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Just as how some people were strong in nature and others were weak in nature, elfins were the same. Many elfins had honed their indomitable will through their past experiences, but some of them did not possess such a character. The world was so big, so of course, there should be innumerable different personalities.

Although it could be said like that…

Outside, there was the continuous patter of the spring rain, while inside the house, there was the continuous patter of teardrops. Zhang Zian and the others were filled with anxiety. They were scared that Sihwa would hear something she did not like and start crying again. If the pets downstairs started their strange behavior again, Zian really did not know how he could explain it again. It might even attract the Approaching Science column…

Why did the pet shop store manager die a tragic death in the streets? Why did dozens of pets run around randomly in the daytime? Why did the fish in the aquarium repeatedly jump out? Why did the nocturnal bats come out in the day? Was it the outbreak of madness or helplessness due to hunger and thirst? Was it the distortion of human nature or the loss of morality? Welcome to ”Approaching Science––The Strange Sounds in the Pet Shop.”

Although it was very sensational, it definitely could not happen!

The best way to solve it would be to have Sihwa stop crying––to turn grief and anger into strength––but she was born with a weak and delicate personality, so it was not easy for her to do that.

Old Time Tea and Fina had sympathy for Sihwa. They could understand her loneliness, because they too, were very lonely in a sense––the kind of loneliness due to the cold at high altitudes.

An understanding was just an understanding; they did not know what the best way to comfort her was. Although they were lonely, they were stronger and prouder.

Zhang Zian sighed softly, reaching out his hand to rub her head. ”Don't cry. Let me tell you a story.”

”How hateful! Don't mess up my hair!” Sihwa shook her head in embarrassment. The residual tears in her eyes were thrown into the water with her movement.

Actually, her hair was already very messy; it was curled like dark green algae. She never combed it. As soon as she opened her eyes every day, she would instantly start to play with her mobile phone. It was a world that looked at faces, after all, and because her face was unparalleled in the world, she still exuded natural beauty even with unkempt hair.

However, she was very curious about the story Zhang Zian wanted to tell. It even overwhelmed the sadness in her heart, and she asked, expectantly, ”What story?”

”It's a story about a whale… a lonely whale.” Zhang Zian gave a simple introduction, which caused people to instinctively think back to what Sihwa had mentioned about the lonely song.

Fina and Old Time Tea were also quite curious. After all, it was the nature of a cat to be curious.

”Zhi zhi?” He did not know when, but Pi had also appeared at the doorway of the bathroom, gesturing with its hands. It meant to say, ”Can I listen too?”

”Of course you can.” Zhang Zian called for it to come in.

Watched by four pairs of expectant eyes, he recalled the stories he had read before. He organized his language a bit and retold the story in his own words.

Ancient stories often started with, ”A long, long time ago,” allowing the audience to quickly get away from reality. It was just like how the opening scenes for online fictional books often involved crossing into another world so that readers would know that they could not judge the story with the restrictions of real life.

Unfortunately, it was not a story that happened a very long time ago, nor was it a story with someone crossing into another world. Instead, it was a real life story that had actually happened before.

The story started in the late part of the Cold War. At that time, to fight the enemies that used false impressions, America built an underwater acoustic interception system called SOSUS.

Many things were manufactured for military purposes, but later on, they had unexpected effects in other areas––and so did SOSUS.