Elder brother's garrison

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"Yes!"

Upon hearing Captain Shi's instructions, Luo Bei immediately began operating the instruments scattered across the ship.

There are now seven or eight instruments on the ship, each with no fewer than a dozen dials and buttons. When they are activated, they are accompanied by indicator lights of various colors. Xiaobai felt a bit overwhelmed just looking at them. But in Luobei's hands, these instruments were like little toys that had been played with hundreds or thousands of times. Even when the ship girls were fighting against the deep sea, and the surrounding noise was deafening, Luobei's hands did not slow down at all. She operated and recorded the instruments with great skill.

Xiao Bai looked at Luo Bei's face.

When Luo Bei was operating these instruments, the shy and naive expression she had when she was with Xiao Bai was gone. Now she looked serious, mature and composed, and her actions of recording and copying were smooth and delicate. Her demeanor was like that of a seasoned master.

Perhaps sensing Xiaobai's gaze, Luo Bei, who was operating the instrument, looked up and met Xiaobai's eyes.

"Admiral Lu Lin, excuse me, could you please hand over the temperature detector over there?" Luo Bei reverted to her previous naive self, giving Xiao Bai a shy smile.

"Is this it?" Following Luo Bei's gaze, Xiao Bai picked up a small box from beside her feet and handed it over.

"Admiral Lu Lin, thank you." Luo Bei took the temperature detector, pulled out several wires from it, and plugged them into the instrument beside her feet. She then fiddled with it for a while, and perhaps noticing that Xiao Bai was staring at her, Luo Bei paused slightly and explained to Xiao Bai, "This temperature detector can not only detect surface water temperature, but also underwater temperature and pressure. After integrating this data, we can easily determine the underwater ecological conditions and suitable conditions for species to survive. At the same time, we can also simulate the distribution of deep-sea creatures and predict their patrol routes..."

Luo Bei introduced a whole bunch of the functions and uses of the instruments to Xiao Bai, as if she had opened a floodgate and talked for a long time.

After an unknown amount of time, Luo Bei looked up at Xiao Bai and found Xiao Bai smiling at her.

"Ah... I'm sorry... I was a bit too focused on myself... Admiral Lu Lin, you probably aren't interested in this, right..." Luo Bei said, blushing and somewhat embarrassed.

"It's okay, go ahead and tell me, I'd love to hear it," Xiaobai said with a smile.

Chapter 2243 A Devastating Strike on a Civilization

The reason why Xiaobai treated Luo Bei so gently was because she saw that Luo Bei's focused look as she was immersed in her research project was somewhat similar to Luo Lian's.

Upon realizing this, Xiaobai couldn't help but smile.

Speaking of which, Luo Lian also wears glasses, likes to do research, and is also a young girl.

However, Luo Lian wore red-rimmed glasses, her research project was different from Luo Bei's, and she was also several years younger than Luo Bei. As for her appearance...

Xiao Bai stared at Luo Bei's face for a while.

Ok.

They all look good.

Xiao Bai confirmed this.

Xiaobai did not interfere with Luobei's continued use of the ship's instruments. Under the escort of the ship girls, the electric ship continued to speed towards the depths of Chapter 8. Along the way, there was a lot of gunfire. Attracted by the sound of the electric ship, the wreckage of the deep-sea amphibious ships that had been sunk by the ship girls piled up to form a path forward.

On the electric boat, Luo Bei operated the instruments without stopping. She carefully saved the data recorded by the instruments, page by page, dividing them into handwritten and electronic versions. As the electric boat moved forward, more and more notebooks were placed around Luo Bei, and the used pens were stacked one after another, forming a rather spectacular little mountain.

Finally, as the electric boat slowly approached the deepest part of the sea, Luo Bei, who was operating the instruments on the boat, frowned and paused for the first time.

"Luobei, what's wrong?" Xiaobai asked.

"The radar seems to have detected an object." Luo Bei put down her pen in confusion and poked the radar screen with her finger. "It's in the direction further ahead, there's an area that doesn't look like the sea, and there's a lot of metallic reaction coming from there."

"What? There's a special area?" Captain Shi, who was in charge of steering the ship, became alert upon hearing Luo Bei's words.

"Yes, they're not far from us. According to the radar, they're on the only road ahead," Luo Bei replied.

"Oh? Is it a large area?"

“Very big.”

"A very large metallic area...it doesn't seem like something you'd expect to find on the surface of the deep sea." Captain Shi muttered to himself, then turned to Xiaobai and asked, "Admiral Lu Lin, did your ship girls detect any areas ahead when they were exploring this sea area?"

"My ship girl is only responsible for cleaning up the Abyssal Fleet and the Abyssal Dean on the sea surface; she doesn't care about anything else," Xiaobai replied.

"I see..." Captain Shi nodded in agreement, then asked Xiaobai, "Can we go over there and take a look?"

"Of course, my ship girls will protect you."

"Alright!" Captain Shi patted the bow of the boat gratefully. "Comrade Luo Bei, report the exact location of the large-scale metal reaction ahead, and I'll sail there right away!"

"The nearest coordinates for the metal reaction are 34128, 71453, 4603. Captain, just head towards the three o'clock direction."

"Yes, sir! Let's go!"

With a whoosh, the electric boat sped up to full power, gaining two knots of speed as it headed towards the direction Luo Bei was reporting.

Soon, as the electric boat cruised purposefully, the number of deep-sea amphibious ships around it decreased, and the electric boat arrived at a calm stretch of deep sea. Captain Shi, on the bow, controlled the steering wheel while standing up and looking towards the horizon.

Captain Shi stared at the horizon, his eyes slowly widening.

"Ah—ah!! Ah!!!!!" Captain Shi pointed at the view emerging from the horizon and nearly jumped off the ship, shouting, "I see it! I see it! It's...it's a city!! That's a city!!!! Atlantis!!!"

Captain Shi's voice became hoarse from shouting with all his might in a fit of ecstatic joy.

Captain Shi snapped out of his daze, waving his arms and his face flushed.

"Admiral Lu Lin! That's a city! A city at sea! A city at sea!" Captain Shi exclaimed excitedly, as if he had discovered a new continent. He even forgot how to speak and could only keep repeating the words "city at sea".

Just as Captain Shi was shouting loudly, as the electric boat moved forward, Xiao Bai and Luo Bei saw a huge city made of metal on the sea behind Captain Shi, just like the sun slowly rising from the other side of the horizon.

"City!"

Luo Bei jumped up, her face showing the same excited expression as Captain Shi.

"Admiral Lu Lin! This is a city!"

"The deepest part of Chapter Eight is actually a city!"

"Admiral Lu Lin, this is a discovery! This is an epic discovery!!"

"We've found it!!"

Captain Shi and Luo Bei on the ship watched the city rise from the sea and almost screamed with ecstasy.

Following Captain Shi and Luo Bei's lead, Xiao Bai stood up, clapped, and said several polite phrases like "That's great! That's amazing! We're so awesome!"

The deep-sea city in Chapter 2244 was once shrouded in a wall of dense deep-sea energy when Frederick the Great and his entourage lived there. However, that wall of dense deep-sea energy had been completely absorbed by Frederick the Great to heal the wound caused by Xiaobai's slash.

Deep-sea cities naturally lose their previous ability to remain hidden.

Captain Shi was unaware of this matter, and Xiao Bai certainly didn't intend to mention it to him.

Captain Shi piloted the electric boat, carrying the three of them, towards the deep-sea city. Soon, escorted by the ship girls, the electric boat arrived at the entrance of the deep-sea city.

In front of rows of dilapidated metal skyscrapers, the three-person electric boat looked like an ant that had strayed into the ruins.

"Quick, quick, camera!" Captain Shi stood at the bow of the ship, his hands trembling as he grabbed the camera from Luo Bei. He then snapped away at the scene before him, muttering to himself, "The style and construction methods of these buildings, along with their unique artistic style, are completely different from the buildings used by human nations today! This is a civilization beyond humankind!"

Captain Shi took photos as he steered the boat toward the deep-sea city.

The roads in the deep-sea city are waterways, and the ship girls can walk on water as if on flat ground. However, humans like Captain Shi and Luo Bei cannot do this and can only move around the city by using electric boats.

Captain Shi steered the boat with an excited expression, frantically taking pictures of the surrounding buildings.

Luo Bei put down her instruments and looked up at both sides of the waterway as if she were admiring an ancient site.

"Judging from the city's state of disrepair, it must have been built several hundred years ago. Even so, the city's artistic style and construction methods are extremely avant-garde. We have reason to speculate that this is very likely the remains of ancient humans!" Captain Shi took photos of both sides, then moored the ship next to a building and began studying the steps. "That's right. Although the style is avant-garde, the architecture here is clearly designed for life forms of human size. Deep-sea creatures couldn't possibly have this kind of creativity and execution ability, so this should be the remains of ancient humans!"

"How come the remains of ancient humans appear in Chapter 8?" Xiaobai asked.

"Hmm—regarding this, I think it should be before the period of discontinuity. At that time, ancient humans were still the dominant species in the world. In order to solve the problem of the ever-increasing population, they chose to build cities on water." Captain Shi put down his camera and said to Xiaobai, "Compared to the narrow land, 70% of the world's area is water. Choosing to build cities on water to solve the problem of overpopulation is a very valuable direction of thinking."

"I see!" Xiaobai exclaimed in realization.

"However, judging from the size of the city... I guess the solution of building a city on water has failed," Captain Shi sighed.

"Huh? It failed?"

“Yes, the population problem is essentially a resource problem. The sea cannot be cultivated, which means there is a lack of staple foods and crops that supplement vitamins. Even if people live on the sea, or even build a magnificent city, it is still only a temporary solution if the problem of resource scarcity cannot be solved,” Captain Shi said. “Presumably, ancient humans also realized this and then chose to return to land and abandon this water city.”

"Is that so..." Xiao Bai listened to Captain Shi's words thoughtfully and reached out to touch the steps.

"Hey! Stop!" Captain Shi quickly called out.

"What's wrong?" Xiaobai stopped and looked at Captain Shi with a puzzled expression.

“Admiral Lu Lin, this is a historical site… It’s best not to touch it before a professional team arrives. Without professional expertise, the excavation could be damaged.” Captain Shi smiled awkwardly at Xiao Bai. “Let’s take a stroll around the city first. The exploration of the historical site should be left to the professional team.”

"Ah... I'm sorry." Xiaobai withdrew her hand.

"After the ancient humans abandoned this city, it should have become the home of Dean Shenhai," Luo Bei said with a regretful expression, holding the instrument.

"It's alright, Dean Deep Sea has already been defeated by us," Xiaobai said.

"Yes, but the Deep Sea Deans are inherently cruel. They've been entrenched in Chapter Eight for so long, and there are so many of them. It's very likely that they've already caused irreversible damage to this precious relic..."

"Uh, danger?" Xiaobai asked warily.

“Yes, we can only pray that the Deans of the Deep Sea Academy haven’t gone so far as to destroy the city. Even if only one floor collapses, it would be a devastating blow to our research on ancient human civilization.” Captain Shi said, his face showing some heartache. “Let’s go to the city center first. Generally speaking, cities of this size will have landmark buildings in the center.”

After Captain Shi finished speaking, he slowly drove the electric boat along the waterway toward the center of the city.

But Captain Shi and Luo Bei didn't notice that Xiao Bai, sitting at the back of the boat, looked guilty, with beads of sweat dripping from his cheeks.

quickly.

The electric boat sailed along the buildings on both sides, exited the waterway, and arrived at the center of the city.

The view suddenly opened up before me.

Captain Shi and Luo Bei stared, mouths agape, at the collapsed buildings in the city center, the debris floating in the sea, the endless sea of ​​garbage, and the ruins that filled the ocean.

In the center of the deep-sea city, thick, lingering smoke seemed to have been emanating from what appeared to be an epic disaster.

At first glance, there are no buildings left.

It's all wreckage.

Captain Shi stared at the scene before him, his mouth agape, completely dumbfounded.

"Ancient sites...ancient sites..."

"deep……"

"deep……"

"My ancient ruins! Ahh ...

Captain Shi's heartbroken roar, accompanied by tears, echoed throughout the deep-sea city.

Chapter 2245 Award Ceremony!

Witnessing the enormous ruins before him, Captain Shi knelt down on the bow of the ship with a thud, clutching his head and weeping bitterly.

"No—Dean of the Deep Sea!!! Dean of the Deep Sea, you've done so many terrible things!!!" Captain Shi's voice was filled with extreme heartache at the destruction of the ancient civilization before him. "How could this have happened! These are precious relics of ancient humans!! This should have been a landmark discovery of the century!!!"

"This is too much..." Luo Bei, sitting aboard the electric boat, covered her mouth as she looked at the ruins before her, tears welling in her eyes.

Captain Shi and Luo Bei are not scholars of archaeology, but even so, as fellow scientific researchers, they can empathize with the grief of the ruins being mostly destroyed.

As Xiao Bai listened to Captain Shi and Luo Bei's voices, beads of sweat streamed down his forehead.

broken.

The ruins before us... were created by Xiaobai.

Originally, this was the very center of the deep-sea city, with a towering spire, an elevated viaduct, and towering metal buildings.

Unfortunately, all of this was destroyed in the final battle between Little White and Frederick the Great.

Xiao Bai looked guilty and didn't even dare to look at Luo Bei and Captain Shi, let alone go forward to comfort them.

Captain Shi and Luo Bei's intense reaction finally ended after lasting for about ten minutes.

Captain Shi slumped back into the driver's seat, his body limp, and tremblingly raised his hand to Luo Bei behind him.

"Comrade Luobei, please... please bring me my water cup..."

Captain Shi's face was streaked with tears, his voice was hoarse, and his raised arm was trembling violently, showing his unstable emotions.

Luo Bei quickly handed over the water glass.

Captain Shi grabbed the water glass that Luo Bei handed him and gulped down several large mouthfuls before smashing the empty bottle hard onto the seat in front of him.

With a thud, ripples spread across the water around the electric boat.

"Admiral Lu Lin... I'm sorry, you must have found this amusing..." Captain Shi finally calmed down, and he dejectedly raised his head to apologize to Xiao Bai on the ship.

"No, it's nothing..." Xiao Bai quickly waved his hand and gave Captain Shi an awkward smile.

"Sigh... It's all been destroyed like this..." Captain Shi murmured softly, "Why did it have to be here of all... This place should have had the most magnificent buildings and the most dense landscapes... Now, because of those Deep Sea Deans, everything here is gone."

"Luckily, the people who came here for the first time weren't professional archaeologists. If they were, they probably would have fainted from anger the moment they saw the ruins," Luo Bei whispered, her voice full of regret. She then looked up at Xiao Bai with a pitiful expression and asked, "Admiral Lu Lin, do you understand that feeling of helplessness... when a precious treasure is right in front of you, and you have the ability to properly preserve and study it, but before you even arrive, a group of wild beasts appear and destroy it?"

"Your actions have made me realize this very clearly..." Xiaobai shrank back and answered in a low voice, "Anyway... I'm sorry..."

"No, no, no, Admiral Lu Lin, you've done a great job. If you hadn't defeated the Deep Sea Dean, we wouldn't even have discovered the existence of the Deep Sea City," Luo Bei quickly said. "If we let those Deep Sea Deans cause destruction here, the area of ​​the ruins would probably expand several times over in a few years or decades."