sbdcsierra Chapter 170 The Cruise Ship Wreckage at the Bottom of the Sea
Chapter 170 The Cruise Ship Wreckage at the Bottom of the Sea
After all, it's a fully intelligent robot that cost a lot of money, so going into the sea is no problem at all.
Qin Yingxue bought a ring from the mall, which was actually a storage space, only five cubic meters in size. But it still cost her 100,000 yuan.
She instructed Xiao Wu to collect all the nearby seashells and corals, while she continued exploring further.
When she encounters a beautiful school of fish, or a shell with a pearl inside, she will stop and pry the pearl out.
Every now and then, Qin Yingxue would look back and see that Xiao Wu was only five meters away from her, and then she would feel at ease and continue her investigation.
In the distance, a colossal object stood silently ahead.
Qin Yingxue stared intently ahead without blinking. After a minute, she noticed that the other person hadn't moved an inch, and Qin Yingxue became suspicious.
Just then, Xiao Wu arrived beside her. Noticing Qin Yingxue's unusual expression, he asked with concern, "Master, what's wrong?"
"Go ahead and scout ahead. If you encounter any danger, retreat immediately," Qin Yingxue ordered in a low voice.
"Yes." Xiao Wu nodded and walked directly toward the target.
Qin Yingxue stood still, keeping a close eye on Xiao Wu.
She had a feeling that something was wrong, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.
Xiao Wu quickly sent a message:
"It's a cruise ship."
"It was dilapidated and sank 70 to 80 years ago."
"The bodies inside were either rotten or eaten by fish; only bones remained..."
"No danger!!!"
By the time Xiao Wu sent his last message, Qin Yingxue had already swum toward the cruise ship.
It sank for 7 or 80 years, which, if you calculate the time, is exactly around 1900.
During that period, those who could afford to travel by cruise ship were not ordinary families; many were even families whose members had studied abroad.
In general, they were all either rich or noble.
In my previous life, a cruise ship collided with an iceberg in the North Atlantic. The incident was made into a movie that became a global sensation. The handsome men and beautiful women in the movie were the white moonlight and cinnabar mole in the hearts of many people.
The female lead not only comes from a prominent family, but also possesses a considerable amount of jewelry...
With that thought in mind, Qin Yingxue quickened her pace and soon arrived at the wreckage of the cruise ship.
Eroded by seawater and weathered by time, the cruise ship is dilapidated, with only its rough outline remaining.
Qin Yingxue could vaguely make out that the cruise ship had five decks, was about 220 meters long and 60 meters high, and had various copper coins, gold coins, and even copper basins and leather suitcases lying on the seabed.
Qin Yingxue bent down and picked up a copper coin. Seeing the four large characters "Great Qing Copper Coin" written on it, she knew that Xiao Wu's guess was correct.
This cruise ship dates back to the Qing Dynasty, and it is estimated that the people who boarded this cruise ship were either wealthy families or influential figures from the Qing Dynasty.
It's just unknown what happened to the cruise ship when it reached this point, causing it to sink.
With current salvage technology, it is simply impossible to dive to a depth of more than 1,000 meters.
Therefore, this cruise ship has become another scenic spot on the seabed.
For some reason, Qin Yingxue recalled certain movie scenes of the cruise ship sinking, the panic and despair of everyone, and her mood became heavy.
Qin Yingxue stood up straight and observed three minutes of silence in front of the cruise ship wreckage.
Unfortunately, they all became dead, leaving behind not even complete remains.
Qin Yingxue could only have Xiao Wu collect all the remains and bury them together.
When future generations have the ability to salvage them, we can bring them home.
After observing a moment of silence, Qin Yingxue perked up and began swimming into the cruise ship, exploring the area.
The ship's planks and wooden frames were rickety and covered in moss, making them very slippery.
Qin Yingxue almost fell at first, but after getting used to it, she groped her way inside.
The cruise ship has five decks: a lower deck, a lower deck, a lower deck, and a third deck above.
The basement level is inhabited by cruise ship workers and odd jobs, as well as low-income individuals who cannot afford the expensive tickets.
The second basement level is where the cruise ship's employees and ordinary citizens live. Judging from the many woven baskets and hampers, most of the people living on this level run small businesses.
The ground floor is designed to house restaurants, bars, stage performances, and various leisure venues.
Qin Yingxue also saw several performance costumes that were torn to shreds and hanging on a wooden frame.
The second floor was occupied by wealthy businessmen and people with connections.
Those with three floors above ground are no longer the wealthy businessmen they appear to be...
Unfortunately, the cruise ship was dilapidated and showed no signs of its former luxury.
On the first and second basement levels, Qin Yingxue saw only ordinary objects; she rarely even saw copper coins.
Once you get to the ground floor, besides the performance equipment, you can still vaguely see various porcelain utensils and bottles of foreign liquor from the restaurant...
In the gaps between the decks on the second floor, there were not only copper coins but also gold coins, and even the clothes were much more exquisite.
Qin Yingxue even saw a suitcase full of exquisitely embroidered cheongsams, but unfortunately, they had been soaked in seawater for too long and weathered away. As soon as Qin Yingxue touched them, they turned to dust.
Surprisingly, each room was equipped with a safe.
The keyhole was rusty, so Qin Yingxue simply pried it open with a tool.
There are 66 rooms on the first floor. Later, Xiao Wu came up to help.
The items retrieved from the safe on the second floor were piled up into a small mountain.
There were many files, and when they were first opened, you could see the manuscripts and drawings on them. Qin Yingxue had learned her lesson from the cheongsam incident, so she almost immediately put all the manuscripts and drawings into her space.
Qin Yingxue entered the space with her mind and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that the manuscript and drawings were intact.
As for jewelry and other ornaments, Qin Yingxue didn't have time to take a closer look. When she saw the gorgeous clothes, she simply put them into her spatial storage.
Afterwards, she and Xiao Wu went to the second floor, which was also the most luxurious floor on the entire cruise ship.
There are only 16 rooms in total, which means there are only 16 safes.
However, it's clear that the safes on this floor are much larger than those on the floor below.
Following the same method, after prying open all the safes, Qin Yingxue discovered a large number of gold bars and rare jewelry, and even found twelve boxes of antiques in one room.
Perhaps out of fear of damage during transport, each antique was wrapped up tightly, piled together with silk and a large amount of cotton.
In other words, these twelve crates of antiques are the best preserved on this cruise ship, without a single scratch or dent.
Moreover, the safe in this room contains the most valuable and expensive items.
One of them is a complete set of sapphire jewelry, with the sapphire on the necklace alone being the size of an egg.
The ring face is relatively small, but it's still about the size of a pigeon egg.
Qin Yingxue fell into deep thought.
Was this cruise ship traveling from the Qing Dynasty to other countries, or from other countries to the Qing Dynasty?
If these antiques were shipped abroad, would the owner of this room be considered a traitor?