On the sea surface, on the "Black King Kong", a crane lifted boxes of gold bricks from the "Stone Crab" onto the deck. Annie, Cheng Linfeng and others were all around. Of course, there was also Julian, whose eyes were glowing green and his mouth was grinning to the back of his head. There were 92 boxes in total, plus bits and pieces of goldware. There were more than a dozen grid boxes, and everyone's eyes were a little straight. Ling Hao waved to the staff and said: "Open all the boxes!"
There was a "crackling" sound, and all the boxes were opened. There were four huge gold bricks in each box, 30 boxes of platinum and 62 boxes of gold. So many yellow and white things immediately made everyone present. Everyone felt out of breath, especially Master Julian, whose hands began to tremble, making people wonder if he was going to suffer from epilepsy on the spot.
Ling Hao glanced at him with some disdain, stepped forward and whispered to him: "The gold here is 25 kilograms each, a total of 6.2 tons, and the platinum is 21 kilograms each, a total of 2.52 tons, and they all have Italy on them. The steel seal of the state-owned bank, this is a genuine Mussolini treasure, and so are the gold objects, which are about 1 ton. You can check the information. The Nazi leader originally planned to plunder about 10 tons of gold. It was used to escape after the defeat, but the submarine disappeared. We didn't expect it to sink here. We are lucky to have happened upon it. According to the current market price, these gold bricks alone are worth US$343 million. As for those Is it gold? It doesn’t look like it was handmade in Europe. God knows where the Nazi collected it from. It seems to be an antique. If we consider its historical value and sell it as a cultural relic, its value will be immeasurable. Congratulations on your fortune. , of course, also congratulate me on getting rich."
Julian took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down a little, cleared his dry throat and said: "These gold bricks can also be sold as antiques. After all, relics from World War II can be considered cultural relics. ."
Anne on the side couldn't stand listening anymore and sneered: "If I were you, I would go back and melt these gold bricks to re-cast other styles of gold bricks, and then sell them as ordinary gold, or put them in the bank. Mortgage, this way you can also save the 10% 'shipwreck owner's national tax'. It has the stamp of the Italian state-owned bank on it. If the officials know that you have found Mussolini's gold, I am afraid they will immediately I'll take you to court, and then I'll take it all back without any money left. If you don't believe me, ask Pete, he has experience in this area."
Julian suddenly realized it and quickly thanked Anne, and then asked: "Yes, where is Mr. Pitt? Why hasn't he come up yet?"
"Oh, he wanted to wander around down there again to see if he could gain anything else, so he asked me to bring all the loot up first."
"Mr. Peter is so dedicated. Since there are still opportunities down there, why should Mr. Ling look for him again? There's no need to come up in such a hurry." Julian's eyes were full of greed, and he didn't remember the appropriateness of his words.
Ling Hao sneered and said: "I beg you to wake up, okay? The pile of things in front of you already weighs more than 10 tons, which is beyond the load limit of my 'Stone Crab'. If we add more weight, we will definitely not be able to get up. This It’s the most basic scientific common sense.”
"Oh, yes, yes, I made a mistake. Don't mind." Julian quickly held Ling Hao's hand and apologized, then said with a flattering face: "Mr. Ling Hao, it's still early anyway, the weather these days is... It’s all good. Don’t you plan to go through the hard work again? After all, no one would hate having too much money to bite their hand, right?”
There was a hint of anger in Ling Hao's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "Master Julian, no matter how much money you have, you have to spend it with your life! Don't forget, this is one of the most complex and dangerous places in the world with sea conditions. Next The currents are so chaotic that it's unbelievable. The Stone Crab was so big that it was washed away like fallen leaves in the wind. Even if you have nine lives, it's not enough to consume here. Why don't you ask Pete before he comes up? , he gave me the things at the bottom of the sea before he planned to continue wandering around. If you let him go down after coming up, do you think he would be willing?! I knew that if he wanted to rely on you, he must want us to do it again You won't stop diving until the bottom is completely turned upside down, or until both our teams are trapped underneath and unable to get up, right? People can't be too greedy. To do this with your own life is called cheating. Damn, it's inhumane to use other people's lives to do this. You can take a closer look at the contract we signed. It is based on one dive. If you still want me to dive, even if you ask me to get 90%, I won't. Dry."
Ling Hao's words were harsh and decisive, knocking back all of Julian's little thoughts. Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Annie came over to smooth things over: "As for those gold objects, I have good relationships with the senior executives of several major auction houses. I can help you arrange to get a legal identity for these items and then sell them as soon as possible. How about it?" Zhu Li An's family is in the shipping business, and it is not a big family with deep foundations in Europe. They are still far behind those royal families, nobles, or big families that have been inherited for hundreds of years and have tentacles in various fields. It was really not an easy task for Julian to get rid of those gold items, so his attention was immediately attracted to Anne, and he ran to Anne to ask.
Ling Hao was too lazy to talk to this guy anymore and shouted loudly to the staff on the ship: "Everyone, listen, you are all employees of the Rothschild family and have signed confidentiality agreements. What I saw on the ship today, Everything you hear must be rotten in your stomach intact. Even your family cannot reveal it. If even a little bit of news is leaked by one of you, I guarantee that he will regret it for the rest of his life. Also, everyone has worked hard today Now, Master Julian will give everyone a considerable bonus! We thank him for his generosity!" The employees immediately clapped and cheered.
Upon hearing this, Julian's expression froze not far away, and he looked at Anne with wide eyes. The latter couldn't help but chuckle: "Mr. Julian, there are a total of 25 employees on this ship. It doesn't need to be more, just $10,000 per person. Let me thank you on their behalf."
"Uh... Okay, I'm sorry, as long as everyone is happy... just be happy." Julian's eyes twitched, he took out his checkbook and started filling in the numbers.
Just as everyone was cheering for the bonus and hurriedly putting the boxes into the cargo hold, Shi Si poked his head out from the "Stone Crab" and anxiously shouted to Ling Hao: "Brother, something happened to the 'Trilobite' Yes, Uncle Pete just communicated that they were attacked by unknown creatures. The power system was damaged and they could not move. The power system was also attacked. It is now very unstable. Once the power is cut off, the oxygen in the cabin will only be enough to maintain a Hours, plus emergency oxygen candles, up to one and a half hours. Before the words were finished, the communication was interrupted."
"Start the engine and prepare to dive! Yuan Bing! Tian Yong! Xueting! Get on the boat quickly!" Ling Hao roared, taking the lead in jumping from the boat onto the "Stone Crab". Saving people is like putting out fires, but he remembers it clearly. The first time they dived to find the shipwreck cemetery, it took more than two hours. This time, even though the road was familiar and they had deep dives, they went back again. As for the auxiliary system, there is no need to consider the problems caused by pressure on the body, but one and a half hours is a bit too tight anyway. If he can't arrive in time, Ling Hao really can't imagine the result.
In less than two minutes, the "Stone Crab" discharged gas from its water tank, filled with water and dived. Its six water jet engines ran at full speed and dived towards the dark seabed at a 60-degree angle. Only the people on the boat were left, either dazed or confused. , or surprised, or anxious, all of them were at a loss.
Shi Si's driving skills are probably the best among all submarine pilots. His psychological quality is extremely good, his movements are simple and in place, and he is never sloppy. His reflexes are faster than ordinary people's skills developed through playing games, and he has perfectly crossed dangerous ocean currents. , it only took 45 minutes to arrive at "Toccoa Rock Point". It took 10 minutes to cross the eddy and exactly one hour to reach the shipwreck cemetery.
The location of the "Trilobite" is already deeper than the first time. At this moment, its power system has stopped working, and everything is pitch black. Even with the location coordinates sent by the other party, it is very dark for a moment. It is difficult to find its exact location. The flares were raised, and Ling Hao and his four pairs of eyes searched everywhere. Shi Si drove the "Stone Crab" and slowed down slightly to cruise in a Z-shaped pattern at an altitude of about 15 meters above the seabed. Finally, the location of the "Trilobite" was found at 1 hour and 18 minutes.
"Shi Si, sit close and sit down, Xueting, get on the 'Pippi Shrimp' to guard the surrounding areas, Tian Yong, and I will pull the cable over!" Ling Hao's order was short and crisp.
Regardless of the crowding of the sunken ship and the limited length of the cable, Shi Si sank directly on the bottom of the sea next to the "Trilobite", crushing the wreckage of a Spanish wooden warship below to pieces, including buckets of gold coins, Silver coins fell to the bottom of the sea like snowflakes.
No one cares about that now. Xueting is driving the "Pippi Shrimp" around to guard the surroundings. In order not to make the same mistake as last time, she has replaced all the fish arrows with ordinary arrows. Ling Hao and Yuan Bing laboriously dragged a cable as thick as an arm from the battery sealing compartment of the "Stone Crab" to the battery sealing compartment of the "Trilobite". All civilian submersibles in the world have basically the same design in terms of battery sealed compartments. The sealed compartments use a special waterproof sealing design to ensure the sealing and insulation of each battery pack. There must be a cable interface like a car gas nozzle next to the battery sealing compartment. This is to prevent the battery pack from being damaged and is specially prepared for direct cable energization. The interface specifications are common around the world and also adopt special insulation. Designed to support underwater plugging and unplugging. Even if the battery pack is completely broken, you can use the cable to charge the internal backup battery and ensure the operation of all systems in the boat.
When he approached the battery sealed cabin, Ling Hao's eyes suddenly widened because a fishbone spear was nailed to the hatch cover, apparently piercing a set of batteries inside. This spear is polished smooth and straight, and the artificial traces are very obvious. This is the most terrifying point. Where do humans come from at a depth of 1,500 meters? No, it should be said that they are intelligent creatures.
"Xue Ting, be careful. We have definitely encountered a group of intelligent creatures on the seabed. We saw a fish bone spear." Ling Hao reminded Xueting. He didn't care about so much now. The lives of Peter and the others That's what matters most at the moment. The two connected the cables with difficulty. After a "buzzing" sound, the lights on the "Trilobite" came on one after another. Ling Hao climbed up and opened the hatch cover and got in.
When I took off my helmet, the air was filled with the smell of burning oxygen candles, and the oxygen content was so thin that my chest felt tight. In the cab, the four Peters were all slumped on their chairs, covered in sweat. Although they were still conscious, they were speechless. Ling Hao brought several portable small oxygen bottles and gave them to them one by one. After putting them on, it took more than ten minutes for the four of them to finally recover, and at this moment, the oxygen level in the cabin basically returned to normal.
As soon as Peter caught his breath, he grabbed Ling Hao and said, "Ling Hao, my brother, I really did not misjudge the person. You are indeed someone who can trust your life at the critical moment. Let's go quickly. There is someone here." A large group of mermaids, believe me, they are definitely mermaids. They attacked the Trilobite. I can be sure that they are very intelligent and destroyed our power system, then the power system and communication system. This is not to drive us away, it is clearly to keep us here forever! Get out of here quickly, we won’t be able to leave no matter how late it is!”
"I'm afraid it's too late. Didn't you hear the sound of fish and arrows from the 'Pipi Shrimp' outside?" Ling Hao's face darkened. Peter and the others did not have "armor" diving suits, although they could only reach the "Stone Crab" next to them. It was less than ten meters away, but the water pressure outside was so strong that a human body couldn't bear it even for a second, and they couldn't get past it. No matter how the cable is charged, it will take an hour to fully support the "Trilobite"'s return to the sea. Moreover, the power system still needs repairs. It seems that it will be a bit difficult to rescue the four Petes. .
"Boss, a group of mermaids appeared outside. They were all very unfriendly. They attacked me first, and I fought back. However, the clam shields in their hands were very hard, and even the fish arrows could not penetrate them. , I didn’t hurt anyone." Xueting reported calmly, as long as she was not facing insects, and she fought with one against a hundred, there would be no disturbance in her heart.
"It seems that I have to appear as 'Zhenhai Longhu'." Ling Hao sighed in his heart and asked Peter: "I just saw that one of your batteries broke outside, do you have a spare battery? I I'm going to put it on for you, so as to ensure that the Trilobite has enough power to float, otherwise it won't be enough even if we charge it underwater for one hour."
"Yes, there is, but there is only one set. They were replaced before. The batteries are already a bit old. The power is half as low as new batteries, and the voltage is still a bit unstable."
"Let's make do with it. It's better than nothing." Ling Hao found the cargo hold, but he didn't expect that it was full of wirewood barrels containing gold coins. This kind of wood grows along the coast and is very resistant to seawater corrosion. It is often used as a material for shipbuilding. Wood, but in modern times, is more often used for flooring, which is often called "pineapple grid", so these wooden barrels are still strong after being soaked on the seabed for hundreds of years. The cargo hold is almost full of these barrels. It seems that Peter and the others have gained a lot from "turning back" this time.
"Spanish gold coins again?" Ling Hao glanced at Peter who followed him into the cargo hold jokingly.
The latter smiled and said: "If you encounter it, you have to pick it up, right? Besides, will I make the same mistake twice? Anyway, there is not enough power for me to go back to the flat-top mountain on the seabed to put down half of it. If it doesn't work, I can only take advantage of that kid Julian. What to do with it then is his business, I don't want to worry about it." As he said, he rummaged through the boxes and finally found a set of old batteries in a corner. Ling Hao didn't say anything nonsense, picked up the battery and left the cabin.
After arriving outside the cabin, Ling Hao threw the battery to Tian Yong who was repairing the power system outside, then returned to the "Stone Crab" and took off his "armor". He wore an ordinary diving suit and tied the "Dragon Arc" sword to the outside of his thigh. , without even wearing a mask, he left the cabin directly.
"I met your kind again, why don't we meet?" Ling Hao seemed to be talking to himself.
The shadow of a mermaid girl suddenly solidified in the sea water next to him, and she said with a hint of excitement in her long-lost smoking and drinking voice: "See, there are so many of the same race here, I don't know which family they belong to."
