Chapter 27 A Showdown
Under the towering "Clouds and Fog Cliff" that is towering into the clouds, the sea water under the steep wall is deep and gloomy due to the obstruction of the mountains.
The sun was hanging in the sky. Under the hot light, the "General" and Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan were all wearing only a pair of swimming trunks and standing on a flat rock on the coast.
They each held the sea water in their hands, washed their hair and face first, and then patted their chest, belly and knees to make these key parts adaptable.
Yes, they are preparing before going into the water. This is a well-known experience for people who are "Sea Collapse". If the head is not pre-cooled, people will suddenly dizzy when they plunge into the sea. If they do not pre-cool the belly, people will experience premature convulsions under the cold water.
As for the "Old Saberfish" and "Xiao Baizi", as well as the seven "Sea Colliders" under the "General", they all stood behind them and watched helplessly.
No one said a word, their expressions were all frozen. Without the enthusiasm that was getting closer and closer, there was a sense of indifference and ferocity between them.
The reason is not difficult to explain, naturally it is because Hong Yanwu and the "general" failed to reach an agreement on the joint conditions.
In fact, the "arrogance" that Hong Yanwu just showed just now made all the "sea bumps" feel incredibly ridiculous.
Because this kid not only claimed that he could increase everyone's income several times, but also spoke wildly, saying that he wanted to interfere with the price of sea cucumber in Bincheng. He even proposed an incredible distribution condition on this ground, saying that he not only wanted to control all the leadership, but also that they would monopolize 40% of the profits.
In the eyes of the "general", this is too insincere. He felt that even if Hong Yanwu was not crazy, he could be considered as bragging about his shame!
The price of sea cucumbers has always been set by the state, so how can individuals have the power to interfere in this matter? He has been "touching" the sea for more than ten years, but he has never seen any changes in the official price of sea cucumbers.
The same is true for private sales. There are too many "sea zis" and not many ordinary people can afford sea cucumbers. Who wants to keep the goods for a high price? There will be no other result except to be wronged. How can they intervene?
Besides, to be the leader of "Sea Collision", you have to know where there are crabs and shrimps! You also have to be able to observe the sky, be considered trends, know the sea conditions under the coastal waters, put all the terrain and landforms of the sea treasures growing and gathering in your mind, and take everyone out of thick goods!
Apart from himself, only the "old swordfish" can be considered a good idea. But the "old swordfish" is old and can no longer take people to do their underwater homework. Just because they two new boys have only been in the water a few times? Even if they have some diving skills, they are not qualified to lead him!
This is really a dream!
It was also a waste of his kindness and was 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 "put his hot face on his cold butt", it would be fine if he didn't mention the matter of joining the gang.
Unexpectedly, Hong Yanwu sighed, pretended to show a regretful look, and then said, "You are the eldest brother, and you have been leading these brothers to live, and they all rely on you. I thought you would think about them all, but I didn't expect that you were like those officials, and you were reluctant to let go of the seal in your hands. Forget it, I don't want to be Lin Chong anyway, and I'm angry under Wang Lun..."
This sentence greatly hurts the self-esteem of the "general", because it means that he is a selfish ghost who is only jealous.
He has never cared about money, but he attaches great importance to reputation! He has never treated his brothers badly, so how could he bear the infatuation for nothing? So he was so angry that he couldn't help but "sweep" with Hong Yanwu.
The brothers under the "General" were naturally indignant, especially the impulsive bald head, who were immediately involved. For this reason, the situation almost lost control.
Fortunately, Hong Yanwu maintained full restraint this time, and the "Old Saber" and "Three Swords" persuaded each other separately, and finally maintained the conflict to the level of verbal dispute.
However, "not steaming buns, fight for a breath." In order to maintain reputation, the "general" proposed a new bet to Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan.
He said that he should use the depth of diving to determine which party the final power belongs to by using the final diving depth.
The specific condition is that if Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan win, the "general" will accept the conditions they just mentioned. On the other hand, if they lose, they must agree to fully obey the leadership of the "general". In terms of profit distribution, each of them can only get half of the gains as the price of the loser.
To be honest, this method is actually quite fair to Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan, because this method is only more dive-based and does not involve the experience and skills of getting seafood. Therefore, it can also be seen from this that the "general" is indeed open and honest and has never thought of taking advantage of Hong Yanwu and the others.
It should be said that this hit Hong Yanwu's thoughts and was also the purpose of his aggressive method. So the kid agreed without saying a word, and then this competition was held.
"I didn't expect that we would still meet! Let me see what you are doing with barefoot in your barefoot! I see if I am the 'Wang Lun' or you are the 'Lin Chong' who speaks nonsense!"
Before going into the water, the first "general" who was ready to speak up to Hong Yanwu, obviously still resenting his words.
But unexpectedly, Hong Yanwu smiled. At this time, he seemed very sincere and no longer had the intention of fighting.
"'General', I actually respect you very much. If you can invite us to join today, you are leaving enough face for us. Otherwise, it is not my character. But then again, if you don't give you this face, it is not that I am ungrateful. The main reason is that I really want to rely on 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 is also to make this bet with you, don't mind. To be honest, if you really compare the characters in Water Margin, I think you are quite like Chao Gai, the 'Tota Heavenly King', and your brothers are also like the "Three Heroes of Ruan Family"..."
The "General" was stunned when he heard this, and he was a little confused about the true or false Hong Yanwu's repeated changes of faces. And although he felt much more comfortable with compliments in his heart, on the other hand, he also heard the other meaning in his words and snorted again.
"You are quite confident, as if you have won. I admit that if you want to take action, I may not be your opponent. But I have to tell you that under the sea is another matter. Twenty meters below, one meter is different from one meter. If you can't bear it later, don't force it, be careful to take the medicine for regret!"
But Hong Yanwu was unmoved and still smiled. "It's better to be the best in the sea! I'm willing to be in the last game with you and I'm suppressed into a photo!"
"Okay, no matter who loses, just admit the account!"
At this point, the "general" had nothing to say and was the first to pounce on the sea.
After him, Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan looked at each other, and at the same time said "Going into the sea", and they also stabbed into the sea like arrows.
Soon, the three figures quickly entered the sapphire-like deep, turbulent and undulating sea.
At this time, in the waves of sound, only the people on the shore were standing under the sun, regardless of the heat, staring at their whereabouts.
"Xiao Baizi" suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but ask "Old Saberfish".
"Old man, didn't you say that it would be easier to go into the sea with 'the tide'? Are they a little dangerous..."
But unexpectedly, the bald head, who was watching, smiled contemptuously when he heard it. He even sarcastically said in front of the "Old Sword Fish", "I dared to go into the sea when the tide is gone. It's not just a 'sea bump', it can only be a dog jumping."
This sentence broke the "Xiao Baizi" on the spot and blushed. He couldn't help but think hatefully, wait for Mr. Hong to win later and see who we are the dog jumper! At that time, I have to ask you in person, if we are the dog jumper, what is your "general" and what is your kid...
Not to mention, Ah Q's mental** method is quite effective. Just thinking about it, he quickly calmed down again.
Looking back, let’s talk about the sea.
In order to measure the depth of the seabed, the "General" brought a "professional tool" to measure the depth of the water when he was launched.
It is a coil rope with a large weight forty meters long at the bottom. Starting from ten meters above, a red cloth strip is tied every two meters. The upper end of the rope is tied to a net float. During measurement, you can gradually put it on the line board, so that you can try your best to get the exact number of meters.
The "General" led Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan and swam to the sea more than a hundred meters away from the beach before stopping. Then he slowly put down the rope pendant and measured the water depth of nearly twenty meters here.
This actually exceeded the limit of the general "sea-collision son". Even the "three-charming son" could not go so deep. It was because Hong Yanwu and his friends had achieved the success of "old foreigners" that the "generals" had set such a high starting point from the beginning.
At this moment, everyone understood that it was time to practice. Without saying a word, the three of them dived silently. After a few minutes, they each surfaced and snorted. Each of them either had a sea cucumber or a scallop in their hands. This was the "proof" of success at the bottom of the sea.
Seeing that Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan passed the test smoothly, the "general" couldn't help but nodded secretly, thinking that they were really capable. However, Hong Yanwu showed no concern, but at the same time made him a little unhappy.
He was still angry and he was most unwilling to see this boy's arrogant look! So he deliberately pretended not to care, so he led the way and swam fifty meters away.
This time, the water was 26 meters long, which basically reached the peak of the "old swordfish" in its prime.
All three of them dived down again. When they were about to reach the bottom of the sea, everyone could feel the pressure obvious. The diving lens was tightly clasped on their faces, and the glass mirror was squeaking.
Especially Hong Yanwu, he clearly found that this feeling was very similar to the nosebleed when he discovered the "scallop wall" last time, so the depth should be about the same.
It’s a pity that the bottom of the sea is mostly mud and sand. Occasionally, a few small reefs appear deserted and a little desolate. So when they floated to the surface, the three of them had no gains. They just picked up a stone in their hands or grabbed a handful of sand, and they were still breathing for a long time.
However, it is particularly important to note that this time Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan passed the test again, which completely shocked the "general". Because even he felt difficult here. Now he was extremely sure that the two people in front of him were real opponents who were rare to meet.
With unprecedented attention, he gritted his teeth and swam deeper into the sea.
The third measurement was that the water depth had reached 32 meters. The water was definitely deep enough. Under this pressure, even the "general" would be so nervous. If he had touched the sea by himself in the past, he would never have reached this depth, because it was not worth the suffering and was prone to "diving disease".
But today is not as usual. For the sake of honor and enthusiasm, the three of them have completely improved. So far, I can go down the road no matter how deep you are, and no one will lose the chain and say soft words.
If he wants to keep his spare time, he may be exhausted too much at that time, and even if he thinks so deeply, it will be more difficult. So he has no choice but to do his best and win with his extreme limits.
This time, the three of them dived for nearly five minutes, and countless pearl-like bubbles emerged from the water surface. Until the bubbles became bigger and bigger, Hong Yanwu rushed out of the water first with a "wow" sound.
At this time, he was breathing rapidly, his whole body was already red due to the coldness, but unfortunately there was nothing in his hand, which was obviously a failure.
The second one emerged was the "general". As soon as he found that Hong Yanwu had not got anything, he immediately showed a red shell in the Dead Sea that shone out. He couldn't help laughing. This sense of accomplishment of defeating a strong enemy is simply unparalleled!
But unfortunately, he was still a little happy a little early because after Chen Liquan came out, he also had a conch shell in his hand.
This result was never expected by the "general". He didn't believe that someone could reach the depth he had always been proud of. The victory that he thought he had already won was just flying.
In this way, the cheerfulness and confidence that just now quickly turned into an unspeakable sense of frustration, which made 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, he had reached 37 meters that he had never tried himself.
The world here is mine, what are you afraid of?
The current "general" is facing the most difficult situation. He knew that he would not be able to fight hard, so he plucked up the courage with anger, cursed in his heart, and tried his best to pierce the water!
However, what made him deeply regretful was that this time, when he tried all his strength, and in the darkness, one hand just touched the bottom of the sea, the super energy-sufficiency breathing under the water reached its limit.
He couldn't help but feel the air in his body, and couldn't help but squeeze out his mouth, nose, and even his eyes. His ears were so tingling!
This made him unable to hold on any longer. He could not even catch a handful of mud and sand, so he could only rush out of the water like a rocket. The huge inertia even stroked the diving glass on his face on his neck.
His only ability afterwards was left with only one mouthful and three breaths, and even spit out a mouthful of bloody saliva. Needless to say, this was the pressure that caused the capillary rupture and blood seeping.
Success is a failure! It's just a little bit!
Fortunately, he still has a glimmer of hope, which is to rely on Chen Liquan and fail like him.
But it was extremely regrettable that before the "general" could even calm down and breathe, reality allowed him to taste the taste of failure. Chen Liquan, who was one minute behind him before returning to the water, was holding a big "swan egg" (jargon, big clam) in his hand.
The "General" was shocked... He actually lost!
Just when he was extremely depressed, Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan said something lightly, but it made him hear the conversation that he wanted to vomit blood.
"Qinzi, you are amazing. You dive so deeply that you have never had nosebleeds? It seems that you still have great potential to dig..."
"It's useless no matter how deep it is. Not to mention that the water mirror will break, it's too dark under the water and you can't see anything at all. I looked for it for a long time before I could touch it..."
Chapter completed!