Otherworld Girl Development Guide

"What's a good gift to give as a marriage proposal?" Zhou Mingrui asked, looking troubled.

Upon hearing the word "marriage proposal," Dou Zong immediately perked up, his eyes sparkling as he said, "I know what that means! Forget about diamonds, that's all nonsense! Luckily, the Star Ring Research Institute has some scraps of grating stones sent from the Abyss Sea... Let's process them and they'll completely outclass all the gems we have now!"

"Oh?" Zhou Mingrui came back to his senses and looked at Dou Zong. He had heard of grating stone, which seemed to be a very rare natural crystal.

"Boss, the grating stone is covered with natural nano-level grooves. Under the sunlight, it will absolutely make your wife fall in love instantly!"

After saying that, Dou Zong pulled Zhou Mingrui into the research institute. They quickly entered the storage room, where large and small purple grating stone scraps were reflected in a box, creating a beautiful scene.

Even a man like Zhou Mingrui had to admit that the grating stone was incredibly beautiful.

"Boss, take your pick from these..." Dou Zong thought for a moment and said, "...How about we also give the two senior sisters a necklace? You can't buy these anywhere else!"

"Hmm...that's right, bring one for them too. Oh, and you can bring one for your wife too, it's on me..."

"Haha... Boss, I can't possibly accept that..." The Dou Zong expert said apologetically as he picked up a medium-sized grating stone and held it in his hand, showing no intention of being polite.

"What material is the necklace made of? Platinum?" Zhou Mingrui asked, turning his head.

"Platinum? Boss, you've got some taste. We have a new type of superconducting metal here; that stuff is much brighter than platinum!"

"Uh?"

Goodness, this is truly a research institute. Even when making gifts, they don't use things that can be bought on the market; they just pile them up with rare materials...

"Okay, when can it be done?"

"Quickly, give me two hours."

After saying that, Dou Zong took the scraps of the grating stone and walked towards the processing center in the laboratory.

Star Ring Research Institute Assembly Workshop.

Bell and Tio, dressed in white lab coats and holding tablets, are inspecting the new fighter jet in the assembly workshop, the "Azure Phoenix," a PLUS version of the Azure Bird... Compared to the Azure Bird, the Azure Phoenix is ​​much "thinner," and its folded wings look like a phoenix ready to take flight at any moment.

Inside the assembly workshop, three "Qingluan" machines were assembled at the same time, serving as three prototypes. They will undergo fine-tuning through continuous testing before being finalized and put into production.

"Hmm... Theo, is there something wrong with the data here?"

"Let me see..."

After checking the PAD in his hand, Tio said, "It's alright, it's within the margin of error, it won't affect anything..."

"Hmm, let's take another look at AI optimization..."

Two beautiful young women got to work, working together to optimize the Bluebird's AI.

(=￣ω￣=)?(=￣ω￣=)

Amidst the clatter of keyboards, the two engaged in a rapid discussion in the chat room about AI optimization strategies and solutions to various problems.

Soon, as the system entered self-check mode, their work for the day was completed.

"Tio, what did Lao Zhou say tonight?"

"pie."

"Oh, not bad!"

Seeing that the progress bar had reached 100%, Lingdang got up, stretched, squinted her eyes, and said, "Alright, work done!"

"Okay, let's wait for Lao Zhou to pick us up and take us home."

Tio got up and packed his things, closed his laptop, put it in his backpack, and also put the PAD in. Then he slung his backpack over his shoulder and walked out of the research institute's assembly workshop side by side with Bell.

Then they saw Zhou Mingrui standing at the entrance of the research institute, waving to them.

With smiles on their faces, Lingdang and Tio quickened their pace and walked quickly to Zhou Mingrui, saying sweetly, "Old Zhou~ you're here."

"Hmm..." Zhou Mingrui took the backpacks from Lingdang and Tio and said, "...Let's go home."

"Good~"

Bell and Theo each took Zhou Mingrui's arm from either side.

"Old Zhou~"

Bell tilted her head and said with a smile, "Let's go to the beach this weekend. I heard there's a new ocean park there."

Theo on the other side nodded in agreement.

“Alright, whatever you say…” Zhou Mingrui smiled like a father and then said, “…I’ve also prepared a small gift for you.”

"What is it, Lao Zhou?"

The two looked at Zhou Mingrui expectantly.

"They're in the car. You'll see for yourselves in a bit."

Chapter 214 Giant Worm

Deep in the abyss.

An escort fleet consisting of two Type 054L corvettes, one replenishment ship, and two Type 039C AIP submarines is sailing on the emerald green sea.

In the center of the fleet, a large ocean-going research vessel was positioned in the safest spot. Beside this massive vessel, two Type 054L corvettes stood like schoolchildren beside an older sister...

Nevertheless, the two Type 054L ships are still dutifully protecting their older sister.

This expedition, codenamed "Dragon Palace," ventured deep into the abyss to conduct a thorough investigation of the seabed, searching for the densest distribution of grating stones, other seabed resources, and suitable locations for deploying seabed bases, in preparation for the next scientific expedition.

The two Type 054L corvettes were on high alert, with all crew members intently watching the radar and sonar.

The long, draggable sonar array constantly monitors any unusual sounds from the seabed.

After the research vessel arrived at the designated sea area, the captain glanced at the time: 09:00. Their scientific expedition had to end before 16:00, since it would be very disadvantageous for humans if it got dark.

"Report to the ship's command: The fleet has arrived at the designated scientific research area!"

"All personnel on alert! Anti-submarine operations commence!"

"Yes, anti-submarine operations commence!"

Sailors carrying short-barreled guns walked onto the deck, looking warily at the surrounding sea. A helicopter took off from behind the deck and began anti-submarine operations.

On the foredeck of the Type 054L destroyer, anti-submarine rockets are ready to be fired at any time.

On the oceanographic research vessel, unmanned deep-sea submersibles were launched into the sea. These drones, similar to torpedoes, swam towards the seabed under the control of their tail wires, preparing to scan the seabed.

"When can we go down?" an elderly academician asked impatiently, looking at the scanning information sent back by the drone.

"Master, let's wait a little longer, there's a big fish at the bottom of the sea!"

"A big fish? Can it even withstand a torpedo? I've seen plenty of fish on Earth; today I want to see fish from another world!"

"Yes, let's see if this fish is edible, if it tastes good, and how to eat it!" another academician who studies marine biology exclaimed loudly.

Seeing the two academicians acting like little children, the assistant was completely flustered and hurriedly tried to appease them, fearing they might actually want to go into business...

After the submersible is launched, data is continuously transmitted to the research vessel via cables at the rear of the submersible.

Meanwhile, the research vessel also took seawater samples to study the differences between the seawater around the marine fish habitat and the seawater near Shangqiu, in order to analyze the reasons for the presence of giant marine creatures here.

Time passed second by second, and the submersible continued to increase its depth, gradually approaching the seabed.

With a click, the lights on the unmanned underwater vehicle turned on, and a beam of white LED light illuminated the seabed. The vehicle maintained a distance of 2 meters from the seabed and began scanning the seabed, uploading the data.

In the control room of the research vessel, as the submersible continuously uploads data, the supercomputer on board is processing the data and creating a three-dimensional map.

"Hmm... The seabed here is relatively flat, but whether it's suitable for placing a base still requires further measurement to see if there are any minerals worth mining nearby."

Soon, the camera on the underwater vehicle scanning the seabed detected scattered purple dots...

"Huh? There really are grating stones here!" an assistant exclaimed in surprise.

"Based on the analysis of the terrain and depth near the grating stone we collected last time, we can roughly understand the formation conditions of this natural crystal..." The old academician began his explanation: "...Every mineral has its own formation conditions, so go back and study more."

"Yes, yes, you're right," the assistant quickly replied.

At this moment, the researcher who was operating the underwater vehicle muttered to himself curiously, "How strange, there should be 'big fish' nearby, but there isn't a single one. Wait! The sonar has detected an unusual sound!"

Thump...thump... The submersible's passive sonar constantly monitored unusual sounds around it. Suddenly, an unusual sound came from the seabed, like something rubbing against the sand. If the submersible hadn't been so close to the seabed, it probably wouldn't have heard the sound at all.

The sonar operator immediately signaled the people around him to be quiet and listened attentively. After confirming that it was not his imagination, he...

"Something's moving on the seabed! Location..."

"Immediately notify the escorting warships!"

The research vessel immediately sent its findings in the deep sea to the escorting Type 054L destroyer. The warship immediately shifted its listening focus to the direction from which the unusual sound was coming, but it was too deep to attack the target.

"What made that sound?" the researcher asked in a low voice.

"It's not clear yet, but judging from the sound, it seems to be some kind of fish hiding in the sand..."

"Send the submarine over there to take a look..."

"understand!"

The assistant steered the submersible toward the direction of the sound. They had to figure out what was making the noise, since there was a grating stone mine nearby, and this was the closest seabed plain to the Xirang base.

The submersible's propellers churned the seawater, leaving a long wake behind it, while the array of LED lights at the front illuminated the dark seawater within 10 meters ahead as if it were daytime.

"This is... a corpse?"

As the submersible drew closer to the source of the sound, tiny bone fragments appeared on the flat seabed, as if these thick bone fragments had been chewed up by something unseen.

Several experienced marine experts concluded that there were large predators nearby.

"Slow down...we're getting closer, that guy is nearby."

The crew member operating the submersible nodded, and the propellers slowed down. As the submersible continued to descend deeper, more and more skeletal fragments appeared on the seabed, including the shell of a giant nautilus, though the shell was already empty.

After observing the distribution of the nearby carcasses and referencing the habits of marine life on Earth, the marine expert pointed the operator in a direction.

As the submersible drew closer, an inexplicable sense of oppression permeated the deep sea; one could almost feel the claustrophobia of the deep sea even through the screen.

Suddenly, the hunter hiding on the seabed seemed to have discovered the uninvited guest, the underwater vehicle. The seabed in front of it burst open like a volcanic eruption, and the predator revealed its true form.

A giant worm, nearly 100 meters long, sprang from the seabed, with two pairs of huge, sharp mandibles at its mouth, and lunged at the submersible.

Please submit a leave slip for the holiday.

I'm taking a day off (I'll be late, but I won't be absent). It's my monthly day off, after all, even a donkey in the production team has holidays, right? _(: 」∠)_