It is made of strong scales, tightly closed and tightly sealed.

These scales are connected one by one, and even air cannot penetrate it.

They are all connected, bonded, and cannot be separated.

It sneezes and lights out. Its eyes are like morning light.

From its mouth, it emits a burning torch and flying sparks.

Smoke came out of its nostrils, like a boiled pot and lit reeds.

Its gas lit up coal, and flames came out of its mouth.

It has strength in its neck. Everyone in front of it jumps intimidatingly

Its meat pieces are connected to each other, close to its body, and cannot shake it.

Its heart is as strong as a stone, as strong as a millstone.

When it came, the warriors were frightened, panicked, and fell into a coma.

If a person uses a knife, a gun, a javelin, or a pointed gun, it is useless.

It uses iron as hay and copper as rotten wood.

Arrows cannot intimidate it to make it escape. The skeleton is seen as straw in it.

The stick is considered straw. It sneered at the sound of the short gun.

Its belly is like a pointed tiles, and it passes through the mud like a rake.

It makes the abyss roll like a pot, and the ocean is like the ointment oil in the pot.

The way it travels then shines, making people think of the abyss as white hair.

There is nothing on earth as it has made, and nothing to fear.

All the tall ones are despised.

It reigns on the proud aquarium.

Bible. Job 41

When the sixth time on the boat, Jilins' eyes opened. He sat up from the warm and comfortable bed, and began to do gymnastics to exercise his joints and muscles according to the habit he had developed for many years. After half an hour of exercise, he had completed his homework. With the help of his servant, he washed it, changed into a shirt and coat, and walked onto the deck. According to the captain yesterday, in another twenty minutes, the ship was about to arrive at his destination Shanghai. Jilins planned to use his eyes to see the pearl of the Far East, Dashun, which is also the largest port and commercial city in the entire Far East.

As Jillins walked onto the top deck, the sun was slowly rising from the sea level. Under the dazzling morning light, Jillins could clearly see many small fishing boats sailing towards the shore. The fishing catches on the boats were for sale in the morning market. Further away, Jillins could even see the spire of the slowly rising tower on the horizon, which was the lighthouse on the shore. When they thought of the purpose and responsibility of their trip, Jillins couldn't help but feel a little excited.

"Mr. Gillins, you got up so early!"

At this time, a voice came from behind. Jillins turned around and saw Duncan walking towards him. The other party was wearing a jacket in a white shirt, holding a wooden pipe in his right hand, wearing a baseball cap, and dressed as a wealthy British businessman. It was very common in Shanghai at that time.

"Duncan, have you forgotten? In twenty minutes, our trip will reach the end! I want to see the city with my own eyes!"

"Oh, by the way!" Duncan walked to the side of the boat, pressed his upper body on the railing, looked at the seagulls gliding over the stern of the boat for a while, and suddenly asked, "Mr. Jillins, I want to ask you a question? Why do you have to choose me as your companion for this trip this time?"

Jillins did not answer the other party's question immediately. After a while, he whispered: "Duncan, do you believe in fate? I have a premonition on the ship these days that our trip to China is very important for me and the entire empire. For such an important trip, I need a partner who has experienced danger with me and proved that I am trustworthy!"

Duncan showed a touching expression on his rude face, and he lowered his head: "I am very grateful for choosing me, otherwise I would have to go to a mercenary to a Southeast Asian prince--"

"You don't have to thank you!" Jillins interrupted Duncan's words: "This is what you have earned for your loyal service to the Empire over the years. I can't find someone who is more suitable for this mission than you." Speaking of this, Jillins lowered his voice: "A loyal officer like you should not lose his farm because of arrears of taxes!"

At this time, a whistle sound came, and Jilins and Duncan immediately felt that the speed of the ship had dropped significantly. Jilins sent Duncan's shoulders and said with a smile: "Let's go to their own cabins to prepare, it's coming!"

Compared with most cities in Dashun at that time, Shanghai's history was very short. Although it had already established counties in the local area as early as the Yuan Dynasty, it was true that it was after the establishment of Songjiang Prefecture in the previous dynasty. The Nanzhili area where Songjiang Prefecture was located was rich at that time, especially Songjiang's textile industry, which was known as "clothes and quilts". Later, during the decades of wars in the late Ming Dynasty, the Jiangnan region was almost declared and not damaged by much war. After the establishment of the tripod, this dynasty did not set up a sea ban like the previous dynasty, limiting foreign trade to several ports around Guangzhou, but opened up a sea ban. Therefore, Shanghai developed rapidly with its unique geographical advantages. By the end of the 19th century, Shanghai had actually become the richest, most populous, and most modern city in China at that time. When Jilins and Duncan walked down the gangway, this was the scene before them.

"Master, please take my car!"

"Go to my car, my car is clean and cheap!"

"Western master, buy pancakes, hot pancakes!"

"There are fried steamed buns here, and the hot fried steamed buns!"

After finishing the procedures and walking out of the dock, a large group of coachmen and vendors gathered around and shouted loudly in broken English, which made Jilins and Duncan a little at a loss. Fortunately, two patrolmen with short sticks ran over and shouted loudly, and the coachmen who were pulling out a little.

"Mr. Gillins, where are we going now? The embassy is still-" Duncan asked pantingly, holding the crooked cap on his head.

"No, Duncan, have you forgotten the purpose of our trip?" Jilins smiled and reached out to find something, saying, "Are we here this time going around this country in a flash? Instead, we have to really dig down and observe what people from all walks of life in this country eat, live, and think? If we get off the boat and go to the embassy, ​​what is the difference between it and the dozens of archaeologists who come to Myanmar to find the mysterious East every year?" At this point, Jilins's smile suddenly froze.

"What's wrong, Mr. Gillis?" Duncan suddenly asked, conscious of the abnormality.

Jilins scolded in frustration: "Damn it, the thief stole my wallet. It must have been done by one of the coachmen just now!"

In the inspection office, a man wearing a soap-colored short jacket was lazily asking Jilins: "So you have twenty pounds in your lost wallet, your passport, and a small amount of other items, right?"

"Yes!" Jilinsqiang patiently listened to the translation on the side and replied: "Mr. Inspector, I hope to get my belongings back as soon as possible. These are very important for my future trip!"

The man opposite was still weak, and he was just looking down and wrote something thanks on the paper. After a moment, he handed over the paper he had finished: "Leave your address in Shanghai, and you will be notified if you find it!"

Jillins wrote down the address of the consulate on paper: "When will it be found? These things are very important to me!"

The man took the paper, casually stuffed it into a pile of paper on the side, and said, "Then I don't know. Maybe today, maybe tomorrow, maybe I will never find it!"

"How can this be done?" Jilins heard the other party's answer, and Huo stood up: "The things inside are very important, very important!"

"It's very important why did you let the thief steal it?" The inspector sneered: "Hundreds of things are thrown here every day. Are the whole Shanghai inspectors doing nothing and they will find your wallet for you? You are a foreigner, and there are at least 70,000 to 80,000 in Shanghai's foreigners, unless you are the prefect, it's almost the same, the next one!"

Jillins was so angry that he was half-expected by Duncan. While they were angry, they heard someone behind him say in English: "Two gentlemen, if you are willing to pay some money, I can help you get your wallet and the things inside. Of course, the money inside cannot be found!"

Jilins looked back and was talking to the translator just now. He frowned and asked, "How do you know that you can get my wallet back?"

The translator smiled confidently and said, "If your wallet is really lost on the dock, I will definitely be able to help you find it. Please rest assured!"

Jillins looked at the other party's confident smile and understood what was going on. Duncan, who was standing by, suddenly sneered, penetrated his right hand deep into his purse, and asked, "How did I know that you are not a cunning villain, and want to use this opportunity to trick the two of us strangers into a corner and make another fortune?"

"Sir, please rest assured, this is impossible!" The translator replied calmly: "Even if you don't consider the pistol in your right pocket, it is not worth it. If a steal can still be harmless, it would be too stupid to rob the lives of two noble gentlemen for the little money on you, and it will only cause a large search."

Duncan snorted coldly, letting go of the gun handle in his purse with his right hand: "So how much does it cost? Do you want to get your wallet back?"

"No, not much, the price I want is very cheap! Especially compared to the two noble gentlemen." The translator was chattering while observing the expressions on Duncan and Jillins' faces. Finally, Jillins asked impatiently: "Okay, don't waste our time, say a certain number!"

"Then it's forty pounds!"

"Forty pounds? You are such a robber!" Even for Gillins, this is a very amazing number. You should know that at the end of the nineteenth century when the British Empire still maintained the gold standard, a maid in Manchester earned only 40 to 50 pounds a year, which was enough to make her live very comfortable there, and she could even have a certain amount of savings, and the other party dared to ask for such a number.

"Sir!" The translator took a step back: "There is a reason why I open this price. You have twenty pounds in your wallet, but you don't care about the money at all. But you want the things left. This only means that the things left are more important to you than those money. It's not too much for me to offer twice the price for these things!"

"This is my thing!" Jillins finally couldn't help but shouted loudly.

"The past is, now is not!" the translator retorted: "Now it is no longer in your hands, it no longer belongs to you!"

Jilins stared at the translator fiercely, but in the end he lowered his head.

"Forty pounds, I promise you, but you must bring me back intact!"
Chapter completed!