Chapter 927: Treasure |
Zhang Jingxu looked at Shima Mitsuhiro with surprise, not expecting him to be willing to go to such lengths to win him over... However, judging from Shima Mitsuhiro's repeated betrayals of his teammates, he was very likely to betray them again, so this "sacrifice" could be recovered at any time.
But for now, Zhang Jingxu still had to play along with Shima Mitsuhiro, "Oh, the Cloud Mirror? I didn't expect the Shimazu Family to possess such a legendary treasure."
"What treasure? To put it bluntly, it's just a mobile phone that the Yithians left behind somehow. But this mobile phone can still connect to the cameras the Yithians installed all over Island Nation," Shima Mitsuhiro complained.
The Cloud Mirror is a legendary mirror in Island Nation that can reflect images from distant places, similar to modern televisions or computers, or mobile phone tablets.
As for the origin of the Cloud Mirror, it is generally considered to be a type of Tsukumogami in Island Nation, a yokai transformed from a mirror after hundreds of years, so the Cloud Mirror is also known as the Mirror Yokai.
However, after hearing what Shima Mitsuhiro said, Zhang Jingxu and the others felt that the explanation of the "Cloud Mirror being a mobile phone left by the Yithians" was more plausible... Or rather, various treasures in the ancient legends of various countries were likely left behind by mythical creatures. Those that sound more technologically advanced were probably left by the Yithians or the Mi-Go.
"Of course, although the Cloud Mirror can still be used now, in my opinion, it's no different from those live streaming platforms online, except that its live broadcast is fixed in one place and it's a 24/7 live stream. But besides the Cloud Mirror, there are quite a few other things in the treasure vault that might have been left by the Yithians, like a black rubik's cube that can set up portals between two points, and an extremely powerful tazer. Unfortunately, the tazer needs high-purity orichalcum to function properly; otherwise, you have to replace the low-purity orichalcum after every shot, and the damage is also greatly reduced," Shima Mitsuhiro said with a smile.
A tazer that requires high-purity orichalcum?
Hearing this, Zhang Jingxu and the others' eyes lit up because Liu Xing had a high-purity orichalcum stone gathering dust.
Calling it a shrine was actually just a small villa for Taketori to live in. Although it was about the size of an ordinary bedside table, it had all the furniture and decorations, even more luxurious than the Sawada Estate, and it had 24/7 electricity and water.
Of course, although high-purity orichalcum couldn't accelerate Taketori's recovery, it could make her feel comfortable and meditate, so Taketori was happy to keep the orichalcum for Liu Xing... But Liu Xing suspected that Taketori wanted to keep the orichalcum for herself.
Thinking of this, Zhang Jingxu and the others added the tazer to their list of options.
"Okay, we're all in the same boat as you now, Brother Hongdao, so we'll definitely help you through this. But that being said, even if we manage to ambush and eliminate Kitano Masakazu, those Deep Ones around him aren't pushovers," Yin En said worriedly.
From the current situation, Kitano Masakazu had brought twenty or thirty Deep Ones to "help," not to mention that Kitano Masakazu himself was a Deep One.
So even if they could successfully ambush and eliminate Kitano Masakazu, he would most likely be able to alert the other Deep Ones before he died.
At that time, those dozens of Deep Ones wouldn't be easy to deal with.
Shima Mitsuhiro naturally understood this, so he said mysteriously, "I have a plan. As long as we can eliminate Kitano Masakazu, the remaining Deep Ones are nothing to fear."
Looking at the confident Kitano Masakazu, Zhang Jingxu and the others believed him somewhat.
"Alright, I'll take my leave now. Kitano Masakazu's men are everywhere around here. If we chat for too long, it will definitely arouse his suspicion, so I'll go back to sleep. Goodnight everyone."
Shima Mitsuhiro finished speaking and left.
After Shima Mitsuhiro left, Zhang Wenbing couldn't help but say, "What do you think of the current situation? Can we really trust Shima Mitsuhiro?"
"Fifty-fifty," Ding Kun shook his head and said. "From the current situation, this Shima Mitsuhiro is a typical treacherous villain. He can betray or use others at any time for his own benefit, like how he wanted to use us to give false testimony for him at the beginning, and then wanted to kill us to silence us after his negotiations with Kitano Masakazu fell apart. So after we help him get rid of Kitano Masakazu, he'll definitely turn against us, since we know too much."
"I agree with Brother Ding. After Shima Takeshi and Kitano Masakazu are dealt with, if Shima Mitsuhiro still wants to carry out his plan, he'll have to silence us. And there are only two ways to silence us – either bribe us with a lot of money, or make us join Shima Takeshi and Kitano Masakazu in the afterlife. I think he's more likely to choose the latter, which costs him nothing," Zhang Wenbing nodded and said.
However, Yin En was more optimistic, "Uh, aren't you being too pessimistic? After Shima Takeshi and Kitano Masakazu are dealt with, Shima Mitsuhiro will be all alone. Then the only help he can rely on is us, and his original plan to rise to power should also be terminated because his subordinates are just ordinary people. If he still dares to covet the position of the Shimazu Family head, Shimazu Nakano should step up and teach him a lesson, after all, Shimazu Nakano's subordinates should also have quite a few mythical creatures, right?"
"Yin En, you're thinking too simply. Did you forget what Shima Mitsuhiro just said? He's confident in dealing with those Deep Ones without Kitano Masakazu," Ding Kun said seriously. "You should know what that means, right, Yin En?"
Yin En frowned and pondered for a moment before saying, "Brother Ding, you mean Shima Mitsuhiro has a way to control those leaderless Deep Ones?!"
Ding Kun nodded and affirmed, "That's right. It's almost impossible for us and Shima Mitsuhiro's original subordinates to deal with those Deep Ones alone. And Shima Mitsuhiro can't possibly use any traps that might exist in the Shimazu Residence to kill all the Deep Ones at once, because even if there were such traps, we would also be within their attack range. So I think Shima Mitsuhiro should have a way to control those Deep Ones."
"Or Kitano Masakazu had a way to control those Deep Ones," Zhang Wenbing added. "When I was in the China Dao Sect, I heard some things, that is, the social structure of mythical creatures is similar to the ancient dynasties of humans. So the gap between the upper and lower classes is quite large, and therefore there will be some mythical creatures, like Shima Takeshi, who will try to overthrow their superiors. But this is a very small minority, after all, the difference in strength between mythical creatures is visible to the naked eye."
"But there are always those who want to climb up, so the slave system continues in the tribes of mythical creatures. Of course, more slaves are obtained in battles with other tribes. So in a powerful mythical creature tribe, at least one-third of the population are slaves. Therefore, those Deep Ones brought by Kitano Masakazu this time are most likely slaves of the Kitano family, after all, slaves are expendable consumables for them."
"Most importantly, as long as appropriate methods are used, Kitano Masakazu can make those Deep Ones walk through fire and water without any hesitation, such as methods I know of, like Gu, implanting special chips, or using mind control magic. And now the way the Kitano family controls slaves should be by implanting chips. This way, as long as you get the controller, you can gain control of these Deep Ones. This is why Shima Mitsuhiro is so confident."
Yin En thought carefully for a moment, then suddenly realized, "So that's it. Back on the beach, I also noticed those Deep Ones. I felt that their expressions were somewhat unnatural, especially their eyes, which looked like dead fish eyes. It turns out they were already controlled by Kitano Masakazu."
"So our goal is to get the control device from Kitano Masakazu before Shima Mitsuhiro does, and control those Deep Ones ourselves?" Zhang Jingxu asked.
Ding Kun smiled and shook his head, "No need to rush. We don't know how Kitano Masakazu controls those Deep Ones, so we need Shima Mitsuhiro to take control of the situation as soon as possible to prevent those out-of-control Deep Ones from causing us unnecessary harm. As for the control device falling into Shima Mitsuhiro's hands, it's not a big deal, because we can completely control him and use him to control the Deep Ones. As long as we control Shima Mitsuhiro, then those Deep Ones will naturally be under our control."
Zhang Jingxu and the others let out sinister laughs at the same time, like a group of villains who had succeeded in their conspiracy.
"Alright, it's getting late, and too much wind on this boat can easily cause a cold. Let's go back to our rooms and rest." Zhang Jingxu said as he walked towards the cabin.
Ichiyo was fine.
Early the next morning, when Liu Xing woke up, he found someone pouring water in the living room. So when Liu Xing got dressed and came to the living room, he found that there was a familiar person next to Matsui Yui, who was drinking tea – Dogo Aige.
By now, Dogo Aige had mastered how to switch between his forms, so he was now meeting Liu Xing in his human form.
Fortunately, it was the Yithian Ithaqua who used "Liu Xing's" body to meet Matsui Yui and Dogo Aige in England. Otherwise, Liu Xing's situation would be a bit awkward now.
"Yo, Brother Liu Xing, you're awake."
Dogo Aige said enthusiastically, "Long time no see. It's been a while since we last met in England."
Liu Xing looked at Dogo Aige with some surprise. He didn't expect him to be so enthusiastic towards him.
It seemed that Ithaqua, who controlled "Liu Xing's" body back then, and Dogo Aige got along well, or at least became friends.
Thinking of this, Liu Xing nodded and said, "Yeah, long time no see. I didn't see you yesterday, so I thought you stayed in England."
Dogo Aige shook his head and smiled, "I came back to Island Nation with Yui, but I had some business to attend to in Ryukyu yesterday, and I just came back a few hours ago."
"Ryukyu?" Liu Xing looked at Dogo Aige with some surprise, "Did you go to Ryukyu to become a founding father?"
Dogo Aige shook his head and pretended to be helpless, "I wish I could, but unfortunately, there are already many secret cults and mythical creature tribes settled in Ryukyu. So if we go there now, it would be at best adding flowers to brocade, and we wouldn't get any substantial benefits. That's why we won't go there to join the fun. Actually, the things I went there to do aren't a secret, so if you want to hear about it, Liu Xing, I can tell you."
"I'd like to hear the details," Liu Xing said cooperatively.
Dogo Aige took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and then said, "You should also know the situation in Ryukyu. There are many islands there that hide legendary pirate treasures. After all, pirates hundreds of years ago often stationed in the Ryukyu Islands. Ryukyu was weak and didn't dare to do anything to them. And among these pirates, there were naturally many pirate groups mainly composed of mythical creatures."
"You mean you found a treasure?" Liu Xing said with some surprise.
Dogo Aige nodded seriously, "That's right. Yesterday, I confirmed the location marked on a treasure map and found that it was indeed an unopened treasure spot. The owner of this treasure spot was a famous Deep One pirate. Unfortunately, this guy ran into trouble more than two hundred years ago and who knows, he might still be a slave in some Deep One tribe now, so this treasure is now unclaimed."
"Of course, since this treasure hasn't been discovered for so many years, there must be something special about it. First of all, this treasure is buried in a man-made cave fifty meters underwater, and there are a bunch of messy traps at the entrance. If I hadn't been prepared yesterday, I wouldn't be here to see you today, but you would be by the seaside attending my burial at sea."
"Oh, so it sounds like you're planning to let me have a share of the spoils?" Liu Xing joked.
Unexpectedly, Dogo Aige and Matsui Yui nodded at the same time.
"That's right. To thank you for your willingness to help and agree to go to Fisher's Village with us, we decided to share part of this treasure with you," Matsui Yui said seriously.
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