Become a legend in the interstellar

Chapter 407 Deep Sea
"Here may be the real beginning, the ignorant awakening of life from the slumber of insensibility."

This is a sentence in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, which is very suitable to describe the vast ocean.

The adventure journey in the book is full of ups and downs, and the underwater world is colorful and diverse.

Opening that book, the whole person seems to sink into the boundless sea, swimming with Captain Nemo.

However, Su Xia can't see everything described in the book yet.

This submarine is not a tourist submarine. It does not have any windows on the surface and can only observe its surroundings through high-frequency sonar.

Su Xia can't directly see the seabed outside, but can only listen to the array sonar to perceive the location and type of obstacles outside.

Life at the bottom of the sea is even more lonely than on a starship.

Susha remembered that there were portholes on Dr. Aigal's spaceship he saw in the psychic hallucination, and it was in his personal lounge, through which he could observe the outside universe.

Although there is only darkness in the universe outside the porthole most of the time, it is better than seeing nothing.

"It's no wonder that submariners are required to have high psychological quality. It's unbearable to be bored underwater for a long time." Su Xia said.

"Master Captain, if you feel bored, you can go out to get some air." Sarah, the housekeeper, seemed to see Su Xia's thoughts, and said suddenly.

"Go out to breathe?"

Su Xia was taken aback, this is more than 1000 meters underwater, how to get out?

With his small body, at such a deep water, he would probably be crushed on the spot.

It suddenly occurred to him that when he acquired this submarine, he had seen an introduction to deep-sea pressure suits in the submarine manual.

"Is it an anti-pressure suit?" Su Xia asked immediately.

"Yes, you can leave the sub in a stress suit, and there are other options."

"What choice?"

"Master Captain, your Nautilus is equipped with submarine escape boats and sightseeing boats." Sarah slightly waved her small hand in the air, presenting a three-dimensional structure diagram of the entire submarine in front of Susha.

It can be seen that on the left bottom of the submarine's four-story structure, there are several smaller submarines.

Among them, more than 30% of the surface is made of super-pressure-resistant glass with a special structure, which is the sightseeing boat Sarah mentioned. It can accommodate 3-5 people and can dive to a depth of about 6000 meters.

The other ships are specially configured escape boats, which can also accommodate 3-5 people. It seems that they are prepared for important members.

The appearance of this kind of escape boat is very strange, the whole body is black, like a miniature version of a humpback whale, there is a very small round window in the eye, the limit diving depth even exceeds this large submarine, and can reach About 8000 meters.

This Zenith star technology does not exist on Earth at all.

On the other side of the earth, the diving limit is just over [-] meters.

"If you don't want to take these two types of submarines and want to experience them for yourself, you can also wear a pressure suit and go out from the torpedo launch tube." Sarah tapped on the three-dimensional structure diagram in front of her to point out the location of the torpedo launch chamber.

This submarine is equipped with six 6 mm torpedo tubes and carries 533 super high-speed torpedoes, which is an important means of fighting the enemy.

If he encounters the sea creatures of the mechanical race, Su Xia has [-] chances to attack.

These torpedo tubes are also the way out of the submarine.

Susha only needs to wear a pressure-resistant suit, get into the launch tube when the outer cover of the launch tube is closed and the inner cover is opened, then close the inner cover, fill with water and open the outer cover, and people can get out of the launch tube.

In short, this launch tube is a bit like the airlock of a space station.

Su Xia thought about the feeling of going out alone.

Deep sea, cold, dark, fear...

The feeling of being surrounded by endless pressure and the unknown made him shudder just thinking about it, and immediately gave up the idea of ​​going out directly.

"I'd better take the sightseeing boat." Su Xia made a choice, "Sarah, on the sightseeing boat, can I contact you?"

"Of course, I will control the sightseeing boat for you. You only need to enjoy the underwater world." Sarah knew what he was worried about.

"That's good."

"By the way, the sightseeing boat has a fishing system that can catch the underwater creatures or items you want."

"There should be nothing to capture."

"It's not certain." Sarah chuckled, "There are many treasures hidden in the sea, including meteorites that fell into the bottom of the sea, shipwrecks from various ages, pirate treasures from centuries ago, and strange underwater creatures. Maybe there is something you can see."

"Oh?"

Su Xia rubbed her chin, thought for a while, and what she said really made sense.

His current net worth is too thin. Compared with many fifth-level or sixth-level creatures, he is an out-and-out pauper.

A fifth-level creature like Hu Hanhai wanders around various war relics in the wilderness all year round. I don’t know how many treasures have been found from the ruins of those relics. He owns countless famous paintings, antiques, treasures, etc., and his wealth is beyond description. You can even throw those rare books to Su Xia at will.

Su Xia has always wanted to find an opportunity to enrich her family property and fill up the empty storage space.

Now that I think about it, isn’t the sea a cornucopia?

The treasures accumulated on the seabed are not less than those on land.

Moreover, most of the ruins and ruins on land have already been explored.

Even if they haven’t been explored, many of them have been included in the future projects of those adventure teams and exploration organizations, and will be launched soon. The competition is fierce, and all parties want to get a share.

Only the sea...

There is no competition here, and countless treasures are quietly sinking on the bottom of the sea, waiting for treasure hunters to discover them.

"This is a good opportunity, but unfortunately I don't have much time." Su Xia regretted, "If I have time, I'll just stay on the bottom of the sea for a few years and search all the areas that can be searched."

"Master Captain, time is relative." Sarah reminded softly.

"No, for me now, time is absolute."

Su Xia shook her head and said, "I need to accumulate wealth quickly, and I also need to become stronger as quickly as possible."

Endless wealth can help him build an invincible army.

And strong strength can guarantee that he has the absolute leadership of this army.

Su Xia did the math, if he discarded the public goods in the warehouse of the North Wind Organization and his father's collection in the basement of the pharmacy, and counted only his personal wealth, the funds he had in this world would be just over [-] million.

Some of them were obtained by him in the alien jungle in the southwest region.

At that time, he, Sun Lang, and Chang Rufeng searched the corpses in the jungle, picked up valuable things from the corpses, and divided them after returning. Each of them got 3000 to [-] million yuan.

Speaking of which, the guys from the tavern, Sun Lang and Chang Rufeng, are now stuck in the oasis camp.

They ate and slept every day, ate and slept, mingled with members of the North Wind Organization, and went to the wreckage of the spaceship to enter the simulation system to challenge star achievements when they were free.

Aside from the 3000 to [-] million yuan, a large part of the other money was searched by Su Xia in Andrew's basement not long ago.

The most valuable among them are three boxes of pearls.

Each box of pearls is worth tens of millions, one of which was left by Su Xia to the Yuanhang Fishery Company that sells fish, and the other two boxes are with him.

"This kind of pearl containing spiritual energy is the default transaction item of many organizations. It is more valuable than gold, and spiritual energy can also be extracted from it." Su Xia's eyes lit up, and suddenly thought of something.

He immediately asked the butler: "Sarah, I want to find a special kind of pearl oyster on the seabed. It is a kind of Zerg creature, and the pearls it produces are pure psionic blocks."

Sarah smiled slightly: "Master Captain, I know the creature you are talking about."

"Help me, I need a lot of pearls."

"Captain, do you want to purify enough psychic potions by crushing pearls?"

"Yes."

Su Xia nodded: "On this planet, more than 80% of the psychic resources are controlled by the machine race. If you want to obtain psychic potions, you can only find ways to catch bugs or get this kind of pearls."

"No problem, I'll keep an eye out for you."

"Is there still a chance now?"

It suddenly occurred to Su Xia that most of the pearl mussels lived in the shallow sea area, and many of them were hidden in the sand of a few meters or more than ten meters on the seabed, otherwise those "clam pickers" would not be able to catch them.

And now he has dived to about 400 meters under the sea, and the surrounding area is dark and dead, like a forbidden zone for life.

Previously, Su Xia only thought about running for her life and avoiding the pursuit of the mechanical clan.

Thinking about it now, I may have missed a lot of opportunities to catch pearls.

"There is a chance." Sarah smiled softly: "It is recorded in my data that this kind of pearl oyster is found in most areas of the seabed. After all, it is a Zerg creature with strong vitality and adaptability. It can completely live in the deep sea. And …they will consciously escape from shallow waters where they are easy to fish for.”

"So, those clam hunters by the sea can only catch something they can't escape?"

"Yes, almost all the pearls they collect are only a few months or one or two years old."

Sarah smiled and said, "Master Captain, you should be able to collect five or six years or even more than ten years."

Su Xia was relieved: "That's good."

"Captain, the psionic energy on this planet has only appeared for more than 20 years?"

"Yes."

"It seems that you can only collect super pearls that are about 20 years old at most." There was a trace of regret in Sarah's voice, "If it was on those ancient planets, you could collect super pearls that are hundreds or even hundreds of years old."

"It's good to have it. I'm not picky eaters." Su Xia smiled.

According to Sarah, those super pearls that are hundreds of years old, even the size of a basketball, are all priceless treasures.

At this stage, treasures are not only useful for refining psychic potions.

Of course, pearls that are hundreds of years old are extremely rare even in the starry sky.

After all, the combat effectiveness of this kind of Zerg creature is too low. In the eyes of other marine Zerg creatures, it is just a big tonic that can move, and few of them live to a hundred years.

"Captain, please follow me."

Accompanied by Sarah, Susha went from the top floor of the submarine to the bottom floor of the submarine, and saw the sightseeing boat in the cabin on the bottom floor.

This sightseeing boat is not big, with a length of about 15 meters. Compared with Susha's Nautilus, which is more than 200 meters long, it looks like a newborn baby.

It has a special streamlined aesthetic as a whole, resembling a small blue whale in appearance, and the front area is covered by a special glass, which is convenient for people inside to observe outside.

"Om-"

With a soft sound, the hatch opened slowly.

Su Xia bent down to enter the interior of the submarine, feeling a little depressed, unable to stand up completely, and the interior space was very narrow.

Although the instruction manual stated that it could accommodate 3-5 people, Su Xia felt a bit cramped by herself.

He hunched over, walked slowly to the place in front of the submarine with a transparent glass shell, sat down here, adjusted the seat, and put himself in a more comfortable sitting position.

In front of the seat is a triangular console, and on the left front is a display screen.

Sarah began to introduce the function of each button on the console to Susha: "Master Captain, this blue button can open the fishing system, and at the same time, several different screens will appear on the display screen in front of you, showing Below, left, right and top of your submarine..."

Her illusory body sat on another seat beside Su Xia, with a gentle voice, explaining patiently, raising her glasses from time to time, like a female doctor teaching students.

Although the entire submarine can be controlled by her, she must consider unexpected situations, at least to allow Su Xia to have the ability to save herself.

"This sightseeing boat also has deep-sea anti-pressure suits. If something goes wrong with the submarine, such as losing power, you can wear the anti-pressure suit and leave, Captain..."

She explained for about half an hour, instilling some important matters and basic essentials to Su Xia.

Fortunately, Su Xia's comprehension ability is strong enough to basically accept these points of knowledge.

Afterwards, Sarah smiled and asked, "Master Captain, are you ready?"

Su Xia nodded: "Ready."

"Okay, your first underwater sightseeing trip has begun!"

Sarah smiled softly, and with a light wave of her hand, the entire sightseeing boat shook instantly.

Outside, the cabin also shook, and the metal bracket carrying the sightseeing boat slowly rose.

Immediately afterwards, sea water began to emerge one after another from the dozens of small holes around the cabin.

The icy seawater gathered in the cabin, and the water level rose slowly, quickly submerging the sightseeing boat and gradually filling the entire cabin.

"Buzz-"

After the water is full, the curved door in front of the cabin slowly descends.

There was another cabin ahead, also filled with seawater.

Sarah began to control the submarine, and with a buzzing sound, the power of the submarine started, and it slowly disengaged from the metal bracket below, drove out of this cabin, entered another cabin, and was suspended in the sea water.

Immediately afterwards, the door of another cabin also descended, revealing a long oval channel filled with seawater.

"Please sit down and let's go."

Sarah smiled lightly, and drove the submarine into the passage.

The surrounding water was surging, and the submarine slowly increased its speed, but in the blink of an eye, it sailed out of this long passage.

And beyond the channel, there is naturally a boundless deep sea.

All of a sudden, a feeling of oppression and coldness hits my face!

Su Xia was sitting at the front of the submarine, with a transparent sightseeing glass in front of her, facing the unknown and dark boundless sea.

After driving out of the passage, it seemed as if he had crashed headlong into the abyss, as if in front of him was the terrifying giant mouth of some deep-sea monster.

"call……"

He took a deep breath and his heart beat faster.

Luckily there was Sarah sitting next to her.

With him alone, the feeling of panic could be many times worse.

"Captain, take a deep breath and relax." Sarah smiled softly, "Many people enter the deep sea for the first time, and their situation is similar to yours, or even worse than yours."

"Well, thank you." Su Xia said.

Immediately afterwards, with a snap, Sarah turned on the submarine's external detection system.

After all, it is a sightseeing submarine, how can it be done in the dark outside?
As soon as the lights were turned on, the entire submarine instantly became a light source in the deep sea, and the world outside the submarine also felt a little more hazy.

"Huh? Captain, you are lucky. You met a pearl oyster just after you came out." Sarah said with a smile.

"Where is it?" Su Xia asked hastily, her heart moved.

"Just ahead." Sarah pointed to the front.

"Isn't that a rock?"

Su Xia took a closer look, and with the help of the light, she saw a rough, dark brown stone.

In the vast seabed, there are many such stones, which can be seen everywhere.

(End of this chapter)