Chapter 3053： The lingering guy

"Click"

Looking at the big mouth on the big-screen TV, everyone seemed to hear a crippling sound.

Although it took a hit, the Nile crocodile did not give up.

It quickly adjusted its direction, continued to chase the small underwater robot, rushed its head down, and quickly swam deeper into the bottom of the lake.

In addition, the Nile crocodile was the same, swinging its huge body, chasing the small underwater robot radiating bright light.

Fortunately, they all neglected the steel cables and cables that suspend small underwater robots.

If they attack steel cables and cables, they are bound to cause considerable damage and may even destroy the small underwater robot.

Of course, this depends on the operator's response speed and the judgment of the situation.

If the response is fast enough, the operator can make the underwater robot actively disconnect from the steel cable and cable.

As a result of this, the next exploration action will become more difficult.

After the small underwater robot dives into the bottom of the lake, once it is entangled by things like aquatic plants or stuck in a crack in a rock, it cannot be recovered.

If you want to take it back then, you can only send divers to salvage it.

After losing the cable connection, small underwater robots will be affected a lot.

Due to the distance, the returned video image will become blurred, which is the battery life issue and so on.

In a blink of an eye, the small underwater robot has quickly dived for about ten meters.

The surrounding light became dim, and the visibility was drastically reduced.

The two Nile crocodiles were chasing after them, as if they would not give up.

They swing their huge bodies at high speed, just like two heavy torpedoes, heading straight towards the luminous small underwater robot.

The several exploratory team members who controlled the winch kept releasing the steel cables and cables quickly, and the winch turned quickly like a wheel.

The small underwater robot continued to dive quickly and did not dare to stay for a second, trying to survive the attack of the two Nile crocodiles.

As he spoke, his dive depth had exceeded 20 meters, and his surroundings became increasingly dim.

The diving speed of the two Nile crocodiles was rapidly decreasing.

For them, this depth has rarely been set foot in the past, and has never been so deep.

The endless lake water around them brought a lot of pressure and resistance to them, slowing down their speed of diving.

After diving for another five or six meters, the two Nile crocodiles finally gave up and stopped chasing the small, glowing underwater robot.

They seem to be unwilling, cruising for a while at a depth of more than 20 meters, and then turn around and leave.

Looking at this scene, everyone took a breath and finally relaxed.

At the same time, the diving speed of small underwater robots that have survived the catastrophe also slowed down slowly, much slower.

At this time, the small underwater robot has dived for about 30 meters.

At this depth, the surroundings are quite dim, and it is difficult for the sun to shine here.

This is a mountain lake after all. Most of the water source comes from rainfall and the surrounding mountains, which carry a lot of sediment.

Although the water of Lake Tana is very clear, it cannot be compared with the waters of the Caribbean Sea.

Due to the dim light, there are naturally fewer creatures living at this depth.

The searchlights carried by the small underwater robot were all turned on, and the lights shone towards the surrounding area and the bottom of the lake deeper.

What appeared on the big TV screen was a quiet lake, and occasionally only a few small fish or other creatures could be seen.

The strong light searchlight carried by the small underwater robot can only shine for about ten meters, and the farther place is shrouded in darkness.

Several stone lung fishes with a body length of more than 1.5 meters suddenly swam out of the darkness and swam straight towards the small underwater robot.

Obviously, the bright lights attracted these big guys.

Their sudden appearance shocked everyone.

"I thought it was a ferocious Nile crocodile again, but luckily it wasn't!"

"Wow! It seems that the fish resources of Lake Tana are very rich, and there is such a big stone lungfish."

Everyone sighed and relaxed.

While talking, the stone lungfish had already swam around the underwater robot, and looked at this strange guy curiously, not knowing what it was.

The underwater robot continued to dive and continued to march towards the bottom of the lake.

A few stone lungfish followed for a while, and found that this thing was not a good food, so they lost interest in swimming away, and disappeared into the darkness in a blink of an eye.

The lake is getting darker and darker, and there are fewer and fewer creatures.

Only some crustaceans are left on the surveillance video screen, and fish are rarely seen.

Seeing that the diving depth of the small underwater robot has exceeded 45 meters, Ye Tian immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and said:

"Guys, slow down and be careful. Don’t run into sunken ships or mountain peaks that may lie on the bottom of the lake. Don’t get entangled in the water weeds and algae on the bottom of the lake."

"Understand, Steven, we will be careful"

The exploration team manipulating the underwater robot responded.

Before the words fell, the diving speed of the small underwater robot had already dropped.

After diving for nearly ten meters, an unexpected mountain suddenly appeared on the video screen instead of the treasure ship that everyone expected.

A large number of algae plants grow on the mountain peaks at the bottom of the lake, gently swaying in the lake water, like a forest at the bottom of the lake.

Seeing this scene, everyone can't help but feel a little disappointed.

Ye Tian's expression remained unchanged. He said through the walkie-talkie:

"Hover at this depth first, explore the surroundings, and see if you can find the trace of the treasure ship. If you can't find it, then continue to dive to see the deeper situation!"

The order was passed, and the small underwater robot hovered at the bottom of the lake more than fifty meters deep.

Immediately afterwards, it adjusted its posture and began to explore the surrounding situation.

...

In a blink of an eye, more than an hour passed.

That small underwater robot returned without success! It has been hoisted onto the lake and placed on the deck of the engineering ship for inspection and so on.

This result is undoubtedly disappointing for everyone!

The treasure ship that everyone is looking forward to is not at the bottom of this lake.

At least that small underwater robot has not been found. The treasure ship from World War II may be here, but it is very hidden.

After the initial exploration, Ye Tian, ​​several archaeologists, and his fellow exploration team members took the video materials taken by the underwater robot to study and discussed carefully.

Next, Ye Tian walked into the captain's room alone again, took out the valuable treasure map, and conducted a comparative study.

Twenty minutes later, he came out of the captain's room.

As soon as they came out, the people waiting outside immediately surrounded them.

"Steven, the treasure ship that was scuttled by the Italians, the treasure left over from World War II, is it at the bottom of this lake? Have you got the coordinates wrong?"

"The terrain at the bottom of the lake is too complicated, ravines are vertical and horizontal, and a lot of seaweed grows. Will the treasure ship hide in those seaweeds, or fall into the deep trench at the bottom of the lake?"

Ye Tian looked at these guys, then smiled and said:

"Gentlemen, don't worry, the exploratory operation has just begun. How can it be so easy to find this priceless treasure, now this situation is normal.

Combined with the video data taken by the small underwater robot, I compared it with the treasure map left by the Italian and determined the second possible shipwreck location.

Now it’s approaching noon. Let’s take a break and have some lunch. Later we will set off to explore the next place. I hope we can find something by then."

Hearing this, everyone can only nod their heads.

"Well, Steven, it seems that this can only be done!"

Mustafa nodded and responded without objection.

The others were the same and nodded one after another.

Everyone did not leave this engineering ship, but continued to stay on this ship.

As for the lunch, it is transported between the ships by the security personnel in a speedboat.

After lunch, everyone came to the deck and chatted while enjoying the misty scenery of Lake Tana.

"Steven, on the treasure map left by the Italians, does it record what is in this treasure?"

An archaeologist from Columbia University asked curiously.

As soon as the voice fell, Mustafa continued:

"In the latter part of World War II, after the Italian army retreated from Ethiopia, the gold and silver treasures accumulated by the Solomon dynasty for hundreds of years disappeared. No one knows the whereabouts of those treasures.

We have investigated for many years, and we have also visited some Italian military officers stationed in Gondar during World War II, trying to find the whereabouts of the treasures of the Solomon Dynasty, but found nothing.

According to our investigation, the gold and silver treasures and antique artifacts of the Solomon dynasty did not appear in Italy, and they are probably still hidden in Ethiopia.

Judging from the current situation, the most likely place for them to exist is Lake Tana, probably on the treasure ship that was scuttled by the Italians. I hope we can find them."

Ye Tian looked at these guys, then gently shook his head.

"On the treasure map left by the Italians, there is no record of what is hidden in this treasure, how valuable it is, where they come from, and so on.

We want to know the answers to these questions, and there is only one way, that is, to find a way to find the treasure ship that sank deep in the bottom of Lake Tana. The answer will naturally be revealed.

As for the gold and silver treasures accumulated by the Solomon dynasty for hundreds of years, I personally tend to think that they fell into the hands of the Italians and were finally hidden in Lake Tana."

Everyone nodded at the scene, and Mustafa's eyes gleamed even more.

While talking, a few dark guys suddenly floated on the lake not far from the engineering ship, looking like pieces of wood floating in the lake water.

Those are a few Nile crocodiles, and they are not small!

Everyone is very familiar with these cruel guys, and they recognize them at a glance.

Seeing this scene, everyone can't help but be a little surprised.

"Are these Nile crocodiles here to take revenge? How do I feel that these guys are still in their shadows, all of them have a fierce look, and they are obviously regarded as enemies!"

David said in surprise.

Not only him, everyone nodded in sympathy.

Too many Nile crocodiles were killed last night, and it does not seem surprising that the remaining Nile crocodiles came to take revenge.

Ye Tian looked at the big guys floating on the lake, just smiled, and didn't say much.

...

Around 2:30 in the afternoon, the exploration began again.

The engineering ship lifted the iron anchor from the lake, drove forward slowly, toward a water area 500 meters away to the west.

Immediately afterwards, the four medium-sized cruise ships also started one after another and left here.

Under Ye Tian's guidance, the fleet quickly arrived at the scheduled waters, then dropped its anchors and berthed.

When the engineering ship stopped, Ye Jian and the others immediately walked onto the deck and checked the situation here.

At this time, the fog on the lake surface has basically dispersed, and the visibility has become much better.

Standing on the deck and looking around, in addition to the rippling blue water of Lake Tana, everyone can see the rolling mountains in the distance and some small islands scattered on the lake.

Due to the long distance, and there is still some fog on the lake, what everyone sees is not very real.

The mountains in the distance looked like mirages, in the clouds and mist.

The small islands scattered on the lake are relatively far away.

Since there is no GPS positioning equipment, it is almost impossible to rely on the small islands to locate the location of the exploratory fleet.

Even those experienced fishermen of Lake Tana can only determine the approximate location of the exploratory fleet.

And Mustafa and the others, they even couldn't even figure out where and in which direction the small islands they started in the morning.

Coincidentally, between the waters where the exploratory fleet is located, and the three small islands where the camping site is located, there are several other small islands just separated.

Those who stayed on the three small islands at the camping site could not see the exploratory fleet at all.

The reverse is also true, and those on the expedition fleet can't see the three islands.

This was deliberately calculated by Ye Tian, ​​and the purpose was naturally to keep it secret.

In addition to the surrounding situation, Ye Tian also checked the situation in the lake.

Like the waters just now, the river here is also quite clear, rippling gently in the breeze.

Standing on the side of the ship and looking down, you can clearly see a group of small fish swimming around in the lake, as well as various other creatures.

And on the water not far away, there are a group of beautiful waterfowls foraging and frolicking.

As for whether there are Nile crocodile under the water, it is not known for the time being.

After confirming the correct position and checking the situation roughly, Ye Tian told his exploration team members to start a new round of exploration operations.

As before, it was the small underwater robot that was first put into the lake for exploration.

After the robot entered the water, Ye Tian and his team came to the cabin and monitored the exploration through a large-screen TV.

As soon as they sat down, a few uninvited guests appeared on the surveillance screen.

Those are a few Nile crocodiles, they are hiding in the lake under the engineering ship.

As soon as the small underwater robots entered the water, these guys swam over immediately, varying in size.

Fortunately, the visibility on the surface of the lake was very good, and the small underwater robots did not immediately turn on the lights, and these brutal big guys did not launch an attack. They just looked at the robot curiously.

Seeing this scene, Ye Tian was somewhat helpless.

"You're right, David, these Nile crocodiles are really lingering. I never thought that these guys are so vengeful and so insidious.

These guys have been hiding under the engineering ship. If we are negligent and rush down to the lake, maybe these guys will really be tricked! "

"Hahaha"

Now there is a burst of laughterEveryone is laughing.

When the laughter fell, Ye Tian immediately said through the walkie-talkie:

"Guys, maneuver the small underwater robot to descend slowly, don't need to turn on the lights for the time being, listen to the instructions, if those Nile crocodiles attack, I will tell you, let the underwater robot dive quickly!"

"Received, Steven, we know what to do"

Several exploratory team members responded and acted immediately.

Immediately after that, the small underwater robot began to dive slowly, and the surveillance picture on the large-screen TV changed accordingly.

Fortunately, the few Nile crocodiles that appeared this time were not as cruel as the previous two.

They circled the underwater robot twice, determined that it was not an enemy, and then turned around and left.

This made everyone breathe and relax a little.

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