Her eyes flashed with realization and she looked at Liang Yuan in excitement.
"Brother Liang, are you thinking of building a floating bridge with these waterweeds?"
At these words, Ding Yan, Zhao Kai, Granny Li, and others turned their heads to look at the countless floating weeds in the flood, all showing surprised expressions.
Zhao Kai exclaimed, "Can these weeds really work? Are they strong enough?"
Without another word, Ding Yan ran to the riverbank, leaped up, and landed on one of the slightly larger patches of floating weeds.
With a thud, the waterweeds only sank slightly, but soon emerged again.
The strong buoyancy made Ding Yan’s eyes widen, and she shouted in delight, "It really works! The buoyancy of these weeds is amazing!"
Zhao Kai, Song Wen, Han Xiangman, and others, upon hearing this, immediately ran to the riverbank to observe these waterweeds.
Han Xiangman and Zhao Kai even jumped onto the weeds, and indeed, the floating weeds firmly supported the two without sinking.
Seeing this, Song Wen’s eyes also filled with surprise. "These waterweeds have evolved and mutated; their buoyancy has greatly increased."
Liang Yuan, looking at the waterweeds supporting everyone, said, "These weeds have also grown larger to adapt to the floodwaters, suitable for deeper water areas."
"And their buoyancy has increased, allowing them to float farther away. Their prey is no longer just ordinary plankton; they might now eat mutant frog eggs, mutant fish eggs, or even small fish fry."
Granny Li asked, "Has the buoyancy of these weeds been tested? What’s the maximum weight they can support?"
Liang Yuan shook his head. "We haven’t tested it specifically, but a few people standing on a patch should be fine."
After Liang Yuan finished speaking, Ding Yan waved at Han Xiangman. "Xiangman, come over here and test the buoyancy of this patch of weeds."
Han Xiangman nodded slightly and leaped between several patches of weeds, landing directly on the one under Ding Yan.
With the added weight of one more person, the waterweeds sank a bit but soon rose up again, seemingly sinking less than a centimeter.
This kind of buoyancy left everyone present amazed.
Song Wen shouted, "Let me try standing on it too."
She took a running start and jumped onto the weeds.
With a thud, she landed on the patch, which was only the size of a rural stovetop lid, making it a bit crowded for three people.
As Song Wen jumped up, she immediately bumped into Ding Yan and Han Xiangman.
Thankfully, Ding Yan was sturdy, and Song Wen was not small either. The two pressed together, slightly deforming but managing to stand up.
Han Xiangman, standing between the two women, looked a bit embarrassed.
Her height and leg length were considerable, but compared to the other two, her chest was somewhat lacking.
Blushing a bit, she turned her head to look at the waterweeds underfoot. "Such a small patch of weeds can actually support three people. It’s really surprising."
Song Wen stomped her foot to feel the strength and buoyancy, her face full of joy. "This buoyancy is really impressive and can indeed be used to lay the deck of a floating bridge."
While stomping, her chest bounced, rippling across the surface.
Ding Yan was squeezed more noticeably, but both women didn’t seem to mind.
Looking at the already drawn ropeway, Ding Yan asked, "Brother Liang, how do you plan to lay these waterweeds?"
Liang Yuan, admiring the graceful figures of the three women, snapped back to reality and smiled. "My idea is to tie the weeds along the ropeway, letting them grow there, forming a floating bridge."
"With Wenwen around, this task shouldn’t be difficult."
Liang Yuan then took out several anti-corrosion iron wire ropes from the item bar. "To prevent the waterweeds from being washed away, we need to tie them to the super alloy steel cable ropes."
"We have enough people. If we work together, we can finish it today," Zhao Kai immediately said.
Ding Yan and the others got off the weeds. Song Wen said, "I can use my superpower to catalyze these weeds, making them bigger and covering a larger area."
Liang Yuan nodded and smiled. "Let’s go with this plan. Everyone, get to work."
Zhao Kai shouted, "The finishing work is almost done over there. If the patrol team joins in, we can complete it quickly."
Liang Yuan nodded and smiled. "Alright, I’ll leave the floating bridge to you. I need to dive underwater to deal with some of the big creatures more thoroughly."
With the tasks assigned, the patrol team members were astonished to hear that they would use waterweeds to build the floating bridge.
Many began to discuss it.
"These waterweeds for building a floating bridge? Can it work?"
"I just tried it. You wouldn’t believe it, but the buoyancy of these weeds is incredible."
"No kidding, I tried it too. They really have strong buoyancy."
"You just found out? While doing the finishing work, I saw a mutant toad the size of a small car jump onto a patch, and it didn’t sink. I knew these weeds were incredibly buoyant."
"Who came up with this? It’s so ingenious to think of using these weeds to build a floating bridge. My brain would never come up with this."
"Do you even need to ask? It must be Mr. Liang."
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