in-depth science

On the second day, the filming crew was divided into two groups as before. Le Zhengli and Yin Ranyi were led by Lao Jin to the lakeside herdsmen's house to conduct interviews, while Xia Ming, Wei Yihong and Tang Zhongliu followed the scientific expedition team to conduct interviews on the lakeside. while shooting.

The local herdsmen are used to the reporters and tourists who come to inquire about the rumors of the water monster, and they are no strangers to the camera. They sit in their yard and chat with eloquence: "Hey! That big fish is a big deal! When the cows and horses go to the river bank to drink water Well, it just jumped out, bit its neck, and dragged it straight into the water! The cows and horses were so submerged that they had no strength to struggle, and they would all be eaten!"

Lezheng Li wondered: "Are you so sure it's a fish? It should be easy to find a big fish when it swims to the shore."

The herdsman swallowed his saliva, shook his head and said, "Someone has seen the lake monster a long time ago. How dare you go to the lake to graze? Those are the cows and horses that ran away by themselves, and were caught and eaten by the monsters in the lake. Well!" As he said, there was a slight look of fear in his eyes, the locals have always said that they can't go to Kanas Lake to graze, otherwise they will be eaten by the monsters in the lake as a sacrificial offering. No one paid.

The herdsmen who live nearby all say the same thing. In short, they all say that the Kanas Lake Monster is huge and unpredictable. If there are livestock such as cows and horses drinking water by the lake, they will often be taken as delicacies by the Lake Monster. devour.

One of the herdsmen told them that some people also said that the monster in the lake is the "sage of the lake", a god who can bless the local people with good weather for generations.

Le Zhengli hurriedly asked about the source of this statement, and the herdsman pointed to the mountain forest and said that a group of Tuva people lived on the other side of the mountain forest, and he heard this statement from them.

The ancient legends of this nation are more or less supernatural. When people encounter unknown things, they will beautify and modify them according to their own needs. It is necessary to use the theory of Lezheng Li when he was in school. He said that these legends and myths were human explanations for natural and social phenomena at that time. When they could not be described by existing theories, they would naturally be processed by fantasy to meet their spiritual needs.

Of course, Le Zhengli used to think so. Ever since he got to know Yin Ranyi and saw him turn into a strange python, he began to feel that myths and legends might not be all exaggerated and processed products. With a scientific and rigorous attitude, he carefully recorded the objective reality.

He thought for a while, and casually asked Yin Ranyi's opinion: "Do you think this legend is reliable?"

The latter thought for a while and said in a deep voice, "Maybe, I don't see it, not to mention that Kanas is very good."

Le Zhengli thought about what he meant. Kanas is so beautiful and surrounded by ample aura, so there shouldn't be any vicious and brutal monsters. Anyway, according to his level, there are no monsters. So maybe there is really some kind of sage in the lake, and it is unknown.He thinks so, this place is so beautiful, if there is something like an ugly big toad moving under the water, it will be too out of tune with the surrounding scenery.

It was almost noon at this time, and the hospitable herdsmen wanted to invite them to have a meal. After several times of refusal, Lao Jin said: "Stay here, keep the guests you don't like, the herdsmen wouldn't do that. It won’t be good if you continue to refuse.”

Le Zhengli glanced at Yin Ranyi, who looked at him expressionlessly, as if it was all up to you, so he had to stay a little embarrassed, and casually took a small wooden bag hanging from his backpack. The doll was given to the herdsman's little daughter. He bought it when he was traveling, and it has been hanging for two or three years. The original color of the wood has been touched to be shiny.

After lunch, the two of them wanted to go to Tuwa Village on the other side to find out what happened. Le Zhengli's cell phone rang suddenly. When he picked it up, Wei Yihong's voice, which was so excited that it changed its tone, immediately rang: "Little Liyu ! There really seems to be a big monster in this lake!"

Le Zhengli was taken aback, and just about to ask, another person changed on the other end of the phone. Tang Zhongliu's voice was much calmer than Qi Wei Yihong's, but he could still hear the unconcealed excitement in his tone: "Hurry up!" Come here, right by the Kanas Lake facing the Guanyu Pavilion, the net we dropped yesterday is gone, and it is now suspected that it may have been dragged away by underwater creatures."

Although his words were plain, Le Zhengli's heart skipped a beat when he heard them. Xia Ming said last night when they were sharing their situation that the fishing nets used by Professor Li and the others were made of cowhide from more than a dozen cows, and they were extremely tough. Moreover, the fishing net is [-] meters square, and according to the arrangement of experienced fishermen, they tied dozens of kilograms of large stones to both ends of the large fishing net. In this way, it takes at least nearly a hundred stones to connect the large net. The kilogram weight ensures that the net will not be swept away by the current or dragged along by larger fish.

Now this big net...has disappeared?

Lezheng Li glanced at Yin Ranyi. The largest creature he had ever seen in his life was the giant python in Kaziling. If there was something that could easily drag a [-]-kilogram fishing net away, he immediately thought of It was the boa constrictor, but Yin Ranyi stayed with him yesterday and did not leave alone at night, so it is naturally impossible to drag the big net from Kanas Lake, let alone he has no reason to do so.

Yin Ranyi saw surprise and doubt flashing in his eyes, so he walked over and asked softly, "What's wrong?"

Le Zhengli shook his phone at him: "Let's go to Kanas Lake. The net cast by the scientific expedition team yesterday is gone."

By the Kanas Lake, everyone in the scientific expedition team was arguing about where the fishing net went and whether it was dragged away by a big underwater fish. Rena had a big towel on her shoulders, and water droplets were dripping down her hair. After falling down, she smiled and waved her hand when she saw two people coming.

Le Zhengli asked, "Did you guys just get into the water?"

Renna nodded, wrung out her wet hair with a towel, and then said: "The water above is very clear, but a little below, it's too cold. I had no choice but to go up."

Lezheng Li went to the shore and looked. The water of Kanas Lake was blown by the wind. The water in the lake is so clear that the naked eye can clearly see the underwater algae slowly swaying with the water waves. .

He walked back and asked Professor Li if we need someone to go into the water to see the situation. Professor Li nodded: "Yes, but I didn't expect to collect the net today, and I didn't bring enough equipment. I still need someone to send it to us. Diving suits and oxygen tanks."

Lezheng Li was eager to try, "Why don't I go down and have a look."

"The water is very cold," Wei Yihong walked over and said, pointing to Rena and a few fishermen, "They went into the water to see it just now, the water temperature is too low, so they had to come up."

"I'm good at water, and the temperature...should be able to withstand it." Before Lezheng Li finished speaking, Xia Ming shook his head with disapproval on his face: "Comrade Liyu, you can't really treat me just because your name is Liyu." Thinking of yourself as a fish...you are purely playing your subjective initiative indiscriminately, treating the existence of objective facts as nothing."

Lezheng laughed out loud, "I'll try it. I used to swim in winter when I was at home." He often soaked in the frozen water of the Qing'an River in winter, and he was very confident in his water skills. of.

Yin Ranyi, who had been standing beside him, nodded, and said in a deep voice, "He's very good at swimming, let him try."

Seeing Lezheng Li's eyes glowing as he looked at the water in Kanas Lake, everyone had to agree to let him try, otherwise this guy would probably come here at night.

Le Zhengli took off his coat neatly, and Yin Ranyi took it over and put it on his shoulders. When he was about to go into the water, he asked the fishermen to find a rope made of beef tendon and tie it firmly around his waist. While whispering: "Don't swim too far, you'll come up when it's cold." The command-like sentences seemed a little stiff, but the expression on his face was still as cold as ever, as if the person who spoke was not him at all.

Le Zhengli was stunned for a moment, but felt warm in his heart: Yin Ranyi is too dull, earlier he had to think for a long time when he said good morning, but now it is really not easy to say such a sentence, and I don't know how long he has prepared , Thinking of this, he raised his head and smiled at him: "Well, I know."