Qian Duoduo and the others are making relatively smooth progress, but let's talk about Luo Xinglan's side.
All 20 of them had extensive combat experience, but this was their first time venturing deep into the ocean.
Especially after putting on the diving suit, they became somewhat bulky, and their movements were not as agile as before, which undoubtedly increased the difficulty of their upcoming battles.
However, this is not the most difficult part.
After putting on their diving gear, everyone realized that the remaining oxygen in each person's tank was different.
Jiang Mingze frowned: "Sister Lan, the oxygen tank I have left can support me to breathe underwater for 3 hours. Is it the same for you?"
Sun Zexia exclaimed in surprise: "What? You actually have 3 hours? How come I only have less than an hour left?"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone looked at him speechlessly.
Less than an hour?
Luo Xinglan looked at him speechlessly: "Then you'd better not go into the water. Just going back and forth might take more than an hour."
Sun Zexia nodded and asked, "Xiao Lanlan, how much oxygen do you have left in your cylinder?"
Luo Xinglan: "My oxygen tank is full, and I can breathe underwater for 12 hours."
Ouyang Aotian interjected, "But this is only theoretical data. We also need to calculate the large amount of physical strength and oxygen consumed in combat, and we have to subtract at least one hour from that."
Luo Xinglan nodded: "That's right, that's how it is. So everyone must calculate their remaining oxygen supply to avoid accidents."
Everyone nodded solemnly.
Sun Zexia: "Anyway, I can't go now. If any of you are running low on oxygen, I'll give you mine."
Lin Yu: "Give it to me, I only have two hours."
Without saying a word, Sun Zexia immediately transferred his oxygen to Lin Yu.
Luo Xinglan: "Sun Zexia, don't be idle while we're at sea. Work with Qian Duoduo and the others to get more diving equipment. Also, if there's any progress with Jiang Ruobai and Mr. Lu, I'll have them contact you first."
She certainly wouldn't have time to check the information while underwater, for fear of missing some important information.
Sun Zexia nodded seriously: "Okay, no problem, you can go without worry."
As soon as he finished speaking, he received a slap on the back of the head.
Ning Ling rolled her eyes: "What do you mean 'go without worry'? Can't you speak properly?"
Sun Zexia thought about it carefully and realized that his words were a bit ambiguous, so he quickly changed his words: "Pah, pah, pah, what I said just now doesn't count. I'll wait for your triumphant return!"
Ning Ling nodded in satisfaction: "That's more like it."
Everyone couldn't help but laugh.
After laughing, Luo Xinglan first contacted Jiang Ruobai and Mr. Lu, telling them to contact Sun Zexia directly if the research yielded results. Then she said to everyone, "Let's go."
Everyone put on breathing masks and went into the water.
After they all left, Ning Ling looked worried and asked, "They'll come back safely, right?"
Sun Zexia: "It definitely will."
...
Luo Xinglan took the initiative to assume the position of team leader. This position not only required her to be vigilant against potential dangers at all times, but also to be the team's guide, the importance of which is self-evident.
As the group descended, they had only been swimming for a few minutes when a group of two-headed, one-eyed monsters swam towards them.
Their target wasn't these two-headed, one-eyed monsters. Luo Xinglan immediately gave everyone a "hide" signal, and they understood. They turned off their diving flashlights and swam to the vicinity.
As expected, the two-headed, one-eyed monsters didn't notice them and quickly swam past them.
After confirming that they had gone far away, Luo Xinglan and the others swam out from the vicinity and continued to swim downstream in their original formation.
The trip lasted nearly an hour, during which they encountered many special monsters from the seabed, but managed to evade them all.
They shouldn't waste their energy and oxygen on these special monsters.
But the surroundings were pitch black, seemingly without end, and everyone couldn't help but feel anxious.
We've been swimming for almost an hour and still haven't caught anything.
If this continues, before they even reach the seabed, Jiang Mingze and Lin Yu will have to retreat because their oxygen tanks only last for three hours.
Luo Xinglan made a "pause" gesture and started sending messages in the group: "The seabed is too vast. Searching like this is not a solution. It will only consume our oxygen. We need to think of a way."
Lin Yu: "Yeah, we've been swimming for an hour already. If we keep going, my oxygen tank won't be able to hold up."
Zhou Yiran: "Are we going in the wrong direction?"
Ouyang Aotian: "The direction is correct. We just encountered several waves of special monsters. If the direction were reversed, we wouldn't have met them."
Jiang Mingze: "How about we split up? That way, at least the search area will be larger."
Luo Xinglan: "For now, this is the only way. To prevent any accidents, everyone should pair up. If the oxygen tanks are low, return to the surface immediately! If you find a hole in the seabed protective membrane or encounter danger, send your location to the group chat, and I will rush there as soon as possible."
Everyone nodded and quickly split into ten small teams to begin exploring separately.
Luo Xinglan and Ouyang Aotian formed a team, and the two continued to descend along the original route.
...
Sun Zexia and Ning Ling had just helped someone kill the Cursed Crow and were preparing to head to the next person's raft when they received a message from Jiang Ruobai.
Jiang Ruobai: "The system has been changed! During this period, there is no limit to the number of trades between survivors!"
Luo Xinglan left in a bit of a hurry, only telling Sun Zexia that Jiang Ruobai might contact him, but without specifying why.
Upon seeing Jiang Ruobai's message, he immediately understood: "Okay, I got it! I'll share this news with everyone now!"
After saying that, he opened the group chat for underwater exploration and sent a message: "I have good news for everyone. The limit on the number of trades between survivors has been removed. If you have any diving equipment or harpoons, you can trade them to me first. I will then transfer them to the captain when he returns!"
Qian Duoduo: "Wait for the captain to come back? What do you mean? Sun Zexia, aren't you in the vanguard team? Why didn't you go with the captain and the others?"
Sun Zexia: "Well, it's hard to explain in a short time. Anyway, I didn't make it. Now I'm in the same boat as you guys, trying to get diving equipment. You can just trade the diving equipment you get to me directly."
Jiang Yu: "Okay, I just killed a monster and got an Oxygen Tank, which I was just about to put up in the trading hall. In that case, I'll trade it to you directly."
Xiao Lin: "[Diving flashlight x2], I'll trade it to you directly!"
Soon, Sun Zexia received many transaction requests.
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