Chapter 766: Opening up the Rhine Waterway
After the first contact with Xiaobu, the priority of going to the Rhine for investigation was immediately raised to the highest level.
The "Untouchables" group has shown great potential.
This learning ability is terrifying. Xiu Si specially found some professional scholars in various fields to give lectures to Xiaobu, and the feedback received was almost the same - no matter how obscure the course was, Xiaobu could learn and understand it quickly. It didn't take long for her to be exposed to Castel's most cutting-edge research.
You know, a few months ago, she couldn't even spell.
There were even quite a few people who were clearly afraid - the gap in intelligence was too huge, and their learning abilities were completely on a different level.
Hughes secretly received some advice suggesting he simply exterminate this group. Some more pessimistic scholars believed that humans were too inferior and would simply be eliminated by these underground people.
These voices were suppressed by Hughes.
Are you kidding? The Untouchables are too smart and need to be eliminated. Should the Banshees also be eliminated?
Extraordinary people are stronger than ordinary people. Are they not allowed to exist?
The war to end everything has already been fought for the second time. What difficulties are there that cannot be overcome?
Hughes is willing to believe in humans.
At the same time, Xiaobu's specific information has not been made public. Anyway, she is currently in quarantine and cannot leave the testing site in Gem Bay.
The backflow of seawater is still stuck in technical issues, but Nini's work is making progress.
After hearing Nini's request, Xiaobu directly drew a map for her.
Map to the Rhine.
You have to know that the underground is three-dimensional. This is why Nini, who has the ability to sense water veins, can still get lost in the underground river. She originally thought that drawing a map was almost impossible.
It's almost like making a three-dimensional sand table.
But Xiaobu actually drew it, and it didn't look that complicated.
Nini followed the map for a while with some doubt, and found that she could actually keep up.
Xiaobu did not draw the entire underground water vein, but only marked the key points.
Whenever Nini couldn't find her way, she would take out the map and follow Xiaobu's instructions to find the specific route.
Just as the subway map is just an abstract stick figure, the actual subway network is intricate and complex.
But you can find the corresponding nodes by following the subway map. Xiaobu also marked these nodes on the map. Once the important locations are found, Nini can make up for the rest by relying on water vein perception.
So Nini's journey was surprisingly smooth.
"According to the map, the Rhine is not far ahead." Nini surfaced and said excitedly while looking at the map.
This time her quest wasn't just her own.
Zeus directly sent several banshee teams to assist. If the distance was not too far and they could not stay for a long time and needed rotation, Zeus would have wanted to send all the banshees out.
Nini's team has grown unprecedentedly.
Now, Nini takes Monica and Oona to explore together.
Una was responsible for checking the records and leaving guiding signs at key locations.
Nini was responsible for using fossils to turn into mud to expand the narrow passage, ensuring that the banshee could enter and exit normally.
Monica was able to join because she was small, so it was easier for her to drill a hole or something to explore.
"There are many rivers along the way, but unfortunately there are no fish." Monica sighed.
"Have you forgotten? The sea fish are all made from the flesh and blood of the Sea God. Where do the fish in this river come from?"
"Too."
Monica said as she fixed the lamp in her hand to the wall.
There is naturally no light underground, and this is even more so for the underground river. After all, it is even called the underground river.
However, this has little impact on the banshees. There is no light in the deep sea, and the banshees can still swim freely. They use another set of senses to perceive in the water.
But basic lighting is still needed, which not only provides brightness but also serves to indicate direction.
"Do you think those underground people are really that smart?" Monica asked worriedly.
Although she often has some clever and basic ideas, they are ultimately just clever tricks.
Xiaobu's learning ability can really crush hers.
For example, if you don’t know advanced mathematics, you just don’t know it, no matter how clever you are.
"So what? We are now considered believers of the Church of Poseidon. How will this affect your life?" Nini shrugged.
Monica responded muffledly.
To be honest, she was very worried, and she could feel that Xius also cared about this matter.
Monica looked up at the dark cave and wished that time would stop and she would never find the way to the Rhine.
Unfortunately, the map in Nini's hand is getting shorter and shorter.
Monica inexplicably felt a sense of crisis in her heart. She wondered if Zeus would abandon her if he discovered a more powerful race.
That shouldn't be the case, right? The Lord is a good man, he wouldn't abandon his followers like them.
But this mercy, born out of pity, made Monica feel bad.
Should I study harder? I've been so obsessed with medicine lately that I haven't been studying or doing research.
Studying medicine couldn't save Castel, but she still had to work harder.
"We seem to be almost there." Nini suddenly spoke, startling Monica. Una, who was standing next to her, quickly came over to Nini and asked, "Where are we?"
"Well, the directions on the map are basically over. Xiaobu mentioned before that the underground river marker here is right under the Rhine. It's just quite remote, so not many people come here normally."
After Nini finished speaking, she surfaced with Monica and Una and looked around.
"Is this really the place? Why don't I see any traces of human activity?"
This is a long and narrow rift valley, and Nini and her friends are at the deepest part.
The scenery of the rift valley was nice, like a skyscraper built underground. Unfortunately, they had been traveling underground all the way and were tired of seeing such wonders.
Nini turned the map over and over again, checking it several times. "Yes, it's right here. These thick rock pillars just match up. Let's look for any traces nearby."
It didn't take too long before Una suddenly raised her hand and called the two of them over: "Come, look at this!"
Monica and Nini came over, their eyes lighting up: "Garbage dump!"
Yes, there was a section of the underground rift that was filled with all kinds of garbage. Perhaps because it was so quiet underground, although there was a foul smell, there were surprisingly not many flies and insects. The three banshees pinched their noses and moved closer.
Most of these are household garbage, and there are also some tattered materials. The presence of garbage means that there are people living here. Perhaps these are thrown from the ground. They really have arrived in the Rhine.
Suddenly, the three of them raised their heads at the same time. In the distance, a huge metal claw stretched out. In the haphazardly put together mechanical arm, there was a handful of spare parts picked out from the garbage dump.
(End of this chapter)
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