Doomsday Code

Chapter 1062 Sea God's Ruins

The old fisherman bowed to Chen Cheng and said:

"It was my fault for being confused. Thank you for saving us, young master. You gave us a way out today, and I am not an ungrateful person."

Then the old fisherman looked around, as if he had some great secret to keep.

Seeing this, Chen Cheng sighed and then waved his hand, isolating the Dharma ship from the outside world.

"If you have anything to say, sir, you can say it. People outside can't hear anything from the ship."

Chen Cheng simply assumed that the old man might know some secret rumors about the Earl, or information about some very valuable maritime treasures that would be of great value to ordinary people.

However, what the old man said next surprised Chen Cheng.

"Please forgive me, young master. Do you still remember what I said about my son and daughter-in-law being buried in the belly of the sea monster?"

Actually, the old man was there too. His son died trying to save me.

When the old fisherman got to the sad parts, he couldn't help but shed tears again.

"Since this is a sad matter for the old man, let's just let it go. Otherwise, excessive grief might harm his health."

Chen Cheng hadn't intended to listen, but seeing the old man's sorrowful expression, it was clear that the matter was related to the deaths of his son and daughter-in-law, and he didn't want the old man to relive those painful memories.

The old fisherman wiped away his tears and said:

"Please excuse my ignorance, young master. I actually went to the open sea to catch rainbow fish with Dandan's parents that day."

Because Egg was sick at the time, we didn't have enough money to hire a priest from the church to treat him. We could only try our luck at sea, hoping to catch the rainbow fish that the gentlemen loved most.

Chen Cheng had seen rainbow fish during the voyage these past few days. Jerina had also introduced it to him. It is a special ornamental fish whose scales, fins, and tail are all seven-colored, and it swims in the water like a rainbow.

It is an ornamental fish that many high-ranking officials and nobles like to buy at high prices, just like the dragon fish in his previous life.

"But who knew that those damned crabs and sea monsters would somehow sneak over that day, and before the old man was paying attention, they dragged him to the bottom of the water."

My son and daughter-in-law fought that bastard to save me, but they both died tragically under his grip. Only I, the old man, survived.

When the old man saw his son and daughter-in-law's bodies, after collecting their remains, he dragged that bastard up with him, intending to chop him up in front of the couple as a sacrifice.

It was while dragging this beast up that the old man discovered location coordinates on that damned man's body.

At this point, the old fisherman sighed, and then continued:

"Seeing that the damned guy carefully kept these coordinates, the old man knew that the damned guy must have sneaked in for these coordinates."

He must have walked a long way and saw the old man fishing in the sea. He got hungry and wanted to eat the old man.

"If only I had been eaten back then, my son and daughter-in-law wouldn't have died."

The old fisherman wiped away his tears and continued:

"At that time, all I felt was sadness. Seeing that the coordinates were not far from the fishing place, I thought of burying my son and daughter-in-law there."

But when the old man arrived, he realized it was no ordinary place; it was actually the ruins of a sea god.

Although Chen Cheng didn't know whether the old fisherman was telling the truth or not, judging from his emotional state, it must be true.

Then he thought of the lost Sheli and the others; weren't they taken away by that damned Sea God?

Thinking of this, Chen Cheng let out a long sigh.

Please accept my condolences.

The old fisherman shook his head and said:

"To be honest, young master, at first I wanted you to take Egg in as your disciple, and then the coordinates of that ruin would be Egg's apprenticeship gift."

But you, young master, have never looked down on this old man and Dandan, and have even been willing to help this old man. So this coordinate is my way of repaying you for saving my life.

The old fisherman then told Chen Cheng the coordinates of the location he remembered.

After saying that, he picked up Dandan and got off Chen Cheng's magic boat, returning to their small fishing boat.

He bowed to Chen Cheng in gratitude, then rowed away with Dandan.

Watching the grandfather and grandson depart, Chen Cheng stood on the deck one last time and called out:

"Wait for me, old man. Take good care of Dandan. Once I've resolved my matter, I'll come back and take Dandan away to be my disciple."

Then Chen Cheng searched his body and found a few dragon scales left over from when he forged the armor set in his spatial ring.

He cut off a piece the size of his palm and threw it at the old man, saying:

"This is my promise. Take it, and no more sirens will come to harm you."

The old man, carrying Dandan, kowtowed three times to Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng waved his hand, then pushed the waves with his hand and headed towards the shore.

Watching the French ship disappear into the distance, the old fisherman's wrinkled, dark face broke into a happy smile, tears welling up in his eyes.

Looking at the dragon scale in his hand, the old fisherman knew it was a treasure, even though he didn't know what it was.

The fact that Chen Cheng was able to bring out this treasure without killing the grandfather and grandson to silence them proves that Chen Cheng has truly accepted his grandson, Dandan.

To make things easier, Chen Cheng had even left a hole in the dragon scale in his hand for threading a rope through.

The old fisherman patted Egg's head, then smiled happily and said:

"Grandpa made the right bet this time. When we get back, Grandpa will get you a rope to string it together. From now on, this will be your lucky charm."

Remember, from now on, no matter who asks you, you must not tell anyone about what happened today, not even your grandfather.

And you must keep this amulet safe. Even if it's for Grandpa, you can't show it to him anymore, understand?

Although the old fisherman didn't understand illusion magic, he knew that those masters had many tricks up their sleeves, and some of them could even use mind control techniques.

That's why I taught Egg Egg not to tell anyone, and not to show the dragon scales to anyone.

Although Egg was a bit mischievous, he was very clever and intelligent. He knew that given his family's status, he absolutely could not tell anyone about what happened today.

Although he didn't know why his grandfather, who clearly knew, told him not to tell him, he still took this instruction to heart.

"Grandpa, what are you saying? Egg is hungry. Let's stop fishing and go back to cook."

The little guy was really clever; he quickly put his knowledge to good use. The old fisherman laughed heartily and then rowed his small boat back to the island where he and his grandson lived.

As Chen Cheng steered the boat toward the shore, he pondered the old fisherman's words.

Especially the coordinates of the Poseidon ruins he mentioned.

Thinking of the phase armor on the Red Ray Queen, perhaps the Sea God Ruins are also an ancient ruin.

The only reasonable explanation Chen Cheng could think of now was that the Qujing was likely an ancient ruin similar to Noah's small world.

The only thing I couldn't understand was why they all got in, but I was left behind.

Now that we know the coordinates of another ruin, perhaps our search for Sheli and the others will lead us to this ruin.

Although finding those who have left is important, Chen Cheng is currently all alone, weak and vulnerable, and has not made any preparations.

If he goes there rashly, he might run into trouble before he even finds Noah and the others.

So the most important thing right now is to get ashore and go to the capital of the Kingdom of Como to find Samlett. Then, it would be best to get the help of the Adventurers' Guild and use their power to enter the ruins to find the Shelter.