Chapter 235

After distributing food and fresh water to the survivors on the island, Zhang Heng also focused on the recovery of gold.

There is not much time left for them. The Navy agreed to reunite at parrot island in two weeks. Now more than half of the time has passed, and there are still about five days left. But actually, the Shanghai army can't be so accurate. They usually come back one or two days ahead of time.

So the time left for Hanya to carry gold is only about three or four days, and the problem of leaving after carrying gold should be considered. It also takes time to stagger with the returning Navy as far as possible. In this case, Zhang Heng has only about two days to salvage safely, not including tonight.

But there is also good news. Kent, who had nothing to do outside the port before, was also thinking about gold fishing. The carpenters on board also specially made a set of fishing tools.

In fact, the structure is very simple, that is, the claw hook is improved, adding two more hooks, which are tied at the front end with a short rope, forming a triangle with the previous hook, increasing the stability, so that the box can be hooked up from the bottom of the sea. Of course, even with this tool, people still need to go to the sea to hook the hook on the gold box.

Walden originally intended to catch the remaining pirates on the island and force them to go into the water to do the work, but Zhang certainly couldn't do it. He asked guy, the carpenter on the ship, "how is it, is it difficult?"

"As far as imitation is concerned, it's not difficult. They've already measured the sizes. Just do as they want. There are a lot of claw hooks on board. I can deliver another ten sets before sunset."

"I've chosen the man to salvage it." On the other side, difrenner said, "the Jackdaw is the best in the water, but even the most powerful of them can't stay underwater for long, and the rest can't even swim to the box."

"That's because they wasted too much energy and oxygen on the way." Zhang Heng said, "when you dive, everyone should hold a stone. In this way, you can directly sink to the bottom of the sea without much effort. In addition, you should tie a rope on your waist, set a time, and pick up the person at the right time. In this way, the time saved can be used to install the claw hook."

As for the problem of pressure, Zhang Heng doesn't have a good way. He can only let the divers overcome it by themselves. Fortunately, the depth of 20 meters is not too heavy for the body. There will certainly be adverse reactions, but they should not be killed. Of course, the people in charge of salvage must have corresponding rewards to stimulate their enthusiasm.

However, these details were handed over to Billy and difrenna for discussion. The Quartermaster nodded after hearing the speech. He first sent someone to do the test. With the first box of gold successfully coming out of the water, it also confirmed the feasibility of this method. Then there was the work of perfection and repetition. By the next night, the Jackdaw had successfully picked up more than half of the gold.

But later, the salvage work also got into trouble. The Spanish treasure ship was quite strong, and it was sunk after many rounds of shelling. However, it was inevitable that the cargo warehouse was also severely shelled. The boxes of gold had been almost moved, and the rest was scattered gold bars.

It's very troublesome to collect this part of gold, and the tools made before can't be used, so we have to rely on human hands to pick it up. In this way, the efficiency will be greatly reduced. In addition, the time to stay underwater is also limited on the other day, and people who dive more often can't bear it.

Fortunately, the next day, the surviving pirates on the island also recovered a lot. In order to repay the rescue of jackdaw, they not only gave up the ownership of the gold, but also were willing to help the Jackdaw salvage it for free. However, even so, on the third night, they all worked together and only fished about 3000 pounds and 200 pounds of gold.

There are 1800 pounds of gold left. Either it's too scattered or it's under the wreckage of the sunken ship. It's not impossible to salvage it, but it takes a lot of time.

Zhang Heng didn't plan to wait any longer. The battle of jackdaw these days was a little too intensive. After escaping from parrot Island, everyone was holding a breath. But after sinking Kent, the breath was almost the same. The crew on the ship began to feel tired. At the same time, although they also got some gunpowder from Kent, they were tired It's not enough to support the next battle.

Therefore, Zhang Heng is not ready to continue to stay, and then Brooke and others set out to return to Nassau.

They spent nearly twice as much time on their way back as they did when they arrived. Apart from avoiding the other five boats, there were also a lot of people and goods on board the Jackdaw. Fortunately, they had no danger along the way. Until they saw Nassau's stone walls and fortresses again, their hearts were completely relieved.

However, everyone's mood was different at the moment when they saw the land. For the crew of the jackdaw, although the voyage was full of twists and turns, the final result was that the Jackdaw won another great victory. The captain Zhang Heng also continued his legend once again. At that time, the Jackdaw was the only one who successfully left the Navy Not only did the pirate ship escape from the encirclement, but it also completed the reversion against the wind, killed Miranda and Kent one after another, recovered most of the gold, and saved the surviving pirates on parrot island.On the other side, however, are the survivors of five other pirate ships. They lost completely this time. Not only did they get nothing, but also their ships were sunk by the Navy. However, compared with their dead companions, they were lucky to survive and return to Nassau at least.

After landing, Brooke and another captain get off the ship in a hurry. They have a lot of aftermath to deal with, and they have to recruit new crew and find a new ship. Then Eric says goodbye to Zhang Heng.

Zhang Heng first sent people to ferry them to shore, and then began to command the Jackdaw's men to unload the gold on the ship. Although there are still more than 1800 pounds of gold sleeping on the bottom of the sea (it should fall into the hands of the Navy and pirate hunters later), their harvest this time is still very amazing, especially considering that the other five pirate ships have given up ownership.

The harvest this time alone is enough to make the pirates on board wash their hands. Most people can't even see so much gold in their lifetime. Especially when the Jackdaw unloaded the cargo, Nassau was once again a sensation.

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