Sue
Flipping the huge lump of white stuff over and over, he realized that it looked like an unprepossessing 'stone' that was a mixture of white and gray. Its surface was densely covered in 'bee eyes'. It was the size of four bricks, but it was very light, weighing about two to three kilograms. It was like a floating rock.
The surface is wet, and there is a fishy smell.
Sue
Staring at it for a long time, the more he looked, the brighter his eyes became, and his expression was full of disbelief. This white thing, why does it look like the legendary ambergris?
Ambergris, as the name suggests, should be fragrant, but that is after it is dried, and it has a fishy smell when it is wet.
Ambergris is undoubtedly a treasure, not only can it be used as a precious traditional Chinese medicine, but also can be used as a fixative. It is a precious raw material sought after by perfume manufacturers, and its price is more expensive than gold.
Because of its high price and floating on the sea, it is also known as "floating gold on the sea".
In ancient times, people thought that ambergris was the saliva of the "dragon" in the sea when sleeping, dripped into the sea and solidified, and formed after a long time.
With the progress of the times, natural mysteries were uncovered. People thought that ambergris was the saliva of the "dragon" was not scientific, so there were various conjectures: some said it was formed by submarine volcanic eruption; some said it was the bird droppings on the island drifting into the water and weathering for a long time; some said it was beeswax, formed after a long time of floating in the sea; and some said it was a special fungus.
But later, it was found that ambergris was the excrement of the sperm whale, which was the largest of the toothed whales. The largest body length of the male was 23 meters, and the female was 17 meters. They fed on cuttlefish, octopus, etc., but cuttlefish and octopus had tough horny jaws and tongue teeth, which were not easy to digest. When the sperm whale swallowed large mollusks, the jaws and tongue teeth accumulated in the gastrointestinal tract, stimulating the intestines, the intestines secreted a special waxy substance, wrapped the residual core of the food, and slowly formed ambergris.
The ambergris discharged into the sea was light black at first, which had no value. Under the action of seawater, after more than ten years, it gradually turned brown, gray, light gray, and finally white.
The white ambergris had the best quality. It needed to be soaked in seawater for more than a hundred years to remove all the impurities before it could become a top-grade ambergris.
"Little Tiger, don't tell me you really got me a piece of the highest grade white ambergris?" Sue asked.
Unable to believe his eyes, he carefully held the white object in his hands as if it was a priceless treasure, afraid that he would damage it.
"This was found near the Big Headed Monster." Killer Whale shouted.
"Big-headed monster … Could it be a sperm whale?" Sue asked.
The sperm whale's head accounts for a quarter to a third of its body. It can indeed be regarded as a big-headed monster. The sperm whale is huge and very fierce. It can also be regarded as the overlord of the sea. However, compared with the killer whale, it is a bit weaker. If there is anything that can invade the activity area of the sperm whale, it must be the killer whale.
"Ask Shen Hong. Although this old fox is sometimes a pit, his professional knowledge is excellent. He should know more about Ambergris." Sue said.
He immediately called Shen Hong, but the other side did not answer.
Sue
Thinking that Shen Hong might have something to do for the time being, he took a few photos of the white block, took a few photos of the Bamboo and Stone Painting by the way, edited a paragraph of text and sent it to Shen Hong, let him see it first, and then send it to Myriad Treasures Auction House.
Unexpectedly, not long after the photo was sent, Shen Hong called back and his tone was full of excitement: "You said that the photo was taken by you, your own Bamboo and Stone Painting and Ambergris?"
"Yes." Sue
Shen Hong said.
"Are you at home? I'll come to you later." Shen Hong said excitedly, and at the same time, he was very envious and jealous. How come all the treasures are in Sue's hands?
That's too unfair, isn't it?
What he never thought of was that the Bamboo and Stone Painting was bought from him yesterday for only a thousand yuan.
"I'll go to Myriad Treasures Auction House in a day or two at most. You don't have to come here. Tell me first if this painting is genuine. Is this white thing Ambergris? If so, how much is it worth?" Sue
Asked.
"How can I tell just by looking at the photo?
But it seems that the Bamboo and Stone Painting is probably the authentic work of Zheng Banqiao, and it should be worth more than one million yuan.
The white object is also likely to be Ambergris. The best quality Ambergris of such color is estimated to be worth more than 1,000 yuan a gram. Your piece of sun-dried Ambergris is about two jin, which is at least one million yuan.
Of course, if you meet a collector who likes it, then it will not be calculated by gram. "Shen Hong replied.
Sue
Hearing this, his eyes lit up, the Bamboo and Stone Painting is really worth millions, and Ambergris is really expensive.
Moreover, with Shen Hong's character, the price he said is absolutely relatively conservative, that is to say, he may be able to add a lot more than one million yuan. Of course, the premise is that the Bamboo and Stone Painting is authentic and the Ambergris is also real. If it is fake, it is estimated that it is almost worthless and it will fall from heaven to hell in an instant.
"I haven't seen the real thing and I haven't tested it. I can't make an accurate judgment. When will you come … I have something to do now, or I'll go to your house later to help you." Shen Hong was impatient, obviously seeing the treasure again.
"This … Alright." As for Sue, he had no choice but to agree.
To him, going to the Myriad Treasures Auction House for an appraisal was not much different from doing it at home. Perhaps he would feel more at ease if it was done at home, at least it was in his own territory.
"I'll be there as soon as I'm done with this. Don't do any damage to Ambergris yourself." Shen Hong said and hung up.
"What's so exciting?" asked an old man next to Shen Hong.
"Take a look." Shen Hong handed over the mobile phone picture.
"Bamboo and Stone Painting!
Ambergris! "
The old man's eyes suddenly lit up. In fact, the bamboo-and-stone painting was not that surprising. He had seen a few authentic works, so he was not so surprised. The key was the ambergris of such good quality, which was really rare. He said, "Let's quickly finish appraising these things and then hurry over. Some people pretended to understand and tested randomly, which resulted in damage to the treasure."
"Well, hurry up." Shen Hong nodded.
Sue
After hanging up the phone, instead of waiting for Shen Hong at home, he asked the killer whale, "Little Hu, you just said that you found this thing near the Big Headed Monster's territory. Can you still see the Big Headed Monster when you go to sea now?"
"I can see them, they're still over there," cried the killer whale.
"Let's go, take me to see them." Sue
He put the white block in the storage room at home, then changed into a swimsuit, put on diving goggles, and took the camera that he bought a few days ago that could shoot underwater and rode the killer whale out to sea.
First, he wants to see the legendary sperm whale with his own eyes. Second, if the killer whale really brought back Ambergris, it's worth going to see if there's any more nearby.
This matter should not be delayed. If he waits for a long time, even if there is Ambergris, he doesn't know where it has gone.
After a few dozen meters out to sea, Sue suddenly realized the problem of safety.
Only then did he suddenly realize the issue of safety. What if he was attacked by the sperm whale?
After all, Little Hu is still young and it is impossible for him to be the opponent of an adult sperm whale.
But on second thought, sperm whales rarely hunt on the sea. They like to eat mollusks such as cuttlefish and octopus. Moreover, sperm whales are not as fast as killer whales. It's not a big deal to get too close and turn around and run away as soon as there is a problem.
Sue
Emboldened, he was taken by the killer whale to the open sea.