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Chapter 104: Leviathan Treasure Hunt Studio

"Justice IV, King of Spain!"

When Li Ming used the inscription on the coins to determine that these coins were minted by the Spanish king in the 17th century, he was shocked.

This means that he discovered the secrets of the Caribbean Sea nearly 400 years ago.

The fans in the live broadcast room were so excited that they asked him to explain the relationship between silver coins and Philip IV.

At this time, in a villa in Florida, there were all kinds of barbecue and fine wine, but there were no turbulent beauties.

Because talking about serious matters does not bring women.

A group of foreigners were sitting together watching Li Ming’s live broadcast. The real-time voice translation software made it very difficult for them to listen.

At this time, the picture on the wall was the Spanish silver coins that Li Ming had just salvaged.

As the head of Leviathan treasure hunting studio, Joseph has been following his father in a treasure hunt since he was 13 years old;

His grandfather and father are both well-known figures in the treasure hunting world of Lighthouse Country.

He has been in this business for almost 40 years so far, and Joseph has extremely accurate insight and judgment.

He stared at the exquisite Spanish silver coins in the picture, then snatched a cigar, then turned his head and said to everyone in the room, "Friend IV reigned from 1621 to 1665, the third king of the Habsburg dynasty in Portugal, hundreds of Spanish and French ships sank near the waters near Florida...!"

"Carlos, talk about what you have in your hands."

As soon as Joseph finished speaking, a tall and thin man stood up, his name was Carlos, a core member of Leviathan's studio;

Carlos is proficient in computer technology and is also a historian who is mainly responsible for collecting information. At this moment, he stood up and sorted out the manuscripts in his hand, then held his glasses with his hand and said: "The Spanish Empire Library has records of shipwreck accidents in the Caribbean from the 15th to the 20th century. According to the information I have obtained, it contains 681 ships that sank between 1492 and 1898, including the largest of the three ships that Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic for the first time!"

One of them asked: "Which Chinese probably belongs to the silver coins? The British and Dutch were very interested in Spanish treasure ships, and what other pirates were there!"

Carlos explained: Pirates? They can also engage in merchant ships. For hundreds of years, most of the Caribbean shipwrecks were sunk due to bad hurricane weather, only 1.4% were sunk due to war conflicts, and 0.8% were due to conflicts with pirates, and the rest...

Then he added: "What you said about pirates is just a myth."

"The whole of the 15th to 17th centuries, Spain's Yunbao fleet was equipped with dozens of cannons on average. Unless those pirates in the Atlantic Ocean were crazy, they would not even have the necessary intelligence to be complete unless they were crazy!"

There were dozens of people in the room, each of whom was a top expert in the industry, a senior diver, a history professor, an antique appraisal expert... and even an aircraft pilot.

These are the foundation that Leviathan has accumulated over the years.

Joseph, who was sitting on the recliner, looked at everyone and said solemnly;

“There are 66 shipwrecks in Panama and 63 ships in Hispaniola Island in the Caribbean…”

"In recent years, we have focused on the cargo ship in Australia. The Chinese who you see now is very powerful. I will tell you about his information."

"In the past three months, he found three treasures of Kate, Roman and Viking on the British Peninsula, and each treasure was almost a sensational discovery in the treasure hunting world!"

"My intuition tells me that he will definitely find a big discovery this time when he goes to Florida!"

A bald man sitting in the crowd tentatively said, "Why do we find an opportunity to steal him when he finds it?"

The cigar that had smoked halfway through Joseph's hand immediately flew out of Joseph's hand. He slapped the table hard: "We are Leviathan Studio, a well-known figure in the treasure hunting world, not a damn pirate, so please show your professional ethics. If I listen to this again next time, I will slap your shoes on your face."

"Carlos, you continue!"

Carlos, who was standing next to him, took out another information sheet.

"I judged from the inscriptions on the silver coins salvaged by this Chinese. There were about a few shipwrecks that were very consistent with the age of these silver coins."

"The first place is the Santa Margarita, one of the famous Spanish merchant ships in the 17th century. On the way back to Spain on the Florida Strait in 1622, it encountered a severe tropical hurricane that caused it to sink.

"The convoy of the troop ferry has at least 22 ships, while the Santa Margarita is a Spanish 600-ton Garen ship equipped with 25 cannons. According to records, at least 6 of the shipwrecks were sunk.

The Santa Margarita carries 166,574 sterling silver coins, more than 550 silver ingots weighing 10,000 pounds and more than 9,000 ounces of gold bars, discs and small pieces of gold.

In addition, crew members and captains smuggled a large number of "unregistered" contraband treasures onto the ship to avoid paying 20% ​​tax to the Spanish king. The officers, passengers and crew members on board carry wealth in the form of personal property.”

"But our peer Blue Ocean Treasure Hunt Company searched 65 kilometers west of Key West a few years ago and accidentally dug out a sealed lead box containing thousands of pearls and a gold bar from the seabed 5.5 meters above the sea. This is just the Santa Margarita!"

"From the current location of the Chinese people, half a day away from Gangui Island, the silver coins he found may be part of the Santa Margarita."

As soon as Carlos said this, the enthusiasm of the people in the room suddenly began to rise. Compared with the damn cargo ship in Australia, the Spanish gold treasure ship was more obviously in line with everyone's appetite.

Carlos continued:

"But there are other possibilities, such as the Madame Atoka, according to my electronic records at the Spanish National Archives."

"In 1622, the treasure fleet of King Feli IV of Spain, Lady Acato, was delayed in Veracruz, and then she was able to meet with the ships of the Spanish Continental Fleet in Havana.

"This Garen ship was cast in Havana shipyard in 1620, with a full load of 550 tons. In April 1622, it was loaded in Havana for more cargo. The treasures of the Spanish transported to Panama City by mules were so huge that it took two months to record and load it onto the Atoka."

"After the entire fleet was delayed more time in Havana, the escort of 28 ships did not make a decision until September 4, 1622 to set off for Spain, six weeks later than the scheduled departure time."

"The consequence of the departure during the Caribbean storm season is that the Spaniards suffered an unprecedented hurricane!"

"On September 6, when the crippled ship finally sank, Atoka lost 265 crew members and passengers, only three sailors and two slaves survived on the stern mast."

“The crew members who died in this disaster were Bartolom Garcia Denoda, an explorer in the Strait of Magellan around Cape Horn at the southern tip of South America.

And all the treasures on the Madame Atoka sank with the ship, about 30 miles from Havana…”

"This Chinese may have found any of them. We can continue to observe for a while, or we can set out in the waters near Kivester immediately, and we need to continue to pay attention to him."

Carlos listed more than 30 well-known Spanish shipwrecks that sank in the 17th century, but the final decision still required the leader's decision, and everyone's eyes immediately focused on the old Joseph of Leviathan.

Joseph looked at the wall. At this time, the Chinese man Li Ming in the picture was explaining knowledge about Spanish silver coins. Although he didn't understand the real-time voice translation software very well, it did not prevent Joseph from making up his mind.

"Contact Connor and tell him that we need five yachts this time, diving equipment and related supplies ready within two days..."
Chapter completed!
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