Every day is one step closer to reality

In the evening, Feng Yi met Professor Ding and Professor Li who were from the same sea snake task force, but were temporarily transferred.

But it was too late, and the two professors were too tired after a day out. Feng Yi only went over to say hello to them, chatted briefly, and then came back.

They all live in the same dormitory building, so it's easy to come to them if you need anything.

Early the next morning, Feng Yi went to the cafeteria to finish his meal, waited for the two professors at the appointed time and place, and headed towards the coast together.

Both professors were in their early forties, but Professor Ding was more talkative. He told Feng Yi a lot about their work in Mocheng during the past two days, while Professor Li had a sullen face. This attitude was not directed at Feng Yi. It is about this starfish outbreak and some of the underlying reasons behind it.

When we arrived, a large area on the seaside was very lively, and people here woke up much earlier than in the city.

"The demand for starfish among traders has increased sharply. I saw what you said yesterday on the Internet." Professor Ding joked, "I heard that the owner of the store you went to was so happy that his face almost burst with laughter!"

The restaurant's account on the social platform also held a lottery for a dozen or so Overlord meal quotas. Looking at the number of retweets, you can tell that this wave of popularity has been reaped and the money has been made. The boss also thanked Feng Yi on the platform.

But looking across the country, there are still only a few people who can come to Mexico City. The majority of people are those who read related topics online and are curious about starfish.

For people far away from the coast, they eat less seafood, let alone niche seafood like starfish.

Many people were surprised when they saw the related topics brought up by Feng Yi when they were browsing the news:

starfish?

Is this thing edible?

Is it tasty?

They may not necessarily like to eat them, but everyone is curious and has a herd mentality. Besides, compared to other rare seafood, starfish are not expensive. You can afford to buy two to taste them fresh.

As a result, the online business of some stores in Mocheng increased sharply.

There was already a queue to buy starfish, but now there are even more people.

When starfish are caught on the shore, they are divided up.

Feng Yi also saw a vendor holding a live broadcast on his mobile phone, standing on his boat and loudly talking to online customers: "Buy now, freshly guaranteed! These are starfish that have just been caught ashore, not those that have been stored in cold storage for a long time." Know if there is any spoiled stock!”

"Is the starfish selling so hot?" Feng Yi asked.

"It's very popular. No one is raising starfish on a large scale now, and the sources are limited. They saw an opportunity with this outbreak. It's just that there are so many people queuing up today, twice as many as yesterday... no, twice as many!" Professor Ding looked at it! He said to those people who were rushing over in the distance.

The queue to buy starfish was getting longer and longer, and some vendors started quarreling over the goods. While Feng Yi and the others were talking for a few minutes, someone made a move, but they were quickly stopped by the management here.

Different from these excited people rushing to buy starfish, there are some people with sad faces standing on the other side.

Feng Yi could feel their anxious mood from afar, especially when he saw that there were still a lot of starfish caught, his mood swings were particularly strong.

"Who are those people over there?" Feng Yi pointed over there.

"Farmer." Professor Ding sighed.

"Are they all clam farmers?"

"Not only that, but there are also other marine treasures. There are also farmers from other places who come to see the situation."

Feng Yi understood.

With their ferocious nature, starfish can eat oysters, scallops, and abalone. If no measures are taken, their outbreaks will eventually wipe out all the marine treasures people keep.

"Undersea locusts" are not just lies.

The starfish outbreak is sparking a new temporarily active market.

But compared to the loss of aquatic resources such as clams, this new market is far from making up for it. Otherwise, the farmers would not be so anxious. Even if they use their own boats and employees to catch starfish every day, the harvest will be far less than what they get. Loss.

For example, in farming, the seedlings that are planted are destroyed by locusts before they can grow up. How can this be tolerated?

Farmers will cry when this happens.

The mood of those farmers is almost the same now. It's just the beginning. No one knows how big this wave of starfish disaster will be and how long it will last.

The three of them were chatting, and two more people walked over not far away.

Next to him, Professor Li, who had been deep in thought and had a sullen face, showed a smile. He greeted the two people over there and introduced to Feng Yi, "The one carrying the big bag is Teacher Mu who is doing research on marine food. Next to him It’s from the Ocean Development Authority.”

Obviously, Professor Li has a good relationship with this teacher Mu.

The two people who came over there stopped in their tracks when they saw Feng Yi's face.

"Feng Yi? Did he take over this mission?" Teacher Mu knew that there was an expert coming from the UN Security Bureau, but he didn't expect that the person who came was Feng Yi.

"You know him too? I don't see that you often visit social platforms."

"I first knew him because of the big python in Florida, and then I found out that he was quite popular on the Internet. But this time we were investigating the starfish outbreak. Isn't he a snake catcher? Why did he come here?"

"The people from the Federal Security Bureau asked him to come over to help, saying that he has good diving skills. In fact, they just wanted him to get to know more people. The people from the Federal Security Bureau value him very much."

"Capable people deserve attention."

They don't look at people based on their appearance, they only look at their true abilities.

Therefore, the two of them had a very kind attitude towards Feng Yi, especially Teacher Mu. The smile on his face deepened as he approached, looking sincere and enthusiastic.

Professor Ding glanced at Teacher Mu's backpack, "What are you carrying? New products? I heard you made a lot of money selling formulas this time!"

Teacher Mu smiled modestly, opened his backpack, and took out the small bags inside: "I have newly researched it, and added some starfish snacks. Come on, let's try it."

As he spoke, Teacher Mu looked at Feng Yi, "You are from Yangcheng, right. I don't know if it suits the taste of people over there. Do you like spicy food?"

Feng Yi replied: "I'm not picky. I've lived in Rongcheng for a few years, so I can eat some spicy food."

Teacher Mu grabbed a few bags into his backpack, without even looking at how many bags he grabbed, and stuffed them directly into Feng Yi: "One original flavor, one sauce flavor, the sauce flavor is spicier, come on, take it, try them all! I think it's delicious. I’ll help you carry the goods in the future!”

Feng Yi also said cheerfully: "Okay!"

Professor Ding next to him smiled and pointed at Teacher Mu, "No wonder you see Feng Yi smiling so brightly. It's because you see Feng Yi's popularity on the Internet!"

Teacher Mu had other things to do with the people from the Ocean Development Bureau, so he didn't stop here to talk more. He added Feng Yi's contact information and left.

After the two of them walked away, Feng Yi said: "This Teacher Mu..."

"Huh?" Professor Ding cast a confused look.

"There seems to be something on his mind." Feng Yi could already tell that Teacher Mu was not as high-spirited as he appeared on the surface.

"Tsk, did you see it?" Professor Ding didn't expect Feng Yi to be able to see through Teacher Mu's true emotions, "He and several of his friends own breeding farms, and the losses this time are not small. Fortunately, this time he sold the formula I have made some money, which is better than others. But the losses are there, so it’s strange to be happy. Moreover, although this starfish outbreak is not as large as that during the climate abnormality period, it is expected to be bigger than the one ten years ago. Big, not too optimistic.”

Professor Li suddenly said: "It's not an expectation, it's a certainty! This time it will definitely be more serious than the one ten years ago!"

Feng Yi looked at the farmers not far away. If it was true as the two professors said, there would be more farmers standing on the shore crying in a few days.

Looking at the bags of snacks in his hand, Feng Yi took out his mobile phone, took a few photos, and posted them to the social platform——

[On the first day of work, let’s help with the food tasting! [Picture][Picture][Picture]]

In fact, Feng Yi preferred the steamed starfish he had eaten in that restaurant yesterday, with some sauce. The poisonous nature of the starfish just added to the flavor.

Teacher Mu’s snacks have detoxified starfish, so they have less poisonous smell, but are more friendly to ordinary people.

On the Internet, people who follow Feng Yi discovered that Feng Yi posted a new status today!

Look again, snacks? dessert?

[I just placed an order for Mocheng’s Starfish online, but I didn’t see this thing. What is it? Is it tasty? Which brand? 】

[The packaging is so simple, is it a local specialty? The kind that can be bought and installed in a physical store? Please give me the name of the store! Please purchase on behalf of me! 】

[Please tell me where I can buy this! Is it sold online? 】

[Here’s the link! Where is the link to this thing? ? Brother Snake, have you forgotten something? ! 】

After posting the new status, Feng Yi had already exited the platform and put his phone in his pocket.

Others from the investigation team also arrived.

There are nearly ten team members responsible for investigating the starfish outbreak, but these are not the only ones who go out with the ship. Some are temporary employees, and some are students brought in by experts to help.

Today, the team has two ships out to sea. One is mainly for monitoring data and analyzing the current situation, and the other is responsible for fishing.

Feng Yi first followed Professor Ding and others, handing them tools to record data. In this regard, he was not as good as the students taught by the professors, let alone the professional staff.

After hanging out for a long time, Feng Yi went to another boat in the afternoon. If you don’t know anything else, catching starfish is much easier!

After this starfish outbreak, some strictly prohibited fishing tools were temporarily put into use. However, the nets used by the investigation team were modified for starfish and were different from those used by fishermen and traders, but they also required the cooperation of many people.

In the morning, he had seen how the staff used nets and cages, and now he was ready to go into the water to help.

The person in charge here asked Feng Yi: "Do you have a certificate?"

Feng Yi: "Yes."

The person in charge originally wanted to give a few reminders, but when the words came to his lips, he held them back. With another person, he could talk about the precautions for half an hour, but Feng Yi is also a member of the expert group, so he shouldn't need to emphasize too much.

In the end, I only told Feng Yi which areas needed new nets and which areas could be closed. The fishing workload in the afternoon was not heavy.

Feng Yi put on his diving equipment and went into the water with the other two divers.

A variety of chemical information is distributed in the water environment, controlling almost all aspects of aquatic animal behavior.

Fengyi is not an aquatic animal, but he can still feel the information conveyed by the chemical substances in this water environment. It was just the diving gear that was preventing him from receiving the signal.

To put it exaggeratedly, if he sticks out his tongue and licks the water here, he can tell how many marine life there are nearby.

Of course, he would never do this!

In order to record data and communicate with the expert team in real time, their diving equipment is equipped with a communication system.

One of the divers said to Feng Yi: "Let's collect a few sets of data first. It won't take long. You haven't been in the water for a while, so you should get familiar with it first and swim nearby to find out the status."

Feng Yi returned the gesture with an "ok" gesture, "When you're done here, call me and I'll be back soon."

Watching Feng Yi slowly swim forward, the two divers smiled and started recording data.

They are already proficient in these tasks, and the instrument testing is also fast.

Feng Yi swam forward. The further away from the two divers, the faster his speed increased.

Looking for status?

Where do I need to look for status?

As long as you get into the water, the state will come!

It's just that the wetsuit restricts his performance too much.

Thinking like this, Feng Yi ran away.

There are indeed many starfish at the bottom of the water.

They are not everywhere in other places, and you may not see many of them in many tourist attractions along the coast.

The outbreak in the waters of Mexico City does not mean that they all live here.

They are attracted by the food in the farms here. Starfish in other places in the sea receive the "food" signal and rush here, gathering into an army of starfish.

These seemingly harmless and cute little things have caused great economic losses and psychological damage to local farmers, which should not be underestimated.

Feng Yi changed some of the muscles, bones and organs of his body and was able to walk freely underwater. Although he looked the same as an ordinary diver, he was very different on the inside. There is no need for a buoyancy adjustment device at all.

Grab a starfish and look through it.

Where are its eyes?

Not every creature has "eyes" or "nose" in the popular sense of the word.

It should be, receptors.

It allows them to feel the light, sound, chemicals, etc. transmitted from the sea water.

No matter what kind of external stimulus it is, it generally has two effects -

Can it be eaten? Still can't eat it?

The information emitted by the marine pasture in Mocheng is:

come! Be happy! Have a big meal!

So the starfish came in groups.

Feng Yi looked at the starfish around him. Most of them were spiny sea stars.

He threw the starfish he held in his hand as a dart, and then flipped a big one under his feet. He wanted to see how it turned over, but it turned too slowly and Feng Yi had no time to wait.

He grabbed a bigger starfish, stood it on its side, made its body perpendicular to the ground, and threw it forward. Before it fell to the bottom of the water, Feng Yi had already swam there, moved it with his hand, and continued forward.

Feng Yi swam, tossing the starfish along the way.

If those starfish could talk, they would be swearing loudly.

Feng Yi threw the starfish and felt the vast sea.

I used to want to save money to buy a big swimming pool, but now I find that swimming in the sea is more enjoyable!

How about making money to buy an island?

On the other side, after the two divers on the boat entered multiple sets of data, they looked around and saw no Feng Yi.

They didn't use the communication system to contact him immediately. They wanted to see where Feng Yi went to play.

A diver took out the positioning instrument he carried with him. They were all equipped with positioning devices when performing underwater tasks.

The instrument in his hand will display the location of designated teammates within a circular area with a radius of one kilometer.

At this time, Feng Yi shouldn't be able to run very far at his speed.

However……

【No target found】

The two divers were dumbfounded.

Where are people? ! !