There are too many snail shells under this sea.
The crew members soon surfaced one after another, for the simple reason that the net bag was full.
The crew members climbed onto the deck with their haul, all looking delighted, and it was obvious that the haul was not small.
"I fished out dozens of snail shells, all of which were well-preserved wrinkled red snails and cone-heart snails," Fang Youqun said proudly.
The cone snail is a highly poisonous sea snail. The toxin in one cone snail is enough to kill ten adults.
At the same time, the cone snail is also a beautiful snail that lives on coastal coral reefs and beaches, and it is very expensive.
The shell of the cone snail under this sea area is thin and pointed at the front and thick at the back, shaped like a chicken heart. The surface of the body has different colors and patterns, which is colorful and very ornamental. Although it is highly poisonous and the venom contains hundreds of different ingredients, there are still countless shell lovers who have a special liking for it because of its beautiful appearance.
Chen Qingsheng asked people to bring over several large boxes. "Separate the cone snails from the wrinkled red snails, and then put them into these boxes according to their sizes."
“By the way, remember to check when you release them. Make sure there is not a single living cone snail among them. Living cone snails are no joke.” Chen Qingsheng said seriously.
The crew members put the conchs they picked up into boxes according to their categories, while making sure that every conch was a shell and not a living thing.
"Brother Qing, which box should I put this snail in?" Xia Pengjie took out a fist-sized, unique snail shell and handed it to Chen Qingsheng.
"Hey, what kind of conch is this? Where did you pick it up?" Chen Qingsheng asked.
Xia Pengjie smiled and said, "This is called the Black Star Conch. Where did you find it? Of course it was on the bottom of the sea."
Chen Qingsheng saw that the surface of the black-hearted conch was covered with black spots, which resembled the stripes of a jaguar. The color was dazzling and made people want to put it down at first sight.
"Conch? Last time the captain picked up a few conch shells, their price was more expensive than gold. Is this black-hearted conch in your hand?" Chen Qingsheng asked tentatively.
"The conch is one of the four famous conchs. How can the black-hearted conch compare to it? The black-hearted conch in my hand is very well preserved and has a good luster. It can be used as a decoration or an ornament. If you buy it in the market, it will cost about two to three thousand yuan."
When Chen Qingsheng heard that it would cost two to three thousand yuan to buy it, his eyes immediately lit up, and he quickly took the black-hearted conch, "Everyone, take a look at this, remember what this conch looks like, and if you come across it later, be sure to pick it up."
A conch shell that sells for two to three thousand yuan can be sold for at least a thousand yuan even if it is wholesaled to a shell carving factory. This price is worth Chen Qingsheng specifically telling everyone about.
"You did a good job." Chen Qingsheng slapped Xia Pengjie on the shoulder and grinned, "When the captain comes up later, I'll recommend you for the credit."
"Hey, by the way, where is the captain?" Chen Qingsheng asked, looking around.
The people around us looked at each other and shook our heads, indicating that we didn't know.
"It's strange. There are so many people here, but why can't I see Brother Yang? Where did Brother Yang go?" Fang Youqun asked puzzledly.
Xiang Yang would sometimes leave the group and act alone, and the crew members were already used to it.
However, in the past, even if Xiang Yang acted alone, he would usually not arrive on the deck later than them. This time, Xiang Yang disappeared for a while.
But no one suspected anything. Chen Qingsheng said, "There are a lot of snail shells in this sea area. The captain must have found some valuable snail shells and is collecting them."
"We won't wait for him. Let's quickly sort out the snail shells we collected. Put all the third-category snail shells, such as the black-hearted conch, in this box first. We will sort them out again when the captain comes back."
A group of people immediately took action.
A few minutes later, another person surfaced.
It was Xiang Yang who came up from the bottom of the sea with Professor Chen Yu and others.
Chen Qingsheng hurriedly went to greet him, "Captain, you're aboard?"
"Yeah." Xiang Yang nodded, "How is it? What's the harvest?"
Chen Qingsheng grinned, "The harvest is all here. If it is converted into fish catch, it is definitely a bumper harvest."
As he spoke, Chen Qingsheng looked at Xiang Yang's waist and said, "Hey, Captain, didn't you go to collect the shells?"
Hearing this, everyone looked at Xiang Yang's waist.
When they saw the flat net bag that Xiang Yang had tied around his waist, everyone showed an incredible look on their faces.
In everyone's mind, Xiang Yang has always been a master of diving and fishing. Every time he goes down to the sea, he harvests more than others. This time when they went to the sea, everyone got a lot of harvest, but Xiang Yang came up empty-handed
"That shouldn't be the case, Brother Yang. There are so many conchs under the sea. You can just pick up a few and come up empty-handed. Have you been with Professor Chen all the time?" Fang Youqun asked.
"We met on the way up." Professor Chen Yu said with a smile.
Xiang Yang pondered for a moment, "I found a strange conch."
"Oh?" Everyone looked at Xiang Yang in confusion, even Professor Chen Yu glanced sideways.
The strange conch means that it is a conch that Xiang Yang doesn’t recognize.
Xiang Yang's knowledge is well known, but even Xiang Yang didn't know what kind of conch it was.
Professor Chen Yu became interested. He stretched out his hand and said, "Take it out and show it to me."
"I didn't bring it up." Xiang Yang shook his head.
"Alive?" asked Professor Chen Yu.
Xiang Yang found a strange conch but didn't bring it up. In Professor Chen Yu's opinion, the only possibility was that the conch was alive. Xiang Yang was not sure whether the conch was a protected animal. There were scientific researchers on the ship, so Xiang Yang didn't dare to take the risk of catching the conch.
"No, it's dead." Xiang Yang said.
"Why don't you bring up the dead ones? They are stuck in the cracks of the rocks and can't be taken out?" Professor Chen Yu asked.
Xiang Yang thought for a moment, then said, "That conch is too big. I can't get it up by myself."
"Too big?"
"Can't one man bring it up?"
Everyone looked at Xiang Yang in a daze.
Conch!
Who among everyone here doesn’t deal with conchs frequently
What kind of conch would be so big that only the shell was left, causing a grown man to say it was too big for one person to hold
Professor Chen Yu's eyes suddenly widened, and his voice was no longer so calm. He hurriedly said: "Xiang Yang, tell me, what does the conch look like, and how big is it?"
It seems that Professor Chen Yu has already guessed the straight-shelled nautilus, Xiang Yang thought to himself.
Xiang Yang remained calm and said, "A long, spiral-shaped conch, at least five or six meters long, slightly larger than a bucket, pure white, with a very shiny surface."