New Year was half a month away, but the sky above Liuding Town was shrouded in a gloomy cloud.
The destroyer hovering in front of them made the survivors living on the deck of the Bohai Aircraft Carrier feel a strong sense of unease. They had always maintained a certain degree of superiority over the survivors on land because there were no zombies, mutants, predators, or mutated humans on the aircraft carrier. They didn't have to struggle to survive like the survivors on land.
However, the situation seemed to be reversed now.
The threat from the sea made them feel a fear they had never experienced before.
Fortunately, Jiang Chen fulfilled the mutual defense agreement. NAC sent troops!
The fortifications of Hengsha Island had been completed. The island was equipped with the "Fireball-1" rocket cluster system, 2000 rockets, and the Type-50 J-type electromagnetic pulse cannon. Under the leadership of Cheng Weiguo, a thousand-person reinforced battalion was stationed here.
NAC had no navy and only a few ships. But it didn't matter. NAC had the top artillery force in Pan-Asia. A few days ago, rockets had rained down on Hengsha Island. The army landed and destroyed two xenogeneic nests.
The whole process was easier than sweeping the floor.
Perhaps because they witnessed the powerful force of NAC, the destroyers cruising near Wanghai were much more restrained.
At least they didn't reject the idea of dialogue.
…
On the shore of Hengsha Island, a spherical submersible emerged from the water. From the appearance, the submersible was similar to the "Droplet" Jiang Chen brought to the modern world, but it lacked the smooth cone at the back.
Five soldiers squatting in the bunker stood up, set up their rifles, and cautiously surrounded the submersible. The hatch at the top of the submersible opened, and a man in a light blue one-piece overalls walked out. Facing five black muzzles, he calmly raised his hands.
"I have no malicious intent. I want to see your leader."
"Are you the messenger of that destroyer?" The captain of the five soldiers stood up and stared into the man's eyes.
"Yes." The man nodded.
The captain tilted his head and ordered the soldier next to him.
"Go and ask your superior."
"Yes!"
When the news that the destroyer sent a messenger was placed on Jiang Chen's desk, Jiang Chen immediately sent someone to the Fishbone base to meet the messenger.
Seeing his blue outfit, Jiang Chen initially thought it was a costume from an undersea fallout shelter, but after taking a closer look at the logo of the workplace, he realized that this was not the case.
The Beluga Whale Undersea Research Station seemed like a harmless organization just from its name.
He just didn't know why they had a destroyer.
Wu Yue nodded respectfully when he saw Jiang Chen, then extended his right hand and shook Jiang Chen's hand.
"I'm Wu Yue, the deputy captain of the Seagull."
"Jiang Chen, General of the NAC Military Government." Jiang Chen let go of his hand, looked into his eyes, and said, "I don't think anyone will have a good impression of a warship in their home. In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, please explain your intentions."
"We definitely have the goal of peace. You can rest assured about that," Wu Yue said sincerely.
"Is that so? Then why didn't you greet us until now? "Jiang Chen smiled.
It wasn't until NAC made a big move on Hengsha Island that they sent a messenger. Jiang Chen wouldn't believe that they had the intention to talk from the beginning.
Wu Yue sighed when he heard Jiang Chen's question.
"To be honest, even if I personally oppose war, not everyone is peace-loving. There will be no real peace between the giants and the dwarves. Only two giants who are on equal footing will have the capital to negotiate … Do you understand what I mean? "
"Yes." Jiang Chen nodded, looked at him with interest, and then said, "But your words surprised me. It seems that even if you stay at the bottom of the sea, you're still not out of touch with the apocalypse?"
"We're not completely isolated from the world," Wu Yue opened his hands. Wu Yue spread his hands. "We're different from the shelters. When the nuclear war comes, we only have a month's supply. We lived frugally for three months, and in the end, we still had to find a solution above sea level. "
"Very well, it seems that you plan to trade with us?" Jiang Chen said with a smile, "But I still have a question. I don't know if it's convenient for you to answer me. How do you live in the deep sea without being attacked by the mutants in the sea?"
"Mutants? Occasionally, there are aggressive mutants such as mutant sharks or mutant killer whales that may pose a threat to our production and life. But ten years ago, we developed a sonar to repel mutant fish. Although those mutant creatures are terrifying, they are no longer dangerous. "
After a pause, Wu Yue looked at Jiang Chen.
"How about it? Are you interested in trading with us? "
"What do you need?" Jiang Chen asked.
"We need any resources! Food, steel or ore, and energy! "Wu Yue said.
Food might not be so urgent. Seaweed was the best source of nutrient supply, and some fish with low levels of mutation were also edible. However, energy was the foundation of the seabed station. Without energy, they couldn't even get the oxygen they needed to survive.
Unfortunately, although many sea monsters were enormous in size, there were no crystals that matched their danger level. Compared to the ammunition wasted during hunting, the crystals exchanged were obviously not enough. Therefore, if they wanted to obtain energy, there were only two ways.
One was to plunder, and the other was to trade.
When Jiang Chen heard Wu Yue's words, he smiled.
"So, what can you give me?"
"It depends on what you need. We are good at underwater construction, undersea maintenance, and we can also escort your trade fleet," Wu Yue said.
Jiang Chen nodded.
The first two were useless. There were so many resources on land, and he had no plans to expand to the bottom of the sea. Escorting the trade fleet would certainly be welcomed by the merchants of the Sixth Street. Without the threat of the large mutants in the deep sea, trade by sea was far safer than trade on the road.
"Your proposal is good. I can arrange for you to talk to the Sixth Street Council about the trade fleet escort. The merchants there should be very interested."
If the Beluga Station could really navigate freely in the deep sea, then NAC's caravans would be able to radiate to Southeast Asia, Nippon, and other areas through land and sea, spreading their influence further. As long as the price was reasonable, cooperating with them was definitely a choice with more advantages than disadvantages.
But when it came to the deep sea, Jiang Chen suddenly remembered something.
After signing the trade agreement, Jiang Chen asked Wu Yue.
"Since you can go to the deep sea … can you tell me about the space elevator of Pan-Asia Cooperation?"
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