Conan Rick's Investigator

"Uncle Qin, let me complete the rest of the journey on my own..."

Kuroba Kaito looked at Qin Zhibo and said firmly.

He knew that the road ahead would be dangerous, and there was no need to risk it with another person.

Moreover, finding his father is his own responsibility, but not that of others.

However, Qin Zhibo's face turned cold when he heard this and put his palm on his shoulder.

"Boy, don't forget..."

"Without me, you wouldn't even be here."

"Besides, you already call me 'uncle', how could I not care about my 'nephew'?"

"Walk!"

"Let's go together!"

……

Under the black cliffs, two yaks walked slowly on the gravel-covered mountain road.

Although the yak travels slowly, fortunately every step is very solid, and there is no need to get down even on a slightly steep road.

Qin Zhibo sat on the yak in front, looking at the road ahead and thinking about the secret realm of Kadasi.

Obviously, the biggest threat in this main mission is the dream gods.

"Zhu" means more than one.

And this mission has the same reward as the mission to Enkai.

This shows that these "Dream Gods" are almost as threatening as the Toad God Tsathoggua.

So many gods to match one Great Old One.

There are also those who fornicate with humans and give birth to powerless "demigods", and steal cities built by others...

This kind of despicable and greedy pursuit of pleasure has absolutely no "divinity" at all.

Therefore, Qin Zhibo guessed that the actual rank of the dream gods should not be too high.

I wonder if my [Oath Keeper Sword] can fight with it?

On the other side, Kuroba Kaito was riding on the yak behind and was studying another item left by Kuroba Pirates.

This is an ancient Japanese samurai short sword with a star-shaped blade and some almond-shaped patterns printed on the black scabbard.

The key is that the knife seems to be rusted to death and cannot be pulled out.

Chapter 1255 Shattuck Bird

Kuroba Kaito grasped the handle and handle of the knife tightly with both hands and pulled hard.

But even if he suppressed the veins bulging in his temples, he couldn't pull the knife out at all.

Seeing this, Qin Zhibo slowed down the yak, almost keeping pace with Kuroba Kaito, and asked.

"How about I give it a try?"

Kuroba Kaito handed the ancient sword to Qin Zhibo.

However, Qin Zhibo did not pull out the knife after tinkering for a while.

"It's possible that the innkeeper didn't store it properly, and it might have rusted inside."

"Or maybe this knife is simply impossible to pull out..."

Qin Zhibo prefers the latter in his heart, because the knife shows no traces of rust from the outside.

As for why Black Feather Pirates left an ancient sword that could not be pulled out for his son, Qin Zhibo could not guess.

After Kuroba Kaito put away the ancient sword, he and Qin Zhibo continued to concentrate on their journey.

……

At dusk, the two stopped in front of a black mountain range and prepared to set up camp under the leeward cliff.

During this day, they passed by more than a dozen onyx quarries.

The inhabited areas of Inganok seemed to have come to an end, and all that was left were impassable gray peaks, towering sinisterly and desolately in the north.

Qin Zhibo tied the yak to the protruding stone pier on the side of the road while looking towards the more distant depths of the north.

The peaks there are still shrouded in clouds that persist all year round, and the clouds are shimmering with subtle phosphorescence like the Northern Lights, full of magical and mysterious atmosphere.

According to the description of the quarry miners we met today, the mountains shrouded in clouds are the "Cold Plain".

If you want to reach Leng Yuan, you must first climb over the gray peaks in front of you.

However, the miners also warned the two not to go too far north.

Except that the terrain is too dangerous, there is an abandoned ore field among those gray peaks.

Inside are unparalleled towering stones carved by hands older than humans.

There is also the terrifying stone monastery, which is clearly deserted for dozens of kilometers. How could there be an ancient monastery in a place like that?

The people living there must not be human beings...

There is also the Shantak bird's nest on the top of the pinnacle, which is enough to scare every pilgrim.

These incidents made Qin Zhibo realize that the road ahead would not be easy.

"If only I had a hang glider..."

Next to him, Kuroba Kaito was also looking towards the north and murmured.

Although hang gliding requires a certain starting height, as long as you can climb one of the pinnacles, you can fly across the entire gray pinnacle area in one breath and reach the deepest part of Leng Yuan.

It's just that he doesn't have the qualifications of a dream maker like Black Feather Pirates, and he can't create matter out of thin air in a dreamland.

And it is impossible to bring a hang glider to this world in reality.

"Let's get some rest early and try to find a viable route tomorrow..."

……

It gets dark quickly in Inganok.

As soon as Qin Zhibo and Kuroba Kaito tied up the yaks, gathered firewood, and lit up the bonfire, the sky turned completely dark.

Only the 10 meters near the bonfire could be seen clearly, and a little further away it was pitch black.

Qin Zhibo took out two pieces of hard naan bread and bacon jerky from his ration belt and gave them to Kuroba Kaito.

For two modern people with favorable conditions, this kind of food is really difficult to swallow.

But whether it was due to the environment or their determination to go to the secret realm of Kadasi, the two quickly swallowed the food with the help of water.

With your stomach filled, it’s time to rest.

Qin Zhibo bought two felt mats and two wool blankets at the market in Inganok City in the morning.

As for tents, Qin Zhibo wandered around the market for a long time and found nothing.

There isn't even a substitute.

If it is windy and rainy in the wild, I can only pray to find a cave without an owner.

"Good night."

"Good night."

Beside the crackling bonfire, Qin Zhibo and Kuroba Kaito said good night to each other and closed their eyes.

Since they had exhausted a lot of energy during the day, the two fell asleep quickly.

In fact, activities in the dreamland are equivalent to normal deep sleep in the real world.

Even if you do strenuous exercise in the dreamland all night, you will not be affected too much when you return to the real world. At most, you will not have a good rest.

Moreover, dreamers can also dream in the dreamland.

However, the dreams in the dreamland either have no background, or they are in the background of the dreamland.

At this time, Qin Zhibo was dreaming.

He dreamed of the distant town of Usa, where lazy kittens were dozing in their cradle.

He dreamed of the port of Dilas-Lin, with dark merchants walking in the streets and alleys, and boatmen sitting on wooden boxes on the dock, drinking and singing.

He dreamed of the Tombs of Xin in the underground world, where ghouls were running and jumping freely on the plains.

Matsumoto Ryohei and Nancy seem to be among them.

Finally, he dreamed that in the depths of Leng Yuan, beautiful white towers stood among the clouds.

The tops of those huge towers are like double crowns, and the pale onyx above emits dazzling white light, illuminating the entire sky like a lighthouse.

There are also music and songs that do not belong to this world, echoing between heaven and earth...

Qin Zhibo was immersed in it.

suddenly!

A slight sound of gravel rubbing against each other rang in my ears, accompanied by the unusual "mooing" of yaks.

Qin Zhibo suddenly woke up from his sleep and quickly looked around.

I saw a much weaker bonfire reflecting on the rocks not far away, and several dark figures sneaking and clumsily approaching the camp.

“Who is that?!”

Qin Zhibo was startled, his sleepiness suddenly disappeared, and he shouted in the direction of the figure.

And this sound not only stirred up the figures, but also woke up Kuroba Kaito who was sleeping next to him.

"What's going on, uncle?"

Kuroba Kaito wiped his sleepy eyes and raised his upper body to look at Qin Zhibo.

Qin Zhibo stared at the figures and replied, "Someone is coming..."

He was convinced that those shadows belonged to humans, because only humans could have that kind of sneaky movement.

At this time, when the figure standing by the rock saw that he had been discovered, he no longer covered himself up and walked directly into the bonfire range openly.

“Hehe…”

"We meet again."

A total of five people came out of the dancing firelight.

Qin Zhibo recognized at a glance that three of these people were the three black businessmen wearing turbans that he had met in the bar in Dilas-Lingang.

If it weren't for the wrong guidance of these people, he and Kuroba Kaito would not have boarded the black sailboat controlled by the moon beast.

"You guys?"

Qin Zhibo put one hand under the blanket, ready to draw the Oath Keeper Sword at any time.

At this time, Kuroba Kaito also got rid of his sleepiness and looked at the five people as if facing a great enemy, but he did not dare to stand up and resist immediately.

Among the five people, the leader was a short businessman with squinting eyes.

He turned his face away, grinning maliciously, with teeth that were not only burnt but also missing.

“Hehe…”

"Our master would like to invite you to sit down with him."

As soon as he finished speaking, another person walked over from behind the rock.

This man was also dressed in black, but he was holding a slender upward rein.

Looking back, I suddenly found that behind him were a group of winged horses...

?

No.

It was not a horse, but a bird.