Chapter 846: Lohode Island Treasure
Shen Long opened a map and showed it to Arya, only to see that it was an ordinary-looking island, with no beautiful scenery and few buildings.
"Where is this?" Arya asked, it looked so ordinary, it didn't look like there was a treasure hidden here.
"Australia's Lohoard Island, located on the periphery of Australia, where the official language is English, and it's easy to communicate with them when you go." Shen Long said that in fact, there are many similar island treasures, such as Coco Island in Costa Rica, etc., but Arya can only speak English and a little Chinese now, and it may not be easy to communicate in those places.
So he chose Lohaud Island, which is said to contain countless gold, silver and jewels looted by the Spaniards from the indigenous peoples of South America.
In the 70s of the 17th century, a man named William Fipos stumbled upon a map of the island of Lohaud, which showed the sinking of the Spanish merchant ship "Gold", and he was pleasantly surprised and sensed that an opportunity to make a fortune had arrived
It turns out that there is a mysterious story about the merchant ship "Gold", that is, in the 50s and 70s of the 16th century, the Spaniards followed the track of Columbus to the Americas, plundered countless gold, silver and jewels from the Indians, and then returned home with a full cabin.
However, their actions were noticed by the pirates, and they frantically attacked every passing merchant ship, slaughtering the crew and robbing a large amount of treasure, such that the pirates could not take it all, so they buried the rest on the island of Lohend and drew a treasure map, and the pirates swore a blood oath to keep it a secret in order to enjoy the ill-gotten wealth forever.
How do you know that pirates are pirates after all, how can there be credibility at all, some conspirators tried to monopolize the treasure, for a time the flesh and blood flew around, a fire and left a corpse, the victor carried the treasure map to mix the world, living a life of luxury, and the legend of the Golden Island also spread far and wide, popular all over the world.
Armed with this treasure map, Fipos landed on a desert island and surveyed everywhere, but found nothing. As he wandered along the beach, he accidentally got his foot into the sand and touched a foreign object, which was discovered to be a large coral of exquisite beauty, and in the coral there was a delicate wooden box full of gold coins, silver coins and rare treasures.
Fipos was so ecstatic that he spent three months on the island, frantically searching, filling his schooner with 30 tons of gold, silver and jewelry, and his dream of making a fortune came true.
The news of Fipos's windfall spread like a hurricane, and a gold-seeking fever swept through Lohoud Island and the surrounding seas, and homeless people, adventurers, and even princes and nobles traveled thousands of miles to this deserted island, and it was believed that the treasures found by Fipos were only a small part of the pirate legacy, so where was the more treasure?
"Let me find out what's going on on this island!" Shen Long opened the browser and searched, and he was shocked to find that Lohold Island has now built a treasure hunting theme park, attracting tourists from all over the world to come to hunt for treasures.
"All the treasures found on the island can be taken with them after paying taxes, which is not bad, and it saves us a lot of trouble." Looking at the laws and regulations on the island, Shen Long nodded with satisfaction, although he could use many methods to take away the treasure silently, but it was also a troublesome thing to launder these gold, silver and jewelry, and it would be much better to have this law.
"It seems that the local government has determined that there is no large-scale treasure on the island, so it will introduce this kind of policy to attract tourists to the island, right?" Arya was clever enough to spot the tricks at once, and she pointed to the text on the screen and said, "Well, there are only so many tourists on the island every year, and it's been a long time since anyone has dug up a treasure, and I feel like this treasure hunt theme park is going bankrupt." ”
"Perhaps, but just because they can't find it doesn't mean we can't; Besides, the fewer tourists, the fewer locals are good for us, isn't it? Even if you can't find a treasure here, it's a good vacation. Shen Long touched Arya's head, "If there isn't one here, let's go to Coco Island in Costa Rica." ”
The Costa Rican government suddenly banned treasure hunting activities on Coco Island in the name of damaging the environment, which means that there is no silver three hundred taels here, and Shen Long thinks there must be an article in it.
"Okay then, when are we leaving?" Arya can't wait to go on a treasure hunt.
"I'll get someone to do it right away." Shen Long took out the phone, found a familiar travel agency and asked them to handle the visa and air ticket on their behalf, and then packed his luggage, he didn't bring too many things, and Arya still carried a small bag, and more things were put in his carry-on space.
The travel agency was very efficient, and the visa and air tickets were completed in a few days, so Shen Long took Arya out with him, ready to go to Lohode Island in Australia to find treasure.
Before leaving, he posted a notice on the gate of the courtyard, which read: The shopkeeper went abroad to hunt for treasures, and it was temporarily closed, and the return was to be determined.
After Shen Long left, some familiar people came to see him, and they were all envious, "Tsk, this guy Shen Long can play, and they all started to go abroad to hunt for treasures, hey, do you think we should also get a treasure hunting ship and find those treasures hidden at the bottom of the sea?" ”
The two of them took an Air New Zealand flight from Beijing to Sydney, Australia, and after more than ten hours of flight, Shen Long and Arya finally landed on Australian soil.
After a day in Sydney, she took Arya around, visited places like the Sydney Opera House, tasted the local food, and collected a whole bunch of real or fake information about the treasures of Lohode Island before heading to Lochod Island.
First, they rented a car and drove to the nearest city to Lohout Island, and then found a boat, and along the way they used all three means of transportation by land, sea and air, and the two of them landed on Lohend Island.
At the first glance on the island, Shen Long and Arya were a little disappointed, only to see that the island looked in tatters, there were not many people on the dock, only the staff of the hotel he had booked to meet them at the pier.
"You two are here to hunt for treasure on the island?" The staff member named Cowell had a smile on his face, and after receiving an affirmative answer, he said directly, "It's been many years since no one has been able to find treasure here, so you'd better not get your hopes up." ”
You really have a straightforward personality, aren't you afraid of the guests leaving? But just because they can't find it doesn't mean I can't find it.
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