Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 637 - 414: The Clever Hunter Often Appears in the Form of Prey_2

Chapter 637: Chapter 414: The Clever Hunter Often Appears in the Form of Prey_2

"They both said they’ll listen to you."

Sean Knight thought for a moment and said:

"Then let’s make a detour on our way to the Big Island. However, there’s a high chance we’ll run into fishermen or even maritime patrol in that area, so be prepared as much as possible."

When Sean and his friends went treasure hunting, convenience was a great advantage.

With fewer people and a handy yacht, they could just up and go.

Unlike some professional salvage ships, which need to be fully prepared—

As the yacht entered, Elijah Hastings said to Sean Knight on the deck:

"The fisherman said that if we find the sunken ship, he wants a 20% share of the things inside ..."

"If we really find something according to his information, 20% is not too much."

After all, Elijah only got a rough set of coordinates. To find the sunken ship, specific information is still needed.

If the other party can provide a specific location, then that alone is worth 20%.

"Where is he?" Douglas Cooper asked from the side.

"He’s already gone ahead and is waiting for us at the approximate location."

"Will he sell to two parties?" Douglas was a little worried.

"Goods first, money later. We shouldn’t be worried." Elijah was confident, "However, we still need to be careful. It’s a messy dispute area."

Sean Knight thought for a moment and said:

"I’ve prepared some weapons. When we’re far from the port, I’ll give them to you. Be alert at that time... "

Everyone knew this without Sean’s reminder.

It was already ingrained in them.

After the yacht left the port, the number of ships they encountered gradually decreased.

However, since it is one of the busiest sea territories of China, from time to time they could still see cargo ships and fishing boats passing by.

Moving forward, past Big Island, fishing boats also became less common.

The seawater here is not very deep in general, and the underwater view is great. It’s not typhoon season, so it’s the perfect time for yachts to go out and have fun.

Occasionally, they would encounter other yachts passing by. Some kids on board would feel competitive, trying to speed-race with Sean’s yacht, or trying to show off the bikini-clad girls on their boat.

Sean and his friends just smiled at this childish behavior, expressing no interest.

In the evening, the yacht encountered a fishing boat returning from their trip.

Looking at the captain’s beaming face on the deck, Sean couldn’t help but wave, signaling, and then shouting:

"Boss, do you have any good stuff?"

"Yes!" The captain laughed, "Do you want some?"

"Sure!" Sean was somewhat curious. Although he had driven a motorboat before, it was mostly for salvaging treasure from sunken ships; he had never tried casting nets or fishing.

But this fishing boat had already pulled in their nets, and Sean just wanted to see their catch.

The two boats slowly got closer, and with their yacht’s elevated deck, Sean just jumped directly onto the fishing boat and asked:

"I don’t know much about this, but what good stuff do you have? Let’s weigh some."

"Come, come take a look!" The captain was very enthusiastic, and the crew members were also curious about Sean and his friends, watching them closely.

It’s not uncommon to see yachts on the sea, but it’s rare to see one like Sean’s, filled with only men, without any women.

The captain took Sean and his friends to the ship’s cabin, where there were a lot of seafood packed in ice, including fish, crabs, and shrimp.

Sean also saw a basket of beautiful shells.

Seeing Sean looking at the shells, the captain explained:

"These were brought up while trawling. My daughter likes collecting these, so I didn’t throw them away and brought them back. If you like, take a few."

Sean pointed at a few types of fish and crabs, saying:

"Give me a basket of this, this, and this, and two baskets of shrimp. They should be delicious when grilled."

On the sea, they mostly had beef and mutton in their supplies. They did emphasize the freshness of seafood, but they hadn’t gotten much since leaving the port.

Now that they’ve encountered it, they wanted to buy some stuff they might not even be able to get if they went underwater themselves.

Seeing that Sean wanted a lot, the captain didn’t haggle and happily said:

"Alright, I’ll give you the market price!"

After weighing and moving the seafood to the yacht, Sean paid the captain, who also gave him many beautiful shells and conchs as a bonus.

"This conch may not look pretty, but the flesh inside is delicious." The captain pointed to a conch and said, "Just steam it."

Sean looked at the shells and suddenly asked:

"Boss, could there be pearls inside these shells?"

"Pearls inside the shells? Few. There are some inside oysters, and occasionally inside oysters, too. But in these shells... very few."

Sean noticed a large orange-yellow bead inside one of the shells, which was about the size of a football and had a relatively ugly appearance, so he asked.

"If there are pearls inside this shell, would they be worth a lot of money?"

"Of course. The pearls here, if they are big, are worth at least tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands," the captain said, "But they are too rare, almost like winning the lottery."

Sean shook each shell, then said:

"I think there is a pearl in one of these shells... I won’t take it for nothing, boss. I’ll give you 10,000 for it."

He then transferred the money to the captain.

"No, no, no..." the captain didn’t expect Sean to do this and hurriedly waved his hand:

"We can’t be dishonest... Besides, it’s so difficult to find a pearl in there."

He didn’t believe it.

Sean saw that the captain insisted on not taking the money, so he took a small gold coin from his pocket and said:

"Well, if you’re giving it to me, I’ll give you something small in return. You have a daughter, don’t you? This can be a gift for her."

The captain looked at the gold coin curiously and asked:

"Is this... foreign?"

"Yes, I found it while traveling on an island abroad."

The captain accepted it happily.

As they were on their way back to their yacht, the captain asked:

"Boss, where are you going?"

"Over there." Sean pointed vaguely in a direction.

"Oh..." the captain nodded, then said, "Don’t go too far. It’s not just the marine patrol ships these days, but I’ve seen many other ships going there, and from the looks of it, they’re not from our country. Some even carry these..."

The captain gestured, and Sean realized he meant guns.

"Thanks for the heads up, boss. Good luck getting rich!" Sean bowed and climbed onto the yacht.

As the yacht sailed far away, Sean could still see the captain on the fishing boat looking in their direction from the deck.

"Great, we can have a barbecue!" Douglas has recovered his spirits. "The fish is not bad - the shrimp is good, too. The crabs are also pretty fresh - look at my cooking skills today!"

After putting the supplies in the ice cabin, they started the barbecue on the deck.

Sean was eating grilled fish while telling Elijah and the others about the situation the captain described.

"Boss, are you saying that this time..."

"Whether or not the information has been leaked, we still need to be careful."

Given his current status, no amount of caution was too much for Sean when traveling abroad.

But having experienced so many ups and downs, they wouldn’t just give up the operation because of a bit of trouble.

The most they could do was be more prepared.

Sean picked up the shell and began grilling it one by one.

After letting a grilled shell cool down for a bit, Sean began to scoop out the meat, and sure enough, he quickly found a pearl.

"Wow!" Douglas’ eyes widened in surprise. "Boss, your luck is amazing! You even found a melo pearl inside a shell!"

The pearl was quite large, with a diameter of about two centimeters, round and smooth, with faint hints of brilliance, very beautiful.

"This bead alone must be worth seventy or eighty thousand, right? It’s all-natural!"

"Boss, you really have incredible luck!" Elijah also marveled because finding pearls in seashells was not surprising, but finding pearls in these shells was extremely rare.

Sean cleaned the pearl and said with a smile:

"Well, I do think I have good luck."

From then on, the conch meat became a popular favorite.

However, no more pearls were found in the other shells.

After the barbecue, Sean went down to the cabin and brought up two big bags.

Elijah and the others had just finished cleaning up the barbecue stand on the deck when they saw Sean carrying the bags and surrounded him.

Sean opened the bags and gave the others a shock!

Why are all these things brought out now!