After eating this unique dinner, Zhang Heng found two wild horses nearby and trained them. After that, he let Han Lu sit on the smaller one, and he rode on the bigger one.
Han Lu looked a little nervous. She had ridden a horse before, and she had even practiced horsemanship for a period of time. However, at that time, she was riding a well-trained horse with a saddle, reins, and other equipment. Unlike now, she just picked up a random horse on the road and rode it.
When she sat on the horse, she didn't even know where to put her hands and feet.
"Just grab the horse's mane. We won't run." Zhang Heng said while leading the way. The two horses he found were one big and one small. They should be mother and son. With the mother in front, the pony would follow obediently.
In the end, the two returned to the hotel before the sun completely sank below the sea level.
Early the next morning, Zhang Heng and Han Lu went to the dock after a simple breakfast. They rented two sets of diving equipment and a boat to go out to sea.
Han Lu wanted to see humpback whales and hammerhead sharks. This was also the biggest feature of Yonaguni Island's diving. If she was lucky, she could see hundreds of hammerhead sharks swimming in groups above her head.
These hammerhead sharks had a strange T-shaped head.
There was an eye and a nostril on each end of the T-shape, which made it look very strange. At the same time, the hammerhead shark was also a very aggressive shark. Every year, hammerhead sharks would attack humans, but basically, it was after the shark was frightened. Under normal circumstances, as long as the diver didn't attack the hammerhead shark with a harpoon first, the hammerhead shark would ignore the diver.
Humpback whales, on the other hand, were more gentle. Their appearance was very similar to the Leviathan in the web-based game advertisements that flooded the Internet. Or rather, the latter was based on the former. Sometimes, humpback whales would jump out of the water, especially when many of them jumped out of the water at the same time. It was a spectacular sight.
Although humans still do not know why humpback whales behave this way, the explanation that has been accepted by most scientists is that it is for social purposes. Humpback whales show their strength by jumping out of the water to attract mates, or to express some kind of emotion. In addition, there are also theories that they breathe and so on.
However, whether it was hammerhead sharks or humpback whales, their movements were often periodic. They were most likely to be seen around Yonaguni Island from January to March every year. This time, Han Lu and Zhang Heng came here on a whim, and it was already June.
So even though the man driving the boat tried his best to find them, he still couldn't find them. Han Lu was a little disappointed, and she could only find a place on the coast that wasn't too deep to dive. Although the corals and other scenery at the bottom of the sea were good, it was not much different from the places she had dived before.
Seemingly seeing that the two were not very satisfied with the diving spot, and Han Lu was very generous with the boat fare, the man took the initiative to ask Zhang Heng, "Why don't you go see the underwater ruins?"
"What underwater ruins?" Zhang Heng asked.
"About half a century ago, a diving guide found an ancient ruin near the sea west of Yonaguni Island. It looked like a pyramid or a city. Some people said it was evidence of the existence of Mother Land, but others said it was just the work of nature. In any case, the place is indeed worth a visit," the uncle who was driving the boat said.
Zhang Heng translated his words to Han Lu, who nodded after listening, "I seem to have heard of such a thing. Since we can't find hammerhead sharks and humpback whales, it seems that we can only go and see the ruins. But we have already dived today. Let's go tomorrow. We don't want to be too tired."
The ecological environment on Yonaguni Island was well protected. It was obvious that the aborigines on the island loved their hometown very much. However, the island's economy was not very developed. The only two industries on the island were fishing and tourism.
Now was the off-season for tourism. As soon as the fishing boat went out to sea, there would be no one at the pier. It was conceivable that the two would not meet other divers at the underwater ruins tomorrow. Although Han Lu's diving skills were pretty good, and she had obtained an AOW certificate and more than 60 bottles, she was only good at it.
As for Zhang Heng, Han Lu had no idea how good he was. Although Zhang Heng said that he would not drag her down, before the two dived in the morning, Zhang Heng was still reading the diving manual. At the same time, he asked her a lot of questions related to diving equipment in detail.
Considering that the underwater ruins' environment would be more complicated, Han Lu decided to hire a diving guide for safety reasons. Zhang Heng had no objection to this. Although he was confident in his swimming skills, it would always be better to have someone to guide him around.
So in the afternoon, the two went to the diving club on the island. Learning from her previous lesson, Han Lu hired a female diving guide. Her English name was Nelly, and she looked younger than Zhang Heng. Due to long-term exposure to the sun, her skin was a little tanned, but she looked pretty healthy. It was said that she had been diving with her father since she was less than twelve years old. Now, she had almost eight years of diving experience under her belt. At the same time, she was a responsible and well-regarded diving guide.
The two quickly agreed on a price. The next day, the three met again at the pier, and they continued to take the old man's boat to the sea where the ruins were located.
Nelly was a cheerful person. While telling the two about the precautions for diving, she could not help but ask Zhang Heng about the skincare products that Han Lu used. It was obvious that she envied Han Lu's skin. Although the two were a generation apart, Nelly's skin looked a little bumpy due to being exposed to the wind and rain all the time. Her skin was not as smooth as Han Lu's.
Han Lu seemed very happy to be asked such a question. She even said that she would give Nelly a set of skincare products when they returned.
The three chatted along the way, and finally arrived at their destination.
The old man parked the boat. The weather was good today, and there were almost no waves on the sea. At the same time, the sky was clear. Looking down from the boat, they could vaguely see the huge black shadow below. That should be where the underwater ruins were located.
The three checked their diving equipment again. After confirming that there were no problems, they put on their fins, put on their masks, and went into the water one by one. When everyone was in the water, Nelly made a gesture to get ready to dive. After getting Zhang Heng and Han Lu's response, she made an 'OK' sign, and the three officially began to dive.
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