Chapter 17 Tides (Part 1)
Uncle Ming also said: "Hu Zi made sense. When I was on a boat, I saw a Thai man buying a pebble and put the stone in an empty bowl. Overnight, a bowl of clear water could be produced. The Thai businessman thought there was a treasure in the stone and wanted to find out the secret. Unexpectedly, he found that there was only a pool of clear water and two transparent small fish inside. He died soon, and the stone was worthless. He was almost stimulated to jump into the sea. Water was produced in the stone and fish in the water were natural creations, but it was nothing strange. It was just this stone mirror ancient coffin, which was really a peerless treasure. Look at how dense the water patterns on it are..."
Uncle Ming suddenly felt a little difficult when he said this. Such a large sarcophagus was filled with all kinds of supplies, so where could he place it? The fat man said it was too simple. I saw a mezzanine on the edge of the bottom cabin. Wouldn’t there be a place for the wood? Let’s not waste time. After installing the green head, he rushed to the sea eye. There are even more brilliant results to be there.
When the ship boss Ruan Hei heard this, his face changed drastically. He stopped him from putting the sarcophagus into the bottom cabin. I saw that his expression was different and knew that there must be a reason, so I asked him what was the point in it and asked him to explain it clearly. What is the name in the bottom cabin?
Ruan Hei was almost kneeling on the ground and begging everyone, but he didn't explain the reason: "There are extra pieces of wood partitions in the bottom cabin, but I never dare to demolish them. None of us can survive after demolishing them." After that, he begged Shirley Yang: "Miss Yang is the most sensible person. Please persuade them quickly, you dare not do this."
After our repeated questions, Ruan Hei still refused to express a word. After having no choice, he said: "You all know that seven British people died on this Hailiu boat. They died in the bottom cabin. I really can't say anything else. In short, you can't see the things in the mezzanine, and you will die if you look at them."
The "Trident" was originally transformed from an ancient sea willow ship. Although it was transformed by the British, the main parts in the hull were still made of sea willows on the old ship. This group of ambitious British salvage team prepared for the ship had a total of seven members. They died inexplicably. The scene of the incident was the bottom cabin of the Trident.
Before going to sea, I also inquire about it from many sources, but most of the fishermen and merchants on Coral Temple Island did not know the details. At this time, I suddenly heard the boat boss Ruan Hei mentioned this and told us that there was indeed a small mezzanine in the cabin, but the things inside could not be seen no matter what. If someone looked at it, it would be detrimental to the ship. That's how the British died.
I looked at Uncle Ming and saw that he was confused. Obviously, I had never heard of such an incident on the sea boat. I began to suspect that Ruan Hei was exaggerating and wanted to go to the bottom cabin to find out.
Ruan Hei asked Shirley Yang for help to persuade him that he knew the former owner of the Hailiu ship. Not long ago, the British modified the ship, and he was hired to help, so he knew some unknown inside information. He swears that something was indeed hidden in the bottom cabin of the ship, but seeing that thing would be harmful to the members of the ship without any benefit. If the things in the mezzanine of the bottom cabin did not exist, everything would be as usual and would have no impact on the ship. It was by no means an alarmist statement. This was a lesson obtained by many lives.
I saw that the ship boss Ruan Hei made a poisonous oath, and knew that if these superstitious sea wolves made a heavy oath, they would definitely not deliberately deceive each other. Since he said that there is something in the bottom cabin that cannot be disturbed, as long as it does not affect our voyage, there is no need to deliberately destroy these special customs and taboos.
Seeing that I finally agreed, Ruan Hei breathed a sigh of relief and said, "After picking the eggs, I will tell you the secret here. Only those who do not take this boat will know it. Otherwise, if you accidentally talk about this on the boat, you will be in trouble. At that time, you have no place to escape in the vast sea."
I nodded in agreement, but then I thought, the argument that pretending to be a god is not effective for me, and after I go back, I will know the reason for it. I will find a chance sooner or later and then I will understand it first. I won’t do anything that is kept in the dark.
So I kept silent and put this matter aside for the time being, and worked with the rest of the people. Due to the limited space on the boat, the huge stone coffin and the wood filled in the middle of the coffin had to sink into the sea again, leaving only the innermost sarcophagus. Everyone put the supplies in the bottom cabin into the sarcophagus until they were filled, so that the space in the cabin would be enough to accommodate the sarcophagus. Moreover, the sarcophagus was as cool as water. Putting many watermelons in the cabin in it can play a good role in preserving freshness.
While we were busy in the bottom cabin, I took advantage of the ship to drive. I paid special attention to the mezzanine board. Apart from being completely sealed and difficult to move, I really couldn't see anything special. As soon as I put my ear on and listened to the movement inside, Shirley Yang discovered my actions. She came over and patted me on the shoulder: "What skills have you practiced?"
I was listening attentively to see if there was any movement in the mezzanine, thinking about what was there that could not be said or seen? Behind me, I was shocked by Shirley Yang, and quickly pointed to the mezzanine bay at her: "I'll reconnaissance, you can come and listen, it seems that something is moving here..."
Shirley Yang did not conduct reconnaissance with me. She seemed to have something to say to me and signaled to talk to me. I followed her to the rear deck. At this time, Ruan Hei and Uncle Ming reconfirmed their course and were driving the ship at full speed towards the coral spiral. The "trident" was riding the wind and waves on the sea. The two "diving bells" hanging behind the ship also swayed with the hull.
After the dark tide at the bottom of the sea, the large area of the sea seemed lifeless. The groups of flying fish that could be seen on the sea from time to time were gone. There was only endless sea water around, which seemed vast and vast. Shirley Yang looked at the end of the sea and sky on the deck. After a while, he said: "Professor Chen is my father and father's friend during his lifetime. His wish is my father's wish. I will not care no matter how big the risk he takes. However, the South China Sea is so vast, and Guixu in the coral spiral is even more mysterious. I am a little worried about whether we can find the King of Qin's bone mirror smoothly. After all, our salvage team has few boats and small boats."
I said to her, "What's there to worry about? There are few people and small boats. Although we have few people, we all have the ability to stand alone. This is called the essence of soldiers, not many. In ancient China, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's uprising, there were only eight or nine hundred people at the beginning. They sent a great shout of emperors, generals and ministers to the whole world. They rose up and swept the world with one shout. But why did this team fail later? Just because of him
With more and more people, they have become a group of mobs, losing the purity of the revolution and the combat effectiveness of unity. We should learn from the lessons of the failure of the peasant uprising. Even our guide An Liman, who went to the desert, knew that Hu Da’s divine metaphor was that only by unity can people win. In addition, when absorbing team members, we should be extra cautious. We would rather eat a bite of a fairy peach than eat a basket of rotten apricots. We have few people to be united and not be afraid that we will not succeed.”
Chapter completed!