Ultraman Any Key: Qiming

Chapter 73. Fishermen never come back empty-handed

This is a busy coast. At a glance, the shore is full of anglers.

Nearby, an old lady was shouting:
"These are for those who come back empty-handed. Come buy some! We have all kinds of fish."

"We also have dried fish, but you can't claim you caught any."

"I can show off my skills in front of my kids when I get home. Come buy it now."

An old man looked at the crowd gathered around the old woman asking for the price and shook his head: "It's a rare opportunity for me to come here to fish, but what's the point of buying it? I can't stand it."

He came to a young man wearing a black hat and fished with him.

"Here it comes!" Ten minutes later, the boy's float moved, and he immediately pulled the fishing rod in surprise, and what was hooked was a black boot.

Seeing the boy's discouraged look, the uncle gave him some advice: "No matter how expensive the bait is, it doesn't guarantee you'll catch fish. I use crushed shells from around here as bait."

"Here it comes!" As soon as he finished speaking, the uncle pulled the fishing rod and a small fish was caught.

At this time, the boy's fishing rod sank again.

Seeing that he was having trouble pulling the line up, a kind uncle stepped forward to help: "This summer, the number of people fishing here is several times higher than usual. The seabed is littered with broken fishing lines, as numerous as spider silk."

The boy asked, "Why?"

The uncle scratched his head. "It seems the Ocean Research Institute here has invented a sonar device that can attract schools of fish. With more fish, there will naturally be more fishermen. What have you caught?"

The boy looked at his empty fish basket awkwardly: "Nothing..."

The uncle consoled her, "You can't catch big fish at your age."

The boy retorted, "That's possible! My friend caught a big rockfish, so I want to catch a bigger fish."

But half an hour later, the boy still found nothing.
It was 4:30 in the afternoon. Seeing that there was no hope for the day, the boy put away his club and left with the uncle.

On the way, the uncle met some familiar fishermen and asked them how they were doing recently.

The fisherman shook his head and said, "No, there are too many people fishing here. It's hard to catch fish in this sea."

Uncle: "No way, with so many people coming here to 'bait', the fish should be getting fatter."

Fisherman: "We are also surprised, but the sea water has become increasingly turbid recently. Some people say that the previously discharged nuclear wastewater has flowed into our sea area, so the fish are becoming less and less."

The uncle followed suit and cursed, saying that he really didn't know what those officials were thinking. They had money but instead of using it to treat nuclear wastewater, they were spreading the word around the world that the discharge was harmless.

At this moment, the boy's eyes lit up and he pointed to a big red fish in the boat: "Uncle, what is this?"

Fisherman: "I don't know. This is the first time I've seen such a strange fish. Could it have been mutated by nuclear pollution?"

The boy didn't care: "But it's big, bigger than the fish my friend caught. Uncle, please sell this fish to me."

The fisherman thought for a moment and said, "I can give it to you, but you have to promise me not to eat it. It's probably poisonous."

The boy naturally agreed.

After putting the fish into their own fishing baskets, the boy and the uncle said goodbye to the fishermen and prepared to go home.

When passing by the ocean research institute that the uncle mentioned, a car caught the boy's attention.

"I know it, it's the Victory Team's Dram car!" the boy was surprised.

Looking at the man and woman getting off the car, the uncle also exclaimed: "That young man is so handsome."

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The male team member is Qi Ming, and the female team member is Hui Mei. They are here to investigate two things. "This research institute should be the one in the twelfth episode of 'Ultraviolet Lightning', 'An Emergency Call from the Deep Sea'."

"But where does that 'sigma wave' come from?"

The seabed in this area has been emitting "σ waves" in recent days. Zhu Xingtuan guessed that it might be related to the recent frequent submarine earthquakes, so he asked Qi Ming and Hui Mei to bring a "strange dead fish" to ask the Ocean Research Institute.

"The analysis results of the DNA composition are out, and it contains recombinant DNA factors caused by radiation," said the director of the institute.

Huimei: "So, this is a pre-existing creature that suddenly mutated. Was it caused by nuclear wastewater?"

The director said: "The possibility is very small. The harm caused by treated nuclear wastewater is not that great."

"The most likely cause is a series of nuclear tests conducted by the United States in the Pacific Ocean."

"And the recent swarm of submarine earthquakes may also be caused by nuclear testing."

"Due to the eruption of the submarine volcano, the migration paths of pelagic fish have also changed significantly. If they pass through polluted waters, these 'strange dead fish' will increase in number..."

After explaining the hazards, the director added, "We are using the latest equipment to find ways to address the hazards of nuclear testing to marine life."

He brought Qi Ming and Hui Mei to the laboratory and introduced them proudly:

"This is an ultrasonic induction signaling system."

"Simply put, it uses ultrasound to attract fish and control marine life to avoid polluted waters."

"This is a buoy equipped with a transmitter..."

After the director finished his long speech, Qi Ming said, "I suggest you use this thing with caution."

In the original drama of "Ultra Tiga", this ultrasonic induction system attracted the mutated mantis fish - Reilos.

And in this world where almost everyone and everything in the Arcane world gathers, who knows how many sea monsters will be attracted...

Seeing his doubts, the director asked Qi Ming unconvincedly what he thought.

Qi Ming: "There are many huge monsters in the ocean. If they are attracted here, can you withstand it?"

Director: "A monster that size shouldn't have the characteristics of a normal marine creature."

Qi Ming: "What if it really does exist? For example, an ordinary marine creature mutated, or it can grow that big naturally."

The director was silent for a long moment. "We need to continue our experiments, observe the data, and refine the system. If a monster does appear, the Victory Team and the Defense Force will surely destroy it."

Qi Ming: "If the Earth monster shows up and starts destroying us, we will definitely kill them, but..."

Can those attracted by the ultrasonic system be considered "active"?

It seems that I need to find some time to explore the main dragon vein of Japan. After finding the Renlong, I can have a formal talk with it.

At this time, Huimei asked the second question: "The sea area near the research institute is always releasing 'σ waves'. This is very unusual. Do you have any clues?"

Director: “We have also noticed this, but so far everything is normal.”

"Ding ding." The next moment, the two people's communicators rang.

Tuan Zhuxing sent a message to tell the two that a monster had just appeared and attacked an offshore oil exploration station.

Qi Ming took a look at the image data and thought to himself, "It really is you."

The monster in the picture looks like a green pufferfish and has a terrifying appearance. It is the monster [Reilos] that suddenly mutated due to the underground nuclear test in the original drama of "Utiga".

(End of this chapter)