Chapter 1747: The Dangers of the Land of Endless Day
Lingyu’s eyes widened. “Didn’t the books say that the Golden Crows are auspicious beasts?”
Old Man Turtle explained, “The Golden Crow had never been an auspicious beast. In ancient times, ten great Golden Crows had played in the sky and caused a terrible drought that ravaged the world. The rivers dried, the mountains burned, and countless living beings crumbled into ash. Pray tell, how is it auspicious?”
Feng Qingyou asked, “Are there many Golden Crows residing in the Land of Endless Day?”
“Not many, but not few either.” Old Man Turtle said, “The best thing to do if we run into the Golden Crow is to hide. If hiding is impossible, then we must kill it cleanly. It would be very troublesome if the rest of the Golden Crows found out.”
Ye Qing and Feng Qingyou nodded. Lingyu asked another question, “So, what about the Divine Sun General?”
“The Divine Sun General supervises the rise and fall of the sun. He does not have a mind and can only act on instinct. When the sun rises, he will sound the morning gong. When the sun sets, he will sound the evening gong.”
Old Man Turtle’s expression turned serious. “The Divine Sun General only appears when the sun is rising or setting. When it is time, the temperature of the entire Land of Endless Day would rise to a horrifying degree. When this happens, even a Sage may burn into a crisp if they were standing too close to the Divine Sun General.”
“Heavens!” Lingyu subconsciously cried. “What... What should we do then?”
“There are two ways.”
Old Man Turtle replied, “One, we cross the Land of Endless Day before the sun rises or falls. Two, we stay as far away from the Soup Valley—the center of the Land of Endless Day—as far away as possible when the Divine Sun General appears. It’s because that is where the sun will be staying for around two hours, and where the temperature will be the hottest.”
“When two hours have passed, the sun will rise back out of the Soup Valley. As long as we survive this period, then the temperature would slowly drop back to a relatively reasonable degree.”
Old Man Turtle was explaining this mostly for the sake of Lingyu. After all, Ye Qing and Feng Qingyou had already performed a detailed research into the Land of Endless Day prior to their departure. They knew basically everything Old Man Turtle was saying even though they might be a little blurry on some of the details.