Reborn: I Stock Up and Bully the Trash to Dominate the Apocalypse

Finally, they reached the bottom of the sea.

The collapsed drilling platform is like a sleeping steel behemoth, lying on the seabed, buried by a large amount of rubble, with only part of the wreckage exposed.

The pipe with the silver substance attached to it is located under the ruins.

"Clear the rubble!" Qi Mingyu gave orders through gestures.

The team members immediately took action and carefully moved the rubble.

Due to low underwater visibility and inconvenient operation, gravel rolls down from time to time during the transportation process.

Suddenly, a rock the size of a basketball fell from above and hit the oxygen tank of a team member.

"Bang!" A muffled sound echoed in the water.

The team member who was hit was shocked and instinctively reached out to protect the oxygen cylinder, but found that cracks had appeared on the cylinder and bubbles were bubbling out.

Seeing this, Qi Mingyu's heart tightened and he swam over immediately.

He quickly took the spare oxygen cylinder from his body and skillfully replaced the damaged one. The series of actions were smooth and seamless.

Then let the team members continue to clear the rubble, being careful to avoid further accidents.

The sea water was still turbid, and the light from the diving light could only illuminate a limited area, as if you were in a claustrophobic dark world.

After the rubble was cleared, the section of the pipe with the silver substance attached was finally completely exposed.

The pipe is about two meters long and is covered with a smooth silver substance that gleams with a strange luster even in the dim sea water.

Researcher Li Gongyou stepped forward, took out a portable spectrometer, carefully approached the pipe, and began preliminary testing.

He was very surprised to find that the substance contained an unknown metal element X. Its atomic structure showed a unique hexagonal lattice arrangement. Its density was only 60% of that of titanium alloy, but its hardness reached 85% of that of tungsten carbide.

Engineer Li was very excited and signaled Qi Mingyu and others to take the pipeline back for more detailed research.

Qi Mingyu nodded and signaled the two team members to carry the pipes on their backs.

This section of pipe is not heavy, but it is large in size, and it takes two people to securely fix it on the back.

"Prepare to return to the mothership." Qi Mingyu ordered.

The team began to slowly ascend.

At this moment, a strong undercurrent suddenly hit and dispersed the team.

One team member failed to dodge and hit the rocks on the seabed heavily, losing consciousness instantly.

Qi Mingyu was quick-witted and quick-handed. He grabbed the unconscious team member's arm, fixed him beside himself, and signaled the others to continue ascending.

"Keep the formation and continue to ascend!" Qi Mingyu continued to give orders through gestures.

The team members huddled together tightly, resisting the impact of the undercurrent, and swam upstream slowly and steadily.

In the sea water, the light of the diving light became brighter and brighter.

After reaching the sea surface, the navy who had been waiting there quickly pulled them onto the cruiser.

Qi Mingyu handed the unconscious team member over to the medical staff, and stood on the deck, looking at the turbulent sea in the distance, with a lot of thoughts in his mind.

After being soaked in the icy sea water for several hours, he felt a chill.

He took off his wet diving suit and put on his dry ship suit.

"How is Fu Kun?" Qi Mingyu asked the doctor on the cruiser while wiping his hair.

"It was a minor concussion, not life-threatening. Just rest and you'll be fine."

Qi Mingyu nodded, and his tense shoulders relaxed slightly.

He quickened his pace and walked into the bridge. Captain Ma was standing in front of the nautical chart, his brows furrowed and his fingers tapping lightly on the chart.

Seeing him, he spoke, "This undercurrent is very unusual. There are oil fields here, and it's our base camp. I've been here countless times in the past nine years at sea! I know the conditions in this area very well. The currents in this area used to be relatively stable, but this time the intensity and direction of the undercurrent have changed."

Qi Mingyu walked to the captain's side and carefully observed the nautical chart.

He thought of the news he had heard from Captain Chen before.

Geological experts predict that there may be changes in seabed geological activity.

He mused, "When we went down, we found that the drilling platform collapsed even more seriously than Zheng Jing said."

"Looks like things are going to get rough again," the captain sighed. "The importance of the oil fields is self-evident, but if this is truly the problem, then repairing the oil fields today will be useless!"

To do this, they also gave up a precious submarine.

Qi Mingyu looked out the window without saying a word, his expression solemn.

The researchers studied the pipes they brought back in the mothership's laboratory.

To verify the material properties, they dropped small samples into boiling crude oil. After 24 hours, no signs of corrosion appeared on the surface.

When immersed in simulated strongly acidic seawater (pH 2.5), it still maintains its metallic luster, far exceeding the limits of existing corrosion-resistant materials.

Such discoveries give people a glimmer of hope when their survival is in danger.

Qi Mingyu has made another contribution this time and his superiors are going to reward him.

Qi Mingyu sought the opinion of his family and asked for priority in exchanging supplies.

Geological activities are frequent and the undersea undercurrents are abnormal.

Zhou Shuwan was keenly aware of the danger, so he told Qi Mingyu that he wanted to stock up on some breadfruit, gasoline and other supplies.

But now these supplies are too precious, and it is impossible to send them directly just because a soldier has made meritorious service.

Giving away a few kilograms is nothing.

But a few pounds is just a drop in the bucket for the Zhou family.

So, they asked for this priority exchange right.

Then he took this opportunity to exchange a batch of supplies.

500 kilograms of breadfruit were exchanged, and 300 kilograms of gasoline were exchanged.

They also cleaned up their house on the island. In fact, they didn't have many supplies left.

But this time, collecting supplies was just an excuse.

They wanted to see if there was any chance of bringing the cruise ship back to the public.

The warship has already sent reconnaissance planes and reconnaissance ships to search for other companions.

Therefore, if they want to drive the cruise ship back, they have to go to a distant sea area, completely away from the eyes and ears of the warship.

Zhou Shuwan seemed to be lost in thought. After a long while, he asked Qi Mingyu, "Can you still figure out the location of the oil field?"

Qi Mingyu immediately understood what she meant and said, "You want us to go alone..."

Zhou Shuwan nodded, his face solemn.

She looked at the calm sea. "Ever since I came back this time, after listening to your stories, I've had a bad feeling. The oil field has been repaired, but how long can it last? If the geological activity beneath the oil field is intense, will it cause an explosion? Will we even lose the only oil field we've discovered so far..."

Qi Mingyu said nothing.

What Zhou Shuwan said was also what he and the warship were worried about.