Chapter 1122 Heading Towards the Sea

Three days later.

Simbadi rode on the gondola and slowly rose from the sea.

"How do you feel?" As soon as she took off her heavy helmet, Mu Li came forward excitedly, "Is the underwater world interesting?"

It's not much better than the desert. Although there are many strange animals and plants living there, it's not as relaxing as having nothing at all. Every time he sank into the sea, there was always a feeling of being swallowed up. The ubiquitous pressure made it difficult to move even an inch, and it was even difficult to breathe. Although Sinbad thought so, when he saw Mu Li's expectant eyes, he He swallowed the words on his lips again, "How should I put it... the scenery is quite beautiful."

"It's great...it would be great if I could go down and have a look." Mu Li sighed.

Looking at her big light brown eyes, Simbadi suddenly remembered that a year and a half ago, when the tribe set out from Bishui Port to the southern end of the desert, she had the same expression on the stone boat - the road ahead was uncertain and the environment was unfamiliar. Under such circumstances, she could still find the energy to comfort herself. She was like an outlier among a group of panicked people.

He didn't know why, but he felt a little uneasy in his heart.

"Well done, your performance simply surprised me." The next person who was lifted out of the water was Rex. He clapped his hands and walked out of the basket. "Balance, air intake, calmness, sense of direction - everything about diving The required qualities are so outstanding. Is this the innate talent of the sand people, or are you just good at it? I don't mean to offend. When chatting with Miss Mu Li, she once mentioned that you are not the only one in the clan. A powerful warrior."

Mu Li stuck out her tongue at Simbadi, turned around and ran to chat with her assistant.

"There is a pool of water in the oasis where the Fishbone Clan lives. When we were young, everyone liked to compete with each other to see who could dive deeper, so it can't be considered inexperienced..." Sinbad said helplessly, "But she is right, even if it is deeper than Well, I’m not the most powerful person in the clan—if Carlon were to try it, maybe one day would be enough.”

"Caron? Who is that?"

"The strongest young generation in the clan, whether it is hunting or fighting, he is not inferior to his peers in the big clan. However, he has only participated in the dispatch team once. He should be holding some kind of job in Bishui Port now... Even if you want to find him, you can It's too late."

"Really," Rex shrugged, "I don't think so."

"Not necessarily what?"

"He is better than you." The fjord man took off his diving clothes little by little. "If you want to go deep into the sea, technology is not the first thing. The first thing you must have is an open heart."

"An open... heart?" Simbadi asked in confusion.

"Accepting the unknown and overcoming oneself, this is also the gap between the pool and the sea." He looked towards Daqing Port, "Incredible changes are taking place here, but the Caroln you mentioned is only willing to come here once. In this regard, he is far behind you. If I were looking for him, I might not even be able to convince him to put on diving gear and go into the water."

Simbadi rolled his eyes at him angrily, "If Mu Li hadn't said she wanted to try it herself, I wouldn't have agreed to it."

I originally wanted to lead them to the water cave, grab ten golden dragons and leave. As for the group, they could do whatever they wanted, but they didn't expect Mu Li to have become very interested in that strange device. When she learned that the salvage effort needed a helper, she almost immediately raised her hand.

In desperation, Simbadi had no choice but to agree to help the Strange Objects Club to the end, and personally followed Rex into the water cave - before verifying whether the diving suit was safe, he was not at all confident about letting Mu Li take the risk, let alone Stay with a Fjordman. Although she knew she would still get into the water one day, at least the risk was much smaller.

"Hahaha," Rex said with a disinterested smile, "But you finally crossed this boundary and took a step towards a new field, didn't you? Perhaps it is precisely because of this that Mu Li likes it more Will I get along with you?"

"Wait, you...what did you say?"

"Why, didn't you notice?" He spread his hands and said, "When that girl was chatting with me, your name appeared very frequently. She said that you were obviously not very courageous when you were a child, and you were often beaten until you cried. , but the curiosity is not small, but it has restrained a lot as I grew up, and I have become a lot quieter."

Sinbad twitched the corner of his mouth, "She really... tells you everything."

"I guess it's easier for outsiders to talk about it," Rex grinned, "I don't quite understand the customs of the sand people - maybe personal force is indeed important, but you may have been underestimating yourself."

"You obviously don't understand anything," Sinbad snorted lowly.

Although he said this, he didn't feel much resentment in his heart - in fact, even he found it incredible that in just a few days, he had become so familiar with a fjord man. At first, he was clearly to prevent the other person from contacting him alone. Mu Li was unwilling to stay and help.

Thinking about it carefully, Simbadi found that there was no trace of contempt in the other party's words and deeds, and there was an unexpected sense of ease in getting along with him. Compared with those northern nobles or fjord merchants who think highly of themselves, this can be said to be very unusual. . Probably for this reason, Mu Li would run to the Wonderful Objects Club camp whenever she had free time.

After a moment's hesitation, he asked Rex the question.

"You ask why..." the latter thought for a while, "There is no special reason, because we have already experienced enough discrimination and contempt."

Taste...enough? Sinbad couldn't help but be stunned. He was able to promise thirty golden dragons in one breath. After all, he had a lot of wealth and status, right? Where does the contempt come from? But before he could continue asking, an assistant had already walked over and said, "Teacher, all the equipment has been debugged and the official dive can start at any time."

"How's it going?" Rex looked at him, "Diving shouldn't be unfamiliar to you anymore, right?"

He had no choice but to suppress the doubts in his heart, "As long as there are no problems with these things you made."

"Of course, I have been researching it for nearly ten years. In order to ensure that it is foolproof, I have invested almost all my wealth in this..."

"What?"

"Ahem, cough, cough - no, it's nothing, don't worry about it," Rex turned away, "In that case, I declare that we will enter the water cave after noon and start our first exploration!"

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The reason for choosing Noon Time is simple. Since the air pipe can meet the depth requirements, ensuring a good view becomes the top priority for diving. At this time, the sun was just above the head of the cliff, almost directly shining on the sea. The seabed more than fifty meters deep was clearly visible, not to mention the water cave halfway up the rock wall.

If you wait until the tide goes out in the evening, you will easily lose your way.

"I'll wait for you at the entrance," Rex put on his helmet and gave a thumbs-up sign before taking the gondola and sinking into the sea.

About a quarter of an hour later, the assistant blindfolded nodded to Simbadi, "It's your turn."

Simbadi took a deep breath and put the heavy helmet on his head. Mu Li stepped forward to help him tighten the joint, and then said loudly against the helmet, "Come on, I'll wait for you to come back here!"

He took a deep look at her, turned and walked towards the hanging basket.

With the roar of the steam engine, Simbadi slid downwards little by little, and the blue sea with surging waves got closer and closer to him, gradually occupying his entire field of vision. For a moment, he had the illusion that he was not falling, but that the sea was actively approaching him and wanted to swallow him whole.

A familiar feeling of fear came back to me.

However, it only lasted less than a breath before he adjusted.

"Accept the unknown and overcome yourself."

What came to mind, besides Mu Li's sparkling eyes, were Rex's words.

Simbadi sighed and accepted the embrace of the sea.

In an instant, the whole world turned into a clear blue, and the sun shone from above like countless swimming golden snakes.

After slowly sinking twenty meters, the hanging basket stopped moving.

A deep cave entrance that seemed to be filled with cold current appeared in front of him.