The Old Man and the Mermaid

Mr. Mermaid has indeed seen many legends and fairy tales about his own race in human storybooks.Human imagination can be fully developed when combined with reality, and their speculations and fantasies often have some truth.

For example, in the aspect of underwater breathing, although the mermaid knows that there is no magical seaweed in the world that allows humans to breathe smoothly in the sea—they are all decorations used to set off dreams in fairy tale books.But if he really wants to speculate, he thinks that human beings may actually be able to enter the ocean in person one day in the future.

Scientific research and development takes a long time, but it is also full of countless possibilities.

Although he is not considered an elder among the mermaids, he is still much older than his real young counterparts, and he has witnessed the most rapid development of human society.In just a few decades of development, they have turned their fantasies about electronic technology and large-scale war weapons into reality, and their mobility is already quite amazing. After scientific research is on the right track, it is estimated that they will gradually gain Smoother progress.

In addition to these realistic developments, he has also read a lot of science fiction books.Some of the plots and possibilities in the book are willing to be appreciated by even a marine creature like him who has never really lived on the shore, not to mention those humans who have always been good at putting ideas into reality.

However, whether Aigre can wait until that day comes is not something he can predict now.

Aigre obviously thought the same thing, and even directly showed a regretful expression, "It's a pity that I probably won't be able to see the day when our scientists completely transform the human body. I believe there will always be people who are willing to challenge the laws of nature and creation, but this process is estimated to be quite long, after all, even submarines can’t dive into the deep seabed now, so your ethnic group can live in peace all the time, right?”

Aigre was right about this.Mr. Mermaid nodded in agreement.

For the mermaids living in the deep sea, the biggest threat is those submarines.The range of detection systems created by humans is quite wide, and it has begun to become more and more sophisticated and ingenious. If it weren't for the fact that mermaids are born with keen perception and know how to avoid these technological products, the possibility of encountering danger is estimated to be very high .

"Although it's not very good to say that...but there are always some people who are unwilling to deal with strange and mysterious races, Mr. Mermaid." Aigre frowned slightly worriedly while speaking, "More Some people may directly have some extreme interest in you. So if possible, try not to let us on the island find you-don’t get me wrong, I don’t believe that you have no ability to protect yourself, I just think that if you It would be very troublesome to stun them all, and then move them ashore one by one."

The mermaid couldn't help laughing, then shook her head twice, and raised her hands to simulate a goggle gesture in front of her eyes.

Aigre was taken aback for a moment, and then vaguely guessed something from the mermaid's next gesture pointing to the sea, "Sorry... I may not understand it correctly, are you talking about the diving suit?"

Mr. Mermaid withdrew his hand and nodded.

"I forgot about the existence of diving suits." Aigre nodded along, and echoed, "I just don't know if there are any stores in our town that specialize in selling or renting diving suits. We don't have too beautiful scenery here, and Because it is a directional island in the sea area, it is not very convenient for outsiders to enter, so few people will travel, which also leads to almost no need for entertainment such as diving... But I think there should still be many people on the island who need diving. Equipment, so even if no one sells it, I guess we can find a way to buy it.”

Because you look like you really want to go to the bottom of the ocean.The mermaid said silently in her heart.

If my human friend really wants to go to the bottom of the sea, there is a place where even a human body can withstand the pressure and he can take him there.The mermaid recalled the beauty and clarity of that area, and thought about the route from Dusk Island.

"It's getting late now, I have to go back and get in touch with a professor in our college—" Aigre rubbed his brows a few times, and said to Mr. Mermaid, "So please ask Mr. Mermaid to take me back again Right? Otherwise, I will have to swim back to the island from here by myself."

The mermaid had a little impression of the speed of human swimming in the sea, and the miserable appearance that Aigre would appear even if he really swam to the shore, smiled twice, and stretched out his arms to Aigre.

"Although I've mentioned it before, I still can't help but want to repeat it every time-your voice is really beautiful, Mr. Mermaid." Aigre admired from the bottom of his heart, and then gave his mermaid The friend hugged, "At the same time, thank you for not choosing to directly cover my mouth and nose this time, and taking me to enjoy those ten seconds of happy time in the sea by kidnapping."

If covering your mouth and nose is kidnapping, then I'm murdering you by taking you into the ocean, my friend.The mermaid groaned again, then clasped Aigre's back tightly with both hands, jumped up from the boulder, jumped into the sea and swam quickly towards the direction of Dusk Island.

After going ashore again, Aigle took a deep breath, turned over and sat on the beach and sighed: "This is really more exciting than riding a roller coaster, and probably few people are as lucky as me to experience it."

The mermaid kept a faint smile, and waited for a few seconds after Aigre recovered, then gently waved to him, turned and left the coast.

Aigre watched his long fish tail make the last wave on the sea, and then shook his soaked clothes, planning to go back to the lighthouse and change into a clean one, otherwise the cloth would feel like it was sticking to his body It's really not a good feeling.

Mr. Mermaid didn't take him away for too long, so when he cleaned himself up and picked up the phone to contact Professor Nice, it was around nine o'clock in the morning.

He opened the email again and looked carefully at the few words that Professor Nice had sent him. After making sure that he hadn't missed any words from Professor Nice, he took out his mobile phone and made a call.

After the phone rang a few times, the other side answered.Professor Nice's voice sounded quite energetic, and he didn't look tired last night, and his tone was as kind and gentle as ever: "Good morning, Eigre."

"Good morning, Professor Nice, how is everything?"

"We're all doing well here, my boy, you've been home for a while, and I haven't had a chance to contact you, how are you doing?" Professor Nice sighed as he asked, "I didn't expect you to graduate , When I contacted you again, I let you happen to encounter such a thing, I am really sorry."

"I'm very good, Professor Nice, and please don't apologize, this time we didn't coordinate well." Aigre replied politely, "I'm a little curious, Professor, I hope you don't mind—— Alumnus, is this the student you personally brought?"

"Oh... no." Professor Nice's tone seemed to be a little headache, "Is there a girl with the boys? That girl is the daughter of another professor in our department. I shouldn't be in charge of this field trip, but that guy has something to do temporarily, so he can only entrust this task to me. Several young people have been with me for a few days, and they have always been very good. I didn't expect this time How dare you take my certificate and run away ahead of time... How ignorant!"

"So they actually came behind your back?"

"Yeah." Professor Nice said with some dissatisfaction, "When my old friend comes back, I will definitely let him teach these little guys a good lesson. Good kids are not spoiled, especially those who are still young. Children who have never entered society."

In terms of teaching, Eigre couldn't provide any advice, so he could only agree a few times, and then asked: "Then, Professor Nice, when will you come over?"

"About a week." Professor Ness said, "Don't worry, I'll contact those little bastards immediately and tell them not to mess around again in the next few days. Also tell your neighbors for me Sorry! I will apologize to them when I get to your island."

"Don't worry, the residents in the town are very good-tempered, and they won't get angry because of such a trivial matter." Aigre thought for a while, and then said, "I remember you were still sick during the period before and after graduation, right?" ? If the old disease is not completely cured, it will recur, please pay attention to your body."

"You are still sensible." Professor Nice promised happily, "I will pay attention, you can go to your work first, I still have materials to sort out today, I have to go to the laboratory again. The few of them If anything happens again, just contact me directly, don't indulge them."

"Yes, Professor, I understand."

After hanging up the phone, Aigre was about to turn on the computer to check the latest information, when he heard the sound of a motor starting outside the originally quiet window.This sound can only come from one thing recently, and Eigre frowned immediately when he heard it. After adjusting his expression, he walked to the window and looked towards the sea.