“What about oxygen?”
"Simple. The Soul-Tethering Candle from the West Sea can meet this need. Although it is not originally used for this kind of thing, it can indeed provide oxygen after it is lit."
A few blue candles appeared in the old man's thickly calloused hands. Charles had seen this thing once. It seemed to be the medium used to summon the paper negroes.
He really didn't expect that this thing could actually provide oxygen.
After walking around the ship, Charles nodded with satisfaction. He was worthy of being a top ship designer. The other party had already thought of things that he had not considered.
This level of transformation is no less than rebuilding a new ship, but these people actually did it in just one month.
"Yes, I like it very much. Although I didn't tell you before, I will prepare the cost of the ship's transformation for you."
Hearing this, the old man with eyes showed a proud expression on his face. As a designer with craftsmanship, he hoped that every ship he designed would be recognized by every employer.
But he quickly threw away this emotion, after all, he was still imprisoned.
The old man hesitated for a few seconds and then asked, "Governor, since the boat has been built, according to the agreement, should we be allowed to return?"
"Don't be in a hurry. There's still sea trials to go." Walking onto the deck, Charles snapped his fingers below.
The crew members who had been prepared nearby rushed up excitedly and prepared for the sea trial.
With a low whistle, the Narwhal began to sail towards the dark sea.
When they were several hundred meters away from the ship, Charles patted the side of the ship with his hands. "Hey, man, change into someone I can see."
"Click, click, click~" The gear machinery on the rear deck began to turn. Under the gaze of everyone, the steel plates on both sides slowly gathered upwards like eggshells.
"Swish, swish, swish~" All the ropes on the deck shot out in all directions in an instant, wrapped around the handles on the inside of the iron plate and began to pull with force.
"Bang!" The two steel plates collided violently above each other, making a dull sound.
If someone looked from the outside, the Narwhal would have turned into a semi-elliptical iron ball.
This iron ball has no gaps at all. There are several small thick glass windows in the front of the iron ball, which makes it easy to observe the outside from the inside.
Although you can see, your field of vision is greatly limited and you can only see straight ahead.
Since it is a sea trial, it is of course to test the diving function of the ship.
Led by the designer, the sailors went into the cabin and opened the water filling valve.
As the water tank was slowly filled with seawater, the entire ship slowly dived into the water.
When the entire ship completely entered the sea, everyone on the ship suddenly felt a tightness in the chest. They instinctively increased their breathing. The feeling was like water passing over their chest.
Sailor West's face looked extremely ugly. He had a premonition that this mission might not be as simple as last time.
"It's okay, there is no leakage, everything is normal." After Charles quickly inspected the boat, he went straight to the cabin.
The furnishings in the cab have also changed. There is a round raised screen at the front end of the steering wheel, which looks like a very simple TV.
"This is sonar. We found it with great difficulty. Be careful with it. If it breaks down, you will be blind on the seabed."
After the old man with the eyes finished speaking, he pressed a red button with his hand and the screen lit up.
"Beep~" A small white circle slowly spread out from the middle of the screen. After a few seconds, another round started again.
As someone who has watched TV, Charles certainly understood what this meant. It was similar to the sonic detection he could do in bat form.
"Beep, beep, beep~" The sound of the sonar suddenly became rapid, and the screen showed that a large group of bright spots were approaching the Narwhal at a very fast speed.
Everyone in the cockpit suddenly felt a sense of suffocation, and the old designer's hands were shaking like a sieve. He couldn't understand why something came out as soon as he opened it.
Just when everyone was still unable to react, several large mouths with three circles of sharp teeth appeared directly on the glass of the observation port.
This scene frightened many people and they screamed loudly.
Just when Charles was about to give the order to launch the torpedo, the ferocious mouth on the glass disappeared, and several red lines swayed back and forth in front.
Charles glared at the second officer Feuerbach next to him, "Is it interesting?"
It wasn't an imminent danger, it was just this guy's shark.
Feuerbach laughed heartlessly, and patted the old man's shoulder who was almost paralyzed by fear. "Haha, Captain, I saw that everyone was too nervous, so I was just joking with you."
Charles turned his head to look at Bandage who was steering the ship. "Make a circle around Hope Island. Let everyone get used to working underwater."
Silent Bandage nodded and began to turn the steering wheel.
"As for you, since you are free, come and work with me." Charles pulled Feuerbach's collar and walked towards the captain's room.
The work on the water and underwater is definitely different. As the captain, you must allocate the working hours of all people to ensure that each of them has reasonable work and rest.
The underwater environment was even darker and more depressing than that above water. The crew members had a hard time adapting, but there was one person on the ship who adapted quickly.
Lily lay on the glass observation port in front of the deck, looking at everything outside in amazement. Under the illumination of the searchlight, she could see everything in the sea.
Although it was pitch black most of the time, Lily still watched with great interest.
Just as she was laughing as she watched a blue-shelled nautilus being knocked open by a submarine, a big hand reached out and grabbed her in it. It was Charles' hand.
Lily nudged Charles' hand with her furry head and said happily, "Mr. Charles, I just saw a purple glowing thing. It's so beautiful!"
"Don't look at it. This is still on the island. There's nothing wrong here for now. If you go to the open sea, the things outside will give you nightmares."
"Oh, can I watch it for a while now? I won't watch it after we are out to sea."
Charles carried her into the cabin and said, "Take your mouse to try out the new underwater weapon. This is your duty as a gunner."
Just as Charles was about to step into the cabin, he saw the bandage in the cockpit waving at him.
Charles just came to the cockpit and glanced at the nautical chart next to him. He found that he was not too far away, only about forty nautical miles away from Hope Island.
"Something... has been found..." The bandaged hand pointed to the sonar.
On the upper left side of the ship there is a bright spot that is twice as big as the ship and is constantly shining.
"Is it moving?"
"No... it looks... like a dead object..."
"What is that so close to the island? Come closer and take a look."
(End of this chapter)