The entire abandoned underwater cave covers an area of approximately 20,000 square meters and has a height of about ten meters.
More than a dozen smaller caves have also been carved into the cave walls.
Noah casually swept away the mud and stones from the ground.
A rotten and rusty submarine was moored at the Qiangang pier.
Although they didn't have high hopes for the treasure, Noah didn't dampen their enthusiasm. "Everyone, split up and search the area to see what treasures are here."
Soon the group separated and began a thorough search of the dozen or so small caves, the wrecked submarine, and the areas covered by rocks.
Kuro removed the rotten wooden door.
Wearing a portable respirator and oxygen cylinder, I entered the small cave in front of me. Under the light of a flashlight, I could see two rows of bookshelves inside, with the books on them piled up in clumps.
Fortunately, some of the books were made of special sea animal hides that could withstand the corrosion of seawater. Kuro picked up one of them and flipped through a few pages.
'Another unknown ancient script. Judging from the image, it should be a book about plants...'
They picked out over two hundred books made from special sea animal hides, and also found several nautical charts made from special sea animal hides on the desk inside.
The nautical chart shows what the Lost Sea looked like hundreds of years ago.
Inside another small cave.
Lilith discovered numerous ancient characters carved on the rock face, some of which were inscribed in a universal language, allowing her to decipher them.
In March of the year 866 of the Sea Circle Calendar, the Atlan Kingdom was attacked by the World Government, and its First Fleet was completely annihilated...
In May, the World Government launched Buster Call against the Kingdom, and the Kingdom's army suffered repeated defeats...
"In August, the Atlan Island, where the kingdom's capital was located, was destroyed by a beam of light that fell from the sky..."
"In September, the Kingdom Guardian Purke, who had been lured away by World Government conspiracy, finally returned to the ravaged kingdom. He led the remnants of the Kingdom's army to destroy 17 Marine warship and kill Marine Admiral Rubio..."
"In October, the Five Elders Five Elders the World Government suddenly descended. The Guardians were no match for them, the remnants of the Kingdom's army were almost wiped out, and the people were nearly slaughtered by the Celestial Dragons. The Guardians, using the power of their Awakening Hurricane Fruit, burned their own lives to destroy the ships in the Atlan Sea..."
"In November, I returned to Crab Island, my homeland destroyed by the Celestial Dragons, with my six surviving subordinates, and inscribed the Poneglyph here..."
Lilith looked at the ancient text. "Is this part of the Poneglyph?"
She recounted the situation to Noah, Noah then had the Poneglyph inside made into copies.
The other smaller caves didn't contain much; the only valuable item was a set of special techniques carved by the survivor.
This special technology is called " Atlan Deep-Sea Diving Technology," which includes sharkskin swimsuit technology, artificial gill technology, deep-sea blood serum technology, and Sea Kings aura simulation technology.
Noah assessed the technology. "This technology is indeed of great value to races other than Fish-Man."
While sharkskin swimsuits are relatively simple technology, artificial fish gills, deep-sea blood simulators, and Sea Kings aura simulators are highly advanced and have a wide range of applications.
Galdino's wax fish gills and Jay's graphite fish gills are creations of specific Devil Fruit abilities, and are best suited for use by the individuals themselves; others can only use them for a short period.
However, the artificial gills of the Atlan Kingdom are industrial products that can be mass-produced.
Similarly, deep-sea blood serum is an essential consumable for terrestrial creatures that swim in the deep sea.
Without the use of deep-sea blood-penetrating agents, not only is the diving depth limited, but it also makes one more susceptible to decompression sickness, which could even be life-threatening.
The final technology in this system, the Sea Kings's Breath Simulator, provides divers with a relatively safe guarantee.
After all, the most dangerous situations when swimming in the ocean are often large sea monsters and Sea Kings, especially in the Grand Line. Even ordinary Vice Admiral in the Navy would avoid those terrifying large Sea Kings.
However, Noah also discovered the drawbacks of this Sea Kings aura simulator.
Vegapunk's invention of the ocean breath simulator is equivalent to making Sea Kings "invisible" to him.
The Sea Kings aura simulator is essentially simulating yourself as Sea Kings. The problem is that Sea Kings are also intelligent; they communicate and fight with each other.
In other words, if Sea Kings's aura simulator is used, other Sea Kings may perceive it as a competitor invading their territory.
This thing can only be used in the four seas to drive away sea monsters. Once you enter the Grand Line, you basically have to stop using it, otherwise it might attract the Sea Kings in the surrounding area.
Noah instructed his men to make copies of these technical documents.
After discovering no other treasures, the group did not immediately leave Crab Island.
He thought the Lost Sea was in a good location.
An Awakening Devil Fruit User created a vast storm-filled sea by burning his life force, turning the area into a wasteland.
Nowadays, aside from ships that accidentally enter the Lost Sea, almost no one ventures into this area on their own initiative.
The Lost Sea has a radius of about 500 kilometers, and according to Noah's Observation Haki, there are 13 islands within it.
With some modifications to these islands, the Lost Sea could serve as Noah Family's secret base in the South Blue.
Especially as more and more Flevance survivors are cured by Luo, Sikasis Island is nearing its population limit, while the growth rate of the Sky Island's Cumuloregalis Cloud is not as fast, and it also cannot accommodate tens of thousands of people at once.
After discovering the unique environment of the Lost Sea, Noah believed it was an ideal place to set up a new base of operations.
It has storms as a natural barrier, and there are also more than a dozen islands in the area.
The largest of these islands has a radius of about 11 kilometers.
Noah quickly took action, moving all the islands to the central area of the Lost Sea, an area similar to the eye of a storm, where the waters were calm.
Using his Observation Haki, Noah knew that this so-called eye of the storm was actually the area where Atlan Island, the former capital of the Atlan Kingdom, was located.
At this moment, there is a bottomless hole on the seabed of this area.
This is clearly the result of the Uranus's attack.
Noah chose a shallow area near the deep sea hole, where the seabed was composed of thick rock layers, and placed the 13 islands there.
Then Noah went to the nearby sea and dug up a large amount of rocks and silt to fill the bottom of these islands, strengthening their foundations.
This eventually formed the Storm Archipelago, which consist of five large islands.
This marks the official establishment of the Storm Archipelago Governorate.
Ray opened a wormhole and transferred a large number of young men from Sikasis Island to begin building the Storm Archipelago.