"Ghost ...... Ghost Ship! ”

After the rain passed, behind Victor and Wu Ming, the seafarers and Vidi and others who followed saw the sailing ship all let out a sharp exclamation. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Put down the lifeboat, I'm going to go up and have a look!"

As an old seaman, Victor clearly felt the difference of this ghost ship, under the sun, it was completely a dilapidated wooden ship, and there was no longer the strange fluorescence and terrifying aura in the storm.

"Hurry up! Don't grind! He exclaimed, "As a navigator, I am very lucky to be able to explore the ghost ship myself!" ”

Obviously, the captain was so courageous that he made his own decision, even against the objections of the crew.

"In that case, how about I accompany you?"

Wu Ming was beside him, smiling and making a suggestion: "I'm also very interested in this kind of ship!" ”

"This ...... All right! ”

After meeting Wu Ming's unfathomable gaze, Victor hesitated, and immediately agreed.

"Steven, are you crazy?"

Alice stood on the deck, her face full of confusion: "If something happens to you......"

"It's an adventure! Do you understand the adventure? ”

To Wu Ming's slight surprise, this guy Weidi put on a life jacket for himself and also got on the lifeboat: "The ghost boat on the sea, this incident will definitely become my lifelong boasting capital!" ”

"It's ......"

Wu Ming smiled bitterly and shook his head, knowing that the reason why Wei Di dared to come down was probably because of himself, so he couldn't help but bow his head secretly.

Although this guy's conduct and perseverance are not very good, he is still a little righteous, so he might as well take him with him in the future.

"Alright, the two of us, plus a few seafarers, Alice, can you take care of Angelina for me?"

Wu Ming stared at Alice's eyes, so that she couldn't say no words at all.

"Alright, alright! With my many years of sailing experience, a ghost ship that can float in the sun is not too dangerous......"

Victor clapped his palms, and Wu Ming and Wu Ming held an oar, and slowly approached the ghost ship.

The huge three-masted galleon rested silently above the sea, the rotting planks around it and a foul stench.

"Be careful!"

The third mate on the yacht was about to grab a wooden plank and flip onto the boat, but suddenly, he only heard a 'click', and the wooden board was directly pulled off by him, and the whole person fell into the sea in astonishment.

The sea was still very cold in the early morning, and this guy was immediately rescued back to the lifeboat in a trembling way, obviously unable to participate in the subsequent exploration.

"Be careful, the wood of this sailboat is rotten......"

Victor held his pipe in his mouth and looked at the sailboat with a look of nostalgia in his eyes: "I suspect that just one wave will cause it to fall apart, and it is very rare to see such a ship of ...... age."

Wu Ming carefully lassoed a sturdy-looking mast with his flying claws, and Victor was the first to climb up.

"This floor...... It makes me feel a little weak! ”

Wu Ming immediately followed, and Vidi was the last, and he stepped on the deck of the three-masted galleon, sweat appearing on his face.

It has been in disrepair for a long time, and after being soaked in seawater, the wooden plank has become very soft, and although it feels very comfortable to step on, Wu Ming doubts that he will directly stomp a hole in the deck under his strength.

"Don't worry too much, the keel of this ship is quite strong......"

Victor looked at the ship carefully, and there was a hint of confusion on his face: "She's stronger than I thought, is it a bonus to the ghosts?" ”

Click!

At this point, he no longer hesitated, and directly opened the hatch and entered the interior of the cabin.

The gas searchlights shone brightly, a foul smell came from the floor, the floor was damp, and even some seaweed and shellfish crawled, filling it with an eerie and terrifying atmosphere.

"Gollum! Grunt! ”

Victor opened a random door, and the entire door shattered, and in an instant, several white skeletons fell, and the hollow skulls swirled on the ground, causing Vidi to let out a scream.

"This is supposed to be the crew's lounge, I don't know what happened to them at the beginning, let them die here together, it seems that there is no struggle at all......"

Victor looked at this scene, but his face became solemn.

He and Wu Ming glanced at each other, and they all walked to the best position in the cabin, which was the captain's private space.

Disheveled!

The wooden door was split open, revealing an old cabin.

In the Age of Discovery, due to the limited space of the ship, it had to be fully utilized as much as possible, loaded with more goods, and had an independent cabin, which was definitely proof of identity on the ship!

Victor's vicious eyes immediately fixed on the desk, where Wu Ming stood and had already pulled out a black and thick logbook.

The book is obviously well protected from moisture and moth, and even after an unknown amount of time, it can barely be read.

"Logbook? The Captain's Diary? ”

Victor pursed his lips and showed a somewhat mocking smile: "Mr. Steven, do you think that it is still the age of pirates, and those captains will find a desert island and bury their private treasures and leave a map?" ”

In the age of industrialization, this inefficient approach has long been abandoned.

The captains' private wealth is either deposited directly in the bank and designated as an heir, or it has long been squandered, or they have bought hedging products such as stocks and funds, where is there anything left?

As for the more important private routes, after the great geographical discoveries, even the map of the world was drawn, and perhaps the late captain described a route that was invaluable at the time, but it must have been full of merchant ships by now!

He was interested in the captain's treasures.

While some luxury goods have rotted, gold and silver do not.

"In accordance with international practice, all discoveries found on the high seas belong to the explorer...... Steven, Mr. Vidi, you participated in this expedition, and you can also share in it! ”

Captain Victor said with a smile despite the face of the second mate next to him.

After estimating the value of these 'inheritances', he gave up the idea of owning them, after all, there was not much value in this ghost ship, and it was not worth the risk.

When Wu Ming and the others hired him, his physiognomy and name and ship had already been registered, so for such a little wealth, he went to be a pirate? Especially to provoke such a group of second generations who seem to have a good background?

After many years of life experience, Captain Victor immediately gave up this idea.

"We also have a share?!"

Viddy's eyes lit up and he cheered.

He didn't care how much he could earn, but the thought of getting a 'proof' of an expedition from here as a capital for future braggadocio and collection was a face-saving thing.

"I'm already happy to be part of this expedition, and I don't want anything in return......

Wu Ming smiled slightly, but the words he said made Captain Victor's face change: "It's just...... Why auction off these things? Why don't you give it away? ”

"What do you mean?"

Before Victor could speak, the second mate next to him, who was five big and three thick, with big shoulders and a round waist, jumped out and shouted.

"Did the captain recognize the origin of the ship?"

Wu Ming didn't answer, and looked directly at Victor.

"If I'm not mistaken, this should have been a slave ship that was very active at the time, and of course, as soon as it sank on the high seas, it became something without an owner!"

Victor shows the extraordinary vision and quality of a captain.

"Indeed, this is a slave ship, and it was also the famous Hawker Seamount at the time!"

Wu Ming patted the logbook on his hand.

"The Hawker Seamount?! Hawk...... The Hawke Family! ”

Victor let out an exclamation: "That kingdom's great merchant group in the seafaring and shipmaking industry?!" ”

"Hmph, even so, can they dare to cross the law to find trouble?"

Vidi and the second mate both expressed such meaning, but Victor was silent.

"The most valuable thing here is some treasures in the captain's room, which are worth less than 10,000 gold dollars!"

Wu Ming's experience as an appraiser makes him very qualified to say this, "But if we return it to the Hawk family, we will get their friendship, I wonder if Captain Victor is interested in other businesses?" ”

"Other business?"

"Not bad! I'm interested in the ruins and treasures of the high seas, and I'm ready to form a salvage company! Originally, I was still hesitating about the problem of manpower and channels, but now, everything is solved! ”

Wu Ming looked at Victor, "If you agree, I am willing to make you my partner and inject one million gold dollars in advance!" ”

"A million?"

The second mate exclaimed, the purchasing power of Jin Yuan in this era is very high, this is obviously an extremely amazing wealth, compared to this, the ghost ship is nothing at all.

"Ocean salvage company?"

Victor touched his chin: "Could it be that you have any inside information?" ”

He strongly suspected that Wu Ming had obtained a certain shipwreck map, so he paid attention to it, otherwise, this kind of salvage company would basically be like hitting a big luck, and most of them would lose money.

Wu Ming also smiled with an unfathomable smile, of course he would not say that he just wanted to discover possible ruins in the deep sea, and he had already prepared to post money.

Of course, this cannot be said at this time.

"I just believe that once we have the friendship and connections of the Hawk family, if Captain Victor is willing to join us again, our business will be a great success!"

Wu Ming accentuated his tone.

"You can wait until you get back......

A hint of hesitation appeared on Victor's face, and he turned into a wry smile: "At this age, you think so much, I finally know why I have been a poor ghost all my life......"