Chapter 247 Another Journey into the Deep Sea
"Boss Shang, I take back what I said before. Could I trouble your third sister to help me investigate the reason?"
She didn't want to use such privileges and methods, but since Bai Xin could do it, why couldn't she fight back?
On her way from where Si Ming had been, she kept thinking about why Bai Xin knew the outcome.
After much thought, I can only come up with one explanation: Bai Xin must have done something.
Shang Duojin had the same idea. He lived in a prominent family and, combined with Bai Xin's reaction just now, he immediately guessed a clue.
He readily agreed upon hearing this, and to show how much he valued Shu Qingqing, he made a phone call to his third sister using his personal terminal and explained the general situation.
Xu Heyu has already left the Federation Army and joined the Interstellar Army, so it's not easy for him to have any contact with the people in the Federation Army anymore, and he can't be of much help for the time being.
After thinking about what Qiao Mei had to say, she finally sent a message to Gong Jing's personal computer, asking him if he could help her find out anything about this matter.
Miyako's mother and her mother were best friends and had a very good relationship. After realizing that there was no possibility between her and him, Miyako was very proper and always took care of her like an older brother, helping her a lot.
She could get Xu Wenfeng to help her with this favor, but once Xu Wenfeng gets involved, many more people will be involved. Moreover, Xu Wenfeng also said that he has enemies in the Federal Army, so it's better to avoid causing him trouble.
Gong Jing replied quickly, telling her that he had asked a friend to help investigate, and added, "[I also helped review the mecha she made at the time. Logically, there was a 70% chance it would pass. But now we've received this result without explanation or clarification; there's definitely a problem.]"
Putting everything else aside, Qiao Mei had witnessed Gong Jing's talent in mecha. If he could acknowledge the quality of a mecha, the Federation Army shouldn't have given such a response.
At this time, Shang Duojin also said that he had asked his third sister to inquire, and that Shu Qingqing should just wait patiently for news.
"If all else fails, you can come to the interstellar army and join us. Why are you so fixated on going to the Federation army?" Shang Duojin took a bite of his cake, looking puzzled.
Qiao Mei was also quite curious about this matter, but she also knew that everyone has their own secrets. Since Shu Qingqing did not reveal the reason before making the choice, she must have her own reasons.
Seeing that Shang Duojin was about to continue asking questions without any sense of propriety, she nudged his arm and gave him a look.
Shang Duojin understood and didn't ask any further questions.
In the end, Shu Qingqing didn't reveal her reasons, only saying that she had a compelling reason to go to the Federal Army.
Having finally made it to Orchid Star, and with summer vacation in full swing, it was impossible to stay for just a short day. Shu Qingqing rented a small villa with plenty of empty rooms and decided that guests could stay for two or three days, with her acting as their tour guide.
Shang Duojin and Qiao Mei had no problem, but Xu Heyu, since she was now alone and had many important matters to attend to, could only regretfully decline and took the earliest flight of the day to leave.
That evening, Shu Qingqing said that on the West Sea beach near their area, there are beautiful seashells that glow at night, and many people go to collect them to make bracelets, necklaces, and other beautiful items.
Shang Duojin was too tired to go, so he lay on a beach chair on the shore and waited for Qiao Mei and the others.
Ao Cang, after staring at the smaller, less attractive glowing seashells on the shore for a while, whispered something in Qiao Mei's ear.
After hearing this, Qiao Mei asked with some concern, "Are you sure you'll be alright by yourself? Why don't I come with you?"
Shu Qingqing was still happily picking up glowing seashells not far away, not paying much attention to Qiao Mei. When she had picked up about five or six, Qiao Mei and Ao Cang found her and said they wanted to go into the water. Ao Cang wanted to take her to find some things.
Shu Qingqing knew that Ao Cang was the Dragon God.
In the interstellar encyclopedia, it is clearly stated that the Dragon God initially emerged from the ocean, so she was not afraid that Qiao Mei would be in any danger if she went to the deep sea with Ao Cang.
"But now the sky is overcast again, and I don't know if it will rain today. Just to be on the safe side, you should come back early."
The rain in Lanhuaxing stopped at noon, and the whole afternoon was sunny and bright.
Right now, a sliver of fiery red sunset still lingers on the horizon not far away, but it's gradually becoming less clear under the cover of dark clouds.
Qiao Mei nodded, asked Shu Qingqing to tell Shang Duojin, and then followed Ao Cang towards the deep sea.
The West Sea connects to the main sea area where Ao Cang once lived—Tian Gou Sea, so Ao Cang is quite familiar with it.
After entering the deep sea area, he took Qiao Mei, who was floating on the surface of the sea, and asked her if she had ever been to a place in the deeper part of the sea.
He didn't know what happened in the world that belonged to Qiao Mei that he had entered, but he still wanted to verify whether she had any memories of that time.
But Qiao Mei's reaction still disappointed him.
She shook her head and honestly replied, "No, and I haven't had a chance to go diving or anything. What's wrong?"
Ao Cang looked into her sincere red eyes, his lips moved slightly, but in the end he didn't ask any further questions and brushed it off.
"No, I was just asking. But if you're not going, I can take you there. We can even take you to places that humans can never go alone."
However, considering that it might rain later, after Ao Cang took Qiao Mei into the sea, he did not take her down in human form. Instead, he transformed back into his beast form, becoming the fully-fledged black dragon that Qiao Mei had not seen for a long time. She lay on his dragon back and was carried by him to deeper places.
At an estimated depth of about 8,000 meters, Ao Cang stopped in a body of water covered with giant, glowing seashells. He transformed back into human form and reached out to pick a blue-pink seashell that was half his height for Qiao Mei.
The seashell was embedded in an unknown planktonic organism on the seabed and was not easy to remove. Ao Cang used a lot of strength to successfully remove it and let Qiao Mei put it into the light brain bracelet.
With his divine power, even in the deep sea, Qiao Mei was able to speak. She said with a hint of helplessness, "Isn't this a bit too big? How about we get a smaller one?"
Although the smallest one she saw was only about the height of her feet to her calves, it was still better than this one.
Ao Cang insisted that she put it in, saying that once she took it up, he could demonstrate its function to her that evening.
Qiao Mei had no choice but to take them in, including two pieces.
As evening fell, a torrential downpour indeed began.
Qiao Mei watched in the bedroom as Ao Cang pieced together the seashells and used his divine power to fuse them into a seashell bed large enough for two people to lie in, looking completely bewildered.
Quiz (no prize): What are seashells used for?
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