Treasure Hunting Divine Eyes

The sunken ship on the seabed is about thirty meters deep and may have sunk on the slope of the mountain. The sunken ship is a foreign merchant ship, and its style is obviously different from the merchant ships of the ancient Ming Dynasty.

Because the damage was too serious and the salvage environment was relatively harsh, the sunken ship was not planned to be salvaged. Only the sunken treasure inside was to be retrieved. Maritime trade was very developed and prosperous in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, and exchanges with the coastal areas of Southeast Asia were particularly extensive, so the traded goods were valuable at that time.

Of course, as long as those things are well preserved, they are even more valuable. Compared with the treasures from the first two sunken ships, the amount of sunken treasures carried by this sunken ship is much larger, estimated to be two-thirds of the amount.

Moreover, they were all kinds of precious commodities collected from abroad. Unfortunately, they were just short of the last journey to reach Daming, but they were accidentally sunk here.

The six divers on the seabed began to collect various data around the sunken ship. Everyone on the ship had smiles on their faces. As long as the location of the sunken treasure was confirmed, a specific salvage plan could be implemented tomorrow.

"Boss, there is a man named Lu Guoqing who applied to board our salvage ship." Lao Feng was so cautious in his work that he even had to come over to report this matter.

"Let him come up, we've all worked together several times."

Lu Guoqing climbed onto the Guyunxuan salvage boat, walked to Li Mo and said respectfully: "Mr. Li, everything is going well so far. Do we want to start salvage directly tomorrow?"

"Mr. Lu, sit here and let's take a look at the camera together. Judging from the appearance, the sunken ship on the seabed has been broken and severely damaged. It cannot be salvaged as a whole like the first time. So we need to be fully prepared to prevent When salvaging the sunken treasure, the stability of the sunken ship was affected, resulting in an accident. "

Yan Yangyang had already stood up and moved away from the stool, but how could Lu Guoqing sit down so carelessly? This tall, slim and beautiful girl is Li Mo's direct disciple and the fourth generation heir to the Treasure Hunting Sect. If Li Mo doesn't say anything in the future, then what she says is authority and she can mobilize the power of the entire Millennium Shengzang Group at will.

Although she was very courteous to him at a young age, she couldn't rely on her old age to show off. After all, he and his children would have to work with her to earn a living.

"I can just stand and see the screen image."

Li Mo didn't pay attention to this detail. He pointed to the camera screen and analyzed it and said: "This sunken ship broke off from the middle and tilted and sank. Many of the sunken treasures on the ship should have been scattered outside the ship. This requires us to investigate carefully. "

Lu Guoqing nodded and said: "If it is a metal treasure, we can use the equipment to locate it, but if it is a treasure like porcelain, jade, beeswax, ivory, etc., I am afraid that the equipment cannot find it."

"So we also need to be patient and spend more time searching for the treasures of this third sunken ship. Okay, everyone returns to the safety cage. Tomorrow we will send the second batch to continue the exploration and get more information for our salvage work. There are benefits too.”

The initial exploration is over today, and everyone hasn’t gotten together for a long time, so we just held a conference dinner in the evening, so feel free to have delicious food and drinks. As for logistical supplies, there is no need to worry at all. A phone call from Lao Feng, and a fishing boat would send a boatload of supplies tomorrow. How could Li Mo treat them badly with his craftsmanship?

"Yangyang, this is Mr. Lu, the founder of our leading salvage company in the country. If you get to know him, we may interact with him frequently in the future."

Yan Yangyang stood up and said politely: "Hello, Mr. Lu, I will need your help in the future."

Lu Guoqing also stood up quickly and said, "We are here to eat this bowl of rice. If Miss Yangyang has any instructions from now on, just ask."

"Don't be so polite, just sit down and chat casually." Li Mo took a piece of grilled chicken wing and said while nibbling, "You may have heard some rumors. When the salvage work of this sunken treasure is completed, I will thoroughly Retire. The future of the Millennium Shengzang Group will be left to Yangyang. This child is still young and is not in a good position to deal with others. Please bear with her and give her room to grow. "

There was a sudden buzz of discussion in the cabin.

"Academician Li, you are only in your thirties, is it too early to retire now? With your ability, as long as you continue to work, more treasures will definitely be discovered and reborn."

The speaker was a middle-aged man named Yao Zhang, who was also the future person in charge of the Shencheng Marine Archaeological Base. He strongly requested to come and participate in this salvage operation in the South China Sea. Li Mo naturally agreed, and Yangyang would communicate with him frequently in the future.

Yao Zhang's question was what everyone present wanted to ask, but they didn't dare to ask.

“Do you think I’m better at identifying treasures or finding treasures?”

"There should be no distinction between superior and inferior, right? I think you are as good at identifying treasures as you are at treasure hunting." Lu Guoqing was not flattering, he really thought so, and others nodded in agreement.

Li Mo smiled and said nothing, turning to look at the apprentice beside him: "Yangyang, how did you judge?"

Yan Yangyang thought for a while and then said with bright eyes: "I think Master's treasure hunting ability is stronger, and this powerful ability is far from being comparable to the ability to appraise treasures. Appraisal of treasures is a test of knowledge. For example, the accumulation of ancient historical knowledge includes the cultural environment, productivity level, artistic creation, etc. of each era. This foundation also includes the understanding of cultural relics and antiques, and the differences in art in each era.”

As archaeologists, they understood and agreed with what Yang Yang said and nodded slightly. The knowledge of the chief disciple of the treasure hunting sect was indeed extraordinary.

But Lu Guoqing stopped and asked sheepishly: "Miss Yangyang, how do you understand the differences in art in each era that you just mentioned?"

Yan Yangyang smiled softly and said: "Let me give you a simple example: Tang tricolor and secret color porcelain, Song celadon, Yuan blue and white, Ming underglaze red and doucai, Qing pastel and cloisonné. These porcelains all have significant characteristics of the times. . If you have a piece of porcelain that is clearly made of pastel, but the base is from the previous dynasty, no matter how exquisite the porcelain is, it can never be authentic."

Everyone nodded.

Yan Yangyang continued: "To put it bluntly, the ability to appraise treasures can be achieved through continuous learning and accumulation. This is the inheritance of knowledge. As long as they can sink their minds to study and ponder, most people can become qualified treasure appraiser, but treasure hunting is different.”

Li Mo's face was calm, but he was extremely proud in his heart. Yangyang was only seventeen years old this year, but his thinking pattern already had the demeanor of an expert. Regarding treasure hunting, he also wanted to hear what unique insights his direct disciples had.

"Actually, I have always wanted to ask Master, but I have never dared to ask."

Everyone pricked up their ears. It was not normal for a disciple to ask his master something, so why didn't he dare to ask?

"Yangyang, you can ask now."

Li Mo gave her an affirmative look, and Yan Yangyang said hesitantly: "Everyone in the world knows that my master has two nicknames. One is the earliest one that came from the antique street of Chenghuang Temple in the city, called 'Golden Eye', and the other is It's called "immortal eyes" from Kyoto. Whether it's the former or the latter, my master's treasure-hunting ability comes from his eyes, so I believe that my master has a talent that none of us can imagine or understand. This talent cannot be mastered through inheritance and learning.”

This analysis is a bit empty, but if you think about it carefully, it seems to make some sense.

After Yan Yangyang finished speaking, he looked at Li Mo, and other people's eyes also focused on him.

Li Mo picked up the tea cup and took a sip, then said with a smile: "If you don't know about treasure appraisal, you can ask me. But treasure hunting is a special talent of mine, and it's useless for me to tell you. As Yang Yang said just now It cannot be mastered through inheritance and learning. It is precisely because of this that I decided to retire, hoping to have more time to cultivate Yangyang and at least let her learn some skills."

The cabin was filled with excitement. Unexpectedly, Li Mo actually had an innate talent for treasure hunting. No one knew what this talent was, and no one could figure it out.

Yan Yangyang was very moved. It turned out that the master decided to retire mainly for himself. Recalling that a few years ago, Li Mo retired for two years, and his main purpose was to train her systematically. Unexpectedly, the last two years of training only allowed her to master the ability to identify treasures, but this time, Li Mo wanted to retire permanently. The purpose was to continue to train her and enable her to master certain treasure hunting skills. It's just a skill, it can't be truly understood and mastered.

The sky outside turned pale the next day. When Li Mo got up and came to the deck, he saw four security guards patrolling.

"Good morning, Mr. Li."

"Good morning everyone."

Gu Yunxuan's salvage boat floated on the sea, swaying slightly. He stepped with his legs and began to practice Bajiquan one by one. Not long after, Yan Yangyang was seen getting up. She was holding a nearly two-meter stick in her hand. After a moment of concentration on the deck, she began to practice the Wulang Bagua stick technique.

"People have achieved so much and are so rich, but they are very self-disciplined and insist on getting up so early to practice martial arts. It would be strange for such people not to succeed."

"It's just that there is no comparison between people."

"It turns out that winning is just a dream. Why are we crying so hard?"

Several patrolling security guards saw this scene and started talking in low voices. It is really possible to succeed only if you work hard. If you don't work hard, you will never succeed.

The sky was getting brighter and brighter. Li Mo stood on the bow of the boat and looked at the sea level. His face was extremely gloomy and ugly.

"Master, you look so ugly, are you feeling unwell?"

Yan Yangyang asked with concern. She also looked in the direction Li Mo was looking, but the sky was not bright and the range of vision was limited. In addition, there was a faint mist on the sea in the early morning, so she should not have seen any problems at all. .

"Uncle, there is an urgent notice."

Chen Yuyan ran out of the cabin, putting on her coat as she ran.

"Why are you panicking? Aren't there some fishing boats coming from the opposite side?"

Li Mo glanced at her and said in a deep voice.

"So you have also received the news." Chen Yuyan calmed down a little, "Uncle, the news is that more than 300 fishing boats have been gathered in the Philippines. This is their vanguard, and there are two to three hundred fishing boats behind them. We are gathering, and we estimate that we will be able to move in this direction at eight or nine in the morning. Should we sound the alarm?”

"Go ahead."

Li Mo was naturally not afraid of anything, but there were more archaeologists and ordinary crew members on the two salvage boats, so he had to consider the safety of others.

A sharp alarm sounded suddenly, and then another salvage ship not far away also sounded the alarm, and soon panicked people were seen running out of the cabin.

Chen Yuyan asked everyone to calm down and then talked about the current situation.

"Boss, I have checked the equipment on the ship. It is equipped with ten sets of high-pressure water cannons. If they dare to get close, I will kill them."

Lao Feng is very familiar with this alarm. In the past, when they were doing ocean transportation, they would also encounter some pirates who could not hold out, and they could easily repel them. This is the South China Sea, in their own territorial waters, so there is no need to worry.

"Is it just a high-pressure water cannon?" Li Mo asked coldly.

"Uh, this... this..." Lao Feng hesitated a little.

"Captain, it's time now, just tell me if you have any handy equipment."

Chen Yuyan said a little anxiously.

"There are five fully automatic rifles in the warehouse at the innermost part of the cabin, with countless bullets."

Lao Feng felt a little guilty at the end. They could not be equipped with weapons on the merchant ships doing ocean transportation before, but they never thought that there were five fully automatic rifles hidden on the Gu Yunxuan salvage ship. If there were five well-trained people who mastered them, it would definitely cause a bloody massacre of the enemy.

The scene suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at each other. Many people remembered that Li Mo had used a salvage ship to ram the other party's fishing boat in the South China Sea without caring about their identities or their backgrounds. If they didn't obey, they would just fight.

"Uncle, I'll arrange for people to arm themselves." Chen Yuyan said solemnly, "It's also to prevent any accidents. With weapons in hand, everyone will have a bottom line in their hearts."

"Wait a minute, let's talk about it later. Let's use courtesy before force."

Li Mo waved his hand. What's the use of equipping weapons? If that time comes, he might as well just ram it.

"It's almost dawn, everyone pay attention to safety, it's best to hide in the cabin and don't come out. All security personnel prepare high-pressure water cannons and fight back at any time."

Li Mo began to give orders calmly, and finally looked at Lao Feng: "Be prepared, I will bear any consequences."

Lao Feng straightened his back and said in a sonorous and powerful voice: "Boss, I can still take responsibility for this matter. When you give an order, I will immediately muster up my strength to ram it, and knock down as many as come."

This Lao Feng is good, his temper is to his taste

"Boss, last time you were salvaging treasure from a sunken ship in the South China Sea, the other side was blind enough to come and cause trouble, and you recruited hundreds of ships to collide with them. This time they are coming with more force and on a larger scale. How about I spread the news? Today we can simply gather a thousand fishing boats to counter-encircle them and eat them like dumplings."