Chapter 908: The Grandmaster of the Deep-Sea Salvage Industry

After hearing Khedira's question, Xiao Peng explained: "I don't know him, but I know his grandfather!"

"His grandfather? Is that the Mel Fisher you just mentioned?" Khedira asked.

Xiao Peng nodded: "Yes. It's him."

Khedira asked curiously: "Who is he?"

Xiao Peng explained: "He is considered the 'ancestor' of our industry."

"Ah?" Walter and Khedira both looked shocked.

Xiao Peng said, "Mel Fisher is from the United States. In 1955, he founded an ocean exploration company called 'Treasure Salvation', one of the earliest in the world. From its founding to its closure, over a period of approximately thirty years, he salvaged six Spanish shipwrecks, becoming a renowned leader in the ocean exploration community and earning a fortune. His most famous achievement was his discovery of the 'La Nossa Senhora' in Cuba in 1985, where he recovered eight tons of gold and approximately five hundred tons of gemstones before retiring from the industry. He was one of those people who, 'I'm gone, but my legend lives on.' His grandson would be in his fifties or sixties this year, right?"

Khedira asked, "Is his grandson working at Odyssey now?"

Xiao Peng nodded and said, "It looks like this."

Khedira said: "Do you need me to investigate him?"

Xiao Peng nodded and said, "Knowing yourself and your enemy ensures victory in a hundred battles. Let's investigate him and find out what he's up to. I want to find out who gave him the courage to cause me such trouble!"

Walter curled his lips and said, "Americans, there is nothing in the world that they dare not do!"

Khedira scoffed, "That's nothing special. Finding six ships in 30 years? That's inefficient! Look at our boss, he found ten sunken ships for Germany in one go. Even the founder of this industry is nothing special."

Xiao Peng shook his head after hearing this. "Khedira, didn't you hear what I said? He started working in deep-sea salvage in 1955 and retired in 1985. How did you search for shipwrecks back then? You had to conduct a thorough investigation to determine the approximate location, then use a metal detector—essentially a modified minesweeper—to search bit by bit. It was like looking for a needle in a haystack! The fact that he found six ships in thirty years demonstrates his strength in this field. With today's advanced technology, even Odyssey, the industry leader, can't claim to find a shipwreck every year, so don't underestimate the fact that he only found six. Furthermore, five of these ships were found in the past twenty years. He spent over a decade searching for the 'Lady Atoka'."

"More than ten years? Just to find a ship?" Khedira was shocked.

Xiao Peng nodded. "He searched every day for over ten years. As I said, finding a shipwreck back then was like sifting the seabed... Hard work pays off, and he finally found it. In the US, the term 'Lady Atoka' has another meaning, meaning persistence in your dreams will lead to success. It's similar to the Chinese saying 'grinding an iron rod into a needle.'"

Walter said: "This shows that Mel Fisher is indeed a man worthy of respect. What happened next?"

Xiao Peng said, "What happened next? Mel Fisher found the Lady Atoka and left the industry, and his family lived a carefree and wealthy life. It seems his grandson inherited the family business and may be one of the investment partners of Odyssey. Khedira, please investigate this matter."

"Okay, boss." Khedira said.

Xiao Peng turned around and said, "Walter, go help Chen Cheng. Let him look at and calculate the damage in the room! They didn't toss my ship like this for nothing!"

"Yes!" said Walter.

Just as Walter was about to leave, Xiao Peng stopped him: “Walter, there’s no need to be too polite to them!”

"Of course, I'm the bodyguard of the billionaire salvage king!" Walter smiled and left after hearing this.

Watching the two leave, Xiao Peng felt bored again. Playing games? Forget it! Now a group of people were using cheats to ambush Xiao Peng. They were omnipotent, and he hadn't even seen them before they'd already destroyed him.

He likes to abuse others but doesn't like to be abused!

"well……"

Xiao Peng threw himself on the bed, feeling extremely depressed.

He used to feel bored at sea, but never as uncomfortable as he does now - men are just so mean sometimes. When Abby and the others were around him, he was so annoyed that he kept saying he was a misogynist, but now when he's bored, the first thing he thinks of is women.

"Hua Chong!" Xiao Peng jumped out of bed and shouted into the intercom, "Get your fishing rod ready! I want to go fishing!"

"Yes! Boss! I'll be there right away!" Hua Chong's voice soon came from the intercom!

Xiao Peng put on his clothes and fisherman's hat and went to the deck, but Hua Chong was not there. He waited for a long time before he saw Hua Chong running out with a few fishing rods and a bucket.

"Boss, sorry to keep you waiting! I'm preparing the bait!" Hua Chong explained immediately.

Xiao Peng raised his middle finger and said, "Shut up! Cover the 'strawberry mark' on your neck before you talk nonsense to me!"

Hua Chong was stunned after hearing this, and then his face turned red with embarrassment: "This woman! I told her not to plant strawberries for me! Boss, is it obvious?"

Xiao Peng spread his hands: "I didn't see it, how should I know?"

"Boss, you cheated me..." Hua Chong said with a look of grievance: "You are getting worse and worse!"

Xiao Peng waved his hand and said, "Come on, you're still trying to cheat? Everyone knows what kind of person you are! Have someone lower the boat! I'm going fishing!"

"Boss, I'll go with you!" Hua Chong said.

Xiao Peng was stunned after hearing this: "You're coming with me? You don't want to be affectionate with the girl anymore?"

"What a sham!" Hua Chong said, "Before I took off my makeup, I thought I'd met an angel. But when I saw her this morning, I was almost scared to death. Freckles aside, her face is so bumpy it looks like saline soil. I thought I'd hooked up with a beautiful woman, but I realized I'd just given a dinosaur a treat!"

Xiao Peng raised his middle finger: "I'm talking about people like you. I'm ashamed to be associated with you!"

"Don't worry!" Hua Chong said, "Boss, fishing by yourself is so boring! You can't go fishing without me!"

Xiao Peng said disdainfully, "I'm planning on going fishing for a day!"

Hua Chong said, "Boss, forget about fishing for a whole day! I wish I could keep fishing until the filming is finished!"

Xiao Peng was stunned: "Who were you with last night? Why are you so scared?"

Hua Chong coughed twice and said, "Boss, please give me some face!"

Xiao Peng curled his lips after hearing this and said, "You did something like this and still want to save face? What kind of thing is that? 'Being both responsible and independent'? Forget it, I'm too lazy to talk to you anymore. Let's go. I did some research yesterday and found a large reef two miles to the south. I have a feeling we'll have a big catch today!"