Chapter 23: Transparent Coral Trees
After the "inverted spring cold", the climate warms up rapidly, and everything is full of vitality and greenery.
The annual fishing season will begin again.
On this day, sailboats are displayed on the seashore.
The young men of the fishing village will go out to sea to fish again.
Other friends and family stood on the beach to see them off.
In front of the largest sailboat, Hua Rong said to Ai Gan: "Remember, after going to sea, you must be obedient, don't act without authorization, and focus on your own safety first......
"Grandma, don't worry, I know what to do. Ai Gan said helplessly.
"Okay, Sister Rong, the fish is not small now, don't treat him as a child anymore, it's completely unnecessary to make him nervous.
Isn't it just going out to sea to catch fish? With the current ability of the fish, what's the big deal? Yan Xia said with a big grin.
Hua Rong glanced at Yanxia dissatisfiedly, "What you said is easy, if you go to sea as Xiaoxue, see if you can still be so calm." ”
"Didn't Xue'er go to sea?" Yan Xia rolled her eyes.
"You!" Hua Rong didn't bother to take care of Yan Xia, looked at Ai Gan, and told again: "Did Grandma give you a plank belt?
"Well, Grandma, don't worry, I brought it with me, you see. As he spoke, Ai Gan took out the plank from his arms.
"That's good. ”
When Hua Rong relaxed a little, the voice of Da Manniu, who was the leader of the fishing trip, suddenly sounded: "Brothers, it's time to go!"
Ji Xiaoxue shook her small fists and puffed up: "Little fish, come on, remember to catch big fish and come back for my sister to eat!"
Ai Gan, who boarded the sailboat, smiled, "Good Rat!"
Soon, after waving goodbye to friends and family, the young adults hoisted their sails and set sail against the waves.
Six years have passed, and when he came to the sea again, Ai Gan's heart was very uneasy.
It's not that I'm disgusted by the experience of being adrift in the sea, on the contrary, it's not as disgusting as I thought when I actually came to sea.
It's just that when you face the sea, you suddenly remember the past when you were on Earth.
And just like that, memories open the door.
If he and Mu Xin didn't choose to smuggle in that day, but chose to take a plane, would they have eloped successfully?
And he, won't he die?
If you hadn't died, you wouldn't have come into this world.
So is he still with Mu Xin now?
By the pillow, when she wakes up, she still has the delicate face she had when she was asleep?
On his body, there is still a temperature that warms his body and mind and belongs to hers?
......
Quietly, a sad tear crossed his cheek and was blown away by the sea breeze.
The only proof of sadness may be the faint tear stains on the face, and the eyes that have become clearer because of the tears.
"Cousin, what's wrong with you?" Blowing the sea breeze and enjoying the high sky and the vast sea, the thorns were about to share their feelings with Ai Gan at the moment, but when he turned around, he saw Ai Gan's sad side and asked with some concern.
"Huh?"
"It's okay, it's just that the wind blew on my eyes and I feel a little uncomfortable. Ai Gan took a deep breath, rubbed his eyes and replied.
"Are you alright?"
"Hmm. ”
At this time, Ah Man came to Ai Gan's two cousins and asked with a smile, "How do you feel about going to sea for the first time?"
As a person who came over, Ah Man was slow and excited when he first went to sea.
As for the moment, I want to show off and pass on some experience to my two cousins.
This is also regarded as the inheritance of the old and the new, and those who have gone to sea will take care of the next time they go to sea, that is, the old bird teaches the rookie.
Ai Gan didn't feel much about this, and his face was calm.
But the thorns are different, and the excitement is too much.
"Not to mention, Brother Aman, it feels so good to go to sea, I feel that the whole person has become different from when I was in the fishing village......
The sea breeze blows, the seabirds fly overhead, the sky is high and the sea is wide, and the mood is refreshing, coupled with the anticipation of fishing operations, it is even more difficult to help yourself.
Ah Man looked at the appearance of the thorns, thought of himself at the beginning, and felt empathy, "Yes, I was the same as you when I first went to sea." ”
"Trust me, when you start fishing, you'll love the feeling of going out to sea even more. "Come with the excitement, return with a full load, and enjoy yourself.
"By the way, when you come to the fixed sea area for fishing, you must be careful not to get too close to other people, a little farther away, otherwise you will be caught ......."
Aman began to say some points to pay attention to when fishing, in case the two of them were accidentally injured or accidentally injured by their own people.
Ai Gan and Hua Zi listened carefully.
After all, there's nothing wrong with being careful.
Nearly halfway through the hour, the fixed fishing area arrived.
This is the zone between azure and turquoise, the transition between the deep and shallow seas.
It stands to reason that this place shouldn't be so safe every year.
After all, it is on the edge of the deep sea area, and it is very likely to encounter sea beasts active in the deep sea, but after so many years, I have not encountered a single one, and it is a little too safe.
Very unusual.
Obviously, there must be demons!
This made Ai Gan think that the green signal displayed in the blank area of consciousness five years ago may have something to do with the abnormality here.
And the more he thought about it, the more restless Ai Gan's heart became when he wanted to go into the sea to find it.
After a while, as the big bull stood at the bow of the boat and shouted that the fishing had begun, the fishing operation officially began.
The young men on the sailboats quickly took off their clothes and dived into the water naked.
For a while, the sound of plopping and plopping rang non-stop, splashing in all directions.
In the water, young people were holding harpoons or using wooden darts to stare at the lingering fish.
After all, spring is the season of mating.
Groups of smelts, pomfret mackerel, mackerel, and other fish with shiny scales are attached to each other, working together and struggling to intertwine for the continuation of the race.
Because of this, they are less sensitive to danger and fail to detect danger in advance.
The young people of the fishing village held their breath, restrained their breath, approached cautiously and slowly, and were ready to go.
Then, with lightning speed, the sea fish will be shot or forked, one by one.
Of course, for some female fish that can be identified as having been mated, the people in the fishing village will not start to ensure the sustainable development of the fish, so that the fishing village has fish every year.
Most of the middle-aged people in the fishing village stay in the boats, or take out the fishing nets and scatter them to the sea, a large group of nets, or a number of sailing boats lay nets to form a heaven and earth net, and then drive the fish into the nets to catch turtles in its urns.
From time to time, shouts of excitement will be heard.
Teenagers like Flower Thorn, who come fishing for the first time, will float to the surface and roar excitedly every time they catch a fish, so that everyone can hear it.
Such an act seems to be a symbol of honor.
They are happy and proud of the success and results of their first fishing.
Of course, not all teenagers see this as an honor.
There is obviously an exception this year - Ai Gan.
He was only interested at first, went into the water to catch a few fish with his bare hands, and then went on his own to find the green source.
Although Ai Qian had been adrift at sea for a year, he had not really appreciated the vastness and beauty of the sea world because he was "small" at that time.
Along the way, Ai Gan saw many beautiful coral trees and coral reefs, which were colorful under the refracted sunlight, like a world, full of natural and primitive life.
It is pleasing to the eye and a feast for the eyes.
Occasionally, when a large fish predator passes by, small fish such as groupers and butterflyfish that roam slowly in the coral will quickly stick to the nearby coral, relying on the protective color to appear as one with the coral, thus deceiving the predator.
When the predator swims away, the fish leave the coral and continue to swim slowly.
Of course, there are exceptions from time to time.
Some predators, such as the squid, rely on or parasitize on the coral, so the proximity of small fish is undoubtedly a dead end.
Then, a red coral tree, or more precisely, a coral tree as transparent as a jellyfish, appeared, to Ai Gan's surprise.
The branch-like tentacles on this coral tree can instantly wrap small fish or shrimp as quickly as a piranha devours its prey.
Immediately, the dense stinging cells on the tentacles like hydroids will stretch out and penetrate into the prey's body densely, releasing neurotoxins and muscle toxins, which are foreign proteins to the prey.
Then, when the prey loses its mobility, it devours the prey alive and little by little.
I saw that the flesh and blood of the small fish were sucked into the body little by little by the transparent coral tree along the tentacles of the transparent coral tree, and slowly dyed their transparent body red.
Just like the blood that circulates through the transparent infusion tube during blood transfusion, Ai Gan, who watched the whole process, was full of novelty.
And as he continued to sneak, he encountered more and more of these transparent coral trees, as if he had entered a crystal clear forest.
And the more you sneak, the bigger and bigger the transparent coral trees you see.
Eventually, Ai Gan even saw transparent coral trees that were far larger than his size.
This immediately discouraged him.
Needless to say, if he continued to sneak, once he came within the attack range of this large coral tree, he would definitely be devoured by it as prey.
At this moment, the empty space of consciousness once again showed the original green signal.