"My God, thirty-seven or thirty-eight pounds of gold! We'll never have to worry about anything again!"
Ah-chan was so excited he almost jumped for joy. He clasped his hands together, his eyes sparkling with anticipation for the future.
Seeing A-Can's excited expression, Feng Ye couldn't help but laugh.
This is indeed a great fortune.
As long as one doesn't develop bad habits or squander money recklessly, these gold bars will be enough to ensure a worry-free life in the future.
He patted Ah-Can on the shoulder: "Don't get your hopes up too high. In principle, things on the seabed belong to the country. It's not so easy to monetize them. You can only do it secretly."
"If we are discovered and reported, confiscating our property would be the least of our worries; we might even be sent to a labor camp."
"Let's see who dares!" Ah-Can roared.
"Money can make the devil turn the millstone, but it can also bring about your death. In our village alone, there are quite a few people who are envious."
Feng Ye smiled and shook his head, continuing, "Keeping a low profile is the best policy. We can't let these gold bars become our death warrant. Even if the situation isn't as bad as I'm making it out to be, you wouldn't want people knocking down your door to borrow money, would you?"
Ah-Can calmed down and nodded: "Brother Ye, you're right. So what about these gold bars?"
Feng Ye looked at the gold bars piled up like a small mountain and thought for a moment: "Let's divide the gold bars now, so that when we go back, there won't be too many people watching and things might go wrong."
"However, there is one thing I must solemnly remind you of."
He looked at Ah-Can and said seriously, "We must keep these gold bars safe and sound. We must never let anyone else know about them, not even your parents."
"Also, don't easily sell it for cash. If you ever really need money and there's no other way, don't take the whole thing; instead, cut it in half and smash it into other shapes."
"Remember, enormous wealth can sometimes become a burden, especially when you don't have enough ability to protect it."
Ah-Can took a deep breath: "I understand, Brother Ye. I'll hide them when I get back. Anyway, I'm not short of money right now, so there's no point in keeping them."
"Good that you understand. Besides, the price of gold isn't high right now, so you can definitely sell it for more money later."
Although Feng Ye didn't know the exact price of gold per gram, he guessed it wouldn't exceed one hundred yuan.
Before his rebirth, the price of gold was over 500 yuan per gram, more than five times higher.
According to the respective shares of the Rising Sun, Feng Ye divided today into three parts: 31 for himself and 15 for each of the other two parts.
He held the remaining stick in his hand and said to Ah-Can, "Cut this stick in half, half for you and half for my brother."
Ah-chan waved his hand and said, "Don't divide this one. You can keep it. I'm sure Brother Xuan won't have any objections."
"Don't underestimate this one. It's worth over 20,000 yuan, and even half of it would be worth over 10,000 yuan. Are you willing to part with it?"
"What's the point of it being worth a lot of money? It's hard to cash in, so it's just something to look at." Ah-Can shook his head. "Besides, you're the one who found these. I'm already embarrassed to take these 15."
"Then I won't stand on ceremony."
Feng Ye didn't refuse and accepted it directly: "By the way, I'll take this box; it'll be convenient to store the gold bars."
"Take it."
Ah-Can waved his hand and carried 15 gold bars into the cabin.
Feng Ye carefully placed the gold bars back into the box, arranging them neatly, before carrying the box into the cabin and placing it in a basket.
"Cover it with cheap fish, shrimp, and crab so it's easy to take it home later."
Feng Ye said something, pulled over a basket of miscellaneous fish, and poured it in to cover the box.
Ah-chan followed suit, filling the bucket containing gold bars with miscellaneous fish.
"Brother Ye, should we go back now, or continue searching for the statue?"
After they walked out of the cabin together, Ah-Can asked.
Feng Ye glanced at the sky; the sun was still quite high. He said, "Let's search some more. I suspect that the appearance of the Thousand-Mile Eye might be related to the Japanese. If there are also statues of the Wind-Following Ear and the Goddess Mazu underwater, they should be nearby."
"You mean the telescope was stolen by the Japanese, and the ship sank nearby on its way back?"
"This is just my guess, but it's quite possible. Otherwise, how could the Japanese soldier carrying gold bars have died at the bottom of the sea?"
"Then let's hurry down and look for it."
Ah-chan excitedly ran to put on his diving gear.
Feng Ye smiled and said, "You can go down now. I'll stay up here and follow in the boat."
Although his guess was that it was in the vicinity, the exact location was unclear and it might be beyond the coverage of the air duct. It would be best if someone followed it in a boat.
Moreover, he had been diving underwater for so long and was a bit tired, so he needed to rest.
This time, let Ah-Can go.
Ah-Can quickly put on his diving gear, turned around and smiled at Feng Ye: "Brother Ye, I'm going down."
With that, he jumped into the sea, and his body sank rapidly.
"be safe."
Feng Ye kept a close eye on the air supply and slowly cruised the Rising Sun.
He kept adjusting the direction, trying to keep the boat behind Ah Chan.
Time passed slowly, and Feng Ye would occasionally look towards the sea, hoping for A-Can's return.
Suddenly, a ripple appeared on the sea surface dozens of meters away, and then a black figure emerged from the water.
Feng Ye was overjoyed and shouted, "Ah Can, have you found it?"
"We found a Japanese ship; it looks like a warship."
Where is the idol?
"Not found yet."
"Stay put and don't move, I'll bring the boat over."
Feng Ye quickly adjusted the course and sailed up to A-Can's side.
After turning off the machine, he ran to the bow of the ship and threw the anchor into the sea.
The waves are a bit high today. If we don't secure the anchor, the Rising Sun will definitely be swept away by the waves.
He then put on his diving equipment, jumped into the sea, and followed Ah-chan down into the water.
Before even reaching the seabed, Feng Ye could vaguely see a large ship lying on its side, illuminated by the sunlight.
Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the ship was relatively intact and about 150 meters long.
The presence of both Chinese characters and unfamiliar scribbles at the bow, along with the thick, black cannon barrel, told Feng Ye that this was indeed a Japanese warship.
Scattered around the warship were numerous boxes and miscellaneous items, along with some rusty weapons and many skeletons.
Feng Ye and A Can each picked up a samurai sword, and upon seeing the skeleton, they slashed it several times, cutting it into pieces.
Suddenly, Ah-Can tugged at Feng Ye and pointed to a corner not far away.
Feng Ye looked in the direction A-Can pointed and saw that something seemed to be buried in the mud and sand, with only a small part of its outline showing.
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