genius divination

Chapter 1358 Meteorite outside the sky
"This thing is the Yellow River Dragon Horse we are looking for?" Long Boldly looked at this strange item that was bigger than his head.It doesn't look like a dragon at all, and it doesn't look like a horse at all. "Is this what we are looking for? Is it too far from what I imagined?"

"What do you imagine?" Fan Jiannan also asked in a daze.

"I thought that even if it wasn't a mythical beast, it must be some kind of rare treasure. It looks like a dragon and a horse, and is covered with gems and jewels. It must be extraordinary at a glance." Long boldly gestured for a long time, and said with a wry smile , "In short, this is too different from the reality."

"This is the gap between dreams and reality." Fan Jiannan patted Long Bold on the shoulder, walked over and said to Lao Xia, "Old Captain Xia, I'm afraid I have to ask my brothers to work hard, this thing was salvaged urgently without any protective measures , I'm afraid it can't be exposed to the sun for too long."

Lao Xia nodded and yelled at several crew members to move the thing into the cabin together.

At this time, everyone began to take a good look at the unidentified object that was salvaged.This thing looks like a very irregularly shaped stone, but it doesn't seem to have many edges and corners.I don't know if it's born like this, or if it's been in the water for too long, the edges and corners are rounded because of the washing of the water.Anyway, there are no edges and corners everywhere, and they are all round shapes.

Moreover, this thing is obviously much heavier than a stone, and everyone felt this way when it was lifted out of the water.

After removing the aquatic plants and attachments on it, Fan Jiannan touched it with his hands.He frowned and said, "This thing doesn't seem to be a stone."

"What is it if it's not a stone?" Long Dao shook his head and said, "It looks like a fast stone, although it is a bit heavier and darker than ordinary stones, it seems that there is nothing unusual about it.

Fan Jiannan thought for a while, then took out a lighter from his pocket, lit it and slowly burned a corner of the stone with the flame, and then touched it with his hand.Immediately withdrew his hand and said, "This thing is metal."

"Metal?" Long boldly said in surprise, "How do you know?"

"In fact, the truth is very simple. Metal is a good conductor of heat. I just burned it with a lighter. If it were a stone, it would only be warm to the touch, but this thing is hot to the touch. So This thing must be some kind of metal." Fan Jiannan explained.

"It seems to make sense, but I remember that old Wu once said that the dragon horse is not a real animal, but a meteorite that fell from the sky. If it is a meteorite, how can it be metal?" Long boldly said.

"Meteorites are also another type of falling stars. Meteorites with a large amount of rock are called meteorites, and meteorites with a large amount of iron are called meteorites. It is said that the largest meteorite is the Goba meteorite in Namibia, with a weight of 60. tons." Feng Yuan thought for a while, "Could this be a piece of ancient meteorite?"

"It's very possible." Fan Jiannan said slowly as he stroked the weird object taller than a person. "If the legend is true, then this piece is likely to be meteorite."

"No matter what it is, first clean up the things on it." Old Captain Xia nodded to Xia Ping and said, "Third brother, find some careful people to clean up the surface of this thing. But you must pay attention to it. There must be no damage at all. You can't use steel wire brushes, you must use thin bamboo wires."

Xia Ping nodded and got busy with a few crew members. They were all used to salvaging sunken ships, so they were very good at cleaning algae and moss attached to the bottom of the water. After a while, the original appearance of this thing began to appear.

The seemingly irregular objects can gradually be seen to be covered with fine lines after being washed and cleaned, but it is indeed too long, and these lines are not very clear.

Fan Jiannan thought about it for a while and said, "Lao Xia, let the brothers go out and get some large paper and ink."

"Paper and ink?" Fang Min thought for a while and said, "Mr. Fan, do you want to use the rubbing method to rub the lines on the paper?"

Fan Jiannan nodded and said, "This is the safest way. The engraved content on this thing is already difficult to distinguish with the naked eye. Maybe you can see it more clearly with a paper rubbing. And it will not cause damage to the thing itself. "

The so-called rubbing is to soak a piece of tough thin paper in advance, then spread it on the stone tablet, tap it lightly with a brush to make the paper enter the opening, and after the paper is dry, dip it in ink with a brush, and pat it gently and evenly. Brush to coat the ink evenly on the paper, then peel off the paper, and a rubbing of black and white characters is copied. This method of copying characters is called "rubbing".

It is a process of printing stone or woodcut characters with paper and ink for preservation and dissemination.

Fang Min nodded, and said to Lao Xia, "Do it right away. Besides, Lao Xia told your brothers to be stricter. The origin of this thing is not trivial. It may not be a big deal in the eyes of ordinary people, but in other people In the eyes of people, this is a priceless treasure. Let them be careful with their mouths, so as not to cause trouble."

Lao Xia nodded and said, "Don't worry, I understand the rules." Then he turned and walked out.

Fan Jiannan, Feng Yuan and others were in the cabin, looking around this thing, but no one could see why.

Feng Yuan asked Fan Jiannan in a low voice, "Do you think these lines on it are Wuwen?"

"It's hard to say, because it's not obvious at all. And there's a big difference between this and the Shamanic script, which is exactly like a whole piece connected together. You know that the Chinese characters we commonly use are square characters, and the ancient Shamanic script It is an older pictograph, but it is also a relatively independent character. It seems completely different from this. These lines and lines are more like some ancient and primitive pictures." Fan Jiannan shook his head. "From this point of view, it seems to be completely different from what I have come into contact with before. Whether it is Wuwen or not, I really have no way of judging."

"It's all graphics?" Feng Yuan frowned, and suddenly asked in a low voice, "Could it be that these things are some kind of pictures, not words? That's why the ancients called Hetu and Luoshu. Hetu is graphics, Luoshu is Word."

Fan Jiannan was taken aback for a moment and said, "I haven't thought about this."

Long boldly shook his head and said, "Whatever Hetu Luoshu is, in my eyes they are all gaudy patterns. Anyway, I can't understand any of them."

Lin Zhongxiu smiled and said, "You don't understand, am I the same?"

Fan Jiannan shook his head and said, "Not necessarily."

(End of this chapter)