Learn one small skill every day

"What exactly is this resource? Why are you all scrambling to grab it?"

"Oh right... I forgot you don't know..."

Wiener scratched his head: "Very common things... life support capsules... and minerals and the like."

Emma chimed in, "If you're so concerned, you can just go up to the deck and check on things later."

"Alright, I'll go there later and also visit the crew members who went to sea."

Of course, he also wanted to find out about the underwater situation from Punt.

"Hey, Captain... can you give me 20% of the resources?" Vena pleaded with Bai Miao.

Emma gave her a warning look: "Captain, your memory isn't good, so I need to remind you of something. Strictly speaking, Minister Viner is the daughter of Training Minister Ouyang, and Minister Ouyang is also your daughter in a sense."

"how about you?"

"I am your secretary."

Emma slightly puffed out her chest.

Bai Miao glanced at it briefly before looking away: "I promised Gong Ni last time that I would give the R&D department priority in resources. I want to see what kind of thing she can make."

"Huh? How could this happen..."

Reluctantly, Viner sat back down, but did not press the matter further.

The salvage operation lasted about five hours, and a total of twenty-three life support capsules and five hundred tons of alloy were retrieved.

Bai Miao stood on the deck, looking at the resources piled up like a small mountain, and couldn't help but wonder how these things would be used.

While Irina was taking stock of the resources, Bai Miao called Pente aside and asked about the details of the salvage operation.

What exactly is below?

Pent's expression was grim: "A shipwreck, the shipwreck will be cut into small pieces and brought back to the Endless Energy. Inside the ship are those capsule-shaped life support pods you saw..."

Pente paused for a moment before saying, "There are people inside, still alive."

"There seems to be an instrument inside the sunken ship that is constantly sending out distress signals. This is probably how the Endless Energy is searching for a salvage point."

What's the situation on the seabed?

"It's very bad. I saw a lot of ferocious fish. There was also an octopus with tentacles over 20 meters long lying on the wrecked ship, fighting with a shark that was over 50 meters long."

When Bai Miao heard the word "shark," he was reminded of how he had deciphered the Helei people's shark-beating contest on the stone tablet.

If the shark they attacked was one of those fifty-meter-long...

That's really awesome.

"In the end, we just used a harpoon to skewer the two together," Pent described the scene of killing the two sea monsters.

This understated statement perfectly illustrates the importance of firepower.

"I think you should have pulled the octopus and shark up together too."

Bai Miao felt a little regretful.

"Why? Is there something special about it that needs to be investigated?"

Pente worried that he might have overlooked something.

"No way, how many octopus tentacles could a twenty-meter-long tentacle make? How long could a fifty-meter-long shark fin last? This deck is perfect for an open-air barbecue. You haven't eaten for days, you're not hungry, but aren't you craving something?"

Sailing on the ship was monotonous, and Bai Miao felt he should find some fun for himself.

Even if you flirt with the minister and Emma every day, you'll get tired of it after a while.

"Now that you put it that way it's true."

Wang Xiang was also tempted and felt deeply sorry for the situation.

But the Endless Energy is already moving forward, and it's impossible for it to stop searching for spare parts just to go fishing. It will only stop when it's necessary to salvage these items.

Definitely next time.

Gong Ni hurriedly ran onto the deck and positioned himself between Bai Miao and Peng Te.

"Captain! I need the salvage resources from this operation!"

"...I'm not deaf, keep your voice down, how much do you want?"

"All of them! The second Gungnir bullet is almost finished being manufactured. One more bullet will make our combat power even greater!"

In fact, Bai Miao felt that Gungnir was not as visually impactful as Longinus.

Gungnir has strong penetrating power; its aim is to deliver a devastating blow to the enemy.

Longinus is a small black hole that clears out everything within a 50-meter radius around it.

The R&D department is indeed a major consumer of resources, and other department heads usually give priority to the R&D department in choosing resources. However, this time the R&D department wanted to monopolize the resources, which made Irina somewhat unhappy.

"The consumption of parchment has been quite high recently, and resources are needed to manufacture it. The losses incurred by the Operations Management Department during the salvage operation also need to be replenished with resources."

Irina also stated quite directly that the living people in these life support pods were part of the resources.

Humans are a wonderful kind of material, a thought that Bai Miao had already experienced in the introduction of the props in "Silence".

The act of silence itself is woven from nerve fibers.

The people inside the life support capsule were indeed alive, but after such a long time at sea, most of their muscles and organs had atrophied, and they were only kept alive by machines.

Once the machine stops working, the people inside will die immediately.

The ministers on the Endless Energy ship still adhered to the people-oriented philosophy and did not waste any resources.

Bai Miao had no intention of rescuing the living dead in the life support pod.

But this time we really can't give all the resources to the R&D department, otherwise it would seem too biased.

Although Irina was initially very hostile towards Bai Miao, after finding the first part, her smile became much more innocent when she saw Bai Miao while on duty, almost making Bai Miao think that she had become a different person.

After several rounds of negotiation, Bai Miao allocated 80% of the resources to the R&D department, 10% to the operations and management department, and a small portion to each of the other departments.

Although Gong Ni was very dissatisfied, he still happily ordered all the life support pods to be dragged back to the research and development department.

Bai Miao felt that she didn't actually need that many resources to build the second Gungnir.

When asking for a budget, you first ask for an exorbitant amount, then gradually reduce the budget, only to find that you can't actually use half of it.

Turning to Stemmont, it had been more than a week since Bai Miao and the others left. The chaos within Stemmont had gradually subsided, and Protestant ideas were spreading in an orderly manner.

A massive steel ship, 300 meters long, was docked outside the port of Stramen, with three men in dark green military uniforms standing on its deck.

"So, that damned ghost ship has been here?"

The man in the middle asked.

"The equipment detected traces left by the ghost ship. I heard that the civilization in the Stemen region has been disrupted."

The girl on the left replied with a serious expression, "Major General, should we correct the Stram, or continue chasing the ghost ship?"

“Stemon has become like this, we can’t interfere any longer. We should catch up with the ghost ship as soon as possible and not let them continue to wreak havoc on civilization.”

"Yes!"

Chapter 124 Women Arguing

Under the clear sky, the sea appeared somewhat calm.

A massive steel ship sailed by, kicking up waves.

The word "Gaia" is painted in white on the side of the giant ship, marking the name of this massive vessel.

Inside the Gaia's operations discussion room, a group of men and women in military uniforms sat around a table, where a projector in the center was displaying one image after another.

"Everyone's here, so let's begin our discussion on the operation to pursue the ghost ship..."

The man sitting at the head of the table had two waves on his shoulders, with a starfish embedded between them, suggesting he was the highest-ranking person in the room.

"Staff officer, could you please brief everyone on the enemy we are facing?"

"Yes."

A short-haired girl took out a remote control and switched the images projected on the screen.

"Ghost ships have appeared more than ten times in history. The earliest record is said to be near the Versailles Islands in 1200. The ghost ship annihilated the civilization around the Versailles Islands. The civilization was at a development level of about level 2 and had not yet begun to use iron tools."

"Afterwards, ghost ships appeared one after another in other observation areas, but each appearance was extremely short-lived, and they would leave a certain degree of impact on the civilizations they came into contact with. A considerable number of civilizations were directly destroyed, while the remaining civilizations deviated from their original development trajectories."

"Experts from the Civilization Research Institute advised that it is imperative to stop the ghost ships from continuing to interfere with the development of civilization. We have also deployed a total of ten Titan-class warships to search the seas."

With a gentle press of the staff officer's finger, the projection transformed into a sea map, marked with two bright red dots: "The detectors on the Gaia detected a high-energy reaction some time ago. Upon heading to the location of the dots, we discovered that one civilization had been destroyed, while the religious beliefs and internal systems of another civilization had changed. This can be confirmed as the work of the ghost ship."

"By analyzing the signals we have captured, we have pinpointed the ghost ship's route. This means that the ghost ship is no longer so mysterious to us, but rather there are clues to follow."

After speaking, the girl glanced at the man in the chief seat.

The man nodded slightly: "I believe everyone is aware of the ghost ship's actions and the responsibility we bear. The development of civilization is free and must not be interfered with by any external forces! We must eliminate this threat of the ghost ship as soon as possible!"

The man below, with a wave crashing against his shoulder, asked, "Major General, have you assessed the ghost ship's combat capabilities? Should we request reinforcements?"

"The nearest Titan-class warship is over a thousand nautical miles away, and it would take too long for it to arrive. We can't afford to waste that opportunity. As for the Ghost Ship's firepower, based on past records, its technological capabilities are still at the gunpowder stage, unable to penetrate the energy shields of the Titan, while our energy weapons can easily tear its hull apart."

"All units are ready for combat. Next, we need to sail at full speed to catch up. The number of daily patrols by the carrier-based aircraft will double, and we will engage the target as soon as it is detected."

"Yes! Major General!"

After issuing the combat order, the major general dismissed everyone and, accompanied by his staff, made his way to the top deck of the Gaia.

The corridors inside the Gaia are made entirely of metal, with no exposed pipes or wiring, and appear exceptionally clean under the bright white lighting.

At the end of the corridor, three words were written on a tightly closed door.

Captain's cabin.

The major general stared wide-eyed. After passing the iris scan verification, he went through several more checkpoints before finally arriving at the innermost room.

The room was small, with a dense network of pipes and wires on the floor all converging in the center of the room, on a chair.

Here, a gaunt man is wearing a mask, and his head is also covered by a semi-circular device.

"captain."

The Major General bowed slightly: "The Gaia will now proceed at full speed, and the ship's performance will be adjusted to its maximum. Please hold on for a few more days to ensure the ship's normal operation at sea."