A large number of water waves appeared on the deep blue sea surface, and it was difficult to see what was under the sea surface.
Under such a huge pull, the fishing net did not break. Lan Xiaye's eyes darkened and she pulled the fishing net upwards with more force. This time she succeeded.
The fishing net was thrown onto the ship's deck, and a very ugly fish was wrapped inside.
This fish was green and black, and looked like a fish that had lost its skin. It was very disgusting.
The skin was covered with pits and dense blisters, as disgusting as toads.
A pair of round eyes glared fiercely at Lan Xiaye and the fisherman. Even if it landed on the shore, it was still flopping and struggling.
"We caught the fish, let's go back now." Seeing the fish, the fisherman breathed a sigh of relief and immediately turned to the stern of the boat to pick up the oar and return.
Lan Xiaye looked at this ugly fish that seemed to have mutated in confusion, "Just catch a fish and take it back?"
"Any more, and we won't be able to go back." The fisherman replied hummingly.
"What do you mean?" Lan Xiaye asked.
The fisherman didn't answer. He silently slid the oars, turned the boat in one direction, and swam towards the beach.
Lan Xiaye, who had nothing to do, simply squatted down to observe the ugly fish. It was not big, just the size of a grass carp. It was hard to imagine that it was so strong just now that it almost ran away.
After all this time, this fish, which had been out of water for a long time, was still struggling vigorously, trying to jump up and swim into the sea.
Lan Xiaye picked up a fishing rod on the boat and wanted to open the fish's mouth to see its tooth structure.
With a "click" sound, the fish bit the fishing rod fiercely, revealing its sharp teeth.
The snow-white sharp teeth were clearly defined, and Lan Xiaye had a new doubt. Since its teeth were so sharp, why didn't it bite open the fishing net and escape?
Is the fishing net tougher than its teeth? Lan Xiaye wanted to try the flexibility of the fishing net.
At this time, the fisherman's taciturn voice sounded: "Don't touch it."
Lan Xiaye stopped her hand nonchalantly and spoke to the fisherman: "Brother, why is this fish so strong? I almost didn't pull it up just now."
Then the fisherman said: "This is a cursed fish."
Cursed fish?
Lan Xiaye looked at the fisherman in confusion: "Why do you say that?"
The fisherman frowned impatiently, "Didn't your boss tell you?"
"say what?"
The fisherman frowned and looked at the coastline. It was still some distance away from the shore. He simply told Lan Xiaye in detail: "This sea area is cursed. A year ago, the sea water was still very clear, and there were many fish in it. Normal, everything is normal. I forget when it started. This sea area has become more and more strange. All the fish have turned into this ghost shape. This fish is pretty good, but there are also fish that are scarier and uglier. At that time, fishermen and big boats going out to sea often disappeared.”
Speaking of the big ship, the fisherman shrank in fear, "A year ago, our largest ship went missing at sea. Three hundred people and such a big ship disappeared. Until yesterday, it suddenly came back and docked on the shore. , but there was no one inside.”
Lan Xiaye became energetic and walked closer, "Are you saying that the empty ship that has been missing for a year has returned on its own?"
"Yes." The fisherman nodded tiredly, "Because of this matter, few people are willing to go to sea recently."
The wooden boat docked, and the fisherman had no intention of continuing to chat. He skillfully tied up the wooden boat and dragged the fishing net to the shore.
After such a long time, the fish in the fishing net lost its vitality and waggled its tail.
Such a strong vitality shocked Lan Xiaye. Normal fish would die from lack of water soon after leaving the water, but this fish persisted until now and is still alive.
If she guessed correctly, this was just an ordinary fish in the sea, so what would happen to other larger, more aggressive fish?
"Let's go." The fisherman dragged the fish and walked in front, "I will return to the water station with you to hand in the task."
Lan Xiaye immediately followed the fisherman. They walked out of the golden beach. Gradually, the terrain became more and more flat and open, surrounded by low wooden houses.
After walking for about five minutes, the fisherman stopped outside a small wooden house. He drawled tiredly: "Hurry up and open the door. I brought the fish back."
The wooden door was pushed open from the inside, revealing a boy with a playful smile. The little boy was not tall and only reached Lan Xiaye's thighs. He saw the fish in the fishing net and happily came forward. He wanted to take the fishing net, but was stopped by him. The fisherman waved it open.
"Where's the promised salary?"
The boy said with a smile: "Here I will give it to you."
He took out a few silver coins from his pocket and handed them to the fisherman. The fisherman then handed the fishing net to the boy and nudged Lan Xiaye with his chin: "This is a new sailor in your bureau. I'll help you bring it back by the way." .”
The little boy said oh and waved to Lan Xiaye to follow him into the cabin.
The cabin was very bright with lights on. There was a blanket on the floor, with several people sitting cross-legged on it and several people lying on it.
Lan Xiaye could tell at a glance that the three people sitting cross-legged were missionaries.
A woman with a plump and mature figure, a young man wearing a peaked cap with the brim covering most of his face, and a strong man with a cold face.
The little boy threw the fishing net on the ground and kicked each of the people lying on the ground briskly.
"Get up! The newcomers are all here."
The other three missionaries raised their eyes and looked at them.
"I know." A shirtless man scratched his hair and sat up. "You four know about the ghost ship, right?"
Except for the cold-faced strong man who shook his head, the other three people said they understood.
The man glanced at the cold-faced strong man and reluctantly spoke again.
It’s pretty much what the fisherman said, it’s like a big ship that disappeared for a year and suddenly returned empty.
"Then what do you want us to do?" the woman asked the man with a look on her face.
The man said: "The superiors want this ship to sail back to sea, and they want you to investigate where the three hundred missing sailors have gone? What happened to this ship?"
The young man in the hat said: "We can't sail the boat."
"Oh, of course, I will assign sailors and captains to you. You just need to investigate this strange incident."
The man didn't give the four people a chance to refuse. After telling them the time for sailing, he sent them away.
The little boy led the four people to their respective rooms, and the two shared a room.
Lan Xiaye and the woman shared a room, and the other two men shared a room.
The room was small, dimly lit, and the two beds took up a lot of space.
Without even looking at the room, the woman leaned up against the wall and walked towards the hall where she was just now.
As a spoiler, in B-level and above worlds, maps and events are not limited to one place, and there is no fixed number of missionaries. The event is inspired by real events in the Bermuda Triangle.
(End of chapter)
