Chapter 262 Jinjiang Exclusive Release
"How can there be so many houses on the seabed?" The villagers gathered around the detector screen, looking at the stone buildings standing quietly on the seabed in the picture, their eyes full of amazement.
Mr. Zhang took a deep breath and asked, "Could this be a town that was flooded by the tsunami?"
Wu Cheng shook his head. "That shouldn't be the case. This isn't the original land. It's originally on the sea. Where did the town come from?"
The cruise ship traveled very fast, and three days was enough for them to get away from the inland and back to the open sea.
Not to mention the towns here, even the fishermen from the distant sea towns may not be able to reach here.
Moreover, Wu Cheng's eyes fell on the signs of corrosion on the ruins of the houses, the moss and seaweed everywhere, and the many barnacles and oysters embedded in the stone walls. It didn't look like this place had been submerged for only a month or so.
A few years? No, dozens or even hundreds of years is very likely.
As soon as Wu Chengyi put forward this guess, the already shocked faces of the others became even more incredulous.
"No way, how could a house built so many years ago be preserved until now?" Zhang Chengming asked curiously.
Lu Xuan said calmly, "The seabed won't be exposed to wind and sun, and those houses appear to be made of stone, so it's not surprising that they've been preserved for so long."
Lu Qing was puzzled. "But, during the tsunami, even sturdy greenhouses were washed away. How come these houses are still okay?"
Lu Xuan: "This place wasn't necessarily flooded by a tsunami. Hundreds... or even thousands of years ago, this place might have been land. It was just that after a great change, it became an ocean, and the town that was originally on land sank to the bottom of the sea."
Everyone sounded a little dazed.
The changes brought about by thousands of years are beyond their imagination with their knowledge, but this does not affect their inner fascination after hearing it.
Along with this comes a strong desire to explore.
Li Tuo was eager to try: "Since we've already come across this place, why don't we go down and take a look around this unknown town? Maybe we can find something good?"
Many of the young people around immediately lit up their eyes and showed the same interest on their faces.
Zhang Chengming said, "I see a lot of barnacles and oysters growing on those houses. We're going to go fishing anyway, so why not fish anywhere?"
Others nodded in agreement.
Lu Xuan had no objection. "You can go if you want, but don't say I didn't warn you. No one knows what this place was like before it sank to the bottom of the sea. There might even be corpses or skeletons left behind by former residents in those houses. If you come across them, don't be too scared and lose your composure."
The excited young men's faces froze, and the female relatives who were also somewhat curious were obviously a little frightened.
"There will be more skeletons?"
Lu Xuan raised his eyebrows. "Houses are for people to live in, so why can't there be some? Some of those houses even have no windows, so other sea creatures might move in and live there. In short, it's better to be careful."
Everyone looked at each other, feeling somewhat timid. However, a glance at the screen revealed that curiosity about the ruins outweighed their fear. "It's just some bones, nothing to be afraid of."
The group quickly prepared to dive.
The women were still hesitant to go down, so they decided to stay on the cruise ship and watch through the detector screen.
The people who actually went down were more than 20 members of the hunting team, including Lei Yan and Lu Xuan.
Lu Xuan was indeed somewhat curious about the underwater ruins, but more so because the audience in the live broadcast room wanted to see them.
[Judging from the size of this place, it should be a small city or a larger town. Maybe you can find some treasures in it.]
[Gold and silver are unlikely, but antiques left behind by lost civilizations are a real possibility.]
[Undersea treasure hunt! I love watching this!]
The ruins are about 30 meters deep on the seabed. Today the rain has stopped and the clouds have dispersed, and the sun is shining brightly. There is no need to prepare special lighting to still see the ruins clearly.
According to the display on the detector and cruise ship radar, the scale of this underwater ruins is roughly equivalent to a small city today, and more than 20 young and strong people are mixed in it without being conspicuous at all.
Most of the houses in the underwater city are well preserved, and the few that have been damaged have only broken windows or leaking roofs.
A thick layer of barnacles or oysters can be seen everywhere on the walls of these houses, and there are many kelp, seaweed, and even corals growing in every corner. Various kinds of fish and shrimp are mixed in. The buildings that once belonged to humans seem to have been harmoniously integrated with the marine community.
After the others came down, they formed teams of two and each locked on a direction and dispersed. Only Lu Xuan was not in a hurry to investigate anything.
Occasionally, when he found a group of large oysters, abalone or conch, he would just pick them up and put them in his pocket. Most of the time, he would wander around aimlessly with the audience in the live broadcast room.
As for the audience's desire to hunt for treasure, Lu Xuan only needed to take a casual glance into the stone house through the broken windows to confirm that there was nothing worth digging inside. There were only ordinary broken tables and chairs, or earthen kangs or stoves that had been eroded by water and were no longer recognizable.
By the time he had given a rough tour of half of the underwater city, it was almost noon.
A group of people returned to the shore for a break and piled up the "trophies" they had brought back to check.
The spoils included old farm tools covered in a thick layer of slippery, unidentified sticky substance; dusty, broken bowls and dishes covered in barnacles; round pebbles carved with swimming fish; washboards and mallets with missing corners...
They said they were looking for spoils of war and treasure, but it seemed more like they were just picking up scraps. None of the things they brought back were practical, and they just took up too much space to collect.
Lu Xuan, who only brought back a few bags of seafood, seemed out of place among them.
Lu Xuan: My question?
But the young and strong people enjoyed it so much that they didn't even have time to eat. They just took two nutritional supplements and couldn't wait to go into the water again to continue exploring.
Lu Xuan leisurely ate a hearty lunch and took a short nap before catching up again.
This time, Lu Xuan went to the other half of the city that he had not visited in the morning.
As always, if you come across large seafood, you will catch it, and if it is too small, you will ignore it.
On the way, he encountered a huge sea turtle that was big enough for him to lie on completely, and he played with the turtle with great interest for a while.
The audience who originally wanted to watch him search for treasure under the sea have now become indifferent.
During the morning's sightseeing, Lu Xuan and others did not find any human skeletons, which means that no matter what caused the flooding, the original residents had most likely evacuated in advance.
Even if there were treasures in the city originally, they would have been taken away by the previous generations when they left.
There may be some fish that slip through the net, but not too many, and it is unknown how many can be found after countless years.
Treasure hunting is basically impossible. In this case, it is better to follow Lu Xuan and treat today's discovery as a simple underwater sightseeing.
On the way, Lu Xuan met Li Jing and Li Tuo who were exploring together. The two sides communicated with each other using gestures. Li Tuo even opened the net bag to show Lu Xuan his afternoon harvest.
Just as Lu Xuan was nonchalantly looking at the new pile of 'junk' being put into his pocket, Li Tuo's movements suddenly became intense.
Lu Xuan raised his head and saw Li Tuo's eyes covered by the breathing mirror looking behind him with horror. Li Jing next to him also took a step back in fear.
His expression changed slightly, and he turned around quickly while using his special abilities to stay alert.
The monster that appeared behind him at some point made Lu Xuan's pupils shrink.
The audience in the live broadcast room were also frightened and screamed after seeing the monster unexpectedly.
[Ahhhh! What the hell is this! ]
There's a monster!!!
[Holy crap! Streamer, run! This monster has arms! My hair is standing on end.]
[Monsters, retreat! Protect yourself with the barrage! Don't come over here! ! !]
It happened that at this time an underwater detector floated nearby and took a clear picture of the monster's appearance, which frightened not only the people in the live broadcast room but also the men, women, and children who remained on the cruise ship.
"Oh my God, what is that!" Wu Yinyin couldn't help but exclaim.
The other female relatives around were also frightened and their faces changed drastically. Zhang Xiuxiu, Wei Yunyun, Fang Yuan and other younger children were so frightened that they burst into tears on the spot.
Although Lu Chen, Zhang Dafu and other children did not cry, their eyes were wide open and full of fear.
Miao Jinfeng clutched her chest and groaned, "How could there be such a monster in the sea? Oh no! I hope Li Jing and Li Tuo are okay!"
Although Lu Qing was also afraid, her trust in Lu Xuan made her subconsciously speak to comfort him: "No, it won't happen. With Lu Xuan here, nothing will happen."
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Lu Xuan was less than one meter away from the "monster". At first, he was frightened to the point that his heart almost stopped beating, but when he recognized what kind of creature it was, he quickly calmed down.
Admittedly, the guy in front of me is really ugly.
Its body is covered with dense granular scales, and there is a row of sharp spikes on its back. Its two front paws are thick and long. Its face looks ferocious, its eyes are bigger than a cow's, and its huge mouth is terrifying.
To put it simply, it looks very similar to Monster X from a famous monster movie on a certain island country. In fact, it is indeed the prototype of Monster X, the marine iguana.
The only lizard that can live in the sea.
Don't be fooled by its ferocious and terrifying appearance. It is actually a vegetarian with a very gentle personality. Some of them will even interact with humans.
Lu Xuan first told the audience about these characteristics to calm them down, and at the same time made gestures to Li Jing and Li Tuo, who wanted to turn around and run away, indicating "safe".
Li Jing and the other two, along with the nervous villagers on the cruise ship, reluctantly put their minds at ease after recognizing the hand gesture, but they still didn't dare to glance at the "monster".
Until they discovered that the monster didn't seem to care about the existence of Lu Xuan and the other two. Instead, it was immersed in chewing the seaweed growing under the stone wall. When it had almost finished eating, it swam away quickly, swinging its long tail.
On the way out, he met other villagers again, and as expected, he scared them away quickly.
Lu Xuan, who had completely calmed down, found this scene inexplicably funny.
After checking ancient data and learning about marine iguanas, the audience in the live broadcast room quickly forgot the shock they had just received and seamlessly began to laugh at the young men's cowardice.
Li Jing and the others were so frightened that they could not stay any longer and floated up one after another. Lu Xuan knew that the people on the cruise ship must have many questions, so he followed them.
Back on the fishing boat, the communication was immediately connected. Lu Xuan explained the matter of the marine iguana to the cruise ship, and everyone's shock gradually turned into surprise.
However, marine iguanas look really scary.
Zhang Chengming and others were still a little nervous. Even though Lu Xuan said that they could not stay in the sea for too long and came down to eat grass and would go ashore immediately after eating, they still did not dare to continue going into the sea.
The first day had to end early due to this unexpected event.
The next day, everyone's mentality had finally adjusted and the exploration continued.
With the experience of the previous day, everyone's harvest was much better than before. In addition to broken bowls and plates, people gradually discovered more exquisite ceramics left by their predecessors.
Some people were lucky enough to dig up some loose silver in a corner of some houses that was suitable for hiding private money.
In the afternoon, Liu Chun and Wei Dayong's team also discovered a huge skeleton more than 20 meters long on the edge of the city.
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