Volume 1 The Land of the Dead Chapter 96 Deep Sea Diving
"Daddy, your control system turned out to be a manual transmission! What does the part you came here mean? I should have been voice-activated. ”
Gilson's actions undoubtedly surprised Roger, who was holding his breath and planning to see a different worldly version of artificial intelligence, and couldn't help but mutter.
"Stinky boy, if you don't work, just be quiet for me!" Gilson took the mask off his face and glared fiercely at Roger, who was jumping up and down, "Did you know that the old man has a hard time memorizing those command codes?"
"Daddy, you go on, go on. ”
After being scolded by his father, Roger sneered and pushed his hand, and continued to stare curiously at the brass mask on Gilson's face.
Roger hadn't paid attention to the big-tailed wolf who was playing with the pirates before, but after a few more glances, he realized that the brass mask seemed to be a little unusual.
The brass mask was unremarkable, nothing more than a cast metal mask, with a somewhat elongated oval face, a deep concave eyeball, and a convex eyeball with rounded ties.
The ears are erect, the nose is protruding, the fangs are open, the face is convex on the outside and concave on the inside, and the facial features are close to the human face, and the shape looks fierce. Judging from the shape and characteristics of these masks, Roger guessed that they were just some kind of sacrificial masks.
But when Roger used the 'insight' of his right eye, and stretched his vision, as far as his gaze could see, countless flowing lines stretched out from the complex mechanical structure of the Orgin, converging like a spider's web on the unremarkable mask.
You know, before that, Roger's right eye's 'insight' ability had only been useless for one thing, and that was the 'Longbow Kuveinen' held by Elway, the old weapon of Voss, the Naturewatcher!
"This level of baby, shouldn't Daddy really dig the nest of some old god? Emotional Daddy is also a golden captain? But how can I deal with Rust Boss? ”
Roger was thinking out of tune in his heart, and Gilson had already completed the control instructions according to the impression in his mind, and his movements were slightly rusty.
In Roger's vision, as Gilson's fingertips roamed the mask, vibrating the ethereal threads like piano keys striking on a metal soundboard.
But instead of a crisp and graceful sound, it produced a strange arcane pulse that controlled the hundreds of magical machines on the Aujin to work according to a predetermined program to adjust the attitude of the voyage.
"Boom. ”
A loud noise could be heard from afar, the sound of the ballast water tanks on the Augin, and through the arcane runes engraved on the water tanks, the high-pressure air would squeeze the water out of the ballast water tanks step by step.
The principle of the submarine is actually very simple, the water tank is filled with air, the weight of the submarine under the water is reduced, and when the weight of the submarine is less than the weight of the same volume of water, the submarine will float, and now Gilson is maneuvering the Auguin to do this.
The Aujin was raised to avoid the chaotic magical vortex of the deep waters of the Endless Sea, and after a certain depth, the manic magic had reached a point where it was enough to influence the ocean currents to produce eddies.
What's more, such a place of magic is the ideal environment for the Sea Clan, those fierce and brutal Sea Clan will ruthlessly hunt down any alien race that sets foot in their territory, and the Augin, equipped with only the ramming horns and the primary magic module, is no different from the canned food delivered to the door in their eyes.
"Please note that the Aujin is about to rise to avoid deep-sea turbulence and carry out the restriction instructions, please hold on to the sturdy items around you and be prepared for bumps. ”
After Gilson broadcast the prompt through the radio, he pulled down the mask and said to Roger: "Stinky boy, don't just watch, go to the bottom of the crystal plate over there, there is a red button, turn on the holographic mode, the magic interference here is too strong, the detection circle does not work." ”
Oh, Roger, who had watched the scene for a while, pushed away the chair and walked quickly to the crystal board, his expression suddenly became wonderful.
The red button Gilson was talking about was not hard to find, and from a distance, there were only a few buttons on the colorful crystal plate console, and presumably most of the Aukin's operations were done through that mask, but the only red button on the panel was painted with a distinct skull.
"Daddy. ”
"What are you doing, you're busy. ”
"Okay submarine, what are you doing with a self-destruct button, what an obvious flag, there is always an urge to press it down, okay!"
"What's the self-detonation button, that's the holographic converter of the crystal plate, painted as a skull that's my personal hobby, don't care so much, hurry up." ”
With a hint of inexplicable anticipation, Roger pressed the button, and the explosion he imagined did not appear, but the whole room changed drastically.
Everything in sight became transparent, the walls of the room magically acted as a hologram baffle, and the exterior of the Auguin was reproduced in every detail.
In Roger's eyes, he seemed to be in a cavity in the deep sea, surrounded by deep and surging waters, and an inexplicable fear welled up in Roger's heart.
"Don't be nervous, you'll feel small the first time you see this scene, right?"
Gilson's voice came from afar, and as the hologram opened, a thick pillar of light lit up on the left and right of the Aukin, illuminating the bizarre underwater world.
The bottom of the sea is not as dark and deserted as it seems.
This was the first thought in Roger's mind at this moment, the pillar of light fell, countless strange-shaped fish dodged the big metal lump of the Aukin, Roger tried to find a little fish he was familiar with, but unfortunately it backfired.
Deeper, it's a undulating plain, mostly covered in seagrass and dotted with small shellfish shells.
Oddly contoured soft objects could sometimes be seen, draped in seaweed, embedded with barnacles, and one thing particularly puzzled Roger was a seemingly solid pinnacle, protruding about four feet from the seabed and about two feet wide, with flat sides and a smooth upper surface, forming a large obtuse angle at the apex.
Was it an outcropping natural rock? Roger wasn't sure of his judgment, as he seemed to think he had seen a carving on the surface of the thing, not a texture that could have been created by seawater erosion.
Perhaps it was the vastness, darkness, remoteness, antiquity, and mystery of the abyss of the ocean that shook his mind, and after a moment Roger shuddered, and involuntarily turned around as if frightened, not daring to look in that direction again.
The ascent of the Auguin seemed to be going well, and Roger could feel the water gradually become cloudy, the never-ending winds and waves on the surface of the Endless Sea, stirring up tons of sea water and setting off monstrous waves, and anyone who tried to cross the Endless Sea without preparation would be ruthlessly torn to shreds.
"We are about to reach the predetermined depth and are recalibrating the course. ”
This time, the prompt sound was replaced by a cold mechanical sound, and then, the huge hull of the Aujin shook, and the runes that controlled the injection of compressed air dimmed in batches, and the Aujin slowly stopped floating.
The shallow waters seemed to be no different from the deep sea, except that Roger could clearly feel that the beam of light in front of the Auguin was darker than before, and after a few breaths, the pillar of light suddenly went out, and the world fell into endless darkness.
Roger's eyes were shining as he stared into the dark abyss, and the last of the light that had been stripped of him did not frighten him, but a desire to snoop was even more intense.
"What's that?"
Roger muttered, he seemed to see light in the darkness, the holographic projection refracting a glow similar to phosphorescence, which piqued Roger's intense curiosity.
The brilliance was only the beginning, and then another sensation invaded Roger's senses, and this sensation was auditory hallucinations, rhythmic and rhythmic auditory illusions, as if some kind of crazy but beautiful chant or chant chorus.
"Cover your ears, this is the song of the Naga, they will come out on a stormy night and trap humans with their singing. ”
Gilson's voice seemed to come from afar, but in reality, he was right next to Roger, a natural physiological response to the immensity of the deep sea.
"Whew~"
With a breath of turbidity, Roger's eyes regained a trace of clarity, and as his condensed spiritual power blocked the almost inaudible sound wave vibrations, those disturbing illusions were shattered in an instant, and the sea returned to its quiet and far-reaching appearance.
"The predetermined depth has been reached, the afloat procedure has been terminated, the cruise mode has been switched, and the restriction command has been lifted. ”
At the same time, the mechanical sound sounded, and the Aujin lurked and straightened the hull, at this depth, the power plant that had been silent for a long time could finally operate at full speed, and the arcane energy stirred the sea, stirring up the azure light flow tether, and the Aujin instantly headed for a position in the depths of the Endless Sea.
After the acceleration, the Aujin stabilized again, and the holographic projection was turned off, and Roger climbed out from under the table with his head covered, and complained: "Oh, my head, the skill of driving a boat with a sharp turn was learned from your old man?"
"Don't be chattering all day long, a big man won't die if he hits it. Gilson took off his mask and let it float in front of the crystal plate, and after a few words of Roger he was about to pull the latter out.
"Is this a really big man?" Roger asked, turning his head and pointing to the empty main control room.
Gilson moved his somewhat stiff one-arm, but it was a little difficult for him to operate the complex command with one hand, "It's okay, it's going to be in Alexia's radiation range soon, the surrounding sea is safe, the self-discipline cruise of No. 46 is enough, and after the restriction command is lifted, Thales will return to the main control room."
Hunter, you have to remember the route just now, this is one of the safe routes that we have experimented with countless times, and the only dangerous part is the territory of the Sea Clan that we just passed, and the group of fishmen has been getting more and more dishonest lately. ”