Because Spoon was now heart-to-heart with Lan Qingyou, there was no longer any need for it to scurry around dangerous places looking for treasures like before.
It could simply inform Lan Qingyou of the general location or let Lan Qingyou feel it for herself.
In truth, a Treasure-seeking Rat’s love for finding treasure wasn't because it wanted to use them to improve itself, but simply due to its nature of treating them like toys.
Thus, it didn't matter who ended up with the treasure; what mattered was who found it.
Now that Lan Qingyou had signed a contract with it and made it her familiar, it naturally wanted Lan Qingyou to find things before anyone else.
“Since it’s a ship, it’s only reasonable for there to be a cabin, right?”
Lan Qingyou chuckled at the bewildered group.
The atmosphere was mostly just awkward.
They had just been talking about searching thoroughly, but after seeing the little mouse's effectiveness, they had all forgotten the properties of a ship and were standing on the deck blabbering about ‘where the treasure might be hidden.’
“Well… then I’ll take the lead?”
Gu Xiaobei, holding a torch, scratched her head and broke the awkward silence.
“I’d better go first. You stay in the back and hold the torch for light.”
Li Huai knew their composition all too well. One could say this entire team was a squishy squad; even the three who seemingly held the front line were quite fragile.
If not for Lan Qingyou’s golems, they wouldn't have reached this place so quickly, and they might have even suffered injuries.
Why were there no deaths?
Because everyone had their own life-saving skills.
In fact, Lan Qingyou could have soloed this dungeon without an issue; it just would have cost her more time and effort.
“Why can’t my pink infantry go first?”
“...”
Lan Qingyou’s retort made Li Huai open his mouth, but he couldn't find anything to say in the end, so he consciously stepped away from the entrance.
True, there was no need for him to go first.
“Let’s go then. By the way, does anyone want this lifesteal sword? If not, I’ll take it.”
While the pink infantry cleared the way, the High Priestess asked a question.
After all, they weren't a guild, so there was no guild leader to distribute the loot. Everyone had a share in the distribution rights.
That was why the High Priestess looked at everyone and asked.
She couldn't just take it without saying anything. Even though the people in the villa wouldn't complain or even mind, taking without asking was no different from being a giant baby in her eyes.
“I don’t care.”
“A vampire with a lifesteal sword is perfectly reasonable.”
“If you want it, just take it.”
Seeing that the High Priestess wanted the lifesteal greatsword, everyone waived their claim. Lan Qingyou even handed the greatsword directly to her.
Although vampires weren't known for their strength, the 80 points of Strength added by the sword itself was enough for the High Priestess to wield it.
Admittedly, the High Priestess didn't really use swords, and she hadn't even used her own world item yet.
But that didn't stop her from swinging this lifesteal greatsword, did it?
“By the way, what exactly does this sword do with the blood it steals?”
Having received the greatsword, the High Priestess examined it thoroughly before asking Lan Qingyou with a confused look.
Lan Qingyou gave her a flat look.
“For a researcher, you're being quite dense. Where do you think the energy for the Eternal enchantment on this sword comes from?”
“...”
She felt a bit looked down upon.
With the pink infantry leading the way, the group descended the stairs without hesitation, smoothly entering the cabins located at the two bows.
“Whoa!!!”
Upon entering the cabin, Gu Xiaobei let out a cry of wonder and quickly ran to one side.
As Gu Xiaobei’s torch drew closer, the group saw mountains of gold coins, jewelry, and gold artifacts, their surfaces stained with black spots.
There were other things as well.
This ‘pile’ of gold was massive.
At least one-third to nearly two-thirds of the entire cabin was filled with these items.
From the crude way they were piled haphazardly, it wasn't hard to see that these things had likely been scavenged from other ships.
“The patterns on these gold coins look a bit familiar.”
Compared to Gu Xiaobei, whose face was flushed red from the torchlight reflecting off the gold, the others remained calm.
The Magician even stepped forward, picked up a gold coin, and examined it casually.
Such a large amount of gold was indeed wondrous.
However, it wasn't something that would shock them too much.
After all, they were all people of status and means.
Lan Qingyou, for instance, held shares in a biological mine—the majority share, at that.
Oh right, Li Huai also seemed to be a minor shareholder in that biological mine.
“Of course they look familiar. Many of the ships outside have this pattern hanging on them, though it’s mostly fragmented.”
Lan Qingyou also picked up a gold coin to look at.
On the coin was a pattern that looked like a cracked shield or perhaps a leaf.
“So, can I interpret the ‘background story’ of this dungeon as the wreckage of a battle between two fleets that was washed here by the currents?”
The Sun also stepped up to take a coin, observing it closely while voicing her theory.
However, the High Priestess next to her didn't quite agree with her view.
“It’s not impossible, but I’m more inclined to believe it’s man-made. After all, there’s a dock here, and that altar-like platform we saw earlier.”
“Man-made seems unlikely, as no one would want to stay in a place like this. I think we can find a middle ground. After the wreckage washed up here, the survivors used the ships to build this place. Later, for some reason, those survivors all turned into undead and were bound to this location forever.”
The Hierophant certainly knew how to compromise.
But surprisingly, this middle-ground theory seemed even more plausible.
Otherwise, there was no explaining why there were so many monsters here.
They couldn't all have been washed in by the sea one by one, could they?
While such a situation certainly existed, a count of nearly ten thousand definitely couldn't have just drifted in.
“If that’s the case, ten thousand people could indeed have built these structures, especially with the help of magic.”
The Magician agreed with the Hierophant’s theory.
“Alright, let’s stop talking about that for now. Let the little mouse find the treasure.”
Gu Xiaobei waved her hand. Were background stories, the origin of the gold coins, or the source of the monsters important right now?
No!
Compared to treasure, they weren't important at all.
Thus, everyone looked at Lan Qingyou, who leisurely began throwing items out from the ‘gold pile.’
Seeing this, Li Huai immediately used his wind magic to catch them.
Then, one by one, he had the others set them aside.
Lan Qingyou had her Magic Eye, which meant every single thing she threw out was a treasure, right?
The group wasn't entirely sure, but they followed Lan Qingyou’s lead.
The only thing they could do now was wait for the results.
Rate on N.U.
