The Dragon King is weak and helpless but can eat [Interstellar]

The small submarine has been fully charged, just waiting for the hunters to enter.

The standard diving equipment for the Hunter Association is not so much a diving suit as it is an exoskeleton mech for diving. It is dark and heavy. There are four spare compressed oxygen tanks, which are hung on the legs of the mech separately. outside.They are only small black boxes three fingers wide, but they are extremely heavy. Each alone can support the hunter's underwater vigorous activities for up to an hour.

Next to the spare oxygen tube is an ammunition bag loaded with miniature grenades, open bombs, small underwater missiles, and other items, as well as underwater torpedoes.

Shen Chaomu equipped the exoskeleton and jumped into the submarine.

Sitting next to him was a young hunter. After looking at him for a long time, he said shyly, "Mr. Shen, wait, wait a minute, can I take a photo with you? I heard that Villepin was you last time." It’s amazing, I’ve always admired you.”

"Okay." Shen Chaomu replied.

So even through the diving goggles, you can feel the joy of the other party.

Five minutes later, the submarine headed for the deep sea with its bright lights on.

For a moment, from the small window of the submarine, only the undulating water pattern and the farther and farther light source can be seen, and small water bubbles rise from the surroundings, and escape to the water surface at high speed.Several big fish with colorful patterns flicked their tails and were scared away by them.

Looking down, it was even more pitch black.

The average depth of the Northen Ocean is far greater than that of any other known world.The deepest trench on the earth is 11 kilometers, where it is already extremely cold and dark, and the high pressure is enough to crush everything.And trenches like Beien are far from rare—so far, the alliance's scientific research ships have confirmed seventeen trenches with a depth of more than 15 kilometers, and there are even three trenches with a depth of more than 25 kilometers.

Even the benefactors living in the sea dare not go deep into those places.

People are always instinctively afraid of a sea that is too deep, especially when there may be strange beasts wandering nearby. The young hunter couldn't sit still and looked out the window frequently.

Shen Chaomu said: "We have the radar information of the submarine synchronization on our terminal, it will be more intuitive to see that."

The other party was taken aback: "Oh, oh, I know, it's just that I'm not used to it all of a sudden. I, I was just transferred to Beien."

"Why do you want to come to Beien?"

"This is the nearest outpost to my home. My home is on the planet Gago next to it. You probably haven't heard of it, have you?"

"I've heard of it," Shen Chaomu thought for two seconds, "I remember your flower cakes are very famous."

The young hunter's eyes lit up: "Yes, yes, yes, it's really rare to see people who have heard of it. There is not even an outpost there, so I plan to come to Beien first, and find a way to transfer to the headquarters when I have more qualifications... ..."

The submarine shook violently, and he shivered suddenly, only to realize that it was an undercurrent in the sea here.

He was a little embarrassed: "It's just that I'm naturally timid, and sometimes I doubt it, probably because I don't have the talent to do this."

"...This kind of thing is normal." Shen Chaomu said, and paused, "The first time I went to the deep sea was similar to you, especially when I saw dragon whales swimming by, and they were still looking at me sideways. , The elders in the family said I had no guts. After all, we were born on land, and the fear of the ocean or high altitude cannot be eradicated.”

"Really?" The young hunter was stunned for a moment, "So you are also afraid? I thought..."

"Well, this is a secret, don't tell others." Shen Chaomu smiled, "So I think just being a hunter is enough courage."

The other party suddenly became excited.

Shen Chaomu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He's really bad at lying, even if it's just a small, white lie.

At that time, dragon whales were raging in the local area, stepping over the shark prevention nets from time to time to attack swimmers, causing great distress and panic.When he went to hunt the dragon whale, some elders did say that he was not because he was timid, but because his speed of stabbing the dragon whale with a heavy harpoon was a few seconds slower because of his lack of proficiency——

The Shen family were all ruthless characters who dared to forcefully paddle back to the island with a small wooden paddle after fishing in waves a few meters away. How could they be frightened by the deep sea?

However, the matter is fabricated, but the second half of the sentence is sincere: Regardless of talent or character, any hunter is brave enough.

Because of his words, the young hunter was immediately full of energy.

The submarine went straight to the deep sea, and after a few minutes, they stopped at 150 meters under the sea.

The first round of investigation is here first, and then they will gradually dive, depending on the situation to decide whether they will reach a depth of 500 meters.

The submarine formed a circle, and the lights around it suddenly turned on.These high-wattage lamps are extremely hot and dazzling, and the surrounding seawater is warmed up by it.

They illuminate a large area of ​​the sea and ensure the hunter's vision.

The hatch opened, and the hunters stepped out of the submarine one by one.The propellers of the exoskeleton are automatically activated, the force is strong enough, and the direction can be changed freely, so that they can dive under the sea without any effort.

Shen Chaomu slowly swam through the coral forest according to the assigned route——

Although the sea here is very deep, the corals are exceptionally well developed.The colorful corals that grow from the bottom of the sea grow layer by layer, some are jagged like forests and continue to stretch upwards, while others are extremely flat.

What is in front of him now is a large piece of flat coral, stretching as far as the eye can see. If it is said to be the bottom of the sea, some people will believe it.

However, if you follow the school of fish and pass through the gaps in the coral, you will find a deeper sea.

The mental power silently covered the sea water, and soon he discovered the abnormality.

The exoskeleton pushed in, and he skirted some patches of pink coral, and saw a corpse behind him.

A kneeling corpse with hands stretched forward.

Because of the immersion in seawater, its rot was a little bit worse than what the old fisherman described.Most of them were bones, the black winter coat was open, and a few strands of rotten minced meat were hanging on the ribs, floating slowly with the tide.

There seems to be some special material connection between the bones so that they will not fall apart.Shen Chaomu pressed the right side of the diving helmet, and the dynamic image was automatically intercepted and transmitted back to the submarine.

Lu Shanhuai who was at the top quickly replied: "In 3 minutes, the sampling team will arrive at your place."

"En." Shen Chaomu replied, continuing to observe the corpse in front of him.

Based on his experience, he couldn't tell what was the cause of the strange beast, nor could he find any fatal injuries.

It can only be said that humans must know very little about this strange beast.

The sampling team came down with extremely heavy equipment, ready to transport the body back intact to determine the cause and time of death.Soon, other hunters said that they had found Haixia's body.

They all pose exactly the same.

The search continued for another half an hour, and finally Shen Chaomu said on the tactical channel: "Go back to the submarine, let's continue diving."

Yang Zhiming, who was in the mechanical room of the combat ship, replied: "Okay. Attention all teams, I have sent the dive data, and I am going to increase the load to the fifth gear in 10 minutes, and dive in a fan shape...stop, wait, etc. wait."

The tide suddenly surged. If it weren't for the automatic stabilization of the exoskeleton, the hunters would have been scattered immediately.And under their feet, a large expanse of bright color suddenly flowed past.

"Damn it." Yang Zhiming cursed, "Why is the undercurrent coming at this time. This is too bad luck."

Beien occasionally has this kind of dark tide mixed with stardust, which comes from the land of eternal night far away from the ocean—it is always as dark as the polar region, but it gathers a large amount of starlight.So the tide from there will be mixed with strong colors.

This is the most effective interception for submarines. Not only is the field of vision limited, but the special magnetic field in the stardust can also interfere with radar.

Of course it would be best if they could pass through safely, but it would be unimaginable consequences if they were attacked or collided in it. If it was not a last resort, the association would not allow hunters to take such risks.

Undercurrents often last for several hours, Shen Chaomu said: "Let's go back to the submarine first."

He himself swam deeper.

On the monitor, Lu Shanhuai saw the cursor representing him all the way down, and was stunned: "Aren't you coming back?"

"I'll be back after 300 meters." Shen Chaomu said, "It's fine."

If anyone else dared to say that, Lu Shanhuai would have scolded him to death.But this is Shen Chaomu, so no one will raise any rebuttals.

Always under the sea, the hunter with strong mental power has the most advantage.And there is an airbag for emergency escape, which can pull the carrier back to the sea within 2 minutes.

Shen Chaomu went all the way down, passing through the thick color, and the crazy operation of the propeller kept him balanced in the tide.There are a few wisps of dark green mixed with smoky blue around it, and then a rich peach red.

300 meters is a safe diving depth in Beien, and even ordinary tourists can arrive accompanied by locals.Soon he passed through the dark tide, and his vision suddenly widened——

The dark tide is also a stunning enough natural phenomenon that is deeply loved by tourists.Stardust surged above his head now, shining brightly and falling softly on him.

The water patterns are sparkling, like a gorgeous ribbon, and like a colorful sky appearing in the sea.

With this bright bright glow, both fish and corals become clear.

He was alone, and against the light of the sky, he dived toward the unfathomable bottom of the sea.

Coral forests pass by.

Everything looked normal, pink coral fish, lightning eel, cold bone water snake... A few fierce-looking but timid fish glanced at him, and got scared and burrowed back into the coral.

Swimming a little further, there are swaying seaweeds and transparent jellyfish, orange sea anemones ostentatiously, devil fish with large fins that look like wings, and the bread dragon swimming beside them is also very happy.

Shen Chaomu: "..."

Shen Chaomu: "???"

For a moment he thought he was hallucinating.

Long Shiyu saw Shen Chaomu and waved at him desperately.He jumped out in his baggy blue thermal suit without any diving equipment on.

Human beings without equipment can dive up to more than 100 meters without using mental power.But the dragons obviously cannot be measured by human standards, and their lung capacity is enough to support them to stay underwater for a long time.

Long Shiyu tried his best to swim towards Shen Chaomu a few times, but took off the thermal clothing because he thought it was getting in the way.Under the warm clothes were ordinary thin clothes, and then a long silver dragon tail appeared behind him. It was so powerful that just a slight swing was enough to support him to move forward.

When he came to Shen Chaomu's side, he saw the blank expression on the other side, and happily gestured with him, dancing with his hands——

He has no underwater communication equipment, and his mouth will be full of sea water when he speaks.

Shen Chaomu calmed down for half a minute this time before he remembered to take off a spare helmet and put it on Long Shiyu's head.

Long Shiyu was finally able to speak: "Oh, I finally found you. I was up there just now. I was afraid of being discovered by them, so I didn't dare to swim with my tail."

"...Didn't I tell you not to run around?"

"I didn't run around." Long Shiyu said, "It's so dangerous under the sea, how can I let you down alone."

Shen Chaomu: "..." He was going crazy.

Long Shiyu said: "Are you going to continue down? I didn't feel any strange beast's breath nearby, so it should be safe. It doesn't matter." He made a fist with one hand and waved symbolically, "I will help You beat them."

"You go back to the boat for me now."

"It was hard for me to find you."

"Go back. You won't have any seafood to eat from now on."

"Huh."

"... You can eat seafood, but you go back."

"Huh."

In the end, Long Shiyu happily stayed by Shen Chaomu's side.

Shen Chaomu repeatedly confirmed the personal radar of the exoskeleton, and there were indeed no other strange beasts nearby, so he continued to advance in this coral forest.

Long Shiyu swam for a while and said, "Can I grab some fish and eat it?"

"No."

"Oh why?"

"How can I explain to other people that a man without mental strength has dived 300 meters with his bare hands and caught fish by the way?"

"Okay." Long Shiyu was disappointed.

He quietly followed Shen Chao behind the scenes.

Shen Chaomu was still not at ease, and occasionally looked back at him.

Long Shiyu looked around and said, "What is that?"

He pointed to a cage in the sea.

The cage could only hold one person, and it looked like a birdcage. It was made of special metal, and it floated quietly in the water at this moment. It was only because of the rusty chain hooked to the hard coral forest at the bottom that it did not drift away with the tide.

Shen Chaomu glanced at it: "This is what the Beien royal family used to hold corpses in the past."

"Corpse?"

"Well. The cemeteries of the royal family are all on the bottom of the sea, and the burial objects are rare gems that are not found on other planets, or extremely unique decorations. A long time ago, the security system of the alliance was not perfect, and many interstellar mercenaries would come to North En and bought After the diving equipment, go to the underwater tomb robbery, and then resell the things to other planets. The locals are very angry, and after they are executed, they will put their bodies in the sea to warn other grave robbers.”

At that time, under the tide, floating cages and iron chains formed a forest, and the bones of the people inside were silent.

And that's still no match for the mania for money, where you can make a fortune just by taking away a few decorations.In the end, the Beien Dynasty still did not guard the silence of the tomb.

Long Shiyu said, "So that's how it is."

"This approach caused some controversy at the time. Later, when the system was improved, this slightly barbaric approach disappeared. However, until now, there will still be bold mercenaries coming to try their luck..." Shen Chaomu said As he spoke, he stopped.

Before their eyes, another piece of flat coral appeared.

The coral still has those special hooks attached to the cages.

But unlike just now, the cage is full.

Everyone inside was kneeling and sitting, their bodies turned into bones but their hands stretched forward——

Looking around, there are more than a dozen cages filled with such terrifying scenes.Like the scene of punishing mercenaries many years ago, Haixia became their silent cemetery.

Yet they were jubilant, fanatical about the pilgrimage.The brilliance of the dark tide above their heads fell on them, and their raised hands seemed to be holding stars in their hands.

Shen Chaomu said softly, "Stay by my side."

Long Shiyu followed him close to the cage, watched Shen Chaomu circle around outside a cage a few times, sent out several underwater drones, scanned the multi-dimensional data and uploaded it back to the ship.

But this time, things are a little different.

After passing through several cages, both of them saw the inscription on the large piece of coral:

In memory of Edgeworth Murphy.

It was impossible to tell whether the word was carved with a blade or a claw.

The name was immediately uploaded to Lu Shanhuai, and then the optical brain and terminal were running rapidly, trying to find the name from the vast history.

The drone continued to operate, with a lot of bubbles rising behind it.

It would take some time to scan, Shen Chaomu was worried that Long Shiyu would be afraid of this scene, and said, "Let's go to the upper place first."

"Ah."

The two moved a little away from here, waiting for the end of the scan.

The surrounding light was so bright that the cages could not be seen at all.Long Shiyu was really bored waiting, and said to Shen Chaomu: "You know, I wanted to work in the aquarium before. Although I failed in the end, they still showed me a performance."

"What show?"

"It's dolphins, seals, those animals, and a few otters and big killer whales. But I think those performances are not good-looking, and they are not as flexible as me in the water. You see, I will show you one."

As soon as Long Shiyu flicked his tail, the whole person began to roll up and down in the sea, turning in circles at a very uniform speed, chasing his curled up tail.

Like a spinning top.

Shen Chaomu: "...you didn't try to act for them, did you?"

"No, I didn't have time." Long Shiyu stopped and stretched his tail again, "And this one looks a bit silly."

Shen Chaomu breathed a sigh of relief.The silly dragon has not reached the point where there is no cure.