Living with a magical girl, but a weirdo cadre

　Lan Tianzhu thought to himself.

　Watching Cong Yu peel an orange and put it in her mouth, the Pirate King found a good word: "scholar".

　Yes, Cong Yu can be considered a scholar.

　Cong Yu's knowledge is truly beyond the imagination of ordinary people—she can read nautical charts, understand ocean currents, and pinpoint locations accurately.

　He knows which fish are edible and which are not.

　He's also quite adept at starting fires and cooking.

　Although the Pirate King, as the King of Monsters, doesn't need to eat or sleep, he still has the most basic desire for food.

　Although rather indifferent...

　But this tranquility, along with the several adventures accompanied by Cong Yu, transformed into an anticipation for delicious food.

　During his adventures, as he passed by ruins and relics, he could tell which god was probably worshipped there...

　Touching the bluestone and seashell remains on the ground, he could tell how many years ago this place was once the sea.

　When he encounters troublesome people, he can quickly analyze who is behind it, then go straight to the source and shoot them dead.

　In that era...

　Cong Yu's knowledge may go beyond just "learning knowledge".

　To the pirate king, who had never attended school and relied entirely on drifting and experience to navigate, Cong Yu was practically a prophet.

　With Cong Yu around, I never have to think during any adventure.

　Cong Yu could easily and cleverly take away a treasure from a remote place... and the locals were even grateful to her.

　When exploring the ruins, Cong Yu can tell her the general background story of the temple and translate the murals.

　This greatly increases the depth of the exploration.

　All I can say is that the experience was excellent.

　Although the Pirate King later studied navigation and history, he could never recapture the experience of working alongside Cong Yu.

　That kind of "no need to use your brain, just follow instructions" experience.

　"It's rare to go on an adventure together... Hoo hoo hoo! I've rediscovered that old feeling! Use (command) me as you please, Cong Yu!"

　Cong Yu didn't bother to respond to the Pirate King's casual arm-in-arm gesture, but instead asked about the situation amidst Lan Tianzhu's shocked expression.

　"Tell me about this site. How did you know that our destination was a site belonging to a god?"

　In response, the Pirate King immediately began a lengthy narration—

　"Over the past few years, my crew and I have explored a total of eighteen ruins and temples..."

　"Nine of them were found to contain a large amount of gold and silver. Wow... that's a lot. It's still in my treasury."

　"There's one item in particular that I have a special interest in..."

　Listening to the Pirate King's opening move, Cong Yu felt that a long speech was about to begin: "Get to the point."

　Okay, let's get to the point.

　"I discovered three ruins last year, and I found three statues in each of them—a wolf, a lion holding a sword, and a snake."

　"Beneath the statue, there was also an ancient parchment nautical chart, consisting of three fragments. Then I discovered that a fourth fragment was needed to piece it together completely..."

　"Then, this year I found the last ruin, which was similar in structure to the previous three, but the statue was an angel."

　"Finally, I put all the pieces of parchment together and found that they pointed to a location, which I have now pieced together."

　With that, the Pirate King stood up and walked toward the cabin behind the deck: "I'll go find it and show you."

　"..."

　"Wolf, sword, lion, snake, angel..."

　Listening silently, Lan Tianzhu suddenly realized something: "It sounds very familiar... I feel like I've seen it in some game before."

　It's not actually a game, but if you insist on calling it a card game, that's not a big deal... except that these cards are not the same as those cards, and this game is not the same as those games.

　"It's the card from 'The Wheel of Fortune,' Major Arcana, number 10."

　As Cong Yu spoke, he once again demonstrated his erudition by resting his chin on his hand: "A sphinx with a sword, a jackal, and a snake circling the wheel."

　“牌

　The four corners of the face depict winged lions, angels, eagles, and bulls… Angels are considered a more ominous sign.

　Lan Tianzhu nodded in agreement with Cong Yu's analysis and offered his own opinion: "Then, could it be a trap set by Moirai?"

　It's probably eight or nine out of ten.

　If Cong Yu previously thought there was a 70% chance, now it seems... the probability has increased to 90%.

　It's hard not to overthink things when it involves both fate and angels.

　But... is the trap really that obvious?

　This is something that's quite concerning, but it can't be denied that it was deliberately made so obvious...

　Because it requires people to think "the trap shouldn't be that obvious," it's a kind of "counter-empty city ploy" that makes people lower their guard.

　It could be a "counter-counter-empty city ploy," or even a "counter-counter-counter-empty city ploy" or something like that...

　Those who are willing to think will always be constrained by this.

　It would be much easier if Yaochuan Guang made the decision—for her, it was just a matter of luck between two options.

　"Oh, it's coming!"

　The pirate king, who had returned with the parchment, strolled over lazily, a bottle of wine in his left hand, and slammed the paper, which showed obvious signs of being glued together, onto the table.

　Cong Yu picked it up and studied it for a while, then compared it with the maps of various sea areas hanging on the wall next to her to confirm the location.

　However, the Pirate King spoke first—

　"I've had an expert look into it. It's in the Solomon Islands, on an undeveloped, uninhabited island..."

　"However, sometimes internet celebrities who record survival videos on desert islands go there to investigate, so it's not a particularly remote place."

　"..." Would there be ruins in such a place?

　Cong Yu was somewhat skeptical, so he turned the parchment over and saw a series of characters that looked like poems, which he couldn't quite understand.

　"It's somewhat similar to Latin... no, to Ancient Greek."

　Cong Yu carefully deciphered the text on the back of the parchment: "【What...what came here?】"

　Lan Tianzhu was completely confused by Cong Yu's words, while the Pirate King exclaimed in amazement, "As expected of you, Cong Yu."

　"However, I've already had it checked by someone. They say it's in Proto-Greek, but the writing at the joints is illegible. As for translation..."

　This is a timeless fallacy.

　In the name of XXX's God, we acknowledge that...

　If you want to achieve XX, come here.

　[These are the relics of the gods, my own ruins.]

　Wishing you all the best.

　May I live on.

　May humanity be happy.

　May civilization endure forever.

　Chapter 785 Ruins and Six Wings

　The Pirate King's intelligence was correct.

　The location indicated by the torn parchment was indeed a deserted island with few inhabitants.

　The specific location is in the southern part of the Solomon Islands' territorial waters... At first glance, it's not apparent that any relics exist.

　Moreover, it's not entirely accurate to call it a strictly uninhabited island.

　Just by looking around casually, Cong Yu could see several small wooden houses, tents... or rather, temporary shelters on the island.

　Of course, none of them are proper, formal "buildings".

　It's quite obvious that this is the trace left by the internet celebrity who filmed the video... In modern society, even uninhabited islands can be inhabited.

　"Phew... the environment is quite nice."

　As Cong Yu disembarked from the ghost ship, he looked around and said, "It's definitely a good place to film related videos."

　Things like "Survival on a desert island for XX days".

　In response to Cong Yu's words, Lan Tianzhu, who was standing beside him, quietly said, "Judging from the current situation, maybe there is... Try searching on Metabers."

　Indeed, but it could also be a series of videos about wild fishing, like "diving on a deserted island in the Solomon Islands and catching two large lobsters".

　Cong Yu sometimes watches similar videos while eating.

　While Cong Yu and Lan Tianzhu were chatting idly, the Pirate King was currently surveying the entire island.

　They were currently on a rocky beach on the western side of the island. From this angle, there was absolutely no trace of any ruins.

　If you go east, there is a dense jungle.

　You can sense the presence of birds and small animals in the jungle, and further east are cliffs.

　Finally, we reached the other side of the coastline, where the terrain gradually became flat... so we were probably in the forest.

　If you want to find the relics mentioned in the revelation, you'll need to venture deep into the jungle here.

　Judging from this, the Pirate King spoke, asking Cong Yu and the magical girl named Lan Tianzhu for their opinions: "Shall we begin the exploration now?"

　Cong Yu glanced at the Pirate King and smiled with interest: "Enter the forest?"

　Yes, what else could it be?

　The Pirate King did not speak, but instead waited with this expression for Cong Yu to continue.

　"This place could very well be a trap, whether it's an island, ruins, or a forest... it could be."

　Cong Yu spoke directly, his expression calm, and looked at Lan Tianzhu: "Entering rashly is a bit too radical."

　Cong Yu expressed it this way

　His tone was relaxed and natural, revealing no malice whatsoever, but Lan Tianzhu could guess what he meant.

　"so……"

　Lan Tianzhu spoke silently, channeling her magic to condense a ball of dark blue karmic fire... She looked at Cong Yu, as if confirming something.

　"Ah."

　Cong Yu answered simply with one word, which also made it clear to the pirate king that his intention was to set the forest on fire.

　Burn, until all conspiracies are exposed.

　"boom!!!"

　With a loud, scorching sound, flames spread from Lan Tianzhu's hands, starting to burn in one corner of the jungle.

　Soon, this jungle will also be completely reduced to scorched earth.

　But it will take some time.

　"The air humidity is high, so you may have to wait a while."

　As Lan Tianzhu said this, he watched the animals and birds fleeing because of the fire... It's such a pity that they actually know how to run away.

　Otherwise, you could just eat roast chicken or something.

　Cong Yu had no idea what Lan Tianzhu was thinking. He simply watched the raging fire in front of him with patience and said, "I have plenty of time."

　There is ample time to align with this revelation. There is ample time to consider whether this is a crisis, and ample time to determine how to save the world.

　-

　"..."

　"Tons, tons, tons——"

　Kenjiro was happily drinking the apple soda that Congyu had brought back from Mexico... then he glanced at Xiaocui.