Chapter 3 Chapter One

Hot weather. Humans live on the earth, and it is said that they were developed from extremely low-level organisms on the earth, but unfortunately, human beings are not adapted to the climate in most parts of the earth.In many places on the earth, in summer, the temperature is often above 35 degrees Celsius, which makes people feel extremely uncomfortable, especially if you have to work under the scorching sun at such a temperature. No matter from which angle you look at Chen Kesheng, he has no reason to work in such hot weather and under the scorching sun. Let me talk about himself first: Chen Kesheng, male, 28 years old, 184 cm tall, and 70 kg in weight (this is the standard body shape for men, a man with this body type has no excess fat all over his body, and his muscles are evenly developed. A typical example of human beauty).Educational background, Ph.D. in Marine Biology from the University of Hawaii in the United States, a researcher at the Institute of Marine Biology of the university, and published papers are recognized by the academic community.He was sought after by several universities and many research institutes.

He is unmarried, and he is not particularly handsome in appearance, but such a young man is naturally heroic and popular. According to his family background, there is no reason why he would have to work under the scorching sun, sweat profusely, and even have difficulty opening his eyes. The feeling of being so hot that he can't even breathe feel good. His father is a well-known legal expert, holds the highest legal title, and owns the largest legal office in the city. Lawyer Chen Jiannan's name is well-known to everyone, and he naturally earns a lot of money, which is not inferior to ordinary rich people.It is said that the annual legal consulting fee paid to him by a consortium alone (this consortium is run by the Su brothers) is as high as eight figures in US dollars.

Chen Kesheng was the only son of Chen Jiannan. Chen Kesheng had only one younger sister. His mother died early. His father, Lawyer Chen, did not remarry. He only maintained a relationship with some women that was not disclosed. Chen Kesheng's background and himself have been introduced almost. Why is it necessary for a person like this to work under the scorching sun?If it is said that work is for money and life, then the two are not a problem for him at all.If it is said that work is for interest, it is even more unbelievable. Why is there any interest in working in such an environment?The heat is almost like being in purgatory.

Moreover, the job Chen Kesheng was doing at the moment was rather weird—naturally, it was because he was a person of his status and engaged in this kind of job that he found it weird. If he was a worker in this line of work, it would not be a big deal!At this time, Chen Kesheng was directing the digging of sea sand!Kind of hard to imagine, isn't it?Dig the sea sand!The sea sand is not excavated manually, but by a sea sand dredging ship. A sea sand excavation ship has a device for excavating sea sand. The sand in the seabed is sucked up by a powerful suction pump. After a cleaning process, it is sprayed out from a pipe and sprayed onto the carrier ship. shipped away.

When the sea sand is ejected from a pipe with a diameter of 20 centimeters, it makes a booming sound, which is also very spectacular. Usually, the pipe for ejecting sea sand is about three meters long. When the sea sand is ejected, it forms a parabola and falls about six to seven meters from the side of the dredging ship.Generally, the loading boat stops at this distance so that the sea sand falls into the loading boat. The whole process is very simple. What needs to be done is to first choose a place suitable for excavating sea sand. Most of such sea areas are not very far from the shore and the sea water is not very deep.

However, the sea area where Chen Ke was working at this time was quite far from the shore, so the sand suction device of his dredging ship was also very strong. There are salt flowers in them, which are sticky. When you rub them with your hands, you can rub out a layer of salt. There are also many small red granules on the skin, which sometimes itch and sometimes stings. , There is also a kind of cracking pain, so the workers on the ship, despite the extreme heat, are all wearing long-sleeved clothes and big straw hats. At this time, if an expert in sea sand excavation passes by here, he will definitely think that the person in charge of the work is crazy.

Because at this time, the sea sand sprayed out of the pipe did not fall into the cabin of the loading ship, but fell on a large net that was opened. The net was made of mesh and was round in diameter with a diameter of about Two meters, the holes in the net are quite large, and each one has a diameter of ten centimeters—the size of a fist. That is to say, the sprayed sand falls on the net, and immediately leaks through the mesh, and then falls into the sea. Only things larger than the mesh will stay on the net. If you look at this kind of situation in the eyes of people who are good at sea salvage, you can understand it at once; it is salvaging something. Generally speaking, if you find a sunken ship in the sand on the seabed, you must salvage the sunken ship Relic, use this method.

Moreover, it can also be known that the thing to be salvaged must be larger than the mesh, otherwise, it will be futile! The purpose of Chen Kesheng's hard work at this time is to salvage something in this area of ​​the sea! What is he going to salvage?We must start from the beginning.What attracts a marine biologist like him to work hard in this environment is naturally: the things he wants to find in the ocean are not trivial! After Chen Kesheng received his doctorate, his father had a conversation with him. As a barrister, Chen Jiannan has very limited knowledge of marine life, just as a marine life expert does not know much about complicated laws, so the conversation between the father and son is very interesting.

Chen Jiannan swung his wine glass, stood behind the glass door of the balcony, looked at the bright night view of a small half of the city, took a sip of wine, and asked his son, "I have graduated and become a doctor. What are your plans?" Chen Kesheng waved his hands—he has the physique of an athlete, and he also has a character that refuses to be quiet for a moment. When he really has nothing to do, he will even run in place.His answer was: "There is a private Fisheries Research Institute in this city, which is very large-scale. The host is Hu Huaiyu, a very qualified expert. Several professors in the school unanimously recommended me to meet him, and he will arrange Proper job for me!"

Chen Jiannan nodded resolutely: "I heard that seafood is very valuable. A palm-sized abalone is worth hundreds of dollars! You are an expert, raising abalone is not difficult, but it is a way to make money!" Chen Kesheng smiled: "Great, if there are any delicious and expensive seafood raised, I will pick fresh ones for you to taste!" Lawyer Chen Jiannan is very fond of seafood. Hearing this, he took another sip of wine and smacked his lips, as if all kinds of rare fish and shellfish had already reached his mouth. He patted Chen Kesheng on the shoulder with satisfaction: "What do you need economically? Help, just ask!"

Chen Kesheng also laughed: "Of course, if I don't look for you, look for someone!" The conversation between father and son under such circumstances is the happiest. A few days later, Chen Kesheng took the letters of introduction from several professors in the school and went to the Fisheries Research Institute to find the host Hu Huaiyu. Beforehand, he made a phone call first. Although he didn't talk to Hu Huaiyu himself, he made an appointment through the secretary.Chen Kesheng was driving along the coast, and when he was approaching the destination, he found that the scale of this research institute was far beyond his imagination—it was hard to imagine a private research institute with such a large scale. Five kilometers away from the research institute, there are signs erected everywhere on the seashore: "This is the research site of the Institute of Marine Biology, please do not do any damage." There are also many facilities on the coast. Chen Kesheng, an expert in marine life, knows their functions at a glance, such as a rather long embankment with simple buildings at the end, which are designed for observing marine life in the deep sea.The seabed is surrounded by dikes to form a large pool, which is of course used for stocking marine life.Strings of cages can be seen over the ocean. When he saw the buildings of the research institute, Chen Kesheng took a deep breath. The buildings occupy a large area, and he heard that the equipment of the research institute is very complete. He felt very happy, because if he could Work, then it will definitely show its strengths. (This Institute of Marine Biology and its host Hu Huaiyu, many old friends, should be no strangers. He once appeared in the story of "Rhinoceros photo". In this institute, there was a very amazing accident , quite twists and turns.) Chen Kesheng explained his purpose in the reception room, and after waiting for a while, a staff member took him to the reception room outside the director's office.The reception room is very comfortably furnished, especially there are two models of ancient sailing ships, each about one meter long, and they are more specific and miniaturized. Chen Kesheng was five minutes earlier than the scheduled time. He was thinking, what kind of person is the director named Hu Huaiyu? Several professors in the university all claimed in unison that he was "a weird person".Chen Kesheng's leading professor said in more detail: "Dr. Hu...is very strange, extremely neurotic, maybe he is an oriental, and his personality is different from our Westerners. He once imagined that there are unknown creatures growing in the air, who will Turning into a huge disaster, this is actually a kind of paranoia in mental illness!" When the professor said this, he shook his head with a very disapproving expression, but he comforted Chen Kesheng: "You and him are both Orientals, so you might get along well. In fact, his imagination is too rich. A marine biologist, It doesn't take that much imagination." Before meeting this Dr. Hu Huaiyu, Chen Kesheng naturally couldn't judge whether the criticism was fair or harsh. He waited for five minutes, but Hu Huaiyu did not appear. Chen Kesheng waited for another ten minutes, but Hu Huaiyu still did not appear. Chen Kesheng began to get impatient - he is a very punctual person, and one can imagine the annoyance of a person who is very punctual in such a situation. He left the door of the reception room, and asked a few words to a secretary in an office. The secretary was a very delicate girl. As soon as he heard her speak, Chen Kesheng knew that it was she who had agreed to meet with him. . He reminded: "The time I agreed with Director Hu is five o'clock!" The girl nodded: "Yes!" She looked at her watch, but hesitated to speak. Chen Kesheng asked, "Is there anything that needs to be explained?" The girl sighed. "Today, as soon as Director Hu came back, he hurried into his private research room." Chen Kesheng raised his eyebrows and let out an "oh". The female secretary said: "Once he enters the private research room, he will never accept any disturbance from the outside world." Chen Kesheng still maintained a considerable sense of humor: "It's like a time-locked vault, can it be opened only after a certain time?" Female secretary Yan Ran: "It's really interesting... But if he remembers that he has an appointment, he will come out." Chen Kesheng crossed his arms and placed them on his chest: "In your opinion, what is the probability that he remembers the date?" The female secretary didn't say anything, but she looked at Chen Kesheng with sympathy.At this time, another staff member said: "It's equal to zero! Sir, I suggest that you don't have to wait. The longest time he has entered a private research institute is seventy-two hours, and there is no record of him coming out within twelve hours." !" Chen Kesheng was very angry, but of course he would not lose his temper to a few unrelated employees. So he just said to the female secretary: "Okay, I'm leaving. Anyway, I have been waiting for fifteen minutes. Please tell Director Hu about this situation." The female secretary sympathized with Chen Kesheng's situation, nodded repeatedly, and even stood up. When she stood up, Chen Kesheng noticed that she was tall and slender, a very outstanding beauty. Chen Kesheng's admiring gaze and the sensitivity of women can naturally be sensed, so his pretty face blushed a little, and his attitude became reserved: "I'll take you out!" Mr. Chen wanted to refuse at first, but then he thought, this trip has no results at all, and it is very irritating. If he can get to know this girl, it will be a harvest. So he immediately said: "Ah! That's great, you know, the place is unfamiliar, and the request to see the director fails, it's very frustrating, I really don't know how to leave!" The female secretary smiled very gracefully, left her office, and walked out with Chen Kesheng. Before I reached the door, I saw another door open, and a person shouted and rolled out like a whirlwind.What he was yelling could not be heard at all, and he was running extremely fast, almost on a rampage, as if there was a large group of hornets chasing him behind him. He rushed towards Chen Kesheng and the female secretary, and was about to crash into the female secretary's body, but he waved his arms, showing no intention of stopping at all, Chen Kesheng hurriedly pulled the female secretary into his arms, then The person clings to it and wipes it away. At this moment, the female secretary yelled in panic, "Boss!" When the female secretary called, Chen Kesheng knew that this man who acted like a lunatic was Dr. Hu Huaiyu, the director of the Institute of Oceanography! He had already forgotten his appointment because of Hu Huaiyu, and was very angry at his neglect. In addition, at this time, Hu Huaiyu went on a rampage. Although he said that the entire research institute was his private, his behavior seemed a bit Too much! For this reason, Chen Kesheng decided to punish him slightly. He took a sudden step across, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, he grabbed Hu Huaiyu's arm. Hu Huaiyu was rushing forward, but he pulled him back abruptly. It became so weird that Chen Kesheng said in a loud voice: "I have an appointment with you, forgetting the appointment is a very rude and bad habit!" Hu Huaiyu looked thin and pale, he blinked: "A date? Even if there is, no matter what date, cancel it!" His voice was very sharp, it was not a pleasing voice, and it made Chen Kesheng even more angry: "Cancel the appointment, you should notify in advance!" Hu Huaiyu showed an angry look, and yelled: "Notice, why do you want to notify?" Chen Kesheng looked serious: "The principles that a modern civilized person should abide by!" Hu Huaiyu yelled, "Fart!" Chen Kesheng couldn't help being furious that this doctor and director of the research institute was so unreasonable. He raised his fist abruptly, as if he was about to shake his fist. At this moment, the female secretary called urgently: "Director, he is a marine biologist who has an appointment with you!" Hu Huaiyu looked at Chen Kesheng with very strange eyes, turning a blind eye to the fist in front of him—his body was quite thin, and it seemed that he would never be able to withstand Chen Kesheng's punch. He sneered, stretched out his hand, and pressed his finger directly on the tip of Chen Kesheng's nose: "Do you know marine life?" At this time, Chen Kesheng had already decided that the director was a fool at all, and it was not worth talking to him, so when he lowered his fist, he just let out a "hum", which was regarded as an answer. But Hu Huaiyu refused to give up, stretched out his hand, grabbed the clothes on his chest, and shouted: "Come on! See what this is?" As he spoke, he actually pulled Chen Kesheng hard, trying to pull Chen Kesheng into the door he rushed out just now.Originally, with Hu Huaiyu's body shape compared with Chen Kesheng's, there was a huge gap in strength and weakness, so he was absolutely unable to move Chen Kesheng.But at this moment, Chen Kesheng's mind turned, knowing that the door led to his research room. The private research room where Hu Huaiyu works is very famous in the academic world. It is said that the equipment is perfect and has everything that one expects to find, and it can be ranked among the top three research institutes of the same kind in the world! Therefore, he was curious to take a look. Under such circumstances, Hu Huaiyu actually pulled the tall Chen Kesheng towards the door.After Chen Kesheng walked a few steps, he turned his head and saw the pretty female secretary looking at him with a very concerned expression. Chen Kesheng made a face at her, and then pointed at Hu Huaiyu—perhaps because he made such a funny face, the female secretary pursed her lips and laughed. Chen Kesheng didn't have a chance to say anything, so Hu Huaiyu pulled him into that door. After entering the door, Chen Kesheng was stunned for a while. Hu Huaiyu definitely didn't want him to be harassed when he was in the research institute, so there were special arrangements for the building. Once you enter that door, it is not a research room, but an isolated space, just like a watertight cabin in a submarine. Hu Huaiyu kicked that door closed, then pulled Chen Kesheng, and walked towards another door. The door was thick and heavy, just like the door of an ordinary vault. Chen Kesheng only called out at this moment. : "You don't have to pull me, I will go by myself!" Hu Huaiyu hummed: "Are you going? After seeing what I showed you, you will pass out!" While speaking, they had passed through the thick door and entered Hu Huaiyu's private research room. It was a huge space, with so many kinds of equipment, Chen Kesheng couldn't see so much for a while, Hu Huaiyu stopped pulling him, just pointed to a huge table: "Go and see for yourself! " On that table, there are many glass jars in which various marine organisms are kept, and there are also many white porcelain plates on which various specimens of marine organisms for research are placed. When Chen Kesheng started walking towards the table, he didn't know what Hu Huaiyu wanted to see, but when he came to the table, his eyes were immediately attracted by something. The thing was placed on a white porcelain plate. When Chen Kesheng saw it, his body was shocked as if he had been struck by a thunderbolt. Then, he showed an expression of entering a dream realm. He stretched out his hand and pointed at that thing, but his body couldn't move forward any more! His counter-reaction was the normal reaction of any expert in marine biology after seeing that thing.Also a normal reaction for anyone with even the slightest knowledge of marine life. People who are not that familiar with marine life, or have no knowledge at all, of course will not have any reaction, so it is necessary to introduce that thing in detail. Let’s talk about its shape first—it is oblate, with a diameter of about 25 centimeters, and has a spiral shell, so you can tell it is a kind of snail-like marine life at a glance, and its color is quite dazzling White, with inconspicuous light gray markings on the shell. At the mouth of the shell, there are a few tentacles like cuttlefish, exposed outside, but they don't move anymore. Obviously, they have been tortured and died, but it is certain that not long ago, it was still alive! This is the reason why Chen Kesheng, a marine biologist, was dumbfounded. He knew that what he saw before him was simply impossible. He could recognize the snail-like creature as an extinct "ammonite"! However, what he saw now was a living "ammonite"! He didn't know how long he had struggled before he called out loudly: "Ammonite? A living ammonite?" Hu Huaiyu immediately jumped in front of him, and shouted after him: "Ammonite, living ammonite!" At this time, Chen Kesheng no longer laughed at Hu Huaiyu as a lunatic, because his expressions and actions were not much different from a lunatic! Living ammonites, this really makes marine biologists crazy, just like suddenly there is a living dinosaur, a living trilobite, or a pterosaur suddenly flying in the sky, it will make people crazy! Things that have been fossilized for a long time now appear alive before our eyes. Is this a joke of nature, or a joke of history? How long has it been since ammonites became extinct?From the many ammonite fossils that have been discovered, we can have a fairly accurate estimate - ammonite fossils are not rare, there are a lot of them, and they are very common. Ammonite fossils range from as large as 50 centimeters in diameter to as small as a fingernail. According to the study of fossils, ammonites, an invertebrate marine organism, were the earliest in the Devonian period and were completely extinct in the Cretaceous period. From the study of ammonite fossils, it can be used to identify the age of stratum formation, and it is a standard fossil for identifying the age of strata. The Devonian Period, the fourth period of the Paleozoic Era, began 400 million years ago—400 million years ago! At this time, ammonites, an ancient creature, had already developed quite fully.At this time, insects appeared, and on the plant side, primitive gymnosperms began to appear.At this time, not only is there no one, but even the dinosaurs do not know where they are. By the Cretaceous period, ammonites were completely extinct!The Cretaceous Period ended 67 million years ago. At the end of the Cretaceous Period, not only the ammonites became extinct, but also the dinosaurs became extinct. A creature that should have been extinct from the earth 70 million years ago is now alive again. For biologists, this is an indescribably exciting event! In terms of marine life, there have been such examples. There is a shellfish called "Weng Rong Luo". Biologists have always thought that it is extinct. Among them, it changed from living in shallow water to living in deep water.At that time, the discovery of the living Weng Rong snail was also a major event in biology.But the significance is certainly not as great as the discovery of a living ammonite! Because ammonites were once the most advanced creatures on earth in a period of time!Moreover, it has become extinct thousands of years ago, and it has long been a conclusion! Chen Kesheng panted quickly, his voice was very hoarse: "Fake!" Hu Huaiyu also panted: "You are a marine biologist, you can tell whether it is true or not!" Chen Kesheng picked up a pair of pliers, picked up a tentacle-like organ, and looked at it carefully. Among the molluscs, ammonites belong to the class of cephalopods, and are the distant ancestors of today's nautilus, squid, and cuttlefish, so their organs still retain the unique shape of cephalopods. Its shell looks very fragile, no matter how advanced human science is, it is impossible to create the simplest living things.Given all the manpower and material resources in the world, you won't be able to produce a single weed or an insect! Moreover, the structure of the shell is so complicated that no one can make it. It is a masterpiece of nature! Chen Kesheng let out another long breath, turned his head to look at Hu Huaiyu, Hu Huaiyu said, "Should I forget the appointment?" Chen Kesheng said sincerely: "It's too good to be true. Whoever remembers the date after seeing the live ammonite is not a fucking marine biologist!" Hu Huaiyu was very happy, and stretched out his hand to Chen Kesheng: "Hu Huaiyu!" Chen Kesheng shook hands with him and introduced himself, he hurriedly asked, "Where did you get it?" Hu Huaiyu squinted her eyes: "I was walking by the sea this morning and saw two fishermen's children playing with it. I couldn't believe my eyes. After I brought it back, I kept looking at it...because I... Some doctors think that my mental state is not too stable, so I have not been sure whether what I saw is the truth—" Chen Kesheng reached out his hand to Hu Huaiyu's shoulder, patted him twice, and comforted him: "I think those doctors are talking nonsense. Eight ways!" Hu Huaiyu was even more delighted: "Originally, but...if you hadn't called out when you saw it, I still couldn't believe it!" Chen Kesheng remembered how he rushed out like crazy just now, and asked with concern: "You just now—" Hu Huaiyu was a little embarrassed: "I looked at it, and I kept thinking in my heart: Really! Really! But another voice It's ringing: Fake, it's your delusion again! The two voices alternate, making people mad, I couldn't help it, so I rushed out..." When he said this, his face was flushed and his expression was very excited.Chen Kesheng saw it in his eyes, and thought to himself, some doctors said that he was "not very emotionally stable", which is probably the most gentle way of saying it! Chen Kesheng asked: "You didn't even ask the fishermen's children, how did they get it?" Hu Huaiyu looked at Chen Kesheng with a very strange look, and after a while, he said: "Maybe I was too enthusiastic, and once I saw the live ammonite, I forgot everything!" In his words, there was a lot of irony that Chen Kesheng was still dealing with things in an orderly manner under such circumstances, instead of falling into a kind of ecstasy. Chen Kesheng smiled lightly, and instead of arguing with him, he just said, "Perhaps there is more than one living ammonite—any creature cannot survive alone in the world. If you know where the child got it, you can get a large group. It is the biggest discovery in biology of this century!" As soon as Hu Huaiyu heard Chen Kesheng say this, his mood became active again: "It doesn't matter, it's very simple. I know all the fishermen in this area, and I can find out the truth by asking." Chen Kesheng proposed again: "Immediately?" Hu Huaiyu patted Chen Kesheng on the shoulder forcefully: "Okay!" Then, he turned his head sideways and looked at Chen Kesheng again: "By the way, why did you make an appointment with me?" Chen Kesheng laughed: "Looking for a job, um, here is my ID, and the recommendation letter from the school professor!" Chen Kesheng handed over the documents he brought to Hu Huaiyu. Hu Huaiyu just flipped through them casually, looked at the signatures of those recommendation letters, put them down, and looked at them with a smile, "Those professors must have privately said that I am a Weird, delusional, emotionally unstable, too imaginative, isn't it?" Chen Kesheng smiled indifferently: "Why pay attention to what people say!" Hu Huaiyu suddenly sighed: "Imagination is rich, what is my little imagination? In the future, if I have a chance, I will introduce you to a few gentlemen. Their imagination and life are so colorful, like a powerful and unconstrained style, wanton and boundless. ,out of hand!" The adjectives used by Hu Huaiyu are quite weird, and Chen Kesheng doesn't know who the "several gentlemen" he said are, so he doesn't comment.Hu Huaiyu patted him on the shoulder again: "You are already a researcher of this institute, and your first job is to study this project with me!" When he said this, he pointed to the living ammonite.At that moment, Chen Kesheng was both excited and grateful. Naturally, he took Hu Huaiyu's hand, shook it vigorously, and said repeatedly: "Thank you! Thank you so much!" As a biologist, Chen Kesheng's gratitude at this time came from the bottom of his heart. Because such a discovery, participating in the research work of such a major discovery, is the dream of every biologist. Among 10,000 biologists, it is rare for one biologist to be so lucky! This living ammonite was discovered by Hu Huaiyu, and he could study it alone, so that his name will go down in history in biology.But he generously shared this honor with Chen Kesheng, Chen Kesheng was naturally inexplicably grateful! Hu Huaiyu gestured to Chen Kesheng to sit down.Hu Huaiyu stood in front of him: "I think that no matter what kind of work you do, you must have rich imagination!" Chen Kesheng nodded in agreement.Hu Huaiyu looked directly at Chen Kesheng, pointed back at the living ammonite: "During this unusual discovery, what did you think of?" Chen Kesheng felt that it was not easy to answer this question simply, so he took a deep breath and asked, "What do you think of?" Hu Huaiyu straightened her body: "First of all, I think that the extinction of ammonites is naturally due to changes in the earth's environment, making ammonites unable to adapt to the environment, so they became extinct!" Chen Kesheng waved his hand: "So you first think that in at least one place on the earth, the environment is the same as the Devonian period hundreds of millions of years ago, so ammonites can survive!" Hu Huaiyu was very happy, obviously his imagination was recognized, he nodded vigorously, and said: "However, we still need to carefully dissect and examine this animal body. It is also possible that the body structure of the creature has been changed to adapt to the new environment. It's a pity that this organism is incomplete - when I found it, some children were trying to hook the animal body out of the shell with wire, and of course it was damaged a lot!" Chen Kesheng is full of confidence: "We will definitely find more, even so many that every biology student can have a specimen for research." Hu Huaiyu shook his head: "You are too optimistic! I have another association, this living ammonite does not live in modern times at all!" Chen Kesheng was puzzled: "What do you mean, I don't quite understand!" Hu Huaiyu became excited, his cheeks even blushed a lot, and he moved closer to Chen Kesheng—usually, people only make such movements when they want to say something secret, but when he said something, Chen Kesheng didn't like it. I don't understand even more! He said: "This ammonite may be one of many ammonites that lived between the Achene and the Cretaceous!" Since Chen Kesheng didn't understand what Hu Huaiyu meant by saying this, he had no choice but to laugh helplessly.Hu Huaiyu looked more serious, waiting for his reaction.Chen Kesheng had no choice but to say: "How can an ammonite that lived in ancient times come to be in modern times?" Hu Huaiyu paused every word, and said very seriously: "Due to unknowable factors, an ancient ammonite broke through the time limit and went from hundreds of millions of years ago to modern times." Chen Kesheng couldn't help but belittle his eyes. At this time, he had a preliminary understanding of Hu Huaiyu's so-called "rich imagination". It turns out that imagination needs to be so rich!At this time, he also agreed with his leading professor's unkind criticism of Hu Huaiyu, and also believed that as a biologist, the imagination does not need to be so rich! After thinking about it for a while, he came up with a rather tactful answer: "It sounds like such a hypothesis is like a plot in a fantasy movie or a fantasy story!" Hit a "haha" to make the atmosphere more relaxed.But when he looked at Hu Huaiyu and saw a very serious expression, he couldn't laugh anymore. Hu Huaiyu was extremely serious, and didn't feel that Chen Kesheng's words contained any joking elements. On the contrary, he completely agreed, and he immediately re-patted on the experiment table: "Yes, in those plots, there are often ancient ones, which broke through the time limit. , In the modern situation, since people can travel in time, why can’t ammonites? Not to mention that ammonites are also living things, even objects, they can also transfer between time and space. A friend of mine once experienced a A strange thing: a lighter suddenly broke through the limitation of time and space, and arrived in an ancient castle more than a thousand years ago!" Because Hu Huaiyu said it so seriously, this surprised Chen Kesheng, and he didn't want to say more about this issue. , just said: "Even if the situation is like this, if one ammonite can be transferred to modern times, there must be more ammonites appearing in modern times!" Hu Huaiyu's eyes lit up: "I would rather transfer myself to ancient times and see all the ancient creatures!" After hearing this, Chen Kesheng secretly swallowed a big mouthful of saliva, and did not dare to speak. When Hu Huaiyu seemed to be infinitely longing for the scenery of the Devonian period of 400 million years on the earth, he suggested: "Should I go to the fishermen and ask?" ?” Hu Huaiyu suddenly sighed: "I am a modern person. If I go back to hundreds of millions of years ago, I wonder if I can survive?" When he said this, he raised his head very seriously and looked at Chen Kesheng with a very sincere expression, as if he wanted to get the correct answer. Chen Kesheng said angrily: "The living conditions that human beings need are nothing more than air, water and food. During the Devonian period, I think these three conditions are not a problem!" Hu Huaiyu's expression was even more eager: "Well, there is no problem with the water, and there is no problem with the air, and the food..." When he said this, he couldn't help but look a little weird: "I don't know what the taste of roasted trilobites is? However, ammonites are the ancestors of cuttlefish, so the taste will not be so bad!" Speaking of this, he felt very humorous, and laughed loudly: "Maybe it can be eaten raw, it's really luxurious, live ammonites can be used as food, and the emperor can't enjoy such enjoyment!" Although people have different viewpoints, they naturally have different concepts of enjoyment.However, as a biologist, it is absurd to think that being able to eat live ammonites is a supreme enjoyment that even the emperor could not get; Chen Kesheng sarcastically said: "You probably don't have to worry A source of gamma vitamins, of the multitude of ferns, there are always a few that are edible, and perhaps quite delicious!" Hu Huaiyu ignored Chen Kesheng's sarcasm at all, but said solemnly: "Of course!" Then, he took a deep breath: "As a biologist, if you can bring extinct creatures to modern times, what kind of achievement would that be!" Chen Kesheng didn't dare to say anything more, he found that since Hu Huaiyu started fantasizing, he didn't know how many basins of cold water had been poured into it.But Hu Huaiyu's fire of fantasy, not only has not been extinguished, but has become more and more blazing, he might as well not say anything and let Hu Huaiyu play it by himself. After Hu Huaiyu said that, he thought for a moment, looked very serious, and suddenly shook his head: "No, bring all extinct creatures to the earth... Do you think the goal is too big?" He actually seriously asked Chen Kesheng what he wanted, which really made Chen Kesheng dumbfounded. 陈克生只好闷哼了一声，胡怀玉用力一挥手，像是他真的身处在地球的洪荒时代，触目所及，全是绝了种的古生物一样，他大声道：“我是一个海洋生物专家，还是别管陆地上和空中的生物，单是把绝了种的海洋生物带回来，已经够了！” 他又想了一想，神情也十分遗憾！叹了一声：“最理想的，自然是每一种都带上一对，那么，可以使它们在现代再繁衍下去——”胡怀玉说到这，忽然住了口，现出了十分怪异的神情来，迟迟疑疑地问：“我的设想，以前是不是……有人提出来过？” 陈克生没有好：“不是有人设想过，是有人已经做过了！” 胡怀玉大吃一惊，双眼睁得极大，望定了陈克生，陈克生道：“旧约圣经上第一章，就记载着一个叫诺亚的，造了一艘大船，把许多生物，一对对地运上船带走？” 胡怀玉侧头想了一会，才点了点头：“诺亚方舟的故事，可以作多方面的解释，你这个解释，十分新颖，但未必和我们的设想一样！” 陈克生听到他居然说“我们的设想”，也不禁吃了一惊，觉得非更正不可。因为他感到，胡怀玉那种虚幻的想像，简直已超出一个科学家所应有的态度之外了。所以，他十分郑重地指着胡怀玉，更正：“只是你的设想，我没有这样想过。” 胡怀玉却盯着问：“那么你的设想是甚么？” 陈克生实在有忍无可忍的感觉，可是他又看出，胡怀玉的精神状态十分不正常，对于这样的人，不能用正常的方式使他的思绪回到常轨上来。不如索性和他一直胡闹下去，看看他可以发展到甚么程度！ 所以陈克生一扬眉：“我想到的是，我们不妨执行无常鬼的任务？”陈克生的话，果然起到了“语不惊人死不休”的效果，胡怀玉呆呆地望了他半晌，才指着他：“无常鬼？那……是甚么意思？” 陈克生“呵呵”笑着，指着胡怀玉——这时胡怀玉的脸色，十分苍白，陈克生便道：“你是白无常！”然后，他又指着自己：“我是黑无常，专门拘生魂——”陈克生根本是在胡闹，所以他说的话，听来已语无伦次，大是不知所云。可是胡怀玉十分认真地听着，听到这时，用力一拍自己的大腿，大叫了一声！ 这一来，反倒把正在胡闹的陈克生吓了一跳，不知发生了甚么事，在一刹那之间，他以为胡怀玉真的是神经病大发作了！胡怀玉在大叫了一声之后，立即道：“好设想，真好设想，比我的好多了！你的设想，可以实行我的愿望，真太好了！” 他一面说，一面用力拍打着陈克生的肩头，一副欢喜无限的神情。陈克生却只好苦笑，因为他只是在胡言乱语，根本没有甚么设想；胡怀玉却说他的设想“好极了”，他自己也不知道是好在甚么地方！ 胡怀玉反倒替他解笑了这个问题：“我设想可以把所有绝了种的古生物带回来，那得用甚么的工具来装载？只怕一万艘诺亚方舟都不够，可是你的设想，是把所有绝种生物的灵魂带回来，灵魂根本没有体积，一下子就可以来到现代，真是好设想！” 若是陈克生刚才已对胡怀玉的丰富想像力有叹为观足之感，那么现在，他是绝对的目瞪口呆、五体投地。而且那也实在令他震惊，使他感到，自己胡闹下去，情形会更加糟糕！ 因为，若是胡怀玉和他认真讨论起生物的灵魂是一种甚么形式的存在，如何把它们拘回来等细节问题时，他就不知如何回答才好了！所以，他大声道：“我们该去找那些渔民孩子了！” 胡怀玉却想了半晌才道：“照你的设想，该有一门新的科学产生：生物灵魂学！” 陈克生抹了抹鼻尖的汗，没敢出声，一方面十分熟练地用一些药水，把瓷盘中那只活的菊石，浸了起来。 也许是陈克生的动作，把胡怀玉一下子从天马行空的设想之中，拉回现实生活中来。 他在那时候的样子，也十分令人吃惊，他陡震然动了一下，看来，他整个人的外形，并没有甚么不同，可是神情却整个变了，看起来十分诡异，十足像是刚才他的灵魂被无常鬼拘走了，这时又被送了回来了一样！ 他有相当疲倦的神色，伸手在自己脸上，重重抹了一下，然后才道：“去找他们吧！” 他和陈克生一起走了出去，一路上和研究所的职员打着招呼，胡怀玉驾一辆吉普车，他的说法是：“可以有更好的视野，使自己目光接触到大海。”陈克生观察力十分敏锐，他留意到胡怀玉在说到“大海”的时候，有十分复杂的神情，表示他的内心世界对海洋有感情。 陈克生心想，胡怀玉是海洋生物学家，他创办了那样具规模的研究所，自然对海洋十分热爱。一直到很久之后，他才知道胡怀玉的上代，是纵横海上的海盗，他对海洋有极度的热爱，可是一提起海洋来，又使他联想到了祖上的不光采事业，令他感到自卑——当真是复杂之至。