The islands ... they have always attracted ... robbers, pirates, travelers, warriors, and merchants.
During the period of the warring khanates, merchants and traders hid on the islands, burying their wealth there. Nomads on the skeletons left the burial mounds of their commanders.
The robbers who plundered the caravans hid treasures on the islands that were on the lakes and rivers.
Dara read all this into the diaries of his great-grandfather.
"Well, shall we go to the island or shall we look for that cave"? Dara asked stretching after a good sleep.
Fang immediately replied, "The island! We know where it is, but climbing mountains and looking for a cave is difficult."
"Dara, he's right, besides, it's spring ... which means"? Shir-Ali looked pointedly at Fang and Dar.
"So what do you mean"? Dara asked naively.
"Well, you are a brother and an idiot!" said the cousin, smiling sarcastically.
"You are an idiot! And your whole family is idiots!" Dara snapped angrily.
"Ah, I will pass on your words to my grandfather ..." Shir-Ali laughed.
"Oh, you bastard ... but don't say anything to Grandpa," Dara said conciliatory.
"Okay, but you have lunch today!" Shir-Ali smiled triumphantly.
"No question. The Great Wall of China stew made of beef, with onions and garlic," Dara blurted out.
Fanga looked questioningly at the two fools.
"Well, it's spring, so what?" he asked.
"Snakes, they come out to bask on the rocks." Shir Ali smiled.
Fang and Dara winced. But Fang is excited to eat snake soup, and Dara is terrified.
The issue was resolved by itself, so they went to the island. There were two of them, one large, about 20 sq. km, between two rivers. Black River and White. They flowed between Mountains Light and Mountains Seven. The heights of the mountains were small.
On the island between two rivers, mounds of warriors of the clans of the nine and seven were discovered. Nomads. A great tribe of warriors who instilled fear in all traders and merchants during the Silk Road.
Therefore, in the central part of the island, treasure hunters had nothing to do. It was a red zone, in the historical part, it was forbidden to work for treasure hunters.
Given this, Dara and his company could only search on the coast of the island. The island was inhabited. It was necessary to obtain permission, in addition to the license of the treasure hunter.
In the 21st century, to be a treasure hunter, one had to fill out an online form and send it to the culture committee for the protection of cultural property. Pay the state fee. The license was received after payment. Then it was necessary to issue a permit with the state tax inspection, as a self-employed worker. Pay a base tax of $ 50. Obtain permission to engage in treasure hunting. Having previously familiarized yourself with the rules and laws for treasure hunting.
At the end of the year, it was necessary to pay tax on the profits received in the amount of 12 percent.
The territories with the status of a state reserve or a cultural monument, it was possible to carry out searches there only with permission from the Ministry of Culture and certified by the seal of the local administration. It was extremely difficult to obtain such permission. The inclusion of a ministry employee in the group was required. This took about 2 months. Because of this, many refused it.
Therefore, on reflection, the treasure hunters decided to go to a small lake island, which was uninhabited. It occupied a total area of 3 sq km. None of the objects on it were included in the register of cultural heritage monuments of the country.
People could try their luck there. According to Dara's great-grandfather, during the period of feudalism, there was an old fortress on this island, which was later demolished in the 1920s.
The robbers were different from the pirates, they were lazier, so they hid treasures near the coast, in underwater caves, under the roots of trees.