Chapter 1497 The Golden Mask of the Cat God
Deep undersea, the exploration continues, and surprises continue to emerge.
"Steven, this hatch is too tight to open"
Raymond said with a wry smile, reluctantly letting go of the rotating handwheel of the hatch in front of him.
"Let me try, if I can't open it, then I'll have to get on the crowbar, and if it doesn't work, I'll cut it, and we'll have to open this hatch anyway and see what treasure is in this cabin!"
As he spoke, Ye Tian swam forward with a light swing of his legs, replacing Raymond, and then held the rotating handwheel with both hands, trying to open the hatch, which was almost completely rusted.
At this time, they were in front of a cabin directly below the freighter's building, preparing to enter this cabin to investigate.
Others don't know, but Ye Tian knows very well what treasures are hidden in this cabin and how valuable they are.
Excluding the engine room, fresh water tank, etc., this is the last cabin in front of me that hides treasures, and the value of the treasures inside is very impressive, enough to make people crazy!
So, everyone has to enter this cabin, no matter what method is used, even if it is to dismantle this hatch in eight pieces!
After exploring this cargo hold, and symbolically inspecting the rest of the places, everyone can leave here and explore the ancient warship four or five hundred meters away!
In the past hour or so, in the other cabins of this freighter, Ye Tian and the others have found more than eight tons of nano gold, close to nine tons!
In addition, they found seven boxes of jeweled diamonds.
There are boxes of African gemstones such as tanzanite, rubies and opals, as well as boxes of rough diamonds and a number of diamonds that have been preliminarily cut and polished.
In addition to these, there are also a large number of antique works of art made of gold and encrusted with various colored gemstones, each of which is extremely beautiful and valuable!
All these Nacui gold and jewelry diamonds add up, with a total value of about 1.2 billion US dollars, far exceeding the valuation announced by Ye Tian at the press conference in Paris!
Of course, this is far beyond the valuation of Cook's idiot.
Looking at the dazzling gold and jewelry diamonds on the live broadcast screen, Cook's idiot was so angry that he was about to die, his intestines were completely repentant, and he hated Ye Tian to the extreme!
With the discovery of these gold and jeweled diamonds, the sensation caused by this treasure hunt has become more and more big, and it is no exaggeration to say that the whole world has become a sensation!
Naturally, there were more and more eyes gathered on this sea area, on Ye Tian's body, and on those Nacui gold and jeweled diamonds.
Without exception, these eyes were unusually hot, and each gaze was full of envy, even jealousy, and greed that could not be concealed at all!
Although Ye Tian and the others are deep under the sea, through wireless headphones and a series of other high-tech means, they are well aware of the situation on the sea surface and the outside world.
Everything that happened in the outside world was basically expected by Ye Tian, and nothing too unexpected happened, and it did not pose a threat to their exploration operations on the bottom of the sea for the time being!
That's enough, as long as these Nacui gold and jewel diamonds are successfully salvaged out of the water and transported to the Daring Do Brave, then everything will be fine!
Next, no matter who or what kind of immortals, if you want to fight these ideas of gold and jewels and diamonds, then you must be ready to go to hell!
After holding the rotating handwheel in the center of the hatch, Ye Tian exerted a little force and tried the tightness of the handwheel first.
Motionless!
Obviously, the handwheel that opened the hatch and the transmission device inside the hatch were completely rusted, and it was difficult to open the hatch through this handwheel.
Seeing Ye Tian's movements, Raymond, who stepped aside, immediately said:
"What's the matter, Steven, can't you turn this handwheel, right? In my opinion, let's just cut it and finish it, save a waste of time, I'll go outside and get the cutting equipment!"
Ye Tian shook his head lightly, smiled and said:
"I'll try again, if it really doesn't work, it's not too late to get the cutting equipment, there is time!"
As he spoke, he began to increase the strength of his hand and continued to rotate the handwheel.
At first, the handwheel remained motionless, as if it were long on the hatch, and there was no sign of it turning.
However, as the force exerted by Ye Tian on the handwheel became greater and greater, those rusts at the junction of the handwheel and the hatch gradually appeared, and the cracks became bigger and bigger!
Soon, patches of rust began to fall off, and there seemed to be a sound of turning in everyone's ears, creaking, and listening to it made people's teeth crunch and goosebumps all over their bodies!
Immediately after, the handwheel that was tightly held by Ye Tian began to rotate slowly, and this heavy hatch, which had been sealed for more than seventy years, seemed to have signs of opening!
Seeing this scene, Raymond next to him couldn't help but gasp, secretly frightened!
Except for Ye Tian, he knew better than anyone how dead that handwheel was rusty and how difficult it was to open this hatch, it was almost an impossible task!
Steven, however, turned the handwheel and was about to open the hatch, and it didn't seem to take much effort!
It can be seen from this that Steven's strength is terrifying, and it must be much stronger than he knows!
Once the handwheel starts turning, the rest is easy!
Just a few seconds later, the handwheel was rotated by Ye Tian, and the thick and abnormal hatch also opened a gap, and the searchlight immediately shone in.
The hatch opened wider and wider, and the situation in the cargo hold appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
Like the previous holds, there were also some wooden crates piled up here, but the number was much less, only about 20, all covered under rope nets, and some thick cables could be seen!
In a few moments, the hatch was fully open.
"Let's go, guys, let's go in and have a look, in this hold, I'm sure there will be something to gain, maybe it's a huge surprise!"
With that, Ye Tian took the lead and swam into the cargo hold, swimming straight to the wooden crates covered under the rope nets.
Soon after, Matisse and Raymond followed.
After coming to the pile of wooden boxes and using the rope net to stabilize his body, Ye Tian began to look at the boxes under the rope net.
Like the other boxes on the freighter, the wooden crates were left with text indicating that the contents were either gum arabic or olive oil.
But by this time everyone knew that those two famous African specialties were just hidden things, and there was something else in these boxes.
Ye Tian quickly glanced at the situation in the cargo hold, and then said with a smile:
"Guys, there aren't many boxes here, only a dozen or sozen, it's easy to investigate, let's get started, let's see what treasures are in these wooden boxes!"
"Okay, Steven, I can't wait!"
Raymond said excitedly, and immediately reached for the nearest wooden crate.
Mattis swam to the other side and began to investigate.
While they were investigating, many people were staring at the live broadcast screen, waiting to witness the miracle again.
In the blink of an eye, Matisse's excited voice came.
"Steven, Raymond, come and see, there's a broken wooden crate here, and there seems to be a golden sculpture in it, and a few rosewood boxes of different sizes!"
Hearing this, Ye Tian and Raymond immediately turned their heads to look over, and then swung their legs lightly and swam straight to Matisse's side.
When they got closer, the two of them saw the wooden crate at a glance.
In the process of sinking the freighter, the box experienced a violent collision, one corner of the box has collapsed, and the rest of the place is also full of cracks, and it is not far from falling apart!
Through the collapsed corner and those gaps of different widths, you can vaguely see that there is indeed a gold sculpture in the box, about forty centimeters high, but unfortunately you can't see the whole picture!
In addition to the gold sculpture, you can also see the corners of several rosewood boxes, the purple brown color, and the unique wood grain, which are very conspicuous and recognizable under the searchlight!
"As I expected, there is a surprise here, let me see, what is that golden statue, what is in those rosewood boxes?"
As he spoke, Ye Tian held down the box with one hand, and a wooden board at the collapsed place with the other, and with a little force, he lifted the wooden board.
Then he reached in, took out a flat box with a length and width of about 30 centimeters from the box, and held it in his hand.
Matisse and Raymond, as well as everyone on the live broadcast end, immediately looked at the box, and everyone's eyes were full of curiosity and anticipation!
Ye Tian didn't rush to open the gold-edged red sandalwood box, but looked over and over again and admired it, looking at it very seriously!
Next, he said to Matisse:
"Matisse, cut this padlock, let's see what treasure is in it, it is actually preserved in a rosewood box, maybe it is a priceless treasure!"
When he said this, a look of ecstasy flashed in Ye Tian's eyes, but no one noticed it.
"Okay, Steven"
Matisse answered, and immediately began to move.
In the blink of an eye, the padlock on the rosewood box was cut and fell to the floor.
In the next second, Ye Tian reached out and gently lifted the lid, and the treasure contained in the red sandalwood box was immediately displayed in front of everyone.
A dazzling flash of golden light flashed, and Matisse's surprised voice rang out.
"Hey, this thing looks like it's a mask, and it's a cat-faced golden mask, it's so strange that there is such a thing!"
Not only Matisse, but many people on the live broadcast side looked at the live broadcast screen in amazement, looking at the slightly mysterious and somewhat weird cat-faced golden mask!
Just when people were confused and at a loss, Ye Tian's excited voice suddenly came and reached everyone's ears.
"This is indeed a golden mask with a cat face, but the origin is not trivial, if I read it correctly, this should be the golden mask of the cat god Best, from ancient Egypt, 2,600 years ago!"
Before the words fell, countless live broadcasts were completely boiling, and the exclamations sounded wildly, one after another, endlessly!