Chapter 27 Water Ghost
The wasteland is full of treasures, but the people living here don't know it.

There has been a serious gap in their knowledge, to the point that they can't even recognize the most standard longitude and latitude coordinate format.

To them, it might just be garbled code formed by some mysterious force, just like what they saw in the torn books and papers.

Maybe it has value, maybe it represents some kind of treasure, but because it cannot be deciphered, it will eventually become a child's toy.

Chen Jian found an excuse to get some fresh air and walked out of the cabin and onto the deck. A few minutes later, Shen Yue also came to them.

The two men leaned on the simple railing on the deck to look at the river view, and talked in low voices with bored expressions, just like those Mechanicus crew members who had nothing to do after singing hymns.

"Where are the coordinates?"

Shen Yue asked.

"Two coordinates."

"30.528427N, 114.349564E."

"31.970967N, 118.816572E."

"Do you know where this is?"

After Chen Jian finished speaking, Shen Yue thought for a moment and replied:

"Hanshui and Jinling are both within the city. You'll need to check the map for their exact locations."

"No need to check."

Chen Jian tapped the railing gently and said:
"The first one is near the Hanshui Ordnance Officer School, and the second one is near the Army Engineering University in Jinling."

"Behind each coordinate, there is a 32-digit password. The refresh time is unknown, but it will definitely be refreshed."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Yue's expression changed immediately.

He was not familiar with these two schools, but he knew very well that if he saw these two coordinates on a cryptographic device of unknown origin that was still fully functional after hundreds of years, it must mean that there was something unusual at the coordinate location.

What will it be?
Equipment, fortifications, shelter, or some kind of weapon?
After a moment of silence, Shen Yue spoke again:

"I don't remember any important fortifications there, but the Ordnance Officer School does keep a small amount of equipment used for training."

"Is it possible that after our time, new fortifications were built there, storing important equipment or strategic resources?"

"It's all possible."

Chen Jian let out a long breath and said with a slight smile:

"Now, we have one more reason to go to Jinling."

"Originally, I was thinking that if the situation in Hanshui was good, we could stay in Hanshui for a while and develop slowly."

"But now it seems that Hanshui will stay, but in the end, we still have to go to Jinling."

"really."

Shen Yue also breathed a sigh of relief, and then said:
"It's good to go there. After all, the more people there are, the safer it is."

"Our combat power is still too weak. If we want to gain a foothold in this wasteland, we will eventually have to follow the same path as the Mechanicus and the Holy Blood Temple."

"The mass base is the most important. Otherwise, if we rely on a few of us to fight alone, how long will it take us to kill all the monsters on the ground?"

"Even if we empty the nuclear arsenal and drop nuclear bombs one after another, it's impossible to kill them all."

Hearing his words, Chen Jian laughed and said:

"Don't even mention nuclear bombs. To be honest, I doubt whether the nuclear arsenal still exists."

"The tactical nuclear warhead of 1102 is obviously ready to be launched. Under what circumstances can you say that even a tactical nuclear bomb cannot wait to be launched?"

"I think the DF-5Bs may have been thrown away. That disaster must have made all of humanity fight for their lives."

"That's not necessarily the case."

Shen Yue shook his head and retorted:
"Preparing for war does not necessarily mean going to war. If the so-called catastrophe is indeed caused by a virus, it is possible that humans will have lost their most basic organizational capabilities before they can respond effectively."

"How else can you explain those large cities that have obviously not suffered devastating blows? If there really was a nuclear war, Chuansha would have been razed to the ground long ago."

"That's true."

Chen Jian nodded thoughtfully, his thoughts drifting away.

He couldn't imagine what the scene would be like when the end of the world came, just as the crew of the Mechanicus couldn't imagine what the true power of technology was.

But let's leave such questions to the future.

The most important thing now is to collect supplies at all costs, collect more powerful equipment and supplies, and find a way to survive!

First go to Han River, go to the location of the coordinates, and see what is there!
After calming his mind, Chen Jian's emotions instantly returned to normal.

He looked up in the direction of the steamship, intending only to gaze into the distance to rest his eyes, but as his sight passed by, he discovered an unusual black spot.

The black spot was expanding rapidly and gradually took the shape of a ship.

Chen Jian patted Shen Yue on the shoulder and motioned him to go to the bow with him. Just as they took a step forward, the Mechanicus crew member who was looking out at the bow suddenly shouted.

"Water ghost! The water ghost is coming!"

Chen Jian's heart tightened.

Water ghost?

What kind of monster is this?!
The whistle sounded urgently, and several civilians on the deck quickly retreated into the cabin, while the crew members rushed out from every corner, holding their weapons and ready for battle.

Following closely behind them, the four members of the Holy Blood Squad, as well as Lei Jie and He Shuo also got out of the cabin.

Everyone stared at the badly damaged but extremely fast boat that was approaching, their expressions somewhat nervous.

"How can this thing be so fast? Are they going against the current?"

Chen Jian asked in astonishment.

"There's something under the water, a water ghost tugboat!"

Xu Lie answered briefly and then drew out his pistol and dagger.

"You'd better not expose your equipment. The water ghosts are not difficult to deal with, but there are too many of them, which is very troublesome."

"Leave it to us, stand behind us!"

Hearing his words, Chen Jian took a step back obediently.

He is not the kind of person who would play the hero regardless of the occasion. Why should he do something himself when he can let others do it?

Just watch!

Just two minutes later, the small boat made of wood and iron sheets was in sight.

The Mechanicus crewmen at the bow raised their messy weapons and fired the first volley.

"boom!"

Small-caliber single-shot rifled guns, smoothbore guns loaded with lead bullets, and even a muzzle-loading smoothbore cannon that was common in the sailing era!
However, these underpowered guns did not cause any damage to the high-speed maneuvering boat. It was estimated that the 12-pound shells only splashed a few drops of water on the water surface about ten meters away from the boat.

In an instant the boat was close to the steamer.

Followed by.

"boom!"

With a loud bang and a teeth-grinding friction sound, the boat collided with the steamer.

"Boarding."

"They're going to join the gang!"

In an instant, all the combatants on the ship moved and rushed towards the enemies who climbed onto the deck from the side.

Only then did Chen Jian understand that the purpose of the small boat was not "sailing" at all, it was just a springboard.

An unknown number of water ghosts rushed forward, and even though the Mechanicus crew members were holding hot weapons, the slow firing rate was still unable to stop them.

It was because of the four Holy Bloods' strong melee combat ability that they were able to hold them off.

But their defense was close to collapse.

Chen Jian was still observing quietly from behind.

After a moment, he spoke:
"These water ghosts are not very strong in combat, even worse than the converts we fought."

"And they have almost no weapons, just sheer numbers."

"We can't let them into the cabin. If anyone gets in, it will cause a lot of trouble."

"Let's go, let's go and help."

As soon as the words came out, the other three members of the team responded.

Chen Jian held down Shen Yue's hand as he was about to draw his gun, and said:

"Don't move the gun."

"Don't move your gun?"

Shen Yue was stunned for a moment, and asked doubtfully:

"With a dagger?"

Chen Jian laughed and replied:
"Are you crazy for using a dagger? What kind of fool do you think I am?"

"Didn't we just search for a few thermobaric grenades?"

"Throw two down there!"

(End of this chapter)

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