It has to be said that the deep sea area is still not very suitable for human survival. Even with the help of modern advanced science and technology, too deep sea water can easily cause great harm to the human body.
Of course, with the development of science and technology, humans are now gradually able to explore the secrets of the sea even at a depth of ten thousand meters.
With the help of a diving suit, humans can only dive to a depth of more than 300 meters.
With the help of advanced manned submersibles, humans can come and go freely at depths of several thousand meters under the sea.
The world's deepest manned submersible dive record is 10,929 meters.
On March 26, 2012, a Canadian director, James Cameron, arrived at the Maria Trench, about 11,000 meters deep under the Pacific Ocean, on the Deepsea Challenger submarine. He became the second person in the world to reach the bottom of the Maria Trench and the first human challenger to dive alone into the 10,000-meter deep sea.
In addition, on November 10, 2020, my country's deep-sea manned submersible "Fendouzhe" also successfully landed on the bottom of the Maria Trench, setting a new record for my country's manned deep-sea diving.
Speaking of the Maria Trench, it is worth mentioning that it is called the "Fourth Level of the Earth". Under the Maria Trench, the water pressure is so high that it can instantly press steel into a discus. There is no light at all underneath and the stability is extremely low. It is one of the most harsh environments on Earth, with the deepest sea water approaching 11,000 meters.
"It would be great if one day I could go to the depths of the ocean ten thousand meters below and take a look."
"There will be a chance. my country now has deep-sea manned aircraft. Although it has not yet been popularized for commercial or civilian use, with the continuous upgrading of technology, in another ten or twenty years, maybe we can really go down and take a look."
"Actually, there's nothing much to see. The seabed is so deep and it's completely dark. The environment is just like when you turn off the lights at night." Chen Qingsheng interrupted the crew's conversation.
Everyone was speechless.
But they all felt that what Chen Qingsheng said made a lot of sense.
At a depth of 10,000 meters, no light can penetrate at all, so it's pitch black, right
"Brother Yang has been down there for so long, why hasn't he come up yet?" Fang Youqun muttered at this time.
Chen Qingsheng frowned and looked under the sea. Being in such a deep water would be a huge burden on people. Logically speaking, even if Xiang Yang could perform underwater operations at such a deep water, Xiang Yang should have come up after such a long time.
"Is there anything wrong with the captain? How about I go down and take a look?" Tang Bao said worriedly.
Chen Qingsheng glared at Tang Bao, "What nonsense are you talking about? Don't you know the captain's ability to swim? The captain must have discovered some rare seafood underwater."
"How about this, wait another twenty minutes. If the captain doesn't come up after twenty minutes, you will come with me to take a look."
Tang Bao quickly nodded in agreement.
The crew members were silent as well. They all fell silent and prayed in their hearts that nothing would happen to Xiang Yang underwater.
At this time, Xiang Yang, who was staying on the seabed, didn't know anything. The crew members thought something had happened to him and were worried about him.
He was prying open the remaining large wooden boxes one by one.
Among the remaining large wooden boxes, some contained bottles and jars, and the rest were all filled with some paste-like substances, which should be some spice raw materials. They could not stand the test of time and had completely rotted away at the bottom of the deep sea.
There are also stairs inside the cabin connecting to the upper cabins.
However, since the shipwreck was tilted on the seabed, the staircase had been completely blocked by the rotten silt on the seabed. Cleaning out the silt would be a very large project, and it was not something Xiang Yang could accomplish in a short time.
In addition, there were a large number of spices or spice raw materials piled on this incense ship. Xiang Yang estimated that the other party was going to sell spices when they went out to sea. The ship was loaded with various spices that had not yet been exchanged for money, so there should not be any gold, silver or jewelry on it.
As for spices, except for special materials like ambergris, other spices cannot be preserved after such a long time. Even if they are preserved, they are no longer valuable.
Xiang Yang simply memorized the location of this sea area, then carefully collected the three pieces of ambergris, then returned along the same route and swam towards the surface of the sea.
At this time, Chen Qingsheng on the deck was already getting anxious. Why didn't the captain come up yet? Could he be entangled by the seaweed
Although Tang Bao didn't say anything, he had already put on his diving suit silently, holding his helmet in one hand, and stood behind Chen Qingsheng. As long as Chen Qingsheng said "go", he could go into the sea immediately.
“Wow!”
A small wave rose on the sea surface and Xiang Yang emerged from the water.
"Captain, you're finally here."
Chen Qingsheng shouted quickly: "Quick, let go of the rope and pull the captain up."
"No, I'll take the ladder." Xiang Yang took off his helmet and climbed up to the deck along the ladder.
"Brother Yang, why did you stay underwater for so long? Brother Qing was about to go down to rescue you just now." Fang Youqun asked immediately when he saw Xiang Yang coming up.
"Save me? Why do I need you to save me?" Xiang Yang looked around with a smile, "You all came up?"
"Yes." Chen Qingsheng nodded and said, "The water is too deep, definitely more than 150 meters. There are no more than ten people on the whole ship who can go down. I'm afraid only you and Tang Bao can do underwater work. With such deep water, I dare not let Tang Bao act alone, so after everyone comes up, I will not allow them to go into the water."
"It's okay, just think of it as going for a swim. I'll give you the red envelopes I promised you." Xiang Yang said with a smile.
At this time, Chen Qingsheng looked at the bulging net bag on Xiang Yang's waist, "Captain, what's in your net bag?"
"I almost forgot. I just fished out a good thing from the bottom of the sea. I need to put it back in the water before it dies."
Chen Qingsheng looked at Xiang Yang with anticipation. Anything that Xiang Yang called a good thing must definitely be a good treasure.
Then Chen Qingsheng took a breath of cold air. He saw Xiang Yang take out a big abalone bigger than a bowl from the net bag.
"hiss-"
There was a sound of people gasping for air on the boat.
This was not the first time that everyone had seen such a large abalone. Xiang Yang had caught an even bigger one before.
What is rare is the species of this abalone, it is actually a net abalone.
If it was a red abalone, even if it was as big as a wheel, people would not be so shocked, because the red abalone can grow that big and is a "giant" among abalone.
But net abalone is different!
The average number of abalones on the market is over 30, and it is difficult to find abalone with around 3 heads.