The old things I repaired have become fine

Chapter 556: Lord Dragon! Lord Dragon! Your magical weapon is so calm!

The waves rolled, carrying Yunkun and everyone on board to faraway places.

In Shen Le's hand, the triangular flag moved without wind, and the cloud dragon stretched out its claws, as if commanding the waves.

[This time we walked especially fast! ] Yun Kun’s voice was filled with joy:

[Shen Le, this time it was especially easy, not at all strenuous! It was as if… as if the water veins came alive and took the initiative to carry me to run!]

"It's probably the power of the Dragon King." Shen Le's eyes were half open and half closed, trying to mobilize his mental strength to communicate with the flag in his hand.

It was just a small triangular flag, less than a foot long, but it felt heavy in my hand, like holding a mountain:
No, it’s not a mountain, but a lake. It’s a lake whose edge can only be vaguely seen if you try your best. Seagulls are flying over the lake, and fish are swimming in the lake…

He held the flag high and tried to wave it, trying to inspire the power within it.

However, it was as if his strength was not enough to hold up a lake. The water did not even sway, let alone spill out of the shore and roll up into the air.

It seems that there is only one way, which is to leave it like this, let it encounter the enemy, stimulate itself, and take the initiative to meet the enemy?

Shen Le was a little unwilling. What if it couldn't be activated at that time? What if it didn't work?
What if it has to wait until the whole ship is hit, breaking the hull and breaking the mast before it can work?

No, the power must be in your own hands!
He intensified his mental strength and stroked the flag more delicately, centimeter by centimeter, millimeter by millimeter.

The flagpole, the flag, the cloud patterns on the flag, and a dragon claw sticking out from the clouds...

From the cloud patterns, one can sense the accumulated water vapor, and from the dragon claws, one can sense the flow of power...

Where is the hub... It should be very close, we should be able to find it soon...

[Shen Le! Attention! We are leaving the country! ]

Yun Kun suddenly shouted. Then, Shen Le felt his body lighten, and was thrown high up by some force, and then fell heavily -

He felt an inexplicable panic in his heart. A gentle, grand, profound, and inclusive power was moving away from him.

It seems, it seems that he is not so sure anymore, there is no one to support him behind his back, he can do whatever he wants without fear of death...

Shen Le quickly checked the copper map. The light on the copper map flickered, and it was indeed beyond the border - the border confirmed by the ancestors.

He took a deep breath, turned his head and shouted:
"Everyone, be alert! Be alert! We are leaving the country! From now on, we have to walk on our own!"

The deck was completely silent. All the people who followed were shouted at by Shen Le to go back into the cabin, and even to the cabin below the deck.

Out of Shen Le's ear, someone was adjusting the equipment and whispering:
"Hasn't this already been out of the country?"

"How long have you been away from Jiudansha..."

"Well... he couldn't have used a map from the Ming Dynasty, right? He counted all the countries that paid tribute to us and received titles from us as part of our territory?"

"I really hope this is true...but my dear, this is not popular now..."

"We are not a beacon country. If we point to the north, the big country next door - whose land area is larger than ours - will become their 51st state!"

"That's right, at least they should hold a referendum, cry out for joining, and then have the bill read once, twice, and three times in China, right?"

"We can't claim that just because a bay was called the China Sea hundreds of years ago, it should be our territory since ancient times..."

"Hush... Look where we are now... It's so hopeless. Once this kind of water vein is transmitted, we immediately lose our location. None of the existing instruments can locate it..."

"Those experts haven't developed a suitable instrument yet! We have to rely on the compass and scrolls on the ship for projection!"

Yun Kun vibrated rapidly. Outside the country, it was not as handy as it was at home to call upon the power of water veins.

With the same output, the boat speed can be reduced by one third, and ascending, descending and turning are all less flexible!

It needs to work harder!

He wants to increase the speed of the boat!
"Can you feel where your brother is?"

Shen Le asked softly. Yun Kun rushed forward with his head down, the water around him gurgling, without making a sound.

Another paper figure floated out of the cabin, holding a microphone, and answered in a steady and heavy voice instead of Luo Pan:

"I can't feel it. My normal sensing range is about two hundred miles. I can sense strong winds and heavy rains and give warnings within five hundred miles - I didn't sense anything unusual."

Ah, this won't work. The detection range of ordinary shipborne radar is about 300 to 500 kilometers;

The more powerful active phased array radar has a detection range of more than 1,000 kilometers, such as our "four balls on the head, I am the best in the world" sea street slide;
The compass can only detect a hundred kilometers, which is too bad. It is easy for someone to get close to you before you notice him...

Although for a cultivator or a spirit of an artifact, a perception range of one hundred kilometers is already very impressive, it is rarely used under normal circumstances.

Even if it is a typhoon, if you can feel a strong wind circle, such as a level 250 wind circle, 10 kilometers away, it is enough to return to the anchorage, dive into the deep sea, or go on land to avoid it.

But now we are in a modern war! It is modern!
"I'll have to find a way to upgrade your perception later." Shen Le frowned and muttered. He patted the side of the boat beside him:

"Yun Kun, can you ascend a little so we can get to the surface and receive a signal? Your brother should be with our warship. Once we receive the location of the warship, we will rush over at full speed!"

[Got it! Got it! Everyone get ready! ]

Yun Kun was full of energy and shouted loudly. Soon, neat footsteps rushed out of the cabin:

"The signal receiving device is ready!"

"The signal sending device is ready!"

"All sending and receiving tasks can be completed within ten seconds!"

"Prepare to surface!"

"Three, two, one!"

With a splash, a round, brown stick over a foot long, which looked seven parts like a log and three parts like garbage, was thrown out of the water.

It was held up by the waves at the tip, rising and falling, rising and falling, and after a few ups and downs, it suddenly disappeared.

The only thing left was the seabirds that dived down from the sky and tried to land on it. They were very dissatisfied and flapped their wings, shouting:
"Quack-quack-quack-"

No one paid any attention to him. All the crew members completed their tasks urgently, confirming the position, receiving signals, and sending and receiving messages.

Before being noticed by anyone, or even any ship or aircraft, it dived underwater again, unfolding its huge true form two hundred meters below the seabed.

"Found them!"

"They are in the Indian Ocean, near the mouth of the Red Sea!"

"We received an encrypted signal from the escort ship... Let me expand the signal... Tsk, it keeps changing directions, it's running away!"

"There are a lot of onlookers around... Although we dare not get close, the electronic reconnaissance ship's capabilities mean we don't need to get too close...

There are many planes watching, but the Firebird seems to be oblivious to the hundreds of miles away..."

Shen Le frowned. There were so many onlookers, which meant that if Yun Kun rushed over, the secret that "we have a wooden boat that can dive and grow larger or smaller" would be exposed.

However, if you don't rush over and get to a certain distance, you won't be able to communicate with the firebird.

If you can't communicate, you can't save people...

"Yun Kun..." He adjusted the microphone on his collar and asked the operators in the cabin to join the discussion:
"If you go over this time, you will be seen by them and your secret will be discovered. You will never be able to become small again and go to far away places to drag other people's big black fish... Are you willing?"

[Ah? Is this true?]

Yun Kun was stunned. At the door of the cabin, a loud speaker immediately rang out:

"Yes. Mr. Yun Kun, Mr. Shen, we have made five plans for the possibility of this exposure. The most optimistic estimate is 10% exposure, and the most pessimistic estimate is 100% exposure."

Yun Kun fell silent for a moment. The sound of the water around him also became quieter, as if he had subconsciously slowed down.

In the cabin, the person who was speaking through the loudspeaker was probably a staff officer, so he quickly followed:

"It's urgent. We didn't have time to tell you before, and we didn't dare to disturb Mr. Shen because he was busy. Now we want to make it clear that regardless of whether he is exposed or not, Yun Kun is still one of us, and he will receive his salary and allowances as usual—"

"It's not about money."

【It’s not about money! 】

Shen Le and Yun Kun spoke at the same time. Yun Kun's voice was even louder, and the tweeter was turned to the limit, making the whole ship buzz.

There was a sound of water beside me, and the sailing speed increased a lot:
[Even if I am exposed, I will save my brothers! Save our own ship! I am a warship! A warship! How can a warship refuse to board when it encounters danger?! ]

"Yes, yes, you are a warship, a warship of the Ming Dynasty's treasure ship fleet sailing to the West." Shen Le stroked the side of the ship to comfort it. The loudspeaker at the door of the cabin was silent for a moment, and then quickly answered:

"Okay, your willingness to fight has been confirmed. Then please open the hatch and let us in. We will explain the action plan to you..."

The wooden board rumbled and moved aside. Shen Le rushed into the cabin holding the flag, and saw two uniformed staff holding laptops, quickly emerging from under the floor, and connecting the computer to the projector:
"First of all, plan number one is this..."

Shen Le listened attentively beside him. While listening, he pressed the compass with both hands and input the heat flow.

The compass shook slightly, emitting an invisible wave that connected with the copper sheet. In a moment, the scroll beside the compass also shook, and the projected light and shadow rolled rapidly, constantly changing: on the endless sea waves, the nearby islands kept shrinking, and the distance kept getting closer. The edge of the continent in the far distance outlined an edge on the light and shadow image;

Then, there were blurry islands like a mosaic, and then spots of light of varying sizes, from near to far, from clear to blurry.

Most of the light spots are arranged along one or several lines, and a small number of light spots are outside the lines. Shen Le guessed that they are probably ships sailing along the waterway?
"Find the flame." He whispered to himself and the compass. At the same time, he poured out his mental power generously, injected it into the compass, and then shot it into the distance:

"Look for a large flame, a flame that can ignite the entire sea water... a flame that can cover the sea surface and the seabed, and burn in the sea water..."

The compass needle shook slightly, and based on the previously received position of our escort ship, it slowly rotated. It turned a very small angle, stopped, and expanded Shen Le's mental power;

Stop for a while, turn a very small angle, and then stop to search again.

Five squares to the left, five squares to the right, and suddenly, the man, the compass, and the scroll all shook:
"found it!"

The picture projected by the scroll was suddenly dyed red. The flames spread from the sky to the sea, and then from the bottom of the sea to the sky.

In the flames, there seemed to be a point that was particularly bright and fierce. Shen Le tried to focus his mental power in that direction, but after just a slight touch, he felt a sharp pain in his mind:
pain!
pain!
It hurts so much!
It was like an outstretched finger was thrust directly into the flames—without protection! Even the nerves were not temporarily paralyzed by the severe pain!
What is inserted is the exposed nerves!

He suddenly lowered his head, panting hard, his back covered with sweat. After a long while, he finally recovered and whispered:
"Don't look at it... Don't look at it directly. Just observe the periphery and the surrounding flames. Don't touch it directly!"

Luo Pan was obviously frightened, and the glass cover on the surface flashed with streams of light, which felt like it was cursing. Only Yun Kun was full of energy and sped up:

Come on!

Come on!

Coming soon!
Meet up with the people you need to rescue! Take them with you!
It tried its best to call for the water veins, and the waves surrounded it, wrapping itself into a big ball of thread. As long as it could cool down -

As long as you can hold on for a short while!

You can rescue your family!
According to Plan No. 1 given by the staff officer, which was the plan with the least possibility of exposure, Yun Kun hid below 200 meters and rushed towards the escort ship at full speed.

At that time, I will hide under the escort ship and shrink myself into a small size. As long as I don't come out of the water, no one can see me!

Radar signals and visual observation are still two different things! There is an essential difference!
Shen Le placed one hand on the compass and held tightly the flag given by the Dragon King with the other hand, being on full alert.

Getting closer and closer, five hundred miles... three hundred miles... two hundred miles...

Without any enhancement, the compass could already sense the overwhelming flames. A quarter of the light and shadow projected by the scroll was already covered in red!
"Yun Kun, calm down - let's charge! Let's try to get it done in one go!"

Shen Le said softly. Beside him, the uniformed team stared at the scale on the light and shadow, their faces pale:

That red light covered at least five kilometers!
Five kilometers!
5*5 is 25 kilometers!

What on earth is on the other side that lasts for such a long time, 25 kilometers? Even if it is a mushroom cloud caused by a nuclear bomb, it should have dissipated after such a long time!!!

Shen Le's face was solemn, and he was almost squeezing the flagpole with his right hand. He tried his best to use his mental power to feel the red cloud:
The surroundings weren't strong, it was just like being on fire, or it was the unconscious radiation of the firebird's power.

However, even if it was unconscious radiation, Shen Le had a feeling: once his real body entered the red cloud, it would definitely alarm the firebird, and it would be impossible to escape!
"Yun Kun, accumulate strength. When you enter the red cloud, your speed must be fast enough! If you are too slow, you will be blocked!"

He lowered his voice to instruct. Beside him, the faces of the two uniformed staff had turned pale and their breathing was heavy.

They looked at each other, but one stood at the door and the other at the window, as if they wanted to use their bodies to buy time for the compass and the scroll:

Especially the scroll, which would catch fire if it came in contact with fire! Such a powerful underwater positioning tool cannot be damaged in the slightest!

[There are still 100 kilometers to the sprint! 】

[50 kilometers to go! ]

Beside Yun Kun, the microphone held by the paper man kept reporting the distance. Shen Le tightly grasped the window frame, ready to wave the flag at any time;

Outside the side of the Yunkun ship, the blue waves rolled, as if it had entered a tunnel rolled out by a turbine washing machine. Before it could pass through at full speed, a sharp cry suddenly resounded throughout the ship!

The two uniformed men fell backwards without a word. Shen Le rushed over, holding them up one by one, and handed them over to the paper figures that had rushed over.

Beside him, Yun Kun was already shouting:
【He found me! 】

【He's coming at me! 】

[Everyone, get ready! —Run!]

He turned the bow and rushed away. The cabin was all red, and the light and shadow cast by the scroll had been half dyed red by the flames, then three-fifths, two-thirds, three-quarters...

It was getting closer and closer, and it was about to reach the side of the ship!

【Run!!!】

Yun Kun shouted. On the deck, a mast had been erected at some point, and three sails were shining with blue light, rolling up the water waves, wrapping themselves in a thick layer;
Behind the stern, the rudder swayed rapidly, water waves gushed out at a high speed, and a snow-colored steam wave appeared behind the ship.

The whole ship was shaking and rattling, the flames approached and were pushed away, pushed away and then approached again, and a menacing firebird suddenly appeared beyond the waves!

Shen Le held his breath for a moment. Although the firebird was not as huge as the Dragon King described, "as big as a mountain, and when it flew, half of the sky was covered," it was obviously larger than the ship.

The bird's beak extended beyond the front deck of the ship, and its long tail feathers dragged over the outer edge of the rear deck of the ship.

Shen Le couldn't even tell whether it was flying on the sea surface or in the water. He only knew that wherever he went, all the sea water was burned into a bright golden red!

[Everyone, go in! I'm going to speed up! ]

Yun Kun's voice resounded through the tweeter and echoed throughout every cabin on and off the deck. Shen Le didn't even need to use his mental power to hear the hurried footsteps in the cabin:

Trample, tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp. Rushing through the door, down the stairs, to the engine room—

There, Huang Yutong spread out his arms as wide as the cabin allowed, let them cross the wall, walk into the house, and then guided them one by one into the rooms to take shelter.

There were hundreds of people on and off the ship, busy but not chaotic, and there was not even any bumping into each other.

"Our young man is really great." Shen Le silently gave a thumbs up to his family. Behind him, Xiao Youdeng jumped out of the backpack and shouted:

[Don't worry, Yun Kun! We don't cause trouble, but we're not afraid of it! If it really dares to spit fire at you, I'll chop it! ]

Before he finished speaking, the divine bird had already swooped down. The entire sea was swirling in flames, and among the blazing red feathers, its deep red eyes were extremely eye-catching, flashing with a fierce light.

It opened its huge mouth, sucking up all the seawater and flames within a ten-mile radius. Yun Kun even fell involuntarily downwards, toward the bottom of the void.

【It’s going to spit fire!!!】

Yun Kun screamed. He tried his best to maintain the last layer of water curtain around him, both to protect himself and to lift himself up to escape.

The water curtain was surging and boiling, evaporating continuously, even burning continuously, and was constantly being gathered back by Yun Kun, and its surface had been dyed with a layer of golden red.

The surface of the small oil lamp was shining brightly, and it was crackling as it expanded and contracted.

[Don't be afraid! Once the water barrier opens, I will spit fire! I'm faster than it! ]

Before he finished speaking, a golden-red pillar of fire, almost as thick as the Yun Kun's hull, came crashing down on him. Before it even reached him, the water curtain protecting the Yun Kun had already evaporated completely;

The vision in front of me became blurred and then clear, but only for a moment before being distorted again in the high temperature.

Shen Le even heard the crackling of the ship's side and felt the heat wave coming towards him, burning his face so hard that it hurt!
At the critical moment, the small flag that Shen Le had been holding in his right palm shook slightly.

In an instant, the breeze blew, the waves rolled back, and the entire ship was gently lifted up and placed safely on the water. A majestic dragon roar sounded in the waves!
Shen Le was swayed, his hands and feet were weak, and he almost fell down in the cabin. Long Jun!
Lord Long!

You are so calm!

The flames are about to lick my face!
If this little flag is launched a little slower, I will be burned to charcoal, okay? !

The small flag did not flutter, did not rustle, and even the flag did not shake. Instead, on the other side, the firebird let out a sharp roar, followed by a rain of fire and a roar that shook the sky:

[Dragon! Azure Dragon! How dare you stop me! How dare you protect the guy I want to kill! It stole my things! It stole my things!]

The wooden boards of the portholes fell down one by one, shrouding the entire cabin in darkness, but this still could not stop the windows from shaking violently.

Shen Le gestured and asked the paper figurines to drag the two unconscious uniformed personnel down the cabin and hand them over to Huang Yutong for care. He then grasped the flagpole in his hand and said loudly:

"I am Yun Kun's master! Let's talk! - As long as you promise not to attack us or our ships anymore, I can return your inner elixir to you!"

He was already shouting at the top of his lungs, and with the help of a loudspeaker on the top of the mast and two people on his left and right, his voice could be heard far away.

But the Firebird ignored him and just kept on crying loudly, spitting fire and rushing down:
[You don’t dare to come! You don’t dare to come! This little bit of power can’t stop me!!!]

The waves in front of my eyes became thinner and thinner, and their color changed from blue to white, from white to red, and once again revealed a fiery golden red color.

Shen Le held the flag with both hands, concentrated his mental power on it, and shook it vigorously, shaking out a wave of water from the flag.

Far, far away, a whale slowly floated to the surface of the sea and let out a long cry. Five or six kilometers away, a group of navy blue sat down on the deck, spreading their arms and legs:

"Oh my, that firebird finally ran away... How could we suddenly get into trouble with this thing? Hurry up, repair the hull and replace the spare parts--

Where is it fighting with others? Is it our reinforcement? Should we go over and fight together?"

(End of this chapter)