Under the towering "Yunwu Cliff", due to the obstruction of the mountains, the sea water under the steep cliff is deep and gloomy.
The sun was hanging in the sky, and under the scorching light, the "general", Hong Yanwu, and Chen Liquan, all wearing only a pair of swimming trunks, stood on a flat rock on the coast.
They each held a handful of sea water in their hands, washed their heads and faces first, and then patted their chests, belly, and knees to allow these key parts to adapt.
Yes, they are making preparations before entering the water. This is a well-known experience of "sea bumpers". If the head is not pre-cooled, a person will become dizzy when he suddenly plunges into the sea. If the belly is not pre-cooled, the person will become dizzy.
In cold water, body convulsions may occur prematurely.
As for "Lao Daoyu", "Xiao Baizi", and the seven "sea bumpers" under "General", they all gathered around and stood behind them, watching helplessly.
No one said a word, and their expressions were all frozen. Instead of the enthusiasm that they had gotten closer as they talked, there was a sense of estrangement and indifference between them.
The reason is not difficult to explain. It is naturally because Hong Yanwu and the "general" failed to agree on the conditions for a coalition.
In fact, the "arrogance" shown by Hong Yanwu just now made all "Hai Bangzi" find it incredibly ridiculous.
Because this kid not only claimed that he could increase everyone's income several times, but also made wild claims that he wanted to interfere with the price of sea cucumbers in Bincheng. He even used this as an excuse to propose an incredible distribution condition, saying that he not only
They must have full leadership rights, and their side must monopolize 40% of the profits.
In the eyes of the "general", this was extremely insincere. He felt that even if Hong Yanwu was not crazy, he was still boasting to the sky!
The price of sea cucumbers has always been set by the state. How can an individual have the right to intervene in this matter? He has been "touching" the sea for more than ten years and has never seen any change in the official price of sea cucumbers.
The same is true for private sales. There are too many "sea cucumbers" and not many people can afford to buy sea cucumbers. Anyone who wants to keep the goods and sell them at a high price will have no other consequences besides being wronged. How can he go?
How to intervene?
Besides, if you want to be the leader of the "sea bumper", you must first know where the crabs are and where the shrimps are! You must also be able to observe the sky, be able to calculate the tide, know the sea conditions in the coastal waters well, and collect the treasures from all over the sea.
The topography and landforms of Changqiji are all stored in the mind, only if you can lead the big guys to fish out the big stuff!
Apart from himself, only "Old Saury" can handle these skills. But "Old Saury" is already old and can no longer lead people to do underwater work. With the two of them just starting out,
Have you only been in the water a few times? Even if you have some diving skills, you are not qualified to lead him!
This is really ignorant of the sky and the earth, it is simply a daydream!
His kind article was wasted and not worth refuting at all!
So he didn't talk nonsense at that time and just drooped his face. He told Hong Yanwu that even if he had a "hot face but a cold butt", he just didn't mention joining the gang.
Unexpectedly, Hong Yanwu sighed, pretended to show regret, and then actually said, "You are the eldest brother, and you have been leading this group of brothers to survive, and they all rely on you. I thought you would take the place of
They thought for everyone's sake, but they didn't expect that you, like those officials, were reluctant to let go of the seal in your hands. Forget it, anyway, I don't want to be Lin Chong and suffer under Wang Lun..."
This sentence greatly hurt the "general's" self-esteem, because it was tantamount to saying that he was a selfish man who was jealous of his talents.
He was a man who never cared about money, but he valued reputation very much! He had never treated his brothers badly, so how could he bear this reputation for nothing? So he got really angry at that time and couldn't help but fight with Hong Yanwu.
"戗戗" is up.
Naturally, the brothers under the "general" were also aggrieved, especially the impulsive bald man, who immediately got involved. For this reason, the situation almost got out of control.
Fortunately, Hong Yanwu maintained full restraint this time, and "Old Saury" and "Sanjiezi" persuaded each other, and finally the conflict was maintained at the level of a verbal dispute.
However, "If you don't steam the steamed buns, you will fight for a breath." In order to protect his reputation, the "general" proposed a new bet to Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan.
He said that he would use the diving depth method to decide which side would ultimately have the power.
The specific conditions are that if Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan win, the "general" will fully accept the conditions they just mentioned. On the other hand, if they lose, they must agree to fully obey the leadership of the "general" and in terms of profit distribution, each of them will
Only half of the harvest can be taken as the price of the loser.
To be honest, this method is actually quite fair to Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan, because this method only involves the ability to dive, and does not involve the experience and skills of getting overseas goods. So it can also be seen from this that the "general" is indeed aboveboard and has no thoughts.
Taking advantage of Hong Yanwu and others.
It should be said that this played into Hong Yanwu's plan and was also his purpose of provoking the generals. So the boy agreed without saying a word, and then this competition took place.
"I didn't expect that we are still facing each other! Let me see what you, the 'Old Foreigner', are capable of under your bare feet today! Let's see who is more powerful, 'Wang Lun' like me, or you, 'Lin Chong', who talks nonsense!"
Before entering the water, the "general" who was the first to prepare spoke to Hong Yanwu, obviously still worried about what he said.
Unexpectedly, Hong Yanwu smiled. At this time, he seemed very sincere and no longer meant to be vindictive.
"'General', actually I respect you a lot. If you can invite us to join the team today, you are giving us enough face. If you don't appreciate it, it's not my character. But having said that, it's not that I didn't give you this face."
I don't know what's wrong. The main reason is that I really want to use you and your brothers to do something big, so I want to compete with you. I just said that you are Wang Lun, and that's just to make this bet with you. Don't mind it. Say
Really, if you really want to compare the characters of Water Margin, I think you are quite similar to Chao Gai, the 'Tota King', and your brothers are also like the 'Three Heroes of the Ruan Family'..."
The "general" was startled after hearing this. He was a little confused about Hong Yanwu's repeated changes of expression. And although he felt a lot better after being complimented, on the other hand, he also heard another meaning in his words.
Then he snorted again.
"You are quite confident, as if you are sure to win. I admit that when it comes to fighting, I may not be your opponent. But I also have to tell you that it is a different matter under the sea. Under twenty meters, a
A meter is different from a meter. If you can't bear it later, don't force it. Be careful to take the regret medicine!"
But Hong Yanwu was unmoved and still smiled. "Let's compete in the sea! I'd rather compete with you and be pressed into a photo!"
"Okay, no matter who loses, just admit it!"
At this point, the "general" had nothing more to say and jumped into the sea first.
After him, Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan looked at each other, said "go to the sea" at the same time, and followed the arrows into the sea.
Soon, the three figures quickly entered the distance of the sapphire-like deep, turbulent sea.
At this time, among the roaring waves, only a group of people on the shore were still standing under the sun, ignoring the heat and keeping their eyes fixed on their whereabouts.
"Xiaobaizi" suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but ask "Old Saury".
"Old man, didn't you say that you have to go to the bottom of the low tide to go into the sea? Aren't they a bit dangerous..."
Unexpectedly, the bald man who was watching heard it and smiled contemptuously. He jumped in front of the "old saury" and said sarcastically, "You only dare to go into the sea when the tide recedes. It's still a 'sea bumper'. It can only be...
Goubengzi.”
This sentence made "Xiao Baizi" blush on the spot. He couldn't help but think bitterly, wait a minute if Mr. Hong wins, let's see which one of us is the fool! Then, I have to ask you personally.
, if we are Goubengzi, who is your "general", and who is your kid...
Not to mention, Ah Q's mental therapy was quite effective. Just thinking about it, he quickly became calm again.
Let’s go back and talk about the sea.
In order to measure the depth of the seabed, the "general" brought a "professional tool" that can measure the water depth when he went into the water.
It is a 40-meter-long coiled rope with a large weight tied to the lower end. Starting from the bottom ten meters upward, a red cloth strip is tied every two meters, and the upper end of the rope is tied to the net float.
When measuring, you can wind it around the line board and gradually lower it, so that you can try your best to get the accurate meter number.
"General" led Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan and swam to the sea more than 100 meters away from the beach before stopping. Then he slowly lowered the rope and measured the water depth here, which was nearly 20 meters.
In fact, this has exceeded the limit of ordinary "sea bumpers". Even "Sanqianzi" cannot go into such deep water. It is also because Hong Yanwu and the others have experienced the results of "Old Foreigner" that "General" can do it.
We set such a high starting point from the beginning.
At this moment, everyone knew that it was time to practice for real. The three of them dived silently without saying a word. After a few minutes, they each surfaced to take a breath. Didn't each of them hold a sea cucumber in their hands?
It's just a scallop, which is the "proof" that it successfully reached the bottom of the sea.
Seeing that both Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan passed the test smoothly, the "general" couldn't help but secretly nodded, feeling that they were really capable. However, Hong Yanwu's nonchalant expression made him a little unhappy at the same time.
He was still angry, and the last thing he wanted to see was this kid's arrogance! So he deliberately pretended not to care, then led the way again and swam fifty meters away.
When I measured it again this time, I found that the water was already 26 meters high, which basically reached the peak of the "Old Sabryfish" in its prime.
All three of them dived again. When they were about to reach the bottom of the sea, everyone could feel the obvious pressure. The diving goggles were tightly clasped on their faces, and the glass mirror squeaked under the pressure.
Especially Hong Yanwu, he clearly found that this feeling was very similar to the nosebleed he had last time when he discovered the "scallop wall", so the depth should be about the same.
It's a pity that the bottom of the sea is mostly sand, with a few small rocks occasionally seen, which looks deserted and a little desolate. So when they surfaced, the three of them gained nothing. They just picked up a stone or grabbed a handful.
Sand, both of them were still breathing for a long time.
But what is particularly important to note is that this time Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan passed the test again, which shocked the "general" completely. Because even he found it difficult here. Now he is extremely sure that these two people in front of him are real opponents who rarely meet.
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With an unprecedented importance, he gritted his teeth secretly and swam deeper into the sea.
The third measurement showed that the water depth has reached 32 meters. This water is definitely deep enough. Under this kind of pressure, even the "general" will panic. If he had gone to touch the sea by himself in the past, he would never have done it.
If you go to such a depth, it's not worth the pain, and it's easy to get "diving disease."
But today is no different than usual. For the sake of honor and competition for morale, the three of them have worked hard. So far, no one can dive as deep as you want, and no one can speak softly.
If he were to take a chance and try to save some energy, he might have exhausted too much energy by then, and it would be doubly difficult to think so deeply. So he had no choice but to go all out and use his own limit to win.
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This time the three people dived for nearly five minutes, and countless pearl-like bubbles appeared on the surface of the water. Until the bubbles became larger and larger, there was a "swish" sound, and Hong Yanwu rushed out of the water first.
At this time, I saw him gasping for air rapidly, and his whole body was already red from the cold, but unfortunately there was nothing in his hand, which was obviously a failure.
The second person to emerge was the "general". As soon as he found out that Hong Yanwu didn't get anything, he immediately showed off a Dead Sea red shell to show off his power. He gasped and laughed uncontrollably. This sense of accomplishment in defeating a powerful enemy
, simply unparalleled!
But it was a pity that he was still happy a little too early, because when Chen Liquan appeared later, he also had a conch shell in his hand.
This kind of result was something the "General" never expected. He never believed that someone could actually reach the depth that he had always been proud of. The victory that he thought he had already achieved just flew away.
Just like that, the excitement and confidence just now quickly turned into an unspeakable sense of frustration, making the "general" feel extremely unhappy!
So he glanced at Chen Liquan coldly, then gritted his teeth again and headed deeper. By the time he measured the water depth with a rope this time, it had reached thirty-seven meters, which even he had never tried before.
The world here is mine, so what the hell are you afraid of!
Now the "general" is facing the most difficult situation. He knows that he can't do anything if he doesn't fight, so he musters up the courage with anger, curses in his heart, and dives into the water with all his strength!
But what made him deeply regretful was that this time, when he exerted all his strength and just touched the bottom of the sea with one hand in the darkness, the super-energy holding his breath underwater reached the limit.
He couldn't help but feel that the air in his body wanted to be squeezed out of his mouth, nose, and even eyes. His ears also stung terribly!
This made it impossible for him to hold on any longer. He couldn't even grab a handful of sand, so he could only rush out of the water like a rocket. The huge inertia even made the diving goggles on his face suddenly hit his neck.
And the only thing he could do afterwards was to gasp for air three times in a row, and even spit out a mouthful of blood-streaked saliva. Needless to say, this was because the pressure caused the capillaries to rupture and bleed.
It was a failure! It was just a little bit close!
Fortunately, he still has a glimmer of hope, that is, hoping that Chen Liquan will fail like him.
But it is extremely regrettable that before the "general" even had time to calm down and breathe, the reality made him taste the taste of failure. Chen Liquan, who returned to the water a full minute behind him, was holding a big man tightly in his hand.
"Swan eggs" (jargon, big clam).
The "general" was shocked...he actually lost!
And just when he was in extreme depression, Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan spoke again in an understatement that made him want to vomit blood.
"Quanzi, you are amazing. You have dived so deep and yet you have never had a nosebleed? It seems there is still a lot of potential to be tapped..."
"No matter how deep it is, it's useless. Not to mention that the water mirror will break, it's too dark underwater and I can't see anything at all. I searched for a long time before I found such a thing..."