"Show us quickly!" The communicator immediately exploded. Shi Si's voice was already shrill. When he was breathing helium and oxygen, the penetrating power of his voice was no less than that of a sonic weapon.
"Don't make any noise, my head hurts!" Ling Hao rubbed his temples, took a white towel from the bathroom, carefully poured the pearls in the sealed bag onto the towel and wiped them, 6 round black pearls the size of a fingernail. Then he appeared in front of everyone.
Shi Si's voice became much calmer, and he said thoughtfully: "If this kind of black pearl is round enough and has no flaws, the price should be okay. Looking at the size, the diameter should have reached 15 mm, which is about 10 carats. , these are not cultured pearls, but natural deep-sea pearls. They have been grown for a long time, have good gloss, and are round enough. I will make a not-so-authoritative estimate. If they were auctioned, one pearl would probably cost 100,000 yuan. Yeah, but this kind of thing is rare, and there aren't many reference prices. It all depends on the buyer's preference. Even if 6 of them are auctioned together, they might fetch a sky-high price, but I estimate that the total is only a hundred. Probably level 10,000.”
Everyone was a little discouraged when they heard it. At this price, it really couldn't be called a treasure. But Ling Hao smiled slyly and said: "The big stuff hasn't been taken out yet, so I'm keeping my eyes peeled."
Another sealed bag was taken out, and an object the size of a pigeon egg was poured on the towel. Ling Hao wiped it a few times and slowly opened the towel. A golden halo immediately illuminated the inner cabin of the "Stone Crab" . In the shocked eyes of everyone, the halo slowly turned into light blue, then lavender, changing constantly.
"Baoguang, this is the pearl's treasured light!" Yang Xueting shouted excitedly. Everyone rubbed their eyes and looked carefully at the source of the treasured light.
This is a drop-shaped black pearl the size of a pigeon egg. It has a bright luster. The black is faintly revealed with green, purple and blue light. It seems to be full of colorful Xia Rui, which makes people dazzled.
"How do you like it? Let's estimate the price of this one." Ling Hao asked Shi Sidao sternly.
The latter swallowed, cleared his throat and said: "This one must weigh nearly 30 grams, which is about 150 carats. This is already a treasure that can be ranked among the top ten pearls in the world. How can I Can you estimate the price? In short, it must be a sky-high price. It is absolutely impossible to get away with more than one million US dollars. You are the discoverer, so hurry up and give it a name."
Ling Hao thought for a while and said: "Since it is in the shape of a drop of water, let's call it 'Mermaid Tears'."
"What a name! Let Uncle Liang contact the auction house when we get back. Let's make a good profit this time." Yuan Bing yelled, as if he had already seen the sports car and the mansion.
"Okay, don't forget what we are here to do. Professor Levins and his two students are still uncertain whether they are alive or dead. Let's go find someone right now." Ling Hao greeted, and Yang Xueting drove the "Pippi Shrimp" No." and began to search forward.
After driving about ten meters, the cave has become so narrow that the mini-submarine can no longer move forward. Two stalagmites were broken on one side of the rock wall. The bottom of the cave is full of gravel, and some metal objects can be faintly seen. Buried in rubble.
"Found it. Tian Yong and I went out to clean up the rubble, and then used the cable to drag the submarine out of the pile of rocks." Ling Hao put on his diving mask and took Tian Yong out of the cabin.
Professor Levins and their submarine were not completely buried by the rubble, at least the hatch was exposed. It's just that the cockpit part has been buried under the pile of rocks, so you can't see the condition of the people inside. Ling Hao and Tian Yong cleaned the stones one by one. It took a full quarter of an hour before the glass cover of the cockpit was exposed. A chubby guy was waving his hands outwards with excitement. He was obviously a student. Robert, the foodie they called him, was gone, but he was the only one in the cockpit, and the professor and another student were nowhere to be seen.
Ling Hao took out his diving writing pad and wrote in English: "What's the pressure inside the submarine?"
Robert quickly took a writing pad and wrote: "The inside of the boat has been pressurized, and the professor and the others have left the cabin."
Ling Hao was speechless for a while. This professor really didn't give people any peace of mind. He didn't wait for rescue honestly. Why was he running around at this time? Do you think your life is too long? Now we can only get the fat man back to the "Pippi Shrimp" and drag the submarine out of the pile of rocks.
After a while, Robert walked out of the cabin wearing a diving suit, and then entered the "Pippi Shrimp". Ling Hao and the others also tied the cable to the submarine in the pile of rocks. After returning to the cabin, Yang Xueting was responsible for towing, while Ling Hao asked Robert about the professor and their situation.
"We saw a strange light on the cave wall, and we were about to take a closer look when we were attacked." Robert said happily in English with an Irish accent. "It was only later that I saw it clearly, oh my God, it was a huge mantis shrimp, just like a boxer. A combination of punches made the submarine go backwards, and even the camera was knocked away. I just wanted to hurry up I ran, but I made a mistake while I was busy. As soon as I hit the control lever, I hit a stalactite head-on. Then the house collapsed and I was almost buried alive. After some attempts, the submarine was unable to move. Communication It also failed. It was too far from the entrance of the cave, and there was a decompression problem. It was unrealistic to swim back in a diving suit, so we could only wait for rescue. The professor thought that being idle was idle, so it was better to put on a diving suit and go out into the depths of the cave. I wanted to explore again to see if I found anything else, so I took Peter out after adding pressure."
Ling Hao wanted to scold his mother, why is this professor so heartless? His life was hanging by a thread, and he was not honest. He could have just picked up the person and left, but this time, he had to continue to look for the person. He smiled helplessly and said: "You three stay here and fix the damaged submarine to the bottom of the 'Pippi Shrimp' with steel cables. I will go find the two of them."
Yang Xueting handed her speargun to Ling Hao and said, "It's more dangerous here than you think. Use this for self-defense." Ling Hao nodded and took an APS underwater assault rifle from the storage box and put it on his back. Just put on the mask and leave the cabin.
Yang Xueting, Tian Yong and Robert stayed behind to tinker with the submarine, leaving aside the fact that Ling Hao carried a gun and turned on his headlight and carefully swam deeper into the cave. The cave was getting narrower and narrower, and he only swam for twenty minutes. The diameter of the cave is barely enough for a person to pass upright.
Shi Si's voice came from the communicator: "Brother, you'd better adjust the camera below the headlight. I can only see the top of the cave and can't see the front. Now the cave is getting narrower and narrower, and I don't feel good about it." Well, why don't you come back? They want to die themselves and they can't blame others."
"You can't say that. We are all here. We have two living lives. How can we just ignore it? Besides, from a business perspective, we have received money. At the very least, we have to see people die. If you want to see the corpse, you can't explain it when you go back like this. Don't worry, with your brother and my skills, and with the gun at my side, even if I encounter any deep sea monster, I can still defeat it." Ling Hao Smiling and comforting.
"Okay, I know I can't persuade you, but remember, the lives of their rich people are our lives, and the lives of us ordinary people are also our lives. After all, our own lives are the most valuable, do you understand?" Shi Si sighed and asked. road.
"Don't worry, I know what's going on."
"The detector on your body shows that the deeper you go into the cave, the lower the salinity of the seawater. This is a bit strange. Please be careful." Shi Si's worry and concern can be heard in her tone. Ling Hao felt warm in his heart and continued to swim forward.
As he swam, a stick-like object floated in front of him. It was about one meter long, as thick as a child's arm, thick at one end and pointed at the other, slightly curved, like an ivory, which aroused Ling Hao's curiosity. . When he got closer, he was surprised. There were many octopus-like tentacles sticking out from the thick end of this thing. What the hell was this?
"Sisi, what is this?" Ling Hao adjusted the camera on his mask and pointed it at the little monster.
"I'll go! I haven't seen him before. I'll bring Lao Jiang over and ask."
After a moment, Jiang Mingyu's voice came out from the communicator: "Well, in my memory, there are only two things that look like this. One is called a 'rod ammonite' and the other is a 'rectangular stone'. They are both cephalopods." Brachiopod Molluscs.”
"Cephalopod? It's just a squid or cuttlefish, but it seems to have a long shell." Ling Hao stretched out his hand to grab the small thing and bounced ballistically on its shell.
"Uh...the two animals I'm talking about are prehistoric creatures and became extinct during the Cretaceous." Jiang Mingyu said hesitantly.
"What?" Ling Hao and Shi Si shouted at the same time. "Don't be ridiculous, why don't you go online and search Xiaoducha? Are you going to scare me to death by creating a prehistoric creature for me?" Ling Hao immediately lost his composure and looked carefully at the gadget in his hand. Apart from being obedient and cute, there is nothing special about him.
After a moment, Jiang Mingyu spoke again: "Based on its appearance, I checked it on the Internet, and now I can confirm that it is a prehistoric creature, 'Bad Ammonite'. It is absolutely correct. But this kind of animal is in groups." There must be more than one infested."
Ling Hao looked ahead in confusion and said: "No, please look at the screen. There are already more than a dozen in front of me now." I don't know when, these small animals appeared in groups, slowly swimming in the water. The ground was swimming, and the two shiny black bean eyes were still turning. "These are not the main points. Why are there prehistoric creatures here?"
Jiang Mingyu said: "How do I know this? It feels like you are close to something extraordinary. My opinion is, why don't you retreat first."
"Nonsense, there are still two people we haven't found. The gas cylinders they brought should be less than half an hour's supply. If I withdraw at this time, they are both dead." Ling Hao said anxiously, while continuing to move forward. Swim away.
After a while, a dark circular hole with a diameter of about one meter appeared in front of him. There was no road ahead. These "rod ammonites" must have swam in from this hole, and Professor Levins and him The student must have gone out from the entrance of the cave. Looking at the deep sea water outside the cave, there was nothing but sea water within the reach of the light. Ling Hao's heart felt cold. Where could he find someone?
At this moment, a light came on from outside the cave. Suddenly, a dazzling headlight appeared outside the cave entrance, followed by a black figure wearing a diving suit and crawling in, followed by a person. , actually holding a fish over a foot long in his arms, the scene was extremely strange.
The two people waved at Ling Hao in a panic, as if asking him to leave quickly, and then they swam towards Ling Hao's path as if their buttocks were on fire, as if there was something terrible chasing them behind. .
Thinking of this, Ling Hao didn't dare to be lazy. He took off the gun from his back while retreating.
The water flow suddenly surged, and a shark head as big as a washbasin poked through the hole, and in one sprint it was in front of Ling Hao. "Da da da" The assault rifle fired suddenly, and three shots knocked the nearly two-meter shark over. The two people who had already escaped more than ten meters stopped when they heard the gunfire.
"Um...Ling Hao, this shark is not ordinary." Jiang Mingyu's voice sounded again in the communicator. "You saw that there are two long spines on the dorsal fin of this shark, right? There is only one kind of shark that looks like this in history, and that is the famous ancient 'bow shark'. This 'bow shark' is also The name 'Bow Shark' first appeared in the late Permian and became extinct in the Cretaceous. It spanned three geological eras: the Triassic, the Jurassic and the Cretaceous. After more than 100 million years, it survived several times. It has survived the famous mass extinction and is one of the most successful species in history."
Ling Hao didn't reply at all. Now his head was a little dizzy. He took Professor Levins and the two of them and swam quickly towards the "Pippi Shrimp" because he saw the fish they brought, " The mouth of "Di Baotian" is full of two-centimeter-long fangs, which looks very strange.
