Chapter 265 Jinjiang Exclusive
"So many treasures!" I don't know who was the first to exclaim in exclamation.
Although the others didn't say anything, the expressions on their faces were all the same surprise.
This was because among the dozens of wooden boxes brought back were five boxes of glittering gold coins, three boxes of jewelry of different colors and sizes, in addition to many exquisite tea sets, swords, scepters, oil paintings and other artworks.
Although many of the tea sets were broken and even had unknown objects stuck on them, making them look gray, the swords were rusted, and the oil paintings were covered with a thick layer of dust, the brilliance of the gold coins and jewels was enough to attract everyone's attention.
Lu Xuan immediately noticed that the things here did not look like those from the Central Plains, including the gold coins engraved with portraits of unknown people. The Central Plains dynasty did not have this custom. The swords, scepters, and oil paintings were obviously foreign goods.
This ship either sailed across the ocean from the West to do business, or a merchant caravan from the Central Plains encountered an accident and sank on its way back from doing business there.
No matter which one it is, they will benefit in the end.
"Oh, what the hell is this thing!" Miao Jinfeng suddenly spat in disgust.
Lu Xuan turned his head and saw that someone was curious about the contents of the paintings and had wiped off the thick dust on them. As a result, he saw a pair of naked men and women with their breasts exposed.
Some are single-person paintings, some are of a woman surrounded by a group of men, or vice versa. In short, they are all Western oil painting styles, and those who understand will understand.
Especially the figures in oil paintings are much more realistic than those in Chinese figure paintings. At first glance, they are all white, and the people in the paintings seem to be able to walk out of them at any time, which makes them seem even more immoral.
The women present immediately covered the eyes of the children around them with their hands, and their faces turned red with shame.
Some of the men stared with their eyes wide open, some had red faces and avoided glances, and some older men, like Miao Jinfeng, frowned, looking extremely disgusted.
[Oh wow! So exciting!]
[It's okay, this is art, and it can't be viewed with ordinary eyes.]
We know it's art, but ancient people couldn't accept it. Even abstract erotica were unbearable for them, let alone these oil paintings whose clarity was barely distinguishable from photographs.
[Anyway, I have never understood why art can only be expressed through paintings of naked people :)]
The villagers of Yunlu Village also cannot understand or accept it.
Li Tie said with a dark face, "What kind of obscene paintings are these? Hurry up and find something to cover them up! No one is allowed to look at them!"
Old Master Zhang was even more furious: "Throw away all these paintings that teach bad people!"
Some people in the crowd wanted to say something but stopped themselves, wanting to say what a shame it would be to throw it away. However, seeing the disgusted expressions on the other people's faces, they wisely didn't actually say it out loud.
In the end, Lu Xuan put away all the boxes containing the portraits, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Aunt Liu was the first to complain, "This is truly bizarre! Someone actually went to the trouble to bring back such obscene paintings."
Granny Lin also shook her head. "How could someone paint something so shameless and even frame it? Are they planning on hanging it up in public?"
The others subconsciously imagined that scene and immediately felt ashamed to watch it.
Chen Rong said, "The people in those paintings look very strange too. They have very high noses, curly hair, and eyes that are blue or green. They look like the foreign merchants I've heard of before."
The others understood.
"I was wondering how someone could be so shameless. Turns out they're not from here at all."
"I heard that the barbarian women outside the Great Wall have so little fabric for their clothes that they're practically nothing. I guess the same is true for these foreign merchants."
The villagers murmured a few words, but still felt embarrassed, so they quickly changed the subject and started studying the contents of other boxes.
A group of people first used water to clean the dirt on the items in the box, and then counted the number together.
If it weren't for Lu Xuan's submarine, they would never have been able to get these treasures. Therefore, as usual, Lu Xuan first selected 30% of them, and the rest was distributed by Li Tie according to households.
If anyone wants the public supplies, they can exchange them for the supplies.
As for the paintings, no one mentioned them.
It was Lu Xuan who took the initiative and said, "Next time I go to the Western Continent to trade, I will sell the painting and then we can divide the materials we get back."
They dislike those paintings, but some people like them. Even during the disaster period when ordinary victims can only survive by relying on nutritional supplements, they are willing to spend a lot of supplies in exchange for them.
The villagers were very excited after receiving the gold coins and jewels. The young and strong ones had no intention of continuing to explore the underwater city. They went back to appreciate and distribute these treasures with their families.
Lu Xuan gave the jewelry to Lu Qing and asked her to take it back and appreciate it slowly. He then found a lounge alone to contact the new emperor and Huo Tiankuo to talk in detail about the pirates.
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The next day after the shipwreck treasure was found, a strong wind blew on the sea.
Under the strong wind, the originally calm sea surface was also stirred up by huge waves. The fishing boat could not keep its balance in the huge waves and was tossed around violently.
For safety reasons, the villagers immediately stopped exploring the underwater city and chose to stay on the cruise ship to wait out this extreme weather.
The cruise ship is large enough that even if there is a strong wind of level 12 or 13 outside, you can only feel a slight shaking, and there is no risk of capsizing.
On the third day after the strong wind started, the rain that had stopped for a few days began to fall again, and several waterspouts appeared on the sea, approaching the cruise ship in Yunlu Village at an extremely fast speed.
After Lu Xuan discovered this, he decisively activated the city’s protective shield.
It took no more than a quarter of an hour for the protective shield to be activated. The number of waterspouts, which initially numbered only four or five, increased to more than twenty, making the people on the cruise ship's scalps tingle.
Not to mention that there were huge whirlpools on the sea surface around those waterspouts, and in the distance there were thunderstorms that kept emitting purple and white light, which looked even more terrifying.
[There's a violent storm and a tornado, all happening at the same time.]
[It just looks scary, it won't affect the host.]
[It's very dangerous for people on the Western Continent. If they go out fishing in this kind of weather, whether they encounter a waterspout, a whirlpool, or a thunderstorm, they will probably never return.]
[Hasn't the host already told the emperor and the other people in the gathering place about climate change? They're not stupid, they would have stopped going out to sea long ago.]
Lu Xuan thought so too.
When he contacted the new emperor to discuss the pirate issue, the latter also said that Huo Tiankuo would go to suppress the bandits after the extreme weather during this period was over.
However, while the villagers were waiting for the storm to pass under the protection of the shield, something went wrong in the western continent.
On the fifth day, Lu Xuan received a call for help from the Bai family and Weiyuan Marquis Mansion.
Bai Xuefeng is in danger.
"What's going on?"
Lu Xuan frowned and looked at Lord Xie and Father Bai on the other side of the screen, "Why would Bai Xuefeng go out to sea in this weather recently?"
Behind the two of them, one could see many relatives of the Bai and Xie families, including the two Xie brothers. Without exception, their faces revealed anxiety and worry.
Father Bai said anxiously, "Originally, the kid went out two days before the storm. A boat from Feng County had spotted a school of lobsters earlier, and he wanted to go and get some. He was supposed to be back the day before the storm started, but they didn't expect a swarm of crazy swordfish to attack the fishing boat and sink it."
"Jinzhi did have two kayaks in his space, but he was too far away to make it back in time with just the kayaks. I asked the guards to get a large ship to pick him up..."
Unfortunately, they encountered a waterspout halfway through the journey and were forced back. The situation at sea became increasingly serious, and a thunderstorm occurred. It was difficult for both ships and floating buses to search for people at sea in such complex and extreme weather. One floating bus was even nearly struck by lightning and never returned.
With no other options, they could only ask Lu Xuan for help.
Lu Chen asked, "How is Bai Xuefeng doing now?"
Even the most luxurious electric kayak may not last long in the rough seas outside.
When the audience in the live broadcast room heard this, they asked directly:
[Is Bai Xuefeng still alive now? ]
[Could it be that he has disappeared?]
[If you are missing at sea, doesn't that mean you are dead?]
"Ah, he did help me when I was collecting supplies. I really like him. I hope nothing bad happened to him."
After seeing the barrage of comments, Lu Xuan frowned even more tightly. He took out another communicator, dialed Bai Xuefeng's number and called.
No one answered.
At this time, Xie Hou said, "The kayak capsized the next day, but Jinzhi was wearing a personal protective shield and had brought a lot of energy stones, so he shouldn't be in any serious trouble. It's just that we really can't save him now."
Lu Xuan raised his eyebrows and asked as if he remembered something, "Is he wearing a tracking device?"
Father Bai nodded. "He thinks the tracker is fun, and he's also afraid of accidents, so he always wears it with him."
Lu Xuan tapped his thigh with his fingertips and said, "The communicator couldn't reach him. He might have encountered some trouble when the boat capsized or afterwards."
He turned his head to look out the window at the gloomy weather, and the waterspouts and dense thunderstorms that were vaguely visible in the distance.
He looked at Father Bai again and said, "Tell me Bai Xuefeng's current coordinates, and I'll go find him."
Father Bai looked a little confused. "His coordinates keep changing. According to our speculation, he might have fallen into the sea after the boat capsized and is now floating in the sea."
Lu Xuan: “…”
Live broadcast audience: ???
【Now that I think about it, this speculation is reasonable. 】
If the boat capsizes, you'll fall into the sea.
[But since the protective shield was activated, and the diving equipment should have been there, he was still alive. It's just that he didn't have a boat, and the waves were so big outside, so he couldn't save himself?]
[It sounds so miserable. Imagine Bai Xuefeng stuck in the sea and unable to get out. Light a candle.]
[Food isn't a concern, but energy and oxygen tanks are probably limited, right? I don't know how long he can hold out. If it takes longer, even if we can find him based on the coordinates, I'm afraid...]
Lu Xuan naturally understood the importance of timely rescue better than the audience.
After getting the coordinates, I didn't talk much with Mr. Bai and chose to set out to rescue people immediately.
After saying hello to his family and the village chief, Lu Xuan went out in the wind and rain, took out the submarine, jumped in, dived, and headed straight for where Bai Xuefeng was.
The coordinates given by the Bai family were not far from him, and it would only take two hours to get there by submarine.
Although there were strong winds and huge waves on the sea, the seabed was not as scary as it was above. Even when going down to a depth of more than 100 meters, there was no feeling of anything abnormal.
Lu Xuan arrived at the coordinates safely.
On the way, he went to see Bai's father to confirm the changes in coordinates. When he learned that there had been no changes, he felt a little uneasy, worried that the person had died.
But on second thought, even if something really happened to Bai Xuefeng, the coordinates might not remain unchanged.
On the contrary, perhaps this just proves that he has found some way to fix himself.
When Lu Xuan followed the coordinates, he found that the person was indeed fine.
The current situation is a bit hard to describe.
Bai Xuefeng was seen stuck firmly in a small crevice among a large pile of underwater rocks, with only the part above the waist exposed, and the rest of his body submerged in the crevice.
Lu Xuan: “…”
When the submarine came over, the surrounding water flow changed significantly. Bai Xuefeng, who was originally drowsy, suddenly woke up and raised his head vigilantly.
He was first startled by the huge monster that appeared out of nowhere, and then he saw Lu Xuan inside through the window of the submarine. The vigilance on his face was suddenly replaced by surprise. Tears filled his eyes on the spot, and he looked as excited as if he had seen his biological father.
After Lu Xuan was sure that he was fine, he first relaxed, then curled the corners of his lips and answered the call from Bai's father. Without waiting for the other party to ask, he aimed the screen at Bai Xuefeng who was "pulling the radish" out of the gap.
Father Bai, Marquis Weiyuan, and the Xie brothers instantly met the eyes of Bai Xuefeng, who looked up and wanted Lu Xuan to help.
Father Bai and others: “?”
Bai Xuefeng: “!!!”
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