Chapter 1060: Diving (Part 1)

Li Xiaochao also brought a female companion, and everyone lived on the yacht instead of staying in a hotel. The level of luxury here is higher than that of all the current hotels in Lucheng. Maybe when the super hotel on Phoenix Island is built in a few years, there will be a more luxurious style, right?

Guo Tailai and others lived comfortably, but when they set off the next day, Guo Tailai noticed that three of the four crew members had changed, but they were also very strong and strong guys. Captain Li's explanation is that the three crew members are experienced divers and can do some assistance and rescue work when diving over the Dragon Cave.

In addition, Guo Tailai's security guard was also replaced by a gentleman in his thirties wearing glasses. He is a surveyor, and he also brought surveying instruments. For the substitution, James and Li Xiaochao, who were immersed in the next surprise, didn't care at all. It was of course the best to have professionals around and be more prepared, so that they could enjoy the fun of diving more perfectly.

Guo Tailai and Zhao Yanyan knew very well that the people replaced must be members of the South China Sea Fleet. This is the South China Sea, the territory of the South China Sea Fleet. It is definitely impossible for General Li to conduct tests here quietly. Good things must be shared! Neither Guo Tailai nor Zhao Yanyan had any objections to this, since the meat would rot in the pot anyway and would not escape outside.

After breakfast, the yacht set off directly to Yongle Dragon Cave on the Paracel Islands. The distance is not far, only more than 300 kilometers, and the comfortable speed can be reached in only four hours. However, in order to let Li Xiaochao feel the feeling of extreme speed, Captain Li still increased his speed after leaving the pier and entering the open sea.

It was the first time for Li Xiaochao and his girlfriend to experience such a fast speed yacht on the sea, and they screamed non-stop.

The three new crew members and the surveyor also felt this extreme speed for the first time. It can be seen that although they tried their best to suppress their surprise and ecstasy, they couldn't hold back the corners of their eyes and mouth. The smile betrayed their mood. Two of the crew members deliberately got into the engine room to observe for a while when the yacht was racing at high speed.

"Where are we going to dive?" After the extreme speed, Li Xiaochao was satisfied. In August, the weather was so nice, it was too hot outside, so I had to go back to the living room to cool off. After taking a few sips of the iced drink, he asked curiously. With James here, everyone speaks English, so there is no problem at all. James is also curious about this question, but he has been refraining from asking.

"Do you know about Ocean Blue Hole?" Guo Tailai asked everyone.

Everyone nodded. The ocean blue hole is a huge "deep hole" that sinks suddenly on the seabed. When viewed from above the sea surface and compared with the surrounding waters, this deep seabed hole presents a dark and mysterious dark blue tone, so it is called a blue hole.

So far, the world's proven ocean blue hole depth rankings are: Bahamas Long Island Deans Blue Hole (202 meters), Egypt Hadab Blue Hole (130 meters), Honduras Belize Great Blue Hole (123 meters), Gozo Blue Hole, Malta (60m).

Whether it's James or Li Xiaochao, they all like to play. Even if they don't know so many names, they still know one or two of them. Especially the Great Blue Hole, the entrance of which is almost perfectly round, and looks like a beautiful wreath from a high place. It is world-famous and a good place to travel. They all know it.

"Is there a blue hole in the South China Sea?" Li Xiaochao couldn't believe it at all. When did China have a blue hole in the ocean? How could he, who lived by the seaside of the Xiangjiang River, not know?

"You'll know when you go." Guo Tailai put it off, and didn't say anything more.

However, General Li and the crew were not surprised. They had already studied Guo Tailai’s target. Many old fishermen had mentioned that place. The fishermen said that was where the Dinghaishenzhen was located. The unfathomable Dragon Cave; some fishermen also say that the Dragon Cave is the eye of the South China Sea, and contains the treasure of Zhenhai in the South China Sea. The place has been known for a long time, but there have been no conditions and no surveying and mapping before. This time, I just took advantage of Guo Tailai's opportunity to play and do some surveying and mapping by the way.

"This yacht is amazing, are you going to sell it?" Li Xiaochao was still immersed in excitement, and asked Guo Tailai.

"For the time being, I don't plan to sell it." Guo Tailai smiled and shook his head directly: "I want to enjoy it for a while longer."

"Okay!" Li Xiaochao knew that he could not force Guo Tai to come, but he was still very curious: "How much is your yacht worth? Have you calculated it?"

"Including the cost of raw materials and design and manufacturing." Guo Tailai did not hide this, and quickly gave a figure: "The minimum is probably between 150 million and 200 million US dollars."

The original yacht is worth 28 million US dollars, but this is Guo Tailai's craftsmanship. In addition, the two engines of the original version were purchased, but these two engines were newly built by Guo Tailai. 150 million to 200 million US dollars is already an extremely conservative figure that Guo Tailai was afraid of scaring James and Li Xiaochao. Otherwise, without extra calculation, how much does it cost to design and manufacture a latest mature marine gas turbine? Multiplying this number by ten is probably not too much.

After saying this number, Guo Tailai saw four stunned guys as expected. James plus his assistant, Li Xiaochao plus his girlfriend, all with the same expression.

"Okay!" Li Xiaochao was the first to recover: "I suddenly realized that compared to you, I am a poor man!"

"Ha! I've realized this a long time ago." After living on the boat all night, everyone was already familiar with it, and there was no secret about their identities. James watched the son of the richest man in Xiangjiang say this sentence, and felt sympathy for him.

Guo Tailai unceremoniously gave the two of them a middle finger. 200 million dollars, is it very difficult for the two of them? Bitch!

Three hours later, under the command of General Li, an experienced captain, the yacht accurately arrived at the area of ​​Yongle Dragon Cave. Yongle Dragon Cave is located in the middle of a certain reef in Yongle Atoll. The water depth in the shallow part of the atoll around the Dragon Cave is only 1.3 meters. Captain Li also commanded the yacht very cautiously. Guo Tailai visually selected the deepest place before carefully driving over to the sea above the blue hole.

"Oh my god! It's incredible!" Although James often goes diving in famous diving resorts all over the world, he has never been to the ocean blue hole. Looking down at the side of the ship, the dark blue, mysterious and silent, is simply imaginative. There is always a feeling that there will be countless kinds of terrifying and mysterious marine creatures rushing out of this abyss at any time in this place. Inspiration for his countless films.