This three-page journal describes the adventures of finding the mysterious pyramid on Next Island. The journal can be found in the magical forest behind the smaller tree trunk.
The mysterious pyramid
Recently I was walking around Conq’s Rest because I wanted to go back and pay his nice memorable place a visit. As well as trying out my luck with the crafting machines that are stationed there. Anyways before I got to take my leap of faith. A building caught my attention. I passed this place quite sometimes, but I never realized that you could enter and visit the big building. Immediately I changed plans and went to explore the building. I was quite surprised by the number of different artefacts you could find there. Once you enter the building for example you see a big statue of an Ancient Greece fighter and in a vitrine nearby a nice statuette and a small display of Ascalaris. You can look at some holographic lamps with the symbol of Resa, Stel and the other factions. There were some banners of those factions as well, right besides a cyclops and some Gorgon armor from Ancient Greece. All those artefacts I did expect to be in an exhibition of the things of Next Island and Ancient Greece but there was one artefact on display that did strike me as very odd.
This artefact was a glowing pyramid, it especially sparked my interest because it was something I would not expect when thinking of iconic things of Next Island. I know Sebastian seems to live in remains of a pyramid as well, but this pyramid seems to be different: There is a stair that is lighten up with energy and rumours have it, that this mysterious pyramid is located somewhere in the western dessert. I guess this looks like a mystery I like to solve. I will study the strange looking text and prepare for an expedition to the western desserts tomorrow.
The search for the pyramid
After studying the map of Next Island, I made out a few things what the desert in the west could be. My strongest guess is that it is somewhere near Shatterrock. The other option would be that it is more located in the south. But since I got the implication of western desert, I figured it will be west of where the replica of the pyramid can be seen.
I equipped my Maze Hammer and did go west of Shatterrock for some exploring. I must have walked the desert for about a minute when a C.A.R.E Mk10 started to attack me. Not soon after, I had to revive back on the outpost. I needed a new approach. No sooner said than done I took out my Sleipnir and explored the rest of the desert in the next hour from a save distance. Sadly, I have not found any indication of the pyramid I was searching. Although this lead was a dead end, I had now a better plan to explore the southern desert, my second guess for the location, so I hopped in my Sleipnir and flew down to the southern desert. Starting from Kamba outpost I went south, past a small river than almost hit a mountain because I mostly paid attention to what was below me and not what was in front of me. I flew down all along the river all the way past Serpentine Village and Shadow Hill till I reached Oasis Outlook. Tired of the long travel, I decided to go to Cecily, to help her with their Problems with Red Papoo Stalkers. She always has a little something if you can kill 50 of them by using only a NI Basic Laser Pistol. But as soon as I left her, I realized that for one it was already quite late, and I haven’t gotten any pistol in my inventory. I decided to go to Serpentine Village to grab a Pistol and speak with some fellow Islanders if they can help me with the pyramid search before I call it a day.
Finding the pyramid and its secrets
After having such a long search yesterday, I seem to have gotten lucky. A stranger approached me in the morning. He said he have heard me talking in the bar about searching for a mysterious pyramid. For a ped he could point me in the direction of there whereabouts of this pyramid. As I agreed he said I should go to Shadow Hill and fly northeast. The pyramid should be in the middle of the following outposts: Shadow Hill, Morion Outpost and Serpentine Village.
With this new information I couldn’t wait to get on my Sleipnir to Shadow Hill and search the pyramid. I seem to have been so close but just looking in the wrong direction. I flew in the direction he told shortly got distracted by a nice little pond in the distance with some palm trees around it. After a short break there I continued towards northeast. Just shortly after I saw the pyramid in the distance on top of a plateau. When I approached closer there was a mystical fog surrounding the pyramid. And in the fog, there were some creatures that looked familiar but different- Ghostly Screechers. I was afraid they would attack me but found out that they were not hostile towards me.
I went closer to the pyramid only to realize it was full of writings in a Language I can not read. Seeing the replica of the Pyramid I could see the writings but just thought they might be too small to read, but even having them big in front of me I just could not make any sense out of those signs. After thinking a bit, the only feasible solution was to find someone who is on Next Island since years if not centuries. After thinking about that it came to my mind, that I have heard of a lonely ape that wondered Next Island long before I was here. I figured he should be somewhere in the Northeast. Since I did not remember it exactly, I went back to Crystal Peak and did what I always do in dire situations. I went to the Beach Bar and grabbed a drink speaking to locals for some more Information.