Azur Lane: I Crossed the Graduation Port Area

Chapter 1242 Mirror Sea, Guiming Sea Cave

"Eh? Have you noticed that the temperature around you seems to be getting higher and higher?"

The leisurely and happy time of Lin Lan and the Donghuang ship girls' deep-sea diving came to an end with Fushun's confused voice.

Just as Fushun said, Lin Lan and the other Donghuang ship girls also felt that the temperature around them was getting higher and higher. Harbin even took off the hat on his head and used it as a fan.

"Everyone, there are several active volcanoes around Guiming Sea Cave, so the surrounding sea water temperature is higher than other areas."

The voice of Shu Yuechao, the leader of the Dolphin Demon Clan, sounded at the right time:

"But please rest assured, once we pass through here and enter the outer perimeter of Guiming Sea Cave, the sea water temperature will return to normal."

Hearing this, Lin Lan and the Donghuang ship girls walked to the railing of the spirit weapon deck and looked down.

Sure enough, a number of hill-like peaks appeared at the bottom of the originally dark deep sea right below them.

The magma emitting orange-yellow light flows quietly in the cracks of these active submarine volcanoes, allowing them to clearly see the environment on the seabed.

But what surprised Lin Lan was that on these active underwater volcanoes there were quite a few ruins of man-made buildings that looked like they were from ancient times.

The remains of the buildings were almost completely buried by the corpses of many octopuses and shellfish, whose names he could not remember, which relied on the temperature of volcanic magma to reproduce.

But even so, he and the Donghuang ship girls could still see that there was definitely a large-scale Natlan building complex here.

But what surprised Lin Lan even more were the golden lenses surrounding the crater.

"Those crystal stones...are they all spiritual stones?"

He spoke in disbelief, and Harbin answered him with certainty:
"That's right, Commander. Fushun and I have seen the spiritual stone mines. The spiritual stone mines here are even more outrageous than the ones we control!"

At this time, Shu Yuechao's voice sounded again:

“As you can see, the volcano here is connected to the land veins of the five states of Natlan, and therefore there are a large number of spirit stone mines around the volcano.

“But these spiritual stone mines have been polluted and cannot be mined.

“The Qilin clan is a celestial demon clan that controls the earth veins. A great demon came here a hundred years ago.

"After investigation, they concluded that the pollution from the ancient evil demons has spread here, and the spirit stone mines here have also been affected."

As soon as the dolphin demon tribe leader finished his reminder, Lin Lan clearly heard Harbin's sigh of great regret.

After all, no one would complain about having too much money, right?
"It's okay. When we come back, I'll use the power of a hero to purify some spirit stone ores."

Lin Lan had long known that all of Natlan's ultimate power and spirit stones had been contaminated, so he was not surprised that the powerful demon clan knew about this.

He patted Harbin's shoulder and smiled comfortingly, then changed the subject and asked the dolphin demon tribe leader swimming in front of them:

"Do the ruins of these buildings around here also belong to the Qinglong clan?"

"Commander, I don't know the origin of this ruin. When you arrive at the Dragon Palace, you may be able to find relevant records in the Heavenly Demon Library."

Hearing the other party's sincere reply, Lin Lan turned his gaze to the explorer and the tracker.

"Don't look at us, Dad. This is the first time I know there are traces of man-made buildings here."

The Tracker shrugged at him and the Explorer added:
“The experimental agency’s offline database contains detailed data on the terrain, but it does not record key words such as ground vein pollution and building ruins.

"According to the deduction, there is a 97% chance that the experimental agency deliberately concealed the relevant data."

The words of the two Antiks girls made Lin Lan even more certain that the observers must have conducted some secret experiments in the base here.

As he looked down at the underwater volcano below and fell into deep thought, he suddenly felt a throbbing in the depths of his soul.

It's like a dying person who is extremely hungry and thirsty smelling the scent of nectar.

He suddenly raised his head and looked forward. The orange light in front of him gradually dimmed, indicating that they had passed through the underwater volcanic area.

The deep and dangerous darkness of the deep sea seemed like a devil, waving at them with a grin.

The destination of their trip, Guiming Sea Cave, was finally approaching.

"Wait, Chief Shu, let all your people stop first!"

Although the throbbing feeling was fleeting, it made Lin Lan alert and he shouted in a louder voice.

Although Shu Yuechao was startled by his sudden words, she immediately did as he asked.

Lin Lan looked at the explorer and asked seriously:

"Tell me, how far are we from the Mirror Sea base now?"

"In two kilometers, we will enter the coverage area of ​​the mirror sea area of ​​the stronghold." The answer from the white-haired girl Antiks further strengthened Lin Lan's thoughts.

"Can you try to access the mirror system of this base outside the mirror sea area and collect data from inside the mirror sea area?"

"Yes, but this will most likely trigger the emergency defense system of the base."

After receiving the explorer's affirmative answer, Lin Lan nodded and turned to look at Anshan:

"Be prepared to deploy the magic cube ballistic missiles and wait for my order to launch at any time. I will control the elements to temporarily evacuate the seawater next to the spiritual weapon."

"Anshan received."

After receiving his order, Anshan almost immediately switched to serious mode and replied to him solemnly.

"Commander, what are you and the others doing?"

Shu Yuechao's puzzled voice came, and Lin Lan said to the demon clan leader:

"The seal of Guiming Sea Cave has probably been loosened a long time ago. The projection of the ancient evil demon has appeared in various places in Dongzhou. We came here this time to completely solve the source of the disaster here."

After that, he briefly explained to Shu Yuechao what he had seen in Xianluo City today.

"How is this possible?"

Upon learning that the Headless Black Dragon Crown had made a grand appearance at the Dragon Gate Festival, Shu Yuechao and the Dolphin Demon Clan could hardly believe this fact.

But they know better that the Donghuang ship girls and the heroic commander who saved Nanzhou will never deceive them.

Shu Yuechao was especially fond of it. He clearly remembered that the elders in the tribe had repeatedly warned them to be careful of the dragons that were completely black.

What Lin Lan described was almost identical to the stories circulating within their tribe.

"I see, how can we help?"

Seeing that Shu Yuechao chose to cooperate with them, Lin Lan breathed a sigh of relief and replied:
"Where do you plan to place the Dinghai Stone you brought? Can you tell me in detail?"

……

A few minutes later, the submersible spirit vessel that Lin Lan and the Donghuang ship girls were riding on had stopped at the edge of the mirror sea area indicated by the explorer.

Under the light of the searchlight, the huge underwater cave, so deep that the bottom cannot be seen, is right in front of them, like a big mouth leading to the abyss.

Shu Yuechao and the dolphin demon tribe were waiting for them outside the underwater volcanic area as he had just said.

After all, the power of the Rubik's Cube ballistic missile is enormous, and if the Category V threat pollution source, which is most likely the Invisible Breath Torso, is stimulated, it is likely to cause indiscriminate accidental injuries.

All the Donghuang ship girls have deployed their ship uniforms on the deck, ready for battle.

On the spiritual weapon deck, a dark green vehicle, under the debugging of three guiding girls from Fushun, Changchun and Taiyuan, had already loaded a cylindrical missile with the logos of Lanqi and Donghuang camp.

"Commander, the cube ballistic missile launcher has been deployed."

Anshan reported to Lin Lan, while Harbin sighed and joked to Lin Lan:

"I don't know if the deck of our Earth-class spiritual weapon can withstand the recoil of the Rubik's Cube Ballistic Missile Launcher. Commander, you are really willing to do this."

"It's okay. If it really falls apart, I will control the water element to protect you and float up. Then I will let the Bri sisters build you a new one. The style is up to you to design."

"Hey, that's great, it's a deal."

Lin Lan knew that Harbin actually didn't care about this earth-level spiritual weapon. This generous light cruiser lady was mainly worried about their safety.

After all, this is the bottom of the deep sea thousands of meters below.

If it were him in the past, he would never dare to take the ship girls on such a dangerous attempt in the deep sea.

But the situation is different now. With the brave skill column, he is no longer a helpless mortal.

Not to mention fighting the Sirens head-on, he could still protect his girls and evacuate the deep-sea battlefield.

What's more, he also holds the original elemental power of the nine sword spirits.

"Explorers, trackers, it's up to you now."

All preparations were ready. Lin Lan looked at the two Antiks girls who were standing at the bow of the spiritual vessel, with a dark blue virtual keyboard and screen projected in front of the ship, waiting for his instructions.

Whether or not to use the Rubik's Cube ballistic missile depends entirely on whether the explorers and trackers can access the mirror system and collect sufficient intelligence from the mirror sea ahead and inside the experimental agency base.

(End of this chapter)