Chapter 1994 - 5: The Eternal Slumber of the Battleship (Part 3)

Humans have studied Eteliria for nearly a century, and of course, their study has not been in vain.

Ai Xiaoxiao was silent for a moment, seeming a bit sad. She thought for a while and then turned softly to Tang Xin, saying, "Tangtang, think of a way quickly, aren't you the one with the best ideas?"

Tang Xin was speechless, thinking that this little girl was treating her like an encyclopedia, but she also felt a bit regretful looking at those young birds.

Arrow-Tailed Kite, like the Giant Eagle and Bipedal Pterosaur, is naturally trained by people to become flying mounts.

Moreover, the Giant Eagle is Level 17, the Bipedal Pterosaur is Level 25, neither is a match for the Arrow-Tailed Kite. The young of Arrow-Tailed Kite are rarely seen in the market, making them more valuable.

She silently thought about it for a while and actually found a solution. "Isn't Miss Atira a Druid?" she suddenly said, "Perhaps she might have a way?"

Fang Hong was startled, his eyes slightly brightening, right, he almost forgot about this. Others might not be able, but the believers of Ameya, Lady of the Forest, are best at calming animals, right?

He himself was a little money-hungry, naturally aware of the value of the Arrow-Tailed Kite, thinking and acting, immediately arranged for everyone to wrap the young birds in warm clothing.

These young Arrow-Tailed Kites were indeed wary, resisting fiercely, but no matter how fierce, they were only the size of a fist, and soon each one was wrapped tightly, leaving only a fluffy little head outside chirping.

The commotion even startled Nini, who jumped out from Fang Hong's spirit world, curiously looking at these new 'guests'.

However, Nikopolas' faint dragon's aura has a peculiar effect on these lower creatures, as she appeared, the young birds instantly fell silent.

Of the three young birds, two were big and one was small, Tang Xin concluded the small one would not survive, "The Arrow-Tailed Kite usually has three to four eggs hatch at once, but generally only two young birds survive, this one is too weak, it probably won't survive, let nature take its course."

But Ai Xiaoxiao was firmly against this view. "No, let me raise this one, I promise to raise it well."

Fang Hong saw she was about to cry, and since the ship wasn't short of space, originally meant for livestock, which ultimately weren't even brought onboard, it was perfect to raise this creature.

As he said, Tang Xin naturally didn't object either, and Ai Xiaoxiao finally picked up her own with teary eyes.

Meanwhile, Luo Yu, who was inspecting the cave, came back and said to them, "Ade, come take a look at this."

Fang Hong turned to see, and next to Luo Yu was a human-shaped skeleton.

It seemed Bakins had really anticipated it; he walked over, finding the human skeleton somewhat scattered, hardly maintaining human form, obviously used as food by the Arrow-Tailed Kite.

Except for one of its hands, a white-boned right hand, tightly gripping a rust-covered Magic Guided Gun.

Fang Hong found bullet impact marks on the other side of the cave, but the traces had long since faded, probably at least more than ten years old.

Next, they found the other's Magic Guided Reactor, Fang Hong wiped off the speckled rust, recognizing the origin of the Magic Guided Reactor from its design.

He looked up at the group and said, "At least it was produced before '47, and when it was popular, it was at least twenty years ago... The owner of this Magic Guided Reactor was a Musketeer."

He looked around the cave, the owner of the Magic Guided Reactor should have experienced a battle before death, but clearly wasn't a match for the big bird.

It might have been ten or twenty years ago, but the Arrow-Tailed Kite's lifespan reaches eighty years, so that isn't much.

There was nothing else on the ground to prove the skeleton's identity, but when Fang Hong's gaze swept to one side, he suddenly emitted a light "hmm" sound.

He found a crack on the stone wall beside the skeleton, seemingly leading to another place.

Could it be that the owner of this Magic Guided Reactor wasn't caught by the Arrow-Tailed Kite, but entered through this crack?

The more Fang Hong thought about it, the more possible it seemed; if the Arrow-Tailed Kite had brought this person in, the battle shouldn't have happened here.

This person had a gun in hand, the battle should've occurred mid-air, either he escaped from danger, or he would've long been pecked to death by the Arrow-Tailed Kite.

Fang Hong pondered for a moment, looking at the others, Tang Xin and the group also noticed the crack. He inquired with his gaze, should they go and take a look?

He evidently received a positive response.

Though called a crack, it's actually quite spacious, at least able to fit a person sideways, and wouldn't even jam the Magic Guided Reactor. With the Clockwork Fairy exploring ahead, it shouldn't pose much danger.

On the contrary, why did this person come out of this crack? What's behind it? It sparked everyone's curiosity.

After they passed through the crack, they found it wasn't very long, merely about ten meters.

Then the cave became spacious again, only when Fang Hong took out the Illumination Crystal did he realize the walls here bore traces of man-made excavation.

This made him further curious, continuing forward, the ground revealed some scattered tools, similarly rust-covered.

Then came a series of steps, the group ascended, and not far ahead was the cave entrance.

Fang Hong reached the entrance, suddenly letting out a low shout of disbelief, he exclaimed "Ah!" and quickly walked forward.

Through the Wind Goggles, the Clockwork Fairy's vision was transmitted back.

The others, somewhat surprised, followed up, and each one arrived at the cave entrance.

Tang Xin and Ai Xiaoxiao looked up at the scene before them—

Within the mist, they were witnessing a black, massive five-masted warship, spanning across the canyon ahead.

It stood silently, unmoving.

The warship was slightly tilted, its bow crashed against the canyon wall, almost completely destroyed.

The black stern rose high, sails hanging from the masts, like tattered cloth, drooping down.

Like a ghostly warship.

Fang Hong looked up at the scene, his throat involuntarily producing a gulping sound.

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