Treasure Hunt all over the World

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In the blink of an eye, the small submarine circled above the undersea hill.

Through the underwater ultrasonic radar carried on the belly of the submarine, the rough outline of this submarine hill was quickly discovered.

According to Ye Tian's judgment, what was hidden under those colorful coral stones was an ancient sailing ship.

After ascertaining the outline of the sailboat, Ye Tian and Professor Paul carefully studied the shape of the sailboat before coming to a conclusion.

"Judging from the shape, length, bow and stern of the sailboat, especially the position of the mast, this should be a Venetian galley.

If this judgment is correct, then it can be inferred that the people who originally used this galley were probably the Romans or the Crusaders.

When the Romans ruled this land, the Venetian galleys already existed and were the main warships of the Roman fleet. It is not surprising that they sank here.

Until the Middle Ages, Venetian galleys were still used to fight at sea during the Crusades, and the Crusaders may also have sent fleets here.

Although the Moors who fought against them also used galleys, they were different from Venetian galleys. Their sailboats were more Arabic in color.

I just don’t know whether this Venetian galley belongs to the Romans or the Crusaders? Is it a warship or a merchant ship? "

Ye Tian briefly introduced his judgment.

Upon hearing this, Professor Paul immediately nodded and agreed:

"Yes, I also think this is a Venetian galley. From this point of view, the time it sank on this seabed may be much longer than 800 years, and probably more than 1,000 years!"

Before he finished speaking, Yahya and the others started exclaiming.

"Wow! It's amazing that a sailboat that has sunk for more than a thousand years can still maintain its general shape!"

"I wonder what's in this ship. Could it be filled with gold and silver? Just like those legendary Spanish treasure ships!"

Everyone let their imaginations run wild, guessing and being very excited.

After letting everyone guess for a while, Ye Tian finally said with a smile:

"Generally, this kind of wooden sailboat can be stored in seawater for a longer time, just like the formation of coal, it is carbonized in an oxygen-free environment.

Hundreds and thousands of years have passed, and this Venetian galley has become one with the seabed, becoming a part of the seafloor and an undersea hill.

As for whether there is gold and silver treasure in this Venetian galley, it is unknown. This requires further exploration, and I hope there will be surprising discoveries."

"Then let's get started, Steven, everyone wants to know what is in this Venetian galley and whether there is a large amount of gold and silver treasures."

Yahya continued, looking impatient.

The others were all the same, full of expectations.

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

"Since everyone is so eager, let's get started and hope to get a surprise."

Then, he ordered Miller to release the underwater metal detector and scan the Venetian galley that had been sleeping on the seabed for thousands of years.

Miller immediately took action and released the underwater metal detector suspended from the belly of the submarine to explore the undersea hill.

In the blink of an eye, the underwater metal detector had arrived at the top of the hill and started scanning.

The next moment, a pleasant chirping sound sounded in the cockpit of the small submarine, which sounded like the sound of nature.

The moment they heard the sound, everyone was excited and cheered.

"Great, there are indeed metal objects in this Venetian galley. I wonder if they are gold and silver treasures?\

,""I'm so lucky today. I just discovered a Carthage treasure on land, and it looks like I'm about to discover another underwater shipwreck treasure here."

While everyone was cheering, Ye Tian was checking the signals fed back by the underwater metal detector and quickly analyzing them.

After a while, he said:

"Everyone is too happy. These metal items are not gold and silver treasures, but some inherent metal items on the ship, such as metal fasteners and so on.

There are not many of them and they are relatively scattered. Although these things can be called antique cultural relics, they do not have much salvage value for us."

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but be stunned.

Without exception, a look of disappointment flashed in everyone's eyes.

After a brief moment of disappointment, the exploration continued.

The small submarine changed positions again and continued to scan with the underwater metal detector.

The result was the same as before. Although metal items were found, they were not gold or silver treasures, just metal items on the hull.

In the process, Ye Tian also thoroughly looked through this ancient Venetian galley.

He instantly understood the internal conditions of this ancient sunken ship and whether there were any treasures.

Of course, he didn't talk about it, nor did he stop exploring it.

In order to make everything seem reasonable, some performance is still necessary.

Because of his clairvoyance exploration, the two turtles hiding in the cabin keenly felt the presence of spiritual energy.

Following the aura, they swam out of the cabin and swam straight to the small submarine.

Seeing these two guys appear, Ye Tian immediately retracted his gaze and ended the perspective to avoid exposing any flaws.

In the blink of an eye, the two turtles swam outside the submarine, and then curiously looked at Ye Tian and the others sitting in the submarine through the high-strength tempered glass cover.

The smaller turtle even slightly bumped the tempered glass cover with his head.

When it discovered that the glass cover was very strong and could not be shaken, it chose to give up.

This move made everyone laugh.

Next, everyone will explore while admiring these two turtles.

After a while, the surface of this undersea hill had been explored, and there were no surprising discoveries.

Of course, the discovery of this ancient Venetian galley was a small surprise in itself.

If the Moroccan government is interested in this, it can still carry out relevant underwater archaeological research. This shipwreck also has certain archaeological research value.

However, even if the Moroccan government has this interest, it may not have the ability to conduct underwater archaeology.

For the three-party joint exploration team, if this is not a treasure and has nothing to do with the legendary Atlantis, then it has no value in research and exploration and is not worth wasting time.

The midget submarine returned to its starting position, suspended in the water above the center of the wreck.

Ye Tian looked at the undersea hill at his feet, thought for a moment, and then said:

"Release the small underwater robot and go to where the two turtles came out. Maybe you can find a way into the cabin. Drive the submarine to the deck and see what's going on on the main deck."

"Got it, Steven"

Miller nodded and took action immediately.

Then, the submarine drove towards the main deck.

When it came to the outside of the main deck, which was leaning on the seabed, about five or six meters away from the main deck, the small submarine stopped, then dived for about three meters, and then floated in the seawater.

Immediately afterwards, a small underwater robot hanging on the belly of the submarine was released, and under the control of another company employee, it slid directly towards the sunken ship on the seabed.

At the same time, Ye Tian and the others, who were sitting in the cockpit of the submarine, were also observing the situation on the main deck of the sunken ship.

Hundreds and thousands of years have passed, and everything on the main deck of the sunken ship has been covered with various colors of coral, making it impossible to see the real situation.

But looking from a distance, one can see the general outline of the sunken ship's deck.

Through the general outline of the main deck, both Ye Tian and Professor Paul strengthened their judgments.

This is an ancient Venetian galley, and probably a Roman warship.

The reason why they said it was a Roman warship was because they saw a weapon similar to a small trebuchet on the main deck of the sailing ship.

The small trebuchet was also covered by a large piece of coral, and its true appearance could not be seen clearly. Only a little outline could be seen.

But for Professor Ye Tian and Paul, this discovery is enough for them to make a basic judgment.

On the other side, the small underwater robot has been swimming around on the main deck, looking for a way to enter the cabin.

As a group of fish suddenly swam out of the cabin, the underwater robot immediately headed to the location where the fish appeared.

as expected!

There is indeed a one-meter-square hole there, leading to the interior of the cabin!

After discovering the hole, the orange-red underwater robot immediately passed through the hole, entered the cabin, and started exploring.

At the same time, the situation inside the cabin also appeared on the surveillance screen.

Since sunlight cannot penetrate, there are much less corals and seaweed inside the cabin than outside the cabin.

It was dark inside the cabin, but fortunately the small underwater robot carried a searchlight, which did not hinder the exploration!

The first thing that appeared on the surveillance screen was an upright paddle.

Although there is a layer of coral growing on this oar, the shape is not difficult to distinguish and can be seen at a glance.

At the tail end of the oar, the small underwater robot found an object that looked like an iron chain, which should have been used to lock the rowing slave.

On the Venetian galleys of the Roman fleet, all the people responsible for rowing were slaves, and among them, the Moors were the most useful rowing slaves!

Those slaves were chained to their respective seats and could not move around at will. They were only responsible for paddling!

Once they are on a long voyage, they cannot move even for a month or two. They are no different from animals and are very cruel.

The people in charge of fighting on the galleys were Roman soldiers who could move freely.

The small underwater robot bypassed the oar and continued to move inward.

What then appeared in front of everyone was a cylindrical object, which was also covered with a layer of coral, and the true appearance was unclear.

This looks like a wooden barrel. As for what is contained in this barrel, it is temporarily unknown.

But one thing is certain, there must be no metal objects inside, because the metal detector carried by the small underwater robot did not sound.

Next, the small underwater robot found several metal objects.

But judging from the appearance of those metal objects, they are basically ancient weapons, such as shields and throwing spears, etc. They are not the gold and silver treasures that everyone expects to see.

In addition, the small underwater robot discovered other things.

These things are not gold or silver treasures, but they can be regarded as antiques and have certain historical and cultural research value.

The area of ​​the cabin is not large, and within a short time, the small underwater robot had completed the exploration.

At the bottom of the cabin, although there is a passage to the lower cabin, for safety reasons, Ye Tian did not allow the small underwater robot to enter the next cabin.

Then, he said to his employees:

"Take back the small underwater robot. There is no need to continue exploring. This should be a Roman Empire warship, not the treasure ship we are expecting. There is obviously no treasure inside!"

"Okay, Steven"

The employee who controlled the underwater robot nodded in response.

Immediately afterwards, he carefully retrieved the small underwater robot.

This result made everyone a little disappointed.

When the underwater robot came out of the cabin, Yahya said reluctantly:

"Steven, we have only explored a small part of this ancient sunken ship. Isn't it too early to conclude that this is not a sunken treasure?"

Ye Tian looked at this old friend, smiled and shook his head and said:

"Don't forget what we are looking for, Yahya, we are here to explore the legendary Atlantis, not to find other sunken treasures on the seabed.

In the process of exploring Atlantis, if you find some sunken treasures, that would be great. It is an unexpected surprise. If you don't find it, it doesn't matter.

It is actually enough to confirm that this is a Roman warship. Since this sunken ship has nothing to do with Atlantis, we don't have to waste time and energy exploring it.

More importantly, so far, we have not found any gold or silver treasures on this Venetian galley. The metal objects found are all ancient weapons.

It is these discoveries that make me say that this is not a sunken treasure and there is no need to continue exploring. There are still many places we have to explore next, so we must save time."

Hearing this, Yahya's old face couldn't help but blush.

He also realized that he was a little eager for success, or it would be better to say eager to get rich.

It's not that easy to just discover a sunken ship on the seabed and think that it is an amazing sunken treasure and make a lot of money.

Before he could respond, Ye Tian continued:

"From the perspective of historical and cultural research value, this Roman warship can be regarded as a sunken treasure. The things in the sunken ship are all antiques and have certain research value.

There may be gold and silver treasures hidden inside this sunken ship, but we have not discovered it. When the three-party joint exploration team leaves, your Moroccan government can organize a team to explore! "

With these words, Yahya's face suddenly became better.

He looked at the nearby Roman shipwreck, then nodded and said:

"You are right, Steven. The main mission of the three-party joint exploration team is to find Atlantis. There is really no need to waste too much time and energy in these irrelevant places.

This sea area is not small. It will definitely take a lot of time to fully explore it. Let’s continue exploring in other places. As for this Roman shipwreck, we will talk about it later! "

While saying these words, Yahya had made up his mind.

When the three-party joint exploration operation is over, we must organize an exploration team to explore this Roman shipwreck. Maybe there will be a surprising discovery!

Even if there is no gold or silver treasure in this sunken ship, the Roman shipwreck itself is worth exploring and studying!

The antique artifacts from Rome in the cabin are believed to be able to offset the cost of exploration!

"Okay, let's continue exploring elsewhere and see what we can find."

Ye Tian nodded and said, then nodded to Miller.

At this time, the small underwater robot had been recovered and hung again on the belly of the submarine.

Immediately afterwards, the small submarine sailed forward and continued to explore the seabed.