The time entered late April, and the search for the Ranger was coming to an end, and it was at this time that the Ranger finally entered the area where the Mercedes sank.

At this time, Zhou You was not so concerned about the special training of the two girls, and focused his energy on the search work.

After repeated discussions with Chakr and Lin Jiapei, Zhou You intentionally or unintentionally guided the search for the Ranger around that location.

Except for Zhou You, almost everyone lost confidence in this search, and Chuck and Lin Jiapei also gave up their persistence and acted according to Zhou You's orders.

As for the Spanish group, they had already exhausted all their expectations during the boring search of more than forty days, and they just wanted to end the search and resume their original lives in a few days.

On April 23, the detector, which had not responded for a long time, finally sent back the signal again, and it was dinner time. When the ship's radio rang and called for Zhou You, although he was pretending to be calm on the surface, he couldn't help but boil in his heart.

"Old Five, hurry up and eat, come with me to have a look."

Zhou You's PHS rang, Zhou You answered the phone, and said, "Stop the boat immediately, write down the latitude and longitude points, and I'll be there in five minutes." ”

Quickly picked up the food and pushed the plate in front of him. "I'm going to work, you two will train on your own in a while, Gracia, you supervise Paris, don't let her be lazy, if you dare to be lazy, I authorize you to beat her little ass."

Gracia glanced at Paris and chuckled, "I prefer to teach her a different way......"

Paris pursed her mouth and whispered with a blushing face, "You witch, I will get revenge back, I swear!" ”

"I'm looking forward to it." Gracia was not afraid at all, and laughed, looking forward to it. "Honey, drink this bowl of soup and go ......"

Liang Hao was more excited than Zhou You, followed behind Zhou You, and chattered: "Finally found it again, I hope this time it will not be empty joy, it cost hundreds of thousands, and now nothing has been found, if it hadn't found the German destroyer, it would have been a big loss this time." ”

Zhou You smiled: "It's good not to lose money, and it's an unexpected surprise to be able to find something." ”

In the command module, Chakr was in high spirits at this time, making markers on several maps. When he saw Zhou swim in, he smiled and said: "This is the central axis of Madrid Island and the European continent, located at 12.865 west longitude and 35.066 north latitude, the average depth of this seabed is 4,200 meters deep, but this is an undersea mountain range, and the signal source we found is located at about 1,920 meters under the sea, on the northern slope of the mountain range. I've arranged for the crew to take a closer look and get more detailed data. ”

As soon as you hear this latitude and longitude point, it is clear that this is your goal. Although they didn't know what was underwater, it was clear that the Mercedes was underwater.

From March 5 to April 23, the Ranger has been searching this sea area for 50 days, and today it is finally harvest time.

Zhou You shook his head and said, "It's not too early, if you want to get the results as soon as possible, let's send the robot directly into the water." Old Five, go and prepare,...... Chakr gave Liang a copy of the information on the water flow and geology of this sea area. ”

Taking the hydrological data given to him by Chakr, Liang Hao walked down while looking at it. Zhou You only felt excited, and looked at the signal data from the probe in the command module, and the video from the underwater camera was blurry, and he couldn't see the overall image clearly.

Although he was a little restless, Zhou You insisted on watching all the images, and then went downstairs to the central workshop.

At this time, Liang Hao had already put down the unmanned robot, stayed in front of the operating table, and watched the image of the robot going into the water.

After about fifteen minutes, the robot finally arrived at the predetermined sea area. Under the illumination of six powerful lights, the underwater situation finally reached their eyes clearly.

Because this sea area is located on a gentle slope halfway up the mountain, and it is located at the confluence of cold and warm water currents, the nearby water flow environment is relatively complex.

On the seabed, there are also many aquatic plants overgrowing, and seaweed and kelp grow very densely.

Among the countless seaweeds, a behemoth can no longer see its original shape, but compared to its surroundings, it looks so abnormal.

A three-dimensional shape with a length of 40 meters, a width of almost 10 meters, and a height of more than 10 meters appeared in front of everyone's eyes. Compared to the surrounding environment, it seems very abrupt.

Anyone with a little experience will know that there must be a shipwreck here.

Based on the seaweed, seaweed, and shapeless hull that grows on the hull, it can be known that the ship is a wooden hull that has sunk to the bottom of the sea for more than a hundred years.

Without such a long period of precipitation, it would be impossible for such a thick aquatic grass to exist outside the hull.

The metal detector circled the hull and then began to search around. If a ship is sunk, there is an 80 percent chance that it will be disintegrated by the terrifying pressure of the water, forming a belt of treasure underwater.

For example, the Virgin Mary Liberation, which was discovered by the undersea research company two years later, has treasures on it that are not much worse than the Mercedes.

Divers found at least 17 boxes of 437 kilograms of gold bricks, 15,399 Spanish gold coins, 153 gold cigarette cases, a gold-handled sword, a gold watch, six pairs of diamond earrings, a diamond ring, seven boxes of agate jadeite, as well as countless sterling silver nuggets, silver ore, various silver items and several large boxes of gemstones of various colors.

However, these treasures are scattered on the seabed with an area of more than 20 square kilometers, causing a lot of trouble for the salvage work.

Until the end, there are still many treasures that have not been salvaged. A few years later, a diving teacher found a 40-carat gem worth millions of dollars in a local sea mussel.

The French government supports the ownership of the Spanish government, so the ownership of the seabed research can only get some hard money in the end, and the ownership of the treasure still belongs to the Spanish government.

It was also for this reason that Zhou You did not have the idea of going to the ship, because the salvage address was too close to the United States, and there would be too much trouble in the future.

In the impression of the tour, the Mercedes is still very intact, although the hull is damaged, but the hull is not fragmented, so the cargo is not scattered.

But the others didn't know, so after discovering the main hull, they didn't have the idea of hitting the main hull first, but surveyed the surrounding situation first.

They have to determine the size and size of the wreck, the amount of cargo on board, and the background identity of the ship according to the underwater situation, and then consider formulating a specific salvage plan.

"Fourth brother, should I clean the hull of the ship first and see what the situation of this ship is?"

"Yes." Zhou You pointed to the captured picture, froze the camera and said, "Do you see this?" Based on the shape of the location, and the type of ship at the time, it can be determined that this is the belly of the Galen ship. You first clean up the aquatic weeds here, and then make a hole in the hull to observe the inside of the hull. ”

Liang Hao hesitated for a moment and asked, "The Spaniards are also on the ship, what if they object?" ”

The Spaniards on board are mainly here for the preservation of cultural relics and the protection of the environment, and there are some things that of course cannot be installed at their pace, otherwise it will add a lot of extra costs.

For example, if according to them, after the discovery of a wreck, it cannot be directly salvaged, but the identity of the wreck must be determined, the local seabed environment must be analyzed, and then a safe and environmentally friendly salvage plan must be formulated.

Zhou You said disapprerovingly: "Don't let them know that it's going to be good soon." Tomorrow we will tell them the specifics, you have to pay attention to the opening of the hull according to the gaps in the hull. ”

The robot was manipulated to remove the connection to the wire cable, and now the robot relies on its own motor to start working underwater, and only a short soft rope is still connected to the cable and the robot.

When the robot's cutter was turned on, the soft seaweed, as well as the creatures underneath, were quickly cleaned up, revealing the shape of the ship's hull.

At this time, the robot could not work directly, but turned on the water gun and began to use the pressure of the water to start cleaning up the sea mud.

Buried at the bottom of the sea for more than 100 years, the hull was surrounded by thick sea mud, and after the water cannon began to clean up, the underwater world immediately became turbid, and it was impossible to see anything on several screens.

After more than ten minutes, the robot stopped washing, and the bottom of the water gradually returned to calm, and by this time, the wooden hull was already exposed in front of Zhou You.

Zhou You persuaded Liang Hao at this time. "Let's not salvage it yet, just point both cameras at the hull here and shoot carefully."

If Zhou You's mind didn't count, he would definitely be anxious to know what was underwater. But now that he actually knows, he even knows how many treasures are in the boat, so there is no need for him to open the hull now.

Because if you open the hull rashly, you will definitely face the condemnation of the Spanish side, and it is still a little uneconomical to offend the Spaniards for a matter that has long known the result.

Liang Hao looked at Zhou You and didn't understand why he had changed his mind again, but he still complied with his instructions and began to clean up the aquatic weeds on the hull.

Cleaning the aquatic weeds and then rinsing the hull takes several days. Working under nearly two kilometers of water, what is simple on land becomes very complicated.

Zhou You did not stay at the scene all the time, but waited for the robot to run out of power, recycled the robot, and called Chuckel's PHS and said: "You can inform the Spanish side, we may have found the Mercedes." (To be continued.) )