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#355 - Chapter 355: Ice Candied Haws

"Jump!"

Following Qi Jing's command, the five of them leaped from the edge of the aircraft carrier, landing steadily on the small boat below.

Speaking of which, this small boat was originally entrusted to Qi Jing for safekeeping by Mo Wang; his taking it out could only be considered a silent borrowing.

But not anymore.

He had just sent a message to Mo Wang, and unexpectedly, Grandpa Mo actually took the time out of his busy schedule to reply, saying that the boat was a gift to him.

It can only be said that he is worthy of being a Level 5 Esper; he gives away small boats of this level without hesitation.

"Compared to your Gai Shi, this boat is like heaven and earth; the feel, the style, the materials, it's like trading a musket for a cannon."

Yan Cheng Dong touched and poked around, like a child who had just discovered a new toy.

Its main body is made of light cyan metal, with wings on both sides, and huge round shells on the sides of the hull.

It seems that in addition to changing size, it can also fly and dive.

Moreover, the manual steering of this boat is also a rudder, but there is a large mechanical console and display screen in front, so automatic driving is its main mode of travel.

Yan Cheng asked:

"Old Miao, do you know how to use these things?"

"What's there to not know?"

Miao Kui stepped forward, drew a long ray on the display screen with his finger, and then pressed the green button below.

"Automatic driving is almost the same for all types of consoles."

They could feel the engine under the boat starting at an extremely fast speed, taking them away from the large aircraft carrier behind them.

"So simple?!"

Yan Cheng looked at Miao Kui's operation and exclaimed:

"Doesn't this mean that after the enemy kills us, they can directly use our boat?"

Song Jiang rolled his eyes at him:

"You've already been killed, and you're still thinking so much; do you also want to slightly adjust the aim of your gun to the left?"

"Forget it then; who cares about what happens after death? Surviving is the greatest obstacle to the enemy."

After Yan Cheng finished his joke, he asked Qi Jing:

"Captain Qi, which direction are we exploring?"

Although the Arctic Ocean is very cold and the number of people searching is the smallest among the four oceans, its area is also the smallest, leading to a not-so-low density of explorers, so if they want to maximize efficiency, they can only set off along one route and cannot turn back.

Otherwise, they will encounter other teams, wasting time in vain.

Qi Jing thought for a moment; they are now at the North Pole, and they can explore in any direction.

So.

"Let fate guide us!"

He threw the umbrella sword into the sky and then watched it fall onto the boat, pointing to the direction of the umbrella tip and saying:

"Let's set off in that direction!"

The main body of this umbrella sword is the "Lucky Umbrella," which will definitely bring them luck.

"A bit hasty, isn't it?"

"Who cares? Let's go!"

Miao Kui redrew the navigation route, turning the bow of the boat to the right.

"Do we need to dive now?"

Their purpose is to find the other-dimensional gate hidden in the seabed; how can they find it by sailing on the surface all the time?

Moreover, they will soon reach the ice-covered area.

Qi Jing took out a few candied haws and handed them forward, saying:

"Let's wait a while before diving; this is our first time abroad, and it's the polar night and aurora, a rare sight; let's get our fill of it first."

Plus, they are currently around the aircraft carrier; it's obvious that the underwater here has already been explored, and there won't be any gains from going down.

"It's so cold; how dare you take off your helmet?"

Yan Cheng took a candied haw and watched Qi Jing chewing on it, bite by bite.

Qi Jing exhaled a breath of hot air and said:

"This is the authentic ice candied haw; the colder, the better."

Looking at the one in his hand, Yan Cheng was extremely envious.

Why isn't the allure of ordinary candied haws so great? Why is his saliva flowing down so quickly on such a cold day?

"If you want to eat, then eat; what are you looking at?"

Song Jiang took off his helmet and put a candied haw into his mouth.

Yan Cheng asked: "No, aren't you cold?"

It's normal not to be cold where the combat suit is worn; it's also normal that Qi Jing doesn't feel cold because of his strong physique, but why doesn't Song Jiang seem to feel cold at all?

"Of course not; don't you know that there's a thermostat in this combat suit?"

"Ah? There's a thermostat too?"

After hearing Song Jiang's words, Yan Cheng took off his helmet and indeed didn't feel any coldness.

The thermostat is one of the top ten items on the must-buy list for points, like the No Pain Armband; as long as it's attached to any part of the body, it can cover the whole body, allowing the body to be unaffected by temperature changes to a certain extent.

"I told you to only read half of the instructions; you don't even know this crucial information."

"Isn't that why I have my loyal good brother here?"

Yan Cheng put his arm around Song Jiang's shoulder and patted him, but was ruthlessly pushed away.

"If you don't know how to use words, then don't use them; what loyal? Go eat somewhere else."

After a short period of horseplay, Qi Jing looked at the map and found that they were approaching the ice-covered area:

"Prepare to dive!"

"Aye aye, Captain!"

After Miao Kui pressed the dive button, the two oval shells on both sides of the boat merged together in the blink of an eye, wrapping everyone inside, and then quickly dived underwater.

They could clearly feel the speed of the hull slowing down a lot.

This boat travels very fast on the surface of the water, almost twice as fast as the Gai Shi, but it slows down underwater due to the resistance of the water.

"Start probing!"

Miao Kui turned on the sonar detection system that came with the hull.

Although the other-dimensional gate cannot be detected by sonar, if creatures appear inside, it can help them locate it.

Song Jiang asked: "But what if no creatures appear inside?"

The other-dimensional gate has a characteristic; unless it is observed optically, it is impossible to tell that there is an other-dimensional gate there.

Using ultrasound and electromagnetic waves, you can only see that there is still a flat ground there, not a hemisphere.

Therefore, if you want to search for it, you can only carefully "look" with your eyes or abilities.

Qi Jing pinched his chin: "Then, should I be the human radar?"

"Good idea!"

Song Jiang tapped his palm:

"Indeed, there is no better way; we can't ask those fish, can we?"

Speaking of this, everyone looked at Tan Zuoyin, who was looking at the ocean scenery to the side.

"Actually, it's not impossible to ask."

She turned her head and pointed to the pitch-black sea outside the window:

"However, these fish are all timid, and if we have to ask them one by one, it will be relatively slow."

At their current speed, if they stopped to ask a fish for the result, they would waste a lot of time.

So they can only catch them and ask, and if there is news, go back and look for it.

But the probability of finding a talking fish in the sea that has seen the other-dimensional gate and recognizes it is too small.

"In short, we have to take a three-pronged approach; you use Observation Haki to sense the surroundings, occasionally catch a few fish for me, and the rest of us use searchlights and sonar here to find possible locations of the other-dimensional gate."