Chapter 92

"Waga, this is the wreck I was talking about, and what I need is right in the captain's cabin I just showed you."

"If you see a box like this, bring it up for me!"

Fearing the little mermaid might not recognize the target, Gervas displayed an iron chest.

Although the iron chest in Gervas's hand might not be identical to the one in the wreck.

But he guessed it was likely only different in pattern, size, and material.

As for silhouette and style, chests in this world were uniform—the arched, semi-circular lid design.

"I... understood, Gervas, I... am going!"

Waga nodded, leaping into the sea.

One had to admit, merfolk were truly sea creatures—their speed underwater rivaled that of fish.

Gervas had originally thought finding the space ring would take at least several hours.

After all, such a precious item demanded time spent searching; otherwise, you'd be disrespecting the word "precious."

Who knew Waga had been underwater for less than a minute before surfacing with two exquisite chests.

The chests were the same size as the one in Gervas's hand, but their level of craftsmanship far exceeded expectations.

Moreover, the chests were not made of iron, but shimmered with silver light.

After so many years of seawater corrosion, they still glowed silver—proof they were made of pure silver.

The silver chests were not only engraved with intricate patterns, but also inlaid with countless tiny red and blue gemstones.

"Such an exquisite silver chest! My lord, just this one chest is worth at least twenty gold coins!"

Lei Meng stared wide-eyed—he'd never seen such a luxurious chest in the Patric family.

Of course, Gervas had never seen one either.

To craft a daily-use chest with such elegance—no need to say more, it must be the work of some great noble.

Gervas immediately grew excited—the space ring was almost certainly inside.

"Thank you, Waga!"

Taking the silver chest, Gervas eagerly began to open it.

Compared to this lavish silver chest, the contents within were truly precious.

Splash!

The chest opened, spilling out a flood of seawater.

But inside the first chest, besides mud and water, there were only a few animal hides, swollen and nearly dissolved into pulp by seawater!

"My lord, what a pity—already corroded by seawater. Otherwise, hides stored in a chest like this might have been precious records!" Lei Meng sighed in regret.

Gervas remained unmoved—he already knew through his system what today's greatest gain would be.

He turned his gaze to the second chest.

And the second chest still had a intact small lock on its exterior.

Fortunately, this thing deterred gentlemen, not thieves.

Pulling out his dagger, he pried hard—the lock shattered instantly.

Taking a deep breath, Gervas slowly opened the treasure chest.

Again, seawater gushed out first.

But unlike the first chest, this second one revealed a glint of gold.

"Oh? My lord, it's a ring!"

Lei Meng's exclamation came.

Because the golden ring was unmistakably conspicuous.

The ring was thick and wide, like a jade finger guard from his past life.

Of course, for comfort, the ring featured perforated craftsmanship.

The master craftsman carved the perforations along the intricate patterns—not only enhancing beauty, but drastically reducing weight.

At the center of the golden ring, a ruby was inlaid, instantly making it exquisitely luxurious.

"So exquisite, my lord—I suspect this was surely a favorite possession of some great noble."

"Great nobles, besides favoring staffs or robes to display their authority, also consider rings among the most important items."

"Because such rings, beyond ornamentation, likely served as personal seals."

"Look—can you open the ruby's underside? If so, this is a ring combining beauty and power!"

Hearing Lei Meng's words, Gervas studied it closely—and indeed discovered a clever mechanism.

Click.

The front of the ring popped open—beneath the ruby was a hidden lid.

Below the lid was a raised, flat area about two millimeters high.

But currently, no inscription was carved on this blank area.

"My lord, wonderful! This noble must have ordered the ring but hadn't yet engraved his name!"

"That means, whether you sell it or use it yourself, it's perfect!"

Lei Meng exclaimed again immediately.

In his eyes, his lord had scored a true bargain.

Such a exquisitely crafted ring could fetch over a hundred gold coins.

Because the clasp mechanism required extremely delicate craftsmanship and high-strength materials.

Rumor had it the clasp area likely contained mithril.

While Lei Meng was delighted, Gervas felt uneasy.

Could it be that I picked up the wrong one?

In reincarnation novels, space rings were always as ancient and plain as possible, as simple as could be.

They were the kind you'd throw on the roadside and no one would pick up, waiting for the protagonist to cry out in surprise and accidentally step on the ring.

Then, once worn, the ring would recognize its master.

Could such an opulent ring really be a space ring?

But soon, Gervas calmed down.

Because after putting on the ring, when he directed his perception toward it, an immediate suction force appeared, swallowing Gervas's perception.

Of course, this swallowing was extremely brief—only an instant—then the suction vanished.

In its place, a pitch-black region appeared before Gervas.

Without needing to think, this was the storage space of the space ring.

He glanced at Lei Meng and saw that Lei Meng and the little mermaid showed no change in expression—they had noticed nothing unusual beside them.

So, once the storage space opened, only its master could see it.

Forcing himself to suppress the urge to immediately test the ring's ability to store and retrieve objects, Gervas mentally commanded it to close.

Then, the black region vanished from his vision.

Only then did Gervas smile. "Lei Meng, you're right—this ring is truly excellent. From now on, I'll keep it for myself!"

"Congratulations, my lord!"

Lei Meng had no idea that his lord's ring held hidden mysteries.

Its value was dozens of times higher than he had imagined.

Now, Gervas finally understood why this storage ring was so opulent.

That was because this was the world of nobility, and this ring had been crafted by high nobles for themselves.

High nobles were the highest rank in this world—did they need to worry about others coveting their space rings?

Of course not.

So, the space ring naturally became as opulent as possible.

Otherwise, if a marquis or duke carried around a dull, iron-ring-like ring wherever he went, wouldn't that be pure madness!

"Good thing I'm also a noble—even if it's a bit showy, at least it's not out of place!"