13 There is always a way

When Captain Allen and the sailors woke up to find the expedition returning, most of them were still asleep, tired and depressed. After dawn, Erin went to the lighthouse alone to look out at the sea, the short sleep did not make her feel better, and Milo, who had never rested, waited for her from afar. Nightfinch began to get busy with things in the camp, and there was not much to do, but it was better than staying there and being tormented by the distress in his heart. It was not until lunchtime that the soldiers of the Guards who had returned from the exploration woke up one after another, their faces full of depression and disappointment, making the sailors around them afraid to talk.

"It seems that you have found nothing of value," said Captain Allen, who was reading a book by the campfire, and had not rested since she returned.

Klan replied to the captain: "Hey, but we also saw something more weird, and everyone was scared. ”

"I heard from my men that the dark room under the ground suddenly lit up, and I could see the desert and the aboveground, and I regret I didn't go to see such a scary thing." As he spoke, the captain looked back at his men and the soldiers of the guard, "Morale can't be so low, something will happen at sea...... Use me to figure it out? ”

Kelan closed the book lightly, looked around the camp, and said, "I have the way, you will cooperate with me." ”

"Listen to me."

"I see you have your men digging a lot of holes around, is it looking for groundwater or treasure?" Koran noticed a lot of excavations around the camp.

"Alas, so many young men with strong blood, if you don't do some work, you just think I'm looking for groundwater."

"That's where it comes in handy, let's do ......"

After lunch, some of the guards were in a hurry to pack their bags and return to the steamship, but the sailors were busy with their own business, and they gathered in several piles outside the camp and continued to dig pits, and the impatience of the guards was all written on their faces, but they dared not speak of anger. Sensing the agitation, Nightsparrow hurriedly asked Milo and Erin to return to the camp to sit down, but the situation did not improve, and seeing that some of the guards were about to be angry, the order or something had been forgotten, and the turning point suddenly appeared-

"Hey, there's something digging here!!" Not far from the camp, several sailors digging pits shouted. The sound of "something, something......" came one after another, causing the guards in the camp to surround them. Captain Alan said to Milo, Erin, Nightsparrow, and Kran, "Let's go and see, it seems that what we have found is not as simple as groundwater." ”

In an instant, everyone gathered around the bunker, and the sailors, seeing that the captain was also coming, gave up space and said ostentatiously: "Captain, look at this!" The sailor picked up the shovel and poked it, only to hear a "bang" as if it had hit something hard in the sand.

"Well, there's something, there's something." Captain Allen picked up another shovel and jumped down the pit himself, carefully brushing away the sand from the surface, revealing the black surface. The onlookers stood on tiptoe and looked hard, when suddenly a voice said, "It's a box!" Amid excited cheers of approval and cheers, the black box was lifted. Excitement and surprise finally appeared on the faces of those who had been lifeless not so long ago.

The black box is not big, but it is very heavy, it looks dignified and luxurious, and it must have a certain value, so it can be seen that it should also contain valuable objects. "Hey, there's no lock!" "Let's get out of the way!" "There is a baby, everyone shares it together!" Similar voices kept ringing out, and Captain Alan opened the box in anticipation—

"Wow!" Everyone exclaimed loudly, inside the box, there were six gold bricks lying neatly!

Cheers rang out, some hats flew into the sky, and Captain Allen couldn't seem to contain the excitement in his heart, and said in a trembling voice, "I—I'll see if it's true." He picked up one of the gold bricks, rubbed it, weighed it, and looked again to see if there was any engraving on it...... Put down this one, pick up the other and repeat the same action. He looked so closely, so slowly, that onlookers couldn't help but stare with bated breath, anticipating his conclusion...... Suddenly—

"It's all true!" Captain Allen made the final decision, followed by jubilant voices, clapping, hugging, jumping...... "Where's Milo?" Ah, here you are," said the captain, pointing to the gold bricks in the box, "and it's up to you to decide how to distribute them." ”

"What your people find, it's up to you to distribute." Milo hurriedly said, his words making the sailors extremely excited, "But I ask for some to be distributed to the guards, who have worked hard all the way for so long, and it is not easy. The other thing is that I don't want a penny, and give more money to my brothers. ”

"Then I don't want it either." "Don't think about me." "I don't want it." Nightsparrow, Koran, and Erin continued, causing the guards to cheer as well.

"Since you say so......," Captain Allen hesitated, "six gold bricks will be sold in Fengxing Town, let alone three thousand gold coins, and each person can get two or three hundred, which is a big gain!" It's good that the sailors and the guards are divided equally, so it's decided! The cheers rang out again, and the voices of thanks also revolved around the few people who gave up the money.

The captain personally escorted the boxes back to the steamship in a dinghy, and returned to the camp with a lot of food supplies, including a few bottles of fine wine. As the evening approached, the captain ordered the camp to be lit up, shouting, "Little ones, a feast is celebrated!" "Bonfires, good food, good wine...... Singing and dancing, entertainment, gambling...... The people in the camp swept away the previous decadence and were so lively.

The frenzied party lasted until midnight, the smell of alcohol permeated the extinguished campfire, the soldiers of the Guard and the sailors were drunk and snoring, and Captain Allen slept on the floor. The night watchman dozed off in a daze, and suddenly saw a figure walking around the campfire, and when he looked closely, he realized that it was Kelan, and he completely lost his alertness.

Kran came to the lying down Captain Allen and gently patted him on the shoulder, only to see the captain suddenly open his bright eyes, jump up, and look at Klan with a hippie smile. Kelan smiled as well, and the two of them quietly left the camp together to reach the ruins of the lighthouse. There, Milo, Erin, and Nightfinch were waiting for them.

"How can you tell I'm making a show?" Captain Allen asked with a smile.

Milo shrugged and said, "I know a little bit about smelting, gold bricks are something that has only appeared in the last two hundred years or so, if it is gold coins that have been dug up, I will not doubt it." ”

"What's more, Lilith came to this desert five hundred years ago, if someone came here to bury treasures in a hundred years, how many times would they leave some traces." Erin said with some smugness, as if she and Milo had deduced this conclusion together.

Night Sparrow pursed her lips: "Well, I just think all this is too coincidental, and the time when the treasure was found is impartial, not sooner or later, very suspicious." ”

After listening to the explanations of the three of them, Captain Allen put his hand on the back of his head and laughed, "Hahahaha...... You guys are so shrewd, it's no wonder that Koran thinks you're going to find out about it. ”

Kelan also smiled and said, "These friends of mine are all discerning and experienced for a long time, and it is very difficult to fool them. ”

"Well, I'll take it, I'll take it." The captain said convincingly, "I guess you have also guessed, this is actually the method that Kelan came up with, the gold brick, which is also provided by her, if you want to thank her, thank her." ”

Milo got up and saluted the two, and said at the same time: "Thank you again for the assistance of the two friends, which boosted everyone's morale in time, otherwise it will be impossible to say what chaos will happen in the future, and it will hurt Kelan to break the bank." Erin and Nightfinch also stood up to thank them.

"I'm helping myself, too," said Koran, "and you're welcome. Needless to say, it's nothing for my family-run industry. ”

"But I don't remember that Klan had carried so much money with him...... Uh, it's the gold bricks. Nightsparrow said.

The captain added in time: "She had asked me to bring it from Komet before, and it was usually mixed with the ship's cargo for insurance, and this time it was also mixed with the supplies and transported to the steamship. And don't worry about her property, nearly half of the farms and plantations in the Duchy of Komet are run by her family. ”

"My God of Ten Thousand Sources!" Erin exclaimed, "Who the hell are you, Kelan?" ”

Still smiling humbly, Koran said, "If you are lucky enough to visit the Duchy of Komet, I will share my story with you. But for now, let's talk about the next steps. ”

"The Green Dragon Mercenary's Horn Spell Stone," Nightfinch reminded them, "Koran will be able to borrow it, right?" ”

"Hey, I still have some friendship with the Green Dragon Mercenary, although it is not so pleasant, but I am confident that I can borrow it."

"Then I'll make preparations for going to Halfway Island in Fengxing Town first, I may need a big ship, and I will need a frigate." Milo said.

Erin suddenly interjected, "To say 'we', Milo, I'll go with you to Halfway." ”

"Seasickness." Several voices said together.

"Hmm......" Erin was speechless, but she still pouted and said, "Hmph, I'm going to see it too......" Erin's performance made several people very happy, and her mood was finally no longer as depressed as a day ago.

"Then we can do that, Milo," Koran suggested, "I'll go back to Komet and borrow the Spell Stone and head straight to Halfway, and we'll save a lot of time by agreeing to meet directly at Halfway." ”

"Yes, it does save time." Milo nodded.

Captain Allen took over: "As for the specific date, let's wait until we get back to Windrun Town, and return the steamship to the family first." Boy, if it weren't for the fact that my boat was too broken to withstand the wind and waves, I would have taken you there. ”

"It's okay, you can take me back to Komet." Kelan said.

……

The five of them talked about the things they needed to pay attention to on the halfway trip, and then they went to rest. The beachfront, which was bustling not long ago, has finally fallen into real tranquility. Melo and Captain Alan lay under the same improvised tent, and the two talked for a while.

"You see, Kelan always has a way." The captain said, "If you don't play the 'digging up the treasure' today, something will definitely happen to the ship." So, boy, you still need to have a good experience, and when you want to protect the people around you in the future, you must be like Kelan-

"There's always a way."