Pirates: Going out to sea? Cultivate to the Mahayana stage first

"Even if Nami didn't say it, everyone knows exactly what you two did just now."

Hearing this, An Nuo laughed and soon returned to normal.

He also lowered his voice and responded: "Are you jealous? Actually, I was planning to invite you to come along..."

As he spoke, he gently held Hina's soft, boneless little hand with one hand and started playing with it with interest.

Hinata rolled her eyes in annoyance, but out of the corner of her eye she suddenly caught Gion casting a curious look her way.

Her heart tightened and she subconsciously wanted to pull her hand away from An Nuo, but An Nuo was not willing to let go of this opportunity easily and instead held her hand tightly.

"Stop it, someone is watching us!"

Hinata lowered her voice and scolded, her cheeks slightly reddened due to nervousness.

However, An Nuo didn't seem to care about the looks from others. He raised his eyebrows and replied with a smirk, "What's wrong with Teacher Gion? Can't I even shake your hand?"

Hearing this, Hina couldn't help but widen her eyes. She had never expected An Nuo to express his feelings so directly, and for a moment she didn't know how to answer.

Her heart beat faster involuntarily and her shyness was evident.

"But...but, aren't you trying to capture Gion-san?"

Hinata asked stutteringly after finally finding her voice.

Hearing this, An Nuo nodded, still with that unfathomable smile on his face, and said softly: "That's right, so you have to cooperate with me even better."

After saying that, he winked at Hina mischievously, making Hina even more at a loss.

Just like that, after the brief emotional turmoil that arose during this journey, everyone continued on their way forward.

They marched forward without stopping, and before they knew it they had covered several thousand meters.

As they walked, everyone's vision suddenly became extremely broad.

Looking around, what comes into view is a vast, huge and empty low-lying basin.

This basin is low in elevation, as if it were a deep scar left by Mother Earth inadvertently.

During the time when Anno and Nami temporarily left the team to "perform the mission", Gion, Hina and others who stayed behind were not idle.

They had already carried out a detailed exploration of the surrounding environment.

After some effort, they found that many places in the deep basin were covered with dense vines, like a green ocean.

Not only that, some ancient buildings are also hidden under these vines, looming in the distance.

Some of the buildings even have lush trees growing on them, making them look weathered and obviously have existed for quite a long time.

The steep and towering rock walls surrounding the basin are covered with densely packed caves of various sizes.

These caves were obviously carefully excavated, as if they were masterpieces carved by nature and human wisdom.

The exquisite murals in the caves are even more breathtaking. They seem alive and appear on the stone walls.

However, time erodes everything mercilessly.

Perhaps because time has passed so long, the once clearly visible murals have now become blurred, and the objects carved on them are difficult to recognize.

Wind, rain, sand and dust erosion have caused these once vivid and lively images to gradually lose their original brilliance and details.

"Brother Annuo, look there." Nami exclaimed, pointing ahead.

In the center of this mysterious basin, stands a magnificent pyramid.

Its top presents a regular square structure, giving people a sense of solemnity.

Viewed from a distance, the pyramid stands like a towering mountain, and its majestic appearance inspires awe.

When everyone saw the ancient and mysterious buildings in the basin, even Nami, who had been severely punished before, could not contain her excitement and surprise, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Brother Annuo! Miss Laqi! Is this the golden city of Shandora that you mentioned?"

She stared at the scene with wide eyes, looking at it in disbelief, muttering to herself, "It really looks very old..."

Facing Nami's question, An Nuo shook his head with a helpless smile, and gently pinched her cute pink cheeks and said, "Little girl, I have never been to Shandora, how can I know if this place is here?"

After saying that, he turned his gaze to Laqi beside him and asked with expectation in his eyes: "Laqi, do you think this place is like the legendary golden city? After all, you Shandia tribe should know something about this place, right?"

"Let's go down and take a look. Perhaps with my experience and knowledge I can make out some clues! After all, the contents of the relevant murals are recorded in some precious notes left by our ancestors, and I was fortunate enough to witness them with my own eyes before."

As Laqi followed the team, she pondered secretly.

When she heard Nami and the others enthusiastically discussing their upcoming trip to the legendary mysterious place - the golden city of Shandora, a strange feeling suddenly surged in her heart.

It seemed that at this moment, she finally understood An Nuo's real intention of bringing her along and letting her follow as a maid.

Could it be that the purpose of Annuo's coming here is to find the priceless gold that is rumored to be worth a fortune?

If this is true, then taking her in and making her a maid was probably not just a spur-of-the-moment act as it seemed on the surface, but a carefully planned and deliberate scheme!

Thinking of this, Laqi couldn't help but take a breath, but soon she forced herself to suppress the shock and doubt in her heart, and comforted herself: "Forget it, don't think too much for now, and you will naturally know the truth after you go and find out."

At this moment, Nami on the side could no longer suppress her inner anxiety. She rushed to the rock wall and began to carefully search for a suitable foothold to climb down.

This basin below the woods is in a dangerous position, with a vertical drop of more than 30 meters from top to bottom. For ordinary mortals, it is not easy to reach the bottom safely.

However, it is fortunate that the people standing here at this moment are not ordinary people.

Even Nami, who seemed the most fragile and petite, showed no weakness and took out stacks of talismans that sparkled with strange light from her pocket.

Seeing this scene, even Gion, who was usually calm and composed, couldn't help but frown slightly, and the muscles at the corners of his eyes twitched uncontrollably.

She has personally experienced and deeply understood the tremendous power contained in these seemingly ordinary and inconspicuous papers.

It is no exaggeration to say that if every naval soldier can be equipped with such a talisman, it will bring significant improvement and enhancement to the combat effectiveness of the entire middle and low-level naval forces.

Out of curiosity, she once tried to use this magical talisman herself, but even though Hina had told her the specific usage in detail, she was ultimately unable to perform it successfully.

According to Hina, only the women from the Orange House have the ability to control these mysterious talismans.

There is nothing special about its usage. The key is that it requires a special power called "spiritual power".

Unfortunately, Gion itself does not possess this so-called spiritual power.

At this moment, An Nuo on the side said softly: "There is no need to be so complicated, let me try it."

An Nuo slowly stretched out five slender fingers and slightly opened them. In an instant, some wonderful changes seemed to have taken place in the originally calm air around him.

An unknown substance was quietly generated, like soft rubber. It gradually became real and tangible, and began to twist and entwine, tightly binding the waists of everyone present.

Then, an astonishing scene appeared—they actually floated off the ground so lightly!

This is a rare levitation spell.

Obviously, Annuo has become quite skilled in the use of this spell.

As he further displayed his exquisite control techniques, the air began to flow rapidly, forming a powerful airflow, like an invisible big hand, pulling several people hard, and flying quickly along the cliff towards the vast basin in front of them like flying a kite.

Nami and the others have long been accustomed to the various magical abilities displayed by Anno and are no longer surprised.

When Annuo once again displayed his amazing abilities, they did not even show the slightest sign of panic.

Deep down in her heart, Laqi had long regarded Annuo as a high and mighty god. In her opinion, gods should be omnipotent, so she was not too surprised by Annuo's extraordinary performances.

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As for Gion, she had witnessed countless strange things and extraordinary phenomena before, so she was not overly surprised when facing Anno's display of ability.

However, her curiosity grew stronger and stronger, like a bottomless pit that could never be filled, driving her to explore more secrets hidden behind An Nuo.

Not long after, everyone successfully arrived at the huge basin.

As soon as they entered the basin, everyone scattered and began to wander among the surrounding murals and ancient buildings, carefully observing every detail, hoping to find priceless precious objects such as gold.

Nojigo and the others thought to themselves that if this place was really the legendary golden city as Annuo said, then it was very likely that glittering gold would be scattered everywhere.

Just picking up a part of them at random might make you rich overnight.

Although they do not have the almost obsessive love for wealth like Nami, as women, how could they have no interest in those exquisite, dazzling and beautiful things?

As for An Nuo himself, he was not worried about the safety of the girls at all.

He boldly allowed them to freely explore this area full of unknown and mystery.

After all, judging from the current situation, there does not seem to be any potential danger factors around.

Only Hina, because her little hand was held tightly by Annuo from beginning to end, could only follow him obediently, and together they climbed up to the top of the magnificent pyramid in the center of the basin, step by step, along the layers of stone steps.

At the top of the towering, majestic and spectacular pyramid, stands a long square stone platform quietly.

What kind of mysterious use does it have?

From the outside, the stone platform appears to be extremely hard, as if indestructible. After careful observation, it can be inferred that it is most likely carefully carved from some kind of extremely dense stone.

Needless to say, the craftsmanship required to make such a stone platform must be extraordinary and beyond the reach of ordinary craftsmen.

The surface of the stone platform is carved with exquisite patterns, but due to years of erosion and accumulation of dust, these patterns have been covered by thick dust and dirt, making them almost unrecognizable.

At this moment, An Nuo waved his arm lightly, and instantly an extremely strong wind pressure was created, like a sharp knife rushing through the air.

"Wind Blade."

The powerful wind pressure mercilessly swept away the stubborn dust on the stone platform.

As the dust gradually dissipated, the scene that appeared before the two people was jaw-dropping - the part of the stone platform that was originally covered by dust actually appeared dark brown, as if someone had deliberately painted it with a thick layer of paint.

"It's blood, and it's human blood!"

The words that came out of An Nuo's mouth made Hina frown and feel an inexplicable uneasiness in her heart.

"In my opinion, the real purpose of this pyramid may be an altar for sacrifice or some mysterious rituals."

"And the reason why this stone platform has become like this is probably because it has been soaked in blood for a long time and frequently, so that the blood has penetrated deeply into the interior of the stone."

An Nuo stared at the stone platform in front of him and expressed his guess thoughtfully.

In fact, as for the origin of this stone platform, some vague fragments of memory vaguely emerged in his mind, but he could never piece them together into a complete and clear picture.

There is no doubt that the person related to this altar is the famous Shandia warrior Kargara who lived hundreds of years ago!

Back in the day, a terrible tree fever ravaged the land, causing great suffering and endangering the lives of people.

In order to save his people, this great warrior made a heartbreaking decision: he would personally send his own daughter to the mysterious and ancient altar as a sacrifice to the giant snake god Kasi who was worshipped by the Shandia tribe four hundred years ago.

It doesn't take much thought to guess that the altar in front of you, which has gone through vicissitudes of time, must have been the place where the god Kasi was originally worshipped.

Poor innocent girl, she should have had a bright life and future, but because of her father's belief in gods and helplessness against the epidemic, she eventually became a victim of this cruel ritual.