Chapter 345: The Adventure of Silver Island
Several geologists still looked dizzy and frightened, with dishevelled hair and untidy clothes.
When they came to the chief, they looked at the young rich man with an Asian face and said nervously, "Sir, you are not a US soldier, right? Do you have any instructions for us to come here?"
They couldn't be tough anymore at this time. After all, the other party really dared to kill them. They just blew up both the people and the plane, which scared them silly.
I heard from the guerrillas that the person sitting on it was the guerrilla commander-in-chief, a big shot, but he disappeared just like that.
They still didn't know what happened, but it seemed that the rich man in front of them bought the island? Now he has forcibly taken over the people and the island.
But what kind of rich man can buy an island from the country and own a littoral combat ship and a Warthog attack aircraft? Needless to say, his identity must be extraordinary! The other party is a big shot that they could never get in touch with before!
The geologist Messigray in the crowd looked at the chief and Bailey beside him, and felt as if he had seen them somewhere before. But now he was frightened, and had thoroughly witnessed the cruelty of reality. After a terrifying journey, he dared not say a word, and just wanted to go home quickly and never come to this broken place again.
Zhang Ailun looked at their attire and honest appearance. They wore glasses and had medium-length hair. They looked like educated intellectuals. He asked, "What are you doing on my island? I heard that you are geologists. This is not your first time on Silver Island. Are you planning to secretly mine the silver and gold on the island and take them away?"
"No, no, we don't have this idea! We just came here to look for treasure out of curiosity. This tourist island was also legally operated before you came." Several people shook their heads and denied it.
He added, "But after our survey, we can be sure that there are indeed 18th-century Spanish silver and gold coins on the island you bought, which are very valuable! The total value is at least over 8 million US dollars! Mr. Jin, you really made a fortune with this investment!"
"Are you able to tell where the treasures are? With the help of professional instruments? You were captured by the guerrillas and you should not have the opportunity to use instruments. Then how did you determine the existence of the treasure?" Zhang Ailun asked with interest.
"We can measure the approximate size and position with our naked eyes." Someone answered.
So awesome? Zhang Ailun was a little hesitant.
The other party pointed to Messigray next to him and said, "This is a very knowledgeable geologist in our team. He has been here once before. We studied related topics a long time ago and found traces of silver coins on the island. Later, we inferred the storage location of silver coins and gold based on the growth patterns of soil and rainforest numbers, as well as temperature, humidity, and weathered rocks."
"I know, we've met before." Zhang Ailun nodded and frankly admitted that he had an impression of the geologist.
"It's you." Messigray also said hurriedly: "Yes, we have met before. I was in trouble at that time and you helped me out. Mr. Jin, can you let us go? We promise that we will never set foot here again, and we will not mention the matter of Silver Island to anyone!"
"It's not difficult for you to leave now. I can let you go later. After all, I'm not a kidnapper. My previous crackdown on the guerrillas was authorized by Colombian government congressmen. It was to eliminate harm for the people. I'm also very interested in the geological knowledge you have mastered." Zhang Ailun immediately turned around and called Bailey, asking him to go to the guerrillas to get a detailed map of Silver Island.
Bailey immediately took the order and did it, and soon returned with a detailed map and handed it to the chief leader.
Zhang Ailun also spread out the map, took out a colored pen, and asked them to mark the treasure on it. "Come on, didn't you say you knew where the treasures were? I bought this island, so I naturally know where the silver coins on the island are distributed. Let me see if you have real skills."
Several geologists looked at each other and immediately began to mark the location for the chief leader.
Zhang Ailun took a few glances and was more and more surprised, because it was almost the same as the geographical location surveyed in the intelligence. Except for a few minor details, it was basically accurate.
These people are really talented!
The chief leader immediately decided to invite them to join his team and promised them a high salary.
Faced with the sudden recruitment invitation from the chief leader, several geologists were a little surprised. They looked at each other and asked cautiously: "Mr. Jin, since you already know the location of the treasure storage on Silver Island and can mine it yourself, why do you want us to join?"
"You know the geography and ecology of Silver Island better than my people do. You should be able to help with the later mining work and save me a lot of expenses." Zhang Ailun said calmly: "Don't worry, I am mining my own island legally and in compliance with regulations. You work for me and I will pay you as usual. If I really dig up treasures, I can give you a few valuable silver or gold coins."
"Mr. Jin, we agree!" When they heard that the leader was so generous and was going to give them gold coins, they agreed without hesitation.
It doesn't matter whether there's money or not. What matters most is that I want to stay here and make some contribution to the leader.
After all, we have come.
They did a lot of research and study in advance for the treasure of Silver Island, and even gave up several profitable projects, not wanting to give up so easily. Some of them even had a big fight with their families because of this matter, and bought tickets to fly here overnight, but as soon as they got off the plane, their equipment was confiscated by the guerrillas, and they were locked up in a small dark room before they could conduct a field investigation for a while!
He was detained for 20 hours without sleeping, eating or drinking, and then was pulled out again to block the bullet hole.
It's too awful.
You can even find a screenwriter to write a script and then find a director to shoot a movie related to the topic of Silver Island, and name it "Silver Island Adventure".
Now that there are financial sponsors who have noticed their abilities and are willing to spend a lot of money to recruit them, they are of course happy to work for them.
"Okay, I admire people like you. Now come with me to see the treasure location." Zhang Ailun nodded with satisfaction, and did what he said. He stood up and took a few people to the rain forest.
The geologists immediately followed and discussed academic topics. They finally stopped being restrained and said in unison: "Boss, some of our equipment has been seized by the guerrillas."
"Those guys are so rude. They are not friendly to us international friends at all. We haven't even had food or water for more than 20 hours."
"Here's some water for you to drink." Zhang Ailun casually threw the mineral water to them.
"It just so happens that I brought some snacks and bread." Bailey also gave them his snacks, and several people almost wolfed them down.
"You guys are not Americans, are you?" Zhang Ailun asked as they walked.
"I am Italian, he is Finnish, he is Belgian, he is Dutch, and he is Mexican. We are currently staying in a hotel in Mexico City. Someone there asked us to do a geological survey of a private gold mine. We took this opportunity to come to Silver Island to hunt for treasure." Messigra introduced.
Zhang Ailun nodded. It turned out that he lived in Mexico. No wonder so many people from all over the world gathered together and were caught in one fell swoop.
He then said, "Equipment is not a problem, Boktu. You go find someone to lead the way and bring those special surveying equipment over, and bring some wooden signs as well." "OK." Boktu readily agreed and turned around to go to work immediately.
The chief leader led a few people to a treasure spot in the rainforest area. After waiting for a while, Boktu and several guerrilla members came over and handed over the equipment to the professional team of geologists. The group took the equipment and hurriedly checked it.
"Thank God, the equipment was not damaged! It can still be used normally!"
"This is advanced equipment I borrowed from the laboratory. It's very valuable. If it's damaged, I'll have to pay a large sum of money!"
Several people breathed a sigh of relief and laughed like 800-pound babies.
Then several people started to test. Zhang Ailun watched them insert the metal rod into the soil and start to debug the equipment. Soon, after skillful operation, some frequency fluctuations appeared on the LCD screen.
It is a signal related to soil moisture and underground magnetic field feedback. Even the chief leader couldn't understand it specifically, but several professional team members were tinkering with it very seriously.
After discussing with each other for a while, they happily replied: "Boss, our previous judgment was correct. There is some metal frequency feedback underground in this place. It is silver and a small amount of gold. It is distributed about 50-60 meters underground, here and here."
They also put up wooden signs in the surrounding area, with a diameter of seven or eight meters.
Bailey was a little hesitant. "60 meters underground? Wouldn't that mean they have dug through the entire island? Are you sure it's 60 meters away? Isn't this island made up of reefs and soil? There's a layer of soil on top and rocks underneath. It's very likely that there's sea below. Don't make a hole in it by accident."
"The reefs of this Silver Island are not that thin. Some of the reefs may be disc-shaped, with a thickness of only tens of meters at the top, supported by the irregular cylinder in the center. As the sea level rises and falls, the top will float above the sea level and gradually form a natural reef island. But the geological structure of this island is different, and this is the central area. There is an integrated geological structure underneath, so even if you drill hundreds of meters, it will not hurt." The geologist explained immediately.
"So, do you have any good mining suggestions?" Zhang Ailun asked.
The good thing about the chief is that when he is undecided, he never questions the opinions given by professionals. He always trusts others and listens to their advice.
I trust you so much, why don’t you give me a reasonable solution? Do you think it’s reasonable?
Can't come up with it? Then don't blame the leader for firing you and deducting your salary.
"Our suggestion is that we need a larger construction machine to drill holes and dig out the mud and sand. We also need to pay attention to the specific construction process and calculate the dimensions in detail. Otherwise, the silver coins buried underneath will be damaged if we are not careful. After all, the value of these Spanish silver coins is linked to their quality. If they are damaged, they will be worthless and can only be sold as silver. If they are gold coins, there is no need to worry too much, because Spain in the 18th century mainly minted silver coins, and the quality of gold coins is poor. Their collection value is far less than the gold coins minted by France and England in the same period." said the geologist.
"It rains all year round on the islands here, so there are abundant underground freshwater resources and a lot of mud and swamps, so we also need a pump to facilitate construction," said another person.
"When digging, you will definitely touch reefs, and you need a rock crusher, and professional engineers to operate it. When you find silver coins, it is best to let people take them. Because the silver coins of that ship were originally piled up on the reefs, and then after geological changes, the seabed mud covered them, and then the sea level dropped, and they floated on the sea level. It took more than 200 years to form the evolution of natural reef islands. Therefore, most of the silver coins are basically integrated with the islands, in the cracks of the rocks or in the soil, and need to be mined with special care."
Several people made suggestions at once, and Zhang Ailun remembered them all. As for those he couldn't remember, he looked back at Bailey and asked, "Have you remembered them all?"
"Ah? Remember what?"
Bailey looked confused. How could he remember all the nonsense? It was making people's heads hurt.
He scratched his head and said, "How can I remember this? Okay, stop arguing and just write it down on paper. My boss and I can't remember it anyway."
"You fart!!"
The chief leader immediately cursed: "You are not smart enough, don't take me with you."
Slander me! This guy is slandering the chief leader!
Bailey was scolded by the chief leader fiercely, and his eyes immediately became clear. He patted his forehead and said, "I am confused and stupid. How can I be so stupid that I can't even remember this? Don't be angry, boss. Give me some time and I will definitely be able to memorize it."
"What's the point of memorizing it? It's all written down." Zhang Ailun said unhappily.
Besides flying a plane and masturbating, what else can you do? What else are you?
Boktu said calmly: "Don't worry, Boss. I have written it down. I can make a ptt and send it to you later."
The chief leader nodded in satisfaction and praised, "Well done."
He started to blame Bailey again, "Look at them, and then look at you. Others have already turned their plans into PTTs, but you are still here in Makkabaka. You don't have any knowledge reserves in your brain. No wonder you can't even get a lieutenant in the army."
"..."
Blame it on me. Bailey looked hopeless.
I am tired of my heart, so I will destroy it, really.
Damn, why doesn't this dead Air Force Captain Boktu just die? He's just rolling in circles here.
The chief leader, Carrot, wielded the big stick very skillfully and quickly resolved this small matter. The only difference was that the carrot was eaten by Boktu, and the big stick was hit by Bailey, and he didn't miss a single blow.
Then he followed the geologist to other treasure hiding areas, swamps, and cliffs. Originally, the best solution that the chief leader of this thing thought of was to pull a few kilograms of clay explosives and blow it up. But the consequences of doing so were undoubtedly very serious.
Based on the geologists' field investigation suggestions, except for those places that are really difficult to deal with and require the use of explosives, the other swamps, rainforests, and plains are basically handled by taking advantage of every available space.
While minimizing the impact on the landform ecology, we use professional equipment to mine the treasure, thereby reducing the damage to the silver coins, increasing the profits of the collection, and reducing expenditures by at least tens of millions of dollars.
The chief leader couldn't help but sigh, what talented people they are! He really wanted to demote them to the Beggars' Sect to give them some luster.
It's a pity that such people don't appear on the streets! After all, they are not members of the Plain White Banner.
(End of this chapter)
