Dow and Carbon-Based Monkey Breeding Guidelines

Chapter 830 Lenny Collein is in the water

Before setting out on this trip, Jania had heard about the cloudy and changeable spring climate of Esgetef Island.It is not surprising that the wind and rain come as they say, and the sun and the cold always appear in turn.But she had never heard anything about fog, nor had she seen fog on the sea.

The fog rises quickly.At first it was only a thin layer, through which the sea level illuminated by the moonlight could still be seen.But when Jania looked around for a while, it had condensed thick and heavy, like big groups of dusty clouds piled up on the sea.The small wooden boat was completely surrounded by fog, and Jania couldn't tell the direction at all.She tried to look up at the moon to see if they were still heading away from the coast, but there was fog over her head.These high, shapeless gray walls trapped the ship from all sides, damp and cold.The penetrating moonlight made them show subtle changes in light and shade, as if they not only had entities, but also had fresh life.

No one on board spoke any more.Chi Labin concentrated on rowing, while Zhou Wenxing looked at the sky.Jania wondered if he was reading the direction of the stars.She knew little about astronomy, and she couldn't see much in such a thick fog.At this moment, Jania really hopes that Hannah is here, because Hannah has an astronomical telescope at home.She must know quite a bit about the stars.However, even if she couldn't tell the stars apart, she also noticed that Zhou Wenxing and Chi Labin didn't talk about the direction of navigation at all.Zhou Wenxing put his hands in his pockets, and he never gestured to Chi Labin.

An eerie atmosphere hangs over the small wooden boat.In the silence, Jania recalled the strange things she had encountered in the past two days, and felt as if she had jumped into a bottomless pit following the rabbit with the pocket watch.In order to break the atmosphere, she asked Chirabin, "Can you see the distance clearly?"

"In the distance? Are you asking now? Of course not, stop. Look how thick the fog is. I can't even see the tip of our ship clearly."

"Aren't you worried that we're in danger?"

Chirabin didn't sound worried at all. "I don't know, stop." He asked in a tone of inquiry, "What kind of danger will we encounter?"

Jania couldn't tell.She also didn't know what dangers a small wooden boat relying on pure human power would encounter in the sea fog.Will there be reefs here? Or fierce fish that will capsize the boat? She has only seen those in story books. His, aren't they already looking for sea monsters?She never thought that she would go out to sea in a small wooden boat with two strangers to find monsters.Hannah would never believe it.

"We might get lost," she said, "and not find our way back. We'll die of thirst and hunger here."

"That's nothing to worry about, we won't get lost."

Jania looked at him puzzled.Chirabin winked at her cheerfully as he paddled.

"I bet you've been a little baffled by the events of the past few days," he said. "You must have encountered a lot of things in your life that you find inexplicable, right? Have you ever lost something? I have lost a few Times. Keys or something important, when I thought it should be there, it disappeared. I turned the house upside down and found no trace. I'm absolutely pissed off , can't believe I lost it by myself. No, it's like I ran away with my long legs. There was an invisible spirit playing a prank on me, stealing my things and hiding them when I wasn't looking . have you ever felt this way?"

"I lost an amulet that my father's grandmother gave him," Jania said. "I lost it in the woods."

"Have you found it?"

"No. I've been looking around there often, but I haven't been able to find it."

"What a pity. Maybe someone picked it up. If you accidentally hang it on a branch, some birds will pick it up and make a nest."

"Yes, there is a possibility...but I remember I hung it around my neck, by a thick cord. It was always close to my body."

Chi Labin shook his head with interest: "Do you remember how you lost it?"

Jania shook her head.She only remembered that she got lost in the woods once, but the specific details have been forgotten.This was a little strange, since she remembered being very fond of the pine and amber amulet at one point.

"Strange things happen all the time," said Chilabin. "All the stuff we lose, for the most part, doesn't just disappear. We know it's always there somewhere, and there's a perfect explanation for it." Why it's there. It wasn't stolen by a leprechaun into a hole, but hidden in the blind spots of our minds and imaginations. It would be a very interesting story if we could see the whole process of things. We might Laughing at one's own stupidity or bad luck—which, unfortunately, is left unanswered in most cases, so that it becomes mysterious to us."

"I don't quite understand what you mean," said Jania. "What are you trying to tell me?"

"If you feel that inexplicable things are happening around you, there is always a reasonable explanation behind it, head on." Chirabine said happily, "Those mysterious fragments-I mean, what you experienced All sorts of seemingly unrelated oddities, maybe they're connected, part of the same story. That would be fun, wouldn't it?"

He laughed out loud.Amidst the gratuitous laughter, Jania was both confused and slightly annoyed.From Chilabin's words, she vaguely felt something, as if the red-skinned man was hinting at something to her.But what is that?The biggest mystery in her life, the mystery that can be connected with this moment, is only her old brother who ran to Africa.Thinking of this, she turned her head to look at Zhou Wenxing again, the introverted young man was still looking at the sky.There was a cold, indistinct smile on his face.

"If it's all connected," Jania said, staring at him, "I'll always see."

"Oh, that's not necessarily the case, stop. I'm not underestimating you, but this is not a simple puzzle. There are many things that you may have never encountered or even thought about. This has nothing to do with personal ability. It doesn't matter. As for myself, I have always suspected that some animal took my lost documents, but since I don't know the animal, I can't make many useful hypotheses. You can Your assumptions are within your imagination, you have to admit that?"

"What I can think of is enough."

"Are you sure?"

When Chilabin asked her this, Jania noticed that Zhou Wenxing's head drooped, first glanced at Chilabin, then at her, as if this question attracted his attention more than the sky.Realizing this made Jania hesitate for a moment, but she still said, "Yes, I think I can think of answers to everything that happens to me."

"What about the amulet?"

"It was picked up by people. Or taken by birds to build their nests."

Both men on board watched her with interest.Chilabin cleared his throat, and said pretendingly: "Then let's have a more difficult question, stop. You said you have an older brother."

"Correct."

"Where did he go?"

"Africa."

When Jania answered here, she seemed to already know what kind of questions Chilabin would give her.Sure enough, she heard Chirabin say immediately, "Why is your brother going to Africa?"

"……I have no idea."

"Why don't we take a guess?" Chirabin suggested. "Why do you think your brother is going to Africa, come on?"

"Maybe he's not feeling well."

"It's a kind of answer, but it's a bit old-fashioned. Use your imagination. Come on, there's not much market for stories about running away for love these days."

"He found great treasures in Africa," said Jania dryly.But Chilabin wasn't satisfied with that answer either, thinking it was just as corny—Jennia thought it was pretty daft, why did she have to use her imagination on her brother running away?But she had nothing else to do.On this lonely boat surrounded by fog, it actually feels good to be able to talk to Chilabin.She bowed her head and thought for a moment, encouraging herself to invent the most bizarre and absurd story.

"He's a secret agent," she said, almost freely. "He worked for... well, for the Poken, but he was caught by the government—"

"Wait a minute, where is Poken?"

"A kingdom of sky people."

"I didn't know there was such a person!"

"It's the top secret of governments," Jania said.Of course she would not tell Chi Labin that the secret was revealed to her by the children's picture book.

Chi Labin smacked and nodded in agreement: "It makes sense to me. Zhou, what do you think?"

Zhou Wenxing smiled slightly, but said nothing.

"Okay," Chirabin said, "no objection. Now we all agree that your brother is an agent sent by the Poken to lurk in the ground. It's a dangerous job, and he was The governments of the earth found out. What happened next?"

"Next," Jania said, "he, well, he was caught and put in jail. His friends tried to get him out."

"Is his friend also a Poken agent? Or is he a Skyman?"

"No, it shouldn't be. His friend is... a man from the sea. He works for the people under the sea, so he also knows who the Poken agents are. He rescued my brother, but can't continue He is staying in his hometown. He can only lie that he went to Africa, but in fact he has been picked up by Poken people and has been living in Sky City."

Jania quickly made up the story.She felt that her ability to observe and think was not bad, but she was not very good at telling stories.She is impatient to sit at the table for too long, and it is true that she has no writing talent.However, for some reason, Chilabin laughed very hard after hearing this story.

"My God, what a head!" he gasped, laughing. "You're very talented, very talented!"

"Don't make fun of me," said Jania, a little unhappily.

"I'm telling the truth, all right. But if it bothers you, then I won't bring it up. Zhou, what do you think of this story?"

Zhou Wenxing still didn't speak.He lowered his head and thought for a while, then smiled and said, "Skymen are more interesting than insects."

"I can't agree more with that," Chilabin said. "Insects are fascinating species. If you study them carefully. They're built so efficiently that they're never wasteful or emotional. We fear them because Because they are completely different from us."

Zhou Wenxing didn't seem to have any intention of arguing.He put his hand in his pocket suddenly, making Jania nervous for a moment.Then he took out a small object from his pocket.By candlelight, Jania saw what seemed to be a glass marble with golden-red cracks.

The marbles shone brightly on Zhou Wenxing's palm, looking extraordinarily beautiful and clean.But what is the use of carrying such a small thing with you?Is he still planning to play with Chirabin Big Marble?When Jania was confused, Zhou Wenxing handed her the marbles.

"Need it?" Zhou Wenxing said.

Jania sat where she was.She stared at Zhou Wenxing, waiting for him to give herself an explanation.But the other party didn't seem to think it was necessary, so she could only ask, "What is this?"

"Just normal marbles. Still, it's good for hitting something stationary."

This didn't solve Jania's confusion.She continued to ask: “Why did you give it to me all of a sudden?”

"I think you might be a good fit."

"I don't fit in," said Jania, shrugging. "I don't play marbles much."

"Do you think it's too childish?"

"No. It's just that I don't like it. I like games that move my legs and arms. My fingers aren't that nimble."

Zhou Wenxing put the marbles back into his pocket again.He didn't seem to take this matter to heart, just smiled and said: "Then I'll leave it to others."

"Do you have to send it out?"

"Because I can't return it directly to the original owner."

This is another mysterious answer.Jania didn't understand what the two had to do with each other.Why bring up marbles at this time?She couldn't help thinking about the timing of Zhou Wenxing's weird behavior.He took out a marble and handed it to her right after she made up the story about the Skymen.What does it mean?Do you think she is still childlike?
At this moment, the small wooden boat shook suddenly, shaking Jania out of her own thoughts.It happened so suddenly that she almost fell into the water.But she stabilized herself in time and quickly lowered her body.A shadow flashed in the corner of her eyes, it was Zhou Wenxing who stood up on the boat.

"It's started." She seemed to hear Zhou Wenxing say that.

Jania didn't quite understand what he was talking about at first.But with a violent shaking, the purpose of this trip finally flashed back to her mind.sea ​​monster.she thought with a little horror.The sea monster they were looking for.That turned out to be true—something had hit the boat in the fog.The impact made her feel like the thing was alive, moving up and down near the surface.

In order not to be thrown into the sea by the turbulence, Jania almost put her whole body on the inside of the boat.But she couldn't help moving her face to the outside of the boat, trying to see clearly what hit the small wooden boat.Is it a reef? By God it is a reef.She didn't know how dangerous it would be for the small wooden boat to touch the reef, but she knew that she didn't want to see the shark's dorsal fin even more.

She was so eager to see the source of the danger clearly, but the sea fog completely blocked her, making her anxious and nervous.Her nerves were so tense that it took several seconds for her to realize that she heard something strange.It was a loud and continuous noise, almost blending with the roar of the waves.But it is certainly not from a body of water.Because it is sharp and urgent, like the movement of a train or plane passing by.

The song of the sea monster.Jania thought.Chirabin said that sea monsters can sing.Is this the song of the sea monster?It is indeed different from a whale, but it does not sound like a living thing at all.She turned to look at the other two in confusion.Chilabin was still rowing, trying to ensure that the small wooden boat would not be overturned in the impact.But Zhou Wenxing stood upright, his eyes looking at the water outside the boat.He had a very memorable smile on his face, as if he was looking at an old friend whom he had not seen for a long time—Jenia didn't know why she thought so, she just felt that the full moon was shining in those brown eyes.Is that joy? or sorrow?
Seeing this scene gave Jania a surge of courage.She has taken a big risk tonight, so she must gain something.She couldn't let this suspicious man play tricks on her about her brother at will.Since Zhou Wenxing could stand firmly in this turbulence, at least she had to see the sea monster clearly.So she propped up her upper body again, climbed her arms to the side of the boat, and looked down at the water.She heard Chirabin calling her, but she was determined to take a look.Just one glance right above the water, then quickly back into the boat.In this way, even if there is a shark hiding in the water, it will never bite her.

This is a somewhat reckless sudden action.Jania didn't really believe what she was seeing.It was so dark and the fog so thick that she probably couldn't see anything in the water—but she was wrong.She could see clearly.

The sea below the boat became transparent at some point.So bright and shining, like a glass partition with a searchlight underneath.Jania could see hundreds of meters deep as soon as she lowered her head.At the top of this flowing glass bridge, she saw a prison under the sea.To be precise, a cell in a prison.The seven corners of the cell were filled with rags and scraps of wood.In one of the last remaining corners crouched a prisoner in an orange prison uniform.Jania glanced at the upturned face of the prisoner, and felt as if she had been pushed off the roof.She could never have mistaken that long, thin face with its bulging eyes.That was Lenny Collein.

(End of this chapter)