When everyone was staggering and standing unsteadily, a head as big as a truck head poked up from the side of the ship. The head was covered with white fluff. If you look closely, it doesn't look like hair, but more like a whale's mouth. The baleen inside has a very long snout, proportionally even larger than that of the sharp-beaked dolphin, and the length of the upper lip is far longer than the lower lip. It is more than one meter long and droops softly, as if it is an elephant's. The nose is average and very weird. A pair of huge eyes, full of emotion and intelligence, were staring at Ling Hao and the others unkindly. The tail behind it, which was divided into four parts like a lobster, slapped the sea surface, splashing water and making a huge roar. Obviously it is definitely not a fish, but there is no marine mammal similar to it. Even if it barely belongs to the whale class, it should be a relatively "biased" species, one with no "close relatives". This is the "hairy whale" that just destroyed the last remnant of the "Rocky" organization.
"Damn humans, are you here to hunt me too?" A loud voice sounded in everyone's mind. This is not a communication method that relies on sound. It should be a communication of consciousness, or a way of communication that is easier for people to understand. The term is "telepathy". Obviously, the one speaking was the "hairy whale" in front of me.
The sea witch big man "Bado" quickly came to the front of the crowd and shouted to the woolly whale: "Calm down, don't get me wrong, the adult next to me is the current 'Zhenhai Longhu' Ling Hao. In fact, we are here to exterminate These whalers’ ship, the ship you sank just now, is the last remnant of this whaling organization. From now on, there will no longer be these crazy poachers in the Barents Sea.”
"'Zhenhai Longhu'?" The woolly whale looked at Ling Hao curiously with its big eyes. "The news about you has spread all over the sea now. I heard that you have contacted many ocean races and plan to fight to the death with the shark clan, right?"
Ling Hao took a step forward, raised his head and looked directly into the eyes of the woolly whale and said, "Yes, the mermaid tribe is cruel by nature and has extremely strong reproductive capacity. If they dominate the ocean, all oceanic tribes will probably face the same problems as the mermaid tribe. The fate of annihilation and genocide. Unfortunately, various ethnic groups are scattered like stars in the depths of the vast ocean. There is little communication at ordinary times, and it is impossible to effectively unite to resist the invasion. I don’t want to watch each ethnic group being defeated one by one, so I Traveling all over the world and contacting many parties, I hope to form an anti-mermaid alliance, defeat them, and restore peace to the ocean."
A burst of disdainful laughter rang out in the minds of everyone in Linghao, and the woolly whale sneered: "Just because your upper lip touches your lower lip, do we have to follow you to risk our lives? The Arctic Ocean is cold, and the sharks cannot live here. It is unlikely that they will come here. Our bald whale family is the king of the Arctic Ocean. What does the life and death of other groups have to do with us?"
Ling Hao sneered: "The sharks don't need to live here. Can't we just leave if we come here and destroy you? If every ethnic group thinks like you, then they will just wait to be eaten up one by one. Then you will be the only one left. Do you feel safe if your family stays in the Arctic Ocean? There is only a giant shark and a small fish left in the vast sea. How can the small fish convince itself that the giant shark will not eat it? "
The bald whale put on a cynical attitude and said: "Don't scare me, haven't you already united many groups? I absolutely believe that you will win this war. The number of our bald whale group is too small , there are only a dozen of them after all. It is said to be a tribe, but in fact it is just a family. There are not many more of us, and there are not many of us if there are too many. If the sky falls, it will be you tall people who can bear it, we ordinary people. As long as you bathe in the grace of Lord Zhenhai Longhu and live a grateful life, that's all."
"Bado" was furious when he heard this and pointed at the bald whale and said, "You are too shameless. You let others go to the battlefield, but you hide behind and enjoy the fruits of victory. How did the bald whale group become like this?"
"What's this like? Do you think I'm stupid? If you sea witches readily agreed to send troops, how could the 'sea-controlling dragon household', who has so many things to do, come to the Barents Sea to exterminate poachers? I don't think you sea witches are better than How noble I am!" The woolly whale was a little unhappy. He slapped the sea surface with his big tail and said, "Don't give me so much help. You can let us work hard, but you have to give us enough benefits, right? You'Zhenhai Longhu "With power over the world, how about sealing the Bering Sea to our clan after the war is won?"
Ling Hao was speechless for a while. He didn't expect that the famous bald whale would act like a social gangster. He said to "Bado": "Let's go without saying anything."
"The baleen whale is extremely powerful, let me try again." "Bado" is still unwilling to give up.
Before Ling Hao could answer, the bald whale took over the topic: "There's no need to bargain. That's all I ask. If you agree, we'll cooperate. If we don't, we'll break up!"
"Holy shit!" "Bado" was furious. He said something rude and wanted to go forward to argue with the other party, but was stopped by Ling Hao: "You don't have to be angry, let alone argue with it. Different opinions are not the same. For the sake of conspiracy, even if their clan joins, with your character, do you dare to hand over your back to them? We are looking for comrades, not mercenaries." Ling Hao didn't say another word to the bald whale, turned around and returned to the cabin , ordered to start the engine and left decisively, leaving only the bald whale on the sea angrily slapping the sea with its tail. It can only vent its anger on the sea water. After all, it's okay to talk, but it won't dare to attack the "Sea Zhen Long House" even if it has three more courages.
After that, Ling Hao and his party said goodbye to "Bado". The latter returned to the "Sea Witch" tribe to report the demise of "Loki" and arrange the fulfillment of the agreement between the two parties, while the former continued to sail eastward along the Arctic Ocean route. After passing Novaya Zemlya, we entered the Kara Sea. After sailing for a few days, we arrived at Port Dickson, the most important port in the Kara Sea. The reason why they come here is because the icebreaker that Anne arranged for them is docked here and waiting for their arrival.
"Port Dickson" is very deserted in this season. The shipping routes in the Arctic Ocean are not very busy. It is autumn now, and the frozen sea area is getting larger and larger. Even in places that are not frozen, ice floes and icebergs are very crowded. There are many, which are visible to the naked eye on the sea surface. The most terrifying thing is the giant ice suspended under the water. It cannot be detected by the naked eye. It cannot sail unless the underwater radar is turned on to continuously detect. Therefore, the vast majority of ships here are now Already parked in the port "Cat Winter".
As soon as Ling Hao's "Marian" arrived, his attention was attracted by a huge ship in the port. This ship was more than a hundred meters long and dozens of meters wide. It was covered with eye-catching red paint, a string of Large white Russian letters were painted on the stern. "'Siberia'! My God, your British girlfriend is really wild. She can help you rent a nuclear-powered icebreaker. This is one of only three nuclear-powered icebreakers in Russia. I also I've never heard of them leasing to outsiders!" Peter was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped to the ground. It wasn't until he felt Zhu Xin's murderous eyes that he realized that he had made a mistake. He quickly closed his mouth and raised his hands to laugh. surrender.
"You can't rent it. I heard from Annie that her family has a good personal relationship with the owner of the ship, the Russian Atomic Energy Group, so it's considered a loan, but the cost should still be paid." Ling Hao was very nervous. He didn't notice Zhu Xin's jealousy at all, but took out his cell phone to contact the captain of the icebreaker, Walensky.
The enthusiasm of the Russians is like vodka, fiery and direct. After inviting Ling Hao and others to the icebreaker for a meal of old wine, bacon, pickled fish and big ribs, the two parties became as close as brothers, closer than real brothers. kind of. Seeing Ling Hao's anxiety, Walensky simply weighed anchor and set off early the next morning, heading east along Russia's "Northern Route", which is known for its harsh environment.
After passing the fish-rich "Laptev Sea" and appreciating the magnificent natural scenery of the "New Siberian Islands", Ling Hao and the others entered the frozen East Siberian Sea. At this time, the power of the nuclear-powered icebreaker is demonstrated. The "Siberia" is like a huge "breaking hammer". The nearly two-meter-thick ice layer is as fragile as a glass sheet, accompanied by a continuous "crackling" sound. "There was a sound of the ice breaking, and a route was cut straight out of the snow-white ice. Although the speed is only a dozen knots, compared with the route to the south, the distance traveled by this route is less than one-tenth, and the time to reach the Bering Sea can be saved by three-quarters.
Since the beginning of autumn, the days have become shorter day by day, until only a few hours of sunshine at noon are still available. During the long nights, people started to be curious and admired the aurora, and finally turned a blind eye to it and were not surprised. After seeing the Russians on the icebreaker using towing fishing lines to catch a long string of Arctic cod, Peter and the others were not to be outdone and tied fishing lines to follow suit. Ling Hao and Zhu Xin were marking the charts in the control room.
"It has been two days since we entered the Chukchi Sea. At this rate, we will be able to cross the Bering Strait and enter the Bering Sea tomorrow morning." Ling Hao looked very excited.
Zhu Xin huddled her face in her big woolen scarf, looked at the icebreaker not far ahead and said, "Why did they start to turn around? Are they about to go back now?"
"Yes, there is no large area of ice in the next section of the route. We can also handle a small amount of ice floes. This nuclear-powered icebreaker can only play its role on the northern route. It can be used on seas without ice. The speed seems too slow." Ling Hao took out the satellite phone and said goodbye to Walensky. The huge nuclear-powered icebreaker sounded its whistle and left slowly. The next journey is the "Marian" itself. Go away.
The weather was very good these days, cloudless and calm, and the visibility on the sea was very high. In the distance, two pieces of land appeared faintly on both sides of the channel. Everyone got on the deck, as if they wanted to witness some great moment with their own eyes. of.
Ling Hao held Zhu Xin in his arms and introduced: "This is the closest place between the American continent and Eurasia. The land on the left is Alaska's Cape Prince of Wales, and the land on the right is Russia's Jerzynion Cape Cape', have you seen the two small islands in front of you? They are only 4 kilometers apart. The 'International Date Line' passes exactly between the two islands. Between the rulers, the dates differ by 1 day. , magical, right? In fact, the Bering Strait is very shallow. A long time ago, it was actually a land bridge connecting two continents. Some even say that a long time ago, humans migrated from Asia to the Americas from here. After crossing this strait , we entered the Pacific Ocean from the Arctic Ocean. You have to be prepared. Even though the two oceans are only separated by a strait, the climate in the Bering Sea across the strait is very different from here. Although it is still sunny and sunny now Yes, but the Bering Sea opposite is raging with blizzards and big waves all year round. Only real warriors and old sea wolves will seek life in the Bering Sea. Shui Lingxing and her family lived in that sea area back then."
As he spoke, the "Marian" had passed through the Bering Strait and entered the Bering Sea. It was as if it had traveled to another time and space. The salty sea breeze suddenly became biting, and waves of more than 1 meter high were set off on the sea surface. The rolling water mist was frozen into ice flakes by the cold wind in the air, and then was blown all over the sky, penetrating into every hole, blocking the warm sunshine, and also reducing the visibility. The sky was so gloomy that it looked like a hurricane was about to blow.
After being on the boat for such a long time, even Zhu Xin no longer had any symptoms of seasickness. Everyone was busy reinforcing the things on the boat to prevent them from being thrown into the sea by big waves. Everyone consciously put on water pants and raincoats. , after all, being drowned by sea water in such cold weather is definitely not a comfortable thing.
Zhuxin pointed to a fishing boat of about 300 tons that flickered in the distance and asked: "I don't understand. There are still fishing boats operating in such a big wind and wave. Is it really like what you said? Is it to show the courage of the old sea wolves?”
Ling Hao smiled and said: "You don't understand this. This is a standard 'Bering Sea Crab Boat'. Although this sea area has a harsh climate, it has unimaginably rich resources. We usually hear that' Alaskan king crabs are produced here. The job of crab fishermen is indeed one of the most dangerous professions at sea, but the income is also terrifyingly high. One week is 100,000 US dollars. Even so, there are still people who dare to do this job. They are a minority. Danger is always present on crab fishing boats, especially when collecting crab pots. You must ensure that crab pots weighing six to seven hundred kilograms are dragged onto the bumpy crab fishing boat without injuring anyone and preventing them from falling in. In the cage, let yourself be the first 'big crab'. In order to catch more crabs before the end of the crabbing season, crabbers must fill up the boat as quickly as possible. Therefore, during the crabbing season, crabbers often work a day 21 hours, sometimes even continuous rotation. Extreme fatigue and cold weather made the crab fishermen's reactions gradually slower, and they began to become unstable on the bumpy and slippery deck. Many people were violently killed in this situation. The huge waves swept into the sea and drowned. When the crab pots filled with crabs were lifted onto the boat, the crab fishermen were full of joy but also faced great danger. They may not only have to withstand the speed of up to 128 kilometers per hour The strong winds and 12-meter-high waves were blowing, and they were always in danger of being hit by the swinging steel crab pots weighing 600 to 700 kilograms. Almost every crab fisher was covered in wounds when he returned to the shore. Bear injuries, crushed hands and fingers, and broken ribs, arms and legs. In the worst accidents, people will lose their lives. Of those who died, more than 80% were swept by the extremely fierce sea water. Those who fell off the boat and drowned. However, the receipt of goods is also very objective. There are flat crabs, matsuba crabs, king crabs, and even 'golden king crabs' that are as expensive as caviar and black truffles. It is hard for ordinary people to imagine that there are thousands of them. The thrill and sense of reward when a crab as big as a basin is filled into a crab pot and pulled on board may be the reason why some old sea wolves who no longer worry about their livelihood are still willing to go out to sea to catch crabs. In the description of "Moby Dick" The life of the whalers is called the "Homeric Epic" of the Americans. In my opinion, someone should also write a book for the crabbers, describing every detail of the crabbers' struggle with the sea. That should be the Bering Sea 'Homer's epic', a vivid picture of the game and coexistence between man and nature."
Zhuxin listened carefully and looked at the light flashing in Ling Hao's eyes. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart. It seemed that pulling Ling Hao ashore was as difficult as climbing to the sky. This man belonged to the sea. If you love this man deeply and don't want to be separated from him, then the only way is to integrate yourself into this blue sky. In his world, you can find a sunny beach that belongs to both parties.
"Well, fortunately, I don't hate the sea, and I even like this kind of life. Our future children should also like the sea, right?" Zhu Xin thought in reverie, and her face turned red unknowingly.
Suddenly, there was a cry of surprise. Not far away, the cable on the crab fishing boat snapped, and a huge crab pot crashed into the water. The key was that everyone could see clearly that there were two crab fishermen wearing orange raincoats in the crab pot.
