Ye Yaodong glanced at the four soldiers behind them, one, two, three, and four. He didn't know whether these four temporary soldiers were professional or not. The seabed was only about ten meters away from the water surface. For those who were good at it, it would not be a problem to dive naked for two or three minutes.
"There is one thing I want to make clear in advance. It's no problem for me to take you out to sea. I won't ask you for the fuel. I'll pay for it. But you can't touch anything on my boat. The machinery on the boat is very expensive and it breaks down very easily. It's all my father and I have, and we can't afford to lose it."
Fortunately, he and his father were very concerned about these machines and equipment. Before docking, they would wipe them after use, cover them with a nylon bag, and finally cover them with a rag to prevent them from being too conspicuous.
The old man at the cultural center nodded and agreed quickly, "Don't worry about that. I can guarantee that no one will touch a single line on your boat. We just want you to take us to that sea area, and we will pay for the fuel."
The others nodded in agreement, telling him not to worry and that they would not touch anything.
"Just don't touch the things on my ship. I believe you cultured people are well-mannered."
Regardless of whether he has good manners or not, he should say nice things first and flatter himself. Otherwise, what if someone, out of curiosity, touches and bumps into this and that on his boat and exposes his diving equipment
"Don't worry, thank you very much. To save time, shall we go now?"
"Wait a moment," Ye Yaodong said to his father, "bring a bucket of tea with you. The workers still have two buckets. Let Qing boil another bucket and let it cool down. We can then replenish it."
Lin Xiuqing also said: "You guys go and take it. I'll pour out the mung bean soup that's just been cooked in the pot and boil another bucket right away."
Ye Yaodong smiled at the leaders and said, "You should go wait outside the dock first. We just said we were going to go out to sea so suddenly and we haven't had time to prepare anything in advance."
"It's okay, it's okay. It was just too sudden for us. You should prepare first."
"Okay, then just sit at the door and wait. It will be quick."
Ye Yaodong put on his rain boots and sun hat. He didn't know how long he would be out at sea. He hesitated whether to bring noodles. There were too many people, right? Was he going to take care of all their food and drink
Lin Xiuqing simply brought him a bucket of freshly cooked mung bean soup, which could fill his stomach when he was hungry. She was at home anyway, so she could just cook another pot.
"Okay, then I'll just give you mung bean soup, but I can't afford anything else."
After Ye Yaodong was ready, a group of people walked towards the dock in a mighty manner, and even the villagers followed behind them.
Along the way, he heard them brainwashing the village committee and the villagers, saying that bronze ware is a cultural relic, belongs to the country, is thousands of years old, is a cultural heritage, and so on... and they also briefly talked about the origin of bronze ware...
Anyway, he only half understood what was said, while the villagers were probably all confused.
After they all get on the boat one after another, the villagers will probably have something to complain about again.
It was right along the coast. Ye Yaodong remembered that location. If the boat was sailed at normal speed, it would only take about 20 minutes. It was so close that he did not consider whether they would get seasick, and it was they who requested to go out to sea at the last minute.
But he didn't expect that after only a dozen or twenty minutes of sea voyage, they all looked pale. It was a waste of time that he was worried that they would tamper with the machinery on his ship.
They couldn't even pay attention to the several small wooden boats and 8-9 meter small motor boats following behind them, and just let those people follow them out of curiosity to watch the fun.
As soon as the boat stopped and dropped anchor, except for the four soldiers, the village chief and the village secretary who were still standing there upright, everyone was lying on the side of the boat, vomiting.
“Ugh~”
"Ugh~fish..."
"There are fish..."
Ye Yaodong also stretched his head out to take a look and said, "It's a nest."
After vomiting, the leaders felt better and asked, "What do you mean by making a nest?"
"Your vomit is the bait."
"Well… "
Someone changed the subject and asked, "How long will it take?"
Everyone had been holding back their vomiting, and no one dared to speak, for fear that they would vomit as soon as they opened their mouths. Only now did someone start to ask.
"We've arrived. The boats have stopped."
"Ah? We're there? It's good that we're there. It's good that we're there. If I drive out again, I'll have to give up my old bones."
"Is it on the seafloor around here?"
"That's about right," Ye Yaodong pointed to the island not far away and the surrounding green hills. "I've paid attention to the surroundings before. It's probably in this area. You two can go down first to see if you can find anything. If not, you can look around here."
"Okay, okay."
"Hey~ Why are there so many ships following us?"
"They should be the ships that were operating at sea just now. When we sailed out, we didn't see many ships on the shore."
"should be… "
"I was already shaky within minutes of getting on the boat, and I didn't have the energy to pay attention to anything else..."
"Go down into the water and look for them first. Leave them alone for now."
Ye Yaodong had completed his task of leading the way, so he just stood aside and let the others make their own arrangements. He didn't say anything, and it was not his turn to speak. They didn't ask him, so he and his father just had to act as a background.
Two roars of winter were heard, and water splashed everywhere. The two soldiers did not stay on the sea surface for long, but dived directly to the bottom of the sea.
Ye Yaodong looked at the sea water today. It was quite blue. Mainly because the weather was good and the sun was shining brightly, the sea water looked particularly clear. The underwater visibility was probably also very high.
Ten or so meters is not that deep. If you don't stop, it won't take long to dive. You just need to pay attention to the atmospheric pressure at ten meters.
Everyone on the boat gathered around the side of the boat, staring at the place where the two soldiers had just jumped off, keeping a close eye on it.
The other fishing boats around also saw two people jumping into the water, and gradually approached, keeping a distance from their boats, and also staring at the sea surface where they had just entered the water.
But two minutes later, the two men floated up about ten meters away from the other side of the boat.
Hearing the sound of water coming out, everyone looked around the sea surface out of habit, but saw nothing.
It was only when Ye Yaodong reminded them that the two people were on the other side that they saw the head floating on the sea.
The two soldiers were also confused when they first floated up. After they identified their direction, they realized that they were a long distance away from the boat, and then they swam quickly towards the fishing boat.
"What?"
"How is it?"
"Why are you coming up here?"
"Have you ever been to the bottom of the ocean? How deep is it?"
"Have you found it? Is it right down there?"
A group of people gathered around and asked questions in unison.
The soldier wiped the seawater off his face and said, "I went down to the bottom of the sea, about 15 or 16 meters. I didn't see anything when I first went down. I looked around and found this at the same place where I just came up."
He pointed at the wine glass in another person's hand. The old man from the cultural center suddenly changed his eyes and took the bronze wine glass which was still stained with various muds.
Ye Yaodong also stretched his neck and took a look. It was similar to the one he brought up, but a little dirty.
"Is there anything else down there?"
"Yes, there are several scattered on the seabed. We couldn't hold it any longer, so we just picked one up and continued to go down in that direction later, saving some time. But one thing we need to pay attention to is that there is a reef underneath, which I suspect is an artificial reef."
"Shipwreck?!"
When they heard about artificial reefs, the people at the cultural center first thought of a shipwreck.
There are two types of reefs: natural reefs and artificial reefs.
To put it simply, artificial reefs are large objects thrown into the seabed to form a solid obstacle.
Because people discovered a truth a long time ago, that is, after a ship sinks to the bottom of the sea, there will be a lot of fish surrounding them, so it is easier to salvage fish in the shipwreck area.
For example, when he fished the bronze tripod ashore, a blue grouper swam out of it, but the fishing net was easily stuck on the bottom.
Therefore, many people choose to put some abandoned ships or old furniture on the seabed. This can attract fish and is also helpful for future fishing. This is an early artificial reef.
However, these large objects cannot sink too deep. If they sink too deep, they are likely to be corroded.
Only if the sinking location is relatively shallow can it become an artificial reef.
Only in shallow water can the surrounding organisms receive sunlight and carry out photosynthesis to produce energy, and the number of fish that feed on these organisms will increase.
When Ye Yaodong and his father heard about the artificial reef, their first reaction was also a shipwreck!
It was already dark underwater at that time and the visibility on the seabed was unclear. Ye Yaodong only knew that there was a reef nearby and he had no way of observing it carefully. He could only hurriedly rescue the fish from the fishing net and float up.
Afterwards, he also thought about whether it might be a shipwreck. After all, there was a bronze tripod, scattered bronze wine glasses, and a box of gold cakes around it.
Throughout history, there have been countless shipwrecks on the seabed. Some have sunk deep, some have sunk shallow, some have been salvaged, and some have sunk and been corroded.
The two soldiers nodded. "It's very likely a sunken ship. It looks quite large. We need to go down and take a closer look. It would be best to find a professional salvage team."
The county official smiled and said, "Thank you, comrades of the People's Liberation Army. You have worked hard. Today, we have to trouble you to go down as many times as possible. This is a cultural relic and has important significance for historical research. We will file a report and apply for a salvage team when we return. I believe the authorities will also attach great importance to it."
"You're welcome. We will try our best to cooperate with the work."
The person who spoke should be the captain of the four-man team. After he finished speaking, he walked towards Ye Yaodong, saluted him, and asked him to drive the boat in that direction.
Ye Yaodong was stunned by the way he salute and stand. It was the first time he saw a soldier saluting him at such a close distance. It was just like on TV, so straight and formal. He couldn't help but hold his head high and chest out and straighten his body out of shame.
If the boys in this family can't read, it would be a good idea to send them to the army!
That straight body looks energetic, and is much more comfortable than being lazy like a skeleton, who doesn't know how to sit or stand properly.
It would save you from being neither good at literature nor martial arts, and being unable to do anything. Then you can only spend your days at home. In this day and age, being a soldier is still a promising career.
Even though he was thinking and pondering this in his mind, it did not affect his efficiency in driving the boat.
After the soldier team leader finished speaking, he turned and walked towards the other two who had not yet been in the water, reminding them to pay attention to underwater reefs and the like.