Dragon Clan: Start by obtaining the Sett panel

Chapter 172 It seems that I came at the right time

Dadadada... The sound of the helicopter wings turning was deafening, and Gu Ye sat on it with his eyes closed to rest. After a long period of silence, he finally had a mission again, which gave him a glimmer of anticipation.

Unlike in the past, this time it was clearly a mission to resurrect the Dragon King, and the one who was resurrected was his old acquaintance - Norton, the King of Bronze and Fire.

Long before he joined Kassel, he had met a hybrid with the words of the Bronze and Fire Kings. He and the alchemy pot he held left a deep impression on Gu Ye. It was not until he came to Kassel that he knew that the pot was also a product of Norton's alchemy.

But according to Liu Yao's intelligence, the jar was lost in the end. Maybe it was recovered by a mixed-blood family? After all, they like to do these little tricks the most.

However... they probably won't have a chance this time. After all, this is a clue that the school has spent countless efforts and resources to find. Several professors alone have been dispatched, and there are countless elite students.

However, they were all acting as advance teams, and everything was only to explore the way for Gu Ye alone. Only he... was qualified to meet the Dragon King face to face, and this was the consensus of everyone in the school.

Touching the cold gloves in his hand, Gu Ye's mouth curled up slightly. The equipment department almost emptied out all its savings in order to make this pair of gloves. The materials alone were all enchanted metals.

The alchemical patterns on it were drawn by the vice-principal himself. Gu Ye had some opinions about this matter, but Principal Angers just said one sentence to shut him up... The vice-principal is a descendant of the Flamel family.

The Flamel family can be traced back to the mysterious Nicholas Flamel in the history of alchemy, who was born in 1330. After obtaining an ancient book called "The Jewish Book of Abraham", he used the alchemical knowledge he learned from other ancient books to crack the secret of the book and opened the door to ancient alchemy.

From then on, the conversion of elements became easy for him. In the history of alchemy, Nicolas Flamel was recognized as the last master who opened the door to alchemy. It was generally believed that he had refined the legendary elixir of immortality and was still alive in this world. For centuries, people had seen him roaming the streets of Paris.

According to the history of the Secret Party, the first mentor Nicholas Flamel joined the Secret Party in the early 15th century. He lived a long life but was not immortal. His successors were all named Nicholas Flamel, so this lineage has been passed down to this day... and being able to inherit this surname, one can imagine the vice-president's attainments in alchemy.

No matter what Principal Ange has been planning, at this moment he has placed all his hopes on Gu Ye. However... Gu Ye never lets anyone down, and he has made the final preparations.

“It’s just the finishing touch…” Opening his eyes, Gu Ye looked at the transparent system panel in front of him. The progress of the Supreme Dragon Skin has reached 98%. This time… it will be a showdown between real dragons.

Gu Ye couldn't wait to use Norton's blood to strengthen the ability of his Soul Lotus skin. He had a hunch that if he killed Norton this time, the Soul Lotus might unlock some more surprising abilities.

"Are you ready to die? Norton..." Gu Ye's mouth curled up, and the golden eyes flashing in the dim night and the smile made him look extremely wild, like a beast out of a cage.

Late at night, the tugboat Moniah trembled in a storm on the upper Yangtze River.

This was a rare rainstorm in autumn. The rain was pouring down and the wind speed reached level five. Other ships had to dock to avoid the wind. On the restless water, only the xenon lights of the Moniach were flashing in the rain.

Professor Mans Rundstedt, the captain of the ship, stood at the window of the wheelhouse. A splash of rain "hit" the front window and then exploded. The wind was howling and the ship was shaking. Mans stood steadily, smoking a cigar, waiting for news.

The sound of a baby crying could be heard faintly in the rear cabin. Mance frowned and said, "Go check on that child. Why is he always crying? Don't any of you know how to take care of a child?"

"Professor, the current main members of the executive department are not married. How do you expect us to learn how to take care of babies?" said the girl sitting in front of the display screen without raising her head.

She was about twenty-three or twenty-four years old, with black hair and typical Latin beauty looks, and she was wearing a combat uniform specially made for her by Kassel Academy.

"Call me Captain. My current identity is the captain of the Moniah, not your substitute professor." Mance exhaled a puff of cigar.

"Everyone stay where you are. Since I'm the only married man, I'm going to go check on our baby. Selma, pay attention to their vital signs. If there's anything unusual, hang up immediately!"

"I understand!" replied the Latin girl Selma.

"Captain, we received a signal from the Yangtze River Navigation Maritime Safety Administration that the storm will continue in the second half of the night, the wind will increase to level ten, and the rainfall will reach 200 mm. It is a rare rainstorm, which may be accompanied by thunderstorms. They are mobilizing a helicopter to rescue us and suggest that we abandon ship." The third mate said after taking off his headphones.

"We responded to them by saying that our ship has a deep draft and is currently stable, so it can survive the rainstorm. There are several patients on board, so it is not advisable to abandon the ship," said Mans.

"You don't have to worry. This is the Moniah. It's not a tugboat, it's a warship. A level 12 storm is no problem for it." He looked up at the dark sky outside, was silent for a while, and talked to himself.

"By the way, is Gu Ye here?" Mans suddenly remembered something and asked Selma. He felt vaguely uneasy, just like when he went to Greenland ten years ago.

"He has entered China and will join us soon," Selma said.

"I hope he can arrive before the storm comes. Flying in heavy rain is not safe..." After muttering to himself, he walked towards the rear cabin.

At this time, the front cabin was very quiet. Everyone had undergone rigorous training at Kassel Academy. They stared at their screens and operated quickly and silently.

Selma looked at the screen and listened to the two entangled heartbeats echoing in the headphones. In the heartbeat monitoring window on the screen, green light spots were jumping up and down, which meant that the two people underwater were still safe.

50 meters below the water surface.

The spotlight could not penetrate far into the deep water, and there was only a blue-gray band of light. The slender figure of Jiude Aki was floating beside him, and Ye Sheng could pull her up with just a stretch of his hand.

Ye Sheng and Jiude Aki are on their 27th underwater joint operation. They were classmates at Kassel College and entered the executive department at the same time. They have been diving partners for five years and can read each other's hearts with just a glance.

Looking at Shude Aki beside him, Ye Sheng was a little touched. She was like a mermaid at this moment, plucking Ye Sheng's heartstrings, but unfortunately, couples were prohibited from appearing in the executive department.

This rule has prevented him from expressing his feelings and he could only keep it in his heart. But today there seems to be a slight change... Ye Sheng has a feeling that if he doesn't say it now, he may never have the chance in the future.

"After this mission is over, let's apply for a temporary withdrawal together?" Ye Sheng asked inexplicably.

"Huh? Why?" Jiude Aki turned her head and looked at Ye Sheng in confusion. There was a separate signal line between the two of them, tightly connecting them. So Ye Sheng didn't need to speak loudly, she could hear clearly.

There was a vague idea in his heart, but Jiude Aki still hoped that Ye Sheng would say it out himself.

After being silent for a moment, Ye Sheng recalled the scene in which the girl in the interview silently told him about her secret love experience, and he made up his mind.

"After we finish this mission, can you be my girlfriend?"

"..." Jude Aki's body trembled slightly, not because of the cold river water, but because after so many years she finally heard the words she wanted. She tried to calm herself down. Although the dark bottom of the water made her feel a little uneasy, Ye Sheng's words dispelled her uneasiness like the sun.

"Okay..." Aki Sakutoku answered like this, just like replying to what to eat tonight, but both of them smiled at the same time. Maybe love is like this, even in such dangerous water, as long as you are with the one you love, you will not be afraid.

Ye Sheng reached out and grabbed Jude Aki's hand, and the two of them slowly dived down together, and finally reached the bottom of the water. This place was submerged due to the water storage of the Three Gorges Reservoir. It was a mountainous area before, and the stones were smoothed by the water flow, making it difficult to stand.

Ye Sheng ejected the steel claws from his flippers, gently stood on the rock, and reached out to grope in the bottom mud and sand. He showed Yaji what he had touched, a piece of pottery with ancient patterns.

Jiude Aki took the pottery fragment and examined it: "It has a history of at least one thousand years. It is from before the Shu culture was swallowed up by the Central Plains culture. It is possible that it is a relic of Baidi City."

"The oxygen reserves are not enough. Is this the designated location? But I can't see any remains of the so-called Baidi City." Jiude Aki looked around, but there was no sign of anything that could be called a city as far as he could see.

"Norma, I need to use sonar to scan the terrain." Ye Sheng called.

"Understood. Prepare for sonar scan." The central processor far away in the United States responded immediately. The three-dimensional sonar image outlined by dark green contour lines was displayed on the helmet screens of Ye Sheng and Aki. Sound waves are far more useful in water than light.

"Although we can't see it, there are mountains in the northeast and southeast. The one above the water is Baidi Mountain, and the one under the water is Chijia Mountain, forming a gate structure. Opposite is the original Caotang River, passing through a valley. According to Chinese Feng Shui, this is the place where mountain dragons and water dragons meet. It gathers yin and yang energy and is a good place to build a city. The ruins of Baidi City may be here, but we have to find the entrance." Ye Sheng pointed to the distance and spoke.

"Even if there is an entrance, it has been covered several meters deep by loose soil over the past thousand years," Shude Aki smiled.

"So, to save time, I'd better trouble you." Ye Sheng let go of the hand that was holding Jiude Aki.

"I need a fixed point."

"Am I not your fixed point all along?" Jiude Aki swam behind him, steel claws popped out from his flippers, tightly gripped the rock, and his hands embraced Ye Sheng's waist from behind.

Then, Ye Sheng closed his eyes and activated his spiritual power. The group of snakes deep in his mind were released. The snakes flowed along Ye Sheng's limbs and bones, and finally surged out and disappeared into the water.

The Word Spirit Snake is a Word Spirit that uses bioelectricity to explore its surroundings. At this moment, the huge water body of the reservoir has greatly enhanced this ability. The area within a radius of five kilometers is under Ye Sheng's surveillance.

"Found it!" He opened his eyes and looked towards a place not far away. There was a strong metal reaction there and the snake was unusually active.

on the water.

"Captain, the Yangtze River Maritime Safety Administration has informed us that there may be a magnitude 5 underwater earthquake!" the third mate said loudly.

"They insisted on sending a rescue helicopter to us. Maybe they realized that something was wrong here." Mance walked into the front cabin, came close to Selma, and stared at Ye Sheng's heartbeat monitor.

"Delay any longer. Earthquakes are really bad news. I have a feeling...we are getting close...very close."

"Professor, we found it!" Ye Sheng's voice finally came through the communication.

"Ye Sheng, Yaji, prepare to surface! There may be a magnitude 5 underwater earthquake tonight, and it is dangerous underwater!" Mans' voice replied loudly.

"Understood... Let's..." Ye Sheng was about to continue speaking when the water around them began to vibrate and the raised dust blocked their vision.

"The underwater earthquake has begun... Damn it! Their warning this time is too accurate!" On the Moniach, Mans knew clearly what was happening underwater from the sonar map. He turned around and shouted to the first mate.

"Reel in the line! Reel in the line! Pull them up!" The engine turned, and the black rope that served as a lifeline and signal line began to be retracted. But at this moment, Mance heard a snapping sound coming from the sound of wind and rain outside, and then the engine speed went out of control.

Mans's face suddenly changed. The engine speed was out of control because there was no pulling force acting on it. The lifeline was broken...

The spotlight was only as dim as a firefly in such turbid water, barely able to illuminate the two pale faces. All Ye Sheng could do was hold on to Shude Aki tightly as they were falling rapidly.

Just now, a clear crack was approaching rapidly from a distance, as if an invisible sharp blade had cut through it, and the rock layer several meters thick cracked and sank. The earthquake tore the bottom of the water apart, and Ye Sheng and Jiude Aki had no time to react at all, and they felt the huge water pressure coming down from above, like a wave several tens of meters high hitting their heads.

But at this moment, Ye Sheng suddenly discovered something. After the earthquake, a thick city wall appeared in front of the two of them...

It was a magnificent city wall made of bronze.

"Damn it!!!" Professor Mans hammered the operating table hard after hearing the hissing signal sound in the headset, with a trace of unwillingness on his face. Is he going to lose these two students like this?
It would be better to wait until Gu Ye comes before exploring, Mans couldn't help but think so in his heart. As an S-level, he should be able to protect those two students, right?
At this moment, a loud noise was heard on the deck of the Moniah. Mans quickly came out of the cabin and saw Gu Ye squatting on the deck rubbing his legs.

A helicopter was hovering several meters above the deck, and Gu Ye actually jumped off the helicopter.

"It shouldn't have wasted any time, right?" Gu Ye stood up slowly, wiped the rain off his face and asked.

It was really unsafe to descend in the heavy rain, so Gu Ye could only fend for himself. He waved to the helicopter, and the pilot immediately understood and left quickly.

"Ye Sheng and the others are in danger now. I need you to bring the others with me to rescue them!" Mans grabbed Gu Ye's hand and spoke quickly.

"Forget about the others, just wait for my news..." Gu Ye shook his head, put down the diving mask on his head, walked to the edge of the deck and prepared to jump.

But at this moment, Ye Sheng's voice finally sounded again.

"This is Ye Sheng. Aki and I are both alive. I am communicating with you through the snake's electricity. We have arrived at the palace of Norton, the King of Bronze and Fire. Please reply."

This is a special use of the "snakes". Now they are acting as messengers, carrying Ye Sheng's voice signals back and forth between the bottom of the water and the Moniach.

"Are you sure?" Mans' voice trembled slightly.

"Professor, if you see the bronze wall in front of me, you will believe it too." Ye Sheng answered while looking at the endless city wall in front of him.

"Very good, it seems I'm here at the right time..." Gu Ye twisted his neck and an excited smile appeared on his face.

"Wait... I still need to apply for the key..." Before Professor Mans could finish his words, Gu Ye had already jumped into the water.

(End of this chapter)