Chapter 1791 - 1787: Nowhere to Be Found
Ao Zhan looked at the twenty-three Waterfire pearls in Zhu Mangqi’s palm, his expression instantly changing from overcast to clear, revealing a hint of joy.
The other pearl divers, upon seeing Zhu Mangqi again, felt that he was radiating the Savior’s holy light, and their past jealousy and resentment towards him dissipated in that moment.
Shen Luo watched this scene and smiled knowingly.
Indeed, if he, a stranger, suddenly came forward claiming to have found twenty-three Waterfire pearls at once, it would definitely arouse others’ suspicion and doubt.
But if the best pearl diver Zhu Mangqi announced the news, the result would be very different.
The noise outside soon alerted the treasure ship, and the South Sea Dragon King Ao Qin descended from above and inquired:
"What is the commotion?"
"Reporting to Father King, the Waterfire pearls have been gathered." Ao Zhan exclaimed excitedly.
Ao Qin was pleased upon hearing this. When he learned that twenty-three of the twenty-eight Waterfire pearls came from Zhu Mangqi, his face was full of smiles, but he still remembered to ask, "Where did you find them?"
"It was a pearl hiding area I discovered earlier in the deeper Purgatory Sea. I initially thought scarcity was precious and didn’t excavate all at once. Now, having seen the Dragon King’s saintly countenance, I dared not keep them private." Zhu Mangqi replied, giving the answer he had calculated on his way back.
"Such merit deserves a rich reward." Ao Qin praised him, seeing no deceit in his expression.