The Knight from the Fairytales

Chapter 60: Treasure

After touring the undersea situation, it was unavoidable to meet the real Sea King.

He sat on a chair made of coral reefs. His upper body was completely human, somewhat resembling the image of a Western Heavenly Father, with a kind expression and a white, fluffy beard. His physique of muscles was pleasing to the eye.

He wasn't like that lumpy, pimply mess of the turquoise Sea King. The only issue was that his complexion was somewhat pale, as if he were ill, with no strength in his entire body.

He coughed from time to time, the entire person appearing extremely weary.

When Beihai saw this ruler of the deep sea, he couldn't help but feel respect for him.

Is this the difference between natural bodybuilding and steroids?

Wait, that's not right. This world doesn't have steroids at all. One could only say the new Sea King overexerted himself during training.

Really, why do I always think of such strange things?

"Father, we have guests from the surface world in the sea. A human, no, two humans."

"No need to be anxious. In the future, you must take good care of all the beings under the sea, take care of your younger brothers and sisters, and don't let them be bullied.""I naturally saw them. I just wanted to look around here, okay?"

The Sea King's gaze revealed no particular emotion, no so-called vigilance or worry, just a very ordinary inquiry.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I'm just here to look around. If possible, to help you solve some problems. This might be a bit of my own selfish desire."

"That can't be considered selfish. Your wish to help us is a good intention. Although I cannot repay this intention, my children will do their utmost to help you."

It seems the Sea King's days are numbered. The Sea King Beihai saw earlier was probably one who had just taken the throne not long ago, still somewhat rigid in personality.

The question is whether this old Sea King is dying of old age, or as the rumors say, has fallen seriously ill from overthinking?

Just as he was pondering, some shrimp soldiers and crab generals carried out chest after chest of jewels.

"Honored guest, this is one-third of our undersea treasure. Please take a look. Inside are things like pearls and gemstones."

Chest after chest of treasure was opened, filled with piles upon piles of gold coins, with some brightly colored jewels on top.

"Please forgive our humble offering. These are all treasures from shipwrecks. They aren't of much use to us."

The currency used under the sea is basically related to shells, or simply barter. Apart from being shiny, these gold and silver items really aren't suitable for circulation in the sea.

If they could truly circulate, there wouldn't be so many pirates and ships scouring the sea surface looking for undersea treasure.

The premise of searching for undersea treasure is that the gold coins sank into the water, not to be casually divided up by these Sea Race creatures, but to lie quietly in the silt waiting to be discovered.

Beihai looked at these chests of wealth and took out the dragon from his pocket. Wait, dragon?

Beihai silently turned his small money pouch over. The other party was already rolling its eyes, choking on water in its throat with a gurgle, then coughing out many bubbles that surged upwards with another gulp.

Even if the Golden Scale Dragon could handle water, it wouldn't dare be this deep under the sea. Moving on the sea surface was no problem, but in the deep sea, the dragon only felt that the fire in its throat capable of melting the earth was enveloped by endless seawater, ultimately turning the water meeting fire into steam.

Seeing this scene, the Sea King raised a hand and pointed. A bubble appeared around the dragon's head.

The dragon's body itself was very strong, able to withstand the water pressure with no issue. It just couldn't breathe underwater, so there was no need for an overly complicated method.

Being able to breathe was enough. After all, to enter the depths of the sea, besides avoiding water, you also have to withstand water pressure and, most importantly, have the ability to move.

"Thank you."

"No need for that. If you can truly help with such a big matter, this is just a small thing for me."

Beihai knew what the Sea King meant. Or perhaps the Sea King did hold a little hope for Beihai, but was also prepared for him to fail.

However, for the Sea King, this wasn't a loss. These gold and silver items from the undersea treasure were of no use to him. If he really gave one-third, giving only shells, Beihai probably wouldn't want them either.

With the matter discussed, it was only proper to begin some feasting, a gathering to entertain the guests.

Many undersea delicacies were brought out, along with the finest undersea nectar and jade liquor, used to entertain the most honored guests.

On this dining table, there were some things Beihai had never even seen before. Like plants that, when split open, had a core inside, quite similar to bamboo tube rice. The slight regret was that all these delicacies were cold.

The taste when eaten was somewhat crisp and refreshing.

Little Elsa was also eating this uniquely flavored snack for the first time.

"How is it? Is it tasty? If it's tasty, eat more. You might not get this chance again in the future."

Beihai was naturally giving a kind reminder, after all, the undersea wasn't a place you could come to whenever you wanted.

"After eating, can I take some with me?"

The new Sea King sitting beside Beihai was somewhat excited. Sometimes it's undeniable that everyone cares quite a bit about whether things from their hometown are better than those from other regions.

Usually, they say they don't care with their mouths, but in their hearts, they care more than anyone. Now, hearing praise, he couldn't help but feel smug and proud.

"Of course you can. It's just some food. You can have as much as you want later. I can even help you pack it into bags."

"Hey, brother, don't just focus on eating. Come, drink our sea's fine wine. It's stronger than what you have on land. This is river water."

The ocean also has some micro-lakes. The water inside is denser than the seawater of the great ocean. This way, the sea possesses some of this water.

Although the ocean is vast and deep, its limitations are much greater than those on land.

Beihai couldn't resist this overly familiar brother, so he could only raise his cup and compete in drinking with him.

Around Elsa, many mermaid princesses had unknowingly gathered.

The princesses were full of curiosity, but their yearning for the surface world led them to ask questions. Each tone was somewhat excited, even impatient.

The first question had barely reached its halfway point when the second question followed right on its heels.

This resulted in a very chaotic mix of voices, impossible to make out clearly.

Elsa was completely unable to handle it all, just gently and kindly urging, "Everyone, one at a time, slowly. I will answer every single one of your questions."