Struggle in the Steam Age

Based on the large amount of evidence Lawrence searched, everyone quickly determined the identity of the person who moved the boat. Obviously, the writer who bought this treasure record before Zhu Yan wrote that only he escaped was probably just a guess. There should have been another transcendent who was much higher than him escaped smoothly.

That is, the escapee returned to this place again later, took away the things originally hidden in the mezzanine, hid the entire wreck of the ship in the mud of the river mouth, and blasted the cabin near the mezzanine for cover.

As for why the cabin was not completely blown to pieces, Lawrence felt that it was probably because the man who moved the ship felt that he would have a chance to come back in a short time, and at the same time he was alone and could not carry too many things. So keep the luck to save the rest of the wealth.

But now from the results, it seems that something happened to that person afterwards, so he never returned here. So Lawrence and the others could still find so much wealth in the wreckage.

"It always feels a bit strange to salvage things out of the water so plainly after traveling all the way." Although Lawrence knew rationally that this kind of adventure that doesn't take much effort but has a lot of rewards is the best choice for every adventurer. Hope to meet in the form of adventure, but he always feels that there is something missing in this kind of adventure.

Zhu Yan also looked a little regretful, for a person like him, pure wealth doesn't attract him much. What he really needs is to keep fighting in the adventure to get further opportunities. Especially after the last trip to the astral plane, Okita Sakura successfully broke through the original level and became a full-fledged extraordinary person, which made him quite stimulated.

After a brief discussion about the things in the mezzanine and the conjectures about the whereabouts of the people who took such things, it was soon noon. Around 12 o'clock, a group of mermaids with human upper body and fish tails appeared on the coastline, and then a middle-aged mermaid turned his tail into legs and walked onto the beach.

Soon, Zhu Yan stepped forward to negotiate with the other party. Since the wreckage of the underwater ship has been basically ascertained, and the dangerous traps above have basically either been removed or have been directly activated by the monster phantom and consumed. So this group of mermaids checked and offered a low price.

"I thought they would ask a big price." Watching the mermaid bring the underwater treasures ashore bit by bit, Lawrence joked to Zhu Yan next to him, "After all, ordinary people can't salvage them from the bottom of the water. Something comes up, only they can do it fast and well."

"But they only charge reasonable fees, my friend." Zhu Yan said with a smile, "That's why this city is so prosperous and has so many people. But they have been able to monopolize the entire city for more than 100 years. The cause of the underwater salvage business in the city and nearby areas.”

"Sure enough, doing business should be based on honesty, no matter which world you are in." After hearing Zhu Yan's words, Lawrence nodded in agreement. These offshore mermaids are average in terms of strength and number, and the only thing they can rely on to monopolize the lucrative business in the entire region is the word "sincerity".

But at this time the mermaids didn't start working but were waiting for something. Soon, a flat-bottomed barge sailed towards this place from the direction of the open sea, and the steam engine on board was still emitting wisps of white smoke.

"The boat from my house is coming." Zhu Yan looked at the small barge and said. "It's too difficult to transport those things away by land in this place, so I simply asked the family to drive a boat over, and when the things are picked up, they will be directly put on the boat and transported away."

"It's a good way." Lawrence nodded. Before Zhu Yan only said that he asked someone to transport this thing away, Lawrence thought he would find a superhuman to take it away with a large space bag, but now it seems that their family It is true that the main force has been transferred to the north, so that now it can only rely on this ordinary method to transport items.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that the wealth found this time mainly belongs to ordinary people. So even if there is an emergency space bag in Zhu Yan's house, he won't use it for this.

"Since the respondent has arrived, we can withdraw." Zhu Yan greeted the people on the barge and said, "Where are you going next? Do you have any plans?"

"Not yet." Lawrence shook his head. He came here to explore directly after receiving the letter, so he didn't have any travel plans. "If you have any good places to go, you can recommend them to us. After all, this is the first time we have visited the west coast of the New World."

"There are so many interesting places in Xinzhou Republic." Zhu Yan said with a smile after thinking for a while, "Even the interesting attractions near Xinhuiji can make you visit differently in a month or two. I really want to recommend it to you. If not, I don’t know which type of scenic spots should be recommended to you.”

Hearing that there were many scenic spots, Lawrence and Safir suddenly became more energetic. Although this adventure is not ups and downs enough for them, it is also a good choice if they can take advantage of this opportunity to enjoy the exotic scenery. But before they said what kind of attractions they wanted to see, Lawrence's eyes suddenly focused on a mermaid who was going ashore.

"Actually, you can go and have a look at the Confucius Temple in New Kuaiji. As a god, he is very benevolent, allowing people to live or do business next to his temple, and willing to shelter those who live nearby and abide by his creed, so the new The area around the Confucius Temple in Kuaiji is the most prosperous place in the city—" Zhu Yan talked about the nearby attractions, but just as he said this, he saw Lawrence staring directly behind him.

Feeling a little curious, Zhu Yan turned his head and looked in the direction of his gaze, only to see Lawrence staring at a gold box the size of a briefcase in the hand of a mermaid.

"Brother, don't worry, we will share the finances equally." Zhu Yan put his hand on Lawrence's shoulder and said. When they were rocking the boat together to search before, the relationship between the two became more familiar, so they got along well. The time is also a lot more casual. "If you like this golden box, I will give it to you in due time."

"That's not the problem." Lawrence walked over there, and said to the few people who followed, "I searched all the cabins before, but I've never seen this thing before."

"Could it be that you didn't find it?" As soon as Zhu Yan said this, Safiel expressed a different point of view on the side. "Impossible. This golden box is so big and looks so conspicuous. Stupid—Lawrence can't turn a blind eye to such things. If it's some gadgets or some inconspicuous things, it's still possible."

"That's right." The reason was very reasonable, so Zhu Yan was convinced. Then he stepped forward and asked the famous mermaid about the origin of the box.

"We found this around the wreckage, more than 20 meters away from the main body of the wreckage." Said the mermaid put the box on the beach, judging from his posture and the sound of the box falling to the ground, we knew that the shell of the box should be very thin, but because of the size The problem is not light. "If this thing was not made of gold and heavy enough to sink into the mud, it might have been washed away by the current."

After the mermaid briefly explained and went into the water again, Lawrence and the others immediately gathered around the golden box. Because whether it is the texture, size or the decoration on the box, it shows its extraordinary.

"This box seems to contain some kind of valuables." Lawrence made a simple judgment after seeing the box for the first time. "Maybe this is one of the things missing in that mezzanine."