Xu Zhou looked heavy and swallowed in disbelief.
The ocean, in fact, for humans at present, the ocean and space are the same, and humans understand very little about it.
It can be said that humans have currently explored only 5% of the known sea areas, and the remaining 95% are unknown.
What is in the depths of the sea is difficult for humans to know, and what secrets are hidden under the sea are difficult for everyone to explore.
Therefore, in some coastal cities and countries, there used to be popular legends about so-called sea monsters out of awe of the sea.
As time came to modern times, many sea monster legends were regarded as jokes, but now Xu Zhou was a little shaken after seeing this photo.
If this photo is real and has not been processed, then with the size of this octopus, it is definitely a sea monster!
"Dean, what on earth is this thing? Can an octopus or a creature of this family really grow so big?"
Liu Zhongmin shook his head and said:
"We still don't know yet. At that time, the submarine inadvertently entered its attack range, and its tens of meters long tentacles directly overturned the submarine. If it hadn't been for the swift response from behind, the submarine probably wouldn't have been able to come back! "
"Later, after the news came back, I consulted several marine life research experts, and they all said that the largest known octopus in the sea is the Pacific giant octopus, which is more than nine meters in diameter."
"Even for a giant squid that looks similar to an octopus, the largest record of the giant physalis squid is only 18 meters. Compared with the one in the photo... it is far different!"
Xu Zhou understood what Liu Zhongmin meant, which meant that the octopus in this photo was five times larger than the octopus normally recognized!
This is definitely an abnormality among abnormalities in biology. Even if there are individual differences, it is unlikely to be five times the size.
"In other words, this thing is definitely not something that can be produced in a natural environment?"
"Yes, at least currently, all the experts in this field that I have consulted do not think that this is a mutation that can be achieved in the natural environment."
At this time Xu Zhou looked at Liu Zhongmin and said:
"How did the dean feel?"
Liu Zhongmin's eyes were extremely serious. He took a deep breath and said:
"I can only tell you my guess."
"I think this giant octopus may be related to nuclear sewage!"
Xu Zhou's pupils shrank suddenly, and then alarm bells blared in his mind.
Nuclear sewage! Damn myself for ignoring this.
The nuclear sewage itself can be compressed as much as possible around Sakura Island through ocean current controllers.
But this cannot prevent the fact that nuclear sewage has entered the sea, and the large amount of radioactive materials and strong radiation capability in it are likely to cause mutations in marine life.
In such a long period of time since the nuclear sewage was discharged into the sea, the sea area around Sakura Island has definitely been the hardest hit area. It is entirely possible for such a giant thing to mutate!
His ocean current controller can control ocean currents, but it cannot restrict the actions of marine life.
If mutated marine life comes to the waters of Dragon Kingdom, it may spread radiation pollution.
"Dean, we must find a way to collect samples for testing, and conduct accurate testing to find out the cause."
"If it has nothing to do with nuclear sewage contamination, that's fine. If it is determined to be related to nuclear sewage contamination... then it will probably be a very serious disaster."
"Since octopus can be polluted, who can guarantee that other marine life will still be normal!"
Xu Zhou's worries were not just random guesses. The problem of nuclear sewage causing mutations in marine life was not something he had never thought about.
It should be said that all countries around the world have been worried, otherwise they would not have banned the import of seafood from Sakura Country.
But no one thought that in addition to leaving residue in the body, it would also cause biological aberrations.
If it is like in some movies, which directly causes all marine life to be deformed into monsters...then the ocean may really become a forbidden zone for humans!
"You are right. I have arranged for people to collect samples of various fish from various sea areas around Sakura Island and bring them back for testing.",
"The results will come out tomorrow at the earliest. Hopefully it won't be as bad as we expected."
The two nodded and continued to chat about what was going on inside the sea. In the end, Liu Zhongmin was anxious to go back to press for the results and did not stay any longer.
Xu Zhou looked at Liu Zhongmin's leaving figure with a thoughtful expression.
The bottom of the sea...in a sense, is no more mysterious than space.
If this incident was caused by a nuclear sewage incident, it would be a big disaster!
Fortunately, it did not affect the land.
In this way, the time came to the next day.
Xu Zhou waited until after ten o'clock but did not receive a call from Liu Zhongmin. In the end, he was anxious and went directly to the Academy of Dragon Science to see for himself what was going on.
Because they were all acquaintances, Xu Zhou entered easily even though he did not belong to the Dragon Academy now.
Then he came to Liu Zhongmin's office in a familiar way, knocked on the door for a while and found that no one was there.
Finally, he had to find Zhou Guofu.
Lao Zhou is still the same. Although his hair is a little gray, he is full of energy.
Seeing Xu Zhou smiling happily, he said:
"Dean Xu, why are you here?"
"Mr. Zhou, I'm looking for the dean. Isn't he here today? I just called twice and didn't get through."
Zhou Guofu thought for a while and then said seriously:
"Speaking of this, I'm still a little surprised. Just an hour ago, the dean answered a phone call, then shouted in surprise and left the Dragon Academy directly."
"But we don't know exactly where he went. The key is that the dean looks very anxious. Xiao Xu, if you are not in a hurry, just wait here for a while."
Xu Zhou's eyes became slightly serious.
Contact Liu Zhongmin today, it should be the result of yesterday’s test.
But leaving so anxiously as soon as I got the news was probably not good news.
Thinking of this, Xu Zhou's heart slowly started to rise. From the looks of it, the result might not be as expected!
"Dean Xu?"
Zhou Guofu saw that Xu Zhou was a little distracted and reminded him.
Xu Zhou came to his senses, then smiled and said:
"I understand, so I have to go back beforehand. You can remind the dean when he comes back and ask him to contact me."
"Uh, no problem, I'll remind him when he comes back."
"Okay, let's go, Mr. Zhou."
The two said hello, and Xu Zhou returned to Ark Academy of Science.
Then he had no intention of continuing his research, so he sat in the office, slowly closed his eyes, and began to observe the various technologies in his mind.
This incident is most likely related to the ocean, and the biggest problem in ocean exploration is water pressure. Just 6,000 meters under the sea, there is 1,100 atmospheric pressure, which is equivalent to two thousand elephants standing in your belly. superior……
And this is just over 6,000 meters, still half the distance to the sea below 10,000 meters!
In addition to water pressure, there are supplies and energy needed when exploring the seabed.
The water temperature at the bottom of the sea changes greatly. Sometimes there is a temperature difference of about ten degrees just a hundred meters down.
Also, it’s impossible to go back and forth in one day when you go underwater, right? The problem of people's life underwater still needs to be solved.
But if you want to dive into the deep sea, the size of the submarine cannot be that large.
Finally, there is the power system, which is almost impossible to install with the kind of nuclear fission reactor currently carried on nuclear submarines.
If the size is too large, the submarine cannot fit it. If the size is small, the power is not enough. Among other things, any movement under the water pressure in deep water requires huge power output to support.
It is difficult to carry a medium-to-large nuclear reactor on a deep-sea submarine of this size...
All these problems must be solved before we can explore the water at will, at least without encountering attacks, and we can safely swim on the bottom of the sea.
"There are many problems, but they are not unsolvable. The main problem is whether the current problem is caused by nuclear sewage."
Xu Zhou murmured to himself, feeling a little worried.
If it has nothing to do with nuclear sewage, there is no need to rush to explore the deep sea. But if it is related, you must go to the seabed as soon as possible. After all, it is better to detect problems in advance.
Otherwise, when it develops to the point where it cannot be solved, the world's oceans may become restricted areas for humans.
"Underwater exploration submarine... I'm going to find out if there is such a technology, and I'm going to start making preparations."
At this moment, Xu Zhou's phone rang. He picked it up and saw that it was Liu Zhongmin, the president of the Academy of Dragon Science!
