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“Now we have no clue how to continue our
journey..”

Mep took a deep breath. “Yeah. It feels like it was
all in vain, huh?”

Suddenly, from a distance, the sound of light
footsteps approached. Slowly, the figure of an old man
appeared among the trees, wearing a slightly wet gray
coat. Andy reflexively stood up.

“That old man… the one who gave me chocolate
that time…” The man smiled slightly. “You guys made
it.”

“Why are you here?”

“Isn’t it obvious? I brought you here. How is it?
Have you found the treasure?” Andy looked confused.
“We failed… Our map was stolen, the treasure… is
gone.”

The man stepped closer, his eyes calm, full of
understanding.

“Who said you failed? Congratulations on
arriving at point X,” he said, his voice calm. “Many seek

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