"Whew, whew, whew...... Finally...... It's here. When the same little waterhole appeared in front of the two of them again, Sinbadi felt his whole body relax.

Thank you to the three gods, to the children of the earth and the mother of the sea, he muttered in his heart. At this moment, the cave was already bright, which allowed the two to escape as quickly as possible. At the same time, the closer it is to the sea, the greater the cavern shrinks, like the mouth of a crockpot, and this is probably the reason why the ironclad giant scorpion did not chase all the way.

However, this still does not mean that it is completely safe.

He hadn't forgotten the tidal creeping sound, and he wouldn't have been surprised if the desert scorpions of the entire Endless Cape were concentrated here. All Sinbadi knew was that the predators could cross the stele wall at any moment, chase them after them and tear them to shreds.

Luckily, the scorpions can't swim, and as long as they escape into the sea, they can get out of danger.

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

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

"Hey, what are you doing!"

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

Sinbadi was stunned, damn it, this guy wouldn't still be thinking about those glowing relics, would he?

He couldn't help but be angry, and he stepped forward in three steps and two steps, and threw the other party on the shoulder, "Are you crazy?

Halfway through his words, Sinbadi looked at Rex's chest in surprise, only to see a cut in his clothes made of soft leather and intestinal membranes, and a little blood stained on both sides.

"Your diving outfit ......"

"It's broken. Rex forced a grin that was worse than crying, "In the end, the desert scorpion didn't hit me, but its pincers wiped my clothes. ”

The sandman fell silent, the wound on his chest was not large, it was only a cut of the skin, but the scuba suit was torn, meaning that the sea water would pour into his helmet along the neck joint.

It was a long time before Sinbadi spoke, "If only the gas hose was used......

Rex smiled wryly and shook his head, "Unless we're close to the water, you'll have to inhale as hard as a pump." ”

The two pipes are 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 question before......

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

Rex untied 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." ”

Sinbadi noticed that his fingers were trembling slightly.

"Your assistant...... Do you have a spare dive outfit?"

"With only these two pieces, it takes at least half a year to make a set of clothes from material selection to stitching. Rex took a deep breath and could tell that he was trying to restrain his emotions, "I know what you're thinking, in fact, I've thought about everything I can think of all the ways along the way, and it turns out that I can't get out of the cave without a diving suit." Probably, this is fate......"

"Fate?"

"The people of the Strange Things Society...... It is impossible to be a true explorer. He bit his lip, "Before the scorpion comes, you can go quickly! As long as I can bring the news back, even if I don't get the title of explorer, my name will surely spread throughout the fjord along with this invention!"

Sinbadi tilted his head to look at the waterhole and was silent for a moment before he said slowly, "I refuse." ”

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

"You still owe me twenty-nine golden dragons. If you're dead, who do I ask?" he said angrily, "This agreement is only known to you and Mu Li, and I don't think your assistants will pay this money, as you can tell from what they are wearing, those two are no better than Shamin." ”

"We just don't have the money right now!" Rex protested, "for, to buy a steam engine from Greykeep...... The cost is just a little more than expected...... When the reputation of diving suits spreads, there will inevitably be a large number of chambers of commerce to rush to buy them, and there will be no need to worry about money at that time!"

"But the problem is that the money has nothing to do with me, and probably not even with you. Sinbadi threw his fanny pack and helmet on the ground, "Do you think that if you become scorpion droppings, those people out there will still insist that you invented the diving suit? So not only will my twenty-nine golden dragons be lost in vain, but your wish will most likely not be fulfilled. ”

“...... What the hell do you want to do?"

"Accept the unknown and overcome the self. 」

After silently reciting it in his heart, Sinbadi let out a long breath, "The Mojin people don't like to be owed, and they don't like to be dishonest with others, an agreement is an agreement, whether the other party is the king of the Greycastle or the fjord, I promised to help to the end, right?"

Rex couldn't help but be stunned, "But how are you going to ......?"

"Look at the waterhole," he said, taking off his waterproof suit, "didn't you notice it getting smaller?"

Only then did Rex notice that a ring of wet bluestone had appeared around the waterhole, which was proof that the water was falling.

"The whirlpool sea has entered the low tide period, which means that the distance we need to wade through is getting shorter," Simbadi said word for word, "and if all goes well, we can be rescued by swimming ten meters up to the hole." It's not possible to do this in a diving suit, but stripping naked has a chance to include the rocks you've collected. Now, take your clothes off. ”

"Take off, take off your clothes?"

"Yes, if we want to keep the tide as low as possible, we must be prepared to stop the desert scorpions, and the most effective way is to set fires. Sinbadi nodded, "But there is plenty of moisture here, and the flowers and plants are not easy to ignite, so you need to ignite them." 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 go back to its bottom, and the distance through the hole increases several times for every metre above the sea. Reckless action will only drain all the air in the long water hole. "And the main thing is that I can't swim at all!" Ridiculous, right, it's better to be seasick than a fjord! It's because I can't swim that I can't throw myself into the sea like everyone else, and become a true explorer!"

"I could see it a long time ago, while diving. Sinbadi said calmly.

"What...... What?"

"The lifting and lowering all rely on the hanging basket, and walking on the bottom of the sea is too clumsy to walk, without this suit, you probably won't even be able to get into the water. ”

"Now that you know, you said you want to swim out?"

"Because you don't need to swim, just cooperate with me to hold your breath, the process may be a little painful, and even unconscious, but as long as you don't move, I can take you out. Sinbadi said slowly.

"You're alone?" Rex looked incredulous.

"I told you, when I was a child, there was a deep pool in the oasis, and everyone loved to see who could dive deeper and longer. Sinbadi raised his head, "I've never been the best in my clan...... But it wasn't that I tried my best, it was that I was afraid. ”

"Harm...... Afraid?"

"Well, it's as deep as a giant mouth, and it makes me feel like I'm going to be sucked in a little deeper. That's why I always take a breath and pretend to be exhausted in front of everyone...... Over time, even I myself came to believe this. He looked directly at Rex, "You say I've been underestimating myself, maybe that's true, so I wanted to try to see where my limits were." ”

"In the same way, you can't leave if you can't swim, are you sure that's your limit?" said Sinbadi, "are you really not underestimating yourself!"

Rex clenched his fists unconsciously.

"At least you're not afraid of the sea at all, and you're much better than I am in that regard. Simbadi raised the corners of his mouth, "How? Do you want to bet with me? Explorer...... How can you count without taking some risks?"

......

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

The previous waterhole is now gradually receding into a water hole, just enough for the two of them.

On the other side of the smoke, there was already a faint sound of desert scorpions crawling.

It's like a swept wave.

The two looked at each other, understanding that this was the last moment.

"Let's go, Mr. Honorary Explorer. Sinbadi took a deep breath and drowned Rex in the water.

The cool waters blend in with him.

It's as if everything is back to being a kid.

But this time there was no Kalorn or anyone else on his side.

The only thing he has to surpass is himself.

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