Regarding the maintenance of the official E-class transport boat, more than a dozen mechanical engineers and electrical engineers worked overtime for emergency repairs.

Finally, at about four o'clock in the afternoon, everything was settled.

During this period, Meng Lei had nothing to do, and ran to the ship to check the refining results of the Moluoke genetic material.

The genetic material, which was originally flesh and blood, had turned into a pool of green unknown liquid.

Through the hint of the golden finger, Meng Lei was able to understand that this mysterious liquid creation is the most critical substance of genetic modification, the gene stock solution.

There is a slight difference between the genetic integrity of the gene stock solution after special refining by the genetic research station and the genetic material itself.

Originally, the genetic integrity of this Moluoke genetic material was 20% after Goldfinger identification.

After refining, the gene stock solution has only 18% gene integrity!

This is a drop of two percentage points compared to the Moluok gene contained in the genetic material itself.

Through this data, it can be found that the genetic research station produced by the Alliance Biological Research Institute is indeed not stable enough in the refining process.

Don't underestimate the difference in the integrity of these two percentage points, after acting on the human body, there will be serious safety risks.

Genes are the ultimate code for the birth and evolution of life.

The slightest subtle change at the genetic level can trigger an unknown change in life.

Therefore, in addition to the perfect gene with 100% integrity, it can be said that any defective gene stock solution is a time bomb with unknown effect!

Meng Lei also secretly decided that before he obtained 100% perfection of completeness, even if this technology matured in the future, he would never easily genetically modify himself, so as not to have some unknown changes in the future.

In addition, the current situation does not allow him to use this technology for himself.

Although refining equipment and genetic stock solutions are now available, a key item is needed to carry out genetic modification.

According to Gina's description, this thing is called a gene editor, and it is a miniature foreign body device embedded in the human body.

After the gene stock solution is injected into the human body through the gene editor, the human gene will be changed within a controllable range.

Meng Lei looked at the tally list provided by the combat team and did not find any information about such equipment in it.

Therefore, the chain of genetic modification technology that he now has in his hands is still incomplete, and he is stuck in the last step of the injection project.

"Forget it, anyway, there is no suitable genetic material to refine at present, and when you really meet the perfect gene, you can find a way to get the gene editor, the connector introduced by Roger this time happens to be the high-level of the alliance's scientific research outpost, and I think there should be a channel to get the gene editor here."

Meng Lei has a good mentality and does not suffer from gains and losses.

Confessing to Simon and several other combatants, the two precious genetic research equipment were re-strengthened to avoid collision and damage during transportation, and Meng Lei personally inspected the E-class transport boat that had been parasitized by the thalamus.

Until it was confirmed that the thalamic fungus had been completely eliminated from the entire ship, and all the spores in the air had been inactivated and no longer a threat.

Meng Lei finally relieved himself and breathed a long sigh of relief.

An official transport boat of the E-class sequence, plus 4,000 tons of food supplies, is estimated to be worth tens of millions!

This windfall is worth more than the eggs of the painted skin worms.

It can also be seen why a large number of pirate groups exist in the depths of this dark and vast ocean.

In fact, the temptation of getting rich overnight is too great.

Working diligently in the alliance gathering place for a lifetime is less than a fraction of the money earned by robbing a submarine.

Such a lucrative business is indeed worth the risk.

With one vote, you can save some money and eat and drink for the rest of your life.

To be honest, if it was convenient to cash out, Meng Lei would rather turn around and return directly now, rather than take the risk of going to the Barona colony again, and use this batch of goods to help the fleet survive the immediate urgency.

However, the ship, including the cargo on board, is not visible at all.

Once it is discovered by the alliance, it will inevitably be forcibly recovered at the first time, and finally the cargo will be empty.

So, whether it's digesting the goods yourself or cashing in the goods, this colony of Barona has to go.

"Captain, everything is arranged!"

"As soon as the guards are ready, they are ready to set sail!"

"Escort 2 is ready, ready to stand by!"

"Escort three in place......

……

At six o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, Lin Ming and several people reported the situation in the communication channel one after another, indicating that the fleet was ready.

Before leaving, Meng Lei called several captains accompanying him to the Sea Locust, and made new planning adjustments according to the current number of members of the expedition fleet.

In addition to the Sea Locust, the personnel of the other four F-class exploration craft were appropriately weakened, and most of the main force was transferred to the E-class transport boat.

Large submarines, although large in size, have plenty of firepower.

But correspondingly, more personnel are needed to control it, otherwise it will not be able to play at all.

Aside from everything else, there are as many as ten shipboard weapons on this ship alone!

Among them, there are six dual-linkage electromagnetic guns and machine gun guns located on the top of the submarine, which are located in the bow and stern and center respectively.

And there are also four dual-linkage laser batteries at the bottom of the submarine, in groups of two and two, as a fire support below.

Even if controlled in linkage mode, these ten turrets need to be operated by five experienced gunners, otherwise they will not be effective at all.

In addition, larger vessels also mean that the hull structure is more complex, and the probability of failure of the ship's electrical equipment is higher, so the maintenance crew must also ensure that it is fully staffed.

Fortunately, there were a large number of alternates on this voyage, and in the end, after strict planning and deployment, they barely met the personnel needed to ensure the normal navigation of the fleet.

As a result, every crew member in the fleet was put to good use and placed in the corresponding position, and there were no superfluous personnel to replace.

If there is any further accident that leads to attrition, it means that the fleet will inevitably have a hole in some way.

This is also something that can't be helped.

If you want to take this E-class transport boat on the road, you will have to bear the corresponding price.

But from another point of view, with this high-end cargo ship, the overall strength of the fleet has also been improved by leaps and bounds.

In terms of firepower, this E-class transport boat is worth two F-class exploration boats, and even surpasses it, and the safety factor has been greatly guaranteed.

It can be regarded as a kind of compensation in disguise.

Seven o'clock in the evening.

Everything was arranged, and everyone had a simple dinner.

After a day and a night in the vicinity of the G43 beacon station, the voyage fleet finally set sail again.

Six submarines of various sizes lined up, led by the largest E-class transport, and according to the navigation guidance, they made a mighty way into the dark depths.

…………

Meanwhile.

At the same time that the fleet of long-distance ships set sail again.

There is another sea area thousands of kilometers away from the G43 beacon station.

Here, there is a vast undersea plain, far from the safe shipping lanes opened by the Alliance.

On the white sand seabed, there is no sign of biological activity, only scattered reefs and dead corals, deliberately dotted with a desolate environment like the Gobi, everything seems extremely lonely and lifeless.

Although it is separated from the safe channel by nearly 100 kilometers, this place also belongs to the sea area under the jurisdiction of the 66671 channel.

At this moment, somewhere in this desolate and lonely submarine plain, surrounded by a forest of steles.

A solitary black figure with obvious traces of artificial carving hovers silently on the seabed.

When you get closer, you can see that it is a submarine.

Shaped like an eagle's beak, the streamlined exterior is graceful, and the pitch-black shell emits a surging metallic glow under the reflection of the searchlight at the top, like a steel beast dormant in the dark, silently waiting for the arrival of its prey.

And in the bridge command room of this submarine, there is a heroic short-haired beauty sitting in the driver's seat at this moment.

She was looking at the central control display with a serious face, her eyes constantly wandering between the coordinate points on the screen and the notebook in her hand, as if she was comparing something.

"It's nearby, why aren't there any anomalies? Could it be that the coordinates provided by the alliance are incorrect? Or did the shipwrecked ship that issued the signal for help return to normal and left? ”

The short-haired beauty picked up the teacup on the center console, her delicate red lips pressed against the edge of the cup wall and gently sipped, and the doubts between her eyebrows grew thicker.

After a few moments, she rose from her seat, slightly tired, and walked to the edge of the porthole.

The slender figure twisted slightly, stretching in place.

The eye falls on a fiery red potted plant under the porthole, and the bright pop-up pomegranate blossom fruit hangs from the branches, each full and mouth-watering.

The confusion on the face of the short-haired beauty eased slightly, revealing a gentle smile.

"The potted plants sent by the little guy are getting better and better, and I don't know how he's doing now, and he hasn't replied to the message for a day, so it can't be an accident, right?"

Thinking of a possibility, the smile that had just surfaced froze.

The short-haired beauty turned around and returned to the center console, picked up the handheld tablet on the countertop, and was about to edit the text message.

At this moment, the hatch of the bridge command room suddenly opened, and a long-haired woman in a blue tight-fitting uniform stepped in.

"Commander, dinner is ready, come and eat."

The long-haired woman invited with a smile on her face, and there was a hint of respect in her words.

The short-haired beauty nodded, paused slightly, deleted the edited text, and casually put the tablet on the center console.

"Let's go."

The two walked out of the bridge command room one after the other, and through the shaft passage in the corridor, they came to the restaurant on the second floor of the submarine.

At this time,

The restaurant was already full of crew, most of whom were women, and men made up less than a quarter.

Everyone talked and laughed and got their dinner from the food processor.

It wasn't until the short-haired beauty entered the door that the noisy restaurant finally quieted down for a second, and everyone cast their eyes over and greeted respectfully.

"Hello Commander!"

"Hello Captain An!"

……

The short-haired beauty smiled and waved in response:

"You don't have to be so polite, keep eating yours."

Everyone sat down one after another, and they were not restrained, and each found a place to sit down, but they gave up the main seat.

The short-haired beauty walked up to the food processor, picked up a plate and served a steaming dinner, before returning to her seat.

At this time, someone asked:

"Commander, have you still not found the location of the shipwreck?"

The short-haired beauty shook her head and said while eating:

"No, the nearby sea area is very calm, there is not even a sea monster, and the sonar monitor can't detect any abnormal point signals, it is likely that we are in the wrong place."

"Huh?! Finding the wrong place? ”

Someone exclaimed, and then showed a puzzled look, and said in confusion:

"It stands to reason that it shouldn't be, we've been moving forward according to the coordinates provided by the bounty mission, how can we be in the wrong place?"

Another person next to him said:

"The coordinate points are fixed, there is no deviation in our route, and if we can't find the target, it can only mean that the mission information is wrong, or the target has changed its position, and the problem is not on us."

The short-haired beauty nodded when she heard this, but she didn't say anything more, her big bright eyes staring at the plate in her hand, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

Seeing that she didn't speak, the restaurant fell silent again.

In the air, only the sound of knives and forks colliding echoed, and the atmosphere was a little delicate for a while.

After a while, another female crew member in the crowd finally spoke up and asked:

"Commander, if we can't find the mission target, then what should we do next?"

The short-haired beauty came back to her senses, groaned slightly, and responded:

"If we can't find it, forget it, we are now too far away from the safe course, and if we continue to go deeper, we will even lose the network signal, and we can't move on."

After a pause, the short-haired beauty took a deep breath and said:

"This voyage has already taken far longer than planned, normally we should have returned the day before yesterday, if it weren't for the fact that this rescue mission was very rewarding, and we happened to be nearby, we wouldn't be staying in this desolate sea now.

In addition, there have been many major events in the outside world recently, and the fleet has a lot to deal with.

We'll rest here tonight, and we'll do one last search tomorrow morning, and if we can't find the target, we'll get ready to go back to the city. ”

"Yes!"

The voice fell, and there was a sound of answer in the restaurant.

But at this moment, a sharp exclamation suddenly sounded in the crowd.

The long-haired woman who had just entered the restaurant with the short-haired beauty suddenly stood up from her seat, and then, as if she had seen something extremely terrifying, she lifted the plate in her hand and yelled with a look of horror on her face:

"What's it, what's this?! There are quirks in the meal! ”

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