174: Ancient Code

“I told my Boss to keep his genes, even if he goes through a dark winter, he might rise again in the future. Don't change yourself for temporary difficulties, but he just wouldn't listen.”

“Alright, I understand. I'll go back and talk to your Boss now.”

“Thank you!”

The dolphin was very polite, carefully leaving the Black Pearl. The Black Pearl, which had been half-tilted from the pressure, then regained its balance, swaying on the sea for a long time.

The people around and the sailors all looked at Han Huohuo with shock.

In their eyes, Han Huohuo and Star had been shouting at each other for a long time, and then the dolphin retreated.

They didn't understand a single word of what they were saying.

“Boss… you… were you talking to the dolphin just now?” Zheng He's eyes were wide.

“Yeah, didn't you hear it too?”

“We only heard you wailing there. Who knows what you were saying?”

Han Huohuo was stunned for a while, feeling a chill down the back of his neck. He was clearly speaking human language to the dolphin, but why did they hear him wailing?

This place was too terrifying.

A bit strange!

Han Huohuo had an unreal feeling, as if he had walked into a horror movie.

“Go back and tell Ellie. This dolphin has its own ideas and doesn't like her herring.”

Helpless, the Black Pearl returned to Midway Island.

Seeing Han Huohuo return with the herring, Ellie shrugged: “Didn't find the dolphin, did you? Is it hiding?”

Han Huohuo sighed: “No, we found Star, but it said it wouldn't eat this kind of fish. It's genetically modified food, and it wants to maintain its form and doesn't want to change…”

Han Huohuo relayed the dolphin's explanation in detail.

Ellie covered her mouth: “You… can you talk to it?”

Han Huohuo nodded.

Ellie looked at Han Huohuo: “Then do you think what it said makes sense?”

Han Huohuo thought for a moment: “Although I don't know what happened here, I think what it said makes sense.”

Ellie looked a bit downcast: “Even you agree with its idea. Alright, then take this bucket of fish to it again. It's just that if it eats this kind of fish, it won't be able to live forever.”

Eternal life?

Han Huohuo was surprised to hear that word.

After thinking for a moment, he couldn't help but say: “Believe me, there is no eternal life in this world. I believe some creatures can have very long lifespans, but eternal life is impossible. Even this world will be destroyed, let alone a person or an animal?”

Eternal life is just a dream, impossible to achieve. This is basic common sense, but many people are unconvinced.

Ellie didn't speak, and exchanged another bucket of fish for Han Huohuo: “Take this to Star. I'll think about what you said.”

This was also a bucket of herring, and Han Huohuo couldn't see any difference.

He turned and returned to the Black Pearl, continuing to search for Star in the sea.

As soon as the Black Pearl reached the sea area, the dolphin came up on its own.

Han Huohuo smiled: “Were you waiting for me all this time?”

Star shook its head: “Not really, you have a strange light on you that can penetrate all matter, and this light is very annoying, making even a docile animal like me want to attack you. So in my eyes, you are like a sun, especially dazzling.”

Han Huohuo was speechless. He understood. This was his ridicule curse. He didn't expect it to be effective on Star as well. He would be truly dangerous in the future.

This crappy Black Wizard.

I heard he's also an Elf. Am I at odds with Elves?

“Your Boss changed a bucket of herring. Take a look, can you eat these?” Han Huohuo handed the exchanged bucket of herring to the dolphin.

The dolphin sniffed: “Hmm, this is the smell, this is the original herring!”

The dolphin opened its big mouth, and Han Huohuo poured the herring into its mouth.

Star swallowed the herring in one gulp, very happy: “Thank you, you saved the Elves. The Elves will thank you in the future.”

Han Huohuo's face was dark: “Feeding a dolphin, what does that have to do with Elves? Besides, I'm just afraid of your Boss, it's not like I wanted to do this.”

Star showed a very human-like smile: “Normal. In this universe, very few creatures are not afraid of my Boss.”

“Goodbye!”

The dolphin swam into the sea, frolicking.

Han Huohuo looked at the people around him. Everyone was looking at him as if he were an idiot.

A person cooing at a dolphin, watching from the side, looked very much like an idiot.

“What are you looking at? Mission accomplished, hurry back and report!”

Han Huohuo was very annoyed.

He didn't like being looked at like an idiot.

Once again back on Midway Island, Han Huohuo waved to Ellie and said: “Fortunately, I didn't fail the mission. Star has been fed.”

Ellie was expressionless, seemingly not very happy, and suddenly turned and walked towards the center of the island.

“You follow me. I'll take you to the third mission, right here on this island.”

The few of them didn't speak, following closely behind Ellie as they walked onto the island. Before long, they entered the mountains.

Along the way, flowers bloomed, very beautiful.

Han Huohuo was almost dazzled. For some reason, these flowers made him feel especially comfortable. Hua Mulan walked beside him and smiled: “These are all Lycoris radiata.”

“Lycoris radiata?”

“I heard that Lycoris radiata can travel between yin and yang, they are flowers of the underworld…”

Hua Mulan's words gave Han Huohuo goosebumps, and he immediately felt that the flowers were no longer beautiful. He quickly walked a few steps to catch up with Ellie.

The vegetation on the island was very dense.

The winding path led to a secluded spot. After walking for a while, the group followed Ellie to a small wooden house at the top of the mountain.

This small wooden house was very peculiar, emitting a strange magical power.

In front of the small wooden house was a huge stone disk, and on the stone disk was a huge stone puzzle.

Very complex patterns.

Han Huohuo stood in front of the puzzle, a little surprised: “You… you're not going to make me do a puzzle, are you?”

Ellie smiled: “You're so smart. I want to test your intelligence to see if you can complete this puzzle.”

A stone disk, covered with dense small stone pieces.

Han Huohuo had never been a top student. How could he play such a thing? Just looking at it made him dizzy and his mouth dry.

“How many blocks are there in total?”

“81 horizontally and 81 vertically, so there are a total of 6561 stone pieces on this stone disk. You need to put them in the correct positions to complete the puzzle.”

Han Huohuo was dumbfounded.

6561 stone pieces, each with different strange patterns, like ancient curses, with no discernible pattern.

How could one know what was correct?

“After it's assembled, will it be a picture?”

“Hehe, asking that makes it seem like you're cheating, but I can tell you, after it's assembled, it's nothing, just a bunch of garbled code!”

Han Huohuo's face grew long. He wasn't a cryptography expert; he wouldn't be able to figure this out in a hundred years.