With a thunderous roar, Bai Shuang and her crew's submarine cabin instantly approached amidst towering columns of water.
"Oh no, they're coming at us!"
"Do they want to die together? These Chinese people are insane!"
"If we crash into them, they'll just be smashed to pieces; it won't affect us."
The Russians were excitedly discussing how their submarines had the best shock absorption.
"Oh my! I can't wait for them to be smashed to pieces!"
The moment the two submarines made contact, both disappeared.
Instantly, Bai Shuang and her submarine, propelled by inertia, continued their charge across the sea surface...
Ten nautical miles later, Bai Jiu finally stopped braking, still feeling lingering fear.
The submarine stopped, opened its top cover, and let out some air.
Bai Shuang handed each person a cup of spiritual spring water, and only after drinking it could she barely calm her heart, which was about to leap out of her chest.
"Miss, has that submarine been taken back in?"
Bai Jiu asked, panting.
Bai Shuang nodded, put her index finger to her lips, and gestured for her not to tell anyone.
"We'll study it slowly when we have time."
Lu Yu: "That's all for today. Everyone must be tired. Have a meal and get some rest."
Bai Shuang: "Let's walk a bit further and rest. What if they have accomplices?"
As soon as the submarine turned around, it saw two other submarines approaching.
Xiao Zhao: "They came to help? That's good. They didn't run away in that dangerous moment."
Lu Yu nodded; their trial period was over.
The two submarines stopped, opened their hatches, and anxiously asked, "Where's that submarine?"
Lu Yu: "Don't worry, it's resolved."
"Resolved?"
No, did they drive them away, or did they dismantle them and sink them into the sea?
Disintegration? Impossible. That submarine was sturdy enough; it must have been driven away.
The two captains thought so.
Over the years, they have become accustomed to obeying orders and will not ask questions they shouldn't.
The three ships sailed another 50 nautical miles before stopping, having a meal, and resting early.
Unexpectedly, just as they were resting, they received a page from Wang Bin and his team: "We spotted a submarine loitering not far away."
After the storm, during each rest period, they worked in pairs, each pair for four hours, taking turns on watch.
The act of keeping watch inside the submarine actually involves being in the control room and watching the monitoring screens. Now, the three submarines can communicate with each other via sonar.
That submarine looks a lot like the one Bai Shuang captured today; it must be an accomplice of the one from today.
Lu Yu: "Keep an eye on it for now."
At this time, it is not appropriate to take any action.
In this area, the water is not very deep. Bai Shuang and the others sank to the seabed to rest, blending in perfectly with the underwater cliffs and making it difficult for other submarines to detect them with their sonar.
Taking action at this point might attract the other party's attention, and could potentially lead to conflict.
Nine years have passed since the natural disaster, and more than a year since the storm. At this point, to still possess such sophisticated submarines, and more than one at that, must be a national-level organization.
Given that Russia had a highly developed heavy industry before the disaster, it was understandable that its weapons and submarines were so sophisticated.
Bai Shuang and her group haven't built a base yet; they're just a small group, trying to conceal their strength and secretly gather their comrades.
Unless absolutely necessary, try to avoid conflicts with other forces, especially those at the national level.
Sure enough, the submarine lingered for a while and then left.
The next morning, when the submarine surfaced, Xu Xin and Sun Xiangming talked about the submarine from the previous night and asked if it was the same submarine as before.
Bai Shuang smiled and said, "No, the one last night should be the companion of the ship from the daytime."
The two captains: "...Did the ship from earlier in the day have any companions?"
Bai Shuang: "National level."
"Oh, we were confused."
How could such a small group possess such advanced submarines and powerful weaponry?
Just as Bai Shuang and her group were about to set off, Wang Bin received another signal from the Babylonians.
"General, shall we see them?"
"See."
They quickly sent a signal to the two ships behind them to stop.
Then, from Bai Shuang's submarine cabin, they headed to the agreed location.
Bai Jiu: "They've been coming far too often, it's only been a few days!"
Bai Shuang: "The more often they come, the better."
This way they can negotiate lower prices and achieve their plans, since they have a lot of oil in their hands.
When the Babylonians saw White Frost and his people, their eyes lit up as if they had seen grain.
She rushed forward to greet him, almost giving Lu Yu a hug and a cheek kiss.
Lu Yu quickly stepped aside, making way for Xiao Zhao.
This is at least considered international etiquette, so Xiao Zhao had no choice but to go up and give the other person a hug, then turned around and gave his boss a resentful look.
This Babylonian officer, named Archiz, had already dealt with Lu Yu and his group twice.
During the conversation, Lu Yu told them, "Persia also has a lot of oil reserves, and they just traded it for grain with us a few days ago."
The smiles on Achiz's and the others' faces vanished instantly.
“The price we pay to Persia is 4 liters of fuel and 1 pound of grain. To be fair, our price with you must also be adjusted to this price.”
(The price for the first two transactions was 2 liters of fuel per kilogram of grain.)
Lu Yu: "Of course, we can also trade at the previous price."
But the prerequisite is that you must join my country, or become a member state of our country.
Because that price is an internal price for our countrymen.
If they were to join China, they certainly couldn't join empty-handed; they would have to hand over a large amount of oil.
Otherwise, who would protect them for nothing?
"It is now common knowledge that you have stored a large amount of oil, and it is an indisputable fact that you are being hunted down by various countries."
Think about it, if you're all killed, what use is all that oil?
Doesn't all the oil end up belonging to others?
If you join Huaxia and become one of us, we will naturally protect you.
You should know that we, the Chinese people, will never treat you unfairly; we will treat everyone equally.
Despite the price of food doubling, the Babylonians had no choice but to switch.
Because this is the only one in the world that can be traded for food.
After the Babylonians left, Bai Shuang and her crew turned back to their submarine.
On the way, Xiao Zhao said to Lu Yu, "Boss, at this price, it's still worthwhile for them not to join us."
Lu Yu nodded, "Today, besides pushing them a little, I also wanted to test them."
You see, apart from being slightly unhappy, they didn't even discuss it before changing it.
In this situation, besides having no other choice, there is another possibility: they have such a large amount of oil reserves that they don't care.
Xiao Yang: "If they don't submit, are we just going to keep exchanging with them?"
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