Chapter 113 The Snail Contains Beads (Part 2)

Most of the rice cooked by Duoling was Vietnamese, sour and sweet. In addition, the materials on the ship were limited, and the monotonous diet day after day made it as painful for me to eat as if I were taking medicine. I ate a few bites in a hurry, and then showed the map to everyone. Describing the topography of the seabed, the "coral spiral" should actually be an elliptical ring-shaped island group with reefs all around the outside. This is what Sea Wolf calls the outer spiral. The internal terrain of the outer spiral is complex, and the topography in the middle is It gradually gets higher and higher. The highest point in the middle should be the "ghost island" exposed on the sea surface after the tide level drops. This area is probably an island mountain range that was submerged as the continental shelf sinks. There are several bottomless seas on the seabed. The trough leads to the open sea.

There is an area between the outer spiral and the ghost island. The terrain is sunken and shaped like a basin. The seabed is covered with coral iron trees, forming a rolling undersea forest. Some of the large coral trees in it are tens of meters high and tower over the sky. Although it is at the bottom of the sea, it still looks spectacular. Among them, a large translucent tree like a tortoise shell is the most conspicuous. That place should be very close to the eye of the sea. It is a place where you can feel the sun, moon and sea air for thousands of years. This old tree is the primary target of our egg collection. The water depth is about 70 to 80 meters.

In addition, there is a valley on the side of this tree, and it is difficult to judge its depth. According to the memories of the surviving crew members of the sunken ship Mary Sennu, their ship was swept into an outer spiral that was usually insurmountable by the hurricane. The sea bottom where it sank was as bright as day. That is the best proof of the burning of the Dragon Fire on the seabed. I estimate that these seafloor rifts are probably where the Yin Fire of the Southern Dragon spews out. If the depth exceeds two hundred meters, even if we know that the Mary Sennu sank into the trough, we will We can only look at the ocean and lament that there is nothing we can do, and there are undercurrents in the ocean trough. Once it falls into the depths, God knows where the ship will be swept away.

After I finished speaking, Ruan Hei, the boss of the ship, added. Ruan Hei had been a fisherman and an egg farmer. One of the important ways to make a living on Coral Temple Island was to assist the salvage team in fishing for "green heads". The citizen himself can be regarded as a semi-professional diver. Based on his experience in collecting eggs and his understanding of catching "green heads", there are many bad fish in this underwater forest, and the danger of going into the water to collect eggs is very high. However, I just saw it clearly in the diving bell. Those old clams in the deep water are all full of pearls, and the essence of the moon shadow flashes. The value is unprecedented in my life. This kind of heavenly creation is loved by the aura of the seabed, and I am afraid it is also worth it. Only found in Coral Spiral.

Since ancient times, among the people of the South China Sea Islands, the Dan people have suffered the most. If their experiences were summed up, a "History of Blood and Tears of the Dan People" could be written, which is thicker than "The Sea of ​​Ci". The Pearl has always had the title of "Dongzhu" "Divided from "Southern Pearls", "Eastern Pearls" were produced near the Ninggu Pagoda in the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Each pearl weighs about two or three coins on average. Most of them are azure or white, with a small amount of pink. It is the largest pearl recorded in history so far. An East Pearl was found during the Kangxi period. A local child was swimming in the river and accidentally picked up a pearl in the clam. The diameter of this pearl was more than half an inch.

When it comes to the beauty and rarity of pearls, although the "Eastern Pearl" has its merits, it is still difficult to compare with the top-quality "Southern Pearl". In the past, the "Southern Pearl" was all offered as an offering to the emperor. It is decreed that no private collection is allowed, and there are officers and soldiers under supervision when collecting eggs. Even if the sea conditions are bad and it is difficult to go into the water, the egg collectors are forced to go into the sea with stones tied to them. If they lose the pearls or fail to collect the pearls after the time limit, they will be punished by beheading their feet. From now on From ancient times to the present, countless egg farmers have died for this. Occasionally, there are egg farmers who secretly collected southern pearls, but most of them were exploited by profiteers. The harvest they risked their lives only resulted in a profit of one thousand percent.

Dan people all know that the largest "Southern Pearl" discovered so far was when Zheng He, the eunuch of the Three Treasures of the Ming Dynasty, was sailing to the West. A sailor on a treasure ship fished out a large snail and put it in a pot for cooking. It just started the fire. , the water in the pot suddenly boiled, and with a loud bang, the half-cooked giant snails jumped into the air. The cabin was filled with white gas, like smoke, and no one could be seen face to face. The people who were cooking the snails were in panic. They all fled out of the cabin one after another. After a long time without any movement, they went back to check and found that the giant snail had been dead for a long time. Next to the snail was a southern pearl as big as a dragon's eye. Because it had been cooked in water and fire, the essence had been lost and could not be recovered.

There are freshwater springs gushing under the "Coral Spiral" sea. The sea water is moderately salty, nurturing the essence of sea air and moonlight. The southern pearls here are almost as big as long eyes. When viewed underwater, the strange light and phantoms are rare in the world. Horseman, if this trip goes well, we can get at least a hundred grains. Ruan Hei lived a hard life after escaping from Vietnam. Today, he unexpectedly waited for this opportunity. He finally had hope of going to France, and he seemed a little excited. He said that no matter how big the risk was, it was worth it, and the skill of collecting eggs was learned in vain.

Ruan Hei also talked about his speculation about the situation on the seabed. Although there were undercurrents and whirlpools in the deep valley next to the undersea forest, they did not seem too strong, but for some reason, the aquatic animals in the sea did not dare to approach. He was in the diving bell, I used a searchlight to shine inside, and there seemed to be a vague shadow of a huge ship, but I couldn't say for sure that it was the "Mary Sennu". There was also a "shipwreck cemetery" in a shallow sea near Coral Temple Island. The location is in a trench. Ships that sank nearby will fall into it due to the pull of ocean currents. Over time, part of the trench is covered with sand and barnacles, forming a hardened shell. Only a few entrances can be dived. Going in, many salvage teams have gone there to try their luck. Some people have really caught a lot of good things, and there are also unlucky ones who have exhausted their efforts and financial resources for several years and finally found nothing.

It is possible that the topography of the coral spiral is similar. The more obvious ones are the inner and outer atolls, but here the sea sand is deposited. Under the ground on the seabed, there may be a slurry layer formed by the sand, and the sunken ship will fall into it if it falls. , forming rift valleys that resemble ocean troughs. The grooves seen on the seabed are the traces left by sunken ships.

Although what Ruan Hei, the boss of the boat, said was just speculation, we all felt that it made sense. We immediately made a diving plan. The diving operations were conducted in groups of at least two people so that they could take care of each other. However, naturally, everyone on the boat could not go down at once. I divided everyone into A , B, and C teams, Shirley Yang, Uncle Ming and I are the "A team", Ruan Hei and his apprentice Duo Ling form the "B team", and Fatty and Guchai are the third team "C team".

Team A and Team B launched into the water at the same time. Team A used only three sets of heavy-duty diving equipment to sneak into the vicinity of the valley mouth to detect whether there were sunken ships hidden in the depths of the trench. Once the target was confirmed, they immediately took action to see if they could capture the "Qin King Bone Mirror" "The main thing to catch them is here. Teams B and C take turns to collect eggs under the coral tree. Considering that we carry limited supplies and the "moving mountains and reclamation technique" also has certain limitations, we can take advantage of the walrus weather. Yes, if you finish it earlier, you will reduce the risk by one point.

When allocating people like this, I mainly consider that searching for sunken ships requires manpower. Even if the strength of three people is still a bit weak, and Uncle Ming is relatively familiar with ship structures and things on the seabed, he should be able to start as a consultant and assistant. The most important thing is Only by taking him with me can I safely dive into deep water operations, otherwise who knows what evil moths this old guy will come up with. Shirley Yang is an elite at the U.S. Naval Academy and a diving reconnaissance expert. There are three of us in the A team. , dive into the trench in the coral forest, even if you encounter any accident, it is not difficult to escape unscathed.

The boss of the ship, Ruan Hei and Duo Ling were all professional egg collectors. They went to work in the coral forest and still did the same job as before. They had a certain degree of confidence, so they separated Ruan Hei and Duo Ling, leaving behind the egg collectors. Being with them, the fat man who loves the Dan career sincerely, can also prevent them from taking advantage of their wealth and leaving Team A to escape in a boat. However, Ruan Hei doesn't know how to use "Si Tianyu" and "Kui Xing Pan". I just want to prevent them. Just in case, be prepared, because I know that a person who is afraid of poverty can easily be carried away by money and do things he doesn't want to do at all, but this kind of thinking cannot be said to Shirley Yang Ming, I just remain calm. Deployment was carried out.

Everyone agreed readily, except for Uncle Ming, who looked troubled: "No fish dares to approach the trench deep in the coral spiral, because the deepest part is connected to the ocean, and some deep-sea monsters will use that place as their lair. Let's Wouldn't it mean to die if you go in? If you don't listen to the old man, you will suffer the consequences. Hu Zai, listen to my uncle and tell you that the most powerful thing in the sea is not the giant octopus. The shrimps and crabs in the deep sea are so big that whale salamanders are not allowed, especially the giant crab. Meng, even if they are as evil as the shark dragon, you don't dare to provoke them, you have to go on your own, I... I think it is more appropriate for me to go collect eggs."

I knew that he was probably sensationalizing, so I said to Uncle Ming: "If there really is such a big crab, how much does it cost per pound? Besides, who are you, the old sea wolf who can't beat to death and can't afford to lose? That's A ruthless person who dares to scrape gold on the Buddha's face and grab money from a frying pan, can he still be afraid of crabs? Besides, we have agreed in advance that we will share the money when we go out to sea, and we will stand in our way if there are difficulties. But now that you have just encountered a risk, you Hide, I will avoid you when I go back to share the money with you, but don't pick on me then."

As soon as Uncle Ming heard about the idea of ​​going back and sharing the money, he had no choice but to go through with it, and he had to go through the sea of ​​​​fire. If the big thing can be accomplished this time, he can make back all the losses in the past few years. The success or failure is 50-50. , I have fought hard, who can let my black eyes not see silver? Even though I was a man when I was running a boat, now I only bend my waist for five buckets of rice.

Everyone had decided on a plan and went all out to prepare. Several positioning buoys were placed on the sea to find the location of the largest old tree on the seabed. Next, they would use the "mountain-moving and reclamation technique" of Taoist Banshan. "To deal with the evil fish under the water, I lit an old bronze duck-shaped incense burner on the bow of the boat and prepared to invite the "Melon God".

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