Chapter 362 Be the Master of Pressure!
"Splash—"
The water in the entire sea area was slowly lifted from the bottom up, and [Abyss], along with the surrounding Sea Dragon Guard, was passively pushed back by this wave.
When the seawater was lifted to a height of about half a meter or two...
Layer upon layer of waves spread out to both sides.
As the seawater receded, it revealed a small island that resembled a large aquatic ecosystem. Then, a bald turtle's head emerged from the water, its two obsidian-like eyes turning as it looked around in confusion.
but,
Once it saw the young man standing at the very edge of the deck, holding a mutated dragon sturgeon head, it clearly stopped turning its head.
"Gurgle..."
His eyelids drooped down.
The shell, comparable to an island, smoothly turned around, its thick shell, which seemed to have gained a lot more in the two months since it was last seen, pressed close to the side of the Abyss.
Then it opened its sharp-edged, toothless mouth wide open—
"Gurgle..."
A long, drawn-out hum.
"What are they trying to do? Are they trying to scam us?" Ivan asked, puzzled.
[That pose...it's like they've tasted the sweetness and are now thinking of having a buffet and a spa treatment too?!]
[Skilled positioning, begging with righteous indignation...]
[Hand over the good food, and while you're at it, give me a back rub~]
[That's great, it's a win-win situation, everyone gets what they want!]
He casually tossed the half-eaten fish head into Grandpa Turtle's mouth, then rolled up his sleeves:
"Get to work. Same as always, you feed me, I'll go dismantle it."
They received many times more various kinds of meat that were close to their expiration date than last time.
Klaus felt a surge of despair.
But what could he do?!
Resigned, I dragged the container to Grandpa Turtle's mouth and began mechanically waving my arms: "Eat...you'll stuff yourself to death..."
Randomly climbed up the railing again and landed lightly on the turtle shell where there was nowhere to step.
Blue light rose and fell intermittently.
"Boss, there's a patch of red ore about ten meters to the left. It looks really special." Nathan held up his binoculars, acting as a human radar.
Listen to advice.
He turned around and circled the dark red ore, which was only half a square meter in size.
These minerals are deeply embedded in the patterns of the tortoise shell, and the top looks like a cluster of burning flames, which is quite beautiful.
[Decomposable target detected: Symbiotic hydrothermal red ore]
[Confirm decomposition?]
Festive?
These days, even ores have emotions?
"break down."
[Disassembly successful! Obtained: 6 pieces of by-product slag, 3 pieces of festive red tourmaline.]
【Festive Red Tourmaline】
[Review: It's just a rock... but beautiful things can brighten your mood just by looking at them. Studies have shown that this mineral can effectively alleviate road rage and a range of other emotional issues. PS: When life makes you unhappy, get it!]
He casually pinched the translucent red stone and fell into deep thought.
Whose research?
"Boss! There's not much meat left!"
Klaus's weak shouts came from the ship, interrupting his thoughts.
He turned his head to look.
The engineer was seen swinging an empty bucket... a whole bucket of clam and fish meat contributed by the Sea Dragon Guard, which earned Grandpa Turtle a satisfied burp.
Sea surface.
With each chew, the giant turtle emitted a rumbling sound from its chest, causing ripples to spread across the seawater.
Hmm, it seems to be in a good mood right now.
"Sean!"
The clam shell snapped open with a snap, "Here!"
"Go, let's talk to Grandpa Turtle and ask him to take us back to the Tranquil Sea."
He casually pointed to the lazy, big guy.
"There shouldn't be any communication barriers among you marine creatures."
Sean pouted and reluctantly slid to the side of the boat, dragging his tail along.
He's now a bit allergic to the color green.
A series of bubbling sounds, accompanied by a series of exaggerated physical movements.
Grandpa Turtle barely lifted half of his drooping eyelids and turned to look at Renyi.
"Gurgle—"
A deep echo reverberated across the water.
Followed by.
Without any warning, the giant tortoise plunged downwards and sank into the sea with a "whoosh," while the six turtles that had been lined up around the boat followed closely behind and disappeared into the whirlpool in an instant.
Sean pounced like a tiger back into his giant clam:
"Keep up! Keep up! The old man said the boat doors are welded shut, or we'll miss our last meal!"
Chaos erupted on the deck.
Ivan grabbed Nathan by the collar with one hand and dragged Aurora inside with the other.
Just as Klaus was about to enter the observation cabin, he caught a glimpse of the mermaids being forced back by the current, so he took out a polished purple wooden pipe from his pocket and threw it at Fak Squid with all his might.
"Hey! Please give this to Grandma Li! I'm not responsible for after-sales service—"
Fuck Squid hastily caught the rather nice-feeling pipe.
【Abyss】The bow sank down, and transparent bubble wrap completely enveloped the entire ship.
Then the whirlpool swept the ship along, following the trail of water left by the giant turtle, and plunged headlong into the dark depths of the sea.
......
There was no buffer, no deceleration.
This was also different from the time I experienced a pure freefall through the super-duper-sized "Glorious Hole" last time, when everything was completely dark.
Those inside the observation chamber could feel an increasing, intensifying sense of terrifying pressure...
You can also see... the darkness gradually becoming extreme.
A depth of six thousand meters...
8,000 meters...
Nine thousand...twelve thousand!
"Damn it... why has it taken so long? What depth are we at now?"
Klaus kept taking deep breaths.
He felt like he was developing thalassophobia!
"don’t worry."
It's possible to see the depth value on the board in one's mind...
But there's no need to say it out loud.
To avoid some engineer who likes to make a fuss developing symptoms on the spot in addition to obsessive-compulsive disorder and germaphobia.
In a place unseen by passengers—
Beneath the bubble wrap of the Abyss.
As it dives into the sea, gray patterns that are almost integrated with the ship emerge, flowing across the surface of the hull and gently pushing away the seawater that is pressing against the ship.
After we finished dealing with the rift and returned to the Deep Blue Palace,
The first thing he did was head straight for the treasure vault.
The gray plus sign that previously prevented the [Mimetic Buffer Layer] and [The Drunken Man's Carnival] from being inoperable due to insufficient [Deep Sea Shadow] level has been lit up.
Without hesitation, the captain chose to use the evolution points that hadn't even been warmed up yet to evolve them.
【Mimetic Buffer Layer (LV4)】
[Function: Absorbs 90% of wave impact and provides shock absorption protection when the hull is hit.]
Feature 1: Self-cleaning.
Feature 2: Color changing.
【Characteristic 3: Acid resistance.】
[Feature 4: Land travel.]
【Characteristic 5: Cilia.】
[New Feature 6: Leviathan. Passive: Submerged travel ignores water pressure; oxygen generation module consumes more bio-energy with depth.]
[Skill: Absolute Defensive Stance]
[Comment: While others are still worrying about how to dive deeper, you can already consider making a home in the abyss's fissures. PS: Shout it out loud (to the water pressure): Who's the master?!]