The Fisherman Who Never Catches Fish

"I wouldn't say I'm an expert, but at least... I can talk about the basics."

Fang Hao's words ignited the passion of the audience.

"Yes! Those damn robbers, they stole our stuff."

"The decaying, incompetent dynasty has held us back for so many years, and we've lost so many cultural relics and treasures."

The crowd was indignant and started to curse loudly.

They wished they could get involved themselves and recover the lost artifacts.

"Fortunately, this time we've found these shipwrecks, and we can recover some of the lost relics."

This was definitely good news.

That's why the job of salvaging the shipwrecks attracted so many viewers; it could almost be described as a nationwide event.

The excitement was immeasurable.

On Weibo, the trending topics were dominated by this event.

Out of the top ten trending topics, six were related to the shipwreck salvage, and half of those six were related to Fang Hao.

Fang Hao once again entered the spotlight, garnering admiration from the masses.

"This fisherman is really awesome; he has fished up such special things."

"This time I am truly convinced."

Such incredible luck probably belonged to him alone in the whole world.

It was truly extraordinary.

He could fish up anything, except for fish.

Everyone was amazed.

But it also sparked everyone's curiosity, and they started paying attention to him, wanting to see what else he might fish up in the future.

Each time, the items he fished up were different.

"I really need to follow him from now on."

"Such a magical fisherman."

Now, the public's interest in Fang Hao was growing even more.

They wanted to see how he would fish up more and more unique items.

What would he fish up next time after a shipwreck?

"If he keeps fishing up shipwrecks like this, won't all the treasures in the sea be brought up by us?"

"When we've finished fishing here, we can go and fish in seas around the world."

The netizens' imaginations were running wild, fantasizing about having Fang Hao fish globally – not for fish, but for treasures.

To fish up all the shipwrecks and treasures from the seabed.

That would indeed be a fortune.

There are countless treasures worldwide, far too many to count.

Buried treasures abound beneath the sea.

It's no wonder everyone is excited.

"Damn, it's actually possible."

"I really look forward to the day when this fisherman goes worldwide fishing, bringing up those seabed treasures one by one."

The netizens looked forward to that day.

With the interview concluded, everyone had a renewed perception of Fang Hao.

At the same time, the shipwreck salvage operation began.

Such a big event naturally spread far and wide.

Now, with the explosion of information online, especially since this shipwreck salvage was public.

As the salvage operation progressed, the experts present determined that these shipwrecks belonged to Henry Niu at the time.

These treasures were originally being transported when an accident occurred, causing the ships to sink here.

As the news spread,

And as more and more people paid attention to the shipwreck salvage,

Henry Niu's side quickly received the news and had the audacity to issue a statement claiming the shipwrecks were theirs, hoping they could be returned or that they could participate in the salvage.

After all, their economy had been messy for years, and they desperately needed a fortune to stabilize their situation.

Such audacious demands, of course, were not entertained and were outright rejected.

After all, this is our territory, and these artifacts belong to us.

Why should we hand them over?

Also, why do they even have the face to ask us to hand over the artifacts in these shipwrecks?

Wouldn't that mean I could also demand that you return the numerous artifacts in your museums that belong to us?

Their unreasonable request was immediately refused.

It's really shameless, still thinking it's a hundred years ago when we were easily bullied? Seeing something and wanting to take it back?

Times have changed!

Now we have awakened; it's not as easy as they think to rob us.

These artifacts belong to us; they have no right to covet them.

"These bastards, thinking they're still somebody."

Chen Jun, the person in charge of this salvage operation, cursed furiously.

"How shameless to even make such a request."

Even his usually good temper was nearly exploding.

The assistants by his side were also particularly shocked, for it was the first time they had seen Chen Jun so angry.

From this, it was clear just how excessive Henry Niu had been.

"These cultural artifacts belong to our civilization."

"They even dare to lay their hands on them."

Chen Jun cursed.

And on our end, we unapologetically rejected Henry Niu's shameless request.

Continuing to handle our own salvage operations.

...

As the salvage work progressed, they soon found a large amount of silver and gold, as well as some cultural artifacts on the first ship.

"Just a preliminary count, there's about three tons of gold, and about ten tons of silver on this first ship. There are also over thirty boxes of artifacts..."

The quantity was immense, fortunately, the current shipwreck salvage technology was incomparably advanced.

The salvage operation was conducted methodically.

Mainly salvaging the items inside the shipwreck, various cultural artifacts.

Boxes of gold and silver were quickly salvaged, many onlookers gaping in awe.

"Damn... how much money is that?"

"Damn it, how much had those robbers taken from us back then?"

Their hearts bled.

The items now salvaged likely amounted to less than one-tenth of what was originally taken; what did that tell you?

It was terrifying.

Also, the boxes containing the artifacts were also diligently lifted to the surface.

For instance, porcelain and bronze artifacts, all of high value.

The only concern was about paintings and calligraphy.

Although at the time of the robbery, some waterproof measures were taken during packing, it wasn't guaranteed that after more than a hundred years, the waterproofing would still be effective; they feared that the contents might have already decayed.

That would be a massive loss.

But all this would only be known once the boxes were opened later.

A group of leading figures in the cultural relics field, upon seeing these items, were also very excited.

These treasures, invaluable artifacts, had finally returned to their hands.

Later, the director of the National Museum arrived, tears streaming down his face.

Previously, they could only read about Yuanming Garden but couldn't see the artifacts it housed.

Now, they could finally see part of them.

This would greatly aid the restoration of Yuanming Garden's history.

...

"Bad news, an accident occurred during the shipwreck salvage; the shipwreck had been under the sea for too long, many parts had rotted, and while salvaging a box of artifacts, debris fell and struck a diver; he is now trapped with his oxygen tube damaged and he is injured, it's a bit of a bad situation."

"Our equipment can't reach him, we can't rescue him."

Just then, an accident occurred.

A diver salvaging the shipwreck below was trapped inside, also struck by falling debris, his body stuck, unable to get out. What was crucial was the damage to his oxygen tube—it was a fatal situation.

Once his oxygen ran out, his life would be in grave danger.

He had to be rescued in the shortest amount of time.

"This shipwreck is too badly damaged; if our equipment were to go in, it might cause other parts of the ship to collapse."

But if they simply sent people to rescue, they didn't have the strength to move the debris.

A severe problem lay before everyone.

Chen Jun, in charge of this salvage operation, had a grave expression.

"Rescue comes first."

Rescuing was the utmost urgent matter.

There must be no mishaps.

"Zhou can probably last about fifteen more minutes."

This meant if they couldn't rescue him within fifteen minutes, then...

Time was extremely urgent; every second was critical.

The shipwreck salvage operation had suddenly faced an accident, instantly gripping countless hearts.

At this desperately critical moment.

Fang Hao stepped forward.

"Give me a diving suit, I'll go down and rescue him."

At this point, Fang Hao was the only one who could perform the rescue.