Chapter Twenty-Three: How Can You Not Scavenge in the Wasteland?
Sailing is not too new and interesting. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info or the novelty doesn't last long, especially during the long, lonely voyage
In the twentieth century and even earlier, when the steam engine was not invented and used on ships, sails were sail-powered, and sails had to endure boring scenery, unpalatable food, and poor living conditions. It wasn't until technology continued to improve and speed increased that this feeling of worse things changed. Some cruise ships have a comfortable living environment and stop at the coastal port for rest along the way.
Gone are the days when mankind was in control of the sea. With the deep sea dominating most of the sea, it is a rather difficult task for humans to carry out ocean-going activities, and in most cases only a fleet composed of some ships will organize such activities in order to complete certain tasks.
Even the shipwives with considerable strength can have a lot of headaches when they encounter the deep sea when they are in the open ocean, and many other problems will also make them distressed.
Aritaus and Veneto, who had been traveling in the open sea, had the same problem.
Constantly avoiding the patrol of the deep sea, but also facing the deep sea that sometimes cannot avoid head-on battles, coupled with the fatigue caused by the dwindling resources and the travel, the mental state of the two is not very good.
"Admiral, is there any suspicious deep-sea reaction nearby?" , Veneto, who was almost walking side by side, asked Aritus beside him.
"Not for the time being, there is no other reaction after solving the deep sea just now...... What about Veneto? Because the fierce battle not long ago took a lot of energy from the two of them, and they didn't build a spirit link at this time, Arrites couldn't confirm Veneto's injury through the spirit link.
"It's okay for the time being, but the main engine and armor are damaged to a certain extent, and even with the blessing of the ability, hard catching the next torpedo will have a considerable impact." , Veneto replied after carefully confirming the damage to the ship's equipment.
"The Admiral didn't seem to be able to dodge just now, what's the situation?" , The girl asked with a little concern.
"The host is not affected much...... The ship's guns were badly damaged and were estimated to be able to exert only half of their firepower. ", Aritus said with a bad face, sensing the part of the ship that could not respond.
In this open sea full of crises, it is impossible to survive without enough combat power, and the dozens of days of travel have made the two of them have a very deep understanding of this.
"Well, Veneto's advice is to choose to rest nearby. There was still an hour before sunset, and an archipelago had been detected ahead, and it could be stationed there tonight. Veneto looked at the sky that was gradually dyed red, and roughly estimated the time.
Fighting at night is a very difficult thing, and even with the assistance of radar, the combat efficiency at night will be very low. And the frequency of the deep sea at night is not low, if you encounter a fight, it will be easier to attract the attention of the surrounding deep sea, if you don't want to cause trouble, the two will not choose to continue to travel at night.
"If the Admiral's mental margin is not enough, you can hand over the reconnaissance mission to me." , Veneto looked at the slightly pale face of the young man beside him, and so suggested.
Also affected by the aftermath of the torpedo explosion, Veneto suffered a considerable amount of damage, but with the blessing of his own special ability, the damage was controlled to a considerable extent. Aritaus, on the other hand, only received partial damage, but still had a great impact on his combat effectiveness.
After all, according to the ship's equip, he only inherited the ability level of his mother's cruiser-class, and his mastery of the ship's ability was far inferior to that of Veneto, who was a prototype ship.
"Please, Veneto, then." , Aritus let out a sigh of relief, in the battle just now, in order to open the protective energy layer, his mental power was consumed a lot, coupled with the long-term patrol and radar use, he was in a pretty bad state at this time.
Feeling his mental strength gradually exhausted, he had to stop the activity of operating the radar to detect the surrounding sea and hand over the task to Veneto.
The girl easily unleashed her reconnaissance plane and controlled it to cruise in a spirit link.
Veneto was not a good reconnoiter, but she had to do this kind of mission in the harsh environment of the deep sea. After all, it is impossible for Aritus to use shipborne radar around the clock, even with the double blessing of the admiral and the ship's mother's bloodline, his spiritual power has a limit.
It is only when you face the deep sea that you realize how small an individual is. This is the unanimous view of countless surviving admirals who have survived a battle to the death.
The same is true for the two who are struggling to break through the deep-sea obstacles in the open sea, but it is this strong pressure from the outside that forces the two to continue to tap their own abilities, and the level of their abilities has been greatly improved compared to a few days ago.
"At ten o'clock, at a distance of about fifteen kilometers, confirm the coordinates of the archipelago, there are ruins of human construction." , Veneto, who was on a reconnaissance mission, confirmed that it was correct and passed the news to Aritus, who was beside him.
"I hope to find something useful, but now I don't have the luxury of finding resources." , Aritus squinted as he looked at the fading sky.
In general, such archipelagos are the most suitable locations for the guardians of human overseas territories, and they can not only take advantage of the topography of the waters, but also have a large amount of land to support a certain number of people. So Aritus: They will always deliberately pay attention to the archipelago on the route, and sometimes explore it a little.
The reoccupation of this territorial sea by the deep sea has not been very long, and there are still some useful things in the buildings left by human beings, which can provide a good resting place no matter how bad they are. In any case, it is much easier to set up a makeshift camp in the ruins than on a deserted island.
"The deep sea is just as sensitive to resources, and even if it does, it will be plundered by them." Veneto also sighed. At present, the two of them did not have much resources left, and the resources carried by Aritus were almost exhausted by several days of all-out sailing and fighting.
"There are less than 50 units of hydrogen storage bottles, and there are still 167 units of radiant energy blocks, and there are only 70 units of Aojin and Steel...... The last two are okay, and we'll be able to get our hands on ...... with a little time," Aritus said, putting his mind into the subspace connected to him, and after a little counting.
"Rusty steel doesn't taste good at all......" Veneto expressed his displeasure at the poor food.
"No way...... Aujin can still dig a little out of the open water, and steel can only be found in the ruins. Aritus said, scratching his head. Ship Niang is not a monster that can digest everything, and only the resources transformed by human industrial power can be used by them, so it is very important for the two of them to explore the ruins of human buildings.
"Fortunately, I can sustain my life by eating these, otherwise how could I find something that humans can use as food in such a desolate place." , Aritus said with a hint of rejoicing.
There's no such thing as a wilderness to survive in this world, and you can't just find some animals and plants in the wild, eat them, and then continue on your way. In this crazy world, animals and plants have mutated, and who knew that an inconspicuous rabbit contained an unknown toxin. Don't expect to get clean, low-radiation and pollution-free water from the wild, which can only be found in human society, where there are only turquoise waters and streams that don't know what to do.
"The Admiral has the bloodline of a shipwreck, and in a sense, it really saves a lot ......of trouble," Veneto sighed after thinking about it carefully.
If her Admiral was just an ordinary new human who didn't have the ability to fight and needed Veneto's protection, she really didn't know how to break through this sea area in that situation. With the raids of the deep sea and the lack of food, she may soon die in the sea with the Admiral.
She was not afraid of death, but it would be too tragic to die before she could show her abilities in a hopeless desperate situation.
"Looks like it's not small......", Aritus' whisper pulled her back from her fantasy and turned her attention to the island that was just around the corner.
"I was a little surprised when I explored it before, it seems that I encountered the largest cluster of islands on the way." Veneto replied casually, while further maneuvering the reconnaissance plane for more detailed reconnaissance.
Although Veneto's reconnaissance aircraft is not as accurate as Aritus's radar in detecting the deep sea, the reconnaissance aircraft is indeed very useful when detecting certain targets, and the two of them are circling the outer island at this time, waiting for the reconnaissance plane to send more detailed data.
"There are indeed traces of buildings like the Castle Guard's House...... Admiral, here it is necessary to search carefully. Veneto opened the spiritual link with Aritus to transfer the data to the past, and expressed his opinion.
"There wasn't enough time...... It's getting late now, and it's dangerous to move around at night. With these in mind, Arrites was less supportive of Veneto's plan. While there may be something useful buried here, it won't be of much value, and an excessively long search will waste their rest time.
"Admiral, we can choose to conduct a search during the day." , Veneto responded.
"This will delay the voyage, and we have only completed the original three-day voyage in these five days." , Alitus said bluntly.
"But our resources can only hold on to one day of fighting and one day of full speed ahead. The Admiral isn't going to hope that he won't encounter the deep sea in the next three days, is he? The girl began to seriously explain why she did this.
There was a sudden silence between the two, and Arrites thought for a long time before speaking
"Okay, I agree with the plan, but we have to get out of here by 12 a.m. tomorrow." , Aritus also knew that the two of them would not be able to maintain their combat effectiveness without resources, so they would naturally not be able to face the deep sea. So even if you choose to gamble for 7 hours, it's acceptable, after all, there are architectural ruins of a human town.
"We can't stay here for too long. There are abandoned coastal mines, and there should be a certain amount of Aujin and iron ore, which will also attract the deep sea. Veneto explained in detail the topography of the archipelago and some of the main ruins to Aritus.
After thinking about it, the two of them decided to go to the island where the ruins of the town guard mansion were located, where there were the most buildings and facilities, and although most of them had been destroyed, they could still find something. The main thing is that there are very many resources buried there, and the location is relatively far from the open pit mine, so the probability of being detected by the deep sea is relatively low.
It is an island that has been annihilated in history by gray dead silence, and even though it has been abandoned for a long time, it has not yet been occupied by the tenacious plants that live in this world.
There is only one reason for this, and that is that in order to build a strong enough base, humans have fortified and permanently fortified the entire island, and they have also spread powerful potions to destroy plant seeds. It's all about maintaining the security and stability of the stronghold.
Between the gray dust and steel ruins, the two walked slowly.
Veneto picked up a fragment of a broken steel frame, swallowed it with a frown, chewed it one or two, and said:
"The level of steel rust here is much lower than that of the previous islands......"
"It's normal, it's well fortified here, though it's ......," Arritt paused, looked at the countless broken buildings around him, and spoke again:
"It's just that they held on for a few more years, and then they still had to evacuate ...... from here," Aritus' tone was mixed with a hint of helplessness. Even with enough energy and manpower, a powerful fortress was built, but it was still overwhelmed by the attack of the deep sea.
"But the level of destruction here is not higher than before...... If it was a protracted war, it would have caused more damage to the fortifications. Veneto raised his head, carefully observed the place with unimaginable vision, and at the same time, used his mental power to control the reconnaissance plane flying in mid-air, carefully analyzing the situation here.
"The eastern part of the building was the least damaged. Admiral, we need to go over there and take a look. Veneto's words made Aritus frown again, the details of the destruction of the buildings here are different from before, maybe something unknown happened here before?
Although the ship's capacity on land will be reduced by about 20%, it still only took the two of them 2 minutes to reach the eastern part of the island.
"The level of damage here is surprisingly low...... Even many buildings collapsed only because of structural damage, not completely destroyed by the fire of the deep sea......", Aritus, who noticed the abnormality again, looked up and seemed to ask Veneto's opinion with his eyes.
"Veneto can't make a judgment at the moment, but it's to be expected that the sleeping conditions will be better tonight." The girl looked at some of the houses that had not been damaged, and smiled for the first time in a long time.
And Aritus was the only one who saw this smile.