Chapter 508 Bad Luck?
Taya smiled, hearing his question, and answered, "That is the good part. Barely any tourists co here since there are no airfields on this island or any official ans of getting to this island. Even those rich enough to own helicopters won't co here, considering there is no refueling station nearby, and even if they manage to refuel, the winds are too harsh. Most rich people wouldn't risk their lives. The only option is boats or yachts, but even then, they need to have a skilled captain who knows how to maneuver through these chaotic and unpredictable waters. It might look calm now, but it can get really nasty when we least expect it. Many had lost their lives trying to co to this place, and this is also one of the reasons why the natives never leave this place."
"Whew…This island sounds like a fancy prison. It is like they have been cut off from the rest of the world," Viktor mused while feeling that the situation of the natives seed a bit pitiful in this matter.
Taya shook her head and said, "It's not as bad as you think…at least not for them. As far as I know, they are living happily here, and unlike us, they do not have much desires. They are simple people leading simple lives. You will see once we interact with them."
Viktor understood what she was talking about and said, "Well, it wouldn't be my first ti eting such people, but will they understand the common language? How do you plan to talk to them? Using so translator app?"
"Surprisingly, they can understand and even speak the common language to a certain level. So explorers from outside ca here a few decades ago and taught them how to at least speak the common language so that next ti people like them happen to co here, they can interact with them," Taya explained.
"That's quite nice, but why does it sound like this isn't your first ti coming here?" Viktor asked.
"Because I had once co here for research nearly a decade ago."
"Research? I thought you people do research in labs and not in so mountains," Viktor said with a subtle laugh.
Taya rolled her eyes as she said, "Not that kind of research, silly. This was more like trying to find so answers which could help seek so answers to living longer. At that ti, I was heavily obsessed to the point of even risking my life by coming here."
"Whew, don't tell you rode a boat all the way here. But…why this island particularly?" Viktor curiously asked.
"Taya had told about this before. The natives here believe that this island is sacred. They believe powerful beings had once walked through these lands, but in particular, they worship that tall green mountain over there," Umilia pointed to the horizon as Viktor saw the tallest mountain on the island, which he had noticed before, especially due to the peculiar sight of two stony projections coming out on its top, resembling the shape of a cross's upper half.
He couldn't make out the shape of the two stony projections since it was covered by moss and whatnot. But he had to admit the mountain had an imposing look yet had a pleasing look as well.
"What's so special about that mountain?" Viktor curiously asked.
"I have tried asking them about it, and all I know is they worship a supre being nad the Naless Knight. I tried to dig deeper, but they are quite secretive and sensitive when it cos to their god. They wouldn't even let outsiders get anywhere near their sacred mountain, which they considered as the only place to contain the traces of their god. So you shouldn't ask any questions related to that," Taya warned with a serious look, making Viktor nod while wondering why they were being so secretive.
What he learned from his experiences was that religious people always loved to promote their own religion. So were proud of belonging to their religion, while others had blind faith.
"I don't understand. There are many powers around the world who would do anything to explore anything secretive. So won't such people co here and dig through everything to see why these natives are being secretive? For instance, they might try forcing their way into that sacred mountain," Viktor said with a shrug.
Taya chuckled and said, "You are right. But it is said that anybody who tried to enter that mountain never returned. Countless experts from various fields had simply disappeared to never return. The natives tell us that this is the reason they don't want anybody going near that mountain."
"Seriously? Don't tell so kind of monster lives in that mountain that gobbles people up. Umilia, you believe this?" Viktor asked, feeling even more interested. It was not that he didn't believe people disappearing inside the mountain, but it was this very fact that made him feel that this mountain might be special in so way, especially after going through recent events.
Umilia squinted her eyes as she looked at the mountain and said, "I did so research about this place with Nyissa before coming here, and according to her, this island is actually very infamous among the mage community of this world. In fact, it was considered taboo to talk about this place."
"No way…but why?"
"Yeah, I was surprised too, but what surprised even more was that every clan in this world had this iron-clad rule of never going anywhere near this island. I don't know if they are acting superstitious or not, but they said that bad luck would befall them if they set foot on this island. Even Nyissa believes it, and that is why she could not accompany us to celebrate your birthday. It seems like she and everyone were taught from a very young age to consider this place as a forbidden one. We even talked about going to a different place, but it seed like she was busy settling things with her mother," Umilia said with a hint of regret on her face since she would have liked it if her grand-niece was able to join them.
Viktor also found it regretful that Nyissa couldn't join them, especially since things could have ended even better. However, he asked, "But you do not believe it?"
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