Chapter Two Thousand and Eighty: Ancient Rome's Shipwreck Treasure
In the blink of an eye, it was two days later.
At nine a.m., a huge motorcade roared out of Rockefeller Center Plaza and headed straight for Kennedy International Airport in Queens.
Those who left in this convoy were Ye Tian and a large number of armed security personnel under him, as well as twenty employees of the Brave Fearless Exploration Company.
The purpose of their trip is Athens, Greece, which is bordering the Mediterranean Sea, and another exploration trip destined to cause a sensation in the world has begun.
They were joined by two film crews, one from National Geographic and one on NBC, as they left Rockefeller Center Square for Athens, Greece.
The exploration operation has not yet begun, and Ye Tian has already sold the broadcast rights of this exploration operation and made a small profit.
After experiencing the previous battle with 'our cause', coupled with the special location of this treasure burial, choosing to make this exploration open and broadcast it live is a way to protect yourself.
Under the lens of the camera, in front of all the TV viewers around the world, even if someone wants to deal with him and fight the idea of this treasure, he will have a little more scruples and dare not act recklessly.
It didn't take long for the huge convoy to arrive at JFK International Airport.
Because this time it was a large group of people who set off together, with a large number of people, and with a lot of weapons and ammunition, Ye Tian and the others did not drive directly into the tarmac of the private jet as usual, but entered the terminal.
Ye Tian didn't want to be regarded as an arms dealer, the weapons and ammunition they carried had to be checked by security, and every one of them had to be registered, so as not to cause some unnecessary trouble.
In addition, he also has a purpose, which is to build momentum for this exploration operation and attract more attention, so that it will be safer.
The many media reporters who came to hear the news, as well as those media reporters who have been guarding JFK International Airport all the year round, were also very cooperative and successfully helped him achieve this goal.
As soon as Ye Tian and his party entered the terminal, dozens of media reporters rushed up like a tide, trying to conduct interviews.
This time, Ye Tian did not refuse the interview, but stopped, looked at these swarming uncrowned kings with a smile, and prepared to start his own performance.
When these media reporters rushed to a place five or six meters away from Ye Tian, they were immediately stopped by the security personnel who had been prepared, and they could only ask questions in the air.
"Good morning, Steven, I'm a reporter for the Washington Post, and it is said that you have reached a reconciliation with 'Our Cause', one of the three major factions of the Italian mafia, and you will no longer fight each other, can you tell us about the content of the reconciliation?"
Hearing this, Ye Tian immediately looked at the media reporter who asked the question, smiled and said loudly:
"Ladies and gentlemen, good morning, I'm Steven, and it's a pleasure to meet you here, and it's a pleasure to be interviewed by you.
I would like to solemnly state that I am a legal citizen and have always been law-abiding, and the Brave Explorers Company under my name is also a law-abiding entity.
I and my company are innocent, and we have nothing to do with any mafia organization, including 'our cause', and we have no connection with any such organization.
Therefore, I would like to remind this journalist friend to pay attention to your questions, and not to associate us with any mafia organization, and I will not answer such frivolous questions."
Hearing his words, everyone at the scene couldn't help but roll their eyes angrily, and secretly complained one by one.
This is called talking nonsense with your eyes open! The face is not red and the heart is not beating, the acting skills are too clever, and the skin is too thick!
I don't know who it is? The heads of people who were killed in the underground garage of the Rockefeller Center building a few days ago were all over the place, and many people related to the ambush were killed one after another, and the whole of New York was shrouded in a terrifying atmosphere!
In the distant Italian island of Sicily, who hired a large number of killers and mercenaries? turned the whole of Sicily into a bloody battlefield, and the mafia scum who killed them were terrified!
That's it, you bastard is embarrassed to say that you have nothing to do with the mafia, who will believe this? Do you believe it yourself? We won't believe it anyway!
All the media reporters complained wildly in their hearts, but everyone was very knowledgeable and did not dwell on this issue.
As soon as Ye Tian's words fell, the second media reporter jumped out and asked loudly:
"Good morning, Steven, I'm a FOX News correspondent in New York, some time ago, your company's deep-sea salvage ship 'Intrepid Intrepid' left New York Harbor and arrived in Athens, Greece after a few days of sailing.
Now that you're on a troop to leave New York, are you going to embark on a new expedition? Have you found treasure in the waters near Athens? Can you tell us about it?"
"Good morning, Steven, I'm a reporter for CBS TV, you left New York this time, it seems that you are going to explore the treasure, may I ask if the treasure you are exploring this time has anything to do with the Knights Templar?
If it has nothing to do with the famous Knights Templar, can you tell us more about this treasure, where it is buried, and how much it is worth?
If this treasure is related to the Knights Templar, where is it buried in Greece, when will your joint search for the Templar treasure with the Vatican end?"
Many media reporters at the scene asked questions one after another, and the scene was very lively, like boiling a pot.
A little farther away, many tourists stopped and watched the excitement, and everyone was very curious, their eyes were full of envy, and even jealousy!
Steven, this bastard, actually found another treasure, is there any heavenly reason? God is really blind, all the good things have been smashed on the head of that bastard, but he can't even catch a hair, it's so unfair!
In the midst of the commotion, Ye Tian raised his hands and pressed down gently, signaling everyone to be quiet.
With this gesture of his, the scene gradually fell silent.
Immediately after, Ye Tianqing's voice came out and reached the ears of everyone at the scene.
"Friends from the media, you are not mistaken, we are leaving New York this time to go to Athens, Greece, and in the next period of time, we will launch a new exploration operation.
However, this exploration has nothing to do with the famous Knights Templar's treasures, and the Vatican, which has cooperated with us before, will naturally not participate in it, and there are no partners in this exploration.
As for the joint exploration of the Templar Order's treasures with the Vatican, it will continue after this exploration is over, and it won't be long before the secrets of the Templars' treasures will be completely revealed!"
Hearing this, everyone at the scene immediately understood that Steven, the bastard, had discovered a new treasure, what a lucky bastard!
And judging from the formation they put up, this unknown treasure must be very amazing, and it is likely to be another huge discovery that shocked the world.
As soon as they thought of this, everyone was about to go crazy with envy, and many people's eyes were red with jealousy, and they couldn't wait to replace Ye Tian.
The performance of the people at the scene was all seen by Ye Tian, he just smiled softly, and then continued his performance.
"Let's talk about the treasure to be explored this time, our company's intelligence gathering personnel in Europe collected a piece of information last year, saying that in the high seas waters somewhere in the Mediterranean, someone found several shipwrecks.
In and near the wreck, there seem to be some ancient sculptures and other antique artifacts, as well as some gold and silver treasures, which are quite valuable shipwreck treasures that are worth the effort to salvage.
After receiving this news, we immediately searched for various information, investigated the hydrological conditions of the wreck site, and did a lot of research, and finally determined that the possibility of the existence of this shipwreck treasure is very high.
Based on the information gathered, I preliminarily determined that it was an ancient Roman shipwreck site, and that the sculptures that appeared near the shipwreck were probably ancient Roman sculptures or sculptures from the Hellenistic period.
That's why I decided to launch this expedition to see if I can find this ancient Roman shipwreck treasure, and if I can find it, it would be great, and if I can't find it, everyone will take a vacation!"
Before the words fell, the scene was completely boiling, all the media reporters exclaimed wildly, and many onlookers around were also excited.
"Oh my God! Ancient Roman shipwreck treasures, and several shipwrecks, this is too exaggerated!"
"Did I hear me right? Ancient Roman sculptures or Hellenistic sculptures, each of these sculptures is worth a lot of money, and maybe the priceless Venus de Milo!"
Looking at these exclamated media reporters, Ye Tian's eyes couldn't help but flash a look of pride.
After a pause, he continued:
"Those ancient Roman shipwrecks have been sleeping at the bottom of the sea for a thousand or two thousand years, and may have been completely buried by the sediment, or they have long since become a paradise for all kinds of marine life in the Mediterranean.
To be honest, I'm not very optimistic about this expedition, but since I know that there is such a shipwreck treasure, I can't miss it, what if we find it?"
Speaking of which, a reporter suddenly interjected and asked:
"Steven, can you tell me exactly where this ancient Roman shipwreck treasure is in the Mediterranean?
Ye Tian looked at the reporter, and then said jokingly:
"Man, if it were you who found such a valuable treasure, would you reveal the exact point of the treasure until you found and retrieved it?
Let's talk about the interview, I'm very sorry, friends from the media, I have sold the broadcast rights to this operation to explore the treasures of ancient Roman shipwrecks to National Geographic Channel and NBC TV!"
"I'm going to go, this greedy bastard doesn't miss every opportunity to make money, it's disgusting!"
Many media reporters at the scene rolled their eyes and complained secretly, but they were also very helpless.
Next, Ye Tian answered a few more questions, and then ended the temporary press conference and walked towards the VIP channel with a large team of people.
While the group was undergoing security checks, the news that they had discovered a shipwreck treasure from ancient Rome and was about to fly to Athens, Greece to launch an exploration operation had spread like the wind around the world.
Unsurprisingly, countless hot eyes instantly focused on Ye Tian and the Brave Dreadnought anchored in the port of Piraeus, Greece!
And this is exactly what Ye Tian wants to see.