"Ha..." Simbady twitched the corner of his mouth. "You don't like to take shortcuts and reap without sowing?" Most of the small clans had heard of the Fjords people. Not all of them were good at sailing, but almost all of them were natural-born businessmen who would not get up early without making a profit.
Many Mojins in Iron Sand City had been cheated by Rex, so all the Mojins knew that they had to be very careful when talking to them. What happened in the Festive Harbor further proved this saying. Simbady did not believe a single word of Rex's. "Are you done? I have something else to do. You can find someone else to prove your innocence. "
Simbady winked at Mully, signaling her to go with him.
"Wait!" Rex shouted hurriedly. "It's not free. I'm willing to pay you with a Golden Dragon, no matter what you get in the end!"
"Simbady, just let him finish." Moody also grabbed Simbady's hand. "I think the things he made are very interesting. He's not like an ordinary liar."
Feeling the warmth from Moody's palm, Simbady's heart skipped a beat. "But..."
"10 Golden Dragon! As long as you tell me the specific location, I'll give you 10 Golden Dragon! " Rex probably wanted to prove that he was not lying. He took out a Golden Dragon and put it in front of Simbady. "This is the deposit! If you can help me to the end, I'm willing to pay you 20 more. What do you think? "
Simbady was a little surprised. It was rare for a Fjord person to pay before seeing the goods, let alone 30 Golden Dragon. After a quick calculation, he realized that it was a huge sum of money. If he only relied on his salary, he would not be able to save that much money in 10 years.
"I also want to buy some new clothes for the children in my clan..." Mully said, blinking her big watery eyes.
Simbady was finally defeated by Rex's double attack. "Okay, I see. If you dare to lie to us... "
"Then you won't lose anything." Rex flicked the Golden Dragon to Simbady. "You can get a Golden Dragon just by saying a few words. There's no better deal than this."
Sure enough, Fjords people were good at bewitching people. Simbady caught the gold coin and asked, "What do you want to know from me? Why is Muriel with you? What do you mean by righting the name? "
"You have to start from the beginning." Rex cleared his throat. "Let's talk as we go. First of all, what's your impression of the sea? "
"Impression?" He hesitated for a moment. "The Mother of the Three Gods, the birthplace of all things, and … temperamental."
"I think it's mysterious," Molly said excitedly. "No one knows how wide it is or how deep it is. Even many areas in the Southernmost Region have not been explored yet. If it's the sea, I'm afraid it can't be explored in a thousand years."
"You're both right. But for Fjords people, it's more like a treasure house," Rex said with a smile. Rex said with a smile, "Countless treasures are placed quietly on the seabed. There are boxes of gold dragons and silver royals, as well as lost ancient relics … They are not hidden at all, and they are just waiting for people to pick them up. It's not surprising that they can get rich overnight. That's why it's said that whoever owns this treasury will become the richest person in the world! "
"That's easy to say," Simbady said disdainfully. "Unobstructed? The sea itself is the biggest barrier. You're not a fish. How can you go to the bottom of the sea at will? "
"Yes, that's the problem!" Rex said excitedly. "The purpose of the Society of Wondrous Crafts is to make the impossible possible. This time, I want to prove to everyone that the Society of Wondrous Crafts is not a crazy organization, nor a guild of cowards! Although we're not explorers, we're no less useful than them... no, we're even more useful than them! "
"I don't quite understand what you're saying —"
"A great invention," the Fjords man said eagerly. "I call it the 'diving suit'. With it, people can stay at the bottom of the sea for a long time like fish!"
"What?" Simbady asked in surprise.
"When I was picking up shells, I did see them stay underwater for a long time, far longer than an average person can hold their breath," Molly added. "That's why I asked them what they were doing."
"So it was Molly who approached them first..." Simbady's heart ached.
"I was also surprised at that time. After all, it's said that Sand Nation people always keep a respectful distance from the sea," Rex said. "These days, I've been carrying out diving experiments and the results are very successful. There's no doubt that it'll change the whole fishing world — it'll turn a job that only depends on luck into a new adventure that everyone can participate in! "
"Since you've succeeded, why did you come to me?" Simbady asked in puzzlement.
"Ahem... here's the thing, Mr. Simbady. The only thing that the diving suit lacks is fame. This time, King Wimbledon's reward is the best opportunity, so I need to fish out some real treasures before others do — the kind that can attract the attention of the King of Graycastle, "Rex said, clenching his fists. Rex clenched his fists and said, "Once I get the honorary title from His Majesty, there will definitely be countless people lining up to buy my invention!"
The Fjords man paused for a moment. "But we don't know where the treasure is most likely to be hidden. His Majesty didn't specify what he wanted in the recruitment notice. He only said that anything that looked strange would be fine. Obviously, there weren't many treasures that could interest His Majesty, and he definitely wouldn't be interested in the junk that we dug out from the sandpits and corals. Therefore, we couldn't come up with a good idea and could only search along the coastline. Just then, Miss Molly brought us a ray of hope. She said that you once saw a strange water hole, and on a moonless night, you could even see a trace of light shining from the bottom of the water. I want to know where it is! "
"In other words, the chief is the main reason that attracted these Fjords people here," Simbady thought with a headache. "I've seen it by chance. It's at the bottom of a cliff, and the entrance can only be vaguely seen when the tide is low. But even so, it's dozens of feet deep from the sea, and no one knows how deep it is or what's in it. Maybe it's just an ordinary cave, and the light comes from a group of jellyfish. "
"Don't worry. Even if we don't find anything, I'll pay you according to our agreement," Rex replied.
As they spoke, the three of them arrived at an uninhabited beach outside the harbor.
However, at this moment, the beach was surrounded by a group of people.
"These are the sailors I recruited. They have nothing to do with the experiment and mainly do odd jobs," Rex said. "There are only two people who really help me, Eyepatch and Tall Hat. They're both my assistants and members of the Society of Wondrous Crafts."
"What a strange name..." Simbady thought as he glanced at the man and the woman in the middle of the crowd. His eyes finally fell on a strange suit in front of them.
It had a huge metal helmet, which looked very incongruous with its body. Its clothes and pants seemed to be fused together, which made it difficult to wear. The most eye-catching thing was the two tubes sticking out of the helmet. They looked like the erect tentacles on the head of a shrimp, but were extremely long. The terminals of the tubes were connected to a large black machine.
Simbady had seen the same thing on a ship in Neverwinter. The sailors called it a steam engine.
"That's what you said..."
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