Every day is one step closer to reality

Even if you want to catch starfish to verify it, you have to wait until your next dive to try it in sea water.

Those who have been fished ashore, who knows what other stimulation they have received? There are too many interfering factors, so it is better to put the target on those starfish in the wild to avoid other people's attention.

"What do you think of this starfish outbreak?" Feng Yi asked.

Professor Li sighed heavily, his temperament of caring about the country and the people becoming more and more obvious.

"Once it breaks out, it is difficult to stop it. Fishing can only be alleviated to a certain extent, but it cannot solve the fundamental problem. Moreover, the severity this time exceeds everyone's expectations."

"Is there no other safer and more efficient solution?" Feng Yi was curious.

Professor Li shook his head, "Starfish outbreaks are not too rare. They have occurred many times before during climate anomalies, not to mention the 20 years of climate anomalies. After that, until now, they will also occur every few years or more. Once. The outbreak of starfish is just one of the marine problems. Although many aspects have been taken to control it, artificial fish fry have been released, resource reserves have been established, and the scale of breeding has been controlled, there are still many problems that cannot be solved.

"The energy of the sea and climate is too great. With the current technology of mankind, we can only do it step by step.

"Everyone has similar opinions on the reasons for starfish outbreaks. They are still the same. There are fewer natural enemies in the larval stage, so there are more of them. This time, small fluctuations in the climate may be in their favor."

After a slight pause, Professor Li added, "My opinion is to minimize this loss, and then focus more time and resources on solving their reproduction and larvae. The most likely problem is this link. How many times? From the overfishing of fish stocks ten years ago to the 20 years of abnormal climate, too many creatures have disappeared, whether on land or in the ocean. There are population declines and the rise of groups. One is ebbing and the other is ebbing, and we want to return to harmony. With balance, it’s too difficult. Do you know about the Undersea Forest Project?”

Feng Yi was stunned, "I know."

After hanging out with several expert chat groups at the Federal Security Bureau for so long, I still know some information.

The Undersea Forest Project was launched after the abnormal climate period. It is a large-scale plan on marine ecology, covering a wide range from north to south and involving a large number of participants. A lot of money was thrown in. To put it simply, it is the artificial restoration and reconstruction of the damaged marine ecological environment.

The owners of hotels and resorts in various coastal tourist attractions paid special attention to this plan, and Feng Yi also heard people talk about it.

but……

"This starfish outbreak will have little impact on the submarine forest plan, right?" Feng Yi asked.

Professor Li looked worried: "With regard to ecological issues, if a certain link goes wrong, a large team's decades of hard work may be undone within a few or dozens of days. The farmers who seem to be most affected now are But what will happen next has not yet been determined. Data is being collected urgently, and the staff at the observation station have been working overtime for many days."

"You don't have to worry too much. In terms of climate, it should be fine. It's just a small fluctuation and it's still within control." Feng Yi comforted. He really didn't feel any drastic climate changes.

But Professor Li does not think he is too pessimistic, "Who can say for sure about this kind of thing, small fluctuations... what is considered 'small'? Look at how suddenly the waterspouts in the south appeared! How big the formation was! Before that , who would have predicted that a tornado of that level would appear offshore in early March, and the fish would be sucked up to the sky!"

Feng Yi: "..."

If you say this, I can't take it.

Respond with silence.

When we returned to the dormitory area, everyone was not in a high mood. Maybe the new data received today was not satisfactory.

Feng Yi couldn't be too active. He wanted to go back to eat quickly, but he slowed down and walked with the others.

After eating in the cafeteria, others either go back to rest or gather in small groups to discuss things.

Feng Yi did not stay in the dormitory, but went out to the night market with Xiao Jia.

He had consumed too much today, and the food he ate in the cafeteria simply couldn't satisfy his stomach.

Xiao Jia is responsible for covering.

When he went out to look for food at night, Feng Yi put on a hat, thick-framed glasses, and plain casual clothes. I didn’t wear the ones with reflective strips in the dormitory, they were too eye-catching in the dark.

While foraging, Feng Yi heard about Xiao Jia's schedule today.

Feng Yi went out with the expert team. Xiao Jia couldn't follow him, but he didn't stay in the dormitory all the time.

Xiao Jia went out to rent a yacht. He had a certificate and money. When Feng Yi was away on a mission, he drove the yacht out to sea for fun. He also met several small fishing groups and made an appointment to go fishing tomorrow.

"How are those people?" Feng Yi asked.

"Most of them have a bold personality and can talk about anything in conversation, but when it comes to fishing..." Xiao Jia paused.

"What about them??"

"People are addicted to food."

"I understand. Are you still going fishing tomorrow?"

"Go! I asked Xiao Bing to make some bait when I came here. I want to try it." Xiao A said.

"Good luck!"

Xiao Jia went out alone not just for fun. In one day, he almost understood the distribution of various functional areas near the coast of Mocheng.

We all know which area has more tourists, which area has looser management, and which direction the breeding farm is located.

This information may not be useful, but he has made it a habit to go to one place to find out this information.

He was the only one following the boss this time, trying to collect as much information as possible. What if the boss could use it?

As long as he uses it, his bonus will come!

Feng Yi didn't want to go fishing. After eating at several restaurants, he packed up supper and went back, including grilled ribs, grilled seafood and so on.

When returning to the dormitory area, Feng Yi entered through the north gate and saw the big black dog guarding the door again.

He didn't know the person in the guard box, and Feng Yi didn't go over to talk to him. He just touched the dog's head.

The big black dog was staring at a cat that broke into the courtyard wall. When the dog's head was touched, it looked back with innocent eyes.

It remembered Feng Yi's scent, and the people in the guard box didn't make any sound, so it didn't show any aggression.

Smelling the smell of barbecue on Feng Yi's body, he wagged his tail.

Feng Yi originally wanted to throw a piece of grilled pork ribs to it. Food with strong flavor is not suitable for it, but it should be fine if you rinse a small piece with water.

I glanced around and saw the "No Feeding" sign next to it.

never mind.

"Keep craving for it."

Looking into those innocent yet longing dog eyes, Feng Yi touched the dog's head again and ran away.

There was no need to analyze data, no need to write work reports, and not too much worry, so Feng Yi fell asleep very relaxed.

The next day, continue with the group.

After adapting to the rhythm of the team, it was very relaxed. In fact, Feng Yi didn't need to do much, so he only used his strength during diving.

Feng Yi's work attitude the day before was also recognized by everyone, and everyone had a good impression of him.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand the work, just do more, watch more, and learn more. Feng Yi did a good job in this regard.

He just ran away without paying attention.

Still not stable enough.

The person in charge remembered that Feng Yi ran away and planned to give Feng Yi a few more instructions today.

You have no way of knowing what young people today will vent their energy on.

But it shouldn’t be too harsh, as young people’s thin skin must be taken into account.

With this thought in mind, the person in charge walked towards the divers, softened his face, and prepared his expression, ready to talk to Feng Yi.

When I looked around, there were only two divers left who were getting ready to go into the water.

Where are people? !

"Where's Feng Yi?" the person in charge asked.

"He's already gone down. Do you have anything to do with him?" a diver said.

"...Nothing, you continue."

Due to the limitations of the underwater communication network, it is not convenient to chat with Feng Yi now. The person in charge plans to wait until today's work is completed before chatting with Feng Yi.

Feng Yi's attitude in admitting his mistakes yesterday was pretty good, and he probably won't run away again.

Underwater, the divers began their work today.

Like yesterday, start by collecting data. Feng Yi couldn't help him much, so he once again proposed to go shopping nearby.

"The 'nearby' you mentioned, is it more than a thousand meters?" A diver looked at Feng Yi.

"No, I'm really only nearby. You can find me on your positioning equipment." Feng Yi said.

"Okay, remember what we said yesterday!"

"learn!"

After a while, during a break in collecting data, the diver turned on the positioning instrument to take a look.

This time we can indeed see Feng Yi's position, but he has already traveled more than 500 meters!

Can't you just stay within fifty meters? ! !

In Feng Yi's opinion, more than five hundred meters is already considered very close.

If he wants to use those starfish for experiments, he can't do it in an area with too many human activities, and it can't go beyond the acceptable range of the team.

Five hundred meters should be acceptable, right?

Feng Yi looked at the group of starfish in front of him.

This small area has the highest density of starfish, and they look lazy and not very active. There were so many starfish, enough for him to test.

After making sure that there was no one else around and there were few interference factors, Feng Yi spread his arms and hugged:

Come on, little ones!

Feel the scent of the top predator of the food chain!

Compared with yesterday, the probing message Feng Yi sent out this time was stronger and more purposeful.

Extremely tiny information molecules spread out in the seawater and are captured by the creatures in the surrounding seawater.

Soon, the starfish that had been ignoring the intruders began to commit suicide one after another.

Most of them had one arm left, but a few starfish cut off two of them out of excitement.

Feng Yi watched them swaying their tiny tube feet and walking away in small steps.

The caught starfish may have been overreacting, so this time, he didn't catch them, didn't touch them directly, and kept a distance. These starfishes still cut themselves so intensely!

It is certain that Haixing cut his wrists because of him.

Feng Yi looked around.

A small fish swam over, felt something, flicked its tail, and went away again.

But, it's still different.

The fish in the water will reject the message when they feel it, but not every creature will be like the starfish in front of them. They are afraid that they will cut themselves off collectively. If cutting off one wrist is not enough, they will cut off two!

Overreaction?

No, their DNA has moved!

Feng Yi had reason to suspect that there had been some unfriendly exchanges between his ancestors and the ancestors of these starfish.

For example, the relationship between the upper and lower levels of the food chain?

Many, many years ago, did our ancestors go into the sea to stir up trouble and trouble after surfing on land?

How would higher-intelligence creatures living in the sea react?

When he returned to where the team was, Feng Yi was still thinking about the relationship between his ancestors in the food chain.

The two divers had not yet finished collecting data. They were stunned when Feng Yi came back and said nothing. Although everyone had different opinions on the understanding of the word "nearby", they could get along well with each other, and Feng Yi was not perfunctory about his work. Didn't cause any trouble.

"You came back so soon? Didn't you encounter anything interesting?" asked a diver.

"No, I just looked at the starfish for a while." Feng Yi said.

The two divers were thinking: Sure enough, the snake charmer didn't have much contact with the starfish, but he was still interested in seeing it.

Time passed slowly and another day's work was completed. Feng Yi was thinking about which restaurants to eat at tonight. As soon as he got off the boat, he received a notice: There will be a meeting in the evening.

I learned from others that the recent data feedback was not very optimistic, and everyone in the investigation team looked solemn.

When resting on the shore yesterday, Professor Ding was still smiling when he spoke. At this time, he was tired and sad, and the wrinkles between his eyebrows were comparable to Professor Li's.

Even with his eyes closed, Feng Yi could feel the anxious and restless messages emanating from them.

There is a meeting in the evening. Judging from the situation, it is estimated that the meeting will not be too short, so he cannot go out to look for food. Fortunately, there is still some stock in the dormitory. Xiao Bing prepared special dry food for him when he came to Mo City.

Feng Yi asked Xiao Jia's gang to bring back some midnight snacks. After the meeting, we went back to the dormitory to eat.

The first time he participated in an internal meeting of the investigation team, Feng Yi took a look at the others and brought a notebook and a pen into the meeting room to show off.

Among the experts and office workers sitting around the table, Feng Yi was the youngest, but he knew his position very well - he was just a walk-on.

Just sit in your position and be a tool.

In addition to them sitting around the table, there is also a row of people sitting against the wall at the back of the room, all students or assistants of various experts. It was not a particularly confidential meeting and they were allowed to speak at the meeting.

Before the meeting started, Feng Yi, the snake catcher, didn't have much in common with the others. He just sat there and scrolled through his phone, almost finishing all the fruits in the fruit plate.

A student of an old professor walked over quietly and poured tea into the teacups in front of them one by one.

Feng Yi picked it up and took a look.

Wolfberry and chrysanthemum tea.

In addition, it seems that licorice and other things are added.

I always feel like this cup of tea is hinting at something.

At the beginning of the meeting, experts and investigators analyzed and put forward their own opinions and suggestions on the data collected in recent times, as well as the summary and analysis of various aspects of information.

After that, the atmosphere in the conference room changed 180 degrees from solemn to sparkling in just one cup of tea.

Confrontations between big guys, presenting data, reasoning, combining theory with practice.

Even the most fiery person can sound convincing and convincing when he roars.

If your stance is not firm, you will be easily led away and swayed by their comments.

Except for those who don’t understand.

The students sitting in the corner lowered their heads and remained silent. At this time, it is not their turn to intervene. They want to step in to help, but they are worried that they lack knowledge and will be disliked for delaying.

As for Feng Yi, who didn't understand much, he sat quietly in his seat.

Drink tea.

Keep drinking tea.

I'm just a snake catcher and don't understand starfish management.

Startled.