206: Contacted the Antique Bureau

Liu Xiaolin heard the words "work is here" and immediately became excited: "You mean the Antique Bureau will let us help salvage this sunken ship?"

"Of course, only we can measure the location and depth of the sunken ship, and only we have civilian deep-sea submersibles for them to rent," Niu De said with a smile.

"You're absolutely right, I'll contact the Antique Bureau right away." Liu Xiaolin was very happy now. He couldn't believe that Explorer II had made a new discovery on its first time in the sea, and even found work to earn money for itself.

"Explorer II, Explorer II, you know that we almost used up the company's savings developing you, right? Is that why you found work for yourself?" Liu Xiaolin said gleefully.

Everyone was amused by his words: "Explorer II isn't as capable as you. If you hadn't discovered that mast, no one would have found this sunken ship. You know, scientists only see data, data, understand?"

"That's true, my contribution is greater. I need to put my hands on my hips for a bit!" Liu Xiaolin said as he stood up, put his hands on his hips, and turned around: "My eyesight is still good."

"Alright, stop showing off. Hurry up and make the call," Niu De said, patting Liu Xiaolin's shoulder.

"Okay, okay, I'll make the call now, I'll make the call now," Liu Xiaolin said, taking out his phone.

He first found the Antique Bureau's phone number through the telephone directory. A unit like the Antique Bureau has no connection with the general public, so no one could possibly have the Antique Bureau's phone number. Therefore, Liu Xiaolin could only look it up through the telephone directory.

"Great, with the Antique Bureau's phone number, I can contact them." Liu Xiaolin was very happy.

Liu Xiaolin dialed the Antique Bureau's phone number: "Hello, is this the Dragon Country Antique Bureau?"

"Yes, this is the Dragon Country Antique Bureau. How can I help you?" the pleasant voice of the operator came through.

"Hello, I am Liu Xiaolin from Wanderer Aerospace. I have something to report to your director," Liu Xiaolin said calmly.

"Ah? You are General Manager Liu? So famous. I will transfer the call to our director's office right away, please wait." As soon as the operator heard it was the famous General Manager Liu Xiaolin, she did not hesitate to transfer the call for him.

"Hello, are you the Antique Bureau director? I am Liu Xiaolin." After the call was transferred, Liu Xiaolin introduced himself again.

"Liu Xiaolin? Who is that?" The Antique Bureau director was not very familiar with outside news and people, so he did not know who Liu Xiaolin was.

"Oh, I am Liu Xiaolin, the General Manager of Wanderer Aerospace. We have just successfully developed Explorer II," Liu Xiaolin continued.

"What does your successful development of Explorer II have to do with our Antique Bureau?" the director was confused.

"It's like this, our Explorer II completed its first dive for a submersible test mission today and discovered a sunken ship along the way!" Liu Xiaolin briefly described the situation.

"Really? Can I come over and see your video now?" The director was so excited that his voice became much louder.

"Yes, you can come over anytime," Liu Xiaolin said with a smile.

"Okay, okay, give me your address, I'll leave right away, let's keep in touch. Also, my surname is Mao, Mao Qinghui," Director Mao introduced himself.

"Okay, Director Mao, the address of our Wanderer Aerospace is in ** Village, Huaao City, about 300 kilometers from your location," Liu Xiaolin told the other party the information he had already looked up.

"Okay, I understand. I will arrive at your company around four o'clock in the afternoon," Director Mao said, estimating the time.

"Okay, we look forward to your visit," Liu Xiaolin said very politely.

Director Mao hung up the phone and called his driver, then set off immediately.

Along the way, he was extremely anxious, constantly telling the driver to go faster and faster.

The driver said helplessly, "I can't go any faster, something will happen if I do. Why don't you just close your eyes and sleep for a while? Otherwise, I'm afraid you'll keep rushing me, and I'll get nervous and have an accident."

This driver had been with Director Mao for many years, and it was the first time he had seen the usually steady director so anxious.

Upon hearing this, Director Mao realized he was too impatient, so he followed the driver's suggestion, closed his eyes to rest, and slowly but surely fell asleep.

Around four o'clock, the car drove into ** Village, and the driver woke Director Mao up: "Director, wake up, we're almost there."

Director Mao woke up with a start.

He looked up and saw that he was in the middle of a large mountain range.

"It's all mountains here, how can there be a sea?" he said blankly, rubbing his eyes.

"Beyond the mountains is the sea, there should be a road that goes directly to the sea," the driver said, being somewhat familiar with the area.

At this moment, Liu Xiaolin, who was waiting at the entrance, saw a car speeding towards him and knew that Director Mao had arrived.

When the car stopped, a man of about fifty-seven or fifty-eight years old got out. Liu Xiaolin quickly ran a few steps towards him.

"Hello, are you Director Mao?" Liu Xiaolin asked.

"Yes, yes, yes, I am Mao Qinghui. Are you General Manager Liu?" Director Mao said with a smile.

"Yes, I am Liu Xiaolin. I will take you in now to see the video from this morning," Liu Xiaolin said as he led Director Mao into the company compound.

"Your company is really not small!" Director Mao said in surprise, looking at the Headquarters with its hidden depths.

"It's alright, it's alright, we also want to contribute more to society," Liu Xiaolin said humbly.

They quickly arrived at the laboratory in the submersible research and development workshop. The large screen still showed the paused image.

Director Mao took a look and immediately noticed something: "I see it, I see this sunken ship. It should be one of the ships from the fleet that Zheng Han set off with when he went to Southeast Asia. Look, this design is exactly the same as the design on the ancient paintings that have been passed down from that time."

"Yes, although we don't understand antiques, some of our colleagues have also made this judgment, which is why I called you," Liu Xiaolin said.

"This ship must contain many jade and porcelain artifacts, because ancient books record that Zheng Han took jade and porcelain to Southeast Asia to exchange for seeds and iron farm tools," Director Mao said. He was an antique expert of many years, and he remembered the relevant history very clearly.

"Jade and porcelain? These items have been on the seabed for so many years, they won't be damaged, will they?" Liu Xiaolin was concerned about whether the antiques on the sunken ship still had salvage value.

"Of course not, because the packaging at that time was already very advanced. The jade and porcelain artifacts were wrapped layer by layer with oil paper soaked in tung oil, which could prevent water and corrosion. Therefore, I dare to conclude that the antiques on this sunken ship are definitely intact," Director Mao said excitedly.

. You provided God Wu Ji's Rise of Heavy Industry: Building the Light of National Goods.