When Rex left the reception hall, he saw Simbady waiting for him in the courtyard.
"What do you think? Is the Great Chief interested in your diving suit?" asked the Sand Nation enthusiastically. After a week of getting along, the two of them had become more familiar with each other and could be considered as half friends. "What's the reward for discovering the relic? The title of Explorer? "
Rex shook his head disappointedly. "He doesn't want to buy a diving suit..."
"Well... I see," Simbady said quickly. "But it's normal that Graycastle Kingdom doesn't need it. When the news gets out, the Chamber of Commerce of the Fjords will definitely notice your invention. The sea is a treasure trove. That's what you said, isn't it? "
"He did say that," Rex thought. "Now that the King of Graycastle has summoned us, he obviously attached great importance to this matter. According to the terms of the recruitment, I will definitely be rewarded handsomely." Whether it was the reward itself or the title of explorer, it would attract a lot of attention and talk about him, thus making the diving suit famous throughout the Fjord Islands.
However...
He smiled bitterly and said, "His Majesty's reward is a book."
Simbady was stunned. "What did you say?" the Sand Nation lowered his head and looked at the book in Rex's hand. "Is it..."
"Yes, it's this." Rex nodded helplessly. The book was not thick and only had dozens of pages. There was not a single word on the cover, not to mention the exquisite borders and prints. Even if it was given by an ordinary noble, it still looked rather shabby and did not look like a decent reward.
Such a reward would not bring him fame, and he might even be ridiculed.
"The chief shouldn't be like this..." Simbady stamped his feet. "Even I got 20 Golden Dragon as a reward. As the initiator of the salvage plan, you should get more than me!"
The straightforwardness of the Fjords people warmed Rex's heart, but he knew in his heart that it was absolutely not worth questioning a powerful ruler over such a matter — because the other party had already given him the conditions to fulfill his wish, but he was still hesitating.
At this time, a guard came over and said, "His Majesty has prepared a residence for you. Please come with me."
"Thank you." He hurriedly bowed and signaled Simbady to follow him. No matter what, it was better to go back and read the book first.
Not long after he left the Castle District, Rex suddenly heard a strange buzzing sound.
It was like a series of muffled thunder coming from the horizon, but it was even clearer.
He exclaimed softly and looked into the distance.
A barely visible black dot appeared in the blue sky.
Birds? Just as this thought popped up in his mind, he quickly denied it. The distance was probably a few miles. What kind of bird could fly with such momentum?
The Sand Nation had also noticed this anomaly. His entire body tensed up like a soldier on high alert.
"That thing … is coming for us!"
"Enemy?" Rex was surprised. "In the capital of Graycastle?"
"I don't know … but it's definitely not a bird or a beast!"
"Relax." The guard who led the way said calmly, "It's just a toy that Her Royal Highness likes. Although it's hard to believe at first, you'll get used to it after staying here for a few days."
"Princess's … toy?" Both of them found that they could not understand what the guard was saying at all.
"His Majesty once advised Princess Tilly not to leave the flight test field, but she thought the field was too small for her. Apart from the residential area, the factory area, and the Swirl Sea, the only route left was the Castle District," the guard said calmly. "But I have a feeling that she's here to show off her skills to His Majesty."
They still could not understand.
However, even though Rex could not understand, he caught a trace of pride in the guard's expression.
In less than a few seconds, the black dot that had been far away in the sky was now right in front of them. Amid the roaring sound, the Fjords people saw the most incredible scene in their lives.
A metal creature with two pairs of long wings flew over his head like a gust of wind. Its shadow was dozens of times larger than the largest seabird. Just looking at its body made people feel that it was extremely heavy, but it was precisely this heavy iron beast that was soaring in the sky. At the same time, he also saw the figure of a woman on the iron beast. Although he could not see clearly, it was indeed flying with a person on its back.
Fan …
This name suddenly popped up in Rex's mind.
The Society of Wondrous Crafts was not a well-organized association, and he did not have much contact with them. He had only seen them on the day of the public testing of the flying wings. To be honest, he even hated Fan a little because of his unrealistic delusions, which made the already poor reputation of the Society of Wondrous Crafts even worse.
But now, someone had accomplished this feat in an even more exaggerated way.
Looking at the double-winged iron beast circling the castle, Rex's heart was in turmoil.
…
The guard led them to a hotel called the Foreign Affairs Building. After saying, "My name is Sean. If you've made up your mind, you can come to the Castle District to inform me of your decision." Then he turned around and left.
Simbady was still in a state of shock. He muttered the blessings of the Three Gods and then ran to the window to look out. Simbady did not know whether he was afraid or eager to see the incredible creation again.
Rex shut himself in his bedroom.
He stared at the featureless book in his hand, as if trying to read His Majesty's thoughts through it. After a full 15 minutes, he opened the cover.
During this time, he had made various hypotheses, ranging from ordinary biographies, eulogies, introductions to the customs of Neverwinter, a generous contract disguised as a book, and even a threatening notice to force the members of the Society of Wondrous Crafts to move to Neverwinter.
But there was nothing.
There was only one sentence on the first page: The Law of Buoyancy.
An object immersed in a static fluid is subjected to a buoyant force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object. The buoyant force is perpendicular to the center of the fluid displaced.
It sounded awkward at first, but Rex's eyes gradually widened after he read it in his mind several times.
He quickly turned to the second page, which turned out to be a full page of arithmetic formulas. Probably in consideration of his ability to understand, each formula was accompanied by detailed annotations. The more he read, the harder it was for him to take his eyes off it.
Volume, density, buoyancy... He was familiar with these concepts, but at this moment, he felt like he was seeing them for the first time.
Every word was no longer an abstract expression, but a number with a unit. Whether an object was sinking or floating, and to what extent it was sinking, Rex could calculate it with a pen.
For a moment, Rex thought of the steel ships and hydrogen balloons sold to the Fjords. They seemed to become vivid and vivid in his memory.
Further down the page, there was a submersible that could sink and float autonomously. Although it was only a conceptual picture, it was undoubtedly feasible when combined with the formulas in front.
At the end of the book, he saw a strange large ship, which could sail on the surface of the water like an ordinary ship, but could also swim underwater like a fish. Its huge body could accommodate hundreds of people. Even the most deadly wind and waves would not be a threat to it underwater.
Rex was completely shocked by this idea.
At the same time, he felt a sense of dullness in his heart.
It was as if he had finally taken a small step on an unknown road, and just when he was feeling elated, someone had already pointed out the entire path.
Thinking of the iron beast that had whizzed past, it seemed like there was more than one such path in Neverwinter.
He had already understood the meaning of the word "reward".
If he rejected the King of Graycastle's offer, he would definitely be able to reach a new level in his diving career with the contents of this book. However, the second stage was already the limit of what an individual could achieve. As for the third stage of the diving ship, he basically had no chance in this lifetime.
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