Chapter 2662 — The Energy Stone Again
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"Isn't it..." Yu Dake nodded and sighed. "When I was searching back then, I put a great deal of effort into this map. Comparing it against satellite maps online, I spent a good half year analyzing it before I reached any concrete conclusion. But only after I got there did I discover it was an endless great desert. In the desert there's not a single landmark to speak of, and I simply couldn't determine the location on the treasure map! Unless one could fly high enough to take in the whole desert at a glance—but the helicopter I chartered was no use for that... I compared the coordinates from the online maps and went there using satellite positioning, but found nothing at all. This map must be over a thousand years old. Even the overall shape of the desert may have changed drastically, so I'm not even sure whether the new coordinates I fixed are still the old ones! Even if there's an error of a few kilometers, I'd still never find it..."
Wei Zhao looked at the map and nodded in deep agreement. Back in the Wulonghaote Mountains it had been somewhat better—the terrain there had distinctive features, not all identical, and there was a highest point at the mountaintop from which one could take in the whole scene. But a desert was different. Even if the shape of the desert were drawn out, standing in an endless desert it would still be very hard to determine an exact position.
"Many thanks. I'll accept this map." Wei Zhao said, "Where is this desert located? What is it called now?"
Whether or not he could find it, this treasure map was a token of Yu Dake's sincerity. He had brought it out of a heart full of gratitude, so Wei Zhao naturally could not bear to refuse. Though it was a bit hard to find, Wei Zhao could go take a look when he had free time.
"Wow, Brother Arrow, let me see the treasure map!" Shen Yushu took the treasure map from Wei Zhao's hand and began looking it over. But in a fleeting, barely noticeable instant, Shen Yushu's expression shifted slightly, then immediately returned to normal. "This place... this desert must be awfully hot..."
"This desert is now called the Hakunamata Great Desert—almost no one goes there! It's indeed extremely hot. They say there's a region of volcanoes at the far end of the desert, and since the desert itself is already arid and scorching, that only makes it hotter still. If you're interested, Mr. Lin, I can take you there. Whatever treasures are found will all belong to you, Mr. Lin—I won't take a single thing." Yu Dake said, "Of course, that kind of heat is still bearable for cultivators like us."
Of course, when Yu Dake spoke of how he came by this map and how he had searched for the location, he held a little back. But it was nothing important—it concerned only Yu Dake himself and had little to do with Wei Zhao or the treasure—so he did not go into detail.
"We'll see." Wei Zhao noted the name of the desert. It was indeed no common place; probably not many adventurers or tourists went there—it was a very desolate region.
"All right..." Yu Dake could roughly tell that Wei Zhao's interest did not seem very high, so he said nothing more and merely continued, "Then..."
He trailed off there, looking at Wei Zhao as if hesitating over something.