This sea lord is a bit strong

Chapter 104 Mithril, Argo
Entering the cabin, the only ray of light disappeared in an instant, and the surroundings were pitch black.

But Ji Chen's eyes were bright, and he looked around as if penetrating the darkness.

The water-tight compartment at the bow should be the lair of those lightning eels just now. There are some corpses of fish and sea monsters piled up, and there are dozens of fist-sized lightning eel eggs in the corner.

After manipulating the sea water to squeeze these lightning eel eggs into a meat paste, he swam directly to the depths of the cabin.

After leaving the bow water tank, I came to the second deck. From here, I can gradually see some pale bones, and the empty eye sockets seem to be telling the tragedy of the sinking.

Ji Chen felt nothing in his heart, and the surging water sent the bones blocking the way aside.

The second deck should be the place where the crew lived, and there were a relatively large number of bones left, but some waterproof money bags containing gold coins and silver coins were found from these bones.

Although compared to the hundreds of thousands of gold coins in the pirate Edward's treasure, these can only be regarded as small mosquito legs, but no matter how small they are, they are considered meat, so he took these coins away casually.

At this time, the Naga warriors who entered the sunken ship from other places also reported that they had discovered the place where the goods were stored.

When Ji Chen got the news, his heart skipped a beat and he swam over immediately.

Compared with gold coins and silver coins, he now wants to get some valuable resources, which can be used in the territory immediately.

Go through the cabin and stairs to the third deck.

In the large swath of silt that was pressed into the cabin, a silvery white light appeared from the damaged box.

Ji Chen's eyes lit up.

It's Mithril!
This merchant ship actually carried Mithril?

Suppressing his slightly excited emotions, he immediately signaled the Naga warriors to start digging the mud.

The Naga warriors waved their bone blades one after another. The thick blades were like crude shovels, digging up the mud.

As the mud was cleared with shovels, neat pieces of Mithril were excavated.

According to the size of the cargo hold, there should be a lot of Mithril buried here.

At this time, Anina, who had disappeared after entering the sunken ship, suddenly swam in through half of the cabin door, and came to Ji Chen, her face was a little excited, and her hands began to gesticulate.

As if wanting to tell him some good news.

But after reading it for a long time, he still didn't understand what Anina meant.

Shaking his head, he mobilized his mana to isolate the seawater and expel the seawater around his and Anina's bodies, forming a hood with air.

That way you can talk.

The Dragon Whale girl looked at the masks formed around her, her eyes were extremely shocked, and she held back for a long time before she could speak.

"Sire, when did you have this skill?"

"I got professional ability when I went to sea before." Ji Chen smiled, without explaining too much, and asked, "Did you find something?"

At this time, Anina remembered what she had just seen, and said quickly: "I found the captain's cabin."

Captain's cabin?
He was immediately interested.

This is another place worth exploring besides the cargo hold.

After all, the captain is the most authoritative person on a ship, maybe he will store some valuable things in his place of residence.

"Take me to see."

Hearing this, Anina did not delay, and immediately led the way.

After a few minutes, they bypassed the winding cabins and corridors, and came to a thick wooden door.

The wooden door is very thick, and it is difficult to open even if it is pressed by water.

Ji Chen originally wanted to draw the seawater away again and open the wooden door, but Anina pointed to the side.

There is a big hole in the wall next to the door.

Seeing Ji Chen's slightly stunned expression, she smiled triumphantly and raised her white fist.

—I broke it open by force.

Well, strength really can do whatever it wants.

Entering the captain's cabin through the big hole, as soon as he entered, he saw a skeleton stuck behind the door, with both hands still holding the doorknob tightly.

Judging from his attire, he is probably the captain of the ship.

The wooden door was closed tightly. It seemed that the captain hadn't had time to leave. The sea water poured into him firmly pressed against the door, and he probably drowned alive in the end.

Perhaps before conducting ocean trade, he fantasized about being rich, thinking that he would be able to live a happy life with his family without worrying about food and clothing after returning home.

It's a pity that not everyone has the good luck of Raymond, who not only escaped the pursuit of pirates, but also passed the storm outside the stormy sea area.

All of this came to an abrupt end when the ship sank.

The two began to search the captain's cabin, and soon found a locked metal box under the wooden bed.

I don't know what kind of metal the box is made of. After such a long time, there is no rust at all, and the appearance is still shiny, and the airtightness is excellent.

It is estimated that this should be the captain's small treasury. Like himself, he did not have time to leave here and was buried deep in the seabed.

Along with the metal box, he also found a special piece of parchment on top of the cabin.

The surface is colorful and exudes a layer of faint light, which makes it well preserved in the erosion of sea water.

Take it directly in your hand and look at it.

This is a map that shows the outline of the entire Western Mediterranean and various locations in detail, including ports, islands, sea domains, etc., and also marks the monsters, pirates, and dangers that often appear in each sea area.

It can be said that with the help of this map, the grasp and safety of crossing the Western Mediterranean will directly increase by [-]%.

It seems that merchants who dare to trade across the ocean also have a few brushes.

Ji Chen nodded.

This map is of great use to him. Although he will not get lost in the ocean, he must have a way forward before he gets lost.

Otherwise, if you don't even know the direction, it doesn't make much sense to get lost or not.

Ji Chen put the map in his backpack and continued to search.

After confirming that there was nothing else of value, he took Anina and left here.

Back on the second deck, the Naga warriors were still working hard to dig out the mud. It seemed that it would take a lot of time to dig out all the mithril.

He decided to go back to the boat first and come down to collect it after digging.

Instructing Anina to supervise at the scene, he floated up quickly wrapped in sea water alone, broke through the sea surface with a crash, and jumped onto the deck.

"My lord, you're back." Seeing him, Alice, who was staying on the boat, said with surprise on her face, "Did you find anything in the sunken ship?"

"A ship of mithril, a magic map and a box, the Naga warriors are still digging below."

Ji Chen smiled and took out the metal box.

Started shaking.

There are not many things inside, and it makes a slightly dull sound as it shakes.

It doesn't sound like coins or gems or anything like that.

He suddenly became curious, condensed water into a saw, and sawed it on the box. With the blessing of mana, the water saw was tougher than metal.There is a harsh sound when rubbing against the box.

Considering that the contents inside should not be damaged, he saw very carefully and did not dare to use too much force.

Ten minutes later, the side of the metal box was sawed off, revealing the contents inside.

There are only three things in it.

A simple compass, a diary, and a strange weapon.

Seeing these things, he was slightly surprised.

It's not gems, gold coins and other treasures, but these things?

With a curious face, he first picked up the compass and looked at it.

The bottom shell of the compass is made of copper, engraved with some strange characters and patterns, with a small button on the top, and the surface is covered with a layer of transparent crystal shell.

The strange thing is that through the crystal case, it can be seen that there is no submarine line inside, and you can directly see some precise gears and hinges under the pointer, which are tightly twisted together, which has a steampunk style.

On the side, there is also a diamond-shaped crystal connected by copper wires.

Obviously, this is not an ordinary nautical compass, but some kind of alchemy mechanical creation.

【Alchemy Compass】

[level]: special
[Purpose]: Can instruct to go to [Argo]
Argo?
Ji Chen frowned, what kind of place is this?
The information panel of the compass in front of me cannot provide more information.

He turned his attention to the journal.

Not long after entering this world, he was indoctrinated with the common language of this world, not only listening, but also understanding the text was naturally a breeze.

He flipped open the waterproof cowhide cover casually, and turned to the first page.

But it was quickly turned over one after another, because the first few pages were all the miscellaneous things that the captain recorded about his sailing life.

However, through these few pages, he did know some information about the ship and the captain.

The name of the ship was Ocean Adventure, and the captain's name was Zolter Rova.

Zolt is not the businessman he thought before, but an ocean explorer. His business includes but is not limited to developing new routes in the Mediterranean, exploring dangerous sea areas, entrusted to find some rare objects, and searching for exotic marine animals Wait.

Doing very dangerous work.

But it did allow him to accomplish quite a few feats.

For example, he developed two routes between the north and south continents, successfully explored a dangerous area similar to the stormy sea, and completed a lot of commissions, gaining a lot of fame on the mainland.

But the so-called often walk by the river, how can you not get your shoes wet.

The final result is obvious, the ship sank, and he and the entire crew were buried at the bottom of the sea.

After turning about two-thirds of the way, Ji Chen stopped turning.

When I saw the above content, my heart moved and I read it carefully.

From here, it is the record of Zolter's last voyage before his death.

The first sentence at the beginning shocked him.

"The Ocean Adventurer's voyage this time is to find the legendary underwater city——Argo."

Argo, the name of the place mentioned on the psychic compass, turned out to be an underwater city?
Surprised, Ji Chen withdrew his thoughts and continued to look down.

"There are many coincidences in the world, which may have happened yesterday, today or tomorrow, but it is happening to me now."

"Just as I was thinking about what my next meaningful voyage would be, I caught a compass by accident while fishing. There were some strange characters on the back. After my investigation,
In some ancient books left by the seaside, it is recorded that there once existed a civilization with extremely advanced alchemy technology in the Mediterranean, and its name was Argonauts. This compass can guide you to the location of this lost civilization. "

".So a great voyage full of challenges began again. After making all preparations, I set off with more than 100 brave sailors. I wish all the best of luck."

".Crossing the endless sea, we finally arrived at the destination according to the guidance of the compass. It is said that Argo is located on the bottom of the sea, so I spent all my resources and ordered dozens of special alchemy clothes in advance that can dive into the bottom of the sea."

"...the search process took longer than I thought, hopefully the sailors will find it tomorrow, otherwise our food and fresh water may not be enough to return"

There are days between the two paragraphs.

The slightly scribbled handwriting showed Zolter's excitement.

"After countless nights of harsh sea conditions and avoiding terrifying sea monsters, we finally found Argo!
When we saw it, we couldn't believe our own eyes at all. What a majestic city it was, covered by a layer of crystal-like cover on the outside, surrounded by a circle of mithril pillars, through which we could see the A city full of strange towers and buildings, and traces of alchemy technology can be seen everywhere,
That's right, this must be the legendary lost civilization Argo! !The next step is to find the entrance to the city.”

".We have been unable to find the entrance to this city, but the food and fresh water have been almost consumed. If we don't leave, the consequences will be unimaginable. Therefore, we unanimously decided to take away a mithril pillar outside the cover-a mithril pillar It is tens of meters high, and there are hundreds of mithril pillars like this, which is really an amazing wealth.

Of course, we have to disassemble the pillar into small pieces first, otherwise it would be impossible to transport it back. Oh, by the way, we also picked up a strangely shaped alchemy gun nearby, the degree of precision of which is unprecedented in my life. See."

"... Mithril transshipment is complete, and we are heading back. After returning to land, this shocking discovery will definitely make me famous in the mainland. Well, that alchemy gun is the best evidence"

Turning a page again, the notes stopped abruptly.

Seeing this, Ji Chen let out a deep breath.

Unexpectedly, the captain named Zolter actually found the so-called underwater city Argo by relying on the compass.

And that large amount of mithril on board was obtained from there.

According to the description in the log, so much mithril was only decomposed from one of the hundreds of mithril pillars.

Such an astonishing amount of mithril is enough to drive any aboriginal forces crazy.

But the final result is dumbfounding.

The Ocean Adventurer, which crossed countless seas and discovered Argo, was not frightened by the tiring journey, sank because of a storm, and was not defeated by sea monsters. On the way back, it hit a rock and sank on the way back to land. .

It can be described as a trick of the world.

But it was precisely in this way that they were discovered and obtained information about the lost civilization Argo.

Argo Alchemy Technology Mithril Pillar
A gleam flashed in Ji Chen's eyes, and his mood gradually rose.

(End of this chapter)