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"Beyond the South China Sea, there are mackerels, whose water dwells like fish, and whose weeping can produce pearls."
Since ancient times, the mackerel has been a mysterious species, its tears meet the water, and it likes to live in the deep sea. However, this mysterious species frequently appears in the South China Sea on the mainland, and there have even been stories of fishermen catching mackerels.
Windfall
The mainland's rich South China Sea has always supported coastal fishermen, most of whom also make a living from fishing, and with its unique geographical location, fishermen can also live a prosperous life. Among them, Lao Zhang has the most sense of accomplishment, when it comes to his fishing achievements, Lao Zhang always grins, because he can always catch a lot of big fish.
However, something happened that shocked everyone, when Lao Zhang took people out to the sea to fish, the fishing net was very heavy, as if he had caught a hundred pounds of giants, one person could not pull, everyone went to pull the net, laughing and talking about how to sell this catch at a good price,
But what I didn't expect was that the hundred-pound giant inside turned out to be a creature with a human fish's tail, and for a while the fishermen scattered and fled, and some were even frightened into the sea, but strangely, it did not mean to attack humans.
For a time, the people on the field were shocked by this scene, and there was a lot of discussion, some said that it was like a fish, no need to fuss; Some people say that this kind of mackerel guarding the South China Sea has existed for thousands of years.
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to do, considering that the mackerel did not cause them harm, Lao Zhang proposed to release it, and his proposal was quickly agreed, but who would release it became a new problem.
Lao Zhang's son dared to approach it, and the mackerel behaved very well, and he used a shovel to send it back to the sea, which made the people on board relax. They quickly put away their nets and returned to the port, and after dividing the catch, they hurried home.
For a long time, the people who helped Lao Zhang on the fishing boat did not go out to fish, and it was not until the day before the fishing moratorium that they were forced to go out to fish because of the constraints of life.
Early the next morning, everyone sat as usual to prepare for work, but they were all absent-minded, all afraid of encountering the same thing as last time, Lao Zhang saw this and comforted: "Last time we went too far to meet, this time we go to a new place, not very far, just a few kilometers away in the shallow water," Hearing this, everyone's hanging hearts relaxed.
After arriving at the designated position, everyone put down the fishing net, and after a while, it was all dozens of pounds of big fish, net after net, all of this kind of catch, this kind of harvest scene made everyone on the boat smile, take out more energy, seeing that the cabin was almost unable to load, Lao Zhang stopped casting the net.
On the way back, they met that the neighbor was also casting a net here, there seemed to be some big guy in the fishing net, the crane could not be lifted, Lao Zhang said: "There may be a large cargo dragging the fishing net below, your boat is too small, tow to the port," the neighbor heard this, immediately started the machine, and soon arrived at the port. Since it was the last day on which fishing was possible, there were many people standing in the harbor today.
Lao Zhang and they went to help the neighbors pull the net as soon as they got off the boat, and when they pulled it up, they saw that the fishing net was densely packed with big fish, and everyone was happy for a while, but when they spread the fishing net, they found two behemoths, the human fish tail was lying in the middle, for a time, the people in the port scattered and fled, and the old village chief saw this scene and immediately called the police.
When the police came, they were also shocked by this scene, and hurriedly contacted the expert to check, and the expert was also shocked when he saw this creature, and then said: "Isn't this something unique in the Mountain and Sea Scripture?" But after calming down, I found that its origin was not as simple as imagined.
Recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas
The decisive water comes out, and the east flows into the river, in which there are many fishes, footless, their voices are like babies, and they are not foolish.
This account of the "mackerel" was recorded thousands of years ago, with a blackened body, scales on the lower body, and the upper body is the same as that of a human, but the difference is that they can only live in water. Moreover, the mackerel is not only recorded in the Mountain and Sea Scriptures, but even there are records about the mackerel in the "History".
It is said that after Qin Shi Huang unified the six countries, his physical condition plummeted, and he heard that the maiden can live for a hundred years, and the lamp oil made by the maiden is even more extinguished for thousands of years, he asked his subordinates to look around for news about the mausoleum, until he built the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang to find a clue, at that time he was no longer able to return to heaven, so he asked the descendants to refine the "maiden" into lamp oil and put it in his mausoleum to make lamps.
The records of the mackerel not only appear on the mainland, but there are countless foreign records about the mackerel.
On a certain coast of Western European countries, when people were watching the tide, they found a strangely shaped stone on the reef, and after the low tide, they looked like a mermaid fossil, a human fish tail, and sharp teeth could be seen, which looked very terrifying.
At that time, it caused quite a stir, many people came to see the real face, and after the relevant departments learned about it, they protected the fossil. The study found that this fossil may be the legendary mackerel, and according to the speculation of fossil formation, this fossil may have existed for hundreds of millions of years.
The circumnavigation of the European continent arose, and Magellan also recorded about the mackerel in his diary.
We suddenly encountered the largest storm in history during the voyage, and all the ships were almost swept by this wind and wave, but then after hearing a strange song, the storm gradually stopped.
I thought I was going to be buried here, but the beautiful song attracted me, I followed the sound to find the source, found a woman lying on the reef, and when we got closer, the crew found that the woman on the reef did not have legs, but a fishtail. When we got closer again, the mackerel entered the water and disappeared.
We searched for days along where it had disappeared, but we never found it again, but I copied it here from memory, and we sailed along the sea, encountering storms on the way, but it never appeared again.
The records of the "mackerel" have never been broken, and there have been intermittent records since ancient times, and even compared it to a mermaid. Does this creature really exist?
Related research
Some people think that humans and fish are two creatures, how can they be compared, and the term "mackerel" is not feasible in theory. We have sent a team of experts to study areas in the deep sea where people may appear, hoping to confirm through scientific means whether such creatures really exist.
But for more than a dozen days, no trace of it was found. The story about the mackerel is also known from the mouths of the older generation of fishermen, and every time this creature appears, the first person to see is the fisherman, and when others want to see the real face, it disappears and never appears again.
After searching for no results, relevant research experts began to deny the existence of "mackerel", but there are still people who insist that "mackerel" exists, not a legend, and it may meet us with a new body type, but we have not yet found it.
Some people also believe that "mackerel" is like an ape in ancient times, they can choose by themselves like us, but we choose land, they choose the ocean, and over time, their legs slowly transform into tail fins in order to adapt to the environment for better predation.
But as the marine environment becomes harsh, they have to choose slightly shallower waters to hunt and are caught by fishermen. As there is less and less food, their survival is also greatly affected, and they can no longer reproduce, resulting in fewer and fewer numbers, and over time, they are rarely seen.
Some people also suspect that the "mackerel" is the mammal "dugong" in the sea, because the appearance and body shape of the dugong are very similar to the mammal, and from a distance, it seems to be a creature with a "human fish's tail".
And after the dugong's call was known, they felt that the call of this creature was very similar to the call of the mackerel, but the dugong is also very rare, and there are not many relevant records, so there is another kind of statement about the mackerel.
In this regard, no one dares to prove that his idea is correct, and there is not enough evidence to prove that an idea is an idea after all.
The news about the mackerel has always been confusing, there is no real evidence to prove his existence, although the mackerel is also very curious, often compare them with mermaids, but these are also speculations after all, all want to get accurate news about whether it really exists.
Today, its existence has always been a mystery, and without relevant evidence of its existence, experts have not given up their search for it, believing that this creature will one day be discovered.
Perhaps, it is precisely with countless beautiful legends that more and more people will be willing to protect the South China Sea, protect the ocean, and make the living environment of animals less harmful. In the exploration of unknown roads, we should also respect its original living conditions so that they can continue to survive.
Maybe sometime, we will find the real figure of the "mackerel", and by that time, it may no longer be a myth, but an evolved new biological form before our eyes. Time will tell the answer, exploring the ocean will not happen overnight, perhaps only time will argue the mystery behind the ocean.
With the continuous advancement of science and technology, our exploration of the ocean will not stop there, and I believe that in the near future, the rumors about various creatures in the ocean will be confirmed one by one.