RBCT Chapter 123 5 Points, Reversing the Natural Disaster!
Chapter 123 5 Points, Reversing the Natural Disaster!
Dozens of heavy trucks lined up on the mountain road, their headlights tearing through the darkness ahead.
The villagers of Huangni Village were fast asleep; no one knew that a secret operation was taking place underground.
The convoy finally stopped in front of an unseen sea cave on the back mountain.
The entrance to the cave is blocked by wild grass and large rocks, and there is only a narrow dirt road to get through.
Zhou Dazhuang, shirtless, was directing people to unload the goods.
The crane arm lifts the titanium alloy plates into the hole.
"Remember, all of you, go easy on me! Go fucking easy on me! This thing is more precious than your wives! Got it?"
Zhou Dazhuang has a very loud voice.
The sea cave has been converted into a temporary dock, and hundreds of searchlights illuminate the cave as if it were daytime.
The welding and cutting work was in progress, and the air was filled with the smell of machine oil and burnt iron.
A massive keel frame has been erected, and the workers are welding and assembling it all night long.
Lin Chen stood on a high rock and just stared at it.
Sun Heizi stood behind him with his arms crossed.
"Boss, you're really something! These bastards work like their lives depend on it."
Sun Heizi spoke up.
Lin Chen didn't say anything, his eyes falling on the thing that was just starting to take shape.
Deepdiver One.
He remembered every part and every number on the system blueprints.
This submersible is the one he used to challenge the "Eye of the Deep Sea".
Three days and nights.
Zhou Dazhuang and his technicians haven't closed their eyes all day; they're kept going entirely by energy drinks.
The hull of the submersible is almost completely closed; only the power system and life support module are still being adjusted.
"Boss, in six hours at most, we can go into the water and try it out!"
Zhou Dazhuang's oily face had two frighteningly bright eyes.
Lin Chen nodded.
The situation suddenly changed.
Just when everyone thought it was almost over, thunder suddenly roared in the sky outside the cave.
A gust of wind rushed into the cave entrance, making the searchlight stand sway.
Then, the raindrops started falling, and soon they formed a continuous downpour.
"Damn it, didn't the weather forecast say it would be sunny? Did you just fool me?"
One of the workers looked up and cursed.
The sound of waves crashing against the rocks at the cave entrance grew louder and louder, and the entire sea cave began to sway slightly.
"Oh no! The tide is coming in!"
An old worker's face turned pale as he pointed at the hole.
The tide line, which was originally tens of meters away, is rising rapidly.
Seawater, laden with white foam, poured into the cave.
The water quickly reached the workers' ankles, and when the welding machine touched the water, it hissed and sparked.
"Quick! Turn off the power!"
Zhou Dazhuang's roar had gone hoarse.
But it was too late.
Another loud bang came from above.
A large rock fell from the top of the cave, which was more than ten meters high, and smashed to pieces on the ground.
Then, more gravel and soil fell down.
The entire mountain began to become unstable under the impact of thunderstorms and tidal surges.
"It's collapsing! It's collapsing!"
"Run!"
The workers were terrified. They dropped their tools and ran out of the cave, shouting and yelling.
The scene was chaotic and disorderly.
"Don't run away! Come back! All of you, come back here!"
Zhou Dazhuang's eyes were bloodshot. Instead of retreating, he rushed towards the main control panel of the submarine.
He spread his arms, using his body to protect the delicate instrument.
The seawater lapped against his thighs, and broken stones falling from above hit his back, but he didn't care.
"All our previous efforts have been wasted! If we run now, everything we've done will have been for nothing!"
He shouted at the group of workers who were fleeing for their lives.
Lin Chen's face immediately darkened.
He stared at the crumbling ceiling of the cave, at the knee-deep seawater, and at Zhou Dazhuang protecting the control panel.
If you run, the underwater vehicle will be gone.
If we don't run, everyone might be buried here.
In that instant, the system panel in Lin Chen's mind lit up.
[Warning: The geological structure of the host's environment has been detected to be extremely unstable. There is a 95% probability of a large-scale collapse occurring within three minutes.]
[System Shop Urgently Updated:]
Option 1: High-strength Nano Repair Robots (10 units). Price: 8000 points. Can perform emergency repairs on underwater vehicles.
Option 2: One-time Space Warp Beacon. Price: 12000 points. Randomly teleports the submersible to safe waters within 500 kilometers.
Option 3: Miniature Geological Structure Stabilizer. Price: 5000 points. Can forcibly stabilize geological structures within a 100-meter radius for 30 minutes.
Without even thinking about it.
"Exchange for a geological stabilizer!"
[Points -5000, redemption successful.]
A metal object resembling a compass appeared in Lin Chen's hand.
The surface of that thing was engraved with some incomprehensible lines.
While everyone's attention was focused on the cave ceiling and the tide, he walked to the stone wall on one side of the cave entrance.
They pressed the instrument forcefully into the crack in the stone wall.
A very soft sound passed by, and an invisible energy wave spread out from the instrument, covering the entire sea cave.
The cave ceiling, which had been falling rocks, suddenly fell silent.
The shaking of the ground beneath my feet stopped.
Outside the cave, the wind, rain, thunder, and lightning continued, but inside, not a single pebble fell.
"Huh? It's stopped shaking?"
"What happened? It stopped?"
The workers who were about to run stopped and looked around uncertainly.
Zhou Dazhuang also sensed something was wrong. He looked up, completely bewildered.
Only Lin Chen looked completely unaffected.
He patted Zhou Dazhuang on the shoulder.
"continue."
Zhou Dazhuang looked into Lin Chen's eyes and then nodded vigorously.
He turned around and kicked the group of stunned workers.
"What are you looking at! Get back to work, all of you! Do you want your bonus or not?!"
The final assembly work was proceeding rapidly.
When the last screw was tightened and the heavy alloy hatch of the submarine slowly closed, everyone collapsed in the seawater, exhausted.
finished.
A dark, unremarkable underwater vehicle floated quietly in the dock.
Its metal casing reflected the light.
"Boss..." Zhou Dazhuang's voice trembled slightly as he stared at the underwater vehicle.
Lin Chen walked up to the main control panel and pressed the red start button.
The submarine's thrusters emitted a muffled sound and began to spin.
It slid out of the dock and, under everyone's watchful eyes, disappeared into the sea outside the cave.
Inside the cockpit, Lin Chen and Zhou Dazhuang were strapped to their chairs.
On the holographic screen in front of me, data keeps jumping around.
[Depth: 100 meters]
[Depth: 500 meters]
[Depth: 1000 meters]
It descends very quickly.
Zhou Dazhuang clenched his fists tightly.
But just as the depth gauge jumped over 1200 meters—
An alarm suddenly went off.
A red warning light flashed incessantly in the upper right corner of the instrument panel, casting a bright red glow on both of their faces.
[Warning! Biological activity detected! Approaching!]