Chapter 681: A Trip to the Swamp

I said, "You are not qualified to negotiate conditions with me, but I have my pride!" ”

The white-eyed fish looked at me deeply and dived underwater.

Vincent asked, "Just let him go?" ”

The Five Ranger and I both looked at him, and the kobold said, "We orcs always have some means that you humans and elves can't. ”

Vincent nodded reassuringly: "It's me who is too worried." ”

It didn't take long for the white-eyed fish to come up with a pile of gold coins and gems.

The argloris hurriedly brought over a leather bag and said, "Use this, decorate more!" ”

The white-eyed fish glanced at him with some dissatisfaction, took the bag and dived.

As a result, there was air in the bag, and it floated up, and the white-eyed fish floated up and filled the bag with water before continuing to sink.

It didn't take long for the whiteeye fish to come up again.

This time, he carried a bag full of treasures, and the Five Rangers and Vincent looked at the gold and silver products and treasures piled on the ground, and their expressions became hot.

I'm a little dissatisfied.

There are many of these things in the Sumeru bracelet, although no one will think that there are too many valuable things in their hands, but at least I have seen a big scene, and this treasure really can't make me excited.

"Is this the takeaway from the feeder?" I asked Leo with some complaint.

"Isn't that enough?" Leo said, "Ordinary adventurers can't make so much money in ten years, right?" ”

"However, do you think the value of this thing is comparable to the harvest of those previous side quests?" I say.

"Perhaps, this is a small task of sending money, so don't force it." Leo said, "Isn't it going to be a long-term mission, and I'll give you a set of superb equipment or a peerless cheat book to let him go?" Perhaps, in the future, you will go to the sea and meet, and it turns out that he has a gentle, kind and grateful sister, and the key is that she is also very beautiful? ”

"You're thinking too much......," I said, "I'm just trying to get something a little special, so I can take it a step further." ”

"Don't worry, maybe it's in the treasure." Leo said.

I took a look at it, and the treasures scattered among the weeds on the ground were actually mainly gold and silver coins, plus some utensils and ornaments made of gold and silver, as well as pearls and precious stones, which were indeed quite valuable, but they were not special enough.

Leo said: "As a reminder, the so-called archaeology is not so unreasonable, it is to explore the clues on some antiquities. ”

Needless to say, I picked up the gold coins and ornaments and looked at them.

"It's not a gold coin that is commonly used in the neighborhood, maybe it's really some kind of ancient currency, at least a few hundred years old." Vincent leaned over with interest.

"Was it inhabited hundreds of years ago?" I asked.

Vincent was a little embarrassed: "I really don't know too much about the history of the swamp, but this area may have only become a swamp in the last few hundred years." ”

"The swamp is expanding?" I asked.

"This fish-man found an underground waterway from the bottom of the sea and swam inland, which means that there may be other underground waterways, so it is understandable that the swamp has expanded because of the injection of groundwater." Vincent continued to analyze.

I said, "But the problem is, I've heard that the sea is bitter and salty, and the water in the swamp, well, it's not very clean, but it's not going to be like this, right?" ”

Vincent was stunned for a moment.

This question was actually raised by Leo.

"It seems that magicians still focus on the study of magic, and there is very little research on basic physics." Leo said.

"This, perhaps, faded in the process of pouring inland......" Vincent was unsure.

"Perhaps......" I said.

Leo said: "This question is simple and simple, difficult to say, in fact, the reason is more complicated, in short, it is not very likely, but I am not sure, I will ask later." ”

After a while, the white-eyed fish came up again.

This time he gasped slightly, and I said, "Take a break, and ask you something." ”

The white-eyed fish looked at me, and I asked directly, "How long did it take you to swim from the sea to this side?" ”

The white-eyed fish said, "Five days." ”

I asked, "Is it a straight line?" Or, have you encountered any underground lakes or forked waterways in between? ”

Leo's answer made Leo very proud: "You said all of this, in fact, there are several forks in the waterway, but this one is the only one." ”

Leo said, "What do I say! Well, it seems that geological research is about to become a new topic again, but unfortunately, there is too little information on this......"

The white-eyed fish rested for a moment and went down again.

This time, he brought back a large bag full of water, and he could not lift it out of the water, so the camel man hurried to help pull the bag up.

"There's no more," he said, "and it's time for you to keep your promise!" ”

I looked at him, and he was a little nervous: "You, you want to repent?" ”

The camel man threw his things to the ground, and there was something new, but it was a sculpture so corrupted that it was barely recognizable.

"How do I know if you're lying?" I say.

"What am I lying to you for?" "These things are not worth anything to me!" ”

I said, "I need to verify that you didn't lie to me before I let you go." ”

The white-eyed fish was anxious: "Do you want to play tricks again?" ”

I smiled and said, "What's that?" When will I stop talking to you? Well, I'll give you another task, go down there and find it, and bring you the strange things that you don't think are valuable! ”

The white-eyed fish was obviously resentful, but still said, "If you want all those miscellaneous items, I can bring them!" ”

As he spoke, he was going to get in.

I shouted to him again: "Wait, if you see any patterns on the wall below that resemble words or patterns, tell me too!" ”

The white-eyed fish became more and more impatient, but still dived.

As soon as he went down, Vincent whispered, "I tried, and he didn't lie......"

I nodded slightly, but didn't speak.

Of course, I knew that the whiteeye fish was not lying, however, I was also very unwilling to get enough mission rewards.

After a while, the white-eyed fish came back, holding a few plates, a notched clay vase, and a fork with broken teeth, and said, "That's all......"

I was even more disappointed.

But the white-eyed fish then said: "There seems to be a pattern on the wall, but I'm not sure, give me the tools and I'll draw the pattern to you!" ”

I was so shocked that I said, "No, I'll do it myself!" ”

Then, I asked the T-Rex to come down, told it to wait for me, and then jumped straight into the water.

Under the surprised gazes of the Five Ranger and Vincent and the Whiteeye Fish, I turned into an otter.

Honestly, I should have thought I could shapeshift......

Diving down the waterway, it quickly darkened below, but with my night vision, I could still see.

After a dozen breaths, I came to a fairly large underwater hall, which seemed to be the main hall or living room of the ruins, and in the dim light I saw that the floor, walls, and ceiling were covered with aquatic plants and moss, and that there were broken and scattered furniture, but nothing else.

The white-eyed fish swam over, pointed to a crack in the relationship, and took the lead in swimming over.

I followed, through the crack, to a hallway almost filled with mud and sand, and through two rooms with little light.

Suddenly, the ears of the white-eyed fish lit up.

It turns out that his ears, which are a bit like fish fins, can still glow......

Moreover, I felt an extremely faint element of light.

With this bit of light, I saw a relatively intact small room.

The room was clean, with shards scattered on the floor, what appeared to be pottery shards and almost festering wood, and it seemed that it was here that the white-eyed fish found their treasures.

Then he pointed out the so-called pattern to me.

"It's the same as the pattern on the gold coin, you have to take it back and check it." Leo said.

I asked curiously, "I've become an otter, and the right corner is gone, where are you?" ”

Leo paused for a moment and said, "Huh? Oh, yes...... I feel like it's still on top of you......"

I didn't bother with this little detail, and I didn't really get anything out of looking around, so I swam back.

Back in the hall, I looked at the walls and found nothing.

Helpless, with loss and depression, I returned to the surface of the water and changed back to my original form.

The white-eyed fish followed to the surface and said, "Are you satisfied this time?" Isn't it time to detoxify me? ”

I waved my hand a little frustratedly: "You go, in fact, this poison has been solved yesterday." ”

The white-eyed fish looked at me hatefully and said, "You mean to say that the poison only works twice?" ”

I said, "You can think so, it's none of your business anyway." ”

The Five Ranger glanced at me intentionally or unintentionally, and Leo smiled evilly and said, "Don't even think about unraveling the witch Gu on your body......"

The white-eyed fish looked at me deeply again and said, "I will remember you!" ”

I said, "I wish we could meet on the island of Minotaur." ”

Without looking back, he walked away and went in.

Leo said, "Aren't you interested in underground waterways? The general protagonist will keep exploring the depths and opening a new plot branch, perhaps directly into the main line of the ocean. ”

I asked him, "You mean to leave everything in the mage tower and the opportunity to improve your strength and try your luck in the sea?" ”

Leo said, "Maybe you can get more benefits?" ”

I said, "Forget it, I still think it's more reliable to study magic honestly, and it's not too late to go to sea when the strength is reached, anyway, I've mastered the transformation now." ”

"That's right!" Leo suddenly said, "In that case, why don't you try to become a human?" ”

I was stunned for a moment, and turned my gaze directly to Vincent, who was staring at the pile of treasures on the ground......

When Vincent saw me look at him again, he looked away a little awkwardly, and smiled reluctantly.

I reached out and pressed my hand on his shoulder.