Chapter 262: Treasure Cave
It is said to be a commanding height, but in fact, it is only about 300 meters above sea level.
Standing here and looking around, the topography of the island is roughly in the shape of a mango. The terrain is steep on three sides, but only the side where the cruise ship is moored is relatively gentle.
Although the island is overgrown, there is not a single tree that is more than three meters tall.
Obviously, hurricanes often pass through here, and the trees are so windy that they can be easily uprooted. In order to adapt to the environment, the plants have also become much smarter.
The habitat of seabirds is the burrows on the cliffs that have been eroded by the wind and moon over the years. The reason why they like to gather in this island bay is because the water is shallow and the wind and waves are small, and it is easier to catch small fish and shrimp.
Standing on the top of the hill and looking back at the Super Dream Cruise, the azure capsule shell blends in with the ocean.
If it weren't for the abrupt and regular crossing of the island bay not far away, people who don't know will definitely think that it is a strangely shaped reef!
"It's no wonder that the Dark Side has sent out so many advanced reconnaissance equipment, but they can't find us. If you don't know that it's our cruise ship, people who see it for the first time will think it's a cylindrical reef! Shui Jingxin smiled.
Ou Zhou looked at it with a telescope, couldn't help but sink in his heart, and said worriedly: "I hope there will be a heavy rain today to wash away those hateful bird feces." Otherwise, it will affect the stealth ability of the cruise ship. ”
Jiang Yang also saw it, and scolded hatefully: "It turns out that the seemingly weak seabird is our biggest nemesis!" ”
After Shui Jingxin and Ke Fei'er took the telescope and looked at it, they asked worriedly, "What should I do?" ”
"The rainstorm on the ocean is coming, it seems to be a sunny day, maybe the wind will surge for a while." Ou Zhou comforted them.
Jiang Yang expressed his heart directly: "If you want me to say, for the sake of safety, we will simply anchor here, when the rainstorm washes away those hateful birds, when will we set sail." ”
"It's okay, anyway, we cruise freely, and there is no time limit. It's better to stay nearby than to set sail on an adventure, and with this small island, you won't be lonely. Ou Zhou's heart is safe.
Shui Jingxin smiled: "Then let's walk around and see if there are any strange things?" ”
Ke Feier continued: "In short, our super cruise ship went to sea for the first time, and everything was based on complete success. Let's go, go around the island. ”
The island is less than 2,000 meters long from north to south, and should be 1,000 meters wide at its widest point. With enough space, more species can be accommodated.
After years of wind and rain, the mountain rocks have taken on a distinct brownish gray color, and it is difficult to distinguish them from the seabirds standing on them. But if you fly, the grayish-white color under the wings and belly is very eye-catching.
"What do you say about the seabirds, how conspicuous are the gray-white wings and abdomen reflected in the seawater, why don't the small fish and shrimp know to dodge?" Water meditation wonders.
"You're a Ph.D. in the Department of Life Sciences, and you don't even know it, so how do we know?" Ke Feier said with a smile.
"The colors of the animals and plants are adapted to the characteristics of the region and the context. The brown appearance is that they are not easy to attract the attention of predators in a stationary environment, and the gray-white abdomen should be when flying in the sky, so that they can easily take care of each other and identify each other! Ou Zhou said.
The four siblings walked east for about half an hour along the ridge in the sun, and when they looked down, there were slightly steep rocks, and the trees and weeds did not grow.
When he was about to turn around and walk back, Ou Zhou's ninth-layer cave detective micro-heart method condensed slightly, and he discovered the secret hidden underneath.
So he smiled and said, "It's not interesting to turn back like this, there's a cave under this rift, why don't you go in and explore?" ”
His words immediately drew everyone's sexual attention.
Ou Zhou then took the lead to climb down, and the further down, the steeper the mountain gradually became, and the strange rocks were difficult to settle. Further down, a huge fissure formed by the mountain blocked the way.
"Where is the cave?" Shui Jingxin asked.
"It's hidden in this chasm." Ou Zhou pointed.
The four of them slowly climbed the rock and descended to the bottom of the chasm.
"If it weren't for the strange rocks underneath, we would go down with a vertical leap, why bother with this effort!" Kefeier said.
Indeed, with the skills of the four of them, they didn't have to work as hard as ordinary people. But if you don't have a firm footing, then you will have a good show.
Sharp rocks are likely to injure the body. The bottom of the fissure is about three meters wide and covered with strangely shaped rocks, and although it is not large, it is still difficult to walk.
When I really went to the bottom, I saw that in the middle of this north-south rift, there was indeed a cave more than one person high, and the entrance of the cave was facing the direction of the rising sun.
If you look at it from the sea, you can't see the entrance to the cave because it is hidden by the other side of the chasm.
Ou Zhou didn't say a word, and took the lead in getting in, but he almost screamed out in fright.
It turned out that not far from the entrance of the cave, there were three or four skeletons scattered, and the posture of the skeletons was very strange, and the skeleton closest to the entrance of the cave had a sharp knife stuck in its back.
The skeleton was lying face down on the ground, blade in hand. Judging by the situation, it was clear that he was shot by a sharp knife thrown by one of the people inside, and he fell to the ground and died.
The four siblings couldn't help but look at each other, looking at the skeletons in horror.
The second skeleton was lying on the ground, with no blades by his side, but there was a very obvious knife wound in his waist, and his weakness was cut off by Qi Qi. Apparently he died of his injuries, and there was no sharp blade beside him, indicating that he threw the sharp blade and killed the person at the entrance of the cave.
The two skeletons inside, one of the skulls had a deep knife mark, and the other was stabbed in the chest with a sharp blade, and it was obvious that he was killed immediately.
Further inside, there were two wooden boxes fifty or sixty centimeters square. The cave is far wider and flatter than the entrance.
Ou Zhou stepped forward to open the wooden box, which was full of gold, silver and jewelry.
"It's clear that these are four pirates fighting each other for their possessions. Looking at the weathering of the bones, it has been 300 years, to say the least. He said.
"As a result, they left themselves in this hole forever." Jiangyang Road.
"Man dies for wealth, and birds die for food. This is the best testimony. Shui Jing said.
"But are there only four of them?" Kefier asked.
"This should be a small pirate gang, after hiding the treasure, the intention of seeing the wealth and suddenly killing the enemy." Ouzhou analysis.
"Or maybe it's a handful of pirates who escaped from the big gang?" Water meditation said.
"There is a possibility that after the pirate gang started infighting, these few stole two boxes of treasure and hid here."
When Jiang Yang picked up a gold brick and looked at it, he saw a line of words on one side: He He, the chief military officer of the Ming Dynasty.
"My God, this is actually official gold, and it is the chief military officer of the Ryukyus?" He was surprised.
Ou Zhou also picked up a piece and looked at it, thinking: "It seems that this group of pirates is not small, and they dare to rob official gold." It turns out that there were officers and soldiers stationed in the Ryukyus during the Ming Dynasty! ”
"The chief officer's surname is Ho, but this island is five or six hundred nautical miles away from the Ryukyus, how can the pirates hide here?" Jiangyang Road.
Ou Zhou guessed: "Most likely, they are trying to avoid pursuit!" ”
Shui Jingxin and Ke Fei'er rummaged through a box to see if there were any rare items.
As a result, Shui Jingxin found an official seal, which looked heavy and looked made of red gold, and the handwriting on it was: The official seal of the Ryukyu General Army of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty.
"Hey, you see, it turned out to be from the Chongzhen period!" She was surprised.
Ou Zhou took it and looked at it, and said suspiciously: "During the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty, it was not three hundred years from now. However, was the general soldier He killed by pirates, and could it be that these treasures were robbed by pirates from the chief officer? ”
Jiang Yang said: "A dignified chief military officer, who is protected by officers and soldiers when he travels, why should he be robbed by pirates?" ”
Ou Zhou said: "It's hard to say, the middle and late Ming Dynasty were rampant, and they all dared to go ashore to attack the city and pull out the village, what is it to rob one or two official ships?" ”
Jiang Yang nodded and said: "That period of history is heartbreaking, and today these treasures fall into our hands, which shows that the reincarnation of heaven has its own public opinion." ”
"In this case, we also have to thank these widows, if it weren't for them, how could we have found such ironclad evidence." Ou Zhou Road.
"Yes, it makes sense that we should put their bones in order, and we should repay them?" Jiangyang Road.
Ou Zhou smiled: "But, how to sort it out? ”
"At the last moment of their lives, they became mortal enemies, the so-called dead and dead, everything is dust to dust, and this cave is their best home. Why don't you just line them up and let them be friends again! ”
"Okay, that's it."
The two brothers and sisters arranged the four skeletons in order to make them look like they were sleeping peacefully.
Then he took the two chests of treasure, and went out of the cave. It was a little difficult to climb up the chasm with this box, so I stumbled south along the chasm.
Fortunately, the fissure is not too long, so after getting out of this fissure, find a slight position on the mountain and climb up, and then follow the ridge back to the commanding height of the island.
Find a quiet place to put down the treasure chest and rest.
It's already eleven o'clock in the afternoon. A large number of seabirds saw a few uninvited guests appear on the top of the mountain again, and those who still remember it avoided it, and they flew over to see the rarity without understanding the human power.
After all, the island is far from the mainland, so it's rarely visited.
Shui Jingxin picked up a few stones and shot them out, because of the strong internal force injected, those stones were like bullets, and they arrived in front of the seabird with the sound of breaking the sky, and they reacted so quickly that they screamed and quickly instigated their wings to dodge, and the slow reaction left a few feathers to escape.
That's why Shui Jingxin doesn't want to hurt them, otherwise he will die. Watching the panicked seabirds flee, Shui Jing laughed.
"People say that curiosity kills cats, and your curiosity only leaves a few feathers, which is really cheap to kill you."
Seeing that these uninvited guests did not like them, the seabirds ran out into the bay and continued to play.
When Ou Zhou picked up the binoculars and looked at it again, he was angry and said angrily: "These flat-haired beasts are really hateful, they actually use our magic cruise ship as a habitat, you see, how many are on it?" ”
After Jiang Yang saw it, he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "This is really a narrow road, we occupy their islands, and they run to our cruise ship to spread wild." Luckily we closed the closures, otherwise they would have made a mess. ”
After the two ladies took the binoculars and looked at them, they couldn't help but be angry. Shui Jingxin scolded: "Let's pick up some more stones and bring them, take a lifeboat back, and use them to practice targets." If you don't teach them a lesson in blood, they don't know that Lord Ma is a three-eyed one. ”
Coffiel agreed, and the two young mothers went to collect stones. Ou Zhou and Jiang Yang took two boxes of treasures and went down the mountain.
Those who knew that they were powerful seabirds hid far away, and those who didn't know were scared away by the stones fired by Shui Jingxin and Kefeier.
When I came to the lifeboat, I saw that it was a disgusting one, and there were more than a dozen white flowers on it.
The hated water meditation and Ke Fei'er raised their hands again and again, and every time the stone was shot, more than a dozen of the seabirds that were closer were injured and killed.
Ou Zhou shouted: "Enough is enough, it will be too much to fight again." ”
There was a cleaning brush on the lifeboat, and after Ou Zhou and Jiang Yang cleaned up the white-flowered birds dipped in the seawater, Shui Jingxin and Ke Fei'er went up and sat down, their mouths full of indignation.
Ou Zhou activated the lifeboat and sailed towards the cruise ship. But the seabirds standing on the cruise ship turned a blind eye to humans and were still playing leisurely.