The Heiress Strikes Back

Chapter 814: Fish Fossils

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

They passed by an antique shop with an architectural style. There were various stones on the table outside the shop, as well as some fish fossils.

Sharon leaned closer and touched the beautiful stones placed outside the door. “These stones are all so beautiful.”

“If you like them, buy them.” Wallace looked at the various stones outside the shop and wanted to pick one for Sharon as a memento.

“No, these stones are too heavy and inconvenient to carry,” Sharon said with a smile.

Sharon looked around the shop. There was a dazzling array of things in the shop, and the things placed outside the shop seemed to be rare.

The shop owner was a kind-looking middle-aged man wearing a dark blue short-sleeved shirt. When he saw the two people looking around at the door, he greeted them warmly, “You can come in and take a look.”

“Let’s go in and take a look,” Sharon said to Wallace.

“Okay.” Wallace held Sharon’s hand and entered this shop called Fallen Jade Store.

This shop specialized in selling fish fossils. There was also a stack of fossils at the door. Sharon looked in from the door and saw that many fossils had been made into souvenirs. There were also many individual fish fossils framed, and a few fish were cut into the shape of a map of China.

“Wow, are these all fish fossils?” Sharon asked curiously. She knew that this small city was the “fossil capital,” but it was still a novelty to see so many fossils for the first time.

“Yes, all of them. We’ll dig them up locally,” the boss said.

It was not illegal to sell ordinary fossils such as fish fossils and wood fossils, but it was illegal to sell dinosaur egg fossils and Chinese sturgeon fossils.

The boss took a stone slab and showed them the fish fossil inside. Sharon asked politely, “Can I touch this?”

“Of course. You can even knock and hit them.” The boss knocked the two fossils together a few times.

Sharon reached out and gently touched the patterns on the fish fossil. She touched it very gently, afraid that she would shatter the fossil. The texture of the fossil was very hard, and the patterns of the fish bone were clearly visible.

“Boss, how much is this?” Sharon pointed at a fossil in the shape of a Chinese map in a frame. In the middle of the fossil were a few small fish, and the skeleton of the small fish and fish bones were clearly visible.

“This one’s a hundred,” the boss said.

She had long known that this place was rich in fish fossils, but she did not expect it to be sold so cheaply.

“What about this?” Sharon asked, pointing at another fossil. Although this one was also framed, it was smaller than the map-shaped fossil just now. Inside was a pair of identical fish fossils.

“This one’s two hundred,” the boss said.

“There are only two fish in this fossil. Why is it more expensive than the fossil containing many fish?” Sharon asked in confusion.

“Because these two fish are separated by a fossil. These two fish fossils are actually made out of one fish,” the boss explained. “That map shape is pieced together. It’s not a fish at all. Some are different fish with their tails and heads pieced together.” Sharon was enlightened. “No wonder these two fish are identical.”

“How much is this?”

“This one’s thirty.”

“Could this be artificially made and replicated?” Sharon didn’t expect fossils to be so cheap.

“Sister, look at this. It’s layered. This was dug out. The cost of imitation is higher than this price.” The boss picked up the fossil and showed Sharon the layers of this fossil.

“Is this a conch?” Sharon asked her boss like a curious baby.

“Yes, conch fossils, formed during the Jurassic Period,” the boss patiently answered.

“How much is this?”

“This one’s 300.”

“Wolffin fossil.” Sharon saw the introduction of the fossil on the sign.

Fossils of wolffin were formed in the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous, 140 million years ago.

“Wow, this is so beautiful. It’s like a painting.” Sharon sighed. “The patterns on this fish fossil fish bone are so clear that it looks like they’re drawn on it.”

“Yes, these fish bones are quite clear..”