Chapter 22: Gold in Hand

Seabed salvage, especially deep-sea salvage, is far more difficult than Li Yan imagined. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Although in the first dive, the specific location of the wreck was successfully determined, and it was detected and observed in all directions.

However, due to the sudden change in the activity of the submarine current, for the sake of safety, Nguyen Ngoc Mai, who was in charge of the work, suspended the sinking of the salvage box, and the salvage activity was forced to temporarily suspend for one day.

The next day, after some careful preparations, the submersible sank into the deep sea again under the expectant gaze of everyone.

"500 meters!"

"600 meters!"

"700 meters!"

"Report, the submersible has reached the designated sinking position, ready to start the next salvage mission!"

After hearing the observation report sent by the observation team, Ruan Yumei frowned slightly, and said with a little worry in his tone: "Pay close attention to the changes in the ocean currents under the sea, if there is any abnormality, report to me immediately!" ”

Yesterday's salvage work was forced to be suspended because of this, and Ruan Yumei did not want to repeat the mistakes of the past. Although before the submersible sank, analysts used data reconnaissance to predict that the current activity would not change much today. But for the sake of prudence, Ruan Yumei still didn't dare to be careless.

"The salvage box is ready, start sinking!"

The huge steel salvage box, under the dispatch of the hoisting arm, slowly sank into the water. Due to the constant undulation of the ocean surface, it is not possible to form a stable operating platform.

In addition, the salvage box is connected by several steel cables and booms, and there is no hard support point, so it cannot be controlled as you like.

In order to make it to the wreck site, the salvage box was pre-installed with GPS transmitters. According to the location information it constantly sends back, it adjusts its sinking trajectory at all times with reference to the previously booked route.

This kind of time-consuming and laborious work is very troublesome. Since it was not possible to change the position of the salvage box underwater, in order to adjust the trajectory, it was necessary to let the salvage ship on the surface of the water move.

What is involved in this is the cooperation of several groups and more than 30 people. If even one of these links goes wrong, the work will not be completed, and all previous efforts will be wasted.

With a tense face, Ruan Yumei was engrossed and cautious in scheduling everyone's work. All the salvage team members also know that success or failure is in this move, and they are also holding on to their breath, and they dare not breathe.

"Report, the salvage box has reached the location of the wreck and successfully rendezvous with the submersible!" The news sent back from the underwater explorers made everyone present stunned, and then cheered loudly.

"Great! Finally it worked! ”

"That's it, I'm afraid that it will be like yesterday again, something will happen!"

"It's good now, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief!"

is not as happy as everyone else, although Ruan Yumei is also relieved in her heart, but she knows that the next work is the most critical step.

Clapped his hands and stopped everyone's cheers, Ruan Yumei reminded: "It's okay to be happy, there are more important things waiting for us later!" Get back to work! ”

After a few days of running-in, Ruan Yumei's leadership style has become more and more intense. Everyone has also been fully recognized for her ability, and they are naturally more obedient to her orders.

"The underwater salvage crew began to break the warehouse and transport the gold to the salvage box. Also, pay attention to the bones of the shipwrecked, and bring them with you if you find anything similar to what I described! ”

"Understood!"

Manipulating the mechanical arm on the submersible, the underwater salvage personnel began to dismantle the 'Zhongmei' gold panning ship.

Because the cabin had been torn open before it sank. Coupled with the continuous erosion of seawater over hundreds of years, its structural strength has long been worn out and decayed.

Soon, the robotic arm opened an operation channel in the middle of the hull along the previous rift that could accommodate the submersible in and out.

The light shone in, and the cabin, which had not seen the light for hundreds of years, instantly brightened. An astonishing treasure that has been sealed for a century is presented to people for the first time.

Hundreds of white bones of various shapes clinged to all corners of the cabin. Rusty lamps, broken and overturned floors, all kinds of tragic conditions, brought people into the tragic shipwreck.

However, the next discovery made everyone breathe rapidly, and their faces instantly turned red.

The dive lights are full of dazzling light. Gold! Only gold has this insanely driving glow!

Even after hundreds of years of soaking, those golden gold still shine with the most moving brilliance!

The long-suppressed excitement of the crowd suddenly erupted after a short silence.

"Gold! It's gold! We've finally found it! ”

"This is a treasure that people haven't found for hundreds of years! We are so lucky! ”

"What luck! That's our boss behind the scenes! We didn't make much effort at all! ”

"That is, if we hadn't realized the exact location of the shipwreck, we wouldn't have found the treasure so easily!"

Listening to everyone's gossip discussion, the corners of Li Yan's mouth, who was standing on the side, were raised, and he was full of pride. "Hehe, you can guess! Can't guess the right answer anyway! ”

"That's it! This is the last step left to success, but don't fall short! Ruan Yumei, who was calm, reminded at the right time.

"Inform the underwater salvage team that they are running out of oxygen, let them speed up their actions and load a large piece of gold into it first!"

"Understood!"

The 'Zhongmei' gold panning ship carried hundreds of gold diggers. They carry with them more or less gold, and it varies in size.

There are many of them, and they can have hundreds of kilograms with their families. Few, alone, only a few catties. For the sake of safety, of course, the most valuable ones must be salvaged first.

The salvage box can carry about 0.5 tons of cargo at a time, and after half an hour of filling by the submersible, it is finally filled.

"That's it! Ready to lift! ”

"Bang" "Bang" "Bang"

With Ruan Yumei's order, more than a dozen inflatable air bags preset on the salvage box suddenly opened, ready for the ascent.

At the same time, the large-tonnage hoisting arm also began to work. With the roar of the motor, the steel cable the thickness of an adult's arm rattled and lifted the salvage box from the bottom of the sea.

The winch rotated slowly, and after more than ten minutes of lifting, the salvage box finally came out of the sea in the thousands of calls of everyone.

"Clear the front deck! No one is allowed to approach the salvage box without my orders! Ruan Yumei glanced at the people who were eager to try and wanted to come forward to visit, and said with a calm face.

The team members on the ship are all professionals with rich experience in treasure hunting. Before boarding the ship, they have also signed relevant confidentiality agreements.

While curiosity drove them to witness the historic moment for themselves, their professionalism kept them in their seats.

Looking at everyone's reactions, Li Yan nodded with satisfaction. Although in order to prevent accidents, he has reserved a back hand. But if he can solve the problem without hurting the peace, why wouldn't he do it?

Beckoning Ruan Yumei over, Li Yan walked towards the foredeck with her.

"Bang Dang"

The heavy salvage box, under the operation of the hoist, landed steadily on the deck. After the sea water inside dried up, Li Yan personally stepped forward and opened several locks on the salvage box.

"Shhh

Different from the picture seen from the computer screen, when dozens of heavy pieces of gold appear in front of you so closely, this kind of visual stimulation is difficult for everyone to resist!

Most of the gold carried by the prospectors was low-purity nuggets that had only been first refined. Grey color, closer to the original gold ore.

Although it is not as dazzling as modern high-purity gold, it still has a strong psychological impact on Li Yan by relying on its heavy weight.

Taking a deep breath, Li Yan staggered and stepped out of the way, and said to Ruan Yumei behind him: "You can also take a look!" It's the result of your hard work! ”

Pouting, Ruan Yumei stepped forward, stared at the gold in the salvage box and said, "Hmph! Yes, this is indeed my hard work, but this final result is not mine! ”

"Hehe, the same! The same! Li Yan patted Ruan Yumei's shoulder and said, "Whoever follows the two of us, isn't my thing yours!" ”

"Humph! Don't be close to me, I'm not familiar with you! Rolling his eyes, Ruan Yumei stepped forward to check the gold in his salvage box, not caring at all about Li Yan's enthusiastic flattery.

Li Yan, who was messy in the wind alone, scratched his head in embarrassment, and didn't dare to refute anything, so he could only follow with a smile.

(To be continued)