The strong wind whipped up the waves, setting off white waves that were higher than the boat. Lead-black dark clouds blocked the sky, as if weaving a dense cage on the sea that separated the sky and the sea.
The black boat cuts through the black water, leaving white water traces.
"Professor Mance is actually willing to lend you his treasure! Is this disguised as a fishing boat?" Caesar spoke loudly to drown out the sound of the gas turbine. The tugboat's engine and the waves were roaring manically, and he could only raise his voice.
Only then can we overcome the roar of these two ferocious beasts, the sea and the ship.
"No, it's a scientific research ship!" Yuan Zhisheng also said loudly, "We are a scientific research ship engaged in studying the confluence routes of precious marine fish! We are now on the high seas, but this is Japan's exclusive economic zone
, we applied for 12 hours of channel control, and no ship will pass through that sea within 12 hours!"
Caesar, who was wearing a white uniform, opened his clothes to reveal his proud chest muscles. The seawater rushed towards him from above his head. The thick and salty seawater soaked his entire body, but he said this with a calm smile.
It's nothing. He once went to the Bering Sea, known as the Devil's Sea, during the crab fishing season, where he conquered level nine winds and seven-meter waves.
Searchlights shone into the sky, black clouds rolled and there was faint thunder in the distance. It seemed that there would be not only strong winds but also heavy rain tonight. Chu Zihang stared into the distance thoughtfully.
"Don't worry." Yuan Zhisheng saw his worry, "The Japanese branch is always fully prepared for things. You will know soon... Wait, what is that guy doing?"
"Obviously, he is eating crabs." Chu Zihang said.
Caesar put the snow-white crab meat on the ice, with mixed wasabi puree and seafood soy sauce next to it.
He jumped on the fishing boat and bought this crab just for tonight's midnight snack. Although the mission was about to start, he still had to take time to enjoy life. In addition to the king crab, he also bought a silver-red wild sea bream, which was on the Monyach.
A steamer was set up on the bow of the boat to simmer fish soup. Square bamboo shoots and green plums were used to remove the sea bream smell, and it took three hours to stew the snow-white fish soup.
"He is very patient." Yuan Zhisheng leaned against the side of the boat and said to Chu Zihang while smoking a cigarette.
"He is very patient with some things, such as planning for a long time to disgust the family all at once." Chu Zihang wiped the Murasame and the Holy Sword in his hands, "but there are also some things that he can't stand even if you ask him to wait for a minute.
"
"This sword?" Yuan Zhisheng asked.
"I got it by chance. It is of great significance to me. I found it easy to use and keep it with me."
"Gentlemen and gentlemen," Caesar raised his hand in a high-five, "come and try the Hokkaido style king crab."
"It's delicious!" Fingel stuffed the crab leg meat into his mouth, and the natural and original seafood flavor filled his mouth with a hint of sweetness.
Caesar opened a bottle of noble rot wine and poured the golden, honey-yellow liquid into four glasses.
"Yingan Castle's botrytis wine, paired with lobster and crab is the first choice." Caesar raised his glass, "To be honest, I was not optimistic about our team before the mission, because the four main people involved in the mission were all of varying degrees.
Weird guys, no one knows what will happen when four weird guys get together, but this also shows that our team has unlimited possibilities. This mission is to dive into the abyss that humans have never reached before and kill them.
A dragon sounds crazy. I hope we can cooperate sincerely and not plot or fight within ourselves. This glass of wine will wish our mission a complete success!"
It was a bit of a strange toast, but it was still a good wish. Lu Mingfei, Chu Zihang and Yuan Zhisheng clinked their glasses and drank it all in one gulp.
Young Master, we are about to reach the Xumizuo." Crow walked behind Yuan Zhisheng.
"Send a light signal and ask Xumizuo to open the dock." Yuan Zhisheng said.
He turned to the Caesar team and said, "Now allow me to invite you to appreciate the joint project between the Rock Flow Research Institute and Maruyama Construction Co., Ltd., the 'Unsinkable Xumizuo'."
"Floating platform?" Caesar understood.
"Yes, that is a project owned by the family. These floating offshore platforms are suitable for long-term offshore operations."
The Monyach turned off the gas turbine, attached traction chains to the hulls on both sides, and was towed into the dock of the floating platform. Then the locks were closed, the lights on both sides of the dock lit up one after another, and men dressed in black stood side by side.
On both sides of the dock, they bowed deeply and said, "Welcome, young master, to visit Xumizuo!"
The gantry crane moved over and lowered the suspension bridge. Yuan Zhisheng led the Caesar team and boarded the elevator to the upper floors, escorted by Crow and Yasha.
"So many people?" Fingel was surprised, "Does the logistics team need to be so large?"
Men in white combat uniforms stood on the top of each floating platform. The strong wind caused by the rotors of the all-weather helicopter was no less than the sea breeze, blowing their hair close to their scalps. They were simply an army waiting for review.
Yuan Zhisheng took the loudspeaker from the crow's hand and climbed up to a high place, "I'll leave it to you to take care of tonight's affairs!"
The sound was broadcast far across the sea, and all the men on the floating platform responded in unison, "Go all out to complete the mission entrusted by the family!"
The voices of thousands of people overlapped, overwhelming the sound of the ocean tide in an instant.
"Is this necessary?" Caesar smoked a cigar, "It's just diving, why do these preparations seem like a battle?"
"Someone said to me that the teacher of the killer sword will always tell the students who are holding the sword for the first time, have you thought about holding the hilt of the sword? Now that you have grasped it, hold it tightly and don't let go. The day you release the hilt is
The day you died." Yuan Zhi said nonchalantly, "You can understand this as the Japanese way. Everything is a war. You are always forced to stand on the edge of the cliff. If you take a step back, you will fall into the abyss.
, this way you can survive.”
He took out his mobile phone and dialed, "Professor Schneider, this is a report from the Japanese branch. The dive team has arrived at the designated location and we are waiting for instructions from the headquarters."
There was a terrible breathing sound from the other end of the phone. It was a creepy sound, like a broken bellows being forcibly opened. His lungs were already riddled with holes. Students from Cassel College described his breathing sound.
"It's like hearing a dry corpse come to life."
"Wait until I finish smoking this cigarette." Professor Schneider said quietly.
Kassel Academy Headquarters, Central Control Room.
The place was cleared today, and Schneider was the only one in the entire control room sitting in front of a huge screen. On the screen was the scene on the Sumeru Seat in the Sea of Japan on the other side of the ocean.
He took out a small iron box from his pocket, which contained golden tobacco, and rolled out a beautiful hand-rolled cigarette. His movements were quick and smooth, just like a real veteran smoker's technique.
But as soon as he took a deep breath, he coughed violently, as if he wanted to cough up his entire lungs.
"Are you trying to kill yourself?" The door of the central control room was pushed open, and what jumped into his eyes was a shiny bald head.
Manstein put a medicine box on the table, "If you must smoke, take this in your mouth. It has a sedative effect. At least you won't cough like this. Can the thing you use to breathe be called a trachea?"
Even a broken chimney is more useful than this."
"Professor Manstein." Schneider whispered, "Let me guess, it was Frost who sent you to ask me to stop the Longyuan Project, right? Because the Gattuso family will not allow their heir to attack a person.
Only the embryos hidden eight thousand meters underwater were blasted, and they didn't want Caesar to make any mistakes."
"Don't you know this better than anyone else?" Manstein threw the school board's fax on the table, along with the warning letter stamped with a red background.
"But I'm sorry, I have no reason to take orders from the Gattuso family. I am not a dog of the school board. The implementation resolution of the Longyuan Plan was approved by the principal. I am only the monitor and executor of the plan, and I have no power to suspend the plan.
." Schneider said calmly.
He took another puff of cigarette, this time his reaction was much lighter, he closed his eyes slightly and savored the aroma of tobacco.
"This is about me, right?" Manstein asked, "In the eyes of Professor Schneider, I am a dog of the school board?"
"That seems to be the case so far." Schneider seemed to have no intention of communicating with Manstein.
"Everyone knows that the head of the Gattuso family is a weirdo, and his personal opinions have nothing to do with the family's opinions. His seat on the school board is fully represented by Frost. Frost said no, it's Gattuso.
Everyone is saying no," Manstein said.
"The dive list is decided by the principal. Even if the young secretary of the school board or Frost comes in person, it will be useless. The only one who can stop Long Yuan's plan is the principal, but the principal will definitely not agree. He
His attitude will only be more determined than mine."
"After smoking this cigarette, I will start the Longyuan Project."
"You can't do it," Manstein threw a black card on the table. "With this black card belonging to the Gattuso family, I have the same authority as the principal. I can order Norma to forcibly terminate the dragon."
Project Yuan, you can't do anything without Norma's help."
"I don't see you being loyal to the Gattuso family," Schneider raised his eyebrows, "Your perverted father likes to go against the Gattuso family the most."
"The Longyuan Plan is very strange. Such a high-level mission was decided by only you and the principal. You are rushing to send three students with the best blood into the deep sea. This is not in line with your style. I
I want you to explain to me."
"You are wrong. This decision has nothing to do with me. It was made by the principal alone. I am only responsible for the execution." Schneider said, "This is a risk, but some risks have to be taken."
“Kalallit Nunaat?”
"Who told you?" Schneider narrowed his eyes.
"My perverted dad." Manstein shrugged, "Eleven years ago, a guy with the ID name 'Prince' posted on a hunter website about the dragon civilization hidden in the Greenland Sea. The school board of directors sent you
Going forward, you encountered dragons, your most proud students were almost wiped out, and your respiratory tract was frostbitten due to the cold air... But no one in the school knew about this."
"That's pretty much it." Schneider said, "The school board has no right to send an official document asking me to terminate the Longyuan Juice Project. What I am doing now is a replica of what they did 11 years ago, just because of the Gattuso family.
The heir was also in the dive team, so the Gattuso family was panicked."
"They don't care about other people's lives but value their own lives too much. Even the lunatics in the equipment department are less disgusting than them."
Manstein was silent for a long, long time, until a reminder came out on the large LCD screen that there were only five minutes remaining before the countdown to the start of the mission.
"Then what's the difference between you and the bastards on the school board? The Caesar group is like a team of lambs going to the altar! And the shepherd who leads this team of lambs to sacrifice is a devil!" He punched the table.
.
"Devil? Are you describing me?" Schneider raised his head.
"Who else can I describe? Forget it, I know I can't beat you, let's each take a step back." Manstein pulled out the black card and pushed it in front of Schneider, "Put the safety of the dive team before attacking the embryo. If you agree
, not only will I not stop the Longyuan Project, I will also hand over the black card to you, which will allow you to use 100% of Norma's permissions."
"Actually, the purpose of coming here is to know the inside story of this matter, right?" Schneider stared into Manstein's eyes, "From the beginning to the end, you just want me to give you a reason. As long as I can find a reasonable explanation, you will
Will suppress the school board's orders."
"I just want to confirm that you really care about the lives of those young people. What you made is not a rash and irresponsible decision, but you have to do it." Manstein sighed, "If there is really no other choice, then I
This kind of civil servant is not afraid of paying the price."
"Then it's a deal."
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"The first pressure test of the DiTrieste! The pipeline pressure is 300 atmospheres and the valve is opened!"
"The first circuit test! All switches, full load, ready, turn on!"
"Propulsion system trial operation, 80% output!"
"The memory metal film is energized and ready!"
Lu Mingfei was sitting cross-legged in the corner of the dock, and next to him was Xia Mi, who was also sitting cross-legged. The light in the middle of the dock cast their long shadows on the concrete wall.
"Why did you call me here? Want to see you change clothes?" Xia Mi looked at the waterproof combat uniform on the ground.
"Junior sister, let's discuss something." Lu Mingfei was not in the mood to chat with Xia Mi and said solemnly, "I need you, and only you can do it."
"What...what?" Xia Mi became serious after hearing what he said.
"If something happens to us down there later, you can jump into the sea with your senior sister and Fen Dog and run away."
"Why?"
"That boy Yuan Zhisheng wants to play tricks with us. Anyway, something will happen later. As soon as we dive, you guys should get on the deck and prepare to run away."
"Playing tricks? Why doesn't Senior Brother Lu kill him?"
"He is not a bad person, but there is something wrong with his ideas... Can junior sister do what I say?"
"Okay." Xia Mi stood up, "Who told me to owe you such a huge favor?"
"What's more, sit down, why are you in a hurry." Lu Mingfei patted the steps beside him, "After entering the water, immediately sense the surrounding sea area. There is a girl whose dragon blood is very pure. You should be able to feel it. Find her.
, and then take her away."
"Take this thing, it may be useful." Lu Mingfei handed the little devil's iPhone to Xia Mi.
"You asked me to help you abduct good women?" Xia Mi was stunned, "I don't know whether to be a helper or not..."
"What a decent woman, she's not even twenty yet." Lu Mingfei rolled his eyes, "Oh, by the way, that girl may be emotionally unstable. Stay away from her. I'm afraid you can't beat her in her current state.
She, let your sister Nuonuo come, she can soothe the other party's emotions."