The man was shrouded in thick protective clothing.
Although he couldn't see his face, Gao Yi still judged the approximate age of the other person from his voice.
This is a middle-aged man who is in his forties, but no more than sixty at most.
"Who are you?"
While Gao Yi was sizing up the other party, the other party was also sizing him up, with obvious unkindness in his tone: "Didn't anyone tell you not to touch things in the laboratory? If it weren't for me just now, you would have been sent to the rescue.
Got it!"
"Feel sorry."
Seeing the other party's attitude, Gao Yi also knew that it was his unnecessary actions that aroused the resentment of others, so he directly admitted his mistake and said: "It was because I didn't know the harm of it, and it almost led to a big mistake..."
"It's good that you know!"
The middle-aged man under the protective clothing muttered: "Who asked you to come here? I don't remember that I have a person like you under my command."
"I was sent here by the General Administration."
Gao Yi glanced at him without trace, and his tone became bewildering again: "Have you forgotten? When you collected samples before, didn't you hope to call a local scientific researcher to assist?"
"Yeah?"
After thinking for a long time, it seemed that it was indeed true. The middle-aged man could only shake his head and said angrily: "It's really... it's not good to send someone, why is there a person with a missing bone in his head?"
"Forget it, come with me."
No matter how reluctant he was, he introduced himself: "My surname is Lu, and I am also the person in charge of this area. You can call me Professor Lu."
"Professor Lu."
Gao Yi called out and followed the other party to the group of people wearing protective clothing. When many people saw that Professor Lu was coming, they couldn't control their emotions, and their excitement was palpable.
"Professor, the analysis results are out!"
Someone couldn't wait to tell: "Among the samples we collected, there are no viruses that guide the host's behavior. In other words, what those creatures do is not 'behavior manipulation', but comes from their own consciousness!"
Behavioral manipulation?
What?
Gao Yi was a little confused at first, but he soon understood.
Behavioral manipulation usually refers to some external organisms manipulating the behavior of host organisms to increase their own survival and reproductive success rates.
This phenomenon is very common in nature, including not only the well-known parasites and parasitic bacteria, but also many viruses.
Obviously, what these people were discussing was none other than the abnormal behavior of creatures from East Marina Bay.
"...Those crabs?"
Thinking of the crab with its carapace lifted off, Gao Yi murmured.
"These are not the only things that are abnormal."
Professor Lu turned around, with an expression on his face that seemed to indicate something.
"As early as when we landed, we discovered that the birds here had abnormal eating behaviors. At first we speculated whether this might be 'behavioral manipulation' caused by a certain type of influenza virus."
He came to the computer and kept operating his hands on the keyboard: "But now it seems that the sample has passed the 'RT-PCR' that detects gene expression, and this statement is no longer true."
"Obviously, there is something unexpected in this. That thing is more hidden than 'death'. It silently changes biological activities and intensifies the spread of the entire anomaly..."
"Don't worry yet, let me see the report before we talk."
When the discussion came to an end, Professor Lu raised his head from the computer and added: "By the way, at this point in time, we are almost approaching the edge of the continental shelf. I need to take a sample here to determine whether the route needs to be corrected next. You guys
Who will go over and bring the caught samples?"
"I'll go."
When there was a chance to perform, Gao Yi would of course work hard to impress him, and directly volunteered: "Professor Lu, give me this opportunity to make up for my mistakes! I will be careful this time!"
Professor Lu glanced at him in surprise.
"Then go ahead, but remember, don't try to make direct contact again. Compared with the coast, the continental shelf is already a different kind of ecology. No one can predict whether the creatures here will undergo any changes."
"Ahua, give him a protective suit."
A scientific researcher wearing protective clothing nodded to Gao Yi, took him to the warehouse on the bottom deck, and handed him a protective clothing.
"Wear it, that kind of energy will be transmitted extremely slowly in an inanimate medium, and the same loss will also become greater. For some small fish or birds, as long as you are not surrounded by them, this protective clothing
Completely enough to resist.”
Gao Yi nodded, took it from the other party's hand, and put it on seriously.
Although he possesses [The Fool], after all, he is not a completely integrated existence like Jian Weilan. It is effective to eliminate "death", but it is still unknown whether there is an upper limit. Gao Yi naturally will not joke with life.
Tuk-tuk-tuk.
Walking up the stairs from the fourth floor back to the first floor is as long as traveling through a vertical time tunnel.
Huhu——
At the end, a sea breeze mixed with fine raindrops came.
"This way."
At this time, a commissioner from the Executive Bureau came forward and led him towards the stern of the ship.
Because it is a scientific research vessel, the Sky Eye does not carry large-scale fishing equipment. Currently, it only uses buoy fishing and snail fishing to catch small fish and plankton.
The two pieces of equipment have already started working under the operation of the crew. Gao Yi only needs to wait, and then a certain fish will obediently take the bait.
However, at this time, an unexpected sound suddenly floated from afar on the sea breeze.
Woo~
"Um?"
Gao Yi immediately looked around and saw that some crew members who were working seemed to have noticed something and raised their heads.
"What was that sound just now?"
Some people wondered.
But his doubts didn't last long...
Woo——
Another sound came.
Misty and long, the song seemed to carry the echo of ancient times, echoing through the dense raindrops and roaring wind and waves in this dark sea.
"Is it a whale song?" Someone finally reacted.
"Whale song?"
"It seems to be coming from the deep sea!"
Gao Yi took a few steps to the edge of the fence, looked at the world outside the light that was completely engulfed in darkness, and couldn't help but murmured: "At this time...who are you talking to?"
"Totally unexpected."
In the bridge, several people in charge looked at the beating frequency on the instruments in front of them and thought thoughtfully: "At this time, in this direction, I encountered a whale call, which made me have to wonder whether it was also a part of the incident.
"
"Lao Lu said that something changed the behavior of coastal organisms. Could it have been affected as well, so it appeared at this time?"
"It's a pity."
Professor Lu passed by holding a tea cup: "So far, we can only confirm that whale calls are the method of communication between them."
"Whale songs are different."
The middle-aged man, who looked a bit old but still full of energy, tapped the frequency captured on the screen with his hand: "That is the voice of whales singing word for word, as if singing."
"The scientific community cannot determine its role, and we have no way of judging whether the other party's behavior has deviated from the original track. After all, no one stipulates that whales cannot chat privately in the middle of the night, right?"