Sir! Don't close the net!

Zig proudly raised his head.

In the dimly lit, cramped living room, Bert sat alone at the dining table, staring intently at a mask and a vial of potion with an eerie, colored liquid in front of him.

"I just……"

Chapter 144 Departure! Above the Sea!

"Wow—that sounds really cool."

Li Yili became interested.

The submarine cockpit, though not spacious enough for two people, was quiet enough to be a secret base where one could speak one's mind. As the young Sieg pulled the control lever to recall the operation, he happily recounted his past life and his brother Bert.

Time passed quietly. When Eddie appeared at the cabin door with his dead fish-like eyes to greet them, Zig felt his mouth was dry. Li Yili glanced at the time and it was 11:53.

"Teacher Meng, is the equipment inspection finished?" Li Yili smiled and closed the pocket watch in her hand.

Although it was just an ordinary, troubled teenage life, he listened with considerable enjoyment, as it had been a long time since anyone had shared their life with him like this.

Although Valkyrie had shared her past with him when she was bored, it was mostly boasting. Rather than sharing her past, it was more like she was subtly showing off and trying to manipulate him. Moreover, the story of the Valkyrie sounded like a special effects blockbuster.

“The inspection is finished,” Eddie sighed, rubbing his forehead. “Your employees are really capable; they finished the inspection so quickly.”

“Working diligently and working slowly are completely different things,” Li Yili said, spreading her hands. “Teacher Meng, how’s the weather these days?”

"Damn, this is perfect," Eddie clicked his tongue in frustration. There was no wind or rain, not even a cloud in the sky, and the sun was shining brightly. Even he had to admit that now was the perfect time to start.

"Zig, how are you feeling?"

“Fantastic!” Zieg raised his hands.

"That's good. Get ready, we're about to depart," Eddie waved his hand and then got up to pull down the hatch.

"It's finally about to begin."

Li Yili twisted her shoulders up and down to loosen her joints, then fastened her seatbelt. She checked the air vent on the passenger side and nodded after confirming there were no problems.

The residents of Instas, who had been waiting on the shore for most of the day, burst into cheers when they saw that Sheep Village Logistics had finally started operating, and even held up banners.

Go—go to the sea!

"Zig! You can do it! Go and meet the gods our ancestors served!"

"Charge!"

As the gears turned, the fixed submarine gradually rose to the top of the launch device and was secured by the grappling hooks on both sides of the launch track. Amidst the roar of the steam engine, the submarine moved down the launch track.

“Wow—what a magnificent scene, Zig, they’re all cheering for you,” Li Yili said, resting her chin on her hand and looking down through the observation window on the side of the submarine at the people cheering on the beach.

To be honest, this setup is just like sending the only college student in the whole village to university.

"I... will try my best!"

Zig swallowed hard.

Sometimes the pressure from support is greater than the pressure from resistance.

If most people are boycotting him, he will feel lost and confused, but he will never give up. He must at least be true to himself.

But if everyone is supporting him, he will feel that this is not just his own business, and he does not want to disappoint so many people who support him.

"Don't be nervous, Zieg. It's not like we're crowdfunding to send you to the Dead Sea alone," Li Yili said with a smile, patting Zieg's shoulder as she noticed his nervousness. "You just need to be true to yourself."

"This won't do! Everyone at Yangcun Logistics..."

"Don't worry about it, everyone at Yangcun Logistics did this so that even I, this little charm, could..."

"We only did so much by reaching the surface of Dead Man's Sea. Let me put it this way," Li Yili smiled brightly and held up a finger, "If something really happened, I'd be sorry to everyone else; I'd be the only one who disappoints them."

"Minister Li Yili, you can't say that!"

Zig turned his head and his serious expression surprised Li Yili, who was both surprised and relieved.

Zig is a model child.

“Then let Zige take charge, anyway I’m just an accessory,” Li Yili said, raising her hands above her head.

"Eh……"

Zig immediately frowned.

While they were talking, the submarine had already been pulled to the bottom of the launch device.

Before launch, Eddie stood in a position visible from the submarine's observation window and raised a red flag, signifying that the launch was imminent.

As soon as the red flag is waved, the submarine will soar into the sky like a cannonball.

"Alright, Zieg, we're about to take off. Is there anything else you want to say?" Li Yili pulled on her seatbelt and, after confirming that everything was alright, said jokingly, "Remember to say it in a cool way. Maybe it will be included in Instas' textbooks in the future."

“Minister Li Yili, I’m actually quite nervous,” Zig tugged at his seatbelt, and after confirming that everything was alright, he complained, “To be honest, I can’t think of anything cool to say.”

“Really? That’s a shame—but no problem, I’ll find a professional to help you with the editing later,” Li Yili gave an OK sign. “Okay, Zig, don’t talk for the next few seconds, or you’ll bite your tongue.”

Just as Zieg was about to complain, he glanced at the observation window and saw Eddie waving a flag. He remembered this gesture; the launch countdown had begun.

Zig immediately exhaled, trying to press his body as close to the driver's seat as possible. Although he had never experienced the so-called "push-back feeling," he remembered Li Yili and Eddie's serious expressions when they talked about it, as well as the consequences of improper handling.

The neck may be bruised, similar to a stiff neck.

With the red flag lowered, the safety mechanism was unlocked, and the suppressed power was fully released. The sandstorm whipped up by the gale swept down like waves from the launch device, causing everyone on the beach to stagger. Despite the discomfort, they forced their eyes open and peered out. In the golden light that shone down from where the Dead Sea met the sky, the submarine, like a brave warrior challenging the gods, rode the gale straight toward the wall of the Dead Sea.

The unimaginable force of the push-back pressed Li Yili firmly against the driver's seat, as if countless giant hands were pressing down on his body, making it impossible for him to lift even a finger. Only his eyeballs could barely move, but Li Yili knew very well that this was just the beginning.

What's truly terrifying isn't the current feeling of being pushed back, but the inertia at the moment of crashing into the sea wall of the Dead Man's Sea.

As Li Yili gazed at the ever-enlarging sea wall of the Dead Man's Sea through the observation mirror, a thought twitched at the corner of her mouth.

It's best for people to have reverence for the abyss.

"boom--"

A massive ripple, far larger than any previous throw, rose up.

After a deathly silence, the beach erupted in a huge cheer.

The captain's cabin door of the Mercury Queen was kicked open, and Heidi Serra, draped in a pirate flag, stepped out into the wind, nodding calmly at the huge ripples rising from the seawall of the Dead Sea.

"Hmm—it's bigger than I expected."

Chapter 145 Taking off pants towards the abyss

"Wow—this is really exaggerated. Everyone's going to the sea of ​​the dead, but why is there so much rejection coming from here—"

The residents of Instasus's drastically changed attitude prompted the pirates who were pulling the ropes to complain.

Zig and his group cheered and encouraged them, but when it came to their side, they watched coldly and with disgust. This change happened in less than a minute.

“Who knows, probably because we’re not Indians,” Jones shrugged, waving his hand forcefully. “Enough talk—raise the sails! Time to set sail! That’s more important than… anything else!”

"That's true—"

"We're setting sail! We're setting sail!"

Amid the pirates' cheers, a rich aroma of rum quietly spread. The pirates subconsciously took a deep breath, revealing intoxicated expressions. This was their favorite thing—the smell of rum. But they immediately tensed up, their faces tense as they searched for the madman who dared to drink rum in front of Heidi Serra.

Not everyone is Li Yili.

Following the aroma of the rum, the pirates' gazes were uniformly fixed on Heidi Serra, who was standing on the side of the ship's wheel, or more precisely, on the rum that Heidi Serra was holding in her left hand.

The pirates swallowed hard; a possibility had occurred to them.

"What are you looking at? Do pirates drink water instead of alcohol?" Heidi's lips curled slightly upwards. "Raise the sails—Jones, get the gifts Mr. Li Yili sent from the warehouse—"

Jones's mouth dropped open.

"Okay!"

Amidst the rich aroma of wine and cheers, the Mercury Queen, gradually enveloped in flesh and nerves, crashed into the wall of the Dead Sea. In the deep darkness, countless bubbles surged along the Mercury Queen's massive body.

A pair of enormous, orange-yellow eyes, as if watched over by a sea god, opened in the darkness.

"They're here—"

Heidi tilted her head back and downed half a bottle of rum.

Li's eyes met those huge, orange-yellow eyes.

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Dizziness, nausea, tinnitus, and a subtle stinging pain in her neck all reminded Li Yili that they had successfully entered the sea of ​​the dead, and that their lives were beginning to count down.

"Damn it—the impact is much greater than I imagined."

"Zig, are you alright—"

Li Yili twisted her neck from side to side and reached out to pat the armrest of the driver's seat.

If even a reliable adult like him is in such a state, then the boy Zieg must be in even worse shape.

"Minister Li Yili—we succeeded!" Zig turned to Li Yili as if nothing had happened, his eyes shining with energy.

Is this what a young person's body looks like?

Or perhaps my decadent lifestyle has already drained my young body.

Li Yili couldn't help but mutter to herself.

“Now is not the time for Zieg to be happy, this is just the beginning,” Li Yili turned the passenger seat around, turned her back to Zieg, and bent down to open the travel bag. Nakya’s slender arm reached out and grasped the auger mechanism at the bottom for drainage.

"I see!"

Zig glanced at the pipe on one side where liquid was flowing. The liquid inside was still snow-white, indicating that there was still enough oxygen, but the end of the pipe had begun to darken.

"Maintain balance, keep the water flow stable—"

Zig exhaled, no longer paying attention to the oxygen supply, and stared intently at the direction in which the various colored ribbons were moving in the observation mirror. While speculating on the direction of the water flow, he recalled the feeling of being immersed in the water, and steadily shook the control lever with both hands.

“You’ve got some skills, Zig,” Li Yili praised.

"Minister Li Yili can ascend now!" Zig was both excited and uneasy.

This is the limit of what he can do.

"Don't worry, Zieg, the sea does exist, and it's much lower than you think."

Li Yili's lips curled slightly. Nakya, standing in front of her, leaned out of her travel bag, her slender fingers gripping the drainage mechanism like iron clamps, and began to turn it with perfect stability.

Zig stared nervously at the ribbons in the observation mirror. The ends of the ribbons, which had been swaying with the water flow, were pointing downwards, indicating that they were rising.