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Chapter 6, Section 124: Things Hidden in the Sea

After a moment of panic, Li Cheng quickly calmed down and used their shared sensory connection to locate Xi. Then, he opened his eyes, looking at the gently rippling sea ahead with a somewhat surprised expression.

tide, in the sea? !

Li Cheng was somewhat puzzled, but the other side of the link was indeed in the sea, completely submerged underwater. However, according to this response, she seemed to have deliberately sunk into the sea, as if searching for something.

Without hesitation, Li Cheng teleported directly to tide's side. The seawater and pressure instantly slammed into his body, creating an impact powerful enough to seriously injure a normal adult. However, a layer of pale purple demonic energy immediately appeared on Li Cheng's body, neutralizing the impact. Then, with another flash of pale purple light, he was able to breathe freely in the sea, completely unaffected.

The surroundings were shrouded in darkness, and nothing could be seen clearly. This place was somewhat far from the coastline, in relatively deep waters, making it difficult for external light to penetrate.

Li Cheng took out his phone. The sixth set of specially made phones had excellent waterproof and pressure-resistant performance, so it could be used normally even underwater. Li Cheng turned on the phone's built-in flashlight, illuminating his current location, and began searching for tide's whereabouts.

It must be admitted that walking in the deep sea is a very special thing.

The surroundings were pitch black, with only a small area in front of him illuminated. Beneath him lay a layer of not-too-shallow silt, each step sinking deep into the mud. Sometimes, as Li Cheng walked, he would feel himself stepping on something—slippery or hard—that would quickly move away. Each time this happened, a layer of silt would be stirred up, slowly spreading and sinking in the water.

Sometimes, two or three fish would swim by Li Cheng. These fish had extremely large eyes and their body structures looked subtly different. Most notably, many of them emitted a faint light, making them look shiny.

After all, he was from the Huaxia Alliance. After watching for a while, Li Cheng began to think about whether he should reach out and catch a few to eat. However, after thinking for a while, he gave up the idea. After all, he couldn't tell if there were any protected fish among them. Taking caution, he focused his current goal on finding Xi.

It didn't take him long to find tide's whereabouts.

As a martial artist, Li Cheng possessed a strong ability to sense his surroundings and adjust himself, so after the initial discomfort, he could walk smoothly in the sea as if he were on land. However, Xi clearly lacked these abilities, leaving many marks of varying depths on the ground. Li Cheng followed these marks and quickly approached Xi's location.

That was in a slightly deep trench, some distance below where Li Cheng was.

Without hesitation, Li Cheng jumped into the trench. As he sank, he couldn't help but wonder why he was some distance away from tide during this teleportation.

Soon, he saw tide's figure.

"tide!"

Without speaking, Li Cheng called out in the mental link. Immediately, a faint sound came from the end of the flashlight beam. A moment later, a small golden figure darted up from below and pounced into Li Cheng's arms, a burst of bubbles hitting his face.

With a hint of excitement, tide grabbed Li Cheng's hand and swam downwards. Li Cheng followed her as they descended. Soon, Li Cheng discovered something stuck in a narrow trench.

tide stopped in front of that thing, looking at Li Cheng with a longing expression.

This thing is...

Swimming up to the creature, Li Cheng curiously examined its entirety. After a moment's thought, he remembered who it was.

The U15 deep-sea sightseeing submarine is a civilian-use sightseeing submarine with an overall hemispherical shape. Over 80% of its exterior is covered by superalloy glass, boasting a robust structure capable of withstanding seawater pressure at depths exceeding 6,000 meters, and a completely transparent exterior. Its speed and battery endurance are top-notch, making it a very powerful civilian submarine.

If it weren't for its exorbitant price, it could definitely dominate a huge market worldwide. However, even with its terrifyingly high price, the wealthy are still quite willing to spend money on this toy.

What tide discovered in this deep trench was a damaged U15 submarine, which seemed to have suffered some kind of massive external damage and was therefore abandoned, left to drift with the waves, and finally got stuck in this dark trench where there was not a single ray of light, until it was discovered by tide at this moment.

tide tugged at Li Cheng's beach shorts again. Although she didn't say anything, Li Cheng understood what she meant.

tide really likes this, and she wants it. Cheng, let's get it onto the water and bring it home, okay? Okay?

Although I'm also very interested in things that only truly wealthy people can afford, but...

Looking at the enormous submarine, which was several times larger than the SUV in Kiritsugu Emiya's house, Li Cheng couldn't help but show a troubled expression.

This thing is way too big.

Although it was a bit difficult, it was something that Xi had asked for on her own initiative. Li Cheng approached the submarine stuck in the trench, grabbed a relatively flat part of the submarine, braced his feet against the wall, and began to slowly exert force, trying to move the huge submarine.

It's a little... a bit difficult...

With all his might, Li Cheng barely managed to push the incredibly heavy submarine. However, in the deep sea, Li Cheng had difficulty controlling his strength, and several times he accidentally veered off course. The submarine swayed and rocked several times in the narrow space, but ultimately didn't move much.

That won't work. The deep water environment is still too much of a problem for me. Trying to get this thing out by brute force is just too difficult.

Realizing that his current approach was pointless, Li Cheng quickly changed his mind.

If I use demonic power, can I use my teleportation ability to move this thing to shallow water or directly to the shore?

A few minutes later, Li Cheng, whose demonic power was depleted and who nearly choked on water, had to abandon the idea.

His current demonic power is still somewhat insufficient in quantity. It's fine for dealing with himself, but he's lacking the ability to influence something of such a massive size. Xi, standing to the side, seemed to be casting a disdainful glance, but when Li Cheng looked at her, she still had that familiar, innocent expression.

No, there must be a way, there must be a way to get this big guy out!

For the next half hour, Li Cheng tried various methods to get the huge submarine out of the trench. He did a good job; the submarine, which was originally stuck at the bottom, had moved up quite a distance thanks to his tireless efforts. However, as a price, Li Cheng began to get tired and started to feel powerless.

This is so tiring...

Supporting himself on one leg of the submarine, Li Cheng took a breath and looked at the still pitch-black environment above him, feeling somewhat discouraged.

tide leaned on Li Cheng's back, cheering him on. When he stopped, she massaged his shoulders and back. Although she hadn't quite gotten the angle right, Li Cheng was still grateful for her encouragement, even though he really didn't have the strength to continue.

"Have you run into trouble, Senior Li Cheng?"

Just then, a sound clearly transmitted through magic caught Li Cheng's attention. He turned his head to the side and saw that Wuming had swum a few steps quickly to the other side of the submarine.

"Come on, let's pull together and get this thing out!"

Grabbing a corner of the submarine, Wuming didn't speak, but instead used magic to transmit what he wanted to say directly to Li Cheng's ears.

"We've been waiting for so long without you coming out. We're quite curious about what could have kept you and tide from returning, Senior Li Cheng."

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This is the second update today. I'll try my best to keep going.

Chapter 7, Section 125: An Encounter Beneath the Deep Sea

With help, Li Cheng quickly maneuvered the submarine out of the trench. Then, Wu Ming projected a long chain, which wrapped around the submarine two or three times. The two men each grabbed one end of the chain and dragged the submarine slowly back to the surface.

"This is so tiring..."

Shaking off the water droplets, Li Cheng took a towel from Touma Kamijou and dried his soaking wet hair. He turned to look at the huge submarine, which had been towed ashore and was covered with various seaweeds and other small creatures, pondering what to do next.

"Although it does look very impressive, Senior Li Cheng, bringing this back seems completely pointless, doesn't it? It's clearly damaged beyond repair."

Wearing a white towel and an alluring red two-piece swimsuit, Rin walked up to Li Cheng and stopped, speaking in a rather puzzled tone.

"No matter how you look at it, dragging this big guy back is pointless. We can't exactly use it as a stove, can we?"

As she spoke, Rin's hostility toward mechanical creations was unconsciously revealed. Rin, who was extremely bad at all mechanical products and often made fools of herself, held considerable prejudice against these technological things.

"...Let's see if Wuming can solve this problem."

After thinking for a while, Li Cheng did not refute, but pointed to Emiya Mumei, who was standing in front of the submarine with a thoughtful expression.

"It won't work. Even that idiot couldn't possibly fix something that's been submerged in water for who knows how many years."

Rin insisted.

Half an hour later, Wuming successfully repaired the submarine using enhancements and projections.

"Is it really possible to do that...?"

Touching the submarine's brand-new, smooth glass hull, Li Cheng murmured in disbelief. Although he had some understanding of Wuming's powerful projection abilities, repairing a high-tech product that had been submerged in water for who knows how many years was far beyond Li Cheng's imagination.

"Well, I'm just a little bit better at fixing things."

Standing not far away, Wuming spoke nonchalantly, but his face held a hint of reminiscence.

"Just consider it a refresher course in my skills," Wuming said with a faint smile. "But what about you guys? Aren't you going to go in and give it a try? I remember that the operating systems of these high-tech civilian submarines are usually designed to be quite simple."

"That's true."

As Li Cheng spoke, he stepped forward and opened the submarine entrance under the eager gaze of Xi. tide, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately ran inside, and the others quickly followed.

"Wow, this submarine is huge..."

Stepping into the submarine, Touma Kamijou, who hadn't seen many such expensive things before, couldn't help but sigh.

"If I sell this submarine, I should be able to eat ochazuke (rice with tea) for a long time, right?"

"Why is it tea-soaked rice?" Li Cheng couldn't help but complain. "If this submarine were sold normally, it wouldn't be cheap. You could eat gourmet meals every day for decades without any problem, okay?"

"No, it's not about the money, it's about me," Touma Kamijou said slowly with an incredibly serene expression. "No matter how much money I have, with my luck, I can only manage to spend about half of it safely at most. The rest will definitely disappear in all sorts of unexpected events."

As he spoke, Kamijou's pupils darkened, as if his spirit had died, and his entire body turned grayish-white.

"So, if I really had that much money to buy this submarine, maybe I could hold out for a little longer, haha, haha, hahaha..."

It's truly remarkable that this child has lived to this age.

Without disturbing Touma Kamijou, who was still grieving, Li Cheng walked to the control panel and, seeing Kiritsugu Emiya and Mikiya Kokutou studying the various buttons, asked:

"So, can you understand it?"

"They should be able to understand it."

With that, Kiritsugu Emiya turned and shouted to the group of people wandering around inside the submarine:

"Hold on tight, I'm going to start it."

With a humming sound, the submarine slowly started moving, gradually submerging into the water, and then quickly accelerated, passing through the shallow water area and entering the deep ocean.

A bright white light emanated from it, and in the deep darkness, the hemispherical submarine seemed to float like a white ball of light in the boundless darkness.

Wow, it's so beautiful!

Lying on the transparent glass shell, Illya sighed sincerely. Suddenly, she saw a school of small fish swimming swiftly overhead and excitedly pulled Shirou Emiya beside her, pointing out the direction of the fish.

Miyu, equally curious and excited, gazed at the deep-sea landscapes that occasionally appeared outside the submarine. Irisviel, supporting her, explained some of the phenomena and principles to her, of course, in a way that a child could understand. Kiritsugu Emiya stood to the side, occasionally teasing Miyu, eliciting a few clear laughs from the little girl.

Mikiya Kurogiri became completely absorbed in studying the submarine's various facilities, and Ryougi Ori, unusually, shared the same interest. The two whispered among themselves around the control area. Although Ryougi Shiki couldn't understand a word, she persisted in listening, only to become increasingly confused.

"Shouldn't it be about time to head back?"

After swimming in the deep sea for two or three hours, Kiritsugu Emiya raised his hand to check his watch, and then spoke first.

"We're going to have fun for several more days, so there's no need to worry about this little bit of time. Besides, it's almost dinnertime, so shouldn't we head back?"

"That's true, let's play again tomorrow."

With that, Kurogiri adjusted the submarine's course and slowly headed back the way it came.

Illya, still somewhat engrossed, discussed the designs of the strange fish with Shirou. Chloe, however, seemed to have a disagreement, and the two immediately started arguing. But since nothing further escalated, everyone simply let the two children debate.

Li Cheng sat in a corner, holding Xi An and quietly watching the magnificent scenery that appeared from time to time in the dark blue sea outside the glass. tide An was very engrossed in watching, so Li Cheng let her look.