Xia Ji's eyes showed a hint of surprise: "What are you thinking? How could you think that Jin Ce and the others are in our hands? Although we regret the disappearance of such talented people and are eager to find them, we would not go so far as to hide them away."
Faced with such a somewhat heartbroken condemnation, Li Ke remained unmoved and without remorse, saying, "Oh, I was just raising several reasonable suspicions. It's fine if I'm not there. Actually, I think it's better to be there; it's more convenient."
Xia Ji stared intently at Li Ke, then replied with a neutral "Heh."
Unaffected, Li Ke continued, "What about the blood bag organization?"
Xia Ji frowned: "Its fixed location is on an island, but it is also mobile and can transport relevant research results to places where they are needed. We need to investigate it further once it arrives at the destination."
The aircraft carrier had been underwater for almost half a month, and the atmosphere on board became increasingly tense. The navigation was correct, but it always failed to reach its destination and veered off course to other places.
The aircraft carrier has already changed course and made three round trips, but each time it veered off course to another location. The captain could only inform Xia Ji that they would not make any more pointless trips. The destination they were heading to this time was about three days away from the coordinates. If Xia Ji and his team were certain they wanted to get to this place first, they could use their submarine to find it themselves.
Xia Ji could only accept the captain's decision and could not have any objections. He gathered fifty people and sent them to two small submarines to search for the coordinates. The aircraft carrier would stay in place for about ten days.
After watching Xia Ji finish making the arrangements, Li Ke asked, "What about ten days from now? What if these people don't return within ten days?"
Xia Ji's eyes darkened: "Then we'll abandon this place for now and head towards our final destination. The highest priority for this mission is the solar energy mine."
Li Ke remained silent upon hearing this, not particularly surprised. In some matters, one must make decisive choices.
Li Ke didn't volunteer. Xia Ji had brought out skilled people, and they were all so cautious in their actions. Li Ke also knew that the place was too strange. Even if Xiao Yi was an old friend, she wouldn't rush to a place she wasn't sure of getting there.
After all, her situation had a priority; she needed to save her own people at the base.
During the ten days of waiting, the crew on the aircraft carrier salvaged a lot of deep-sea fish. Although most of these fish are inedible, they can still extract a lot of useful things. The aircraft carrier has a special research team on board, and they will study everything that comes into their hands thoroughly and make full use of it.
Xia Ji, along with his team members and Li Ke, continued their high-intensity training every day. At first, the people brought by Li Ke couldn't keep up, but now they are gradually adapting. After all, these people were the best chosen by Niu Dazhuang, so they wouldn't be too bad.
In the early hours of the eleventh day, the aircraft carrier set sail again. Li Ke woke up from his sleep and looked out the porthole at the dark deep sea. Although he was not very familiar with those people, Li Ke still hoped that if they had not found their way back, they could return safely.
Xia Ji provided them with enough supplies for five months. Even if they couldn't reach the coordinates and were sent to other places, as long as they didn't lose their way, it would be enough for them to abandon the mission and return home.
With underwater communication restricted, after the aircraft carrier set sail again, Xia Ji sent a submarine to surface and send a signal to contact the ships on the mission.
There are many underwater monsters, including many giant ones, but when faced with a behemoth like an aircraft carrier, many creatures, though curious, mostly wisely avoid it.
Occasionally, a few stubborn individuals would try to challenge you, but they're all now lying in the aircraft carrier's research lab, never to rise again.
Half a month later, the aircraft carrier surfaced in the middle of the night. Li Ke, Xia Ji, and others boarded a ship and parted ways with it. For nearly a month and a half, Li Ke's life consisted of nothing but training, eating, sleeping, and watching the sea. Apart from meeting some of the staff, he knew nothing about the aircraft carrier.
Even when the captain needed to issue orders, it was done through the crew or the ship's internal communications. Li Ke didn't even know if he was male or female, and always thought he was a very aloof person.
After watching the aircraft carrier sink, Li Ke and Xia Ji turned and walked into the cabin. The night at sea is actually very beautiful, but at this moment the wind was biting cold, and no matter how beautiful it was, they had no time to enjoy the wind on the deck.
Li Ke rubbed her dry, sore face. Ever since she boarded Xia Ji's ship, she had become quite easygoing and let him do whatever he arranged. Now that they had a new mode of transportation, Li Ke couldn't help but ask him what his next plan was.
They are now aboard a luxurious ocean liner, looking quite ostentatious, which seems somewhat inconsistent with their initial low-key demeanor.
As far as Li Ke knew, Xia Ji had arranged 150 people on the cruise ship, plus Li Ke's 50, making a total of more than 200 people. The remaining 700-plus people, including Yan Bo and his group, continued to follow in the submarine underwater.
Xia Ji smiled and said, "Even if you hadn't asked, I would have explained it to you."
Over the past few days, Li Ke has shown that although he may seem lazy at other times, he never falters once he gets on the training field.
Xia Ji also noticed that Li Ke only used four or five tenths of his strength in training, which shows that this guy's physical fitness is actually amazing.
Xia Ji arranged for his team members to spar with Li Ke, but Li Ke always stopped short of actually winning, demonstrating her absolute strength while leaving no room for anyone to fathom her true abilities.
"In a little while, uniforms for crew members and security personnel will be distributed on the ship. The people you brought are not very practical, so I've decided to assign them to crew work. You and I will both become security personnel on this ship," Xia Ji continued.
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