Otherworld Girl Development Guide

After having breakfast, the three of them went to the conference room.

As they entered, an elderly man with white hair was already there. Zhou Mingrui sat down next to the old man and gestured for Ellie to sit opposite him.

"Professor Pang, the person has been brought here."

The white-haired old man nodded, then took out an electronic device resembling a hearing aid from a box next to him, handed it to Ellie, and gestured for her to put it on her ears.

Ellie took the hearing aid and examined it curiously. It was small but looked very delicate, and it didn't feel uncomfortable when worn on her ear.

"Professor Pang, what is this?"

"AI translator..." Professor Pang explained succinctly while adjusting the equipment: "...Language has patterns that can be found, just like musical scores. As long as you find the scale, you can play beautiful music. The AI ​​translator is used to find these 'scales'."

Once everything was ready, Professor Pang looked at the girl opposite him and gestured for her to speak.

Ellie paused for a moment, then seemed to understand something, and cooperated with Professor Pang to find the "scale".

As the AI ​​continued to correct its pronunciation, the sounds coming from beside her became more and more standard. Ellie stared wide-eyed in disbelief. How was this possible?!

"Miss Ellie, can you hear me?"

"I can hear you, Mr. Zhou Mingrui, how did you do that?" Bone conduction converted her words into electronic signals, which were then translated into Chinese by AI.

"This is the power of technology."

Zhou Mingrui explained that, to be honest, he was also taken aback; this was too sci-fi! Amazing, my country! As for why it wasn't made available for civilian use, it's probably due to concerns about employment rates.

After exchanging a few more words and finding no problems, Professor Pang sent the translation data to the database, got up, and left the meeting room; he had a lot of work to do.

After Professor Pang left, Zhou Mingrui looked at Ellie. Now that communication was no longer a problem, it was time to learn about the native civilization on Mingrui Star.

“Mr. Zhou Mingrui, thank you for saving me and my crew. Please take me back. I will pay you a satisfactory reward.”

"I'm sorry, Miss Ellie, due to technical issues, we are unable to send you away in the short term."

The Xirang base currently lacks any usable ocean-going vessels; we can't exactly cram her into a missile and launch her...

Upon hearing this, Ellie pursed her lips, her expression becoming somewhat anxious; she couldn't linger here for too long.

"You're able to survive in the Abyss Sea, you clearly possess this kind of strength... Is it because of the price? I'm willing to pay more!"

Zhou Mingrui and Shi Qiang exchanged a glance, and the old man who was listening to their conversation also frowned.

The Abyss Sea! Names and codes aren't chosen randomly; they all have meaning.

Just from the name, you can tell that the surrounding waters are no ordinary seas. The importance of the Breath of Earth is self-evident. We must find out what potential threats are here!

“Miss Ellie, it’s not about money. We can’t send you away in a short time. This is the Abyss Sea you’ve been talking about!” Zhou Mingrui explained simply, then began to probe: “...We’ve been rooted here since ancient times, but we don’t know how the outside world views the Abyss Sea?”

Hearing this, the old man nodded. Zhou Mingrui had learned a little bit of this deception skill.

"The Abyss Sea... I don't know the specifics, but I know from the school that the sea area here is very dangerous. There are sea monsters that can destroy ships. Every time they appear, it is a devastating natural disaster. Without a ship, you can only escape the sea monsters' attacks."

Chapter 15 The Inheritance of the Law of Causality

Glug...glug...

Thirty nautical miles from the Xirang base, the wreckage of the Ripper pirate crew sank to the bottom of the sea. Countless corpses from the wreckage were submerged in the seawater, and the "smell" of death permeated the air...

In the trench 150 nautical miles away, countless ferocious eyes lit up in the darkness of the trench bottom. A huge black shadow slowly swam out of the trench, followed closely by countless ferocious figures, swimming towards the location of the sunken ship.

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"Miss Ellie, is the sea monster you're referring to the sea monsters we know?"

Zhou Mingrui asked casually, not expecting such a threat to exist around the Xirang Base... He still had to keep fooling this girl.

Ellie shook her head: "I don't know either. You should ask Captain Fugen. He knows more than I do. He's one of the few humans who survived an encounter with sea monsters."

Shi Qiang immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and had someone bring Fu Gen to the conference room.

"Thank you, Miss Ellie."

“You’re welcome. May I ask... when can I leave?” Ellie asked again.

"We'll let you know when we're ready."

If you want to send her back, wait until Xirang has an ocean-going ship.

Ellie bit her lip and nodded. When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. No matter how anxious she was, she couldn't swim back from the Abyss Sea if the other party didn't help her.

"Mr. Zhou Mingrui, how should I address you?"

"Star Ring Development Company is affiliated with China!"

Huaguo... a country I'd never heard of. But when Zhou Mingrui said those two words, Ellie could clearly feel the pride in his tone. Even the wooden figure behind him subconsciously raised his chin. This kind of feeling could only be seen in old, powerful nations.

A moment later, a knock came at the door, and Captain Fugen, with his dark skin, walked into the conference room. Compared to when he first arrived in Xirang, his mental state was much better.

"Captain Fugen!" Ellie greeted Captain Fugen.

"Miss Ellie, are you alright?"

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Captain Fugen hurriedly stepped forward to examine her closely. Ever since Ellie was taken away by these people, he had been worried about her situation.

This isn't Krober; nobody here knows Ellie's identity, and most of the soldiers he's encountered are scum or thugs, not exactly presentable figures... He's afraid she'll get hurt.

“I’m fine, Captain Fugen.”

Seeing that Ellie showed no signs of being harmed, Fugen breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at the two officers. Shi Qiang handed him a translator and gestured for him to put it on his ear.

"Captain Fugen, please have a seat."

Goddess above!

Hearing the somewhat awkward Common Language in his ear, Fugen stood up in surprise.

"Captain Fugen, it's alright."

Ellie explained the amazing AI translator to Captain Fugen, who then sat down.

"Don't be nervous, we just called you here to ask you about a few things..."

"What do you want to ask?" Captain Fugen asked somewhat nervously, his hands clasped together.

"Sea monsters from the Abyss Sea, rest assured we won't take your information for nothing."

The moment Captain Fugen heard the word "sea monster," his dark face turned pale, fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and his pupils slowly dilated.

His lips twitched uncontrollably, his breathing became rapid, and the nightmare that had haunted him for years resurfaced before him.

Fugen clenched his fists, his body trembling slightly, and said in a dry voice, "Why are you asking about sea monsters?"

“We found traces of them nearby…” Zhou Mingrui began to spout nonsense with a straight face.

"Then... I advise you not to go to sea anytime soon. Even if you can defeat the Ripper Pirates, they are demons from the Abyss Sea. Those monsters hide underwater, waiting for the right moment to drag the ship to the bottom of the sea, where all of humanity will be torn to pieces. I will never forget the day when the blue sea turned red!"

Listening to Fu Gen's description, Zhou Mingrui became puzzled. If there really were sea monsters in this sea area, why had the Type 022 missile boat never encountered any sea monsters, or even any larger marine creatures, so far?

"Captain Fugen, how do we lure the sea monster out?"

"I don't know, but it's said that when humans sink into the abyss, they are attracted by the resentment of the dead and go berserk, becoming extremely aggressive!"

A dead person? For some reason, Zhou Mingrui suddenly had a bad feeling...

Before Zhou Mingrui could ask his next question, a piercing alarm sounded, louder than the previous one when the pirate ship was detected.

"Attention all units, a large heat source has been detected approaching. Xirang Base is entering Level 1 alert... Repeat... Attention all units..."

All standby phased array radars are powered on, mobile missiles are powered on, and data links are activated...

Zhou Mingrui quickly picked up his walkie-talkie, adjusted the communication channel, and asked urgently, "What happened?"

"The drone has detected a large heat source approaching the Xirang. Mingrui, retreat to the central base immediately!"

Without saying a word, Shi Qiang suddenly stood up, grabbed Zhou Mingrui, and walked outside.

Ellie frowned, pulling the dejected Captain Fugen along behind Zhou Mingrui. Captain Fugen kept muttering to himself:

"They're here! They're here!"

After the group left the building, they saw soldiers in naval camouflage running quickly toward the armory.

The armory was opened, and Type 95 assault rifles, general-purpose machine guns, and 12.7mm heavy machine guns were distributed. In addition, each person received a rifle.

After receiving their weapons, they ran towards the beachhead in an orderly manner under the command of their officers. Each combat unit connected to the data link, and the combat system began to play its role.

Inside the equipment depot, ZBL-08 8×8 wheeled infantry fighting vehicles and light amphibious tanks drove out of the warehouse to seize the high ground.

The 37mm anti-aircraft guns and 57mm anti-aircraft guns were laid flat and aimed at the sea, and the soldiers loaded the shells into the anti-aircraft guns.

This is also thanks to the appearance of the Ripper Pirates; otherwise, the equipment depot of the Breath of Earth would not have contained so many light vehicles.

"A tank?" Ellie looked at the infantry fighting vehicle driving out of the warehouse. She had only seen such a thing in the Empire, and it was said to be still in the secret stage.

A strange whooshing sound came from overhead, and several bird-sized flying machines flew towards the distant sea.

Shi Qiang started the engine of the Z-9 helicopter, and the propeller spun rapidly. Zhou Mingrui sat in the passenger seat and only then noticed that Ellie and Fugen were also following behind them. He waved to them to get on.

Braving the fierce winds whipped up by the propellers, Ellie boarded the Z-9 with difficulty. Zhou Mingrui turned around to fasten her and Fugen's seatbelts, and then the Z-9 took off and flew towards the central island of Xirang.

Chapter 16 Level One Combat Readiness

Just as the Z-9 helicopter took off, four missiles were launched from the island and flew toward the distant sea. Less than a minute later, four more missiles were launched from another small island.

In just a short while, eight BMWs took to the skies.

"CY-2?"

In a fleeting glance, Zhou Mingrui recognized the Changying-2 rocket-assisted torpedo, which has a range of 55 kilometers and can be launched from the Yingji-83 launcher.

The Chinese are quite farsighted, preparing anti-submarine missiles for potential enemies, but it's likely that there aren't many Changying-2 missiles in the base; most are YJ series missiles designed to deal with surface ships.

"They're coming! They're coming! Everyone will die!"

Old Fugen's body trembled uncontrollably, and he kept muttering strange words, but his voice was quickly drowned out by the sound of the propeller.

If it weren't for the fact that he wasn't foaming at the mouth, Zhou Ming would have thought he was having an epileptic seizure...

At the port, six Type 022 missile boats sailed out of the port and headed towards the near sea. However, they do not have anti-submarine capabilities and are probably going to act as fire guidance vessels.

This sudden attack completely disrupted the deployment of the Xirang base. Zhou Mingrui could imagine that the higher-ups would accelerate the deployment of firepower at the Xirang base, bringing over all the nearly expired stockpiled ammunition for indiscriminate bombardment... even wooden-handled grenades would be turned into cluster bombs and thrown down.

He didn't know whether encountering the sea monster was a good thing or a bad thing... The only certainty was that the large warship would be launched sooner than he had anticipated.