It's hard for me to put into words what I see under the microscope. The microcosm of the pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info itself is full of mystery for people, and what cannot be seen by the naked eye does not mean that this world does not exist. But if you really see it, you will be shocked instantly.

In the center of the microscope eyepiece is a large piece of iron dust, which occupies about a quarter of the position, and when magnified, it resembles a ridge of strange rocks. Some small barbed iron balls are surrounding one after another, struggling to climb upwards and go one after another. After attaching to the iron dust, the shell of the microorganism seems to open, and the light spots on the body become brighter and brighter.

As the luminaries on the iron dust gathered more and more, gradually covering the surface layer of the iron dust, the edge outlines between the different luminaries gradually blurred, and merged together, forming a luminous hemisphere. And the light has also increased several times, and the person who is shaking can hardly open his eyes.

The glare lasted for about a minute or so, then faded again, and I could make out the luminaries again, which were back into small spiky balls of hard shells, scattered separately. The iron dust is completely gone, except for a little black particle that remains.

I left the microscope and smiled at Zeng Qian, "Xiao Zeng, it seems that the key has been found, but the mystery has not been solved yet." ”

I handed the microscope back to Zeng Qian, and she put some rust back on it and continued to observe. "Uncle Chang, it seems that these microorganisms and the Americans found on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean are a kind of organisms that can decompose metals and produce the energy needed by the body, not to mention organic matter such as wood. Could the missing boats in Poyang Lake have been devoured by these creatures? ”

I picked up the teacup, got some hot water, and sat down next to her. "The proof of the existence of the luminescent creatures in the lake is a key, but we don't yet know which door it will open, and what is behind it? The choice of the wreck target, we have found that there is a strong purpose, the more people or livestock on the boat, the easier it is to be selected, our previous investigation also showed that the fishermen's livestock sacrifice is effective, which also indirectly proves that if the lake god has it, it should also be an unknown large intelligent creature. But the microorganism does not have the intelligence of higher organisms, it is more attached to the geothermal river, I do not believe that it is the culprit that sinks the ship, let alone that it can manipulate the abnormal weather of Poyang Lake. ”

Xiao Zeng left the microscope, looked at me stunned, and nodded, "I admit this, but the average water depth of Poyang Lake is too shallow, and there are still many water surfaces that dry up every year, so it is unlikely that there will be large aquatic life, and from the sighting reports, the main reason for the wreck is sudden bad weather." Perhaps, it was the geothermal river that triggered the sudden change in weather and caused the shipwreck, and the microorganisms in the geothermal river wiped out the wreckage of the shipwreck, which is just an accident for selectivity, which is magnified by us?"

"Xiao Zeng, what you said makes sense, but in Lao Huang's witnessing, the appearance of luminescent microorganisms was before the appearance of bad weather, of course, this may be another coincidence, but the luminescent microorganisms gathered together to form a spectacular huge luminous ball, wrapping the entire shipwreck. I think that microbes move very slowly, how can they know in advance where the wreck is, and come together? This can't be explained by biological instinct, right?"

"Uncle Chang, could it be that the number of such microorganisms in the geothermal river is very large, and they are usually dormant, and when there is a shipwreck, it is activated, emits visible light, and gathers together?" As soon as the words came out, Xiao Zeng had already realized that this hypothesis could not be established, shook his head, and muttered again: "Impossible, the geothermal river that is tens of hundreds of kilometers long cannot have such a large and dense population, and they cannot survive." ”

"So, Xiao Zeng, I still think that luminescent creatures are not simply attached to geothermal rivers, there may be lifeforms that we also don't know are manipulating them behind their backs, and even the weather conditions. This key to luminescent creatures only tells us that there are many life forms that we cannot understand exist in this world, and even have a history older than us. ”

For people with a strong thirst for knowledge, I often can't control my desire to be a teacher, especially under the gaze of Zeng Qian's big watery eyes. Inadvertently, I have already told her a little bit about the chaos of Shennongjia and the Hanzhu of Baiwang Mountain. Obviously, Team Cao didn't tell Zeng Qian much about our past experience. When Zeng Qian was listening to it and couldn't stop listening, Lao Huang hurriedly entered the cockpit, interrupted us, and whispered next to me, "Mr. Chang, the situation is a little wrong, come and see." ”

I hurriedly walked out of the hatch, only to find that the fog was thicker than before, and it was difficult to distinguish the scenery from dozens of meters away. Lao Huang pointed to the surface of the lake, and following his direction, I vaguely saw that there were countless points of light under the water, converging in the direction of the stern of the boat. Zeng Qian, who came out, obviously realized the seriousness of the problem, and exclaimed, "The luminous creatures are gathering, and the whirlpool is coming, Uncle Chang." ”

I looked up at Lao Qi sitting at the bow of the boat, but he was extremely calm, stirring in the water with his long bamboo pole, lifting it up again, and sniffing it carefully. It was repeated twice before he stood up abruptly and shouted to the stern, "Anchor, left full rudder, full speed, fast." ”

The wooden boat swayed from side to side and then moved slowly, and the roar of the engine caused layers of dark gray ripples on the surface of the lake.

Sometimes, I have to admit that I am one of those people who have very good luck, but I often get into the agony of when my luck runs out. But I am undoubtedly right again for Lao Qi to be able to throw away prejudice and fully trust. In the moment of life and death, his experience, his calmness, and his judgment are the only ones we can rely on to get out of our predicament.

As our boat began to turn to the left and accelerated, a huge whirlpool began to form thirty or forty meters away from us, and the initial appearance was without warning, as if it were just a few huge blisters on the surface of the water. But dozens of seconds later, the black abyss like a giant mouth had swallowed the lake water continuously. The more water you swallow, the faster the whirlpool spins, and soon it reaches a dizzying level.

After another ten seconds, the center of the whirlpool, where the lake water poured into, suddenly lit up like a thousand-watt searchlight, and a white column of light rushed straight into the dense fog, even in the daytime, this brightness still blinded everyone's eyes for a short time. Then came a low roar from the bottom of the lake, like a huge horn, and the sound of the rushing water was deafening, and at that moment our wooden boat began to sway violently from side to side.

We all noticed that the center of the whirlpool was moving towards our wooden boat, and the diameter of the whirlpool was still spreading, and the outer edge was already attached to the side of the ship. At this moment, you can feel the hull of the ship tremble up and down like an electric shock. The hull was half horizontal on the edge of the whirlpool, and each part of the hull was subjected to a completely different frequency, and the wooden boat let out a shrill moan, as if it would break into several sections at any moment.

"Dog, Junko, you guys put up the wooden beams in the cabin. Lao Qi's roar at the bow of the ship did not seem to be affected by the roar of the whirlpool, and every word was clearly sent into our ears.

Several boatmen took out four logs from the bilge with a bowl mouth and more than three zhang long as fast as fast as possible, and fixed them in the pre-arranged slots on the side of the ship. By this time, the wooden boat was shaking from side to side, making it difficult for me to balance well, and I had to hold on to the hatch and lean against the door frame. But I was amazed by the professionalism of the boatmen, and in the midst of the storms, they quickly erected the logs and fastened them to the deck.

It was only then that I realized the deep meaning of Lao Qi's doing, and the log was nearly three meters away from the side of the ship, which on the one hand stabilized the hull so that the wooden boat would not capsize, and on the other hand, the log itself provided additional buoyancy for the wooden boat, and as long as the hull did not disperse, there was no danger of sinking. At the same time, the logs also reinforce the otherwise unreliable hull. Of course, the wooden boat was not fast enough and was swept into it by a whirlpool, and this log did not do much either. It seems that Lao Qi has prepared very well in advance, and he has a draft to deal with the situations he may encounter.

But soon, I found that in terms of dealing with the whirlpool and gaining enough speed to get rid of it, Lao Qi had his own way, and I didn't have to worry about it at all. After the boatmen had set up the logs, Lao Qi returned to the cabin. He did not simply use the engine to obtain power, the propulsion speed of the engine is significantly different from that of the vortex, and the power is not the same. So, he simply turned the bow of the ship and followed the direction of the whirlpool, and drove on the outer edge. Every time the wooden boat was swept to the center by the torrent, Lao Qi would immediately adjust the direction of the bow and rudder outward, and the wooden boat lost a little speed, but returned to the outside of the whirlpool, and so on.

Soon, the wooden boat gained a high speed, and Lao Qi gradually reduced the speed of the engine, and only when adjusting the direction of the bow would the engine increase the horsepower. The wooden boat is like driving on a steel wire, the strength is slightly off, either caught in the whirlpool, or overturned by the big waves on the outer edge of the whirlpool, and Lao Qi's every adjustment to the ship's attitude is firm and accurate, looking crumbling, at any time to recover, but always able to survive in a desperate situation, save the danger.

I know that in the rotation of laps, Lao Qi is waiting for the moment when the acceleration of the wooden boat is the greatest, and he is waiting for the best time to get out of the whirlpool. For us, there may only be one chance to get rid of it, and the feeling of being completely in the hands of someone else is hopeless.

(There is a fish in the northern underworld, and its name is Kun.) The Kun is so big that I don't know how many thousands of miles it is. Turned into a bird, its name is Peng. Peng's back, I don't know how many thousands of miles it is. Flying in anger, its wings are like clouds hanging from the sky. It is a bird, and the sea will migrate to the south. The Southern Hades, the Heavenly Pond also. --Zhuangzi "Wandering Away") (To be continued.) )