Chapter 189 Shantora
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Seeing that the two men were so absorbed in reading that they stopped walking, the helpless Shandia warriors had to get some branches to make two simple sedan chairs, and carried the two big men to continue on their journey. They were eager to return home, and time was precious, and they could not waste even a moment.
After walking for a while, the group met a large group of migrating Shandia people who had arrived later, including Fate, Bia, Ajin and others.
The news that the Sky Island Guards had been repelled made the Shandian people who had arrived cheer. The two teams joined together and continued to move towards the depths of the jungle.
Although they had never set foot in this dense forest for hundreds of years, the way home seemed to be engraved in the genes of every Shandiya people. They all walked towards the direction of the huge vine in the sky, as if they had received some kind of call.
Soon, the team walked into a square corridor. Funi took a camera to record the exquisite patterns carved on both sides of the corridor. Although the murals were already covered with vines and moss, from the small exposed part, one could still clearly see that the paintings were of little winged people and some animals. The entire stone painting gallery looked quaint and mysterious.
Gelco had no time to study these things carefully. He just walked quickly forward and was the first to rush out of the corridor.
The dazzling sunlight makes it difficult to open one's eyes, and the cooing of birds can be heard in one's ears.
Gel rubbed his eyes, and when he reopened them after adjusting to the light, he saw a magnificent ancient building complex. This was the ancient ruins of Sky Island, the golden city - Shandora, a mysterious place that existed in legends and the ultimate dream of countless explorers.
Although most of the buildings in the city were covered by island clouds, only some tall buildings had part of their tops exposed, so their full picture could not be seen, but one could still get a glimpse of their former grandeur and glory.
In particular, the top of each tower is decorated with gold, and is carved with various mysterious totems and unknown texts. The characters are lifelike, as if silently telling the world about the former splendor of this ancient city.
The entire building complex is centered on the huge temple in the center and spreads outward in a ring shape, like stars surrounding the moon, solemn and sacred.
"gold!"
"Shandora!!"
Captain Gur and the Shandia people rushed out cheering, like a group of wild monkeys seeing bananas, without any image at all.
Everyone completely let themselves go at this moment, some beat their chests and stamped their feet, some cried loudly, and only one person laughed out loud towards the sky.
The children looked at their adults and for a moment they didn't know whether they should cry too. They could only stand there stupidly. However, they were soon attracted by the fights and playfulness of other children. They shook off the hands of the adults and ran up to join in the game.
"I don't dare to expect to be forgiven, but I still want to sincerely apologize to the Shandia people for the mistakes we Sky Island people have made. I'm sorry!"
Ganfor spoke up.
Looking at the innocent smiles on the faces of the children playing happily in front of them, the two old men's eyes became completely wet.
"No, that's not your fault alone. It's a mistake left over from history. Let's work together to correct it now, taking advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"
The chief said, extending his right hand toward Ganfor.
"Snapped!"
With his two skinny and shriveled hands clasped together, Ganfor said firmly:
"You're right! There's no point in dwelling on the past. Let's work together to change this wrong history!"
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"Hey~ Captain! Captain! What are you doing up there? Come down quickly, we're waiting for your ingredients to be ready for the banquet!"
Fate shouted loudly while standing on the ground.
Gel climbed to the top of a tall stone building, on which was placed a golden Nannanjian bird statue that was larger than an ox or a horse. Captain Gel was lying on the statue. When no one was around, he bit a golden feather carved with details, then smiled with his mouth grinning from ear to ear:
"Great, great! The craftsmanship is superb and the materials are solid. Such a large statue is solid. Even the rich people in the Middle East are not as rich as you. Hahaha! Now all the gold on the island is mine!"
"captain!"
"Oh, here it comes!"
This time, Gel heard it and jumped down from the top of the tower. He was not in a hurry to put the golden bird back into the space. Since it couldn't escape anyway, he would deal with it together later. There was no way that the golden statue could come back to life and fly away.
Geer produced a large number of ingredients like a magician, and instantly piled them into a small mountain. In order not to trigger a public opinion war, this time, grilled beef and mutton were both indispensable.
"I'll leave the cooking to you, Fate. We must ensure that everyone enjoys the meal tonight. There's no need to help the captain save money. These Shandians are really our good friends!"
As Gel spoke, he admired the pile of gold jewelry on his hands. He had two or three gold rings on each of his ten fingers, and gold chains wrapped around his arms in circles. He had a contemptuous smile on his face, like a typical nouveau riche.
"Just leave the cooking to me!"
Fate patted his chest and agreed, sighing in his heart, except for the companions on the ship, whether the relationship between other people and Captain Gel is close depends on whether they give enough.
The chief originally wanted to organize the Shandians to take out the dried meat they brought and prepare to start cooking, but was stopped by Fate. The chef simply asked him to arrange a few women with nimble hands and feet to come and help him.
The chief was still a little skeptical at first, but when he saw the large pile of ingredients, few of which he was familiar with, he became even more confused. He was tactful and did not ask any questions. He just arranged people according to the chef's instructions, and then stood aside curiously to watch Fate's performance.
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