The New Year is still more than half a month away, but at this moment, there is a layer of dark clouds hanging over Liudian Town.
The destroyer hovering in front of them made the survivors living on the deck of the Bohai feel strongly uneasy. They have always maintained a certain degree of superiority over the survivors on land, because there are no zombies, alien species, predators, or mutants on the aircraft carrier. They do not need to struggle to survive like the survivors on land.
Now, however, the situation seems to be reversed.
The threat from the sea made them feel the fear they had never experienced before.
Fortunately, Jiang Chen fulfilled the mutual defense agreement and NAC sent troops!
The defense fortifications on Hengsha Island have been completed, and the "Fireball-1" rocket cluster system, 2,000 rockets, and Type 50 J-type electromagnetic guns have been deployed on the island. Under the leadership of Cheng Weiguo, reinforced battalions of a thousand people were stationed here.
The NAC had no navy, not even a few ships. But it doesn't matter, NAC has the best artillery in Pan Asia. Just a few days ago, Hengsha Island was covered with overwhelming rockets. Army soldiers then landed and wiped out two alien nests.
The whole process is easier than sweeping the floor.
Perhaps because they saw the powerful force of NAC, the destroyers cruising near Wanghai City restrained themselves a lot.
At least they are not so repelled by the conversation.
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On the shore of Hengsha Island, a spherical submersible surfaced. From the appearance, this submersible is somewhat similar to the "Water Drop No. 1" that Jiang Chen brought to the world, except that it lacks the smooth cone at the back.
After looking at each other, the five soldiers squatting in the bunker stood up, raised their rifles, and cautiously surrounded them. The hatch on the top of the submersible opened, and a man wearing a light blue overalls came out. Facing the muzzles of five black guns, he calmly raised his hands.
"I mean no harm, I wish to meet your leader."
"Are you the messenger from that destroyer?" The captain of the five soldiers stood up and asked, staring into the man's eyes.
"Yes." The man nodded.
The captain tilted his head and gave instructions to the soldiers next to him.
"Go and ask your superiors for instructions."
"yes!"
When the news that the destroyer sent an envoy was placed on Jiang Chen's desk, Jiang Chen immediately sent someone to take him to the Fish Bone Base and meet the envoy.
Seeing his blue attire, Jiang Chen initially thought it was the attire of some submarine shelter. Finally, after taking a closer look at the logo of the work unit, he realized that this was not the case.
[Beluga Undersea Research Station], judging from the name alone, seems to be a harmless organization.
I just don’t know why they have destroyers.
After seeing Jiang Chen, Wu Yue nodded to show respect, then stretched out his right hand and shook Jiang Chen's hand.
"This is Wu Yue, the deputy captain of the Seagull."
"Jiang Chen, Marshal of the NAC Military Government." Jiang Chen let go of his hand, looked into his eyes, and then asked, "I don't think anyone would have a good impression of a warship at their doorstep. In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, we also Please explain your purpose of coming."
"We definitely have peaceful purposes, you can rest assured on this." Wu Yue said sincerely.
"Really? Then why didn't you come to say hello to us until now?" Jiang Chen said with a smile.
It was not until NAC made a big move on Hengsha Island that they sent out envoys. To say that their intention was to have a dialogue from the very beginning, I would not believe it even if I beat Jiang Chen to death.
Wu Yue sighed after hearing Jiang Chen's question.
"To be honest, even if I personally oppose war, not everyone loves peace. There will be no real peace between giants and dwarves. Only two giants who are equal can have the capital to negotiate... I say this, you Can you understand what I mean?"
"Okay." Jiang Chen nodded, glanced at him with interest, and then said, "But your words surprised me. It seems that even if you stay at the bottom of the sea, you are still not out of touch with this apocalypse?"
"We are not living a completely isolated life." Wu Yue spread his hands, "We are different from the shelter. When the doomsday nuclear war comes, we only have one month of supplies. We have been frugal for three months. , in the end we still have to find a solution above sea level."
"Very good, it seems you are planning to trade with us?" Jiang Chen said with a smile, "But I still have a question. I wonder if it is convenient for you to answer me. How do you manage to live in the deep sea without being disturbed by the ocean? Attacked by alien species?"
"Are they alien species? Occasionally, there are aggressive alien species such as mutant sharks or mutant killer whales, which may pose a threat to our production and life. However, ten years ago we developed sonar to drive away mutant fish schools. Although those mutant creatures are terrifying, But it’s no longer dangerous.”
After a moment of pause, Wu Yue looked at Jiang Chen.
"How about it? Are you interested in trading with us?"
"What do you need?" Jiang Chen asked.
"We need any resources! Food, steel or ore, and energy!" Wu Yue said.
Food may not be so urgent. Seaweed is the best source of nutritional compounds, and some fish with low mutation levels are also edible. But energy is the basis for the existence of underwater research stations. Without energy, they can't even get the oxygen they need to survive.
Unfortunately, although many sea monsters are huge, they do not have sub-crystals that match their dangerousness. Compared with the ammunition wasted during the hunt, the crystals obtained in exchange were obviously more than they could make ends meet, so they had only two ways to obtain energy.
One is plunder, and the other is trade.
Jiang Chen smiled after hearing Wu Yue's words.
"Then, what can you give me?"
"It depends on what you need. We are good at underwater construction and underwater maintenance, and we can also escort your trade fleet." Wu Yue said.
Jiang Chen nodded.
The first two are useless. There are so many resources on land, and he has no plans to expand to the seabed for the time being. Providing escort for trade fleets will definitely be welcomed by the merchants of the Sixth District. Without the threat of large alien species in the deep sea, ocean trade would be far safer than road trade.
"Your proposal is good. Regarding the escort of the trade fleet, I can arrange for you to talk to the Council of the Sixth District. The businessmen there should be very interested."
If the Beluga Research Station can really sail freely in the deep sea, then NAC's caravans will be able to radiate to Southeast Asia, Japan and other regions via land and sea, spreading their influence to farther places. As long as the price is reasonable, working with them is definitely a choice where the pros outweigh the cons.
But when it came to the deep sea, Jiang Chen suddenly remembered something.
After signing the trade agreement, Jiang Chen asked Wu Yue.
"Since you can go to the deep sea... can you tell me about the Pan-Asian cooperation space elevator?" (.)