Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 170 - 169: This is Not My Strong Suit!

Chapter 170: Chapter 169: This is Not My Strong Suit!

Penson didn’t stop the bodyguard’s actions, but rather walked up to Sean Knight and explained:

"He’s just impatient, don’t mind him, he knows what he’s doing."

Sean Knight shook his head and said:

"I don’t mind, I just think it’s too easy to find something. I’m afraid there might be something wrong."

"What do you mean?" Penson thought Sean Knight was playing coy and was trying to tease him.

However, through their journey, Sean Knight’s guesses had been confirmed one by one, so Penson took his words seriously.

He had just hinted for the bodyguard to move forward thinking those items were the treasure, and he didn’t want Sean Knight to open the box first.

"I think there might be traps here."

At that moment, the bodyguard had already reached the cave entrance, hearing Sean Knight’s words, he glanced back at him, but didn’t stop his steps.

"Be careful!" Penson also noticed something was wrong!

The stone slab under the bodyguard’s feet suddenly sank!

There’s a mechanism!

The bodyguard reacted quickly and retreated!

However, the person who set the trap expected this, and a pile of stones fell from above!

The surrounding area of two or three meters was enveloped!

"Ah——!"

The bodyguard was hit by a washbasin-sized stone, screamed, and fell to the ground. Other stones fell around him, hitting him again, leaving him unconscious!

"Quick, save him!" Penson shouted.

When the stones stopped falling, Elijah Hastings and others were still cautious as they moved forward and dragged the bodyguard over before starting treatment.

Elijah felt for his breath and heartbeat, then stood up and shook his head.

He’s beyond saving.

A sad expression appeared on Penson’s face.

This bodyguard had followed him for many years, and was very loyal, playing a crucial role.

He didn’t expect him to be killed here.

Sean Knight was silent.

This shouldn’t have happened; he had actually seen the trap.

The cave was very damp. The owner of the treasure set a very simple trap. It seems that they also considered that complicated traps could easily fail in such an environment.

On the contrary, this simplest lever-type trap still works after hundreds of years.

Penson looked at Sean Knight with a complicated expression.

Sean Knight had given a warning, but Penson felt that the warning was not strong enough.

Regardless, this matter couldn’t be blamed on Sean Knight—he even explained the bodyguard’s behavior to Sean Knight.

Penson knew this issue couldn’t be pursued further. If he really wanted to blame someone, it would ultimately be himself—he was the one who hinted for the bodyguard to move forward.

"Put him aside for now," Penson calmed down and said solemnly: "Once we finish things on this side, we’ll take him back."

No one raised any objections.

"Mr. Knight, what do you think about what’s next..." Penson quickly regained his composure, knowing that he had to rely on a professional for the matter.

"I think there might still be danger." Sean Knight glanced at the boxes and said:

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"Those boxes are arranged too neatly and placed so high, I’m not sure if it’s dangerous."

Penson hesitated.

The previous danger had cost a bodyguard his life, what about now?

He still looked at Sean Knight.

"If it were me, I would check the boxes one by one," Sean Knight knew that now was not the time to refuse.

Penson nodded.

Sean Knight and Elijah cautiously approached, used a rope to tie up the nearest box, and slowly dragged it over.

Elijah whispered:

"Boss, is it dangerous?"

"I don’t know, but we should be fine if we take it slow."

The box was placed on the ground and dragged slowly until it was about ten meters away from the cave entrance when Sean Knight stopped.

"Now what?" No one dared to move since the previous situation was so terrifying. Penson still asked Sean Knight.

"Carefully pry it open," Sean Knight went forward, took a shovel, but did not pry open the lid of the box. Instead, he slowly dug a hole in its side.

The wooden box itself had been there for many years, and the wood had long decayed, making it easy to dig.

Soon, Sean Knight dug a hole in the box, and the shovel touched a layer of cloth inside. Sean Knight sighed with relief.

Using the shovel, he gently punctured the cloth, and black sand-like substance flowed out!

"Gunpowder!"

Elijah Hastings shouted in alarm!

"It’s about what I expected." Sean Knight sighed with relief.

"This gunpowder... can it explode?" Penson also recognized the gunpowder.

Although it had been so many years, and in such a damp environment, the gunpowder was still dry.

"The box is separated by waterproof cloth," Sean Knight pointed to the cloth he punctured and said, "So the gunpowder is not damp and should still be effective."

"So this trap..." Penson hadn’t reacted yet.

"It’s probably on the lid," Elijah explained, "When the lid is lifted, it will trigger the mechanism and ignite the gunpowder..."

He looked back at the dozen or so boxes and shuddered.

They had a narrow escape!

Even if it was lower-quality black gunpowder, this much of it would explode, and no one in this place could escape!

Was this Sean Knight really able to foresee?

Before they could ask, Sean Knight confidently explained:

"The pirates here didn’t have much in the way of tactics, no strategies, and no mechanisms, so it’s easy to guess."

Sean Knight’s face showed a hint of disdain at the right moment, giving different feelings to different people.

Elijah glanced at him and instantly understood.

China’s ancient mechanized techniques were top-notch.

After all, there was a Mohist School specializing in mechanisms and a Lu Ban that had been passed down for thousands of years.

As for tombs and mechanisms, it goes without saying.

So it’s justified to be unimpressed by the pirates’ crude mechanisms, which could be discerned with just a few glances.

This expression in Penson’s eyes naturally meant that Sean Knight had the ability and skill, so he would disdain this kind of mechanism.

And the judgments he made and the actions he took indeed proved this point.

He had stopped the first mechanism, although a bit late, but he had stopped it.

He directly broke the second mechanism, which was even more impressive, making people feel that he could see how the trap was set up just by looking at it.

Some of Penson’s bodyguards still didn’t believe it, but after the gunpowder in the box stopped flowing, they pried the box open.

As expected, as soon as the lid was lifted, a wire was pulled, which activated the mechanism, grinding a flint, and the sparks ignited the scattered gunpowder, startling everyone!

At this point, people couldn’t help but believe it.

If Sean Knight hadn’t drilled a hole in the side to let the gunpowder leak out instead of directly lifting the lid, they would all have been blown to pieces by now!

The next steps were left to Sean Knight. The other people worked together to move the boxes, dug holes on their sides to remove the gunpowder, and threw the boxes aside, scattering them.

One of the bodyguards, afraid that there would still be a problem, simply drenched all the gunpowder to completely eliminate the danger.

This hurdle was overcome.

Next, everyone looked at Sean Knight.

(It’s the winter solstice, time for dumplings!)