Fishermen's live stream: Twelve bodies were retrieved at the start.

"Don't talk nonsense."

Da Zhou stroked his chin, staring at the slender box. "This incredibly secure bronze coffin, buried deep at the bottom of the sea, might contain top-secret nautical charts of the ancient Silk Road!"

"It looks like an ancient book, or some kind of top-secret mural."

Another crew member chimed in, "The ancients liked to seal these heirloom treasures inside bronze vessels."

Listening to the chatter around him, Lin Mo stood to the side, his expression calm.

He didn't rush to conclusions.

My mind is rapidly processing all the possibilities.

If it is a highly toxic substance, why is the external sealant intact?

In ancient times, people would seal poisonous substances by leaving warning inscriptions or special rust on the surface.

If it is a precious document, under the extreme high pressure environment of the seabed, even with the protection of a bronze box, can the internal moisture-proof measures last for thousands of years?

If the box is opened rashly, the pressure difference and oxygen rush in instantly, and the organic matter inside may oxidize into ash within seconds.

What if there's a trap inside?

Will forcibly breaking the sealing layer trigger the internal self-destruct mechanism?

The risk is too great.

This kind of specialized work should be left to professionals.

He turned to look at the outer edge of the crowd.

Bai Jingxuan was already dressed in full protective gear, carrying a professional identification toolbox, and was walking briskly over.

At the same time, Lin Siyu's live-streaming camera was also fixed on the center of the deck.

The live stream chat exploded instantly, densely covering the entire screen.

"Holy crap! This size! This length!"

"When I saw it on the seabed, only a corner was visible, so I thought it was a square urn, but it turned out to be a cuboid!"

"This isn't a box at all, it's a bronze coffin!"

"Even a 1.9-meter-tall strong man would find it too spacious inside!"

"Be careful, Mo! Don't forget the parasites on that pillar last time!"

"Right, right, right! What if this box also has that deadly toxin on it?"

"Luckily, Brother Mo was wearing high-polymer cut-resistant gloves the whole time, otherwise the whole village would probably have been eating by the time he pulled him out from underwater."

"I'm so impatient! Open the box already! I want to see what amazing treasures are inside!"

The screen was filled with urging messages and colorful gift effects, and the popularity of the live stream immediately broke through the ten million mark.

Lin Siyu stood behind the camera, swallowed hard, and her eyes shone.

She stared at the bronze box covered in marine debris, her mind already frantically typing away at a calculator.

This is a genuine ancient bronze artifact!

Moreover, it is a deep-sea salvaged item with a special sealing process!

This condition, this size.

Even if we take a step back and assume that the box contains a bag of dirt...

Based solely on the fact that this two-meter-long bronze box is listed on auction houses, its starting price would definitely be at least 1500 million!

What if it really contains some ancient map, lost calligraphy and painting, or priceless treasures...?

That value could easily exceed 100 million!

The fleet's profits from this wave are absolutely going to skyrocket exponentially!

She looked up and glanced at Lin Mo, who was taking off his wetsuit.

This guy's luck is absolutely amazing.

While others go to sea to fish, he goes to sea to retrieve national treasures.

This isn't a diving trip, it's a shopping trip to the ocean floor!

She stared intently at the bronze box, not daring to blink, for fear that the treasure would grow legs and run away in the blink of an eye.

Lin Mo took off his heavy diving suit, changed into a dry work uniform, and put on a pair of clean medical gloves.

He walked to the center of the deck.

Pick up a damp non-woven cloth and carefully begin to wipe the mud off the surface of the bronze box.

The movements were extremely gentle, yet highly efficient.

As the silt was gradually peeled away, the original appearance of the bronze box was slowly revealed to everyone.

It has a dark blue metallic luster.

It is covered with intricate and bizarre patterns.

"Hey? Look!"

Ah Yan suddenly pointed to a corner of the box lid, his voice rising eight octaves, "The pattern on it..."

"It's exactly the same as the 'Sea-Stabilizing Needle' we retrieved before!"

Da Zhou gasped.

Upon closer inspection, everyone felt a chill run down their spines.

The same cloud and thunder pattern is used as the base.

The same unknown ancient script.

Even the arrangement and spacing of the text are exactly the same.

"Back off! Everyone back off!"

Startled, Xiao Zhang stumbled backward, bumping directly into the winch. "This thing is definitely poisonous!"

The crew members scattered instantly, retreating five or six meters away with a whoosh.

No one dared to take another step forward.

The green rust on the last "Sea-Stabilizing Needle" left an indelible psychological scar on them.

"Don't panic."

Lin Mo carefully examined the box, his tone calm, "There's no green rust on it."

"Does anyone know if there are any colorless and odorless unknown toxins?"

Ah Yan hid behind the mast, only half his head showing. "What if it's airborne? Are we already poisoned?"

Lin Mo ignored their wild imaginations.

Bai Jingxuan had already stepped forward with her toolbox.

She was wearing goggles and double-layered white gloves, and she was squatting next to the bronze box.

Lin Mo also squatted down.

The two people, one on the left and one on the right, began to carefully compare the details of the two objects.

The camera in the live stream was focused on the bronze box in the center of the deck.

In the scene, Lin Mo and Bai Jingxuan are squatting on either side, like two door gods.

The style of the comments on the screen suddenly changed.

The screen, which was originally filled with "Holy crap," "I'm rich," and "Brother Mo is awesome," was suddenly replaced by a string of technical terms that looked like academic papers.

Several verified accounts with yellow "V" badges (prefixed with "archaeology department of a certain university") started a seminar right there in the live stream.

"I took a screenshot! I took a screenshot! Everyone, look at the link to the screenshot I just posted!"

"Holy crap, this is incredible! The cloud and thunder pattern on this bronze box is almost identical to the pattern on that magic staff!"

"It's not just the patterns; look at the arrangement of those unknown ancient characters—they're practically identical!"

"It's confirmed! These are definitely products from the same period, and may even be the work of the same craftsman!"

The live stream saw another surge in viewership.

Countless new viewers flocked in.

"Guys, I came straight from the official archaeology livestream!"

"I heard that Bai Jingxuan, the legendary senior from our archaeology department, is here? Is it true?"

"Hey up there, look at that beautiful woman wearing goggles on the left side of the screen! Who else could it be but Shirogami!"

"My goodness, Lin Shen's live stream is now truly amazing."

"Fishermen are learning how to bait their nests here, tomb raiders are learning how to locate auspicious burial sites, and now even regular archaeological teams are coming here to hold on-site appraisal meetings."

"This level of popularity beyond its original niche is simply unparalleled!"

Lin Siyu stood to the side holding her tablet, watching the rapidly increasing data cable usage in the background, her smile almost reaching her ears.

The traffic, the buzz, the super rockets floating across the screen.

It's all money!

She now sees the bronze box covered in sea mud as a mountain of pure gold.

Bai Jingxuan squatted beside the bronze box, completely ignoring the noise around her.

Her world now consists only of this object in front of her.

Double-layered white gloves gently brushed across the dark blue patterns on the surface of the bronze box.

Her brows furrowed slightly.

The eyes behind the goggles gleamed with an extremely sharp light.

"no the same."

She suddenly spoke, her voice cold and clear, yet exceptionally distinct on the quiet deck.