Liu Wei: "For many chemoautotrophs, hydrogen sulfide is the source of energy, and these bacteria provide nutrients to marine organisms such as shellfish and sea snails on the seafloor and help them thrive.

If there are no whale falls, hydrogen sulfide is only present around active volcanoes on the ocean floor.

Therefore, the chemoautotrophic stage of whale fall is enough to maintain an ecological cycle, which can last for 100 years.

The last evolution of the whale fall is the reef stage, which is well understood, and the last remaining whalebone remains will be deposited over a long period of time to become a reef and become a habitable place for marine life!"

"It reminds me of an ancient poem, falling red is not a ruthless thing, turning into spring mud is more protective of flowers!"

"Cultural kinky!"

"Although I don't understand much, I don't know the calendar!"

"It's shocking!Especially this live broadcast of live shooting + popular science!"

"A unique live broadcast, deserving of Ah Wei's popularity!"

"Thank you all for your support!"

Liu Wei smiled faintly.

Dive again, hovering your feet on the bottom of the sea and photographing the whale drop up close.

"Pay attention to the data recording in the observation room!" Liu Wei instructed.

"Roger, Captain!"

After the recording was completed, Liu Wei prepared to return.

With the support of the equipment provided by the system, his body did not feel the suffocating pressure and swam out of the water with ease.

"Here it is, here it is, the captain is back!"

"Where?"

"There, there!"

The crew, who had been waiting on deck, excitedly.

Liu Wei took off his mask, spit out two mouthfuls of water, and waved at the crew.

"Call the captain when the engine is on!"

"Please!"

"Do you need to send a lifeboat?"

"No, you don't!"

After speaking, Liu Wei swam to the edge of the escalator of the icebreaker, grabbed the escalator with both hands, climbed up, stepped over the guardrail, and sat on the deck.

Whew-gasp.

"Blood pressure medication!"

"Quick! Get the doctor to come and take a look!"

"Captain, are you alright?"

The crew surrounded Liu Wei and said worriedly.

Liu Wei sat up, "I'm so nervous, it's like I'm going to die!"

The accompanying doctor ran over and persuaded, "Captain, in order to ensure your health, I suggest you do a comprehensive physical examination!"

"OK! I'll come down in a moment!" Liu Wei said calmly to the accompanying doctor.

After resting for a while, I got up and took off the diving equipment, first went to the living area to take a shower, and then went to the infirmary for a comprehensive physical examination.

The doctor was shocked.

Deep diving can cause more or less harm to the human body.

However, various indicators show that Liu Wei's body is normal.

"Captain, I need to take a closer look at your body!" the doctor was afraid that something would go wrong with his own examination and lead to bad results.

Liu Wei sat up, put on his clothes, and smiled, "I'm fine!

After that, go down to the observation room.

"Have you sorted out all the information?" Liu Wei asked the observer.

"Captain, it's all categorized!"

"Okay, send it to the Nanyang Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences!"

"Understood!"

......

The database of the Nanyang Institute of Oceanography was shocked when it received the video material from Liu Wei's past.

The old professor, who has been engaged in marine biology research for many years, watched the video attentively.

"Inform all members of the institute to have a short meeting right away!"

At the meeting, the old professor played a video and explained, "This is the information sent from the Antarctic research ship Dream, and they found a whale fall.

This is the second major discovery after we first discovered a whale fall in the South China Sea in April, and the data shows that the whale fall is more than 10 meters long, which is the largest whale fall found since the beginning of the study of whale fall in China, and the scientific research value is extremely high.

The Logistics Support Department immediately mobilized the scientific research ship and brought the Exploration No. 1 with it!"

Exploration 1 is a submarine engaged in oceanographic scientific research.

The old professor believes that no one in the institute can dive to a depth of 350 meters like Liu Wei, so he must rely on submarines to engage in scientific research activities.

"I'll personally lead the team this time!" the old professor said excitedly.

After the meeting, he talked to Liu Wei on the phone.

Liu Wei told the old professor about his intuitive feelings, and after listening, the old professor's desire to explore became even stronger.

Liu Wei climbed onto the driver's platform, sat at the door of the bridge, hung his feet in the air, and took a deep breath of the sea breeze, "It's much more comfortable above than below!"

The old captain said: "If you play like this, it is estimated that your life will be gone before you reach the South Pole!"

He told the truth.

Although he was on the bridge alone, he knew exactly what was going on the ship, which is a necessary quality for a sailing pilot.

Liu Wei didn't pay much attention, looked back at him and smiled, "Don't smoke, are you still used to it?"

The old captain pouted and shook his head, "It's very uncomfortable, but it's better than dead!"

"Hahaha!" Liu Weiwei laughed.

At this time, on the splint, Susie looked up and shouted, "Liu, it's time for dinner!"

“OK！”

Liu Wei made an OK gesture, turned back to the old driver and said, "In a while, I'll let them send it to you!"

The driver thanked him back.

Meal time is the busiest time of the day on the ship.

Except for the rotation staff who stuck to their respective posts, the rest of the people all gathered in the restaurant.

The main dish of the dinner is beef and vegetables, and the nutritionist balances them to ensure that the crew needs their bodies.

Only a good enough immunity can resist the dizziness that occurs during the icebreaker's journey.

Liu Wei glanced at the time, walked to the front of the restaurant with a smile, and turned on the satellite TV, "It's time to watch "News Network" again!"

"Cut~"

The crowd was disgusted.

He smiled and sat back in his seat.

Watching "News Network" is a daily compulsory course for all crew members, but the crew members have little interest in this course.

On the contrary, volunteers from abroad such as Elena and Susie became interested.

I learned some Chinese characters and words by watching "News Network".

At the last moment of today's "News Network", the host's hand flipped through the script on the table, "Let's take a look at a set of newsletters!"

"At two o'clock this afternoon, the Dream Antarctic research ship that departed from Modu found a whale fall in the East China Sea.

This is the second whale fall found in China's coastal waters after the first whale discovery in April, and it is reported that the whale fall discovered by Dream is the largest whale fall found in Asia so far, and has important marine biological research value.

At present, the Nanyang Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has dispatched scientific research ships and submarines to specific locations to carry out deep-sea exploration of whale falls!"

As the host spoke, the TV screen showed the situation on the Dream ship, and the edited video was a clip of the crew communicating with Liu Wei on the deck.

"Hey! I'm on TV!"

"Damn, I'm actually on "News Network"!"

"No, I'm going to watch the replay, take a screenshot and send it to Moments!"

"Mom, I'm on TV!"

The restaurant was in a commotion.

The young people were about to jump up one by one.

Someone grabbed Liu Wei's arm, looking like a play, "Captain, thank you for taking me to TV!"

Liu Wei almost burst out laughing, and pushed the crew's forehead, "Chew the food in your mouth first!"

Liu Wei is much calmer than the young volunteers, but he likes the lively and cheerful atmosphere.

Especially on the sea.

Because you don't know tomorrow and the unexpected, who will come first?