Eight hundred and twentieth chapters millionaire snail
Han Peacock looked around and saw that the conch seemed to be a blazing mountain of flames, a pyramid bathed in the sunset, or a majestic palace plated with red gold. It was stunningly gorgeous.
Just when Han Kongque wanted to go over and take a look, Liu Xu and Zhou Meiren came over accompanied by Bo Shanka.
"Why didn't you call us? You came out to play without calling us. This is too much." Liu Xu complained to Han Peacock from a distance.
Han Kongque said: "If you can't go out, you'd better have a good rest."
Liu Xu said: "I'm a doctor. I know how to leave a healthy baby, so you don't have to worry at all."
Han Peacock said: "What an accident! Just be careful about accidents. Sit down quickly and see what good things I find."
Following the direction Han Peacock pointed, Liuxu exclaimed: "It's so beautiful."
Han Peacock said with a smile: "Really? This thing should be Wengrong snail. This conch belongs to the rarest and most valuable conch species in the world. Its full name is 'Dragon Palace Wengrong snail'. It has the reputation of 'King of Shellfish' and is the most valuable."
Priced at more than $80,000, it is the treasure of the World Shellfish and Coral Museum."
Zhou Meiren said at this time: "How can a conch be so expensive?"
Han Kongque said: "Conch is a type of shellfish. Shellfish are one of the largest groups in natural history after insects. They are the second largest group of animals on the earth. The most precious shellfish in the world is the Wengrong snail (Dragon Palace shell).
) and nautilus, they existed on the earth 500 million years ago and are considered a kind of living fossil."
"Aside from being pretty, what's the use for it? Is this just a conch?" Zhou Meiren said.
"I've never heard that conch can be used as medicine. If it is delicious, even one like this is not enough." Liu Catkin said with a smile.
Han Peacock ignored the two uninterested women and said directly: "Besides beauty, it really has no use. You must know that beautiful shells were once used by ancient humans as currency and ornaments. Human research on shellfish,
It began with the Greek philosopher Aristotle more than 2,000 years ago.
It was not until the next two thousand years that someone discovered this beautiful pyramid-shaped conch fossil and named it 'Wengrong snail'. Biologists have confirmed that this conch is 570 million old through research on the 'Wengrong snail' fossil.
The marine life that appeared on the earth 2000 years ago, but because the body and fresh shells of the "Wengrong snail" have never been found, scientists once believed that the "Wengrong snail" became extinct millions of years ago.
It was not until modern times that people knew that the "Weng Rong Luo" was not extinct. It just moved from the shallow sea to the deep sea that is difficult for humans to dive. Like a group of highly patient hermits, they have lived in seclusion for an extremely long time in the depths of the dark sea.
Only then did it reveal its true face to humans."
"It's just rare, nothing else! Could it be that this thing can be collected?" Liu Xu said.
"Of course it can be collected. This thing is rare, so it is hyped to be very valuable. Although it has no other uses, you can't deny that it is indeed beautiful." Han Kongque said.
"So there are such beautiful conchs in our sea area? Then can you find another gold mine?" Liu Catkin said.
Zhou Meiren said: "With today's technology, it shouldn't be difficult to find this kind of conch, right? The deep sea is no longer a restricted area for humans."
Liu Xu nodded and said: "There must be places where this kind of conch comes from all over the world. That's why Han Peacock behaves so calmly. I don't know if I'm right?"
Faced with Catkin's ridicule, Han Peacock said: "From the 18th to the 19th century, biologists from all over the world have found fifteen species of "Wengrong snails" in the West Indies, Indonesia, Japan, South Africa and Central American waters.
**, but only one "Wengrong snail" found in 1879 was sent to the Rotterdam Natural History Museum in the Netherlands for collection.
When biologists studied this 'Wengrong snail', they found that its appearance was very similar to the palace of the Sea Dragon King imagined by the world, so they named it 'Dragon Palace Wengrong snail', also known as 'Dragon palace shell'.
In the following more than half a century, no one in the world discovered another 'Dragon Palace Weng Rong Luo'. Therefore, this 'Dragon Palace Weng Rong Luo', which was the first to encounter humans, became a unique treasure in the world.
The preciousness of 'Dragon Palace Wengrong Luo' lies not only in its beauty and rarity, but also in its scientific value for studying the evolution of paleontology.
Biologists compared the specimen of 'Longgong Rongluo' collected in the Museum of Natural History in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, with fossils discovered in the past and found that it was almost exactly the same as it looked 570 million years ago.
In such a long period of time, most species have either become extinct or mutated, but the 'Longgong Wengrong Luo' has remained the same, which shows that it has its own uniqueness that allows it to survive hundreds of millions of years without becoming extinct or mutating. Biologists
The 'Longgong Wengrong Luo' is praised as a 'living fossil' among marine shellfish, and its scientific research value is considered to be no less than that of the 'giant panda' on land.
In 1936 and 1937, biologists successively captured two 'Ryuuguon Rongsnails' in the Sea of Japan and the Philippine Islands, one of which was still a larvae. Both 'Ryuuguon Rongsnails' belonged to the Japanese and were sent to
Preserved and studied at a scientific research institute in Tokyo.
Regrettably, this scientific research institute was bombed by Allied fighter planes during World War II, and the two precious "Dragon Palace Weng Rong Luo" also disappeared without a trace in the flames of war, leaving only photos that made people feel sorry for them.
It makes the world feel the rarity and mystery of "Dragon Palace Weng Rongluo".
In 1968, a fishing boat from Wandao Jilong sailed to the Dongsha Islands and cast a net into the deep sea to catch fish. It was very difficult to raise the net. After many twists and turns, the net was dragged to the deck of the fishing boat. The fishermen were surprised to find that
The fishing net had been torn in many places by the sharp rocks on the seabed. Not a single fish or shrimp could be found in the net. They only found a pyramid-shaped conch that they had never seen before.
They brought the conch back to Wan Island and asked biologists to identify it. The biologists recognized that it was a perfect 'Longgong Wengrong snail'**. In total, this was the fourth 'Longgong Wengrong snail' discovered by humans.
**, is the second specimen of 'Dragon Palace Wengrong Luo' in existence.
The news spread, causing a sensation in the global biology community. Experts and scholars were excited about it. After hearing the news, a Japanese businessman who specializes in shells rushed to Wandao and bought the 'Longgong Wengrong Snail' from a fisherman for a sky-high price of US$10,000.
, resold to an aquarium in Japan at a higher price.
Ten thousand US dollars, equivalent to approximately NT$400,000, was more than enough to buy a small villa based on the prices on the island at the time. To commemorate this event, the postal department of Wandao issued the world's first 'Dragon Palace Weng Rong Luo' stamp.
, Therefore, there was a craze for researching and collecting shellfish on the Bay Island, and the first Shellfish Research and Collection Association was established.
Ryugong Wengrong snails are extremely difficult to catch. In recent years, with the development of modern science and technology, the strengthening of deep-sea fishing technology, and the discovery of the origin of 'Ryuugong Wengrong snails', the number of 'Ryuugong Wengrong snails' owned by humans has been increasing.
However, the total number of 'Dragon Palace Wengrong snails' in museums around the world and in the hands of shellfish collectors is only more than 300. They are still rare treasures and are coveted by shellfish collectors, and their prices have always remained high.
In Wandao, a good-quality 'Longgong Wengrong snail' sells for up to NT$1 million. Therefore, 'Longgong Wengrong snail' is also called the 'Millionaire's snail' by collectors in Wandao.
Over the years, the 'Dragon Palace Weng Rong Luo' exhibitions held in Wandao and Nissan have attracted thousands of visitors, vying to see the splendor of the 'living fossils' of marine shellfish, so as long as this thing exists, there is no fear that it will not be sold."
"Sir, do you think this beautiful shell is worth more than one million?" Listening to Han Peacock, he introduced the conch to one side as if telling a story. The boss was surprised and froze while holding a bowl of tofu.
There.
Han Kongque said: "The one I just mentioned was one million Taiwan dollars. If converted into RMB, it would be around 200,000 Taiwan dollars!"
Liu Xu said: "That one seems to have just been salvaged, right?"
"Yes, it was caught by the fishing boat this morning. My daughter likes conch, so I spent three hundred yuan to buy it." The boss put the tofu in front of the catkins and said excitedly.
Han Kongque said: "Bring it to me? It seems to be still alive. This is a real living fossil. Don't worry, the price will not be lower. Once you find out its actual value, you can go to the office building over there to get the money."
Seeing his boss's hesitation, Han Kongque pointed directly at the Han's Building not far away to reassure him.
"Are you Mr. Han Peacock?" the boss exclaimed.
Han Peacock just smiled, but not far from him in Huangshan, the dragon palace snail had been brought over, and he placed it in front of Han Peacock.
"You finally recognized it, our big boss. It's a miracle that you recognized it so slowly." Huangshan said to the boss with a smile.
When you look at the dragon palace snail up close, it looks even more beautiful. The color is like a beating flame and it looks full of vitality.
"Boss, do you want to check where this conch was fished out from?" Huang Shan said.
Han Peacock said: "Check it! We can no longer continue to fish. Although this thing is precious, it is just that it is rare and valuable. If there are more, it will not be valuable. Moreover, if more are caught, their living environment will also be reduced."
Destroyed."
Huang Shandao: "I understand."
Han Peacock handed the dragon palace snail to Liu Xu and the others for appreciation. After looking at them all, he directly put the dragon palace snail into the Xuanyuan Water Control Flag.
The boss kept staring at the dragon palace snails in everyone's hands. When the dragon palace snails suddenly disappeared, he was stunned.
Naturally, he could not escape the surveillance of Huangshan and others. After Han Peacock led Liuxu and others away, Huangshan walked over: "Boss, don't spread today's matter everywhere. Wait until you find out about the conch."
For the price, just go to the group finance department to get the money."
Seeing that Huangshan was about to leave, the boss hurriedly said: "Wait a minute, little brother, can I change it to something else?" (To be continued...)