The wind swept across the river, sending wave after wave rolling toward the shore.
On deck, you could hear a pin drop.
Everyone stared at the river, wishing they could see through the murky water and find out what was happening below.
About three minutes later, one of the unlucky men Kurita Isao had kicked into the water surfaced.
"Lin... Lin God, there's a sunken ship down there!"
The unlucky man wiped the river water from his face. "The whirlpool stirred up a lot of silt. Visibility down there is terrible!"
"C-can I come up now?"
The unlucky man was extremely nervous.
"Go into the sunken ship and bring back something valuable. Then you can come up!"
Lin Baici ordered.
"Lin God..."
The unlucky man didn't want to go. He was just about to plead for sympathy when Lin Baici cut him off.
"Don't think I'm picking on you. Everyone on this ship has to go into the river and salvage loot!"
After speaking, Lin Baici turned and instructed Jin Yingzhen, "Go below deck and call everyone up!"
"Okay!"
Jin Yingzhen turned and headed into the cabin.
"Get moving!"
Xia Hongyao shouted at the unlucky man in the river, then nudged Lin Baici with her elbow. "That was my job!"
Xia Hongyao wasn't trying to show off her status as leader. She wanted to take on the order because it would make people resent whoever gave it.
She hoped Lin Baici would never have a stain on his reputation.
Hearing Lin Baici's order, the unlucky man stopped pleading, took a deep breath, and plunged beneath the water.
He hadn't worked with Lin Baici before, but someone as powerful as a Dragon Wing big shot wouldn't go back on his word—unless he had no shame.
"You're the leader. You shouldn't have