Although this kind of search is much easier than finding a needle in a haystack, the sea is really too big, and the seawater is seriously stratified, which greatly affects the use of sonar equipment. It is definitely an experience to determine the truth among the messy detection information. , and it’s also very energy-consuming.
There is only one expert in this field in Ling Hao's team, and that is the little witch Shi Si. After two days, Shi Si's short Sassoon hair was almost turned into a nestle by her. The ground in front of the equipment table was full of lollipop sticks and candy wrappers. Shi Si put a large cup of black coffee on the equipment table, took out an eye drop bottle and dripped it into his eyes, mumbling something. Cursing something, no one dared to get close, for fear that the little girl would get angry and catch anyone.
Although Ling Hao and the others were anxious, they couldn't help at all. Annie, Tian Yong, and Xueting went to organize the diving equipment, while Yuan Bing, Zuo Pengfei, and others were debugging the "Stone Crab" and "Pippi Shrimp" "No." and strive to be able to launch tasks at any time. Ling Hao and Cheng Linfeng were left with nothing to do. The latter's symptoms of seasickness had eased a lot, but he was still a little out of breath. He was walking around on the deck like ants on a hot pot. Ling Hao was afraid that he would wander around and run away. If you accidentally get injured when you go to the crane, it will be very bad. So Ling Hao found two fishing rods in the tool room, took some live shrimps and small fish from the kitchen, and took Cheng Linfeng to the stern of the boat to fish.
The husband and son-in-law each had a fishing rod and were wearing big sunhats and were sitting on the edge of the deck fishing. One looked content, while the other looked absent-minded, as if he was sitting on pins and needles.
"Uncle, please don't be impatient. It's useless to be anxious about some things. It's better to go fishing and distract your attention. The symptoms of seasickness will also be alleviated." Ling Hao said with a smile while shaking the fishing reel. Just as he was talking, he saw the rod suddenly lowered, the long rod was instantly pulled into a bow shape, and the fishing line made a harsh "squeaking" sound. It was obvious that a big fish had taken the bait. "Okay! This is a big guy. It definitely weighs more than 20 pounds! It is indeed the fishery with the richest resources in the world, and the fish caught so quickly!" Ling Hao shouted excitedly, holding the fishing rod and wrestling with the big fish. After fighting for 10 minutes, Ling Hao pulled a 30-pound "maso tuna" onto the boat with a hook.
Immediately afterwards, Cheng Linfeng also caught the fish. After a struggle that made him sweat profusely, a 20-pound Spanish mackerel "jumped" around on the deck. The fun of fishing can indeed make people forget about other things. For more than two hours, I just listened to the two men shouting excitedly at the stern of the boat.
Suddenly, Shi Si rushed onto the deck from the control room, even losing his slippers: "I found the place, found it!" This voice was much more "shoal" than Ling Hao and Weng's son-in-law, and it made everyone on the ship feel like they were It's like the pause button was pressed.
Before anyone could react, Ling Hao and Cheng Linfeng ran over from the stern of the boat, wearing a big sun hat and smelling fishy. "Let's go in and take a look." Ling Hao didn't care about the strange looks others looked at him and walked into the control room.
Shi Si called up a blurry video and said: "Two hours ago, I vaguely discovered the changes in the seafloor terrain on the sonar. It seems that there is really a rock corner structure. Of course, if my brother hadn't said it in advance, I would have too Unexpectedly, in order to confirm, I launched the 'Steamed Grouper' into the water and took this video. I don't need to say more, you can see it for yourselves."
This video is relatively blurry, not because of the camera pixels, but because the sea water flows too fast, carrying a large amount of impurities, phytoplankton, and organic debris. Densely packed filter-feeding fish swim against the current in the ocean, keeping relatively still in the water, opening their mouths and waiting for food to flow into their mouths. Behind the fish school, you can faintly see the dark cliff. The "Steamed Grouper" passed through the fish school and swam forward quickly along the cliff. Soon, the seawater layered area arrived. The depth here is At 1,250 meters, the sea current seemed to slow down here, the water quality suddenly became clear, and the visibility became very good. A huge rock corner appeared in the camera image, as if a mountain peak hundreds of meters high protruded from the rock wall. When the "Steamed Grouper" approached the corner of the rock, the current suddenly became extremely turbulent. The "Steamed Grouper", which has always been proud of its power, actually lost control and was directly dragged into the darkness behind the corner by the current. .
When the lighting was restored, Shi Si finally regained control of the "Steamed Grouper". The vortex behind the rock corner gradually subsided. It had originally reached a depth close to the bottom of the sea, but at this moment, it was so deep below that it was impossible to see the bottom. Shi Si controlled the "Steamed Grouper" to sink slowly until it reached a depth of about 1,500 meters. What he saw in front of him made everyone take a breath.
Condescendingly, the dark shadows of sunken ships are like cars parked in a parking lot, densely occupying the entire field of view. At a glance, there are at least a dozen ships, and beyond the lights, there must be more. .
"Okay, I found it, right here." Ling Hao patted Shi Si on the shoulder, and everyone cheered.
"Boss, the radar shows that a large salvage ship is heading towards us, and the distance is less than 10 nautical miles." Xueting is in charge of the radar. She has discovered the "Little Jennifer" of the "Odyssey Ocean Exploration Company" Salvage boat.
"How far is our current position from the rock corner?" Ling Hao asked Shi Sidao.
"I discovered this corner five nautical miles away. I named it 'Toccoa Point'." Shi Si looked proud.
Ling Hao smiled and nodded: "The name is good. Our current place is far enough away from 'Toccoa Rock Point'. Now we can meet this young master of the Greek shipping family and his world's number one in a very safe environment." The salvage company. Come on, let’s go to the deck to greet the guests. Pengfei and Mingyu, you two take the fish we caught to the kitchen and cook it with the chef. We want to entertain the guests. "
Annie followed Ling Hao to the deck and asked in a low voice: "Why is it called 'Toccoa Rock Corner'? Does it have any special significance?"
"Oh, Shi Si was born in Toccoa, Georgia, USA. She doesn't have any good memories there." Ling Hao said lightly. He basically didn't mention the other party's past in front of Shi Si because he promised I want to give this lovely and poor girl a new future and a wonderful life.
The two ships got closer, and four people came over from the "Little Jennifer". The leader was Julian, the young master of the Greek shipping family, followed by a sturdy middle-aged white man whose skin had been tanned. The wrinkles on his face are vertical and horizontal, and he looks like an old "sea wolf" who has been exposed to wind and sun at sea all year round. The three people behind, two men and one woman, are all relatively young, wearing smart overalls, like workers on an offshore drilling platform.
"Ling, my dear friend, you really surprised me. You decisively rejected me that day. Why did you change your mind so quickly?" Julian walked towards Ling Hao with a smile on his face and stretched out his hands.
Ling Hao just smiled politely and shook hands with him: "I have no choice. If I don't take action, I'm afraid my future father-in-law's company will become someone else's." There is a hidden meaning in these words.
Julian pretended not to understand and asked straight to the point: "Now that you and your team are here, are you willing to cooperate with me to find the shipwreck cemetery?"
Ling Hao laughed and said: "I'm afraid this is not good, right? After all, you have invited the team of 'Odyssey Ocean Exploration Company'."
Julian glanced at the sturdy middle-aged man next to him, who spoke in standard Chinese Mandarin and said: "It doesn't matter, Mr. Ling's name is well known to us. The reward this time is very generous, I don't mind. Working with another top international team.”
Ling Hao smiled kindly and said: "If I'm not wrong, you must be the current head of Odyssey, Mr. Peter Grace, right? It's such a pleasure to meet you. Your name is truly famous in this circle. . And you speak Mandarin so well, which makes me feel even more cordial. We caught a few big fish just now, and you are here just in time. I invite you to try the Chinese sea fish dishes."
Peter Grace also smiled heartily: "Let me introduce to you, this is my daughter Susan, and my two students, Mark and Bailey. I am a fan of Chinese culture and have stayed there. Five years, so my Mandarin is not bad, and I understand the way you Chinese people think and communicate. My team and I are very willing to participate in this project with your team."
Ling Hao laughed, but did not respond directly, and led a group of people towards the restaurant. It has to be said that Jiang Mingyu's skills are getting better and better, especially in handling sea fish. A 30-pound "Masu Tuna" fish meat was made into sashimi and placed on a huge ice tray; the fish bones Make soup and use it as the base of the hot pot to cook thin slices of "stone snapper"; stew potatoes and mushrooms to make fish balls made from mackerel meat; charcoal-grilled mackerel steaks; and braised fish made from basin-sized tuna heads. The braised pasta is definitely on par with Star Hotel standards.
Most of the people were full of praise for their food, but Young Master Julian was a little absent-minded. After the food had passed the five flavors, he finally couldn't help but asked: "Mr. Ling, you haven't answered me yet, do you want to join us in this salvage activity?" , if you are willing to participate, the conditions I will give you are the same as in 'Odyssey', which is 10% of the water treasure, how about it?"
Ling Hao took a sip of white wine calmly and raised the corner of his mouth: "Mr. Julian, you should know me. I am not short of money, let alone risk my life for money, so I will give you the 10% , basically have no feeling. I believe you don’t understand why I am here, right?”
"This thing is easy to handle. It's our group's shares in Mr. Cheng's company. I can ask my secretary to prepare an equity transfer agreement now to transfer these shares to Mr. Cheng at a low price. In addition, 10% The remuneration remains the same, what do you think?" Julian said very sincerely.
In fact, the "Odyssey" company, which he had originally given full confidence in, spent two days wandering around the Cape of Good Hope and almost combed the seabed there, but could not find even a single hair. He was really anxious at this moment, and Ling Hao became his best hope again.
Will Ling Hao let the other party get his wish so easily? Of course it's not that simple. He looked at Pete and said: "Brother Pete, you and I have hit it off, and we hit it off right away. However, there is currently no common way to go down to the bottom of the sea to fish for things at this depth. Everyone is like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea to show off their magical powers, and you and I are not skilled in cooperating. If there is an accident, it will not be a good thing for anyone. Besides, we haven't found the place yet. It is more efficient for everyone to search separately than to work together in one place, right? My opinion is that we each search for our own place, which can be regarded as a small bet. what do you think?"
"Hahaha!" Pete laughed heartily. "As expected of a master among masters, he is really arrogant. I like it. I'll bet you on the yacht I parked in Miami - the 'Stink Fairy'. It cost me 1.5 million US dollars."
Ling Hao couldn't help laughing: "The name is indeed 'stinky', and I like it very much. Then I'll bet you a box of 'Kong Kezhu', which is worth about 1.5 million US dollars."
"Oh? Then I took advantage." Peter patted Ling Hao on the shoulder and smiled: "Yachts are like cars, second-hand ones will lose value. 'Kong Kezhu' is different. It is easy to cash out and has huge potential for appreciation."
The two of them were chatting and laughing like this, talking to themselves as if they had settled the matter, and they didn't think of the real benefactor, Young Master Julian, at all. The latter's face turned black and red, and he held it in for a long time without saying anything. Now he couldn't afford to offend Ling Hao and Peter, so he could only follow what these two people discussed. This was the only two people in the world who were willing to accept. As a person in business, if one of them gives up and quits, he will have no way out.
Ling Hao stretched out his hand towards Julian and said: "According to the conditions you just mentioned, but I want 15%. If you agree, I will participate in this project, but I will act separately with Mr. Pitt. You should have no objection, right?"
Julian's face twitched and he forced a smile: "OK, as long as you are happy. I will let the secretary draft the contract."
"If we can sign a contract before dark, I can start searching the seabed tomorrow. The weather forecast says that the storm will arrive tomorrow night. There will only be one day of good weather left. Waiting until the weather can stabilize the ship, it will have to be 5 The Queen of Heaven." Ling Hao said with an indifferent expression as he cut the fish meat slowly with his dining knife.
