After speaking, the captain staggered back towards the cockpit. He believed that Councilman Ebert was already scared senseless, and he needed to return to his position to command the forced landing of the airship.
Councilman Ebert, upon hearing the captain's order to throw the non-essential items overboard, grabbed one of his attendants.
He leaned in close and whispered into the attendant's ear, "Take some men and throw all the boxes of gold in the cargo in the sea."
The attendant was shocked. "My lord... throw away all that gold? How will you explain this to the lords of Storm City?"
"If we don't throw it, I won't have a head left to explain anything! This is a shallow sea area near the continental shelf. The heavy gold won't be carried far by the currents. Remember the location of this sea area. After this incident is over, we can send people to recover it."
"My lord, your wisdom is truly..."
