pjbooks Chapter 16: Playing Tricks
Chapter 16: Playing Tricks
As the massive gold-digging ship Albert sailed by, some shrewd gold prospectors followed closely behind.
The captain of the Krynn, in particular, immediately ordered his men to pack up their equipment and follow the Albert the moment he saw it.
"Dad, something's wrong," Ada said, looking at the various gold-digging ships behind them, her eyes filled with worry.
Albert turned the steering wheel and accelerated in another direction.
"Dad, you..." Ada silently mourned for the gold rush ships following behind them.
After driving for half an hour, Albert stopped at a random spot and said to Ada, "Get on the excavator and dig a few holes, take the walkie-talkie, and wait for my instructions."
"no problem"
Seeing Albert and his group stop, the gold prospectors behind them quickly got ready as well.
However, there were still some shrewd people, especially Klein, who knew Albert, and remained calm and waited quietly.
"Eda, stop!" Looking at the gold-panning ships rushing off to sea to pan for gold, Albert started the boat again.
Kryn laughed: "I knew this kid was up to no good."
"Damn Albert!"
"We've been tricked! Quick, quick, pack up the equipment and catch up!"
"The treacherous Albert!"
······
Curses rose and fell, but they still quickened their pace to keep up.
In the Bering Sea, the rule is that you get what you pay for by following the strong. Albert and his group, who were panning for gold in the contracted mining areas, couldn't do that, but they were not willing to let go of this lucrative opportunity in the public waters!
This book was first published on 2020s.com, providing you with a reading experience free of errors and disordered chapters.
Albert kept controlling the gold-digging ship to stop, dig for gold, stop, dig for gold, and fewer and fewer gold-digging ships followed behind.
They realized that Albert was playing a trick on them; some were worried about the fuel situation, while others gritted their teeth and followed.
The Albert kept darting around in the Bering Sea, getting further and further away from the coordinates Jason had given it.
"Dad, we can't shake off Krien behind us," Ada said, looking at Krien behind them with a headache.
"No rush, there's still plenty of time. Let's play a trick on him." Albert decided to have some fun with this old rival.
Stop the ship.
The steel fiber is fixed and inserted directly into the seabed mud and sand.
Seeing this, Krien hurriedly started panning for gold as well.
After Krien had completed all his preparations and had already submerged underwater, Albert calmly retracted the steel cable and turned the rudder again.
One time, Klien quickly packed up his equipment and followed.
Twice, Kryn followed through gritted teeth.
Three times, even though she knew Albert wouldn't reply on the walkie-talkie, she still couldn't help but curse out.
After four times, Kryn was already furious.
After four attempts, Albert looked at the Krynn, which was still stationary, and sneered while smoking a cigar.
This time, the whole process took more than three hours, and Albert won decisively!
Turn the rudder and head straight for the destination.
When Albert and his group arrived at the designated location, Jason and his team were already firing at full force.
"Dad, I'll give you a map in a bit. Start mining according to the terrain map first," Jason instructed Albert the moment he saw the Albert.
Albert took a puff of his cigar. Although he was annoyed, he decided to put up with it for the sake of the gold.
After the two ships docked, they pointed to the areas marked on the nautical chart and talked about the conditions on the seabed.
"You little rascal, one's a gold-digging ship, the other's a gold-sucking ship, working together? You must be joking."
Ada also warned, "Yeah, Jason, once the gold-digging ship starts working, the gold-sucking ship won't be able to work at all."
"Alright, Ada, bring up the diving equipment first. We'll start by pumping up the easier parts, and then we'll use the excavator to dig up the rest."
Albert gave the order directly, and his experience of panning for gold since childhood came in handy at this moment.
With Jason's coordination, the two ships worked together in an orderly manner.
But what was bound to happen would happen eventually; within two hours, some small gold-digging boats appeared in the binoculars.
"Damn it, I finally found it!" Kryn slammed his hand on the table, gritted his teeth, and steered the ship closer.
He knew that Albert's absence from his mining area meant he had definitely discovered gold!
Seeing how Albert and Jason were mining, Klein immediately realized that he could do it too!
Albert turned on the ship's loudspeaker and roared, "Kryn, get out of here!"
"Albert, this is international waters!" Kryn retorted, continuing his actions and urging the crew on board to get to work.
Stepping out of the cab, Albert drove the excavator directly, the bucket constantly churning in the seawater, waves crashing against the Creen.
"Damn it, this isn't your mining area!" Kryn gripped the handle tightly, but there was nothing he could do about Albert.
As he said, this is public waters!
But this tactic would hurt both sides as well, and the Lillian on one side was also rocking with the waves.
"Dad, stop playing around and hurry up and make money. You can use the excavator to dig for gold later." Jason stopped him. Although Albert was very unhappy, Jason did not want to put himself in danger.
"Hahaha, this time we've struck it rich! We've definitely struck it rich!"
"Captain, the crevices in the rocks below are full of gold! We're going to make a fortune this time!"
"Stop talking nonsense and get that damn gold up here right now!"
The three ships maintained a tacit understanding, especially Krynn, who, looking at the gold in the gold trough, refrained from mocking Albert, fearing that the madman might do something damned.
Two more hours passed, and Jason had been panning for gold here for more than five hours.
When Jason heard Ada report the last location on the walkie-talkie, he finally marked the area that was highlighted on the nautical chart with an X.
After Albert and Andy surfaced from the seabed, Jason stopped them from continuing their money-making scheme.
"Stop, both of you! The money-sucking pumps can't suck up the rest!" Jason steered the two ships closer, probed the area, and said to Albert, "Dad, the rest is up to you."
"Don't worry!" Albert grinned maliciously and steered the gold-digging ship directly to the vicinity of the Krynn.
Jason secured the Lillian to the side of the gold-digging ship, watched Albert operating the excavator and working in the sea, and then lit a cigarette while sitting on the boat.
"Jason, throw that damn cigarette away. If you're a man, smoke a cigar!" Andy stepped forward, threw Jason's cigarette into the sea, and handed him a cigarette instead.
Andy's middle-aged, bearded face was now full of wrinkles from smiling.
He was convinced, especially when he saw the dense gold on the seabed; he was completely convinced.
Location after location, each time proving Jason's judgment to be absolutely correct.
Andy had completely disregarded whether Jason's claims were nonsense or based on solid evidence.
Brent, who was on the side, saw this scene and felt a deep sense of crisis.
The first thing he felt when he saw Andy was that this middle-aged man was very fierce.
But at this moment, Brent realized that his feelings were completely wrong. What fierceness? Andy was just a sycophant!
"Thanks, Andy." Jason took a deep drag after Andy lit the cigar with his lighter.
The aroma of cigars filled the air.
The war of words between Albert and Kline continues.
Every time Klein moved to a new location, Albert would be working nearby.
Kryne tolerated it once or twice, after all, he wasn't the one who discovered this place.
But it happened every time, and Kryn couldn't take it anymore: "Albert, don't push me, or I'll send out the coordinates here!"
"Anyway, the sea here is vast, so we can leave each other alone. Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite!"
If he hadn't been forced into this situation, Krien would never have released these coordinates.
After all, it's a delicious meal for two people, but for a group of people, it's just leftovers.
"Alright, Kryn, I hope you keep your promise!" Albert stopped what he was doing; Kryn's threat had indeed worked.
Although they were supposed to be independent, the waves churning up and down with each excavator's movements, along with the mud and sand spreading in the sea, still had a significant impact on Krynn.
But Kryn was already quite satisfied with the aggressive pressure he had just faced.
The key areas marked by Jason have been completely sucked up with the gold pump, but since Andy and his team don't have Jason's detection capabilities, there will always be some missed.
For Krien, even the gold that Jason had overlooked was still a considerable gain.
Seeing Krynn's beaming face not far away, Andy and Brent couldn't help but ask Jason for permission before setting sail for the Lillian to try their luck at gold again.