People are in the comprehensive tomb, unloading the mountain and stealing the chief

As long as the diving bell does not malfunction, ordinary giant fish in the sea cannot easily defeat it.

As for the equipment and other items left behind by the salvage team, Chen Ziyan didn't care much about them.

Although they were all new things, he did not plan to use them. This time he had plenty of time to prepare. Shirley Yang had already used her connections to get a batch of better special equipment from America.

Many of these things are laboratory products and are good things that are simply not available on the market.

These are much more reliable and safer than those left by the salvage team.

After seeing the boat, Chen Ziyan and his friends did not stay in the water cave for long. They walked around outside and then returned to their residence.

Early the next morning, Ruan Hei came with his children.

Chen Ziyan had a brief chat with Ruan Hei, and as he expected, the other party was prepared to bring his children along.

Chen Ziyan, who had anticipated this, naturally would not refuse. He agreed readily and then paid half of the deposit in advance as agreed.

In the following days, everyone took action and prepared to go to sea.

With the help of the local Ruan Hei family, it was easy to get all the daily necessities. As for other things that were needed, Shirley Yang had already prepared them and there was no need to buy them on the island.

During this process, Chen Ziyan was not idle. He found some things in the water cave and successfully upgraded the two Golden Pilu Water God Cannons on the Hailiu ship, making the loading process shorter and allowing one person to control them freely in critical moments.

They also produced a batch of more powerful artillery shells to prevent the old-fashioned artillery shells from failing at critical moments.

Just when everything was about to be ready, Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan suddenly found Chen Ziyan.

"Master Chen, I received something. Please take a look at it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Kaixuan put the box he was holding on the table.

"What good stuff?" Chen Ziyan asked casually.

Wang Kaixuan said with a smile: "We received a box of green heads from the tavern."

This is jargon. Just like the things found in ancient tombs are called Mingqi, the things fished out of the sea also have their own names, and are collectively called Qingtou.

Hearing this, Chen Ziyan also became curious and opened the box in front of him.

As the lid of the box opened, a pungent fishy smell came out.

After moving away a little, Chen Ziyan looked into the box, but only saw a few layers of soft cloth. After peeling off the cloth layer by layer, the true appearance of the things inside was finally revealed.

No wonder the two were so excited, it turned out that the box was full of ancient jade.

As the saying goes, gold has a price but jade is priceless. If you really come across a jade item of good quality, you can indeed sell it for a good price.

After a careful look, Chen Ziyan discovered that the ancient jade in the box was very scattered. Some were shaped like porcelain pieces, some were shaped like dry bones, and some were shaped like animal horns and teeth.

However, compared to the strange shapes, the colors of the ancient jades are very consistent. This may be due to being eroded by sea water for too long. These jades are mainly dark gray, and only a few parts can show the remaining old water.

Chen Ziyan was not surprised by this. The ancient jade in the sea would be damaged if it was soaked in sea water for a long time.

There are three taboos in jade collection since ancient times: avoid oil, avoid dirt, and avoid fishy smells. These things will block the fine pores of jade and stain the luster of jade. The complex composition of seawater just meets these standards.

This is also why it is difficult for ancient jade found in the sea to be perfect.

"These green-headed creatures must have been in the sea for thousands of years. They don't look like they were found in a shipwreck. Their shape does have some Shang and Zhou dynasty styles." After looking at them carefully for a while, Chen Ziyan said slowly.

By this time, he had already remembered the origin of this ancient jade. It should be the box of green jade used in the original plot.

"Master Chen, these are real things, right?" Wang Kaixuan asked immediately after hearing his words.

Obviously, he still had some doubts about Hu Bayi's judgment.

"It is indeed a real thing." Chen Ziyan nodded. He was sure of this.

Even if the plot was not revealed, his eyesight alone was enough to tell the authenticity of these ancient jades.

"Then how much are these jades worth?" Wang Kaixuan asked again.

He also knew that jade was valuable, but he had no concrete idea of ​​how valuable it was.

Hu Bayi remained silent, obviously wanting to know as well. Although he could recognize that these ancient jades were real and quite old, he didn't know much about their current market price.

"It's hard to say." Chen Ziyan pointed to the color of one of the ancient jades and said, "Most of the ancient jades nowadays are tomb artifacts. Because of the environment in the tomb, most of these ancient jades have been soaked, also known as Qin, which refers to these things with different colors."

"The colors of jade patina vary greatly, and are generally distinguished by color. For example, soil patina, which is common in Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia, is mainly yellow, while gray is called lime patina, white is water patina, black is the most common, and is called mercury patina, which is often called cinnabar patina, purple is corpse blood patina, and green is copper patina. There are many types, so I won't list the rest one by one."

"Let's go back to the jade in the sea. Most of the jade that can be brought on board is valuable stuff, but the sea water is fishy and greasy. After being soaked in sea water for many years, the salty brine seeps into the chalcedony, causing it to become like this now. It looks no different from a stubborn stone."

"There are two ways to deal with this kind of jade. One is to sell it directly and find someone who knows the business to take it over. You can definitely make some money, but it probably won't be too much. At most, it's just hard-earned money from reselling it."

Before Chen Ziyan could continue, Wang Kaixuan couldn't help but urge, "Master Chen, what about the other one?"

"Have you heard of Pan Yu?" Chen Ziyan asked instead of answering immediately.

"Polishing the jade?" Hu Bayi had heard of this a little bit, and said, "Master Chen, when you say polishing the jade, do you mean to find someone to polish these jades so that they can restore their original color?"

"That's right." Chen Ziyan nodded slightly.

Hearing this, Wang Kaixuan immediately said, "Then let's not sell it yet. Let's take a closer look at it when we get back. It would be a huge loss to sell it like this."

"What a good thing you are thinking about. Do you really think it's easy to polish jade? I guess after all the trouble, you might as well just sell it off." Hu Bayi said.

He knew a little about jade polishing and knew it was not an easy task.

"Indeed, the jade processing is not easy to organize. Not only does it cost a lot, but the key is that it will take at least two to three years to show results. If you think it is troublesome, it is better to just do it this way." Chen Ziyan also advised.

He felt that there was no need to go to great lengths for this. Even if the jades were polished, he wouldn't be able to make much money from them.

If you have the time, you can find everything you need next time you visit the tomb. (End of this chapter)