Peter still had enough respect and attention for Ling Hao. Although the latter was not very old, Peter felt a domineering and ferocious aura from him, like a giant ocean beast, as if this young man had come from
He walked out of the mountain of corpses and sea of blood, and his eyes were full of profound wisdom. Instinct told Peter not to play any tricks in front of Ling Hao. He was definitely not a businessman in the ordinary sense. If he angered him, he would never mind letting the person who offended him
Human blood stains the sea.
So Peter drove the "Trilobite" away from Ling Hao's operation area. Anyway, the shipwreck cemetery was large enough, and there was no need for the two sides to crowd together.
Peter's first target was a 17th-century Dutch merchant ship. It can be verified from its relatively well-preserved bow portrait that the ship was named "Nakaslan" and belonged to the Dutch East India Company. Its main route was
It's to places like Java, Cambodia and Myanmar.
"Father, do you think this Dutch merchant ship is worth exploring?" daughter Susan asked Peter.
Pete smiled: "Dear, this is really a naive and stupid question. After so many years of experience in this industry, my experience is that you can never accurately determine what's inside without opening the cargo hold of a sunken ship and taking a look.
No matter what it contains, any shipwreck is worth exploring."
"No, except for warships." A hint of joking appeared on Susan's face. The whole world knew that old Pete once made billions of fortunes, but was forced to return them all to Spain without leaving a penny. This made him become this person.
A group of jokes and huge salvage costs almost bankrupted the "Odyssey Ocean Exploration Company" at that time. Now in front of old Pete, probably only his daughter Susan dares to joke with him about this matter.
"Bah!" Pete curled his lips and made a disdainful sound. "I was too young and unsteady back then. I was suddenly dazzled by such a huge amount of wealth and revealed too much in front of the media. It was nothing more than some Spanish gold coins.
That's it. Is it fished out from a merchant ship or a warship? Is there anyone else who has the ability to go into the water to verify it? There are so many shipwrecks in this place. Except for the Chinese boy next door, no one in the world has the ability to come here.
Where does the treasure come from? How can we tell the world how to recognize it? Let’s stop talking nonsense and let the Scylla come on board.”
The huge robotic moray eel broke through the ship's plank like a tofu and entered the warehouse. After the sand settled and the sea water became clear, the corner of Peter's mouth raised an arc, while Susan and the two senior brothers were already cheering. In the warehouse
The large wooden box was filled with gold and silverware, a large number of rhinoceros horns and ivory that had been corroded by sea water, and the large wooden barrel was filled with rubies, sapphires or jewelry.
Pete slapped his thigh and laughed wildly: "Beautiful, rubies are produced in Myanmar and Cambodia, and gold is produced in Indonesia. This is a merchant ship returning from Southeast Asia with a full load. Although the rhino horns and ivory are a pity, these rubies and gold are worth a lot of money.
Money. My dear children, each of you controls a robot, widens the hole, and starts packing gifts in our steel mesh canvas bags. Remember to be careful not to scatter them."
The three young men have obviously reached the level of proficiency in robot manipulation. The crab-like "Parselope"'s two mechanical arms quickly opened a large hole in the ship's plank, while the octopus-like "Siren"
He carried a huge steel wire canvas bag and got in. The bag was opened, and the eel-like 'Scylla' opened its big mouth, and seven or eight slender mechanical arms stretched out from its mouth, and scattered the things on the ground in an orderly manner.
The gold objects were thrown into the bag, and the robotic arms of the "Siren" were like rakes, pulling piles of gold into the bag, almost like collecting grain. In order to avoid crushing the gold objects, a
When the bag is less than half full, it will be sent out of the cargo hold and carried back to the "Trilobite" by the robot crab. The latter has a special dump bucket for underwater cargo to enter and exit. The empty bag is handed out from it, and the bag containing gold is placed in the dump bucket.
, then the robot crab took away the empty bag, dumped the bucket back into the "Trilobite", and threw it directly into the cargo hold. The entire process was mechanized, which was much more efficient than Ling Hao and the others.
After working for 5 hours, the merchant ship was "ransacked". Peter squatted in the cargo hold with a calculator to weigh the "harvest". The three young men took back the deep-sea robot, and ran here with excitement on their faces, and picked up the "harvest".
He looked at this one, picked up that one again, and his eyes were almost exhausted.
Peter straightened up, hammered his waist with his fist and sighed: "There is more than a ton of gold. It seems that the quality is not very pure, and the workmanship is far inferior to that of China. I don't know how much it is worth in the market. But rubies and sapphires are still good.
The quality is good, the particles are large, and the weight is more than 600 kilograms. The total amount can be hundreds of millions. Let’s take a short break and then find the next target. I have a hunch that if we work harder and finish this job, I guess I will
You can retire early.”
"Dad, don't forget, Julian only gave us 10%, how much can we get, but Ling Hao asked for 15%." Susan snorted.
"Are you kidding, am I, old Pete, someone who just suffers losses? When I got off Ling Hao's boat that day, I asked Julian for a 15% share. He couldn't favor one against another for the same team. That guy was not willing at first.
, but I said we would go back immediately if I refused, so he changed the contract with me and pinched his nose to give in. I calculated that according to our current progress, if we stay at the bottom of the sea for ten days and a half, we will salvage at least
It is worth more than 2 billion U.S. dollars, and 15% is about 300 million. Isn’t that enough for me to retire early? This is my more kind approach. If we hide part of the treasure somewhere on the seabed before resurfacing, who will believe it?
I don’t know, I don’t need to say more, you can figure it out for yourself.” A smirk appeared on Peter’s face, he provided the equipment himself, and even risked his life to go into the deep sea, why should 70% of what he fished out belong to Zhu who did nothing?
What about Leanne? Old Pete is not an "honest person" who suffers such losses.
Not long after taking a break, Peter received a video call invitation from Ling Hao. "What's wrong, my dear Ling, is your work going well over there?" Peter wore a smile that made people feel like spring breeze. He was thinking about it.
When it comes to hiding part of the treasure at the bottom of the sea, for the sake of safety, it is best to bring Ling Hao into the water together, so that nothing goes wrong.
However, Ling Hao seemed to have no intention of chatting with him at all, but said solemnly: "Pete, I found a World War II-era submarine here..."
"Oh no! My dear, listen to me. It's better not to touch military ships. I've suffered this loss before. You don't know that, right?" When hearing the words World War II submarine, Pete felt a little confused.
My head hurts. Is Ling Hao going to fish for fish and mines? Even if there is something valuable, he has to return it to the country where the warship belongs.
"Listen to me! This type of submarine is relatively rare. I checked it carefully and confirmed that it is a 'Marconi-class' submarine with hull number 463."
"Oh, I know, those are Italian submarines, but they have been operating in North Africa and the Mediterranean during World War II. This is the Cape of Good Hope. How could Italian submarines appear here?" Pete frowned.
A meaningful smile appeared on Ling Hao's face: "That's the problem. How could an Italian submarine sink here?"
Suddenly, Pete seemed to have thought of something and jumped up from his chair: "You mean... the legendary Mussolini's gold?"
Ling Hao did not comment, but just said: "You are better at underwater demolition than me. I sent you the coordinates. Come over quickly." After saying that, Ling Hao interrupted the communication, leaving only Peter frozen on the spot, holding his hands.
They were all shaking constantly.
In World War II, although Italy was more like a soy saucer among the Axis powers, who was beaten by the Allies whoever caught him, Mussolini was not a fuel-efficient lamp. Although he could not defeat anyone, he could defeat everyone.
I want to fight. At one time, we sent troops everywhere, including France, Greece, North Africa, and the Soviet Union. That’s what war is like. No matter who it is, wherever they go during the war, they must plunder and dig deep, although Italy didn’t get much fat.
Eat, but Mussolini still accumulated a lot of wealth for himself. When the Allied forces landed in Sicily, Italy was on the verge of collapse and surrendered instantly. Mussolini added all the wealth he had accumulated over the years before he was about to die.
A large amount of gold in the Italian treasury was loaded onto a "Marconi-class" submarine with hull number 463, intending to escape from the Mediterranean and go to Germany. According to conservative estimates, the gold and platinum alone amounted to nearly 10 tons. However, there was no
Mussolini was captured in two days, and then Germany launched a textbook-level special operation to rescue him and then made him the leader of a puppet regime. Mussolini understood that he
The weight of money in Hitler's eyes has become less and less. Maybe one day it will lose its value and he will die without knowing how he died. Can those treasures still be sent to Germany? Obviously not. Mussolini is not a fool.
When things have reached this point, it’s time to find a way out for yourself. In this world war that is sweeping the world, Madagascar is undoubtedly a paradise. Take a bunch of mistresses and more wealth than you can spend in a few lifetimes to hide there.
It was also a good idea. So he ordered the submarine to change its route south and go around the Cape of Good Hope to Madagascar. Of course, everyone knew that the submarine disappeared and no one knew where it went. Anyway, it did not reach its intended destination, and Musso
Rini died an ugly death. The key is that this huge wealth just disappeared from the world.
After the war, legends of various war treasures were spread everywhere, such as the U-3523 submarine and Hitler's gold, the I-52 submarine and the 2-ton gold brick, Jewish treasures, the disappeared Polish treasury, etc., maybe these are
The stories are so eye-catching, or each legend is filled with blood and tears, that they are talked about by many ordinary people. Later, many treasures were found at the sinking site one after another. However, Mussolini
The submarine No. 463 was not sunk by the Allies. No one knew where it went in the vast sea. Naturally, the treasure that could not be found no longer had the value of being discussed, and was gradually buried in history.
In the pile of old papers, only a handful of people in the industry who think about fishing for something in the dark abyss every day still vaguely remember such a missing submarine.
"Susan! Hurry up and start the Trilobite! We are going to meet up with Ling Hao. Maybe... maybe we have found Mussolini's gold!" Peter said as if he was hysterical, "Ouch"