CHAPTER 479: CHAPTER 243: EXPLORING THE MUSEUM

「As another day dawned.」

Alka and his companions packed up, ready to head to the site of the Observation Hall Museum ruins.

"Is the Golden Trout about to set sail?" Chadite stood on the deck, observing the giant ship outside the port as its sails began to drop.

The others also turned to look.

The huge sailing ship boasted three massive masts, with auxiliary masts at the bow and stern.

As the sails were raised fully and caught the wind, the entire ship started to move slowly, then gradually accelerated, heading away from the Island.

The goods that had been piled up on the dock earlier had also disappeared.

"It seems they’ve left," Alka said, flipping through the small card in his hand.

This small card had been given to him by Balazs and served as a kind of business card. If they wanted to go to Southern Cross Island later, they could use the address on it to find their base on the Island.

"Alright everyone, time to get down to business," Alka announced, looking at everyone’s attire.

Drawing on their experience from the previous two occasions, Alka had already informed them: they would be digging again, excavating ruins that were once buried deep underground.

So, everyone was dressed in well-fitting leather clothing, which was cheap and resistant to dirt.

I wouldn’t mind if it got dirty or torn,

Alka thought.

After all, digging would inevitably cover them in dirt. The young women even wore hats to protect their hair from the grime, as it would be difficult to wash out.

Thus, everyone bypassed the small town and headed straight towards their target.

With the map guiding them, they didn’t encounter any dangerous situations along the way.

They arrived smoothly at the perimeter of the ruins but didn’t approach recklessly.

The area around the ruins was the territory of several small magical beasts, which they had seen before.

Watching the two fierce, cow-like magical beasts, Alka looked at Julia.

As her companions, they generally considered Julia’s feelings regarding what seemed like pointless killing. After all, these two cow-like magical beasts didn’t intend to attack them, merely to drive them away.

"I’ll drive them away," Julia said, walking over.

Her legs transformed into a fishtail. A spiral of water enveloped it, lifting her and carrying her towards the two magical beasts.

A gentle humming drifted over.

The two beasts watched her intently, their eyes glowing red. However, as her song reached them, they didn’t attack, instead pawing nervously at the ground with their hooves.

"It’s alright, it’s alright." Julia cautiously extended her hands, placing them on the beasts’ heads amidst their tense expressions.

After all, these two magical beasts were not creatures of the Ocean, so a certain communication process was necessary. She first had to gain their goodwill and lower their guard, much like taming wild animals.

If they were creatures of the Ocean, Julia would have found it much easier to communicate. She could even make Ocean creatures understand her intentions with ease.

Julia simply stroked the two magical beasts, which resembled wild cattle, and they began to calm down. Their slightly reddened eyes gradually returned to normal, and their agitation subsided.

Then Julia turned her head and nodded to Juanlu.

Juanlu immediately retrieved two giant tree roots, each as thick as an arm, from his Pocket Ring and tossed them over. Juanlu had prepared these earlier at Julia’s request.

After being fed the two giant tree roots, the magical beasts became even calmer. They carried the roots to the side and began chewing on them, completely ignoring the group’s presence.

So they were herbivores; that fit their appearance.

"Alright, you can come in now," Julia announced. "They won’t suddenly attack you anymore."

The group nodded and walked over.

The daring Shi even ran up to the magical beasts, squatted beside one, and observed it closely. Seeing that the wild cattle-like magical beasts showed no intention of attacking, Shi even climbed onto their horns.

Fortunately, the magical beasts seemed even more good-natured after receiving food and paid no attention to Shi climbing on them.

Chadite, who had been somewhat anxious, couldn’t help but put a hand to her forehead and sigh.

Watching this scene, Lucilia, who was sitting on Alka’s shoulder, suddenly said, "Lucky I wasn’t naughty when I was little." Otherwise, she couldn’t imagine what her Puppet Legion would be like.

Hearing this, Chadite felt inexplicably embarrassed. She scratched her cheek with her forefinger and quickly said, "I’ll start surveying and divide the area."

Then she set to work. The others also began to divide tasks and cooperate.

"These ruins..." Chadite began.

"What’s wrong?" Alka asked, noticing the surprise in Chadite’s voice.

"These ruins cover a vast area, and a large part of them is surprisingly well-preserved! Wait, don’t start digging yet. Let me investigate more thoroughly."

Chadite spoke, halting those who were ready to begin. She then surveyed the area more closely. The Ring of Light even materialized on her forehead, enhancing the accuracy of her silver light’s probing.

The group watched as Chadite surveyed far and wide, her examination covering an area nearly a kilometer across.

"Wow, it’s really that big?" Jason was amazed. Although the previous two temples were buried deep and built high, they only covered an area of three to four hundred meters at most.