the entire island in fog, making it impossible for others to find its trace.

Xiao Feng, the pirate king of the South Seas, owns two treasures: ocean opals and dragon tiles. Ocean opals can bring power and wealth, while the collection of dragon tiles can give people the ability to control the sea.

In "Legend of the Pirate Assembly", the former pirate king Henry Morgan also refined "Shadow Gold", which not only allows people to have powerful abilities, but also allows people to summon shadow legions to capture cities and be unstoppable.

So Xiang Nan hopes to recruit a group of extraordinary people and collect a group of rare treasures for his own research. Even if it is just to provide clues, it doesn't matter. Xiang Nan can go and find it himself.

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Xiang Nan hired a shrewd manager to look after the store and an old gentleman who could read and write to take charge of record keeping.

This manager was originally a broker, responsible for bringing together the buyers and sellers of the transaction and taking a commission from it. In ancient China, this business was called "yahang".

The so-called "carriage and boat shop assistants" should be killed even if they are innocent. There are no honest people in this line of work.

The old man also ran a shop before, but unfortunately it went bankrupt and now he has no food or clothing.

Xiang Nan knew that he could read and write, so he kept him as a clerk.