"Auntie, don''t worry, I''m still here!"
Suming said, while taking a small life jacket from Liang Shi''s hands and gesturing to Chengcheng. Chengcheng immediately extended her arms obediently towards the sky, allowing Suming to help her into her life jacket.
Seeing Chengcheng fully equipped, Liang Shi took out something from his bosom that looked like arge conch, with a row of holes on its surface.
Liang Shi ced one end of the ''conch'' to his mouth, pressed several holes with his hand, puffed up his cheeks, and gave a forceful blow towards the water.
"Whoo… whoo…" A deep sound emitted from the specially made conch, melodiously drifting across theke surface.
This ''Sea Conch Horn'' was also specially made by Suming - it could produce sounds that were not loud, but very deep. By covering different holes, it could emit various types of sounds.
Therge fish, having been specially trained, would obediently swim to the shore upon hearing the sound. The Sea Conch Horn could issue different sounds to direct the fish to carry out simplemands, such as approaching the shore, turning, and returning. After making the horn, Suming also taught Liang Shi how to blow it.
Liang Shi was clever and picked it up quickly. With the horn in hand, he tested it several times by theke, and therge fish indeed obediently followed the instructions, performing various behaviors.
Suming astonished Liang Shi with this disy of skill, and he looked at Suming with newfound awe, different from before.
Suming didn''t care much, "It''s just a little trick. India also has snake charmers who use horns, and snakes are much more difficult to handle than fish."
It''s true, but seeing something with one''s own eyes, as opposed to reading about it in newspapers or seeing it on television, ispletely different. Witnessing it in person has a much greater impact!
Moreover, even snake-charming masters can y horns to control snakes themselves, but nobody has heard of anyone who could transfer such a skill overnight to another person.
Liang Shi was a scientist used to exining things with science, but indeed there are phenomena that current science cannot exin. Thus, in Liang Shi''s mind, Suming was instantly ssified as a sort of ''master.''
Not long after the sound of the horn, ripples disturbed the water by the steps on the shore, and thergest green fish slowly appeared at the surface.
"Is this… a fish?" Zhao Yun stared, dumbfounded.
The gigantic green fish, weighing around one hundred eighty pounds, was fully armed with a double saddle on its back. Wide belts wrapped around its belly, securely fixing the saddle in ce. Two saddles were spaced about a meter apart, leaving space in the middle for the fish''s fins to move.
The fish''s ''face'' looked menacing, resembling arge shark with two rows of sharp, snow-white teeth that glittered in the sunlight!
Upon closer inspection, it turned out that it wore a semi-open ''mask'' on its head, simr to the face armor of ancient warhorses, leaving itsrge eyes and big mouth exposed. The mask featured shark teeth painted with water-resistant paint, highlighted with waterproof fluorescent powder.
On either side of the mask were small copper rings, to which leather reins were tied. One end of the rein was attached to the front saddle, allowing the person seated at the front to steer by pulling on the reins. The force on the reins would be transmitted to the fish''s head through the copper rings on the mask, instead of passing through the fish''s gills like when Sumingst rode a fish, so it wouldn''t harm the fish.
Besides these essential control devices, to add to the entertainment, Suming had creatively equipped the fish with ayer of ''armor.''
This armor, of course, wasn''t made of metal but was instead lightweight boards and foam of various shapes, painted, and made up to look like a ''Magical Beast.''
For example, thisrge green fish now had jagged ''bone spurs'' running along both sides of its body,bined with the sharp ''teeth,'' it resembled a bizarre Magical Beast from the abyss.
The lightweight boards used to dress up the fish not only added a fun element but also increased buoyancy, reducing the burden on the mount, and furthermore acted as protection for the riders - killing three birds with one stone.
On the sides of the green fish were even two long greatswords, and needless to say, these too were props, made of stic. When riding the fish, they could be drawn to brandish impressively.
The bizarre outfit was no wonder Zhao Yun was startled at first nce.
"Holy shit, what is that, a dragon!"
At the distant shore, someone suddenly eximed in amazement, catching the attention of many onlookers who turned to gaze in the direction the shout came from.
It turned out to be the big carp that couldn''t stand loneliness, emerging from the water and waggling its tail as it swam toward them!
However, the ''modified'' big carp, now shining brightly in golden light that was blinding to the eyes, had two horns on its head and had been dressed up by Suming as a golden dragon.
The only slightly discordant note was that this ''dragon'' was excessively fat, with a belly bothrge and swollen as if it were pregnant...
Once the tourists could see the true form of the ''dragon'', they burst intoughter and started taking pictures with their phones and cameras, all aiming at the ''Fat Golden Dragon''.
As the saying goes, good wine needs no bush, and Suming''s fish-riding business did not require active advertising. The oddly dressedrge fish alone, even if they couldn''t be ridden, were enough to draw crowds.
Seeing the crowd gathering and taking photos, Suming gave Liang Shi a meaningful look,
Liang Shi caught on, blew a few sts on his horn, and the remaining three big fish also bobbed to the surface.
To the eye, these ''monsters'' were nothing like fish. One with horns on its head was clearly the legendary white unicorn; another with several long, thin ''legs'' surrounding its body looked like a massive water spider;
The most outrageous fish had been dressed up by Suming as a Pegasus, with fake wings attached to either side which seemed to incorporate some small mechanism, causing the wings to p as the fish moved.
The appearance of these ''Magical Beasts'' immediately got the tourists shouting excitedly. They threw feed into the water as if money was no object, trying to lure the strange fish their way. Those in boats rowed fervently, eager to get closer to the big fish.
But the big fish ignored them, following the sound of the whistle andzily making their way to the shore.
Now things were getting exciting. The tourists followed the big fish to the shore, and the previously spacious dock was instantly packed to the brim.
"Hey, hey, no photography, no photography!"
Liang Shi didn''t know that the big fish had been tamed with spiritual power and, fearing that too much photography would scare them, hurried to dissuade those seeking selfies with the fish. But everyone was busy with their phones, snapping away, impossible to be stopped.
Sumingughed heartily and said, "Forget it today, first-day photos are free. After this, a photo with the fish will cost five bucks each time!"
Upon seeing the big fish, Chengcheng was already too excited to wait, eager to ride them. Pointing to the closest big blue carp, she tugged at Suming''s arm, pleading incessantly, "Big brother, I want to sit at the front! I want to sit at the front!"
Hearing the little girl say this, the tourists realized that these fish were not just for show but could also be ridden?
That seemed highly unlikely, and they looked at each other in disbelief.
"That''s too dangerous!" Before Suming could respond, Zhaoqian suddenly spoke up.
During theirst visit to the zoo, Chengcheng had nearly lost her life, leaving Zhaoqian, her mother, with a considerable psychological shadow. After more than two months, she had finally given in to Chengcheng''s pleas and agreed to bring her back for another visit.
Now seeing the big fish, Zhaoqian began to worry again. Among the fish, even the smallest wasrger than Chengcheng, a scary sight indeed. She dared not let Chengcheng ''ride'' on them.