Chapter 73 Undersea World

Little Huang stood on the shore, seeing Qian Xiaolan coming over, excitedly waved to her, “Sister-in-law, I’ve brought the boat for you.” “Commander Gu saw that the deck was empty, so he had someone install a canopy. Now, Sister-in-law, you won’t get wet in the rain when you go out to sea.” Qian Xiaolan felt warm in her heart after hearing this. She stepped onto the small boat and walked around it. The boat was really small, less than six meters long and less than two meters wide in the middle. The bow was slightly pointed, and the stern was flat. The wooden canopy started from the stern and extended to two-thirds of the boat, forming a large cabin.

There were two large windows with latches on both sides of the cabin. The diesel engine was placed in the bottom of the cabin at the stern, with two large barrels of diesel fuel next to it. When no one was around, the windows of the cabin were locked from the inside, and then the door was locked with a key, so no one would steal it. Qian Xiaolan was very satisfied with it. She tried to start the diesel engine with the handle, and it was completed very easily. She thanked Little Huang and immediately drove the boat around the area.

The onlookers were surprised to see her driving the boat so skillfully. Qian Xiaolan stopped the boat and explained with a smile, “When the fleet came back last time, I learned from everyone.” Everyone looked at the captain, and the captain nodded. The fleet came back five days ago, and Qian Xiaolan did go to see her, saying that she wanted to borrow a boat to go to other islands to find herbs, and now she had to learn how to sail first. Finding herbs = contributing to the team. He agreed without hesitation.

Now, seeing this brand new boat, how could the captain not know that Qian Xiaolan already knew that she would have a boat soon. However, this was a great thing, and the captain didn’t need to expose her. After the trial run, Qian Xiaolan took the key from Little Huang’s hand, locked the cabin door, and went back to continue her consultations.

 With a new toy, Qian Xiaolan was itching to try it out. That afternoon, she told everyone that she was going out to sea to find herbs tomorrow and wouldn’t be back until two days later, so everyone shouldn’t miss out. Gu Yanqing had been on the warship for the past few days, patrolling the nearby waters, and hadn’t come back at night. As usual, Qian Xiaolan went home after work, ate dinner, and then went into the space to study. Now, she had not only finished studying all the medical books her mother had sent, but also read through many modern medical books that Wenxuan had brought. She just needed to practice and strengthen her memory.

What was strange was that it had been a long time since the system upgraded last time. The two new dimensions that were added had not been visited by anyone. No one came, so no one came. Anyway, with Wenxuan, the gold medal salesman and “Doraemon” big pocket, she was well-fed and clothed, and had plenty of supplies. The next day, Qian Xiaolan left a note at home and, before dawn, took her tools and set off by boat. Qian Xiaolan opened the cabin doors on both sides, and the windows on both sides were also wide open. Facing the cool morning breeze, she pushed the engine to its maximum power. It was so comfortable! The boat sailed for more than four hours before stopping in front of an island where she couldn’t see any working ships in the distance.

Just in case, she also turned on the space detection function and scanned around, confirming that there was really no one around before taking out her diving suit from the space, putting it on, moving around, and jumping into the sea. Then, she directly put the small boat into the space. Her equipment was almost worn out in the space, and now, finally, it was time to use it. Haha! The underwater world was colorful and fascinating. Qian Xiaolan continued diving from where she was for about twenty meters before finally reaching the bottom.

 Along the way, she saw all kinds of fish swimming in groups, foraging and playing. She saw the incredibly beautiful coral reefs and the colorful fish swimming among them. When Qian Xiaolan approached, the fish scattered, but they quickly gathered together again when she moved away. They looked so cute. Qian Xiaolan felt an itch to take a picture, but then she remembered that she hadn’t brought a camera. She smiled slightly and picked some red coral with medicinal value and put it into the space.

 The next moment, her figure disappeared from the spot and appeared in the space. She contacted Wenxuan, the omnipotent reserve warehouse, and asked him to get her an underwater camera. Wenxuan said he already had one, which he had just bought not long ago. If she needed it urgently, she could use his. Qian Xiaolan didn’t hesitate to take it. Holding the camera, Qian Xiaolan appeared near the coral reef again.

A person appearing out of thin air frightened the fish, and they scattered in panic. Qian Xiaolan was delighted and captured their appearance. Suddenly, a shadow fell from above. Qian Xiaolan looked up and immediately moved away. It was a manta ray. The tail of this fish is very aggressive. Qian Xiaolan was afraid of death, so she only dared to take pictures from a distance. After taking the pictures, she saw it approaching her, so she directly put it into the space fish pond. Anyway, her fish pond was still empty, and it wouldn’t hurt to collect a small ocean.

Thinking about it, Qian Xiaolan collected all the fish she saw nearby, regardless of whether she knew their names or not, and put them into the space. As she turned around, she saw a group of jellyfish gracefully approaching. Qian Xiaolan’s eyes flashed with amazement, and then she remembered a news story she had seen in her previous life: “A five-year-old girl was stung by a jellyfish and died on the spot.” Her spine tingled, but she looked down at her body, which was completely covered, and she was no longer afraid. Qian Xiaolan cautiously approached the group of jellyfish, holding her camera and shooting in 360 degrees. When she had taken enough pictures, she was embarrassed. Collect, collect, collect! Let’s add some color to her fish pond.

She swam and took pictures, and when she was done, she took advantage of the situation and collected them all into the space. She swam for an unknown amount of time until she ran out of oxygen in her tank and was about to go back to the space to change it when she suddenly caught a glimpse of a place in front of her. Qian Xiaolan’s eyes widened suddenly.

She stared at that place for a moment, and after confirming it, she excitedly flashed into the space, changed her oxygen tank, and hurried back out.