Han Peacock looked at it dazzlingly, this conch seemed to be a burning mountain of flames, a pyramid bathed in the sunset, or a majestic palace plated with red gold, which was amazingly gorgeous.

Just when Han Peacock wanted to go over and take a look, Liu Wu and Zhou Meiren walked over accompanied by Bo Shanka.

"Why didn't you call us? It's too much to run out and play on your own and not call us. Liu Fu complained to Han Peacock from afar.

Han Peacock said: "If you can not go out, you should have a good rest." ”

Liu Wu said: "I'm a doctor, I know how to leave a healthy baby, so you don't have to worry about it at all." ”

Han Peacock said: "Accident! Just watch out for the unexpected, sit down and see what good things I find. ”

Following the direction that Han Peacock was pointing, Liu Fu exclaimed, "It's so beautiful." ”

Han Peacock smiled and said, "Right? This thing should be Weng Rong snail, this conch is the world's rarest and most precious conch species, the full name is 'Dragon Palace Weng Rong snail', has the reputation of "the king of shellfish", the most expensive time is more than 80,000 US dollars, is the treasure of the world's shellfish coral museum. ”

Zhou Meiren said at this time: "How can a conch be so expensive?" ”

Han Peacock said: "The conch is a kind of shellfish, shellfish is one of the largest groups of insects in the natural museum, and is the second largest group of animals on the earth, and the most precious shellfish in the world are Weng Rong snail (Longgong shell) and nautilus, which lived on the earth 500 million years ago, and is a living fossil." ”

"What's the use of being pretty? This is a conch, right? Zhou Mei is humane.

"I haven't heard of conch as medicine. If it's delicious, such a one won't be enough. Liu Fu said with a smile.

Han Peacock ignored the two women who had no interest, he said directly: "In addition to beauty, it is really useless, you must know that beautiful shells have been used as currency and ornaments by ancient humans, and human research on shellfish began with the Greek philosopher Aristotle more than 2,000 years ago."

It was only after 2,000 years that this beautiful pyramid-shaped conch fossil was discovered and named 'Weng Rong snail'. Biologists have studied the fossils of the 'Weng Rong snail'. It was confirmed that this sea conch was a marine creature that appeared on the earth 570 million years ago, and because no living body or fresh snail shell has been found, scientists once thought that the "Weng Rong snail" was extinct millions of years ago.

It was not until modern times that people knew that the "Weng Rong snail" was not extinct. It is nothing more than from the shallow sea. Migrated to the deep sea, which is difficult for humans to reach. Like a group of hermits with a high degree of patience, in the depths of the dark sea, after an extremely long period of seclusion. to reveal its true colors to mankind. ”

"It's just rare, nothing else! Can this thing be collected? Liu Wu said.

"Of course it can be collected, this thing is rare, so it will be hyped very precious, although it has no other effect, but you can't deny it, it is indeed beautiful." Han Peacock said.

"So we have this beautiful conch in our seas? Can you find another gold mine? Liu Wu said.

Zhou Meidao: "With the current technology, it shouldn't be difficult to find this kind of conch, right?" The deep sea is no longer a forbidden area for humans. ”

Liu Fu nodded and said: "Now there must be the origin of this kind of conch all over the world, so Han Peacock will be so calm, I don't know if I'm right?" ”

In the face of the ridicule of the catkins, Han Peacock said: "In the 18th and 19th centuries, biologists from all over the world have found 15 kinds of living "Weng Rong snails" in the West Indies, Indonesia, Japan, South Africa and Central American waters, but only one "Weng Rong snail" found in 1879 was sent to the Rotterdam Museum of Natural History in the Netherlands for collection.

When biologists studied this 'Weng Rong snail', they found that its appearance was very similar to the palace of the Sea Dragon King in the world's imagination, so they named it 'Dragon Palace Weng Rong Luo', also known as 'Dragon Palace Shell'.

In the following half a century, no one in the world has ever found the second 'Dragon Palace Weng Rong Conch', so this 'Dragon Palace Weng Rong Conch', which first encountered human beings, has become a unique treasure in the world.

The preciousness of 'Longgong Weng Rong Snail' lies not only in its beauty and rarity, but also in its scientific value for studying the evolution of paleontology.

Biologists compared the specimen of the 'Dragon Palace Weng Rong Snail' in the Rotterdam Museum of Natural History in the Netherlands with fossils found in the past, and found that it was almost exactly the same as it was 570 million years ago.

In such a long time, the vast majority of species are either extinct or variant, but the 'Longgong Weng Rong Snail' has remained the same, which shows that he has its own uniqueness, in order to survive hundreds of millions of years without extinction and variants, biologists will 'Dragon Palace Weng Rong Luo' is known as the 'living fossil' in the marine shellfish, and believes that its scientific research value is no less than that of the 'giant panda' on land.

In 1936 and 1937, biologists successively captured two 'Ryugu Weng Rong snails' in the Sea of Japan and the Philippine Islands, one of which was still a juvenile, and both of them were returned to the Japanese and sent to a scientific research institute in Tokyo for preservation and research.

It is a pity that this scientific research institute was blown up by Allied fighters in World War II, and the two precious 'Dragon Palace Weng Rong Snails' also disappeared without a trace in the war, leaving only photos that make people feel sorry for them, and make the world feel the rarity and mystery of the 'Dragon Palace Weng Rong Snail'.

In 1968, a fishing boat from Benddao Ji and Long sailed to the Dongsha Islands and cast a net into the deep sea to catch fish, and it was very difficult to raise the net, and the net was dragged to the deck of the fishing boat after several twists and turns, and the fishermen were surprised to find that the net had been broken by sharp reefs on the bottom of the sea in many places, and not a single fish or shrimp could be found in the net, only a pyramid-shaped conch that they had never seen before.

They brought the conch back to the island and asked the biologists to identify it, and the biologists recognized that it was a perfect living 'Longgong Weng Rong Luo', which was the fourth living 'Longgong Weng Rong Luo' found by humans, and the second surviving specimen of the 'Longgong Weng Rong Luo'.

A Japanese businessman specializing in shells rushed to Wandao Island and bought the 'Ryugu Weng Rong Conch' from a fisherman at a sky-high price of $10,000 and resold it to an aquarium in Japan at a higher price.

10,000 US dollars, about 400,000 New Taiwan dollars, according to the price of the Bay Island at that time, it was more than enough to buy a small villa, in order to commemorate this event, the postal department of Wandao Island specially issued the world's first 'Dragon Palace Weng Rong Luo' stamps, therefore, on the Bay Island, set off a craze for research and collection of shellfish, and established the first shellfish research and collection association.

In recent years, with the development of modern science and technology, the strengthening of deep-sea fishing technology, and the discovery of the origin of the 'Longgong Weng Rong snail', the number of 'Longgong Weng Rong snails' owned by humans has been increasing.

However, the total number of 'Ryugong Weng Rong snails' in museums and shellfish collectors around the world is only about 300, which is still a rare treasure, and it is a coveted collection for shellfish collectors, and its price has remained high.

In Wandao, a good 'Longgong Weng Rong Conch' is sold for as much as NT$1 million, so the 'Dragon Palace Weng Rong Conch' is also called the 'Millionaire Snail' by the collectors of Wandao.

Over the years, the 'Dragon Palace Weng Rong Conch' exhibitions held in Wandao and Nissan have attracted visitors to see the 'living fossils' of marine shellfish, so as long as this thing is available, it is not afraid that it will not be sold. ”

"Sir, you say this beautiful shell is worth more than a million?" Listening to Han Peacock, as if telling a story, he introduced the conch to the side, and the boss was stunned with a bowl of tofu brains in surprise.

Han Peacock said: "What I just said is one million Taiwan dollars, converted into RMB, it will be about 200,000!" ”

Liu Fu said: "That seems to have just been salvaged, right?" ”

"Yes, my daughter likes conch shells from the fishing boat this morning, so I bought them for three hundred yuan." The boss put the tofu brain in front of the catkins and said excitedly.

Han Peacock said, "Bring it to me?" It seems to be alive, this is a real living fossil, rest assured, the price will not be low, and when you inquire about its actual value, you can go to the office building over there to get the money. ”

Han Peacock saw that the boss hesitated, and directly pointed to the Han Mansion not far away, reassuring him.

"You are Mr. Han Peacock?" The boss exclaimed.

Han Peacock just smiled, and in Huangshan, not far from him, he had already taken the Dragon Palace Snail, and he put it in front of Han Peacock.

"You finally recognized it, our big boss, it's a miracle that you recognize it so slowly." Huang Shan smiled and said to the boss.

Looking at the dragon conch up close, it looks even more beautiful, and the color is like a dancing flame, which looks full of vitality.

"Boss, do you want to check where this conch was salvaged from?" Huangshan Road.

Han Peacock said: "Check it out!" In the future, you can't continue to fish, although this thing is precious, but it is rare and expensive, if there is more, it will not be worthless, and moreover, if you salvage more, their living environment will be destroyed. ”

Huang Shan said: "Understood. ”

Han Peacock handed the dragon palace snail to the catkins for them to admire, and after reading them all, he directly put this dragon palace snail into the Xuanyuan Water Control Flag.

The boss kept staring at the dragon palace snail in everyone's hands, and when the dragon palace snail suddenly disappeared, he was directly stunned.

His appearance, naturally, could not escape the surveillance of Huang Shan and others, and waited for Han Peacock to lead Liu Wu and the others away, Huang Shan walked over: "Boss, don't spread today's things around, wait until you inquire about the price of the conch, and go to the group's finance department to get the money." ”

Seeing that Huangshan was leaving, the boss hurriedly said: "Wait, this little brother, can I change something else?" (To be continued......)