Chapter 67
◎I am a blue whale that has transformed into an isolated island◎
Hearing the blue whale's voice, Lian Jiu was shocked. How could there be such a thing as allowing death?
Si Lan explained, "The blue whale is intelligent. Since it strayed into Nanyu Mountain, it naturally knew it was owned by someone."
Lian Jiu subconsciously said, "But aren't you the owner of this place?"
"no."
To be honest, the saint loves all things and is the master of all living things in the world.
But this question is not important now. The behemoth in front of him seems to be waiting for an answer. Lian Jiu gently strokes it: "As long as you want."
Blue Whale's voice was slightly lowered: "Thank you."
It slowly closed its eyes and its entire body was buried underwater.
Lian Jiu didn't know what to say at this time. She had never faced death before, whether it was for humans or animals, so she felt a little at a loss.
"Si Lan." Seeing the blue whale close its eyes, Lian Jiu asked, "What is it..."
"It'll take another day or two," Si Lan said. "I just want to find a suitable place in the meantime."
I see.
Then the blue whale whispered, "Please stay away. I'm afraid I might hurt you."
A blue whale can't get too close to shore, or it'll get stranded. After finding the person it's looking for, it'll head back to the deep sea. It slowly turns around and says, "Sorry for bothering me these past few days."
This time, when it swam away, the speed of its splashing water was much faster. It surfaced to breathe for a while and then dived underwater again. The huge waves raised by its tail made Lian Jiu, who was still in the sea, float up and down. The sound of a whale's cry resounded throughout the sea.
[I got goosebumps. This sound is really nice.]
I don't know why, but after listening to Miss Henshui's explanation, I felt like Blue Whale had come specifically to see Director Lian Jiu.
I felt the same way! Didn't you notice it was swimming very fast at first, but then it slowed down as it approached Jiujiu? And it even approached Jiujiu with a clear purpose, and Jiujiu even touched it!
[Yes, yes, it left after I touched it! This is definitely what I came here to find Jiujiu!]
[Is Jiujiu a monster? White dolphins kiss her, blue whales kiss her too. Folks, this is a blue whale!]
[But didn't you say you were going to die? Why did you wander off again?]
Among all the demons, gods and humans present, Ke Yuansi was the only one who could not understand animal language and had no spirituality, so he did not understand either.
Jiang An said: "It is only close to death, not dying immediately. It is waiting for that moment to come."
Ke Yuansi felt a little uncomfortable and asked again: "Then why did it approach the director just now?"
"The blue whale is the most spiritual creature in the ocean. It will actively approach humans it believes are also spiritual." Jiang An said with some pride, "And this is our territory. It is conscious, so when it comes here, it naturally wants to seek recognition from Jiujiu."
Ke Yuansi: “???”
Isn't the director also a human being?!
OK, a human who can understand animals talking.
But this is the demon world, and if you want to get recognition, you should go to Si Lan, why would you come to the director?
He was completely confused, but when he saw Director Lian Jiu and Si Lan coming back, he didn't care about anything else and anxiously became the mouthpiece for the vast majority of netizens: "Did it say anything just now?"
Lian Jiu hummed, "It said it wanted to die here."
[Fuck, are you really asking for the principal's approval?]
This is the first time I've heard that animals need human approval to enter a certain ocean area.
[Normal. We haven't gotten Director Lian Jiu's approval yet. Can anyone find the locations of Fuyu Mountain and Nanyu Mountain?]
[I don't know what's going on. Could Jiujiu be the reincarnation of some animal king?]
[Every time I come to this livestream, I have to grasp the long-term element... Isn't the important thing right now that this blue whale is about to die?]
[Yes! A whale fall! We've only discovered a handful of natural whale falls so far, and now we've actually encountered one!]
I've seen giant pandas give birth before, and now I'm about to see a blue whale fall. I have mixed feelings.
I went to buy a new phone overnight, and I'll be watching every livestreaming room these days.
Netizens would like to wait and see, but the live broadcast can only last so far.
The monsters are all going back to rest, as there is still a lot to do tomorrow.
So some netizens actually left their accounts in the closed live broadcast room just to be the first to watch the show start.
The monsters gradually dispersed. On the distant sea, a blue whale would surface every ten minutes or so, leaving a beautiful and spectacular afterimage under the moonlit sea level. Lian Jiu, who had returned to the shore, couldn't take his eyes off it at all.
"Go change your clothes." Si Lan came over and put a dry towel on her. "It's easy to catch a cold after coming out of the water."
It was rare for Lian Jiu to be warned by this God who never paid attention to his health. He looked at him with amusement and wrapped the towel around himself tightly. "Fortunately, although it's autumn, it's not cold here in the South China Sea."
She looked at the horizon: "I always feel like I want to keep looking at it."
Si Lan was not surprised by this. She always attached great importance to the life and death of every living thing.
Lian Jiu asked, "Do you know when it will leave?"
"The exact time is unknown." Si Lan sat next to her, "But you should know?"
"I?"
"It looked for you when it came, and it will naturally look for you when it leaves."
Lian Jiu was a little surprised. Blue Whale actually had such a ritual?
She looked at the sea and whispered, "You said it came here to find a place it likes to die, which means it has been waiting here for that moment."
"Um."
“That would be desperate.”
This kind of waiting with known results is the most difficult.
Recalling the information he had read online about whale falls, Lian Jiu said, "Humans always regard whale falls as poetic and tragic, but for blue whales, it may be a painful and hopeless event."
Si Lan smiled and said, "For those who care about it, it is also painful and desperate."
"Um?"
Si Lan turned around and said, "I saw her fall with my own eyes. I felt powerless and helpless. I hated myself and the despair of the world."
Somehow, Lian Jiu always felt that he was hinting at something.
Just as I was about to continue asking, the phone beside me rang.
She looked down and saw that it was another call from the Fisheries Bureau.
Are all these people at the Fisheries Bureau night owls? They only make calls at night.
Lian Jiu picked up the phone and heard a familiar, flattering voice from the other end: "Director Lian Jiu, I hope this didn't disturb your rest so late?"
A familiar greeting.
Thinking about how much he had gone through last night, Lian Jiu asked directly: "Just tell me what you want to say."
The Fisheries Bureau breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that calling Lian Jiu was much easier to communicate with than calling Si Lan! And he spoke so gently.
With experience, the director got straight to the point: "Well, we've been watching your live broadcasts. We saw a blue whale in the live studio tonight, so we wanted to call you to ask about the situation. Is that blue whale really going to fall?"
"Um."
The director of the Fisheries Bureau suddenly became nervous, his palms sweating, and his tone became even more respectful and cautious. "To be honest, there are very few natural whale falls discovered internationally, let alone in China. So I'd like to ask you to give us this opportunity to observe the whale fall process."
There is really no other way to make such a humble request. If it were in other waters, as long as it is within the country, permission would be granted by submitting an application.
But as mentioned above, places like Lianjiu and Silan are different.
If you want to go to their territory, you have to ask for their permission. No matter who the leader or who has what status, it won't work.
Do you dare to break in without permission?
Just kidding, ordinary monsters are fine, but those demon gods are like a magic needle that stabilizes the sea.
Anyone who forces their way in will cause chaos in the Dragon Palace again, turning the world upside down.
So after receiving instructions from above, the Director of the Fisheries Bureau came to ask Lian Jiu for his consent.
Fearing Lian Jiu would refuse, the director emphasized the importance of the matter. "Whale falls are a cause of great concern not only in China but also abroad. They are extremely valuable for scientific research on marine ecology. If we could capture the entire process of a blue whale falling, it would have enormous significance for the entire international community."
Although Lian Jiu didn't understand scientific research, he could understand that this matter was indeed very important.
But she couldn't guarantee that every scientist who came here would be like Dean Cheng. After all, once these scientists came in, it would take more than a day or two to observe whale falls.
She said, "I need to discuss this with the people in the mountains."
"Okay, okay, then we'll be waiting for your good news!"
After hanging up the phone, Lian Jiu called all the demon gods over for a brief meeting and explained the pros and cons of this matter.
"I don't have any objections," Lin Qi said. "We're going to recruit human teachers eventually, and we'll have to interact with humans in the future. If we can guarantee that these people are truly here for scientific research, then it's fine."
Henshui had been a human before, so many of her thoughts were relatable to humans. She thought for a moment and said, "But we have to get some benefits too. After all, we're treating animals for them and taking risks to provide them with a research site."
"That's right." Lian Jiu sat up straight. "Actually, I have an idea."
"What?"
"Currently, human research into the underwater world is very limited, both in terms of equipment and personnel," Lian Jiu said. "This time, we can take this opportunity to have our monsters and scientists work together to help them overcome these limitations. Of course, we can do so in the name of Nanyu Mountain."
Si Lan suddenly smiled: "Next aid station?"
"Now it's time to build a research station." Lian Jiu knew he understood what he meant. "We should adapt to local conditions. At the Nanyushan National Marine Research Station, our monsters can cooperate with the human world and explore the mysteries of the ocean together. This is something that cannot be replaced by machines or human labor in the human world. Wouldn't that elevate our status in the human world?"
Henshui admired: "That makes sense!"
"If this continues, every irreplaceable special feature of our demon world will become an urgent need for humanity, something we can neither live without nor let go of. Only then can we continue to develop far ahead."
Lian Jiu laughed and said, "Otherwise, even if the demon world continues to make money and expands its business nationwide, this effect will only benefit our living standards. But if we are to be mutually restrained with humans, the financial needs and the needs for research milestones are far different, and the significance is also different."
Several demon gods were amazed.
Director Lian Jiu has a more thorough understanding of modern society and his vision is indeed much higher than theirs.
Being irreplaceable is the biggest advantage of the demon world.
Lin Qi said, "Then we have to select the scientists who come in ourselves."
Jiang An immediately raised his hand: "I can do this!"
No one has any objection to this. She is a lucky animal, and a lucky animal that follows a saint.
No demon god is better at choosing people than her.
Now with Bai Ze, even interviewing teachers is much more convenient. At least they don’t have to try and test each one by themselves like before.
I feel like Jiang An is like a lie detector. He can tell what kind of person he is just by taking a glance at him.
After it was decided, everyone had one more thing to do.
Lian Jiu looked towards the sea, where the blue whale had once again jumped out of the water: "There's still a little bit."
"What?"
"We need to ask it if it wants to."
Several demon gods were stunned at the same time, but then they thought, Lian Jiu is a saint, she cares about the opinions of every creature, even after death.
Without live broadcast, there is no need to go to great lengths to row the boat. Jingwei volunteered to transform into her original form: "I'll take you there!"
Lian Jiu climbed onto her back and soon flew to the middle of the ocean.
The blue whale was swimming quietly underwater at this time.
"Hello." Lian Jiu jumped off Jingwei's back and into the water. "My name is Lian Jiu."
Blue Whale: "Hello."
Lian Jiu told the story that scientists wanted to study the whale fall process.
After hearing this, the blue whale was silent for a long time, and finally smiled slowly and said, "Whale fall? I didn't know that death has such a nice name."
He looked at the human in front of him who seemed to be glowing: "I agree, but I have one request."
"you say."
The blue whale said, "Before the whale falls, can these people stop bothering me?"
The scientists wanted to know what happened next. Lian Jiu nodded and said, "I'll tell them."
"That'll do."
Seeing it so calm, Lian Jiu couldn't help but ask, "Is there nothing else?"
"No more." The blue whale swam slowly forward. Lian Jiu followed beside it and heard it say, "I have lived for eighty years. Day after day, I have been swimming in the vast ocean, and it seems there is no end."
It looked at the boundless sea and said, "This sea is so vast, so vast that even a creature as huge as me, feared by all creatures, feels lonely."
The blue whale whispered, "I have seen many ships, many people, many flying birds, and many swimming fish, but no one has ever stopped for me."
"The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, the moon and the stars appear and disappear, and whether the sea is calm or surging, it seems to have nothing to do with me." It said with a smile, "I often think that being born and living seems to be a particularly boring thing. There is no meaning, no hope, and no prospect. Perhaps I live only to die alone."
"So I have been waiting for the day of my death, hoping to find an ocean that can carry my longing for death for so many years, and help me alleviate this death loneliness that is even more boundless than the ocean."
It stopped.
Lian Jiu couldn't help but reach out and stroke its back: "No."
She said: "You were not born to die, but to bring many hopes. You are a romantic and great existence."
Blue Whale looked at the person in front of him, his voice gentle, profound, and a little choked: "Thank you."
"Tell me at the end of my life that my life has been profound and romantic."
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