Chapter 1122 - To the Sea (2/2)

“You don’t know anything,” Simbady grumbled.

To be honest, Simbady did not hate Rex very much. It was incredible that within just a few days, he could chat with a Fjord person so comfortably, as opposed to the beginning, he had just wanted to keep an eye on Rex to protect Mulley.

Now Simbady noticed that Rex was not talking to him with an air of condescension. Instead, Simbady felt very relaxed when communicating with him. Compared to those haughty northern nobles and Fjords merchants, Rex was very different. Perhaps that was the reason why Mulley often visited the campsite of the Society of Wondrous Crafts.

After a moment of hesitation, Simbady asked Rex why he treated him as equal.

Rex said thoughtfully, “You asked why… There’s no particular reason. We’ve suffered enough discrimination and comtempt ourselves.”

Simbady was a little surprised at Rex’s answer. As a person who promised to pay 30 gold royals, he should be a wealthy and respected man. Why was he discriminated? When he was about to make a further inquiry, one of Rex’s assistants came over and said, “Sir, all the tests are done. We can go ahead anytime.”

“Do you want to have a shot?” Rex said as he turned to Simbady. “You should have been very familiar with diving by now.”

He fought down his curiosity and answered, “As long as that thing you invented works.”

“Of course it works. I’ve been doing research for nearly 10 years. To make sure it will work, I bet everything on it…”

“What?”

“Ahem, no, nothing. Nevermind,” Rex said evasively, turning away. “Now, we’re going to enter that cave in the afternoon and start our first adventure!”

…

He chose to dive in the afternoon simply because they could have a clear view at that time when the sun was right above their heads. By then, sunlight would reach the bottom of the pond 50 meters down the water, including the cave at the waist of the cliff.

If they took actions in the evening when the water receded, they would easily get lost.

“I’m waiting for you at the entrance,” Rex said as he put on a helmet and gave him a thumbs-up. He then clambered into the basket and sank into the sea.

After around 15 minutes, Eyemask nodded at Simbady and said, “Your turn.”

Simbady took a deep breath and put on a heavy helmet as well. Mulley moved over to secure the helmet on his head and then shouted, “You can do it! I’m waiting here for you.”

He cast her a glance, turned away and walked to the basket.

The steam engine roared. As Simbady gradually dropped and got closer to churning waves, he had a feeling that the entire ocean was about to devour him.

For a split second, terror flooded over him.

However, he immedately regained his composure.

“Accept the unkown and overcome yourself.”

He remembered Mulley’s sparkling eyes and Rex’s words.

Simbady breathed out a sigh and was ready to embrace the ocean.

In an instant, the whole world became a clear, transparent blue. Sun rays spilled across the water and splintered into flickers of light.

After he dropped 20 meters, the basket suddenly stopped.

A chilly, fathomless cave materialized in front of him.