Volume 3 Hello, Eri Chapter 227 Genji Heavy Industries (V)
"The appearances of the King of Sky and Wind and the King of Ocean and Water are pitifully rare in history. The most valuable information we know is that the ultimate words of the King of Ocean and Water have returned to the abyss," Caesar said. "Its power will be infinitely magnified in the sea, because it is a giant tsunami that far exceeds human observation records. It is impossible for humans to stop that kind of power with just their technological power."
"Perhaps Honshu Island will not be able to withstand the impact of Guixu. No one knows how high the waves of Guixu are, because the people who have seen it have been dead for many years, and their bodies have become part of the ecological cycle." Yuan Zhisheng whispered that if their speculation is correct, Tokyo City will probably be the first to suffer. The embryo's sleeping place is only 120 nautical miles away from Tokyo Bay. A tsunami from such a place will reach Tokyo in just over ten minutes, and there will be no time to take refuge. The entire city will be turned into a vast ocean in the huge waves, and the speed of destruction will be much faster than the burning of Zhulong.
"If we don't want Japan to be destroyed, we have to blow it up first, right?" Lu Mingfei asked. "Is this plan reliable? I remember that dragon embryos will produce a self-protective spiritual field before hatching. The higher the bloodline level, the stronger the field."
"You all have bloodline of A or above, which is enough to fight against the spiritual realm of the embryo. As for the bombs, they are all ready. Please follow me." Gen Chisheng stood up and pressed his palm on the wall. The two granite blocks carved with Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi silently separated, revealing a black passage.
This passage is blocked by dense infrared lasers. Anyone who tries to sneak in will trigger an alarm. There are two types of cameras, bright and dark. The bright ones are set up in the corners, while the dark ones can only be heard by Caesar using a sickle-weasel. The extremely subtle sound of electricity hidden under the wall is a pinhole camera. This double protection will make the intruders careless. Most people's inertial thinking will relax after destroying the surface defense, thus being discovered by the secret sentry.
Chu Zihang noticed that Yuan Zhisheng had swiped a black card through the card slot, and all alerts were lifted. The cameras that could automatically adjust their angles curled up to fixed positions and recorded the images of people passing through the passage on the hard drive.
Yuan Zhisheng entered the password to open the small elevator hidden in the wall. This elevator did not use the same elevator shaft as the public elevator in the Yuanshi Heavy Industry Building, and the noise when it was running was difficult to detect due to the reduced weight. Caesar could hear the public elevator running on the other side of the wall, but the two sides did not interfere with each other at all.
"A secret elevator." Caesar said softly.
"It can directly reach all floors, including the underground part." Yuan Zhisheng said, "This is like the ancient construction method. In order to prevent assassinations by ninjas and rebellions by their subordinates, the daimyo built additional secret passages in his own castle tower and killed the craftsmen so that no one knew which way it was."
"So some people say that Oda Nobunaga did not actually die in the Honnoji Incident. He escaped through his own secret passage during the fire!" Lu Mingfei has a say when it comes to knowledge about the Japanese Warring States Period. She knows quite a lot about Japan, although most of it comes from various adapted animation dramas and games.
"It is true that we did not see Oda Nobunaga's body. No matter which version is said, it only shows that he was in the flames deep in the hall. Because the fire was too big, it was difficult to see his final dead figure." Yuan Zhisheng smiled faintly to show his approval of Lu Mingfei's deep understanding of Japanese culture. "But I think Nobunaga died in the fire of Honnoji Temple in the end. He was not a man who would choose to retreat. There is no Chinese saying in his dictionary that as long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood."
"What a dumbfounded man he is. It's hard for me to call him a hero." Caesar's evaluation sounded a bit bad. Oda Nobunaga was a hero who almost unified the world during the Japanese Warring States Period and led an era to its final chapter. Caesar didn't know much about Japan, but he had a special liking for such emperor-like figures all over the world. But after hearing Minamoto Chisei's description, Caesar felt that this guy was not very good.
"If it were me, and my men rebelled, I would endure it even if I had to eat straw and gnaw on snow water, until I have a chance to make a comeback and send them to the gallows. Those who have made mistakes should pay the price they deserve! Otherwise, who would believe in the glory of God?" Caesar revealed the pride of a Roman emperor. Blood debt must be repaid with blood is Gattuso's family motto.
"When the Honnoji Incident happened, Christianity had only been introduced to Japan for more than 30 years. It seems that there were indeed very few Christians under the rebellious Akechi Mitsuhide at that time," Gen Chisei teased.
The elevator quickly descended to the ground floor, and everyone standing in the elevator heard the sound of water, like waves chasing each other.
"Welcome to Ganliu Research Institute." The elevator door opened and the man in a white lab coat bowed deeply. "I am the director, Shio Miyamoto, and the head of the Miyamoto family."
The Ganliu Research Institute was actually set up underground in Genji Heavy Industries. This was not a basement in the usual sense. The tunnel with a diameter of more than 12 meters had an extremely wide interior that could easily accommodate long-distance trains. Half of the tunnel was flooded, and the surging water washed the metal walls of the tunnel. Huge construction machinery slid along the walls, automatically checking the water level and flow rate.
"Is this Tokyo's underground drainage system?" Chu Zihang was also slightly moved. He had read in the information that Tokyo has one of the most modern underground drainage systems in the world. As a coastal city, it has more rainfall and is often hit by hurricanes. But even with such a huge amount of rain, Tokyo cannot suffer from large-scale urban flooding, thanks to Tokyo's underground drainage system.
"We call it the Iron Dome Temple," said Minamoto. "It can drain all the water accumulated in Tokyo during heavy rains to the sea through turbines and pipes. All materials are made of special anti-corrosion steel. It can even be used as a tunnel dock. Small submarines can reach Minamoto Heavy Industries directly from the sea through the waterway."
"Used to transport contraband, right?" Caesar smiled knowingly, and Yuan Zhisheng shook his head slightly without saying anything to indicate his agreement.
Everyone knows that hybrids always have some things that cannot be seen in public, just like you can't bring a dinosaur-like skeleton back to customs and tell customs that this is the remains of an unknown creature I found during archaeology and want to take it home for research! At this time, you can only use illegal means to get it done. Most hybrids have done illegal things to some extent. Now the Cassel trio is still in Japan, which is nominally an illegal invasion.
They walked along the iron spiral staircase until they turned a 90-degree bend, and their view suddenly became clear. This was the dock of the Rock Flow Research Institute. Because it was the place for receiving and delivering goods, it had a huge concrete platform comparable to the warehouses in the bay.
"This is the weapon you are going to use." Yuan Zhisheng patted the hanging thing. A group of guys wearing welding masks were busy around it.
It was nominally a bomb, but its shape was more like a torpedo, and it was a Q version, painted silver-gray, and surprisingly short. The narrow tail did not match the sturdy body. Lu Mingfei always felt that if she and Chu Zihang lay down together, they might be longer than this bomb.
"Is this thing... powerful enough..." Lu Mingfei thought she would get a blasting weapon like the laser cannon on the robots in Gundam, but reality is always more cruel than imagined. It feels like you need an Italian cannon before going to war, and the logistics officer nods and says yes, then gives you a grenade, saying that this thing is almost as powerful as a cannon if thrown accurately. This is not going to war, but asking you to die.
"Don't underestimate it. It's filled with refined sulfur. After the explosion, it will produce a lot of refined sulfur and mercury." Yuan Zhisheng explained about the bomb. Lu Mingfei always felt that the tone was familiar. After thinking carefully, it seemed to be the sales pitch of the Cassel Equipment Department, which was full of unreliability. "The dragon embryo also needs nutrients. It can breathe. The penetrating corrosiveness of sulfur and mercury will directly reach the inside of the embryo and destroy its immature heart and blood vessels easily. We modified it into a torpedo-like shape, adding a power system and guidance function, but at such a deep place, the forward distance after shooting is also very limited, about only 1 kilometer. This distance is safe for you. It is called a bomb, but the main damage is due to corrosion, and it does not have such a great impact."
"Can you give me a few more?" After a few seconds of silence, Caesar snapped his fingers. It seemed that he also felt that such a small bomb might not be very reliable. If there was only one, and it misfired after being fired, at a depth of 8,000 meters under the sea, it would really make people feel like crying out to the heavens and the earth for help but no one would help them.
"I have also considered this issue, but unfortunately, your deep-diving equipment does not support such a large load. We can only increase the stability of this bomb to ensure that it can kill with one strike."
Yuan Zhisheng walked to the oilcloth hanging in the air and pulled it off. The equipment that Cassel and his three men were going to use to challenge the deep sea made its grand appearance. Lu Mingfei was ready to exclaim in amazement, but unfortunately her mouth stopped halfway. That was a bright metallic luster... caterpillar bread?
At first glance, there is indeed such an illusion. This thing looks a bit like a submarine. It is oval in shape, with a chimney-like hatch on the top and a round ball mounted underneath. It is a manned diving ball, which supports scientific expedition team members who have reached the deep sea to temporarily leave the submersible to perform some necessary repairs or collection work.
But for some reason, the main part of its oval body is painted with many crisscross stripes, which makes the overall shape look like a delicious caterpillar bread, if its color were brighter.
"The legendary submersible Trieste reached the Mariana Trench as early as 1960. The record at that time was 10,916 meters, and it returned safely, taking a total of 9 hours. This is not a replica but a prototype. Deep diving requires extremely high craftsmanship. As long as there is a pinhole-sized leak on the outer shell, the entire submersible may be scrapped. Therefore, we did not ask the equipment department to temporarily rebuild it according to the prototype drawings, but used a prototype that has been tested in practice." Yuan Zhisheng looked at Caesar, "Caesar-kun should be very familiar with it."
"Isn't this my family's thing?" Caesar was indeed confused.
"Boss, do you have such a treasure at home?" Lu Mingfei was stunned. She knew from the beginning that Caesar was definitely tall, rich and handsome, but she didn't expect that tall, rich and handsome could be divided into many levels. Buying a famous watch like Zhao Menghua and showing it off while eating is simply a scumbag! Compared with the submersible, luxury cars and mansions can only be hammered. This is a unique thing in the world, a scientific research tool recorded in human history. Taking it out to show off is comparable to throwing a museum in someone's face!
"Trieste is originally the name of Italy." Chu Zihang once again demonstrated his rich geographical knowledge.
"I often go there. It's a city close to the Adriatic Sea. The population is not very large, so it's not crowded with tourists just because it's the peak tourist season." Caesar nodded. "If I remember correctly, this thing was made by the Swiss. I guess that guy has been to Italy a lot, so he actually named his product after an Italian place to commemorate it."
"His name is Jacques Piccard. Three generations of his family are world-class exploration scientists. His father was the first person to fly to an altitude of 15,000 meters, he himself was the first person to dive to the deepest part of the ocean, and his son was the first person to fly around the world non-stop in a hot air balloon." Chu Zihang said, "He was born in Belgium and later became a Swiss citizen."
"Three generations of grandparents and grandchildren are so awesome? Dragon-slaying bloodline is just like this, right? This is simply the spirit of adventure engraved in the soul, every task is life-threatening!" Lu Mingfei was stunned, but she was more interested in the second half of the sentence, "In Europe, if you can't drive for a few hours, you should go abroad. Everyone lives like a village. There's nothing wrong with changing nationality and using another name!"
"Mr. Pompey, the head of the Gattuso family, donated this submersible to the academy, and then the equipment department modified it. So you can see that the Trieste is still in combat readiness. The equipment department added some new systems to it and strengthened the inside of the shell with memory metal." Yuan Zhisheng said, "They repeatedly guaranteed the quality."
"You actually believed a bunch of bomb makers who told you they guaranteed quality..." Upon learning that this thing was modified by the Equipment Department, Lu Mingfei's eyes changed from looking at a legendary device to looking at a time bomb. She absolutely wouldn't believe it if someone said that this thing wouldn't become a bomb in the future. The Equipment Department... They're a bunch of Deidara, making art all day long!
"We must trust our colleagues." Chu Zihang patted Lu Mingfei on the shoulder to encourage her.
"Brother, you sound so loud... I always feel like you're planning to die heroically just after paying the construction fee..." Lu Mingfei frowned. After all, this is something from decades ago. Even if a group of people pat their chests and say that we have upgraded it, can we say that it can immediately adapt to modern use? If you replace the driver and install a CPU for your computer from ten years ago, will it still lag? This is not a problem that can be solved by updating!
"When will we dive?" Caesar asked Yuan Zhisheng. He was not worried about the submersible having problems. Pompey was not a good person, but he would never betray his son. Every time they met, Pompey would give him a My Dear hug. Since he sent the submersible here, it meant that he believed it would not break down and kill his son.
"Tomorrow night, we have applied for an injunction in the name of scientific investigation, but it will only be valid for 12 hours, from 6 pm to 6 am, and no ships will pass through the nearby waters during this period," said Yuan Zhisheng.
"So urgent? Time is really tight."
"The operation of the submersible is not complicated. One day is enough for you to master it. This is the operating manual of the submersible. We will prepare the rest, so don't worry." Yuan Zhisheng handed Caesar an operating manual that was comparable to the Xinhua Dictionary. Lu Mingfei always felt that Caesar was unprepared when he took it and his hands sank. It seemed that Yuan Zhisheng probably had the ability to finish reading the Xinhua Dictionary in one day, otherwise how could he dare to comment on the operating manual like that?
The sulfur bomb is ready, the manned submersible also looks capable, the Japanese branch has repeatedly assured that it will fully support the academy's actions, and the treatment offered is very good, it seems that all preparations have been completed.
Yuan Zhisheng turned around and started talking to the people at the Rock Flow Research Institute in Japanese about some daily matters. Lu Mingfei stood beside the submersible and silently watched his back. To be honest, it looked like Guinan was a person who would be responsible in everything he did, but many people had told her not to trust him completely.
We have to add some variables to the deep diving mission, because the lives of our senior brother and Caesar are in our hands!
