Su Jing took the big lump of white things and looked at it over and over again, it looked like it was not good-looking, white and gray mixed with "stones", the surface was densely covered with "bee eyes", it was the size of four bricks, but it was very light, about two or three catties, like a pumice stone. The surface was wet and smelled fishy.

Su Jing stared at it for a long time, and the more he looked at it, the more his eyes lit up, and his expression was full of disbelief, how could this white thing look very much like the legendary ambergris. Ambergris, as the name suggests, should be fragrant, but that is after drying, and the wet one has a fishy smell.

Ambergris is undoubtedly a treasure, not only as a valuable Chinese medicine but also as a fixative, and is a highly sought-after ingredient for perfume makers, whose price is more expensive than gold. Because of its high price, it also floats on the sea, and is also known as "floating gold on the sea".

In ancient times, it was believed that ambergris was formed over time by the "dragons" of the sea who shed saliva while sleeping, dripping into the sea water and solidifying. With the progress of the times, one by one natural mysteries have been revealed, and everyone thinks that ambergris is the saliva of "dragon" is unscientific, so there are various conjectures: some say that it is formed by submarine volcanic eruptions, some say that it is formed by bird droppings floating into the water on the island and weathered for a long time, some say that it is beeswax, which is formed by floating in the sea water for a long time, and some say that it is a special fungus.

But later it was discovered that ambergris is the excrement of sperm whales, sperm whales are the largest in the toothed whale suborder, the largest male body is 23 meters long, females 17 meters, they feed on squid, octopus, etc., but squid and octopus have tough jaws and tongue teeth in their mouths, which are not easy to digest, when sperm whales swallow large mollusks, jaws and tongue teeth accumulate in the gastrointestinal tract, stimulating the intestines, and the intestines secrete a special wax-like substance, wrapping the residues of food, and slowly forming ambergris

Ambergris discharged into the sea is light black at first, and this state is worthless, but under the action of seawater, after more than ten years, it gradually turns brown, gray, light gray, and finally white. The 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 top grade of ambergris.

"Xiaohu, you didn't really get me a piece of the finest white ambergris. Su Jing couldn't believe it, his hands were cautious, holding the white thing as if he had found a treasure, for fear of breaking it.

"This was found near the big-headed monster. The killer whale screamed.

"Big-headed monster...... Could it be that you mean the sperm whale?" Su Jing was stunned, the head of the sperm whale accounted for a quarter to one-third of the body, it can indeed be regarded as a big-headed monster, the sperm whale is huge, very fierce, and it can be regarded as the overlord of the sea, but compared to the killer whale, it is a little weaker, if there is anything that can invade the sperm whale activity area, it must be the killer whale.

"Ask Shen Hong, although this old fox is very pitiful sometimes, but his professional knowledge is excellent, he should know ambergris better. Su Jing immediately called Shen Hong, but the other side did not answer.

Su Jing thought that Shen Hong might have something to do temporarily, so he took a few photos of the white object, and by the way, he also took a few photos of "Bamboo and Stone", edited a text, and sent it to Shen Hong, let him see it first, and then send it to Wanbao Auction House later.

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 drawings and ambergris?"

"yes. Su Jing said.

"Are you home, I'll go over to you later. Shen Hong said excitedly, and at the same time he was very envious and jealous in his heart, why did all the treasures come to Su Jing, this is too unfair. What he never imagined was that the bamboo and stone diagram was bought from him yesterday, and it only cost a thousand yuan.

"I'll go to Wanbao Auction House in a day or two at most, you don't have to come here, you can tell me first, whether this painting is genuine, whether this white thing is ambergris or not, and if so, how much is it worth?" asked Su Jing.

"Just looking at the photos, how can I conclude? But it seems that the bamboo and stone map is likely to be the original work of Zheng Banqiao, and the value should be more than one million. The fast white object is also likely to be ambergris, the best ambergris of such a color is estimated to cost more than 1,000 yuan a gram, and your piece is about two catties of sun-dried, that is, at least one million. Of course, if you meet a collector you like, then it's not by the gram. Shen Hong replied.

Su Jing's eyes lit up when he heard this, the bamboo and stone map was really worth millions, and the ambergris was really expensive. Moreover, with Shen Hong's character, the price he said is definitely relatively conservative, that is to say, it may be possible to add a lot to one million, of course, the premise is that the bamboo and stone diagram is genuine, 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, I haven't been tested, I can't make a precise judgment, when are you coming...... I've got something going on right now, so I'll go to your house and help you get firm. Shen Hong looked impatient, obviously moved when he saw the treasure.

"This ...... All right. For Su Jing, going to Wanbao Auction House for appraisal is not much different from being firm at home, and it may be more reassuring to appraise at home, at least on his own turf.

"I'll go over as soon as I'm done with this little thing at hand, and you must not do anything to the ambergris yourself. Shen Hong hung up the phone after speaking.

"What's so exciting?" asked an old man next to Shen Hong.

"Look at it. Shen Hong handed over the picture of his mobile phone.

"Bamboo and stone map! ambergris!" The old man's eyes suddenly lit up, in fact, the bamboo and stone picture was okay, he had seen a few authentic paintings, so he would not be so surprised, the key is that such a quality of ambergris, it is really rare, said, "Let's quickly identify these things, and then hurry over, some people don't know how to pretend to understand, indiscriminately detect, and the result is damage to the baby." ”

"Well, hurry up. Shen Hong nodded.

After Su Jing hung up the phone, he didn't stay home and wait for Shen Hong, and asked the killer whale: "Little Tiger, just now you said that you found this thing near the territory of the big-headed monster, can you still see the big-headed monster when you go to sea now?"

"As you can see, they're still over there. The killer whale shouted.

"Let's go, take me to see. Su Jing put the white block into the storage room at home, then changed into a swimsuit, put on diving goggles, and brought a camera that he bought a few days ago that can shoot underwater, and rode out to sea on a killer whale.

First, I want to see the legendary sperm whale with my own eyes, and second, if the killer whale is really ambergris, it is worth going to the neighborhood to see if there is any. This matter should not be delayed, and after waiting for a long time, even if there is ambergris, I don't know where it has gone.

After going out to sea for dozens of meters, Su Jing suddenly realized the safety problem, what if he was attacked by a sperm whale? Xiaohu is still young after all, and it is impossible to be an opponent of an adult sperm whale. But after thinking about it, sperm whales rarely hunt on the surface of the sea, and they like to eat mollusks such as squid and octopus, and sperm whales don't swim as fast as killer whales.

Su Jing plucked up his courage and was taken by the killer whale to swim quickly to the open sea.

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