Technological practice: leading the human race to the stars

Chapter 164 Highest Difficulty

Yuanze sat in the middle of the submarine, feeling the submarine sinking slowly, and the air in the cabin became heavier.

A month ago, on the morning of the second day of the trip, Yuanze received his annual mission.

The mission requires Yuanze to track down and kill a first-order extraordinary whirlpool whale within two weeks.

That giant whale once brought great damage to many coastal cities, so this time we have to eradicate it.

Judging from the level of the source beast alone, this task is not very difficult for Yuanze.

However, the living environment of this source beast is very exaggerated. Not only does it have to fight underwater, but it also has to dive into the deep sea.

The deep sea, as one of the most mysterious and dangerous places on the blue planet, has always been a forbidden zone for humans.

The deep sea of ​​several thousand meters has to withstand a pressure of several thousand atmospheres. You should know that the ninth floor of the Tower of Source of Power is currently equivalent to a pressure of more than ten atmospheres, which is far beyond the extraordinary level.

Moreover, the low temperature, oxygen-deficient and dark environment of the deep sea would also limit Yuan Ze's perception ability. To put it bluntly, Yuan Ze would lose at least half of his combat effectiveness in such an environment.

Not to mention that there are a large number of unknown deep-sea creatures, and these source beasts may not be found in any data.

In summary, the difficulty of this task is far beyond that of a terrestrial ninth-order extraordinary source beast. It is rated as at least an A-level task. If the tools that need to be prepared are taken into account, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is A+ level.

According to the task level classification of the training camp, an A+ level task requires at least one top-level warrior and several extraordinary-level source warriors.

However, this did not exceed the previous regulations of the training camp and was still within the scope of hunting extraordinary-level source beasts.

Hu Yan probably took advantage of this loophole and used the power in his hands to change the random task into a designated task.

But Yuanze couldn't understand why he did this. They came from the same humble background, but he was so difficult to him.

He asked Astra to develop a detailed deep-diving training plan for him and contacted his master for technical support.

Because when it comes to deep-sea diving, there are too many things that can be tampered with and safety cannot be guaranteed at all.

Based on this consideration, Yuanze did not take the submarine provided by the training camp, but took the submarine of the Haisheng Group.

This submarine is of very high specifications. There are only a few other submarines of the same class, and they are all controlled by foreign forces.

Li Haisheng commissioned his overseas friends to buy it, and the price was so exaggerated that it seemed just a string of numbers.

Yuanze looked outside through the observation window and watched the color of the sea gradually deepen.

At first, the submarine was not completely submerged in the water, and the golden glow of the sun shone on the blue sea.

Then, the submarine sank completely into the water, but the sunlight could still penetrate the water surface, presenting a deep blue color.

The coral reefs glow with colorful light, the seaweed sways with the waves, and the fish swim among them.

As the submarine continued to sink, the sunlight was blocked by layers of sea water and the light began to become dim.

The water color also turned into a dark blue, and the colorful corals also lost their color, and only their outlines could be seen in the shadows.

Some strange fish-like beasts also appeared in the field of vision. They had slender bodies, sharp fangs, and eyes that flashed blue light.

The submarine continued to dive. For safety reasons, all viewing windows were closed and the outside world could only be observed through the video from the surveillance probe.

The color of the water also turned into a deep dark blue, and Yuanze began to see some deep-sea source beasts.

The submarine was almost completely submerged in darkness. Since he couldn't turn on the lights to disturb the source beasts, Yuan Ze could only see these creatures through the biological detector.

They seem to think that if they are not seen, they can give up the pursuit of beauty, and their shapes become all kinds of strange.

"crunch~"

Yuanze, who was trapped in endless darkness, heard a faint sound coming from the hull of the submarine, as if the coldness of the deep sea was invading through high pressure, and a chilly breath appeared in the air.

"We are almost reaching the planned depth. We have already dived more than 4,000 meters. All shielding devices have been deployed at full power and the nuclear reactor is operating normally..." A crew representative reported the current situation to Yuan Ze in Esperanto with a strong curry accent.

In fact, he didn't need to report these, as Astra already had all the information about this nuclear-powered submarine.

However, the report was made in a sickly tone, and it was obvious that the crew members were not convinced by the young captain.

Of course, at this time Yuanze did not perform in a way that convinced the old sailors who were also hired.

“That’s the message.”

The Yuanze battle suit projects the real-time dynamics of the submarine, and you can see more detailed information about each area by swiping your hand.

"This……"

This man was caught off guard. He never expected Yuanze to do such a thing.

Astra even had a projected image appear in front of all the crew members, indicating that he had fully mastered the submarine.

What’s even more surprising is that the seabed map he showed was even more detailed than the map constructed by the sonar system on the submarine, which shows that he is capable of managing this submarine.

"I just hope that everyone can complete their tasks well. Your wives, children and elders are waiting for you to return. So I just ask everyone to do their job and complete their work steadily."

Yuanze put forward the most basic requirements to every crew member through the microphone on the submarine.

"Boom~"

The submarine seemed to have touched something by accident, and there was a violent shaking in the cabin.

Yuanze stood up and walked to the bridge of the command and control area, and manually turned off the driving authority of the central intelligent command.

He discovered that the data had been modified before he gained full control of the submarine.

However, this person didn't seem to know much about the material of the submarine - a high-strength memory alloy that would actively deform before a collision to reduce damage.

"Smith, I remember that only you and I have the right to modify the AI ​​navigation parameters, and you also concealed the operation."

Yuanze raised his hand expressionlessly and pressed down four fingers as if giving instructions.

Just when everyone was confused, two people in mercenary combat uniforms appeared out of nowhere.

They knocked Smith unconscious, and in front of everyone in the control room, dragged him away by his legs.

“I hope this doesn’t happen again.”

Yuanze asked Astra to check all the parameters again carefully, and restarted the AI ​​navigation after confirming that they were correct.

Although Astra has taken control, she said that she is not familiar with deep-sea navigation and is not as good as the trained AI, so it will take some time before she can operate it.

All the crew members on the bridge watched their new captain leave and started working hard.

"This is a great show of power, but you don't even let him speak. Isn't that unfair to him?"

"I did this on purpose. You are too inexperienced and don't know how to manage a group of people properly."

"What do you mean?"

"'Xinliu' told me long ago that he was innocent, otherwise I wouldn't have let those mercenaries knock him out directly."

"You are so mean."

"no way."

(End of this chapter)