Chapter 68 Iron Chain Link
Extremely warm sea area, 7-day weather: solar storm, temperature: 50℃
When Mingzhao woke up, she looked at the clock and realized it was only four o'clock.
A faint green light shone through the window, making it look particularly eerie.
Mingzhao put on her water-cooled clothes and went onto the deck.
Green light and shadow slowly descended from the sky, so heavy that it almost plunged into the sea.
Yet it is like a wisp of colored wind, which could be blown away at any moment.
The serene scene reflects the brilliant colors, and the ship moves forward as if floating on a sea of stars.
Everything on the ship was tinged with this cold and mysterious color, creating a mystical atmosphere.
Mingzhao felt an unusual calm within her, as if the ancient and mysterious power of the sky and the ocean gently enveloped her.
As if driven by instinct, she sat down and began to use the breathing and meditation techniques she had learned in her introductory alchemy course, feeling the mysterious power within them.
The meditation time flew by, and when Mingzhao opened her eyes again, it was already 5:50.
The aurora has disappeared, and the sun is slowly rising from the sea.
Mimi had followed her out at some point and was now curled up asleep at her feet.
Feeling something amiss, Mingzhao opened the panel and discovered that he had gained a new skill.
[The Power of the Stars: The stars will guide you in the right direction.]
The introduction was essentially meaningless, but Mingzhao sensed that something was different.
In some mysterious way, she seemed to have a connection with something in the heavens.
Perhaps, at the right time, this skill will prove its worth.
The sea was calmer than ever before, like a mirror reflecting the rising sun perfectly.
This is the calm before the storm.
At six o'clock sharp, the Milk Dragon Gang's small group chat became lively.
Energetic Granny Liu: "Is everyone up? I'm going to use the iron chains to link them together!"
Everyone below was lining up to join the queue.
After confirming that everyone was awake, Mingzhao said in the group chat.
"Everyone, go inside first and put everything you need for today inside. Don't go out unless absolutely necessary until the solar storm is completely over."
She put all her and Mimi's personal belongings into the rest room yesterday, and Xiaozhi and its power supply are also inside.
She even moved the smallest refrigerator inside.
The Netherworld Bone Hand was notified in advance to hide in the ship's planks to avoid being broken by the storm.
In addition, Mingzhao also made a simple toilet and placed it in the cockpit.
Having confirmed that everyone was ready indoors, the energetic young Liu Laolao used the Iron Chain Link one-time skill card.
In an instant, a force came from the right side of the ship, pulling the entire ship to the middle.
Looking out the window, Mingzhao saw that the ten ships had formed a spider web-like structure on the sea.
Energetic Liu Laolao: "Boss, I have a panel here that lets me choose how the ships are arranged. How do I choose?"
Mingzhao pondered for a moment.
Cosmic Invincible Tyrannomon: "@Knowledge and Action in Harmony, what do you think? You should be better at this than me."
Those who embody the principle of putting knowledge into practice should have a deeper understanding of this.
Unity of knowledge and action: "We now have 10 ships, including 4 warships, 1 armored ship, and 1 speedboat. These ships are all relatively sturdy and have nothing that is easily damaged. They are on the outermost ring."
"Then there's a... well, this should be the Pancake Dog's cooking ship, and another one... this ship with the tower, and this passenger ship. These three ships have relatively weak defenses, so they're placed in the inner circle."
Pancake Dog: "What is a chef's ship? What an awful name. This is my Salt Wind Sea Restaurant."
Hyrule thug: "Hahaha, this is my Astrology ID."
Unity of knowledge and action: "Okay... This last ship should be @Mixed-Blood Prince Never Washes His Hair's Planting Ship. The greenhouse and planting soil on it are more easily affected, so it's placed in the middle."
Does everyone agree with this plan?
Cosmic Invincible Greymon: "I agree."
Everyone agreed.
The mixed-race prince never washes his hair and still doesn't speak in the group chat, but perhaps because he's placed in the safest spot in the middle, he feels like he's getting a good deal.
She sent a red envelope containing nine bottles of sanity restoration potions.
The energetic young woman, Grandma Liu, quickly arranged the boats according to the principle of "unity of knowledge and action".
Mingzhao's ship is now on the outermost edge, flanked by two warships.
Further inside is the passenger ship and the Salt Wind Sea Restaurant with the pancake dog.
Turn on the navigation; the solar storm is only ten nautical miles away.
So handsome he got slashed: "Look in my direction, to my left, there's a black line coming from there!"
Mingzhao picked up the binoculars and looked to the left.
That wasn't a black line at all; it was a dark, oppressive cloud layer. Even from this distance, you could see the fierce winds swirling within it, whipping up countless water droplets.
Mimi seemed to sense something too, spinning around on the ground and glancing at Mingzhao every now and then, looking very anxious.
Someone in the large group also noticed this, and fear instantly swept over everyone.
The storm was moving very fast; in less than ten minutes, the sky above was completely dark.
The whole world went dark.
Immediately afterwards, Mingzhao felt his ship begin to shake violently, and the iron chains were being pulled, making a clanging sound.
A tremendous force was desperately pulling her boat outwards, but it was held tightly by the iron chains.
Fortunately, this chain came from a skill card produced by the system; if it were an ordinary chain, it definitely wouldn't have lasted all day.
Then, a hurricane struck.
The strong wind, carrying water droplets, sand, broken logs from the sea, and even some marine life, slapped against the glass.
By this time, the outside had turned into a whiteout, and the only thing that could be seen was the occasional piece of trash that hit the glass and bounced off.
"Smack!"
A sardine with a human face slammed into the glass, flattening the eerie face.
Seeing Mingzhao looking at it, it immediately revealed a fierce expression.
Mimi, who was already unusually agitated because of the approaching storm, started barking wildly at the glass.
Mingzhao held it in his arms and stroked its fur to calm it down.
The messages in the group chat were scrolling like crazy.
Nine hundred million girls' dream: "Help! Someone please save me! My cabin is flooded, the wheelhouse is flooded, and the engine is tangled in seaweed. Everything is ruined."
Carbon-based life form: "Quickly turn off the engine and unplug all the power."
Fish and Chips: "What should I do? There are so many electrical appliances outside, but I'm afraid to go out."
Unity of knowledge and action: "Wrap yourself up with a rope and go out; the storm might get bigger later."
...
At this moment, Mingzhao noticed that the profile picture of the first person to speak, "Nine Hundred Million Girls' Dream," had gone black.
When I opened the group member list, I found that the profile pictures of several people whose names I vaguely remembered were now blacked out.
The group quickly realized this, and their fear turned into despair.
Two sandwiches filled with cheese: "I can't survive anymore, whatever, the world is going to end, let's all die together."
A silent lament: "I've really had enough of this endless sea voyage. Maybe if I die I'll return to my original world. I'll try it for everyone."
He couldn't come up with a name: "Everyone, cheer up! This huge storm definitely won't last long. Just hang in there and things will be fine."
However, his words had little effect, and countless people continued to send messages of despair and loss of will to live.
A profound sense of despair enveloped everyone.
Just then, the panel suddenly turned black.
The electromagnetic storm destroyed the communication signals.
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