Chapter 604: Count Desmond

7 April 2782 (1941), Naura.

Naura is a small Australian city located on the south bank of the River Shorehaven, about 12 kilometers from the mouth of the river and 120 kilometers south of Sydney. Before World War I, the area was dominated by small workshops for dairy, meat processing and paper making, with fewer than 3,000 residents.

After the First World War, the British Earl of Desmond bought the land near the sea, set up several large dairy and meat processing factories, and built a wharf, and connected a private feeder railway to the main line.

Speaking of this Earl of Desmond is also a legend in England, it is said that this dude's father is the son of a broken earl, not the eldest son, and both parents died when he was a teenager. Desmond left home to mingle around Southeast Asia and China, but then he stepped on and got lucky. first caught up with the line of Xingke Group, and became a franchisee for new products such as ballpoint pens and lighters, and soon made money with this.

In 1909, he returned to England with a large amount of money and opened a "Godzilla" trading company in London, specializing in various products of the Bad Luck Star family. In particular, he made a fortune by reselling those Xingke specialty medicines and speculating in rubber stocks, and he also caught the line of high society. The main reason is that his uncle, who inherited the title, had only one daughter, and thought that only Desmond could revitalize the family business, so he assigned the inheritance to him.

Well, according to the gossip of the upper circles of London, the earl had long been impoverished, and after receiving a large gift from his nephew Desmond, he "sold" him the inheritance to the title. Well-informed sources say Desmond spent £500,000 and a five-percent stake in Godzilla to get the title. Of course, the honorable lord and several related people did not admit to this. But in any case, this change of successor has been notarized by the House of Nobles and recognized by several parties in person, and has legal effect.

So in 1911 after the old earl hung up, Mr. Desmond became a noble nobleman, a serious English earl. Later, Godzilla's business grew bigger and bigger, and before World War I, it had become a new consortium with a lot of business. Especially in World War I, by reselling various special drugs such as sulfonamides and various foods, he almost monopolized the black market in Britain, and he made a fortune like a pig's head.

In the 20s after World War I, the Godzilla consortium has become a major name in the United Kingdom, ranking among the top five top consortiums. With his deep pockets and his title, Desmond is even more incredible. And the title of his family is also very promising, and he can also climb a little kinship with the British royal family, which used to be dilapidated and no one paid attention to it, but now it is different, that is, a genuine high-level nobleman, not only the nobles and nobles in the upper circles, but even the royal family is impressed.

The noble lord had also bought a lot of land in Australia, and he liked the scenery of Naura, so he built a holiday estate here and came to stay for a few days every year. Of course, with a noble lord like him, the Australian government does not dare to slack off. The small town of Naura became almost his personal fiefdom, and even after Australia's independence, he took a laissez-faire attitude towards it. Lord Desmond is a big taxpayer in the local area, and those officials are also fed by him, how can he not give it convenience?

2 a.m.

The sea of Naura suddenly seemed to be boiling, and large bubbles rose from under the sea, and the calm sea was tumbling. But no one paid attention to this at this time.

A few minutes later, there was a "bang", and a giant whale-like object rushed out of the sea with a large cloud of mist, followed by a "bang...... Boom......" a few more similar objects came out of the sea.

Five large submarines appeared in the sea off the port of Naura. The largest submarine at the head began to emit an invisible wave of airwaves.

"They're here, ready to pick up the goods...... Desmond closed the cover of his mobile phone and instructed the people around him lightly.

The more than 100 people who had been waiting at the dock for a long time immediately began to get busy. The people who participated in this act were all Desmond's henchmen, either cyborgs, or British or Australians who had been successfully brainwashed, and those who couldn't believe it were replaced.

"Oh, what a big ......" In the astonished gaze of everyone, a huge submarine as an island slowly sailed towards a closed dock. After coming to a stop, a gangway truck on the dock drove over, lowered the gangway and leaned against the submarine. It was a very large submarine, and there were no identification signs on the conning tower of the submarine.

This is China's Type 908 "Walrus-class" ocean-going transport submarine, which has a total length of 150 meters, a total width of 16 meters, and a displacement of 15,000 tons on the water and 28,000 tons under the water.

The shape of this submarine is very different from that of common attack submarines, with a thicker hull that looks like a large ham sausage, and a conning tower (bridge) that has been moved forward. In addition, the back of the boat has a rectangular structure that accommodates the cargo hold from the back of the conning tower, extending to a quarter of the tail, a bit like the Delta-class submarine of the original Soviet Union, but the raised structure is longer, and this arrangement is naturally for ease of transportation.

The biggest difference, of course, is that the hull cargo section has a hydraulic cargo door that opens on the back of the boat, which can be opened when the submarine is on the surface. Inside are 480 cubic meters of cargo warehouses with a length of 12x5x10 meters each, each cargo compartment can hold 8 standard containers, a total of 16 such cargo compartments, that is, the "Walrus class" can transport 128 containers at a time, or 7680 cubic meters, or 8000 tons of materials. Such a design has a high safety factor, if the cargo space is unfortunately all flooded, the water-filled cargo space is only 7680 tons, which has not exceeded the load capacity of the submarine, so as not to sink the submarine.

In the middle of each of the two holds, there is also a lifting crane that can lift 50 tons of cargo normally stored in the hull, which can lift the cargo by itself in the port or on the sea surface where there is no equipment. Such a design is naturally for the sake of secrecy, because many of their tasks are not visible, and it is impossible to load and unload in a large port with good facilities, so it is necessary to bring their own crane. In addition, since it is a shady thing, it is necessary to have a warehouse that can be opened and closed quickly.

At present, China has built a total of 12 such "Walrus-class" large transport submarines, and there are 12 smaller Type 904 "Manatee-class" transport submarines with a displacement of 5,000 tons. Since their birth, these 24 submarines have been active all over the world, delivering all kinds of humanitarian relief materials to the oppressed people of various imperialist colonies, the people who have been illegally invaded, and any people who have fought for independence, freedom and human rights. From Africa to South America, from the Arctic Ocean to the Indian Ocean, they have been found everywhere.

They are like the embodiment of justice, and wherever there is injustice, oppression, and aggression, there are manatees and walruses that are transporting all kinds of positive energy! In the tide of the colonial independence movement after World War I, they played an extremely important role, sending all kinds of humanitarian relief materials to the anti-colonial, anti-imperialist, and anti-feudal freedom fighters in various places, and of course, including transporting freedom fighters from all over the country.

And these meritorious submarines do not exist in the Chinese Navy sequence. That's right, they don't belong to the navy, but to various righteous civil organizations, such as Decepticons, NOD, Amalgam, etc. What an unknown group of unsung heroes!

Of course, the work of these submarines is not limited to transportation, they are also submersible supply ships. There are 6 ships belonging to the Navy, and their warehouses can be put into various containers in addition to the single cargo, in addition to the cargo cabinets, there can also be diesel cabinets and fresh water cabinets, battery cabinets, torpedo cabinets, mine cabinets, food refrigerated cabinets, etc., the warehouses are pre-set up pipelines to enter and exit electricity and pump water and pump, and they can also use oil pipes to fuel friendly ships, or use cranes to help friendly ships replenish food and torpedoes. This is a highly modular submersible supply ship, the only one of its kind in the world.

In addition, this kind of transport submarine can also be used as a combat ship, and it is only necessary to replace the contents of their cargo hold with a modular missile launch cabinet or rocket launch cabinet, or even a turret, and it is a proper combat submarine. Of course, due to design limitations, it is still necessary to float before it can be launched.

However, this is only theoretical, and they are mainly responsible for various special and supply tasks.

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The port in Desmond is completely private, and the submarine is moored in a fully enclosed dock surrounded by high walls, so you can't see what's going on inside from the outside.

"Bang", the watertight door of the submarine opened, and a group of people in sailor suits walked out.

Desmond hurriedly greeted him, and the two sides exchanged words in a low voice on the dock.

Not only did the submarine have no recognizable markings, but even the clothes worn by the people on the submarine did not have any recognizable markings. Even their conversation was in English, and their appearance was even more difficult to judge, for there were all kinds of people among them, and the gray-haired old man at the head was a typical yellow-and-white half-breed appearance.

"Hello, Lord Count, long time no see!" Mark smiled and held out his hand. This old man was one of the people who joined Leon to join Wen Dehei, and he was assigned this job after that, and now he is a high-ranking cadre of the Amalgam organization, and he usually does not need to run away himself.

"Mark, we haven't seen each other in ten years, you're old, hahaha......" Desmond smiled and hugged him.

"I didn't even expect you to come here in person, and you're still running here?"

"Hey, this trip is very important, I'd better keep an eye on it. Can't you leak ......"

Mark and Desmond are old acquaintances, and he used to deliver goods to the Earl, with a wide variety of products, black, white, and gray.

The two leaders were greeting each other, and their men were not so idle. The people on both sides are veterans, and it's not the first time that everyone has done this kind of thing, and they don't need to be commanded by their superiors at all, and they are familiar with it.