Becoming Rich with Daily Scavenging APP-Chapter 502: South Sea One

Since the intelligence report suggests this investment can yield enormous returns.

Chen Yiyang isn’t particularly worried about the expenses.

However, it’s clear these people aren’t entirely honest about finances. According to Schaefer, if these people can retrieve artifacts for their employer, they earn through their share of the cut.

If they can’t retrieve anything, they manipulate the finances, pocketing some of the investment meant for the salvage as kickbacks.

Either way, they don’t lose out.

"If you want me to invest, the equipment and personnel needed for the salvage will be directly contacted by me."

Chen Yiyang opts to bypass this group and take over the operation himself.

"That’s not possible." Jack immediately reacted, "This work is very specialized, and many laypeople simply don’t understand. The people you hastily hire could mess it up."

"Don’t you know about South Sea One?" Chen Yiyang looked at the group, puzzled, "Our country once salvaged an entire cargo ship weighing over three hundred tons without lacking a relevant team and technical personnel."

Chen Yiyang’s words left Jack’s team silent.

They remembered that the South Sea One shipwreck is renowned in the field of seabed salvage.

Before South Sea One, the seabed of the South Sea was filled with many ancient Huaxia shipwrecks.

But due to technical reasons, foreign teams often secretly conducted salvage operations.

There was once a British team who used destructive methods to frantically salvage porcelain from a shipwreck in the South Sea.

During this process, over sixty thousand pieces of porcelain were destroyed, and more than twenty thousand pieces were stolen and sold.

So when South Sea One was discovered, it was immediately protected by the nation.

Until 2007, when the technology matured, it was decided to salvage the entire ship using methods that wouldn’t destroy the original structure.

This salvage operation was extremely famous and advanced many relevant techniques in the field.

Jack’s team was naturally aware of this.

With Chen Yiyang bringing up South Sea One, they had nothing to say. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

"But how can we be sure you won’t kick us out?" Jack thought for a moment and said, "Our main responsibility is the initial exploration and the subsequent supervision.

Now that you’ve taken over supervision, once the salvage begins, you can kick our team out at any time."

"Here’s the deal." Chen Yiyang understood the core conflict was Jack’s team concerned they won’t receive enough compensation.

So he proposed, "I’ll pay you upfront for your services, how about ten thousand US dollars per person?"

"Alright." Jack’s team considered it feasible.

They were already out of options.

They decided to take the ten thousand US dollars upfront, at least they wouldn’t be working for nothing.

So Chen Yiyang signed a detailed contract with the opposite party.

Then, using the initial exploration data provided, he began contacting international salvage teams.

During this time, Chen Yiyang discovered the domestic salvage teams were not very famous internationally, but each had rather proficient skills.

After all, there were many ancient domestic shipwrecks lying within the South Sea, so these salvage companies never lacked work and steadily developed.

However, it was their first time getting a job to salvage abroad.

Fortunately, the salvage location was in international waters, eliminating the need to seek permission from any relevant countries, reducing a lot of trouble.

So after making the payment, a state-owned salvage company from Yangcheng directly sailed over with their salvage ship.

Chen Yiyang also paid to hire a security team qualified to carry firearms to prevent pirate encounters.

Weeks later, the head of the Yangcheng salvage team approached Chen Yiyang.

"All preliminary preparations are done, but there is currently a question of what salvage method to adopt."

"What are the specific differences?" Asked Chen Yiyang.

"One method is an entire salvage, similar to how we previously salvaged the South Sea One shipwreck, using a massive container to house the whole wreck and then bring it up.

This method could cost over a hundred million, but the advantage is that the entire structure of the ship can be preserved, offering considerable research value."

"What’s the other method?" Asked Chen Yiyang.

"The other method is to dismantle the wreck and bring up all the cargo separately.

This is simpler and less expensive. But the downside is that the ship would be destroyed in the process, and it doesn’t guarantee that all items inside the wreck won’t be damaged during the salvage operation."

"Let’s go with the second method." Chen Yiyang decided instantly.

It’s an Ancient Roman shipwreck, not a domestic one.

Chen Yiyang naturally didn’t need to care about research value, opting for the most convenient way.

"Alright, we’ll immediately attempt the first salvage to see what’s inside this Ancient Roman shipwreck."

To witness his investment at work, Chen Yiyang boarded a ship to the salvage area.

Within this sea zone, Chen Yiyang hired two ships.

One for salvage and one for logistics.

In addition to Jack’s ship, though it’s a small vessel for initial exploration, it’s no longer useful now.

Jack also boarded the salvage ship with Chen Yiyang today, anxiously awaiting the salvage results.

"God bless that the first salvaged cargo is some renowned historical artifact, preferably one that’s historically famous."

Jack continuously prayed throughout the salvage process.

The area where the shipwreck lies is at a very deep seabed location. Previously, Jack dispatched personnel wearing diving suits to only dive down and confirm the existence of the cargo ship, lacking the ability to retrieve items.

So up until now, no one knows what type of cargo the Ancient Roman shipwreck held before it sank.

Currently, the best scenario is that it was a famous Ancient Roman aristocratic cargo ship with some personal items of Ancient Roman nobility inside, which would be highly valuable.

The worst scenario is that the salvaged items are basic staple goods from that era, which would be virtually worthless today.

After all, ancient items don’t necessarily hold value in modern times simply due to their age.

For example, copper coins from ancient times, unless rare, could sell for only a few dollars apiece today.

The machinery soon dove into the sea, using cables to bind and secure a container.

Then the salvage ship began operations.

A wooden box, with its basic structure already damaged, was placed in a metal container to be retrieved and brought aboard by the salvage ship.

The container was settled onto the deck.

Chen Yiyang and others gathered around to observe.

As the container was opened, the wooden box, eroded by seawater and unable to maintain its basic shape, fell apart, revealing its contents.

For safety reasons, only professionally outfitted personnel were permitted to approach for inspection.