Chapter 139 Strange Metal Box
A trireme was known for having a spiked ramming hammer beneath its bow. During an attack, the captain would use the bow to ram the side of an enemy ship, sinking it. The sunken ship now resting on the seabed has this ramming hammer on its bow.
But Xiao Peng couldn't possibly go up with a bronze baton covered in barnacles, right?
It was indeed an ancient shipwreck, but Xiao Peng had no interest at all: What value could such a shipwreck have in salvaging it? Helping to collect the bodies of our ancestors from two thousand years ago? You need something to collect! After all these years, let alone collecting the bodies, there wouldn't even be a scrap left!
But the sixgill shark was quite excited, and swam around Xiao Peng as if asking for credit. Xiao Peng couldn't discourage its enthusiasm, so he could only observe the shipwreck carefully.
After being on the seabed for so long, the ship had disintegrated in many places, and even more was just a pile of scrap wood. The hull was broken in two, as if someone had hit it and broken the sails, which caused it to sink.
This made Xiao Peng even less interested: What kind of treasures could be found on a ship that sank in such a naval battle?
There are several broken amphorae near the ship, which should be the containers for storing fresh water on the ship. Although they are very old, even complete amphorae are not worth much money, not to mention that these are all broken amphorae, which means they are truly worthless!
This is what deep-sea salvage is like. In fact, it is not difficult to find a shipwreck on the seabed, but it is very difficult to find a shipwreck worth salvaging!
Xiao Peng was just about to let the sixgill shark continue searching for the shipwreck and return to the boat, but something in the corner of the deck caught Xiao Peng's attention: it was a metal box the size of a pillow with two chains on it. One end of the chain was connected to the box, and the other end had two rings.
The metal box was covered with barnacles and anemones. At first glance, Xiao Peng thought it was a rock and almost missed it.
The box and the rock were both stuck together by barnacles. Xiao Peng took a lot of effort to remove them. "If you have hair, you are not bald." This time, with this metal box, he did not return empty-handed!
Xiao Peng called a sixgill shark and asked it to bring him back to the surface. He then fed it a Humboldt squid and let it look for any more shipwrecks. This time, he had to find a big one.
The 'Heng Ha Erjiang' were so happy to see Xiao Peng coming back!
Xiao Peng had just dived into the water and two people had been waiting for him on the deck, fearing that he would not come back.
If Xiao Peng hadn't come back, they wouldn't have been able to sail the boat, and that would have been the same as waiting to die at sea. Fortunately, Xiao Peng was back! This made the two of them feel relieved!
After returning to his room, Xiao Peng didn't rush to take a shower. Instead, he looked at the metal box he had fished out of the sea. He found a small shovel and scraped off the barnacles on the box, revealing its true appearance.
Judging from the material, it should be a bronze box, but after all, it has been severely corroded by sea water for so many years on the seabed, and now the whole box is green.
The box should have had many patterns on it, but due to seawater corrosion, many of the patterns were no longer visible. The only recognizable pattern was a dung beetle-like pattern with an eye symbol on it. And a little man holding a stick? What intrigued Xiao Peng most was why there were two chains at each end of the box, with two rings burned on the ends. What did this mean? He was puzzled.
At this time, "Haha" saw Xiao Peng staring at the two rings intently, so she walked over and imitated Xiao Peng's actions, stretching out her hand to stare at the two rings. However, after looking for a while, she reached out and picked up a ring. She was small in size and had small hands, so she directly put her hand into the ring, just like wearing a pair of big handcuffs.
Seeing what Haha was doing, 'Hengheng' was afraid that Xiao Peng would think she was making trouble, so she quickly pulled her aside.
But Xiao Peng was not angry. The "haha" just now gave him an inspiration. Could these two rings be fastened on people's wrists like handcuffs, so that the person could be in the box?
Unfortunately, the two rings were also severely corroded, so Xiao Peng had no way of knowing whether it was a living thing that could be opened and closed.
If you can’t figure it out, just don’t think about it!
Xiao Peng took a few photos of the box and put it in the locker, then went to take a shower and change his clothes. He had been active on the seabed for so long and had consumed a lot of energy. What should he eat?
Thinly sliced ham from Palermo, microwaved instant pizza and a quick juice—that's it: life at sea isn't so demanding.
In fact, the most food Xiao Peng brought with him this time was instant noodles.
Luckily, Hem and Haha didn't dislike the simple food, but instead ate it with gusto and gave it a thumbs-up. Hem was also curious about how Xiao Peng managed to turn a cold pizza into a steaming hot one in such a short time.
Xiao Peng was bored anyway, so he just taught them how to use an electric kettle and a microwave oven. . . . .
He was now 99% certain that 'Hum' was from Africa.
In fact, Africa is really not as poor as imagined. There are many modern cities there, and most people live a modern life with cars, mobile phones, televisions and so on.
But the problem there is the huge gap between the rich and the poor, and the disparity between different ethnic groups is also huge. The rich can take a private jet to Europe for weekends every week, but what about the poor? If they have an old CRT TV at home, they still have to worry about it being stolen...
In fact, in many less developed countries in Africa, there is no water or electricity in rural areas. Water is generally obtained from wells or reservoirs, and it is naturally difficult to keep up with electricity supply in places far away from towns.
Many ethnic groups there, like the Pygmies and the Maasai, cling to their traditions. Their current lifestyles remain virtually unchanged from centuries ago, the only difference being the increasing number of tourists visiting them. Judging by Hemhem's behavior, she's either an African living in a tribe or from a poor, underdeveloped region. The latter is more likely: if she were an African living in a tribe, she wouldn't have considered crossing the border as a refugee.
Teaching them how to use a microwave was a painful task. Xiao Peng said "no" to them while holding an egg; he said "no" to them while holding a metal knife and fork; he said "no" to them while holding tomato juice... In the end, I don't know if they understood it at all. In the end, I simply made a rule that the microwave can only be used to heat pizza. It would be troublesome if they heated the wrong thing and caused an explosion!
Xiao Peng was just about to send the photo of the metal box to Pascal when he heard another collision sound from the hull.
Holy shit, it's only been a short time and you've already found another shipwreck? It's the Mediterranean, there are so many shipwrecks!
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