On the legacy of the Shenlong fleet.

Meng Lei was caught in a dilemma.

The current situation is that, including the Guixu, there are a total of nine submarines that still maintain their power and have not been damaged.

However, the only drivers capable of controlling the submarine were Huo Ye and him.

Including the commander of the Shenlong, all the survivors of the fleet were mentally contaminated and fell into a coma.

Meng Lei didn't know whether their pollution level was serious or not, and when they would wake up.

If you leave them here to fend for themselves.

If it is not balanced, this sleep will immediately pass.

And Meng Lei is even less likely to waste too much time here.

If you take people with you on the road, there are not enough people to drive the submarine.

So, how to deal with the survivors of the Shenlong fleet.

This is the biggest problem facing Meng Lei right now.

After a brief discussion with Huo Ye, both of them had a headache and couldn't think of a good solution.

In the end, Meng Lei decided to put the survivors aside first.

Regarding the containment of alien relics, it is also a problem that needs to be solved as soon as possible.

Such an important item must not be easily missed.

Not to mention its potential research value, the fact that it can be exchanged for a large amount of prestige points gives Meng Lei enough reasons to take it to the gathering place.

"Brother Meng, how are you going to contain this alien relic?"

After hearing Meng Lei's proposal, Huo Ye couldn't help but ask.

"There is something called a relic storage box."

Meng Lei was playing with an exquisite pipe he picked up from the cockpit, and said thoughtfully:

"The Shenlong Fleet is a relic salvaged from the sunken ship, so the containment box should still be inside.

As for why they didn't bring out the containment box at the time, it's unknown. We'd better go to the sunken ship to see the situation first. "

Huo Ye nodded and didn't make any comments.

Then, the two of them put on their diving suits again, and returned to the Guixu to sort out their equipment and bring some necessities for shipwreck exploration.

Such as thrusters, crowbars, hand-held cutting tools, etc.

Then he went into the water again and swam directly towards the sunken ship.

The salvage work of the Shenlong fleet has apparently been going on for some time.

The painted skin parasites in the boat must have been cleaned up, otherwise, they cannot be safely salvaged.

Therefore, Meng Lei does not have to worry about safety issues.

According to the scans of the hand-held sonar detector, the internal structure of the wreck is obviously more serious than that of the Ceres.

It can be seen that many of these areas have not had time to be cleaned up.

Recalling the experience on the Ceres, most of the materials in the sunken ship are generally placed in the lowest warehouse or ballast tank.

Therefore, Meng Lei did not waste time searching aimlessly.

With a clear target, he took Huo Ye straight to the bottom of the wreck.

Do some exploration.

Finally, in the cabin where the B ballast tank was branded on the house number, a discovery was made.

In fact, Meng Lei doesn't have to guess by himself.

The first time he entered the B ballast tank, when he glanced at the huge black box, Goldfinger immediately gave a hint.

(A small relic storage box, the current state is damaged, no longer has the effect of blocking the spread of pollution, it can be repaired by welding, and it is filled with seawater to temporarily play a certain blocking role.)

The hint given by Goldfinger, and the top cover of the black containment box was completely cut.

Finally, Meng Lei solved the lingering doubts in his heart.

He finally knew why the Shenlong fleet was recruited.

For such a huge and immovable black box, even if he was present at the time, he would have chosen the same way to open the box and take out the contents without the golden finger prompt.

So, the facts prove it again.

This deep diving road without any novice guidance at all is full of big pits.

No matter how careful you are, there will always be a suitable pit waiting for you.

If these 100,000 people are not put into danger, the system will never stop.

under dim lighting.

Meng Lei raised his hand and stroked the relic storage box, the uneven and cold wall.

Twisted and intertwined evil patterns, as well as complex graphics composed of a large number of lines, are intertwined to form a terrible symbol similar to a totem!

It looks extremely uncomfortable.

For this item, Goldfinger did not give too many hints, and the relevant information was blank.

Meng Lei couldn't figure out what material this thing was made of.

Also can't understand what that symbol represents.

If explained from a scientific point of view, the key factor in preventing the spread of radiation pollution lies in the materials used to make the containment box.

Then these graphics and symbols on the surface of the box are obviously unnecessary.

But if the key reason lies in these pictures.

Then Meng Lei felt that it was necessary to re-examine the background and structure of this world.

but.

These questions can only have a clear answer after the gathering place.

Meng Lei didn't think much about it for the time being.

The question before him now is how to take the box and transport it to the ship.

At this time, Huo Ye also swam forward curiously and looked around this strange big box for a while.

He was still lying on the top of the box where the cut was made, and glanced inside with his head hooked.

Found a strange groove for holding some kind of square item.

He gestured to Meng Lei and asked if this was what they were looking for.

Meng Lei nodded, leaning on the box and pushing hard.

However, the box remained motionless.

Next, the two looked around again, but they didn't see anything like an active organ.

It was finally determined that this thing was indeed welded to the deck of the ballast tank.

This time, the problem has become more difficult.

If the box cannot be taken away, it is doomed that the relic cannot be contained.

That also means that this incomparably precious alien relic is probably about to miss them.

"Really... there's no way?"

Meng Lei was unwilling to give up, frowned, and was still looking for relevant clues nearby.

suddenly.

A burst of blue-and-white arcing light throbbed in the darkness, which caught his attention.

Turning his head again, he found it.

Huo Ye is holding a hand-held cutting tool, lying on the bottom of the box on his head and feet, trying to cut and separate the connection with the cabin.

Meng Lei's eyes suddenly lit up, and he felt that Huo Ye's ideas were quite novel.

If the box can really be separated from the deck, it might be possible to transport it out.

At that moment, Meng Lei hurried over to take a look.

The ultra-high temperature plasma arc, flashing in the dark, quickly melted the metal bulkhead.

Meng Lei immediately took out the cutting tool and joined in when he saw the show.

With the concerted efforts of the two, it didn't take too long.

The relic storage box, which was tightly inlaid in the ballast tank, was cut off by the two of them.

Meng Lei put his hand on the bottom and tried the weight of the box, but it wasn't particularly heavy.

The weight of the box itself is not very large, and most of all the weight is concentrated on the thick metal deck.

If the two of them work together, they can barely move out.

But wanting to float up, I am afraid it is not an easy task.

Fortunately, things are dead and people are alive.

The two laboriously carried the containment box outside the sunken ship, returned to the Guixu to rest for a while, and added oxygen by the way.

Then, he drove one of the submarines of the Shenlong fleet and dived to the location of the containment box.

Open the hatch of the airlock room, and reluctantly put the two-meter square black relic storage box into the submarine.

Done all this.

The two took off their diving suits panting and leaned against the bulkhead of the living cabin, gasping for breath.

Even with the help of thrusters, the experience of doing heavy work underwater is indeed overwhelming.

At this time, as the relic storage box was clearly exposed for the first time.

The eyes of the two were involuntarily attracted to the past.

The bright light shines on the surface of the box, and there is a faint flow of dark luster.

Along the chaotic and twisted lines, surrounding the box, it looks extraordinarily weird.

Goldfinger didn't give any hint of danger, Meng Lei became more courageous and reached out to touch it.

Start cold.

The material of this box seems to be some kind of rock. The whole body is dark and very hard. There are no impurities, and I don't know where it was mined.

But if it is a rock, the obvious welding marks at the bottom seem to be a bit unreasonable.

Meng Lei studied for a while, but didn't have any clue.

Huo Ye couldn't sit still, got up and asked:

"Brother Meng, the box is out, what should I do next? Just put that alien relic in it?"

Meng Lei shook his head and recalled the hint given by Goldfinger.

Then said:

"When it is filled with water, the cover needs to be re-welded, so that the containment effect can be barely achieved."

"That's how it is..."

Huo Ye thoughtfully buttoned the beard on his chin, looked up at Meng Lei, and sighed:

"Brother Meng, you know a lot!

Everyone has passed through together, how do I feel, you seem to know the world better than all of us. "

Meng Lei smiled lightly and said casually:

"There's nothing I don't understand, but I'm just lucky and I've seen relevant information."

Meng Lei didn't want to delve into this topic, so he got up from the ground, patted his butt, and said:

"Okay, get two buckets from the crafting table, let's fill this box first, and then go find the relic right away.

We still have a lot of work to do next, so there's no time to waste here. "

It has been more than six hours since I received the request for help from the Shenlong.

Converted to mileage, it is nearly 100 kilometers.

Compared with those players who spend most of their time on the road, Meng Lei is undoubtedly a long way behind.

Therefore, he does not plan to stay here any longer, and he must leave as soon as possible.

But from another point of view, it is actually a good deal to exchange six hours for a precious alien relic.

As for the survivors of the Shenlong fleet, will they ask for the relics after they wake up.

Meng Lei felt that after a baptism of pollution, they should not have the courage.

Even if he had this idea, Meng Lei would not be able to hand it over at all.

Nearly half an hour passed.

Under the watering of Meng Lei and Huo Ye, the huge two-meter-square containment box was finally filled with sea water.

While Huo Ye was making welding tools from the fabrication bench.

Meng Lei drove the submarine to the place where the Beautiful Life sank.

The power system and decompression system were damaged, and the hatch of the Beautiful Life could no longer be opened through normal means.

As a last resort, the two had to sneak in from the cockpit with a cracked porthole.

At this time, the huge water pressure and water flow had already wiped away all traces in the cabin.

No one can know the horrible things that once happened in this cockpit.

Meng Lei was not in the mood to pay attention to others.

As you get closer to the source of the pollution, the mental effects that have subsided gradually resurfaced.

Meng Lei didn't dare to stay for a long time, so he opened the hatch with the fastest speed.

Then with the help of Goldfinger, quickly search for clues.

Finally, in the corner near the cabinet of the airlock room, a black box with a strange shape, only the size of a human head was found.

It is the so-called alien relic!

I didn't have time to take a closer look, the first time I picked up the black box.

Meng Lei quickly pulled Huo Ye and turned back to the submarine together.

The feeling of dizziness did not worsen, but Meng Lei could clearly feel it.

Something dark inside was touched.

And it grows and spreads at an extremely fast rate.

The feeling of being in direct contact with the source of pollution at close range is really indescribable.

It will subtly change a person's spiritual consciousness without knowing it.

Let people be completely engulfed by madness and desire without any precaution.

This process is very hidden, just like most radiation is not directly fatal, but gradually manifested in the future time.

The only difference is that the pollution effect of alien relics is much faster than the effect of radiation!

That is to say, Meng Lei knew the inside story of all this and took psychological precautions in advance.

Otherwise, eight out of ten, nine out of ten will be hit.

The moment when the pressure in the airlock has just reached equilibrium.

Meng Lei didn't have time to take off his diving suit, and he didn't even care about what the so-called alien relic looked like.

He directly raised his hand and threw the black box into the storage box.

A few splashes of water rippling out.

Meng Lei lifted the diving suit hood, turned his head and shouted at Huo Ye:

"Old Huo, hurry up, bring the top cover and seal the box!"

Huo Ye was already prepared, and immediately lifted the top cover of the containment box that was cut open by the salvage crew of the Shenlong, stood on tiptoe, and smashed it on top of the box.

"Bang!" A muffled sound.

The lid is closed but not fully closed.

Meng Lei and Huo Ye hurriedly took out the welding tools, and after straightening the cover, they started welding along the edge as quickly as possible.

Fortunately, this fool-type welding tool operates in the same way as a cutting machine, and does not require too much experience to operate.

Five minutes later, the box was complete again.

The broken top edge was repaired, and the alien relic was completely contained in the box.

When the last ray of welding arc flame disappears.

Meng Lei could clearly feel that the power that affected his spiritual consciousness disappeared without a trace in an instant.

At the same time, the black exterior of the relic storage box was on the outside.

The complex and distorted lines seemed to come alive, the black light circulated, and it seemed to be wriggling constantly.

only.

Due to the edge of the top cover, the lines were fused by the plasma arc, and a clear fault appeared.

So the wriggling of those lines looks a little uncoordinated as a whole.

The already weird feeling has become even more serious.

Huo Ye was stunned to see the sudden change in the containment box, and was immediately shocked.

"Brother Meng... This... This thing seems to be alive, it's so scary, what the **** is this thing!"

Meng Lei shook his head and said truthfully:

"I don't know. There are too many weird things on this planet. What we see now may only be the tip of the iceberg. Only when we get to the gathering place can we uncover the answers to everything."

Turning around and patting Huo Ye on the shoulder, Meng Lei buried his head and walked towards the cockpit.

"Come on, stay away from that thing, I'm not sure if this method of containment is completely effective, it's better to be cautious."

"The Guard is Here"

Listen to what Meng Lei said.

Huo Ye immediately retreated tactically and directly distanced himself from the weird black box.

Then he followed Meng Lei cautiously and came to the cockpit together.

The two turned back again and returned to the vicinity of the Guixu.

First, I checked the condition of the survivors, and found that they were still in a coma, and there was no sign of waking up.

Meng Lei couldn't help frowning and sighed silently, letting Huo Ye prepare for the worst.

If these people really can't wake up, even if their physiological functions are normal, Meng Lei will still ruthlessly leave them behind.

In this kind of living environment, they can't take care of themselves.

Taking a few more vegetative people on the road doesn't make any sense at all, it will only hold you back.

Although Huo Ye couldn't bear it, he still respected Meng Lei's decision.

Because even if the decision is in his hands, he will make the same choice as Meng Lei.

Not now.

Forced by the situation, no one without relatives or reasons will carry a few tow oil bottles by their side.

Next, Meng Lei used the resources at hand to upgrade the warehouse of the Guixu number to full level.

In addition, he also raised the storage box on the submarine carrying the alien relics to a level that is almost full.

If those survivors don't wake up in the end.

Then he let Huo Ye drive the submarine, and the two left directly with the relics.

Of course.

Before leaving, the supplies left by the Shenlong fleet must be in the bag.

That's why he fills the storage box.

in the next two hours.

Meng Lei and Huo Ye kept going back and forth between the submarines left by the Shenlong fleet, including those that had sunk on the seabed around.

Collect all the valuable items as much as possible, and return them to the market.

During the period, Meng Lei used these materials, plus the materials he had traded before.

The Guixu number has been upgraded from start to finish.

Including the structure of the submarine, the hardness of the shell, and even the central control console, it has been upgraded to the full level at one time!

It can be said.

Today's Guixu has reached the top level of the initial wasteland boat!

Although the shell hardness has not yet been tested by the sea monster.

But the ultimate diving depth has reached 3,500 meters!

Not to mention a single one in the 66671 channel.

Just looking at the entire Alien Abyss, among all the tens of thousands of channels, I am afraid it is also a unique existence!

You must know that Meng Lei is currently spending the materials on the Guixu number.

All together, there are nearly 2,000 units of resources!

Under normal circumstances, even if you open your eyes and keep mining for seven days, it is difficult for ordinary people to gather such a huge amount of resources.

The materials that the Shenlong planned to prepare for a fleet, coupled with his personal accumulation as a big trader in the waterway, finally managed to achieve this step.

It is conceivable how difficult it is to raise the wasteland boat to the top level!

However, there is one thing that makes Meng Lei feel very aggrieved.

Even if the Guixu has risen to the top level, the structure of the submarine cannot be changed, and the upper limit of firepower and power remains at the previous level.

To use an inappropriate but vivid metaphor.

That is to upgrade from a wooden coffin to an iron coffin.

The quality and materials have changed, but the essence remains the same.

In this regard, Meng Lei was also very speechless.

Suddenly, I can't understand, such a setting does not have any incentive for players, so what's the point of existence?

After fully upgrading the entire submarine.

The only one that Meng Lei felt was an unexpected gain.

It is that a new function has been added to the center console, which can record the logbooks that belong to the Guixu through the newly added built-in camera.

Reminiscent of the previous metaphor, Meng Lei always felt that this function was intended to allow players to leave last words.

The more you think about it, the more unlucky it is.

Fortunately, another newly added function is more interesting.

The same goes for video.

In the lower corner outside the porthole, there is also an extra deep-sea camera.

Meng Lei can operate directly on the center console, adjust the shooting angle, and then record everything he encounters during the voyage.

And send the captured video to the channel communication channel.

Apart from these two functions, Guixu has no other new changes.

Meng Lei was not satisfied or dissatisfied with such a result.

Anyway, this is the end of the matter, just like going out to spend, the money is spent, what else can I do?

Retire is definitely not back, you can only be painful and happy.

At least the deeper pressure resistance and the harder submarine shell can be regarded as a consolation for him invisibly.

Happy talking is better than nothing.

When Meng Lei and Huo Ye were busy for a few hours, they finally managed to clean up all the resource reserves of the Kyushu Fleet.

It's already ten o'clock in the evening.

In all, Meng Lei hadn't closed his eyes for nearly 20 hours.

Thick fatigue mixed with sleepiness struck.

While resting in the cockpit of the Guixu, Meng Lei opened the cigarette case and took out the last cigarette inside to light it.

In the smoke, the exhaustion was relieved a little.

At this time, the sound of the hatch door opening came, and Huo Ye, who was sweating profusely, stepped in.

"Brother Meng, everything has been moved, and the inventory is almost done.

Now the two ships add up, and the various materials can have about 2,000 units.

The main reason is that there are too many repetitions. Iron ore and copper ore alone account for three-quarters of the total.

In addition, there are more than a dozen small fish in terms of food, at least enough for us to eat for a day.

Otherwise, there is nothing particularly noteworthy. "

Huo Ye looks like a big and three rough, but in fact he is quite meticulous.

And generous, not so much heart.

After this period of contact, Meng Lei's psychological preparedness for him has been reduced again and again, and he is no longer as vigilant as before.

"Well, well done, hard work!"

Complimenting without hesitation, Meng Lei raised his head and asked:

"The few survivors are still silent?"

Huo Ye shook his head helplessly, and said solemnly: "No, I just went to see it, and they are all dead asleep, and I don't know when I will wake up."

Meng Lei frowned slightly and turned to look at the time.

Ten forty-five.

A day passes quickly and a new day is coming.

There is still a long way to go from the location of the outpost gathering place, and there is no time to delay.

"Forget it." Meng Lei stood up and sighed: "The submarine's energy reserves should last another day. If they don't wake up within a day, then there will be no chance."

After a pause, he looked up at Huo Ye and commanded:

"There is enough water on the Shenlong, and we will leave some fish and meat for them later. By doing this, we can be regarded as being righteous.

Pack up and get ready to go. "

Hearing this, Huo Ye nodded silently, then turned around and walked out.

But at this moment, the instant messaging application on the central control display suddenly flashed again.

Huo Ye was startled when he raised his footsteps.

Meng Lei was also nervous and turned his head to look at the display.

Having had the experience of the beautiful life number just now, the sudden communication application made the two subconsciously associate with bad places.

However, Meng Lei quickly regained his composure.

The pollution sources have already been contained, and that kind of terrifying lunatic will definitely not appear at this time.

Pointing the finger on the screen, quickly answered the communication.

In the loudspeaker, a weak voice of a young man was soon heard.

"Is there anyone? Is anyone there? Who can tell me what happened?!"

Hearing this voice, Meng Lei and Huo Ye looked at each other and immediately realized something.

A survivor is awake!

Immediately, Meng Lei immediately replied: "Someone! Don't worry, wait on the boat, we'll be there right away!"

Hearing this, the young man on the other end of the communicator was obviously refreshed.

Without asking Meng Lei's identity, he immediately said:

"Okay, I'll stay in the boat, come here, many people are dizzy..."

"Well, it's coming soon!"

Meng Lei replied, then immediately put on a diving suit with Huo Ye and went out of the cabin, and swam directly towards a nearby submarine.

The Kyushu Fleet, including the captain of the Shenlong, had a total of seven survivors.

They were placed in two submarines by Meng Lei and Huo Ye respectively.

Therefore, it is not too troublesome to find.

Soon, the two found the survivor who had awakened in one of the submarines.

The man looked young, about twenty years old or so.

It was the man Huo Ye had sniffed at before.

Seeing Meng Lei coming in, the young man's expression was obviously startled.

Obviously did not expect that two strangers would appear in the submarine of their own fleet.

"You are…"

Meng Lei stepped forward, but did not report his identity directly.

First, I briefly explained the reason for the whole thing to the young people.

After hearing the words of alien relics, mental pollution and the like.

The young man obviously recalled some terrible things, with a look of panic on his face, and muttered in surprise:

"No wonder, the No. 3 submarine was like crazy, crashing everywhere, almost sinking most of the salvage crew's submarines!

So, my mental consciousness was polluted, but it wasn't particularly serious, so I was in a coma, right? "

"That's right."

Meng Lei nodded, very satisfied with the young man's ability to understand.

After a pause, the young man asked again:

"Then, is our Kyushu fleet cold now?"

Meng Lei shrugged helplessly and affirmed:

"It can be said that you are the only survivors left, oh yes, your fleet commander is still alive and is lying next door.

But it is uncertain whether he will wake up in the end. "

Hearing this, a tangled look appeared on the young man's face:

"Then what should we do now? Commander Chen is cold, and the team has no one to bring them. Are we going to start solo farming again?"

At this time, Huo Ye took a step forward, patted the young man on the shoulder, and said:

"Your fleet is yellow, you can go with us. It just so happens that we are also short of manpower. Everyone will be on the road together, and there will be someone to take care of them along the way."

After speaking, Huo Ye turned his head to look at Meng Lei and said with a smile:

"Commander Meng, you say no."

Commander Meng Huo Ye said that Meng Lei was confused on the spot.

He really didn't expect that Huo Ye would actually push himself in this way.

To tell the truth, through the experience of the past two days, Meng Lei has indeed thought about forming his own fleet~lightnovelpub.net~ But he has been worried that this kind of unbinding fleet, after returning to the gathering place, It's easy to disperse.

Therefore, he also did not put it into action.

But now Huo Ye mentioned such a sentence, and directly put him on the shelf.

He just wants to agree or not, and it is not easy to step down.

Seeing Huo Yechong winking at himself, Meng Lei smiled bitterly in his heart.

Yes, the commander is the commander, this step must be taken sooner or later.

Now that we can win over our own forces, it can be considered that we can develop a certain mass base.

After returning to the gathering place, even if some people want to leave, some people will stay.

Getting started as early as possible can also help in future development.

At the moment, Meng Lei nodded calmly and said:

"Yes, if you don't want to be alone, join us."

Hearing this, the young man looked at Meng Lei blankly and asked:

"You... are also the fleet?"

Meng Lei smiled without saying a word.

Huo Ye hooked the young man's shoulder carelessly and said with a smile:

"No, I dare to tell you that, in our channel, no fleet has the potential to match us!"

Speaking, Huo Ye mysteriously leaned into the young man's ear and whispered:

"The Guixu number, have you heard of it?"

The young man's eyes lit up, he nodded desperately, and said repeatedly:

"Of course I've heard of it, the famous person who won the first kill in the channel, and the people who are still alive, who haven't heard of it!

What's the matter, why are you asking this? "

"hey-hey…"

Huo Ye smiled, suddenly raised his finger to Meng Lei, and said proudly:

"Well, our Commander Meng is the captain of the Guixu. Do you think our fleet can hang?!"