Blackbeard's way of hiding treasures was naturally different from others.
He would never hide his treasures in a fixed location in a certain plane.
Because he was very clear … … that time was an omnipotent pushing hand. It could turn love into hatred, comedy into tragedy, dreamers into snobbish ghosts. Of course … … it could also turn land into oceans, mountains into lakes, or an island … … into five smaller islands.
Once the location of the treasures changed, the treasures might be exposed on their own, or they might disperse and move in an unpredictable manner.
Blackbeard certainly didn't want his treasures to encounter such a situation. Therefore, his way of hiding the treasures was — "Hide them in the Phase Space, and leave one person to guard them."
There were many advantages to this approach:
First of all, no matter how the external environment changed, the inside of the Phase Space wouldn't be affected.
Second, even if an outsider found the entrance to the Phase Space, if they didn't know how to open and enter, it would be useless.
Third, even if an outsider managed to enter the Phase Space, there were still powerful guards guarding it.
As for the possibility of "the guards being greedy and embezzling the treasures", Blackbeard also considered it. Therefore, he only arranged one guard in each Phase Space … Anyway, there was only one guard. If there really was a traitor, Blackbeard only needed to find this one target.
In addition, Blackbeard also set a special rule. That was — anyone who had the ability to find and enter the Phase Space could take away three treasures after being "tested" by the guards.
Please note that it was "tested", not "passed" … In other words, as long as you "tested", you would definitely be able to get the treasures.
Seeing this, some people might find it strange. When Brother Jue and Xiao Tan entered the Phase Space on the Rabbit Planet, Brother Bunny Fa didn't seem to tell them this, right?
Now, we can reveal the truth … In fact, Brother Fa was just "acting" at that time, and his acting was very good. Even Feng Bujue was fooled by him … Until now, Brother Jue still didn't know the real situation at that time.
In fact, all of this … was a "psychological attack" that Blackbeard had devised.
Blackbeard understood that the people who were able to find and enter his treasure trove must have gone through untold hardships and possessed a certain level of strength. When faced with such a group of people, if you let the guard tell them, "Everyone, please go back. I'm here to guard this place." It was very likely that this group of people would fight to the death, or try to escape in a situation where their lives were in vain. They would go back and accumulate strength to make a comeback.
However, if you told the guard to say, "Although I can't let you take all the treasures, I can give you a chance to challenge me. Let's spar under relatively safe rules. If you win, I'll let you take three treasures …" Then, the other party would most likely agree.
After all, Blackbeard's guards were generally first-rate champions in the multiverse, and any treasure hunter with a little insight and intelligence would not recklessly fight them.
Furthermore, Blackbeard's name was enough of a deterrent. Even if the treasure hunters really had the ability and the intention to pay a painful price to kill the guards and take away all the treasures, they would still have to consider whether or not they would be able to withstand Blackbeard's wrath in the future when he came knocking on their door to settle accounts …
After a few calculations, if they could peacefully take three items from the treasure trove without harming their lives and leave unscathed, it would be a rather good result … at least it was better than "returning empty-handed".
Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons of this not-so-complicated plan, most people would choose to "challenge the guard". Blackbeard had also instructed the guards to try their best to "defeat the opponent by a little bit in terms of combat ability" so that the treasure hunters would feel that they had "won by a fluke" and have the misconception that "taking three treasures was already a win". Only then would they willingly leave behind the "items that could open the dimensional space" in their hands and leave peacefully, never to return.
It could be said that the "guard strategy" that Blackbeard had set up was closely linked, step by step, and had fully calculated the psychology of the treasure hunters. Even Feng Bujue had been calculated.
Under this strategy, the burden on the guards was greatly reduced, and the safety of the treasure trove was further improved.
As for … the so-called "taking three items at will" by the guards, there was no doubt that it was a lie. If it was really "taking three items at will", then the entire ship, Queen Anna's Revenge, could be considered as "an item" that had been taken away.
The guards would not purposely point out to the treasure hunters that "the ship was also an item", and they would not tell them that … there was a secret "inner space" in this space, and those 'good things that cannot be handed over' were all hidden in there.
…
"Found it … it's here …" Blackbeard stopped and looked at the crystal floor under his feet, muttering to himself.
At this moment, twenty minutes had passed since he fought with Hong Hu.
During this time, Blackbeard and his subordinates had crossed the not very wide sea between the north island and the middle island, and quickly traveled a long distance in the "Crystal Maze."
"If you know the location … why don't you come from the air? Or sail around the north island and land directly on this island? "After Blackbeard finished speaking, Madman immediately asked in an impatient tone.
"Nonsense, do I need you to teach me that?" Blackbeard replied in a matter-of-fact tone. "The problem is … before I set foot on this island, I didn't know where the entrance to the treasure trove was." He paused for a moment before explaining, "Back then, there wasn't an area covered by crystals on Devil Chomp Island. Back then, Devil Chomp Island wasn't divided into five pieces like this. Furthermore, the landforms on each piece are completely different from what I remember. I could only walk around the island until I sensed the seal that I left at the 'entrance.' Only then could I determine its location. "
Madman also understood after he said this, and then he said, "Oh, no wonder you suddenly sped up after setting foot on this' middle island. 'It's because you're close to the' sensing distance ', right?"
"It's not just a matter of 'distance.' It's also related to how long I've been on the ground …" Blackbeard said. "Hmm … forget it. It's hard to explain it to a rough person like you …" He seemed to be too lazy to continue talking. He casually waved his hand and signaled for Mark Hoof to come over.
"Captain, what are your orders?" Hoof was very obedient. He stepped on the horse's hooves and quickly came to Blackbeard.
"Break the crystal under your feet, then dig it out." Blackbeard said as he turned around and walked a few steps away.
"Uh … how deep do you want me to dig?" Hoof looked down and asked again.
"Deep enough that I tell you to stop," Blackbeard said.
"Yes!"
The Beastman Pirates began to move after giving a sound of acknowledgement.
His four hooves were not just for decoration. His stomping power was so strong that it could easily split gold and stone. The crystal fragments that were dug out by his hooves flew in all directions, forcing the others, except for Blackbeard, to retreat seven to eight meters.
About thirty seconds later, Hoof stomped on the ground, creating a large pit that was more than a meter deep.
"That's enough." Blackbeard called for a halt.
Hoof heard that and immediately stopped moving. He stood in the pit and looked at his captain.
Blackbeard did not say much. He took a step forward and jumped into the pit. He took out a small piece of white material from his bosom. Upon closer inspection, it was obvious that it was a small piece of human finger bone.
"Agulo … hah … muchii …" Blackbeard clenched the finger bone in his fist and raised his arm. He softly chanted an incantation that sounded very obscure.
Immediately afterward, there was a buzzing sound coming from the ground. At the same time, a golden light gushed out from the bottom of the crystal and surrounded the hole that Hoof had dug.
"Come in, all of you." Blackbeard turned his head and said these words to Nezru and the others, who were a few meters away. Then, he and Hoof disappeared abruptly.
Seeing this, Nezru, Volger, and Mark Thick Neck exchanged glances. Then, they escorted Mad Eye and walked into the golden light together.
…
The cave where the treasures were stored did not need any lighting equipment, because there were many artifacts that could emit light for almost an unlimited amount of time.
Blackbeard, Mad Eye, Nezru, Mark Hoof, Mark Thick Neck, and Mr. Volger passed through the entrance of the phase space and entered this place.
When he arrived at this place, Blackbeard finally felt a sense of déjà vu that he had not felt for a long time.
The outside world had long changed. Only this place was the same as it was three hundred years ago … before he left this universe.
Well, it might not be accurate to say that it was "the same."
Although there were not many changes, there were still some. For example, the guard that he left here in the past, the "son" that he mentioned, had disappeared.
Instead, there was a stranger wearing a monk's robe that hid his entire body in the strange shadows under the robe.
"Long time no see, Blackbeard." At this moment, 23 used his own voice to speak to the other party. At the same time, he took off the hood on his head.
"Master!" Before Blackbeard could respond, Mad Eye could not help but widen his eyes in shock. "You … you are actually a woman?"
"Hmph …" Seeing Mad Eye's reaction, Blackbeard just sneered. "You don't even know whether the other party is a man or a woman, and you are already working for her?"
"After seeing what happened to the Red Ring, he had no choice." 23 answered this question on behalf of Mad Eye and then said to Blackbeard, "I believe … if you are smart enough, you will soon make the same choice as him."
"Oh?" Blackbeard said, "You think … I will be like Mad Eye …" He thought for half a second and continued, "Or Wisden, Tureus, and Idiante … I will bow down in front of you?"
"Ha …" 23 chuckled. Her chuckle, her tone, and her demeanor … were all very similar to someone else. "… Who knows?"
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