Chapter 846: The Treasure of Lochaud Island
Shen Long opened a picture and showed it to Arya. He saw that it was an ordinary-looking island. There was no beautiful scenery or many buildings on the island.
"Where is this?" Arya asked, it looked so ordinary, it didn't look like there was a treasure hidden here.
"Lohold Island in Australia is located around Australia, where the official language is English, and you can easily communicate with them when you go there." Shen Long said, in fact, there are many similar island treasures, such as Cocoa Island in Costa Rica, etc. Wait, but Arya can only speak English and a little Chinese now, and it may not be easy to communicate in those places.
So he finally chose Lochaud Island. It is said that on this island, there are countless gold, silver and jewels looted by the Spaniards from the natives of South America.
In the 1770s, a man named William Phipps accidentally found a map of Lochaud Island, which marked the sinking place of the Spanish merchant ship "Golden". He was ecstatic, Feeling a chance to make a fortune
It turns out that the "Gold" merchant ship has a mysterious story. It was in the 1650s and 1670s. The Spaniards followed Columbus's expedition to the Americas, plundered countless gold and silver jewels from the Indians, and then loaded them with The cabin returns home.
However, their actions were noticed by the pirates, so the pirates frantically attacked every passing merchant ship, killed the crew, and robbed a large amount of treasure, which was so heavy that the pirates could not take it all away, so they buried the rest in the Lochaud Island, and drew a treasure map, the pirates swore a blood oath to strictly keep the secret, in order to enjoy this ill-gotten wealth forever.
Who knows that pirates are pirates after all, so there is no credit at all. Some conspirators tried to steal the treasure for themselves. For a while, flesh and blood flew, and a fire left corpses. , a life of extravagance and lust, and the legend of Tibetan Gold Island spread like wildfire, becoming popular all over the world.
With this unknown treasure map in his arms, Phoebes landed on a deserted island and looked around, but found nothing. When he was wandering on the beach, his foot fell into the sand accidentally, and he touched a foreign object. It was discovered that it was a cluster of exquisite large corals, and there was actually an exquisite wooden box hidden in the coral, which was filled with gold coins, silver coins and rare treasures. treasure.
Phipbos was overjoyed. He stayed on the island for 3 months and searched frantically. He filled his schooner with 30 tons of gold, silver and jewelry, and realized his dream of getting rich.
The news of Phibos' windfall spread like a hurricane, and a gold-hunting fever swept across Lochaud Island and the surrounding waters. Tramps, adventurers, and even princes and nobles came to this deserted island from thousands of miles away. The treasures found are only a small part of the pirate legacy, so where is the more treasure?
"Let me find out what's going on on this island now!" Shen Long opened the browser and searched.
As a result, he suddenly discovered that a treasure hunting theme park has now been built on Lohoud Island, attracting tourists from all over the world to come for treasure hunting.
"All the treasures found on the island can be taken away after paying the tax. It's not bad, it saves us a lot of trouble." Looking at the laws and regulations on the island, Shen Long nodded with satisfaction. The method can take away the treasures silently, but it is also a troublesome thing to wash these gold, silver and jewels. It is much better to have this law.
"It seems that the local government has determined that there are no large-scale treasures on the island, so they will introduce this policy to attract tourists to the island, right?" Arya is very smart, and she can distinguish these little tricks at once. She points to the screen The text on it said, "Hey, there are only so few tourists on the island every year, and there has been no news of someone digging out treasures for a long time. I feel that this treasure hunting theme park is about to go bankrupt."
"Maybe, but if they can't find it, it doesn't mean we can't do it; besides, less tourists and fewer locals are good for us, right? Even if you can't find treasure here, it's not bad as a vacation." Shen Long touched Touching Arya's head, "If there is no one here, let's go to Coco Island in Costa Rica."
The Costa Rican government suddenly banned treasure hunting activities on Cocoa Island in the name of damaging the environment. This might mean that there is no money here, and Shen Long felt that there must be something in it.
"Okay then, when do we set off?" Arya couldn't wait to go treasure hunting.
"I'll find someone to go through the formalities right away." Shen Long took out the phone, found a familiar travel agency and asked them to handle the visa and air tickets for them, and then packed up his luggage. He didn't bring too many things, and Arya It is still enough to carry a small bag, and put more things in his portable space.
The travel agency was very efficient, and within a few days, the visa and air ticket were settled, so Shen Long took Alia to go out together, planning to go to Lohold Island in Australia to find treasures.
Before leaving, he posted a notice on the gate of the courtyard, which said: The owner is going abroad to hunt for treasures, temporarily closed, return to be determined.
After Shen Long left, some familiar people came over and saw them, and they were all envious, "Tsk tsk, this guy Shen Long knows how to play, and he has started to go abroad to hunt for treasure. Hey, do you think we should also get a treasure hunting ship? To find those treasures hidden in the bottom of the sea?"
The two of them took an Air New Zealand flight and flew directly from Beijing to Sydney, Australia. After more than ten hours of flying, Shen Long and Alia finally landed on Australian soil.
After taking a day off in Sydney, I took Arya to wander around, visited places of interest such as the Sydney Opera House, tasted local delicacies, and collected a lot of information about the treasures of Lohold Island, true or false, Then head to Lochaud Island.
First, they rented a car and drove to the city closest to Lochaud Island, and then found a boat. They used all three means of transportation, land, sea and air, before they boarded Lochaud Island. island.
The first time they went to the island, Shen Long and Arya were a little disappointed. They saw that the island looked dilapidated and there were not many people at the pier. Only the staff of the hotel he booked were there to welcome them.
"Are the two of you here to hunt for treasure on the island?" The staff member named Kewell showed a half-smile expression on his face. After receiving an affirmative answer, he said directly, "No one has been able to find treasure here for many years. It’s a treasure, you’d better not have too much hope.”
You really have a straightforward personality, aren't you afraid that the guests will leave? Just because they can't find it doesn't mean I can't find it either.