Otherworld Girl Development Guide

After ground crew loaded two self-defense all-aspect air-to-air missiles onto Chongming, the control platform moved towards Pengkun's flight deck...

During the flight, the Chongming avionics system was activated, and a pleasant female voice came to the pilot's ear: "System activated."

After the platform was raised onto the flight deck, ground crew signaled to Chongming to brake and released the steel cables tethering the aircraft. They then circled the aircraft once more to check for any external damage to Chongming. Meanwhile, the pilots also rechecked the cockpit instruments and checked for anything that was not properly secured...

After all, flying requires utmost caution. If a screwdriver suddenly appeared in the cockpit at high speed, the ground crew's blood pressure would probably explode instantly...

Any carelessness can lead to a crash and loss of life. For the consequences of carelessness, please refer to a certain world power, India... There is no plane that it cannot crash.

After the flight crew confirmed that Chongming's appearance was normal, the pilot started the engine.

Vroom vroom! After the engine on the left started, the engine on the right followed suit... and the engine roared.

After testing the control surfaces and confirming that the entire system was functioning normally, the pilot gave the ground crew a "everything is normal" hand gesture.

Ground crew members in yellow vests immediately ran towards the control room on one side, entered the semi-buried safe house, activated the clamshell-shaped fairing, and the spoilers opened, sending airflow crashing onto the aircraft...

The pilot accelerated while releasing the brakes, and Chongming burst off the flight deck, heading towards the sea area where the unidentified sound had been heard.

In fact, there's only so much that air support can do. No matter how powerful an aircraft is, it can't penetrate seawater to see what's in the deep sea.

Long before Chongming, Qingniao had already flown to the designated sea area, carrying a rocket-assisted anti-submarine torpedo on its heavy pylon under the fuselage.

The integrated reconnaissance pod under the fuselage began scanning the entire sea area, but found nothing unusual except for the turquoise water.

In the combat support team of Pengkun-1, the commander frowned slightly. Aerial reconnaissance is not omnipotent; matters at sea still need to be handled by submarines.

Unless the methods of reconnaissance are fundamentally changed, such as by using neutrinos... Neutrinos are so pervasive that they can penetrate seawater and detect what's on the seabed.

However, neutrino technology is still too far away for humanity.

300 meters below the surface, the passive sonar of submarine #1 was listening for unusual sounds. The battle on the seabed was like a dark forest, where every hunter was hiding while searching for prey. The first to be exposed would be destroyed by a thunderous strike.

Inside the submarine, no crew member dared to make a sound, lest they interfere with the passive sonar.

Soon, the passive sonar identified the sonar signals of other 039 submarines and marked their locations.

This is the advantage of having voiceprint signals; computers can quickly analyze the other party's voiceprint signals from the collected sonar signals.

Type 039 submarines 1, 2, and 3 quickly separated and began passive sonar monitoring of the current sea area.

"Captain, should we use active sonar?" the first mate whispered.

"No, wait a little longer..."

At this point, the captain is the top leader of the entire submarine. He has the highest command authority and is also responsible for the lives of all crew members.

The seabed of the abyss may look calm, but those sea monsters that are often forty or fifty meters long pose a great threat to submarines. A brute force ramming them is enough to cause serious damage to a submarine.

Time passed second by second, and the three Type 039 submarines did not detect any unusual sound sources. However, no one dared to be careless, as marine creatures are more suited to the underwater environment than man-made objects.

Based on the characteristics exhibited by the red line in the rat-man, the sea monsters have adapted to the ocean in an unimaginable way during their long evolution.

"Prepare decoy flares... Activation distance 300..."

The captain said in a deep voice that it was very likely that a sea monster hiding in this area was sitting somewhere, and the only way to catch it was by "fishing".

A decoy is a submersible that emits sound, light, heat, and a wake. In the deep sea, where it is always pitch black, hunters have only a few ways to find their prey.

"Yes, sir! Prepare to launch decoy flares..."

The torpedo tubes slowly opened, and the submersible propelled itself out of the tubes, heading forward...

After the submersible traveled 300 meters, its internal active sonar generator activated, emitting light and heat, instantly bringing a lively atmosphere to the otherwise silent deep sea...

At the very moment the decoy missiles were activated, the No. 1 and No. 2 torpedo tubes of the three Type 039 submarines opened, and the 533mm heavy torpedoes inside were ready to be launched.

(((??? ah!)))

The decoy missiles announced their presence as they traveled forward.

If the decoy flares still have no effect, it means that there are likely no marine mammals in this area, and the sonar operator made a mistake. But it doesn't matter; at least one decoy flare ensured the safety of the crew.

[Decoy distance 300, everything normal...]

[Decoy distance 400, everything normal...]

[Decoy distance 500, everything normal...]

......

The decoy flares traveled further and further away, but none of the submarine captains present dared to relax.

When the submersible reached a distance of 800 meters, an unidentified sound source appeared.

A huge figure emerged from the sand and rocks on the seabed, rushed straight towards the decoy flare, bit it, and then retreated back to the seabed.

"Captain, we've detected an unidentified sound source; it's been hidden in the mud!"

The lightning-fast attack speed is remarkable, but the decoy flare is not just a decoy flare; it also contains a "warhead" inside.

Just as the sea monster, hidden in the sand and rocks, pulled the decoy grenades to the seabed, preparing to feast, the warhead detonated!

The explosion, originating from the inside out, instantly tore open the sea monster's cavity, turning the soft seawater into an indestructible millstone that crushed the sea monster's body into blood and gore.

A huge crater appeared on the seabed, and in the center of the crater was a body that was only half intact.

"Target confirmed to remain silent..."

Chapter 342 Anchoring the Base (3/10)

The fleet that set sail from the Xirang base first arrived at the area where the most concentrated seabed mineral mining was taking place.

Immediately afterwards, the semi-submersible vessel carrying the seabed base sank and deployed the seabed base.

After the massive seabed mining base was submerged, the square-shaped seabed base floated on the sea surface due to buoyancy.

After unloading, the semi-submersible vessel slowly sailed away, leaving only the underwater base in place.

Immediately, the water tanks inside the underwater base began to fill with water, and the base sank to its designated location like a submarine.

A cargo ship nearby placed iron balls it was carrying into the seawater for underwater operations.

Undersea currents can cause the underwater base to deviate from its intended location, requiring adjustments to allow it to sink back to its designated position and mine surrounding grating stone and other minerals.

While the goddess's treasures can be replicated, using them to duplicate things that can be easily mined or mass-produced is putting the cart before the horse—like using a golden hoe to dig up the ground.

The true purpose of the treasure is to replicate high-precision items that cannot be mass-produced, rather than to use it as a simple copying machine.

Just like Helium-3, large-scale mining on the moon is much faster than replication. The Treasure is merely an auxiliary tool to accelerate scientific research, and all of its productivity is used to support the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of Science and Technology of China.

Glug glug... Under the careful control of the personnel inside the base, the underwater base maintained its balance and steadily sank towards the seabed.

"Depth 100..."

"Depth 200..."

The three-dimensional model of the base displays the base's posture in real time, and the operators in the control room can feel the base swaying with the undercurrents on the seabed.

Through the porthole, you can see sunlight shining through the sea and into the turquoise water. However, as the depth gradually decreases, the view from the porthole becomes dim and eventually turns completely black.

Without sound, without life, without light, one can easily develop thalassophobia without professional psychological training.

"Depth 800..."

"Depth 1600..."

The double-layered pressure hull, constructed using advanced materials science, allows the base to easily withstand the pressure of seawater.

"Depth 2000..."

......

In the 3D image, the seabed base is getting closer and closer to the seabed, and the sonar is providing real-time feedback on its position relative to the seabed.

The fact that such a large object was flooded clearly attracted the attention of some "things". Several loud explosions came from the seabed in the distance, which were the sounds of 533mm torpedoes exploding.

"100 meters from the seabed..."

The sonar officer in the control room shouted a reminder.

"Base ready!"

"The person in charge of the underwater base said in a deep voice."

With a creak, the hydraulic system beneath the base activated, pushing out the eight foundation legs.

"50 meters away..."

"twenty three..."

"10!"

With a loud bang, under the pressure of the underwater base's own weight, the sharp tip of the foot pierced deeply into the rock layer. Then, like an expansion bolt, the foot opened the hydraulic expansion mechanism at the tip, firmly "embedding" the underwater base into the seabed.

"The locking mechanism is confirmed to be functioning correctly..."

"The base is being adjusted..."

Under the control of AI, the eight hydraulic anchors adjusted the level of the base... With the precise adjustment of AI, the horizontal and vertical references of the base were all normal. Then the mechanical device locked, and the base was fixed to the seabed.

Bang, bang, bang! The silt on the seabed was churned up by the undercurrents stirred up by the underwater base, polluting the surrounding waters...

"Open the dome!"

"Yes! Open the dome!"

With a click, the control panel slowly opened to both sides, revealing a new type of pressure-resistant glass made of a thick mixture of carbon nanotubes and quartz glass.

The moment the dome opened, the LED lights around the base turned on, illuminating the surrounding deep sea. The murky water gave one the feeling of turning on the high beams on a rainy day. However, as the silt was drawn back to the seabed by the light, the strong light pierced through the seawater. Apart from the illuminated area around the base, there was endless darkness in the distance.

The staff in the control room had the illusion that they were in space, even though they were at the bottom of the ocean.

"External pressure..."

"Ocean currents..."

Sensors at the underwater base began collecting various data and sending them to the control room.

"The generator is running normally..."

"Passive sonar array activated..."

After anchoring to the seabed base, each sub-module goes online and the internal life cycle facilities are activated.

On the seabed, fresh water is plentiful. The base's seawater desalination equipment can ensure the normal living water supply for the staff and can also electrolyze water to ensure the oxygen supply within the base.