Struggle in the Steam Age

"Ha, our expedition has finally come to a perfect conclusion." Zhu Yan said happily after hearing that Lawrence confirmed that the stele was the one that was taken away by that person before. If Okita Sakura didn't look a little weak now, maybe he would be more excited.

"Of course, it's also thanks to our good luck this time and your research on certain details." Zhu Yan turned his head to look at Lawrence and thanked him, "If we hadn't been lucky enough to pick up the gold box before, It is impossible for us to find any important clues from that torn clothes, and if it is not for you, Lawrence, I don't think anyone can deduce information about this place from that direction."

"It's nothing, maybe because I study microbes, so my professional habits made me think of this direction." Lawrence said modestly, and at the same time tried to stuff the stone tablet in his hand into the space bag. But the strange thing is, no matter how he stuffed it, the stone tablet got stuck in the mouth of the pocket and couldn't be put in.

"If I remember correctly, many treasures cannot be put into space equipment in a complete state." After recovering a little, Okita Sakura supported Zhu Yan and stood beside her. "This is because the people who made the treasures in the past gave the treasures characteristics in order to reduce the possibility of the treasures being stolen."

"I really don't know about this." As a quick semi-wild transcendent, Lawrence's mastery of knowledge is in a very delicate state: he has some knowledge that is very precious to some advanced transcendents, but However, there are many gaps in the understanding of some common sense that is not too rare in the extraordinary world.

As a result, the stone tablet, which was larger than the manhole cover, was wrapped in a layer of cloth and carried on Safir's back. Although Lawrence suggested that this thing could be carried by himself, Safir declined.

"Zhu Yan has to take care of Okita Sakura, and you, as a spellcaster, need to maintain the best fighting condition before returning to an absolutely safe place. So I am the only one who is suitable to take this big guy here." Said Feier adjusted The strap on the shoulders, "And don't forget that I am an extraordinary warrior, and I am much more suitable for this kind of physical work than you."

Of course, Lawrence and the others simply inspected the entire cave again before, but they found that apart from this stele, there was basically nothing else of value in the entire cave.

However, a senior crew member's badge of the Peacock Empire dropped in the corner of the cave and mixed with mithril, as well as a lot of wrecks scattered in the cave, which at first glance seemed to be improvised living utensils. The biggest possibility is the person who took the treasure and left the stealth suit from the wreckage of the ship that Lawrence and the others salvaged before.

"I'm curious about one thing, and that is what happened back then?" When everyone left the cave and returned, Safiel approached Lawrence and asked curiously. Because she really didn't understand how Lawrence finally found the information about the hidden place of this stele from the messy information just now.

"The one who sold the map to Zhu Yan wasn't the only one who escaped from the boat before." Lawrence explained. "However, in such a chaotic situation at that time, it was difficult for the ordinary people and low-level transcendents who escaped from the cabin to determine who survived and who died after being attacked by sharks."

"Obviously, this treasure hunter is very likely to be a senior crew member on the ship, or even some direct descendants or close people like disciples of the senior extraordinary man who controlled the ship at that time." Lawrence said of himself analysis. "That's why I chose to return to the dangerous wreckage of the ship after escaping to bring out such a treasure."

"Then why didn't he return to the Peacock Empire with the treasure?" Safir asked a little puzzled. She knew that the person who could think of these things at such a dangerous time was absolutely loyal, so she naturally ruled out that person's selfishness. The idea of ​​rolling things away.

"It's not that he doesn't want to return, but that he can't." Zhu Yan, who was holding Okita Sakura, said at this time. "One month after the end of the battle that year, all the ships of the Maurya Empire along the coast of the New State Republic were cleared. For the next 20 years, the Republic maintained extreme vigilance against the people of the Maurya Empire. "

"If the ancestors of the worker who gave me these materials were just living an honest life, then we would turn a blind eye and allow them to integrate into our country. However, the ports still remain With an extremely high level of vigilance, it is impossible for him to leave here by boat.

"And there were no civilization expeditions in that era, and the Great Mountain Range was a completely barren land. It seemed like a moat separated the east and west sides of the northern part of the New World. Basically, few people were able to cross the Great Mountain Range and leave this country to go to the cloth that was still in those days. Federation of Lithon Colonies."

"That means this person is actually trapped here." Lawrence shrugged. "And as a loyal transcendent of the Peacock Empire, he chose to make a simple sneak suit to break through the patrols on the beach and retrieve the treasure that he thought would probably fall into the hands of the Cathays. found myself unable to send it away."

"In this desperate situation, that person probably chose to take the Naga who escaped together in the previous escape and combine them into undead creatures. Naga guards the treasures hidden here, and hopes to win with the Maurya Empire one day. Then come back here to recover the treasure."

"What you said should be very close to the truth." Zhu Yan said, "I have heard a master who studies prophecy magic say in a speech before. If you want to find something, use something like this It is easy to find out the person concerned by casting spells as a medium. I think that person chose this place so close to the shipwreck to hide this treasure because of this consideration."

With this stele, Lawrence and the others came to the town closest to their treasure hunting location, and then returned to the urban area in a public carriage. Although the big guy went very smoothly on this road, when the carriage set foot on the road in the city, the moon had already risen.

"Since the things are in your hands, there is no need for you to live in a hotel to hide from others." After getting off the bus stop, Zhu Yan said to Lawrence and Safiel who were holding hands. "You can just live with me."

"I heard that your big families of the Cathayans often live in a big courtyard. Would it be inconvenient for outsiders like us to live in it?" Lawrence asked a little worriedly, and he also made up for it before coming. After looking at various local customs, we will naturally know some habits of the traditional Sinian family.

"Your federation still has some impressions of us from a long, long time ago." Zhu Yan shook his head helplessly, "We used to live as you said, after all, when we first opened up here, we were surrounded by enemies. , safety can only be guaranteed when everyone is together. But as we grow stronger day by day, that ancient habit of living has disappeared in most areas."

"Of course, the core of the ancient large courtyard is still there for worshiping ancestors and holding meetings. However, there are a large number of residences for the clansmen in the outer periphery, places for practicing supernatural strength, and the outer fortress-like defense line has now been demolished and built an independent community with various facilities centered on this core building.”

"The extraordinary person in the family will be given a house by the family when he becomes an adult. For example, I got a two-storey house in this community as an extraordinary person after I became an adult, and the place I want to invite you to is my home .”