Shadowking58

The ten sols

The ten sols

Long time no see. I’m not even sure how many of you are still checking this blog.

But I suppose every story that begins deserves an ending.

It’s been a few weeks since the Okinawa incident.

Too much happened—stuff I wouldn’t have believed myself.

My body feels different too… unnaturally calm.

I crawled out of “Penglai” alive and finally brushed the truth I’d been chasing.

And the enemy I always swore I knew… in the end, maybe they weren’t what I thought at all…

Was it all a wild goose chase? Or was the real treasure something else from the start? I don’t have that answer. Not yet.

It all feels absurd.

Either way, this treasure hunt ends here.

As for Xu Fu, the Fusang, and Wu Hai Ming—I’ve come to a few conclusions.

Demure seer and his dead totally-not-husband-but-defenitely-a-warlord enjoying a cup of baiju. What a beautiful sight!

Bonus under the cut

Found a place to stay. Window won’t lock, but it’s got what I need. I’ve stayed in worse. The guy next door is loud, but I’d rather hear something than sit in total silence.

Someone in the bathroom flinched at the bandages on my arm. It’s almost healed. Got it last year at one of Fusang’s storage sites. Somehow hit the same spot again. Not getting into detail.

Took a long detour to make sure I wasn’t being followed. Hopped on a bus back into the city and ducked into the first open restaurant.

Randomly pointed at a bunch of stuff on the menu. Thought I was ordering rice. Ended up with a bowl of noodles.

And just before I started eating… I saw him. The weirdo from the dolmen site.

He was heading out, so probably not tailing me, but why here? I got up to confront him, snapped a photo, someone stepped into frame, and when I looked up he was gone. Again.

Screw it. I’m eating.

The restaurant owner’s this elderly woman, just as old as the building. Her legs don’t look great, but she keeps shuffling plates back and forth.

Maybe she’s not used to seeing foreigners, she kept trying to chat with me using Google Translate.

I was wary at first, but she’s too enthusiastic. If she were Fusang, she wouldn’t be this loud.

Back. Had to bounce, just left the café. Pretty sure I’m being watched.

Dozed off at the table for a bit. Couldn’t help it, I was exhausted. When I woke up… this was in my hand.

That symbol… only someone who knows me would draw it. It’s a warning. Has to be them. Knew they wouldn’t let this go... I need to move.

That creep at the dolmen site keeps looping in my head. I thought I felt someone tailing me earlier... Guess it wasn’t just in my head.

At the fish market now, going after Xu Fu's dried fish.

Typical indoor Asian market. Local specialty looks like a small sardine-type fish. Ground floor packed with seafood stalls, most already closing, with fans blowing over the ice.

Didn’t take long to find the one from the scroll. Not by sight but by smell. Heavy. Almost unbearable. Followed it into a "hongeo" zone, pretty sure this is the stuff I’ve been chasing. What I actually needed was the fishing ground Xu Fu mentioned. I figured someone local might know, so I tried asking. Even recorded it, just in case. But didn’t work out well. The guy behind the counter got pissed and yelled at me to leave. Tried a translation app, but he wouldn’t engage at all.

Stalls are shutting down anyway; time to pull back.

Something weird happened. Some guy kept trying to talk to me, followed me around, rambling in Korean I couldn’t understand. I kept my distance. Then he was just… gone. Snapped this before he vanished. The whole thing was off, way too sketchy.

Congrats on making it here. If you followed the trail from that video, then yeah… you're curious enough. That’s good.

Like I said, the scroll shown in the video was just the tip of the iceberg. As promised, I’m sharing more here. Thing is, the bamboo scrolls are in bad shape. I mean, they’re over 2,000 years old. Some parts literally fall apart when I touch them.

I translated what I could into Chinese and English. Did my best to be accurate, but obviously with a bit of my own interpretation. (Attached the file if you wanna take a look.) According to the opening lines, Xu Fu seems to have first landed on a small island somewhere. But it never says exactly where… No name, no coordinates. Still, my gut tells me that place is key, and might be the starting point of this whole treasure hunt.

Problem is, I haven’t found any location that perfectly matches the description. Not yet.

Got a few guesses, but nothing I’m ready to bet on yet. Also… pretty sure Fusang’s been watching me again, so I’m not rushing into anything, the last thing I want is to lead them straight there.

If I find new clues, I’ll post them right here.

And if you’ve got a theory worth testing, drop it in the comments. I’m listening.

Save me yi nine sols