World Mysteries: Australia's Lockhart
In Australia, there is a small island called Lohoud, which is not a scenic spot with birds and flowers, but "the island is not beautiful, and the treasure is famous". According to legend, the island contains countless treasures, and the surrounding seabed is also covered with dazzling gems.
The Origin of the Pirate Legacy of Lohoud Island
In the 1770s, a man named William Phipos stumbled upon a map of Lohoud Island, marked with the sinking place of the Spanish merchant ship "Gold". He was so pleasantly surprised that he felt an opportunity to make a fortune. It turned out that the "Gold" merchant ship had a mysterious story. It was in the 1550s and 1670s that the Spanish expedition to America along Columbus's voyage, plundering countless gold and silver jewels from the hands of the Indians, and then returning home with a full cabin.
However, their actions were noticed by the pirates. As a result, the pirates attacked every passing merchant ship frantically, killing the crew and robbing a lot of treasure. The pirates couldn't take all the heavy treasure, so they buried the rest on Lohoud Island and drew a treasure map. The pirates swore by blood to keep it a secret in order to enjoy the ill-gotten wealth forever. Who knew that the pirates were pirates after all, how could there be any credit. Some conspirators tried to take the treasure all by themselves, and for a time their flesh and blood flew everywhere. A war left a corpse. The victors carried the treasure map around the world, living a life of luxury and luxury, and the legend of the hidden gold island spread like wildfire and swept the world.
With this treasure map, Phoebus boarded the desert island and explored everywhere, but he found nothing. Just as he was wandering on the beach, he accidentally fell into the sand and touched a foreign object. After excavation, it was a beautiful large coral, and inside the coral was an exquisite wooden box full of gold coins, silver coins and rare treasures. Phoebus was overjoyed. He spent three months on the island, searching frantically, and filled his sailboat with 30 tons of gold and silver jewelry. He realized his dream of making a fortune.
The Pirate Legacy
The news of Phoebus' windfall spread like a hurricane, and a gold hunt swept through Lohoud Island and the surrounding waters. Vagrants, adventurers, and even the nobles came to this deserted island not far away. It was believed that the treasure discovered by Phoebus was only a very small part of the pirate heritage, so where were the more treasures? For a time, many real and fake "treasure maps" came into being and flooded Europe. They were sold at high prices, and many rich people bought them at great cost.
