Dolphin Man -- Wang Jin Kang Science Fiction Best Collection: Wang Jin Kang Science Fiction Best Collection

Author: Wang Jin Kang
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: A dead star located 8 light-years away from Earth explodes, and the intense light from its nuclear fusion destroys human civilization on Earth. Except for those working in deep and underwater, everyone dies from strong nuclear radiation and high-energy ultraviolet radiation. The captain of a nuclear submarine in the United States takes on the responsibility of carrying forward human civilization. Of the 20,000 survivors after the catastrophe, only five women remain. The female biologist Qian Liande makes every woman pregnant with four children, attempting to continue the propagation of the human race. The radiation on land is too strong, and almost all animals go extinct, while fish and mammals in the sea thrive. Thus, Qian thinks of using genetic technology to improve humans. They raise "mermaids" with webbed feet and nostril flaps. However, the mermaids still cannot live in the sea for long. Qian breeds "dolphin-humans," but the captain cannot accept them, viewing them as freaks. Qian freezes the captain. 270 years later, the mermaids and dolphin-humans revive the captain according to Qian's will. Seeing the prosperity of the dolphin-humans and the weakness of the mermaids, the captain is very displeased. He attempts to use the nuclear submarine and the weapons left before the disaster to establish the authority of the mermaids.