Pirates of the Navy Thunder God

Chapter 423 Treasure Map!
"Ahem, next is the last auction item!"

The flying squirrel cleared his throat and took a sip of water.

Looking at the red cloth being pushed up between the glass, exclamations were heard from both sides of the conference table.

"What's going on? This thing can be auctioned?!"

"Lieutenant General Flying Squirrel, is this what the higher-ups mean?"

"Humph! A bunch of money-hungry guys, what on earth are those parasite-like officials thinking?"

Everyone was talking about it, and even Aokiji took off his blindfold, looking a little confused.

"interesting……"

Chatun took a puff of his cigarette silently, nudged Ron with his elbow, and said, "This is the treasure map I mentioned before. I didn't expect that it was not only not collected, but was auctioned off instead!"

"Is that it?"

Ron looked at it intently, and sure enough, on the cloth that seemed to be stained with blood, there were patterns of mountains, plains, and deserts. Beside each pattern were words in different styles, some of which were very similar to the ancient characters he had come into contact with!

"Everyone please be quiet, this is the intention of the Five Elders!"

At this time, the female agent who had been acting as a supervisor behind the flying squirrel stepped forward and spoke in a clear and pleasant voice.

Ron raised his eyebrows: "Kalifa?"

crunch...

The figure froze for a second with a visible degree, but then quickly calmed down, as if he hadn't heard it, and continued: "After research by scientific researchers, it was found that the text on it is not ancient text at all, but a deformation of ancient text that has been passed down for a long time!"

The others didn't have time to think about why Ron knew this female spy. Suddenly, Huoshaoshan nodded as if he had realized something. "Come to think of it, this is indeed very similar to the words on the clothes of the priests during the annual sacrifice in my hometown, except that the strokes are distorted."

Paleo characters and ancient characters are not the same thing.

The latter is considered taboo knowledge, a carrier of knowledge with a broken inheritance that no one would read except "Devil's Child" Nico Robin and certain special people.

But ancient characters are different. They are the ancient version of the characters used in the world today.

It's just like the difference between simplified Chinese and traditional Chinese characters, they are of the same origin.

"Yes, after research, these characters that look like ancient characters are actually deformations of ancient characters!"

Kalifa, a former CP9 member whose true identity had been revealed, nodded to Huoshaoshan and explained, "If you have studied ancient characters and reshaped them, it should be easy to find this."

Just like a pictographic character, it is essentially still a character, but it is deliberately distorted into other shapes to increase its ornamental value and cultural flavor.

These ancient characters have been distorted and deformed to the point that they look almost like ancient characters... I wonder what the person who left this treasure map was thinking.

Knowing that the government is cracking down on ancient knowledge, he still did such a thing.

Are you afraid that the government won’t notice?

"what?"

At this moment, Ron suddenly narrowed his eyes and noticed a detail.

"Those lines are a bit redundant, aren't they?"

No one else noticed Ron's abnormality and breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this.

"What? It's all just a misunderstanding!"

"Who can be blamed for this? Our knowledge of ancient characters is based on the little information we came across during the mission. Who can recognize it?"

"That's true. We all suffered because of our lack of education..."

Is it our fault that we can’t recognize ancient characters and their variant forms?

However... since it is not forbidden ancient knowledge, then what does this treasure map represent...

"Ahem, now that the Five Elders have given their approval, you can bid with peace of mind. But according to the procedure, please allow me to formally introduce this auction item."

The flying squirrel tapped his hammer and began to introduce: "This is a three hundred year old puzzle treasure map. The puzzle is the pattern on it."

"But the place depicted on the pattern does not match the topography of any known island. Vice Admiral Gumier discovered it when he was clearing out pirates ten years ago, and finally gave up on trading it."

Vice Admiral Gumil was an old man in the navy with about the same seniority as a flying squirrel. He told the others the origin, which put their minds at ease and confirmed that it was not a fake.

Don’t think it’s impossible!

When Kizaru was young, he once put a "Natural Fruit" up for auction, but later found out it was fake. After returning the money, the indignant lieutenant generals were still gritting their teeth at him, and even someone would wait for him when he went to the toilet.

If he hadn't been fast, he would have been beaten to death!

"At present, we don't know the exact location of the treasure, and the contents of the treasure are unknown, but the treasure map is woven from precious silver threads and a special kind of silk thread. It is fireproof and waterproof, and has a certain degree of defense against piercing by sharp weapons. Its value itself is extraordinary!"

"If the person who left this treasure map didn't deliberately play a trick on us, the descendants three hundred years later, or if he had too much money to spend and used this precious silk fabric to practice painting, then this shows how precious the treasure is!"

The flying squirrel said calmly as a joke.

There are precedents of people leaving behind fake treasure maps to create mystery, but there are more treasure maps that are genuine.

Judging from the preciousness of the material, there is a high chance that this thing is real!

"The starting price is 100 million Baileys, and the single increase must be no less than 50 million. Bidding begins now!"

"Twenty million Baileys!"

"Two hundred and fifty million!"

"Three hundred million!"

"…"Since even the treasure map is worth a fortune, how could the treasure be worth less?
Ron found that he was indeed rich, but the combined wealth of these old lieutenant generals was also quite a lot!

"Is Vice Admiral Canglong interested in a partnership?"

Chatun came up and asked.

"partnership?"

"Yes!"

"According to this trend, the unit price of this thing is obviously beyond everyone's limit. It is inevitable that several companies will jointly bid for it and search for it together."

Chatun explained, then scratched the back of his head awkwardly: "Of course, I don't have that much money...but I can help!"

"You know, I used to be the captain of the Marine Assassination Unit, Shadow Dragon. Finding things is my forte!"

Chatun patted his chest confidently.

Ron: "..."

Apologize to the former members of the assassination team, you bastard!
Does this mean that your training content can only be used to open a jack of all trades shop now?
But Chatun's proposal is indeed very tempting.

As a former captain of an assassination unit, finding things, finding people, decrypting, investigating, assassinating, spying, poisoning, creating chaos, etc. are all completely instinctive for him!

With his help, the treasure would be impossible to find unless it did not exist at all, which would save Ron the effort of searching for it.

but!

"No need..."

"Um???"

Chatun looked confused.

In response, Ron turned his head and smiled faintly: "I have already solved the puzzle, why should I cooperate with you?"

Because of the biased technology tree in this world, treasure maps are still in a very primitive stage.

Ron, who traveled through time from the era of information explosion, has even dug up more complicated treasure maps and personally killed several "accomplices" who were greedy for money.

By rearranging the details on the cloth based on the suspicious points he had just discovered, Ron had gotten what he wanted.

At the same time, I am more certain that this treasure map is real!

Because if it's fake, there's no need to make it so exquisite!
Tea Pig: Σ(д;)!

"What?!!"

Puzzle treasure map. If you want to find the treasure location, you must first solve the puzzle above.

How long had it been since Ron saw this treasure map?

Less than half an hour?

The mystery was actually solved?
Putting aside Chatun's surprise, Ron raised his hand: "One billion Baileys!"

Even if he knew where the treasure was, he couldn't just go there. Now this treasure map represented the development rights, so he had to get it.

The two of them did not deliberately lower their voices when they spoke, and when the others heard that Ron had solved the puzzle, they couldn't help but start to consider the pros and cons.

Of course, more people think that this is Ron's trick to lower the price and eliminate competitors.

"One billion and fifty million!"

A clear and pleasant voice like a yellow warbler sounded, Taotu leisurely held Jinbila and raised an eyebrow at Ron.

Ron: "..."

MMP!

This is intentional, right?
It must be intentional!

Aiyin and she are as close as sisters. After returning to the headquarters, she must have said a lot of bad things, which made Taotu feel it necessary to help Aiyin vent her anger!
But, do you have more money than me?

Ron sneered immediately.

"1.4 billion Baileys!"

"1.45 billion..."

"Five billion Baileys!"

"1.55 billion..."

Boom!
Ron was furious, slammed the table and stood up: "1.9 billion!"

Taotu smiled and continued, "1.95 billion..."

Flying Squirrel was sweating profusely as he watched from the sidelines. He asked in a low voice, "Lieutenant General Taotu, are you sure you still have that much money?"

He just put out 1.3 billion to join Stirres. Even if he has the support of Chief of Staff He behind him, the maximum amount of funds is only 1 billion.

"Don't worry, I'll stop while I'm ahead..."

Taotu was smiling when she suddenly noticed Ron sitting back in his seat, spreading one hand and making a "please" gesture.

The expression on Taotu's face was stunned for a moment, and she looked at Ron in disbelief.

Gan!
(End of this chapter)