What kind of sound would you make if you were captured by the enemy and put on a laboratory bench for a series of experiments and other torture?
Normally, many people would think that this sea beast was just making its last cry as a trapped beast, but that was not the case.
Even the locals did not know much about deep-sea sea beasts. Just capturing this one had already cost them a lot of manpower and resources. They had specially built a data system for the sea beast, and the data system was constantly being upgraded and updated, but after fighting for so many years, although the people on the planet had a much better understanding of sea beasts, they still did not have a deep understanding of some key species.
Huimao pulled back his ears and said to Silin, "Something's not right. This captured sea beast shouldn't be making a sound like this. "
"Hmm?" Silin looked at Huimao.
"Captured sea beasts don't live for long, do they? As far as I know, captured sea beasts will either commit suicide in despair or be used as experimental subjects. Either way, they won't live long, "Vino said.
Wheeze shook its whiskers. "Judging from its voice, this sea beast doesn't have much longer to live. However, its cry just now wasn't filled with despair or sorrow like you said. It was filled with mockery and joy."
"Mocking and happy?" The others looked at Huimao in surprise, waiting for Huimao's explanation.
"Yes, although I can't understand what it is trying to express, I feel that the cry just now was sarcastic, but also contained a sense of happiness."
"The cry of a sea beast at the end of its life is not a cry of sorrow, but a mocking one? Who is it mocking? The humans on the planet? "Daduo rubbed her chin in thought.
York glanced at Kenasenza, "Could this be the reason why Coco is feeling uneasy? If it's making such a cry, there must be a reason for it to do so. "
Kenasenza was deep in thought. She could only predict what would happen next based on her feelings, but she couldn't figure it out. Although she felt uneasy before, she couldn't tell why she felt uneasy.
The leaders of the planet's government finally came out. The ruler of this planet was a small aristocrat. Although he was just a small aristocrat, he was quite stubborn and difficult to negotiate with. Sometimes, the lesser nobles were harder to deal with than the greater nobles. It was like the saying, "the barefoot is not afraid of the barefoot."
"We are more than happy to welcome the people of the RAS!"
The Prime Minister and the minor nobles came out to greet them with smiles on their faces. But looking at their fake smiles, he knew that the so-called "welcome" actually meant the same thing as "what are you doing here".
The RAS sent out negotiators, and both sides sat on one side of the conference room. Silin and the others stood off to the side in a daze.
There weren't many guards from the planetary government in the conference room. It was obvious that the planetary government knew what they were doing. They couldn't afford to offend the RAS too much. Otherwise, it would be a life-and-death struggle.
The two parties had already discussed the matter of sea blue gold before, but at that time, the planetary government's attitude was rather unyielding. However, now that the Royal Academy of Sciences had sent someone over to negotiate with them, they had also shown their sincerity.
There was no deal that couldn't be made. The only thing they lacked was a bargaining chip.
In order to make the Royal Academy of Sciences relent, the people from the RAS even brought along certificates, contracts, and academician badges. The planetary government was obviously shaken, but they still couldn't give a definite answer.
As the owner of the planet, the minor nobles didn't allow the RAS to come into contact with the researchers who invented the aquamarine gold formula. They were probably afraid that the researchers would leave the planet if they were to poach them. However, on the other hand, if the planet could produce an RAS academician, it would undoubtedly be a great boon to the planet.
The minor nobles had their own selfish motives. So, although the negotiation was progressing, it was very slow.
Silin estimated that the negotiation might take some time. The minor nobles would only relent after they had figured out what the minor nobles wanted.
Although the Royal Academy of Sciences was not very welcoming, the minor nobles had arranged for them to live in good conditions.
The planetary government was located in the middle of the continental plate, which was also the furthest place from the coast. If the sea beasts could attack here, then the millennium-long struggle would finally come to an end.
In the place that the minor nobles had arranged for them, the academicians and scholars of the RAS were discussing countermeasures. At the same time, they were also making academic comments on the situation of the planet.
In a room separated by a wall, Silin and a few other students were discussing.
"Hey, why don't the minor nobles directly reach an agreement with the RAS? It's obvious that the RAS is more anxious this time. This way, the minor nobles can reap more benefits. For example, they can further arm the land defense system of the city, the country, or even the entire planet. After all, the RAS's weapons research is very good. "York leaned on the window sill and crossed his legs.
"If an external force intervenes, it will be seen as a disguised invasion. After all, once the long-term balance is broken, no one knows what will happen next. Didn't something similar happen on a planet before? Internal strife, external help, and in the end, the external help benefited. The planetary government was reshuffled. "Daduo understood this.
"That's true." Vino nodded in agreement. "The minor nobles are looking at us as if we're looking at a contradiction. We can only make him relent step by step. We can't force him to give in."
"Is it necessary to go this far just for a formula?" Walley yawned and said lazily as he leaned on the table.
"That depends on who we're dealing with. This formula is crucial to a project of the RAS. Every minute the RAS's research project is delayed is equivalent to losing a lot of money, so we're in a hurry. Don't you see how anxious those old men are? "A student beside him said.
Daduo looked at Kenasenza who had been silent all this time. "Keke, tell us your opinion."
Kenasenza shook her head. She was not in the mood to discuss this with everyone. She frowned and said, "I have a feeling that something is going to happen … Tell everyone to pay attention today. There might be changes."
Daduo's heart skipped a beat. When Kenasenza said 'might', it meant that there was an eighty percent chance that something would happen.
After Kenasenza said this, the rest of the people in the room stopped talking and began to adjust their state of mind to prepare for what might happen.
Huimao, who was lying on the window sunbathing, twitched his nose and opened his eyes. He looked at the end of the street, then looked at the sky and grinned.
'It's coming!'
While Huimao was feeling happy, he was suddenly dragged into the room by Silin.
"What did you find?" Silin asked.
"Didn't you notice?" Huimao pointed outside the window.
Silin pulled Huimao to the window in confusion. As he breathed, Silin finally understood what Huimao was referring to.
"The air humidity is increasing."
Huimao wagged his tail up and down. His dilated pupils showed his excitement. "Although it's not obvious right now, I'm sure it's related to those sea beasts. I can already smell the fishy smell of the sea on them."
Not long after, there was a commotion around them. After all, they were people who had been fighting against sea beasts for a long time. They reacted quickly to the possibility of the change in the environment.
The air humidity display was a must-have for every household on the planet. Children would speculate about certain things based on the fluctuations in the humidity display. It was as common as eating a meal.
York turned on his microcomputer and began to hack into the planet's network. Many news were blocked by the planet's government here, and they would not tell the people of the RAS what was happening.
Of course, the things that were happening right now were extremely common to the people living on the planet. Since it was common, why would they tell outsiders like them?
After hacking into the network, the image that popped up on the microcomputer was shocking.
"The coastal defense line has been shrouded in thick fog, and the fog is spreading inland at an extremely fast speed."
"Sea fog?"
Daduo looked at the analysis data and moved closer, as if to confirm the authenticity of the data.
"This data was analyzed by local researchers. They're all professionals, so it's very reliable," York said.
Silin glanced around. Huimao was squatting on the windowsill and looking into the distance, shaking its head and humming a little tune.
The happier the cat was, the more it proved that those things were getting closer.
Some of the buildings around them had already closed the windows and other relatively large openings. The buildings that originally looked like fortresses now looked even more solemn and strict.
The people in the buildings had already begun to adjust their weapons. They were prepared whether they would be used or not.
Silin and the others had only seen some short battle scenes. These scenes did not represent the entire battle. The footage was too limited, and many of the sea beasts only showed a little bit of their bodies.
"It's fog," Silin said.
The light in the sky had already begun to blur. They could feel the water vapor drifting in the breeze.
"Let's close the windows too. There are hallucinogenic factors in the fog."
Hearing Cillin's words, two of the academies even took out their detectors suspiciously and checked at the window. It was just as Cillin said. Even if the amount of hallucinogenic factor was not enough to affect them right now, it was hard to say when the fog thickened. Moreover, it would be difficult to remedy the situation once the amount of hallucinogenic factor was reached.
Several academicians had already sent people to guard them. They were only separated by a wall, so if anything happened, they would be able to protect them in time.
After closing the windows and turning on the airflow balance system, everyone looked at the image that popped up on the microcomputer.
Since it could affect the central area, it was obvious that the battle this time was quite large.
"We can also see the famous battle between humans and beasts. We can see how strong the manpower and military force of this planet is," a student said.
Some people were looking forward to it, some were nervous, but Huimao was very unhappy. He was circling around the window. The plan to go out and 'catch fish' was killed! What the f * ck!
This time, the sea fog had spread over a wider area. From the image sent by the satellite, the entire continent had been covered by a third of the fog, and it was starting from the edge.
The fog was very thick, and the fog covered a large area. No one knew how long the fog would last. In the areas with very low visibility, the border guards were already fully armed. If they breathed in such a thick fog without a mask, they would collapse in less than five seconds.
The fog in the coastal area was already very thick. Ordinary cameras could only capture a blue color.
Blue?
Yes, blue. If the color was any darker, it would definitely be the same color as the ocean.
When they first arrived on this planet, Silin noticed that the color of the ocean on this planet was different from the other planets. That kind of blue made people feel a little cold.
"It's not just the sea fog. Some of the islands around the continent and the low-altitude areas near the coast have already been submerged by the sea." York brought up the terrain map. "The strange thing is that the ocean is still very calm …"
Before York could finish his sentence, an image silenced him.
This was the image that appeared in the sky above a certain distance from the coastal area.
In the background of the spreading blue fog, a rather hazy shadow of a giant beast as tall as a skyscraper suddenly appeared. As it moved, the thorns on its body could be vaguely seen. If not for the fact that the city below was still intact, it would have looked like a giant beast trampling over the city.
"A projection?"
"Something like a mirage?"
"I'm not sure. Since this shadow has appeared, does it mean that the big guy has already appeared somewhere?"
York brought up another document and showed it to everyone.
"What is this?"
Vino and the others felt dizzy just looking at it.
"Let's let the academicians of the RAS look at this. But will those stubborn old fellows criticize our intrusion?"
Silin pursed his lips. "Even if they criticize us verbally, they still agree with York's actions. Otherwise, why would they bring York along?"
York's network intrusion skills were very strong. This was much more outstanding than his combat strength. Since he was brought along for this mission, there must be a similar intention. However, the old fellows of the RAS were too proud to say it out loud.
"Alright then, I'll send it to them directly."
Two minutes later, an honorary scholar from the Royal Academy of Sciences came in. Seeing the innocent look on York's face, he sighed and said, "Let me tell you something."
The academicians all went to study the documents that York sent over. Then, they brought him over to talk to York and the other students about how to "tactfully" guide the network invasion.
Although Silin listened to the speech of the honorary scholar like everyone else, his mind was already thinking about something else. He also asked Huimao to hack into the planet's network to dig up some information.
The document that York had just found was a research report. The subject of the research was a type of deep-sea giant beast that was called a "Sea King" by the researchers. Every battle was led by these "Sea Kings". From the looks of it, it was quite similar to the black shadow in the fog that they had seen before.
From the research report, humans had only caught one "Sea King" in the past hundred years. However, the "Sea King" died not long after it was caught. This research report was published that year. The voice that Silin and the others heard from the planetary government wasn't the voice of a "Sea King". It was a species that was even lower in rank than the "Sea King" in the ocean pyramid.
The "Sea King" was a deep-sea giant beast with a layer of skin that could exchange ions. They could absorb certain metal elements in the seawater to achieve the purpose of camouflaging these sea monsters. With this layer of functional skin, even if they swam close to the surface of the sea, they would not be discovered by the detectors. As long as they didn't show their heads, most of the time, they could avoid being detected by the scanners. Therefore, for a period of time, humans suffered a lot.
Apart from the functional skin that the "Sea King" sea monsters possessed during their evolution, their voices were also very special.
The "Sea King" would emit a pulse sound wave to affect or intercept torpedoes or missiles that were fired at it. The special structure in the "Sea King"'s throat was like a sound wave converter. It could emit a high-energy pulse sound wave in an instant. It was strong enough to destroy or detonate a torpedo or missile that had been locked onto.
The "Sea King"'s super-strong directional pulse sound wave caused a lot of trouble for humans. At least, that was the case during the years when this research report was published.
According to some of the documents, every time the "Sea King" came out, some small characters in the shallow waters or the ocean would all escape to make way for the "Sea King". This was because the powerful sound waves produced by the various sonars created by the "Sea King" could cause the small characters to die.
"From a certain point of view, the" Sea King "can also emit sound waves similar to infrasound?" Vino asked.
The honorary scholar nodded. "You can say that."
Infrasound's ability to cause interference was very strong. It could penetrate and reach very far away. Every time the "Sea King" roared, many cities could hear it. This showed how far it could travel.
Just as the honorary scholar was explaining to them, Huimao jumped onto Silin's shoulder. "Found it! It really has something to do with the sea blue gold! "
When he saw the functional skin on the "Sea King" mentioned in the document, Silin suspected that the sea blue gold formula had something to do with the functional skin of the "Sea King". Therefore, he asked Huimao to hack into the network system to check. The results were just as Silin expected.
"However, the research team of the minor noble only obtained a part of the" Sea King's "tail. They are trying to obtain the functional skin on other parts of the" Sea King. "Different parts have different metal ratios. At least for now, the functional skin on the" Sea King "'s tail and claws have different metal ratios."
In other words, if Silin and the others could obtain the analysis data of the functional skin on other parts of the "Sea King", it would be equivalent to obtaining different upgraded versions of the sea blue gold. In that case, why would they still need to negotiate with the minor noble?
"Silin." Huimao moved his claws and chuckled. "Why don't I get some for you?"
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