While He Xuebin and his colleagues went to look for someone, Lu Chuanbei and Fang Xiuzhu were carefully handling the barnacles on the turtle's abdomen under the turtle's attentive gaze.
Because the turtle's belly shell is relatively weak, neither of them dared to use too much force.
The turtle seemed to feel that Lu Chuanbei and the others were moving too gently, and hummed a few times in dissatisfaction.
"Stop humming! We won't dare to use any more force if you do." Lu Chuanbei patted the turtle and said, "Besides, don't you see how many barnacles are on your body? We can't just take it one step at a time. Why rush?"
"Can it understand what you are saying?" Fang Xiuzhu said with a smile.
Lu Chuanbei said to the turtle that was looking at them with its big, bright eyes, "That should be possible, right?"
"Of course they can understand. Turtles are very smart." Xu Anjia said hurriedly.
"Yes, so uncles, please be gentle and don't hurt it."
"Don't worry, we've been very gentle." Lu Chuanbei said as he carefully shoveled off the barnacles on the edge.
But even so, there was still a white mark left on the turtle shell. However, this was not left by the shovel, but the mark left by barnacles sucking on the turtle shell.
Song Tiantian held the small medical bag, and the more she looked at it, the more tears welled up in her eyes: 007, is there nothing that can remove the barnacles without hurting the sea turtle?
System: Yes, there is a kind of medicine in the interstellar world called the Nemesis of Arthropods. Once it is used, these barnacles will peel off by themselves.
Song Tiantian: Really? Is it difficult to create this arthropod nemesis?
System: It’s not difficult, and the ingredients for the prescription are readily available.
As it said that, the system sent the prescription called "Chu Ji Ling" to Tiantian.
Song Tiantian looked at the prescription and was stunned: Is it that simple?
The prescription in front of Song Tiantian only had a few more ingredients than the mosquito repellent liquid she had just used.
Moreover, these medicines are also common medicinal herbs on the island.
Upon seeing this, Song Tiantian immediately became happy: "I know what to do. I'll go pick the herbs now."
As she spoke, Song Tiantian immediately shoved the small medicine bag in her hand to the side and said, "Nannan, help me get the medicine. I'll go dig some herbs."
Xiangfangnan looked at the medicine bag in his hand and was stunned for a moment: "Do you want me to go with you?"
"No need, I saw them just now. These medicines are right next to us." As she said that, Song Tiantian went to the side to dig herbs.
At the same time, He Xuebin and Xu Qi also found experts and told them about the situation of the sea turtles.
After hearing that the sea turtle was almost completely parasitized by barnacles, the expert immediately realized the seriousness of the matter: "Come on, I'll go with you."
"Oh, there's some medicine. I'll go get it. It's needed after we remove the barnacles." As he spoke, the expert ran towards the beach where the ship was docked.
This is because the prescription for eliminating the evil spirits only contains a few more ingredients than the Mangrove brand insect repellent, and these herbs are all available on the island.
Song Tiantian quickly put together the recipe and started to work on it.
Of course, at the same time, she did not forget to turn on the privacy mode.
Only after the medicine was crushed did Song Tiantian cancel the privacy mode.
Song Tiantian carefully took the pounded medicine off the stone and placed it in the small bowl they brought. She then trotted towards Lu Chuanbei and said, "Dad, I've made the medicine. Please apply it to the turtle."
"What?" Lu Chuanbei looked at the small bowl Song Tiantian was holding and immediately understood: "Okay, I get it."
Lu Chuanbei took the small bowl, but did not use it on the turtle directly. Instead, he chose a small area on the turtle's abdomen and applied the medicine in the bowl there.
When the herb was first applied, the tightly closed barnacles couldn't help but move, and then their hard shields closed even tighter.
But even so, some of these herbs still flowed into the barnacle's body.
Then, it happened.
These barnacles, which needed to be removed with a shovel, seemed to be pricked by needles, and the whole thing suddenly opened and began to shake.
What happened? Why are these barnacles moving on their own?
[Oh my god, are barnacles really that scary when they move?]
What's with that medicine? Why do these barnacles start vomiting as soon as they touch it?
[Wait, look! The carapace it's clinging to seems to be loose!]
[No way? Can barnacles fall off on their own?]
"Pah-pa-pa"
After a while, all the barnacles covered with herbs fell off the turtle shell, leaving only traces of their original roots.
Upon seeing this, Lu Chuanbei almost couldn't help but exclaim.
Fortunately, the drone next to him reminded Lu Chuanbei, so he did not show any surprise.
Fang Xiuzhu on the side didn't have this concern. He looked at the scene of barnacles falling from the turtle shell in surprise and asked Lu Chuanbei, "Xiao Lu, try applying a little more and see if these barnacles can be caught and fallen off."
"Yeah." Lu Chuanbei thought so too. When he saw that the turtle did not have any excessive reaction after applying the medicine, he began to use it on a large area of the turtle.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way. I'm bringing experts here." He Xuebin hurried over from behind with the experts and saw Fang Xiuzhu and others surrounding the sea turtle.
Seeing this, Xu Qi couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat: "Could something have happened?"
Hearing this, the expert couldn't help but shout, "Stop it! These barnacles are not something that ordinary people can just remove..."
Before he could finish his words, Lu Chuanbei and the others let the turtle out.
The turtle, hearing the noise, poked its head out from where they had emerged and headed towards the people coming.
Anyone who looks at those bright eyes can tell that this guy is in good condition.
So, what's with that drug? Why do those barnacles, which used to require a shovel to remove, just fall off with a clatter after the drug is applied?
[What's even more outrageous is that it fell off on its own! I grew up by the sea, and I've never seen a barnacle detach itself from an animal it was parasitizing!]
[Yes, it's the same here. We only see barnacles growing, but never falling off. Otherwise, our fishing boats wouldn't clean out the barnacles that have been parasitized on them at random times every once in a while.]
"I just want to know what this medicine is all about. Where did Tiantian get it from? And why is it so effective in removing barnacles?"
[I know this. Didn't Tiantian go to pick herbs just now? I just didn't see how she handled it!]
[Yes, this morning too. Under Xiao Lu's guidance, Tiantian made some kind of mosquito repellent liquid, and the effect was very significant!]
As soon as the expert approached, he was stunned by the turtle's current state. Especially when he saw the barnacles scattered all over the ground beside the turtle, he asked Lu Chuanbei and the others in disbelief, "Did you shovel all these barnacles off?"
As he spoke, he looked directly at the turtle's back. "Fortunately, the barnacles on your back have been dealt with well. There are only a few scratches that are a bit severe, but it's not a big problem."
"But most barnacles parasitize the abdomens of animals like sea turtles. This is the most difficult place to treat. Turn the turtle over so I can see what's going on under its belly."
Lu Chuanbei and Fang Xiuzhu looked at each other before stepping forward and turning the turtle over.
I don’t know if it was because it knew that Lu Chuanbei and the others were its saviors, but the turtle didn’t struggle at all when it was overturned.
After being knocked over, it poked its head out of its shell and looked at Lu Chuanbei and the others.
The cute look made the little guys on the side exclaim in surprise.
"Tiantian, look, this turtle is looking at me!" He Jingnian said excitedly.
"It was clearly looking at me. Look, it's still looking at me now!" Xu Anjia said unconvinced.
Regardless of who the turtle was looking at, the experts were already stunned by the condition of its abdomen: "There are so many barnacles down there. How did you manage to scrape them all off intact?"
"It's not a shovel." Fang Xiuzhu said with a smile: "This is the medicine Xiao Lu made with Tiantian. Apply it on them and they will fall off by themselves."
"They fell off on their own?" The expert said in disbelief. "Impossible! Once a barnacle is parasitic on an animal, it's impossible for it to fall off on its own without a shovel or a chisel."
As he spoke, he looked towards Lu Chuanbei.
Lu Chuanbei nodded: "It's true, the medicine is still there, you can take it and find a place with barnacles to try."
Hearing this, the expert was dumbfounded: "Are you telling the truth?"
"Um"
Although experts still couldn't believe that there was such a medicine, the barnacles that fell off the turtles were still spread on the ground, especially those that were scraped off in pieces, which formed a sharp contrast with those that fell off on their own intact.
After examining the turtle and applying some medicine to some of its deeper wounds and the wound on its neck, the expert asked someone to take the turtle back for observation.
After all, the turtle looks good now, but after removing the barnacles, it still needs to be observed for a few days until it is released after all.
"Then let's take it on board, but..." He Xuebin looked at the big guy and asked, "What are we going to use to carry it?"
"How about just holding him?" Xu Qi suggested.
"Haha, your idea is very good. Don't say it next time."
Fang Xiuzhu thought for a moment, then looked towards the table under the shade of the tree and said, "How about we put the turtle on the tablecloth and each of us carry it out?"
Hearing this, He Xuebin immediately clapped his hands in agreement: "Let's do as Lao Fang says!"
In this way, Lu Chuanbei placed the turtle on the tablecloth they brought with them for the picnic, and then everyone held a corner of the tablecloth and carried the turtle back to the boat where the experts were.
Not far from the direction Lu Chuanbei and the others had left, nestled in sand pits covered by grass were sea turtles, also infested with barnacles.
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