Otherworld Bone Dragon Operation Guide

Chapter 78 The New Sea Monster

"Get some rest. I'll go and get Siwo to come see you," Su Ming said.

"Ah."

The hemostatic injection was highly effective. After examination, Siwo confirmed that Corydalis's condition was stable, and if the bleeding stopped, almost no further treatment would be needed.

Su Ming breathed a sigh of relief, "Another injection in twelve hours should be fine."

As for the sea monster, sonar tracked it until it crashed onto the seabed. Continuous monitoring detected no signs of life, so it can be basically confirmed that it was killed.

Siwo reported the results of the battle through the rune communication tower, and the entire Federation was jubilant. They immediately dispatched an outer survey ship and requested the transfer of tentacle samples.

After discussion, Su Ming and Zi Jin decided to retain the most intact tentacle, handing the rest over to the Alliance, and demanding their mission reward. Following negotiations, the Alliance agreed to pay 50,000 gold coins or equivalent resources upfront, with the remaining 20,000 to be settled upon confirmation of the sea monster's death.

Zijin wanted to negotiate for more favorable payment terms, but Su Ming said he could accept the proposed solution.

"These businessmen are difficult to deal with; they'll definitely find all sorts of excuses to delay payment when it's time to pay," Zijin advised.

“I’ll get my hands on a device that cures procrastination soon,” Su Ming explained. “If they actually dare to do that, I’ll have a good reason to demand double the amount.”

Su Ming arranged for Miao Xin to travel a long distance from the West Coast of the United States to the East Coast, all for this purpose.

"So confident?" Violet asked in surprise.

“There’s an old saying in my hometown: all fear stems from insufficient firepower,” Su Ming laughed. “Conversely, ample firepower is the greatest source of confidence!”

“Okay!” Violet agreed.

There was further communication. Siwo told the two that the Federation planned to conduct a deep dive here to investigate and retrieve the sea monster's carcass.

"Can't we retrieve the sea monster's carcass ourselves?" Su Ming asked.

“We can’t do it with our current conditions,” Siwo shook his head. “Going that deep into the sea requires sophisticated alchemy equipment.”

"Does Earth's technology have a solution?" Zi Jin asked Su Ming.

"Yes, but I can't do it in a short time." Su Ming considered the deep-sea diving equipment and related materials. He had no idea where to get a deep-sea submersible. Moreover, it would require a large amount of titanium alloy, or high-strength glass fiber, carbon fiber, materials that didn't exist in this other world.

He can summon small amounts of fiber using synthesis magic, but he is currently powerless to do anything about the quantity of an entire submarine hull.

Violet pondered for a moment, "We don't necessarily need to possess the sea monster's corpse; what we need is to find the answer to the mystery."

You mean, wait and see, and reap the benefits later?

"Let the Federation struggle; we can get the information they gather too." A sly glint flashed in Violet's eyes. "If they actually manage to pull it out, we can just reap the rewards."

Not bad!

****
Siwo set up locating buoys in the area of ​​the explosion, and the White Triangle slowly started up and left the battle site.

"It's all arranged. They'll send an unarmed small boat to receive the tentacles. There won't be any combatants on board," Siwo told Su Ming.

On the deck, Su Ming carefully examined the tentacle samples salvaged from the violet. The strange numbers and interference lines were clearly visible. After taking photos and recording them with his phone, he selected the most intact tentacle to keep and prepared to hand over the rest.

Violet wanted to get up to oversee the handover, but Sivor stopped her, insisting she stay in bed for at least three days. "I need to be there when the Federation's ship arrives," she insisted. "They can't know I'm injured!"

Su Ming made her a rice bowl with egg and minced meat, and a bowl of seaweed and dried shrimp soup, and was serving it to her.

"I'll carry you upstairs in a bit. Try not to move, just sit there."

"Ah."

In the afternoon, the Federation's receiving ship appeared on the horizon. Su Ming first sent White Skull with the zombies to board the ship for inspection, and Violet also confirmed that there were no magical fluctuations on the ship before allowing them to approach.

The handover went smoothly. After paying the gold coins and receiving the sea monster's tentacles, the small boat quickly departed.

****
The White Triangle continued its sonar patrol thereafter.

“The Federation can’t dive deep so quickly; it will need at least a few days to prepare,” Siwo said. “Let’s just wander around the area for now.”

"Yes, that's perfect, just waiting for Violet to recover."

But the peaceful days lasted only one day. The next day, they learned that a ship delivering supplies to the research convoy had been attacked by a sea monster and sank, with most of its crew perishing.

The Federation sent a stern rebuke. Su Ming ignored it and shut down the communication array.

“Actually, I had a feeling it was coming; there’s more than one sea monster.” Sivor sipped his tea leisurely. “These people were clinging to wishful thinking, and now that things have gone wrong, they’re trying to shift the blame onto us.”

The frequency and scope of the sea monster attacks over the past three months, as well as the fact that the White Triangle encountered the sea monster on two consecutive days, all suggest that there is more than one sea monster. Siwo even estimates that there are three to five in total.

He had already fulfilled his duty to remind them; it was their own business if the federation did not adopt his advice.

A while later, another message came through, this time a sincere apology.

According to eyewitnesses, the sea monster's tentacles were intact. Although regeneration is theoretically possible, the sea monster that Su Ming and his team destroyed had all eight tentacles severed—no matter how powerful its regenerative abilities, it couldn't possibly fully recover in a day and possess the combat power to crush ships.

"The federation explained that the staff member in charge of communications was a temporary worker, and the misunderstanding arose because important intelligence was not reported in a timely manner," Siwo relayed.

Heh, even in another world they're using the temporary worker tactic. Su Ming was too lazy to argue further. "Reply to them that an apology is acceptable, but compensation for emotional distress is required."

"Compensation for emotional distress?" Siwo didn't quite understand.

"Their distrust hit me hard; I couldn't eat or sleep," Su Ming said, munching on the jerky from the last supply delivery. "I might have developed... uh, do you guys have any mental illnesses here?"

"Postpartum depression?" Sivor asked.

Zijin sat on the bed, pressing her ribs and giggling, "Don't make me laugh!"

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The farce ended in a complete defeat for the Federation. They not only had to pay 10,000 gold coins in compensation, but were also forced to increase the bounty for each subsequent sea monster to 30,000 gold coins.

"Why are these people doing this?" Su Ming asked, puzzled. "We clearly have the initiative, so where do they get the audacity to cause trouble?"

“Businessmen and politicians feel they lack a sense of ritual if they don’t do something,” Siwo said.

"I guess it's like Charles said, it's all to highlight their own existence." Violet deeply agreed. "It's the same in academia. Those deadbeats, they're all so eager to ride the wave of popularity, but when it comes to doing research, they're all useless, and yet they still control the narrative. I got rid of quite a few of them back in the day!"

(End of this chapter)