Chapter 64 Bat
Jiayi got up from the bed on the boat and the weather was just right.
The new ship they replaced was not much different from the old ship, and it was a little bigger. In addition to the original crew members of Jiayi and the ship, there were also new ships driving over. So there were two captains on the ship, one was the old Lao Fuding and the other was the new Hellit.
Jiayi has been obsessed with spell research recently, and the new crew member only knows one captain.
He came to a cabin at the bottom of the ship and opened the door. It was pitch black inside and there was no light. As soon as Jia walked in, he closed the door, and released a light technique to illuminate the room.
There is a very large iron cage in one corner of the room, or a bird cage, which is cylindrical, about one meter high, and is covered with a thick layer of cloth, covering the things inside the cage tightly.
Jiayi took out the rope, and there were only a few small bells tied to it. He pulled the rope into the house in a row. After the arrangement was made, Jiayi uncovered the huge covered bird cage, which contained several bats.
Today, Jiayi is going to do a classic experiment about bats' hearing. This may be the earliest popular science article that Jiayi has come into contact with. He learned it in elementary school. Today, he will make a classic recreation.
He took out a bat and covered the bat's eyes. He could be sure that the material that blindfolded the bat's eyes was completely opaque. In otherworldly bats evolved in different directions, what should I do if the evolution directions of the bats in another world were different, without ultrasound?
Jia Yi wiped the cold sweat that did not exist on his forehead, let the bat fly in his hand, and then extinguished the light technique.
Fortunately, the bat was quite afforded to face and flew around the room. There was no piaji at all. Jiayi could not see the bat's flying posture, but after the listening technique was added, it could hear the sound of the bat. The bat had been flying for about half an hour, and no bell rang, and no rope was touched.
Jiayi breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately the bats here did not mutate, at least they did not rely on their eyes when flying at night.
Next, Jiayi did two more experiments: once to stuff the bat's ears, once to seal the bat's mouth, so that it can fly in the room. The bats bumped around like headless flies, and the bells hanging on the rope kept ringing.
Jiayi was finally sure that even in another world, at least the bat he caught did not fly at night, but used his mouth and ears to explore the way. In order to reflect his rigor, Jiayi did not directly conclude that bats rely on ultrasound, because these conditions cannot confirm how the bats explored the way.
Jiayi's experiment was in full swing, and then he tried to release more bats at the same time, blindfolding the bat's eyes and covering the ears, etc., and came to various conclusions. By the time Jiayi finished the experiment, the bats became weak. By the way, what would happen if a bat covered his mouth and one covered his ears? What if one ear was covered? Will it have any impact?
After all these experiments, Jiayi became interested again. The bat's mouth and ears can replace the eyes. So is its eyes useful?
However, today's experiment has been done too much, and the bats are not very energetic. Jiayi can only throw some moths in and feed the bats and let them rest.
He caught these bats before boarding the boat. If they die, they will not be able to replenish them. It is not yet the season for moths and mosquitoes to reproduce in large quantities, and there are no bats by the water.
Jiayi came out of the dark room. It was already afternoon. He was not interested in eating in the dark environment where bats were flying, so he felt a little hungry now.
There was nothing to eat in his kitchen, to be precise, nothing to be prepared. Since Kissin became the chef on the boat, the food consumed on the boat has been much larger, and there were basically no leftovers.
Fortunately, there was Kissin. When he saw Jiayi coming out of the cabin on the ground floor, he knew that Jiayi had not eaten yet, so he followed him to the kitchen and prepared to make some food for him. After Kissin came to the kitchen, he happened to see Jiayi losing his mind facing the clean kitchen.
Kissin said, "Jiayi, haven't eaten yet. Do you want to put some noodles for you to eat?"
“Is there any noodles?”
"No, you can do it now, very quickly."
Jia thought about it and felt that it was a bit too troublesome to make noodles now: "Forget it, let's make some gnocchi soup. It's too troublesome to make noodles now. You can have dinner when you're ready."
Hand-rolled noodles are too complicated. It is time-consuming and laborious. Thinking of this, all the pasta is quite troublesome. At least one process of kneading is indispensable. It is not as convenient as rice. However, the soup is indeed fast. In the past, when Jia Yi was a child, of course, when he was a child in his previous life, he was at that time. If the family was too busy, the weather was hot and he had no appetite, he would make some soup.
To be honest, the taste is average, just for convenience and quickness. The main reason is that the gnocchi should not be too big, otherwise it will be hard and may be raw and taste bad. However, with vegetables and lard cooked together, the taste is not bad. Especially now, with the addition of memories, it is enough to let Jiayi deal with it.
Kissin thought Jiayi was going to make something delicious, so he followed him and watched him make it.
While looking, he asked, "Jiayi, what are you doing at the bottom of the cabin?"
When Jia heard this, she turned her head and looked at him in confusion, wondering why he was interested in this. However, Kissin thought Jiayi was not satisfied with his inquiries, so she hurriedly said, "I'm not trying to find out what, but a sailor was a little uneasy when he saw you moving to the bottom cage, which contained many bats inside."
"disturbed?"
"Yes, everyone thinks that bats are not good things, and thinks you may be doing some evil experiments." Kissin said, carefully observing Kaichi's expression.
Jiayi laughed silently, thinking that these sailors were a little too ignorant. Is there any inevitable relationship between bats and evil?
In fact, in ancient China, bats were homophonic with Fu, and were considered a kind of auspicious beast, similar to swallows. However, there is a legend of vampires in the West. Because the wings of vampires are similar to those of bats, bats have become inseparable from evil. Moreover, the image of bats is indeed a bit weird, not only with sharp teeth, but also with a pair of flesh wings, which is completely different from the images of other animals.
On Earth, bats are the only flying mammals, and I don’t know if this is the case in another world.
If you count the dragon, you should be born from eggs and reptiles. Even if you have demons, it seems that they are not born from his mother. It is said that angels are not, they are directly reborn from the reincarnation pool. In other words, mages who learn flying techniques should not count, after all, they are not born. If you think about it carefully, Jiayi couldn't think of a second mammal that can fly.
Maybe he has little knowledge, so Jiayi dared not just think that bats are the only flying mammal.
However, this does not affect Jiayi's popular science with Kissin: "I'm doing experiments, but it's not an evil experiment. Bats have nothing to do with evil. Most bats only eat fruits, nectar, insects, and most small insects eat insects. The larger ones tend to feed on fruits or nectar. There is no big difference with ordinary animals, and it has nothing to do with evil."
"Really? Then bats don't suck blood?"
Jiayi was a little speechless this time because there were indeed bats that suck blood. Although they did not feed on humans, some attacked humans. But what is the essential difference between this and being attacked by wolves? Unless it is a bat-like monster, it will not harm humans.
Jia Yi had to change the topic: "Aren't you surprised why the bats can see so clearly at night?"
Kissin looked at Jiayi, as if wondering if Jiayi was stupid, and said, "Isn't it because the bat's eyes are good that they can see clearly at night?"
"No, oh, the water is boiling." Jiayi carefully scooped the coagulated dough into the hot water, "It has nothing to do with the eyes that can be seen at night. I covered the bat's eyes and the bat can see it, but if it blocks the ears, it will be invisible..."
Jiayi said as he was underneath the bumps, not paying any attention to Kissin's strange eyes next to him.
Chapter completed!