Chapter 1125 The Road to Escape

"Hoo, ho, ho... Finally... we're here..." When the small pool from where they came appeared in front of the two of them again, Simbadi felt relaxed all over.

Thank the three gods, thank the son of the earth and the mother of the ocean, he said in his heart. It was already bright in the 'hole' at this moment, which allowed the two of them to escape as quickly as possible. At the same time, the closer to the direction of the sea, the greater the contraction of the 'hole' and 'hole', like the mouth of an earthen jar. This is probably the reason why the armored giant scorpion did not pursue it all the way.

However, this still does not mean complete safety.

He has not forgotten the tidal crawling sound. Even if the desert scorpions from the entire endless promontory are concentrated here, he will not be surprised. Sinbad only knew that these predators could cross the stone wall at any time, follow the scent and tear them into pieces.

Fortunately, scorpions cannot swim, so they can escape danger by escaping into the sea.

"Quickly, put on the helmet!" Simbadi grabbed the diving helmet on the ground and couldn't wait to put it on his neck.

However, he found that the Fjord people did not move.

"Hey, what are you thinking about?"

"You...let's go first." Rex whispered with his back to him.

Go first? Simbadi was stunned. Damn it, is this guy still thinking about those luminous relics?

Anger couldn't help but well up in his heart. He walked forward in three steps and grabbed the other person's shoulder. "Are you crazy? Do you know what's going on now?"

Something suddenly stuck in his throat mid-sentence. Simbadi looked at Rex's chest in surprise and saw that the clothes made of soft leather and intestinal membrane had a cut, with a little blood on both sides.

"Your diving outfit..."

"It's broken." Rex forced his lips to grin, showing a smile that was uglier than crying. "In the end, the desert scorpion didn't hit me, but its pincers did scratch my clothes."

The sand people fell silent. The wound on the other person's chest was not big, just a scratch on the skin. However, the damage to his diving suit meant that seawater would flow into his helmet along the neck joint.

After a while, Simbadi finally said, "If we only use the gas tube..."

Rex smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Unless we are very close to the water, your inhalation force must be as strong as pumping the air pump."

The two pipes must be connected together to maintain balance.

The other party had already told him this.

That's why the other party was so hesitant when answering his questions before...

I'm afraid the Fjord people were already aware of their situation at that time.

Rex took off his belt bag and handed it to him, "This is a sample of the stone tablet. Please give it to my assistant, and say that I have found a discovery that is not inferior to Lord Thunder."

Simbadi noticed that his fingers were trembling slightly.

"Your assistant...does he still have spare diving gear?"

"Only these two pieces, from material selection to sewing, it takes at least half a year to make a set of clothes." Rex took a deep breath and it could be seen that he was trying his best to control his emotions, "I know what you are thinking, the truth is Along the way, I tried every possible method I could think of, and it turned out that without diving gear, it would be impossible to get out of the cave. Probably, this is fate..."

"destiny?"

"People from the Society of Strange Objects...cannot become real explorers." He bit his lip, "You should leave quickly before the scorpion comes! As long as I can bring the news back, even if I can't If you get the title of explorer, your name will definitely spread throughout the fjord along with this invention!”

Sinbad looked at the pool and was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "I refuse."

"Eh?" Rex's eyes widened in disbelief.

"You still owe me twenty-nine golden dragons. If you die, who am I going to ask for it?" He said angrily, "Only you and I and Mu Li know about this agreement. I don't think your assistant will pay this." The money can be seen from their clothes, and those two are no better than the Sand People."

"We just don't have money now!" Rex protested, "In order to buy a steam engine from Graycastle... the cost is just a little more than expected... When the reputation of the diving attire spreads, a large number of merchants will definitely come. Rush buying, then you don’t have to worry about money at all!”

"But the problem is that this money has nothing to do with me, and it probably won't even have anything to do with you." Simbadi threw his pocket bag and helmet on the ground. "Do you think if you become a scorpion's feces, what will happen outside? Will those people still insist that you invented the diving costume? As long as you change your rhetoric a little, you can gain both fame and fortune. There is nothing more cost-effective than this. So not only my twenty-nine golden dragons will be lost in vain, but yours The wish probably won’t come true either.”

"…What exactly do you want to do?"

After Sinbad recited it silently in his mind, he let out a long breath, "Mojin people don't like to be owed money, and they don't like to break their trust. A promise is a promise, no matter whether the other party is the King of Graycastle or the people of the Fjords, I promised. You’ll help to the end, right?”

Rex couldn't help but froze, "But what do you want..."

"Look at the pool," he said, taking off his waterproof suit. "Didn't you notice that it got smaller?"

Only then did Rex notice that a circle of wet bluestone appeared around the pool, which was proof that the water level was falling.

"The Whirlpool Sea has entered the low tide period, which means that the distance we need to wade is getting shorter," Simbadi said word by word, "If everything goes well, we only need to float up after swimming out of the water hole. You can be rescued within ten meters. There's no way you can do that in diving gear, but there's a chance you'll be able to get all naked, including the rocks you collected. Now, take off your clothes."

"T-Take off your clothes?"

"Yes, if we want to hold on until the tide is as low as possible, we must be prepared to stop the Desert Scorpion, and the most effective way is to set fire." Simbadi nodded, "But there is enough water vapor here, and the flower 'Grass is not easy to ignite, so we need kindling." He pointed to the oil lamp, "The grease and leather should keep the fire burning for a while."

Rex was silent for a long time, "...Don't try, it's impossible to succeed."

"Why?"

"You can't tell when the tide will recede to its lowest point. For every meter the sea surface rises, the distance through the water hole will increase several times. Taking rash actions will only waste your life in the long water hole. Use up all the air." He said with pain on his face, "And the most important thing is, I can't swim at all! It's ridiculous, right? Obviously I am a fjord person, even if I get seasick, it is better than this! It's precisely because I can't swim. , I can’t throw myself into the sea like others and become a true explorer!”

"I saw it a long time ago, when we were diving." Simbadi said calmly.

"What?"

"The lifting and lowering are all dependent on the hanging basket. Walking on the seabed is extremely clumsy. Without this suit, you probably wouldn't even be able to get into the water."

"Now that you know, you still say you want to swim out?"

"Because you don't need to swim, you just need to cooperate with me to hold your breath. The process may be a bit painful, and you may even lose consciousness, but as long as you don't move around, I can take you out." Simbadi said slowly.

"You alone?" Rex looked in disbelief.

"I told you, there was a deep pool in the oasis where I lived when I was a child, and everyone loved to compete to see who could dive deeper and longer." Sinbad raised his head, "I have never been the best in the clan... But that’s not because I tried my best, it’s because I was afraid.”

"Fear?"

"Well, it's as deep as a giant mouth, which makes me feel like I'll be sucked in if I dive a little deeper. So I always take a breath and pretend to be exhausted in front of everyone... As time goes by, , even I believe this myself." He looked directly at Rex, "You said that I have always underestimated myself, maybe it is true, so I want to give it a try to see where my limits are."

"Similarly, you can't leave if you don't know how to swim? Are you sure that's your limit?" Simbadi shouted, "You really don't underestimate yourself!"

Rex clenched his fists unconsciously.

"At least you're not afraid of the sea at all. In this regard, you're much better than me." Simbadi raised his lips, "How about it? Do you want to take a gamble with me? Explorers... don't take any risks. How can it count?”

…

An hour later, the choking smoke had almost filled the entire 'cave'.

The previous water pool has now gradually retreated into the water 'cave', which is just enough for the two of them to stay.

The sound of desert scorpions crawling could be heard faintly from the other side of the smoke.

Like a 'wave' or 'tide' sweeping over.

The two looked at each other and understood that this was the last moment.

"Let's go, Mr. Honorary Explorer." Sinbad took a deep breath and submerged Rex into the water.

The cool water blended in with him.

It's like everything is back to childhood.

But this time there was no Carloun or other clan members by his side.

The only thing he wants to surpass is himself.

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