The city of Syr, the submarine Guixu.

Chen Yu held a teacup in his hand, his beloved pipe in his mouth, sat in the driver's seat with his legs crossed, and was watching the private chat channel with relish.

In the days since Meng Lei left, the Guixu has become Chen Yu's office.

All kinds of big and small things in the fleet, he gave orders through the private chat channel of the Guixu.

The Shenlong was temporarily handed over to Wang Qi, and all the logistics and personnel issues were handled by Wang Qi.

In fact, the binding and ownership of the initial reclamation boat is no longer as important as it was when it first crossed.

In addition to living and facilitating communication with Blue Star players, the most important role of the initial Wasteland Boat is to perform bounty missions in the shallow seas.

Everyone knows that one day in the future, if you want to go deeper into the sea, you will have to abandon the wasteland.

And the name of the submarine, which originally symbolized identity, no longer has the original meaning after the Alien Alliance handled the identity card for each Blue Star player.

That is, for the major fleets, those were the most famous flagships at the beginning, representing the identity of the fleet commander.

In addition, the significance of the submarine's name is already minimal.

At this moment, the time has reached more than seven o'clock in the evening.

At this time, most people have already finished their busy day.

Of course, there is no such thing as those who seek employment in the city of Sea, because their work and rest time are counted according to the work system of the city.

The other players who survived as shallow sea bounty hunters basically completed the day's mission.

They all returned to their respective fleets for regular meetings, or they rested alone.

At this moment, Chen Yu was in the private chat channel to check the meeting summaries sent by the captains of each formation.

It is worth mentioning that

In the past few days, Wang Qi and Chen Yu divided the fleet into five formations according to the different positions of the personnel in the fleet.

Among them, the first to third formations, which belong to the bounty hunter formation, are about three hundred people.

These people's daily task is to constantly complete bounty tasks from the town hall.

It is an important source of funding for the development of the fleet.

The No. 4 and No. 5 formations are all kinds of technical talents who are seeking jobs in Xier City.

These people integrate into the alien society as players, and while earning a fixed salary, they "blatantly" steal various alien technologies.

People like them are not only the pillars of the future development of the fleet.

It is also the cornerstone of the entire Blue Star human race to survive in the cracks and seek development in the blockade.

Only when these people really grow up can the Blue Star people get rid of the control of the Alien Alliance and have their own foothold in this ocean.

At that moment, Chen Yu clicked on the private chat messages sent by the captains of each formation, looked at them one by one, and summarized the gains of the day in his heart.

After a while, the visitor bell rang for the Guiru.

Chen Yu put down the teacup in his hand and got up to open the door.

found out that it was actually Ning Wen's kid who came over.

"How? What's the takeaway today? ”

In the past few days, everyone has been extremely busy, and Ning Wen is no exception.

Before leaving, Meng Lei gave him the task of collecting intelligence and left a part of the start-up capital.

These days, Ningwen is in the streets and alleys of Xi'er City, all kinds of back and forth.

Not only did I get a lot of information from the local residents, but I also went through all the companies, shops, and stores in the city, and summed up a lot of useful information.

Even Chen Yu, who is as wise as a torch, is impressed by this college student.

The ability to do things is indeed remarkable, and it is worth cultivating.

As soon as he entered the door, Ning Wen took the small notebook in his hand and said to Chen Yu with some excitement:

"Captain Chen, I just heard something interesting."

"Oh? What's the matter? ”

Ning Wen walked into the living compartment of the Guixu, and after the airlock room door was closed, he approached Chen Yu and said:

"I was just in a bar and heard from a couple of bounty hunters that there were several independent colonies in the Fairway, which were essentially black markets.

Because it is independent of the jurisdiction of the Alliance, it is a place outside the law where various forces are mixed.

There, there are often some good things for sale that are rarely seen in the league.

Including advanced submarines and weapons.

There are even occasional high-tech products flowing out of the leveling, as well as the latest maps of the flatbed seas.

There are some things that even the alliance may not be able to master! ”

Speaking of this, Ning Wen looked at Chen Yu with burning eyes, and said hesitantly:

"Captain Chen, when Brother Lei and the others come back, when do we have time, let's go to the black market together."

Hearing this, Chen Yu nodded noncommittally and said with a smile:

"Yes, places like the black market can often give us a glimpse of the world in its truest form.

If you have the chance, you can really check it out. ”

After a pause, Chen Yu said again:

"However, you still need to dig deeper into the details of these independent colonies, so as not to turn back and be tricked."

Ning Wen immediately shouted excitedly:

"Okay, no problem, leave it to me!"

Then, Chen Yu asked, "Do you have any other information?" ”

Ning Wen looked down at the content recorded in the notebook, turned a page back, and said:

"Well, there's another point, it's about the alien separation organization."

Hearing this, Chen Yu showed a look of interest, and raised his head towards Ning Wen.

"Tell me."

"That's right."

Ning Wen cleared his throat and continued:

"The alien separation organization has appeared for nearly a hundred years, almost more than ten years after the Tia lost contact with their home planet.

The origins of this organization are no longer known, but they were originally a smaller, underground organization.

Its core purpose is to build a more democratic society through various means and break the arbitrariness of the alliance.

From the very beginning of the organization, they have used methods such as resisting the alliance, refusing to cooperate, and outright terrorist attacks to undermine the normal operation of the alliance and weaken the authority of the alliance.

However, as the times progressed, different voices began to emerge within the organization. ”

When he said this, Ning Wen paused, suddenly looked up at Chen Yu, and asked:

"Captain Chen, you should know something about the current political goals of the alliance, right?"

Chen Yu nodded and said:

"Maintaining stability and maintaining political and ecological balance is based on maintaining the existing social structure and state."

"That's right."

Ning Wen nodded affirmatively and said:

"The alliance has long lost its vigor and the courage to explore and develop, they just want to maintain the status quo and enjoy the moment.

Even if you live in this dark alien ocean, and never see the starry sky, you are willing to fall like this.

But among the members of the alien separation organization, there are some people.

They strongly advocate exploring the deeper realms, reopening the ancient shipping lanes and discovering the secrets of the depths of the ocean.

In order to return to the home planet one day in the future.

Therefore, today's alien separation organization has developed into two factions internally.

One faction continues the tradition of the group, still trying to seize power with the coalition and create the ideal democratic society.

The other faction has no intention of participating in political events, and concentrates on the development of science and technology and the exploration of deep areas.

They often disgrace the actions of traditional factions, believing that the actions of the other side will exacerbate the pace of genocide and are not in line with their original intentions.

As a result, there are often serious disputes within the organization over different views and philosophies.

Now, the whole organization is in shambles, and there are signs of an imminent split. ”

After listening to Ning Wen's description, Chen Yu nodded thoughtfully.

This information is relatively more valuable than information about the black market.

In Chen Yu's impression, the alien separation organization originally belonged to a force in the sense of a terrorist organization, and the information brought by Ning Wen also confirmed this.

Although its starting point is to consider the people, the means are somewhat unacceptable.

For such an organization, Chen Yu didn't plan to have too much contact at all, and there was a high probability that the two sides would go to opposite sides.

But if there is another faction that focuses on development and exploration now,

In a sense, there is still a certain possibility of cooperation between the two sides.

After all, if the Blue Star people want to find their way home, they must also go all the way to the Deep Zone.

When there is a common goal, there is a basis for cooperation.

Chen Yu took a deep puff with his pipe, and in the midst of the smoke, he said to Ning Wen in a deep voice:

"Find an opportunity to ask for more information about the other faction, and if possible, it's best to get in touch with the other faction."

Ning Wen nodded,

Immediately, a trace of helplessness flashed in his eyes, and he said:

"It's a bit difficult to get in touch with them.

It is said that the main range of activities of this faction is in the deepest part of the shallow zone.

Under normal circumstances, they are rarely seen near the entrance of the fairway.

But......

I'll try it as much as I can. ”

Chen Yu suddenly smiled when he heard this: "They didn't show up before, first, they were busy exploring deeply, and there was no need to come back.

In addition, you have to hide from the alliance and try to avoid exposure.

But now, with the arrival of our Blue Star players, they will inevitably find a way to reach out to us and get our support.

Because we share a common goal and have no conflicts of interest.

So, you just need to pay more attention lately, they won't be silent for long. ”

Chen Yu's voice fell, and Ning Wen nodded thoughtfully.

Then, he took out his pen and wrote down Chen Yu's advice in his small notebook.

In recent days, pens and books have become an almost essential part of daily life.

There is a lot of information that needs to be sorted and recorded every day, and with just your brain, you may miss something.

In his own words, a good memory is better than a bad pen.

This is quite similar to Meng Lei.

Chen Yu couldn't help but smile slightly when he saw his serious appearance.

"Anything else?"

Ning Wen shook his head and said:

"No, that's all for now, I'll go to the bar later.

The people who go there are all talented, well-spoken, and mostly well-informed bounty hunters.

All it takes is a glass of beer to get a lot of information out of their mouths. ”

Chen Yu smiled and said, "Okay, you go, if you don't have enough money, say hello to me, and go to Xiao Wang to get it." ”

"Yes, yes!"

Ning Wen was suddenly happy. Legs straightened, a military salute.

At this time, he suddenly remembered something, and asked:

"By the way, Captain Chen, how are Brother Lei and their side? Where have you gone now? ”

Holding such a tablet, now there are only two people in the entire fleet, Chen Yu and Meng Lei, each holding one.

It's not that it's rare, it's just that it's a bit expensive.

Usually, everyone can contact each other through the private chat channel of the initial wasteland boat, and no other equipment is needed for the time being.

Therefore, except for Chen Yu, the other members of the fleet did not know the itinerary of Meng Lei and the others.

Shaking his head slightly, Chen Yu said:

"A few hours ago, they lost contact with each other, presumably because there was no signal in the nearby seas.

However, from the point of view of time, at this point, they should also go to the first site of the sea, the outpost of Molten Rock.

It is estimated that after a while, they will send a message to report that they are safe. ”

Ning Wen closed the notebook, with a hint of hope in his eyes, and sighed:

"I really miss the days when I went to sea with the commander, and I want to continue to explore and enjoy this strange ocean......"

For humans, the unknown is terrifying.

Exploring the unknown is also a wonderful thing.

People's curiosity comes from the yearning for the unknown, and Ning Wen's early twenties are the time when curiosity is at its heaviest.

The experience of just a few days with Meng Lei before, even if it was full of crises, made him feel thrilling and exciting that he had never felt before.

Chen Yu smiled slightly, raised his hand and patted Ning Wen's shoulder, and said:

"Don't worry, we won't stay in Sil City forever, one day, we will have our own territory.

When the time comes, there will be ...... you tossing outside."

As soon as he said that, there was a sudden buzz in the cockpit.

Chen Yu immediately turned his head to look, but saw the handheld tablet placed on the center console, and the screen lit up.

"Got any news?"

Chen Yu's eyebrows twitched slightly.

Ning Wen also noticed it next to him, and his eyes lit up immediately, and he asked:

"Is there news from the commander?"

"Possibly."

Chen Yu nodded.

At this point in time, there should be no one else to send him a message except Meng Lei.

He didn't think much about it at the moment, stepped over and picked up the tablet, clicked on the information pop-up window and glanced at it.

In the next second, Chen Yu's face changed instantly.

Ning Wen watched it from the sidelines,

Seeing Chen Yu's smiling expression just now, after seeing the content of the message, it changed sharply in an instant, and suddenly became extremely dignified.

Ning Wen realized that something was wrong, and immediately asked:

"Captain Chen, what's going on? Who sent you the message? ”

Chen Yu didn't speak, stared carefully at the hand-held tablet, and concentrated seriously for a moment.

Suddenly, he slammed the tablet under the creaky nest and turned and hurried out of the cockpit.

At the same time, Chong Ningwen shouted:

"Let's go! Follow me to the Security Office, Commander Meng and they have an accident! ”

As he spoke, Chen Yu had wind under his feet and strode out.

Ning Wen was slightly stunned by this sudden change, and his brain couldn't react for a while.

He was stunned for a second before he suddenly came back to his senses, then hurriedly turned to follow, and shouted nervously:

"Captain Chen, wait for me, what's going on!?"

…………

Sil City, 2nd floor living area.

12 buildings in Zone C.

Red and white moss succulents grow in pots of special materials, exuding a sweet and pungent fragrance.

Like a colorful and brilliant flower, dotting this luxurious villa.

An old woman with a slender figure and obvious age, with a dark scarf wrapped around her head, carefully tended to the imperfections of the plants.

The excess parts that have been trimmed off are carefully picked up from the ground with tweezers and put into the glass bottle she carries with her, looking careful.

He has his own florist and a large number of precious plants planted around the house.

It is enough to see that the status of the owner of this villa is extraordinary.

In fact, this is the residence of Roger, the head of the Security Office in the city of Sea.

As the head of the Security Office near the entrance of Channel 66671, the most extensive, most populous, and most prosperous gathering place.

Roger deserves such treatment.

Inside the house, Roger, who had finished a day's work, sat in the living room on the second floor with his wife and daughter as usual for after-dinner entertainment.

And the so-called after-dinner entertainment, to put it bluntly, is watching TV.

Roger himself doesn't like to socialize, and thanks to the Alliance's arbitrary control and strong security measures in the city, he doesn't need to socialize too much.

So after work, his daily entertainment is just to accompany his wife and daughter.

Even if what is shown on TV is not what interests him.

"Life is short, but it is not so long for human beings to understand the truth and break the truth.

But somewhere at the end of the darkness, there is such a place.

Would you like to come with me? ”

On the TV with a large screen, a recent hit drama is playing.

The name is called, "You from the Abyss"!

The director has a big brain, and the content he tells is absurd, but he has extremely high popularity and ratings.

Most of the scenes of the play were filmed in Xiba City on Channel 186, which is well-made and has a strong cast.

The point is, in order to create an authentic atmosphere.

It is said that many of these scenes were filmed in the depths of the shallow zone, in the seabed fissures bordering the flat zone.

In order to dive to a sufficient depth, the film crew specially borrowed a deep-diving submarine from the Alliance Military Department and went down to the bottom of the rift of nearly 10,000 meters!

With the exception of the Alliance Biological Research Institute, civil society organizations have not recorded such a depth for many years.

It is precisely because of this that this drama has exploded in major waterways in a short period of time.

Even Roger watched it with relish.

However, his focus is different from that of his wife and daughter, and it is not in those vulgar romance episodes at all.

He went purely for the rare spectacle of the deep sea.

"There is no real love in this world, the so-called love is just a fantasy of human beings, and it is just a beautiful excuse for human beings to find for the reproduction of the race!"

On TV, Roger, who watched the bloody plot, dozed off.

In today's episode, there is no plot about the abyss under the sea, which makes him a little boring and boring.

But in order to accompany his wife and daughter, he still cheered up and forced himself to watch it.

It's just that, looking at it, my eyelids can't help but start fighting.

I don't know how long later, my wife's gentle voice suddenly sounded in my ears:

"Wake up, someone's looking for you."

Hearing this voice, Roger woke up in a daze and realized that he had fallen asleep on the sofa.

smiled at his wife with a slight apology:

"Sorry, I'm a little tired."

After saying that, he found that his wife was holding his handheld tablet in her hand.

A voice call request is flashing on the screen.

I looked at the remarks of the call and found that it was the officer on duty at the office who called.

Roger took a deep breath, a hint of helplessness flashing in his eyes.

Getting up and kissing his wife's forehead, he took the tablet downstairs and walked to the first floor to answer the call.

"Hey, what's the matter?"

Roger's voice was a little unpleasant, he hated that he had to deal with work when he was off work.

At this time, an eager voice came from the other end:

"Director, there's an accident, there's an accident at the Molten Outpost!"

Hearing this, Roger put away his impatient look and vaguely realized that something big might really happen.

Otherwise, subordinates who know his temper well will never bother him during off-duty hours.

"Don't worry, you tell me slowly, what the hell is going on."

Roger asked in a deep voice, his tone becoming a little solemn.

"That's right, two Blue Star players came to us just now to report to us.

Claiming that their friend had suffered a large-scale outbreak of painted skin at the outpost of Molten Rock, and had to die to escape.

Now, the entire Molten Outpost has fallen! ”

"What?!"

Hearing this, Roger Tong shrank and changed his face on the spot.

It is understandable that the site was attacked by armed forces, or that terrorists had infiltrated and destroyed it.

But the large-scale explosion of painted skin is a bit beyond his psychological tolerance.

The key is that with the targeted drug of dermatozonet, the skin parasite has long been no longer a threat.

And there will be a lot of equipment on the major sites, including private submarines.

How could there be a large-scale explosion of painted skin at the outpost of molten rock?

"How is this possible! Did you check with the Molten Outpost? ”

Roger asked hurriedly, feeling that something was strange about this.

The officer on duty on the other end of the phone said very quickly:

"The outpost of Molten Rock could not be reached, and according to the data provided by the information department, the signal of the nearby beacon station was cut off at about four o'clock in the afternoon.

Then at around five o'clock, the fiber optic cable signal also suddenly disconnected.

It's been less than four hours since contact was lost, so no emergency repair mission has been issued, and the Molten Outpost is still out of touch. ”

Speaking of this, the officer on duty paused and continued:

However, the Blue Star player who came to report provided a video file taken by the diving suit.

The content is a video of the other party's friend, who escaped from the molten outpost at that time.

We took a quick look and were sure that the vast majority of people in the city had been infected with the painting skin and had become parasites.

There is absolutely no way to cheat this! ”

The tone of the officer on duty was very firm, and it was obvious that he had already determined the truth of the matter.

Roger was stunned as if he had been beaten in the face.

But in the next second, he immediately came back to his senses and realized another problem.

"You mean, the other party is a Blue Star player?!"

"Yes."

"Among the Blue Star player community, is there anyone who can afford to buy submarines and explore the deep zone?"

Roger was a little puzzled by this question.

The Molten Outpost is more than three hundred kilometers away from Sil City, and it will take at least two days to reach that sea!

Until now, Bluestar players have been wandering around the shallow waters, and no one has ever purchased a single submarine at the shipyard, let alone three days ago.

What the hell is going on?

At this time, the officer on duty opposite said:

"Director, the other party claims to be Meng Lei's friend, the captain of the former Guixu.

Meng Lei and the others drove the newly registered Typhon boat, which had set off three days ago, and had just arrived at the Molten Rock outpost today, when they encountered a painting skin outbreak.

After escaping, they sailed to a sea area with a normal signal and reported the information as soon as possible. ”

Hearing this, Roger was suddenly stunned.

"It turned out to be him!"

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that among the Blue Star players in the entire Sier City, only Meng Lei is able to leave Sier City at this stage and explore deeper seas.

The situation was urgent, and at that moment Roger stopped asking too much about the details, and said to the phone:

"Pass me that video right away, and then contact the mayor to get ready for an emergency meeting!"

"Yes!"

After speaking, in the other party's response, Roger immediately hung up the phone.

After returning to the second floor and explaining to his wife, Roger didn't have time to change into overalls, so he went out directly in casual clothes.

Shortly after I walked out of the house, I received a video file on my tablet.

Roger opened the video while galloping briskly in the direction of the three-story administrative area, and watched it with a solemn expression.

Although the video picture is relatively clear, the screen shakes too much.

It can be seen that the photographer's situation at that time was very critical.

From the background of the video, you can clearly hear a large number of roars roaring.

The flickering lights also reflected a bloody scene in the city, full of twisted and swaying figures and broken corpses.

Through the screen, you can faintly feel a strong smell of blood coming to your face.

Roger probably took a few looks, and immediately determined the authenticity of this video, and it would definitely not be fake.

Something really happened to the Molten Outpost!

"Damn! Could it be that the Painted Skin Sect has reappeared? ”

Roger scolded viciously, his face cloudy.

"Or is this a terrorist attack that the brainless guys in the organization have planned to launch without authorization!? It's a bit too much to not even say hello! If they continue to do this nonsense, it won't be too long before the entire organization will become a public enemy of the whole people! ”

Thinking angrily, Roger walked briskly to the shaft passage of the administrative district.

Twenty minutes later.

In the reception hall of the Security Office of Sil City, Roger met Chen Yu and Ning Wen, who came to report it.

"You two are friends of Captain Meng?"

Roger asked the staff on duty to pour a glass of water for the two of them, showing enough kindness first.

Chen Yu nodded, and said in a heavy tone:

"That's right, it's a message from Captain Meng, asking me to come here to help report and report the situation of the Molten Rock Outpost to the Alliance."

Roger snorted and said:

"In addition to this video, did Captain Meng say anything else?"

Chen Yu nodded again, and then told Roger in detail a series of inferences that Meng Lei had sent him in the form of words.

After hearing this, Roger's face became more and more gloomy.

It can be clearly seen that he is trying his best to suppress the anger in his heart.

"What does Captain Meng mean is that the alliance leaders of the Molten Rock Outpost deliberately used some unknown new type of painting skin worm eggs to infect the residents of the whole city, and also completely sealed off the entire city?!"

Roger's voice was a little cold, and there was anger boiling in his eyes.

"Yes!"

Chen Yu's face was also extremely ugly.

The first time Meng Lei went to sea to go to the deeper seas, in less than three days, he almost collapsed in the waters under the jurisdiction of the alliance, which made him feel extremely angry.

Not to mention whether the alliance is directly responsible for this disaster.

Just because the top of the outpost was infiltrated by the enemy to such an extent, the alliance didn't even notice it.

In this regard, Chen Yu has been very disappointed with the so-called Alien Alliance government.

"Captain Meng has made it very clear in the message that the girl they rescued from the clinic is the girlfriend of the secretary of the stationmaster of the Rongyan outpost.

Before the painting skin infection completely broke out, the other party had already reminded her to prepare in advance.

Obviously, this incident is inevitably related to the Alliance officials at that outpost! ”

Chen Yu's voice was also a little cold, but it was not because of anger, but because of the incompetence of the alliance.

Hearing this, Roger also noticed the change in Chen Yu's tone.

The man sitting across from him looked to be in his forties and fifties, which was a twilight year for their alien colonists.

But on the other party, there is no trace of twilight, and even invisibly, there is an inexplicable temperament.

That kind of temperament is very sharp, like a sharp sword out of the sheath, which makes people feel very oppressive.

Roger took a deep breath, forced out a kind smile, and said:

"As for the cause of this incident, our alliance will definitely make a detailed investigation and give a satisfactory answer to the general public!

In addition, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you and Captain Meng for their strong support to our alliance.

I'll get in touch with you later to give you a prestige boost.

Finally, on Captain Meng's side, I will communicate with him personally.

I'm so sorry for what happened to him this time! ”

Roger's voice fell, and Chen Yu's face softened slightly.

"I hope you can handle this matter well, otherwise once it is exposed, the image of the alliance in the minds of Blue Star players will inevitably be greatly reduced!"

"That's nature!"

Roger always responds with a smile.

Next, Chen Yu did not stay at the Office of Security for too long.

The business that needs to be done is done, and there is no need for him to stay here any longer.

However, before leaving, Roger stopped him again and asked for Meng Lei's contact information, hoping to communicate directly with Meng Lei.

For this request, Chen Yu naturally would not refuse.

Pushing Meng Lei's contact information to Roger on the spot, Chen Yu led Ning Wen and left the Security Office quickly.

As soon as the two of them walked on the front foot, a staff member came to the reception room and reported to Roger:

"Director, the mayor has arrived, and all departments have been notified, and the meeting will start immediately!"