Chapter 12: The Crystal Cave

The morning sun has passed, but the red glow that can be seen all over the sky has disappeared, and the whole world is shrouded in a clear blue. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info but in this change from red to blue, the temperature has risen a lot invisibly, and the heat of summer can be clearly felt even in the morning.

The cool waves are mixed with the hot wind, and the water vapor generated by the rolling waves also becomes a little warm. But this change in the environment does not seem to affect the figure standing in front of the port warehouse at this moment.

The girl who was staring at the changes in the warehouse in front of the open steel roll door seemed to be recording and sorting out something. Not far from her, a teenager was constantly taking out all kinds of materials from some unknown place and handing them to the girl who was waiting and sorting beside her.

Aritus, who uses his spiritual power to communicate in the subspace, constantly transfers the materials originally stored in his subspace and temporarily moves them to the warehouse here. The three girls with ship uniforms next to them easily stored these materials carefully according to the principle of stacking. After all, this is the necessities they need for their daily life and battles, and they can only be safely placed in this warehouse under the command of the town guard.

The young man who slightly probed his spiritual power into a space along the invisible passage, and after some investigation, he found that there was nothing important to take out, so he stopped the original action of transferring materials:

"Whew, that's pretty much it......" The young man was also slightly tired at the moment, after all, transferring too much at one time would also bring a considerable degree of mental pressure.

"The commander's subspace can put a lot of things~" The blue-haired girl, who had just finished placing a bunch of standard Aojin, ran to the young man's side and said with some envy.

"It's just a little bit more to store some materials." The young man, who was stared at by the girl's innocent gaze, shook his head and said.

But the girl who used an electronic notebook to enter and sort out the number of materials and arrange the follow-up transportation work was quite ashamed of this. The teenager's mouth was at least five times more than what she could carry, and that was without counting a large item in the teenager's subspace. Even if she was used to being a little secretive about her admiral, she could feel his difference slightly at the moment.

"Are you ready to bring your tools and materials?" Looking at the white-haired girl who was gradually calming down in the warehouse, she asked out loud after putting away the electronic notebook.

"No problem~" "Betty is also ready~" "Uh-huh, I didn't mix other things in", the girl who was walking forward could clearly feel the enthusiasm in the words of the three of them, and naturally knew that the schedule of the two days was quite successful, and it did not affect the mental state of several people.

"Admiral, the fleet is ready, is the planned battle starting as originally planned?" After examining it and confirming that it was correct, the girl saluted the young admiral in the center before asking softly.

"Everything is as usual, unless there is an accident, otherwise there will be no return until the purpose is achieved." The young man who felt the girl's upright style also replied with a solemn face.

"Also...... What is the Admiral's command? Looking at the young man's delicate face, the white-haired girl seemed to want to speak and stopped.

"Veneto, the command of the fleet is still entrusted to you, after all, I am not familiar with it, and it is taboo to skip the command." The boy could understand what she was struggling with, and explained softly.

As admirals, they have to command many ships and handle a lot of work, not all of them are suitable or good at direct command of the fleet on the spot, and excessive distraction can also make other tasks impossible. Therefore, in many cases, it is the admiral and the fleet flagship who make the completion plan, and the ship's mother who is the flagship or captain is responsible for the implementation.

Because of this, as the flagship of the fleet, the ship wives generally have a very special position in the town guard, and in some ways they are the direct agents of the will of the admiral.

"Understood, then please also ask the Admiral to monitor the surrounding seas, but also pay attention to the state of mental power." Hearing the young man's words, Veneto involuntarily breathed a sigh of relief, even though she had a good relationship with the Admiral, but she still hoped that the Admiral would not interfere too much in this kind of matter.

The young man also nodded slightly after hearing this. Inheriting his mother's shipwreak ability, he can naturally swap some of his shipwreckage with Des Moines and Betty and others. In his spare time at the Academy, Aritaus had already tried to replace the updated radar settlement device carried by Des Moines, and because of the more suitable equipment, the equipment that was originally given by Guam had been contained by him.

After the four girls and the boy were in the berth a little bit to prepare for the commissioning of the ship, they were ready to start the battle. After a brief greeting to Lan, who was maintaining the mine protection net in the harbor, they left along a makeshift passage and headed out at an average speed of more than 30 knots.

Lan, who watched the boys and girls leave, sighed imperceptibly after confirming that they had all disappeared into the sea level through her vision, and immediately began to repair the passage in the minefield.

Her admiral can work very hard and conscientiously to complete both work and study, and can communicate freely with them under his command, and is also quite considerate to them. But because of this, Lan has subtle feelings, she is indeed the kind of ship lady who doesn't like to fight very much, prefers to guard this port quietly, and it is quite in line with her mind that she has not been arranged this time.

Anne and Des Moines, who were left in the town guard's mansion, were busy dealing with the surrounding deep sea some time ago, and she was only responsible for solving the task of escorting transportation, but she was still quite energetic but was replaced by the more energetic Betty. This arrangement was so much in line with her mind that she didn't know what to say.

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On the outskirts of the North Island Garrison, there are a considerable number of reef islands in the area that Aritus remembers to be labeled as Area C-5. The sea conditions are not as complex as the area we have dealt with before, but they are no less than simple.

But at this time, whether it is the white-haired girl who is the flagship or the young man who is in charge of radar monitoring, they have not blindly raised their vigilance and wasted energy, and the reason is that it is not too dangerous.

Aritus, who discovered the abnormality of this place more than a week ago, specially arranged for Anne and others to clean up and expel the area around the sea area many times, so as to avoid accidental factors affecting the filip fragments in the cave.

The girls who sailed today can feel the ease and joy of this time. Compared with the previous task of transporting and escorting the sea and always being vigilant about the changes in the surrounding sea conditions, at this moment, they only need to follow Veneto's arrangement to change their formation slightly and avoid roadblocks to smoothly go to the predetermined area.

Of course, the necessary vigilance is still indispensable, and the girl who formed a box-shaped formation after leaving the port has just guaranteed to be able to deal with possible threats from three sides. The boy and girl in the middle of the fleet were discussing some other matters in the meantime.

"Admiral, is there a plan for the containment of that fragment? It appears to emit powerful radiation. The girl, who was serious about the plan of action, asked with some concern.

"At the moment, I am going to place it in a special test tube where another fragment was originally stored, after all, that thing seems to have the effect of protecting against radiation and insulating psychic induction......" the boy said as if he had been prepared for a long time.

"But if that happened last time...... Vinto was still a little worried, after all, they still didn't know what it was.

"I'm going to clamp it up with a small tool not far from it, and it should be safe at this distance." The boy also recalled the last time before he said it with such affirmation.

"And what happens after the cave?" The girl asked again after correcting Suzuya's mistake in orientation.

"There are reserves of high-pressure metallic hydrogen explosives in subspace...... Of course, if it's not enough, I'll keep some liquid bombs, and if you can't destroy them directly outside the cave. "The boy was naturally prepared to avoid future troubles, and even took out the reward he received for his highest graduation achievement in the academy. So far, only the Central Naval Academy has developed and produced high-performance metal bombs, which are difficult to obtain in the outside world, even if they have the ability and money.

Originally, according to the academy, it was used for self-protection or to deal with some thorny problems, but for him, who can liberate the ship, if he encounters a problem that he can't solve by himself, these bombs will not be of much use......

"If the ship's guns hit directly...... Ground targets should be fully hit. Veneto said confidently.

The boy nodded slightly, but he only used it as a way to destroy the outside. After all, the power of the Veneto's bombardment was higher than that of the bomb, but it did not apply to the long, narrow and deep cavern. Otherwise, it would cause a large-scale collapse, and even Veneto would be quite tricky to get out of it.

"However, it is still necessary to collect highly crystallized ores, and it is indeed quite rare to achieve such a degree of alienation." The young man said with some regret, he vaguely realized that maybe these crystallized ores also had a special use, but due to his lack of knowledge, he could only give up some of them.

"There's nothing wrong with the Admiral's approach, and the less this kind of thing is known, the better." The girl persuaded like this.

However, it seems that the Admiral is indeed very thoughtful, and he is naturally quite satisfied with this arrangement. But remembering the last time she came into contact with the shard, she suddenly fell into a coma, so she still has some nostalgia for the shard.

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On the edge of an unnamed island, in a craggy area of reefs and rocks, a cave near the sea appears to be in front of everyone, and there seems to be some strange presence in it that disturbs the surrounding environment.

"Mr. Commander, there is no trace of destruction of the minefield that has been laid out here~" The blue-haired girl who had just made a reconnoiter around the island at great speed reported to the teenager.

"Thank you, Mogador." After complimenting him with a smile on his face, the young man stared at the bottomless cavern for a long time before he spoke:

"Suzuya, you wait outside the cave with Mogador and Betty, and if anything is unusual, please report it to Veneto immediately."

"Understood, Admiral, please move forward with confidence." The girl who combed her long light green hair a little bit also restrained her usual playfulness and responded to the boy's request seriously.

"So, Veneto, let's go in." Aretus, who did not hesitate, said aloud to the girl beside him.

The figures of the two gradually disappeared into the shadow of the cave, and because of the location, the cave could not be illuminated by the sun at all, and the clammy and cold breath greeted them. But what made the faces of the two of them change slightly was not the cold and wet water vapor, but the invisible radiation field that permeated here.

"It's more than a step stronger than the outside world...... "Not long after entering this place, the young man let out such a feeling.

"The level of radiation in the core area should be higher...... Otherwise, it would be difficult to have such a highly crystalline ore. "When I turned some of my attention to the exposed ore on the stone wall next to me, I could only faintly observe the faint glow, which seemed to be reflected by crystals.

"Well...... If something is wrong, remember to back off immediately. Even the boy had to get serious at the moment, observing the changes in his surroundings as he moved forward.

But at this moment, he didn't seem to notice the change in Veneto's complexion in the dark environment, and the girl's originally fair skin had an extra layer of fine sweat, and the fleeting shy expression was not noticed by the boy. The teenager who entered the more secretive environment of Gaine inadvertently took Veneto's hand but did not realize it.

"Well, sure enough, the radiation intensity inside has increased significantly...... However, there does not appear to be any damage to the body. Of course, the young man at this moment is in a state of liberation, or this state may cancel out the harm caused by the radiation, but Aritus can be sure that the radiation here is expected to die if the old humans enter.

The two of them silently advanced in the corridor for a long time, but the girl did not break free from the young man's palm, but clenched slightly, as if she didn't want to let go.

After bypassing the barriers formed by several protruding rocks, the boy and girl finally reached the deepest part of the cavern, which, according to previous instruments, had reached below sea level.

In front of them is a special space full of strange beauty.

In the almost semi-elliptical closed cave, the surrounding stone walls have been completely crystallized, and the alienated Aojin ore is spread all over here, and the stone pillars that were originally just randomly raised have also added a bit of a wonderful scene of creation and transformation.

But in this extremely rare beauty, there is an astonishing radiation reaction, and even the two people who liberated the ship felt a little pressure.

Following the crystallized ore on the ground, the two of them shifted their gaze to an inconspicuous place on the right side of the stone wall, where an irregular emerald mass was emitting a glowing green light, adding a different kind of brilliance to the cavern that seemed to be made of blue crystal.

"It seems to be much larger than the last time I saw it." The young man said in a loud voice, the look of surprise in his eyes did not dissipate.

"Admiral...... Can this volume be included? Sensing the plausible and powerful radiant force field, Veneto asked with a little concern.

"It should be fine...... the boy circled around the stone wall, but after noticing anything unusual, he was ready to put the fragment into a special test tube that had been prepared for a long time.

"Admiral, please be careful......" Veneto took a slight step forward, ready to leave here with the Admiral if anything unusual.

The young man was also very vigilant and moved the instrument directly above the fragment, and when he was about to open the test tube, he saw a burst of green light burst from the fragment, shooting directly into his body.

Before losing consciousness, the only thing the boy could think of was:

"Do you have abnormal changes even if you don't have direct contact......