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The villagers' send-off greatly boosted the morale of the crew, but this morale did not last long.

Zhou Wu named this first large-scale warship the Bull Demon King, mainly hoping that the ship would be invincible and forge ahead bravely.

However, the deck was already full of seasick sailors; at least half of the sailors had become seasick when they entered the deep sea.

The fifty-ton ship looked quite large up close, but it appeared so small in the vast ocean. The storm raged on and on, and the Bull Demon King was like a leaf, drifting with the waves, almost capsizing several times.

"Hurry up and find a place to land."

Having only set sail for a few days, half of the sailors were already down, which chilled Zhou Wu's heart. He had underestimated the power of the sea. Now, all he wanted was to find land as soon as possible and let everyone rest and recuperate.

"Captain, we've spotted a continent ahead."

The sailors in the watchtower spotted the faint outline of land on the coastline and quickly reported it to the captain.

"Helmsman, move closer."

Zhou Wu was no longer in the mood to analyze what the situation on land was like; whatever the situation, it was better than being adrift on the ocean.

The distance wasn't long, but it felt like an eternity before we reached the shore. When the anchor was lowered, everyone felt as if they had been saved.

“Leave a few people to guard the boat, and the rest of you go ashore.”

Almost half of the people were helped onto the small boats, and then several small boats began to row towards the shore.

The heavy rain continued, and Zhou Wu and the others were unable to set up tents, so they could only look for a place to take shelter from the rain nearby.

"Captain, there's a cliff edge here."

A scout sailor soon discovered a cliff opening nearby. The area below the opening was quite large, and if people squeezed in, it would be enough to accommodate Zhou Wu and his group of about twenty people.

"Go in quickly."

At Zhou Wu's command, everyone hid inside; there was no time to look for another place.

The storm at sea came fiercely but went quickly. The next morning, the sky was cloudless. The seasick sailors recovered quickly after a night's rest. Only then did Zhou Wu have the mind to examine this land. It was clearly an isolated island, not very large. Zhou Wu sent people to climb to the top of the trees, and they could even see the entire island.

"Everyone, form groups of three and be careful."

"Yes"

Although the island is not large, Zhou Wu plans to rest and recuperate on it for two days. Naturally, he will search the island thoroughly to ensure its safety.

Around noon, the sailors who went out to explore began to return one after another, and the information they brought back was pretty much the same: there was no danger on the island, not even any large animals, only some birds and small herbivores such as rabbits.

"Everyone's back, let's start eating."

"Captain, another team hasn't returned."

The group, who were already starving, were waiting for the captain's words, but at that moment, someone noticed that one group of people had not returned.

"Sure?"

"Captain, I'm sure Niu Jian and his team haven't returned yet."

"Do you still remember the direction they explored?"

"They must be heading in the direction of that woods."

The man pointed in a direction, confirming Niu Jian and his group's location.

"Leave half of you, the rest of you come with me."

Without a doubt, something must have happened to Niu Jian. This island isn't big, and there's no particularly dangerous terrain. If there hadn't been an accident, he should have been back long ago.

"Niu Jian~~"

"Niu Jian~~"

The voices of a dozen or so people echoed through the woods, but there was no response.

At this moment, Zhou Wu and the others had unknowingly walked to the center of the island. There was nothing special about it; there were no high mountains or cliffs. However, when Zhou Wu and the others got closer, they discovered that there was actually a cave here.

"It seems the person has fallen."

The dark opening was bottomless, but judging from the marks around the entrance, a person had likely fallen in.

"Niu Jian~ Niu Jian~"

After calling down several times without receiving a response, Zhou Wu had someone bring a rope, preparing to go down and investigate.

The cave entrance was large enough that two people could easily go down at the same time. As the torches in their hands slowly descended, they could vaguely see what was below the cave from the entrance.

"Captain, Niu Jian and the others are down below."

As Zhou Wu guessed correctly, he realized he had fallen. The reason he didn't respond when called was that he had probably been knocked unconscious.

Zhou Wu tied himself up tightly with a rope and slowly went down into the cave. He first checked on the person. Because there was still a lot of sand at the bottom of the cave, the person was not injured. He had just fainted from the impact of the fall.

After confirming that there were no problems, Zhou Wu held up a torch and examined the cave. It was obvious that the cave was not naturally formed, because there were obvious traces of artificial excavation on it.

The man-made carving marks on the surrounding walls are clearly not in the style of the Central Plains, and they look very old, as most of them are still pictographs and murals.

If this happened in his previous life, Zhou Wu's discovery would have caused a sensation, but in this era, the profession and concept of archaeology did not yet exist.

Zhou Wu gently stroked the portrait on the stone wall, when suddenly he felt he had touched something, and a door appeared in the stone wall. This immediately put everyone present on high alert.

After a long while, there was no movement at the gate. At this point, Zhou Wu, holding a torch, called a few people to accompany him and mustered up his courage to investigate.

Entering the stone gate, there is a narrow and dimly lit passage. Only by the light of the torch can one barely see about five meters ahead.

"It's a bit dark."

"Yeah, but there are a lot of us, so we're not afraid."

Zhou Wu suddenly realized that his men were actually quite sincere, hiding behind him without any attempt to conceal their true intentions.

"Fake."

As the captain, Zhou Wu couldn't bring himself to force someone to go first, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go ahead.

"Damn it, who pushed me?"

These bastards, they're just going to stay at the back, and they keep pushing themselves. Don't they see it's pitch black ahead and they can't see anything?

After walking about a hundred meters, they finally saw a glimmer of light. After exiting, they found themselves in another hollowed-out underground space. The moment they stepped out of the passage, the candles that had been extinguished for who knows how many years suddenly lit up on their own, which terrified the group.

Although Zhou Wu, an atheist, was also given a warning, he quickly calmed down and tried to explain the phenomenon scientifically. However, his Marxist education did not seem to provide a reasonable explanation.

"Wow, look, gold."

A gasp echoed throughout the cave, leading everyone to look in the direction of the person, where they were instantly stunned.