September 27, 2013 is the autumnal equinox.

An international luxury cruise ship with 5,600 tourists and 1,800 crew members departed from the east coast of New York at 9:10 p.m. and crossed the Atlantic Ocean to London, England, with a sailing time of about five days and 17 hours.

The captain in charge of the cruise was named Joe. Simpson is an experienced veteran captain who decisively adjudicates when it comes to accidents. During his 30-year career as a captain, he commanded more than 2,500 cruise ships without any accidents. At the age of 56, he once again sat in the cockpit of a luxury cruise ship and directed the safe progress of the voyage.

The beginning of the voyage is very smooth, the inside and outside of the ship are carried out according to the plan, and the inspection of various parts of the cruise ship after a day of sailing, including the safety process, operation efficiency, etc., are stable at more than 95%.

"It seems to have been another easy and calm voyage, and the weather in the area of the Atlantic shipping route this week has been fully determined, and there is no unusual or dangerous weather. It's almost time for me to retire when I'm back in the UK. ”

Captain Simpson turned his head to look to his side as he finished speaking.

"Goodman, the difficulty of this voyage is very low, so I will be responsible for all of it, and you can be regarded as the one who inherits my mantle. Before officially becoming a captain, it is necessary to complete a single command voyage. ”

Standing next to Simpson, a thirty-year-old deputy captain in formal attire, Goodman, was overjoyed when he heard this.

"Rest assured, captain, I will ensure that this voyage will be completed safely and unmistakably. Captain Simpson, think it's a trip home and head to the visitor hall for some rest and entertainment. ”

"Well, no matter how safe the navigation situation is, it should be checked every once in a while, or carefully arrange the staff to give timely feedback on the situation in each area. You've been following me for ten years. I don't need to say anything more. ”

"Safety is paramount."

Simpson returned to his captain's room, removed the captain's clothes and replaced them with a close-fitting suit that his son had given him on his birthday last time, put on a top hat, and walked on delicate crutches to the cruise ship entertainment hall where he had driven for 30 years but had never been to, and experienced the enjoyment of travel as a passenger for the first time.

As the days passed, the bow of the ship was a magnificent scene of blue sky bordering the sea.

Walk out of the cabin early in the morning. Standing at the bow of the ship with a wine glass in his hand, Captain Simpson was filled with a sense of comfort but a little sadness of parting when he saw the beautiful scenery of the sunrise between the sea and the sky.

"After entering the waters of the European Union and bypassing the Strait of Gibraltar, we should be able to reach London, England by noon tomorrow."

Simpson leaned against the railing at the bow of the boat for about half an hour, drinking the wine from his glass and preparing to return to the entertainment hall.

Suddenly, not far from the horizon, dozens or even hundreds of seagulls crashed into the hull of the ship as if they were crazy.

Less than three meters next to Simpson, the male tourist who was standing on the bow of the boat like himself and enjoying the sight of the sea and sky in the early morning did not have time to react. The head was shot through the head directly by a seagull with a relative speed of 100 km/h.

Bloody brains splattered on Simpson's clean suit, and the deck of the cruise ship was in a panic.

"Knock knock!"

The sound of steel clashing continued, and the entire deck immediately became a dangerous area, and in just one minute, three tourists had died, and if this happened at noon during the rush hour, the death toll would have increased several times.

The Simpson returned to the cabin unharmed by a young crew member, with bulletproof glass effectively keeping the mad seagulls out.

Immediately afterwards, everyone present could clearly feel that the sailing speed of the entire luxury cruise ship had decreased significantly.

"What's going on! How can there be seagulls in this place. I remember that there should be no islands or harbors at this time and along this route! Could it be that Goodman changed his voyage? ”

Come to think of it. Simpson couldn't help but be angry, and quickly walked in the direction of the wheelhouse of the cruise ship with a metal cane. And in the process, the sailing speed of the entire cruise ship gradually decreases to a near-stop sailing speed.

Who knew that when Simpson came to the cab in a rage, it was already full of technicians, and Goodman looked anxious.

"Goodman, you changed your voyage without permission. I'm so disappointed in you! ”

"Captain...... Things are not what you think, and we haven't changed course. Goodman saw the old captain coming, and immediately got up and explained.

"How do you explain this now? According to the original voyage, there could be no islands or ports here, so why are there seagulls? ”

Goodman reached out and pointed to the positioning equipment on the cab instrument. When Simpson cast his gaze, the position of the hull above did not deviate from the course in the slightest.

"Captain, an hour ago, our radar detected a huge island about 33 nautical miles away that is not on the world map, and the entire area is so huge that even our devices are not able to fully cover the island."

"Huge island?! Have the coordinates been determined? ”

"A position of 27.4° west longitude and about 41.8° north latitude. We have verified that some cruise ships and merchant ships have passed through here recently, and the island did not exist even yesterday, and it seems that it only appeared in the early hours of yesterday morning. An expert in charge of maritime issues explained the situation to the old captain.

"The island that doesn't exist in zài only appears today! What happened to those out-of-control seagulls before? Could it be that there is a strong magnetic field interference? ”

As an experienced captain, Simpson quickly accepted this fact in his head and analyzed it in detail, and continued to ask with a shocked face. If it was as the old captain thought, then things would be a little troublesome.

"Yes, a powerful magnetic field has spread from the interior of the island, and now all the electronic equipment in our hull is no longer functional, and we are discussing whether to switch to manual driving." Goodman replied.

"Now that a fatal accident has occurred on the deck, Goodman, you should send someone to deal with it quickly, so as not to spread the panic. The safety of passengers is the most important issue for us. ”

At the same time, let the whole crew return to their posts and change all the facilities that can be changed to manual control. Recouts are placed on the deck and on the top floor to keep abreast of the surrounding waters. Now driven by myself, we tried to get around the island safely. ”

"I really didn't expect that in the high-tech era of the 21st century, we can still discover the New World like Columbus, which is really incredible."

Simpson's takeover immediately brought the entire cruise ship back to normal, and the crew's reassurance work was carried out in an orderly manner among each passenger.

As the hull of the ship maintained a medium-low speed on the surface of the sea, after ten minutes, the deck was so devastated that no tourist dared to step out of the cabin, and at this moment the panoramic glass on the edge of the cabin on the seventh floor was full of passengers with shocked faces.

"How is that possible!" The huge island that gradually emerged from Simpson's window was shocked in his head.

As the ship sailed slowly, the white fog gradually dissipated thousands of kilometers away, and an island that was so large that it was larger than some small countries appeared in front of everyone, unlike some islands that were completely covered in vegetation, and there were many ruins and ruins on this island.

"Atlantis, Ancient Ruins!"

Simpson suddenly remembered that when he was less than ten years old, his great-grandfather, who had a great yearning for the sea, told him about a mysterious sea, a lost civilization, an ancient city swallowed up by the sea.

"Fifty degrees to the left! We bypass here, and as soon as communication is restored, we will tell you about this sensational discovery. ”

However, as the crew began to manually displace the ship, a huge thunderbolt that the old captain had never seen before fell vertically from the sky.

"Captain!"

Goodman on the side immediately knocked the old captain down, and the thunder slammed vertically into the hull, not only overloading all the ship's instruments and exploding, but also tearing a huge crack in the middle of the hull, and a large amount of seawater frantically poured into the hull.

In the wheelhouse, the alarm light had been completely shattered, and the old captain went to the left side of the wheelhouse with Goodman's support, looking at the crack in the hull that had been torn apart by the previous thunder, and his face was extremely gloomy.

"Five minutes! We sailed at full speed into this unknown island, and all the crew went to reassure the frightened passengers that they would not abandon ship. Sail into the island and wait for the passing ship to come to the rescue. The Navigation Bureau believes that the signal loss of our cruise ship will also send a rescue force to search for it in a short time. ”

After the old captain gave the order, Goodman immediately sped the cruise ship full speed towards the huge island where it was difficult to see the edge. Eventually, before the hull sank completely, we sailed into the safe area of the island.

In the end, a kilometer-long luxury cruise ship ran aground on the beach of the mysterious island, and a total of more than 5,000 panicked passengers on board were persuaded by the crew to stay in their respective rooms, and they distributed supplies of food.

"Is this really Atlantis?"

Captain Simpson, accompanied by Goodman and some of the crew, landed on the island after confirming that it was safe.

Treading on the still wet sand, looking at the buildings in front of you that resemble ancient Greece and still hang with underwater plants, it seems as if this is really just rising from the depths of the sea...... (To be continued......)