The smell of burning seawater had not yet dissipated.

The enormous carcass of the demon whale resembled a black, isolated island, rising and falling with the waves.

Blood was still gushing from the wound, turning the seawater for several kilometers around it dark red.

"Wow, it's huge..."

Li Ruobing shook her soaking wet hair, slung the A-grade pulse gun over her shoulder, and stared at the corpse with gleaming eyes.

"How much meat is that? Enough to last us until next year, right?"

Standing at the bow of the ship, Qin Yu watched this scene, and his heart was unusually stirred.

SS level.

This is the highest-level creature that survivors on the entire planet Earth have encountered so far.

That last shot was exhilarating, but it was also very taxing.

The President's energy tank was half empty.

"Don't just think about food."

Qin Yu leaped into the air, his nano-combat boots emitting two faint streams of air as he landed steadily on the steel-hard back of the demon whale.

The sensation underfoot wasn't like flesh; it felt more like stepping on rough rocks.

The high temperatures persist.

A burning sensation came from the sole of the shoe.

"Wife, keep watch around."

"Li Ruobing, keep an eye on the radar."

"Xiaoqian, control the drone to scoop up all the bits of meat around here, don't waste them."

Qin Yu issued instructions methodically.

Although the sea area is temporarily calm, the stench of blood is too strong.

Who knows, some unsuspecting deep-sea predator might come smelling the scent and come over.

He walked to the center of the corpse.

There floated a pitch-black metal box that emitted a faint purple light.

Its radiance is understated, yet captivating.

SS-rank treasure chest!

Qin Yu took a deep breath and did not rush to open the box.

He placed his hand on the scorching hot bone armor of the demon whale.

"break down."

[Ding! Detected the corpse of an SS-class creature, "Abyssal Demon Whale (Mutant Form)". It is enormous and will take 30 seconds to decompose. Confirm?]

"confirm."

The voice just fell.

A soft white light spread out from Qin Yu's palm.

It instantly covered the 300-meter-long mountain of flesh.

"Buzz..."

There were no scenes of blood and gore.

The massive corpse rapidly disintegrated and digitized in the white light.

Immediately afterwards, system notifications began to flood Qin Yu's mind.

[Ding! Decomposition successful!]

[Obtained: 500 tons of SS-grade Demon Whale Meat]

[Obtained: SS-grade Demon Whale Skeleton (High-strength Material) x 2000 units]

[Obtained: 500 barrels of SS-grade Magic Whale Oil]

[Obtained: Mutant Shark Fin (Premium Ingredient) x 2]

[Obtained: 800 pieces of Demon Whale Hide (Top-tier armor material)]

[Obtained: Deep Sea Demon Whale Blood (can be used to refine potions) x 1000 liters]

……

A series of notification sounds made Qin Yu's head buzz.

Huge explosion!

A complete and utter explosion!

That 500 tons of lean meat alone is enough to feed a base of 10,000 people for several years!

Not to mention the bones and fat.

In the apocalypse, these are strategic resources even more precious than gold.

As the body disappeared.

The sea surface, which had been depressed by the pressure, was instantly filled back up, creating a wave.

Qin Yu, clutching the purplish-black treasure chest, leaped back onto the deck of the "Presidential" ship.

"Oh my god..."

Li Ruobing looked at the suddenly empty sea and swallowed.

"Brother Yu, your skill of 'leaving no trace of the body' is getting more and more refined."

Qin Yu rolled his eyes at her.

"Be poor."

"This is called resource recycling."

He placed the heavy box on the table in the center of the deck.

Three women immediately surrounded them.

Even the usually aloof Yao Xue had a hint of expectation in her eyes at this moment.

Yao Qian nervously grabbed her sister's sleeve.

"Brother Yu, this is an SS-level first kill!"

What will happen?

"A magical artifact?"

Qin Yu looked at the box.

The surface of the box is engraved with intricate wave patterns, and it feels icy cold to the touch.

The clasp features a ferocious whale skull relief.

"You'll know once you open it."

Qin Yu did not perform any prayer ceremony.

In this world, luck is a part of strength.

And he happened to be the luckiest one.

"Click".

A crisp metallic click.

The lid of the box slowly popped open.

There was no dazzling golden light.

There were no unusual phenomena.

Inside the box lay a small, palm-sized metal sphere, resembling a gyroscope.

It is entirely dark blue.

There seemed to be liquid flowing inside, and every now and then a blue arc of electricity would flash.

There was also a drawing with a silver sheen on the side.

[Congratulations, host, for opening an SS-level treasure chest!]

[Acquired: SS-class ship core module - "Deep Blue Shadow" submersible system]

The air was still for a few seconds.

"What...is this?"

Li Ruobing scratched her head, staring at the small blue ball.

"It doesn't look like a weapon."

Qin Yu reached out and picked up the metal ball.

It feels heavy in your hand.

A stream of icy data instantly flooded my mind.

His eyes suddenly lit up.

It was even brighter than when we killed the demon whale.

"this time……"

Qin Yu's voice was somewhat hoarse, filled with barely suppressed elation.

"I've really struck gold!"

Yao Xue rarely saw Qin Yu with this expression, and pushed up her glasses: "What is it?"

Qin Yu toyed with the metal ball in his hand, a slight smile curving his lips.

"Do you remember how that big guy dodged our attacks?"

"Dive."

Li Ruobing answered quickly, "As soon as it dived into the water, half of our artillery was blinded."

"That's right."

Qin Yu raised the "Deep Blue Shadow" in his hand.

"But this thing can also help us do it."

"What do you mean?"

Yao Qian's eyes widened, as if she had guessed something, but she couldn't believe it.

"You mean...?"

"This thing can transform the 'President' into a submarine."

Dead silence.

Absolute silence.

The only sound was the whistling of the sea breeze across the deck.

The three women looked at Qin Yu as if he were a monster, and then at the 180-meter-long steel warship.

Let this huge thing...dive?

In this world where everyone survives on rafts.

Everyone's boats are like coffins floating on the water.

It can be overturned by the slightest wave.

Even a giant ship like the "President" can only withstand the onslaught of a super-massive tsunami or a surprise attack from a sea monster.

But if you could dive...

That completely changed the meaning!

That's a leap in dimensions!

That's a direct upgrade from two-dimensional warfare to three-dimensional warfare!

"That's so perverted..."

After holding it in for a long time, Li Ruobing finally managed to utter this sentence.

"This is practically cheating!"

Qin Yu smiled.

"clever."

"However, it's not an ordinary submarine."

"It's a dual-form switching."

Qin Yu looked at the detailed introduction on the system panel.

[Item: SS-class ship core module - "Deep Blue Shadow"]

[Function: After fusion, the vessel gains a "submerged mode." Activating this mode causes the hull to undergo structural reconfiguration, becoming completely sealed and possessing deep-sea pressure resistance (maximum diving depth 3000 meters).]

Feature 1: Deep-sea stealth (In submerged mode, radar cross-section is reduced by 90%, and sonar detection range is shortened by 80%).

Feature 2: Fluid Shield (Automatically generates a fluid drag-reducing shield when moving at high speed underwater, increasing speed by 50%).

Feature 3: All-terrain adaptability (capable of hovering underwater and sailing close to the ground).

"3000 meters..."

Yao Xue gasped as she looked at the data Qin Yu had shared.

As a former doctor, she knew very well what 3000 meters deep in the ocean meant.

The water pressure there is enough to crush a tank into a tin can.

And this module actually allows the "President" to go down and wander around?

"What are you waiting for?"

Li Ruobing couldn't wait any longer and grabbed Qin Yu's arm.

"Hurry up and install it!"

"I can't wait to see what the seabed looks like!"

"What's the rush?"

Qin Yu tossed "Deep Blue Shadow" into the air and caught it steadily.

"Installing this thing will be a huge undertaking."

"A large amount of materials are needed for the hull modification."

"The demonic whale we just dismantled will come in handy."

He walked to the core control pillar on the deck.

There is a recess there, which is specifically used to house the core module.

"system."

"Loading the 'Deep Blue Shadow' module."

"Initiate the full ship modernization program."

[Ding! SS-level module detected. Upgrade requires:]

[Steel x 50 units]

[Copper Ingots x 10 Units]

[Glass x 5 units]

[High-strength skeleton (Whale Bone) x All]

[Magic Whale Oils x 200 barrels]

[Confirm?]

Qin Yu glanced at the warehouse.

The materials he had stockpiled these past few days, plus what the Demon Whale had just dropped, were just enough.

You could even say that this demonic whale was a package delivered specifically for this upgrade.

"confirm!"

"Click."

Qin Yu pressed the dark blue metal ball hard into the groove of the control column.

"Buzz—!!!"

A deep rumble came from the deepest part of the "President".

The entire ship began to shake violently.

Qin Yu stood at the center of the tremor, his feet firmly planted on the ground.

He looked around.

The originally black deck began to writhe like liquid.

Countless metal plates flipped and meshed.

The railings on both sides of the ship retract automatically, and are replaced by a thicker, streamlined armor plate.

At the windows of the ship's deck.

A semi-transparent black crystal shield slowly rose up outside the original bulletproof glass.

It is a high-strength, pressure-resistant window made by fusing the skeleton of a demon whale with special glass.

"Sizzle sizzle..."

The sound of gears meshing came from the bottom of the ship.

At this moment, all the gaps are filled and sealed by a special kind of adhesive.

The propellers at the stern are also changing.

The original propeller retracted and turned into four huge jet nozzles.

The whole process lasted a full ten minutes.

When everything calmed down.

The "President" has changed.

If it was once like a steel fortress at sea.

So now.

It looks more like a black killer whale lying on the surface of the sea.

Its entire body is rounded, without a single sharp edge, exuding a cold, technological feel.

All weapon systems—main guns, secondary guns, and close-in weapon systems—have been redesigned to be concealed.

It is usually hidden under the armor plate.

It will only pop up when you need it.

"So...so handsome..."

Yao Qian looked at the brand-new ship, her eyes sparkling.

This design is even more exaggerated than those in science fiction movies.

"Want to give it a try?"

Qin Yu looked at the three women and raised an eyebrow.

"Let's go!"

Li Ruobing was the first to rush into the driver's seat.

The interior of the driver's cab has also changed.

The original steering wheel is gone, replaced by a futuristic holographic control panel.

The surrounding walls are covered with huge high-definition screens displaying parameters for various parts of the ship.

"Air tightness check complete."

"The oxygen circulation system is normal."

"Ballast water tanks are ready."

Yao Xue sat in the passenger seat and quickly recited a series of data.

Although it was her first time operating a submarine, the system's operating instructions were very user-friendly, and given her intelligence, she quickly got the hang of it.

"Brother Yu, all indicators are normal."

"You can dive."

Qin Yu sat in the captain's chair.

This chair has also been replaced; it offers excellent support and even has a massage function.

He reached out and tapped the virtual screen in front of him.

That red "Dive" button.

"Then let's go down and take a look."

"Inject water!"

"Gurgle gurgle..."

A sound of flowing water was heard.

The ship shuddered slightly.

Followed by.

That familiar feeling of being rocked by the waves suddenly disappeared.

Instead.

It's a peculiar feeling of weightlessness.

The view outside the window has changed.

The originally dazzling sunlight and blue sky were swallowed up.

Seawater flooded the window.

The azure seawater churned outside the window, bubbles rising upwards.

"It's gone down! It's really gone down!"

Yao Qian leaned against the window and shouted excitedly.

The light began to dim.

From azure to deep blue, and then to inky blue.

The numbers on the depth gauge were jumping rapidly.

[Depth: 50 meters]

[Depth: 100 meters]

[Depth: 200 meters]

The surroundings gradually turned pitch black.

Only the headlights at the front of the "President" ship, like two sharp swords, pierced through the darkness of the deep sea.

"Is this the seabed...?"

Li Ruobing stopped making a fuss.

She looked out the window.

Although this is a shallow sea area, there aren't many beautiful corals.

But the claustrophobic and mysterious feeling of being in the deep sea still makes your heart race.

Occasionally, a few bioluminescent mutant fish would curiously swim around this enormous creature, only to scatter in fright when the bright lights shone upon them.

This is our new home.

Qin Yu leaned back in his chair, gazing at the deep underwater world.

A satisfied smile appeared on his lips.

"I've got this."

"This ocean is the way to go anywhere."

Even those so-called forbidden zones.

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