Treasure Hunt all over the World

"click"

Looking at the bloody mouth on the big-screen TV, everyone seemed to have heard a terrifying biting sound.

Although the blow missed nothing, the Nile crocodile did not give up.

It quickly adjusted its direction and continued to chase the small underwater robot. It rushed its head down and quickly swam deeper into the bottom of the lake.

The same is true for the other Nile crocodile, swinging its huge body, chasing the small underwater robot that radiated bright light.

Fortunately, they both ignore the wires and cables that suspend the small underwater robot.

If they attacked the steel cables and cables, they would certainly cause a lot of damage, and might even destroy the small underwater robot.

Of course, this depends on the operator's response speed and judgment of the situation.

With a quick enough reaction, the operator could have the underwater robot actively disconnect from the wireline and cables.

As a result of this, subsequent exploration actions become more difficult.

After the small underwater robot dives into the bottom of the lake, once it gets entangled by things like aquatic plants or gets stuck in the crevices of rocks, it cannot be recovered.

If you want to take it back at that time, you can only send divers down to salvage it.

After losing the cable connection, the small underwater robot will also suffer a lot,

Due to the distance, the returned video screen will become blurred, which is the battery life problem and so on.

In a blink of an eye, the small underwater robot has dived about ten meters quickly.

The surrounding light became even dimmer, and the visibility was drastically reduced.

But the two Nile crocodiles were chasing closely, with a look of swearing not to give up.

They swung their huge bodies at high speed, like two heavy torpedoes, heading straight for the small glowing underwater robot.

The several exploration team members who controlled the winch kept quickly releasing the steel cables and cables, and the winch turned like a potter's wheel quickly.

The small underwater robot kept diving rapidly, not daring to stop for a second, trying to pass the attack of the two Nile crocodiles.

While talking, its dive depth has exceeded 20 meters,

It was getting darker and darker.

The diving speed of the two Nile crocodiles was rapidly decreasing.

For them, this depth has rarely been reached before, and they have never even dived so deep.

The endless lake water around them brought a lot of pressure and resistance to them, slowing down their dive speed.

After diving another five or six meters, the two Nile crocodiles finally gave up and stopped chasing the glowing small underwater robot.

They seemed to be unwilling, and they swam at a depth of more than 20 meters for a while before turning around and leaving.

Looking at this scene, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and finally relaxed.

At the same time, the diving speed of the small underwater robot that escaped the catastrophe also slowly decreased, much slower.

At this time, the small underwater robot has dived about 30 meters.

At this depth, the surroundings are quite dark, and it is difficult for sunlight to shine here.

After all, this is an alpine lake, and most of the water comes from rainfall and the surrounding mountains, with a lot of silt in it.

Although the water of Lake Tana is very clear, it cannot be compared with the sea water of the Caribbean Sea.

Due to the dim light, there are naturally many fewer creatures living at this depth.

The several searchlights carried by the small underwater robot have all been turned on, and the lights shine on the surroundings and the deeper lake bottom.

What appeared on the big TV screen was a quiet lake, occasionally only a few small fish or other creatures could be seen.

The strong light searchlight carried by the small underwater robot can only shine about ten meters away, and the place farther away is shrouded in darkness.

Several rock lungfish with a body length of more than 1.5 meters suddenly swam out of the darkness quickly, and swam straight towards the small underwater robot.

Apparently, it's the bright lights that attract these big guys.

Their sudden appearance startled everyone.

"I thought it was a ferocious Nile crocodile again, but luckily it's not!"

"Wow! It seems that Lake Tana is very rich in fish resources, and there is such a big rock lungfish"

Everyone sighed a few words and then relaxed.

While speaking, those stone flower lungfish had already swam around the underwater robot, looking at this strange guy curiously, not knowing what it was.

The underwater robot is still diving and continues to head towards the bottom of the lake.

A few stone flower lungfish followed for a while, and found that this thing was not a delicacy, so they lost interest and swam away, disappearing into the darkness in a blink of an eye.

The lake became darker and darker, and there were fewer and fewer creatures.

Appearing on the surveillance video screen, only some crustaceans are left, and fish are rarely seen anymore.

Seeing that the diving depth of the small underwater robot has exceeded 45 meters, Ye Tian immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and said:

"Guys, slow down your dive speed, be careful, don't touch the sunken ship or mountain that may be lying on the bottom of the lake, don't get entangled in the aquatic plants and algae at the bottom of the lake"

"Understood, Steven, we'll be careful"

The exploration team manipulating the underwater robot responded.

Before the words were finished, the diving speed of the small underwater robot had already slowed down.

Then I dived for nearly ten meters, and suddenly a sudden mountain peak appeared on the video screen, instead of the treasure ship that everyone expected.

There are a large number of algae plants growing on this lake-bottom mountain, swaying gently in the lake water, like a lake-bottom forest.

Seeing this scene, everyone couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

Ye Tian's expression didn't change at all, he said through the walkie-talkie:

"Hover at this depth first, explore the surrounding situation, and see if you can find the trace of the treasure ship. If you can't find it, then continue diving to see the situation at a deeper level!"

After the order was passed, the small underwater robot hovered at the bottom of the lake more than 50 meters deep.

Immediately afterwards, it adjusted its posture and began to explore the surrounding situation.

...

In the blink of an eye, more than an hour has passed.

The small underwater robot returned without success! It has been hoisted to the lake, placed on the deck of an engineering ship for inspection and so on.

This result undoubtedly made everyone a little disappointed!

The treasure ship that everyone was expecting was not at the bottom of this lake.

At least the small underwater robot didn't find it. This World War II treasure ship may be here, but it's very hidden.

After the initial exploration, Ye Tian and several archaeologists, as well as the exploration team under him, carefully studied and discussed with the video materials taken by the underwater robot.

Next, Ye Tian walked into the captain's room alone, took out the priceless treasure map, and conducted a comparative study.

Twenty minutes later, he came out of the captain's cabin.

As soon as he came out, the crowd waiting outside immediately surrounded him.

"Steven, is the treasure ship scuttled by the Italians and the treasure left over from World War II at the bottom of this lake? Did you get the coordinates wrong?"

"The terrain at the bottom of the lake is too complicated, with ravines and a lot of seaweed growing. Could the treasure ship be hidden in the seaweed, or fell into the deep ditch at the bottom of the lake?"

Ye Tian looked at these guys, then smiled and said:

"Gentlemen, don't worry, the exploration operation has just begun, how can it be so easy to find this priceless treasure, this situation is normal now.

Combined with the video data taken by the small underwater robot, I compared it with the treasure map left by the Italians, and determined the second possible shipwreck location.

It is approaching noon now, everyone will rest for a while and have some lunch, and we will set off later to explore the next location, and hope to discover something by then."

Hearing this, everyone can only nod.

"Well, Steven, it seems that this is the only way to go!"

Mustafa nodded in agreement, without objection.

The rest of the people were the same and nodded.

Everyone did not leave the engineering ship, but continued to stay on the ship.

As for lunch, it is transported between the ships by speedboats driven by security personnel.

After lunch, everyone came to the deck and chatted while admiring the vast scenery of Lake Tana.

"Steven, on the treasure map left by the Italians, does it record what is in this treasure?"

an archaeologist from Columbia University asked curiously.

As soon as the words fell, Mustafa continued to say:

"In the late World War II, after the Italian army retreated from Ethiopia, the gold and silver treasures accumulated by the Solomon dynasty for hundreds of years disappeared, and no one knew the whereabouts of the treasures.

We have been investigating for many years, and also interviewed some Italian military officers stationed in Gondar during World War II, trying to find the whereabouts of the treasures of the Solomon Dynasty, but found nothing.

According to our investigation, the gold and silver treasures and antique relics of the Solomon Dynasty did not appear in Italy, and they are likely to be hidden in Ethiopia.

Judging from the current situation, the place where they are most likely to exist is Lake Tana, probably on the treasure ship that was scuttled by the Italians, I hope we can find it.”

Ye Tian looked at these guys, then shook his head slightly.

"On the treasure map left by the Italians, there is no record of what is hidden in this treasure, how much it is worth, where it comes from, and so on.

If we want to know the answers to these questions, there is only one way, and that is to find a way to find the treasure ship that sank deep at the bottom of Lake Tana, and the answers will naturally be revealed in due course.

As for the gold and silver treasures accumulated by the Solomon dynasty for hundreds of years, I personally tend to believe that they fell into the hands of the Italians and were finally hidden in Lake Tana.”

Everyone at the scene nodded, and Mustafa's eyes lit up.

While talking, a few dark guys suddenly floated up on the lake not far from the engineering ship, which looked like pieces of wood floating in the lake.

Those are some Nile crocodiles, and they are not small in size!

Everyone is very familiar with these ferocious guys, and they recognize them at a glance.

Seeing this scene, everyone couldn't help being a little surprised.

"Are these Nile crocodiles here to take revenge? Why do I feel that these guys are haunted, all of them have fierce eyes, obviously they regard us as enemies!"

David said in surprise.

Not only him, everyone nodded in sympathy.

Too many Nile crocodiles were killed last night, and it seems not surprising that the remaining Nile crocodiles came to take revenge.

Ye Tian looked at the big guys floating on the lake, just smiled, and didn't say much.

...

Around 2:30 in the afternoon, the exploration operation started again.

The engineering ship picked up the anchor from the lake and slowly drove forward to a water area 500 meters away to the west.

Immediately afterwards, the four medium-sized cruise ships also set off one after another and sailed away.

Under Ye Tian's guidance, the fleet quickly arrived at the predetermined water area, then dropped the anchor and moored.

When the construction ship stopped, Ye Jian and the others immediately went to the deck to check the situation here.

At this time, the fog on the lake has basically dissipated, and the visibility has become much better.

Standing on the deck and looking around, in addition to the rippling water of Tana Lake, you can also see the rolling hills in the distance, and some small islands scattered on the lake.

Due to the long distance and the fact that there is still some fog on the lake, what everyone sees is not very real.

The mountains in the distance looked like mirages, misty in the clouds.

The small islands scattered on the lake are also relatively far away.

Since there is no GPS positioning equipment, it is almost impossible to rely on those small islands to locate the location of the exploration fleet.

Even the experienced fishermen of Lake Tana can only determine the approximate bearing of the exploring fleet.

As for Mustafa and the others, they didn't even know where the small islands they set off in the morning were and which direction they were in.

Coincidentally, there are several other small islands between the waters where the exploration fleet is located and the three small islands where the campsite is located.

Those who stayed on the three small islands at the campsite could not see the exploration fleet at all.

And vice versa, the people on the exploration fleet couldn't see the three small islands either.

This was deliberately calculated by Ye Tian, ​​and the purpose was naturally to keep it secret.

In addition to the surrounding situation, Ye Tian also checked the situation in the lake.

Just like the water area just now, the river here is also quite clear, rippling gently in the breeze.

Standing on the side of the boat and looking down, you can clearly see groups of small fish swimming around in the lake, as well as various other creatures.

And on the water not far away, there is a group of beautiful water birds foraging and playing.

As for whether there are Nile crocodiles under the water, it is not yet known.

After confirming that the direction was correct and taking a general look at the situation, Ye Tian told his exploration team members to start a new round of exploration.

As before, it was still the small underwater robot that was put into the lake for exploration first.

After the robot entered the water, Ye Tian and his group came to the cabin to monitor the exploration through the big-screen TV.

As soon as they sat down, several uninvited guests appeared on the surveillance screen.

Those were a few Nile crocodiles, and they were hiding in the lake below the construction ship.

As soon as the small underwater robot entered the water, these guys immediately swam over, varying in size.

Fortunately, the visibility on the surface of the lake was good, and the small underwater robot didn't turn on its lights immediately, so these ferocious big guys didn't launch an attack, but just looked at the robot curiously.

Seeing this scene, Ye Tian was somewhat helpless.

"You're right, David, these Nile crocodiles really linger, I never thought that these guys would be so vengeful and insidious.

These guys have been hiding under the construction ship. If we are negligent and rashly go down into the lake, we might be plotted against by these guys! "

"Hahaha"

Now there was a burst of laughter, and everyone laughed.

After the laughter fell, Ye Tian immediately said through the walkie-talkie:

"Guys, control the small underwater robot to descend slowly. Don't turn on the lights for the time being. Listen to the instructions. If those Nile crocodiles attack, I will tell you to let the underwater robot dive quickly!"

"Got it, Steven, we know what to do"

Several exploration team members responded and immediately took action.

Immediately afterwards, the small underwater robot began to dive slowly, and the monitoring picture on the big-screen TV also changed accordingly.

Fortunately, the few Nile crocodiles that appeared this time were not as ferocious as the previous two.

They circled the underwater robot twice, made sure it was not an enemy, and then turned around and left.

This made everyone breathe a sigh of relief and relax a little.

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