The Gu Yunxuan salvage ship headed towards the Wandao Channel. The sea breeze was not strong, so the waves were relatively small. On the vast sea, you can see many fishing boats going out to sea.
Li Mo stood at the bow of the ship, looking at the horizon with a telescope.
"Boss, according to Captain Ge's prediction, we can reach the Wandao Strait at noon tomorrow, and then we can see the islands in the sea in more than a day. However, he said that before, he only looked at it from a distance and did not get close. I estimate that there will be a lot of subsurface reefs around the islands, and the only way to get to the islands is through small boats.”
"Well, our scheduled time this time is half a month, and the longest cannot exceed twenty days. We must also pay attention to bad weather at any time to prevent uncontrollable natural disasters." Li Mo handed the telescope to the brown bear, "Take a look There is a net of annihilation of children and grandchildren over there.”
The brown bear looked at it for a while and said: "If this net is used, it will probably be dragged for a few times."
"How the sea treats the sea now will be how the sea treats humans in the future." Li Mo shook his head and turned towards the cabin. The smell of sea in the wind outside was too strong, and it became a bit uncomfortable after a long time.
After more than two days of sailing, at around three o'clock in the afternoon on the third day, Ge Zhenfei finally informed that the destination had appeared.
"Boss, we need to choose a place to board the island first."
"Don't worry, come closer."
The salvage ship traveled some distance, and there were more and more seabirds in the sky, and the birds were singing incessantly.
"Stop the boat and lower the boat."
Li Mo was always paying attention to the situation under the water through his special eyes, and gave orders while maintaining a safe distance. Soon the boat was put into the sea. Li Mo and the others put on their life jackets and boarded the boat, and slowly headed towards one of the islands. Cross out.
"Everyone, don't be anxious. Go around the perimeter and observe the environment."
This was done for a purpose. If Emperor Jianwen's fleet had really arrived here, there might have been a shipwreck within the dangerous range close to the island. Hundreds of years ago it was different from now. It was a normal thing to hit a rock and sink.
If the sunken ship can be found, it at least means that the probability of Emperor Jianwen settling here is greater, and it can also give him a rough direction.
Under Li Mo's command, four small boats slowly wandered around the perimeter. Under his strange eyes, he was observing a hundred meters radius. There were many reefs near the island, and countless kinds of sea fish were swimming between the rocks.
It's a pity that this is not a tropical place, otherwise it would be like an isolated island in the Indian Ocean, where lobsters and crabs can be made casually.
From a distance, this archipelago seems like nothing, but when you get closer, you realize that the island is very large and covered with various plants and vines. Its area is many times larger than that of an isolated island in the Indian Ocean, and a very special feature is that there are a total of fifteen peak islands, all of which are connected to each other.
The boat kept wandering, and suddenly Li Mo's strange eyes reacted, and he saw a huge sunken ship. This was not the happiest place for him. What exhilarated him was the dazzling halos rising inside the sunken ship.
There are treasures from the Tang Dynasty, Song Dynasty, Liao Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty, and early Ming Dynasty. They were all gold, silver and jade, and there were about ten boxes lying quietly in the broken ship. The broken ship sank slanted to a place sixteen or seventy meters below the water's surface. The outside was already covered with various seaweeds, and sea fish were moving in and out of it.
Among the cultural relics that were still low, the latest date was the early Ming Dynasty. Li Mo's heart finally settled down, and this trip was not in vain. And my thinking was correct, as expected, a shipwreck from the early Ming Dynasty was discovered outside the island.
"Brown bear, mark here."
The brown bear looked at the instrument in his hand, operated it and said, "Boss, it's already marked."
"Keep wandering around the perimeter."
Only ten minutes later, Li Mo discovered another sunken ship. This ship was much smaller. The cause of the sinking was that a sharp reef directly hit a large hole in the bottom of the ship. Moreover, some old objects were also found inside this second sunken ship, but the number was not large. It is estimated that there are only hundreds of items. They are also distributed in different places. I want to find them one by one at a place more than ten meters underwater. It will be very difficult.
Unless you go down by yourself, if you don't go through systematic training, you won't be able to go down if you want to.
"Brown Bear, make another sign here."
By the time the sign was set, several small boats had already circled half of the island. Suddenly, an unexpected sound came from Li Mo's mouth. There was no reef in front of him, and there seemed to be a trench between the two peak islands.
"Brown bear, telescope."
The brown bear quickly took off the telescope from his neck and handed it to him. Li Mo looked at it carefully for a few minutes, with a smile on his face: "Look, does it look like the wreckage of a ship on the rocky beach on the island over there?"
The brown bear also looked at it carefully and said excitedly: "It must be the wreckage of the ship, boss, we didn't find the wrong place."
"Everyone, follow me and be careful."
As the boat got closer to the shore of the island, the outline of the ship's wreckage became clearer and clearer. And it's not just one shipwreck, there are several, but the others are all in pieces and cannot maintain their original appearance.
The boat finally docked, Li Mo jumped onto the island, followed by others.
"Take a few more photos of the situation here immediately."
"Boss, I have taken more than a dozen pictures."
Li Mo nodded and glanced with his strange pupils. There were no hidden dangers within a hundred meters of the island.
"Immediately notify the people on the ship to prepare for landing. We must set up a camp here before dark so that we can establish barrier-free communication with the country."
"Yes, boss."
Because the safe route to the island had been found, the follow-up troops landed quickly. Except for the fishermen brought by Ge Zhenfei who stayed on the salvage boat, all the people brought by Li Mo landed on the island. They organized near the woods. A piece of flat land was dug out, a dozen camps were set up, and satellite communications were established.
The sea breeze blew, and the waves crashed outside. Li Mo stayed in the camp with bright lights and high-tech power storage equipment with super long battery life. He has established video communication with Professor Zhu Changping in China, and there are other professors sitting in the Beijing University conference room.
"Associate Professor Li, it seems that your trip to sea went smoothly this time. You found some clues so quickly. Do you have any judgment at the scene?"
"Currently, some wreckage has been found on the shore of the island, and then I found some abnormal places on the periphery. I am going to send people to the sea tomorrow to explore what will happen underwater."
Zhu Changping thought for a moment and said: "You mean, there may be a sunken ship in the sea?"
"The teacher knows me best and guessed my thoughts right away. Tomorrow, I will arrange for people to explore underwater, and on the other hand, I will explore the situation on the island."
"Okay, if you find any new discoveries over there, please contact us immediately. If you need our follow-up support, please feel free to ask for any requests you have."
"good."
After the video communication ended, Brown Bear walked in with a large bowl of hot food and said with a smile: "The conditions are limited, so I just got some self-heating pot to eat, and I will go to the sea to get some seafood tomorrow."
Li Mo took the bowl and chopsticks and said while eating: "I will ask you to mark the two places in the afternoon. Tomorrow you will arrange for someone to sneak down and explore the surroundings to see if there is anything unusual."
"Understood, this time we brought ten retired navy personnel. Diving is their best skill. Moreover, we also brought underwater propellers this time, which can greatly save their physical energy consumption and speed up the pace of their exploration. "
"As long as you have arrangements, you stay on the boat tomorrow and keep an eye on them. I'll take the others to go inside and look around."
While eating the braised pork ribs from the self-heating pot, Brown Bear nodded and said, "Boss, do you think those shipwrecks outside are really left by Emperor Jianwen?"
"It can only be said to be a clue. Since they landed on the island from here, there should be their foothold nearby. Anyway, there is still enough time. We will explore it tomorrow."
The next day, when Li Mo woke up naturally from his sleep, the sun had already risen, and swarms of seabirds in the sky had already begun to hunt, flying around in dense numbers.
"Good morning, boss."
"Good morning, boss."
Li Mo walked out of the camp, and the security guards who got up early were exercising on the ground nearby.
"Boss, how about two bowls of seafood noodles?"
"Okay, put some ginger to go away the cold."
After breakfast, the brown bear returned to the ship in a small boat, while Li Mo was preparing to enter the island woods with twenty security guards. In order to prevent being kissed by poisonous insects and snakes, everyone wore transparent protective clothing and carried engineers on their backs. A shovel, a machete hung on his waist, and a black iron rod in his hand. The stick is relatively thin, but it is very easy to use. It has the effect of alerting snakes when entering the woods.
"Brown bear, be careful in everything, and contact us in time if anything happens."
"Boss, please don't worry."
Li Mo walked into the woods. Based on his experience, if Emperor Jianwen really came here alive, then the place where they lived should also be a sunny, high place. With this preliminary judgment, he knew how to take the route.
He waved the machete up and down in his hand, forcing a way forward.
"Boss, let's change. You can just walk behind us and take command."
On the sunny side, the green plants on the island are obviously more lush. Li Mo and his group walked for about half an hour and finally arrived in front of Chaoyang. With a sweep of his strange eyes, he discovered more than a dozen huge caves behind the vines. To his surprise, there were obvious traces of human activities in the caves.
"There is a cave here, boss."
The two security guards who were clearing the way in front finally discovered the first cave. Li Mo walked to the entrance of the cave in two steps. After the vines were cut, the sun shone and the darkness in the cave was finally driven away.
The cave is not deep, but there are four wooden beds.
Li Mo walked closer and took a closer look at the wood. The texture was tight and hard to the touch. Moreover, after hundreds of years, these four beds were still in good condition.
"Boss, there are carvings on this wooden bed."
A security guard reached out and touched the grain of the bed's wood.
"This is the simplest Shoushan Fuhai map, but I am very curious about this wood. Unlike any wood I have ever seen, it has not decayed at all after hundreds of years. It is surrounded by the sea and the air is humid. It is generally The wood really cannot withstand corrosion. Zoom in and take a closer look at the carved textures on the surface of the wooden bed."
"Boss, I'm a little curious and can't figure it out."
Li Mo looked back and asked, "Do you have any doubts?"
"Boss, if this was the place where Emperor Jianwen once lived, did he bring carpenters with him on his way to escape?"
"This is normal. After all, he is the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Even on the way to escape, he must maintain the dignity he deserves. Judging from these simple Shoushan Fuhai carvings, the master carver did not escape from the palace. Rather, they are private craftsmen recruited directly from the blessed land."
The security guard nodded, this possibility is quite high.
"Boss, what kind of beads are these?"
Li Mo heard the sound and looked over. A security guard took out a small wooden box from under the bed, opened it and saw that there was only one bead inside. The beads are the size of longan, dark in color but round in color.
"This is a black pearl, but this is the first time I have seen such a large natural black pearl. In fact, the most accurate thing is that the color of this pearl is not black. It shows a bronze color under the sunlight, which is very precious. jewelry.”
"I've seen a lot of white pearls and pink pearls, but I still saw a black pearl the size of a dragon's eye once."
Black pearls symbolize the crystallization of the most difficult years. They are called the most painful tears of mother oysters. They have gone through hardships, so they are rare and noble.
"The black pearls have been put away. When I return to the capital, I will make a customized necklace for my wife."
The security guard quickly closed the small wooden box, sealed it with tape, and finally put it into his carry-on bag.
"Boss, there are many caves here, and human remains have been found."
Other security guards were cleaning up outside, and more and more caves were exposed. They all looked very excited. In fact, Li Mo had already seen the actual situation here.
These caves were once places where people lived, but they definitely cannot be where Emperor Jianwen lived, because the displays in the caves are too crude.
If Emperor Jianwen had wandered here alive, then he must have lived in a different world.
"Record them all one by one, and then disassemble and pack these four wooden beds. Every wooden falcon part used must be indispensable. These are valuable cultural relics and worthy of our careful study and study.
After Li Mo gave instructions, he entered the cave next to him. There was also a bed, but the bed in this cave was in pieces and scattered all over the floor. The wood used is also different from the one next door. Several blue and white porcelains fired in the blessed land were also found among the broken wood on the ground, but unfortunately none of them were intact.
Yitong glanced at the second cave and said in a deep voice: "Be careful when cleaning up. The blue and white porcelain fragments are packed carefully. After repairing them later, they can still be taken out for exhibition. As for the rotten wood all over the floor, forget it. .
The third cave was empty, with nothing in it.
In the fourth cave, there was a corpse lying on the ground. It was almost rotten. There was a knife that was about to corrode at the neck of the corpse.
"Judging from the way he fell to the ground, he killed himself while kneeling with a knife."
