While waiting for the Maritime Bureau to arrive, the six fishermen kept pouring buckets of water over the sperm whale, as if giving it a bath, without stopping at all.
It wasn't just them giving the sperm whale a bath; this guy was like a child who never grew up, and every now and then he would use his trunk to give Bai Yu and the others a shower.
This guy was sprayed by Bai Yu and the other six, and he was almost soaked through, but he still wouldn't stop.
Perhaps in the sperm whale's mind, Bai Yu watering it was like playing with it, and its spraying water was a response to Bai Yu and the others.
Moreover, since Li Xue and the others discovered the sperm whale, its mood has calmed down a lot. At least it hasn't made any more noises, although Bai Yu really wanted to hear what a sperm whale calls.
The Maritime Safety Administration didn't keep Bai Yu and the others waiting for long. About twenty minutes after Bai Yu made the call, two speedboats appeared on the sea and sped towards them.
"Brother Yu, are these two speedboats from the Maritime Safety Administration? Can these two small boats handle this big guy?"
As the speedboat drew closer, Li Shuang asked with a hint of uncertainty.
After all, in terms of size alone, the speedboat that came was really small. Compared to the stranded sperm whale, it's questionable whether it's even bigger than the sperm whale.
"It should be possible. I described it to the staff on the phone. Since two speedboats have arrived, they must be confident."
Alright, they're getting close, so don't say anything you shouldn't. Our future workplace might be the Maritime Safety Administration, so don't leave a bad impression on our future colleagues.
As soon as Bai Yu finished speaking, the two speedboats stopped not far from them. There were six staff members on the two speedboats, all of them men.
"Captain, sperm whale, it seems we've come to the right place. This is the stranded sperm whale."
"Yes, that's right. It's about the same size as the operator described. But how did this sperm whale get here?"
"I really can't figure it out. Never mind, business is more important. You guys be careful later, don't get hurt by this guy. I'll go check on things first."
The above is the conversation between the two staff members on the speedboat. The entire process was overheard by the white fisherman on the reef. Just as the white fisherman was about to tell the other party about the sperm whale, the other party's captain did something unexpected.
He jumped off the speedboat and directly into the sea, then swam towards Bai Yu and the others.
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What do you mean? Brother, you don't need to jump into the sea and swim over. We can just talk directly; we can hear each other perfectly well.
"Brother Yu, what do you think they're up to? They start by performing a sea-jumping act? I don't think they're reliable at all."
"Stop talking, stop talking, they're coming up, let's check the situation first."
The speedboat was really close to Bai Yu and the others; anyone with a decent jumping ability could probably jump over it.
Once ashore, the captain first asked who had called for help, then learned some details from Bai Yu, before waving for the small boat to dock.
During this process, Bai Yu learned that the captain's jump into the sea had a deeper meaning. They were currently on a rocky beach, and the captain was simply using his body to probe the sea for any hidden reefs.
To be honest, even though the team leader and others may seem a bit unreliable, they are actually very professional.
As the speedboat docked, three more crew members came to the reef. They first circled the sperm whale to check for any external injuries and how it was stuck.
After learning that the sperm whale had no external injuries and was simply stuck, they took the next step and pulled it out.
As two ropes were attached to the sperm whale's tail, the crew left on the speedboat started the boat. With the combined towing of the two speedboats, the sperm whale, which Bai Yu and the others had been helpless against, was pulled out in an instant.
After towing the sperm whale to a deeper area, the two speedboats stopped again, and a staff member got off and swam to the sperm whale, untying the two ropes.
This sperm whale is still a juvenile. If it were an adult sperm whale, even if the number of speedboats were doubled or five times, it still wouldn't be enough to get an adult sperm whale.
After regaining its freedom, the sperm whale let out a loud cry that was deafening and extremely penetrating.
That wasn't all. The sperm whale then plunged into the sea, before surfacing again and spraying water mist at the two speedboats.
Then it swung its tail at Bai Yu and the others on the shore, stirring up waves. However, since Bai Yu and the others were far away, the waves had no effect on them.
"Look, Brother Bai, this big guy is waving to us."
Li Xue, who was standing to the side, said, looking at the waves splashed up by the sperm whale.
"Say hello? Maybe, but after this lesson, hopefully this guy will stay away from the coast. Besides, it's just a little guy, it's not an adult yet."
"Alright, now that the sperm whale is free, let's hurry up and go beachcombing. We've wasted so much time already; my cousins are probably already rolling in it."
Just as Bai Yu was about to leave with Li Xue and the others, the maritime bureau staff stopped them.
The latter first praised Bai Yu and others for their work with the sperm whale, and then criticized them for arbitrarily climbing over the highway guardrail and coming to the dangerous reef.
In the words of the staff, they will definitely praise what deserves praise, but they will also criticize what needs to be criticized.
In addition, verbal praise was not enough for Bai Yu and others to discover and rescue rare marine life. After learning that they were students from Ocean University of China, the other party said that after returning to the bureau, they would send a letter of commendation to Ocean University of China to commend Bai Yu and others.
Therefore, Bai Yu and his six friends told the other party their names, majors, and classes all at once. This was a great thing for Bai Yu and his friends, a really great thing.
Even if I got a scolding, it was worth it.
After receiving the criticism, Bai Yu and his six companions quickly left with their respective plastic buckets, riding off on their electric bikes without looking back.
A few minutes later, the six of them arrived at the beach where they had gone to collect seafood.
Hu Tao and the others had already gone down to the beach. When they saw Bai Yu and the others arriving late, Hu Tao waved to Bai Yu as a greeting.
"Cousin, how was the harvest after the high tide? Any good stuff?"
Seeing Hu Tao and his group of four, Bai Yu carried the drinks she had bought for them and went over to inquire about the delivery status.
"That's great! Look at my bucket, it's full of big crabs and lobsters. I don't want to catch anything else. What were you doing? Why are you so late?"
"Don't even mention it. We encountered a stranded sperm whale on the road, and it took us a while to rescue it."
"My goodness, cousin, you've got a great haul! These crabs are huge, they must weigh at least seven or eight ounces each. There are quite a few small lobsters too, and oh my god, there's even a flower lobster?! Cousin, you're going to be rich!"
Bai Yu glossed over the sperm whale incident, his attention now entirely focused on Hu Tao's plastic bucket. His cousin's haul was simply too abundant, ridiculously abundant.
Hu Tao's bucket contained only four kinds of catch: orchid crabs, blue crabs, small green lobsters, and flower lobsters.
None of these four catches were cheap. Even the relatively inexpensive orchid crabs, the ones Hu Tao caught were all large crabs weighing over half a pound. Crabs of this size would cost at least fifty yuan per pound.
The most expensive flower dragon goes without saying; it costs at least two hundred yuan per kilogram.
"It's alright. This is just an appetizer. It's only three o'clock now. We can stay here until seven or eight o'clock tonight, and then leave when the tide comes in. We should make at least a few thousand dollars today."
Hu Tao paid no attention to the sperm whale Bai Yu mentioned. He was currently enjoying the fruits of his harvest and had no time to think about anything else.
"Hey, hey, hey, cousin, have mercy! Damn, you almost crushed this huge crab! You almost lost a hundred bucks!"
Just as Bai Yu and Hu Tao were chatting happily, Bai Yu caught a glimpse of something unusual out of the corner of her eye. Before Hu Tao could step on it, she quickly saved the life of a blue crab.
The blue crab that Bai Yu caught was huge; it weighed at least a pound. Blue crabs of this size are not cheap.
However, Bai Yu did not intend to keep the blue crab for herself. Instead, she tied it up with Hu Tao's cable ties and put it into Hu Tao's sewing bucket.
Then Bai Yu quickly left. He couldn't stand it anymore. The resources here were too abundant. He had to hurry back to get his equipment and catch crabs!
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