Lost Gold Story 04-04
Overview
- "The feather of Maat was used as a counterweight for a person's heart. I think it's used to activate the mechanism for wherever, the treasure is hidden."
- Stage Cost: None
- First Clear Rewards:
Astral Memory x20
- Unlock Condition:
Emergency Medicine x250, 
Lumber x250, 
MRE x250, 
Drinking Water x250 - Note - During its initial limited run, this stage's first clear reward was:
Hunter's Badge x50 - Note - During its initial limited run, this stage's unlock condition was: Emergency Medicine x300, Lumber x300, MRE x300, Drinking Water x300
Guide
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Script
Base Camp Room
You put together the four pieces of parchment and begin to decode the riddle.
Luke: The riddle comes from the Book of the Dead but this isn't the original text.
Luke: Many parts of the poem had been changed, and these parts are key to solving the riddle.
Luke: Like this one: "A sapphire fluorescence graces the earth beneath you."
Luke: The original sentence is...
Artem: "Thy turquoise countenance illuminates the ground at thy feet." There is no "sapphire" or "fluorescence."
Luke: You memorized it pretty well.
Artem: After I got the riddle, I looked into the Book of the Dead.
Artem: Thankfully, my memory and academic abilities are fairly good.
You: (I suddenly have a bad feeling... They're going to start up again...)
Luke: The sapphire color that Janet mentioned refers to bioluminescent algae that glows a fluorescent blue on the sea at night.
Luke: The cave where Joshua was caught is connected to the sea and has algae, but it was already checked.
Luke: The only other place around Nosta with algae and a luminous bay is...
Marius: The karst cave bay in the northernmost part of the island.
Marius: I guess Joshua didn't consider looking along the seabed because he didn't think Janet could dive there alone.
Marius: So, his attention was always focused on the waterways on Nosta.
Luke: You...
Marius: Excuse me, but I bought the island. Of course I know the geography of my property.
Marius: Hydrology is part of it, and my memory's also pretty good.
Luke: ...
Vyn: You explained the final sentence of the poem. Then what about the first two sentences?
Luke: Although the Golden Mask of Anubis is an ancient Egyptian relic...
Luke: There are no ancient Egyptian ruins on this island. The ruins here have their own system.
Luke: Therefore, I suspect that Janet's poem is describing what she saw, rather than corresponding to any specific culture.
Luke: "Immeasurably satisfied, you sleep upon the mountain's summit. Dark blue heavens crown your radiant body"...
Luke: It's part of the scenery she saw, just like the luminous bay.
You: What kind of scenery is that?
Luke: On this point, I have an idea. Let's put all the riddles together first.
Vyn: Then look at my section: "He leaves his secret residence, sailing on a boat of night."
Vyn: In the original text, it is a boat of the "rising sun."
Vyn: I speculate that this also refers to bioluminescent algae, since their fluorescence cannot be viewed during daytime.
Vyn: Bioluminescent algae glow more vividly when disturbed. Rowing would cause such an effect.
Vyn: "Isis remains among the Nile's reeds, mourning for you in the dark swamp." This sentence is the same as the original.
Vyn: I believe it suggests that the hidden treasure is indeed the Golden Mask of Anubis.
Vyn: One of Isis' great achievements in ancient Egyptian mythology was to assist Osiris in his resurrection.
Vyn: It also happens to coincide with the role of the legendary Golden Mask of Anubis.
Luke: What a clear and logical analysis. Your academic abilities are also pretty good?
Vyn: You are too kind. After all, I hold two doctorate degrees, whereas Artem has only one.
Artem: ...
Luke: Are you guys done yet?
You: ...
You: Let's look at the two feather stone carvings we found. It looks like we can put them together.
You: Is this what "Before you, Maat raises high her fate-deciding feather" refers to?
Luke: The feather of Maat was used as a counterweight for a person's heart.
Luke: I think it's used to activate the mechanism for wherever the treasure is hidden.
Luke: Mechanisms that relied on weight as a driving force were actually pretty common in antiquity.
Luke: Generally speaking, as long as the weight meets the requirement, it can be opened.
Luke: We still don't know what kind of mechanism Janet had ran into...
Luke: But the two halves of the feather may add up to the right weight.
Luke: As for why one feather was next to Janet while the other one was in a faraway temple...
Luke: That's related to the scene we were just talking about.
