"Since this fluorite is so precious, why not sell it as Hetian jade?"
Yue Guanchao knew the reputation of Hetian jade. All Hetian jade is divided into mountain material, mountain water and seed material.
Mountain materials are mainly concentrated in the rock formations near the Karakoram Mountains and Kunlun Mountains. It is necessary to dig out the rocks and remove the outer stone coating before the jade materials appear. The mountain water is the jade fragments washed into the Kashgar River. Zi material is the name of Hetian jade pebble material, also known as seed material or seed jade.
Among Hotan jade, mountain materials are the cheapest, and mountains and rivers are neither high nor low, while seed materials are the most expensive. The most expensive seed material is suet-fat white jade, which is as white as high-fat and moist with oil. The price is much more expensive than gold.
Gu Hengxi shook his head and said: "Fluorite is special because it can absorb light. In fact, the material is not as good as jade. Even the worst mountain material and field jade have a certain hardness. It looks like a stone at least..."
On the other hand, the material of these fluorite does look like stone, but its hardness is not high. When it is full of water, even a child can crush it with the palm of his hand. After it is completely dried, it will become slightly hard, like a tile. The pieces cannot be broken easily.
However, the hardness is always inferior to Hetian jade, and it will still break when thrown hard. Those smooth-surfaced fluorite beads are polished by craftsmen to become like this. The raw fluorite ore is very rough, as if the dough has been condensed after drying. together.
Furthermore, even if it has been polished smooth by craftsmen, it is difficult to have the crystal clear and moist light of jade. It looks more like a polished gypsum ball. It is not as ornamental and hard as jade. If Apart from the fact that it can absorb light and emit light at night, it is already used by ordinary people as a material for making walls with mud.
Because of the lack of transparency, no matter how much it is carved and polished, it cannot show the quality of Hetian jade, and of course it cannot be sold at a high price. In addition, the texture is too crispy and loose, and it can easily be shaken into powder and pieces by bumpy roads during long-distance transportation. , even the quality was gone when they arrived at the destination, so they could only be made into fluorite beads locally, which was cheap and cheap.
"If you don't believe me, see for yourself."
Gu Hengxi took out a bead that glowed red from his lantern, dropped it to the ground and stepped on it with his feet. It was broken into pieces and ground into powder. The light inside also dissipated immediately, like extinguished cinders gradually disappearing into the night. .
Fluorite is indeed not suitable for sale as a commodity, but it is still qualified for use as general lighting tools.
Through Gu Hengxi's words, Yue Guanchao also understood that he knew much more about Southern Xinjiang than they did, and immediately asked: "Girl Gu, based on your understanding of Southern Xinjiang, what do you think the desert demon dragon worshiped by the people in Southern Xinjiang is?" ?”
Gu Hengxi thought for a moment and looked at them with a hint of doubt in his eyes: "What do you think the desert demon dragon is?"
Song Siyuan's eyes lit up: "Sandstorms and tornadoes, judging from the legend of the desert demon dragon, the demon dragon originates from the depths of the desert. Once it appears in an area where people live, it will sweep people and animals into the sky, and then they will be sucked into the sky." Dry water decomposes into mummy..."
This description is definitely an exaggeration, but judging from the ability to sweep people and animals into the sky in the desert, it should be classified as a tornado.
In other words, tornadoes generated in the desert often wreak havoc along the desert coast, causing them great property and personal losses. In their impression, this kind of evil wind that can sweep people and animals into the sky is the work of ghosts and gods. In addition, The tornado swallows clouds and spits out mist, which resembles a dragon and a snake, as if a demon dragon is catching a living creature, so it is mistakenly called a desert demon dragon by the people.
At the same time, during the formation of a tornado, flying sand and rocks will be swept up. The sandstorm caused nearby is enough to block the sunlight and form a celestial phenomenon of dark clouds over the city. When the weather is dark, it looks like black clouds are coming, which further intensifies the people's belief that the tornado is a desert demon dragon. impression.
In this case, the reason for rushing to the salon is actually to hope that there will be no tornadoes or sandstorms in the next year, so as to protect their lives, personal and property safety.
Gu Hengxi shook his head, Song Siyuan obviously didn't say it right: "A tornado is a tornado, a sandstorm is a sandstorm, and the desert dragon is a desert dragon. The three of them are completely independent existences, and the people of southern Xinjiang have never mistaken them. "
He paused and his tone became mysterious: "We were traveling in southern Xinjiang in order to find records of illusions. We also read many county records of small counties near southern Xinjiang. They clearly recorded when tornadoes and sandstorms occurred. , and how many years have the desert demon dragon caused trouble?"
"If the people in southern Xinjiang really think that sandstorms or tornadoes are desert dragons, then why are there records of sandstorms or tornadoes? At least they should be uniformly recorded as desert dragons. If they can distinguish and record them, it means they can distinguish the three. The difference is definitely not spreading rumors and adding fuel to the fire as you said."
Gu Hengxi's words dispelled the idea of identifying sandstorms or tornadoes as desert demon dragons. At the same time, they also sensed the brother and sister's intention to come to southern Xinjiang.
Whether it is a desert ghost dragon or a tornado, they have nothing to do with illusions. They are aware of this because they are clearly paying attention to it on purpose, rather than seeing it accidentally.
Of course, there was no need for Yue Guanchao to point this out. He accepted their hints and asked curiously: "Then have you seen the desert demon dragon? You have traveled in southern Xinjiang for so many years, and have you really encountered a human or animal scroll?" The desert dragon in the sky? In your opinion, what exactly is the desert dragon?
Gu Hengxi paused for a moment, and his face became mysterious: "I really want to know what the desert demon dragon is? It's just that the desert demon dragon is very dangerous, but most of the humans and animals who see the desert demon dragon will be regarded as prey by them. Volume Go to the sky and suck up the water, and there will be no chance of survival.”
"That is to say, everyone who has seen the Desert Demon Dragon has died, but no one alive has ever seen the Desert Demon Dragon. When we looked at the county annals, we only knew that the Desert Demon Dragon appeared in Dunhuang City about ten years ago. However, the desert demon dragon is just an illusion created by the demon hunter and cannot be considered real."
Speaking of this, Gu Hengxi's face became mysterious: "It is true that we have never seen a desert demon dragon, but after traveling in northern and southern Xinjiang for so many years, we have still seen corpses that have been drained of water. All the organs on the body must be intact. It’s just that there is no moisture at all, and even if the bones are pried open, the marrow inside becomes dry powder. It can be seen that the desert dragons do exist, but no one has seen what they are.”
"If anyone can really escape from the desert demon dragon, I think the only one is the demon hunter."
