In the evening, Feng Yi met Professor Ding and Professor Li, who were from the same sea snake task force but were temporarily transferred here.
It was just that it was too late, and the two professors were too tired after being out all day, so Feng Yi just went over to say hello to them, chatted with them briefly, and then returned.
We all live in the same dormitory building, so it’s convenient to visit if anything happens.
The next morning, Feng Yi went to the cafeteria for dinner. At the agreed time and place, he waited for the two professors and headed towards the coast together.
Both professors were in their early forties, but Professor Ding was more talkative. On the way, he told Feng Yi a lot about their work in Mo City in the past two days. Professor Li had a stern face. This attitude was not directed at Feng Yi, but at the starfish outbreak and some deeper reasons behind it.
When we arrived, a large area by the sea was very lively, waking up much earlier than the city.
"The demand for starfish has increased dramatically. I saw your story yesterday on the Internet." Professor Ding joked, "I heard that the owner of the store you visited was so happy that his face was about to burst with laughter!"
The restaurant even held a lucky draw on its social media account, offering a dozen free-for-all meal spots. Judging from the number of reposts, the restaurant had already cashed in on the popularity and made a killing. The owner also thanked Feng Yi on the platform.
However, looking at the whole country, only a few people can come to Melbourne. Most people see related topics online and are curious about starfish.
For people who live far away from the coast, they eat very little seafood, let alone niche seafood like starfish.
Many people were surprised when they saw the related topics brought up by Feng Yi while browsing the news:
starfish
Can this thing be eaten
Is it tasty
They may not like to eat it, but people are curious and follow the crowd. Besides, compared with other rare seafood, starfish is not expensive. They can afford to buy two to try something new.
As a result, online business of some stores in Melbourne has increased dramatically.
You have to queue up to buy starfish, but now there are even more people.
The starfish were divided up as soon as they were brought ashore.
Feng Yi also saw vendors live-streaming on their phones, standing on their boats and talking loudly to online customers: "Buy now, ship now, guaranteed fresh! These are all freshly caught starfish, not those that have been in the cold storage for a long time and you don't know if they have spoiled!"
"Why are starfish selling so well?" Feng Yi asked.
"It's very popular. No one is raising starfish on a large scale right now, and the source is limited. They saw an opportunity in this outbreak. It's just that there are so many people queuing up today, twice as many as yesterday... no, three times!" Professor Ding said, looking at the people who were hurrying over from a distance.
The line to buy starfish was getting longer and longer. Some vendors were fighting over the goods and even started quarreling. During the few minutes when Feng Yi and the others were talking, someone started fighting, but was quickly stopped by the management.
Different from those people who were excitedly buying starfish, on the other side stood some people with sad faces.
Feng Yi could feel their anxiety from a distance, especially when he saw that there were still a lot of starfish caught, his emotions fluctuated particularly strongly.
"Who are those people over there?" Feng Yi pointed over there.
"Farmers." Professor Ding sighed.
“Are they all raising clams?”
"Not only that, there are other marine delicacies as well. There are also breeders from other places who come to see the situation."
Feng Yi understood.
Starfish are ferocious and can eat oysters, scallops, abalone, etc. If no measures are taken, their outbreak will eventually wipe out all the marine delicacies raised by people.
The term “undersea locusts” is not a myth.
The starfish outbreak has sparked a new, temporarily active market.
But compared with the loss of aquatic resources such as clams, this new market is far from making up for it. Otherwise, those farmers would not be so anxious. Even if they use their own boats and employees to catch starfish every day, the harvest is far less than their losses.
For example, when farming, if the seedlings you planted were destroyed by locusts before they even grew up, how could you tolerate that
Farmers will cry when they encounter such a situation.
The fish farmers are feeling similarly now. This is just the beginning, and no one knows how big this wave of starfish disaster will be and how long it will last.
The three were chatting when two more people came over from a distance.
Professor Li, who had been in deep thought with a stern face, smiled a little, greeted the two people over there, and introduced them to Feng Yi, "The one carrying the big bag is Mr. Mu who does marine food research, and the one next to him is from the Marine Development Bureau."
Obviously, Professor Li has a good relationship with Teacher Mu.
The two people coming over there paused when they saw Feng Yi's face.
"Feng Yi? Did he accept this mission?" Teacher Mu knew that there would be another expert coming from the Joint Security Bureau, but he didn't expect that the person would be Feng Yi.
"You know him too? I didn't realize you often visit social media platforms."
"I first knew him because of the giant python in Florida, and later I found out that he was quite popular on the Internet. But this time we are investigating the starfish outbreak. Isn't he a snake catcher? Why is he here too?"
"The people from the Joint Security Bureau asked him to come over to help, saying that he had good diving skills. In fact, they just wanted him to meet more people. The people from the Joint Security Bureau valued him very much."
“People with ability deserve respect.”
They don't judge people by appearance, they only look at whether they have real ability.
Therefore, the two of them were very kind to Feng Yi, especially Teacher Mu. As he approached, the smile on his face deepened and he looked sincere and enthusiastic.
Professor Ding glanced at Teacher Mu's backpack. "What are you carrying? New products? I heard you made a lot of money selling the formula this time!"
Teacher Mu smiled modestly, opened his backpack, and took out the small bags inside: "I just invented a little snack with starfish. Come on, everyone, help me try it."
Teacher Mu looked at Feng Yi and said, "You are from Yangcheng, right? I wonder if it suits the taste of people over there. Do you like spicy food?"
Feng Yi replied: "I'm not picky. I've lived in Yongcheng for a few years and can handle spicy food."
Teacher Mu reached into his backpack and without even looking at how many bags he had, he stuffed them directly into Feng Yi's pockets: "One original flavor, one soy sauce flavor, the soy sauce flavor is a bit spicier. Here, take them and try them all! If you find them delicious, help promote them!"
Feng Yi also said readily: "Okay!"
Professor Ding next to him smiled and pointed at Teacher Mu, "No wonder you smiled so brightly when you saw Feng Yi, it turns out you were attracted by Feng Yi's popularity on the Internet!"
Teacher Mu and the people from the Ocean Development Bureau had other things to do, so they didn't stay here to chat for long. They added Feng Yi's contact information and left.
After the two walked away, Feng Yi said, "Teacher Mu..."
"Huh?" Professor Ding gave him a puzzled look.
"It seems like something is on your mind." Feng Yi has already seen that Teacher Mu's inner mood is not as high as it appears on the surface.
"Tsk, did you figure it out?" Professor Ding didn't expect Feng Yi to be able to see through Teacher Mu's true emotions. "He and several of his friends have farms, and the losses this time were not small. Fortunately, they made some money from selling the formula this time, which is better than others. But the losses are there, it's strange to be happy. Moreover, although this starfish outbreak is not as large as during the abnormal climate period, it is expected to be larger than the one ten years ago, so it's not optimistic."
Professor Li suddenly said, "It's not an estimate, it's a certainty! This time it will definitely be more serious than the one ten years ago!"
Feng Yi looked at the farmers not far away. If it was true as the two professors said, there would be more farmers standing on the shore crying in a few days.
Looking at the bags of snacks in his hand, Feng Yi took out his phone and took a few photos and posted them on the social platform -
On the first day of work, let's help taste the food! [Picture][Picture][Picture]
In fact, Feng Yi prefers the steamed starfish he ate in the restaurant yesterday. With a little sauce, the toxicity of the starfish just adds to the flavor.
These snacks from Mr. Mu have been made from starfish that have been detoxified, so they have less of a toxic smell and are more friendly to ordinary people.
Online, people who follow Feng Yi discovered that Feng Yi posted a new status today!
Snacks? Desserts
I just ordered a starfish from Mo City online, but I didn't see this thing. What is this? Is it delicious? Which brand is it
The packaging is so simple, is it a local specialty? The kind that is bought and packaged in physical stores? What is the store name? Please help me buy it!
Where can I buy this? Is it sold online
Where's the link! Where's the link to this thing? ? Brother Snake, did you forget something? !
After posting his new status, Feng Yi has exited the platform and put his phone in his pocket.
Other members of the investigation team also arrived one after another.
There are nearly ten members in the team responsible for investigating the starfish outbreak, but they are not the only ones going out to sea on the ship. Some are temporary employees, and some are students brought by the experts to help.
Today our team has two ships going out to sea, one is mainly responsible for monitoring data and analyzing the current situation, and the other is responsible for fishing.
Feng Yi first followed Professor Ding and the others, handing over tools to record data. In this regard, he was not as good as the students taught by the professors, let alone the professional staff.
After hanging out for a while, Feng Yi went to another boat in the afternoon. I don't know anything else, but catching starfish is much easier!
After this starfish outbreak, some fishing tools that were strictly banned were temporarily used. However, the nets used by the investigation team were modified for starfish, and are different from those used by fishermen and vendors, but they also require collaboration among multiple people.
He had seen how the staff used the nets and cages in the morning, and now he was ready to go into the water to help.
The person in charge here asked Feng Yi: "Do you have a certificate?"
Feng Yi: “Yes.”
The person in charge wanted to give some reminders, but when the words came to his lips, he held them back. If it were someone else, he could talk about the precautions for half an hour, but Feng Yi was a member of the expert group after all, so he shouldn't need to emphasize too much.
In the end, I only told Feng Yi which areas needed new nets to be set and which areas could be cleared, so the workload for fishing in the afternoon was not too heavy.
Feng Yi put on diving equipment and went into the water with two other divers.
A wide variety of chemical information is distributed in the water environment, controlling almost every aspect of aquatic animal behavior.
Feng Yi is not an aquatic animal, but he can also sense the information transmitted by the chemicals in the water environment. It's just that the diving equipment prevents him from receiving the signal.
To put it simply, he can tell how many marine creatures are nearby by licking the water here with his tongue.
Of course, he would never do that!
In order to facilitate data recording and real-time communication with the expert group, their diving equipment is equipped with a communication system.
One of the divers said to Feng Yi, "Let's collect a few sets of data first. It won't take long. You haven't been in the water for a while. Get familiar with it first, swim around nearby, and get into shape."
Feng Yi gestured an “OK” in return, “Call me when you’re done here, I’ll be back soon.”
Watching Feng Yi swimming slowly forward, the two divers smiled and began to record data.
They are already proficient in these tasks and the instruments are fast in testing.
Feng Yi swam forward, and the farther he was from the two divers, the faster his speed increased.
Looking for status
Where is the need to find the state specifically!
As long as you get into the water, you’ll be in great shape!
It's just that the diving suit restricts his performance too much.
Thinking of this, Feng Yi rushed far away.
There are indeed a lot of starfish at the bottom of the water.
They are not commonly seen in other places, and you may not see many of them in many coastal tourist attractions.
The outbreak in the waters of Mo City does not mean that all of them live here.
They are attracted by the food in the farms here. Starfish from other places in the sea receive the signal that "there is food" and rush here, gathering into a large army of starfish.
These little creatures, which look harmless and even a bit cute, have caused great economic losses and psychological harm to local farmers and should not be underestimated.
Feng Yi changed some of his muscles, bones and organs so that he could walk freely underwater. Although he looked no different from an ordinary diver, he was very different inside. He didn't need a buoyancy adjustment device at all.
Grab a starfish and look at it.
Where are its eyes
Not every creature has "eyes" or "nose" in the common sense of the word.
It should be a receptor.
It allows them to sense light, sound, chemicals, etc. transmitted through sea water.
Regardless of the type of external stimulus, there are generally two effects:
Can I eat it? Or can I not eat it
The message conveyed by the substances emitted by the ocean ranch in Mo City is:
Come on! Have fun! Have a good meal!
So the starfish came in groups.
Feng Yi looked at the starfish around him, most of which were spiny sea stars.
He threw the starfish in his hand like a dart, and then overturned a big one under his feet. He wanted to see how it turned over, but it turned too slowly and Feng Yi didn't have time to wait.
He grabbed a larger starfish, stood it on its side with its body perpendicular to the ground, and threw it forward. Before it fell to the bottom of the water, Feng Yi had already swam there, and with a flick of his hand, he continued to move forward.
Feng Yi tossed the starfish around as he swam.
If those starfish could talk, they would have been cursing loudly.
Feng Yi threw starfish and felt the vast ocean.
I used to want to save money to buy a big swimming pool, but now I realize that swimming in the ocean is still more enjoyable!
Or, make money and buy an island
On the other side, after the two divers following the boat entered multiple sets of data, they looked around and did not see Feng Yi.
They didn't use the communication system to contact him immediately, as they wanted to see where Feng Yi was going.
A diver took out the positioning instrument he carried with him. Those who perform underwater missions are all equipped with locators.
The instrument in his hand will display the location of designated teammates within a circular area with a radius of one thousand meters.
In this amount of time, Feng Yi shouldn’t be able to run far at that speed.
However…
Target not found
The two divers were stunned.
Where are the people? ! !