Moments later, the five Aurora mini-submarines that Mattis and his family were riding on also surfaced, and thunderous applause and excited cheers resounded on the sea.

Immediately afterwards, the two mini-submarines sailed to the stern of the Intrepid one after another, stopped close to the stern swim platform, and connected to the Intrepid with a cable.

The hatch on the top of the submarine immediately opened, and Ye Tian and Mattis got out of the two mini-submarines and boarded the stern swimming platform of the Brave Intrepid.

As soon as they all came out of the submarine, several crew members and divers guarding the stern of the Intrepid immediately entered the submarine or jumped into the sea to begin to examine the two mini-submarines in preparation for the next deep diving exploration.

The several divers who jumped into the sea had another task, that is, to remove the storage boxes that came with the two mini-submarines and give them to Ye Tian and Matisse.

In those two storage boxes, there were a few antique artifacts that Ye Tian and the others had found from the shipwreck treasure at the bottom of the sea, which were basically gold products, although they were not big, each of them was worth a lot of money.

In the blink of an eye, the diver had already removed the two storage boxes, then surfaced and handed all the storage boxes to Ye Tian, who was standing on the swimming platform.

After getting the two storage boxes, Ye Tian immediately glanced at the few people left on the swimming platform, and then said with a smile:

"Guys, let's go up, go to the main deck parlor, get some rest, and then discuss how to salvage those priceless treasures from this shipwreck treasure!"

With that, he took the lead and stepped up the gangway towards the main deck above.

Behind him, Matisse and Charlie immediately followed, and everyone was very excited.

As soon as he landed on the main deck, Ye Tian saw Jason and David waiting here, as well as Walker and others who were in charge of security.

"Steven, congratulations, you have found another huge shipwreck treasure, this shipwreck treasure is really amazing, its appearance has caused a huge sensation all over the world"

David came up to congratulate him a few words, his words and eyes were full of envy and excitement.

"Hahaha, this is just the beginning, when we salvage the priceless treasures in this shipwreck treasure and let them see the light of day after more than two thousand years, the whole world will boil for it!"

Ye Tian said with a confident chuckle, and lightly touched his fist with David.

After greeting the guys one after another, everyone walked over to the main deck parlor.

On the way, Ye Tian turned his head and said to Walker:

"Let's talk about the situation on the sea, Walker, I believe there are a lot of uninvited guests who have arrived in this sea, it must be very lively, right?"

Walker chuckled and nodded, and then began to explain the situation on the sea.

"That's right, Steven, the sea is getting more and more lively now, and after the two medium seaplanes from Italy, the three medium seaplanes sent by the Greek side have also flown into this area.

Like the previous two seaplanes, the later three seaplanes were unable to enter the sea area that we had designated as a forbidden area, and could only stop on the outer sea and protest to us.

In addition, the first official ships from Italy and Greece, about half an hour earlier, had also arrived in this area, and were anchored in the outer sea, and there were some yachts joining in the fun.

Those yachts were originally on the Ionian Sea, and after seeing the live TV, they rushed here to watch the excitement, and they arrived the fastest, and there were many ships on their way here, near and far.

In addition to the countries bordering the Mediterranean, the United States has also responded, and the Bataan amphibious assault ship is currently on the sea about seventy or eighty nautical miles southwest of our fleet, forming a certain force deterrent."

Listening to this announcement, a sneer immediately flashed on Ye Tian's face.

Sure enough, the discovery of this ancient Roman shipwreck treasure has already made some people's eyes red, look at it, there will be more ill-intentioned guys rushing here in the future.

What we have to do is to firmly defend this sea area, no one wants to take advantage of us, if necessary, we can let the Bataan amphibious assault ship take action, so a large amount of money cannot be spent in vain!"

As they spoke, the group had arrived at the main deck parlor of the Intrepid Brave.

Entering the living room, Ye Tian first greeted the captain of the Brave Fearless and others, and then said to everyone at the scene:

"You sit here first, rest for a while, and by the way discuss the salvage operation that will be carried out later, Matisse, you come in with me, there are some things that we need to arrange in advance, just in case"

With that, he waved at Matisse and walked into a nearby lounge, where Matisse got up and followed

The rest of the group stayed in the main deck parlor, drinking coffee and discussing the next salvage of the shipwreck's treasure, everyone excited.

In the blink of an eye, ten minutes have passed.

The door of the lounge opened again, and Ye Tian and Matisse walked out of it.

As soon as they appeared, Jason got up and said:

"Steven, the experts and scholars who came with the fleet asked to meet you immediately, and they were very tough, and they were very anxious to see their posture, and they even did not hesitate to swim over."

"Hahaha"

There was a burst of laughter, and everyone laughed.

This time Ye Tian did not refuse, he smiled and nodded and said:

"Those are experts and scholars who study the history of ancient Greece, or top antique art experts, and the birth of this shipwreck treasure is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for them, and they can't miss it!

I'm not going to exclude them entirely, that would offend those old friends, Jason, send someone to pick them up and put them in the conference room of the Intrepid Brave, where I will meet them."

"Okay, Steven, I'll arrange for the guy to pick up those experts and scholars."

Jason nodded in response, then picked up the walkie-talkie and walked out of the living room.

After he left, Ye Tian poured himself a cup of coffee, then walked to the sofa and sat down, talking about the next operation to salvage the treasure of the sunken ship.

"In view of the current situation, the operation to salvage this shipwreck treasure must be launched immediately, and those treasures sunken in the depths of the sea must be salvaged out of the water as soon as possible, and the longer the time drags on, the greater the possibility of variables!

Let the deep-sea salvage crew prepare to drive the submarine into the sea and work with the underwater robot to salvage the shipwreck's treasure, with the first target being the life-size marble statue of a woman.

In addition, there is the bronze head of Socrates, and the other bronze head, these treasures are not large in size, not too heavy, and scattered on the ridge, so it is not particularly difficult to salvage.

Using rope nets and buoyancy bags, as well as the crane on the Intrepid, it is estimated that it will not be long before they can be salvaged out of the water, bringing these treasures that have been sleeping in the dark for more than 2,000 years to the light of day.

After the three statues were salvaged, I would leave with them immediately, and I would have contacted the amphibious assault ship Bataan and the US air base in Sicily, as well as arranged for transport planes.

I am going to fly directly to New York with these three statues, and the next treasure salvage operation will be in charge of Jason, according to my estimate, the subsequent salvage and clean-up of the shipwreck treasure will last at least more than 20 days."

Hearing Ye Tian's words, everyone couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and they were a little surprised.

Immediately afterward, David asked curiously and in a low voice:

"Steven, why did you salvage that life-size female figure in the first place? Could it be that it was the work of some of the top carvers of the ancient Greek or Hellenistic periods, and it was so significant?"

Ye Tian turned his head to look at David, and then said with a deep smile:

What I can tell you is that if the experts and scholars who came with the fleet could see the full picture of the marble statue of a woman, those guys would be absolutely crazy about it!

If the Greek or Italian authorities had known of the existence of the marble statue, they would most likely have taken the risk of sending troops to loot it in defiance of all laws.

When I saw the outline of the back of the marble statue of a woman in the depths of the sea, I recognized the statue, so I told Charlie to stop and not continue to clean up, so as not to detonate the whole outside world.

That's why I'm going to salvage that statue as soon as I can and take it away quickly, because once the statue comes out of the water, it will definitely cause a huge sensation, and it would be dangerous to stay here for a second longer.

The bronze head of Socrates and the other bronze head are less important, even though they may be the work of one of the three great sculptors of the Hellenistic era, the master of Lyustics."

"Hiss——!"

There was a gasping sound at the scene, and everyone was frightened by Ye Tian's words, and they became more excited.

"Wow, what is that female statue? What is it? What is the work of a master carver? It's so precious that it's incredible!"

David exclaimed directly, holding his head with both hands, and his expression was very exaggerated.

"Once the marble statue has been salvaged and cleaned up, you'll recognize the statue and you'll be fascinated by it."

Ye Tian said with a chuckle, but his tone was categorical.

Next, he went on to explain his reasons for leaving early

"The salvage and clean-up of this ancient Roman shipwreck treasure will definitely take a long time, twenty days is a conservative estimate, but I still have a lot to do, so naturally I can't stay here all the time.

I'm leaving with the most valuable statues, and I'm going to take away most of the attention, take the pressure off here, make the salvage work easier, and I'm outside, and I'll make a lot of people with bad intentions scruples!"

Hearing his words, everyone at the scene nodded slightly, and there was no disagreement.