Starting My Treasure Hunting In England

"No, after all, this thing has been soaked in the sea for too long. Even if there is an inscription, it should have disappeared." When Liang En asked about the origin of the artillery, Mr. Carter shook his head with regret.

"This is indeed a pity. Otherwise, as long as we can find out which ship this artillery is on, the price will increase by about 20%. If it comes from a well-known ship, the price may increase several times."

"You're right." Liang En sighed and said. Unlike the antique dealer, he was more concerned about the information carried by these things, and the fact that there was no record immediately made the value of the cannon drop a lot in his eyes.

As the southern part of the United States and the largest peninsula in the United States, the Florida area has been a busy transportation line since the Europeans discovered America. Naturally, there are many shipwrecks, so you can't tell which ship it was on just by looking at a cannon. of.

Theoretically, such an exquisite cannon would basically be engraved with the name of the ship. However, the place where the name of this cannon was engraved has disappeared due to long-term friction with the seabed, making it impossible to identify it.

"Didn't you say you wanted to give me something as a thank you gift? Then I want this artillery piece." Liang En pointed at the artillery piece and said after looking around. "Of course, forget it if you are in trouble."

"No, of course it's not difficult. At least this artillery doesn't have much value to me." Mr. Carter shook his head, "It's just that I think the favor you did for me last time was too great. A cannon cannot express my feelings."

"It doesn't matter. Since you are in this business, you know that although some things are not of high value, they are extremely valuable in the eyes of those who like them." Liang En said with a smile, "And this artillery is what I think is valuable."

"Okay, if you like it, I'll give this to you." After hearing what Liang En said solemnly, Mr. Carter nodded. "I will help you go through the formalities for this artillery to go abroad."

Since they had to go through the formalities, Liang En and the others planned to stay in Philadelphia for a day and wait until the next day to go home with the completed documents and the artillery. On the way, Joan was a little confused and asked Liang En why he wanted to use this. A favor in exchange for such an artillery piece.

"I have just mentioned the reason, that is, the exquisiteness of this artillery is a bit excessive." Liang En explained to Joan of Arc seriously, "Under normal circumstances, this kind of exquisite artillery often represents the top quality of that era. vessel."

Considering that the Florida area is close to the famous shipping routes of the Age of Discovery, this cannon is most likely a relic from an important sunken ship, so Liang En is naturally very concerned about it.

His cards can track certain things to other related things, so it's very possible to find some sunken ships with treasure through this cannon.

After all, ships that can afford this kind of artillery are definitely top-notch ships, so no matter which angle you look at it, as long as you can find one, you will definitely gain both fame and fortune.

As we all know, marine archeology is a very expensive archaeological project. At least in the past, Liang En's wealth could never support that kind of marine salvage.

Of course, the most important reason for Liang En's plan to carry out ocean salvage this time is that besides having money on hand, the most important reason is that the cannon was fished out offshore, which means that the sunken ship should be in a shallow offshore sea.

Compared with deep-sea salvage, offshore salvage is obviously much simpler, and the cost is also much lower. Traditionally, a search and salvage operation could cost one or two million US dollars.

One or two million US dollars is naturally not a small number, at least to most people, but it is indeed a small number when it comes to an ocean salvage.

What's more, while undersea treasure hunting may seem like a no-brainer business, actually executing a treasure hunt can cost millions of dollars.

In 2014, Bloomberg named ocean treasure hunting “the worst investment in the world.” Because for those who invest in underwater treasures, although treasure hunting may mean getting rich overnight, it may also lead to bankruptcy and heavy debts.

To take the simplest example, a person spends 3 million US dollars to find and salvage a sunken ship. The items he obtains may only be sold for 300,000 US dollars. Of course, he may also find treasures worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

In short, this is a very uncertain matter. According to those in the ocean treasure hunting industry, if your investment consultant recommends that you invest in a treasure hunting project, you should fire him immediately.

To be honest, if Liang En had not been supported by cards, he would not have carried out this kind of ocean salvage, because it is not uncommon for most salvagers to spend a lot of time and money and end up empty-handed.

So after seeing the cannon the next day, Liang En immediately used the [Appraisal (N)] card to identify the small rotating cannon, and found that the cannon came from the Spanish ship Santa Margherita. Tower number.

"There is a high probability that this ship is a Spanish ship." Liang En said to Joan of Arc after looking at the identification.

"Because the Spaniards like to use the names of ancient Christian saints, especially those related to their own country, as their ship names, this situation is easy to judge."

"Besides this, what else can you see?" Joan asked curiously. She really wanted to learn some knowledge in this area. After all, Liang En is now engaged in work in this area, so she thinks she should also master this knowledge. .

"You can tell a lot. For example, from the biological traces above, you can tell what kind of environment this artillery was in during the time it was buried on the seabed."

Because one of the cards he obtained previously gave him a lot of ocean knowledge, Liang En was able to obtain a lot of information through these sea creatures that might be ignored by ordinary people.

"For example, look at this." Liang En said, pointing to a small trace of some kind of marine life on the cannon. "This is a trace left by a common coral in subtropical waters, which means that this cannon has been located on the seabed in subtropical areas for a long time."

"Even because the water depth where this kind of coral grows does not exceed 30m, I can basically confirm that if there is a shipwreck, it will be buried shallower on the seabed, and it will be easier to dig out."

"It makes sense." After listening to what Liang En said, Jeanne nodded and said. "But have you checked the specific condition of this ship?"

"I haven't had time to check. Didn't I just pull you down to look at the artillery when I saw it? I haven't had time to check this information." After being reminded by Joan, Liang En lightly patted his forehead and smiled. said.

"But it's much better now than in the past. At least with mobile phones and the Internet, it's not that difficult to find these things."

After speaking, Liang En took out his cell phone and searched using Santa Margarita as a keyword. After entering the word and clicking the confirm button, he was surprised to see hundreds of entries pop up in one go.

"It seems that this is really a famous ship." Liang En turned to Joan with a smile and said, then looked at the screen and clicked on the number one entry with his finger. "Let me see—what!?"