This time, Ye Cheng called Xiao Hu along again, so the two of them could look after each other.
Old Li arrived quickly, and Director Zhao was also there, his gaze towards Ye Cheng still filled with disdain.
Cui Shuran came along, but Xiao Rou didn't; she had come to visit last time as well.
"Xiao Ye, are you confident today?" Old Li saw that Ye Cheng was a little excited. Ye Cheng had made him wait for so many days, it would be a lie to say that he had no expectations at all.
"It should work." Ye Cheng nodded. With a luck value of 100, finding a few boxes shouldn't be a problem.
"Don't worry, once you find it, I'll definitely give you the money right away."
Ye Cheng nodded.
The feeling of being expected by everyone is not good; it's very stressful. No wonder even with Baggio's ability, he missed a penalty kick back then. It wasn't a lack of ability; it was the pressure of having everyone's eyes on you that made it hard to breathe.
Of course, Ye Cheng wasn't under that much pressure; he just sat quietly by the boat smoking.
"Ah Cheng, be careful going down there. If it's too difficult, just give up," Cui Shao said softly as he walked over.
Ye Cheng nodded, indicating that he understood.
To be honest, aside from being a bit arrogant, Cui Shao is alright.
The ship quickly arrived at the designated sea area, the same familiar place.
Ye Cheng and Xiao Hu changed into their diving suits, put on their oxygen tanks, and prepared to go into the water.
Old Li gave Ye Cheng another briefing.
"Xiao Ye, our target is a few boxes, about this size. If you find them, be very careful and try not to damage them."
Ye Cheng nodded, gave Xiao Hu a wink, and the two of them jumped into the water.
The seawater was as blue as ever today, and it embraced Ye Cheng's body, giving him a very comfortable feeling.
Soon, Ye Cheng saw the large underwater cave.
He tossed the oxygen cylinder to Xiaohu, fearing for Xiaohu's safety, and then went down alone, leaving Xiaohu waiting upstairs.
The deep cave remained quiet, a stark contrast to the bustling seabed outside.
After Ye Cheng went down, he didn't rush to explore and capture the interconnected cave entrances; instead, he reminisced.
He remembered that the last time the mysterious sea turtle appeared was when he was leaving, at the hole to his lower right.
After confirming the location of the cave entrance, Ye Cheng swam down without hesitation.
You don't know until you come down and see that this cave entrance is very different from the one you saw last time.
The opening is so small that no person can fit in, but the turtle could go in without any problem.
Ye Cheng looked at the tiny opening in front of him and started to worry. Damn it, he could dive, but he couldn't cut through mountains.
If it were on the surface of the water, we could consider using an impact drill or something, but we're tens of meters below the surface now, so what's the point of impacting?
To be honest, if Ye Cheng hadn't seen the sea turtle go in with his own eyes, he would have turned around and left as soon as he saw this hole.
But now, he seems powerless to do anything about it.
Just then, the light changed, and a dark figure slowly swam out of the cave.
Ye Cheng looked closely and recognized it as the same sea turtle he had seen last time he went to sea.
Holy crap!
Is it so psychic? Did it know I was coming and come out to welcome me?
The problem is,
brother,
Your front door is too small; I can't get in.
Ye Cheng gently stroked the sea turtle's head. So intelligent...
Before he could finish saying the words "spiritual communication," Ye Cheng shut his mouth.
He saw what was on the turtle's body; he hadn't noticed it before because it was far away, but now he could see it clearly.
Barnacles!
Its shell was covered with barnacles, no wonder it swam so slowly.
Barnacles, also known as horse teeth, are parasitic species that attach themselves to marine life and ships. Although small in size, they have an extremely strong reproductive capacity and can quickly cover the entire surface of an organism, killing its host.
This sea turtle must be in a lot of pain, as it keeps rubbing its head against Ye Cheng's hand. There's a barnacle on the top of its head, which looks like it's been there for quite a while.
Ye Cheng drew a dagger from his waist, turned on the searchlight, and then gently pried at the edge of the barnacle.
Damn it, it didn't budge.
These barnacles are truly amazing.
Although it couldn't be pried open, the sea turtle still moved slightly in pain.
Ye Cheng gently soothed it and began his second attempt. This time, he inserted the knife a little deeper and then pried it off with a sudden movement, removing the barnacle along with some slime and tentacles.
Without the tight band around its head, the sea turtle felt much more relaxed and kept rubbing against Ye Cheng, hoping that Ye Cheng would continue to help it.
But Ye Cheng was diving, so he didn't have that much time.
He pointed to the hole in front of him and made a gesture as if he wanted to go in.
The sea turtle actually understood, swam to the entrance of the cave, and gently pried open a piece of rock.
After it rummaged through it, Ye Cheng finally understood that it was all just a pile of broken stones.
Upon closer inspection, Ye Chengyou saw some rubble above the cave entrance. It seemed that the rubble had fallen down from the crack above the entrance and blocked it, making it appear from the outside as if the cave was blocked by a large rock.
Once he had made his determination, Ye Cheng immediately started digging and pried open the stone at the entrance of the cave, revealing what lay inside.
I originally thought it would be a passage, like last time, leading to a cave on the seabed.
Unexpectedly, after digging it open, there was a small cave, only a few meters deep.
Ye Cheng glanced at the sea turtle. "Little guy, is this your burrow?"
Ye Cheng swam in and, without even searching carefully, found five boxes inside the cave.
These boxes have an old-fashioned style, somewhat like those in ancient TV dramas, which should be what Mr. Li was referring to.
Seeing Ye Cheng pull out the box, the sea turtle nuzzled against Ye Cheng as if to show off. Ye Cheng smiled and gestured with his hands, roughly meaning that he would help it clean the barnacles after going up.
Of course, it's also uncertain whether it can understand.
Now that he had found it, Ye Cheng began to swim upstream.
After swimming a few strokes, Ye Cheng saw a guy overtaking him on a straight road, and the sea turtle actually followed him and swam upwards, and at a very slow speed.
Ye Cheng smiled. This guy is quite interesting. Is he planning to follow me?
We continued swimming upstream for a while and then we saw Little Tiger.
Little Tiger pointed at the sea turtle on the seabed, looking quite surprised.
Ye Cheng gave him an OK sign, indicating that he should go up first.
...
On the deck, Cui Shuran and Old Li were anxiously watching the sea.
"It's been half an hour already," Old Li muttered, his voice filled with apprehension.
"Old Li, it's only been half an hour. Please sit down for a while. There won't be any results so quickly," Cui Shuran advised.
Director Zhao, carrying a large belly, walked over and spoke in an official tone, "Old Li, don't worry. Even if we don't succeed this time, I'll bring over a few robots next time. Robots aren't afraid of deep water, and they're definitely better than these village lads."
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