Chapter 917 Two Sunken Ships Discovered Simultaneously
On the screen of the live broadcast room, only two ROVs could be seen using water guns to wash away the seabed sand. The entire screen was covered in yellow sand and nothing could be seen. There was not even any sound in the live broadcast room.
Xiao Peng didn't say anything, but just smoked and sulked.
"Boss, I rarely see you so angry. What's wrong with you?" Walter asked puzzledly.
Xiao Peng shook his head and said, "I was just offended by what was said in the live broadcast room. You have to know how much I've suffered because I don't have a high degree. I envy those with high degrees, but what's the result? Even with a high degree, they are still looked down upon. These people really don't know how to appreciate their blessings!"
Walter smiled and said, “Boss, you are the most well-read person I know. You don’t have a high degree, but that doesn’t mean you are not knowledgeable.”
"So what?" Xiao Peng sighed. "You don't understand our country. They say 'people go to higher places, just like water flows to higher places.' Those highly educated people all want to go to big cities to develop. This is human nature, but what problems does this lead to? First-tier cities have fierce competition for talent, while third- and fourth-tier cities are suffering from a serious brain drain. Those cities have tried their best to retain talent, with all kinds of policies, such as direct settlement for undergraduates, cash rewards, tax incentives, housing subsidies... But despite all these preferential policies, there is still a severe brain drain. You may not believe it when I tell you this, but Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province in our country, has introduced a talent retention policy: direct settlement for those with a technical school diploma! What a severe shortage of talent! As for my hometown, let alone me."
Walter said, "Boss, there's nothing we can do about it. Isn't it the same in Germany? Big cities offer high salaries, something third- and fourth-tier cities can't offer. Talent flocks to big cities. It's called the 'talent siphoning effect.' Didn't Khedira and I leave our hometowns to pursue careers? And you too, didn't you? Life is so short. If you don't have the courage to take risks, you'd be irresponsible."
Xiao Peng sighed after hearing this and said, "Who says not? I'm not angry about this brain drain; that's something the local government should consider addressing! I'm angry at those who don't respect these highly educated people. Your Chinese proficiency isn't up to par. Didn't you see someone in the livestream say, 'If you can't get into college, you have an IQ problem?' I wanted to curse them out! They have no idea how much I envy those university students. I've always felt that not going to university is my biggest regret in life. I wish I had a campus life like this too. Instead, those who worked so hard to get into university are the targets of others' insults. I really feel uncomfortable!"
Khedira smiled and said, "Boss, don't say that. I think you can pass any university course except for math. Besides, even if you are a college student, so what? There are so many college students in the world, how many have achieved more than you? We don't have any advanced degrees, but don't we live a wonderful life too?"
"Shut up!" Xiao Peng said, "Khedira, no matter how wonderful our lives are, that's no reason to look down on others! If you don't learn to acknowledge the excellence of others, then your achievements in this life will be just that! Aren't there many people in this world with better skills than you? What will you do if your skills can't keep up with my requirements? The world is changing so fast, not making progress is equivalent to death!"
After hearing this, Khedira made a zipper-like gesture to his mouth.
"Boss," Walter said, "We've been working on this for over an hour. Shouldn't there be any results?"
Before Xiao Peng could say anything, Duan Bo's voice suddenly came from the intercom: "Boss, I've found something!"
"We also made a discovery here!" This was Xiao Zhou's voice.
"We discovered it first!" Duan Bo shouted.
"It was obviously us! We discovered the Rabbit's Foot!"
"Huh? Are you stupid? It's clearly the 'South York Horseshoe'!"
"Can you read? Can't you see the Rabbit's Foot, which is so big?"
"Damn, who of us can't read?"
"Are you done arguing? We're live now!" Xiao Peng interrupted them: "We found two shipwrecks!"
"What?" Xiao Zhou and Duan Bo exclaimed together.
Xiao Peng said, "Friends in the live broadcast room, you've seen the footage. Although the seabed is still in chaos, you should have noticed that we've found two shipwrecks. The ship Xiao Zhou found is called the 'Rabbit's Foot,' and the ship Duan Bo found is called the 'South York Horseshoe.' The locations where these two ships sank are only a dozen meters apart. Hua Chong, quickly look up the relevant data on Cork Harbor to identify these two ships."
"Yes!" Hua Chong's voice came from the intercom.
Xiao Peng explained, "Friends in the live broadcast room, let me explain to you that each port has its own port entry and exit records. These two ships sank here, so there is a high probability that they have their entry and exit records in Cork Harbor. When we discover an unknown shipwreck here, we must go to the local port to investigate immediately. With the development of technology, many early written entry and exit records have been converted to computer data, which is very convenient to search. It should only take a few minutes. Everyone, please wait!"
"Damn, I've been looking at the yellow sand on the seabed for a long time, and finally there's something!"
"I've already had a good sleep!"
"What kind of names are these! Rabbit's foot and horseshoe!"
Xiao Peng burst out laughing upon seeing the comments. "Hey guys, do you think salvaging a shipwreck is that easy? It's normal for a shipwreck to take several years to recover. Even if we find it, it takes weeks to pull it up. And you only waited a little over an hour for the shipwreck to be discovered. I'm not bragging, I'm the only person in the world who can find a shipwreck that quickly. How do you think I got the nickname 'The Salvage King'?"
"Well, let me explain a little more. You just said the names of these two ships were strange, but they're actually quite normal in the West. In this culture, both horseshoes and rabbit's feet represent 'luck.' Have you played the Heroes of Might and Magic series? Encountering a horseshoe triggers a lucky mechanic. Similarly, many people have played World of Warcraft, right? Killing monsters in it sometimes drops an item called a 'Lucky Rabbit's Foot,' which also represents luck. In the past, when navigation technology was less advanced, every voyage could potentially be your last, so many ships were named like 'Horseshoe,' 'Four-Leaf Clover,' and 'Rabbit's Foot.' In other words, it was for good luck. But these two ships clearly had bad luck. How did they sink together? Did they collide? Xiao Zhou, Duan Bo, keep scouring until the hulls are exposed!"
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