Chapter 177: Others' salvaged shipwrecks are more valuable

"Found it!" With Duan Bo's exclamation, a steel-black shadow appeared on the monitor at the bottom of the sea.

Everyone gathered around the monitor to watch.

Xiao Peng pointed at the monitor and said, "Move the 'Super Box Jellyfish' to this location."

After hearing this, Duan Bo operated the 'Super Box Jellyfish' to slowly approach the shipwreck. The monitor showed that there was a copper plate embedded on the deck with 'Pescara' written on it, indicating the identity of the shipwreck.

Fabian and Moreau cheered!

Pascal said, "Don't be so quick to cheer! Let's find what's inside first! Duan Bo, send the mini ROV out and explore the interior of the shipwreck!"

Duan Bo asked Xiao Peng curiously, "Boss, it's fine for you to let me search, but you have to tell me what exactly I'm looking for, right?"

Xiao Peng was stunned by the question: "Don't you know what I'm looking for?"

Duan Bo shook his head and said, "I'm just here to operate the 'Super Box Jellyfish' and record its performance for further improvement."

Xiao Peng laughed: "There may be more than 200 kilograms of rhodium in this ship."

"Rhodium? What is that?" Duan Bo asked.

Xiao Peng gave him a simple answer: "80 million euros!"

"What?" Duan Bo exclaimed and almost jumped up from his chair.

Xiao Peng held him down: "Don't get excited, explore the shipwreck carefully."

Duan Bo nodded, looking shocked.

Moro could no longer contain his excitement, for he had found the shipwreck. He came up and said, "Duan, you're so excited that you might make mistakes. Teach me how to operate it and I'll find it."

Xiao Peng immediately pulled Moro aside and said, "Alright, stop messing around! Duan Bo, operate properly! Moro, don't just stand there either. Take some people and throw the Humboldt squid I brought back into the sea!"

"What for?" Moreau asked in confusion.

"Just do it if you're told to!"

Fabian said, "Duanbo, search carefully. Rhodium is a pure white metal. Two hundred kilograms sounds like a lot, but it's not very large. Think of it this way: a cube with a length, width, and height of five centimeters would be one kilogram of rhodium, so two hundred kilograms of rhodium would probably be about that size." He gestured with his hands as he spoke, "You should also pay attention if you see a box this size."

Duan Bo nodded: "Yes, yes! My God, wouldn't it be a fortune if we found this piece of rhodium? There are so many treasures in the shipwreck?"

Fabian said with a smug look on his face, "How can this be considered a fortune? This ship only has this little rhodium. It's nothing compared to other shipwrecks. The valuable shipwrecks were all discovered by others."

Duan Bo's eyes widened: "Is there any shipwreck more valuable?"

Fabian nodded and said, "Too many. For example, there's the 'Belitung Shipwreck' discovered in Indonesia. Not only are there all sorts of jewels on board, but there's also the 'largest gold cup in history.' That ship alone is worth hundreds of millions."

Moro stood at the door. He asked Cabaye and the others to move the Humboldt squid, and then he continued, "The 'Bilitong Shipwreck' is nothing. The most valuable thing is the 'Centroamerica' discovered by the 'Columbus Discovery Group' in Ohio. It was a real 'Gold Ship', carrying 19 tons of gold when it sank!"

Fabian said, "Why don't you talk about the Titanic? The salvaged items would fetch hundreds of millions at auction!"

After hearing this, Moreau waved his hand and said, "That doesn't count. The prices of things on the Titanic are too high. It's because the Titanic was so famous that things are expensive. A pair of glasses frames that were salvaged can sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars at auction. If it weren't a relic of the Titanic, the ship wouldn't be worth that much. Speaking of this, why don't you mention the Whydah's value? Oh, the Whydah was the ship of Bellamy, the Pirate Prince of the Caribbean! It was full of jewels, gold and silver coins!"

Fabian, upon hearing this, scoffed, "According to you, the 'Vida' is even worse than the 'Dona Atocha'. That ship was loaded with precious 'Muzo Emeralds' from the Muzo mines in Colombia. The cheapest ones cost thousands of dollars per carat! The most expensive ones cost hundreds of thousands of dollars per carat! And how many 'Muzo Emeralds' were on board the 'Dona Atocha'? Tons of them! Not to mention the countless gold, silver, and jewelry!"

"Then why don't you mention the Ulubulu Shipwreck?" Moro pointed north. "The Ulubulu Shipwreck, discovered east of Greece, is a 3,500-year-old merchant ship! It took ten years to salvage all the 17 tons of gold, silver, and jewelry, bringing them back to light! That's a treasure trove from 3,500 years ago! These treasures are priceless!"

The two of them were arguing furiously, and Xiao Peng couldn't stand it any longer: "Then can someone explain to me what the 'Antikythera Rite' is?"

This time, both of them were silent.

The 'Antikythera Colossus' is a bronze artifact found in a shipwreck near the Mediterranean island of Antikythera in 1900. If it is possible for humans to travel through time, the 'Antikythera Colossus' is definitely evidence that can prove the existence of time travelers.

This instrument, made of bronze gears and turntables, can measure the orbits of the sun and other planets in the solar system, and can also test the time of solar and lunar eclipses.

This instrument is full of strangeness. It is the only mechanical calculating instrument in the world made in ancient Greece 2,200 years ago. The precision of its bronze gears and turntable structure has not been surpassed by similar mechanical products in the next thousand years.

Until now, scientists have been unable to explain how this 'Antikythera Instrument' came to exist in this world. The only thing that is certain is that it is indeed a priceless treasure!

Xiao Peng concluded, "There are over three million shipwrecks in the world's oceans, but less than 1% have been discovered, or even less. After all, people know very little about the ocean. But one thing I'm sure of is that there are treasures far more precious than the shipwrecks you mentioned waiting to be discovered!"

"That's right!" Fabian and Pascal high-fived. "But now we have to find the rhodium on this ship first!"

Duan Bo, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly spoke up: "Excuse me, everyone, but I think I've found the 'rhodium' you were talking about!"

"Where?" Fabian and Pascal exclaimed together.

Duan Bo pointed at the screen and said, "Can you believe it? The box containing the 'rhodium' is right here on the deck! It's even opened. They're like they're really worried we won't be able to find it!"

"Huh?" Fabian and Pascal both tilted their heads to look at Xiao Peng, who strolled out of the cabin. "Have you taken out all the Humboldt squids? I haven't seen my friends in a while. I need to treat them well today!"