Chen Yuan stretched hard and finally could take a good rest.
Yan Xiaoxi was helping spread the sheets downstairs.
"Have the sheets been laid out?" Chen Yuan came down and asked.
"It will be paved soon."
"I'm going downstairs to see if the meat in the refrigerator is still edible."
"Go ahead."
It has been less than a month since Chen Yuan returned. The electricity is always on at home, and there is still uneaten beef in the refrigerator. It is frozen and not broken.
In the utility room, Chen Yuan charged the lithium battery, went to the dock, and drove a small dinghy to the rock wall on the left side of the dock.
There are coral reefs on the seabed below the rock wall.
Chen Yuan tied the dinghy to a branch hanging from the rock wall, took off his clothes and pants, and jumped out.
The water here is seven to eight meters deep, and there is a cluster of small corals. Chen Yuan used spiritual energy to nourish the coral polyps here before.
The coral reef seems to be a little bigger, but it's not obvious.
In popular belief, corals grow very slowly.
Coral is something formed by the aggregation of calcareous skeletons secreted by coral polyps. It is shaped like a branch and is mostly red, but also white or black. Coral reefs are composed of thousands of calcium carbonates. The skeletons of coral polyps grow over hundreds to several years.
A structure formed over thousands of years of growth.
Corals grow very slowly, and most corals only grow less than 1 centimeter per year. The fastest-growing coral is Acropora, which can only grow about 5 to 10 centimeters per year. Large coral reefs often take thousands of years, or even
Hundreds of millions of years of growth.
However, with artificial intervention, corals can grow faster. When I was young, I thought about using coral polyps to build islands, but failed.
There are many atolls and islands in the Pacific Ocean, which are actually formed by coral reefs.
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There are very few living coral polyps around Baisha Island.
But there are many coral reefs that have no living coral polyps attached to them.
Chen Yuan took a closer look at this cluster of live coral reefs and was about to leave when he saw tiny polyps attached to the surrounding coral rocks...
Coral is a living thing.
How to say it.
Organisms such as corals are called component organisms, which are composed of many individuals.
To put it simply, you can simply understand a coral as a honeycomb, where coral polyps build nests together, and each nest contains a coral polyp.
Coral itself is not alive, what is alive is the polyps.
Just like bees, bees build nests. Polyps build corals...
Coral without polyps has no life and will not grow anymore. It is called coral stone.
There were many lifeless and strange-shaped coral rocks on the seabed. Chen Yuan swam around and found that there were many coral rocks with coral polyps attached to them.
Before returning to China, there seemed to be no coral polyps on the coral rocks here.
This discovery shocked Chen Yuan. With a thought, he took out the spirit-gathering bead and induced one-third of the spiritual energy to be absorbed by the coral polyps here.
Returning to the auxiliary boat, Chen Yuan put on his clothes and went ashore.
"Where have you been?" Yan Xiaoxi was in the living room and asked when she saw Chen Yuan coming in.
"I went outside to see the coral polyps. Before I returned home, I found that the corals outside had laid eggs and the coral polyps had hatched out," Chen Yuandao said.
“Is there live coral out there?”
"One piece, not much. I'll go upstairs and take a shower, and then go to the restaurant to eat."
"Hurry up, I'm hungry."
"Soon." Chen Yuan trotted upstairs, took a simple shower, then changed his clothes and went downstairs.
Driving the attached boat to the restaurant on the back of Island No. 2. There is a large white beach here...
Island No. 2 is very close to Island No. 3. When passing from the beach, if it is low tide, the nearest place is only more than 30 meters. There are pure white beaches on both sides, and a water channel in the middle. The water inside is crystal clear. Below
It is also pure white sand. Those sands are also coral stones, white corals...
Chen Yuan drove a small boat close to the wooden bridge pier. This wooden bridge pier is very shallow, especially when the tide is low, most of it is exposed to the water.
There are restaurants on every island.
This is an open restaurant, not far from the pier. The restaurant is a large thatched roof building, and there are several people sitting in the restaurant.
Yan Xiaoxi trotted over: "Aren't you seasick?"
"My head is still dizzy." Yan Xiaomei said, "I feel uncomfortable, but I still need to eat."
"If there is anything interesting on the island, take us there tomorrow." Qian Pengyu said.
"Jet-skiing and sailing. But for these projects, you need to learn diving first, and to drive a jet-ski or sailing boat, you need to sign up for a class..." Chen Yuandao.
"How long?"
"The diving course lasts two to three hours. For sailing, you can learn cabin diving and then learn it for a few hours...it's very simple." Chen Yuan said.
"Fulong, do you want to learn to dive?"
"Of course. Come here, it would be a shame not to go diving."
"Xiao Xi, do you have a diving certificate?" Xu Jiao looked at Yan Xiaoxi and asked.
"Yes." Yan Xiaoxi nodded: "If you have an internationally recognized diving certificate, you don't need to study alone here."
"Where are we going to play in the afternoon?" He Huan asked.
"Everyone can do their own thing. If you want to learn diving, go learn to dive. If you want to play motorboat, go learn it too." Chen Yuan said.
"After learning how to use a motorboat, can I go out on a motorboat by myself?" Qian Pengyu asked.
Chen Yuan nodded: "But only in designated sea areas. Or when there are activities in the resort, you can ride a motorboat around the atoll."
“How much does a motorboat cost?”
"I don't know." Chen Yuan said.
"Exit level motorboat, 100 Fijian dollars per hour. 155 motorboat, 160 Fijian dollars per hour. 260 motorboat, 300 Fijian dollars." Yan Xiaoxi said.
"Can I rent it for half a day?"
"A day is also measured in hours."
This price is really cheap.
For example, in Sanya, if you take a motorboat for a spin, it only takes a few minutes or ten minutes and costs more than 100 yuan.
"What time does the diving class start?"
"It's three o'clock in the afternoon. If you want to learn to dive, you have to hurry over after dinner."
"OK."
Accommodation on the island is really not expensive compared to island resorts of the same level in Fiji. However, the food here is expensive, especially vegetables.
Fish and lobster are quite cheap.
Normal consumption, lunch and dinner, is 30 to 50 Fijian dollars. If you want to eat lobster, the per capita consumption is 70 to 80 Fijian dollars.
"I also want to learn to dive." Xiao Xi's mother said, "Should I bring a swimsuit?"
"They are sold at the hotel, and there are also changing rooms." Chen Yuandao said: "If you don't bring a swimsuit, just go and buy one."
"That's okay."
After dinner, Chen Yuan was about to check out. Yan Xiaomei came over with a recharge card and swiped it: "I'm treating you."
Chen Yuan drove the auxiliary boat and pulled it over as soon as the boat came.
I don’t know today’s diving instructor Chen Yuan. He is a white man who can speak Mandarin and has already begun theoretical teaching.
"Hello, let's come here to learn diving." Chen Yuandao.
"Sorry. Today's course has already started. If you want to take the diving course, you have to come back tomorrow. Or apply for private lessons." Jerry said politely.
There was a white woman with Jerry, who knew Chen Yuan: "Hello, Mr. Chen Yuan. How many people do you have learning to dive?"
"Six people."
Jennifer said: "Please rest for a while. After Jerry explains the theoretical course, I will teach you individually. Let's first register our names and receive diving teaching equipment."
There were more than a dozen people attending class in the pavilion, and they all looked at Chen Yuan and the others.