Seeing the sudden change in Andrew's expression, Adelaide and Amanda both looked curious. They didn't know what Andrew saw. However, they both looked at the bottom of the ivory cup from two other directions.
But nothing could be seen except water and the white wall of the cup.
Andrew opened his mouth slightly, as if he had seen something extraordinary. After a long time, he sighed: "It's amazing, Xue Chen, what is going on?"
After Andrew took a step away, Adelaide and Amanda also stood in the same position to watch. They both exclaimed after discovering the mystery of the ivory. They both understood why Xue Chen chose
An ivory cup that doesn't look very valuable.
Amanda opened her beautiful sea-blue eyes wide, covered her pink mouth that was opened due to excitement with one hand, pointed the other hand at the bottom of the ivory wine glass, and exclaimed: "How could...how could it be possible?
Is there a woman playing the piano in a wine glass?"
"Wrong, that's not a piano, it's a pipa." Xue Chen corrected Amanda's mistake with a smile.
He took the ivory wine glass over, looked down, and saw under the water, a maid holding a pipa in her arms playing the piano. It was lifelike, as if she were a fairy in the water. It was amazing and amazing!
But what's interesting is that if you change the angle, you won't see the woman playing the pipa.
"Oh my God, how did you do this? Is there a woman's soul living in this ivory wine glass?" Adelaide said in confusion.
Xue Chen laughed, amused by Adelaide's imagination.
"Of course a woman's soul cannot exist. I can't explain the specific reason why you see the shadow of a woman playing the pipa, but I think it may be a very superb skill. You can see that in Ivory
There are some very inconspicuous fine scratches on the inner wall of the quilt. The texture of ivory is hard and not easy to wear. Moreover, this ivory wine glass is so exquisitely made that it cannot be a flaw left during the production. If I am not mistaken, the water in the water
The pattern of the woman playing the pipa is the result of these lines coming together through the reflection of light!"
He was able to discover the hidden peculiarity of this ivory wine glass because of these abnormal scratches and the fact that there was still a lot of seawater left in it when it was salvaged, so by coincidence, he saw the shape of the water glass.
He was also severely shocked by the reflected lady playing the pipa.
Xue Chen had seen all kinds of ancient crafts, which were complex, incomprehensible, and miraculous, so he could understand the mystery of this ivory wine glass, but the three of them, Andrew, were impressed.
"It's just a wine glass, why does it have to be such a complicated process?" Amanda sighed softly and asked in confusion.
"This is the elegance pursued by some ancient wealthy aristocrats. Think about it, when you lower your head when drinking, you can see a woman playing the pipa in the cup. What an artistic conception it will be. It will definitely become a good story and be praised and envied by others.
ah."
Xue Chen squinted his eyes, as if he was intoxicated.
Andrew touched his chin and joked: "Xue Chen, I have to admire your eyes. Now I feel a little regretful that I promised you to pick three pieces."
"It's too late to regret it." Xue Chen smiled heartily and responded loudly.
Of course Andrew was joking. Although the three items Xue Chen picked up were indeed valuable, they were still only a very small part of the huge salvage harvest.
Moreover, as a salvage company, we prefer gold bars, silver ingots and gold and silver utensils to these works of art, because they will not be damaged, and it is easier to reflect the value, and can be re-cast and sold at any time, while things like
Art pieces such as porcelain need a year or even several years to slowly digest before they can be completely disposed of.
That night, all the crew members slept extraordinarily soundly and soundly, and they were halfway through the return journey, passing through the Panama Canal and entering the Pacific Ocean from the Atlantic Ocean.
It was just getting dark and Xue Chen was washing his face and brushing his teeth when suddenly, a harsh whistle sounded on the boat. He rarely took a boat and didn't know the meaning of the whistle, but he thought something bad must have happened.
"There's a fire?" Xue Chen guessed in his mind.
He wiped his face, walked out of the bedroom, and walked along the aisle on the deck towards the cockpit, intending to ask what happened. From a distance, he saw many crew members gathered on the deck, including Adelaide and Andrew.
They are all looking in the direction of the sea.
Seeing Xue Chen coming out, Amanda came over to greet her with a pale face, and spat out two words in fear: "Pirate!"
"Pirate?"
Got it!
"There are also pirates in the waters near here. I have only heard of Somali pirates."
Amanda said with a trembling voice: "Somali pirates are indeed the most famous, but there are indeed pirates in the nearby waters, but I heard that these pirates rarely dare to attack American ships, but I don't know why, obviously
The flags were hung, but they still surrounded us."
Xue Chen strode over a few steps and stood on the deck of the bow. He saw five speedboats lined up behind several hundred meters apart. There were several black people sitting on each speedboat.
Seeing Xue Chen coming over, Andrew frowned and shouted angrily: "They don't want their lives! They dare to take our attention. Uncle Adelaide, have you called?"
"After the fight, the group has also contacted the navy and will send the nearest navy warship or helicopter to support and escort us, but I think this may take half an hour to an hour."
At this time, the first mate of the Ord ordered all the crew members: "Go get the guns."
Soon, four rifles prepared for self-defense were brought.
The first mate then ordered the four crew members to hold guns and shoot in self-defense if the pirates dared to approach the salvage ship.
Hans was one of the gun-wielding crew members. He grinned and growled fiercely: "If they dare to come over, I'll shoot them to death. Grandpa has been an infantryman for two years!"
Xue Chen took another look at the five approaching speedboats. Obviously, the speed of the speedboats was faster than the speed of the salvage ship. It didn't take an eagle eye to see clearly the black pirates sitting on the speedboats. They all held guns in their arms.
Although none of them look very strong, they are all fierce.
"Xue Chen, please go back to the cabin. Don't worry, nothing will happen." Andrew turned around and said.
"It's okay, don't worry about me." Xue Chen said calmly.
The five speedboats were getting closer and closer to the Ode. They were already less than fifty meters away. They were lined up on one side of the deck. All the black pirates on the speedboats stood up and raised their guns. At the same time,
There were pirates using a loudspeaker to play what seemed to be recorded English.
The general meaning is that if they give up resistance, they will not hurt anyone, otherwise they will kill everyone on the ship.
Andrew angrily yelled: "Only ghosts believe what they say. Even if they don't kill people, they will definitely kidnap us and use us as hostages for ransom!"
The four gun-wielding crew members also found their shooting positions and hid them.
Adelaide said with a serious face: "Hans, shoot to warn them and tell them to get away!"
"Yes!" Hans, who was squatting on the edge of the deck, took aim at the nearest speedboat and fired a few bullets, which hit the sea and caused a series of splashes. The pirates on the speedboat were so frightened that they all squatted down.
, moaning indiscriminately.
At the same time, the high-decibel loudspeaker on the ship also recalled the first mate's warning, telling these pirates that the U.S. Navy is already on its way, and soon warships and helicopters will arrive, and you are all dead!
Da da da.
The response was a series of bullets, which hit the iron plate of the cabin on one side of the deck, causing large sparks to explode.
The other crew members on the deck all hurriedly found bunkers to hide to avoid being shot.
"Damn it, these damn pirates are really desperate!" Andrew grabbed Xue Chen's arm and hid behind the anchor's rope turntable.
On the other side, Adelaide has also commanded four gun-wielding crew members to fight back!
Suddenly, there was a loud sound of gunfire, and there was a burst of gunfire every few seconds, and the pirates also started to fight back. The bullets fired hit the salvage boat and made a crackling sound, which made people feel panicked.
Xue Chen had never had such an experience. He felt a little strange in his heart, but he was not afraid. He just felt very excited. He sighed in his heart. He never thought that he would encounter pirates in his lifetime. It was also a rare experience.
, listening to the sound of fighting and firing from both sides, the blood all over his body began to boil.
After the exchange of fire for more than three minutes, suddenly, someone on the boat shouted, and someone shouted: "Hans has been shot!"
At the same time, Adelaide's frightened and angry voice also came: "Damn it, these pirates are getting closer and closer. Hurry, Hans's shoulder was shot. Help him down to bandage and treat him, and others will get on top."
Xue Chen saw Hans being supported by the crew and walking back from the other side of the deck. Blood was pouring out of his shoulders and half of his body was dyed red.
Hans glanced at Xue Chen and grinned painfully.
Xue Chen stood up and took a look. There were already crew members who had replaced Hans and continued to shoot. However, the counterattack seemed to have limited threat to the pirates on the five speedboats. The five speedboats had already arrived below the deck of the Ord and were about to prepare to board the ship.
He let out a sigh of relief. He didn't know if these pirates would go on a killing spree after boarding the ship. They might probably use them as hostages to escape the U.S. Navy that would arrive soon, but he really didn't want to be killed by these gangsters.