Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

Chapter 230, Clearing the Base of Gold and Treasures
8:00 p.m., April 10, 1961, Hong Kong, Kowloon, and Soko Islands.

"Brother Zhao, this is the means of transportation you were talking about? That's awesome, right?"

Just next to the Soko Islands, Zou Xinmin and his group, who came here on a fishing boat, were stunned when they saw the seaplane parked on the shore.

This is a plane, where did it come from?

Zhao Mancang had no intention of wasting time talking to this group of people, so he quickly let them get on the plane. As for the fishing boat, he could just leave it there.

"Who else among you can fly a plane?"

Sitting in the driver's seat, Zhao Mancang looked back at Gu Zhendong and the other newcomers and asked.

If I remember correctly, some of them can fly airplanes, but it is hard to say whether they can fly seaplanes.

There are many types of aircraft, and most of them are foreign products. However, Zhao Mancang's seaplane was produced by Sam's, so the logos on it are all in English.

"Brother Zhao, I can!"

Qiao Yuanshun quickly raised his hand, and then was called by Zhao Mancang to the co-pilot seat.

"From now on, we will communicate in English as much as possible. For those of you who don't speak English, please listen, learn, and ask as much as possible. Every skill you learn will be of great help to us when we are out on missions."

After setting the rules, Zhao Mancang began to introduce the situation of the seaplane to Qiao Yuanshun.

The Jiaolong Army was established not long ago, so we have to keep things simple. This is the only way.

This time they are going to Mindanao to stop Agent Sam from leaving from here.

According to the news, a group of agents will come from the North American continent and prepare to enter Lop Nur after resting in Mindanao.

Such things must not be allowed to happen.

Therefore, Zhao Mancang and his team became the first line of defense to block these agents, and they had to be kept in Mindanao.

They have a military base on Mindanao Island, so there is a high probability that this group of agents will land at the military base to rest, so Zhao Mancang and his team gathered here, searched for information, and successfully kept them.

By the time the message reached Gu Haidong, a day had already passed, so Zhao Mancang and the others were in such a hurry.

However, there is a high probability that Yuan Zuliang and his small team, who are taking a flight to Mindanao, will be abandoned, which means that they will most likely become reserve support.

Look, when Zhao Mancang and his team of eleven people had successfully arrived in Mindanao, there was still no sign of Yuan Zuliang and his team.

"The seaplane is docked here. We need someone to stay here as our backup support. Who will stay?"

Zhao Mancang's gaze swept over Zou Xinmin and the others, but none of the ten of them were willing to speak. It was obvious that they didn't want to stay.

"Since none of you are willing, then I will call on you, Old Joe. You stay here. If something unexpected happens, you will fly away first. If you can't keep the plane, you must ensure your own safety. Do you understand?"

When Qiao Yuanshun was named, his expression suddenly changed. Facing Zhao Mancang's gaze, he wanted to object, but still nodded in agreement.

Because this is an order, it is useless for him to object.

Who made it so that besides Zhao Mancang, he was the only one in this team who could fly a plane?
The plane was of great help to everyone, otherwise they would not have been able to reach their destination so quickly.

After giving Qiao Yuanshun a few more instructions, Zhao Mancang took Zou Xinmin and the others to their destination.

This is the time to demonstrate the strong willpower and execution ability of this group of people.

They swam from the sea to the shore, and after getting ashore, they still had to run to reach the Sam Military Base more than ten kilometers away.

And during this process, they all moved forward with heavy loads because they had to carry their equipment.

And when swimming, they have to be careful to make sure there are no problems with the bullets they carry with them.

In fact, the bullets are all packed with iron sheets and kraft paper inside, so it is impossible to let these bullets soak in sea water.

More than an hour later, Zhao Mancang and his team successfully arrived at a small hill. Just when Gu Zhendong and his team were puzzled, Zhao Mancang had already pushed away a huge rock, revealing a small cave inside.

Zou Xinmin and the other nine people were all surprised. Where is this place?
"This is my personal base. When I was in Mindanao, I liked to come here for a stroll when I had nothing to do. Then I set up a place here and stored some guns and ammunition. I don't know if it has become damp or moldy."

Zhao Mancang explained with a smile, and Zou Xinmin and the others' eyes suddenly lit up.

Isn’t this the so-called safe house?

"In the future, our Jiaolong Army will also need to build such safe houses in other places, but concealment is the top priority. I really have no other choice here. The town closest to the base is full of spies, so it is almost impossible to set up a safe house there."

"Fortunately, these guns and ammunition are the same as before. Let's change into these guns and ammunition first. Take them with you. Maybe they will be useful later."

After checking the hidden guns and ammunition, Zhao Mancang said happily.

All these things were actually left behind by him on purpose.

Not to mention the area near the military base in Mindanao, he has also set up several safe houses on other islands in Mindanao.

These safe houses were not set up for him, but for the Jiaolong Army.

Ever since the leader of the I-shaped building on Ministry of Foreign Affairs Street mentioned to him that Wei Huayong would retire and asked him to lead the 108th Department, he had already started preparing for this matter.

The safe house was naturally a burden to him, but for the Jiaolong Army, it was a guarantee of safety.

With such a safe house, they have a way out every time they come to these places to carry out missions.

Although Zhao Mancang didn't want them to use such a retreat, it was better to be prepared, as this would also increase their survival rate.

Zou Xinmin and the others were shocked, but they didn't slow down. They quickly grabbed their guns and ammunition and set off.

When they got near the base, Zhao Mancang and others began to observe carefully, while also briefly explaining to Zou Xinmin and others some of the rules of the base and the location of the secret sentries.

"Alright, let's split up now and conduct a survey around this base to confirm the surroundings. We'll meet here in two hours. Is that clear?"

"Clearly understand!"

Gu Zhendong and the others nodded seriously, then separated and began their first mission journey.

After they all left, Zhao Mancang took action.

The reason why he chose people like Gu Zhendong was naturally because he could gain more experience points from them. Therefore, in order to maximize the benefits, he would of course choose them.

However, they are "newbies" after all, and Zhao Mancang is not sure whether they can adapt to such a mission for the first time.

So we can only give them time to grow and hope that they won't make mistakes.

More than two hours later, Zhao Mancang and his team gathered again. Everyone was back and no mistakes had occurred.

After gathering, Zhao Mancang asked them to summarize the information they had collected. After confirming that the terrain information they collected was correct, he continued:

"This military base is huge. We have no way of knowing whether the agent has arrived from outside, so we have to sneak in and investigate. Who will come?"

Zou Xinmin and the others immediately became very active. To be fair, Zhao Mancang asked them to decide by drawing lots.

In the end, Ma Guoqi became the lucky one. He successfully sneaked into the base under the watchful eyes of Zhao Mancang and others.

It can only be said that Sam's base is really lax, otherwise Ma Guoqi would not have been able to sneak in so easily.

More than an hour later, Ma Guoqi came out and brought back accurate news that the agents had indeed arrived.

"Brother Zhao, should we take action now?" Zou Xinmin and the others were already impatient.

Zhao Mancang thought for a moment and said:
"Okay, let's act now. Remember to retreat now. It can't be too late. Once daybreak comes, it will be difficult for us to escape."

Everyone nodded in unison, and then at Zhao Mancang's signal, they prioritized dealing with the secret sentries.

After getting rid of the secret sentry, the next step was to deal with the visible sentry, and then they sneaked in.

It was already past two in the morning, which was not the time for the troops to sleep soundly, because these soldiers might hear the urgent alarm at any time.

However, Zhao Mancang and his team were lucky and did not encounter such a thing. They entered the base very smoothly.

Following the route given by Ma Guoqi, everyone moved forward, covering each other.

After arriving at the dormitory where they were going, when Zhao Mancang and the others were about to sneak in, Lieutenant Michael, who had just come out of the toilet, saw Gu Zhendong on the other side.

The two were no more than three meters apart, and there was a light bulb hanging in the corner, emitting a faint light.

Gu Zhendong never expected that he would collide head-on with the enemy at this time, so there was nothing to say, let's do it!

But because of this, Michael's shrill roar spread all around. Although it soon stopped, it was still heard after all.

"Rush in and finish the battle quickly!"

Zhao Mancang made a prompt decision and had no intention of delaying.

Bang bang bang!
Gunshots were heard in the dormitory, and the agents had just reacted when they were shot to death.

There was also a clever guy who hid himself, thinking that Ma Guoqi and the others would not find him, but is this possible?

Two minutes later, Ma Guoqi, Zou Xinmin and others came out one after another, carrying a lot of equipment in their hands.

It's like plucking feathers from a passing goose!
"boarding!"

Seeing the car parked at the dormitory door, Zhao Mancang roared angrily, and Zou Xinmin and others quickly got into the car while not forgetting to suppress the fire.

The soldiers in other dormitories had already woken up. Zhao Mancang saw that they were coming to support with guns before they even put on their clothes, and their number was still increasing, so he directly ordered Ma Guoqi, who was driving, to go towards the armory.

The armory is actually just a room connected to the dormitory. It contains not only guns and ammunition, but also food for Sam's soldiers.

However, Zhao Mancang was not interested in these things. What he wanted were those arms and bombs, which he could use to fight against the Sam soldiers and kill as many Sam soldiers as possible.

"Xiao Pan, throw it!"

Zhao Mancang pulled out a box of small pineapples, and Pan Ziqiang, who had already prepared, immediately picked up two small pineapples and threw them out.

Whether it is Zhao Mancang or Pan Ziqiang, they are both very strong and can throw the little pineapple hundreds of meters away.

Zou Xinmin and others, who had accurate shooting skills, shot one little pineapple at a time, and the little pineapple exploded directly in mid-air.

The power of the airburst was fully demonstrated at this moment.

Sam's soldiers suffered heavy casualties and wailing was heard everywhere.

Just when Zhao Mancang and his men were about to overturn the military base, Yuan Zuliang and others who were still marching quickly on a small mountain road five kilometers away were surprised when they heard the explosion.

"Run, run quickly! Maybe Lao Zhao and the others have already taken action. They didn't even wait for us. There's no way we can win easily."

Qiu Shigui, Zuo Changsheng and others immediately regretted their decision and wished they could install wings on their backs so that they could fly to the military base immediately and fight side by side with Zhao Mancang and others.

There are not many good opportunities to win easily by following Zhao Mancang.

Although this time we came to Mindanao to carry out a mission, it is very likely that we just wanted to stop those agents.

But what if?
No one knows how lucky Zhao Mancang is. It’s hard to say.

The distance is a little over five kilometers. Under normal circumstances, Zuo Changsheng and his team would need at least eighteen minutes to complete it. But now, with their full strength, it only takes sixteen minutes.

Any faster and it won't be possible.

Because this is a mountain road, and they are also carrying heavy loads.

"Hurry up, they're not done yet, haha, we deserve to have some soup."

Yuan Zuliang and his men quickly arrived at their destination. Seeing the flames rising into the sky ahead and the sounds of gunfire and artillery shells echoing throughout the area, they immediately became happy.

As a result, the remaining dozens of Sam soldiers who were fighting stubbornly were attacked from both sides.

In fact, they surrounded Zhao Mancang and his ten men, but Sam's soldiers did not expect that Zhao Mancang and his men actually had backup?

Simply incredible!

No matter what, they either fought hard or surrendered.

But can the word "surrender" work?

There are a lot of good things here in the military base. If you miss any of them, it will be difficult to deal with them.

Why haven’t the native monkeys come yet?

If they had known earlier, they should not have stayed away from the native monkeys. Now they are in big trouble.

"Brother Zhao, should we continue?"

Zou Xinmin and his friends also heard the gunshots from the other side and were immediately surprised.

Because the gunshots were not directed at them, the bullets were fired at the SAM soldiers.

Zhao Mancang smiled:

"It should be Lao Yuan and his men. Let's eliminate all these Sam soldiers and see if we can find anything."

Take advantage of his illness to kill him!

The original plan was to just stop those agents, but now it seems that we can also wipe out this military base at the same time.

To be honest, even Zhao Mancang himself couldn't quite believe that his first mission could go so smoothly.

The Sam soldiers in the base were loose and lazy and vulnerable, which was within Zhao Mancang's expectations.

But those agents who came here from North America were so fragile, which made Zhao Mancang a little confused.

Bang bang bang!
Upon hearing this, Ma Guoqi, Zou Xinmin and others roared with excitement and responded to Zhao Mancang's order with gunshots.

In less than ten minutes, under the joint attack of Zhao Mancang and others, the remaining Sam soldiers died. In the end, four soldiers raised the white flag, and two of them pretended to be dead, but they were all discovered.

Sam's soldiers were also afraid of death, which surprised Zou Xinmin and other "new recruits".

"Old Zhao, I finally reunited with you guys. You almost left me behind. By the way, why did you start the operation so early?"

After the meeting, Zhao Mancang and his two groups reunited. Before Yuan Zuliang could finish his words, Gu Zhendong exclaimed:
"Brother Zhao, there are three Kimura people here."

Kimura people?
Zuo Changsheng, Yuan Zuliang, Qiu Shigui and others' eyes suddenly lit up and they ran over.

Zhao Mancang then walked over and indeed saw the three Kimura people. Needless to say, he just started interrogating them.

However, what Zuo Changsheng and the others did not expect was that after less than five minutes of interrogation, when the results had not yet come out, good news came from the other side.

There is gold!
Tiao tiao tiao!
Is this really a good thing?

Yuan Zuliang and the others are almost going crazy. Is this really a win without any effort?

At this time, Zhao Mancang nodded and said, "I see. I was wondering why there were so many people in their base all of a sudden. It turns out it's because they've dug up gold."

The fact that there is gold treasure in Mindanao is known to the whole world, and Sam's soldiers are certainly well aware of it.

Even one of the reasons they were waiting here was to find the golden treasures.

As for the three lumberjacks they locked up, I'm afraid it was the gold that Sam's soldiers dug up after torturing and interrogating them for a long time.

Zuo Changsheng and the others laughed when they heard this, and followed Zhao Mancang to the hidden room where the gold was hidden. Here, they found a lot of gold.

"Brother Zhao, there are thirty boxes in total. We were quite surprised at first. Why are these boxes so heavy? We thought they were boxes for books."

Ma Guoqi reported excitedly, and so did Zou Xinmin and others beside him.

It was so cool that I encountered a golden treasure on my first mission.

Not only did we exceed the target for one task, we even completed one more task.

Excavating the gold treasure was originally one of the missions of the 108th Department. "Okay, Xiao Ma, the five of you will first check the approximate amount of gold. The rest of you will check the base again. Also, when you speak, be careful. It's best not to speak in English when Soldier Sam is around."

Zhao Mancang warned that this matter must not be leaked out, otherwise it would be difficult to put the blame on others.

Of course, the best way to keep a secret is to leave no one alive.

So we can just find an excuse later on how to deal with those people.

In short, Zhao Mancang would not allow the existence of the Jiaolong Army to be known to the outside world.

Everyone nodded in unison, then dispersed to search for anything they could use.

This military base also has an airport with two planes, but one of them had its engine propeller on one side blown off by a rocket launcher in the previous gunfight, so it couldn't take off at all.

Most of the aircraft in the 1950s had propeller fan blades rather than turbofan engines, so there is a natural difference.

After a long while, everyone gathered together, gathered their harvest, and then left in batches.

There are a total of thirty boxes of gold, each box contains one hundred and thirty-six gold bars, and each gold bar weighs six point two-hundred and twenty-five kilograms.

There were also twelve boxes filled with silver bricks. Each silver brick was almost the same size as gold, and each box contained one hundred and twenty silver bricks.

Not to mention the silver bricks, there are 4,080 gold bricks alone. Based on the specification of 6.25 kilograms per brick, this is 25,500 kilograms.

In other words, this is 897,600 ounces of gold, which is about 34 million US dollars.

Although it’s not a lot, it’s actually quite a lot.

In the 20th century, Kimura had a biggest secret called the Golden Lily Project.

Throughout World War II, in all the countries Kimura visited, they secretly implemented a Golden Lily Plan to plunder the wealth of other countries.

For example, in the vault of the Central Bank of the Malay Peninsula, the Kimura people robbed a lot of high-purity gold bars, each weighing 6.25 kilograms.

These are actually the gold bricks that Zhao Mancang and others see.

Siam, Funan, Zhenla, Sumatra and other regions also have a lot of gold because these places believe in Buddhism.

The golden Buddha, gold bricks, gold bars, etc. were all looted by the Kimura people.

So how much wealth did they plunder back then?

There is no exact number, but in 777, the treasure map of Takeda Palace in Mindanao showed that the treasure was worth a staggering trillion yen based on the exchange rate of four yen to one dollar at that time.

In other words, one hundred and ninety-four trillion US dollars in wealth.

Of course, there are definitely many antiques and other treasures with inflated valuations, not just gold and silver.

Even so, it is still jaw-dropping enough.

However, these tens of thousands of tons of treasure are hidden all over Mindanao or sunk to the bottom of the sea with the ships.

After the war, these huge fortunes disappeared, and the limited information left behind is difficult to find.

Sam's soldiers rushed into Mindanao after World War II. From 1945 to 1951, they discovered a huge amount of gold and treasures.

But this is just the tip of the iceberg.

After Zhao Mancang identified these treasures, his priority was to take away the gold and silver, because these were assets that could be converted into cash immediately.

On the contrary, antique calligraphy and paintings, some of which are national treasures that were previously lost overseas, will also be taken away.

But they only had a stolen Sam plane and another seaplane parked on the sea.

Both planes are small, and at most they can only take away half of the people. After all, there are 63 people coming this time.

So Zhao Mancang hurried to assign tasks. The plane only carried people, not gold and other treasures. There was a dock near the military base. If they left from the dock, they could take away more treasures, guns, ammunition, supplies, etc.

Most of the supplies are very useful to Zhao Mancang and his team.

"I have several safe houses in Mindanao, but these are fixed and already have enough cash, guns and ammunition inside. There's no need to replenish them. So, Lao Yuan and Lao Zuo, you will stay in Mindanao for the next two days and find a safe house on your own."

Yuan Zuliang, Zuo Changsheng, Qiu Shigui and others took the newcomers to find a safe house. After all, they were more familiar with this place, so it would be better for them to arrange these things.

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded, their eyes full of anticipation.

"As for these three Kimura people, leave them to me for now. I'll handle them."

After a pause, Zhao Mancang continued:

"Zou Xinmin, Ma Guoqi, take these gold and treasures first. I'll come find you later. That's it for now. Retreat!"

After everything was arranged, Zhao Mancang and his group began to evacuate the base.

For them, it was mission accomplished, but for others, it was like the sky falling.

The entire base was emptied out by Zhao Mancang and his men. All the valuable goods that could be taken away, such as the warehouses and arsenals that were given special attention, were taken away.

They took away cars, planes, and even guns, just like when the Japanese invaders entered the village, they didn't leave even a single feather behind.

"Is this the fishing boat that Brother Zhao stored here before?"

There were many fishing boats docked at the pier, large and small. Ma Guoqi and his crew stopped in front of one of the fishing boats.

Because the fishing boat was big enough, all eight cars drove onto it, started the boat, and headed towards the sea.

Qiao Yuanshun, who had been drifting on the sea for a long time, was feeling depressed when he received a radio notification.

When Qiao Yuanshun learned that Zhao Mancang and his men had actually cleared out the other party's base, he opened his mouth wide and was stunned for a long time.

Good guy!
That’s really awesome!
After a while, Qiao Yuanshun from the seaplane finally met up with Ma Guoqi and the others, but when the former saw that Zhao Mancang was not on the fishing boat, he couldn't help but ask curiously.

Only then did I know that Zhao Mancang had gone to deal with the other three Kimura people.

These newcomers didn't quite understand why Zuo Changsheng and the others were so happily running to find a safe house, and they didn't know that the old guys would think of reuniting with Zhao Mancang. Instead, Qiao Yuanshun and the others obediently drove the fishing boats and planes back to Hong Kong and Kowloon first.

After leaving the base, Zhao Mancang took the three Kimura people to a deserted place and performed surgery on each of them.

He never takes the usual approach when interrogating others.

Maybe Sam's soldiers would carefully interrogate these Kimura people about the whereabouts of the gold, but Zhao Mancang would not be so direct. Instead, he would ask for information about their families.

Half a day later, it was already morning. Zhao Mancang saw the time and realized that he would not be able to meet up with Qiao Yuanshun and the others.

So they were informed to send the gold and treasures back to Hong Kong and Kowloon first and then wait for them there.

But less than two hours later, they received another notice asking them to go to Kimura, but to be cautious.

This was the first time Zhao Mancang let them act alone. That day would come eventually, so he was not very worried.

As evening approached, Zuo Changsheng and his companions returned one after another, and Zhao Mancang briefly told them the interrogation information of the three Kimura people.

"Hiss, Lao Zhao, it seems we can continue to dig up more information. Maybe we can find those golden treasures soon."

Qiu Shigui said excitedly, and Yuan Zuliang and others were also very happy, grinning from ear to ear.

But Zhao Mancang is not so optimistic:
"If I'm not mistaken, the place where they hid the gold this time is most likely in the sea. In the vast ocean, even if we find the gold's whereabouts, we may not be able to salvage it because it is hundreds, thousands, or even thousands of meters deep. We can only watch helplessly."

Back then, the Kimura people sank these gold treasures to the bottom of the sea, so there must have been quite a lot of them.

From 1945 to 1951, Sam's soldiers definitely took away a lot, but most of them should be gold treasures on land. They could only watch helplessly as they found the part on the seabed.

However, Zhao Mancang still wanted to know the exact location of the seabed and then find a way to salvage the gold.

Is the gold thousands of meters under the sea?
Yuan Zuliang and the others widened their eyes. What should they do?
There is enormous pressure on the seabed. If you want to salvage it, you can only rely on machines, but if it is several thousand meters under the sea, it is almost impossible.

It’s just like the Titanic back then, which sank directly to the bottom of the sea about 3,800 meters deep. How can it be salvaged?

With the salvage technology of the 1960s, there was simply no way to do it.

"Then we will go to a mountain of treasure and get nothing?" Qiu Shigui and the others felt very upset. That was the merit that was already in their hands. Could it be that they really couldn't get it?

Zhao Mancang shook his head, indicating that they should wait a while.

It will take some time for news from Kimura to reach us, and we must wait for specific news from Qiao Yuanshun, Ma Guoqi and others.

At 2:30 in the morning of the 12th, the news finally came.

Based on this information, Zhao Mancang immediately re-interrogated the three Kimura people and gradually broke down their psychological defenses.

In the years after World War II, Sam did kill a lot of Kimura people, and even changed his attitude towards Kimura people because of this. You can imagine how unhappy Kimura people were when they hid all the gold treasures or sank them to the bottom of the sea.

After all, if he didn't hide it, then the gold and treasures that the Kimura people robbed from Southeast Asian and East Asian countries would all belong to Sam.

Who makes Sam the biggest winner?

Two atomic bombs and one battle decided the outcome, forcing all countries at the time to watch helplessly as Sam took the biggest piece of the cake from the Kimura people.

Even so, there are still many people from Kimura who escaped, just like the dwarf Tokyo man, Ishikawa Nishijin, Yoshioka Dairo, etc. that Zhao Mancang met.

These are the Kimura soldiers who hid their identities and escaped from the Sam people.

Zhao Mancang was also quite looking forward to it. How much gold and treasures did these three Kimura people in front of him hide?

More than three hours passed, and it was almost dawn outside when Zhao Mancang finally got the information he wanted.

There are a total of five treasure hiding locations, two of which are on the sea, and the specific latitude and longitude information has been marked out.

Just by looking at the map, you can tell that the two places where the gold treasures are located on the sea surface are at least three thousand meters deep.

You have to know that this is Mindanao. From the route from Mindanao to Kimura, you can see from the map that the sea ahead is extremely deep.

Unless you take a detour through the Bay Island Strait before heading to Kimura, these waters are very deep.

About 200 kilometers east of Mindanao Island is the Mariana Trench.

So in a place like this, not to mention Kimura himself, even Sam could only stare blankly.

"Lao Zuo, Lao Yuan, Lao Qiu, you will lead the teams to these three places respectively. These are the places where gold treasures have never been excavated. I will go to the remaining two seabeds to take a look myself."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Zuliang and his friends wanted to go to the bottom of the sea with Zhao Mancang to take a look, but were stopped by Zhao Mancang.

"These three locations on land are more likely to be seen or discovered, so you need to be cautious. Ma Guoqi and his men should be arriving soon. Go greet them then and concentrate on the important task."

Zhao Mancang made the arrangements, and then he took Yang Chunjiang, Fan Xuexin and others to check the seabed first.

The fishing boat stopped less than 35 kilometers away from Mindanao.

At this time, the sea surface was rolling, and the waves were more than half a meter high, which showed how deep the seabed in this sea area was.

The color of the sea water is also very dark, so black that it makes people dizzy, and the presence of waves makes it completely unbelievable.

"You guys stay on the fishing boat. I'll dive down to the bottom of the sea and check it out. Don't worry, I won't do anything rash."

Hearing what Zhao Mancang said, Yang Chunjiang and the others couldn't help but turn pale, and repeatedly persuaded Zhao Mancang to reconsider it, because the situation under the sea was really frightening.

"Do you think I'm not afraid?" Zhao Mancang said with a smile, showing his two rows of snow-white teeth:

"But even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead, we must move forward. There are definitely more gold and treasures here. We cannot miss such an opportunity."

"Besides, I'm just going to take a look, it's not a big deal."

Is Zhao Mancang afraid of taking risks?

Of course they are afraid, but this sea area is actually not that dangerous, because they are not very close to the Mariana Trench, it is still nearly 200 kilometers away, so there is nothing to be afraid of.

Even if we reach the waters where the Mariana Trench is located, there is nothing to be afraid of. After all, people have been there before, which shows that humans can actually live in such deep waters.

But it may come at a great cost.

After persuading Yang Chunjiang and others, Zhao Mancang took the oxygen tank and safety rope, jumped, and soon disappeared in the waves.

After entering the seabed, Zhao Mancang found that although the seabed seemed calm, the impact of the water flow was actually very strong.

But these had little to do with him. After he entered the seabed and dived for a while, he immediately took out a submarine from the system space.

Although the maximum diving depth of a submarine is only a few hundred meters, it is impossible to dive several thousand meters.

Even when it exceeds one thousand meters, the submarine may get into trouble.

But is this the point?

Not!
Zhao Mancang’s idea was very simple, which was to dive to a depth of several hundred meters using a submarine, and then use the metal detector he exchanged from the system mall to conduct detection.

As long as it can be confirmed that there is indeed a large amount of gold on the seabed, then for Zhao Mancang, this risk and the experience points spent to exchange for the metal detector are completely worth it.

"This line should be enough, right?"

In order to ensure that the metal detector could dive to several thousand meters below the sea, Zhao Mancang directly exchanged a six-kilometer-long wire set from the system.

Holding the abnormal device, the metal detector began to sink.

After the wire group had thrown out a length of more than 4,300 meters, the metal detector finally sent back a signal.

"Fuck, this is too deep, right?"

It’s good to have a signal, but Zhao Mancang guessed that the specially made metal detector might be a little deformed.

Even though a metal detector is a very small gadget, you can imagine how high the pressure is on the seabed, nearly five thousand meters below the surface.

The signal was transmitted back, but how to salvage the gold became the biggest problem.

Zhao Mancang looked through the product exchange list in the system mall. The experience points required were not many, only a few tens of thousands.

However, it is easy to spend tens of thousands of experience points, but it is troublesome to explain clearly how you fished out the gold from thousands of meters under the sea.

Therefore, Zhao Mancang thought about it for a long time and finally did not make the exchange, but returned to the fishing boat.

"Huh, Brother Zhao, you're finally back. If you hadn't come back, we would have pulled you up."

Yang Chunjiang and his companions breathed a sigh of relief. After all, Zhao Mancang had been on the seabed for nearly three hours. If he didn't come up, they would definitely have to go down.

"You all know how much oxygen this tank has, and I'm quite skilled at holding my breath while diving. You're really underestimating me."

Shaking his head and smiling, Zhao Mancang gave them some not-so-good news, saying that nothing was discovered because the seabed was too dark.

"Then shall we go to another place to check?"

Zhao Mancang didn't hesitate and nodded to indicate that he would go and take a look.

The other seabed is located a little to the north, which may be shallower. Of course, the shallowness is limited.

After arriving at the destination, Zhao Mancang repeated the same trick, diving into the seabed again and then using a metal detector to conduct detection.

This time, the line group was only thrown out more than 2,300 meters, and considering the more than 300 meters of water depth where the submarine sank, the total distance was more than 2,600 meters.

However, even so, this water depth is not an area of ​​the seabed that can be reached by ordinary technology.

Without special deep-sea diving equipment, it would be a pipe dream to want to go deep into such a seabed.

For Zhao Mancang, he only needs to spend 200,000 experience points to exchange for a special underwater lurking instrument. Of course, it is only a personal version of the instrument.

This instrument can indeed allow him to dive several thousand meters to the bottom of the sea, but how can he salvage the gold treasure?
(End of this chapter)