Zeng Qian was confident, and we all felt that time was pressing, so we gathered everyone in the dining room and held a group meeting. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Li Guoliang unexpectedly did not have much resistance, but listened to Zeng Qian's introduction very carefully.

Zeng Qian first briefly described the experience of our distress in Poyang Lake, and then explained in detail the information about freshwater luminescent objects that she had consulted before, and Lao Huang's investigation of the potential connection between the shipwreck and the geothermal river, and put forward the view that the shipwreck and wreckage in Poyang Lake were related to the mysterious creatures in the caves under the Donggua Reef, and this creature was probably not an earth species.

Maybe the story itself is a bit bizarre, from everyone's point of view, they have different feelings and understandings, Zeng Qian's speed of speech is fast, and most of the people present, except for those who have experienced it in the morning, have shown a look of doubt.

Li Guoliang closed his eyes slightly, his knuckles gently knocked on the table, and he thought for a while before he opened his mouth. "Professor Xiao Zeng, you are an expert in biology, and your opinions have helped us a lot, but we lack experimental proof of the characteristics of organisms that can disperse and combine tissue structures. Is it true that they convert energy into inorganic matter by breaking down metals and inorganics only after laboratory testing, but regardless of the results of the research, we must obtain first-hand materials, right?"

Zeng Qian also smiled at Li Guoliang, "Professor Li, you are right, these are my personal crude opinions, but the threat of unknown creatures to our research ship is objective, and I have a way to prove it." ”

After Zeng Qian finished speaking, she smiled and took out the stainless steel bucket placed beside her, for this cylinder, on the wooden boat, Zeng Qian was almost dragged into the whirlpool, but it was with the help of Lao Huang and Xiao Lei that she kept it.

Zeng Qian took a stainless steel plate again, put some cold water in it, and then put the bucket into the basin, then picked up a thermos, and said, "The water in this bucket was picked by me in the center of the whirlpool before the wooden boat sank in the morning, and there were a large number of luminescent microorganisms in it. ”

Li Guoliang left his seat, walked to Zeng Qian's side, and looked carefully.

Zeng Qian picked up a thermos and slowly poured the hot water into the bucket.

"We found that the freshwater luminescent organisms in Poyang Lake are thermophilic, and when the hot water is injected, it ends dormant and everyone can see its destructive nature. ”

The hot water in the bucket continued to emit bursts of white smoke, and soon there were dots of light in the stainless steel bucket, and everyone leaned over to observe carefully.

As the dots of light increased, they gradually converged into a ball of light the size of a ping-pong ball, which was attached to the wall of the barrel. At this time, we all clearly heard the creaking sound of the stainless steel barrel wall, as if something sharp was constantly scratching on it, and then, with a snap, the stainless steel barrel seemed to be hit hard by something, and a piece deflated from the middle.

After a few minutes, the deflated place gradually began to blacken, and slowly it could be found that there was a trace of light, and the wall of the barrel had been corroded and penetrated, Li Guoliang raised his wrist, looked at his watch, and his expression turned from shock to anxiety, but he did not speak.

The hole in the wall of the stainless steel bucket was quickly the size of a little finger, and most of the water in the bucket had leaked out, Zeng Qian picked up a bottle of mineral water and poured it in, and after a few seconds, the light in the bucket disappeared completely.

"About seven minutes and thirty seconds, the wall of the barrel was penetrated, Professor Xiao Zeng, what is the approximate population of luminescent organisms in this bucket?" Obviously, Li Guoliang, who was thoughtful, was not mentally prepared for the destructiveness of the luminous body.

"About 1,000 to 2,000 units per square centimeter, the density in the lake is much more than that, and the deeper it gets, the denser it becomes, and it's estimated that it's five to ten times the amount of water I collect, which is probably a conservative estimate. ”

"So, theoretically, the volume can reach more than twenty times the volume of our ship's hull, and at the rate of corrosion just now, our ship will disappear in fifteen minutes?" Li Guoliang said as he sat back in his position just now, his hands crossed and clasped together, as if his brain was running rapidly.

"That's not the most terrifying thing, why do we think it's a higher organ, it will combine individual cells into new organs according to the needs of the surrounding situation, it can reorganize the flagelfoot to increase the speed of travel, and if it needs to hunt, it will change the flagelfoot into tentacles. Its cognition of the surrounding environment is by no means passive, it has the ability to learn and change the environment, fortunately it is constrained by temperature, and perhaps the relationship between radiation sources, its current range of activities is not large, but this does not mean that it cannot evolve the ability to adapt to low temperature environments. As Uncle Chang said, we are facing an opponent that can constantly change its form, an opponent that is close to eternal life. We should reassess the threat it may pose to us. Zeng Qian said calmly, but everyone present had solemn faces.

"Uncle Chang, what is your opinion?" Li Guoliang suddenly changed his name to me, which made me very unaccustomed to it.

"Many of us sitting here, including our countless ancestors, have faced this mysterious life form in the past, and they are all thinking about how to meet the next face. There are many records of the floods in Chu in the pre-Qin classics, why did the water surface area of Poyang Lake increase dramatically from the Spring and Autumn Period? Now it seems that it is not entirely the reason for the frequent diversion and flooding of the Yangtze River, and many of the five rivers flow here, many of which are huge projects dug by the ancestors. Later, there was the Taoist Zhenwu Emperor, who controlled the water here and sealed the gods, opened a sect, and cultivated immortals and immortals, which seems to be a strategy to divert the water of the Yangtze River and expand the lake area of Poyang Lake. Guoliang, think about it, what we are facing may not have been figured out by the ancients, and will there be huge deviations in the judgments and decisions we make now?" Listening to my words, Li Guoliang pondered for a long time, nodded solemnly to me, and asked Zeng Qian again.

"Professor Xiao Zeng, how long do you think it will take for that luminescent organism to return to the cave from the time it gathers together until it is dispersed again after predation?"

"I think it took much longer to gather and disperse than it did to hunt, and our wooden boat actually dodged its first attack, about ten minutes before and after, and it was estimated that at least half an hour was outside the cave for the unknown organism. Zeng Qian thought for a moment and replied.

"In other words, if we have a boat that tries to lure the luminous creatures as far away from the cave as possible, we will have at least half an hour to explore the cave?" As soon as Li Guoliang's words came out, we all understood the adventure plan he had in mind.

Team Cao straightened up and said to Li Guoliang anxiously: "Guoliang, some of the actions I took before, you should understand that this is not only my personal opinion, but also the measures taken by your leader and my superiors for your safety, if you take any more risks, what if there is more than one luminous creature in the cave? What if the radiation protective suit we carry is not enough to block the radiation in the cave? What if the unknown luminescent creature gives up predation and returns to the cave?" I must be responsible for your safety, should we wait for the backup ships and equipment to arrive, and then make a plan to be safe. ”

Li Guoliang turned his head and smiled at Team Cao: "Team Cao, no matter how much backup we come, we are not sure of solving this luminous body, Uncle Chang said that we must know ourselves and our opponents, that's right, there are always people who have to go in first, find out the situation inside, and figure out the environment in which the luminous body lives, so as to formulate the next plan." We know more about the situation than the backup, and if I go in, we can avoid greater losses, right?"

Of course, Li Guoliang's own words are not wrong, but his courage to ignore the safety of his own life in order to achieve his goal is still very surprising.

"Professor Li, if I'm not mistaken, Professor Lu is your teacher, right? Have you always felt in your heart that Professor Lu is not dead, and you still have a chance to rescue him?" Zeng Qian suddenly said next to her, and as soon as her words came out, Li Guoliang's eyes darkened significantly. "Actually, Professor Li should have met, four years ago, Professor Lu came to Tsinghua University to give a talk, when I was still studying for a doctorate, I remember that you came with him, it seems to be his teaching assistant. ”

Li Guoliang smiled and nodded to Zeng Qian, "Professor Zeng, your memory is very good, I remember that you also asked a few questions about biology at that time, and Professor Lu praised your academic attitude." Yes, Professor Lu is my teacher, but not just a teacher. When Li Guoliang spoke, the corners of his mouth trembled slightly, and his eyes were a little empty.

"Actually, my father was one of the first scientists to try to uncover the secrets of Poyang Lake, and it was in 1963 that my father, four of his colleagues, and the research boat disappeared in the lake. Professor Lu was a colleague of my father, but there was a bit of an accident at the time, and he didn't go to Poyang Lake with my father that time. ”

It can be seen that Li Guoliang still made a lot of determination to bring up the old matter again. "When my father disappeared, I had just turned one year old, my mother could not accept this fact, and died of illness less than a year ago, I was actually raised by my grandparents, more of Professor Lu, and I re-embarked on the path that my father walked, also thanks to his teachings. He was more than just my teacher. ”

Li Guoliang's words made us suddenly realize his dedication and persistence.

(Good knowledge, Mo Wenwu said emptiness, that is, emptiness.) The first is not emptiness, if the mind is hollow and meditate, that is, there is no emptiness. Good knowledge, the emptiness of the world, can contain the colors of all things: the sun, moon and stars, mountains and rivers, springs and streams, plants and jungles, wicked and good people, evil laws and good laws, heaven and hell, all seas, Sumeru mountains, always in the air. The emptiness of human nature is the same. --"The Sutra of the Altar of the Six Patriarchs") (to be continued.) )