Chapter 526 Exploration(1/2)
Early morning.
The Chris was traveling quickly on the sea.
Last night, everyone worked until eleven o'clock in the evening to find the treasure island, and finally succeeded in finding the island where the treasure was suspected to be.
Perhaps the joy of finding the treasure made the members of the treasure hunting team very excited. Although they went to bed late, they got up at five in the morning.
Wash, eat, check the yacht and equipment, and at six o'clock in the morning, drive the Chris to the unknown island where the treasure is suspected to be hidden.
after an hour.
The Chris rushed to the waters near the unnamed island.
Yes, it is indeed an unnamed island. Even Luke and others don't know if it belongs to the United States.
There are too many islands nearby, some of which are remote and uninhabitable, and few people visit them.
Aboriginal people are not as eager to explore as tourists, they have become accustomed to it.
Some adventurous tourists are unable to reach remote islands due to various reasons.
Of course, this is not a bad thing for Wuming Island.
"I saw it!" Lilith stood in front of the yacht, pointing to the unnamed island not far away, her tone full of excitement.
Luke also walked to the front of the yacht, looking at the increasingly larger island, and felt a little excited in his heart, even though this was his third treasure hunt.
But judging from Lilith's description, the scale and value of the treasure this time are far greater than the previous two. Moreover, the Indian treasures left hundreds of years ago are more meaningful than the treasures left by the Fen family.
Now the first problem they face is how to get to the island?
Elsa Marin gave two options. The first option is to find a natural dock. If you can find a dock for the yacht to dock, it is definitely the best choice.
But this kind of thing depends on luck, and the chance is not high. Elsa Marin suggested spending an hour looking for a natural dock, and if you can't find it, use the second method.
Take a kayak to the island.
Elsa Marin is an aborigine and has the most experience at sea. Luke and others did not raise objections and began to look for natural docks.
The requirements for a natural pier are very simple: the water level is deep enough, close enough to the shore, there are no silts or reefs, and it is best to be sheltered from the wind.
One of them is easy to satisfy, but adding them all together is not easy.
This is also an experience job, and the task of finding the natural dock still focuses on Elsa Marin.
The nameless island is not large, roughly estimated to be 100 acres, which is equivalent to the area of more than 60 football fields.
Although the island is not large, it is covered with tall tropical trees, dense vegetation and airtight, which makes it more difficult to explore the island.
At Elsa Marin's request, the yacht circled around the unnamed island, and Elsa Marin selected several locations that were more suitable as docks.
Later, she took a kayak and went to each location to check it out.
It took more than an hour to finally find a natural pier suitable for yachts to dock.
Under the command of Elsa Marin, the yacht docked smoothly and everyone officially landed on the unknown island.
Before officially landing on the island, Luke and others also made sufficient preparations and carried as much treasure hunting equipment as possible.
For example, metal detectors, drones, walkie-talkies, compasses, weapons, digging tools, sufficient water and food, first aid kits, etc.
After everything was ready, everyone landed from the pier on the north side of the unknown island.
The north side of the uninhabited island is a tropical rain forest with tall trees and lush branches that block the sky and the sun. Once you get deep into it, it is easy to get lost.
Elsa Marin walked at the front and turned to the people behind her and said, "Judging from the current situation, no obvious traces of human activities have been found on this island. This means that this island is not suitable for habitation. It also means that
May be potentially dangerous.
So everyone must be careful and don’t get separated.”
The girl with glasses said, "I've equipped everyone with walkie-talkies."
Elsa Marin warned, "Electronic devices are not omnipotent here. If you want to survive here, you must learn to respect nature."
Subsequently, the four people worked together and began to officially explore the island.
Elsa Marin is responsible for leading the way, while Lilith and the girl with glasses, one on the left and one on the back, use metal detectors to explore the underground.
Luke was carrying a travel bag, carrying the most equipment, and was responsible for guarding and security at the back.
The four people's treasure hunting plan is to go from north to south and land on the east cliff from the south. Because the terrain and environment on the west side of the island are more complex, they will be explored last.
The vegetation in the tropical rainforest is dense, the trees and vines are entangled, and there are few human traces. There are not even accessible roads, so someone needs to clear the way ahead.
Elsa Marin led the way, and she needed to use a machete from time to time to cut down the vines and branches blocking the road. This was also a strenuous job, and after walking for about ten minutes, she felt a little exhausted.
Then, she and Luke switched, with her carrying her bag on guard behind and Luke leading the way.
The machete is very sharp and it is not difficult to cut branches and vines, but what is difficult is that the muscles in both arms are very tired due to continuous cutting.
After about twenty minutes, Luke couldn't take it anymore.
This made Luke admire Elsa Marin's physical strength and endurance. It was not easy for a woman to last more than ten minutes.
If it were Lilith and the girl with glasses, they probably wouldn't be able to last even five minutes.
"Didi..." Suddenly, the metal detector made a sound.
The girl with glasses shouted excitedly, "I've discovered something here."
Luke breathed a sigh of relief, finally able to rest for a while, both arms were sore.
The girl with glasses took out a shovel and dug into the ground where the metal was found. The top layer was made of dead branches and leaves. After digging out, there was soil. After digging about half a meter deep, she found a sharp object.
After rinsing it with mineral water, it was discovered that it was a large horn with metal inlaid at one end.
Elsa Marin looked at the horns, with a happy look on her face, "It should be the horns of a North American bison. This kind of cattle is only found on the North American continent and should not appear here."
Lilith took the horn and observed it carefully, rubbing the metal at the end of the horn with her slender fingers, "What is engraved on it is the pattern of an ancient Indian tribe. This is not an ordinary horn, it looks like some kind of ceremonial horn."
The girl with glasses is very direct, "Is this thing valuable?"
"If it were preserved intact, it would still have a certain collection value, but due to improper preservation, the horn has been bent and deformed, and cracks have appeared.
At least I won’t spend money on such a shoddy collection.”
The girl with glasses felt a little regretful, "In other words, I dug for a long time, but it was all in vain."
Lilith encouraged, "No, this excavation is very valuable. This horn is probably a treasure from the Indians five hundred years ago, which means this is the treasure island we are looking for.
Horns may be damaged by moisture, but gold will not.”
"You're right." The glasses girl's eyes were filled with little stars, and she worked up her energy again.
The group continued to move forward.
The metal detector went off again, but this time it only unearthed a discarded blade.
After walking for half an hour, because the rainforest environment was complex and the ground was muddy, the walking speed was very slow and difficult. Everyone was a little tired.
After resting for ten minutes, replenishing some food and water, we continued on the road.
"Didi didi..."
The metal detector went off again.
This time Elsa Marin was in charge of the excavation. She is a local and has the best physical strength and condition.
Although Luke is physically stronger, he is still somewhat unable to adapt to the hot and humid climate of the tropical rainforest.
Elsa Marin dug down sixty centimeters and found a hard object. She dug through the surrounding soil to reveal the shape of the hard object.
This is a palm-sized metal block, about fifteen centimeters long, seven centimeters wide and five centimeters high.
It was very heavy to buy. After washing it with water, it turned out to be a silver brick of extremely high purity.
Lilith took the silver brick with both hands and felt it was a bit heavy. She placed the silver brick on the ground and carefully looked at the pattern printed on it. It was a cylinder engraved with something similar to a cartoon face, with three pairs of horns and eyes on the top.
A smile appeared on Lilith's pretty face, "This is an ancient Indian totem. It probably comes from the same tribe as the horn just now, which means we are one step closer to the treasure."
The girl with glasses adjusted her glasses, "I feel like the treasure is waving to us. I can't believe we actually found it."
"It's still too early to be happy. Finding the treasure location is the real victory." Elsa Marin squatted down and drew a simple route on the ground with branches. "We landed from the pier on the north side of the island, and we landed on the north coast.
North American horns were found not far away;
After that, I walked all the way to the south side of the island and found another silver brick.
This shows that our treasure hunting route is correct.
The crew who buried the treasure probably landed from the North Shore Pier. It is easy to get lost in the tropical rainforest, so I think there is a high probability that they would not bury the treasure on the north side of the island, because they might not be able to find the treasure.
They should find some places that are easier to identify as treasure hiding places."
"I agree with your statement." Lilith took out the island treasure map again and pointed to two points on the map. "I think the lake on the south side of the island and the cliff on the east side are more obvious. The treasure is likely to be hidden there.
These two places." Lilith looked at Luke, "What do you think?"
Luke glanced around, "Find an open place for the drone to take off and see how we can get out of the rainforest as quickly as possible."
"Good idea." The girl with glasses has been carrying the drone with her, and it finally came in handy.
After everyone walked forward for a while, they found a relatively open place. The drone took off to overlook the area, determined the scope of the rainforest, and found the fastest route out of the rainforest.
To be continued...