Chapter 1280 – Nautical Charts (I)

“Zhuang Rui, let’s be law-abiding! I don’t want to go back to my old job as a lawyer.”

Seeing Zhuang Rui’s ruthless look, Huangfu Yun couldn’t help but shout behind him, with Zhuang Rui’s connections in the country, if he wanted to engage in some crooked ways to make money, it really wasn’t difficult.

“Come on you, just keep an eye on this side of the construction site, at most one month, I’ll be back.”

Zhuang Rui did not turn around, but waved his hand back, this will be in his heart is also depressed, after spending money can not be generous, everything should be left a back way.

Originally in Macao horse racing won money, were he put into the “Xuan Rui Island” defense weapons up, if not, even if left half, that is enough to build the Golden City used.

Of course, this world is not the only gambling and gambling can make money, in Zhuang Rui eyes, the wide sea, there is also an infinite amount of treasure for him.

And these treasures in the sea, usually are foreign colonial period several big countries from all over the world looted gold and silver, art value is not very high, for selling these things, Zhuang Rui no psychological pressure.

In tianjin harbor stayed not long “xuanrui ship”, and set sail again, but compared to captain clyde from africa when he returned to the sea with a sad face look, now he is spiritually refreshed, even on the chin of the beard are smeared with hairspray carefully take care of some.

In the “Xuan Rui ship” sailed out of the open sea, Clyde came to the deck, a fawning smile on the face is sitting there in the sun Zhuang Rui said: “Boss, you are really true to your word! Haha, what are we going to salvage this time, which period of the shipwreck ah?”

Yesterday, after receiving Zhuang Rui’s phone call, Clyde excitedly galloped all night on his little lover’s body, completely unlike a middle-aged man in his fifties, knowing that before, he still needed to use the little blue pill to enjoy himself, obviously, he loved the ocean more than the woman in his arms.

“Captain Clyde, whose treasure do you wish we were looking for?”

Zhuang Rui picked up the beer in hand and took a sip, smiled, this late fall out to sea the weather is just right, not too cold and not too hot, blowing the warm sea breeze, enjoying the beauty of the sea, if not the ship’s side is too high, and then some fishing, that is called cozy it!

However, Zhuang Rui took the golden eagle out with him on this sea trip, he and Peng Fei sat on the deck drinking beer, watching the golden eagle catch a big fish from the sea from time to time, that feeling is also very good.

“Oh boss, you gave me a hard time.”

Clyde exclaimed exaggeratedly, blinking his eyes for a moment, and said, “Could it be that we’re going to Lohood Island? The pirate treasure there has been passed down for centuries!”

“Haha, Captain Clyde, the treasure there wouldn’t be left behind by your ancestors, would it? Otherwise why are you so interested?”

Zhuang Rui laughed out loud at his words, he knew what Clyde said about the Rockhold Island, it was a legend that was even more famous than the Klaus Treasure that he had once discovered.

Located in Australia, Rockhard Island was not a resort with birdsong and pleasant scenery, however, “the island is not beautiful, if there are treasures, it is famous”, it was rumored that the island hid countless treasures, and the surrounding seabed was also covered with dazzling gemstones.

In the 16th century, 50-70 years, the Spanish along the Columbus voyage expedition to the Americas, from the hands of the Indians plundered countless gold, silver and jewelry, and then loaded the cabin back to the country.

However, their actions were detected by the pirates, the pirates frantically attacked every passing merchant ship, killed the crew, robbed a large amount of treasure, such as mountains of heavy treasure, the pirates can not all take away, so the remaining part of the buried in the island of Loch Haud, and drew a treasure map, the pirates swore a blood oath that the strictest secrecy, in order to enjoy the ill-gotten gains for eternity.

Which know that the pirates are pirates, which have credit to speak of, some conspirators attempt to swallow the treasure, a time of blood and flesh, a fire and left a body, the victor carries the treasure map to mix the world, live a life of luxury, and the legend of the hidden island of gold is also spreading, popular in the world.

In the 1770s, a man named William Phipps, in a chance discovery of a map about the island of Lohood, which is marked with the place where the Spanish merchant ships sank, he was pleasantly surprised and sensed that an opportunity to make a fortune had arrived.

With this unknown treasure map, William Phipps boarded the deserted island, around the survey, but found nothing.

One day just when William Phobos wandering beach, inadvertently feet into the sand, touched a piece of foreign objects, after the excavation is a clump of exquisite and extraordinary large coral, coral is hidden within a delicate wooden box, box full of gold, silver coins and rare treasures.

Phobos ecstatic, he stayed on the island for 3 months, frantic search, the whole 30 tons of gold and silver jewels filled his schooner, he realized the dream of wealth.

A time many true and false “treasure map” should come into being, flooding Europe, high prices for sale, a lot of rich maniacs to buy, at all costs, the results of a lot of people or buried at the bottom of the sea, or violent death of the desert island, or the bitter search, a long time, the pirate’s legacy has become a mystery full of temptation.

However, Zhuang Rui on these legends that have been passed down for centuries, and not very cold, unless it is an uninhabited island, otherwise the treasure hidden on the island, after so many years, it has long been emptied out, where it is still his turn to search for treasure ah?

“Boss, I have to correct you, my ancestors were grand thefts, like Robinson, they were killing the rich and giving to the poor, where would there be so much treasure?”

Finally able to drive the ship out to sea to find treasure, Captain Clyde was in a good mood, and did not care that Zhuang Rui’s words about his ancestors were more than a little disrespectful, and he himself laughed and joked about his ancestor.

“Clyde, we are a salvage ship, go to the island to search for treasure, is that not asking the blind? To tell you the truth, not long ago, I had once found a treasure map that was about an oceanic shipwreck.”

Zhuang Rui had actually locked the destination of this salvage a long time ago, but still intentionally made a mysterious appearance and pulled out a yellowed parchment from his pocket.

“Nautical chart?”

The bearded captain snatched the parchment from Zhuang Rui’s hand, and held it in his hand for a little while, he could see the way, this is a nautical chart that should be used in the 16th and 17th centuries.

As the name suggests, nautical charts are used for the safe navigation of ships and navigation positioning charts.

The world’s earliest marine maps are 14 to 17 centuries of Portland-type charts, specifically for navigation, the map is full of radial azimuthal lines, navigators with the help of these azimuthal lines and compass, you can always determine the direction of the ship on the ocean.

These charts also detail coastlines, bays, islands, capes, shoals, coastal mountains, and features that help navigation.

The one Clyde held in his hand at the moment was a Portland-type nautical chart, but it should only be half a sheet, and the drawings on it had become a bit blurry due to the long time ago.

Seeing Clyde’s treasure-like appearance, Zhuang Rui sneered and said, “That’s right, this is a nautical chart, Captain Clyde, can you tell from the chart, which part of the sea this is?”

“This should be a nautical chart from the late sixteenth century or early seventeenth century, from the chart, the sea drawn should be the Atlantic Ocean, unfortunately there is only half of it, I have to compare it with the nautical charts on the ship to know. Boss, the location of the center point of this chart has been artificially added with a marking, I believe, that must be the location of the shipwreck or treasure.”

Clyde’s expression was a bit excited, to know, when the nautical chart has something specially labeled, it usually has extraordinary significance, either it is the location of the shipwreck, or the lair of the pirates.

After Clyde finished these words, he took a deep breath and looked at Zhuang Rui with a pleading look on his face, and then said, “Boss, don’t worry, as long as it takes half an hour, I will definitely be able to find out the exact coordinates of this set of maps.”

For thousands of years, the treasure in the ocean has attracted countless treasure hunters and explorers, and even just in the last century, these so-called treasure maps would cause coaxing once they were discovered, especially in Clyde’s eyes, this nautical map is a priceless treasure.

“Ahem ……”

Zhuang Rui coughed twice with an odd expression and said, “Captain Clyde, no problem, you can take this chart, but be sure to keep it properly and be careful not to damage it!”

“Definitely, definitely won’t be damaged, boss, just rest assured!”

After hearing Zhuang Rui’s words, Clyde jumped up like a young guy excitedly, carefully folded the sheepskin in his hand and put it into his personal pocket, when he turned to go out, his right hand has been protecting next to his pocket for fear of being snatched by someone in general.

“Brother Zhuang, you …… you that really what nautical charts? When did you get it? How come I haven’t heard you say it?”

After Clyde left, Peng Fei looked at Zhuang Rui with a skeptical face, the time he spent with Zhuang Rui in these years was even longer than the time Qin Xuanbing spent with Zhuang Rui, but he had never seen Zhuang Rui show off this treasure map to him ah?

Zhuang Rui glanced at Peng Fei and said: “Nonsense, of course it’s real, you’ve seen Zhuang take fake things to fool people? This thing was rummaged from David’s lair, you didn’t pay attention at that time.”

“That’s hard to say, Brother Zhuang you didn’t sleep all night yesterday.” Peng Fei muttered under his breath.

“Fuck off, you don’t want me to make out with your sister-in-law? Damn, what happened to your kid listening to the wall yesterday?”

Zhuang Rui heard angry, stood up and kicked to Peng Fei, in fact, he is purely a thief, Peng Fei said right, Zhuang Rui yesterday drummed all night, is to make this can be false to the real nautical chart.