The deep sea was dark, vast, and boundless, but not calm. Magical geological activity and a small number of active deep-sea creatures in this area would make strange noises that sounded like the whispers of nightmares. Hao Ren thought that the MDT's deep-sea phobia was fake, but he might really have a phobia — this place was really stressful!
The endless dark sea was pressing in from all directions. If not for the siren's power, Hao Ren felt that his Steel Membrane Shield would not last long under such conditions. He stared at the faint light in front of him. With his enhanced vision, he could barely see the surroundings in the faint light emitted by the MDT. Now he could see what he suspected to be the cargo hold: a huge, shadowy cuboid resting on the fine sand of the seabed. It was about ten meters long, eight to nine meters wide and about eight to nine meters tall. Other than the part that was completely buried under the sand, there was a faint light at the top of every point, which allowed them to see the condition of the container more clearly. So far, the situation seemed to be good — the container was intact, at least it had not disintegrated, and the faint light indicated that its backup power had not been completely depleted.
The cargo hold was located on a relatively flat seabed beach. The surrounding terrain was slightly inclined, and there was a huge mark on the slope, probably caused by the "landing" of the cargo hold. As Hao Ren and Wuyue approached, they found that there were some strange little creatures gathered under the cargo hold. They were flat and emitted a faint blue light. They looked like squids that had been squashed, and their bodies were less than ten centimeters long. These little creatures seemed to have made the strange big guy that visited their home two days ago their new home. There were many small holes in the sand under the cargo hold, but when Hao Ren and Wuyue approached, these little creatures quickly fled.
"Oh, it's bigger than I thought," Wuyue let go of Hao Ren and walked around the cargo hold twice. "It's like a small house, bigger than a shipping container on Earth. Speaking of which, how do I open it? "
Hao Ren followed behind Wuyue and circled around the container. He noticed that the surface of the container was filled with burn marks. The once beautiful alloy shell was now in tatters, probably caused by the disintegration of the carrier. However, the container itself was still intact. It had at least two layers. Hao Ren pulled off a piece of the tattered armor plate and found that it was a rather thick alloy shield.
"Let me find it." The MDT floated to the top of the cargo hold and scanned for an opening. Soon, it found an entrance on the side of the cargo hold. "Oh, it's here. The safety lock is in good condition, and the backup power unit is still supplying energy to the core protection device. The unlucky bastard inside should be fine. But the premise is that we don't cause secondary damage when we open the cargo hold. We have to find a way to isolate the seawater or move the entire cargo hold to the surface."
"Putting such a big thing up there?" Nangong Wuyue stuck out her tongue. "I'd better keep the seawater away. Mr. Landlord, step back a little. I'll open up a water-proof field. "
Hao Ren stepped back and saw Wuyue swimming around the cargo hold a few more times. But this time, there was a pattern to her movements. As the long serpent tail swayed, a faint glow gradually spread out in the surrounding seawater. Finally, Wuyue stopped at the top of the cargo hold. She whispered a very strange syllable, and a hemispherical transparent barrier appeared out of thin air above the cargo hold!
The hemispherical barrier was tens of meters in diameter, several times larger than the cargo hold. The seawater was clearly separated inside and outside the barrier. It was a spectacle. Hao Ren curiously swam towards the barrier. He felt as if he had passed through a soft membrane and entered a dry environment. In the water-proof field, not to mention the seawater, even the beach was completely dry.
Hao Ren was amazed by this amazing move. "Hey! What a beautiful move! The sea is indeed your world … Ugh. "
He turned his head and saw Wuyue coming in from outside the "water barrier". The siren maiden's lower body was still that long serpent's tail. Without water, she could only twist her way forward. While her body was enchanting and beautiful, Wuyue obviously did not think so. She complained bitterly, "It's so uncomfortable … I've only 'walked' in this form three or four times since I was young. I'm not used to it at all."
Just as Hao Ren was about to say that she looked good when she walked (twisting), he was left speechless by what she did next. Wuyue was probably not used to twisting like a snake, so she turned back into a mermaid's tail. But after two steps, she fell to the ground. "No, I can't balance myself by jumping … I really don't know how my mom learned to jump."
Hao Ren was speechless.
Wuyue turned back into a serpent's tail. As she wiggled, she discussed with Hao Ren. "How about I turn into a mantis shrimp? At least I can walk steadily on land, or as a sea crab … "
"Please spare my childhood life!" Hao Ren jumped and pointed at Wuyue's long tail. "Can't you turn back into your human form?"
"My clothes are still on it!"
"Oh, right." Hao Ren suddenly realized that Wuyue was just like the husky at home. She could not keep her clothes after transforming. Not every otherworldling was poor and unreasonable like Vivian.
"Then what's with the clothes on your upper body?" Hao Ren pointed at Wuyue curiously. "Where did you get these clothes from?"
"These are my scales." Wuyue patted her chest. "Actually, I'm pretty much naked now. It's the difference in culture and aesthetics that allows me to maintain a maiden's modesty in front of a man …"
Hao Ren said, "… Let's get down to business …"
He felt that if he continued to talk to the siren maiden, some important parts of his life would be gone forever.
Now that the seawater around the cargo hold had been emptied, there was no need to worry about the passengers getting hurt. The MDT floated to the side of the behemoth and used a beam to connect itself to the cargo hold's control system. "Let's hope the safety mainframe is still on. Otherwise, we'll have to break the door down by force … Oh, we're in luck."
Just as the MDT said "in luck", a creaking noise came from under the broken metal plate on the side of the cargo hold. It sounded like the deformed and twisted cabin door was trying to push open the outer layer of scrap metal. Accompanied by the sound of air being released, the cargo hold's door finally opened. However, when the heavy isolation plate opened a third of the way to the side, there was a loud "click" as if something was stuck in the track. But it was not a big deal, and it was more than enough for one person to enter.
Hao Ren clung to the broken metal components on the outside of the cargo hold and squeezed his way inside.
The cargo hold was spacious and in good condition. There were no scars on the silver-white walls, and a soft orange light filled the space inside. It was like a different world compared to the dark and cold outside.
"Until we opened the cargo hold, the air supply was normal, the temperature was normal, and the internal space stabilizer was not completely down, which greatly reduced the impact of landing." The MDT was floating behind Hao Ren. It had been connected to the cargo hold's control computer, and it could read the system report at the last second before the cargo hold opened. Now, it was floating and reporting to Hao Ren.
"The problem is … where are the passengers?" Hao Ren carefully stood on the tilted 'floor'. There were strange things around him that he did not recognize: there were brackets fixed on the cabin wall, embedded monitors, and a few strange devices scattered on the ground. These should be the cargo hold's equipment, but there was no sign of the passengers.
The cargo hold was empty. Who was there?
At this time, Nangong Wuyue had also climbed in. She was not very agile now, so she just looked behind Hao Ren and asked, "Where are they?"
"I don't know. It was empty when I came in." Hao Ren went forward and rummaged through the equipment and containers on the ground, but found nothing. The MDT touched the monitor on the cabin wall and said, "This primitive display device … I'm not used to it. Let me see … There's a login record, the passengers should be there. "
There were not many things in the cargo hold, and it was obvious that there was no one there. Hao Ren quickly gave up searching and climbed out of the cargo hold. He let the MDT connect to Raven 12345, and Nangong Wuyue quickly climbed out. The siren maiden had picked up a white ball, bigger than a goose egg, from somewhere. She was now playing with the ball with the tip of her tail while watching Hao Ren 'make the call'.
"Hello? Hao Ren? "Raven 12345's lazy voice came from the MDT." Did you get it? "
"What do you mean? The cargo hold is empty!" Hao Ren was frustrated. "Did you get it wrong?"
"Empty?" Raven 12345 was taken aback. "Did you look carefully? How could it be empty?! "
"Sigh, I've been looking for a long time." Hao Ren sighed. He turned around and saw Nangong Wuyue tossing the white ball up and down with her tail. He jokingly said, "I found an egg!"
"Oh yes! That's the egg! "
Nangong Wuyue's tail stiffened, and she snapped.
"F * ck!" Hao Ren exclaimed.
Raven 12345 was shocked. "What happened? What happened?"
"It fell on the ground!"
"F * ck!"
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