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Two afternoons later, at the designated location I specified, Mai Lao and his team were preparing to dive into the sea. Shunzi naturally accompanied them, while our group stayed behind to rest, hoping everything would go smoothly for them. Just before they entered the water, Jiao Ba reminded them, "Mai Lao, I have to warn you—if you encounter a Human-Faced Flower down there, remember not to touch it. It has a spirit; if you don't touch it, it won't awaken."
Mai Lao donned his gear and gave us an "OK" hand signal before leading his team into the sea. We waited patiently on the boat. An hour passed, but Mai Lao and the others still hadn't returned. The safety rope on the fishing boat occasionally slackened and then went still.
"Why haven't they come back yet? Something's not right," Jenny said with concern. Ever since Mai Lao and Shunzi had gone underwater, she had remained on the deck, never leaving.
"They should be fine. Mai Lao is experienced; even if something happens, he can handle it," I reassured her, patting her shoulder to calm her nerves.
Jenny glanced at me with a different look in her eyes. I smiled and asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
She forced a smile and replied, "It's nothing... I just feel like this trip isn't going smoothly; I can't shake off this uneasy feeling."
Feigning nonchalance, I said, "Oh come on, you're overthinking it. It'll be fine; let's just wait a bit longer."
About twenty minutes later, aside from Mai Lao and Shunzi, the other sailors returned. However, they reported that they had found nothing and had no trace of the wreck.
Seeing that Mai Lao and Shunzi still hadn't returned made Jenny restless. "Why aren't they back yet? What if something happened? It's really worrying."
"What are you worried about? Look, they're back!" Jiao Ba pointed ahead.
Sure enough, in the distance on the Sea Surface, two heads emerged, one of them waving at us. "Hurry up and steer the boat over; I think they’ve found the Wreck," Jiao Bayi said excitedly.
"How do you know that?" I asked, giving him a disdainful glance.
"That's none of your business. If you don't believe me, just watch. They must have found it," Jiao Ba replied, raising an eyebrow at me with a smug expression.
The fishing boat moved forward for a few minutes, and we lowered the Lifeline. Mai Lao and Shunzi climbed aboard one after another. Once back on the boat, Mai Lao appeared particularly excited. "We found it! We really found it!"
Jenny was practically bouncing with excitement. "What? Mai Lao, you guys found the Wreck?"
"Yes, we really found it! It's right below us at this very spot; we just discovered it. We didn’t even have time to scan it before our oxygen ran low, so we had to surface quickly," Mai Lao said as he began to take off his Diving Suit.
Upon hearing that the Wreck had been found, joy and excitement spread across everyone’s faces. The sailors embraced each other happily—not for any other reason but because discovering the Wreck meant they had already found half of the treasure. Why had we risked our lives at sea? Wasn’t it all for a chance to make some money?
"That's great! Finally, we’ve managed to find it!" Jenny exclaimed, her expression transforming with excitement; she was just shy of waving her arms in celebration.
I sighed and said, "Oh my God! All our hard work these past days hasn’t been in vain after all! Haha." I was quite happy too; soon I would dive down to see what this Wreck was really like.
Jenny glanced at me and smiled.
Mai Lao decided to rest for a moment before diving down for further exploration. Although the Wreck had been located, it was still uncertain whether it was the Ming Dynasty Shipwreck. Jenny seemed only interested in the Ming Dynasty Shipwreck. An hour later, as dusk approached, we got ready to head back into the water; we needed to finish surveying quickly so we could salvage the Wreck.
This time, only three of us would dive: me, Mai Lao, and Shunzi. Since the Wreck had already been discovered, there was no need for more people at this stage. We donned our gear, and I saluted Jenny before flipping over and diving into the water.
Except for me, Mai Lao and Shunzi each held an Underwater light. I still tightly gripped my Spear and followed closely behind them as we descended at a steady pace. With some sunlight still filtering through, this dive was clearly better than the last one; at least I could see everything around us.
As I began to feel the pressure of the seawater, the deep Underwater was a brilliant shade of blue. We had descended about thirty meters when, aided by Shunzi's light, I vaguely spotted a massive object beneath us. But in just an instant, the color of the water began to darken, shifting from blue to black. Had the sun set so quickly?
Shunzi excitedly nudged me and pointed downward. At that moment, Mai Lao swam past us, quickly diving deeper into the Underwater. The influence of the Wreck became increasingly clear. As Shunzi and I continued our descent, I was stunned by the sight before me, filled with excitement; it was my first encounter with an ancient Wreck, exuding an air of mystery.
The Wreck lay as if asleep, peacefully resting on the ocean floor, appearing extraordinarily calm. Yet this tranquility was devoid of any signs of life, as if it were in a death-like slumber that sent chills down my spine—an unavoidable feeling even for me.
Mai Lao gestured for us to split up and explore. Since I didn’t have an Underwater Light, I could only accompany Shunzi. We decided to start from the stern and swim along the side of the ship to gauge its size.
As we swam, Shunzi continuously swept his Underwater Light across every corner of the Wreck. Its original appearance was no longer discernible; the entire hull was covered in algae and teeming with unknown marine life. We could only make out its overall structure now.
I gently touched the algae; it was quite thick, indicating that this ship had been submerged for many years—at least over a century. The silence around us remained profound; we hadn’t encountered any creatures along our path. It seemed that even Plankton were absent near the Wreck.
This struck me as odd; there was a chilling aura surrounding this Wreck. I could distinctly feel that it was much colder than the surrounding seawater, which made me uneasy. By the time Shunzi and I reached the bow of the ship, I estimated that it measured over forty meters long—it wasn’t as large as I had imagined.
We then slowly swam up to the deck. Once on the deck, I understood why there were no creatures nearby; on either side of the Wreck's deck were two dimly glowing Human-Faced Flowers. These flowers were noticeably smaller than those I had encountered before and emitted a very faint red light.
If not for careful observation, they would have been nearly impossible to spot. Shunzi noticed them too and turned his gaze toward me. I gestured with my hand, and he quickly understood what they were. According to Jiao Ba, these flowers were dormant; as long as we didn’t disturb them, they would never awaken.
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