If someone is bitten by a blue-ringed octopus and is lucky enough to return to the boat or shore, he will immediately lose the ability to speak, then become numb all over, and die within a few minutes due to heart damage and lack of oxygen.
At present, no country in the world has developed a specific medicine for the blue-ringed octopus. The general treatment method after being bitten is to inject serum and continue to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the injured.
Generally, the venom of the blue-ringed octopus will only last for a few hours. As long as you can survive these hours, you will basically not die. But normally, for one out of ten patients bitten by a blue-ringed octopus to survive, it is very good.
"Brother Yang." Fang Youqun finally got scared and his face started to turn pale.
Xiang Yang shook his head and threw the blue-ringed octopus back into the sea. "Next time you see unfamiliar marine life, never approach it, let alone grab it with your hands, even if you are wearing this scientific diving suit. As for this time, Chen Qingsheng, you should remember this and deduct 500 yuan from your bonus."
"Okay, Captain." Chen Qingsheng agreed immediately after hearing this.
Fang Youqun was like an eggplant hit by frost. Not only did he not make any money from this diving trip, he might even have to pay a little.
However, Fang Youqun did not dare to blame Xiang Yang at all, because he knew that Xiang Yang was doing this for his own good. If he had not been wearing this advanced diving suit just now, he might have stayed at the bottom of the sea forever.
"Brother Yang, then I will continue to catch Antarctic deep-sea crayfish." Fang Youqun said cautiously.
Xiang Yang rolled his eyes. "What are you trying to catch? Ball of Thorns with a Small Blue-Ringed Octopus. Do you really think you've lived too long?"
Although Xiang Yang had tested it himself, the poisonous stingers of the thorn ball could not penetrate the protective layer of the diving suit.
It is not difficult to see from the fact that Fang Youqun was able to return to the boat alive that this diving suit produced in a scientific research laboratory cannot be bitten by a blue-ringed octopus.
But in everything, one should be prepared for the worst. In short, Xiang Yang was unwilling to take this risk.
No matter how precious the Antarctic deep-sea crayfish are, in Xiang Yang's eyes, they are not as important as the safety of the crew.
"Captain, what should we do now?" Chen Qingsheng asked.
Xiang Yang frowned, walked to the edge of the deck, took a bottle of purified water, unscrewed it and took a sip, "Let's move around freely first and see what the top management will arrange next. But our people should not go down underwater anymore, it's not worth it."
Chen Qingsheng nodded quickly.
At this time, Xu Fang suddenly said, "Captain, Lao Chen, do you think that Boss Gao will go to the Weddell Sea?"
"Why do you say that?" Xiang Yang asked puzzledly.
Xu Fang said: "I studied our route. Although it seems to be aimless, since entering the Antarctic waters, I found that we are constantly moving towards the Weddell Sea."
Xiang Yang was shocked when he heard this.
The Weddell Sea is not a good place.
Although the Weddell Sea is located in the marginal sea of Antarctica and its southernmost point only reaches 83° south latitude, it is recognized as the Sea of Death and many explorers are afraid of it because of its magic.
The enormous power of the ice floes is the greatest magic of the Weddell Sea.
During the Antarctic summer, large tracts of icebergs often appear in the northern part of the Weddell Sea.
These icebergs are connected end to end like a white wall, and sometimes there are a few icebergs floating among them.
Xiang Yang read in a book that some floating icebergs in the Weddell Sea are one or two hundred meters high and two or three hundred square kilometers in radius, like a large ice field.
It is extremely dangerous for ships to sail through the gaps in the ice floes. There is no telling when the ice floes will damage the ship or force the ship into a "dead end", making it impossible to get out and the ship will remain in the Antarctic ice sea forever.
In 1914, the ice floes in the Weddell Sea swallowed up the British expedition ship "Indira Gandhi".
When sailing in the icy sea of Weddell, wind direction is of great importance to the safety of the ship.
When the south wind blows, the icebergs will disperse to the north, and gaps will appear in the icebergs, through which ships can sail.
If the north wind blows, the icebergs will be squeezed together and the ships will be surrounded.
Therefore, there has always been a saying in the Weddell Sea that "ships enjoy sailing when the south wind blows, but flee to the open sea when the north wind blows."
To this day, explorers from all over the world dare not violate this creed.
Of course, if the danger factor is not taken into consideration, as for Xiang Yang himself, he still hopes to take a trip to the Weddell Sea.
Because in addition to being dangerous, the Weddell Sea is also a magical sea.
The magic of the Weddell Sea lies in the gorgeous auroras and unpredictable mirages.
It is said that whenever a ship sails in the Weddell Sea, it is like floating in a dream world.
The Weddell Sea is a region of unpredictable natural wonders that can be both mysterious and terrifying.
Xiang Yang once heard from a professor who had been to the Weddell Sea that their ship was sailing in the cracks of the ice floes when suddenly a steep ice wall appeared around the ice floes. It seemed as if the ice wall surrounded the ship and blocked the way. There seemed to be no way out, which made people panic.
However, just when they felt desperate, the ice walls disappeared again, saving the ship from danger.
Such wonders occur every day in the Weddell Sea.
Sometimes, the ship was clearly sailing in the water, but suddenly it seemed to reach the top of an iceberg, scaring the crew out of their wits.
Since the British explorer Weddell first arrived in the Weddell Sea in 1823, countless ships have been led astray by the farce performed by the nature of the Weddell Sea.
Some ships were deceived by the illusion and entered into desperate situations surrounded by icebergs, and some ships even collided with real icebergs in order to avoid illusory icebergs.
Xiang Yang tapped his fingers. "I heard that there are a lot of Antarctic krill in the Weddell Sea."
When Xu Fang heard this, he immediately knew that Xiang Yang actually wanted to go to the Weddell Sea as well, because the number of Antarctic krill on the ship was already very considerable.
Of course, what Xiang Yang said was true. The number of Antarctic krill in the Weddell Sea was indeed terrifying. The entire sea area was almost full of krill.
"Yes, and there are not only Antarctic krill in the Weddell Sea, but also a large number of Antarctic icefish. It's just that the sea area is rather mysterious, so we still have to be careful." Xu Fang said.
Since he had already guessed the fleet's next route, and Xiang Yang was indeed interested in visiting the Weddell Sea, the experienced Xu Fang would naturally go along with Xiang Yang's wishes and would not go against Xiang Yang's ideas.
However, the Weddell Sea is indeed not an ordinary sea area. Xu Fang felt that while he supported Xiang Yang's decision, it was still very necessary to remind Xiang Yang of the dangers of the Weddell Sea.