Although this kind of search is much easier than finding a needle in a haystack, the sea is really too big, and the seawater is seriously stratified, which greatly affects the use of sonar equipment. It is definitely an experience to determine the truth among the messy detection information.
, and it’s also very energy-consuming.
There is only one expert in this field in Ling Hao's team, and that is the little witch Shi Si. After two days, Shi Si's short Sassoon hair was almost turned into a Nestle by her. On the ground in front of the equipment table
Everything thrown was lollipop sticks and candy wrappers. Shi Si put a large cup of black coffee on the equipment table, took out an eyedrop bottle and dripped it into his eyes, mumbling something and cursing, but no one was there.
If he dared to get close, he was afraid that the little girl would lose her temper and fight anyone she caught.
Although Ling Hao and the others were anxious, they couldn't help at all. Annie, Tian Yong, and Xueting went to organize the diving equipment, while Yuan Bing, Zuo Pengfei, and others were debugging the "Stone Crab" and "Pippi Shrimp"
"", trying to be ready to launch the mission at any time. Ling Hao and Cheng Linfeng were left with nothing to do. The latter's symptoms of seasickness had become much lighter, but he was still a little out of breath and was walking around on the deck like ants on a hot pot.
Yes, Ling Hao was afraid that if he wandered around and accidentally got injured when he ran to the crane, it would be very bad. So Ling Hao found two fishing rods in the tool room and took some work from the kitchen.
Shrimps and small fish took Cheng Linfeng to the stern of the boat to go fishing.
The father-in-law and son-in-law each had a fishing rod and were wearing big sun hats and were sitting on the edge of the deck fishing. One had a happy expression, while the other was absent-minded, as if he was sitting on pins and needles.
"Uncle, please don't be impatient. It's useless to be anxious about something. It's better to go fishing and distract your attention. The symptoms of seasickness will also be alleviated." Ling Hao said with a smile while shaking the fishing reel. As he said,
As soon as the rod was lowered suddenly, the long rod was instantly pulled into a bow shape, and the fishing line made a harsh "squeaking" sound. It was obvious that a big fish had taken the bait. "Okay! This is a big fish. This feels like a bow."
Definitely more than 20 kilograms! It is indeed the fishery with the richest resources in the world, and the fish caught up so quickly!" Ling Hao shouted excitedly, holding the fishing rod and wrestling with the big fish for 10 minutes. A fish weighing about 30 kilograms
"Masu Tuna" was dragged onto the boat by Ling Hao using a hook.
Immediately afterwards, Cheng Linfeng also caught fish. After a struggle that made him sweat profusely, a 20-pound mackerel "jumped" on the deck. The fun of fishing can indeed make people forget about other things.
When I was young, I heard these two men shouting excitedly at the stern of the boat.
Suddenly, Shi Si rushed onto the deck from the control room, even losing his slippers: "I've found the place, I've found it!" This voice was much more "shrill" than Ling Hao and Weng's son-in-law, and it made everyone on the ship feel like they were
It's like the pause button was pressed.
Before anyone could react, Ling Hao and Cheng Linfeng ran over from the stern of the boat, wearing a big sun hat and smelling fishy. "Let's go in and take a look." Ling Hao didn't care about what others were looking at.
Looking at his strange eyes, he walked into the control room.
Shi Si called up a blurry video and said: "Two hours ago, I vaguely discovered the changes in the seafloor terrain on the sonar. It seems that there is really a rock corner structure. Of course, if my brother hadn't said it in advance, I would have too.
Unexpectedly, in order to confirm, I launched the 'Steamed Grouper' into the water and took this video. I don't need to say more, you can see it for yourself."
This video is blurry, not because of the camera pixels, but because the sea water flows too fast, carrying a large amount of impurities, phytoplankton, and organic matter debris. Densely packed filter-feeding fish swim against the current in the water, keeping their distance in the water.
They stood still in relative positions, opening their big mouths and waiting for food to flow into their mouths. Behind the fish school, you can faintly see the dark cliff. The "Steamed Grouper" passed through the fish school and along the cliff wall.
I swam forward quickly, and soon I arrived at the stratified seawater area. The depth here was 1250 meters. The sea current seemed to slow down here. The water suddenly became clear and the visibility became very good. A huge rock corner appeared.
In the camera image, it seems that a mountain peak hundreds of meters high protrudes from the rock wall. When the "Qingzheng Shiban" approached the corner of the rock, the sea current suddenly became extremely turbulent. The "Qingzheng Shiban", which has always been proud of its power,
"Banhao" unexpectedly lost control and was directly carried by the current into the darkness behind the rock corner.
When the lighting was restored, Shi Si finally regained control of the "Steamed Grouper". The vortex behind the corner of the rock gradually subsided. It had already reached a depth close to the sea bottom, but at this moment it was so deep below that it was impossible to see the bottom. Shi Si controlled the "Steamed Grouper"
"No. 1" slowly sank until it reached a depth of about 1,500 meters. What they saw in front of them made everyone take a breath.
Condescendingly, the dark shadows of sunken ships are like cars parked in a parking lot, densely occupying the entire field of view. At a glance, there are at least a dozen ships, and beyond the lights, there must be more.
.
"Okay, I found it, right here." Ling Hao patted Shi Si on the shoulder, and everyone cheered.
"Boss, the radar shows that a large salvage ship is heading towards us, and the distance is less than 10 nautical miles." Xueting is in charge of the radar. She has discovered the "Little Jennifer" of the "Odyssey Ocean Exploration Company"
Salvage ship.
"How far is our current position from the rock corner?" Ling Hao asked Shi Sidao.
"I discovered this rocky corner five nautical miles away. I named it 'Toccoa Rocky Corner'." Shi Si looked proud.
Ling Hao smiled and nodded: "The name is good. Our current place is far enough away from 'Toccoa Rock Point'. Now we can meet this young master of the Greek shipping family and his world's number one in a very safe environment."
The salvage company is here. Come on, let's go to the deck to greet the guests. Pengfei and Mingyu, you two, take the fish we caught to the kitchen and cook it with the chef. We want to entertain the guests."
Annie followed Ling Hao to the deck and asked in a low voice: "Why is it called 'Toccoa Rock Point'? Does it have any special significance?"
"Oh, Shi Si was born in Toccoa, Georgia, USA. She doesn't have any good memories there." Ling Hao said lightly. He basically didn't mention the other person's past in front of Shi Si because he promised
I want to give this lovely and poor girl a new future and a wonderful life.
The two ships got closer, and four people came over from the "Little Jennifer". The leader was Julian, the young master of the Greek ship's royal family, followed by a sturdy middle-aged white man whose skin had been tanned to a bronze color.
The wrinkles on his face are vertical and horizontal, and he looks like an old "sea wolf" who has been exposed to the wind and sun at sea all year round. The three people behind him, two men and one woman, are all relatively young, wearing smart one-piece overalls, just like on an offshore drilling platform.
Like a worker.
"Ling, my dear friend, you really surprised me. You decisively rejected me that day. Why did you change your mind so quickly?" Julian walked towards Ling Hao with a smile on his face and stretched out his hands.
Ling Hao just smiled politely and shook hands with him: "I have no choice. If I don't take action, I'm afraid my future father-in-law's company will become someone else's." There is a hidden meaning in these words.
Julian pretended not to understand and asked straight to the point: "Now that you and your team are here, are you willing to cooperate with me to find the shipwreck cemetery?"
Ling Hao laughed and said: "I'm afraid this is not good? After all, you have invited the team of 'Odyssey Ocean Exploration Company'."
Julian glanced at the sturdy middle-aged man next to him, who spoke standard Chinese Mandarin and said: "It doesn't matter, Mr. Ling's name is well known to us, and the reward this time is very generous, I don't mind.
Working with another top international team.”
Ling Hao smiled kindly and said: "If I guess correctly, you must be the current head of Odyssey, Mr. Peter Grace, right? It's such a pleasure to meet you. Your name is truly famous in this circle.
.And you speak Mandarin so well, which makes me feel even more cordial. We caught a few big fish just now, and you are here just in time. I invite you to try the Chinese seafood dishes."
Peter Grace also smiled heartily: "Let me introduce to you, this is my daughter Susan, and my two students, Mark and Bailey. I am a fan of Chinese culture and have stayed there.
Five years, so my Mandarin is not bad, and I understand the way you Chinese people think and communicate. My team and I are very willing to participate in this project with your team."
Ling Hao laughed, but did not respond directly, and led a group of people towards the restaurant. It must be said that Jiang Mingyu's skills are getting better and better, especially when it comes to handling sea fish, a fish weighing 30 kilograms.
The fish meat of "maso tuna" was made into sashimi and placed on a huge ice tray; the fish bones were boiled into soup and used as the base of the hot pot, and thin slices of "rock snapper" were cooked; potatoes and mushrooms were stewed with mackerel meat.
Fish balls; charcoal-grilled mackerel steaks; and braised fish head pasta made with basin-sized tuna heads, which are definitely on par with StarWorld Hotel standards.
Most of the people ate with great praise, but Young Master Julian was a little absent-minded. After the food was over, he finally couldn't help but asked: "Mr. Ling, you haven't answered me yet, do you want to join us in this salvage activity?"
, if you are willing to participate, the conditions I will give you are the same as in 'Odyssey', which is 10% of the water treasure, how about it?"
Ling Hao took a sip of white wine calmly and raised the corner of his mouth: "Mr. Julian, you should know that I am not short of money, let alone risk my life for money, so I will give you the 10%
, basically indifferent. I believe you don’t understand why I am here, right?”
"This matter is easy to handle. It's our group's shares in Mr. Cheng's company. I can ask my secretary to prepare an equity transfer agreement now to transfer these shares to Mr. Cheng at a low price. In addition, 10% of
The remuneration remains the same, what do you think?" Julian said very sincerely.
In fact, the "Odyssey" company, which he originally had full confidence in, spent two days wandering around the Cape of Good Hope and almost combed the seabed there, but couldn't find even a hair. At this moment, he was really anxious.
, Ling Hao once again became his greatest hope.
Will Ling Hao let the other party get his wish so easily? Of course it's not that simple. He looked at Pete and said: "Brother Pete, you and I hit it off, but there is no common way to go down to the bottom of the sea to fish for things at this depth.
, we are like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea to show their magical powers, and you and I are not skilled in cooperating. If an accident occurs, it will not be a good thing for anyone. Besides, we have not found the place yet, so it is more efficient for everyone to search separately than to unite in one place, right? My
My opinion is that we each find our own, it can be regarded as a small bet, what do you think?"
"Hahaha!" Pete laughed heartily. "As expected, he is a master among masters. He is indeed arrogant. I like it. I will bet you that my yacht parked in Miami - 'The Stinky Fairy', it
But it cost me $1.5 million."
Ling Hao couldn't help laughing: "The name is indeed 'stinky', and I like it very much. Then I'll bet you a box of 'Kong Kezhu', which is worth about 1.5 million US dollars."
"Oh? Then I took advantage." Peter patted Ling Hao on the shoulder and smiled: "Yachts are like cars, second-hand ones will lose value. 'Kong Kezhu' is different. It is easy to cash out and has huge potential for appreciation."
The two of them were talking and laughing freely, talking to themselves as if they had settled the matter just like that. They didn't think of the real financial backer, Master Julian, at all. The latter's face turned dark and red.
, he held it in for a long time without saying anything. Now he couldn't afford to offend Ling Hao and Peter, so he could only follow what these two people discussed. These were the only two people in the world who were willing to take over his business. As long as there was one
If he gives up his job, he will have no way out.
Ling Hao stretched out his hand towards Julian and said: "According to the conditions you just mentioned, but I want 15%. If you agree, I will participate in this project, but I will act separately with Mr. Pitt. You should have no objection, right?"
Julian's face twitched and he forced a smile: "Okay, as long as you are happy. I will let the secretary draft the contract."
"If we can sign a contract before dark, I can start searching the seabed tomorrow. The weather forecast says that the storm will arrive tomorrow night. There will only be one day of good weather left. Waiting until the weather can stabilize the ship, it will have to be 5
The queen of heaven." Ling Hao said with an indifferent expression as he cut the fish meat slowly with his dining knife.