Chapter 1197

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Seven people from Rongcheng Military District drove a dilapidated helicopter and left the Dragon Seeking Scientific Research Ship. They flew toward the Bermuda Triangle Islands, accompanied by seven first-generation Steel Helicopters.

Shi An drove the dilapidated helicopter and flew very low. It was only about 85 meters above the sea level. This was to prevent accidents from happening. Even if the helicopter crashed into the sea, it would not directly fall to its death.

On the Dragon Seeking Scientific Research Ship, Qian Muliang was originally in the command room, trying to restore the data of the integrated console. When he heard the sound of the propeller rotating and quickly ran to the deck, he could only watch as the dilapidated helicopter flew into the distance.

"What's going on?" Qian Muliang asked loudly.

The staff at the helipad said, "Captain, Commander Shi just ordered us to refuel the helicopter and then flew away!"

"What?" Qian Muliang's expression was uncertain. "Did they leave any message?"

"No! They just flew away! " The staff at the helipad shook his head affirmatively, indicating that the people from Rongcheng Military District did not leave any instructions.

'Damnable Shi An, damnable Shi Lei, what on earth are you two bastards up to? What is the purpose of Rongcheng Military District to conduct a deep dive here? 'Qian Muliang thought in his heart.

The Qin City Naval Base had indeed lent the HL submarine to Rongcheng Military District for the sake of the Steel Helicopter. However, the Qin City Naval Base did not lend the Dragon Seeking Scientific Research Ship to Rongcheng Military District. The reason why they sent the Dragon Seeking Scientific Research Ship was to take a look at the secrets of Rongcheng Military District.

Unfortunately, the people of Rongcheng Military District were too cautious and did not give Qian Muliang any chance at all!

'Did they just leave? Then what is their purpose? Did they salvage something in the deep sea? Or is there something in the deep sea that is worth their attention? 'Qian Muliang slowly walked back to the command room, thinking as he walked.

Just as Shi Lei had guessed, Qian Muliang could not tell what the purpose of Rongcheng Military District was. Qian Muliang could not make up his mind for a moment. Should he arrange for the HL submarine to dive again or just end things hastily and return to the Qin City Naval Base?

'No! I can't give up halfway like this! ' After thinking about it repeatedly, Qian Muliang made up his mind. He had to let the HL submarine dive again and look for any traces at the bottom of the sea.

If he found the hidden secrets of Rongcheng Military District, then Qian Muliang would have made a great contribution and he would definitely be rewarded when he returned.. Even if he did not find any clues, what would he lose?

After making up his mind, Qian Muliang immediately ordered the staff of the Dragon Seeking scientific research ship to prepare for the HL submarine to dive again.

.... the sea.... the waves were less than 75 centimeters....... and... the conditions.....

"Do you still remember the exact location of the HL submarine when it dived last time?" Qian Muliang asked the winch operator.

The HL submarine was connected to the winch of the Dragon Seeking Scientific Research Ship through special steel cables and cables. The person in charge of operating the winch knew very well where the HL submarine was launched.

"Don't worry, Captain, I remember!" The winch operator nodded affirmatively.

"Very good!" Qian Muliang praised. After a series of adjustments, the capstan operator determined the position. He then put down the HL submarine and prepared to dive to a depth of nearly 9,755 meters to find the hidden secrets of Rongcheng Military District.

However, Qian Muliang ignored one thing!

The HL submarine had been diving at its maximum speed. Although the sea level looked calm, it was not the case below the sea level. There were ocean currents in the ocean.

When the HL submarine dived to 955 meters, it encountered an ocean current. Under the influence of the ocean current, it gradually deviated from its initial descending position.

If the capstan of the Dragon Searching Scientific Research Ship was not at full speed and allowed the HL submarine to dive freely. Then, under the pull of the capstan and the steel cable, the HL submarine would gradually return to the bottom of the capstan and return to the vertical descent trajectory.

However, the capstan of the Dragon Searching Scientific Research Ship did not have any restrictions. It allowed the HL submarine to dive at its maximum speed. The capstan, which had lost its pulling function, naturally did not correct the diving trajectory of the HL submarine.

Although the HL submarine had only been offset by the ocean current by a little, this angle, when magnified at a depth of 9,755 meters, was already quite impressive.

When the HL submarine had descended to 9,555 meters, Qian Muliang just quietly looked at the video images fed back by the HL submarine. He was not in a hurry at all, nor did he have any intention of reducing the diving speed. It was not until 9,605 meters that Qian Muliang ordered the submarine to reduce the diving speed.

However, the diving speed of the HL submarine had decreased, but a new situation had appeared!

Qian Muliang clearly remembered that the diving depth record of Rongcheng Military District was 9,638 meters. But now, the HL submarine had dived to a depth of 9,642 meters. Why was it still not at the bottom of the sea?

The HL submarine reduced its diving speed and dived one meter per second. It continued to dive slowly, testing the depth.

Qian Muliang looked at the sea map and his expression changed slightly. He muttered to himself, "So it's the Puerto Rican Trench. The seabed around here is undulating. Perhaps we have just encountered a sunken seabed." Qian Muliang comforted himself.

"Captain, should we continue diving?" The first mate asked Qian Muliang. The first mate also remembered that the diving record of Rongcheng Military District was only 9,638 meters. Now, the depth of the HL submarine had exceeded 9,755 meters. It was obviously not the location that the Rongcheng Military District had been looking for.

Qian Muliang hesitated for about ten seconds and said, "Stop …"

"Bzzt …" Large snowflakes appeared on the display wall, indicating that the video transmission had been interrupted.

When Qian Muliang and the first mate saw this scene, their expressions changed drastically. This was because there was only one possibility for this situation, and that was that the HL submarine's camera had malfunctioned. If the camera malfunctioned, it was very likely that the submarine had malfunctioned.

"Hurry up and give the order to pull the HL submarine up!" Qian Muliang shouted loudly.

After more than an hour, the HL submarine was pulled up by the winch. The moment Qian Muliang saw the HL submarine, his face turned as black as a sheet of soot.

This was because the HL submarine had been compressed into a pile of scrap metal. It was like an empty can that had been forcefully crushed by someone. The strong seawater pressure had caused the HL submarine to become a complete tragedy.

Originally, at 9638 meters, Qian Muliang had seriously exceeded the safety design depth of the HL submarine. However, when Qian Muliang dived for the second time, he was tragically washed away by the ocean current and fell into the Puerto Rican trench next to the first N780 metal vein.

The depth of the Puerto Rican Trench was about 1,555 meters. Naturally, the HL submarine couldn't dive in. When it reached 9,755 meters, it finally exceeded the pressure limit and was crushed.

"F * ck Rongcheng Military District!" Qian Muliang shouted angrily. "Pack up and return!" After Qian Muliang vented his anger, he was ready to return to the Qincheng Naval Base. He did not care if the Rongcheng Military District still needed the Dragon Seeking Scientific Research Ship.

Qian Muliang now needed to think about how to deal with the damage to the HL submarine.

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In the vast sea, eight helicopters, one big and seven small, were flying close to the sea.

Shi Lei and the others naturally did not know about Qian Muliang's tragic experience, nor were they interested in knowing. Because they were facing a tragedy at any time. The shabby helicopter was too unreliable, and it made Shi Lei and the others nervous.

After flying for nearly four hours at a speed of less than 755 kilometers per hour, Shi Lei and the others finally ended the dangerous flight and returned to the Bermuda Triangle Islands.

When the shabby helicopter landed, Shi Lei wanted to say that his feet were soft when he stepped on the beach. This was the aftereffect of being scared! Riding this shabby helicopter that was about to enter the scrapyard was more exciting than riding a roller coaster ten times in a row!

"Leader Shi, I was scared!" Shi Lei said with a serious face.

Shi An's face was a little pale. "Shi Lei, I'm the pilot. I'm the one who was scared!"

Everyone abandoned the shabby helicopter and let it stop on the coast. Not only were they not afraid that it would be stolen, but they also hoped that someone would steal it. They only hoped that the guy who stole the helicopter would not be so scared that he would pee his pants!

After all, it was normal for this dilapidated helicopter to suddenly stop in the air!

After returning to the ocean exploration company set up in Rongcheng Military District, Shi Lei handed the special metal container containing N780 metal to Shi An. Shi An locked it in the safe and arranged for people to guard it 79 hours a day.

Shi Lei rested for a while and was ready to go out for lunch. They left the Dragon Seeking Scientific Research Ship at around ten o 'clock in the morning. After nearly four hours of flight, it was almost two o' clock in the afternoon. Shi Lei was hungry.

After greeting them, Shi Lei went out alone, found a coffee shop, and ordered some western food. Although it was often said that Mr. Xia's dishes were all over the world, there was really no restaurant in Bermuda that served Mr. Xia's dishes.

At least in this era, in this area, Shi Lei had not found one!

Shi Lei was holding a knife and fork and cutting a well-done steak. For Shi Lei, the kind of steak with blood on medium-rare was definitely not something that Shi Lei liked. As for near-rare and medium-rare, in Shi Lei's opinion, it was definitely inhumane cooking!

In some movies and novels, there were descriptions of medium-well and medium-well steaks. Shi Lei just wanted to laugh. Was there such a classification of steaks? Shi Lei really didn't understand. Whether it was in movies or novels, if they didn't know the grade of steak, why didn't they look up the information?

Just as Shi Lei was pouring pepper sauce on the steak, a slightly childish voice was heard. "Hey, it's you, the unconscious brother!"

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