The Three Gorges Reservoir of the Yangtze River, the "Kuimen" of ancient times.

Taking advantage of the time period when the waters were temporarily blocked during the festival, the Moniakh, which had been modified by the Equipment Department, quietly sailed in.

Strictly speaking, the weather today is not good, even if it is already night, the river is still covered with a thick layer of fog, and it looks white and the visibility is quite poor.

However, if you look up at the sky, you can see that the moon and stars are sparse, and the scope of the fog is limited to the section of Kuimen, and the rest of the place is a smooth road.

In this thick mist, the Moniach moved slowly.

The rise of the fog is due to the rise in the temperature of the water, and since two months ago, this strange scene has appeared on the side of the Kuimen of the Yangtze River, and the fog has continued to this day.

The terrifying high temperature brewed under Kuimen, and turned this section of water into a natural hot spring, if it weren't for the fermentation of public opinion strictly controlled by the secret party and the Chinese official, the strange situation here would have been known to the world for a long time.

"Hot springs...... All of this was caused by the Lord of Bronze and Fire? ”

Looking at the thick mist rising from the water outside, Lu Mingfei was stunned.

They had only arrived at the Moniach this afternoon, and the Bronze Project was expected to take place at nine o'clock in the evening, but before the project had officially begun, their jaws dropped when they were shocked.

- The power of the Lord of Bronze and Fire was far more terrifying than they had imagined.

"That's right, according to the speculation of the school professors, the King of Bronze and Fire is hatching his dragon body in the underwater bronze city, and the current emergence of these fogs on the Yangtze River is just because the other party has leaked some of his own strength in the process of hatching the dragon body."

Glancing at the watch in his hand, Professor Manstein spoke in a deep voice.

"We don't have much time, once the opponent's dragon body hatches completely, we will face a dragon king in his prime, so until then, we must interrupt the opponent's hatching, and will be drawn from the opponent from the Bronze City. This is also the core of this bronze project. ”

"Just hatching a dragon's body will cause this kind of movement?"

Turning around, Caesar looked outside with a frown.

The closer you get to the underwater Bronze City, the thicker the fog becomes, and the water temperature gets higher, so that by now, visibility outside is less than a meter away, and the Moniach can still sail thanks to sonar and radar.

"I don't know, after all, in the past, we had never faced a dragon king-level target, and this is the first time in history."

Professor Manstein shook his head.

"Maybe this is a move made by the other party in a violent mood, we can't understand the thoughts of a dragon king, we can only rely on guesswork...... Well, the time has come. ”

As he spoke, Manstein dialed the transatlantic phone, then turned on the speakerphone and placed the phone on the table.

"It is now 9 o'clock in the night of February 18, 2010, it is the Chinese Lunar New Year, and the Moniach has anchored in the Three Gorges Reservoir, the river is as quiet as ever, and the equipment is normal. Tonight we're going to carry out the 'Bronze Project', and I'm Captain Manstein, and this is my thirteenth captain's diary on this voyage. With everything ready, the school board asks for our final orders. ”

"Get moving, and good luck to you."

On the other end of the phone, Ange's voice came.

"Noma will provide you with support from a distance, and the enemy you face this time is not trivial, and I hope you all return safely."

"Okay, let me tell you about the details of this operation and personnel arrangements, everyone pay attention."

After the phone was hung up unilaterally, he stood up from his chair and Manstein clapped his hands.

"You can stand here now, it means that you are the absolute elite in the school, I have also watched the live broadcast in the previous three months, judging from the performance in the live broadcast, all of you are worthy of the name of the elite."

- Looking at the crowd in front of him in black tight-fitting combat uniforms, Manstein did not hesitate to praise himself.

It's just that when his eyes skimmed to the girl who was at the back of the crowd and was bored leaning against the window edge to look at the mist on the water outside, his face looked a little unnatural for a while.

Unlike the others who were all wearing black tight-fitting combat uniforms, the girl was wearing a long black trench coat, the collar of the trench coat was raised to cover the neck, and the whole person looked quite conspicuous...... and handsome.

It's just that although the other party looks quite unsociable, he has nothing to say at all, the long black trench coat looks like he is playing handsome, but its defense and functionality are far beyond the combat uniform issued by the equipment department, and it itself is an alchemy equipment with excellent performance, and the other party has no reason to give up something more useful.

…… Frankly speaking, if it weren't for the girl's strong refusal, the general person in charge of the bronze project this time should be the other party.

seemed to be aware of his gaze, and after turning her head to look at him, the girl was slightly stunned at first, and then quickly subconsciously stood up straight like a student caught deserting by the teacher.

Then, with her hands folded and her eyes half-closed, she gave him a look of "I'm sorry, professor, please keep talking about me, I'm just a little transparent, don't waste time on me...... God knows how he read so much from the girl's face.

Manstein: "........."

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In addition to the sailors and the first and second officers who were necessary for the ship, there were a total of eight members who participated in the bronze project this time.

According to the basic principle that couples should not enter the water together, the group plan was soon finalized by Manstein.

The water group is Caesar, Xia Mi, Susie, and Zero, and the underwater group is Chu Zihang, Lu Mingfei, Chen Motong, and Mu Qingtong.

"Remember, you only have three hours, and after three hours, the effect of doubt will disappear, and then you will be in boiling water, and the whole person will be boiled directly, so you have to control the time strictly."

Taking advantage of Chu Zihang's change of diving suits, Manstein admonished with a serious face.

"Whether the mission is completed or not, you all have to dive out of the water and return to the ship in time, understand?"

At this time, the Moniach stopped directly above the underwater Bronze City, which was the place where the fog was thickest, and the water temperature was also the highest, and after measurement, they found that the water temperature here had reached a terrifying 70 degrees.

Even the surface of the water body is so hot that it is hard to imagine what kind of high-temperature purgatory it is underwater.

- If it weren't for the suspicion, they wouldn't even be able to dive normally.

ps: Good morning (づ●─●)づ

I had a terrible headache all day today, a migraine, an old problem...... I'll make it up tomorrow

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