Chapter 10: The Deep Sea Cave
A sea snake attacking in the middle of the night.
The sudden accident made all the soldiers on the warship tense their nerves.
The undead plague appears on its tail, which is the main reason that directly or indirectly causes it to attack warships.
The point is that it didn't completely turn into an undead monster when it approached the warship, which means that the injury to its tail should have been encountered when it ran into a real undead monster not long ago.
In other words, there are undead monsters in the waters around here!
No one knows when the next attack will come, so they can only step up their preparedness.
Yan Jing also remained on deck.
On the one hand, it is necessary to use the sea snake that roars incessantly even after being ripped off a large piece of bone to test some characteristics of undead creatures.
On the other hand, with Yan Jing's current strength, not sleeping for a day or two will not have any effect on him, and it should be a vigil.
However, Yan Jing obviously underestimated the deterrent power of the undead sea snake version of the toy, the aura it released made no other sea beast dare to approach at all, and coupled with the bonus brought by Yan Jing's ability to mobilize the Tiger Jiao Relic, it was even more deterrent.
So until the afternoon of the next day, the warship did not encounter the undead monster again.
At this time, the warship was only about half an hour's way away from the location of the previously attacked ocean-going freighter.
Mozhushe and the others were about to get off the ship, and the next route involved the secrets left by the ancestors of Mozhushe, so it was naturally not suitable for the warship to follow them.
"This is an additional satellite phone, which can be used to contact the warship after your business is over, and we will also use it to contact you if there is an accident on our side."
Yu Zhen handed the phone to Yan Jing, paused, glanced at the members of the Mozhu Society who had boarded the speedboat outside, and said in a low voice,
"I've just looked at the charts around here, and there are no islands or any other landing locations...... You have to be careful. ”
Unlike the relationship between Yan Jing and the Mozhu Society, Yu Zhen was obviously wary of this mysterious organization.
"Don't worry, at sea, even if the people in the speedboat are doubled, they can't help me."
It was about the secrecy of the Mozhu Society, and Yan Jing didn't mention their action goal for a while, but just shrugged his shoulders and signaled Yu Zhen to rest assured.
With the evolved ability of the Tiger Jiao Relic, not to mention that the Mozhu Society did not harm Yan Jing's thoughts.
Even if he had, he would be able to turn all these people into fish food at the moment of Mozhushe's move.
Putting the satellite phone in his pocket, Yan Jing was about to turn around and jump off the side of the boat, when his shoulder was grabbed again, and he turned back in confusion and asked,
"Anything else?"
"Yuzhou Island is famous for its resorts and food, and after this incident, I treat you as a reward for helping us collect research materials last night."
His eyes flickered left and right, and finally fell on Yan Jing's face, and Yu Zhen's voice suddenly trembled a little.
"Okay, but first of all, I have a big appetite, and you won't regret it when the time comes."
Yan Jing raised his eyebrows lightly, raised his hand and jumped down against the side of the boat, but he didn't see Yu Zhen behind him with a somewhat excited expression.
The speedboat sped away with six people on board.
Ten minutes later, Yan Jing, who was sitting at the stern of the boat, went to look at the warship again, and all he could see was the black dot in the distance, retracting his gaze and turning to the members of the Mozhu Society in front of him.
"Where is the destination?"
Too lazy to go around the bend, Yan Jing looked at Yue Qianren and asked bluntly,
"I asked when I got off the boat earlier, there are no islands around here, and the place you want to go must not be under the sea, right?"
After speaking, Yan Jing noticed that Yue Qianren was stunned at first, and then his expression became a little strange.
Is it really at the bottom of the sea?
"That's right, the place we are going to is at the bottom of the sea, which is a secret place that the ancestors of the Mozhu Society accidentally discovered...... It's been decades, and it's the first time I've led a team on this mission, and I only know how to get in, and as for the situation inside, I'll understand it when I get to the place. ”
According to the rules of the Mozhu Society, this quest will only be activated when there is a change in the world.
This also means that when the world was peaceful before, no one came here at all.
Yue Qianqian looked old, and he was only in his forties.
When he was younger, he was not qualified to participate in such tasks, and it is undoubtedly nonsense to say how well he knows the situation at this time.
"To the northeast, it should be almost there."
In front of the two, a member of the Mozhu Society held a quaint bronze compass, always paying attention to the pointer deflection and pointing out the route.
Hearing him say that he was about to reach the target location, everyone immediately cheered up, and after about twenty minutes, the speed of the speedboat gradually slowed down.
It's here!
Yan Jing looked at the endless sea around him and looked at Yue Qianren again.
"Are you sure it's here?"
Standing up and looking around, Yue Qianren confirmed.
"I'm sure that the usage of the compass was given to me by the elders themselves, and as long as there is no problem with the compass, the location will not be wrong."
The young man with a calm face raised the compass in his hand, and his words were quite confident.
"Then let's get started, get ready to sink."
Yue Qianren gave an order, and Yan Jing, who was standing next to him, quickly glanced at the internal space of the speedboat, but did not see any diving equipment.
Diving was not difficult for him, but the people in front of him ......
Just as he was confused, Yan Jing noticed that Yue Qianren had taken out several items from his ember space one after another.
First, it was a palm-sized mussel with a semicircular shell closed and a swirling pattern on the outside.
Yue Qianren glanced left and right, and directly threw the water mussel into the sea, and then formed several magic seals with both hands, and after about ten seconds, Yan Jing noticed that with the speedboat as the center, the sea water within a radius of several meters was constantly rising, and there were huge black shadows under the water surface.
Boom~
With a muffled sound, half of the mussel shells broke out of the water, and Yan Jing hurriedly turned his head to look at the bottom of the speedboat.
Sure enough, the remaining half was just under them, carrying the entire speedboat.
In the next second, a dark blue curtain of water hung down on the edge of the mussel shell, enveloping the speedboat and beginning to sink.
It was also at this time that Yue Qianren took out the second item, an apricot yellow pennant, raised his hand and unfolded it, chanting an obscure incantation in his mouth.
A thick black mist rushed out from the flag, straight through the water film, and several pale souls dressed in long black horse coats appeared outside the mussels, and as soon as they appeared, several chains extended behind them, directly hooking the shell of the mussels, dragging it into the sea quickly.
There is no doubt that these two props were prepared for this operation.
Although Yan Jing had a lot of equipment and props on hand, there was not much combat power of this kind, and there were really not many purely functional props.
Sitting in the speedboat that had turned off the flames, Yan Jing watched the sea water overflow overhead, and continued to dive in this undersea "carriage".
These ghosts had obviously already been set up for orders, and they didn't need Yue Qianren to do anything more, they would go straight to the goal by themselves.
"It is worthy of the Mozhu Society, which has been inherited for many years, and this way of diving is really unexpected."
Yan Jing had the heart to find out the source of these props, after all, most of the Ember Apostles would pursue props that could improve their combat power, such as the props in front of them, and if they were placed elsewhere, they would be the best of the best.
It's in this environment that it shines.
To say that the Mozhu Society did not make special preparations in this regard, Yan Jing didn't believe it.
"The source of these items is not an otherworldly event...... If nothing else, you'll soon get a lot of similar stuff too. ”
Taking advantage of the fact that the "carriage" still had some time to reach its destination, Yue Qianren, who guessed Yan Jing's intentions, didn't mind sharing information with Yan Jing.
"Recently, you should have participated in several otherworldly events, and I think you will also be a little distressed, such as some good things encountered in otherworldly events, which are obviously powerful weapons and equipment or other props, but they can't be brought out because they are not recognized by the torch."
"Of course."
Yan Jing did not deny this.
Except for the potion obtained from the boat in the open sand sea, which was recognized by the torch.
Yan Jing rarely obtains items from other otherworldly events.
To take a recent example, the level of science and technology in Asgard City is undoubtedly far superior to that of modern Earth, and Yan Jing has not considered bringing back the technical data for the manufacture of air ships and large air warships.
Even if it is only the lowest-end prosthetic technology, there will be no problem in selling tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars in the present world.
However, the Torch Space did not accept the entry of such items at all, and Yan Jing obviously did not have the ability to write down those technical information in a short period of time, so he had no choice but to give up.
"Remember when I was at the resort and I was talking about the conscription mission, the usual otherworldly events are a test of the Ember Apostles, and according to our speculation, every item that wants to cross the barrier of time and space will have to pay a big price."
The successive members of the Mozhu Society have been studying the laws of "Nanke" and "Torch", and have already found some ways to find out from them.
"Since most of the Ember Apostles have a low status, the Torch Space has no interest in spending a lot of energy on them, so it is forbidden for Ember Apostles to bring things out of the other world."
"So...... Is it possible to conscript a mission? ”
Capturing the key information between Yue Qianren's words, Yan Jing immediately asked.
"Yes, at least in 'Nanke', the conscription mission and the otherworldly event are two completely different concepts, the latter is a test, while the former is a formal job, correspondingly, the spatial passage opened up by 'Nanke' is also completely different, it allows the Ember Apostle to carry some special items from the other dimension!"
After learning that Yan Jing had been promoted and had special permissions, Yue Qianren was looking for an opportunity to tell this part of the information to the former.
Now is the right time.
As the exchange deepened, Yan Jing had a new understanding of the "Torch" that might be released to him in the future for the recruitment mission.
Unlike otherworldly events, the conscription missions are all extremely targeted without exception, and some of them are like the otherworldly events that Yan Jing experienced for the first time, that is, escorting Shangqing Dao to a certain location to destroy the underworldly artifact.
This kind of mission is often very time-sensitive, and the environment is particularly harsh and dangerous, and the slightest mistake can lead to falling, which is why the "Torch" has specially screened the Ember Apostles before.
Only the strong who emerge from the crowd of Ember Apostles will be able to complete the Recruitment.
Correspondingly, in order to reward them, 'Nanke' will often give them some convenience, such as the Ember Apostle can return with quite a few types of items after the mission is over.
"This ...... I'm a little curious, since the Mozhu Society understands the existence of the conscription mission, why don't you have high-tech at hand? ”
Yan Jing did not hide it, and after a short hesitation, he still chose to directly confide in the confusion in his heart.
"The reason is simple, all ..... What I mean is that all the conscription missions issued by 'Nanke' recorded in the Mozhu Society have all happened in the post-apocalyptic world without exception, and the order has collapsed and the world has been lost. ”
As if thinking of something, Yue Qianren frowned tightly and said in a deep voice,
"Not to mention the high technology that transcends the ages, those worlds and even human beings are on the verge of extinction, according to the records left by an ancestor, the world he went to is polluted by all living beings to varying degrees, and all good things are crushed by filthy monsters...... It is a misery that those of us who have grown up in peacetime cannot comprehend! ”
Yue Qianren's description made Yan Jing instantly think of the gloomy and lifeless "stars" at the top of the source tree, and his intuition told him that if the "torch" would also issue a recruitment mission to him, what he would go to must be somewhere in it.
"And the most important point is that the original rules of operation of these worlds have been destroyed, which makes the world environment often undergo all kinds of strange changes, and normal people will be extremely suppressed when they enter, even the Ember Apostle is no exception."
Finally found a partner whose authority had been promoted, Yue Qianli didn't want to hear Yan Jing's news next time in the obituary of the Special Affairs Bureau.
"Thank you for informing me, these clues are important to me!"
Yan Jing had never been a hypocritical person, and he knew what Yue Qianqian was telling him these key information for, adding,
"If the situation of 'Torch' and 'Nanke' is consistent, and the situation of the conscription mission and the corresponding clue information, I will share it with you."
After receiving a clear promise, Yue Qianren's tightly knit brows finally relaxed.
Unilateral demands never lead to good results.
Reciprocating the favor is the key to a strong relationship between the two parties.
At this moment, the members of the Mozhu Society, who were sitting in front of the speedboat, shouted,
"We're here!"
Yan Jing turned around suddenly, his eyes looked ahead through the water film, and when he saw the situation clearly, his pupils suddenly contracted.
In this deep sea area, there is a huge submarine mountain!
The speedboat is at the summit of this submarine mountain, which is covered with coral reefs and seagrass that stretches to the dark bottom of the sea.
The ghost dragged the mussel and dived down the mountain until it was hundreds of meters deep.
It was also at this time that Yan Jing was able to see a winding path among the dark and steep mountains with the superior eyesight that landed on his golden eyes, leading to a cave hidden among corals, seaweed, and many sea beasts......
Such a scene was really beyond Yan Jing's expectations before his action.
It's no wonder that Yue Qianren would call this place a secret realm.
------Off topic------
Braving the heavy rain to hail a taxi, an hour and a half drive home, finally caught up.
In order to keep the full attendance, I am tired......
Back to normal update tomorrow!