Two Realms: Don't call me evil!

Chapter 514 This road is blocked

Under the moonlit night sky, this unmarked ship sailed in.

On the bow deck, several figures stood there.

They all have a common identity, they are genetic warriors from the Steel Battalion of the Jeko Group.

For this kind of top-secret mission, genetic warriors are the most suitable candidates to carry out.

"We have arrived at the location."

Genetic warrior company commander Lou Zongcheng checked his position and walked to the side of the ship. With his enhanced vision, he could see the sand and mud on the shore in the night.

The river channel they are in now is the narrowest part of the Strait of Malacca, only 2.8 kilometers wide. There are 37 sandbanks and reefs in it, which further blocks navigation in the Strait of Malacca.

This time, when they come here, what Lou Zongcheng and other genetic warriors need to do is to block this strait canal.

To this end, they also prepared a secret weapon.

"Open the dumping port and pour the expanded fungus mud into the sea."

Lou Zongcheng gave an order and pulled out a rubber water pipe from the cargo ship. The rubber water pipe was thicker than a person's waist. As the motor started to operate and the water pump started to pump, the pipe vibrated violently and some kind of blue viscous substance gushed out and fell into the sea. This was the expanded fungus mud developed by the Jeko Group.

Under the sea surface, these expanded bacterial muds begin to dilute as soon as they come into contact with water, and their texture and chemical properties change.

On the other side, several genetic warriors opened sacks and threw out a large number of kelp seedlings.

As soon as these kelp seedlings entered the sea and came into contact with the expanded bacterial mud, they began to grow wildly as if they had been treated with golden cleavers, and directly fell to the bottom of the sea and took root.

Lou Zongcheng and his crew were spreading the seeds while driving the boat, just like they were driving a boat-mounted seeder. The sea was their field, where they continued to grow kelp.

In less than half an hour, Lou Zongcheng and his team had circled the sea surface. The diluted expanded bacterial mud, combined with the specially formulated kelp, continued to spread under the influence of ocean currents and grew to every corner of this narrow strait area.

After doing all this, Lou Zongcheng and others drove the ship further towards the other side of the Strait of Malacca, as if nothing had happened.

After the ship left, the kelp in the sea did not stop growing. The expanded bacterial mud was more powerful than any chemical fertilizer. The kelp seedlings grew longer and wider from the size of a palm.

In the next few days, the kelp continued to grow and reached a speed beyond ordinary people's imagination.

one meter!
Ten meters!

Fifty meters!
Three days later!
A large ocean-going freighter, the Almeida, from the United States Shipping Company, sailed over. The ship can carry 10 tons of cargo and load and unload 9500 standard containers at a time, making it a giant on the sea.

Inside the ship's cabin, Captain Wilt was sipping his coffee while admiring the sunset.

As a captain who often sails on the Malacca route, Wilt travels here frequently and is very familiar with the Malacca Strait. It is no exaggeration to say that he can sail through it with his eyes closed.

"It's a pity that we can't take the Isthmus of Kra Canal, otherwise we can save a week and get ashore earlier. I miss the hot girls in the bars in my hometown."

Wilt complained to the first mate next to him that he was just a captain and had no right to decide where to go, as that was the route planned by the shipping company.

"Who said it wasn't? It's just that the Jake Group is too greedy for money. We have no choice but to go the old way."

The first mate nodded in agreement. They had spent most of the year sailing on the sea and had long been tired of the sea. They all hoped to return to land and rest as soon as possible.

"Just wait. Sooner or later, the JEC Group will collapse. I don't believe they can watch so much shipping profit go to Temasek here..."

Wilt was boasting about his own views when suddenly a shrill alarm sounded from the cab. At the same time, the huge ship shook, as if the ship was pulled by something, causing the people on board to stagger around, and the speed of the ship dropped visibly.

"what happened."

Wilt's head hit the operating table, leaving a wound on his forehead with blood flowing out, but he didn't care about much else. He immediately looked at the control screen, which showed that the ship's speed had dropped sharply and the propeller was in abnormal condition.

"Boss, our ship's main engine is still running, but the propeller is not moving. It seems to be stuck by something. I'm troubleshooting..."

The next second, the chief engineer's phone call came in, reporting the situation on his side to Wilt.

"Shit, it couldn't have gotten tangled up in fishing nets and cables, but that shouldn't be the case! How could there be something like this in the Strait of Malacca?"

Wilt looked puzzled. He had traveled to and from the Strait of Malacca so many times, but this was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

The Strait of Malacca is an international golden waterway. The strait management authority often sends people to clear up safety hazards in the strait. Fishing nets are not allowed here, and there are no submarine cables laid.

Wilt couldn't figure it out, but given the current breakdown, he could only send a message to the nearest Temasek Straits Authority, reporting his experience and asking for help.

Temasek's efficiency is not high. It took Wilt several hours to wait for the emergency troubleshooting ship sent by Temasek.

Two divers were brought on board. After saying hello to Wilt, the two divers put on diving suits and goggles, and jumped into the sea headfirst to see what was stuck on the propeller and clear it out.

But when I followed the divers into the sea and saw the situation of the propeller, I couldn't help but widen my eyes.

I saw several dark green broad-leaved kelp entangled in the large and heavy propeller, making it unable to move.

The two divers looked at each other in disbelief.

I have never seen kelp being wrapped around a propeller. Kelp is such a fragile plant. The propeller that can drive a giant ship has huge kinetic energy, and the kelp will be torn apart and shredded if it comes into contact with it.

What's more, the Strait of Malacca is not a kelp-growing area, and the varieties of kelp look strange.

"Let's go cut the kelp."

A diver made a gesture to express his meaning, and then one of them took a knife and the other took scissors and pliers, and went forward to pull the kelp, trying to cut it.

Click!

The knife cut the kelp, and the tough touch came, it felt like cutting steel.

No matter how hard the diver tried, he couldn't cut the kelp. He could only cut a hole less than a few centimeters, which exhausted him half to death.

"Fuck, what the hell is this?" The scissors in the other diver's hand broke, and he looked incredulous.

This broad-leaved kelp is more than one meter wide, and there are not just a few strands of it, but also so many circles that it is impossible for them to deal with it with manpower.

With no other options, the two divers had to swim to shore and report their findings to the higher-ups.

"What? Seaweed that is difficult to cut with a knife? Do you think I am uneducated? You are using this excuse to deceive me."

Wilt didn't believe it at first, until he saw the footage recorded by the diver's body-worn camera, and then he was forced to believe this outrageous thing.

"What should I do with my ship now? You, the Strait Management, are at fault. You must compensate us."

"Your ship can only be repaired if it is towed to a shipyard for repair. We can use hydraulic shears and cutting machines to cut off the kelp, but you have to pay for the repairs and towing fees. The cost is about..."

The dock official at Temasek did not admit that it was his fault at all. He planned to ask the research institute to take a look at how this ridiculous kelp grew and why it was so tough.

Wilt had a few words with the Straits Management of Temasek, but finally had no choice but to agree.

After all, every day the ship is delayed at sea means a huge loss of money. If it fails to arrive on time, the penalty for breach of contract will cause the shipping company to bleed heavily.

Just trying to tow a powerless ocean-going container ship to a dock repair yard is definitely not an easy task.

They finally used a tugboat to tow the ship to the repair shop. At the same time, other ships in the Strait of Malacca also issued distress alarms one after another, reporting to the Temasek Strait Authority that their propellers were malfunctioning and that they needed help.

At first, there were several such requests for help every day, and later the reports of help began to increase rapidly.

A large number of ships entered the narrowest channel of the Strait of Malacca and were entangled by this tough kelp, causing the ships to lose power and float on the sea. These ships ranged from as small as a few thousand tons to as large as giant ships with a displacement of 200,000 to 300,000 tons.

By the time the Temasek Straits Authority realized the seriousness of the situation and urgently banned ships from entering the river, more than a hundred ships had been trapped.

For a while, the entire Strait of Malacca was filled with stuck ships, and this once busy international golden waterway came to a standstill. A large number of ships intending to pass through were stuck on both sides of the strait, unable to move forward or backward.

As expected, the strange events in the Strait of Malacca immediately made headlines in various countries.

A military strategist once told a joke about kelp entangled in a submarine. And one day it actually came true, except that it didn't entangle the submarine, but rather ships of all sizes.

The Temasek Strait Management Authority urgently conducted an investigation on the problematic waterway. When divers went into the sea to search, they found that the strait area seemed to have turned into a kelp forest.

Strips of kelp take root and grow on the seabed. The longest kelp grows to more than 100 meters long, which is longer than any known kelp on Blue Planet.

Unconvinced, Temasek tried various means, including bombs, to cause destruction. As a result, the kelp was indeed broken, but the broken kelp was carried away by the current. Many ships docked outside the strait were unlucky enough to be entangled in the kelp, causing more ships to be paralyzed.

Moreover, these kelps reproduce very quickly. There seems to be some substance in the sea water that allows them to reproduce and grow rapidly.

In their research on this special kelp, scientists found traces of artificial cultivation on it, which did not seem like a naturally mutated species, and they began to study it with great interest. However, these studies could not solve the problem of the Strait of Malacca being impassable to navigation.

Upon learning that these kelps were most likely artificially cultivated, Temasek immediately thought of the JEC Group.

Because whether in terms of motives or strength, the JEC Group is highly suspicious.

If the Strait of Malacca is blocked, the Jeko Group will benefit the most. At the same time, with the Jeko Group's genetic technology, it is not difficult for them to transform this mutant kelp.

"The real culprit behind the Malacca Strait kelp crisis has been found. We have reason to suspect that the JEC Group maliciously released this mutant kelp into the Malacca Strait in order to monopolize international shipping interests, making the international golden waterway unusable. This is a heinous crime that is unforgivable."

Temasek National published an article accusing the Jetco Group, although they did not have any valid evidence to prove that the Jetco Group was responsible.

Other European and American media quickly followed suit, and all of them targeted the JECCO Group as a suspect.

Not only the media, but also the general public thinks that the JEC Group is the biggest suspect.

Unless you are a fool, it is not difficult to see who will benefit the most after the Malacca Strait is blocked.

In addition, the Jake Group has a criminal record. It sent genetic warriors to the Los Angeles Olympics to disgust the United States, and also used a satellite to hit a US satellite. When it comes to causing trouble, the Jake Group is very talented and never gets tired of it.

"Unwarranted slander. We have absolutely nothing to do with the mutant kelp. If Temasek continues to slander us maliciously, don't blame me for sending troops to defend my innocence."

Of course, the JEC Group will not admit such "slander", and the JEC Group has denied it in an official statement. Anyway, there is no evidence, what can you do to me?

At the same time, he threatened and warned Temasek, saying that if you continue to talk nonsense, I will beat you up.

Several warships of the Jetco Group began to cruise around the Malacca Strait, and some of the Jetco Group's Magic Bird fighter jets crossed the airspace of Temasek.

Faced with pressure from the Jeco Group, Temasek did not dare to continue issuing provocative articles and could only hold its anger in its heart and find ways to deal with the kelp on its own.

After all, this world is ruled by the powerful. Not to mention that Temasek has no evidence, even if it did, it would not be able to do anything to the JEC Group.

As long as your fist is strong enough, that bag of laundry detergent can be said to be a weapon of mass destruction and destroy a country.

Although the world situation has undergone many changes today, the law of the jungle, where the strong prey on the weak, has never changed, and a weak country has no diplomacy.

At the same time, when it was reported that the Strait of Malacca was blocked by mutated kelp and could not be navigated, all the ships intending to pass through the Strait of Malacca were dumbfounded.

Because this situation obviously cannot be cleared up and resolved in a short period of time. Temasek does not have a good solution, and other ships cannot wait.

The beautiful Chinese cargo ship that was entangled first took more than a week to come out of the shipyard for repairs. Taking into account the delays before and after, more than half a month has passed. Who can afford to waste so much time?

A large number of ships are stuck in Malacca, and the losses caused every day are huge.

Unable to pass through the Strait of Malacca, they had no choice but to take a detour.

Once the detour is chosen, the Kra Isthmus Canal becomes the first choice, which is the closest and fastest canal route.

For a while, there was an endless stream of requests to apply for navigation through the Kra Canal. The European and American shipping companies that once said they would not use the Kra Canal had no choice but to bow to reality.

(End of this chapter)