genius divination

Chapter 1330 The Proud Stone Statue

"Okay, just to be cautious, I will let Lao Xia restrain the crew until our salvage work is completed." Fang Min nodded.

"It is very likely that our salvage work is only part of it, and it depends on whether we can find enough information from the salvaged stone statues." Fan Jiannan frowned.

"I understand. When I came, Mr. Wu specifically explained everything to be arranged by you and Ms. Lin. We will do what you say." Fang Min smiled slightly.

"By the way, Lao Xia and the crew seem very experienced. What did they do before?" Fan Jiannan asked a little strangely, "Are they all professionals?"

"Lao Xia used to do hydrological survey and underwater salvage work, and then he quit and joined Mr. Wu. It happened that Mr. Wu established such a company. He and his group of people worked in Mr. Wu's I became the captain of the fleet and used his professional knowledge to carry out salvage work. Don't worry, they have been with Mr. Wu for several years, and they have always been reliable in their work." Fang Min smiled slightly.

"It's also fortunate that Mr. Wu was able to find such a group of people. If it was an ordinary fleet, it would be difficult to do this kind of work." Fan Jiannan nodded.

"In fact, Mr. Wu has been preparing such a team many years ago, but the previous technology and personnel are not comparable to the present. Some time ago, it was this group of people who salvaged shipwreck porcelain in the South China Sea, and Lao Xia led the team at that time. Their team should be said to be the top in the country." Fang Min nodded.

Fan Jiannan naturally knew Wu Nanming's background, so he didn't say anything.

Early the next morning, the crew was busy again.The salvage work continued until noon, and finally made great progress.The crew cleaned up most of the gravel and bricks by cleaning up the underwater remains, and completed multiple fixes to the statue with underwater machinery.

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, the statue that had been sleeping underwater for centuries was finally brought up.The crew erupted in cheers as the statue was hoisted onto the deck by a crane.Although the entire statue has been submerged in the water for many years, it is still intact.Lao Xia beckoned the crew to move the statue taller than a man into the cabin.

Because Lao Xia is very experienced, this statue has been soaked in water for many years. If it is exposed to the sun at noon, it is very dangerous and may cause cracks on the surface of the statue, so it must be placed in a cool and ventilated place to dry slowly .And in the process of drying in the shade, some anti-protective agents must be painted on the surface of the statue.

Lao Xia and his crew are indeed very experienced. After moving the stone statue to the cabin, they immediately started to clean up some shells and aquatic plants stuck to the statue.The true face of the statue began to be gradually revealed.

This is a portrait, life-size.The material of the stone seems to be very strange, it is a very delicate and dense material.As a result, several young men couldn't push this life-sized stone statue.Perhaps it is precisely because of this that this thing will remain intact for thousands of years underwater.

"What kind of stone is this?" Long Boldly asked in surprise, "Why is it so heavy?"

After the cleaning was completed, everyone was taken aback. The whole body of the statue was black, but there were faint dots of gold in the black, shining brightly under the light of the flashlight.

"What is this?" Long Bold was a little dumbfounded.

"Take your hands away." Lao Xia leaned up to take a closer look, slightly surprised and authentic. "I know what material this is. This is a type of granite, which is different from other varieties of granite because it is black in color and contains particles similar to metallic luster, so it is also called black gold sand."

"Black gold sand? Are these shiny gold minerals?" Fan Jiannan frowned.

"No, black gold sand is just a symbolic statement. In fact, these shiny particles are a mineral called copper pyroxene. Compared with other minerals in the pyroxene group, copper pyroxene is famous for its special metallic luster. "Old Xia thought for a while.

"Why, is this kind of stone very expensive?" Fan Jiannan asked curiously.

"It's so expensive, it's just that this kind of stone is originally produced in India, and it's rare in China, let alone in the Yellow River Basin in this area." Old Captain Xia said with narrowed eyes.

Fan Jiannan nodded, looking at this plain stone statue.No matter how you look at this statue, it is different from the general ancient Chinese stone statues.But where is it weird, Fan Jiannan can't tell.Later, when I thought about it, I suddenly realized that in general, ancient Chinese statues seldom have their hands behind their backs.Most of the stone carvings are either naturally hanging hands.Either hold your hand up, or put it in front of you.It is rare to see stone statues with hands behind their backs.

Because of this posture, it will make people feel a kind of arrogance.In China, a country that pays attention to etiquette, it is almost impossible to see such statues standing upright with hands behind their backs.Let alone princes and generals, they would not show such arrogance.Even immortals and gods and Buddhas can't be like this.

The more Fan Jiannan looked at it, the more strange it became. This statue gave him an indescribably strange feeling.It was like an ancient man standing in front of them with his hands behind his back, exuding a cynical arrogance.

Judging from the clothes of this stone sculpture, it should be a typical Han Dynasty costume, which is in line with the era at that time.It's just that I don't know which carver can express a person's arrogance so vividly on this cold stone.

Long Boldly whispered, "Jiannan, I think this thing is a bit evil. No matter how you look at it, he seems to be looking down on us."

Fan Jiannan nodded, he also felt this way.After walking around the statue for a few times, Fan Jiannan suddenly said to Captain Lao Xia, "Lao Xia, come and take a look. Can you also clean up the things behind him. I feel that he seems to be holding something in his hand."

Lao Xia nodded, beckoning his crew to further clean up the stone statue.After cleaning up, everyone discovered that the hands behind the portrait's back were really weird.

The right hand of the stone statue is holding the wrist of the left hand behind, and the left hand is holding it, and it seems to be holding something in the hand.What he held in his hand looked like a small bird.After cleaning, it is clear that the bird's head and wings, and even the feathers are carved in great detail.

This made everyone feel baffled. The stone statue had a haughty expression on its face, but it was holding a bird that seemed to be struggling in its hands behind its back.What does it mean?Not to mention Fan Jiannan and Long Daudao, even Lao Xia, who has a lot of experience, is scratching his head.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing what the strange statue meant.

(End of this chapter)