Xavier stood at the edge of the island and looked into the distance, feeling as if he had become the island's owner for some unknown reason.
"I didn't expect the device that discovered this island to be hidden at the bottom of the sea. I was still a bit careless."
Yelan's first thought upon seeing the island was why she hadn't thought of it sooner. She still wasn't careful enough.
"We're landing! We're landing!"
Amber paddled the dinghy directly to the island's edge and then stepped onto the island.
Everyone else also landed on the island and met up with Xavier.
"Hey, hurry and save me! I can't get down!"
Bennett stood on the highest peak, shouting down, making everyone laugh and cry.
The peak Bennett was on was extremely steep. It was unrealistic to climb up, and of course, it wasn't easy to climb down either.
If it weren't for this island suddenly rising from below, getting to this place would have been truly difficult.
"Ha, I told you so! Wealth Island definitely exists! Let's go, let's go!"
Kaeya put on his pirate hat again and headed towards the center of the island.
As for the unfortunate Bennett, Xavier gave Oz a rope and asked him to help send it up.
Fortunately, the camera wasn't focused on Oz, otherwise the audience would start wailing again.
"Hmm~ From the architectural style, this belongs to very ancient Mondstadt architecture."
Venti observed the surrounding buildings and came to a conclusion.
Keqing said in surprise, "Ancient Mondstadt architecture? Is it from the Old Mondstadt period?"
Venti was also somewhat surprised, "Wow, Keqing, I didn't expect you to know about Mondstadt's history too! How should the Old Mondstadt period be divided? Does it belong to the Decarabian era or the aristocrat era?"
Keqing thought for a moment and then said, "It should be the Decarabian era, because after Barbatos became a god, it was already considered New Mondstadt."
"And the subsequent aristocrat period, Mondstadters should be more accustomed to calling it the aristocrat period, rather than the Old Mondstadt period."
"Keqing, you're so amazing! That's exactly right."
The admiration in Amber's eyes grew even stronger.
Fischl was also slightly surprised, "So this island already existed over 2600 years ago?"
Even Xavier was a bit puzzled, "Wasn't Mondstadt covered in snow and wind over 2600 years ago? Was this island unaffected?"
Venti speculated, "Probably so. Otherwise, it wouldn't be possible to have so many buildings, nor would so many people have lived here."
Everyone was surprised that Wealth Island had such a long history, and they also didn't expect to encounter such history while looking for treasure. Perhaps this was an unexpected bonus.
"Where do you think that Fontaine merchant's treasure is hidden?"
Kaeya didn't seem as interested in these historical facts; he just wanted to know where the treasure was hidden.
At this moment, Bennett also came down from the mountain, running over, out of breath.
"Too, too good! I'm finally saved."
The audience also discovered the problem.
"How did Bennett do that? How did he climb down from such a high mountain? Wouldn't he really fall to his death?"
"That angle is almost 90 degrees. There's no other way but to jump down."
"666, I don't care, just watch it as a cool show!"
After searching for a while, everyone didn't find many clues. At this point, it was time to unleash their creativity and brainstorm.
"If I were a Fontaine merchant, I would definitely hide my treasures in a place that's relatively easy to find, but also won't be discovered by others."
Furina's idea was quite simple and direct.
"That's easy to say, but how can we know which place is easy to hide but not easy to be discovered?" Amber spread her hands and said.
Bennett immediately said, "I found a place. It looks like a plaza, hidden in the very center of this small town. I think that should be the place you're talking about."
It seems that Bennett being stuck on the high mountain wasn't entirely bad; there were still some benefits.
So, led by Bennett, the group walked towards the center of the town.
The closer they got to the center of the town, the denser the buildings became.
When they were nearing the core area, they indeed found a plaza-like area.
And what no one expected was that in the center of this plaza stood a mysterious statue.
"What? Could this be Lord Barbatos!"
Seeing that the statue bore some resemblance to the statues in Mondstadt, Amber was very surprised.
Venti blurted out, "Of course not! The history of this town predates Barbatos becoming a god, so this statue absolutely cannot be Barbatos. It's most likely another deity, or a great leader."
Xavier glanced at the statue. What made Xavier feel somewhat strange, even eerie, was that the statue had no facial features.
Aside from the general outline, it seemed as if all information about the statue's owner had been concealed.
It was unknown whether this was done deliberately by the worshipers or intentionally by the statue's owner.
But either way, the identity of this statue's owner must be incredibly mysterious.
Or perhaps they simply did not wish to be known by outsiders, and their identity had already been buried in history.
Only Venti gazed at the statue, falling into deep thought, but he only looked at it for a couple more moments.
"It looks like there's a treasure chest hidden beneath this statue."
Yelan's eyesight was exceptionally good; she discovered the treasure before anyone else did.
"Really? That's great!"
Furina was very excited and ran over first.
This box was very large, two meters high, square, and unlike a typical treasure chest.
To open it, tools would be needed.
"Xavier, hurry up and open this box! There might be an incredible treasure hidden inside!"
Furina couldn't open it herself, so she urged Xavier to open the box quickly.
"That's right, Xavier, open it quickly! I believe with you here, we'll definitely find the so-called treasure!"
Bennett was actually the most excited person, after all, this was the treasure map he had found.
Now that it was complete, it could finally be found.
"Hurry up, streamer! You're making me nervous! Open it and see!"
"Exactly, hurry, hurry!"
"I think there must be a lot of gold and jewels inside, just like in the legends of Treasure Island!"
Xavier didn't expect everyone to be so excited. Well, he was quite excited himself, actually.
So, under everyone's gaze, Xavier used his strength to open the box.
Everyone stood on tiptoe and peered inside. There were only a few scattered jewels, and besides that, a large pile of papers.
However, the box's sealing effect was quite good; the papers hadn't gotten wet and were still dry.
"Huh? Only this much treasure? We almost lost our lives!"
Fischl stomped her foot, feeling cheated.
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