GBP Chapter 593 What is the Golden Dreamland?
Chapter 593 What is the Golden Dreamland?
The sudden sound instantly interrupted the conversation of the group outside who were catching up.
Sammer's speech suddenly became incoherent, and he almost forgot which line of "revenge" he had been reciting day and night for over a decade.
"Hmph, those troublesome foreign merchants! Jeberlele, have my men take care of them first, then we'll settle our old scores later..."
Take us out first?
Xu Ning and Belial exchanged a speechless glance.
Upon hearing his words, the group behind Sammer immediately split into two distinct groups.
A group of warriors from the Fools' Clan, who already knew Xu Ning's identity from Captain Thunderhammer, were slowly gathering around the Hidden Mirror Lady behind them with mocking smiles on their faces, ready to leave at any moment.
Meanwhile, the "ignorant yet brave" members of the gilded brigade, each carrying their own weapons, surrounded Xu Ning and his companion.
Although Zheberle didn't know much about Xu Ning's identity, after spending the past few days together, even though Xu Ning hadn't made any moves, the subtle pressure emanating from him occasionally made Zheberle feel uneasy.
Whether it's himself or Samel, they probably have no chance of winning against him.
Seeing that Samel was recklessly flirting with Xu Ning, Jeberle didn't stop him. "Samel, you've been doing wrong things for a long time, but you always think you're on the right path. I thought you'd improved over the years, but it seems I was wrong."
Samel sneered, "Zebler, don't forget that the 'wrongdoings' you're talking about have always been the work of the two of us."
"But you betrayed our long-cherished wish and escaped with the crucial key..."
Jade couldn't help but ask, "What key?"
Samel shifted his gaze from Jeberleil to Jade.
"It's a pity, little Jade, although he escaped with you, you are not the key, but a crucial stone tablet..."
"slate?"
Upon hearing this word, Xu Ning turned around from behind Samer, took out the red sandstone slab, and waved it. "Are you talking about this one?"
Samel's gaze was immediately drawn to the stone slab.
“That’s it! Jeberlele, how could you stoop so low as to give something so important to a foreign merchant… Hmm? What are you still standing here for, my man…”
Samel was suddenly shocked to realize that after he gave the order to kill Xu Ning, none of his men made a sound.
Xu Ning is now standing here safely, while his own people...
Turning around, he saw that all the members of the brigade he had brought were lying on the ground, their faces flushed and motionless.
Not far away, the fools who had said they wanted to cooperate with him were slowly walking into his mirror, and then disappearing.
In an instant, it seemed as if he was all alone in the cave.
Samel suddenly turned his head, stared at Xu Ning, and slowly asked, "Who are you?"
Xu Ning took a sip of wine and laughed, "As you said, he's a foreign businessman!"
Samel glared venomously at Xu Ning, then turned to look at Jeberle.
“Very well, Zeberlele, I didn’t expect you to find such a formidable ally. However… please remember, I am the serpent of the treasure trove, and every shadow behind you may hold my traces…”
Samel took a small step back, his entire being seemingly transforming into a shadow and merging into the darkness of the cave.
Jade drew her dagger and took a step forward, but Samer had already vanished from sight. "He's escaping..."
Xu Ning laughed and said, "It's alright, he can't escape."
In the brief moment between their words, a blade of light suddenly appeared out of nowhere from the shadows not far away.
The blade of light was like a bolt of lightning suddenly appearing in the black night sky, abrupt and explosive, and a figure was forced back in a sorry state by this blade.
It was Samel who was sent back.
When he reappeared, he no longer had the calm and composed demeanor he had before.
The two gold rings that were used as decoration on his left arm were cut off, but it was precisely because of those two gold rings that his left arm was not severed by the exploding knife.
Despite the gold ring protecting him, a long cut was still made on his left arm, from which blood continued to flow.
However, only Samel himself knew that the knife was clearly aimed at his neck.
The guy in the shadows had no intention of forcing me out; he genuinely wanted to kill me.
If I hadn't hastily decided to sacrifice my left arm to save my life, I'm afraid I would already be dead in the shadows.
Xu Ning smiled and stepped forward, patting a straw hat that emerged from the shadows.
"Although even the wind has become dull and silent in this underground space, luckily I still have this big treasure. Trying to escape in front of it? That's a joke!"
Emerging from the shadows was Kageroumaru, who was biting a ninja sword.
Upon hearing Xu Ning's praise, it swiped the knife it was biting into its scabbard on its back and barked twice at Samel.
Do you know what it says?
Xu Ning said jokingly, "It said to remember, it is the handsome dog in the treasure trove. Its traces may be in front of you or in the shadows behind you, so don't think about escaping, otherwise it can't guarantee that it won't cut you in half with the next slash."
Samel said coldly, "It talked for so long?"
A little boy's voice rang out from Xu Ning's wine gourd, "It said, 'Run, or die!'"
Xu Ning nodded. "I think I translated it roughly correctly."
Samel turned to Jeberle and said coldly, "Now that you've fallen into my hands, there's nothing more to say. Haven't you always wanted to avenge that woman, Yufi? You can make your move now."
“Yuffy? Yuffy… Cindy?” Tirzad’s voice rang out, seemingly quite shocked by the name that had appeared.
Upon hearing this name, the usually stern lines on Jeberlele's face seemed to soften. He glanced at Jade and said, "Samel, if killing you could bring back Yufi's life, I would have killed you ten times, a hundred times over."
“A person who cannot let go of hatred cannot raise a daughter, and now that you are Xu Ning’s prisoner, I have no right to judge your crimes on his behalf.”
Samel then turned to look at Xu Ning.
Xu Ning uncorked the gourd, took a sip of wine, and pointed ahead. "Let's continue exploring. And while we're at it, let's talk about your grudges and entanglements. I think Jade would be very curious, wouldn't she? Or perhaps Silly Girl could add her own insights from time to time..."
Jade looked at her father and nodded vigorously.
The team has gained some strange members, but their pace hasn't slowed down.
With Shadow Wolf's nose and sword at his disposal, Samel knew he had no way to escape from Xu Ning, so he simply stayed obediently by Jeberle's side.
From their conversation, Xu Ning learned that their original group was called "Thutmose." Besides doing the usual work of mercenary groups in the desert to make a living, their greatest wish was to solve the mystery of the Red King and find the supreme treasure left behind by Ahmar—the Golden Dreamland.
"Golden Dreamland? What exactly is that?"
Xu Ning noticed that the phrase "Golden Dreamland" was repeatedly mentioned in the two people's narratives.
It seems that both Thutmose and Euphemia, who went into the desert for archaeology, came in search of this seemingly ethereal concept.
"Those were the golden years of the kings and people of the sand sea. The king will use his wisdom to restore those golden days, and with boundless divine power to stop the shifting sands of time. The wandering sands will flow into the golden dreamland, where there will be no more sorrow or separation..."
"Alright, alright," Xu Ning interrupted Samel's enthusiastic description with a wave of his hand, "Stop reading from the script, let's get down to business, what exactly is this dreamland? How do you see, hear, and obtain it?"
Samel retorted angrily, "This is the vision of gold, the ultimate mystery of Ahmar, and the ultimate treasure. Once we find it, it will naturally tell us what it is!"
Xu Ning chuckled and said, "You don't even need to ask what it is? You'd go find it even if it cost you your life?"
Samel's expression turned slightly manic as he sneered, "That's natural; it's the wish of every Sand People."
Xu Ning shook his head, puzzled. "Alright, when we meet, you'll be the first one up!"