Chapter 281

Lin Mo chuckled, “No problem, even if there’s no treasure, we’ll just consider it a big fishing pit, no big deal, just for entertainment.”

Lin Changshui and Li Jinshan smiled and nodded, not saying anything more.

At that moment, Zhang Li ran in from outside, excited, and said, “Bro, the tide has receded to that patch of rocks!”

Lin Mo instantly became excited as well and walked up to a water pump, saying, “Let’s go, we need to hurry and carry the water pump over together!”

After speaking, he turned to his father and said, “Dads, each of you take an underwater robot; Xing Jiang and I can carry the rest.”

Soon,

Lin Mo and Zhang Li had moved the water pumps to the edge of the water pit, and after setting down the thick water pipes, they started to pump water.

Since they were all powered by fuel generators, there was no need for an external power source.

Whirr… Whir…

Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo…

Loud noise arose as all pumps started working together, water continuously flowing through the pipe into the sea, making the water in the hole in the rocks gradually shallow.

In the meantime, Lin Mo had already adjusted one of the underwater robots, finding a relatively flat terrain and placing the robot in it.

These robots were not large, box-shaped, with caterpillar tracks on the bottom, somewhat similar to remote-controlled cars from childhood.

As soon as the underwater robot was submerged, a video feed instantly transmitted to his mobile phone, but due to the turbidity from pumping, it was hard to see the surroundings clearly.

Lin Mo adjusted for about 20 minutes before finally managing to steer the underwater robot into the cave he and Zhang Li had discovered while diving.

Zhang Li, learning from Lin Mo, controlled another underwater robot and followed behind him, maintaining a distance of about a dozen meters or so.

After dozens of minutes, they realized that the cave was very deep, extending to where the signal started to get damaged without seeing the end. And they could preliminarily determine that there were no overly narrow parts inside the cave. The narrowest part could at least accommodate a person squeezing through sideways.

But no trace of the treasure was found.

Lin Mo wasn’t discouraged because he had two reasons for deploying underwater robots: the first was naturally for scouting, and the second was to ensure that a signal could still be transmitted to the surface after he descended.

Each underwater robot was akin to a signal receiver or a mini base station.

After about two more hours of waiting, the water in the pit had nearly reached the bottom, but the idea of draining all the water from the cave was undoubtedly fanciful. The task was too vast, and time was insufficient—they estimated the sea would rise again before all the water could be pumped out, submerging that spot.

It’s about time!

Lin Mo prepared to put on his diving gear when Zhang Li stopped him, saying, “Bro, let me go down instead. You’re the backbone of our family. Anyone can have an accident, but you especially cannot.”

“That’s a bit nonsensical,” Lin Mo said with a smile. “Everyone in our family is important; we can’t do without anyone. Besides, we’ve already implicated you once; we can’t let you walk into danger again. Just wait up here; if something happens, you come down to save me.”

“And besides, based on the observation from the underwater robots, there shouldn’t be any problems.”

Not giving the three an opportunity to argue, Lin Mo descended the slippery rocks into the deep pit and then made his way into the still-flooded cave.

At that moment, there was about a 30-centimeter gap above the cave, enough to breathe if he lifted his head, but a very foul smell would greet him, caused by various unidentified marine organisms stuck to the cave walls.

It felt slippery and was covered in mucus, a rather disgusting sensation—akin to walking through the intestines of an unknown creature.

For the sake of treasure, in order to make enough money to fund the deep web, Lin Mo couldn’t care less about the disgust and groped his way forward bit by bit.

After walking about a hundred meters, the space suddenly widened, allowing Lin Mo to finally straighten up and stretch a bit.

However, since most of his body was submerged in water, the resistance was great, making it difficult to move quickly.

[How are things below?]

[Everything’s fine for now, you don’t have to worry. I’ve gone about 100 meters or so.]

[Good, remember to tell us if there’s any problem. Don’t take any risks!]

[Got it, don’t worry. Keep an eye on the seawater, if there are signs of an early tide, make sure to tell me.]

[Okay, got it!]

Although tide tables are ancient wisdom with high accuracy, even a woman’s period can be unpredictable, so accidents could happen.

Lin Mo was not a child who had grown up by the sea all his life, and his cave diving experience was limited to this very first time.

He continued to move forward and the space above his head grew larger, but the water level did not decrease.

Just as Lin Mo thought, to completely drain all the water, at least one hundred pumps running around the clock for a whole day would be needed.

As he was about to reach the end, Lin Mo encountered a very narrow passage ahead, which was completely filled with water, and he had to dive to get through it.

Even though the ebb tide was short, Lin Mo had no thoughts of taking risks. Instead, he operated the underwater robot to go ahead and scout out the path.

If there was even the slightest hint of danger, he would choose to give up and surface, then consider what to do next.

Taking risks was out of the question, especially risking it for money; it simply wasn’t necessary.

With the Intelligence System by his side, Lin Mo could completely give up the treasure here and then look for other safe ways to make money.

After testing for about 20 minutes and confirming that the whole water tunnel was passable, Lin Mo put on the breathing mask and slowly entered the water, gradually moving into a water tunnel the size of a sewer.

Even though he knew it was safe ahead, the feeling of being unable to stretch out his arms and legs still made him feel cramped and suffocated.

Eventually,

after enduring for almost ten minutes, Lin Mo passed through the long underwater tunnel and immediately found the space opening up in front of him, like entering a lake.

Lin Mo started to swim upward and soon, he poked his head out of the water.

Only then did he discover that he was in a pool of water, with a damp open space not far away.

And on the open space, many large boxes with an ancient design were placed.

“Found it!”

“See where you can run now!”

Lin Mo’s eyes lit up, his heartbeat accelerated!

A sly smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

After so much effort and spending two to three days, he finally found it!

Without a doubt, this was the legendary treasure of Qianye Island, which had been rumored for countless years!

What could it be?

Is it really related to the immortals as the legends say?

Although he knew this thought was far-fetched, Lin Mo couldn’t help but approach the anciently designed boxes with an excited heart and a mix of messy thoughts!

[Got held up a bit, the update’s late, the word count is still around ten thousand, asking for monthly tickets, seeking recommendation tickets]