Entering the cabin, the only glimmer of light disappeared in an instant, and it was pitch black all around.

But Ji Chen's eyes were shining, and he looked around like a dark one.

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

After manipulating the seawater to squeeze these lightning eel eggs into meat sauce, they swam directly into the depths of the cabin.

After leaving the bow compartment, he came to the second deck, from which he could gradually see some miserable white bones, and in the hollow eye sockets, it seemed to tell the tragic situation of sinking.

Ji Chen's heart did not fluctuate, and the water surged to send the bones that were blocking the way to the side.

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

Although compared to the hundreds of thousands of gold coins of 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, and he still takes these coins away.

At this time, news also came from the Naga warriors who had entered the wreck from elsewhere that they had discovered the place where the goods were stored.

Ji Chen, who got the news, moved in his heart and immediately swam over.

Rather than gold and silver, he now wants to get some valuable resources that can be used in the territory immediately.

Go through the cabins and stairs to the third deck.

Pressed into the large expanse of mud in the cabin, the broken crate revealed a silvery glow.

Ji Chen's eyes lit up.

It's Mithril!

This merchant ship was carrying Mithril?

Suppressing his slight excitement, he immediately motioned for the Naga warrior to start digging into the mud.

The Naga warriors swung their bone blades, their thick blades like rudimentary shovels, digging through the mud.

As the sludge was cleared with shovels, regular pieces of Mithril were excavated.

Depending on the size of the hold, there should be quite a few Mithril buried here.

At this time, Anina, who had disappeared after entering the shipwreck, suddenly swam in through half of the hatch and came to Ji Chen, her face was a little excited, and her hands began to keep gesturing.

It was like she wanted to tell him some good news.

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

Shaking his head, he mobilized his mana to block the sea water and expel the sea water around his and Anina's bodies, creating a hood with air.

Then you can speak.

The dragon whale girl looked at the hoods generated around her, her eyes were shocked, and she held back for a long time before she spoke.

"When did you have this skill, my lord?"

"I got professional ability when I went to sea before," Ji Chen smiled, didn't explain too much, and asked, "Did you find something?" ”

At this time, Anina remembered what she had just seen, and hurriedly said, "I found the captain's room." ”

Captain's room?

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, and maybe there will be something valuable stored in his residence.

"Take me to see it."

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

A few minutes later, they walked around the winding cabins and walkways to a thick wooden door.

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

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

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

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

- I forcibly smashed it open.

Well, strength can really do whatever it wants.

Entering the captain's cabin through the large hole, as soon as I entered, I saw a skeleton stuck behind the door, and my hands were still clutching the doorknob.

Judging from the outfit on his body, it is estimated that he is the captain of this ship.

The wooden door was closed, and it seemed that the captain had not had time to leave, and was so caught by the water that poured into it that he must have drowned alive at last.

Perhaps before he went into the ocean trade, he fantasized about being able to make a fortune, thinking that after returning he would be able to live a happy life with his family.

Unfortunately, not everyone had the same good fortune as Raymond, not only escaping from the pirates, but also navigating the storm on the outskirts of the Stormy Sea.

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

The two began searching the captain's quarters, and soon found a locked metal box underneath the wooden bed.

I don't know what metal the box is made of, but after all this time, there is no rust at all, and the appearance is still shiny, and the seal is excellent.

It is estimated that this should be the captain's small treasury, and like himself, he did not have time to leave here and bury himself deep in the sea.

In addition to this metal box, he found a special piece of parchment on the roof of the cabin.

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

Take it directly in your hand and look at it.

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

It can be said that with the help of this map, the grasp and safety of the ocean across the West have been directly improved by 50%.

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

Ji Chen nodded.

This map is very useful to him, and although he can't get lost in the ocean, he must have a way forward before he can't get lost.

Otherwise, if you don't even know the direction, there will be no point in getting lost and not getting lost.

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

After making sure that there was nothing else of value, he left with Anina.

Back on the second deck, the Naga warriors were still digging through the mud, and it seemed that it would take a long time to dig out all the Mithril.

He decided to go back to the boat first and wait until he was done digging before coming down to collect it.

Instructing Anina to supervise the scene, he quickly floated up alone in the sea, and jumped onto the deck with a thud through the sea.

"Your Excellency, you're back." Seeing him, Alice, who stayed on the ship, suddenly said with a look of surprise, "Did you find anything in the wreck?" ”

"A boatload of Mithril, a magic map, and a chest, and the Naga warrior is still digging underneath."

Ji Chen smiled and took out the metal box.

Began to shake.

It didn't contain much in it, and it made a slightly dull sound as it shook.

It doesn't sound like a coin or a gemstone or anything like that.

He suddenly became a little curious, condensed into a saw, and sawed it on the box, the water saw was stronger than metal with the blessing of mana. Rubbing against the cabinet makes a screeching sound.

Considering that he couldn't destroy the contents inside, he sawed very carefully and didn't dare to push too hard.

Ten minutes later, the metal box was sawed off one side, revealing its contents.

There are only three things in it.

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

He was slightly surprised to see these things.

It's not some gems, gold coins or anything like that, but these things?

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

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

The strange thing is that through the crystal shell, you can see that there is no sea bottom line inside, and directly under the pointer are some precision gears and hinges, which are finely twisted together with each other, which has a steampunk style.

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

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

【Psionic Compass】

[Grade]: Special

[Use]: Able to indicate to [Argo]

Argo?

Ji Chen frowned, what kind of place is this?

The information panel of the compass in front of you does not provide more information.

He turned his attention to the journal book.

Soon after entering this world, he was instilled with the universal language of this world, and it was naturally easy to not only listen, but also to understand words.

I flipped through the waterproof cowhide cover and turned to the first page.

But it was quick to turn the pages one after the other, for the first few pages were all the chores of the captain's seafaring life.

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

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

Rather than a businessman as he had previously thought, Zolt was a marine explorer whose business included but was not limited to developing new shipping routes in the middle of the ocean, exploring dangerous seas, being commissioned to find some kind of curiosity, and exploring the exotic beasts of the sea.

It's a very dangerous job.

But it really allowed him to accomplish quite a few feats.

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

But the so-called often walking by the river, how can there be no shoes without getting wet.

The end result was obvious: the ship sank, and he and his entire crew were buried at the bottom of the sea.

After turning about two-thirds of the way, Ji Chen's flipping action stopped.

When I saw the content above, my heart moved, and I took a closer look.

From here, it is the record of Zolter's last voyage during his lifetime.

The first sentence of the beginning shook his spirit.

"The Ocean Adventure is sailing this time to find the legendary underwater city of Argo."

Argo, the name of the place mentioned on the psionic compass, turned out to be an undersea city?

Surprised, Ji Chen retracted his thoughts and continued to look down.

"There are a lot of coincidences in the world, it can happen yesterday, it can happen today or tomorrow, but it happens to me right now."

"Just as I was thinking about what the next meaningful voyage would be, I accidentally caught a compass while fishing, with some strange characters on the back.

In some of the remaining ancient books by the sea, it is recorded that there was once a civilization with extremely advanced alchemy technology in the middle of the ocean, and the name is Argo, and the characters on the back of the compass are very similar to the Argo script recorded in the ancient books, so I doubt that this compass can guide to the location of this lost civilization. ”

“... So a great voyage full of challenges began, and when all preparations were made, I set out with more than a hundred brave sailors, wishing all the best of luck..."

“... After crossing the endless sea, we finally arrived at our destination according to the guidance of the compass, and legend has it that Argo is located at the bottom of the sea, so I poured out my assets and ordered dozens of special alchemical clothes in advance that can dive to the bottom of the sea..."

“... The search will take longer than I thought, and hopefully tomorrow the sailors will find it, otherwise we may not have enough food and fresh water to return..."

There were several days between the two paragraphs.

The slight scribbled handwriting shows Zult's excitement.

"After countless nights of harsh sea conditions, hiding from the terrifying beasts of the sea, we have finally found Argo!

When we saw it, we couldn't believe our own eyes, what a towering city, covered by a crystal-like cover, surrounded by a circle of Mithril pillars, through which we could see a city full of strangely shaped towers and buildings, and traces of alchemy technology could 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 were never able to find an entrance into the city, but the food and fresh water were almost gone, and if we didn't leave, the consequences would be terrible... So we unanimously decided to take away a Mithril pillar outside the hood - a Mithril pillar is tens of meters high, and there are hundreds of Mithril pillars like this, which is really an amazing fortune,

Of course, we had to break the column down into smaller pieces first, otherwise we wouldn't have shipped it back... Oh, by the way, we also picked up a strangely shaped alchemy machine nearby, and its sophistication is what I've seen in my life..."

“... After Mithril turned ship, we began to sail back, and when we got back to land, this amazing discovery would definitely make me famous on the mainland... Well, that alchemy machine is the best proof of this..."

Flipping the page again, the note came to an abrupt end.

Seeing this, Ji Chen exhaled deeply.

Unexpectedly, this captain named Zolt really relied on the compass to find the so-called undersea city of Argo.

And that's where the ship's large batch of Mithril came from.

According to the journal, this amount of Mithril is only one of the hundreds of Mithril pillars.

Such a staggering amount of Mithril is enough to drive any Indigenous force crazy.

But the end result is laughable.

The ocean-going adventure that found Argo across countless seas was not frightened by the tiring journey, not sunk by a storm, and was not defeated by the alien beasts of the sea, but on the way back, it hit the reef and sank on the way back to land.

It's a matter of the world.

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

Argo... Alchemy Technology... Mithril Pillars...

A glimmer of light flashed in Ji Chen's eyes, and his mood gradually rose.

On it together