My name is Lu Mingfei, not Lu Mingfei!

Chapter 233 232. Breath of the Deep Sea (5)

It's a pity that I have been stereotyped like this for a long time in my life. With a height of 159cm, I am destined to choose the latter between sexy and cute. If I really want to touch Chu Zihang's head, I will probably have to wait until one day he is willing to be with me. When we were sleeping together, I would get up in the middle of the night and secretly look at him to see if there was an extra ring on the back of his head.

"I'm looking at the fish." Chu Zihang made an excuse for himself. At this time, there happened to be a long line of silver fish swimming past the shell of the deep submersible. These little things were not afraid of this uninvited guest in the deep sea. , with no intention of avoiding it at all.

"What's so strange about fish?" Lu Mingfei didn't quite understand. When we went to the aquarium together, Chu Zihang was like a biological knowledge transmitter when faced with all kinds of swimming fish. It was hard for you to feel that you were here with him. For fun, I feel more like I am a member of the elementary school spring outing team, and Teacher Chu is patiently taking the opportunity to spread oceanographic knowledge.

"The total biomass on land accounts for less than 1% of the total biomass on earth, and the remaining 99% of organisms are in the sea." Chu Zihang said, "This is the hometown of all organisms on earth, so some scholars believe that , the dragons were also born in the sea, and they were born knowing how to swim.”

"You might as well say it's more credible to say that dragons are alien creatures." Caesar despised this speculation. "If they evolved like other creatures, then there is no doubt that there is a gap comparable to the gap in the middle. In the process, before other creatures showed civilization and a high enough level of wisdom, they were already ahead for more than tens of thousands of years, and so far we have not been able to completely reproduce the alchemy of the dragons."

"If that's the case, isn't it the same for humans to other creatures? They walk upright, have tool intelligence, and live in groups and are civilized." Lu Mingfei said, "Each of these things is a dimensionality-reducing blow to other creatures when they are born."

"That's different. Human evolution has a complete development line. At the earliest, everyone was a primate. Later, monkeys and apes diverged, and then apes and then developed into humans. Today you can still see gorillas and Monkeys, with whom we share a common ancestor, look very similar, which is very clear evidence of evolution."

Caesar said, "But dragons are different. There are no fossils of ancient dragons in the world. They did not evolve from dinosaurs, and modern lizards are not much related to them. At most, they are a little close in size. They It’s like an intelligent group of people appeared out of thin air. They were born with mastery of the elements of speech and spirit and alchemy, and have their own language. Isn’t this a bit like the alien civilization in science fiction novels?”

"What you said is a bit...have we been fighting alien creatures?" Lu Mingfei was stunned to be convinced by Caesar.

"You are trying to use science to explain the Dragon Clan." Chu Zihang said, "The Dragon Clan does not understand science. From our perspective, the candle dragon ignited a huge amount of air compression to create an explosion, but from the Dragon Clan's perspective, it caused the fire element to explode violently. Bloom, like Harry Potter versus the Alien Predator, magic versus technology.”

"The proof-seeking tone sounds like you are the dragon, using the dragon's first-person perspective." Caesar teased.

"Only by standing in the enemy's perspective can we understand the enemy's way of thinking." Chu Zihang said calmly.

The atmosphere in the deep submersible finally calmed down, and could even be called joyful. Caesar and Lu Mingfei could always find something to talk about, and then Chu Zihang had to interrupt and put forward some academic opinions, and everyone started talking. I can make jokes for a long time based on a certain premise.

But this happiness is limited to the deep submersible. Directly above the Trieste submersible, there is a blind spot without a camera probe. Xiyue holds on to the safety rope of the Trieste and slowly follows this behemoth. Slowly falling into the quiet deep sea, in this dark and monotonous world, there is only the light beam on the deep submersible that sweeps back and forth monotonously.

After so many years, she finally had the right opportunity to come to the depths of the sea that she had dreamed of many times. Everything in Black Swan Port was just like yesterday. At that time, she witnessed everything with her own eyes but could do nothing about it. Now it is different. In the past, she had enough strength to find what she had lost.

Xiyue lay flat on the shell of the submersible, fixed her diving suit and safety rope with metal hooks, and relaxed her whole body to ensure that she was in the best condition at all times.

The deeper you go, the greater the pressure of the seawater will be. Even if you rely on a diving suit and oxygen, there is a limit to the depth that humans can bear. Activity beyond a certain level will kill a person in just a few minutes.

But this didn't matter to Xiyue. She didn't even carry an oxygen bottle, because she could breathe directly in the water. As for the increasing atmospheric pressure, there was no problem. She was born to be the darling of the water.

She closed her eyes, and her infinitely extending hearing enveloped the surrounding seawater for several kilometers, the sounds of swimming fish, the sound of the Trieste's internal parts wearing out, the sounds of those people talking in the submersible, and even the sounds of people who were supposed to arrive. She can know the destination and the movements in the deepest part of the trench.

Even if Caesar turns on the Kamaita in the water, he cannot reach this point. It has already surpassed the sonar radar that humans can use in the sea. Xiyue can feel the strong beating of the dragon's heart, which represents the vitality of life. , every time it seems to be waving to her, saying come on, come on... I miss you very much...

Whether it was an invitation or a temptation, Xiyue couldn't tell. She only knew that the voice was wrong. Chaochao was not like this. The voice didn't sound like a close relative in love at all. Instead, it sounded like a coquettish female ghost hiding behind the shabby gauze curtain of Lanruo Temple. , only showing a pair of charming eyes, and the beautiful voice lingered in the closed temple door for a long time, unable to disperse.

Xiyue arrived in Japan from Chicago and worked as an undercover agent for more than a year among the Meng Ghosts. From the information of the Meng Ghosts, she found records about the shipwreck of the Lenin. When she was still an egg, she clearly saw the North Korea. Chao was taken aboard the Lenin by helicopter.

Among the fierce ghosts, many people are keen to talk about the road to becoming a god, which allows hybrids to be reborn and eventually evolve into real dragons. However, no one can tell clearly what is there, neither the fierce ghosts nor the Sheqi family. , they all call the deepest thing God, and they keep it secret every time they mention it.

Xiyue knows very well that the god that the Japanese fear is the White Emperor, and the White Emperor's ability is to control the spirit. In the shipwreck many years ago, someone deliberately sank the wreckage carrying the Asashio Keel Cross into the sea. , thus awakening the emperor sleeping deep under the sea.

This is a terrible approach. Once it comes into contact with the white emperor's embryo, everything will be controlled by the spiritual power. Xiyue has never dared to go to the deepest part of the sea alone because she is not sure what it has actually become. Now she heard the heartbeat of Chao Chao. There were only two possibilities. Either Chao Chao had not come into contact with the White King and was incubating safely, or...she had become the White King's prisoner.

In the central control room of Kassel College, Schneider is sitting in the middle of the hall. Norma presents different images in the form of holographic projections on the front, back, left and right, the results of sonar scans, the underwater videos taken by the Trieste, and the waters of Japan. weather conditions...all the information came to him.

Every time Schneider finished processing a task, he flicked his hand to the right, and the holographic projection screen disappeared instantly, but a new screen was projected out, joining the queue waiting to be processed. On the surface, it seems that Minamoto is in charge of the on-site commander, but he is just Schneider's spokesperson. Schneider is firmly in control of the situation from across the ocean. Norma and Kaguya's support make him feel like he is present at the scene.

Professor Manstein quickly walked into the central control room with his folder under his arm and inserted a black card into the card slot. This gave him the highest authority in the central control room.

"What are you here for?" Schneider was a little surprised. The Longyuan Project was a matter of the execution department. Manstein was just a disciplinary committee member and had no right to participate in this matter. But now he was holding a black card in his hand. Card. There are only two principals or six school directors in the entire Kassel College who can hold black cards, which means that Manstein now has the authority of one of them.

"I'm here to stop Long Yuan's plan." Manstein held on to his glasses, which had fallen off slightly due to his fast running.

"This is a plan jointly developed by the principal and the executive department and supported by the school board. You do not have this right," Schneider said.

"According to the charter of the college, if a certain school director votes against a task, the task must be interrupted." Manstein said, "The head of Gattuso's family, Pompeo Gattuso, I'm here."

"This is impossible." Schneider shook his head. "When the Longyuan Plan was formulated, we did not know that the academy could not build a deep submersible that could reach the depths of the trench. But the secretary sent by Pompeii raised his hand and said that Pompeii collected The Trieste, which has legendary deep-diving equipment, can be delivered directly if the academy needs it. The Equipment Department habitually rejected this proposal, saying that they would contact them if necessary. Those people felt that if they accepted it, they would represent them. It was shameful that the capability was insufficient. But a few days later, the Trieste was sent to Chicago, and Pompeo seemed to have known for a long time that the equipment department did not have that capability."

"On the surface, the Trieste is just a collection, placed in a museum for people to visit and attend charity activities. But when we saw it, we were shocked. This thing has been carefully maintained, and all the machinery The accessories are all as new as when they were built. It is obvious that Pompeo thought about reactivating this deep submersible. Otherwise, there is no need to spend so much money to maintain such a collection that is not used at all. He regarded this as an attack on the deep sea. Weapons and equipment to maintain." Schneider continued, "So I tried to propose that Caesar be included in the dive team. Unexpectedly, Pompeo expressed that he was very happy that his son had the opportunity to fly his collection to perform missions. This shows that he felt that the next Diving is absolutely safe, why would such a person stop the plan he supports?"

"You should know that Pompeo rarely attends school board meetings directly, and his brother Frost has always acted on his behalf." Manstein said euphemistically.

"Frost asked Pompeo to stop the plan because he was afraid that something would happen to Caesar, the heir to the Gattuso family?" Schneider immediately understood Pompeo's reason for being inconsistent. Frost was a well-known pathetic guy who involved many cores. Pompeii would never tell Frost about confidential things. Frost probably didn't know that the entire plan, including having Caesar dive together, was all supported by Pompeii.

"There are some things I can't say too clearly. After all, there are always invisible eyes staring around." Manstein looked around, especially staying on the monitoring equipment for a few more seconds. Tell Schneider that their conversation will be recorded by Norma.

"Norma, leave the central control room and give us some free time." Schneider understood immediately.

"Understood, from now on, I will not record anything in the central control room for five minutes." Norma's figure echoed in the air, and the monitoring equipment immediately stopped powering, and the rotating camera heads were pulled in.

"No way." Manstein shrugged as if he was relieved, showing a bitter smile, "I'm just a civilian employee, and I can't refuse the order from the school director."

"Now you and I know very well that Pompeo's original intention was not this. He supports the dive plan. Do you want to continue to stop the operation?" Schneider said.

"I have to have a reason to deal with Frost."

"Then you don't have to do anything, just watch quietly. Pompeii will be responsible for covering you. Even if Frost uses his power to kick you out in anger, I will still report it to you." Explain your itinerary. Pompeii will naturally understand what happened when he sees it. Although that guy looks very unreliable, he is very good at protecting his own people. If he hadn't been there, Caesar wouldn't have been in the academy all the time. Do whatever you want." Schneider turned back and continued to devote himself to his work, "And I have a feeling that Pompeii knows something, he knows what is in the depths of the Abyss, so he has that deep submersible, and he wants us to send people into Japan Trench, even if it puts his own son at risk.”

"This idea is a bit of a conspiracy theory." Manstein shook his head, "He is our school director. How can a school director conceal the information he knows from the college? They are the funders of the college and are extremely eager to Gain the benefits of dragon mysteries through the academy.”

"Just think of me as the battlefield intuition of a member of the execution department. The Japanese branch is the same as Pompeii. After learning about the Longyuan plan, they showed great enthusiasm for it. The Japanese branch's rock flow The institute cooperated with us for the first time, constantly asking for data, communicating day and night to conduct research, and being as enthusiastic as if the thing was their illegitimate child. At the beginning, the Japanese refused to admit that it was a dragon embryo. , the day after the Caesar team arrived at the Japanese branch, their attitude suddenly changed and expressed their full support for the Longyuan Plan. It only took two days to obtain a government ban to control the sea area, and quickly mobilized 6 floating platforms to build a The sea base always makes people feel like they know something about things in the sea."

"It seems that everyone knows some secrets, but we who made the Longyuan plan actually know nothing, just like a group of idiots caught in the middle?" Manstein said, "This idea is crazier than a conspiracy theory. When did the academy become such a useless place? It’s unbelievable that the most elite dragon-slaying team in the world doesn’t know what they’re facing!”