Chapter 505: Special Ambergris! Miraculous Effects!

Looking at the Ambergris before him, Ning Fei clicked his tongue in wonder.

The Treasure Seeking Technique was indeed a good skill. Whenever he noticed an anomaly, he could use it to easily find the most valuable item in the area.

It was practically a money-making machine.

"These are international waters."

"Which means I can take this Ambergris."

"But there is still one strange issue."

"Normally, Ambergris is less dense than seawater and floats on the surface. Because of this, many experienced sailors go to areas where sperm whales are active to collect their waste and make a profit."

"Yet the Ambergris here has all sunk to the seabed."

"Could it be that whatever the sperm whale swallowed back then wasn't the beak of a giant squid or octopus, but something else entirely that it couldn't digest?"

Watching the live stream and listening to Ning Fei, the viewers were also a bit puzzled.

The vast majority of the viewers didn't understand the industry, but many merchants who dealt in Ambergris knew its properties perfectly well.

This substance was incredibly rare—a massive treasure.

The global trading volume was only a few hundred kilograms a year.

If the massive white boulder in front of Ning Fei was truly Ambergris, this single piece would match the entire global trading volume for a whole year.

How could anyone not be shocked!

Ning Fei pushed slightly against the massive Ambergris buried in the seabed to test its weight.

Its weight was clearly extraordinary. Buried in the thick silt of the ocean floor, it didn't budge an inch.

"It's roughly 240 to 250 jin."

"I don't know how many years it's been soaking in the ocean to end up buried this deep,"

Ning Fei remarked.

"Over two hundred jin of Ambergris. Ning Guan master has struck it rich again!"

"Why does it feel like making money is just a game to him!"

"Based on market prices, a jin of Ambergris goes for thirty to forty thousand Huaxia Coins. Doesn't that mean this rock is worth between six and eight million?"

"You're talking about loose pieces. This is one solid block! The price will be multiplied who knows how many times!"

"I'm starting to suspect this might be the largest piece of Ambergris in the world."

"Don't even doubt it, it is."

"Damn, what kind of luck is this?!"

"For Ning Guan master, this isn't luck, it's destiny. The rest of us could never hope for it!"

The viewers wailed in the comments.

Many of them were green with envy, feeling incredibly sour.

Ning Fei then added, "But with the Ambergris being this large, it really won't be easy to bring it up to the surface."

"It won't fit in the Submarine either."

"Doesn't that mean he has to leave it at the bottom of the sea?"

"Haha, seeing it but not being able to take it is the worst feeling."

A few viewers immediately gloated.

However, their smiles froze a second later.

They watched as Ning Fei used the internal communication device in his custom diving suit to contact Bai Yi on the cruise ship.

"Hey, Bai Yi. Have Bai steer the ship to my coordinates, and then lower the hook at the back."

"Right, the hook on the crane arm."

Hearing this, the viewers suddenly remembered that Ning Fei had a cruise ship.

Hauling a two-hundred-jin rock to the surface using a cruise ship would be a piece of cake.

Ning Fei temporarily granted Bai Yi control permissions for the Qingfeng Cruise Ship, allowing the intelligent AI steward, Bai, to recognize her commands.

Before long, an iron chain was slowly lowered from above.

Ning Fei swam upward, grabbed the drifting chain in his hand, and made his way back down to the massive Ambergris.

Watching a man in a diving suit gripping a huge iron chain plunging into the deep sea from the surface made for an awe-inspiring scene.

Ning Fei securely wrapped the chain around the Ambergris.

Ambergris wouldn't rot even after hundreds of years in the deep ocean. On the contrary, the constant washing of the sea naturally stripped away its impurities, making it remarkably solid. No matter how much force the iron chain exerted, it wouldn't damage the block.

"Okay, it's done. Reel it in!"

Ning Fei instructed Bai Yi over the comms.

"Copy that!"

Bai Yi pressed the control button. The chain slowly pulled taut, dragging the Ambergris out of the seabed silt and gradually lifting it toward the surface.

As for the other pieces of Ambergris nearby, Ning Fei had no intention of taking them.

After hundreds of years of oceanic baptism, white Ambergris only emitted a fragrance; it no longer held any biological value for the sea.

Conversely, the gray and black Ambergris chunks still contained a large amount of nutrients. They positively affected the surrounding ecosystem, attracting schools of ocean fish to linger in the area.

"Judging by the quantity, quite a few sperm whales must have lived here in the past."

"Sperm whales usually live in the deep ocean, more than 2,000 meters below the surface."

"So what were they doing in such a shallow part of the sea, especially in a subtropical zone?"

"The only logical explanation is that there was food here that attracted them."

"Could sperm whales be attracted to something other than giant squids and octopuses?"

Ning Fei murmured, a bit perplexed.

He glanced around.

There was a massive number of fish around him, swimming in huge schools.

Kelp drifted upward, and all sorts of colorful corals carpeted the seafloor.

It looked exactly like an underwater fairyland.

'The ancient civilization of Atlantis is on the nearby continent.'

'There's so much precious Ambergris here, and the species diversity is exceptionally rich.'

'Could there be some connection between the two?'

Ning Fei pondered.

He strolled around the seabed for a little while longer. Finding nothing else, he boarded the Submarine and headed back to the cruise ship.

On the way back, he asked the System in his mind, 'System, does Ambergris count as a spiritual object? Will it help hatch the Fuzhu Egg?'

The System replied, "Ambergris is the excretion of sperm whales, so it is not a spiritual object."

"However, the keratin inside the Ambergris obtained by the host is a Holy Avocado, which contains massive amounts of Spiritual Energy."

Hearing the System's answer, Ning Fei was instantly thrilled.

This was indeed fantastic news.

Originally, Ning Fei had planned to incorporate the Ambergris into his own incense-making craft, since Ambergris was the ultimate source for top-tier spices and fragrances.

Learning that this massive chunk of Ambergris actually contained a hidden treasure within was a delightful surprise.

Through the System's information, Ning Fei also learned that the Holy Avocado was a unique product of the Ancient Kingdom of Atlantis. Extremely rare, it was a type of heavenly treasure. However, the fruit was incredibly hard and difficult to digest.

It had likely been swallowed by a sperm whale that failed to digest it, leading it to develop into Ambergris before being excreted.

If that was truly the case, then the value of this piece of Ambergris was far higher than anyone could have estimated.

Of course, Ning Fei had no intention of selling it.

When Ning Fei returned to the Qingfeng Cruise Ship, Bai Yi, the Little Fox, and the others were gathered around the Ambergris, staring at it endlessly.

The Ambergris gave off a pleasant fragrance that truly relaxed the mind and refreshed the spirit.

"Brother, what is this thing? Why does it smell so good?"

Bai Yi asked curiously.

"It's sperm whale excretion, called Ambergris,"

Ning Fei answered.

"Excretion?" Upon hearing this, Bai Yi instantly retreated a few steps.

Ning Fei chuckled and said, "This piece of Ambergris has been washed by seawater for hundreds of years. Now, only its fragrance remains."

"Normally, only luxury perfumes might use this kind of raw material."

Hearing Ning Fei's words, Bai Yi nodded and cautiously moved closer to the Ambergris again.

It couldn't be helped. Anyone would have a visceral reaction upon finding out that the item right in front of them was whale waste.

Below the deck, aside from housing a helicopter, there was also some space used as a storage room. Ning Fei stored the Ambergris in there.

The storage room was completely sealed, so the scent wouldn't leak out.

"This scent really goes straight to your head," Bai Yi commented.

Ning Fei put the Ambergris away properly and said to her with a smile, "This is a great treasure. Aside from being one of the most precious spices across the world, it is also a valuable traditional Chinese medicine."

"The Compendium of Materia Medica records that Ambergris can 'invigorate the blood, benefit the essence and marrow, assist the Yang path, and clear the blood vessels.' It's exceptionally rare."

Listening to Ning Fei's explanation, Bai Yi nodded, then asked curiously, "Brother, what does 'assist the Yang path' mean?"

Bai Yi's question brought a fleeting look of awkwardness to Ning Fei's face. He quickly turned around, gazed out at the distant ocean, and replied, "It means it helps with urination."

"Kids shouldn't ask so many questions."