fictionpage Chapter 707: Journey to the Deep Sea (asking for monthly ticket)
Chapter 707: Journey to the Deep Sea (asking for monthly ticket)
Chapter 707: Journey to the Deep Sea (asking for monthly ticket)
Predictably so.
The accident or disaster was most likely related to the sightseeing submarine he was currently in, or the mother ship hovering overhead.
But no matter which of them has an accident, it is far from meeting world-class standards.
Whether it was the "Eastern Star" cruise ship accident in Xiaguo or the "Sewol" shipwreck in South Korea, they only caused a sensation in their respective countries.
These were the only two possibilities that Gu Ji could think of.
The first is the identity of the personnel.
Perhaps the identities of the tourists on the sightseeing boat are extraordinary. They may be top wealthy people, scholars, popular stars, etc. from different countries.
After all, deep-sea sightseeing is the most expensive entertainment activity among all underwater sightseeing.
Only when the identities of the victims are special enough can they attract worldwide attention and sensation.
Another possibility is that it is related to the military.
Any accident related to it is no small matter.
Gu Ji was more inclined to the second option in his heart.
If I remember correctly.
The system definition of the fall level is encountering a potential fall war of a country or even a world scale.
Then it must be related to the military.
But what is puzzling is.
How did an ordinary sightseeing yacht become involved in a military war?
[The items you brought have been delivered, open your backpack to check! ]
【The hidden mode is currently turned on. 】
You hear a system beep.
Gu Ji hurriedly pinched the backpack he was carrying with his hands, and indeed felt the outline of the [Poison Needle Trap] mine.
And when he shifted his gaze to the upper right corner.
Under the bloody countdown, a new status bar was added: [Influence factor: 0].
"It seems that I have to be as careful as possible this time..."
Gu Ji frowned slightly and muttered to himself.
The previous model of using death rollbacks to collect level information should no longer be overused.
But it is almost impossible for him to pass the level alive.
Once a deep-sea accident occurs, it is not something that a single human being like him can easily counter or reverse.
Therefore, he can't take a wrong step!
Thinking of this, Gu Jixian used his mind to open the [ORS Orbital Satellite Radiation Energy Weapon Group].
Thanks to the fact that this tourist submarine is equipped with satellite and long-wave communications.
So Gu Ji can easily connect to the ORS satellite.
soon.
A small circular map appeared in the upper right corner of his vision.
It was the satellite positioning and military satellite reconnaissance map of his current location.
"72.5 degrees north latitude, 0.75 degrees east longitude. The sea area at this location is... the Norwegian Sea?"
Looking at the deep blue on the satellite map, combined with the latitude and longitude information.
Gu Ji can basically be sure of it.
His current location is the Norwegian Sea in the North Atlantic.
It is located in the northwest of Norway in Northern Europe, between the North Sea and the Greenland Sea. Because its northern part is located within the Arctic Circle, it is often classified as a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean.
Seeing this, Gu Ji finally understood.
The mother ship hovering above the sightseeing submarine should be an icebreaker.
"Gudongdong..."
"what--!"
Suddenly.
Just as Gu Ji was staring at the map and thinking seriously, the ship suddenly began to shake violently, scaring the tourists in the cabin to fall all over the place, and some even screamed subconsciously.
【The crisis begins! 】
【Please select your initial reward! 】
[Language Expertise (Perfect)] or [Submarine Sonar Expertise (Special)]
"Boom!"
"Zizi, I'm the captain of the deep-sea sightseeing submarine 'Flying Leap'. We just experienced a turbulent flow and have now started the auxiliary engine to stabilize it. Please don't panic, and be sure to sit tight and hold on..."
Accompanied by system text prompts.
The voice of the submarine captain suddenly appeared in the cabin, and everyone realized it was a false alarm.
"I was so scared. I thought the trip had just started..."
"Bruce! Don't talk nonsense. If the Sea God hears you, he will punish you!"
"Poseidon? Hahahaha..."
The person who spoke was a middle-aged American man wearing gold-rimmed glasses, and he was lecturing his young adult son.
As a result, a couple nearby heard it and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
That father and son were the source of the first conversation that Gu Ji heard when he just entered the level and woke up.
As for the couple next to them.
He was the one who had previously mocked him for being "old".
Being laughed at in front of his son, the middle-aged man with glasses seemed a little embarrassed and immediately turned around and scolded.
"Hey! What are you laughing at?"
"Sorry, we didn't mean to do that. We just couldn't help it, hahaha..."
did not expect.
Instead of restraining themselves, young couples became even more unbridled.
The man with a shaved head and wearing a black outdoor jacket was laughing and patting the hull of the boat.
"What era is it now? Do you still believe this?
This 'Flying Leap' is the most advanced deep-sea submersible in the world. It has two layers of hull, carbon fiber and ultra-high-strength steel. It can dive to 4000 meters, let alone a mere dozen meters now!"
"Young man, do you think I don't know the information you are talking about?"
The middle-aged man with glasses narrowed his eyes, his expression extremely serious, "Let me tell you, there are some things in this world that can be said, and some things that cannot be said!"
"Save this sentence to scare your son. I won't be fooled!"
"Oh damn! Honey, I told you that elderly people shouldn't be allowed into this kind of adventure game!"
Faced with the warning from the man with glasses, the young couple didn't care at all.
Just like two parties in a conflict.
Gu Ji also divided the dozen or so tourists in the cabin into three categories.
One type is the old-fashioned and old-school, represented by the middle-aged father and son, as well as the character he is currently possessed by.
That's right.
Taking advantage of the gap in the quarrel just now.
Gu Ji confirmed his current role through the reflection of the porthole glass and his ID: he was a 56-year-old British man, Joe Gould.
This should be the second oldest character he has possessed, only one year younger than Yasen.
Like Arsene, Gould is also very strong.
He is about 1.8 meters tall, with slightly messy dark brown hair, light brown pupils, and a standard tough square face.
Although not as exaggerated as Arsene's bursting blood vessels, the muscle lines are also quite obvious.
Just pinch it and you can feel the power hidden under the skin.
From the photos, messages, work emails and other contents in the mobile phone, it can be seen that Gould is the CEO of a British private military industrial group called ASW.
He also likes hunting, adventure and extreme sports. The photos are all of him holding a shotgun, rock climbing and diving.
He is nearly sixty years old and can still maintain this physical fitness.
No wonder, like Arsene, the system did not prompt that his attributes were weakened.
And the second type of people.
They are the young group headed by couples. They are generally under 30 years old, lively, talkative and find everything new.
As for the last category.
Gu Ji called them the silent faction, or the independent faction.
Like the blond bald man squatting at the rear of the cabin.
Not only had he remained silent from the beginning till now, even the shaking of the boat just now did not catch his attention.
Like him, there was another black woman with long hair.
He just silently looked at the sea outside the porthole, not caring about what was happening in the cabin.
Although these three types of people have different ages, personalities and languages.
But there is one thing in common.
That means having money!
And yes, super rich!
Because when Gu Ji was checking the character's identity information, he saw the blue Blancpain Fifty Fathoms on "Gould's" wrist at first glance, the public price of which was at least over 140,000.
Considering his identity as the CEO of a military group and the colorful photos in his circle of friends, his net worth is definitely not cheap.
The young couple and "him" were obviously just tourists and passers-by, but they were able to call out his name accurately.
That explains it.
The other tourists in the submarine were basically wealthy people from the same circle as Gould.
Then, this is consistent with the first possibility that Gu Ji had previously speculated.
The identity of a special person!
Just as Gu Ji briefly analyzed everything he saw, the countdown for the reward in front of him was about to end.
He finally chose the second one before the system forced him to do so.
Although the tourists in the cabin are of different nationalities and races, most of them still speak English, so there is no need to waste a reward opportunity.
Sinking [Submarine Sonar Expertise]: This data comes from the collision and sinking of the USS Baton Rouge and the USS Kostroma in 1992. The Kostroma had the most advanced sonar system in the world at the time, which could perfectly capture any movement around it.
You will fully master the military submarine sonar technology and underwater sound database. Your hearing will be improved by 32%, sound analysis by 53%, resistance to environmental noise interference by 47%, and instantaneous judgment by 41%;
Mind Scanning: When using this skill, a certain amount of physical energy is consumed. Players can continuously receive sound wave feedback and simultaneously draw a three-dimensional visual map in their mind;
Note: The mark of the fall will only appear in the corresponding fall level and cannot be strengthened a second time.
When you see the text description of the mark.
Gu Jiwanwan never expected that he had accidentally chosen the right direction for strengthening!
To know.
According to the system's judgment rules, the attributes of the same mark cannot be superimposed, but marks of different categories can be superimposed.
For example, the reaction enhancement mark, when added to the danger judgment mark, can produce an effect where one plus one is greater than two.
and so.
His previously enhanced hearing enhancement can be perfectly matched with the submarine sonar skill.
It fell with a special orange light.
[New goal: survive for 5 hours! ]
"Such a long time……"
Gu Ji was slightly startled.
It seems that just as the couple just described, this "Flying Leap" has a military-grade hull, and the depth of this underwater sightseeing trip is probably also very astonishing.
They may have to stay on the seabed for a long time.
"Gululu!"
wrong!
It seems there is something!
As the submarine continued to sink, the sea water became more turbulent and the light gradually became dim. The only illumination was the small area in front of the searchlight on the outside of the submarine.
One can't help but imagine what unknown creatures and secrets are hidden beneath the sea.
This feeling of exploration and adventure fully stimulates the heart of every tourist.
But Gu Ji, who had just received the mark reward.
But from among these external noises, some strange sounds were heard.
"Look, what is that!"
"Seems to be……"
"Oh my god! It's a shark!!"
Suddenly, someone shouted first.
Many tourists immediately crowded around the observation window and stared outside without blinking.
next second.
A sharp and huge figure cut through the darkness.
Under the illumination of the submarine's searchlight, its skin appeared a cold grayish-white color, its dark eyes were like black holes, swallowing everything, and its exposed teeth were as sharp as knives, each emitting a cold light.
“It’s a Greenland shark!”
The middle-aged man with glasses exclaimed and patted his son's shoulder.
Gu Ji couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
The Greenland shark is a large shark that lives in the deep waters of the North Atlantic. Seeing it around a submarine means that it has dived to a depth of at least 300 meters!
The calculation is that for every 10 meters of sinking, the pressure increases by one atmosphere, which means the pressure is 1 kilogram.
This is the maximum depth that humans can dive to with the help of equipment.
the most important is.
At this depth, once an accident occurs, rescue will be extremely difficult!
At this time, the Greenland shark, like the overlord of the sea, was cruising silently beside the submarine. Every time it swung its tail, it caused the surrounding water to surge, demonstrating its power and majesty.
Many tourists were attracted by the shocking scene.
Especially at the moment when the shark approached, the air inside the submarine became heavy.
Everyone subconsciously held their breath and felt their heartbeats quicken.
A mixture of shock and tension surged in my heart, and I even forgot to take out my phone to take pictures.
Although the sleeper shark in front of us is nearly five meters long.
But Gu Ji knew very well that it posed no threat to the "Flying Leap" submarine, which was more than ten meters long and had a displacement of dozens of tons, unless it was a super-giant deep-sea creature like a sperm whale.
then.
He once again turned his attention to the tourists in the cabin.
Because historical records have proven many times that the vast majority of accidents are caused by improper human operation.
not to mention.
The fact that so many wealthy people in the cabin are willing to risk their lives on a tourist submarine proves that the safety of this thing should have been verified.
Time passed by minute by minute.
The surrounding sea water became darker and darker, almost completely pitch black.
Apart from the rumbling sound of the engine at the stern and the sound of the surrounding sea water flowing, one could occasionally hear a few strange and mysterious cries of creatures, but the target was completely invisible.
Gu Ji watched for a long time.
I never found any clues from these tourists.
However, through the conversations between these people, he roughly figured out the background process of this deep-sea sightseeing trip.
The sightseeing yacht they were on, the Flying Leap, was part of an entertainment project developed by a Norwegian technology tourism company called Ocean Gate: a shipwreck tour.
As the name suggests, the main focus is deep-sea adventure.
The cost of a single boat ticket for this trip is a staggering $25.
The entire round trip takes up to 8 hours and requires diving to a depth of 3800 meters on the Norwegian seabed to search for the Spanish colonial treasure shipwreck, the "Atocaf", lost in the North Atlantic.
(End of this chapter)