Sammy, who was the last to go ashore, was pulled up by Zhao Qiqi and Situ Cao.

When I got ashore, I sat down by the river and put aside the metal box in my hand.

"Gao Wei, why haven't you come up for so long, I'm worried about dying! Wang Yi felt that something was not right, so he hurried down to find you. Zhang Qiang took out a towel from his backpack and handed it to me.

I took the towel and wiped it before saying, "Hey, you don't know, I almost died down there." ”

Next, I briefly recounted what had happened at the bottom of the river.

Everyone was stunned when they heard this.

"It turns out that the bottom of this scissors ditch is so wide, and what is going on with those caves, and those strange aquatic plants......" Zhang Qiang said, and looked at Sammy again: "Hey, Gao Wei said just now, after you threw something at those aquatic plants, they were released." So, what exactly are you throwing away? ”

"yes, I'm curious too." I said, looking at Sammy as well.

Sammy smiled, "It's not something unusual. It's just some sand brought back from the Desert of Resentment. You may not know it, but in fact, the plants in the forests of no return, the deserts of hatred, the frozen snowfields, and the man-eating swamps are mutually reinforcing. These aquatic plants are endemic to the Desert Forest, and the older members of the caravan stumble upon them as they travel between the two places, as they seem to be terrified of the desert sand. So, after that, we caravan members will usually carry some similar items on our bodies, beware of being attacked by plants. I was in such a hurry just now that I didn't think about it for a while. Later, I realized that you hadn't come up, so I wondered if you were entangled in aquatic plants or something. That's when I came down to you. ”

"I see!" I nodded.

Zhao Qiqi glanced at Sammy and me, and then said, "Since everyone is fine, let's take a look at the box Gao Wei brought first!" ”

When I heard this, I immediately stood up, pulled the metal box with one hand, and prepared to break the lid with the other.

However, I tried a few times and found that the box didn't move at all.

A closer look reveals that there is an inconspicuous keyhole on the side of the box.

It's actually locked?!

I suddenly couldn't cry or laugh, and turned my head to look at Zhang Qiang: "This box is locked and can't be opened." Hadron, it's better for you to drive! ”

"Hey, say it earlier! In this world, there is no lock that I can't open. ”

Zhang Qiang said beautifully, and then squatted down and looked at the side of the box.

However, after he tinkered for a while, he let out a sigh of surprise.

"Huh? This lock, it seems to be a bit of a problem, huh? Zhang Qiang scratched his head and muttered to himself.

"What's wrong? You're not going to be a slap in the face, can't you open it, right? Du Deming laughed and teased.

Zhang Qiang did not immediately refute as usual, but looked at me with a blushing face and an incredulous look.

I chuckled in my heart.

"Qiangzi, you can't really open it, right?" The corners of my mouth twitched, and I asked suspiciously.

"Uh...... I'm telling you the truth, it seems that I can't open it...... This lock is not a mechanical lock, and the structure inside is very strange. If you have a key, you can easily open it, but if you want to disassemble it violently, it is very complicated. I didn't bring that many tools, so I really couldn't handle it......" Zhang Qiang said with a rare and weak look.

Seeing his appearance, I reached out and patted him on the shoulder: "It's okay." Since we have to use a key to open it, it seems that we still have to find the key! ”

Du Deming looked at me and Zhang Qiang: "But the question is, this place is so big, where can I find the key?" ”

"Let's not worry, calm down and think about it." I thought about it while comforting everyone's emotions.

According to Zhao Qiqi's past statement.

This is the game world created by the "True Demon", and it should not be for nothing that anything appears.

So...... The key should be nearby.

Can...... Where is it?

Thinking like this, I subconsciously looked at Zhao Qiqi again.

She didn't seem to be embarrassed by our current situation, but leisurely pulled out two lollipops from her backpack, handed one to De Luca and one into her own mouth.

I twitched.

Never mind!

Still don't ask her.

Anyway, she's sure she'll make me think for myself again.

At this time, Wang Yi suddenly spoke: "I doubt that since this metal box is at the bottom of the river, will the key be hidden in some corner near here!" Otherwise, let's find out! ”

"That's right, then let's find out!" Du Deming thought for a while and said.

So, everyone began to search the neighborhood.

I was the only one who stood still.

Wang Yi's sentence lingered in his mind: "The key should be in a nearby corner".

Suddenly, his gaze stayed on the goat we had just killed.

Don't......

A thought came to my heart, and I hurriedly stopped everyone: "Wait! Do you think the key is hidden in the goat? ”

When everyone heard this, they all stopped moving.

"Oh, yes! The more conspicuous the place, the less it will attract attention, and if you say that, it's really possible! Zhang Qiang suddenly came to his senses.

So, we all walked back to the slain goat and began to search its whole body.

However, a few minutes later, when the whole goat's body was searched, they still found nothing.

"Could it be...... Did I think wrong? I suddenly began to be suspicious, and turned my head to look at Zhao Qiqi, who was still munching on a lollipop: "Qiqi, is there a mistake in my way of thinking?" ”

Zhao Qiqi snorted and inadvertently pointed to the place where the sheep's horns were.

"Look here. Isn't this horn on the left a little weird? ”

When I heard this, I hurriedly looked.

The angle of the left horn is very strange, and it is not symmetrical with the horn of the right foot, is it......

Thinking of a possibility, I immediately reached for the horn.

Really!

The horns are loose!

With a single force, I easily pulled it out of the goat's head.

And at the base of that horn is a strangely shaped silver key!

"Ahh I looked overjoyed: "Found it!" ”

"I'm going, and it's really hidden in the horns?" Seeing this, Zhang Qiang immediately opened his mouth wide.

"yes, it's amazing that someone hid the key in a goat's horn, right?" Situ Cao couldn't help but be amazed.

Zhao Qiqi glanced at me: "Don't say it yet, try to see if you can open the box." ”

I nodded, wiped the blood from the key on the wool, and thrust it into the lock hole of the metal box.