Chapter 2105: The operation begins
The next morning, the Blue Princess was on the main deck of the living room.
Ye Tianzheng was sitting on the sofa, listening to Mattis's report on the outside world.
"Steven, according to our company's intelligence officers, Italy and Greece have each sent several official ships to our seas, each of which has a salvage ship.
The French have also sent several ships from the port of Marseille and are coming to this side, and judging by the information received, whether the Italians or the Greeks or the French are well aware of our position.
From this, it can be seen that the person who leaked our location information is likely to be the expert and scholar on the superyacht behind, and some of them must have carried satellite phones, and more than one.
Of course, it's also possible that the two live broadcast teams of National Geographic Channel and NBC TV have leaked our location, even though we have repeatedly warned them not to mention relevant location information in the live broadcast.
In addition to this, from some other ports of the countries bordering the Mediterranean, there are also quite a few ships sailing towards the Ionian Sea, and it is expected that some ships will arrive here by this evening."
Listening to this report, David and Jason, who were also in the living room, their faces changed, and they were a little worried.
Ye Tian behaved very relaxedly, he smiled and said:
"I had expected this situation for a long time, and I had never expected the experts and scholars on the superyacht behind me to keep it a secret, and the same was true for the two live TV teams.
Otherwise, before I go to sea, I will conduct a thorough search and find out all the communication equipment that those guys have hidden with their smuggling belts, and this will not happen now.
Whether it's the Greeks, or the Italians, or the French, let them come, and by the time they arrive, we should have found the treasure of the ancient Roman shipwreck, and welcome them to visit.
This is the waters of the high seas, and I don't believe they would dare to openly attack us and steal our company's research results in front of a global audience, and they may not have that strength.
Of course, we also have to be prepared to let the four large yachts of Raytheon be on guard on the perimeter, put all the high-speed speedboats on the sea, and prepare to block the exploration and salvage site."
When he said this, Ye Tian's words and expressions were full of confidence, and his tone was categorical.
"Understood, Steven, I'll go back and set it up"
Matisse nodded in response, equally confident.
Next, the two of them discussed today's work arrangements for a while, and then ended the meeting.
Immediately after, Matisse left the main deck living room and went out to set up, while Ye Tian and David walked towards the dining room to prepare for breakfast.
Soon, the four large flybridge yachts moored on the periphery of the exploration fleet began to spread outward, expanding the blockade much more.
When the four large flybridge yachts were in place, they immediately released the high-speed speedboats they carried and began to cruise on the sea, completely blocking this sea area.
At the same time, the medium-sized helicopter parked on the Brave Intrepid also took off and searched the sea area from the air.
This series of actions naturally could not hide from the experts and scholars who came with the fleet and had their own thoughts, and caused a lot of discussion.
"Look at this situation, the operation to explore the treasure of the shipwreck of ancient Rome will start soon, and I don't know if what that guy Steven said yesterday is true?
"It's hard to say, Steven has always been known for his cunning, and when it comes to such an important shipwreck treasure, the credibility of his words can be imagined!
Regardless of this, they will start an exploration operation today, and since we have arrived here, we naturally have to participate in the process of exploring this shipwreck treasure."
After some discussion, these experts and scholars with different ghosts also walked towards the restaurant in groups.
After breakfast, they were ready to rush to the Blue Princess and the Daring Do to participate in the upcoming exploration.
But as they finished their breakfast and were about to set off on a speedboat, there was a roar of helicopter engines in the sky.
One step ahead of them, Ye Tian flew over by helicopter with David.
The helicopter landed smoothly on the tarmac of the superyacht, and when Ye Tian and David walked down from the tarmac, they saw many experts and scholars standing on the main deck at a glance.
When everyone met, it was naturally a polite and greeting, and then they got to the point.
"Steven, why are you here? We're on our way to the Blue Princess and the Dreadnought."
An official from the Greek Ministry of Culture said, slightly surprised.
The rest of the people were the same, they all looked at Ye Tian in surprise, waiting for him to give an answer.
Ye Tian glanced at the crowd at the scene, and then said with a smile:
"Ladies and gentlemen, you don't have to rush to the Blue Princess and the Daring Do to take part in the upcoming exploration.
There were a lot of exploration equipment and supplies piled up on those two ships, and the space was limited, and if everyone all passed, it would be too crowded and not conducive to the development of exploration operations.
What's more, we'll explore the area with underwater robots and mini-submarines in search of the ancient Roman shipwreck treasure.
The quest to find the treasure of an ancient Roman shipwreck is a film of ocean scenery that seems somewhat boring to all of you.
So I want you to stay on this yacht and we'll take all the footage from the underwater robots and the small submarine to the big TV screen here.
In other words, you can participate in this exploration from the living room of this superyacht, and there is no need to rush to the Intrepid at all.
As soon as we find that ancient Roman shipwreck, we will invite one or two of your representatives to join in the exploration aboard the Dreadnought."
Hearing Ye Tian's words, the reactions of many experts, scholars and officials at the scene were different, some accepted this arrangement, and some were unwilling to accept it.
However, what can they do if they are unwilling to accept it? Ye Tian didn't give a second choice at all, and they could only grit their back molars to accept it, even if they were reluctant!
Next, Ye Tian said some other things and comforted these experts and scholars.
As for a series of small actions taken by countries such as Italy and Greece, as well as France, he did not mention it, as if he did not know.
Then, Ye Tian and David boarded the helicopter again and flew straight towards the Brave Fearless.
A few minutes later, they were in the cockpit of the Dreadnought.
Also in the cockpit were the captain and first mate of the Intrepid and several other employees of the Intrepid Exploration Company, none of whom were outsiders.
After coming to the cockpit and chatting with the captain and the others, Ye Tian raised his hand to look at his watch, and then said through the invisible wireless earphones:
"Matisse, inform the captains of the ships, pull anchor and set sail, let's go to the first ridge in this sea, and from there we will explore, first explore a few ridges.
According to the relevant hydrological data, as well as the change in the color of the sea, it is not difficult to find those ridges that towered on the bottom of the sea, and it is very likely that the treasure of the shipwreck is on a certain ridge.
If it is not found on the ridge, let's explore the ocean basin again, I believe that we can always find the treasure of the ancient Roman shipwreck, as long as it is really here, it must belong to our company."
"Understood, Steven, I'll tell you to set sail right away"
Matisse replied in a deep voice, his tone quite excited.
Soon, a melodious whistle sounded on the sea, and the exploration fleet set sail again, heading straight ahead.