When he returned to the sea, Xia Lei not only brought back the contents of the treasure spot, but also picked up the weapons and equipment that had sunk to the bottom of the sea. ∈♀,
Seeing Xia Lei surface, Long Bing said excitedly: "You are finally back. If you don't come back, I will come down to find you."
When she saw Xia Lei, what she cared about was not the contents of the treasure spot, but Xia Lei.
Xia Lei climbed onto the yacht, but couldn't stand firm and stumbled and fell to the deck. He relied on the mysterious energy in his body to support him until now. When he returned to the yacht, the pressure of survival suddenly disappeared. With this relaxation, he felt as if his bones had been removed and he could no longer support himself.
"Are you okay?" Long Bing hurriedly came to help.
Xia Lei hurriedly said: "Don't come over!"
"You..." Long Bing didn't know why Xia Lei was like this.
Xia Lei said: "The twenty-two pieces of ancient alloy found this time are extremely large. Don't get close to me. It's very dangerous."
Only then did Long Bing understand why Xia Lei didn't let her go, and he was also shocked by Xia Lei's words.
"How long did it take me?" Xia Lei asked.
"An hour." Long Bing said.
Xia Lei glanced at the sea subconsciously, and suddenly remembered something, "Set the boat quickly, we have to get out of here."
"But you..." Long Bing looked at Xia Lei worriedly.
Xia Lei said: "I'm fine. I'll recover after taking a rest."
"Okay then, I'll go sail the boat." Long Bing walked towards the cockpit.
Xia Lei suddenly stopped her, "By the way, where are you going to drive?"
Long Bing said: "This is not far from Diaoyu Island. Our fuel reserves can allow us to sail to that sea area. As long as we pass through that sea area, we can contact our navy to escort us back."
"Then go according to your plan." Xia Lei breathed a sigh of relief, and then lay motionless on the deck, waiting for the moment when his physical strength and spirit were restored.
A minute later, Long Bing started the yacht and sailed in the direction of Diaoyu Island under the guidance of the navigation instrument. With a ship and fuel reserves, she and Xia Lei no longer needed to return to Okinawa.
As time went by, Xia Lei's physical and mental strength gradually recovered. Half an hour later, he climbed up from the deck. The night sky moved slowly in his field of vision, and the stars were far away but still bright and dazzling. The salty sea breeze blew against his cheeks and took away his thoughts.
"Last time Princess Yongmei tried to steal my AE capsule in the basement of Thunder Horse Military Factory. This time, she wanted to attack me. But she said that she couldn't hurt me because I was the only one. So, Is her attack on me fake? She actually wants to steal my AE capsule?" What happened in the sunken ship on the seabed emerged in Xia Lei's mind little by little, and it also aroused his vigilance.
At that time, releasing Princess Yongmei was indeed a hasty decision without careful consideration.
However, this did not affect Xia Lei's idea of releasing her and having a good talk. He already has twenty-nine pieces of ancient alloy in his hands, and there is only one piece of ancient alloy left in the whole box. This is equivalent to having a box in his hands that only lacks one part. In this case, if Princess Yongmei is released, how complete will she be
It’s hard to be sure, but what’s certain is that she is almost as complete as the box!
A Princess Yongmei who is becoming more complete, she must know a lot of secrets about AE!
This thought excited Xia Lei, and he even had the urge to put together the box right away to release Princess Yongmei again. However, he finally gave up this tempting idea. The reason that made him give up was Long Bing. Princess Yongmei cannot hurt him, but she can hurt Long Bing. It would be terrible if Princess Yongmei vented her resentment on Long Bing.
"Lei, are you feeling better?" Long Bing's voice came.
Xia Lei then put away his thoughts and responded, "I'm much better, don't worry, I'll hide the things and come back to you."
Long Bing watched Xia Lei enter the cabin. After a while, he murmured something, "You have secrets hidden in your body. Are you not telling me because you have something to hide? Or...even you don't Know? Are you looking for the answer too?"
Women's thoughts and intuitions are sometimes very accurate.
Xia Lei returned to the cockpit more than ten minutes later, carrying a large bag of things in his hand.
"What is it?" Long Bing took a look and asked.
Xia Lei opened the bag and revealed the contents. Those were the jewelry, porcelain, and Princess Yongmei's bronze mirror that he got from the cabin.
Xia Lei said: "I found these things from the treasure cache. You can take whatever you like."
Long Bing just glanced at it and said, "Just take it, I don't want it."
"Why not?" Xia Lei said with a smile: "If you don't want it, how can I have the nerve to ask for it? Do you want me to hand them over to the country? If you want me to do this, I will do it."
Long Bing said: "You know I don't like these things. I, I... I also have my principles. Really, just take it, I don't want it."
"Then I'll hand it over to the state."
"No." Long Bing said again: "You spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on this operation. Mr. Shi will never reimburse you for such a large amount of money. According to his style, our operation budget will probably not exceed Three hundred thousand yuan, and it’s still Chinese currency. Just treat these things as your reimbursement. Besides, just take it, and if I’m short of money in the future, I can just ask you for it.”
Xia Lei smiled and said, "Then I'll accept it. I'll buy you a good car later and add some high-end appliances to your home. Well, don't you like those big cars with surfing functions?" A bathtub? Buy one, renovate it, and install a big bathroom."
Long Bing looked straight at Xia Lei, "You want to buy me a car? You also want to decorate my house, buy high-end appliances and buy a big bathtub for me... Are you trying to support me?"
Xia Lei was stunned. Yes, was he trying to support Section Chief Long? In fact, he definitely has no such thoughts in his heart, but judging from his writing, what is the difference between this and those rich men who keep lovers
"Forget it, does it make any difference whether I support you or not? I don't want to take Shentu Tianyin's place. If you want to decorate my home, just decorate it. Install a big bathtub or something. You will use it anyway. But I want to say that after the house is decorated, you have to come and stay one night a week."
Xia Lei, "..."
Are you shooting yourself in the foot
"Um..." Long Bing seemed to be embarrassed and changed the subject, "By the way, did you find any new pointers this time?"
Xia Lei's mind also returned to business, "Yes, I will replace it and see where the next treasure spot is."
Xia Lei took out the old pointer on the compass and replaced it with the new pointer found in the sunken ship.
As soon as the pointer was installed, it suddenly turned around and returned to its original position.
"What's going on?" Xia Lei stared at the compass dumbfounded.
Long Bing also moved his eyes and stared at the compass closely.
Both men thought that the compass would soon make new movements, point in a certain direction, and then tremble. However, a full minute passed without any movement on the compass.
"Is it broken?" Long Bing couldn't help the doubts in his heart and broke the silence.
"I don't know." Xia Lei said. In addition to confusion, he felt more depressed. In this situation, he couldn't find the next treasure spot. If he can't find the next treasure spot, he won't be able to find the best ancient alloy part, and he won't be able to put all the parts together to put together a complete box.
How could he unlock the ultimate secret if he couldn't put the complete box together
He has sacrificed so much and experienced so much. If he cannot solve the final mystery, he will never be happy in his life.
But just when Xia Lei was feeling depressed and wondering if the compass was damaged due to the huge pressure in the deep sea, the pointer on the compass suddenly trembled, then lifted up and pointed in the direction of the sky.
What's even more weird is that Xia Lei originally installed the pointer on the compass, but at this time it broke away from the compass and floated weightlessly on the connecting rod that fixed the pointer.
Xia Lei and Long Bing were both stunned. Their eyes slowly moved upward from the pointer, staring at the ceiling above their heads with dull expressions.
The next treasure spot is in the sky
This is undoubtedly a huge joke.
With the current level of science and technology of mankind, although it is possible to land on the moon and so on, what can only be accomplished with the efforts of a whole country, and it can only be done at a predetermined landing point, and the range of activities can be very small. A very simple example is that the Americans once landed on the moon, but only planted a Stars and Stripes flag on it. The Chinese also landed on the moon, but the scope of the astronauts' activities was definitely more than two football fields. The current technology can only reach this level. Just imagine, what conditions are needed to go to the sky to find the next treasure spot
In fact, even if China has the ability to send Xia Lei to the moon, is there more than just a moon in the sky above its head? If it's not on the moon, how can we dig for treasure
"Hahaha..." Xia Lei couldn't help but laugh, inexplicably.
Long Bing was silent for a while and comforted: "Don't worry, maybe there is something wrong with the compass. If it is really somewhere deep in the sky and you can't get up, that's okay. You have tried your best, and the country will not Forget about your contribution."
Xia Lei couldn't laugh anymore, because only he knew that he was not only researching AE's secrets for the country, but also himself. He had a bone-to-heart connection with this matter, how could he let it go
But at this moment, the pointer suspended above the compass connecting rod fell down and returned to its original position without any bias. Its return is as precise as a precise measurement.
The compass stopped again, with no new movement.
What's going on
Xia Lei stared blankly at the pointer, using all his imagination to no avail.
A minute later, the hands stood up again, pointing to the sky. After a while, it returned to its original position again.
"It seems to be accumulating energy, and then it will guide the direction when it reaches a certain level. What energy is it? Is it the energy of the compass itself? Or some other energy?" Xia Lei thought in surprise.
The yacht cut through the waves, carrying a boatload of questions, stalking in the darkness.
Dawn will eventually come, but until then, the darkness remains, hard to dispel.