Chapter 26 Verification of Cosmobiological Standards
Ruan Lin almost pressed his face to the screen. These creatures are about 30 cm long, and they have tentacles similar to those of octopuses on Earth, with a total of 8 of them, and the ends of their tentacles all emit white light.
Zooming in closer, Ruan Lin could clearly see their mouthparts, each of their tentacles had a dark blue circle on the inside, the surface of this circle was neatly lined with its sharp fangs, and a small hole in the middle was its feeding canal.
The main part of their upper body is oval, with a large dark black eye on the left and right. The entire body color is dark blue and dark green.
They seem to be very interested in the Aurora, and they are close to the surface of the Aurora, and their eyes are always turning 360 degrees, looking like they have an indescribable strange feeling.
Ruan Lin instantly felt that all his efforts had paid off.
"If this momentous discovery were to be published on Earth, it would be a source of inspiration for all mankind and would subvert the beliefs of countless human beings. Life is not only on Earth in the solar system, but there is still tenacious life at the bottom of the sea at a depth of 100,000 meters! ”
They clinged to the surface of the Aurora like octopuses, slowly moving their bodies. They couldn't help but remind Ruan Lin of the angler fish in the Earth's ocean. And the fact that they can emit light with several tentacles is also supposed to facilitate predation, and at such a deep seabed, these lights will undoubtedly attract other creatures, and while hunting, these lights may also kill them.
They have withstood a terrifying 115 megapascal water pressure, and they are all tenacious beings. That's why they all evolved into mollusks.
"They'll be called white light octopuses from now on! Their tentacles are quite similar to those of octopuses. ”
"Wit, keep moving forward, ignore the black chimney below, I need to see if there are any other creatures."
Ruan Lin can say this with absolute confidence, and the white light octopus is the best example. If such molluscs can exist, then the black chimney below must have countless extremophiles.
The black chimneys at the bottom of the earth are full of life, forming a closed ecosystem with countless tubular worms, clams, and bacteria, which can thrive for generations only by underground heat sources and various inorganic substances erupted from sea chimneys.
The Aurora turned on its lights and began to move. The glowing octopus, attached to the surface, was suddenly frightened and scattered and fled.
There was still boundless darkness ahead, and the figure of a white light octopus was not found.
After a 16-minute voyage on the Aurora, Ruan Lin observed several white light octopuses behaving strangely.
They stretched out a few of their tentacles in all directions, close to the black chimney, and closed their eyes. Their bodies are about to merge with their surroundings. Ruan Lin speculated that they might be hunting or resting.
In the rocks near the black chimney, several creatures about 4 cm long suddenly emerged, and their back bodies were transparent.
The real-time transmission equipment in the Dawning further narrowed the perspective, Ruan Lin could see the situation in their bodies in its entirety, and what made people feel frightened was their eyes, the eyes in the front section occupied almost a fifth of the entire body, and their eyes were also black as a whole. They opened their mouths and swam towards the white light octopus.
Even more surprising are their teeth, their sharp fangs that are almost valgus. It seems that although it is small, it is not a good stubble.
Nguyen Lin named the creature the sabertooth fish.
Attracted by the white glow of the white-light octopus, the saber-toothed fish opened its mouthparts, ready to nibble on its glowing prey with its fangs. But they didn't notice the rest of the white octopus's body, and they couldn't have noticed.
From Ruan Lin's point of view, the body part of the glowing octopus was almost integrated with its surroundings, leaving only a few tentacles with white light flickering at the front.
In an instant, the white light octopus opened its eyes on the left and right sides of its body, and began to make a strange 360-degree turn, and several of its tentacles could be extended! With great speed, it viciously bit the sabertooth fish around it with the inside mouthparts of its tentacles, killing it with a single blow.
Nguyen Lin continued to let WIT sail forward, eager to discover new life again.
The Dawn sailed for another two hours, and Nguyen Lin still found only those two species. No other undiscovered species have been found.
Ruan Lin speculated: "Except for the black chimney below, there should be no other species in other places." ”
On the seventh hour of the voyage, Nguyen Lin stopped letting the Dawn continue its exploration. He could now conclude that other life would only survive near hydrothermal vents and black chimneys.
"Wit, get close to the black chimney below."
The Dawn's light was aimed at the rock formations near the black chimney. Visible to the naked eye, the rock formations are densely populated with dark blue polarophiles that cling to the rock formations like moss, sucking in the heat of the ground.
And around the black chimney, there is a large area of tubular organisms that resemble the earth. They are gelatinous and have a translucent body, but have a red "eye" in the center of it.
Just as the light of the Aurora was aimed at the other side, they bent their gelatinous bodies over, and the "eyes" in the center of the body pointed to the light at the same time.
"It's really an interesting little guy, you have a tendency to devour light creatures in the dark deep sea of 100,000 meters?"
Ruan Lin sighed: "It's time to wrap up, no samples can be collected this time." Europa's marine life is too monolithic to truly form a complete biosphere, and perhaps in many years, the microbes of this ocean will gradually evolve, and then it will be a vibrant ocean. ”
Ruan Lin feared that collecting a specimen would have a butterfly effect and trigger an extinction. The overall number of these creatures may not be large, and their main predator is the inorganic matter ejected from the black chimney.
Ruan Lin stood up: "Let's start floating!" wit, this deep-sea trip ended perfectly. ”
This discovery undoubtedly validates the standards of cosmobiology. As long as a planet meets several conditions, then there will inevitably be life.
Ruan Lin turned off the screen: "I hope that the next time I come back, you already have the diversity of species." ”
Ruan Lin habitually rubbed his eyes: "WIT, how is the engine assembled?" The next major task is to conduct a speed test of the Titan. ”
"While you're watching the live footage intently, the Titan's original engine has been dismantled and the new controllable fusion engine has been fitted and assembled," Wit said. ”
Ruan Lin suddenly smiled: "This is really a good thing!" Let's take a specific speed test right away! ”