Chapter 334: Fake news

"That is... what is that?"

"Sob sob sob, finally arrived! We are saved!"

"We are not people cursed by the Sea God! We are not, sob sob sob!"

When the last lightning streaked across, the lookout suddenly shouted like crazy. Struggling in the storm for more than thirty days, the crew finally saw the outline of land ahead.

When Agasha and Karl rushed out of the cabin, they saw Vivian sitting cross-legged on the bone fish, with her hands on her forehead, frowning and looking ahead, muttering to herself: "That's Treasure Island? Doesn't look like it!"

At this time, the wind stopped and the rain stopped. Except for the dark clouds overhead, it was already calm. The wind and waves were also afraid of this sea area.

What was seen from afar was a green sea area.

Far from the Treasure Island where gold sand gathers into towers and silver forests grow roots.

Agasha had the best eyesight and saw from afar that the green sea area was reflected by the green buildings.

The crew, who had been cheering just now, gradually calmed down and gradually realized the strangeness of this place, so they looked at each other and didn't dare to continue moving forward, until the old 【Astrologer】 Aertaluosi appeared in high spirits.

"Continue moving forward, why stop? Ahead is our destination!"

Looking at the green, gloomy sea ahead, Karl seriously suspected that the old man was crazy. Now that an island appeared, he held onto it like the last straw, trying to convince himself that it was Treasure Island.

"Teacher Aertaluosi, this is not right! The Treasure Island in the legend is not like this! Did you sense the wrong star position due to the constant storms in recent days?"

The Prince's steps were not intended to be taken by the old 【Astrologer】, but instead announced with a red face and a loud voice: "Your Highness, no mistake, it won't be wrong, this is our destination! But this is not 'Treasure Island', 'Treasure Island' doesn't have the 'Fountain of Youth' in the legend, but this place does!"

"'Treasure Island' doesn't have the 'Fountain of Youth'? Teacher you..."

"Haha, of course not, 'Treasure Island' is just an ordinary island, because of a pirate's treasure map, it became famous! 'Treasure Island' not only doesn't have the 'Fountain of Youth', but even those so-called gold sand towers and silver forests don't exist, it's just fake news released by people with hearts." Aertaluosi's face was flushed, obviously in a state of extreme excitement. "So I followed the trend and added fuel to the fire on the basis of this fake news, and found someone to publicize that the so-called 'Treasure Island' not only has gold and silver, but also the 'Fountain of Youth' that can make people immortal."

The old 【Astrologer】's words made all the crew on the 'Golden King' stunned. It turned out that the 'Treasure Island' and 'Fountain of Youth' that had been booming were all lies, fake.

Then what were we facing such monstrous waves and life-and-death turns for?

"Actually... actually fake news!"

"Impossible, this is impossible! Then aren't we too ridiculous!"

"Hahaha, then what is the purpose of our going to sea?"

"Lies! It turns out everything is a lie!"

The crew's spirits had long been tortured to the verge of collapse by the continuous storms, and the fear of the sea's curse made them even more uneasy. The old astrologer's words became the last straw that broke them.

"Quiet!" Karl gave a loud shout, suppressing all the whispers on the ship. "Teacher, since the news of 'Treasure Island' and 'Fountain of Youth' are fake, why did His Majesty the King order you to assist me in going to sea?"

"No, Your Highness! 'Treasure Island' is fake, but the 'Fountain of Youth' is real. The legend of the 'Fountain of Youth' that has been famous for nearly a thousand years is true, it's just that no one has found it!" The old astrologer stroked his beard and smiled, looking self-satisfied. "And I have studied this since I was a child, and in order to find the legendary 'Fountain of Youth', I worked hard to learn astrology, and finally I got the revelation of the gods and knew where the real 'Fountain of Youth' is."

Agasha and Vivian and the Travelers on the ship only treated this as a story, listening to the story with curiosity, but Prince Karl couldn't sit still.

"So, Teacher, you mean that the... island ahead is where the 'Fountain of Youth' is?"

"Of course, my inspiration at this moment tells me very surely that it is the location of the real 'Fountain of Youth'." Aertaluosi was very sure that his goal was correct, because he could sense the breath of the gods in that green sea area. "Your Highness, rest assured, I have already asked His Majesty the King about all this, and the news of 'Treasure Island' was also released by people ordered by His Majesty the King."

Aertaluosi's words made Karl believe it a few points. After all, the old astrologer is a vassal of the Lisi royal family and has been living in the palace to practice astrology. Things like spreading news naturally have to rely on the power of the royal family.

"What should we do next?"

Having gone through all kinds of hardships to get here, Karl naturally didn't want to go back in a sorry state.

"Your Highness, there is an ancient temple on the island ahead, and the spirit spring in the temple is the legendary 'Fountain of Youth'. Mortals can enjoy eternal life after drinking the spring water of the 'Fountain of Youth'. Let's hurry to the island!"

"Then... then listen to the teacher! Everyone, prepare to move forward!"

The 'Golden King' continued to move forward and finally entered the sea area glowing with green light.

The seawater looked like it was mixed with fluorescent dye and turned green, and the hull was illuminated gloomily.

As the distance approached, everyone discovered that it was not an island at all, but a strange and eerie city.

This is a semi-submerged megalithic building complex. It tilts at an abnormal angle, and the surface is covered with slippery dark green substances. The buildings are made of rocks that do not belong to any geological age on Earth, and the corners are distorted like clay models pinched by children.

The seawater flows abnormally thick here, constantly seeping bubbles from the stone cracks, and each bubble breaking makes a sound similar to a patient's groan. Giant shellfish remains are scattered on the street, and semi-fish and semi-human bone fossils remain in the shells.

"We've been fooled!" The navigator tore off the seaweed wrapped around the compass and found that there were human teeth stuck to the seaweed, and he was stunned. "Impossible, how could there be a 'Fountain of Youth' in such a place, this is the Devil's Palace!"

"Quick, hurry away from here!"

Everyone found something wrong, and Karl hurriedly ordered the helmsman to turn.

And the old astrologer stood at the bow of the ship with a blank face, looking at the strange buildings on both sides, muttering to himself.

"Impossible! Impossible! How could it be wrong... impossible, this must be the palace of the gods! The gods couldn't have lied to me!"

The moment the ship's bottom rubbed against the seabed, the whole sea made a roar like a church pipe organ, and the four-hundred-ton ship trembled like a leaf. ===== CHAPTER 335 =====