Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Daxizhou

Seeing the word "Daxizhou", I think everyone is always a little curious in their hearts. Like everyone else, when I saw "Daxizhou" in my notebook, I was not only curious, but also shocked.In the notebook, some descriptions about another space "Different Sea" were written by a veteran.The veteran who called himself "Cao Cang" in his notes had written the theory of parallel spaces in the 1990s, as well as the geography and environment of this alien space world.He is just a soldier who has received a high school education, and he is still a high school in a special period.

If this is his idle imagination, I think he must be a person who is very keen on mysteries.Of course, I can temporarily believe what he recorded, but it is based on the existence of facts. After I saw the words "Daxizhou" in his notebook, I couldn't tell the authenticity of his records! Because he wrote "Atlantis", not "Atlantis". "Daxizhou" is a legend handed down according to Socrates' manuscripts.Socrates firmly believed that there was a continent in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.This continent is also called "Atlantis" by the world.

However, mentions of "Atlantis" mostly appear in novels and film and television works.But "Daxizhou" is different. Socrates cited a lot of evidence to prove the existence of Daxizhou.Socrates' arguments, too, come from ancient literature—literatures that have now completely disappeared. When I took time to watch this part in the office during the day, I suddenly received a call.I see a string of numbers on the display instead of my stored contacts. "I saw you wrote that they have entered the different sea." A voice came from the phone. I couldn't help being stunned.People in my work and life rarely mention the things I write to me.When I write posts, they are all for strangers on the Internet to read.Although many people around me know that I post on the Internet in my spare time, very few people actually read my posts.

I said to the phone: "You are..." "It's very difficult for me to have the opportunity to contact you now." When the other end of the phone said this sentence, I recognized it. It was the voice of the vest. "Did you encounter any difficulties?" I asked. "What about you?" Said the vest, "Did a stranger contact you? Or someone who didn't know the details mentioned this matter to you?" "No, never," I replied. "That's good." Said the vest, "Then you must continue to write." "Why do you say that?" I asked.

"You will know." The vest said, "After a while, I will send you a document online." "Didn't you send me the things your father recorded?" "When the time comes, you'll understand after reading it." The vest said, "It's something I've investigated during this period of time." Then the vest hung up the phone. I was very busy with work at the time, so I didn't think too carefully about what information the vest said to me. But when I got off work at night and went back to the dormitory and thought about it slowly, I realized that the vest must be in trouble now!He must have encountered some difficulties, so he was worried that I was the same as him!

But I lived an ordinary life as before, and I didn't encounter any difficulties.Whether it was at work or in life, no one mentioned any topic about the Yihai incident to me at all. I suddenly understood that if the records of Vest's father were true, then it would be easy to explain what Vest said! The records of Vest's father reflect some powerful forces in the world.People who belong to this kind of force, of course, also have Chinese people.If they happen to see what I wrote on the Internet, they will definitely look for the vest based on the clues I wrote.Every time I think of this, I always shudder. I am worried that continuing to write will threaten the safety of the vest, and I am also worried that the sudden termination of the post will play into the hands of this conspiracy theory!

The digressions written above are just my wild speculations. I will continue to tell this story based on the notebook whose authenticity is unknown. There was a fruitless council of the people. The only function is to let Cao Cang see all the people on the island.There were a lot of people, but most of them were Germans who conducted the first experiment. They must have had differences in opinions back then, and they were divided into two factions: one group agreed with the second batch of personnel who entered the alien sea, namely Dr. Jane and other Americans point of view; the other faction still follows Miller.

Thinking of this, Cao Cang asked Dr. Jian: "When Miller fled, how many people did he take?" With embarrassment on Dr. Jane's face, White said, "He was alone, and he ran away alone." Cao Cang couldn't help laughing bitterly at his logical thinking ability.Do you still need to ask?This church is where they imprison those who disagree.At that time, most Americans and Germans must have reached a consensus, and those diehards who insisted on returning to Earth were imprisoned. Miller must have been unwilling to be detained, and found a way to escape, taking the pocket watch along the way.

"Because the winter in Yihai is not over and the ice has not melted, let's go to Miller as soon as possible," White said. "If you find him, should you..." Mike asked. "Well, don't hesitate any longer!" White replied. Mike said to Dr. Jane: "How is your injury? Can you fly a plane?" "Let me rest for two days, it should be fine." Dr. Jian said. "There's no such rush," White said. "It's still early until the ice is completely melted. We still have time. Now it's time to repair the runway." Cao Cang is now completely free, so he went to see what they called the runway. It was a long and narrow flat land that the experimenters on the island used primitive tools to carve out in an open space by the sea. It was two kilometers long by visual estimation.The top is paved with gravel.At the end of the runway were parked two fighter planes of a certain type in the F4 series, which were even equipped with air-to-surface missiles.

It seems that the Americans did not enter the alien sea for peaceful purposes. Dr. Jian's "flesh wound" healed quickly, but Cao Cang worried that the wound would open again when the fighter plane was flying at high speed.So he repeatedly asked how far Dr. Jian's wound had healed, and whether he was sure he was fine. Dr. Jane said confidently: "There is no need to reach critical speed, Miller's boat can't go very far." Cao Cang was relieved at this point, but then Cao Cang thought of another question: "Why did you decide to attack Miller with fighter planes now? You have fought many times."

"Because we have to leave the pocket watch on the island," said Dr. Jane. "If the pocket watch is lost outside the boundaries, we will be trapped on this island forever." It was only then that Cao Cang understood that the original boundary not only affects ships on the sea, but also affects mechanical objects in the air.This must be the result of their research. "It seems that you have cooperated with Miller before." Cao Cang said. "Yes." Dr. Jian said with a wry smile, "Our differences came later." "Is there another pilot?" Cao Cang asked. "He died in the battle with Miller." Dr. Jane said, "died at sea." Now Cao Cang understands the intention of Dr. Jian and others. Dr. Jian is flying the plane, and Cao Cang is accompanying him with a pocket watch, attacking Miller in the air, and then coming back.If something unexpected happens, the plane lands on the ice.So time is running out now, considering various factors, it is necessary to pursue Miller before the ice melts. Ten days later, Dr. Jian's leg injury was almost healed, and he was able to walk alone with a slight limp. White, Mike, Ivan, Karin and others walked to the fighter plane together with Cao Cang and Dr. Jane. "Are you sure you don't need to learn more about the operation process of launching missiles?" Mike asked Cao Cang worriedly. "I've already gone up to see it." Cao Cang replied, "I can operate it." "What is your identity?" White said. "You have such confidence in the operation of weapons, which is not in line with your identity." "Of course I have received military training." Cao Cang knew that he could no longer completely conceal his identity, so he said in a compromise, "Didn't you receive military training before entering the different sea?" White and Mike looked at Cao Cang for a while, but couldn't say anything, so they believed Cao Cang for the time being. They have no choice now, if they don't have Cao Cang's pocket watch, they will never dare to use the pocket watch in Zhong Yi to chase Miller, that is their last hope.Nor can they force Cao Cang to hand over his pocket watch. If they do, it will inevitably lead to a new round of fighting on the island.The mood of the residents on the island has already begun to waver. They cannot bear this kind of internal friction, and they are unwilling to take risks. Moreover, Cao Cang's position, from the current point of view, supports them. Several Germans are inspecting the fighter plane. They should be mechanics and are doing pre-flight inspections. The fighter plane is normal. However, although some fuel was evened out from the fuel tank of another fighter plane, the fuel was still not enough to support a flight mission. "It is very likely that you will come back." Mike said to Cao Cang and Dr. Jian, "You must be mentally prepared for this." Cao Cang understood his subtext.It is very likely that he and Dr. Jane will never come back. Cao Cang and Dr. Jian entered the fighter plane, and Cao Cang sat in the co-pilot position. The two put on all the equipment on their seats. "Can you hear me clearly?" Dr. Jian's voice came from the headset, and she was adjusting the communication equipment. "can." "Then let's take off." At the end of the runway, a man is waving a flag. The fighter plane moved forward slowly, then accelerated. Cao Cang felt the huge acceleration of gravity pressing himself tightly against the back of the seat.The warplane has taken off! The fighter plane is flying fast in the air, and Dr. Jian's operation is very skilled.Cao Cang saw the endless silver-white ice field below, and the small island quickly disappeared from their sight. Dr. Jian skillfully operated the fighter plane, and after a slow ascent, the fighter plane gradually entered a stable flight state. "The pocket watch is working. If it goes well, we will be able to find Miller in an hour, at most two hours." Dr. Jian said to Cao Cang through the headset. "You fly so fast, does it affect the wound?" Cao Cang asked. "You must be a soldier!" said Dr. Jane, "isn't it?" "Is it because of my familiarity with fighter jets?" "No." Dr. Jane said, "You confronted Miller, I saw it. Your aura, the aura of a soldier betrayed you. It is impossible for a civilian to have this kind of aura. You must have experienced life and death on the battlefield. Fight, and more than once." Cao Cang didn't answer. "Who the hell are you?" "I am the leader of the third experiment." Cao Cang replied. Dr. Jane didn't ask any more questions.The two fell silent. The fighter jet flew along the crack in the ice from which Miller escaped.Cao Cang saw that the ice field had changed a lot from when he walked on it.The ice has melted so much that many cracks have become very wide, as wide as channels on the earth.After flying for another half an hour, the ice and the sea accounted for almost half of the area. The seasons of Yihai have begun to change, and it will soon enter summer, a summer without ice. Cao Cang was thinking wildly in his mind, why did human beings abandon the earth with superior environment and enter such a harsh alien sea?Instead of drawing salary from the bottom of the pot, it is better to make up for it on Earth!Maybe, Dr. Jane's choice is reasonable, but I... "We can't fly back." Dr. Jane said, "Miller's speed is faster than we thought, and the remaining fuel is not enough to support us to fly back." "Are you going to fly back?" "No." Dr. Jane said firmly, "We must find Miller." About another half hour passed. "Get ready to start the missile launch procedure." Dr. Jian said excitedly, "I saw him, right in front of us." Cao Cang skillfully operated the weapon operating system. "You don't seem to be operating this system for the first time." Dr. Jian said, "You are too proficient!" Cao Cang has already locked on a ship on the sea ahead, and there is no doubt that it is Miller's ship. "Attack! Attack!" Dr. Jane shouted. Cao Cang put his hand on the attack button of the missile, but he didn't press it. "What's the matter with you?" Dr. Jian said while preparing to use the main driver's operating system to replace Cao Cang to launch an attack. After Cao Cang found out, he immediately adjusted the operating system and canceled Dr. Jian's "launch" command. The warplane flew over Miller's warship. Dr. Jian immediately turned around and flew back again. "Why did you let him go?" Dr. Jian said, "We still have a chance, attack quickly, we are about to run out of fuel!" Cao Cang canceled all the "attack preparation" commands of the missile launch system, and then said in the headset: "I'm sorry, I want to go home!" Dr. Jian had nothing to say, the fighter plane could no longer continue to fly and had to make an emergency landing on the ice field. After Cao Cang and Dr. Jian jumped out of the fighter plane, Dr. Jian slapped Cao Cang severely: "We really shouldn't trust you Chinese!" "My mission is to return to Earth." Cao Cang replied, "And my wife is pregnant, I can't let my child be without a father." Dr. Jane smiled wryly: "We are about to become Miller's captive now, do you think he will let you return to Earth alive?" "He will." Cao Cang said easily, "I understand him. There are some things you don't understand." The moment Cao Cang confronted Miller, he understood Miller.Cao Cang believes that Miller must go back, there must be a very good reason, a reason that Dr. Jian and others cannot understand. Miller's warship gradually approached the ice layer. Someone on the warship used ice picks to chisel a fixed fulcrum on the ice wall, then tied a rope and slowly climbed up the ice layer. A group of people went straight to Cao Cang and Dr. Jian. The leader was a medium-sized, slightly thin, but sharp-eyed Caucasian man. He was wearing a straight military uniform with the "ZZ" logo on the neckline. Cao Cang finally saw Miller up close. "Japanese?" Miller asked. "Chinese." Cao Cang replied, "You are Miller?" Miller was stunned for a while and said, "It seems that I overestimated the Japanese." "We meet again, Dr. Jane." Miller said to Dr. Jane. "It's a pity!" Dr. Jian said bitterly, "I didn't expect to be betrayed by him!" "I'm not surprised at all." Miller said coldly, "I haven't seen this Chinese before, since the countries on the earth have organized the third test, of course they won't choose you again. Steadfast personnel!" "I let you go." Cao Cang said, "It's because I want to hear your reason." "Bring them back," Miller ordered. Cao Cang and Dr. Jian were escorted to the warship by Miller's followers.Cao Cang began to inspect the situation of the warship. The warship was not as powerful as Cao Cang imagined. The deck and sides of the ship were already mottled, and the facilities on the ship were also very old.It appears Miller is not having an easy time.He put all his resources into weapons. Cao Cang began to look at the crew again. Many of them were dressed as fishermen, and there were people from various countries. "Did you pull these people from the earth?" Cao Cang asked, "Use a pocket watch to distort space." "On the contrary," Miller said. "I've never actively used a pocket watch to bring humans here from Earth." Cao Cang and Dr. Jian glanced at each other, Cao Cang's eyes were full of doubts. "They all came here because of the forces of nature," Miller said. "I just gathered them together and promised them to bring them back to Earth." "The condition for you to bring them back to Earth is to defeat us, occupy the island, and use the sea eye on the island to go back?" Dr. Jane asked. "That's the only way," Miller said, "but you're against it! I don't want to fight here at all! I try again and again because of your self-righteous stubbornness! You don't know anything, just because you take it for granted. Theory won't let me go back to Earth!" it is as expected!Cao Cang completely confirmed his speculation.Miller is by no means a paranoid, he must have a better reason to return to Earth, and this reason is precisely a secret that Dr. Jane and others do not understand. Dr. Jian said: "When you return to the earth, those people will only become more unscrupulous, and eventually all human beings and the earth will be abandoned!" "Have you ever wondered," Miller said, "what crazier things they'd do if we didn't go back?" "What did you say?" Cao Cang asked suddenly, "Aren't you a member of the Freemasonry?" "Of course I am not," Miller said. "With the support of the head of state, we carried out the first experiment of using a pocket watch to enter here. It has nothing to do with Freemasonry." "Why are you so sure?" Cao Cang asked, "The people involved in the second experiment didn't know about their participation in the Freemasonry." "Can you take responsibility for what you said?" Miller asked. "Can you be sure that the participants in the second experiment were not infiltrated by the Freemasons? Can you be sure that the third experiment, that is, your companions?" , no Masonic background?" Cao Cang was left speechless by Miller's question. Now that Miller has revealed his identity, he has no Freemason background.And Joshua has admitted to being a Freemason.There are also people detained in the church on the island, some of whom are sincere supporters of Miller, but it is hard to say that some of them, like Joshua, are sent by the Freemasonry.People like Joshua must have borrowed Miller's power to achieve their goals! Cao Cang said calmly, "Can you swear that you really have nothing to do with Freemasonry?" "What do you know about Freemasonry? As much as I do?" Miller said contemptuously. "Let me tell you." Dr. Jane asked, "What is your position?" "The continuation of humanity," Miller said, "but not in your passive way." "Tell me first, what do you use to prove that you have nothing to do with the Freemasonry?" Cao Cang said. "I'm a loyal follower of the Führer," Miller said. Both Cao Cang and Dr. Jian knew the meaning of Miller's words.That planned, large-scale genocide is a stain on human history. Obviously Miller was a Nazi, so of course he wasn't a Freemason. Miller went on to say: "Based on the information you know, you can think of this level in detail. But the relationship between the earth and the different seas is by no means simple." "How complicated can it be?" Dr. Jian said, "We prevent you from returning to Earth, isn't it just to destroy the hope of that force?" "You underestimated their determination." Miller said, "The difficulty for humans to enter the alien sea will increase exponentially with every attempt. This is what you told me." "So what?" Cao Cang said, "When the resources on the earth are not enough to support this plan, they will give up and turn their hope of survival to maintaining the environment of the earth." Miller pointed at Dr. Jane, and said to Cao Cang: "If you also believe their naive fantasy, then you have already fired missiles at me from the fighter plane." The time when Miller entered the different sea was before the "World War II". At that time, the missile was still in the research stage, but Miller seemed to be no stranger to this weapon.Cao Cang thought for a while, and suddenly remembered that the country that first researched missiles in the world was Germany! "Yes." Cao Cang said, "the first time we met, you showed me the pocket watch in your hand, and I knew that you were signaling to me. Under the circumstances at that time, you had no reason to lie. " "It seems that you have been taught by psychologists," Miller said. "You are indeed different from them." "Now you should tell me your reason." Cao Cang said. "When the experiments on the earth to enter the alien sea fail again and again, do you really think they will give up?" Miller said, "Absolutely not! They will put all their eggs in one basket and use all the religious, economic, and political resources they have at their disposal. Power, let the earth enter chaos, let the earth's social environment and natural environment accelerate towards the critical point of collapse, so that they can use another way to enter the alien sea." "There is a highly respected scientist in our country who also entered the Yihai, and he has died." Cao Cang said, "Before he died, he told me a theory that the earth and the Yihai are like two adjacent bubbles. , when the substance travels between the bubbles, it will cause a shock. If the magnitude of the shock is too large, one of the fragile bubbles will be broken..." "If one of the bubbles is much more stable than the other, when the weak one breaks, it opens a gap in the surface of the other. The gap may be short-lived, but it's enough." "They're going to take that risk," Miller said. "Why?" Dr. Jian asked suspiciously, "Don't they just have to enter the different sea regardless?" "Because their genes are to travel through different spaces and continue their own race." Miller said, "This is their survival instinct." "It's windy." Miller looked at the sky and shouted to the crew, "Raise all sails!" Miller began to direct the crew to operate the ship, leaving Cao Cang and Dr. Jian on the deck. Cao Cang could feel a gust of wind blowing across his face, but after a few minutes, the breeze developed into a strong wind.With the help of the wind, the speed of the ship increased, and Miller nervously directed the crew on board. Seeing the sudden change in the weather in Yihai, Cao Cang knew why Miller was so nervous.The ice sheet is melting fast, and much faster than I imagined. Yihai has entered summer, and after a period of stalemate between the two extreme temperatures of cold and warm, the warm temperature in summer has completely gained the upper hand.So now the ice is melting at a much faster rate. The sea surface where the warship was located began to become choppy due to the collapse of ice and strong winds.What's more deadly is that some icebergs did not sink into the ocean after breaking away from the ice sheet, but moved irregularly on the sea surface.If a sailboat hits these giant ice floes, ship destruction and loss of life are the only consequences. However, judging from Miller's skilled command, he has experienced this situation many times, and he has sufficient experience to lead the sailboat out of danger. In this harsh environment, Cao Cang couldn't just be a spectator. He, like other crew members, began to deal with various emergencies busy.What Dr. Jian has to do now is to hide in the cabin and wait quietly. In the next few days, Cao Cang became one of Miller's sailors.Miller also didn't have time to communicate with Cao Cang and Dr. Jian. What they had to do now was to fight against the severe weather that had developed into a storm on the sea surface, and try to avoid colliding with icebergs. Cao Cang took the time to shout to Miller during the breaks in his work, "How long will this situation continue?" "After all the ice sheets melt, the convection of the cold and warm air in the different seas will end, and the sea will be calm." Miller replied. "When was that?" "One more month." Cao Cang calculated the time, and one month later, it will be exactly one year since he entered the different sea experiment. Time passed day by day, Cao Cang was struggling like a warship, and everyone was waiting for the day when the sea was calm. Cao Cang discovered a very strange thing on the third day after boarding the ship. He didn't say anything at the time, he was just observing, but now, after more than ten days, he couldn't control his curiosity, so he found Miller and asked him, "What happened to the people on board?" "Things you don't want to face," Miller replied. What Cao Cang saw was obvious, and of course Miller knew he could see it. Everyone on board, including Miller, hadn't slept.They don't sleep, they get tired, but the way they rest is just to sit and rest, not to close their eyes, but to stare blankly ahead. "When the storm is over, I will take you to a place, and you will understand." Miller said to Cao Cang. "Where are you taking us?" Cao Cang asked. "When the storm is over, we won't be far from that place." The brief exchange between Cao Cang and Miller did not yield any answers.Seeing that the people on the boat were not sleeping, Cao Cang still couldn't accept this strange phenomenon. Cao Cang saw that these people were working silently and completely obeying Miller, and they hardly even had the desire to talk to each other.As time went by, Cao Cang discovered more things. Apart from not sleeping and eating very little food, the crew here were different from ordinary people in some ways, but Cao Cang couldn’t say what exactly. come out. The supplies on this ship are not lacking, and due to the melting of the sea ice sheets, the fish on the bottom of the sea are all coming to the surface, it should not be difficult for everyone to catch food, but why the whole ship, except myself and Dr. Jane , do you only eat very little?This made Cao Cang puzzled. The sailor who has been by Cao Cang's side, Cao Cang observed it most clearly, he only ate a small amount of barley porridge each time, and with this energy, he could last for two days. You must know that the labor intensity of the sailors on the ship is extremely high.The situation of other sailors was similar, Cao Cang didn't understand, where did their physical strength come from? The storm was finally over, and Cao Cang was very excited to see all the sailors on board. They leaped across the deck, shirtless and waving their shirts off.They were celebrating, but Cao Cang discovered that they were not celebrating the end of the storm, but celebrating the sun shining on the strange sea. What Cao Cang had been faintly feeling strange some time ago was finally revealed to him—the skins of these sailors turned green! The sun could not be seen in the storm, Cao Cang just felt that there was something strange about their bodies, but he didn't look carefully, and at that time their skin was only faintly oozing a little light green, Cao Cang thought it was caused by the light Yes, I didn't see it clearly. Now Cao Cang can see clearly that their skin is green, shining green! "There's no need to guess." Miller walked to Cao Cang's side at some point, "Our skin cells contain chlorophyll." "You are not pure human beings anymore?" Cao Cang asked in horror, "You have mutated? Is it because of the environment of the different sea?" "No one wants to become a half-human, half-plant monster!" Miller said, "Maybe on Earth, this mutation in us will disappear." "Why are you so sure?" "Because that kind of plant can't survive on Earth." "What kind of plant is it?" Cao Cang said, "Can this kind of plant only survive in different seas? What kind of plant is it that can parasitize the human body?" "Are you curious?" Miller said, "Then you can find out by going to the side of the ship." Cao Cang quickly walked to the side of the boat, and now he saw that the entire sea had turned bright green.This is not the transparent emerald green of the ocean, but some kind of creature in the seawater. The color of this creature has changed the ocean! seaweed? Seaweed is a plant with strong vitality and belongs to lower organisms.But this plant reproduces very quickly and mutates very easily.Due to the super adaptability of seaweed, it can grow to an astonishingly large number in a short period of time, so it has a major impact on the ecological environment. "This kind of creature has been developed into a weapon on Earth." Miller said, "I don't know if you have heard of it?" "No." Cao Cang replied, "At least I haven't heard of any weapons related to seaweed before I entered the Different Sea." "Some parts of algae genes are easily replaced." Miller said, "Before I entered the alien sea, our country had successfully cultivated a type of algae into a biological weapon, allowing that type of algae to have neurotoxins. Crazy breeding on the sea... This weapon is used to deal with the ships of hostile countries at sea. The head of state has long been prepared to compete with the British at sea." "But you failed, and it's too late to use that terrible weapon." "I know," Miller said. "The Americans who came in the second time told us that we lost World War II." "Is the algae weapon you're researching related to the algae here?" Cao Cang asked. "No." Miller said, "These are two completely different types of algae. The algae here do not attack organisms, their instinct is to parasitize themselves into other organisms. I have studied it, and they cannot parasitize Fish in the sea. But humans are their best choice for parasites. The human body does not reject this kind of algae at all, and gene fusion is very easy, so easy as if we are the same creature." Miller took off his military uniform and exposed his upper body with green skin.It was obvious that the chlorophyll on the surface of his body had completely penetrated into his skin cells. This kind of seaweed has been completely symbiotic with the human body, and even helps the human body get rid of the complicated eating habits in the past, allowing the human body to obtain energy directly from sunlight.When humans have the ability to photosynthesize, can they still be considered humans? Cao Cang couldn't help keeping a distance from Miller. "After the gene fusion with seaweed, the advantage for us is that we can no longer worry about food." Miller said, "But there is a side effect, we can never sleep. The ability to sleep is lost, lost forever! " Now Cao Cang's doubts are all solved.Why these people don't sleep, eat very little food, and the mutated fish trainer in the sea are all the consequences of algae changing the genes of these people! "That mysterious family has kept records about seaweed." Miller said, "Their literature has always preserved the history of Atlantis. But the demise of Atlantis was not only due to the sinking of the continent." "Yes, the land can disappear, but humans have a way to leave." "Humans in Daxizhou also perished with the disappearance of the land." Miller said, "Humans in Daxizhou are the first immigrants from the different seas." "I don't understand." Cao Cang replied. "Danxizhou, like the small island, is the passage between the sea and the earth. The disappearance of Daxizhou on the earth is only the starting point for the complete separation of the sea and the earth." "You mean, Yihai and Earth used to be the same space?" "This is my speculation. The Yihai has always been connected with the earth, and in ancient times, there was no big barrier between the two spaces. It's just that as time goes by, the distance between the Yihai and the earth is getting farther and farther away. It is completely isolated in space. Daxizhou has never belonged to the earth, this continent belongs to the alien sea." "At the moment when the earth and the alien sea were completely separated in space, a shock was caused, and Daxizhou disappeared completely?" Cao Cang remembered Ximei's "Dan Clan". It turned out that in ancient times, it was relatively easy for her ancestors to enter the different seas, so they left related records of the different seas. Finally, based on this memory, he drew "Water Road Book" . Tens of thousands of years ago, the alien sea was a part of the earth. Human beings' great geographical discovery came too late, thousands of years later, and missed the opportunity to discover the alien sea.But ancient documents have recorded all of this, leaving traces in every nation. A month later, the storm was completely over, and as Cao Cang expected, the sea became extremely calm as it was a year ago.It's just that the sea surface now is emerald green, boundless emerald green.Those seaweeds are flooding this sea area.The whole sea is like a huge emerald.If it wasn't for Miller's boat moving slowly, Cao Cang wouldn't feel the boat moving at all.After a long time, he even had the illusion that the surface of the sea was a smooth solid, and that this was a green planet all over. Everyone on the boat no longer needed to be busy fighting against the storm, and Miller became more relaxed. "These seaweeds..." Cao Cang asked, "Is it the kind that parasitizes on you?" "of course." "I'm the same as you now?" Cao Cang said, "My sleep is getting less and less, and I didn't sleep last night." Miller pulled Cao Cang's arm up, rolled up the sleeve, and compared it with his own arm. The skin of Cao Cang's arm was also slightly dark green, but not as obvious as Miller's. Miller said: "Have you ever thought that it is a big mistake for human beings to claim to be the spirit of all things. On the earth, the human population is not the largest, and the number of insects far exceeds that of human beings. The number of mammalian mice is beyond the reach of human beings." "The advantage of human beings lies in intelligence." Cao Cang retorted. "Really?" Miller said, "The development direction of any species is to expand its own number of individuals and allow its own population to continue. From this perspective, humans are not doing well." "However, human beings have surpassed the limitations of lower creatures, at least there are no natural enemies that threaten them." Cao Cang said, "Man will conquer nature, and we have already been able to change the world." "Wrong." Miller said, "How can humans have no natural enemies? Humans can defeat large animals, but if microorganisms are intelligent, they will laugh at what you just said." “微生物当然不会有智能。”曹沧说道，“你的这个说法完全没有依据。” “如果真的有某种微生物具备智能，高出你想象的智能，以你不能理解的方式存在的智能，你会作何感想？”米勒说道。 “不可能。”曹沧答道。 “没有什么不可能的！”米勒轻蔑地说道。 “看来你有这方面的证据。”曹沧问道，“能说清楚吗？” “已经寄生在我们身上的海藻，就是例子。”米勒说道，“从结构上来看，它们是低等生物，可是它们真的具备智能。” 曹沧下意识地往自己的手臂上看去，仿佛里面的海藻细胞，正在蠢蠢欲动，控制自己的身体。 “它们聪明到主动和人类的细胞融合，并且改变人类的生理习性——最基本的生理特征，进食方式。把复杂的化学反应，简化成单纯的光合作用，这是最具效率的生化反应，让我们直接从阳光获取能量。并且改变了我们脑垂体的构造，让我们抛弃睡眠，并且毫不伤害我们的身体健康。”米勒说道，“你认为这是一种没有智能的生命所为吗？” “如果你的猜测是真的，”曹沧问道，“那它们的目的是什么？” “人类文明的目的是什么？” 曹沧霎时就明白了，向着更高级的生命方式进化，无论是人类，还是这种低等生物，都朝着这个方向，不断前行。现在人类和海藻已经处在一个起跑线上，更确切地说，这种海藻已经把自己的命运和人类绑缚到一起。 谁说过高级生物一定要在哺乳动物灵长目中发展出来？地球只是个特例而已。也许在异海，最高等的智能生物就是这种低等植物——绿藻。 米勒看到曹沧惊愕的模样，继续说道：“我还见到过比绿藻更加聪明的生物。” “在异海？” "yes." “是水生动物吗？”曹沧问道。 “我也不知道它究竟是动物还是植物，它们同时具备动物和植物的特性。”米勒说。 “那是一种什么样的生物？”曹沧继续追问。 “你现在已经能够看到了。” 曹沧向海面看去，可看到的仍旧是碧绿的海洋。 “朝它们靠近！”米勒向身边的一个船员发号施令。那个水手听到了，不禁迟疑，脸上露出胆怯的表情。 还有什么事情能让这些海上的亡命之徒感到害怕？曹沧非常好奇。 十几分钟之后米勒对曹沧说道：“你现在去看看海面。” 曹沧走到船舷边，向海面看去，现在他看清楚了，海面上除了无边无际的绿色海水之外，又多了一些东西在海面上静静地漂浮。 曹沧看到船上的所有人都刻意不去看这些东西。 曹沧很奇怪，这些漂浮在海面上的东西一点都不诡异，也不恐怖，反而非常漂亮。 这些东西的形状跟荷叶一样，只是异常宽大，每一片都有几平方米的面积。这东西的颜色比海藻的绿色略浅，更加吸引人的是，叶片的中央开着数十朵粉红色的花，花朵也非常巨大。曹沧鼻子里闻到一股非常醉人的香气，很明显，这香气是那些花朵散发出来的。 “想不想上去看看？”米勒对曹沧说道。 曹沧点点头。 米勒招呼手下过来，示意他们把曹沧送下去，于是曹沧的腰间系着一根绳索，吊了下去。 “千万不要解开绳索。”米勒嘱咐道。 曹沧知道一定有什么危险等着自己，所以打起了十二分的精神。可当他踩到叶片上，马上就把这个念头丢到九霄云外了。叶片非常柔软，有种能感觉到的厚实感，完全能够轻易地支撑住曹沧身体的重量。 曹沧循着香味走到花朵跟前，俯身看到花朵的中间聚着黏稠的浆液。就是这个浆液，散发出醉人的香气。曹沧对船上的米勒喊道：“这个有毒吗？” “没有。”米勒在上面回答。 曹沧实在是不想考虑为什么他们不和自己一起下来。他用手在花瓣里掬了一捧浆液送到自己的嘴里，清甜芬芳的味道充斥了曹沧的所有味觉。 曹沧熏熏然，又看到花蕊上的粉末，也抓了一把放到嘴里，这是曹沧这辈子吃过的最美味的食物。曹沧身体懒懒的，躺了下来，柔软的叶片略微有些凹陷。曹沧甚至能够感觉到叶片上暖洋洋的温度，这种感觉无比舒适！ 曹沧懒懒地在叶片上躺了一会儿，心里想着再吃点什么。脑海里这个念头一闪，身边的叶片就立马渗出了汁液，流淌到曹沧脑袋附近。曹沧惊喜，偏了偏头，一张嘴就喝到了鲜美的汁液。这个汁液的味道和花朵的浆液不同，是另一种味道，仿佛和自己在国内喝过的鸡汤相似。曹沧脑袋里恍惚想起，刚才自己，隐约就是想起了当年喝鸡汤的感觉。 曹沧内心略微觉得有点不妥，但是全身舒适的感觉太让人欢愉了。曹沧想起了自己新婚的妻子，瞬间和妻子欢爱的记忆充斥了曹沧的脑海。不仅仅是记忆，还有那种生理上的快感，完全真实的在曹沧的身体里流动，并且一直持续！ 曹沧非常陶醉于这种感觉，什么任务，什么异海，什么人类的延续，什么战争，全部都忘却，他正全身心地享受着这种美妙的感受…… 直到曹沧发现自己突然吊在半空中，才从深深的陶醉中清醒过来。 再仔细看的时候，曹沧发现，自己正被船上的水手往船舷上拉。 曹沧喊道：“你们在干什么？” 船上的水手仍旧不停地把曹沧往上拉。 “让我回去！”曹沧在挣扎，手里准备解开身上的绳索，可是腰间的绳索被打了死结，并且不止一个，看来他们早有准备。 曹沧被拉到船上，米勒命令手下不停地给曹沧灌水。和刚才喝的浆液相比，水的味道实在是太难喝了！曹沧还在挣扎着要回去。 米勒的手下，把曹沧紧紧绑缚在桅杆上，然后继续灌水。 曹沧的神志渐渐清醒，明白了米勒的用意。 “放开我吧。”曹沧说道，“我明白了。” 米勒挥挥手，水手才把曹沧解开。 “猪笼草。”曹沧说道，“我知道这种植物。” “猪笼草不能感知到你的思维。”米勒说道，“这种生物，能在第一时间探知到你最渴望的感觉。我当年在叶片吃到的是我家乡奶酪的味道，巴伐利亚最正宗的奶酪。” “它们能根据我们记忆中最深刻的感觉，瞬间制造出这种类似的物质。”曹沧说道。 “我研究了这种物质。”米勒说道，“不过我没有专业的人员和设备，只能推测这种生物分泌的汁液有类似多巴胺的物质。而且不仅仅这么简单，关键是它们能探知到我们的记忆片段，最美好的记忆片段。” 曹沧回望了海面上的那些叶片和花朵。 “现在你还坚信他们没有高等的智能吗？”米勒说道，“生物的智能并不是表现在能创造什么，他们的智能表现形式不见得非要和人类一样。” “如果我不上来，他们会在什么时候动手？吞噬我？”曹沧问道。 “这个我不能肯定。”米勒说道，“最短的话，当你睡着的时候，叶片上的经络会脱离出来，把你捆缚，然后慢慢消化你。我也见过误入异海的人类在上面生存几个月的……但他们最终的结果都是留下一堆枯骨。” “你们怎么能够抗拒他们的诱惑？”曹沧问道。 “海藻。”米勒说道，“当我们身上具备海藻细胞的时候，我们就能够拒绝这个诱惑。” “海藻和人类的细胞融合后，人类身上就具备了部分植物属性，丧失了人类本身的一些欲望，所以你们能够做到了？” “或者还有个原因。”米勒说道，“海藻和这种生物，是相互对立的存在，海藻的基因帮助我们抗拒这种生物的诱惑。” “这两种生物难道相互敌对吗？” “只是某种程度吧。”米勒说道，“也许它们已经在异海共生了很久，或者竞争了很久。当我们身上的皮肤完全变绿之后，我的人也曾经上去过，你知道发生了什么吗？” “发生了什么？”曹沧追问道。 “一上去，叶片就翻卷过来，边缘伸出了锋利的锯片，把人体撕裂。”米勒说道，“就像牙齿一样……” 曹沧现在知道了为什么船上的水手这么惧怕这些奇怪的生物。 “你现在还认为海藻是低等的生物吗？”米勒说道。 曹沧无法对答，事实摆在眼前。可是要让曹沧接受人类并非世界唯一一种高等生物也是一件很困难的事情，毕竟曹沧生活的年代是一个把人的能力提高到无比高度的时期。 “人类能战胜一切”的论调是上世纪六七十年代的主旋律，曹沧无法立刻转变自己的这种思维方式。 “你到底要带我去什么地方？”曹沧转移了话题。 “当这种生物出现的时候，那个地方就不远了。”米勒说道，“我要带你去看看裂缝，地球和异海之间的裂缝。” “你为什么不从这个裂缝回到地球而非要占领小岛？”曹沧问道。 “那些裂缝不是人为的，方向不固定，是随机发生的自然现象。如果强行进入，谁也不知道会被带到什么空间。”米勒说道，“只有在小岛上，受怀表的控制，穿越的方向才能稳定。” 听米勒这样说，曹沧开始期待马上看到他所说的裂缝。 米勒所说的那个地方看来是要到了。 曹沧很清晰地感觉到异海的环境在发生奇怪的变化。首先是白昼和黑夜的变化不再稳定，一天前白昼比黑夜要长，一天之后就刚好相反。随着时间的流逝，这个现象愈发明显。 曹沧向米勒询问，这个现象是否和异海星球的自转突变有关系，米勒否定了。几十个小时之后，异海竟然发生了类似地球高纬度极夜的现象。可曹沧根据在异海行走过的方向来推断，这里并不算是高纬度地区。 曹沧满怀疑问地再次去找米勒的时候，米勒正站在船头眺望远方。曹沧看到米勒的胸前透过衣服隐隐发出橘红色的光芒。 怀表！ 曹沧连忙低下头，看着自己的胸前，果然，自己身上的怀表也透过衣物隐隐放射出一模一样的光芒！ 曹沧把怀表掏出来，放在手心，仔细打量。 怀表第一次在曹沧的手上，展现出不一般的动静。 怀表的表面已经完全透明。曹沧看到了，他终于第一次看到了怀表的功能！ 怀表内部，是一个无比精致的机械结构，但又不是齿轮的机械传动，而是类似有无数股的液体在里面规则地流动。这些液体非常有规则地相互融合、分离，再融合、再分离……怀表内的液体不停地变换颜色，变化的速度非常快，如同一个万花筒缤纷锦簇。怀表内部展现出来的图案并不是一个平面，曹沧看到，这个图像，表现的应该是一个立体空间，不对，也许是三维空间，又或许不仅仅是三维空间那么简单！这些内容，曹沧暂时无法理解，里面变幻的图像，足够把曹沧的目光吸引进去，让曹沧感觉到怀表表现出的是一个无数重的圆环！曹沧知道这种比喻仍然不恰当，可这是人类的生理感觉无法感受的现象，它甚至超出人类视觉的所有表现形式！ 曹沧看呆了，这绝不是人类能够制造出来的机械！ “我到现在也只能了解怀表的部分功能。”米勒看到曹沧正惊愕地盯着怀表，于是走过来说道，“这个机械功能的强大，远远超出我们的想象！” “它的全部功能也许是人类永远无法查知的。” “你说的有道理。”米勒说道，“我们被自身局限了，人类生活的地球只能感知到三维空间。触觉是平面二维的感知，听觉有方向的局限性，嗅觉、味觉是化学反应，和方向维度无关……只有眼睛的感觉，才能达到长、宽、高的统一高度。人类超越其他动物，发展成为智能生物，与人类站起来直立行走，从而开阔了视野有很大的关系。” “这个机械里我们不能感知到的东西，已经不在我们生理功能能接受的范围内了。”曹沧说道。 “已经超出地球所在空间维度的极限。”米勒说道，“这就是一个能够带领生物穿越各个平行空间的机器。” “你已经掌握了其中的部分功能。”曹沧说道，“你可以利用它扭曲空间。” “我做不到。”米勒说道，“我只能使用其中最基本的功能——用它看到裂缝中发生的事情，勉强将进入空间扭曲乱流的人类带入异海。” “那些跟着你的人类，就是你从空间乱流里营救出来的吗？”曹沧问道。 “当然。”米勒点头，“异海和地球之间的裂缝一直都存在，在大西洲沉没之后，异海和地球之间的联系就只剩下这道裂缝，它一直存在。由于空间扭曲的不稳定性，这个裂缝已经延伸到了异海和地球之外的空间。” “那些空间是根本不适合人类生存的。”曹沧说道，“你把他们带入异海，并不是单纯想让他们帮助你这么简单。” 米勒不置可否。 曹沧想到，米勒不停地接近这道裂缝，并不是为了自己的个人目的那么狭隘！他说的没错，他有着简博士不能理解的责任。 曹沧记起了那艘油轮上的变异人类，是的，当人类进入那些艰险恶劣的环境后，进化的方向就会发生改变，由此产生的绝望，绝对比死还要难受一万倍！ 船继续行驶，此时黑夜和白昼突然开始迅速更迭，曹沧突然看到在白昼的时候，天上出现了两个太阳。从气温的急剧升高，曹沧明白，两个太阳都是真实的。 time!time! 曹沧终于懂了，时间在空间的扭曲下也被拉扯，从而不再均匀流逝。空间和时间是一个相互影响的整体，时间在裂缝里也被扭曲，并且影响到了附近的海域。 海里的颜色变成了墨绿色，很明显海水里海藻的数量也在增加。 “它们越是靠近裂缝就越活跃。”米勒对曹沧说道，“以裂缝的区域为中心，大约两天的无风全速航程为半径，这片海域就是它们在异海生存的范围。” “这些海藻是唯一适应这种空间环境的优胜生物吗？” “不是。”米勒说道，“你仔细看看。” 海面上的那种绿色叶片也更多了，只是没有生长出鲜艳的花朵。曹沧已经看到上面有些人类，对身边诡异多变的环境完全无动于衷，都只是懒懒地躺在上面。 船上的水手对着那些人拼命地叫喊，向他们丢掷绳索，可是叶片上的人类并不理会他们，仍旧舒适地躺在上面。曹沧看到，他们在叶片里越陷越深，有的身体已经半融入到叶片里，可是他们并没有察觉，甚至连站起来的意思都没有，而是非常惬意地被叶片慢慢消化。 船上的水手只好放弃营救的努力，他们不敢下去，他们若是下去，马上会被叶片凶残地撕碎！米勒说过的。 船继续前行，接下来的情形，每每想起，总让曹沧不寒而栗！ 曹沧明明看到一个叶片上只剩下一堆人类白骨，可是瞬间这堆白骨突然就长出了肌肉，然后是皮肤，最后又是一个鲜活的人躺在上面！ “这是……为什么？”曹沧指着叶片慌乱地问米勒。 “时间。”米勒说道，“我们距离裂缝很近了，有些时间被空间扭曲，产生了回溯。” “可是我们不受这个影响吗？”曹沧问道。 “你忘了我们手上的东西了吗？”米勒说道。 是的，怀表，这就是怀表的功能之一——能够稳定空间和时间的恒定。 “我们到了。”米勒说道。 不用米勒提醒，曹沧也知道到了。 曹沧手上的怀表突然变得闪亮，里面的液体更加快速地流动，几乎已经达到人眼无法分辨的速度。在曹沧看来，这就是一个具备各种光谱的图案在飞速变化。 曹沧发现，怀表的这种光芒和现在天空的颜色完全一致。 天空中的闪电一个接着一个，这是电离层在被不停撕裂的迹象。天空的颜色从白炽到深蓝全部都有，混乱胶着。 曹沧看到一些船被卷入到空间的乱流之中，人类在船上绝望惊呼的声音绵绵不绝。 现在除了米勒和自己所在的战船仍旧保持着平衡，漂浮在海面上，其余的空间都开始变得紊乱。没有上下左右，没有前后的方向，天空就是海洋，海洋也是宇宙！这不是人类能确定的方位！ 这就是被空间撕裂的口子，就像一张巨大的嘴在吞噬周围的一切事物。 “这么多船只失踪，为什么没有记载？”曹沧对着米勒喊道。 “因为都被隐瞒了。”米勒也喊着回答。 曹沧不再提问，只是紧张地看着前方，空间里五彩斑斓的场景吸引了曹沧所有的注意力。 混乱的时空扭曲影响到曹沧的平衡感和对时间的感知，他头晕目眩，开始呕吐起来。 米勒在摆弄他手上的怀表，怀表向各个方向释放出白色的光芒。那些空间扭曲的乱流中努力挣扎的船只开始稳定，漂浮到异海的海面上，他们本能的知道，怀表的方向就是唯一的生机！ 当这些偶入者进入到米勒战船附近的海域时，也摆脱了空间扭曲的影响，开始稳稳地漂浮。 那些偶入者在他们的船上向这边喊，虽然听不懂，但是曹沧绝对能理解他们的意思：“求求你们，带我们离开这里！” 战船上的水手示意他们无限制地靠近战船。 米勒继续摆弄他的怀表，继续营救那些还在撕裂空间里的幸存者。 曹沧看到了刚刚安全靠近的偶入者，惊讶地发现他们的样貌和亚洲面孔接近，但是他们绝不是亚洲人。从他们近乎完全裸体的装束和身上佩戴的羽毛就能辨认，他们是印第安人。 裂缝变得更加混乱，曹沧看到空间里的蓝色和红色相互交织，连闪电都变成了红蓝两种颜色，而且连绵不绝。颜色鲜艳的闪电，相互缠绕，就像两条蛇交错扭曲一般。 米勒手上的怀表，发出“嗡嗡”的声音，而且声音越来越大，最后竟然发展成了轰鸣。真的很难想象这么小的机械，会发出如此巨响！ “我们要离开这里了。”米勒对曹沧喊道。 曹沧知道，现在的情况已经超出了米勒能控制的程度。米勒也要逃离这个危险的区域。 战船上的水手接到米勒的命令，急忙展开风帆。曹沧心里想着，在这么混乱的环境下，米勒怎能如此冒险，把帆张满呢？ 还是怀表，这个机械能在混乱的时空中，稳定四周的一切环境，包括风。 战船的风帆吃满了风，鼓荡起来，飞快地逃离这个区域。印第安人的简陋木船已经和战船用绳索拴在一起，所以也被战船带着离开。 曹沧回头望去，裂缝区域的时空已经完全混乱，渐渐呈现出死寂空阔的样子，那些原本还在裂缝里挣扎的船只和人类，早已经被宇宙的力量撕扯成碎片，真正的碎片，还原成原子。宇宙的终结，或许就是这般模样。 “别回头看了！”米勒一把将曹沧的脑袋扳过来，“不能看！” 曹沧暂时不明白米勒的用意，但是他知道米勒说的一定没错。 船一直前行，在这个过程中，没有任何人回头看一眼。