Chapter 77 Diving into the Seabed / Surprise

It was a submarine that looked incredibly cool, shaped like an alien spaceship, with a very futuristic design. It had rotating five-person seats, a 180-degree panoramic viewing window, and a storage compartment and toilet inside. Seeing Qian Xiaolan’s interest, Su Yirou smiled and picked up the instruction manual next to it, “It’s said that this submarine can dive to a depth of over 8,000 meters and can reach a speed of 50 knots. Moreover, it’s almost silent. It’s incredibly easy to operate. Anyone who can drive a car can practically drive this.

I’ve only ever seen this submarine advertised on TV before. I never thought I’d see it in person one day.” “I’ll take it. Yirou, you’re the best. I’m at sea right now. With this, I’ll go for a spin on the seabed tonight. I’ll take some beautiful pictures and share them with you.” Su Yirou put the submarine on the shelf. She found a large box of small parts on the ground and also gave it to Qian Xiaolan. Qian Xiaolan immediately put a lot of food on the shelf, almost taking away a third of her inventory. With such a treasure, Qian Xiaolan didn’t sleep.

 She drove the boat for another hour, reaching a sea area where no boats stopped. She prepared supplies, moved the submarine out of the space, and prepared to dive. Qian Xiaolan tried to drive it according to the instructions in the manual. Hmm, it was really super simple and super quiet. It was worthy of being a product from before the apocalypse. The technology was much more advanced than the 2030s where she came from. Qian Xiaolan put the small boat into the space and drove the submarine straight down to the seabed.

 The water here wasn’t deep, only about 30 meters. Qian Xiaolan turned on the space detection function, checked that there were no warships or other submarines nearby, and then, feeling relieved, accelerated towards the deep sea. In the dark of night, after diving to about 40 meters, Qian Xiaolan saw groups of plankton rising up. She stopped the submarine and looked at the sparkling little creatures, her eyes filled with wonder. Suddenly, an ancient ctenophore with flowing light patterns and a dazzling little rainbow, approached the viewing window.

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 Then, a small creature the size of a fingernail flew over, flapping its wings. It was a sea angel that drifted with the waves all its life. Qian Xiaolan’s eyes widened, and she kept filming with her camera. “Wow! These little guys are so well-behaved, so cute!” Qian Xiaolan looked at a group of little octopus babies sitting neatly on sea squirts and couldn’t help but exclaim. They were so cute. These little guys were like a group of little kids sitting in a row, eating fruit. “Wow, this is so beautiful!” A small sea snail with sparkling lights, like it had wings, was beautiful.

Qian Xiaolan was completely immersed in this “underwater starry sky” and didn’t stop filming. However, she had no idea that at that moment, a whole family in Beijing was still awake, planning a big surprise for her. Old Master Rong leaned back on the sofa and looked at Qian Rong. “Are you sure you’ve thought this through?” Qian Rong nodded, “I’ve been demoted for a few years, and I’ve seen that there’s no such thing as a clean place in the world of power and fame, especially in the center of power. You know my personality. I can’t stand that kind of dirty business.

 Now, I’m getting old, and my health isn’t as good as it used to be. I can’t handle it anymore.” “To avoid seeing and hearing things that upset me, I’d rather find a quieter place to enjoy my old age. Besides, Rongsheng has been delayed in the countryside for so many years. The families in Beijing, even if they don’t say it out loud, are probably secretly disdainful. Besides, Rongsheng has never been interested in this. It’s best if we leave here.”

 Old Master Rong looked at Qian Rongsheng, “Are you really decided?” Qian Rongsheng nodded solemnly, “Grandpa, I’ve never liked this place.” It was full of those people who looked down on others and threatened to destroy entire families at the slightest disagreement. He wasn’t willing to stay here any longer. Old Master Rong looked at Rong Qian, sighed, and finally fixed his gaze on Qian Jingming, “I can understand your father’s aversion to life here.

 Rongsheng hates this place because you were both busy when he was young, and he was often bullied by his peers in the compound. Rong Qian is here for Lanlan. What about you? You’re doing well in the research institute, and you’ve had a lot of achievements. Are you really willing to give up everything here and start over?” Qian Jingming and Rong Qian looked at each other, their eyes filled with tenderness, “Dad, I’ve thought it through. For the past twenty years, I’ve been locked up in the research institute, and I’ve spent very little time with my family.

 Now, I’ve finished all the projects I’m working on. I originally wanted to research a new field next. Before I start this research, I need to do some fieldwork. It’s perfect to go to the southern province with you. I can also personally take care of Rongsheng.” Since that was the case, Old Master Rong didn’t say anything more. It was good that the whole family was together.

He never expected that he would end up leaving Beijing with his daughter, son-in-law, and the whole family, when it was originally just him who didn’t want to stay. He was fine, just a (xianzhi, a position with little responsibility). It would be easy to transfer to the southern province with a few connections. It wouldn’t be so easy for the others. They would have to spend a long time handing over their work.

After the matter was settled, everyone got busy. Rong Qian was going to transfer her work to the Southern Province Military District General Hospital. Qian Jingming, with Qian Rongsheng, the newbie, was going to be parachuted into the Southern Province Shipyard. Qian Rong wanted to retire directly, but the higher-ups didn’t agree.

After a month of soft-talking and hard-bargaining, Qian Rong finally got the easiest job in the entire district—the shipyard’s gatekeeper. The leaders were almost pissed off by Qian Rong. You’re a marshal, and you don’t want to be a marshal. You have to be a gatekeeper. Isn’t that like using a butcher knife to kill ants? But there was nothing they could do. This old man, in order to leave Beijing, started crying and making a fuss. He even sat at the conference table and cried.

Fine, fine, we’ll give you a year to experience the work of a gatekeeper. Qian Rong: Hmph, a year is a year? I’ll never want to come back to this place. Of course, these are all things that will happen later. Let’s talk about the present. After admiring the beauty of the plankton, Qian Xiaolan continued to drive the submarine down. The water depth in this area was over 2,000 meters. Qian Xiaolan dove all the way to the bottom. The seabed was pitch black.

 Besides the twinkling lights emitted by the marine life, she also saw a few particularly bright lights. Qian Xiaolan’s heart skipped a beat. She drove the submarine a little further forward.

 Then, Qian Xiaolan was shocked again.One knot is equal to one nautical mile, one nautical mile is equal to 1.852 kilometers, 50 knots = 92.6 kilometers per hour. Note: The content of the novel is exaggerated.

Don’t compare it to reality! I searched on Baidu and found that the cruising speed of conventional submarines is 10-25 knots, and the fastest nuclear submarine is 44.7 knots, and it’s still very noisy.]