The origin of mermaids, how these strange creatures evolved the ability to survive in the deep sea and possess intelligence similar to or even superior to that of humans, as well as their social customs, language, writing, habitats, and even the civilization they created, are still a complex and transcendent mystery.
The only thing that human society can be sure of is that mermaids are no longer a species in a fantasy or a dream in mythology, but they really exist on this planet. Just as humans rule the land, several unknown millennia have passed, and mermaids have ruled the oceans.
Unlike the legends that are known to everyone, they are not delicate, not fragile, and cannot shed tears into pearls, nor can they turn into beautiful bubbles with the morning light. On the contrary, mermaids are top deep-sea predators. They use super-frequency sound waves as a language that researchers have not been able to decipher so far to communicate with each other.
Since the first sighting of mermaids in the English Channel thirty years ago, researchers from all over the world have been compiling a catalog of mermaids with a burning desire for knowledge. They have divided the mermaids into eleven possible mermaid kingdoms based on their living environment, appearance, diet and ethnic characteristics.
—The most mysterious, dangerous, and isolated of these territories are the mermaid communities that inhabit the Drake Passage, the Storm Harbor Mermaids.
"Where did Fabian catch the mermaid?" Jiang Mian asked.
Ted hissed, "I don't really know... But from what I heard, it's definitely far away from the Drake Passage."
"Based on the first eyewitness video, Lapers has a very high status in Storm Harbor. He is also an extremely xenophobic tribe leader." Jiang Mian pondered, "Why would he leave his hometown? There is no reason..."
The Drake Passage is the most dangerous waterway in the world. People use the never-ending storms on the sea to collectively refer to the underwater residents there. In fact, there has always been a dispute in the academic community, that is, whether the Storm Harbor mermaids are real or just hallucinations created by witnesses in the violent turbulence of strong winds and huge waves.
It was not until ten years ago, when a research vessel serving a private enterprise was passing through the Drake Passage again, that the Bronze King of Storm Harbor suddenly appeared riding on hurricane waves and tsunamis, with more than a dozen attendants circling around him to guard him.
There is no doubt that it looked furious and full of hatred. According to the age of the mermaid, Wang Si was just a young boy at that time. However, it was this "young boy" who completely overturned the thousand-ton ship in the depths of the ocean.
The sea was raging, and every moment, it was as if a hundred thousand thunderbolts were exploding in the sky. Under this overwhelming natural disaster, the wailing of humans could only be reduced to the most insignificant thing. The red blood of the crew was everywhere, and the torn flesh was also everywhere. No matter how thrilling the killing was, it was all gone in a flash. When the storm subsided, the only thing people found was the metal wreckage of the ship and the remains of more than forty human beings hanging on it, which were looted by the sharp teeth of the fish.
Later, for unknown reasons, this tragedy, which should have attracted worldwide attention, was suppressed by the Sigma Research Institute, so that it was only circulated in a very small range and became an open secret in a small circle. Because of Jiang Pingyang, Jiang Mian only heard about it vaguely.