"By the way, are you wearing the Divine Chrome Armor?"

Before boarding the deck of the submarine, Faetong asked.

"Bring, in the pocket. You can take it out and put it on when you need it. ”

"Then there's nothing to bring. Well, it's nothing. She thought about it for a moment, "The gas in the house was turned off, and the electricity was turned off. ”

"Wait, where's the refrigerator?"

"Rest assured, the fridge was completely emptied before I unplugged it."

"You're really good at doing things."

"If you praise me, I won't send a little red flower." Holding on to the gangway, Phaethon climbed onto the deck, "I miss it." ”

"You've ridden it before?"

"Lord Faethon often flies on our submarines." Marcus, who boarded the ship behind, explained, "In fact, the main purpose of a submarine is to transport troops and cargo. There are very few opportunities to actually fight against it, and I only have 4 times in my career, and once with you."

"Anything else?"

"Well, like the Kraken Kraken, we were 20,000 meters under the sea."

Following Marcus's instructions, Shang Luo climbed the escalator to the top of the conning tower. The airlock there had its doors open and could hold almost two people.

"Be careful when you go in, and don't stand in the area inside the yellow line, as the door below will open - it may be dangerous, but this ship has just been remodeled, and you've seen it in the beginning."

Shang Luo nodded. He remembered that at the beginning, the door of the submarine was not on the roof, but on the deck, and it was possible to walk in directly. Now the whole ship has carried out "phlogiston control", and only two airlock cabins for cargo and personnel are left in the internal and external communication channels.

"Well, be careful, you two, I'm going to close the hatch." He turned on the lantern field with his hand, and his movements returned to the flexible state that belonged to people.

Shang Luo gave a thumbs up, and he manually closed the hatch cover of the airlock on it.

In the airlock chamber, the red light is on, followed by a series of golden light bulbs to establish a lighting field, and phlogiston also begins to be injected.

[Ah~ It feels good, it's very bright. 】

"Can you see that?"

[Very clear vision.] Sounds, colors, images, it's all there. 】

"Then do you want to try to come out?"

[Not quite good, you can see, the weight is filled by phlogiston.] 】

"Oh, it's too heavy."

[It's me who is too advanced! If I were to show up here at all, I'd drain the entire ship of phlogiston. Only in the complete world you have established can I show my form—but it makes no difference with an alchemist. 】

Phlogiston injection was completed quickly. Immediately afterward, the gate below opened, and the two men continued down the ladder to the inside of the boat—above, where Marcus began the next round of transfers. If it is in an extraordinary period, phlogiston trimming must be carried out in the airlock chamber regardless of entry and exit. Because it is now in a safe environment, phlogiston can be replenished at any time, so it only needs to be leveled once when you go in, and you can put phlogiston directly into the air when you come out.

After entering the conning tower, Shang Luo also entered a familiar environment - in front of him was a familiar narrow corridor, and at the end of the corridor hung a series of paintings like a gallery. The farthest picture frame was still moving, and a few blurry figures could be seen dangling inside, with a crew waiting at the door to pick up people.

Again, as last time, the interior of this submarine is much larger than it seems from the outside. This corridor is just a physical passage connecting the compressed spaces, and the real living environment and the command room are in the frame.

"Come on." Walking down the corridor, Shang Luo sighed, "I've always had a feeling since just now - now for these Romans who have 'submerged', has phlogiston become their 'oxygen'?" This can be seen from Marcus's actions just now. Without phlogiston, he behaves like a prokaryotic without mitochondria. ”

"I see what you mean." Phaethon nodded, "Creatures in this world, whether they breathe oxygen or anything else, eventually need to fall on the mitochondria. Mitochondria were created more than a billion years ago, and mitochondrial respiration has truly promoted the leapfrog evolution of life. And these 'new humans', although it is difficult to say whether they are evolutionary or not, their life forms are indeed more dependent on phlogiston. For them, it's the same oxygen as it used to be. ”

"So Cyber is a natural dome?"

"Yes, it's a 'dome' of light. Like the glass dome of the Martian and lunar colonies, it is a special environment created for human life. After all, for those who have sunk, the sun-kissed environment that was once familiar to them is now as harsh as the surface of the moon. Familiar, but incredibly unfamiliar. They were able to continue their operations in the sun only with the help of diving gear, including this submarine. When they move, they also need to maintain their own phlogiston environment, that is, a light field. ”

"You seem familiar?"

"The Romans are not stupid. This state of life is already determined before sinking. It's very painful, isn't it? It's like a ghost who has died, interacting with the living through a mask and a sheet. Heavy rigid stealth suits can last longer, and those light environmental pressure stealth suits don't protect the soul properly at all - it's more like a hot air balloon. Although it is constantly leaking, it is enough to keep inflating it with a lamp. But even so, the essence of the soul may still pass in the sun. ”

"No wonder Victoria previously expressed fear of this life. It's not life at all, it's a spacewalk, it's a big adventure. ”

"So your 'return to the yang' guarantee has inspired the entire upper echelons of Rome. If given a choice, who would want to live in a glass dome that could be smashed through by a meteorite and bombarded by a solar storm at any moment. Human beings, after all, still belong to the sun. ”

"But it's also a kind of thing to a certain extent. Evolve? It's not appropriate to say evolution, but it's okay to say evolution. ”

"Not being afraid of bullets is really an evolution. Now the combat effectiveness of this ship is actually quite strong, because conventional physical means will not cause fatal damage to them even if they penetrate their stealth suits, as long as they return to a safe environment before the phlogiston leaks clean. Plus, they are barely leaky in the moonlight, and they can remain virtually undead at night, like undead ghosts, and are almost completely immune to physical attacks - oh yes, this should be the escort sent to you by the Romans. When investigating the case this time, you can take command first. And"

She paused: "Actually, it's convenient for them to raise, and they can be raised in the water at other times without going out for tasks." Don't you have a water tank in your yard? The whole submarine could actually be parked in that tank, and a snorkel could be exposed. Isn't it convenient. ”

(End of chapter)