From a distance, the bamboo rafts are still there, though they are no longer so neat and orderly. The rows and columns look a bit messy and disorderly.
"Sister Bonnie, do you think there won't be anything left down there?"
"No, based on my experience, if the bamboo raft is still there, the seedling ropes underneath should also be there. The last time I was there, after the typhoon, the bamboo rafts were all turned into bamboo poles and drifted away on their own."
Bonnie felt a pang of sadness when she thought of the bamboo poles scattered on the rocks that time.
"Sister Bonnie, you're really having a tough time."
"Shut up, or Bonnie will make things even worse for you."
Lin Hai touched his nose, realizing he had fallen into his habit of being a smart aleck again. Why couldn't he change it? He really wanted to sew his mouth shut.
"Alright, moor the boat, leave someone to keep watch, and the rest of you go into the water in groups to check what's going on underwater. If any seedling ropes have broken, quickly fix them and re-secure them. If any stakes are sticking out, hammer them back in."
"Understood, I will complete the task."
Bonnie also took a hammer and dived into the water.
The visibility in the seawater was still quite good. The seaweed on the seedling rope was already more than a foot long. Bonnie sped up to check the condition of the seedling rope and needed to swim up to breathe in time. She couldn't go fast, but there was no other way. She didn't know if there were any diving devices available, and even if there were, they wouldn't be cheap.
After inspecting dozens of seedling ropes, only one was broken. Bonnie went back to the boat to get a new straw rope, re-braided it, found the nearest anchor point, and secured it firmly. For any loose stakes, Bonnie gave them a few more hammer blows to tighten them.
They released a lot of seedling ropes in this area, and with everyone spread out, the inspection was not slow.
"How many of the seedling ropes broke?"
"I found two of them, and they've been connected and secured again."
Lin Hai has a sharp tongue, but his skills as an islander are quite good; it's a required course for every island child.
“I didn’t find it, but there was a wooden stake that came out, and we knocked it back.”
Han Weidong and the others also shared their findings and the results of their investigation.
Except for the very edge that wasn't checked, everything else was completed, and the result was fine; the losses were negligible.
Alright, you guys take turns resting for a while. We'll go check the last section; that bamboo raft over there is the most disorganized and should be the most affected.
Bonnie was the first to dive down, followed by the others.
The damage was severe; several seedling ropes were broken, and a few wooden stakes were floating in the sea, swaying back and forth.
Bonnie gave a hand signal and dived up. She needed a lot of straw rope, so she had to go back to the boat to get it.
"Bonnie, how are you?"
"The damage is considerable. Several wooden stakes have been pulled out, and many of the seedling ropes have broken. They need to be repaired properly. You guys, row the boat over a bit; we'll need a lot of straw rope."
Bonnie called the others over; it would be closer and save time.
"ah……"
Bonnie had just finished calling out to the others when she heard a pitiful sound coming from behind her.
"Stay where you are, I'll go check it out."
After saying that, Bonnie quickly swam over.
"What's wrong?"
"Sister Bonnie, there's a water ghost, waah...it's so scary."
Seeing that the boy was quite frightened, Bonnie patted his head to calm him down, then waved for the small boat behind them to come over so he could sit on it.
"What water ghost? Where is it?"
"Right below this spot, I wanted to drive the wooden stake back down, but I couldn't budge it no matter what I did. Behind me, there was a huge water ghost. That guy was really strong. I couldn't pull it up no matter what I did. It scared me to death, so I came up."
Bonnie told them to wait there while she went down.
"Sister Bonnie, be careful! Don't let the water ghost take you as its wife, or Sanqi will be without a mother."
"What nonsense are you talking about? Are you scared out of your wits?"
Han Weidong, who was resting on the boat, slapped the kid and started talking nonsense.
Bonnie had already dived down and didn't hear what was said earlier, otherwise she would have sent him to his death.
Bonnie dove down in the direction Lin Gen had indicated. Several wooden stakes were swaying, and the seedling rope seemed to be held by something, not broken, but as if it had been ripped open in the middle. It seemed to be quite strong, as the stakes had been pulled out.
Bonnie cautiously approached. It was quite large, round and plump, like a giant lump of iron. As it drew closer, Bonnie felt it looked familiar, as if she'd seen it somewhere before. What was this thing, more than twice her height?
Oh my god, Bonnie remembered! This looks like the detector that Old Jiang brought back in the military magazine before. It was swept over by the typhoon and stopped by the seaweed seedling rope.
Bonnie didn't dare to delay and quickly dived upwards.
"Han Weidong, row back now and find Political Commissar Zhai of the Second Regiment at the army base. Tell him that we have found something strange, round, metallic, and with symbols on it, and ask him to come and take a look."
"Isn't my brother-in-law home?"
"He's not here. He went out and I don't know if he's come back. I know their regimental political commissar didn't go out. You can look for him; he knows me."
Han Weidong also realized something, and called to his two friends to quickly row towards the shore.
Bonnie gathered the others and told them to stay and keep watch. They couldn't go down; they didn't want to damage the thing and render it useless for research. Their current technological level wasn't advanced enough; they could only study other people's work and use it as a reference.
Han Weidong and the others took turns rowing and soon reached the shore. He didn't care about the boat anymore and ran quickly towards the troops.
"Hello, I'm looking for Zhai Gang, the political commissar of the Second Regiment. I have an emergency to report. Lin Baoni, the wife of Regiment Commander Gu Ye, asked me to come."
Han Weidong's words were relayed, and he waited anxiously outside the cordon, feeling that time was passing too slowly.
Who's looking for me?
"Hello, are you Political Commissar Zhai of the Second Regiment? I was sent by Comrade Lin Baoni. I have something to report to you."
When Zhai Gang heard that Gu Ye's wife had sent him over, he knew it wasn't a joke.
"Let's talk in the office, it's not convenient here."
Han Weidong also knew that some things needed to be kept secret, so he followed them into the army.
"What? A large, round metal sphere, and symbols on it?"
"Yes, Bonnie went underwater to check. It's about two people tall, made of metal, and blocked by seaweed seedling rope."
Zhai Gang realized the importance of this matter and quickly called Commander Yang to report it, as this matter could not be taken lightly.
"Yes, I understand, I'll go right away."
Political Commissar Zhai put down the phone and made another call, "Have the First Battalion Commander bring his men to assemble on Ship Number Three."
Zhai Gang had someone take Han Weidong away, as they knew the location where Comrade Lin Baoni was cultivating kelp.
Han Weidong knew the importance and urgency of the matter, so he quickly left.
When Zhai Gang boarded the ship, the Second Battalion Commander was already assembling his troops and waiting for him.
"Comrade Political Commissar, the Second Battalion of the Second Regiment has completed its assembly. Please give instructions."
"Move quickly toward seaweed farming."
The second battalion commander went down to carry out the order. Zhai Gang was quite excited. If what he thought was true, Gu Ye's wife would have made a great contribution.
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