Chapter 2123: The Portrait of a Philosophical Giant

The sun has sunset, and night is gradually covering the entire Mediterranean.

However, the sea area where the exploration fleet is located is brightly lit and seems to be daylight.

At this time, almost everyone in the fleet had stepped out of the cabin and stood on the decks of each ship, looking at the sea near the deep-sea salvage ship of the Brave Intrepid, everyone was extremely excited and their eyes were full of anticipation.

Farther on the sea, the rest of the people on the boats were looking this way with their binoculars and their necks craned, and many of them had red eyes with jealousy, and they looked quite frightening.

And in countless places around the world, many people are staring at the live broadcast screen, looking forward to the emergence of this ancient Roman shipwreck treasure, and after more than 2,000 years, the bright light of civilization will bloom again.

"Bang la la"

In the midst of the surging waves, two huge pearls radiating dazzling light rose from the depths of the ocean floor one after another and surfaced.

The two Aurora mini-submarines that Mattis and the others were on were the first to surface and appeared in everyone's field of vision.

Immediately afterward, a huge rope net rose to the surface, to be precise, hoisted to the surface by a crane from the deep-sea salvage ship Intrepid Brave.

"Bang Bang Bang"

Thunderous applause suddenly rang out, resounding throughout the sea.

The first time this rope net appeared on the sea, the people on the ships of the exploration fleet gave their own enthusiastic applause and cheers.

On countless live broadcasts, there were also bursts of applause, and everyone was applauding the first victory in salvaging this ancient Roman shipwreck treasure.

When the net was lifted about a third, the crane suddenly stopped.

The next moment, two high-speed speedboats cruising on the sea near the stern of the Brave Fearless immediately approached.

When they got close to the rope net, several brave men on the speedboat fearlessly explored the company's employees and quickly hung a few safety ropes on the rope net.

At the other end of these safety ropes are the No. 2 and No. 3 cranes on the Intrepid and a winch in the aft garage, just in case.

After hanging up the safety rope, Ye Tian, who was standing on the main deck of the Brave Fearless, immediately said:

"Guys, hoist the nets onto the main deck of the Intrepid and slowly lower them so that they can be cleaned up and transferred to the Blue Princess main deck later."

As the order came out, crane number one on the Intrepid began working again.

In the blink of an eye, the huge rope net was hoisted out of the sea in its entirety, and then slowly moved towards the main deck of the Brave Dreadnought.

Moments later, the massive rope net was hoisted over the main deck and slowly lowered.

When the net was lowered to a height of about a meter from the main deck, several company employees immediately stepped forward, pulled the net with their hands, and placed it smoothly on the prepared mat.

At this moment, there was once again a warm applause on the Brave Fearless, as well as cheers one after another.

Next, several company employees quickly unhooked the hook from the rope net, but instead of opening the sturdy rope net, they piled the rope net together to cover the three statues inside.

Seeing that the rope net had been placed, many experts and scholars who had been waiting next to them for a long time could still endure it, and immediately rushed up, scrambling one by one, like a tide.

Rushing up was accompanied by two live broadcast teams from National Geographic and NBC.

Ye Tian didn't stop these guys, he just smiled softly, and then took David and Jason to follow.

Fortunately, there were a few company employees guarding inside, and as soon as those experts and scholars rushed up, they were stopped by several company employees, unable to touch the three ancient statues, and could only look at them dryly.

As they spoke, Ye Tian and David had already passed through the crowd and came to the edge of the rope net.

Before they could crouch down to inspect the three statues, someone next to them couldn't wait to say:

"Steven, hurry up and untie this rope net, let's take a look at the three sculptures inside, see what they carve about, which master carver's work, and how much is it worth?"

"That's right, Steven, hurry up and open this rope net café, everyone is impatient"

Ye Tian quickly glanced at the crowd at the scene, then nodded with a smile and said:

"Everyone, don't be impatient, these three ancient statues have been salvaged out of the sea, and they are placed in front of everyone's eyes, they will not grow wings and fly, we can slowly appreciate and identify, don't be too anxious!

These three statues have been sleeping in the depths of the ocean for more than 2,000 years, and they must have been carefully cleaned to see what they look like, especially the two bronze heads, which must have been rusted.

I'm going to open this rope net now, let's start with the two bronze heads, clean them one by one, and then admire and identify them, and I'm sure we'll reap a series of great surprises!"

As he spoke, Ye Tian opened the lock on the rope net, opened the rope net with a width of less than one meter, and then put on a pair of special gloves, put his hands into the rope net, and kept groping.

Obviously, he did this on purpose, to avoid the experts and scholars from seeing the female statue too soon.

Seeing this scene, the experts and scholars next to him all hated it, but they were helpless.

There's no way, everyone is currently on Steven's bastard's boat, surrounded by his men, and the three statues that have just been salvaged from the sea also belong to this bastard in name, and the form is stronger than people!

Just when these experts and scholars were secretly complaining, Ye Tian had already taken out a rusty bronze statue from the rope net and carefully placed it in front of everyone.

Although this bronze statue is very badly corroded, and there are a lot of coral debris on it, only the outline of the statue can be seen clearly, and the details are not clear.

However, this is completely sufficient.

The shape of this bronze statue is so special that everyone at the scene is very familiar with it, and you can recognize it at a glance as long as you see its outline.

Unsurprisingly, there was an immediate burst of exclamations at the scene.

"Wow! Sure enough, the bronze head of Socrates, almost exactly the same outline as the marble head in the Louvre, is this really the work of one of the three great sculptors of the Hellenistic era, the master of Leucipro?"

"This should be the work of the master of Lyurus, you know, those ancient Roman shipwrecks at the bottom of the sea, it has been more than 2,000 years since the sinking of the seabed, and more than 2,000 years ago was the Hellenistic era.

In the Hellenistic era, there should not have been many people who deliberately imitated the sculptures of the Lyuthian Persian masters, and if it were an imitation, I believe that the Roman Empire would not have taken it so seriously."

Although everyone has long expected that this bronze head is likely to be the work of one of the three great sculptors of ancient Greece, the master of Lysibos.

However, when everyone saw this bronze sculpture with their own eyes and confirmed that it was the work of the master of Lyus-Persia, they were still shocked, even a little unbelievable!

You know, this is the work of one of the three sculptors of the Hellenistic era, and there are a few statues in the world, all of which are broken and questionable!

The bronze head in front of me is different, there is almost no doubt about the origin, and it is so well preserved, it is too rare and too precious!

There is no doubt that this is a priceless treasure, can you not be shocked by it?

Not only these experts and scholars at the scene, but also many professionals in front of the live broadcast, as well as countless audiences, were stunned by this rusty bronze head.

This bronze head reappeared in the world after more than 2,000 years, and immediately caused a huge sensation and attracted countless attention.

There were many covetous glances, and some guys were so jealous that their eyes were blood-red, and they couldn't wait to replace Ye Tian and directly take this priceless bronze head for themselves.

But that's just the beginning, and the more shocking scenes are yet to come.

Before the exclamation fell, Ye Tian's somewhat smug voice had come out again, clearly reaching everyone's ears.

"It seems that my guess is correct, this is indeed a sculpture by the hand of the master of Leuscian Persia, the bronze head of Socrates, one of the three giants of ancient Greek philosophy.

Next, we will carefully clean the rust marks on this bronze head, and strive to restore it to its original appearance as soon as possible, and bloom again with an incomparably bright and wise light.

Since this is the bronze head of Socrates, and which sage is the unknown bronze head carved from?

As he spoke, Ye Tian put his hands into the rope net again and began to grope in the rope net.

The next moment, he took out another bronze head from the rope net and displayed it in front of everyone's eyes and on the live broadcast screen.

With the appearance of this bronze head, the scene was silent for a few seconds, and then it was completely boiled.

"Wow! I'm not mistaken? This is the bronze head of Plato, one of the triumvirate of ancient Greek philosophy, and the shape and outline are almost exactly the same as the plato marble head in the Louvre!"

"Oh my God! This must be the work of a master of Lyusipus, am I not dreaming? In one day, I found two sculptures of a master of Lyusiapos, and it was a fantastic day!"

Just like the situation on the Brave Dreadnought, in front of countless live broadcasts, it was also completely boiling at this time, and the almost crazy exclamations kept ringing out, endlessly!