As for whether 52 Hertz felt lonely, there had always been controversy. Most people tended to think that it could feel lonely. After all, whales had a certain degree of intelligence and were social animals.
Scientists and ocean enthusiasts had also tried to find 52 Hertz's traces. They wanted to see its real body. The method was to play 52 Hertz's sound in the waters it often appeared in, hoping to attract it to appear.
Their efforts did not succeed. After all, the Pacific Ocean was too wide, and 52 Hertz was too mysterious. How could it be easy to wait for it? When their limited funds were used up, they had to go home and temporarily give up trying.
Even so, their method should be correct. When 52 Hertz, which was single in its mother's womb, heard a sound of a similar frequency, although it probably could not understand what the sound was about, it was very likely to approach it out of curiosity and find out what was going on.
Now, 52 Hertz had actually appeared in the open sea of Binhai City, and Sihwa could communicate with whales. This was a rare opportunity. As long as Sihwa learned its language, she would be able to respond to its long-awaited call.
Since Sihwa wanted to know how to help it, Zhang Zian explained his thoughts in detail.
"But this is just a false response. In fact, there is no such thing as another mixed-blood whale. Even if Sihwa can communicate with whales, she is not a whale, "Fina mercilessly pointed out the loophole in Zhang Zian's words. Fina pointed out the loophole in Zhang Zian's words mercilessly. "It's like you're making a promise that will never be fulfilled. You're lying to it."
Fina's arrogance made it accustomed to facing everything with dignity. It disdained deception, which was not in line with its style.
Sihwa was originally ready to agree, but after hearing what Fina said, she could not help but hesitate. 52 Hertz was already very pitiful, and it should not be hurt anymore.
"I don't think so. Truth is not needed all the time. Sometimes, white lies are needed," Zhang Zian retorted. "Right now, what 52 Hertz needs is hope. If lies can bring it hope, then lies may not be a bad thing … Moreover, who can be sure that in a few years or more, another mixed-blood whale like it won't appear? If that happens, a lie will no longer be a lie. "
Old Time Tea, who was more mellow and flexible, agreed. "What Zian said makes sense. I deeply agree. Although it was derogatory, it was not necessarily a bad thing. No matter what would happen in the future, at least at that time, he had indeed quenched his thirst and satisfied his hunger. 52 Hertz has been thirsty and hungry for 30 years. Maybe our lies can light the light of hope for it, and let it hold on for another 30 years. "
Fei Na snorted, but did not continue to object.
"Pi, what do you think?" Zhang Zian asked Pi for its opinion.
"Zhi zhi." It also nodded in agreement, pointing at itself and then at the computer keyboard outside. The general meaning was: If it could know in advance that it would one day type out the complete works of Shakespeare, it would definitely be more hopeful to hit the keyboard.
Seeing that no one objected, Sihwa nodded and said, "Okay, I understand … But, can I learn its language?"
It was no wonder that she was not confident. Previously, she could understand the language of other whales because, since she was born in this world, her ears were filled with all kinds of whale songs. There was also a white whale by her side, so she had unknowingly learned it. But this time, she was really not confident that she would deliberately learn it.
Since it could not communicate with other whales since birth, 52 Hertz was like a wild child that grew up in the mountains. No one had taught it how to speak, so its whale songs could be said to be its own style. Whether it was grammar or accent, it was very different from other whales, and it was very difficult to learn.
"Don't worry." Zhang Zian encouraged her. He picked up the fairy tale book that was placed on the side and said, "You can even learn Chinese, which is known as the world's most difficult language to learn. What is 52 Hertz's language to you?"
Sihwa was stunned. "Is Chinese really so difficult to learn?"
"Of course. Chinese has been designated by UNESCO as the most difficult language to learn. You have also experienced it, right? A Chinese word has many meanings, a sound has many meanings, a word has many meanings, and a sound has many words. It's like a piece of paper that can be used to write, wipe one's butt, and fold an airplane. There are so many uses! " Zhang Zian's face was full of honey pride. "For example, if you hear someone say the word 'gou', before you see clearly which word it is, you will never know whether he saw a dog or wanted to recite a poem …"
Sihwa listened with a face full of confusion.
For foreigners, Chinese was probably as unique and difficult to understand as 52 Hertz's song.
"Gah gah! I have specially come to inform you that you have already been on next year's shooting list. Please check and accept! " Richard saw that everyone had stayed on the second floor for a long time and had not come down, so he also flew up to join in the fun. He happened to hear Zhang Zian's pretentious words, so he immediately attacked him.
Zhang Zian coughed and changed the topic back. "Ahem! In short, you can rest assured and learn. If you need any help, such as more recordings, just let me know. At most, I will go and record a few more. "
"When it comes to learning languages, there's no one better than me. I've accumulated countless mathematical language tricks, and I'm willing to help you for free. As long as you teach me whale language after you've learned it, it'll be fine," Richard shouted while flapping its wings.
It was fine if it could not learn Pi's sign language, but it had always been unconvinced that it could not understand whale language, so it took the opportunity to make a request.
"What trick? Tell me about it. " Zhang Zian was also quite curious. After all, it was never a burden to have more skills. If he could learn useful tricks, he could go to New Oriental to be a teacher if the pet shop closed down one day …
Richard proudly shouted, "Gah gah! The trick is — if you can't learn to your death, learn to your death! "
Zhang Zian said, "… Are you sure this is not the slogan of a closed military-style high school?"
Fina glared at them and coldly spat out two words. "Noisy!"
Zhang Zian and Richard shut their mouths at the same time. They stared at each other, unconvinced, as if they wanted to kill each other with their eyes.
"Okay, I will work hard to learn." Sihwa nodded. Her voice was not loud, but it was unusually firm.
This was the first time she had made a strong determination not for herself, but for other lives other than herself. She did not negotiate with Zhang Zian, nor did she bargain. It was purely out of selflessness and willingness. She could not get anything in return from 52 Hertz, and she had to spend her playtime learning a new whale language. This was unimaginable for her in the past.
She seemed to see a miniature of herself in 52 Hertz. It was also so lonely, and it was also so incomprehensible.
She wanted to help it, just like she wanted someone to help her.
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