"What do you mean by zoning out?" 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Lin Baici urged, "If you have it, hurry up and give it to me, we’re on a tight schedule!"

Dudek stared at Lin Baici for a few seconds, then took out a pearl from his pocket and tossed it to him: "It can pierce the darkness, illuminate the path ahead!"

Pop!

Lin Baici caught it and waved at Dudek: "Thanks!"

"Are you ready?"

Lin Baici turned back to ask.

"Ready!"

Yi Jisheng was already undressed, wearing only underwear, ready to jump off the ship at any moment.

Xia Hongyao made an OK gesture.

"Once in the water, stick close to me!"

Lin Baici instructed, "Better not to salvage anything than to stray from me!"

"Let’s go!"

After saying this, Lin Baici jumped into the river first.

Xia Hongyao and Yi Jisheng followed closely.

The wild ones originally harbored anger towards Lin Baici for making them go underwater, but seeing him jump in first, their resentment dissipated quite a bit.

In fact, when you think about it, having entered God’s ruins, how can one survive without fighting for their lives?

Lin Baici held the pearl in his left hand, illuminating an area of over ten meters around him.

The view was clear, but the question was, would it attract monsters?

If so, speed up the search to reduce underwater stay time.

Lin Baici held a White River Dolphin’s Tooth in his mouth, swiftly swimming towards the sunken ship.

Xia Hongyao and Yi Jisheng followed behind.

The High Ponytail also has an underwater breathing divine artifact, allowing her to stay for several hours.

Yi Jisheng doesn’t have one but doesn’t need to breathe; even if buried in the soil for decades, it wouldn’t suffocate.

Underwater, whirlpools were visible, some gradually shrinking and disappearing, while others formed anew.

Getting close to them, you could clearly feel a huge suction force.

Ordinary people would be swept away by such suction, but Lin Baici and the others had no problem.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Like three hunting great white sharks, Lin Baici and his team passed through areas resembling forest whirlpools, appearing above the sunken ship.

The ship lay at a 45-degree angle, slanting into the mud.

Some boxes were scattered around.

Judging by the time those wild ones stayed underwater, they picked up nearby boxes and swam upwards, with no one entering the cabin.

Without rushing to search for supplies, Lin Baici swam around the sunken ship, then up to the deck.

Xia Hongyao and Yi Jisheng followed closely.

Lin Baici glanced at them, made an ’enter’ hand gesture, then swam into the cabin.

This was a large floor ship, having a total of three levels.

Due to its slant into the mud, once inside, those with poor sense of direction could easily get disoriented.

Lin Baici used his hunger radar to guide him in search and movement.

After swimming for about seven minutes, Lin Baici suddenly felt someone tap his calf.

He immediately turned around.

Xia Hongyao pointed at the cabin they had just swum past, then turned back to swim inside.

Lin Baici hurriedly followed.

Inside the cabin were many large boxes.

Judging by the looks, this should be the room where offerings were stored.

Xia Hongyao used the Black Blade Dagger to smash the bronze lock and lifted the box lid.

Inside was rotten silk.

Xia Hongyao smashed open three boxes in a row, all containing the same items. Just as she was rummaging around to see if there were other offerings, Lin Baici pulled her back.

Lin Baici gestured for them to swim out and continue searching.

This cabin seemed to hold mainly fabrics.

In the Tang and Song dynasties, silk could be used as currency, even more so in the Warring States period, proving to be hard currency.

The three continued searching.

Occasionally spotting small boxes.

The smaller the box, the more precious the contents, but Lin Baici needed offerings that triggered his hunger radar, so he didn’t check these small boxes.

Xia Hongyao trusted Lin Baici completely, not arguing, avoiding unnecessary actions, simply following obediently.

Finally, the three swam into another cabin.

Being underwater with mud and sand, it was difficult to judge the cabin’s position, but based on its size and interior decoration, it appeared to be a noble person’s residence.

Lin Baici gestured for everyone to spread out and search independently, then swam to the bedside to check for secret compartments.

Xia Hongyao swam to the desk.

Whoosh!

Xia Hongyao opened a drawer, and an octopus inside got scared, instantly spraying a large amount of black ink.

"..."

Xia Hongyao quickly swam backward.

Lin Baici wished to tell Xia Hongyao that precious offerings would not be in plain sight, like in drawers, fearing theft.

There must be secret compartments or hidden rooms!

It was impossible to speak underwater, so Lin Baici could only let Xia Hongyao search blindly.

Lin Baici’s hunger radar could pinpoint the location of ’good stuff’ but couldn’t be precise.

For example, Lin Baici could locate this cabin but not exactly where ’offerings’ were hidden, leaving him to search manually.

Luckily, it wasn’t a land-based building, just a cabin, limited in space, so Lin Baici searched thoroughly and found a secret compartment behind the wardrobe.

Opening it revealed bamboo slips, several beast-hide scrolls, and half a gold-cast object, which Lin Baici guessed was a Tiger Talisman for leading troops.

In addition, there were two exquisitely crafted wooden boxes adorned with gold and jade.

One was a cube, slightly smaller than a volleyball, and the other was a flat, long box.

Lin Baici waved his hand, signaling Xia Hongyao and Yi Jisheng to take all the items from the secret compartment and leave.