Treasure Hunt all over the World

Chapter 698 Preparing for a Deep Dive

The stern tower of a galleon is no exception for this old Spanish warship.

The picture Johnny said was taken by the high-definition camera on the right side of the underwater robot. The distance between the two is about fifteen meters, and the video picture is not very clear.

It can be vaguely seen that there are some things piled up on the main deck in front of the ship building. Judging from the boxy shape of the scattered pieces, they seem to be some boxes.

Seeing these pictures, everyone suddenly became more excited.

"Those things look like wooden crates. There should be more than a dozen of them. Could this be an armed merchant ship converted from a battleship? If so, it would be great!"

"I don't know what's in those boxes? Are they industrial supplies shipped across the sea from Spain, or gold and silver treasures shipped from the Latin American colonies? If it's the latter, it's definitely a huge fortune"

While discussing excitedly, everyone is carefully studying the video on the screen.

After a few serious glances, Ye Tian pointed to the computer screen and said:

"Kenny, zoom in on the screen as much as possible to see the real purpose of these boxes and what is in the boxes? Also look at the situation in the ship building, maybe there will be more discoveries!"

"Ok, no problem"

Kenny nodded excitedly, and then operated the mouse to zoom in on the video.

In a blink of an eye, the picture on the main deck in front of the ship building was magnified several times, and the clarity became even more unbearable, but it was enough for everyone to identify what those things were!

They were indeed some wooden crates, about fifteen or six, small in size, about 60×50×40, and looked a bit like ammunition boxes in appearance.

In the era of sail power, it is impossible to stack boxes on the main deck of warships or merchant ships, which is too dangerous and will bring great hidden dangers to ships under sail.

The dozen or so wooden crates should have been temporarily moved from the cabin to the deck. They were originally stacked in front of the ship building and fixed with cables and fishing nets.

Because of the violent movement or fighting before the Galen ship sank, the cables and fishing nets used to fix it had broken or rotted, and these boxes were scattered on the deck.

After hundreds of years of seawater erosion, the words on these boxes have disappeared, and people cannot judge what is inside from the words written on the boxes.

But from the size, shape, and other information of these wooden crates, everyone has basically guessed the purpose of these crates.

That's right! These are some old ammunition boxes, used to hold solid bombs, not the most expected thing, a box full of gold or other treasures.

Those boxes must be full of solid iron balls. Before the blooming bomb appeared, this thing was the most terrifying killing weapon on Galen's ship, and its power should not be underestimated!

After confirming the purpose of these boxes, everyone couldn't help but a hint of disappointment flashed in their eyes.

It turned out that it was just a solid iron ball of no value, not some gold or silver treasure!

In addition to these wooden crates, there are other things scattered on the deck, such as two bronze cannons, seven or eight gunpowder guns, and sabers used in boarding battles.

It didn't take long for everyone to have a basic understanding of the situation on the deck.

Afterwards, everyone looked towards the ship building.

Although the beam of the spotlight is very bright, in the dark deep sea, the irradiation distance is relatively limited, and it cannot completely illuminate the ship building through the seawater of more than ten meters.

Moreover, the remaining bulkheads, doors and windows on the ship tower also make it more difficult for light to penetrate, and the pictures on the computer screen appear to be vague and unreal!

After glancing at the zoomed-in picture, Ye Tian immediately said:

"Kenny, steer the robot slowly approaching the ship building, be careful when moving forward, and don't let the steel cables and cables controlling the robot get tangled with the masts on the sunken ship.

If that happens,

Big trouble! Maybe we can only get out by discarding the underwater robot. If the robot can't get there, then forget it, let's find a way! "

"Okay, let me try! Be careful!"

Kenny nodded in response, and then began to concentrate on the operation, very carefully.

As soon as the voice fell, several propellers carried by the underwater robot started to rotate, and began to turn around slowly, trying to move towards the ship building.

However, the robot's movement process was not smooth.

After walking less than two meters, the monitoring screen on the computer screen suddenly tilted upwards. Although the amplitude was not large, it was enough to arouse everyone's vigilance.

Apparently, the steel cables and cables used to control the underwater robot may have come into contact with the towering masts of the wreck.

Seeing this situation, everyone's hearts immediately hung up.

"Stop advancing! Kenny, let the underwater robot retreat slowly!"

Ye Tian said hastily, his voice was very urgent.

"Got it, Steven"

As he said that, the underwater robot stopped moving forward, and the picture on the screen paused, and then slowly returned to the horizontal direction.

Under Kenny's operation, the propeller at the tail of the robot stopped rotating immediately, and the other miniature propellers made a 180 turn and completely reversed their direction.

Next, these miniature propellers rotated, pushing the underwater robot to retreat slowly, and the camera carried outside the robot turned its direction accordingly, taking pictures of the situation behind the robot.

Looking at the picture sent by the camera, everyone in the yacht couldn't help holding their breath, staring at the computer screen without blinking their eyelids.

Fortunately, Ye Tian and Kenny responded in a timely manner. As soon as the steel cable touched the mast, the robot stopped moving forward. It didn't encounter any trouble when it retreated, and it retreated smoothly.

When the underwater robot returned to its previous starting point, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and put their hearts back in their stomachs.

After a short pause, Ye Tian spoke again and said:

"Try another route! Kenny, for example, detour from the side of the ship, or let the underwater robot rise first, pass over the mast, and then descend to the front of the ship building!"

"OK! Let me try it"

Kenny nodded, and then began to try.

In the next half hour, he tried a total of six or seven ways, trying to make the underwater robot descend before the ship building.

But unfortunately, these attempts all ended in failure. There are too many obstacles on the deck of the Spanish four-masted galleon. There are masts and other auxiliary buildings everywhere, and each one is taller than one!

Coupled with the dark and deep sea environment where the sunken ship is located, it is indeed difficult to find a safe route to the ship building.

During the attempt, there were even two dangerous situations. The steel cable of the underwater robot was almost twisted with the mast of the sunken ship, which shocked everyone on the yacht.

After several consecutive failures, the disappointment on everyone's faces became more intense.

Judging from the current situation, the underwater robot can only circle around the periphery, unable to get close to the most valuable targets, unable to capture more information, and the exploration seems to be unable to continue.

However, Ye Tian didn't think so.

If you want to find out the details of this shipwreck, it seems that you can only dive into the deep sea by yourself.

There is no need to take the risk of boarding the ship, as long as you get within 25 meters of the sunken ship, you can use the perspective ability to investigate.

At that time, this ancient shipwreck will have no secrets at all, and everything will be clearly presented in his own eyes.

Is this a battleship or an armed merchant ship? Is the cabin loaded with industrial products shipped from Spain, or gold and silver treasures shipped from the Latin American colonies to Spain? It will be clear at a glance!

Do as soon as you think of it, Ye Tian immediately said:

"Kenny, stop exploring with the underwater robot, all you have done is useless, if something goes wrong, the loss outweighs the gain, prepare to take back the underwater robot!

I am going to use a small sightseeing submarine to explore the water. There are no steel cables and cables connected to the yacht on the submarine, which is more conducive to underwater operations! "

"Ah! Are you going to take a tourist submarine to explore the water yourself? Isn't it a bit dangerous?"

Matisse asked in surprise, a little worried,

Pique and the others were also quite surprised, and turned their heads to look over.

And those two Hollywood stars, Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom, had a look of joy in their eyes!

Finally, I can dive into the deep sea to explore the sunken ship. Although it is night, the scenery in the ocean is somewhat discounted, but it is also very worth looking forward to.

Ye Tian nodded affirmatively, smiled and said:

"That's right, I'm going to take a sightseeing submarine to go into the sea and explore this shipwreck myself. Compared with the high-tech equipment carried by underwater robots, I believe my eyes more!

As long as I can get close to this shipwreck, I can basically figure out its original purpose, whether it is worth exploring, and whether it is worth our efforts to explore."

"Okay! Steven, now that you've made your decision, let's get started!"

Mattis nodded without raising any objections.

Afterwards, Kenny and Raymond worked together to slowly lift up the underwater robot from the depths of the seabed.

Peake and Mattis left the cabin on the main deck to check the sightseeing submarine!

A brand new underwater journey is about to begin!

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