Chapter 434: The Pirate Captain's Treasure
As for that time, Han Chong was stunned for a while.
But Han Chong knew in his heart that he couldn't stay in this cave for too long, and with these discoveries, Han Chong had to hurry in and buy time.
Just do it, Han Chong threw himself in, and it took him a lot of effort to finally clear this passage.
The road that had been congested just now is much clearer.
With excitement and anticipation, Han Chong gently stepped into this treasure room, he tiptoed, as if he walked a little heavier, it would make the treasure lost.
Han Chong's move can be understood as an antique collector's respect for history, people can learn from history, they can know the rise and fall, and through the wealth left over hundreds of years ago, they can also get a glimpse of the social form at that time.
However, Han Chong's respect only lasted for a few seconds, and then his attention was completely attracted by the gold in the secret room, yes, the next second there was a yellow light in the secret room, looking at the gold all over the ground, if a person still has the strength to remember history, then there is really something wrong.
This small natural cave, about fifteen or sixteen square meters, is about the size of a bedroom, and the surrounding walls are clearly marked by excavations.
In the middle of the chamber were mountains of gold and silver coins, covering an area of about six or seven square meters, almost as tall as a man.
The hill of gold and silver alone occupies almost half of the space in the secret room. This treasure can also be said to be the most valuable treasure that Han Chong has ever discovered.
In one corner of the cave, there are two other chests, one large and one small, the larger of which has decayed in many places, and the jewelry in the box has also rolled to the ground, exuding a glittering jewel.
The smaller box, on the other hand, is made of pure iron and has a layer of deerskin wrapped around the box, which looks like new. There was not the slightest damage, and the box didn't know what was inside, but the lock hanging on the top of the box, showing a lot of rust.
Wouldn't there be a hidden weapon here?
Han Chong was about to make a fish leap and fall into the pile of gold, when he suddenly remembered that those hidden weapons in the movie would fly out of a box, Han Chong suddenly stopped his body, he didn't want to get the treasure yet, and hurt the dark arrow first.
However, Han Chong didn't mean it. There must be a hidden weapon here, in fact, if there is a hidden weapon, after so many years, I am afraid it will have long been invalid.
Han Chong was a little worried, took a deep breath, Han Chong calmed down, he first carefully checked whether there were any weird things in these objects.
Two boxes can be checked slowly. Han Chong's attention was first placed on these gold coins, and he wanted to see what was underneath them. Is there anything else.
"This ...... This is the Golden Anchor?! β
When Han Chong's gaze penetrated the mountain-like gold coin, the whole person became sluggish, because he found a golden anchor the size of an ordinary ship anchor. I am lying quietly at the bottom of the gold coin.
"Klaus's Treasure !!"
After a short silence, Han Chong threw himself towards the hill made of gold coins like a volcanic eruption. With both hands, he kept pushing the gold coins away, and his goal was the lowest gold anchor.
Although Han Chong is not very proficient in foreign history, piracy is an inevitable topic in the development of many countries, and pirate stories are very interesting, so Han Chong has a good understanding of the history of piracy.
Speaking of this golden anchor, we have to start from the 14th century, in the second half of the 14th century, the piracy of Northern Europe can be described as very rampant, countless "independent" pirates went their own way, almost all of them came from the ports of Northern Europe.
At that time, a savage pirate army familiar with the sea was enough to make all the ships that came and go in the sea flee from the wind, and at that time, the pirates were even more contending with the strength of the army, and they were not afraid of political pressure, because these pirates were actually protected by the state, and had a layer of hidden clothing.
And on the coastline of Northern Europe, there was hardly a ship engaged in maritime trade that could be pardoned by them after the revolt.
At that time, under the strong expansion of Queen Margaret of Denmark**. Numerous Norwegians and Swedes died, and the inhabitants of Stockholm turned to pirates to resist the Danish invasion.
In support of the Swedish port city, the Duke of Mecklenburg, in the name of the King of Sweden, issued a proclamation: "All those who commit robbery, theft and arson in the act of piracy against the Kingdom of Denmark and Norway, but at the same time provide assistance to Stockholm, may receive a charter in Wismar and Rostock." β
In this way, piracy was almost legalized, and the concession issued allowed many northern pirate captains to break through the blockade and provide essential food to the besieged, starving inhabitants of Stockholm. This gave rise to the so-called "Grain Brothers" alliance of pirates.
After the battle, with this "legal document", the pirates not only plundered Danish ships, but also began to plunder every ship engaged in trade at sea, and the participants of the "grain brothers" even began to develop their organization into a "state".
And the Klaus in Han Chong's mouth, his full name is Klaus. Stolt Becker is one of the most daring pirates in the "Brothers of Grain" alliance.
Born in Wismar, Germany, Klaus commanded fifty ships to plunder the North and Baltic Seas, and to some he was a fearsome sea wolf, but others he was the "Robin Hood of the Sea", plundering the rich and then giving away the looted wealth to the poor.
This is also a historical reason that has allowed the pirate to continue to grow and develop, and has not been overthrown by the people, and has advocated his continued development.
However, development could not be smooth sailing after all, and when the pirate ships of the "grain brothers" became more and more unscrupulous in the North Sea, King Richard II of England and Queen Margrethe of Denmark deliberately united in order to fight piracy together.
In the summer of 1401, Claus was ambushed by English ships while sailing in a zigzag shape against the wind on the sea he often sailed on. After a fierce naval battle, the pirates were finally defeated.
In this battle, including Klaus. A total of 73 pirates, including Stolt Becker, were thrown into prison, and the rest were killed. The pirate captain was then sent back to his native Germany for trial, where he was not given a single pardon and was sentenced to death by beheading.
One day in October 1401, after his capture, Klaus was taken to Glasbrook along with 73 of his pirate brothers.
As the noose was about to be put around their necks, the pirate leader made a deal to the Hamburg councillors: he promised to buy the pirates' freedom by offering a gold anchor chain as beautiful as a garland and countless gold coins, as well as donating a gold church bell tower to Hamburg.
However, this request was flatly rejected by the officials, and 73 pirates fell to the ground. Their bloody heads were then nailed to wooden stakes in rows for public display.
The request was denied, in fact, because the parliamentarians in Hamburg were convinced that no matter what means they used, they would always find Stolt Becker's treasure, but it turned out that the parliamentarians were wrong and naΓ―ve. So to this day, all the property of that German pirate captain remains unknown.
Those lawmakers are also regretting their decisions.
Of course, it is only the location of the treasure that is unknown, but the content of the treasure in the possession of Klaus. It has long been spread in the world.
One of the truest legends is that in order to carry away as much of the looted gold and silver treasure as possible, Klaus deliberately captured a blacksmith and melted a large amount of gold into a gold anchor chain. Hidden in the mast.
With the death of Klaus and his pirate brother, no one knows where his treasure is hidden, and seven centuries have passed since then. It has still not been found, and the story of the famous golden anchor has been circulating in the world.
Therefore, after Han Chong saw the golden anchor, he immediately guessed who the owner of this pirate treasure was.
After seeing this golden anchor, Han Chong was of course crazy, he couldn't care about any danger anymore, he couldn't calm down, and rushed away directly with the gold coin.
For more than 700 years, this treasure has been sought by countless people and has not been seen, but I did not expect it to appear on this desert island. He was discovered by himself, after a particularly bizarre wandering journey.
Rush over and pounce.
Countless gold coins bounced off and flew in the air, and then fell to the ground with a crisp sound, Han Chong couldn't care about those things anymore, his hands were already grasping the golden anchor.
"Come out quickly!"
With the strength of both hands, the huge golden anchor was pulled out of the gold coin mountain by Han Chong bit by bit.
"Rub, how did they get in?"
Looking at this golden anchor, which was the same size as an ordinary steamer, Han Chong's eyes were full of surprise, with the strength of hundreds of catties of his arms, he could only pull but could not pick up this anchor made of gold with chain chains.
After smirking and touching the golden anchor for a long time, Han Chong turned his attention to other places, in fact, if it was really discussed, the value of this golden anchor was not as good as a night pearl on the wall.
How can I say it, it's just that because this thing is a legendary object, in the words of the antique shop, it is an orderly inheritance, this is a work of art, and it can no longer be measured simply by the value of gold, so this is what Han Chong looks at differently.
I can't pick up this thing, so I just don't care about it for now.
After leaving the pile of gold coins, Han Chong walked in front of the two boxes, but the big boxes were so rotten that Han Chong just touched them lightly, and the whole box fell apart, and countless pearls rolled out inside.
Bang la blah.
The beads fell all over the ground, and Han Chong immediately became distressed.
How can you walk?
Isn't this a way to make yourself feel bad?
Most of the remaining necklaces in the box were pearls and gemstone necklaces, many of which had lost their luster due to their age, and after a hasty glance at the large box that was falling apart, Han Chong lost interest.
But since it was here, these pearls, Han Chong still took two of them.
In particular, Han Chong found a gold necklace the thickness of chopsticks inside, and at the pendant of the necklace, it was a thumb-sized, pure gold skull, which looked a little mysterious, and Han Chong reluctantly took it out and hung it around his neck. Han Chong planned to give this away.
After looking at the large box, Han Chong looked at the smaller deerskin box, and after a light inspection, Han Chong knew that there was no mechanism here, and then stretched out his finger to twist the iron lock that had completely decayed.
"Smack!"
With the sound of the iron lock falling to the ground, Han Chong opened the lid of the box, and a bright light suddenly met Han Chong's eyes.
"W-what is this?"
Han Chong habitually closed his eyes, the light was too dazzling, and when he opened them again, Han Chong's eyes were already round, and he refused to take his eyes off anymore.
Guess what it is.
It is a skull the size of a life-size skull, the only difference from a life-size skull is that the entire skull is almost completely transparent, and the opposite box can be clearly seen from the skull.
With Han Chong's eyes on the antique jade, he could see at a glance that this should have been carved from the whole crystal stone.
The gums of the skull are neatly inlaid with two rows of teeth, the eyes are decorated with round crystal stones, and the nasal bones are made of three crystal stones, and the proportions of the facial features are exactly the same as those of modern people.
This is not an ordinary skull, this seems to be left by the ancients, specially called for future generations to study, this is, is a "crystal skull!" β
Han Chong's heart was full of shock, and this shock was far greater than the origin of the treasure he relied on the golden anchor to find out, because the legend of the crystal skull was many times more mysterious than the treasure of the pirate.
The most famous legend about the crystal skull is the explanation in "The Mystery of the Crystal Skull", which says that there are 52 crystal skulls, 13 of which are Mayan, and the rest are scattered in sacred places around the world, including many other indigenous tribes in the Americas, including Tibetan and Australian indigenous tribes.
According to the book, 12 of the skulls have movable mandibles, called "singing skulls", which store a great deal of knowledge and are said to have been brought by aliens from the constellation Sirius to earthlings.
Among the American Indians, there is also an ancient legend: in ancient times, there were 13 crystal skulls, they could talk and sing, and these crystal skulls hid information about the origin and death of human beings, which could help humans solve the mystery of life in the universe.
If the treasure of pirates is still limited to human beings, but the crystal skull has already involved the occult doctrine and the entire biological world, looking at this thing, Han Chong was shocked, but he didn't dare to judge something rashly, such a thing should be given to professional people to study and investigate. (To be continued......)