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"Next, I'll assign today's tasks," Chu Nan said, looking at the group.

"Miyamoto Musashi!" Chu Nan gestured to Miyamoto Musashi.

The gist of it is to send Miyamoto Musashi hunting, the more he hunts, the better.

Regardless of how much Miyamoto Musashi understood, Chu Nan urged him to leave.

Ji Menghan asked, "Chu Nan, is this guy from Guaguo trustworthy?"

Chu Nan shook his head: "I don't know yet. It's just a pity that we don't have anyone here who understands the Gua language."

At this point, Chu Nan suddenly looked at Ji Menghan: "Did you bring a translator this time?"

Ji Menghan nodded: "Yes, I brought two people who could speak a little Mandarin, but unfortunately they've disappeared. Maybe they're dead."

Chu Nan shook his head with some regret.

"Let's leave him for now. Next, the three of you go and cut down bamboo and wood, the more the better. Build a few places to sleep; sleeping in the open like this isn't a solution," Chu Nan said.

The three sailors nodded quickly: "Yes, sir."

The three men left carrying knives.

Only Ji Menghan and Ling Hanxue remained on the hillside.

"Chu Nan, what are we doing?" Ling Hanxue asked.

Chu Nan stroked his chin: "Why don't you guys find some wild fruits or something around here? Just eating meat isn't enough; we need to supplement our vitamins."

"What are vitamins?" the two women asked, looking surprised.

"It's something found in fruits and vegetables that's good for your health," Chu Nan explained simply.

"I'm going to take a walk outside, especially on the beach, to see if there's any danger." Chu Nan slung his bow and arrows over his shoulder and headed towards the beach.

They proceeded slowly, the terrain was somewhat rugged, but it seemed quite easy for Chu Nan, who possessed intermediate climbing skills.

Often, a single leap can clear some difficult sections.

Similarly, there are many wild animals in the forest, including spiders the size of a palm and centipedes the length of an arm.

"It's practically a paradise for poisonous creatures!" Chu Nan exclaimed as he walked.

If this were in my previous life, these things alone could have fetched a good price; the more poisonous the insect, the better for medicinal use.

After walking for about half an hour, Chu Nan saw the beach.

Stepping onto the sand, I suddenly stopped!

The beach has irregular little pits, and they look about the size of a human foot.

There were even ashes from several bonfires.

"Someone? Is it someone from the Great Zhou or some native like Miyamoto Musashi?" Chu Nan asked in surprise.

Miyamoto Musashi speaks Gua language, so he must have ended up here. Moreover, the bow and arrows he carries cannot be made on a deserted island; they were obviously brought from Gua. Could there be other Gua people here?

He had previously discussed the location of the deserted island with Ji Menghan.

It is estimated that it is several hundred nautical miles from Guatemala, but the exact location is unknown because the ship lost its course due to the storm.

Taking a deep breath, Chu Nan carefully explored the beach.

After searching, they found only some scattered clothing, which looked like a woman's skirt.

"There are still people alive. Where are they hiding?" Chu Nan frowned.

The island was quite large. Although there were nearly a hundred people on board, less than half of them survived the shipwreck.

Moreover, being scattered across a deserted island, it's not quite like finding a needle in a haystack, but it's still very difficult to run into each other.

"Never mind, we'll deal with it when we encounter it again."

Chu Nan shook his head, circled the beach again, and after finding nothing else, looked up.

Not far ahead, there is a small hill.

The mountain is quite small and blends in with the surrounding hills, making it look rather ordinary.

However, there is a crack inside, which looks like a narrow passage between heaven and earth.

We hiked towards the narrow gorge, and it took us half an hour to reach the bottom.

Just as he had predicted, the mountain appeared to have been cleaved open, and looking up from below, one could see a crack in the sky.

Inside the crack was a winding stream, its water clear and clean, but devoid of fish.

After some estimation, Chu Nan guessed that this stream should be the upstream of the stream outside the hillside.

As you walk along the stream, it becomes increasingly damp and dark.

The trees on both sides seem to be very small because they rarely see sunlight.

Chu Nan even saw a coconut tree that was only a little over two meters tall, whether it was due to the sunlight or because it hadn't grown up yet.

Once you get here, the stream water becomes icy cold, and stepping into it feels like winter swimming.

"If it gets any colder, it'll be like a refrigerator!" Chu Nan shivered.

On this deserted island with its hot tropical climate, it's nice to have such a cool place.

However, the humidity here is high, so it's fine to escape the heat occasionally, but staying here for too long will definitely cause rheumatism.

Just then, Chu Nan's gaze sharpened!

There were traces of human carving in the middle of the area ahead!

Chu Nan stepped forward quickly and gasped sharply!

There's a huge stone gate here!

The stone door is carved all around, and even has door handles!

"Is this not a deserted island?" Chu Nan was taken aback.

Step forward, grasp the doorknob, and push hard!

Click click...

Chu Nan used almost all his strength to slowly push the stone door open.

It took a full five minutes of pushing, until Chu Nan was drenched in sweat, before the stone door was finally pushed open a crack.

"It would take at least ten ordinary people to push it!" Chu Nan said, panting heavily.

To avoid the carbon dioxide content inside being too high, Chu Nan waited outside the door for a while before slowly squeezing in through the crack.

It was pitch black inside, with only a faint light from the doorway making it possible to see some things.

It looks like a long stone corridor, but I don't know how far it goes inside.

He took out a tinderbox from his person, made a fire, and then slowly moved forward, holding the tinderbox.

They even picked up some stones from the ground and threw them inside, just in case there were any traps or mechanisms inside.

Just then, Chu Nan suddenly smelled a hint of pine resin.

After looking around, I found a candlestick nearby, which was filled with pine resin.

I lit the pine resin with a tinderbox, and it gradually became much brighter inside.

This place seemed to be a stone chamber. Chu Nan quickly lit up all the places inside that contained pine resin.

A moment later, the stone chamber was suddenly illuminated!

The stone chamber was small, with no table or chairs.

On the left is a pile of messy junk, including pots and pans, as well as scraps of cloth, clothes, and other things.

Chu Nan even saw some broken swords inside.

On the right is a box.

It was covered in dust.

Chu Nan walked over and slowly opened the box.

Inside were some bamboo slips, books, and other items.

"What's this?" Chu Nan picked up a booklet.

As Chu Nan slowly opened the booklet, his gaze immediately sharpened.

"Respectfully presented by the County of Changzhou to Your Excellency the Prime Minister..."

"Respectfully presented by Qingjiang Prefecture to Your Excellency the Prime Minister..."

"Respectfully presented to His Excellency the Grand Chancellor from the Southern Frontier Pass..."

Chu Nan took a deep breath.

The stone chamber was full of dust, and the contents of the box looked like they had been piled up for a long time.

It's definitely not something that will happen in a year or two.

"Could it be...?"