It was the plankton within the garbage drift, glowing fluorescently in the night!
Then, a great whale suddenly breached nearby, soaring out of the sea in a perfect arc. It swallowed countless glowing plankton and bits of debris before crashing back into the water with a long, melodious cry.
Shen Feng couldn't help but marvel. 'This massive garbage drift has become a complete, enormous ecosystem, supporting countless life forms.'
Including the humans who were barely clinging to life.
The scavenging continued all night. By early the next morning, the pirates couldn't find any more tires or door panels to use as rafts for their haul, so they had no choice but to stop.
Still, they were satisfied with their haul.
Each pirate had a veritable mountain of junk, piled high with useful plastic bottles, cans, tires, straws, keyboards, billboards, and other items, all filled to the brim.
