Chapter 601: A Big Joke
After walking straight to the vicinity of the iron book, Chen Ziyang squatted down and looked at the thing that might be recording the location of the treasure of the dragon vein of the Great Qing Dynasty with a flashlight. Seeing that the person who came over was Chen Ziyang, the two team members left by Liu Cong did not stop him.
After using the flashlight to shine a circle on all five surfaces exposed by the iron book, Chen Ziyang did not find that there were seams or anything like that, it seems that the title of the iron book was given by Zhang Taixu and Wang Dingqian themselves, and this is not a book made of iron.
After looking around, Chen Ziyang did not see any microorganisms in the ocean attached to the surface of the iron book, the surface of the iron book showed a very natural metallic luster, and it was also relatively smooth, and it was very well preserved, not at all like what it should look like after being soaked in seawater for 70 years.
Chen Ziyang estimated that this was because the material for casting the iron book was relatively special, or the reason that the iron book was kept in a particularly well-sealed box and did not come into direct contact with seawater.
If there was no huge "swastika" pattern composed of four dragons on the surface of the iron book, Chen Ziyang would have thought that Liu Cong had taken the wrong thing, but the existence of this pattern proves that this is indeed the iron book mentioned by Zhang Taixu and Wang Dingqian in the clues left behind.
After not finding a trace of union on the exposed faces, Chen Ziyang wanted to turn the iron book over to see if there was anything on the side pressed against the deck. And when he grabbed the iron book with both hands, there was a hint of surprise in his eyes, this iron book was so heavy!
The volume of the iron book is not too large, about 40 centimeters long, about 30 centimeters wide, and about eight or nine centimeters thick. Before, Chen Ziyang thought that since this thing was called the Iron Book, there must be some hidden content in it, and it would not weigh much, so he didn't exert much strength when he picked up the Iron Book, but what he didn't expect was that he almost didn't pick it up.
As a child of the mine, Chen Ziyang has seen all kinds of iron and steel artifacts the most since he was a child, from iron ore to refined iron powder, it can be said that he knows steel very well, just by virtue of the weight and volume of the iron book, he found one thing, nine times out of ten, this iron book is solid, there is no mezzanine in it.
This discovery made Chen Ziyang's heart tighten. Then he quickly flipped the iron book over, looked at the back of the iron book, and even more surprised happened, the back of the iron book was extremely smooth, and there was no pattern.
"Ahh Chen Ziyang shouted in surprise, this is really strange, didn't it mean that the location of the treasure of the dragon vein of the Great Qing Dynasty was recorded in this iron book? But why is there nothing? In addition to the "swastika" pattern, there is not even a single text on the surface of the iron book, not a picture, and the inside of the iron book is still solid, which is really strange, where is the clue hidden?
After picking up the iron book, Chen Ziyang shook it vigorously, and at the same time put his ears close to him and listened carefully. There was only the sound of the sea breeze in my ears, and there was nothing in the iron book, otherwise there would be a sound of collision.
When shaking the iron book, Chen Ziyang found that the weight distribution of this iron book was very even, and there was no relatively light situation somewhere.
At this time, Liu Cong, who had finished talking to the first mate and walked to Chen Ziyang's side, saw Chen Ziyang's puzzled expression, so he said coldly: "Seeing your expression, I know that you have also found a problem."
When I was in the White Wave Pill, I simply read the iron book, and I also showed the same puzzled expression as you, this matter is simple for us to think, I thought that if I found the iron book, I could find the clue of the treasure, but I didn't expect that we were far from knowing the location of the treasure.
It's windy outside, and the light is not good, let's go in and say, let's study this thing well, and try to see some clues, otherwise, it's really a big loss. ”
Chen Ziyang knew that what Liu Cong said about the compensation did not refer to money, but to the loss of Zhang Linfu and Guo Huaxing, as well as Fang Zheng's life, and even half of Jin Huang, not to mention the dozens of other team members, for this thing, so many people's lives have been paid, if it is really empty, no one's heart will be happy.
From Liu Cong's tone, Chen Ziyang heard that Liu Cong, this kid, had no confidence, and he didn't have much hope for finding clues from the iron book.
The structure of the iron book is too simple, what is on it is really unobstructed, and it is impossible to have any high-tech means to hide the clues in the era of the iron book casting, so it is really difficult to find clues on the iron book.
On the way, Chen Ziyang asked Liu Cong about the first mate, and after understanding the reason, he figured out that the biggest beneficiary of going out to salvage Bailang Pill this time was actually this first mate.
The Hailaoyue is expensive and not a single person can afford it, and the ship has more than a dozen shareholders, among which the captain Hei Qi and the first mate have the largest shares. The two of them have been fighting openly and secretly for the control of this ship for a long time, but the first mate has been pressed by Black Seven.
Hei Qi has been adrift at sea all his life, not married, let alone having children, as soon as he dies, naturally, the ship will be seized by the first mate. It is no wonder that the sailors before followed the orders of the first mate after looking at each other a few times, because they had realized that the captain of the ship would be the current first mate in the future.
Liu Cong fulfilled his promise and did not take anything other than the iron book from the white wave pill, naturally, the first mate should also fulfill the agreement between them, and now the ship will immediately turn around and go to Huhai City.
Liu Cong had already told the first mate about the gold and silver in the Bailang Pill, and according to his estimates, after the ship arrived in Huhai City, the first mate would immediately replenish supplies and turn around to salvage the treasure they had been longing for.
Chen Ziyang shook his head, he felt that if the Hailaoyue returned here again, he might lose a lot of lives. The living dead in the wreck are not something these people can handle.
Originally, he wanted to persuade Liu Cong a few words, if he encountered such a thing again, it was best not to divulge information about gold, otherwise these people would be in danger, but after thinking about it for a while, Chen Ziyang shook his head and canceled this plan.
Even if Liu Cong didn't say anything about gold, a sunken ship alone was already attractive enough, and the first mate and the others had to return to Huhai City first because of the fulfillment of the agreement, otherwise they would immediately go into the water to salvage Bailang Pill again.
Without the magnetic field emitted by the coffin, all the instruments on the Hailaoyue are working normally, and the salvage will not be as difficult as before, and in the worst case, only two underwater submarines can be dispatched.
People's greed is endless, and greed also gives people incomparably great motivation. Chen Ziyang knew that the reason why Liu Cong leaked the information about the gold was completely to take advantage of the greed of the first mate, and after knowing that there was gold here, the first mate must be eager to come over to salvage it, so that the speed of the return trip of the Hailaoyue will be increased a lot, so as to make a round trip as soon as possible.
Now for Liu Cong, or for Chen Benzhong's entire organization, the most important point is to seize the time to decipher the location of the Great Qing Dragon Vein treasure hidden in the Iron Book, and use the greed of the first mate to shorten the time to go back, which is what Liu Cong wants to see the most.
After returning to the cabin, Liu Cong asked the two team members to guard the door, he took the iron book and got into the cabin, Chen Ziyang asked Yang Lei and Umbrella Shishuai to go back to rest, and followed in.
The iron book was placed on the table, and the two people sat on either side of the table, staring at the iron book intently.
Under the illumination of the white banner lamp in the cabin, the iron book took on its original color. At first glance, it looks black, but if you look closely, it should be black and brown, which is a sign that the iron ore is not purified enough, and it is also in line with the casting process of the Qing Dynasty. Except for the difference in color, the other things are no different from what Chen Ziyang saw before.
It was only a few minutes later, and both of them looked away, not that the attention of these two people could only focus on these few minutes, but that there was really nothing to see.
There are six sides of the iron book, five of which are very smooth, not even a little decorative, only the front of the iron book is still a little something. But that's just a little bit.
On the front of the iron book, in addition to leaving a two-centimeter-wide frame, the middle is concave about a centimeter deep, like a mirror frame, and in the center of this frame, there is a "swastika" pattern formed by the convergence of four dragons, which almost fills the space in the frame.
Chen Ziyang rubbed his swollen temples, relieved his headache and let out a sigh, he had seen this pattern too many times, and he had already judged that this symbol represented the dragon vein treasure of the Great Qing Dynasty, but he had no idea what it specifically meant.
"Do you say that this Zhang Taixu and Wang Dingqian are sick, they took so much effort to leave clues, and they also hid the clues in the Taoist holy land, which is hidden enough, ordinary people can't find it at all.
But the result? Now that we have spent so much effort, after getting the clues, we still don't know anything, and I now suspect that these two people don't know where the treasure of the Great Qing Dragon Vein is, this is a joke, a big joke. Liu Cong showed a frustrated expression.
"No way. You also know about the Taoist Holy Land, these two people have solved many puzzles and reached the main tomb of the Taoist Holy Land, the two of them have real skills, and they can't joke about this matter.
And in the clues of more than 100 words left by Zhang Taixu, his tone is very sincere, and it can be seen between the lines that he hopes that there will be descendants of Taoism to open this treasure and restore Taoism, so these two people will definitely not joke with the lives of Taoist descendants. ”
"I don't know this, but you have also seen this book, there is no hint at all, only this one has seen I don't know how many times to represent the treasure of the dragon vein of the Qing Dynasty.
The inside of the iron book should also be solid, although this has not been verified, and it will need to be tested with an instrument after going back, but I don't think there will be any surprises.
Forget it, you're already tired, go back and rest, I'll study and study again. ”
After nodding, Chen Ziyang left the room, leaving Liu Cong with a blank face and the iron book that exuded a metallic luster.
Liu Cong's small plan worked, in order to be able to return as soon as possible to salvage the Bailang Pill, the Hailaoyue under the command of the first mate was at full power, and the voyage, which originally took more than three days, was completed in only two days. It seems that in order to hurry up, the first mate has ignored the wear and tear of the machine, and now nothing is more attractive than those gold and silver.
According to Chen Ziyang's estimate, if it weren't for the fact that the Hailaoyue needed to return to the port to replenish supplies, it was very likely that the first mate would directly let a speedboat come over to pick it up and pull Liu Cong and the others back, so that he could stop where he was and start salvage directly.
Back in Huhai City, far away, Chen Ziyang saw Chen Benzhong standing at the door of the building, looking forward to the direction of the convoy, the plump woman standing next to him, holding one of Chen Benzhong's arms.
Liu Cong wrapped the iron book with a piece of cloth, and when he got out of the car with the iron book, Chen Benzhong rushed to Liu Cong's front with a flying step, grabbed Liu Cong's wrist tightly, and quickly walked into the gate of the building. The two of them disappeared from everyone's sight.
"That's it? What should the three of us do? Is this really a donkey to kill after pushing the mill, and to beat the cook when he is full, is there such a thing? We came all the way to help, and we didn't even say thank you. Seeing that no one was dealing with the three brothers, Yang Lei was so angry that he stomped his feet and kept scolding.
"Come on, in the future, it's better for us to do less of this kind of hot face and cold ass." Umbrella Shishuai is also very dissatisfied with the attitude of these people.
"Okay, okay, aren't we all aiming at Mr. Zhang Linfu, Liu Cong was pulled in, and it wasn't that he deliberately snubbed us, let's not say a word." Although Chen Ziyang was also very dissatisfied in his heart, he still persuaded the two of them.
"Eryang, what should we do next, let's go home?"
"Let's go find Liu Cong's people first, and get back all the mobile phones we took away before, I don't want to buy new mobile phones. Then play here for a few days, I want to go and see Jin Huang, I don't know how he is now, if he is better. ”
mentioned Jin Huang, Yang Lei and Umbrella Shishuai's emotions calmed down a lot. This kid is really interesting, for everyone to become the current virtue, it is time to go and see him, anyway, he is here, and it is not bad for a day or two.
After making up their minds, the three of them asked for their mobile phones and took a car to find Jin Huang.
(End of chapter)