On the sofa in the living room of the villa, Chen Xing and Ye Mingyue sat side by side, and a bunch of things brought by Chen Xing were spread out on the coffee table in front of them. Among them is a square foam box, which is bluefin tuna meat pounded with ice cubes, about 20 kilograms, which is the cut fresh fish meat that Chen Xing asked for from the fishing boat chef, and it is a gift for Professor Ye and Mingyue. After Mingyue knew what it was, she hurriedly took the box and sent it to the freezer in the kitchen, this fish must be frozen and kept fresh, otherwise it will lose its taste.

Back on the sofa, Mingyue picked up the swordfish's fish kiss, and after listening to Chen Xing's introduction, she looked at it carefully and said: "It's really special, I thought the swordfish's fish kiss was a crispy bone, but I didn't expect it to be so strong, and I can defend myself in my bedroom in the future." Are you saying that if you polish it regularly in the future, it will still be as smooth as jade?"

"Well, you put this fish snak in the sun for about a month, and when it is completely dry, you can keep it as much as you want, and now there is still water left in it. This type of bone, if polished, should be as round as ivory according to the description of the first mate in Taiwan, and of course, the outer layer of shark-like skin is also its characteristic. Chen Xing reminded.

Mingyue immediately put the swordfish fish kiss on the windowsill of the living room, where the sun rises, and most of the day can receive sunlight.

Chen Xing opened the large shark skin bag and took out the two volleyball-sized objects. When the waterproof tape is removed, a faint strange fragrance permeates the living room and lasts for a long time.

Mingyue picked up the pure white ball, observed it carefully, and put it under her nose to smell it carefully. She graduated from the life science major, and now it is an unpopular major, but under the influence of her father, she still loves this field very much, and the father and daughter especially prefer marine life, so 70% of the research direction of the Pine Bay Laboratory is on the project of marine biology, and 30% is used to study land and air life, which is also approved by the relevant departments of the state, after all, the domestic research of life science is not only invested in this laboratory.

It's just that Professor Ye focuses on marine biology, which is part of the reason why the laboratory is set up in Seychelles, which is located in the center of the Indian Ocean, has rich marine biological resources, and is adjacent to the African continent, and can indirectly obtain onshore biological resources, and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, it has always had close political ties with most African countries, including Seychelles.

Influenced by this major, Mingyue has a certain grasp of relevant biology, ecology and chemical knowledge, coupled with the experience of dealing with the ocean with her father since she was a child, her knowledge far exceeds that of ordinary people.

Mingyue held this sphere, pondered for a while, and said: "Through your description, plus my observations, I think this thing should be the treasure that has been passed down from ancient times in our Huaxia Kingdom, ambergris." Those alchemists in ancient legends, they believed that this was the saliva of the "dragon" in the sea when they slept, dripped into the sea water and solidified, and after a long time, it became ambergris. Those who are destined to get it, but after drying it, it can emit a long-lasting aroma, and when lit, it is even more fragrant, more fragrant than musk. Because it was so scarce, it became a treasure to pay tribute to the imperial court. ”

Chen Xing was dumbfounded, "Could it be that there really is a dragon in this world?

Mingyue smiled slightly, nodded Chen Xing's forehead affectionately, and continued: "Of course, this is just a legend of our Huaxia, with the continuous collection of information about the discovery of this object all over the world, it has attracted the attention of marine biologists, and after their in-depth research, the mystery of ambergris has finally been solved."

When the sperm whale swallows large mollusks, the jaws and tongue teeth accumulate in the gastrointestinal tract, which stimulates the intestines, and the intestines secrete a special wax-like substance, wrapping the food residues, and slowly forming a coagulation, some sperm whales will vomit the condensation, and some will be excreted from the intestines, and only a small part of the sperm whale's condensation will remain in the body, and this condensation is ambergris.

However, the value of ambergris is also high and low, and the ambergris discharged into the sea is light black at first, and gradually becomes gray, light gray, milky white, and finally pure white under the action of seawater. Pure white ambergris is of the best quality, and it has to be soaked in seawater for more than 100 years to float out all the impurities before it can become the best ambergris.

Ambergris taken from the intestines of a killed sperm whale is of no value, and it must be floated and soaked in seawater for decades (ambergris is lighter than water and does not sink) to gain a high status, and some ambergris blocks are soaked in seawater for more than a hundred years. The highest value is pure white ambergris, and the lowest value is brown, which has only been soaked in seawater for about ten years. ”

Chen Xing looked at the ambergris in Mingyue's hand stupidly, and asked excitedly: "This thing turned out to be pulled out by a sperm whale, a piece of can be so valuable, it's amazing." Wouldn't our two dollars be worth a lot?"

Mingyue said: "You, what kind of? Theoretically, it may be a sperm whale stone, similar to a bezoar and a horse, but the growth part and the way of discharge are more special, not." Of course, ambergris has long been used as a high-grade fragrance, and fragrance companies in Europe and Central Asia have graded the acquired ambergris, ground it into a very fine powder, dissolved it in alcohol, and formulated it into a 5% concentration ambergris solution, which is used in the preparation of perfumes or as a fixative. Therefore, ambergris is expensive, and even the most common grades are almost equivalent to gold. ”

Chen Xing picked up the milky white ambergris and asked Mingyue excitedly: "Then our two pieces cost about 4 or 5 kilograms, doesn't it mean that we have 4 or 5 kilograms worth of gold?"

Mingyue sighed and handed the piece of ambergris in her hand to Chen Xing, "My silly brother, more than that, what I said is that the most ordinary ambergris is equivalent to gold, slightly higher by one or two grades, and now the price offered by French perfume companies is ten times or dozens of times, pure white and superb ambergris, in recent years, it only exists in legends." Your two pieces, one is the best and the other is the quasi-best, which can be said to be priceless!".

Looking at Chen Xingleng there, Mingyue continued: "So according to this estimate, Brother Xingxing, you are already a millionaire, and you are a millionaire of millions of dollars. ”

Chen Xing looked at Mingyue blankly, and felt a lot of emotion in his heart, since he had a superhuman change, he was very confident in the changes in his material life in the future, and the arrival of wealth was only a matter of time. But is this wealth obtained by one's own ability?

Chen Xing sat up straight on the sofa, put two pieces of ambergris on the coffee table, then grabbed Mingyue's two hands, looked into her eyes, and said slowly: "Mingyue, I am from a poor family, I know the importance of money to life, in the past few years, I am extremely eager to get more money, I want to let my mother, father and grandmother live a good life, I want to pay off the family's foreign debts as soon as possible."

Before I met you, I had just achieved no foreign debt, and although I didn't have much savings, I was full of hope for the future. After I met you, I realized that the most important thing in life is love. Anyway, I want you to know that in my life, my parents and grandmother are the pillars of my life and my responsibility. And you, from now on, are all I have, and the responsibility you should bear will also be my responsibility in the future, so whether it is a million fortune or poverty, I hope we can face it together, okay?"

Mingyue's eyes were already full of tears, she held Chen Xing's hands with her backhand, and said affectionately: "I promise you, no matter whether you are rich or poor in the future, I will face it with you." ”

Chen Xing's tears flowed uncontrollably, and he hugged Mingyue tightly in his arms, tightly.

Outside the window, the noon sun shone in, warmly sprinkled the light on the fish kiss of the sailfish on the windowsill, sprinkled on the ambergris on the coffee table, sprinkled on the sofa two young people hugging and loving each other, a star witnessed the birth of the purest love in the world.

The sun, the fish's kiss, and love!

On November 3, 1995, Pine Bay, Seychelles, Chen Xing and Ye Mingyue were promised for life!