"The ship is about to float? What nonsense are you talking about?" I thought it was impossible as soon as I heard it. No matter ancient or modern times, except for submarines, as long as any ship sinks, there is absolutely no possibility of resurfacing on its own. This ship
The exact age of the ancient ship is unclear, but it would not have such a cutting-edge technological level.
"It is indeed! See for yourself." Zhao Yingjun stopped swimming, and the two of us looked at the water surface together. Faintly, I seemed to really see the sunken ship slowly rising under the water, and it already had a vague outline.
Zhao Yingjun and I didn't know what to do for a while. As the sunken ship floated up, the vibration completely disappeared, and there was only a stream of water brought out by the ship as it floated. Zhao Yingjun did not feel the danger, and we couldn't help but
Stopped in place.
Click...
Just when we were at a loss, several very thick rope-like things slowly emerged from the water on both sides of the sunken ship. We did not take a closer look, but we knew that they were definitely not ropes. No matter how strong the rope was, it would be bad if it had been soaked for so many years.
If you look through it, it should be an iron rope. The iron rope is almost as thick as an arm. It is so rusty that it can hardly be straightened. For some unknown reason, it has surfaced.
"It's these iron cables that are pulling the sunken ship." I understood immediately that the sunken ship would never float up on its own without external force. These thick iron cables were the best proof.
The iron rope was exposed to the water for a long time, and it became straighter and straighter. There were two on each side. When the iron rope was completely straight, the rust spots on it fell off. Gradually, the sunken ship under the water was getting farther and farther away from the water.
Zhao Yingjun always felt that something was wrong, so he motioned for me to swim back first. The two of us swam quickly, and when we reached the slope, we looked back and saw that the sunken ship had been pulled out of the water by four thick iron cables.
The upturned bow of the ship is about one meter high above the water.
When we swam back, Dorje's expression was a little dazed. He stretched out his hand to pull us up, then pointed to the left and said that there was a movable stone on the rock wall over there, covered with dark green moss.
The stone was rather abrupt, so it caught Duoji's attention. He moved and found that the stone could move. Then when he exerted force, the stone suddenly sank into the stone wall. Immediately, there was an abnormal vibration from the water surface, which shocked Duoji.
He was frightened. He was afraid that the two of us would fall into the water.
"You are so old, why are you so curious? How many times have I told you not to move things around."[
Dorje's dark face forced out an awkward smile, indicating that this time it was just an accident.
We couldn't dry our clothes, so we just twisted them and stayed here to observe the water surface not far away. The hull of the ship pulled by four thick iron cables rattled, and the entire sunken ship continued to float up. When it surfaced, something
When it was about four meters high, the iron cables might not be able to hold up anymore, because the hull was too big, and the upward trend suddenly stopped. However, most of the sunken ship was exposed, and only a small part was immersed in the water.
It was a ship I had never seen before. The bow was very curved and the stern was slightly flat. It did not look luxurious or gorgeous. This kind of ship was practical. It was about sixteen or seventeen meters long.
With its buoyancy, it would probably be difficult to drag it up.
"Old Ghost Duoji did something good." After Zhao Yingjun saw the sunken ship surface and stop, he was obviously excited. He rubbed his hands back and forth and said, "There was nothing we could do, but now we can go over and have a look."
"Are you okay?" I felt a little flustered. According to Zhao Yingjun's guess, it was a ship used for burying people after all, which was equivalent to a huge coffin. The burial method was very weird. If I went up rashly, I was afraid that
I saw something I couldn't accept.
"It's okay. My friend is a veteran of traps. I have learned a little bit from him. Let's just take a look." Zhao Yingjun's eyes flashed red: "I tell you, there are no traps that have been discovered now.
There are fewer and fewer of them. It is difficult to find one. Some of them were excavated by chance and were directly taken over by the state. Private individuals have no chance. I estimate that the burials in this boat coffin should be very fat, oily and watery, and if you look up,
Look, maybe you can figure out a lot of things.
I smiled bitterly and thought to myself, what's the point of asking for money at this time? For a long time, I have been following people around in the wilderness in the mountains and forests, and I have no place to spend the money I have.
But what can I say, this ship is really worth seeing.
We made some preparations, and then the two of us carried Dorje and swam in the direction of the sunken ship. Dorje lived in Tibetan areas and rarely saw water. It cannot be said that he was completely incapable of water, but he had a fear of water. We held him there all the way.
We were led there, and as soon as we arrived at the location, Duoji grabbed a very thick iron rope and refused to come down.
Under close observation, the overall appearance of this sunken ship is revealed in front of you. When building it, all design angles may have been based on durability. The outside of the hull is wrapped with a whole layer of engraved iron sheet, which is made of shipbuilding wood.
It must have gone through strict treatment, soaked in clear oil and tung oil for a long time, and then painted with several coats of paint. But no matter how solid it is, it cannot withstand the ravages of time. The wood of the hull is still in a mess. If it weren't for the keel,
It is extremely strong and is wrapped with a layer of iron. As soon as it leaves the bottom of the water, the boat will fall apart.
"That's great." Zhao Yingjun swam around the boat and became even more excited. The main part of the hull was exposed to the water. We can get in without much effort. As for the part that is not exposed to the water, it doesn't matter. This kind of boat coffin
During the design, the bottom tank was relatively low, and all the ballast stones were placed. Choose a good location and scuttle the ship. The ballast stones can control the stability of the sinking.
Zhao Yingjun and I climbed up along the engraved iron sheet on the outside of the hull, and Duoji also walked directly to the deck from the iron rope. The ship's planks were really bad. If you step on it, you can leave a footprint. This kind of ship has no
There are two hatches on the mast and sails, in the middle and at the stern of the ship, that lead directly to the cabin. The hatch is like a low small house, which has collapsed. We wanted to enter the cabin through the hatch, but after taking a few steps, our feet
The deck couldn't bear my weight, and a piece of it collapsed under my foot. I grabbed one of Zhao Yingjun's arms at the last moment, but I still couldn't escape. My whole body fell down along the piece that was crushed.
In my impression, apart from the bottom cabin, a ship of this height probably only has one real cabin, which must be at least four meters high. It would be unbearable to fall. But I only fell a few dozen centimeters, and I felt
I stepped on something, something very solid, but very slippery. I couldn't stand firm this time. I tilted my body and crushed another piece of the already damaged ship plank around me. This time, my body fell sideways onto the collapsed ship.
Under the board.
However, the height of this cabin was not as high as I thought, and there were a lot of things piled up. I fell sideways and quickly landed on these things. It was only a few dozen centimeters high and it didn't hurt much. There were still some things in the cabin.
I wanted to turn over and get up because I had not had time to drain away the water, but as soon as my body moved, my hands suddenly became empty. I fluttered back and forth, and I quickly stumbled to my feet. But the cabin was relatively low, and I couldn't straighten my back while standing.
The water in the cabin was only up to my calves. When I stood up, I seemed to be stuck in the middle of many hard things. It was a bit difficult to even take steps. As soon as the light hit my scalp, my scalp immediately became numb. On this level of the cabin,
, there are many pottery figurines densely placed. Because of the height of the cabin, these pottery figurines are only about eighty centimeters high, one next to another, arranged very neatly.[
In such an environment, suddenly seeing so many pottery figurines, and they are small pottery figurines, makes people feel that there is a strange and sinister atmosphere permeating the shapes. Zhao Yingjun has already discovered the position where I fell.
, quickly and carefully lay down on the cracked edge of the deck, and stretched out his hand towards me. He put his head down and immediately saw the rows of pottery figurines still immersed in the water.
And next, I found that these small pottery figurines were covered with circles that looked like dark red threads. At that time, my heart tightened, blood-patterned pottery!
Although I have seen blood-patterned pottery, the quantity is not large and most of them are broken pieces. This is the first time I have seen such densely packed and neatly arranged blood-patterned pottery.
At that moment, I almost believed Zhao Yingjun's guess. This was probably a ship coffin, otherwise there wouldn't be so many blood-patterned pottery. Seeing these blood-patterned pottery, my scalp felt like clockwork.
It's a tight circle, it's not a fun thing.
"Don't talk so much yet, come up." Zhao Yingjun was lying on his stomach, and it was very unstable. He was afraid that the deck would break again when he pulled me, so he got up and changed his position.
The moment he stood up, my eyes widened, and I felt an extremely terrifying breath coming out from under the water in the cabin. From the corner of my eye, I saw several short blood-striped Taos on the left and right that seemed to move their eyes.
Son, I suddenly panicked. The rag was in Zhao Yingjun's hand. Apart from the dagger, I even left the crossbow on the deck.
"Quick! Pull me up!" I held my throat and burst out a ball of air from my chest. I didn't have time to speak clearly, so I immediately called Zhao Yingjun to pull me up. He may have heard the panic from my shouting, and he quickly
Bending down, the hand wrapped in rags stretched out from the hole in the deck.
As soon as Zhao Yingjun stretched out his hand, the terrifying aura was immediately suppressed. I swallowed and looked around nervously. The blood-stained pottery on both sides was still, as if I had seen it wrong with my peripheral vision before.
, is an illusion.
I didn't want to think so much, so I raised my hand to grab Zhao Yingjun's hand, but as soon as I raised my hand, the two rows of blood-patterned pottery in the middle of the cabin fell quickly into the water one after another like dominoes.
This sudden change made my thinking stop, and the movements of my hands also slowed down a beat.
In just one shot, I felt something pulled me hard under my feet. I couldn't control my center of gravity and fell straight into the shallow water. Zhao Yingjun stretched out his hand to pull me, but he couldn't reach it.
Immediately afterwards, the force from my feet continued to come, dragging me back quickly between two rows of crooked blood-patterned pottery.