Chapter 102 The 102nd Day of the Beginning [Two-in-One] "Relevant Departments"
Day 102 of the game [Two-in-One]
Yanjing has just been rebuilt from the earthquake and is slowly returning to normal life and business.
The sightseeing buses were previously used as transport vehicles for supplies, and only resumed operation yesterday.
Therefore, apart from Yin Yu and He Lianzhou, there was no one else on the bus.
The bus traveled slowly through the city, with the sightseeing route significantly shortened, passing only a few building complexes that were not too severely damaged.
The sightseeing route, which was originally expected to last half an hour, was shortened by half. He Lianzhou nudged Yin Yu's arm, still wanting more: "Let's go on another round."
Yin Yu: ""
The two stared at each other for three seconds, then Yin Yu's face fell, and he got up to buy two more train tickets.
He Lianzhou smiled slightly.
However, things don't happen more than three times, and when He Lianzhou tried to take the throne a third time, Yin Yu suppressed him.
He followed slowly behind Yin Yu, and hummed softly, "Actually, I didn't really want to ride anymore, two wheels should be enough."
Yin Yu suppressed the urge to roll his eyes.
After getting off the sightseeing bus, the other side of the platform was the seaside line. Yin Yu simply led He Lianzhou along the boardwalk of the seaside line, and at the end of the boardwalk was the bus stop back to the hotel.
"You're not taking me on a date, are you? To the beach, huh?" Before He Lianzhou could finish speaking, Yin Yu elbowed him in the chest, causing him to stop abruptly. He rubbed his chest and laughed, "Still as bad-tempered as ever, I'm relieved then."
Yin Yu was almost immune to He Lianzhou's shamelessness and didn't even want to acknowledge him.
There were more people on the beach side. It was sunset, and people were strolling along the beach in twos and threes.
This is the city's usual leisurely pace, and the earthquake more than a month ago seems to have only slightly disrupted the city's rhythm, like a stone thrown into a lake. Now, the ripples are slowly returning to normal.
Yanjing's coastline is very long, covering almost one-fifth of the length of the nearby Xiaonanhai. Every evening, this side of the coastline is always crowded with people.
Beyond the Xiaonanhai Sea lies the Dongji Ocean, which covers nearly 30% of the world's area.
The entire Eastern Pacific Ocean has almost no coastline adjacent to cities. It has the largest ocean area among several oceans, but it is also the ocean with the fewest connections to humans.
And Yanjing is the human city that is closest to this ocean surface.
Guanshan is built on this part of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. It is located in one of the most desolate areas of this ocean, an area known as "Nemo Point," which means "no man's land" in Latin. Officially, it is called "the inaccessible pole of the ocean," which is the no-man's land in marine geography.
Of course, now that Guanshan is here, this once uninhabited area is no longer uninhabited.
Yin Yu and He Lianzhou walked along the seaside promenade, with the setting sun hanging directly in front of them.
He Lianzhou glanced at the people playing in the mudflats, then turned to Yin Yu and asked, "Have you ever done that? Like them?"
Upon hearing this, Yin Yu looked over and his gaze fell on the parents who were shoveling mud with their child. He said indifferently, "No, they rarely bring me to the beach."
“That’s strange,” He Lianzhou said. “I thought people who grew up in coastal cities would at least have a sand bucket and a sand shovel as children. Were they worried you’d drown?”
Yin Yu raised an eyebrow: "They sent me to learn to swim when I was little. I was already number one in the city team when I was six years old."
He Lianzhou clicked his tongue: "Look how smug you are."
Yin Yu gave a soft hum and turned his gaze toward the mudflats.
He squinted as he watched the children playing happily, a colorful bucket in one hand and a small sand shovel in the other. When he was a child, he would come here with his parents for an evening walk and want to go down to play, but they never allowed him to.
He suddenly asked He Lianzhou, "You probably didn't play with these things when you were a kid, right?"
"Hmm?" He Lianzhou made a soft, questioning sound.
Does he look like a kid who would play with these dirty things?
Yin Yu looked He Lianzhou up and down. He was wearing sneakers, casual light khaki trousers, and a white long-sleeved shirt. He would probably be completely ruined if he went down to the mudflats. He was perfect for messing with He Lianzhou.
He subtly curled the corners of his mouth and pointed to the convenience store not far away: "Since you're already here, I'll show you around today."
He Lianzhou paused, and then saw Yin Yu stride over and buy two "Family Meal" meals for beachcombing, showing great generosity.
He Lianzhou: ""
He Lianzhou was not given much choice; he followed closely behind Yin Yu.
As soon as He Lianzhou reached the mudflats, his face began to wrinkle. The feeling of sinking into the soft mudflats was not much different from wading into a swamp.
He firmly believes that some things are better observed from afar; it's enough to watch others do them, rather than having to do everything yourself and experience them firsthand.
The luxurious family beachcombing equipment that Yin Yu bought is far superior to the toys available to children on the mudflats.
Shovels are used to dig sand, two-pronged hoes are used to dig oysters, five-pronged rakes are used to dig clams, long tongs like scissors are used to catch crabs and snails in deep water, beachcombing nets are used to catch small fish and shrimp, and buckets are used to hold the spoils.
As these pieces of equipment were brought onto the mudflats, they immediately drew envious exclamations and gasps of amazement from the surrounding children.
He Lianzhou's lips twitched slightly as he looked at Yin Yu, whose eyebrows seemed even more radiant than before.
Why did he feel that Yin Yu was doing it on purpose? He just wanted to make these kids envious.
However, he guessed that Yin Yu would never admit it.
Yin Yu raised an eyebrow at him: "Why are you looking at me? You've never been to the beach before, have you? Let me show you how."
"Didn't you play this when you were a kid?" He Lianzhou found it amusing; how did he suddenly become so experienced in playing it with him?
Yin Yu scoffed: "I didn't play with these when I was a kid, but I've been in Guanshan for so long, and living by the sea is commonplace for me. How could I not catch these seafood?"
It's just that there aren't that many fun tools.
Yin Yu looked down to check the family meal set that the shop owner had recommended to him.
Flashy and gaudy.
He Lianzhou: ""
I can't even remember what kind of wild game this person is; they'll just hunt it and eat it raw.
"Come on, follow me. There's nothing good to find here." Yin Yu beckoned to He Lianzhou, glanced at the mudflat area, and clicked his tongue. At most, there were some small clams, and they were all crushed. Don't even think about finding anything good here.
He Lianzhou had no choice but to carry his own family photo of the beachcombing trip and resigned himself to following Yin Yu.
He admitted that he had been somewhat envious and curious about what the children were doing, but now he felt that Yin Yu wanted to play far more than he did.
Taking him out to play is just an excuse.
He Lianzhou shook his head inwardly, finding it amusing.
Yin Yu didn't take He Lianzhou to any deserted corner of the mudflats. He just glanced at the waves and then stopped after walking another thirty or forty meters.
He took the small shovel and dug down, and in no time, he was the first to dig out a cat's eye snail.
He Lianzhou was taken aback. So this was the result? He quickly said, "You can't use your ability to cheat."
"Huh?" Yin Yu was puzzled for a moment, and it took him a second to realize what He Lianzhou was referring to.
"Tch, you never even considered using it." Yin Yu scoffed at him.
There's a trick to catching cat's eye snails. They will crawl along the mudflats in a curved path, starting from a small round hole and ending at a small bulge. Just shovel straight down into the bulge, and you'll be able to dig one up nine times out of ten.
Yin Yu tossed the cat's eye snails into the small bucket, scooped up some seawater, and then looked at He Lianzhou: "You can use your abilities, let's see who catches the most in the end."
He Lianzhou looked at Yin Yu suspiciously. A competition? One of them is using the abilities of a lord, while the other isn't. Doesn't that mean he's guaranteed to win?
"Then we should add some kind of bet, so that there's a division of the spoils between the winner and loser," He Lianzhou said, narrowing his eyes.
Seeing this, Yin Yu turned to look at He Lianzhou: "What are you planning?"
“If I win, I’ll use the monster life force to replenish my ‘nutrients’,” He Lianzhou said, then quickly added, “I’m just giving you a chance to practice.”
Yin Yu scoffed: "So high and mighty. What if you lost?"
"I'll listen to you." He Lianzhou tilted his head.
"OK."
"Hmm?" He Lianzhou paused. "I mean, what are your requirements?"
Yin Yu smiled and said, "Just do it this way, listen to me, it's good."
He Lianzhou: ""
It doesn't matter. Anyway, he doesn't believe that he can't beat Yin Yu when he can use the perception of a lord.
"Half an hour, you can dig anywhere you want, on the mudflats, in the shallow sea, it all counts," Yin Yu set the rules.
He Lianzhou responded.
He immediately sensed the life fluctuations nearby. It was very noisy, which would probably be a headache for a novice like Yin Yu, but he was already used to these fluctuations.
He quickly identified a location that seemed exceptionally vibrant and teeming with life.
In shallow sea areas.
He Lianzhou was quite satisfied; at least he wasn't stuck in this quagmire anymore.
He immediately picked up his small bucket, slung his family photo over his shoulder, and headed straight for his destination.
Seeing He Lianzhou's unusually clear expression, Yin Yu closed his eyes and quickly guessed where He Lianzhou's target location was.
He raised the corners of his mouth slightly and chuckled softly, "Let's see what you can do."
Yin Yu remained focused on this mudflat. There was a lot of cargo here, and most of the small holes on the ground were breathing holes, which meant that there was likely something underneath.
Half an hour passed quickly.
Yin Yu called out to He Lianzhou and saw the man emerge from the shallow sea, looking disheveled and covered in water, carrying a small bucket.
"How is it?" Yin Yu glanced into He Lianzhou's small bucket, then chuckled softly; it was full of seaweed.
He used tongs to lift the top layer of seaweed and saw a small octopus lying underneath, slowly trying to flip over along the side of the bucket.
He Lianzhou swiftly flipped him over.
"An octopus? That's pretty hard to catch, but you managed to get one." Yin Yu raised an eyebrow, then flipped through the seaweed again, finding nothing but seaweed.
Hearing what Yin Yu said, He Lianzhou felt a slight sense of pride rising in his heart.
It was quite difficult; he almost fell into the sea, but he managed to catch himself.
"That's all?" Yin Yu looked at He Lianzhou, his gaze falling on a piece of seaweed caught on He Lianzhou's shoelace, and his smile became more pronounced.
He Lianzhou quickly shook his foot, kicked the seaweed away, and pretended nothing had happened.
He inwardly grimaced, clearly sensing that there was plenty of seafood in that area. However, when he went into the sea, all he found was churning shallow sand and mud, with seaweed tangled together. Even though he knew there was something in the water and had tools at hand, he couldn't find it.
"That's all. What did you find?" He Lianzhou asked, glancing into Yin Yu's small bucket. He then froze slightly, his eyes widening. "What are all these?!"
Yin Yu laughed and shook the bucket of haul: "Found a razor clam nest."
Once you find one razor clam, you can find a whole bunch of them, jumping out one after another. He caught them and put them in a bucket of water.
Of course, the bucket isn't deep, so it looks full.
However, it was far better than the emptiness of Helianzhou.
He Lianzhou's eyelids twitched, and then he heard Yin Yu say, "A bet is a bet?"
"certainly."
Anyway, there was a 20-meter limit, and he usually listened to Yin Yu anyway, so it didn't make much difference. He tried to comfort himself.
"You can rent barbecue grills over there and grill your food right there." Yin Yu carried two small buckets and strode towards the busiest part of the mudflat area.
All the children they encountered along the way plunged into Yin Yu's bucket of water, uttering waves of envious and admiring sounds. For a moment, Yin Yu was like the king of the children.
"Big brother, what did you find? There's so much seaweed!" A little girl walked up to He Lianzhou and asked him innocently and curiously.
He Lianzhou: ""
"He found an octopus," Yin Yu said with a laugh. "Isn't that amazing?"
Most people find octopuses by digging in the mudflats, but He Lianzhou is amazing; he catches them directly in the shallow sea.
"Wow!" The little girl looked at He Lianzhou with admiration. "Big brother is so amazing!"
He Lianzhou unconsciously puffed out his chest, and his eyebrows and eyes curved slightly involuntarily.
Yin Yu glanced at He Lianzhou, then shook his head slightly with a slight smile.
The two paid a processing fee of fifty yuan to have the barbecue stall owner process the food for them.
Fresh seafood has a natural salty and savory flavor with a hint of sweetness.
"Let's have something to eat first." Yin Yu dipped a small razor clam in pepper and ate it one after another.
He Lianzhou, meanwhile, stuck his little octopus in the air and showed off a few long whiskers to Yin Yu.
"Naive," Yin Yu commented.
The two of them sat by the barbecue stall, eating skewers while watching the sun slowly sink below the horizon.
Yin Yu felt a rare sense of peace and ease.
He seemed never to pay attention to the sunset in the city; only in the countryside did the sunset serve as a watershed moment, often signifying a sense of urgency and never being fully associated with relaxation and comfort.
Just as the two finished eating and were about to pack up and leave, Yin Yu's phone suddenly rang.
"It's Guan Shan." Yin Yu glanced at the caller ID, frowned slightly, and answered the phone.
"What's going on?" he asked.
"Team Leader Yin, we've detected a shipwreck on the bottom of the East Pole Ocean. It seems to have been flipped up by ocean currents from a deep trench on the seabed, and it's currently sunk near the boundary of the South China Sea," Fang Bo's voice came through, pausing slightly.
Upon hearing this, Yin Yu said, "Turned up by ocean currents? Isn't this a matter for the maritime department? Is it related to Guanshan? Does this shipwreck show signs of a monster attack?"
"The ship's hull has been corroded by seawater for many years, and has also suffered multiple impacts, so the specific extent and cause of the damage are still unclear. We are currently conducting in-depth investigations to determine if there is any possibility of a monster attack," Fang Bo replied.
Yin Yu paused, unsure whether he had been attacked by a monster, yet he had returned to Guanshan and even needed to be notified.
A thought suddenly flashed through Yin Yu's mind, one that even he himself couldn't believe.
He subconsciously straightened his body slightly, his shoulders and back tensing slightly, and then heard Fang Bo continue:
"The relevant departments have found out who owns the sunken ship, as well as the time of its disappearance and the people on board. Captain Yin, your father and mother are on board. This ship belongs to them."
Yin Yu's pupils suddenly contracted.
"Where are you now? We plan to depart for the shipwreck area in three hours, in the Xiaonanhai Military Bay," Fang Bo said in a low voice. "Are you coming?"
“I’m nearby, I’ll be there soon,” Yin Yu said immediately.
"OK."
Seeing the change in Yin Yu's expression, He Lianzhou knew something was wrong. He asked, "Where are we going now?"
“Military Bay.” Yin Yu took a deep breath and looked at He Lianzhou. “They found the shipwreck where my parents died.”
He Lianzhou paused upon hearing this. He knew Yin Yu's mother, but Yin Yu had never mentioned his father.
“After the accident, my mother was washed ashore by the waves and was rescued by fishermen, but my father has been missing ever since,” Yin Yu said in a low voice. “I know his chances of being alive are slim, but as long as I haven’t seen his body, I still hope that he might be somewhere in the world.”
"The ship and crew seemed to have vanished into thin air; no radar or sonar detected the vessel." Yin Yu took a deep breath.
He Lianzhou narrowed his eyes slightly: "Until today."
"right."
Yin Yu responded.
The two strode to the temporary shower area at the entrance to the beach, quickly rinsed the mud off their shoes and feet, then went ashore, hailed a taxi, and took it directly to Xiaonanhai Bay.
Xiaonanhai Bay is a seaport, while Military Bay is located nearly ten kilometers further inland from the seaport.
However, once they pass through the harbor entrance, a shuttle bus will take them directly to Military Bay.
Yin Yu remained quiet throughout the journey, and He Lianzhou also unusually remained quiet in sync.
"What will they find in the shipwreck? Will they find the bodies of the people on board?" Yin Yu asked as they walked a short hundred meters from the shuttle bus toward the military harbor.
He Lianzhou looked over, and Yin Yu's expression was extremely calm, as if he were really just asking a hypothetical question. Only in his eyes was there a faint trace of emotion brewing.
Seeing this, He Lianzhou asked, "Are you going to salvage that sunken ship?"
"Can you dive?" Yin Yu didn't answer directly, but asked He Lianzhou instead.
He Lianzhou shrugged: "If you need me to, then I will."
“You really should have a comprehensive understanding and familiarity with the lord’s abilities. What you can do far exceeds the limits of ordinary people. You don’t need to ‘know’ it, you just need to ‘think’ about it,” He Lianzhou said.
Upon hearing this, Yin Yu paused, looked at He Lianzhou, avoided He Lianzhou's remarks about "lord", and simply said: "I want to go down there myself. Only by seeing that ship with my own eyes and participating in this salvage operation can I put an end to the accident ten years ago."
“Then let’s go down,” He Lianzhou said, then casually teased, “Anyway, a bet is a bet, and I’ll listen to you.”
"A bet's a bet?" Yin Yu paused for a moment, then chuckled softly.
"Maybe one day you can give me a crash course on those things about lords," Yin Yu said softly, taking a deep breath.
He had lived as an ordinary person for nearly thirty years, but the concept of a lord had only entered his life for less than a month.
Whether it's a subconscious rejection of this identity or simply a habit, he finds it difficult to constantly adjust and consider that he has another identity and another ability.
He looked at He Lianzhou, and as soon as he uttered those words, he quickly realized that He seemed to be looking for help.
Yin Yu pursed his lips and turned to He Lianzhou for help.
He Lianzhou was the only person who knew about the lord, and his only source of information. It was normal for him to need He Lianzhou's help. He tried to convince himself of this.
But deep inside him, another voice was urging him to believe in the help He Lianzhou was offering.
The moment he opened his mouth, his subconscious had already believed it, which is why he brought it up, isn't it?
Yin Yu was brainstorming, but He Lianzhou was completely oblivious and replied, "I'm glad you've finally figured it out, Lord of this world."
Yin Yu did not answer him again, and the guide from Military Bay happened to be walking towards them, naturally changing the subject: "Captain Yin? Commander Fang is already waiting for you inside."
"good."
The two followed their guide into the military harbor, passed through an indoor military hall, and then walked along a long corridor with the open and boundless sea on both sides.
At the end of the corridor, there is another semi-open interior.
Fang Bo and the other Guanshan team members were already inside making preparations.
"Captain Yin!" Fang Bo spotted Yin Yu and He Lianzhou and immediately called out.
As the two men approached quickly, Fang Bo noticed that they were covered in mud and instinctively asked, "What happened to you two?"
Before he could finish speaking, He Lianzhou interrupted him: "Don't ask."
Fang Bo was afraid that He Lianzhou would cover his mouth again, so he took a step back.
He Lianzhou gave him a half-smile.
"Alright, come on, let me give you a brief overview of the current condition of the sunken ship and our next plan." Fang Bo coughed lightly and quickly changed the subject.
He led Yin Yu and He Lianzhou to the conference room, where a report had clearly just ended.
Fang Bo explained to Yin Yu, "We just finished an argument here."
He tried to choose a mild description, but he found that even after filtering, the word was still not mild.
He made a face and said to Yin Yu, "Director Meng attaches great importance to this salvage operation. Originally, we planned to first conduct an on-site seabed environment assessment, and then send professional salvage personnel to dive down and confirm the specific condition of the ship."
Yin Yu nodded slightly. Fang Bo was referring to Guanshan's standard operating procedures. Guanshan had salvaged shipwrecks more than once, and they had a lot of experience and cooperation.
Fang Bo continued, "However, there is a problem: the weather system has detected that a strong tropical cyclone is very likely to form on the sea surface in the next three days, which will affect our salvage work and may also cause the seabed where the shipwreck is located to loosen again."
Yin Yu frowned slightly upon hearing this.
"After Director Meng found out, she ordered an immediate dive to simultaneously assess the seabed environment. The first wave of salvage personnel has already gone down, and Director Meng herself went down as well," Fang Bo said.
"Director Meng went down too?!" Yin Yu looked at Fang Bo in surprise.
Fang Bo rubbed his temples, looking troubled: "That's the crux of the problem. She went down herself. We have absolutely no idea what the underwater environment is like, including the ship itself. It's too dangerous."
"What happened to this sunken ship?" Fang Bo's question was interrupted by a knock on the door.
"Commander Fang, Captain Yin, we have visibility! We can see the sunken ship! Director Meng and his team are approaching it!"
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