Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 545 - 369: Long-term Planning, Overseas Industries_2

Chapter 545: Chapter 369: Long-term Planning, Overseas Industries_2

Upon arriving at the command center and sitting down, Sean Knight laughed and said:

"Every time I come here, I can see new changes. Our construction speed is really fast."

"Otherwise, how could we be called the infrastructure fanatics?" Craig Davis bragged a little, "We have a lot of skill points, so the effect is better."

"Hahaha." Sean didn’t expect Craig to have such a humorous side, "Though the name doesn’t sound nice, it’s really something to be proud of."

"That’s for sure!" Craig was quite proud.

Lana Brown didn’t understand what was so funny about what the two men were saying, but she could tell that Sean was genuinely happy with the rapid construction of the island.

Then, they heard cheers outside.

Sean was a bit stunned, and Craig laughed and said:

"I told my assistant to notify everyone that their family members could come over here. As soon as this was confirmed, our workers were definitely overjoyed!"

"They’ve put in a lot of effort to build this island for me. I should be grateful."

Lana Brown and Craig Davis took care of the specifics, and Sean did not get involved anymore.

After staying on the island for two days, Sean planned to continue sailing.

After all, the sooner he finished salvaging, the sooner he could rest easy.

At this time, he received a phone call.

It was from Oliver Brooks.

"Sean, did you know? This stuff from the Brown family was stolen."

"Stolen?" Sean was surprised.

"Yes!" Oliver’s tone was a bit excited, "It happened this morning. When the people from the Brown family arrived at Jakarta, they held a news conference as soon as the stuff from the salvage ship was unloaded. They eagerly announced that they had found a 700-year-old underwater treasure... "

What a crazy move!

Sean was speechless.

Shouldn’t this be kept a secret? And low-key?

Why did they hold a press conference before even making it to Beautiful Country?

Don’t they know that a lot of people here are jealous of the wealthy Chinese?

Oh, right, the Brown family is not Chinese.

"After the press conference, when their salvaged stuff was transported to the airplane, they were robbed by a group of armed criminals."

"Did they get it back?"

"How could they? The efficiency here is not high. Plus, it’s likely the Brown family hasn’t bribed the local police, so... they don’t even know where the criminals are now."

Sean sighed, but he was somewhat relieved.

After all, Lana had already gotten out of this situation.

So even if things got worse, she wouldn’t be affected.

"Alright, I got it," Sean said. "You guys don’t get involved in anything, keep a distance. Oh, and be sure to protect yourselves. I know there’s a lot of red-eyed people in Jakarta."

"Don’t worry," Oliver reassured him. "We’ve also made some preparations. Worst case, we’ll move to your island."

"I’d be happy to have you."

After chatting and joking, Sean saw that Lana had also received a phone call.

When Lana hung up the phone, Sean noticed that her face was calm.

Wasn’t she supposed to be happy at the misfortune of others?

Had she really let go?

That would be a good sign.

"Sean, you’ve got the news too, right?" Lana said. "The goods Leroy Brown brought were stolen. My family is very angry. They want me to continue handling this matter... "

"What are your thoughts?" Sean asked.

"I refused," Lana said, her voice somewhat relieved. "If it had been a month ago and my family trusted me like this, do you know how happy I would have been?"

Sean could understand.

"But now, I don’t want to participate in this mess at all. These two days, my mind has been filled with how to turn this island into a tourist paradise without disturbing our lives."

"Well, just focus on that. I believe in you!" Sean laughed. "Alright, let’s go. Let’s go to the salvage area again, maybe we’ll gain something."

"I don’t want to go," Lana surprisingly refused. "Sean, I want to spend some time on the island, get to know it, and then make a complete plan."

I want to have my vision and plan ready when you return."

"Fine," Sean Knight said, "Then I’ll leave..."

He originally planned to leave Lincoln Harrington behind, but Lana Brown waved her hand and said:

"I’m here on the island under your name, so people here won’t trouble me. You’re at sea, where there could be all kinds of dangers. That’s more important. Don’t leave anyone for me."

Since he said this, Sean didn’t insist anymore.

After all, Lana spoke the truth; the real danger was in the sea.

Then Leroy Brown immediately made a phone call.

Sean expressed enough surprise, accident, and sympathy in his tone.

Besides, he claimed that he was also helpless.

After all, this was in Indonesia, and he was not a local snake, with no connections or influence to exert.

Leroy Brown hung up, his face mournful.

Sean really had no intention to bother with it.

After all, according to the 40% share, the stuff salvaged by the salvage ship was divided after expert review.

Sean didn’t ask for any of the other relics besides the first silver ingots.

This was just what Leroy Brown wanted. He happily reported to the family Elders Council, and then transferred the money to Sean’s account.

Thus, they were even.

So, the robbery of the goods had nothing to do with Sean.

Considering the deeds of the Brown family ancestors and that these things originally belonged to China, Sean wouldn’t help him retrieve them—what could he gain for himself by retrieving them?

Nothing!

Elijah Hastings, standing on the deck with Sean after the call, asked:

"The Brown family’s cargo has been seized?"

"Yes. The salvaged goods, packed in two big trucks, were all stolen."

"What bad luck." Elijah knew Sean’s attitude towards the Brown family, so he didn’t hide his schadenfreude, "I’m afraid Leroy Brown won’t have a good time when he gets back, huh?"

"Return? He didn’t plan to go back. He’s staying in Jakarta, keeping an eye on the case. And the salvage ship will return in a few days."

"So, what about us..." Elijah’s expression became serious.

"We just have these couple days," Sean nodded.

He planned to spend these two days thoroughly searching the nearby sea areas, combing through them like a sieve, covering all the areas he could. As for waiting for the salvage ship to come back, he didn’t plan to dive anymore.

He had had enough seafood, and he now missed the crucian carp, dogfish, and loaches in the little pond of his hometown.

The yacht headed to the designated sea area, Sean, Elijah, and Douglas Cooper carried their diving equipment, and dived into the divided sea areas.

The sea conditions here were also complex, and underwater visibility was low, but with the Sky Eye open, the environment’s impact on Sean became minimal.

Heading down to the seafloor, Sean walked on the sandy seabed, nimbly avoiding the fish and shellfish in the sand, scanning the sandy ground and reefs one by one.

No one could say which piece of reef might hide something overlooked from a sunken ship.

Because of the water’s buoyancy and currents, walking underwater felt quite odd. Occasionally, startled flounders would rise from the sand and cause a small "sandstorm" before quickly diving into another sandy area and burying themselves.

Sean’s gaze settled on a black object surrounded by seaweed.

It was a sunken ship, larger than all the previous ones he had seen, almost double their size!

What could be inside this ship?

Dense seaweed and seagrass surrounded the sunken ship, with schools of fish swimming in and out of the large hole in the ship.

Occasionally, a huge tentacle would stretch out of the hole and ensnare a swimming fish, pulling it into the ship’s cave. There would be some thrashing, and then the waters would calm down.

Sean slowly approached the sunken ship.

This must have been the largest ship in the fleet.

It was also the ship with the most cargo in the fleet—Sean even saw weapons similar to poles on the upper deck of the ship.

Only now they had fallen, becoming rotten wooden frames.

He scanned the sunken ship with his Sky Eye, and at first glance, he saw several white skeletons in the ship’s cabin.

White bones scattered in the second floor’s cabin, with small fish swimming in and out of the skull, and even an octopus hiding inside the skull, slowly stretching out its tentacles, waiting for prey.

It looked eerily strange.

However, Sean glanced at these things and moved his Sky Eye to the third-floor cabin—where there were still neat rows of wooden boxes!