CIATB Chapter 165 What if Boss Shui Wutong gets scammed?
Chapter 165 What if Boss Shui Wutong gets scammed?
Chapter 165 What if Boss Shui Wutong gets scammed?
"Wow—"
"I never expected you to acquire such high-tech stuff so quietly, Ze Shu!"
Higanbana explored the Abyss No. 1, exclaiming and looking around with great curiosity.
But she soon saw another sign.
A symbol somewhat similar to the "∞" symbol. This was the Devon Corporation logo, which Higana remembered vividly.
"This logo..."
"His surname is Zvoich?!"
Her eyes widened suddenly.
"Ze Shu, you stole Zvoich's things?!"
"This is just...this feeling—"
"That felt so good!!"
Higana was so excited that she danced around in the already small space inside the submarine.
With a wild swing of her arms, her hand slammed into Nie Li's "ice sculpture" in the center of the submarine. A crisp "bang" rang out; the ice sculpture remained motionless, but her hand...
"Ouch!" Higana cried, clutching her hand with tears in her eyes, "It hurts so much!"
Ze Shu: "
I really shouldn't have let that idiot Higana go on the submarine.
He turned to look at Xiao Lan, who was familiarizing herself with the interior of the Abyss One. Seeing Ze Shu looking at her, Xiao Lan blinked and smiled, "Little assistant, you're all ready. You've even memorized the faces of these two Marine Team officers."
Ze Shu continued to look at her.
Little Blue stuck out her tongue and continued:
"After watching the Grand Contest, Safia got bored and fell asleep. After handing Safia over to her father, well... he happened to see the commotion on the sea and naturally came over to see what was going on!"
Ze Shu nodded and said, "Then I was discovered, which makes perfect sense. And it's also... coincidental."
Xiao Lan nodded, "Yes, that makes perfect sense."
Having said that, she raised her head, staring at Ze Shu with an air of 'bullying others,' and continued, 'But, Ze Shu is with other men without inviting his assistant. That's what's unreasonable!'
Ze Shu admitted, "Then it was my fault."
Little Blue giggled and said, "Shall we set off then? I already know the general situation."
Suddenly, Ah Quan, huddled in the corner of the submarine, realized something and exclaimed incredulously, "You want to...?"
She quickly stopped herself from speaking.
Because she knew that no matter how loudly she screamed, it wouldn't make a difference.
But Ze Shu looked at her and nodded, saying, "Yes."
Xiao Lan looked at her and said thoughtfully, "So we need to disguise ourselves."
"Disguise?" A-Quan paused, noticing her gaze, and said, "So you guys..."
Xiao Lan smiled and said, "We're still missing one piece of clothing."
Ze Shu smiled and said, "And intelligence."
Ah Quan stared wide-eyed, his face practically screaming, "Don't come any closer!"
Mikkuri felt that his long-held beliefs as a "legitimate trainer" were about to be shattered.
Unbelievable! Unbelievable! "I've completely changed?!"
He was amazed by Xiao Lan's makeup skills.
"They didn't even need to do my own makeup; they just used a live-made face mold to cover it, and it looked incredibly lifelike!"
Mikoli took out a mirror and stared intently at her reflection, but could only discern two words: "Stranger".
In the mirror, he was no longer recognizable as the former master of the Seishun Pavilion and the master of coordination. Combined with the clothes he had just stripped from those Marine Team henchmen, all that could be seen was that he was a somewhat handsome... Marine Team henchman.
With "A-Quan's" face on her back, Xiao Lan smiled.
She practiced her disguise and "face-changing" skills extensively in private.
"Mmm~" Beside Ze Shu, the Snow Fairy looked at his face from left to right, and even poked him with her small hand, which was like the sleeve of her kimono, giving Ze Shu a slightly cold touch, making him tilt his head back uncomfortably.
"Ugh.::" The Snow Fairy thought Ze Shu's original face was still the best looking.
"It's temporary," Ze Shu smiled.
He looked at the device probing the outside. At this time, the Ocean Abyss One had resumed its journey and was traveling at a considerable speed. Soon, it arrived at the entrance to the underwater volcano, which was also the Ocean Team's base.
Unlike the Lava Team base, which is built on a rugged mountain road and features realistic rock surface camouflage, the entrance to the Marine Team base is a cave buried deep in the seabed, without much elaborate camouflage.
But Haiyuan-1 entered.
This was a cave-like terrain with a pool of water in the center, where the Haiyuan-1 submersible surfaced. The moment it surfaced, the once lifeless and quiet cave suddenly became noisy.
Like pirates, Team Aqua members dressed in blue striped shirts and wearing hoods with skull "a" patterns swarmed out.
"Boss Di! Boss Quan! Welcome back in triumph!"
"This is a giant leap forward for our oceans in conquering the continent!"
"I saw the news! The oceanographic museum that was robbed issued a statement overnight, saying that the perpetrators should return the submarine immediately, or face heavy consequences. Hahaha—who can that statement threaten!"
"Thanks to our Boss Quan and Boss Di, they returned safely and without any danger!"
The cacophony of sounds could be clearly heard even inside the Ocean Abyss No. 1.
Hearing these voices, especially the words "it's safe and sound" and "there's no danger," Ah Quan, trapped in a corner of the submarine with his clothes pulled off and his mouth gagged, stared wide-eyed and made "mmm" sounds.
Peaceful and stable?
No danger?
This is extremely dangerous!
This is like letting a wolf into the house!
At this point, A-Quan was extremely anxious, but she was heavily guarded and couldn't think of any solutions. She could only watch helplessly as the group of Ocean Team lackeys unknowingly shouted, celebrated, and flattered the arrival of Ocean Abyss One.
even..
"Hahaha—" A burly man, resembling a pirate captain, stepped forward and shouted into the submarine, "Quan, Di, you two did a great job!"
A-Quan recognized the voice; it was Shui Wutong, the leader of the Ocean Team.
Her anxiety grew even stronger.
Archie is not as "wise and composed" as Team Magma's leader, Red Pine. His characteristic is "generosity"—he is not good at defeating enemies with his brain, but rather good at crushing opponents with strength. He wins the support of many Team Aqua members with his unique generosity.
In other words, the water sycamore is like the stereotypical "big and burly".
The strategist in the Ocean Team is the team's leader, A-Quan.
But she's trapped here now!
Ah Quan was extremely anxious.
What if Boss Shui Wutong is fooled by these people's disguise?!
Shui Wutong, however, looked at Haiyuan No. 1 with admiration and laughed heartily with self-satisfaction:
"Look at that gleaming hull, that advanced anchor chain winch, that sexy overflow port, and that powerful propeller at the stern—compared to our old stuff, this is definitely the most advanced submarine ever made!"
"Well, the only slight drawback..."
"It's just that she's too ugly!"
"Wouldn't it be so cool if it were shaped like a shark!"
The water sycamore loudly proclaims its unique aesthetic view and suggestions for transformation, which belong to the ocean.
The surrounding Ocean Team henchmen cheered.
This made Shui Wutong even more smug, and she said:
"As soon as I saw the Ocean Science Museum announce the start of the submarine paper-cutting ceremony, I immediately gave the order to snatch it and bring this epoch-making submarine into my hands."
"In less than a day. Drip, Spring, you've safely and securely brought it here!"
"Truly worthy of being officers in our marine team!"
"This also proves that the 'Haiyuan-1' submarine is indeed excellent. This is exactly what our oceanographic team needs right now! It's also a step towards bringing the ocean back into the world's embrace!"
"Beep, Ah Quan, this is all thanks to you!"
"Come out, let us take a good look at this hero!"
"You can also get some rest!"
With that, a "whoosh" was heard, the hatch on top of the submarine opened, and a gaunt face emerged.
He said, "Boss Shui Wutong! We can't rest yet!"
Water Wutong: "Oh?"
"Drip," with a resolute expression, said, "Boss Water Wutong, the road to awakening the ocean is fraught with difficulties. For the sake of the ocean, we cannot rest now!"
"Boss Water Willow, I request to execute the procedure to awaken the ocean immediately! We are willing to test the submarine's performance according to the team's plan to ensure it has the capability to awaken the ocean!"
Why did the Ocean Team want to steal the Ocean Abyss No. 1?
Naturally, the "Sea Cave" where Kyogre sleeps is in the deep sea, and entering it is extremely difficult—not only is there the water pressure that makes it hard to dive, but there are also hard rocks that block the way, requiring a high-tech drill from a submarine to penetrate.
The submarines of the Ocean Team can meet either of these two conditions, but meeting both conditions is very difficult for them.
That's why they wanted to seize Haiyuan No. 1.
That's why Zeki proposed the "test".
This test, of course, is to see if the Abyss One can reach the Sea Cave where Kyogre is located—not necessarily to successfully reach the Sea Cave where Kyogre is located, but to delve into this Team Aqua base and to let the submarine... "do something."
At the very least, we cannot allow the Ocean Team to take over the Ocean Abyss One.
Shui Wutong paused for a moment, then suddenly exclaimed in praise, "Ding! Your awareness is exactly what I admire!"
"I agree to this!"
"You've navigated this submarine all the way here, so you must be much more skilled than we are. I'll leave it entirely to you!"
"Whether we succeed or not, Didi, and Aquan, you are both our Ocean Team's greatest contributors!"
The water sycamore was very happy.
"Drip" also revealed a "confident" smile:
"The ocean will surely begin a new pulsation at this moment!"
Inside the submarine, upon hearing these words, Ah Quan, who was bound, felt everything go black.
She's not a "hero" at all!
Now...
I'm going to become a criminal!
The Marine Team base in Lishui City is located underwater.
Inside the base, half is seawater and half is air.
They used some kind of technology to isolate the upper part of the water, but the lower layer, perhaps due to excessive water pressure, could not be isolated and was filled with ocean.
And that is the dividing line between the two halves.
The Haiyuan-1 is potentially here.
On the shore, Water Wutong was accompanied by a handsome young member of the Ocean Team.
This is because Zeki said, "We need to let Boss Goose know exactly what happened," so he made a suggestion—to have one of the "Marine Team henchmen" from the submarine follow Goose and have the henchman recount the details.
The water sycamore readily accepted.
This "handsome Marine Team henchman" looked bewildered, and was then pushed out of the submarine by Sawaki, following alongside Archie.
At this moment, Shui Wutong was seeing off Haiyuan No. 1, and he shouted:
"The ocean is the source of all life!"
"The world was originally just ocean! This is a habitat that we have gradually lost because of human desires! Now, we must reclaim the lost ocean! And rebuild our ideal home that belongs to the ocean!"
"I am willing to fight for this 'ideal'!"
"I believe you do too!"
"Go forth, Quan! Beep! Our first attempt to awaken the 'ocean' is entrusted to you!"
There was no response from inside the Haiyuan-1.
With a "whoosh," it plunged into the water with a "plop."
Shui Wutong looked pleased.
Look, these are the "subordinates" he has cultivated.
Inspired by his ideals, I am willing to fight for the ocean.
What a great "subordinate"...
The ballast water chamber of the Haiyuan-1 submarine has been filled with water.
They are heading at "full speed" towards the "Sea Cave" on the route planned by the Marine Team.
"Ze Shu, Ze Shu—you threw that Glass Clan down next to... Shui Wutong, aren't you afraid that Glass Clan will be caught and then betray us?"
"Hsijana asked curiously."
The "people of glass" she spoke of were none other than Mikoli.
Ze Shu: "..."
If Mikkuri, the "champion," can't beat the Water Archie without Geioka, and is even captured and taken prisoner.
He'll probably laugh at Michael for the rest of his life...:
Higanbana then asked, "Are we really going to the Sea Cave where Kyogre is?"
Ze Shu shook his head and said, "Not necessarily. Let's wait for Mikoli's signal."
Xiao Lan grinned, clutching her bag, and said, "The dual-explosive gas swarm and the 'Naughty Mine' swarm are ready; they can blow up this entire base at any time!"
This small crossbody bag is filled with Pokémon that can explode in size.
Ze Shu smiled.
In fact, they could have waited for the Hoenn League's main force to arrive before "dealing with" this Team Aqua base.
But just like the situation with the previous tobacco mountain,
Zeki felt that it would be best to blow up the entire Team Aqua base himself, so that the Pokémon Association would have no chance to interfere or cause trouble.
By this time, the submarine had descended to a sufficient depth and reached the solid rock layer. But this still did not pose a challenge to Abyss One. Under the control of the Polygon, it suddenly revealed a gleaming drill bit and began to drill downwards.
The hard rock layer was like tofu, offering no resistance whatsoever, and it penetrated several meters into the rock layer in an instant.
Higana then asked, "What if there's danger?"
Ze Shu said, "Then Xi Jiana will be the first to die."
Higanbana: "!!!"
She paused for a moment, then glared angrily at Ze Shu.
Ze Shu, however, looked at the device above the Abyss One. It was a "spy scope" with various modes. One of them was a vision scanning mode, which could detect the situation within tens of meters around the submarine.
This situation includes rock hardness, collapse analysis, and specific objects tens of meters away.
At this point, there was absolutely no possibility of the rock strata collapsing, and the Haiyuan-1 could drill down as hard as it could.
After watching the object dozens of meters away for an unknown amount of time, a cave suddenly appeared on the screen.
A cave that seemed to be isolated from the water flow, with only shallow water, somewhat similar to Groudon's home—the Cave of the Land—which Zeki had visited. It must be the Cave of the Sea.
However, unlike the dim light of the Land Cave, which was only emitted by lava, this place was bright, and the Abyss One was able to scan more information.
In the center of the cave was a huge "object".
It sits on the shallow water surface within the sea's lair.
The shallow water only reached its lower abdomen, leaving its obese whale-like body stranded in the barren water, its entire form seemingly saying: "Without water, I will die."
Upon seeing this scene, Ze Shu's expression turned strange.
Is this a stranded bighead carp?