The temperature in the Barents Sea has reached minus 14 degrees, and the sea water is infinitely close to zero.
The night is particularly solemn, and the flowing sea water is like rolling mercury, heavy and oppressive.
The Arctic lowered its anchor, and its hull was swaying on the sea. Only its light was left on the entire sea, illuminating a small area of the sea.
Like a lonely traveler wandering at the end of the world.
Around it are floating stars dotted in the dark night, like duckweeds in the river.
Someone jumped into the rolling sea of darkness.
Under such circumstances, jumping naked into the cold water is tantamount to suicide.
Zhang Jian felt as if the ice water had touched his skin and couldn't help but shudder. He looked at Yangyang and roared in the roaring sea wind: "How can it be okay if you jump into the sea in this weather?
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The girl under the ship's light took off her hood and let her long hair sway in the wind. She responded with a smile: "It will be okay. He wants to help the Arctic solve a small problem."
Zhang Jian was confused: "Are the Alpine, Long Tail, and Orca really coming? Are you kidding me? We didn't see anything. It didn't show up on the radar."
Yangyang smiled and didn't explain much. She just stared at the sea, ready to provide support at any time.
At this time, Zhang Jian waited for a long time, but never saw Qingchen come out of the water for ventilation.
You know, a normal person will consume a lot of oxygen with any movement under the deep sea with surging undercurrents.
However, just like the real King of the Sea, Qingchen was never heard from again after entering the sea.
Zhang Jian looked at Yangyang silently, secretly thinking that Qingchen and this girl came here to defraud the insurance company.
Why don't these two people buy a large amount of accidental life insurance before boarding the ship, and then go back and tell the insurance company that Qingchen died accidentally on the ship?
In the early years, some crew members did this when they were desperate, but later insurance companies were unwilling to provide insurance policies to crab fishermen.
There are even insurance policies that state that an accidental death on a crab fishing boat is a natural disaster...
On the other side, on the dark sea, the Long Tail, the Orca, and the Alpine turned off their lights early, turned off the radar on their own ships, and even turned off their engines when they were about to approach the Arctic.
"Only the strong are allowed to survive in the Barents Sea. The weak can enjoy king crabs on the shore, but they cannot come here to share our good fortune," the captain of the Orca looked solemnly at the night.
On every crab fishing boat, there are experienced sailors who have put on diving suits, and their companions are checking the oxygen bottles on them.
The captain of the Orca stood on the bow of the ship and said with a smile: "The wind speed has slowed down. If it is only 20 knots, it is just right for diving operations. Let's go into the water and cut off the thirty floats of the Arctic and let his crab pots sink forever."
At the bottom of the sea.”
After saying that, the three sailors turned over and jumped into the sea, as nimble as seals.
They swayed the long diving fins on their feet and swam quickly towards the waters where the Arctic was located, and the Arctic's bright ship's light was like a lighthouse in the lonely sea, guiding them in the direction.
Along with them, there were sailors from the Long Tail and the Alpine.
The three captains had already discussed it. They calculated that there were only a maximum of 180 crab pots on the Arctic. They cut off 90 crab pots, which was just enough to prevent Zhang Jian from going bankrupt, but also ensured that Zhang Jian would not be able to pay for next year's ship repairs and rent.
Crab pots, port management fees.
As the sailors approached the North Pole, some people could already faintly see the float illuminated by the ship's lights.
However, one sailor always felt vaguely uneasy, as there seemed to be a strange undercurrent under the water.
But he looked around, but found nothing in the dark water.
There is only the dark sea.
Maybe he was too preoccupied, so the sailor took out the dagger tied to his sleeve and swam toward the float.
However, the next moment he saw a dark figure swimming quickly in front of him under the water.
In an instant, the sailor's scalp was numb!
He used his hands and feet to float to the surface, but as soon as the sailor paddled twice, he felt as if his ankle was entangled with something.
Drag him into the deep sea.
The sailor's legs exploded with strength, trying to kick off the strange thing on his ankle.
But the thing got tighter and tighter, like the tentacles of a giant squid on the bottom of the Arctic Ocean.
Suddenly, the downward pulling force also erupted. In the midst of the thunder, the sailor swung the dagger aimlessly, but his palm went numb, and when he reacted again, the dagger in his hand had gone somewhere.
Just when he was confused about where his dagger had gone, he felt his chest being pushed away with great force, as if he had been kicked hard...
wrong!
The sailor had already reacted. Under the light of the ship's light, he realized that someone had just kicked him!
But now, the person who kicked him has used the force of that kick to move away, just like everyone kicking the wall at the edge of a swimming pool.
The sailor recalled what had just happened. It was clear that someone grabbed his ankle from the water, then grabbed the knife and kicked him in one go!
The sailors were all dumbfounded. Who was that person under the dark sea? He didn't have flippers, a diving suit, or an oxygen bottle.
But the other party was as agile as a killer whale underwater and was extremely strong.
Wait, is the other party a member of the Arctic? But since the other party found out that he wanted to cut the float, why did he just grab the knife but not kill him?
It's too easy to kill people under the sea at this time. All you need to do is cut off the oxygen tube, and the sailor will definitely die.
This mysterious being under the sea seemed to be just trying to 'confiscate' his dagger, and did not intend to kill anyone.
The sailor thought for two seconds, then turned around and swam towards the Orca. The knife was taken away, and there was nothing he could do to cut the float.
Moreover, if the opponent has the ability to confiscate his dagger, he must have the ability to kill him.
Since the other party has spared his life, don't be ungrateful...
At this moment, the same things are still happening under the sea.
Zhang Jian wrapped his clothes tightly and stood nervously on the deck of the Arctic. Five minutes had passed, but Qingchen still did not appear on the sea.
That Qingchen must be dead. How could anyone hold his breath for so long?!
These two people are really here to defraud insurance!
Unexpectedly, two students at such a young age would do such a thing!
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Compared with Zhang Jian who was thinking wildly on the deck, the sailors below the sea did not have so many thoughts.
They only felt that they were being targeted by the legendary sea monster under the Barents Sea, and they could not escape even if they wanted to.
A sailor had just stretched out his left hand to grab the rope under the balloon's float, and was holding a dagger in his right hand to cut it.
But a dark shadow swam past him, and when the sailor's right hand came to the rope, the dagger in his hand had gone somewhere.
They swam hard to the anchorage of their ship, looking back as they swam, fearing that the dark shadow was still following them.
These sailors were not as lucky as the first place.
The first sailor saw clearly that the person who took his dagger was a human, so he didn't panic so much.
But the remaining sailors were far away from the Arctic's ship's lights, and they couldn't see Qingchen clearly in the dark sea, so the fear in their hearts filled their entire hearts.
There are many legends about the Barents Sea.
The most famous air combat collision incident in the world occurred here. On September 13, 1987, a reconnaissance plane of the Norwegian Defense Air Force was patrolling. As a result, a new Soviet fighter plane suddenly appeared and shuttled under the reconnaissance plane.
The Su-27 used its vertical tail to open a huge hole under the engine of the Norwegian reconnaissance aircraft like a scalpel.
This is the famous Barents Sea aerial scalpel incident.
However, there is a more famous legend in this sea area: the giant squid.
According to historical records, the Barents Sea was one of the first areas where the giant squid was discovered, and there are records proving that merchant ships in this sea area were actually attacked by the giant squid.
For a while, the sailors, who had never seen a sea monster in this sea area, swam hard while thinking about the legends, and the more they thought about it, the more frightened they became.
But they couldn't figure out what the sea monster wanted their daggers for...
Fortunately, the 'sea monster' did not continue to pursue them after taking their daggers, and allowed them to escape back to their ship.
Fin'er, the captain of the Orca, was standing on the bow. When he saw the sailors returning so quickly, he immediately felt something was wrong: "What happened? It's not so fast to cut thirty floats!"
A sailor in a diving suit was pulled onto the deck. He shivered and said: "There is a sea monster!"
Fen'er was stunned for a moment: "Sea monster?!"
He looked at another sailor: "Have you encountered a sea monster too?"
The sailor nodded and said inexplicably, "It's so dark under the water that I can't see the traces. I just feel that the sea monster is swimming very fast and is extremely powerful!"
Fen'er frowned. If only one sailor said this, it might be that deep sea phobia suddenly appeared and caused the sailor to hallucinate.
But if all sailors say that, there's something wrong.
But Fen'er always felt that there was something strange, but he didn't know where it was...
He looked at the sailors: "Since you encountered a sea monster, how did you get back?"
Fen'er finally figured out what was strange. All the sailors met the sea monster, and they all came back alive. Isn't this the strangest thing?
Fener glanced at the panicked crew members on the boat and said immediately: "Why are you panicking? If it is really a sea monster, can we still let the three sailors who went to sea come back? There really must be something like a giant squid under the Barents Sea, you guys
He has been dead for a long time. By the way, what exactly happened after you encountered the sea monster?"
The sailor replied: "The sea monster took my dagger away."
Another sailor was stunned for a moment: "My dagger was also taken away."
Fenr sneered: "This must be someone who is playing tricks, not a sea monster. Which sea monster did you see taking your daggers away just for a walk? Why, the Barents Sea does not allow controlled knives."
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He looked at the Arctic ship still floating on the sea from a distance: "Turn on the ship's lights. The Arctic ship must have done this. Just drive over and take a look and you will know. By the way, use the radio to tell us what's going on here."
Tell the Alpine and Long Tail and ask them if they have encountered the same thing over there."
While he was talking, all the lights on the deck of the Orca came on, along with the Alpine and Long Tail.
The three ships were like an equilateral triangle, surrounding the Arctic in the sea.
Zhang Jian, Old John, and Niedep on the Arctic were all stunned when they saw this scene. It turned out that just as Qingchen and Yangyang said, these three crab boats had been right next to them all along!
Zhang Jian couldn't help but look at Yangyang's back, only to see her throwing a rope into the sea and pulling up Qingchen, who was unharmed.
Zhang Jian and others were shocked. Qingchen was really not dead, and he seemed to be in good condition. He didn't seem to be afraid of the cold sea water.
Who is this person and why did he come to the Barents Sea?
Before this, Zhang Jian was very sure that he had never seen Qingchen come out of the water to breathe!
The way he looked at Qingchen and Yangyang changed. Now even if someone told him that this girl could fly, he wouldn't be surprised at all!
Qingchen smiled cheerfully and said, "It's done."
As he spoke, he threw several daggers in his hands on the deck, and Yangyang asked in a low voice: "You didn't kill anyone, did you?"
Qingchen thought for a while: "These people don't have any big grudges against me. There is no need to go on a killing spree here."
"Yeah," Yangyang smiled and nodded. She had already prepared a dry towel and handed it to Qingchen: "Would you like me to wipe it for you?"
"Ahem, no need," Qingchen didn't get choked under the water, but almost choked on the rice after getting on the boat.
Watching the three crab fishing boats approaching from the outside, Qingchen thought for a moment and returned to the cabin: "I'll change my clothes first. By the way, if they ask anything, they just say I don't know."
Zhang Jian and Old John thought to themselves, this guy must have done something to those three crab boats!
But the sea was so dark that even they didn't know what was going on.
Moreover, where did this thrown dagger come from?!
The Orca arrived first, and the three crab boats were just over ten meters away from the Arctic. Fenr took a telescope and saw the daggers scattered on the deck at a glance.
"I didn't expect you to hide very deep this time," Fen'er looked at Zhang Jian and sneered from afar: "Where's the 'sea monster'? Let him come out and say hello to everyone."
Zhang Jian was stunned for a moment and looked around nervously: "Sea monster? Sea monster from the Barents Sea?!"
Fen'er sneered: "What are you pretending to be here? How dare you stay here? It turns out there are experts on the ship. I thought you really had no sailors available. By the way, who did you invite here? Your father
Are you your old subordinate? Have you used up all the favors your father saved this time?"
Zhang Jian suddenly realized that the sea monsters and his father's old subordinates that Fen'er mentioned before were actually all Qingchen!
Qingchen must have done something under the sea to cause Fen'er to come over and look strange.
Zhang Jian thought for a while, lowered his head and counted the daggers, nine.
He looked at Fen'er and asked curiously: "Nine of you sailors can't beat him?"
Zhang Jian indeed asked out of curiosity. He wanted to know what kind of person Qingchen was, but when Fen Er heard these words, he was filled with ridicule.
It's not very harmful, but it's extremely insulting.
Zhang Jian continued to ask: "Why target the Arctic? Even if you don't get the quota for the Arctic, you can still make millions of euros every year."
At this time, the captain of the Alpine on the other side also said coldly: "Why are you sticking to your ship? Wouldn't it be better to merge four crab boats into one company and go public? Isn't it faster to make money in the stock market than at sea? Sailors
We can also follow suit and get options and dividends. We all work so hard at sea, don’t we just want to have a way out with no worries about food and clothing?”
Zhang Jian thought for a while and said: "If you want to go public, three crab boats are enough. Why do you have to have the Arctic in my hand?"
Craig said: "Because the eight crab fishing boats in the Port of Amsterdam are willing to merge, but you are the only one who still doesn't agree. Also because your father is a legend in the Barents Sea, and everyone in Northern Europe has heard of it, just like Bering
It’s like the Time Bandit at sea.”
Zhang Jian shook his head: "I don't know how to do this kind of business. I just like the crab fishing industry and want to continue doing it. Once capital intervenes, the Arctic may no longer belong to me."
"The Arctic may not belong to you, but you will have a lot of money," Greco said. "Wouldn't it be better to be a down-to-earth ship owner? With corporate operations, everyone can change to better ships and better equipment.
There are better fishing systems.”
"What about the free spirit and adventurous spirit of crab fishermen?" Zhang Jian asked seriously: "At this time every year, we come to this place with the worst environment in the world, and it's not just for money. The wife will try to keep her husband.
It’s time to go to sea again, but real sailors will still pack their bags, cheer if they see whales, and pray devoutly if they see mountains of ice floes. There will be new sailors who will hear the stories of their fathers and come to this mysterious Barron.
Zhihai, more people will hear the stories here in the future. But if the sailors and captains are not free, then these stories will be eclipsed."
Greg was stunned for a moment, but he didn't say anything more.
He sneered: "I wish you good luck. I hope you can really catch enough king crabs to survive this year. If you can't survive, your crab fishing license will be re-auctioned. At that time, we will start from the judicial auction."
It’s the same thing if you buy it back there.”
At this time, Old John on the deck glanced at the time and suddenly said: "It's time to hoist the crab pot."
Zhang Jian glanced at Old John and knew that he wanted to pull up the full crab pot and make Craig and others angry to death on the spot...
"Then let's hang it up and see what our harvest is like!" Zhang Jian said loudly.
The next moment, Qingchen, who had changed into work clothes, walked out of the cabin and hooked the rope under the float with his hook.
Qingchen smiled and said to Old John: "Crane!"
Craig, Fener and others who originally planned to leave stopped and stood on the deck waiting silently.
The Arctic's crane made a rumbling sound. When the crab pot appeared on the water, everyone held their breath. However, they saw that the Arctic's crab pot was densely packed with king crabs that were bigger than a washbasin!
Fener and others are all old captains who have sailed across the Barents Sea. Just by looking at this, they know that the legendary golden crab farm has been found by the Arctic!
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Five thousand words chapter, one more chapter at 11pm
