During the Ming Dynasty eunuch Zheng He’s sixth voyage to the Western Seas, one of his fleets mysteriously vanished in a storm off the east coast of Africa. The entire shipload of gold, silver, and porcelain disappeared with it, along with the fleet’s prized treasure, the Sea Dragon Pearl. No wreckage could be found, no bodies of the sailors, not even a single plank! Did the entire fleet sink to the bottom of the sea? Or was there an unknown “Bermuda Triangle” off the coast of East Africa?
Several centuries passed. Two treasure-hunting teams from China, each with a different mission but the same goal, set foot on the African continent. They compete fiercely for the enormous treasure and seek help from local tribes. Their actions attract the attention of the British and German colonists in the region, who join the struggle for the prize. Thus begins a battle over the mystery of the treasure ship’s fate, bringing the good and evil, beauty and ugliness of human nature into full view...
