Chapter 341: Deep Sea Diving and Discovery of Treasure Chest

At the dock, the ship that was about to set sail was already waiting.

This warship named "Ice Floe" is the second largest ship in the fleet on Kelp Island.

There are a total of thirty armed personnel on board, and twenty people in logistics such as boat driving and repairing, as well as cooks and medical staff, so there are a total of fifty people on board this time.

In addition to Xia Juanjuan, there were two other young nurses who had just been assigned to the island. They were supposed to send a doctor, but since all universities in the country were closed, there was a shortage of doctors, so they could only assign an extra nurse.

Otherwise, it would not be the turn of Xia Juanjuan, who has no military rank, to board the ship.

Lizhan was the highest-ranking officer on the ship this time, so he was naturally appointed as the captain of this training.

After everyone saluted and greeted each other, they lined up to count the number of people, and then confirmed the condition of the ship and whether the fresh water, food, medicine, etc. they brought were sufficient. Only then did Li Zhan give orders.

"Raise anchor and set sail!"

The vice-captain immediately repeated loudly: "Weigh anchor! Set sail!"

There was a long blast from the whistle, and the huge ship swayed slightly. The originally motionless scenery on the shore slowly receded in an instant.

Xia Juanjuan stood on the deck and enjoyed the breeze for a while. At this moment, she saw three little kids on the shore running towards the dock on their short legs.

"Mom! Mom!" Woo, woo, woo! Mom!" The triplets cried heartbrokenly.

Lin Yuru, who had caught up with them, quickly pulled them along, waving goodbye to the boat.

"You kids, didn't your mother promise you yesterday that when she and your father come back, she would bring you little conches and delicious food? If you don't obey and keep crying, there will be no little conches and delicious food."

When the triplets heard this, they pouted their lips in grievance and started crying.

"But mom doesn't want us anymore, wuwuwu! Delicious candies and little conches... wuwuwu..."

Lin Yuru laughed and said, "Who said your mother doesn't want you? She went out with Dad to work!"

The triplets sobbed and muttered in infinite sorrow, "What kind of work is more important than my son..."

Lin Yuru: “…”

These clever little kids have even learned to be jealous.

Xia Juanjuan saw Lin Yuru coaxing the triplets on the deck from a distance, and she felt uncomfortable.

After all, this was her first time away for such a long time.

However, as the boat got farther and farther away from the Kelp Island, Xia Juanjuan was no longer able to catch up.

Soon, the land was no longer visible. Looking around, there was endless blue sea all around. From time to time, you could see dolphins or other fish. Out of curiosity, they would chase the boat or swim with it. There were even flying fish that fluttered out of the sea like birds, then glided for a while before diving back into the sea. It was extremely interesting.

The route of this voyage basically follows the national waters, patrolling all the way to the southern waters.

However, the novelty only lasted for the first two days. After that, it was just the same blue sea and no entertainment, which was really boring.

The crew members on the ship were all in good physical condition, so except for one soldier who had an upset stomach from eating sashimi made from freshly caught fish because he was not used to it, and another soldier who had a cold, Xia Juanjuan diagnosed them one by one and prescribed medicine for them, so the infirmary was not busy.

The food on the boat was pretty good, with food, fresh water and vegetables, as well as some dried fish. The fresh fish were caught directly by netting or fishing.

So they are all quite fresh.

Li Zhan had to listen to reports and coordinate the situations of all parties, so even though he and Xia Juanjuan were on the same boat, they did not have as much time to spend together as when they were at home.

The ship sailed for about ten days before it crossed the East China Sea line from the northern waters to an island reef in the South China Sea.

This island is not big, but there are troops stationed there, and this is also Lizhan and his men’s destination this time.

The ship docked at the pier and everyone got off except for some of the crew.

After arriving on the island, Xia Juanjuan had no work for the time being, so she went to the island to have a look around.

The temperature here has indeed become much hotter. Although it is only the end of May, people on the island have already gone short-sleeved.

Xia Juanjuan mainly goes to some remote reef areas to look for pearl scallops.

She also met several experienced fishermen who helped her find a lot of scallops.

Moreover, she was taught how to breed shellfish.

Xia Juanjuan was overjoyed. After learning how to breed scallops herself, she wouldn't have to go to the southern seas every time to get scallops.

In the past few days, although the number of scallops I caught was not large, there were quite a variety of species, including Mars scallops, as well as white scallops and golden scallops that give birth to South Sea pearls.

Before she traveled through time, Xia Juanjuan knew that the Marsh oyster was a famous pearl oyster from a neighboring country in the East China Sea. The pearls it produced were relatively small in size, but had a beautiful luster and were crystal clear. The pearls produced by the white butterfly oyster and the golden butterfly oyster were relatively large in size, and they produced silver-white and golden pearls. For example, the more famous Australian white pearls were produced by the white butterfly oyster.

The mother-of-pearl of black pearls is not found in this waters.

Even so, Xia Juanjuan already felt that this trip was worth it.

She immediately put the pearl shells into space and learned how to breed shellfish and produce pearls.

If all goes well, she will be able to start harvesting pearls in winter.

If you learn how to breed your own shellfish, then you can raise one every half a month, and soon you will have enough pearls in your space.

In addition to saltwater pearls, Xia Juanjuan is also considering raising freshwater pearls.

However, there is no need to rush this. Let's wait until she returns to Beijing to attend university.

After a few days of rest and joint training on the island, they began training and exercises on the warship.

Xia Juanjuan is still on standby on the island.

One day, the fisherman on the island who taught her how to breed shellfish told her that someone on the small island over there had heard that scallops that produced black pearls had been found, and if she was interested, she could go and take a look.

Xia Juanjuan thanked him, and thinking that she had nothing to do, she teleported to the island to take a look.

For a place like this that her eyes could see, she basically didn't need to be there once before teleporting.

Moreover, there were some mistakes in the past, such as teleporting to an island but actually coming out in the sea, but now it is quite accurate.

When Xia Juanjuan arrived on the island, she still looked for the reef and shallow rock to check, but unfortunately found nothing.

She looked at the sea and remembered what the old fisherman said about catching them from the sea.

Some scallops like to stick to underwater reefs.

Xia Juanjuan then took out a set of diving equipment from the space, including an oxygen tank.

She had learned diving when she traveled before and even took the diving permit exam.

So, it's not a big problem.

After getting dressed, I dived into the sea and swam a little from the shallow sea to the deep sea.

In tropical waters, at depths where the sun can reach directly, the seabed is truly colorful, with all kinds of brightly colored tropical fish swimming around, as well as red coral reefs, sea anemones, and many sea urchins.

Xia Juanjuan touched the quilt cover of the underwater reefs bit by bit, and actually found two black oysters that can produce black pearls.

Black lipped oysters are produced in Tahiti in the South Pacific, and 95% of the world's black pearls are produced there. However, it is not to say that there are no black pearls in other parts of the Pacific Ocean, but the quantity is extremely small.

Xia Juanjuan also felt that she was extremely lucky.

Just as Xia Juanjuan was about to float up, she suddenly saw what looked like a box on the seabed in the distance.

This is not something that can be formed naturally.

So she swam over again, brushed away the shells and parasites on it, and found that it was actually a wooden box.

Whatever it is, as long as there is space, just get it in there first.

Xia Juanjuan directly put the box, together with the two black clams, into the space. She also picked up some sea urchins and put them into the space. Then she came out of the space and looked around.

There is only one thing that doesn't make sense in this wooden box, maybe there are others in other places too.

After searching like this, she actually found two more, and Xia Juanjuan put them back into the space. After looking again, she found nothing else, and then she slowly floated to the surface.

After taking off all the diving suits on her body and putting them back in the space, Xia Juanjuan pried open the three wooden boxes and took a look.

There was only a box filled with exquisite porcelain. The porcelain was all azure blue, and Xia Juanjuan guessed that it was probably very expensive Ru kiln porcelain.

The other two boxes, one of which contained wine, had the seal completely fused to the bottle mouth. The label showed that it was produced in 1856.

The other box contained gold and silver items, which were well preserved because they had been immersed in water.

Each box is worth a fortune.

Xia Juanjuan guessed that the three boxes were probably from the same sunken ship. Judging from the production date on the wine bottle label, it was probably in the second half of the 19th century. It was estimated that those shameless foreigners stole the country's treasures and sailed back to their country, and then the ship hit a reef and sank.

Her space will remain the same as it was when you put an inanimate object in it, no matter how long it is, so there is no need to worry about the wine spoiling or the gold and silver oxidizing.

After checking it out, she returned to the island through space and did not mention the incident again.

The reason why I didn't mention it to Li Zhan was mainly because I was afraid that he would blame me for being presumptuous.

Undersea diving is no joke. And she couldn't explain how she got her diving suit.

There is no such professional stuff in this era.

As for whether there were anything else besides these three boxes, or even whether there was a shipwreck nearby, Xia Juanjuan did not go into the details as to whether the three boxes might have been carried to the waters near the island by the ocean currents.

After all, the sunken ship was too big. If she really wanted to salvage it, it would be impossible for her to do it alone. Even if she just wanted to get all the cargo on the sunken ship into the space, she would have to stay in the deep sea for a long time.

The atmospheric pressure is no joke. If you are not careful, something bad could happen.

Xia Juanjuan didn't intend to be greedy for these things.