After returning to his demeanor, Mai Lao asked him, "Xiaoba, what is this thorn foal you are talking about?" ”

"yes, eighth, I don't understand it either." I looked at Jiao Ba and asked, "Thorn the foal, if I understand it correctly, this horse itself is a foal, but this has nothing to do with the big black fish at all."

Jiao Ba sat down with a smile, took a cigarette from my hand and lit it, "I went back to check it just now, according to the notes written by my grandfather, this thing should be a stabbing foal, it can't be wrong." ”

"We're wondering what the hell is this thorny foal, and how can you be so sure that this big black fish is? Literally, if it's a horse, the hell is like a fish. "This time, I really feel that Jiao Ba's words are a bit outrageous, too unreliable, it's just.

Jenny and the others had a question mark on their faces, waiting for his explanation, Jiao Ba took a puff of cigarette and said in a very flat tone, "Listen to my explanation first, this thing of stabbing the foal, I must have never seen it, according to what my grandfather wrote in his notes, this thing first appeared in the Han Dynasty, and disappeared after the Ming Dynasty. ”

"On the battlefield, the thorn foal is the enemy, in addition to killing, or killing, this thing does not know pain, the body is dark, the head is covered with green thorns, the fangs in the mouth are about the same length as the fingers, even if it is a white horse, if it becomes a thorn foal, the whole body will become scorched black, and the person who feeds it must constantly provide it with blood and human flesh."

"The more people it eats, the greater its ability, but this thing is difficult to control, after all, it is very evil, so often the people who feed it end up dying in its hands, until the early Ming Dynasty, there are fewer and fewer people who make the stabbing foal, and the mages who can make it have also decreased a lot."

After listening to Jiao Ba's words, I was still a little foggy, what is the thorn foal, I probably already understood, but what does this have to do with the big black fish? I can't figure it out.

I was puzzled and asked, "Old Ba, I understand what you said, but what the hell does this have to do with this black fish, the horse you are talking about is on land, and now we are encountering something in the sea, which is a bit far, right?" ”

Mai Lao interjected, "I seem to have heard a little bit of the thorn foal, but aren't these all legends, can there be such a thing?" ”

Jiao Ba touched his head and said with a smile, "The stabbing foal is definitely not a legend, and you all know about the human face flower and the demon insect corpse, what's so strange about this?" Besides, I just inferred that the physical characteristics of the big black fish are very similar to the stinging foal, except that the appearance is similar to that of a fish, almost all of them are the same, I was also thinking about this matter just now, since the human face flower can grow on the bottom of the sea, then the thorn foal can also live in the sea, after a hundred years of evolution, maybe it will become the current shape. ”

I sneered and said, "You're inferring wildly, even if it's evolution, it can't be so fast, where is it?" ”

Jiao Ba glanced at me and said, "Brother Yi, don't forget, it's not an ordinary creature, and evil spirits naturally have the survival mode of evil spirits. ”

"Then I ask you, what is that thing hiding in the gap in the wreck? Could it be that hibernation fails? I looked at him and asked in a somewhat stiff tone, this time I really felt weird, it sounded awkward, and stabbed the foal, what is it like to something, cats and dogs are not compared.

Jiao Ba said very calmly, "I don't know about this, maybe it's to survive?" But I feel like it's a stinging foal, and maybe I can't call it that now, because the shape has changed. ”

I glanced at each other with Mai Lao, and the old guy was also puzzled, because what Jiao Ba said this time was not very credible, but we don't have a better explanation yet, so we can only say it for the time being.

Mai Lao said at this time, "In this way, Xiaoba, let's just assume that what you said is right, now we just want to know if this so-called thorn foal will be the same creature as the black shadow that Zhongyi came into contact with before, as well as the strange sounds he heard." ”

"How do I know this, I'm not an encyclopedia, but I feel for myself, the black shadow that Brother Yi encountered should be the same creature as the thorn foal." Jiao Bazhi explained.

"What we want now is not should, but for sure." Mai Lao looked at Jiao Ba and said again.

Jenny suddenly interjected and said, "Yes, Jiao Ba, now that we have all four sailors dead, there can be nothing else, not to mention the salvage matter, if there are any more casualties, I can't help it." ”

Jiao Ba sighed and said, "I also know that the biggest problem now is safety, how to solve these dangers, but according to the capabilities we currently have, it is impossible to be 100% safe under the deep sea, we can only minimize casualties." ”

"Do you have any good ideas?" Mai Lao asked softly.

"No, I can only improvise, I just said, I just inferred these things, after all, I haven't been in contact with it before, let's be more careful in the future." Jiao Ba replied casually.

Mai Lao's expression was a little bad, he touched his forehead, sighed and said, "Hey~ It's only like this, loyalty, those sailors' emotions, you help me stabilize it, after going to sea tomorrow, let's try to act together, no special circumstances, don't separate." ”

I nodded and said, "I know Mai Lao, don't worry." ”

The matter was discussed for more than an hour, and there was no result, either inference or illusion, and there was no definite answer, including me, many things did not dare to give correct instructions, and many things under the deep sea were unknown, so I was a little timid.

After the three of us returned to the rest room, I suddenly asked Jiao Ba in a low voice, "Old Ba, what you just said, is it a trick, or is it true?" ”

Jiao Ba glanced at me and said, "True and false, false and true, that thorn foal does have it, but it's not the big black fish, I don't know." ”

"And what is the purpose of saying this?" I don't understand it, is it just to infer it.

Jiao Ba said with a thief's face, "Inference, there is a result, it is better than no result, at least can it stabilize the army's heart." ”

"" I gave him a scoop of the brain, and stabilized the army's heart, but think about it, now the sailors are almost unable to suppress it, there must be a way to fool the past, whether it is true or not, stabilize them for the time being.

This night, I slept until the afternoon of the next day, and after getting up, I had a simple bite to eat, and began to chat with these sailors, of course, in order to set up a set, so that they would not have so much pressure in their hearts, and I also told them what Jiao Ba said yesterday, so that they could go to work at sea with peace of mind, sometimes I don't know, what the hell am I doing this for, I feel that I am a little too much.

After the night came, Mai Lao began to work on the sea again, this time we were going to go to the cabin to see, these four sailors were so good that I talked about it, and finally agreed to go to sea with me, especially the big man in Shandong, he now trusts me very much, always told me to go back in the future, everyone should keep in touch often, but also to be brothers, I also hope that the rest of these people, can return to their hometown safely