50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 873 Ji Yongjia's Guarantee
"I called you here today because I have an important task to assign you. Please take a look at the materials first."

Ji Yongjia was shocked as soon as he opened the first document; he had never had such a powerful concept of a nuclear submarine before.

Upon seeing the detailed data in the documents, he became worried again. The enemy was so powerful; how could his family possibly catch up?

Sun Zhiwei didn't care what he thought, he just urged him to finish reading it quickly.

Ten minutes later, Ji Yongjia finished reviewing all the submarine data and seemed to be deep in thought.

Then, he suddenly looked up and asked excitedly, "Boss, is one of these ships for us?"

Sun Zhiwei calmly replied, "Yes, the 'Costro' is prepared for you. However..."

"But what?" Ji Yongjia became a little anxious upon hearing this turn of events.

"The Costa Roma is a hot commodity, you'd better keep an eye on it yourself, don't let someone else snatch it away."

"That's impossible. Who would dare? I'll lead all my crew to fight him to the death." He was willing to fight for this powerful new ship.

"Hehe, this is where your abilities come in."

"Let me explain the situation. Including your original 004, there are a total of four nuclear submarines and one conventional submarine this time, all of which need to be sent back to the Huludao base for maintenance."

"Among them, the 'Communist Youth League Member' was salvaged from the sea; its hull was badly damaged and had a large hole in it."

"The 'K-222' reactor has been dismantled and is considered crippled; the liquid metal reactor on 'K-123' keeps malfunctioning."

“I plan to give all three of them to my family. The only intact one, the ‘Costro’, is the one I want to keep, but it will need to be sent back for repairs.”

"The 5-ton bulk carrier that you took over this time was used to secretly transport these submarines home."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yongjia laughed and said, "I knew it. You didn't call us here just to drive a cargo ship. That would be a waste of our talents."

"You think you're so capable?" Sun Zhiwei glared at him, then continued:
"We're using you to drive the cargo ship for two reasons: first, to maintain secrecy during transport; and second, so that when you return, you can bring back the 'Costro' after its repairs are complete."

"I have only one request for you: do not allow anyone to seize our 'Costro'."

"The scientists and researchers at the Huludao Shipyard are like gluttons, wishing they could take every submarine in the world home, dismantle it, and study it."

“A bunch of researchers? They’re all just intellectuals, not very useful. Don’t worry, if they dare to steal it, I’ll show them what it means to be ‘a scholar encountering a soldier.’”

"Then I'll wait and see how you perform. I don't have any other requirements, as long as you can protect the ship for me."

"However, I must warn you upfront: if you fail to defend the 'Costroma' this time, you'll be out there sailing cargo ships from now on."

"I don't have the ability to bring you back another titanium alloy nuclear submarine."

Ji Yongjia frowned and said in a deep voice, "Boss, don't worry, unless all 22 of us are dead, no one can take our ship."

"Death is unlikely. I won't say anything about the ship being the only thing holding you. If you can't even protect your own ship, then I have nothing to expect from you."

"Even if I get the boat back later, it won't belong to you anymore. Just remember that."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yongjia felt a chill run down his spine and became even more determined to keep a close watch on the 'Costro'.

For the next three days, Ji Yongjia led his team to practice operating the bulk carrier. Only after he confirmed that everyone was in good condition did he approach Sun Zhiwei to tell him that he was ready.

That evening, Ji Yongjia and his team finished their training and returned to their hotel to rest.

Sun Zhiwei quietly appeared at the dock and silently placed "K-123", "K-222" and "004" into the hold of the bulk carrier, then covered the hold with a tarpaulin from the ship. The next morning, when Ji Yongjia's team returned to the dock, they saw that the previously open hold had suddenly been covered with a tarpaulin, and they immediately became alert.

Then, when they quietly boarded the ship and lifted a corner of the tarpaulin, they discovered three submarines lying quietly in the cargo hold.

Immediately, everyone understood that this must be the cargo they were transporting—a submarine! No wonder they were being so mysterious.

The only one in the know, Ji Yongjia, was the most excited, as he had seen the data on the four titanium alloy submarines.

His gaze swept over his battered old buddy 004, then he looked at the two other unfamiliar submarines, mentally verifying their identities against the data in the files, and finally confirmed their identities.

Hull number: "K-222"

The Type 661 cruise missile nuclear submarine, codenamed "Papa-class", was the world's first all-titanium alloy nuclear submarine and the world's first cruise missile submarine capable of launching missiles underwater.

With a displacement of 8500 tons, it is a technology demonstrator ship and the world's fastest nuclear submarine, with a maximum speed of 44.7 knots.

Drawbacks: High cost, very noisy, and the reactor has been dismantled.

Hull number: "K-123"

The Type 705 attack nuclear submarine, codenamed "Alfa-class", has an all-titanium alloy hull and is the smallest in tonnage, fastest in speed, deepest in diving, and most automated.

With a displacement of 3600 tons, it features new technology, high technology, and easy operation.

Defects: Liquid metal reactors are prone to failure.

These two ships are really good stuff; Ji Yongjia's men's eyes were practically gleaming with greed.

They had been away from their beloved submarine for several months and now couldn't wait to go down into the cabin and take a closer look.

Ji Yongjia withdrew his gaze and solemnly addressed everyone, saying, "You all see, right? This is our mission objective."

Seeing that everyone nodded, he said seriously, "Now, I give the order."

Immediately, everyone stood up straight, chests out and at attention.

Although they have all retired from the military and are wearing civilian clothes, the duty of soldiers is ingrained in their bones.

At this moment, the order was issued, and everyone immediately obeyed.

"At ease. From now on, our ship will be subject to wartime secrecy regulations."

"No one may leave the ship. Three people must be present for any external communication. Every communication must be registered and signed by me until the mission is completed."

"Snap!" Everyone stood at attention again, solemnly obeying orders.

After that, the 22 people stayed on the cargo ship and did not disembark. The supplies were delivered to the ship that afternoon, and then they just waited for the ship to set off the next day.

Meanwhile, Sun Zhiwei had already boarded a flight back to Beijing.

He needed to rush back early to smooth things over; he couldn't really let Ji Yongjia and his men, armed to the teeth, guard the shipyard. He needed to provide necessary support.

On the other hand, he also needed to obtain a permit for the "Costro" to travel domestically.

(End of this chapter)