Chapter 142: Finding a Big Fish at the Bottom of the Ocean
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The plan to go to Hainan was thus made.
Tang Rui began preparing the next day, packing everything he needed directly into boxes.
He also specifically went to find Lin Chao.
After all, when doing long-distance traveling, it was good to report it.
Even though they werenât going abroad, traveling by yacht on the sea was not entirely safe.
So when reporting, he also had Lin Chao contact the military to see if they could help arrange a skipper for the yacht.
He couldnât pilot a yacht, and Red Lotus couldnât control an unmodified one either.
Thus, seeking assistance from the military sounded like the more prudent choice.
âHow do you plan to get there? Are you going by RV or fighter jet? When you arrive in Hainan, are you renting a villa or staying directly on the yacht?â
After hearing the news, Lin Chao immediately inquired, asking in great detail.
âIf weâre going⊠I and Li Shuyao, the two of us, will take a fighter jet there. As for accommodation⊠we wonât rent a villa, weâll stay on the yacht. After all, this time, our main purpose is to enjoy the sea,â Tang Rui thought for a moment and replied.
âAll right, Iâll contact the higher-ups.â
After hearing this, Lin Chao turned and went to his own secure office to make a phone call.
Tang Rui didnât know what Lin Chao was up to.
He was just going on vacation to Hainan, not diving in the Pacific Ocean. It seemed a bit too tense.
Our aircraft carrier is parked over there for training, after all.
Ten minutes later, Lin Chao came out of the secure room.
âEverythingâs arranged. Your yacht will be handed over to someone today. As for flying a fighter jet, you can park it at the islandâs airport or on the aircraft carrier.â
âWait⊠aircraft carrier? I can go to an aircraft carrier directly?â Tang Ruiâs eyes started to light up.
Although he loved fighter jets and the sky, it didnât mean he rejected the sea.
An aircraft carrier, seriously?
Who wouldnât want to visit an aircraft carrier?
âOf course, when you go out to sea, the aircraft carrier will be training in the nearby waters.â
âAircraft carrier escort?â Tang Rui felt like this was a bit out of the ordinary.
âYou can think of it that way, but in other words, the aircraft carrier just happens to be on your route.â
âOkay, I got it.â
When Tang Rui left the office, his head was still spinning.
No one would believe this story no matter who told it.
That evening, Li Shuyao returned home and started packing.
She had taken 15 days of annual leave.
This time, she could really enjoy herself.
Originally, Tang Rui had already packed everything.
However, when Li Shuyao returned, she started packing things again, including many items that he thought were unnecessary.
âDonât use suitcases; Iâll get a special box.â
â???â Li Shuyao had a puzzled expression.
If not suitcases, what would they use to pack their things?
In less than five minutes, Tang Rui returned with a long box.
âPack using this box, and donât leave any empty space.â
âWhat kind of box is this, and why are there two hooks on it?â
âThis is a box that attaches to the fighter jetâs bomb bay.â
ââŠâ Li Shuyao had nothing to say.
After Li Shuyao had packed everything, a robot carried the box downstairs.
Red Lotus controlled the fighter jet to open the internal bomb bay and hung the box on the missile pylon.
The fighter jetâs internal bomb bay was now full.
Three large boxes and five robots.
These five robots were newly manufactured by Red Lotus and were suitable for use in the sea. They included rescue robots, maintenance robots, and household robots.
The box was attached.
The internal bomb bay was closed.
The next day, the two of them woke up naturally, put on their nano anti-g clothes, and donned their combat suits before heading to the fighter jet.
âAre you sure itâs okay?â Li Shuyao looked at the fighter jet and was still a bit worried.
After all, other than pilots, not many ordinary people had ridden in one.
âDonât worry; my skills are absolutely fine. When 1 went to Harbin Institute of Technology for a conference, 1 flew a fighter jet there. Itâs much safer than a commercial flight,â Tang Rui said with a smile.
âAll right, but donât fly too fast later.â
âNo problem.â
The two of them boarded the fighter jet.
Click!
The cockpit canopy closed, and the heads-up display in their helmets activated.
Tang Rui had set up a panoramic mode for Li Shuyao, so she could only see the scenery and not the fighter jetâs data.
It wasnât because he was worried about her leaking secrets, but because he didnât want her to get bored.
She wouldnât understand all that data.
âFish Pond to Tower. Requesting takeoff.â
âTower to Fish Pond, you are cleared for takeoff.â
Upon receiving Towerâs message, Tang Rui waved to the people in the distance and then pushed the throttle, initiating the vertical takeoff.
Due to Li Shuyaoâs presence, he didnât taxi for takeoff but opted for a vertical ascent.
âSo high.â
Li Shuyao had an unobstructed view and felt like they were getting higher as they saw the ground below.
Especially from her perspective, it felt like she was suspended in the air.
It was a rather frightening feeling.
However, Li Shuyao wasnât scared; she seemed quite excited.
âSit tight; Iâm going full throttle.â
âOkay.â
Once Li Shuyao was securely seated, Tang Rui pushed the throttle to enter supersonic cruise mode.
At the moment they broke the sound barrier, the world fell silent.
Li Shuyao was experiencing this sensation for the first time, and to say the sensation was quite extraordinary would be an understatement.
âArenât fighter jets known for their high G-forces that can knock an ordinary person out? Why donât I feel anything?â Li Shuyao asked.
âDonât worry; the anti-G suit and combat suit youâre wearing are like space suits. Thatâs why you donât feel anything.â
Tang Rui hadnât performed high-G maneuvers; he had just accelerated, and with Li Shuyao in her seat and her special suit, she wouldnât feel much.
âCan you go faster?â Li Shuyao asked.
âFaster? Sure.â
Tang Rui pushed the throttle again, accelerating from Mach 2 to Mach 6.
âThatâs fast.â
âItâs decent.â
Throughout the journey, Li Shuyao kept looking around and below.
She didnât feel like she had had enough yet.
But Tang Rui started to decelerate because they had reached the South China Sea and needed to prepare for landing.
âBeep, beep, beepâŠâ
At this point, an alarm sounded inside the cockpit.
âTang Rui, whatâs going on?â
âNo problem; Iâve spotted a large fish.â
âA large fish?â
âYeah, a very large one.â
Tang Ruiâs display showed a large fish detected by the fighter jetâs electro-optical system, which was actually a submarine.
âFish Pond, this is Fisher.â
âFisher, this is Fish Pond; go ahead.â
âIâve found a submarine; not sure if itâs one of ours.â
âSubmarine? Please report your current coordinates.â
âCurrent coordinates are XXXâŠâ
âAll right, weâre verifying it now; please wait.â
âIâm hovering above the target.â
Tang Rui looked at the data, but due to the murky seawater, he couldnât be sure if it was one of their submarines. The fighter jet lacked a quantum information capture system, making it unable to identify the situation of the submarine clearly.
So he had to wait for a response.
However, he believed there was a good chance that it wasnât one of their own submarines..
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