Chapter 405

Chapter 405

As expected, Leroy immediately started talking.

He urgently wanted to confirm the truth of my words. "Alex, is it really not dangerous?"

"Didn't I make it clear? There's no danger, just a bit of walking involved." I continued to reassure Leroy. "If there were any real danger, the three of us wouldn't have made it out unscathed. Besides..."

I paused, looked at Leroy, and smiled. "The High Priest should know, right? You gave us enough rations for only four days, but we lived in the attic passage for a full seven days, and we came out completely unharmed. Unless there was food inside."

"But there was no food in there, just bones." I shrugged. "So, High Priest, you don't need to doubt us. We've already navigated the passage in the attic, reached the other side, found a food source, and then returned."

I shrugged again. "If you don't believe me, you can send someone in to check it out and see if there's any danger."

Naturally, Leroy wouldn't dare to do that because he couldn't confirm whether there was danger inside or verify the truth of my words.

This time, before Leroy could ask any more questions, Lily jumped in. "So, Alex, what did you find in there?"

"Well, we made some pretty significant discoveries." Ignoring Leroy, I began to recount our findings in the attic to my companions.

As I finished speaking, Andrew and Joseph stood up, bumped into each other, and laughed heartily.

Andrew said, "So, our risky venture was worth it. Everything we went through wasn't in vain. When the time comes, we can leave this awful place."

Joseph jumped for joy. "Finally, we can leave this place. I don't want to stay here for another second."

Others were also overjoyed, with the women hugging each other and wiping away tears.

William's voice trembled. "Alex, did you really find a way to leave? How exactly do we get out?"

I shook my head. "Actually, I'm not entirely sure because I didn't discover the clue. The craftsmen of Atlantis found it. I just relayed the information they carved on the stone walls."

"As for how to leave, we have to wait for a once-in-a-century celestial event, when the stars align and the sun and moon converge. But I don't know when that will be, so for now, we have to wait."

However, no one knew when this once-in-a-century celestial event would occur, and it wasn't certain we could wait for it.

Leroy's focus was not on the celestial event but on something else. He looked puzzled. "Craftsmen? Our Atlanteans?"

"Yes, High Priest, you didn't know?" I was testing Leroy's knowledge on the matter. "The craftsmen said your king abandoned them, sending them into the attic to start an endless life of carving."

"Alex, can you explain more clearly?" Leroy's expression didn't seem fake. "We've never had a craftsmen group in Atlantis. What were they carving?"

"Statues." I added, "To be precise, guiding statues. We followed the statues carved by your craftsmen to navigate the passage safely and found the crucial clue to leave."

"It seems the Atlantis royal family has hidden some truths," Leroy sighed, intentionally changing the topic. "As for the truth, I'll find time to ask the king. But about the clue to leave, how exactly do we leave?"

"Yeah, Alex, how do we get out of here?" Emily asked, curiosity written all over her face. "We don't have a boat, and there's no plane to carry us. How do we leave?"

Everyone else was just as curious, their eyes fixed on me.

"A time tunnel," I said, letting the words hang in the air. "That's the clue I got. Sounds pretty wild, right?"

Susan chuckled. "I must've heard wrong. A time tunnel? Alex, you gotta be kidding."

I shook my head. "No joke. The clue left by the Atlantis artisans is that a once-in-a-century time tunnel will emerge from the sea. But they didn't confirm that the tunnel leads to our homeland because none of the Atlanteans who entered it ever came back alive."

I watched as their faces shifted from excitement to disappointment. "Maybe those who entered faced danger and died, or maybe they left this place and went somewhere new. Their fate is unknown."

For a moment, everyone fell silent, lost in thought.

Leroy broke the silence. "Alex, remember what I told you before. Before we Atlanteans arrived here, there was a race we didn't know about. They entered the attic and disappeared completely. Maybe they left through the time tunnel."

"We just need to try, and maybe we'll find out." He finally revealed the core point.

I met Leroy's calculating gaze and smiled. "Yes, we just need to wait for that moment and try. But High Priest, who will go? That's a very difficult choice."

Renee and Tim quickly dismissed the responsibility. "We're definitely not going. Who knows if the time tunnel is real or dangerous? We're not stupid enough to volunteer for a death mission. Whoever wants to go can go, but we're not going."

"Cowards!" Susan mocked. "Don't worry, even if everyone in Atlantis dies, we won't let you go in."

Lily sneered. "We'd rather go ourselves than give you the chance. Maybe we can really leave through the time tunnel. As long as you don't regret it, you can do whatever you want."

Tim remained silent, torn between the fear of dying and the fear of missing the chance to leave.

Leroy seized the opportunity. "It seems, Alex, you know more about this so-called time tunnel than we Atlanteans do. Maybe it would be better if you went."

I laughed twice, then instantly turned serious. "High Priest, you're treating us like guinea pigs. We won't go to an unverified, dangerous unknown place."

Leroy laughed too. "Then it's not up to you."

With that, Leroy stood up, ending the lunch early. "Since we know when the time tunnel will appear, we'll handle observing the celestial events. You stay at the priest's house and wait. When the time comes, we'll send you there."

Then he left the room with Elijah and the little girl.