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Chapter 606 - 370 Ancient Coins

Chapter 606: Chapter 370 Ancient Coins

The entire ship was broken and dilapidated, its original appearance beyond recognition. Chu Mingcheng walked around but was unable to determine the ship’s origin.

Even though the ship’s body was damaged by half, it was still about thirty meters long, quite huge indeed.

One thing Chu Mingcheng could tell, however, was that this was not a domestic ship but an ancient foreign shipwreck.

The moment he realized it was a foreign ship, he got excited.

There was nothing much interesting about plundering domestic shipwrecks; the items found weren’t worth bragging about, and there was always the risk of getting investigated.

But a foreign shipwreck was different. Even if it became known, it didn’t matter, would these experts actually expect him to hand over the treasures found in the Palau Sea Basin, and to be snubbed with mere 500 yuan again?

Chu Mingcheng slowly approached the sunken ship, not intending to enter the cabin but searching for possible treasures on the seabed where the wreck was broken.

But just as he got close, he discovered a large quantity of gold and silver ancient coins as well as some gold bars and chains.

The ancient coins exposed outside alone, he estimated, weighed several thousand jin.

Considering the decayed state of the ship, it must have been a very long time, meaning there could be even more buried beneath the silt and sand.

Even Chu Mingcheng, now financially independent and not lacking money, felt his heart pounding at this moment.

These were ancient coins, after all. With some luck, a single ancient coin could be far more valuable than its gold content.

The only pity was that some silver coins had oxidized and turned black, but they still held collectible value.

He then picked up a gold coin to inspect it, and upon seeing the pattern inscribed, found it somewhat familiar.

The next moment, his heart skipped a beat, and he instantly knew the origin of this gold coin.

It was an ancient gold coin from Bull Fighting Country, so this shipwreck was from Bull Fighting Country?

During the 16th and 17th centuries, Bull Fighting Country ruled over much of the earth with its sturdy ships and powerful cannons, and they opened up vast overseas colonies.

To the west of the Palau Sea Basin is Maid Country, a country in Asia highly westernized, perhaps the most so.

In the early 16th century, the renowned navigator Magellan landed on these islands, and it wasn’t long before the land was entered by Bull Fighting Country’s fleet, beginning its colonial period.

So, it wouldn’t be strange to transport colonial resources like gold, silver, copper, and iron back to the motherland, although Chu Mingcheng couldn’t understand why a shipwreck would appear in the Palau Sea Basin, since it was to the east.

But Chu Mingcheng didn’t bother guessing; that was for historians to care about. He just needed to transport these ancient coins to the ship, then take them back.

Without any net bags or similar things on him, he immediately swam back to the Sea God and moved the ship closer to a shallow area near the shipwreck to anchor it.

He then took a long rope, hung all the net bags available on the ship to it, and tied the rope around his waist.

The ship didn’t have particularly good carrying tools, and bringing boxes down would be less practical than using net bags, so he had to proceed slowly.

Afterward, he grabbed a shovel for digging and once again jumped into the water.

Back at the shipwreck, Chu Mingcheng immediately started working in Sea God mode.

Even though the depths didn’t affect him in his normal state, the Sea God mode gave him greater strength, comparable to an excavator, so the speed of transporting ancient coins was naturally much faster than normal.

For a full eight hours, from dawn to dusk, Chu Mingcheng tenaciously excavated, piling the ancient coins and gold chains high inside the unopened refrigerated hold.

Yet, there seemed to be a vast quantity of ancient coins remaining at the shipwreck; he had apparently moved only a small portion.

Realizing the volume of treasures, Chu Mingcheng involuntarily gasped; if he sold everything from this shipwreck, he could probably become the richest person!

Not the richest in the entire country, but there was definitely a chance at a city level.

However, these ancient coins were indeed ugly—pockmarked and coarsely engraved—but they possessed historical value.

Over the next five days, Chu Mingcheng continued to dig out the ancient coins buried in the sand. Looking from above, the seabed at the wreck site appeared to have been plowed to a depth of over three feet, more than a meter, over an area at least as big as an average room.

Looking at the large pit he had dug out of the seabed, Chu Mingcheng exhaled, releasing a stream of bubbles in the water.

It wasn’t easy, but having filled two-thirds of the refrigerated hold, he had pretty much excavated all the visible ancient coins and gold chains.

There might be some oversights, but he was not inclined to continue searching. Compared to the yield, scouring for these few scattered items was clearly a waste of time.

Today, after scouring the ship’s interior, he could set sail for home.

There were no shortage of ancient coins here—in fact, the water level of the Sea God had noticeably dropped a bit.

Just the ones he had dug out alone, he estimated there were tens of thousands.

However, when Chu Mingcheng swam into the cabin, he was stunned.

Faced with an even larger number of scattered ancient coins before him, he couldn’t help but swallow, his throat making a gulping sound.

He never imagined that the scattered treasures were only a part of what the shipwreck contained; the real treasure was still inside the ship.

There weren’t just numerous gold and silver coins, but also many precious stones and agates.

Chu Mingcheng suddenly clutched his chest in distress, lamenting the wrongdoing. Just how much wealth had Bull Fighting Country plundered in its day? The contents of a single shipwreck were so astonishing.

If he could travel back to ancient times, he would definitely try to connect with those influential figures, letting them know that outside the great lands of China, such riches also existed.

Would those greedy officials still focus their ambition domestically? They would have preferred to colonize abroad every day.