"'Lamus'? You gave him such a name? Why does it feel like a siren in mythology? It can't be a mermaid, right?" Ling Hao became interested. Maybe he can find the water spirit star this time. The tribesmen can be regarded as settling a matter in their hearts.
"Myths are originally the summary of folklore. There is nothing surprising about this. However, this 'Lamus' is not as beautiful as the mermaid legend, nor is it as old." Professor Levins picked up a work diary and checked the notes. said.
"The earliest recorded sighting of 'Lamus' was in 1887. At that time, several Sicilian fishing boats were conducting seine fishing operations in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is said that one was trapped in the seine at that time, which is rare in the Mediterranean. When the net was being closed to catch the 'pilot whale', something in the water seemed to attack the 'pilot whale' and bit off one-third of its body. Even the fishing net was bitten into a huge hole. A hole came. The fishermen in several boats ran for their lives in fear, because there was a local fishing tyrant named Ramus, so these fishermen gave this terrifying water monster the name 'Ramus'."
With a lollipop in her mouth, Shi Si stared at her laptop and said: "There are very few descriptions of the water monster 'Lamius' on the Internet. Some people call it a water monster, and some articles call it a water monster. The opinions are different. . However, its first appearance was also mentioned on the Internet. The 'pilot whale' is one of the largest species in the dolphin family. It can bite off one third of it in one bite, which shows that this 'Lamus' does have something. Its mouth is wide and its bite force is amazing."
Professor Levins glanced at Ling Hao meaningfully and said, "In the morgue, I didn't tell everything I knew. Think about the bite marks on that corpse, don't you feel familiar? "
Ling Hao understood immediately: "You mean, the murderer the police are looking for, the water monster you are looking for, 'Ramus'?"
The professor nodded and said: "It's very possible. According to the legendary witness records, in 1896, 40 nautical miles east of the Strait of Gibraltar, a Spanish sailing ship was attacked, and an oval-shaped piece was bitten off the bow. The bite marks were more than 40 centimeters wide. In 1900, fishermen salvaged a 6-meter-long gray sixgill shark carcass in the southeast of Evia Island in the Greek Aegean Sea. Its head was bitten off because At that time, we were about to welcome the new century, and the media was very enthusiastic about this kind of new news, so it caused a lot of hype for a while, and the name 'Lamus' was officially recognized and known by everyone. From then on, there would be stories about this water monster every once in a while. The latest reports have appeared. The most famous one should be in 1940, when the North African campaign was at its peak during World War II. A British T-class submarine sank three Italian ships in the waters outside Egypt's Matruh Port. The troop transport ship caused 4,500 Italian soldiers and a large amount of weapons and equipment to fall into the water, and only 42 people survived. Originally, this kind of massacre during the war was not new, but some of the descriptions of the 42 survivors after they came ashore were after the war. It caused a public uproar, and the name 'Lamus' became a household name in the Mediterranean region."
Shi Si seemed to have had enough of Professor Levins's slow tone, so he grabbed the topic and said, "This matter was mentioned on the Internet. After the three troop carriers were sunk, the British submarine left and did not care about those The number of Italian soldiers floating on the sea is too large, and a T-class submarine with a displacement of more than a thousand tons has no ability to capture so many prisoners. Thousands of people are floating on the sea wearing life jackets, and they are close to each other. , like a large floating island on the sea. The blood flowing from the injured soldiers attracted sharks. Some soldiers still had weapons in their hands. The shot sharks attracted a larger group of sharks. The weapons and Ammunition was limited after all, and finally, a bloody gluttonous feast for sharks at sea began. On the periphery of this floating island built by people, young soldiers cried and were dragged away and eaten by sharks, specializing in sharing the leftovers of various oceans. Creatures swarmed in, and the entire sea surface was about to boil, and the blood dyed the sea water red. This hellish day lasted for nearly three days, and an even more terrifying scene was staged. A huge fortress like a sea fortress A sea beast appeared near these dying soldiers. It looked like a huge turtle, but its back was so wide that dozens of people could stand on it. Although it looked like a turtle, it was obviously different, that is Its turtle shell showed a very smooth drop shape, and was as black as a gem from the underworld shining with black light. A long tail rolled like a huge python in the sea, and its terrifying head emerged from the sea. It suddenly lifted up from the sea surface. Its huge mouth was like a guillotine used to execute prisoners in the Middle Ages. Under a pair of sharp long horns, a pair of scarlet eyes flashed with contempt for all living things. It just picked up the animals swimming around in the sea one by one. The giant shark is like biting a banana. The part in its mouth is swallowed by it, and the part that falls on the sea is abandoned by it. It only eats living things, even if it has just been bitten to death by itself, it will not touch it again. The second time. Gradually the sharks began to flee in all directions. Without the sharks, the water monster began to eat people, just like picking up beans on the plate. Some soldiers who were fishermen from Sicily or Sardinia raised their heads in fear. Shouting 'Lamus', watching the mutilated limbs of his comrades slipping from the mouth of the water monster, this is hell, a bloody nightmare. I don't know how long the water monster has been wreaking havoc. On the 6th day after the troop transport was sunk, One day, a passing Italian warship rescued the remaining survivors on board. The stories of the rescued soldiers made the top military officials panic. They were not afraid of the water monster called 'Lamus', but these remarks It would damage the morale of our own soldiers. The news was strictly blocked, and the surviving soldiers were issued a "gag order." It was not until after the war that the incident was exposed, and "Lamus" became a nightmare for sailors and fishermen in the Mediterranean. In the next half century, this water monster appeared more than a dozen times, or the remains of the food it had eaten were found, or ships were attacked by it, but the cannibalism never happened again. pass."
Shi Si held the computer and read from the script, making everyone look at each other. Jiang Mingyu frowned and said: "According to this, judging from the teeth and bite force, it does look a bit like a snapping turtle, but snapping turtles can't grow that big anyway. Yes, and snapping turtles don’t live in the sea, could they be a species of turtle that humans haven’t discovered yet?”
Yuan Bingbing snorted and said: "It sounds more like some kind of mutated monster produced by genetic mutation, like 'Godzilla'."
Ling Hao looked at Professor Levins and asked, "Professor, are you sure you want to find this water monster? Or do you think life is too boring and you want to die?"
The professor said confidently: "I am fully prepared this time. For private purposes, we can do research on it and even create extremely high economic value. For public purposes, we have eliminated harm for the people. No matter what , it's just an animal, not a sea monster that swallows clouds and smoke. I don't believe it can withstand the big killer weapon I prepared! Ling Hao, we will set off tomorrow morning. In one word, 'do' That’s it.”
Ling Hao was helpless. He had already collected the money, what else could he do? As soon as he returned to the room in the evening, Shui Lingxing's "smoking and drinking voice" began to speak: "I have been to this part of the Mediterranean. A branch of our mermaids originated here, which is the 'ancestor of the Sirens' of the Aegean Sea, but that's not it." I don’t know what happened, but this sea area was already very barren three hundred years ago. Except for the delicious oysters, there is nothing worthy of my praise. The water monster you just mentioned called 'Lamus', I Knowing what it is, our mermaid lineage calls it the 'White Ruo Lingyu'. Like us, it is not a life produced by evolution, but is conceived by the essence of the world. We mermaids are conceived by the essence of the sea, and this' The Bairuolingtu is a strange life born from the fusion of the essence of water and fire. Because the birth conditions are too special, it is much rarer than the mermaid. The Mediterranean Sea is located at the junction of the Eurasian and African continents. There are many submarine volcanoes. It's just the right time for the birth of such a strange beast, but their intelligence is no lower than that of us mermaids, and they generally won't expose themselves to human sight. I don't know what's going on with this one, causing trouble everywhere, and even eating meat. It's really It’s weird.”
Ling Hao asked curiously: "From what you're saying, is it possible that this water monster was originally a vegetarian?"
"No, they are born from the energy of water and fire. They do not need to eat. Something must be wrong. If you find a suitable opportunity, I can call it out and ask."
"What? Can you still call that water monster out?" Ling Hao opened his mouth in surprise.
"Yes, I can. As I said, it is not a water monster, let alone a sea monster, but a strange beast from heaven and earth. Also, let the old rich man give up his desire to catch it and make a fortune. 'Bai Ruoling Turtle' has a strong character , I will not be humiliated even if I die. Even if you have the ability to catch it, all you will get in the end is just a corpse. Besides, you have no chance of catching it. If you piss it off, you can kill it with a sip of 'Hanyuan Holy Fire' I will burn you all into nothingness. If you are purely interested and can take a look, then the old rich man will be lucky for the rest of his life. How about that, okay?"
"Okay, let me advise Professor Levins." Ling Hao was already a little reluctant to capture animals for sale, so it would be best if he could not hurt innocent animals this time.
The next day, Ling Hao's team came to the dock with Professor Levins' people. Professor Levins transformed the 2,000-ton cargo ship "Odora" he bought into a diving operation vessel. At this moment, "Stone Crab" "" and "Pippi Shrimp" have been hoisted on board. After everyone got on board, "Odola" weighed anchor and left port, sailing towards the Tyrrhenian Sea.
The Mediterranean Sea is always much larger than people think. On the map, if it were not for the Strait of Gibraltar and the Suez Canal, it would be a real inland lake. However, only by sailing in the Mediterranean can you realize its vastness and vastness. Even if it is only a small part of the Tyrrhenian Sea, it is still not comparable to any lake.
Professor Levins used the sonar on the ship to search for a full day, but found nothing. In the evening, everyone gathered in the ship's restaurant for dinner. Shi Si said bluntly: "I say, Professor, your search method may not be able to scan the entire sea area in half a month. If you find a dead thing, That’s it, the key point is that this is still a living creature, so I think your operation is basically useless.”
Adeline seemed to have the same feeling and suggested: "How about we conduct trapping? Before we set sail, we put a lot of frozen large fish in the cold storage on the ship, which can come in handy."
Jiang Mingyu smiled: "Are you going to fish? You may be able to catch sharks and tuna, but if you use this method to catch such a unique creature in the sea, it will be harder than finding a needle in a haystack. It is better to go to the place where it has been before. Let’s try our luck.”
Everyone was having a heated discussion one by one. Professor Levins seemed a little embarrassed. Both he and Ling Hao remained silent. After the meal, a full moon had risen on the sea. Professor Levins was sitting alone in the stern of the boat, drinking beer and looking at the stars. He seemed to be at a loss. Ling Hao walked over with half a bottle of beer and sat next to him. Next: "If I said I had a way to find 'Ramus', would you believe it?"
"What do you do?" Professor Levins's eyes widened, as if he was about to pounce and bite someone.
"It's up to me to do it." A "cigarette and wine throat" sounded out of thin air, scaring Professor Levins so much that he even dropped his wine bottle into the sea. A shadow gradually solidified on the deck, and the enchanting figure was still there. It had a weird and fantastic quality that made the professor’s eyes widen.
"Human... mermaid?!" Levins shouted out.
Ling Hao patted his forehead and shook his head: "Oh... this is a deceptive thing!"
