Under the Ice Wall
Fortunately, Meng Qi is on their side and can help them out in any emergency.
So Ding Can, who had the real-time navigation in his hand, temporarily stayed by Meng Qi's side as her assistant.
The real-life navigation props attracted the attention of all the tribesmen to some extent, simply because it seemed too strange in their worldview.
The fact that the light is constantly flickering and flowing is enough to make people unable to take their eyes away.
Everyone surrounded the two people in the middle in three layers. Some of the tribesmen came out rubbing their sleepy eyes, and they all became awake in a moment.
There was a lot of discussion about props, so naturally no one noticed that a few people didn't care about it and walked towards the stern of the ship under the cover of night.
After Gao Wenwen tied the rope to the railing, he nodded at Xia Jialian.
Shi Yan was also beside him, holding a kerosene lamp in her hand to illuminate the area.
The next second, without any hesitation, the three of them climbed over the railing and jumped into the sea together.
Falling from such a high position on the deck, under normal circumstances, the loud noise would definitely reach the ears of those in front.
But the moment they entered the water was very smooth. When they were close to the sea surface, a layer of obvious air bag suddenly appeared and wrapped the three of them.
The clusters of ice were pushed away without making any noticeable sound.
The airbag has the function of arbitrary deformation. The three people standing in it formed an oval shape with a relatively flat bottom.
Isolating themselves from the sea water and cold air outside, they went straight into the water.
This is the prop that Xia Jialian exchanged for that allows walking in water. There is plenty of oxygen in it, so you can stay there as long as you want without feeling crowded.
However, in order to avoid being seen by everyone, they could only jump down from the stern of the ship. In addition, the visibility on the deck was not very good, and they could not see the situation underwater clearly.
Therefore, the landing location was not chosen very well, so it hit the iceberg as soon as it entered the sea.
After duang duang bounced back a few times, several people inevitably staggered. Gao Tingting stabilized his body and could see the scene in front of him clearly.
If the icebergs outside are only the size of small mounds, then this part deep under the sea is simply a behemoth.
Just like a century-old tree taking root underground, the roots can spread to tens or even hundreds of meters. The situation is similar at the bottom of an iceberg.
The condensed ice continued to spread around, and now all you could see under your feet were icebergs.
Xia Jialian controlled the airbag and continued to dive downwards. After diving to a position of nearly tens of meters, he finally saw the bottom of the iceberg.
It is not as smooth as imagined, but has a downward convex shape formed by natural ice.
The bottom area of the iceberg they were living in and exploring was about several hundred square meters.
No wonder the icebergs seen above are densely packed but still have some distance between them. It is because their bottoms have touched each other and there is no room for them to get any closer.
Otherwise, if it gets any more crowded, the wooden boat won’t even be able to move.
They finally found a gap between several icebergs that was large enough for the three of them to go down. The moment they passed through the ice, the deep seabed did not become darker as they had imagined, but suddenly light appeared.
Even the kerosene lamp in Shi Yan's hand seemed dim.
She looked at some glowing objects gathered in a cluster not far away. The air bags were completely transparent and there was no obstruction to her vision.
"There are so many pink bubbles, what are they?"
At first glance, it looks like a Kongming lantern floating in the dark blue sky, except that the ones in front emit pink light.
The shape really looks like a lantern, with a light source at the very center.
Shi Yan narrowed her eyes again: "It seems to have roots. Is it some kind of marine plant?"
Before entering the water, she had no idea that the deeper underwater world would be completely different from what she saw in the middle water.
In the distance, there are schools of fish swimming quickly in the water. When they encounter obstacles, they will suddenly disperse and then quickly reunite into a team.
The seabed is such a bizarre world, with more colorful creatures than on land.
"Let's go and take a look." Xia Jialian floated closer and noticed that this was not a plant, but a jellyfish with a light pink body.
The pink light is emitted from the body of the jellyfish, and those roots are actually tentacles extending from the jellyfish's body, as dense and long as the surface.
These tentacles are very thin, like silk threads. If there were not so many of them bundled together and only one tentacle, it would be difficult to detect even if it was floating in front of you.
"Can these things alone push the iceberg?" Gao Wenwen found it unbelievable.
The jellyfish's body looks almost transparent, but even its bubble-like body appears to be much larger than those usually seen in aquariums.
It's okay to just give a big reminder, but it sounds unlikely that the iceberg can be pushed forward.
"With so many people and the buoyancy of the seawater, it's not impossible."
Xia Jialian looked into the distance and felt that these tentacles should be the most important tools used by jellyfish when hunting. A jellyfish has thousands of tentacles, so it is actually very easy to wrap up its prey.
No wonder the small fish nearby didn’t come near this side. It seems that they sensed the danger in advance.
Shi Yan stretched out her hand and poked forward. When the airbag was touched, it could produce corresponding deformation because her fingertips had already exerted force by pushing the naturally pressurized seawater.
So even if you touch a few tentacles of the jellyfish, you basically won't feel anything.
"But why would they do that? They don't seem to have any offensive power, and they probably wouldn't be able to survive if they crawled into the air."
Jellyfish are made almost entirely of water, with only an outer layer of gelatinous skin protecting their bodies.
If it were really discovered by humans, it would be very easy to break through this layer of skin, let alone hurt humans.
The wooden boat is moving now. It is estimated that the people on it are discussing and trying to move according to the real-time navigation route.
And on the seabed, they also clearly saw how these jellyfish manipulated.
There was a pink jellyfish that spread out a few thin and long tentacles from its body, which reached upwards and were placed on the bottom of the boat, where they were able to stick firmly to it.
As long as the wooden boat moves, the tentacles can detect it and then transmit the signal to the jellyfish's brain.
So they used the tentacles on their bodies that were attached to the bottom of the iceberg to control it. Dozens of them moved together, and the huge iceberg really moved slowly with such force.
Because the force is not on the wooden boat, even if there are so many jellyfish gathered under the water, the people on the boat will not notice it at all.
Moreover, since the jellyfish is not very strong, the speed of the iceberg's movement is not very fast and it will not hit the ship. Therefore, no one doubted that the iceberg was moving forward with the wooden boat.
Xia Jialian paused. "Although their purpose is unclear, if they do this, we'll be the only ones facing hardship in the end."
The freezing cold sea water seems to have no effect on these creatures that originally lived in the ocean. Even when their tentacles were pressed against the ice, the jellyfish's movements were still smooth and there was no sign of getting stuck.
Even now, when three humans were seen entering the water, several jellyfish broke away from the group and tentatively placed their tentacles on top of the air sac.
But due to the special nature of the props, you can go anywhere you want without being obstructed or touched by other creatures.
It is clear that there are countless tiny suction cups growing on the tentacles, which have no effect on the air sacs. Seeing that they have no effect, the jellyfish no longer pays attention to them and continues to float forward.
"It seems like they don't really want to attack us." Gao Wenwen concluded.
In fact, Xia Jialian felt that this was more like the result of jellyfish's curiosity.
After all, if they were really trapped, the sea surface would be covered with thin ice. Even though the jellyfish tentacles had magical powers, they would not be able to break through the ice or even get on the ship to attack them.
And why bother to move the iceberg? Why not gather together and directly pull the wooden boat down? That would be faster.
Therefore, Xia Jialian tends to believe that these creatures, which are supposed to live in the deep sea, happened to see wooden boats, something they had never encountered before, for some reason.
I was curious, so I pulled the iceberg over to play with us.
But if this is really the case, then what we are suffering is an unprovoked disaster.
After hearing his guess, Shi Yan felt that the solution was easy: "I've got it. As long as we block the jellyfish's sensory abilities so that they can't find the wooden boat, won't we be able to escape from here smoothly?"
No matter which organ the jellyfish relies on to sense the wooden boat in front of them, once the radar they use fails.
While the Bingmi Clan is in a panic, they can take advantage of this opportunity to leave the icebergs and reach a location outside the encirclement.
After discussion, they decided to do this, and Shi Yan sprinkled some white powder into the sea water.
The powder did not melt when it touched the sea water, but floated normally, as if attracted to light, towards the jellyfish.
Then, the moment it touches the jellyfish's body, it merges with its body.
Xia Jialian controlled the airbag to float upwards, passing through the gap at the bottom of the iceberg, and noticed that the tentacles that were originally attached to the bottom of the ship had now detached and were just rippling in the sea water.
It seems that the props have worked. In the following time, the existence of the wooden boat has disappeared in the jellyfish's sensory world.
The airbag surfaced. Gao Wenwen grabbed the rope that had been hung at the stern of the boat, climbed onto the deck in a low voice, and helped pull up the two people behind him.
The tribesmen were still trying hard to try different routes in the front, while Ding Can kept an eye on the situation at the stern and saw the three of them reappear in his sight.
Noticing Gao Wenwen's gestures, I knew that the problem should have been basically solved.
She nodded slightly, looked away, and exchanged glances with Meng Qi beside her.
Meng Qi understood and realized that things had taken a turn for the better. In this situation, she had to take responsibility and make decisions in front of everyone.
So he walked up to Ding Can and asked, "How is it? Has the God revealed anything new?"
Ding Can responded, his voice a little louder than before, loud enough for everyone to hear: "I found a route that looks more stable than the previous one. Master Priest, why don't we try to follow this new route?"
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