Volume 2: Globetrotting Chapter 148: The Flying Dragon in the Sky
Wang Xijia couldn't help but start to plan for the worst, found Ah Snake and said, "Why don't you go find a few big fish and prepare to take people?" I don't think our boat will last long. β
A snake looked nonchalant: "This is a dragon sucking water, and this is often the case in this area." When the dragon is full of water, it will be fine, and it will be fine for a while. β
Wang Xijia knows that tornadoes are often called "dragon sucking", and they usually last for a short time, at most 2 or 30 minutes. But a tornado is an upright, empty tube-shaped swirling air current, which is obviously different from the wide range of hurricanes on the surface of the sea today.
Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly saw a huge wave more than 20 meters high on the sea, like a wall - no, could it be that the earthquake caused the tsunami?
Wang Xijia shouted: "Zuo Manrud!" desperately trying to drive the ship away from this land of right and wrong. As soon as the hull of the ship turned, a blue light suddenly rose into the sky behind the huge waves.
When I looked closely, the blue light actually moved, and it looked like a snake-like animal.
The animal was about 100 meters long and 20 meters thick, with a python body, antlers, a horse's head, ox ears, and four clawsβit was actually a green dragon! In this era, Wang Xijia had seen Tyrannosaurus rex, velociraptor rex, and Diplodocus, although it was a bit bizarre that this long-overdue animal appeared on the continent, but after all, dinosaurs were creatures that lived on the earth, and it was logical.
What's going on with this green dragon?
In Wang Xijia's impression, this dragon with a snake body and antlers is a legendary creature, and no trace of the existence of this animal has ever been found on the earth.
In later generations, according to the research of scientists. The image of the dragon totem handed down by the Chinese civilization can be traced back to the Fuxi period, when Fuxi used the snake as a totem, and later added the image of various animals, which evolved into a dragon. Of course, there are many legends about dragons, some say that the image of the dragon comes from a snake, some say that it comes from a pig, and some say that the image of a dragon comes from a crocodile.
Although there are many legends, there is one thing that everyone agrees on - that is, dragons do not exist in reality. But who knew that this creature really existed!
Wang Xika remembered the image of the dragon he had seen in "Journey to the West" and "Nezha" before, and remembered the dragon pattern he saw in costume films, his heart was surging, and he turned around and ran back to the room to take out the camera and camera. He's going to record the real dragon!
Ancient navigators had the habit of keeping a nautical diary, recording the events encountered during the voyage. Wang Xijia does not plan to record with paper and pen, it is more convenient to use a video recorder to say a paragraph and record a video. It is a popular Vlog in later generations.
The dragon rose into the air and circled twice in the sky, and the direction of the wind around it changed from a hurricane to a tornado. The waves suddenly stopped moving forward and surged against gravity. The dragon suddenly opened its mouth, as if trying to suck the whole ocean into its stomach. Wang Xijia couldn't help but think of the kind of cosmic wyvern that he saw in the manuscript that could devour the entire planet.
But the dragon in the manuscript is the kind of dragon in Western mythology, like a lizard with wings outstretched. And this dragon in the sea is a dragon in oriental mythology, like a big snake with horns. There is still a fundamental difference between the two.
The green dragon sucked up the water and suddenly let out a chirp. The sound is long, sharp and deep, like the chirping of a crane and the roar of a tiger, which is the roar of a dragon.
Then the dragon twisted, and in a circle, it flew behind the clouds and disappeared. The ocean, which had been covered with dark clouds and strong waves just a moment ago, suddenly the sun was shining and the waves were calm.
"Alright, alright, the dragon has finished sucking the water, let's hit the road. The snake beckoned the sailors back to work.
"Where did the dragon go?" Wang Xijia looked at the snake and seemed to be very familiar with this creature.
"After the dragon sucks up the water, of course it goes to rain. Snake said lightly.
"Where is it going to rain?" Wang Xika was obviously very curious about the dragon, "Go wherever you need to rain." Snake stared at Wang Xijia with a strange gaze, as if he had just asked the stupidest question.
The wind is from the dragon, the cloud is from the tiger, and the dust and earth are famous. As a native of China, Wang Xijia has certainly heard many legends about dragons. For example, there is a dragon king living in the sea, and the dragon king is in charge of rain, but how much it rains is determined by heaven. If there is more or less play, the dragon king will be punished.
For example, there is a treasure in the Dragon Palace called Dinghai Shen Needle, which is the treasure left by Dayu to control the water. Weighing 13,500 catties, it can become bigger and smaller, and was later collected as a weapon by the Monkey King, named Ruyi Golden Hoop Stick.
For example, the Dragon King has a third prince, who is a gentleman, because he doesn't know how thick the sky is, he was skinned and cramped by Nezha. There is also a dragon king, the third prince, who was subdued as a white dragon horse and became the mount of Tang Sanzang's Western Heaven to learn scriptures......
I don't know how many legends about dragons Wang Xijia has heard, some dragons are good, some dragons are bad - even the people of Huaxia Kingdom call themselves "descendants of dragons", and the most powerful emperors will embroider the image of dragons on their clothes, called "dragon robes", and the people who wear dragon robes are the ones you can't afford to mess with.
In later generations, the "social youth" of the mixed society also liked to tattoo a few dragons on their bodies. In the era before Wang Xijia crossed over, dragons could not be tattooed by anyone, and people with a certain status could be tattooed. And the part of the tattoo is also very particular, to tattoo on the shoulder person, the good name is called "over-the-shoulder dragon". Generally, when you see people with over-the-shoulder dragon tattoos, you'd better not mess with them.
Of course, Wang Xijia can afford to provoke him. Before the crossing, he was a domineering president, and he didn't take any "social youth" in his eyes at all. After crossing over, he is even stronger, he has modern technology that is not available in this era. Any emperor, king, chieftain and chief can be directly killed to the scum.
Originally, Wang Xijia thought that he was an invincible existence in this world, until he met the dragon today. This transcendent existence makes Wang Xika feel a little in awe of nature.
In the manuscript I have read, human technology is far more advanced than my own existing technology. It has the ability to drive curvature beyond the speed of light, but it still seems that it is powerless against the creatures in the universe that can devour entire planets.
Science is nothing but a practical way of understanding the universe. It is based on testable explanations and an understanding of objective things. However, the universe is so big that what humans observe is only a small part. There are many phenomena that cannot be observed or imagined by humans, and nature cannot be explained by science.
Even on the tiny earth, humans don't have all the secrets - such as the creature Wang Xijia saw today: a dragon that can cause tsunamis and call for wind and rain.
"Do you see dragons often?" Wang Xika asked Snake.
"Ah, I see it often. Haven't you seen a dragon?" said Snake.
"No, this is my first time seeing a dragon. Wang Xika said.
"If you're a regular sailor, you'll see it. β
"How well do you know dragons?"
"This dragon will be windy, rainy, and flying, and you will have good luck when you meet the dragon, and it will bless you with a smooth voyage. The people of Zecheng often worship the Dragon King. β
"Don't you cheeks worship the dragon king?"
"We're fine. After all, we don't sail by the weather. β
Well, the gills usually go to sea to ride a whale or dolphin or something, and they don't need a boat at all. And in case of windy weather, you can dive to the bottom of the sea. No matter how strong the wind and waves are on the sea, the bottom of the sea is quiet and peaceful.
"Then do you know where this dragon usually lives?" Wang Xika asked. He wanted to know if the dragon lived in the Dragon Palace as written in "Journey to the West".
"The dragon had four dwelling places, one on the east, one on the north, one on the west, and one on the south. It doesn't necessarily depend on where it lives, depending on the mood. Snake said.
"Does this dragon usually speak, can you communicate with it?" Wang Xika wondered if this dragon was a creature with intelligence.
"I didn't say that, and the dragon didn't give me a chance to talk to it. "What Snake said is also true. As soon as this dragon appeared, there was such a big battle, who could talk to it?
"Didn't you say that the dragon has a dwelling in the east, can you show me there?" Wang Xika wondered if the dragon's dwelling was as in the legend, living in the dragon palace, and it was magnificent.
I once read a sentence before: "The East China Sea lacks a white jade bed, and the Dragon King invited the King of Jinling." This is an adjective in "The Story of Stones" that describes how the Wang family is rich. In the past, when Wang Xika saw this sentence, he thought of how rich the Jinling royal family was, but now in retrospect, he paid attention to the point of the Dragon King of the East China Sea. What if there is a treasure in the dragon's house?
"Isn't this good? Our cheeks and dragons have always been well water, not river water. It doesn't come to our territory to disturb us, and we don't want to disturb its territory. "A snake face is difficult.
"As long as there is no malice, it's normal to knock on the door. If the dragon gets angry, shall we apologize to it?" Wang Xika said lightly.
"Isn't this good?" Snake still felt that it was a little unorthodox to rush to the dragon's residence.
"We're out on an adventure, you don't even have the guts to do this, or aren't you a man?" Wang Xijia stimulated the snake with a radical method.
This trick really worked, and Ah Snake agreed to Wang Xijia's request and decided to go into the water to explore the Long family.
Wang Xika put on the water machine No. 1 underwater mecha and jumped into the water. This set of mecha was made to be a guest at the cheeks' house, and this time I went to visit the dragon's lair, which just came in handy.
It is far away from the continental shelf, and the water depth is close to 4,000 meters, and the original design limit of Shuiji No. 1 is about 2,000 meters, but Wang Xika can't care so much and forcibly dives.
The cheek man A snake can dive to a depth of 4,000 meters, but he also has a kind of awe for the dragon's lair, so the two of them walked carefully.
Wang Xika turned on the searchlight of Water Machine No. 1 and found that the creature 4,000 meters underwater was really strange. Due to the lack of light in this depth, the eyes of the creatures living at this level have deteriorated, and everyone grows casually.
Although the vision is degraded, the sense of smell and touch of creatures at this level is particularly keen.
After walking about 100 steps underwater, there are fewer creatures around, and only sand and gravel are left on the seabed.
Ah Snake suddenly stopped Wang Xijia, pointed to the front and said, "This is the dragon's lair." β
Wang Xijia saw that the ground in front of him suddenly fell much deeper, and it was a huge abyss, almost as deep as a trench. The light from Haiji 1 hit it and was completely absorbed as if it had encountered a black hole.
A few steps further, I suddenly felt an irresistible attraction pulling down.
"Oh no!
Wang Xijia shouted, quickly started the engine and wanted to escape from this abyss, but found that he couldn't move half a step at all, and the armor of Shuiji No. 1 also made a cracking sound!
Is it that you are going to confess in this dragon's lair?