The location of the half-sunken ship was in the southeast corner of Seagull Island, where Li Du and the others had camped. In this season, the southeast wind prevailed in Australia, and they had to stay away from it.
Unlike in the northern hemisphere, the cold winds in Australia did not come from the northwest, but from the southeast, because Antarctica was at its southern end.
The appearance of the ship was a little strange.
Admittedly, separated by an island, Li Du and the others had not paid much attention to the southeast sea.
However, when Li Du and the others arrived on the island, they took a boat around the island and did not see the ship at that time.
Obviously, the half-sunken ship had just appeared.
Lu Guan was left to look after the house, and the other four rushed over in a speedboat.
Hans stood at the bow of the boat and looked at the half-sunken ship with binoculars. He muttered, "Did we encounter a ghost ship? This ship is very strange. "
Brother Wolf pulled out a pistol from the back of his waist like a magic trick and said calmly, "If there are ghosts, I will kill them!"
Li Du was surprised. "Where did you get the gun?!"
Brother Wolf said, "On Tasmania, Australia's gun control is not strict. When I bought gunpowder, I bought a gun."
As he spoke, he opened the speedboat's storage box. There were two shotguns in it.
Li Du was dumbfounded. "You just bought all these?"
Brother Wolf nodded, looking relaxed. It was obviously a small matter for him.
Li Du continued to be stunned. "How did you get these guns in such a short time? Surely not through a regular gun shop? "
Brother Wolf said, "Local gangs and gun dealers will leave coded messages everywhere. If you know this information, you will know who to look for."
In any case, they had guns in hand. After seeing the shotguns and pistols, Hans suddenly became much braver.
The speedboat quickly approached the half-sunken ship. The name matched the ship well. It was half submerged in the sea, and the other half was still floating on the surface, slowly rippling with the waves.
The half-sunken ship was not big, similar to their yacht. It was a wooden ship, a single-masted wooden transport ship, which was popular in the Middle Ages.
Li Du and the others had only seen this kind of boat on television. They had a long history and a glorious past. Even in modern times, they were kept in marine museums and were rarely seen in real life.
Just like what was shown on TV, the ship was made of wood. The hull of the ship was swollen and cracked after being battered by the wind and waves for a long time. It looked like it was going to collapse under the waves.
Li Du and the others took a closer look and saw that the sides and bow of the ship were engraved with complicated patterns.
The bow of the ship was submerged in the water. Li Du released the little bug to take a look and saw that there was a ram hanging from the bow of the ship that was submerged in the water. Above the ram was a piece of rotten wooden plank with clear lines on it.
Brother Wolf jumped into the water with the oxygen tank on his back. He circled around the half-sunken ship in the water, returned to the speedboat, and said, "Two pieces of news, one good and one bad. Which one do you want to hear first?"
"Bad news first."
"Good news first!"
Li Du and Hans said almost in unison. The former wanted to hear the bad news first, while the latter wanted the good news.
Brother Wolf said, "The bad news is that there are no valuable relics on the ship. The good news is that it is indeed a medieval shipwreck. According to the family crest hanging on the bow of the ship, it should be a Spanish shipwreck."
Hans asked, "Is there any danger down there?"
Brother Wolf shook his head.
Seeing this, he also jumped into the water and looked around the half-sunken ship.
After returning to the speedboat, Hans looked reluctant. He had just gone into the water to look for valuable things, preferably some antiques, but he found nothing.
Li Du decided to drag it around the camp to take a closer look. Even if there was nothing valuable, the wood of the hull could be removed and dried to make fire.
After listening to his words, Brother Wolf said, "With the horsepower of our speedboat, I am afraid it will be difficult to tow it."
Although he said that, he still faithfully carried out Li Du's arrangement and connected the two ships with a cable.
As a result, the speedboat started and they successfully towed the half-sunken ship. Although it was difficult for the speedboat's horsepower, it could indeed tow the ship.
Brother Wolf frowned and said, "This shouldn't be."
After towing the half-sunken ship to the beach, Lu Guan excitedly came up and said, "Hey, guys, did you find anything big? Is there treasure inside? Or porcelain? Or gold and silver jewelry? "
"You can see for yourself."
The speedboat could dock, and the ship was towed to the shore. They walked around the ship to look around.
It was not clear in the sea, but everything became clear on the shore.
Several people stood on the beach and looked at the bow of the ship. There was a wooden plate hanging on the front of the ram, which was the family crest that Brother Wolf had mentioned.
Lu Guan looked at it and wondered, "Which family is so shabby? Isn't the ship's crest made of copper? Can it be carved out of wood? Isn't it embarrassing to do this? "
Brother Wolf walked up and tried the ram with his hand. He frowned again and said, "This is not right. This is wutong wood. It is not strong. It will only look good and has no practical value."
There were many things wrong with the ship. They looked deeper and found that the hull was a wooden frame. The wood used was not strong, so it did not sink.
There was also a problem with the rudder at the bow. There was no linkage, which meant that the rudder could not be used.
Finally, after some discussion, they came to a conclusion. "F * ck, this is not an antique ship from the Middle Ages. This is a prop ship. A film company must have shot a movie here. This ship was thrown away after it was used!"
Hans was infuriated.
Godzilla shook his head regretfully. "What a pity. It was a waste of diesel to drag it back."
Li Du patted the deck and said, "No, no pity. We didn't waste our energy."
"What's wrong? Do you think it still has value?" Hans asked in confusion.
Li Du pointed to the bottom of the ship and showed them. "Look here. At least we have a few meals to eat."
The bottom of the ship was full of shellfish of all sizes. They had stone-like shells, pale green, rough, and looked ugly.
However, Li Du knew that although they were ugly, they were delicious. These were oysters, made from sea milk.
The ship had been thrown away for many years. Perhaps because of the material, it had drifted in the sea for a period of time. Some oysters took the opportunity to attach themselves to it and eventually became like this.
Godzilla pried off an oyster and opened it. The oyster meat was very fat and alive. It moved when poked with a finger.
The few of them hurriedly removed a large pile of oysters, wrapped them in their clothes, and brought them onto the yacht.
As Sophie, Big Quinn, and his family traveled to Tasmania, the yacht became empty and could completely accommodate the five of them and Ivana, the little burden.
To make oysters, Li Du had to use a lot of seasoning. He had put the seasoning in the black hole and had to find a place to take it out.
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