When disaster struck, I became a big shot surviving in the ocean.
Chapter 80: Beginning Defense Work

Chapter 80: Chapter 80: Beginning Defense Work

Xia Li led Chen Qing into the central-most building of the Deep Sea Base.

There, someone was already waiting for Chen Qing.

It was a middle-aged man with a gloomy expression and a disheveled beard, who looked at Chen Qing with considerable animosity.

"So you are Chen Qing."

The middle-aged man scanned Chen Qing from head to toe with furrowed brows, as if he could squash a fly between them.

"We can agree to your terms, on the condition that you must be able to independently complete the object on this blueprint."

"We’ll provide the materials, but aside from that, we won’t offer you any help. You have only a day and a half."

"No matter what method you use, as long as you succeed, we can fulfill your conditions."

The middle-aged man spoke sharply, but his foul attitude was not without reason.

The Gemstone Hurricane had arrived unexpectedly and its power was still rising sharply.

According to the original plans of Jade Island and Sapphire Island, the completion of this defensive construction wasn’t due for at least another two years.

Now, because of the Gemstone Hurricane, Mazan and Qing Lan had to take a big gamble, compressing this timeline down to one month.

After all, if the Gemstone Hurricane struck, they wouldn’t even be able to defend the islands, let alone have any need for this construction.

Moreover, the appearance of the Gemstone Hurricane was very likely to expose their Deep Sea Base to the public.

They wouldn’t be able to keep the blueprints of the construction secure either.

Brown Mingming, one of the chief persons in charge of the project and the middle-aged man in front of Chen Qing, had been working around the clock for an entire week, relying on various Recovery Potions to keep himself awake and functioning.

Just like Xia Li standing beside Chen Qing and all the Mechanics and Extraordinary Ability Users within the Deep Sea Base, everyone was working tirelessly.

They were all forcing their brains to remain highly active by using Recovery Potions.

When Xia Li brought Chen Qing over, the reservoirs Chen Qing saw were filled with Recovery Potions.

They were practically chugging the Recovery Potions like water.

Chen Qing took the blueprint and glanced at it; it was a section of the defensive construction.

More challenging than the task Mazan had previously assigned her.

This sea-based defensive construction was shaped like an island in the form of a giant turtle, and in actuality, it was indeed a mechanical giant turtle.

Only this mechanical turtle could accommodate the daily lives of at least one hundred thousand people, suitable for farming and breeding as well.

Normally, it was a floating, movable island.

However, once the defense mode was activated, the island would manifest in two forms.

One was as a mechanical giant turtle, which bore a similar ingeniosity to the Ark Plan of Sapphire Island, to be used in the worse-case scenario.

The other was the Great Wall defense mode, where the defense construction hidden within the island would fully extend, without affecting the residents’ lives, forming a wall to protect both Jade and Sapphire Islands.

A protective shield would envelop both islands without obstructing the traffic between them.

Not just a Gemstone Hurricane, even Lei Guang might not be able to breach its defenses.

And the wall was not just there to take hits.

What use is defensive construction without lethal weaponry to protect?

The entire Giant Turtle Island was the ultimate weapon.

Of course, the defense construction was not limited to this; part of it was to be built under the sea and within the ocean.

These constructions could be built later; the most important thing currently was the island giant turtle.

The weapons of the construction were something Chen Qing could not access, whether it was the tasks assigned to her by Mazan before or by Brown, none had anything to do with weapons.

Mazan had previously assigned her the position of the turtle’s tail, and now Brown upgraded her to the turtle shell section.

Chen Qing could only access the external shell; they absolutely did not trust her with the construction of the interior.

"When do we start?"

Chen Qing looked up at Brown and said calmly.

"Now."

Chen Qing’s composed demeanor actually softened Brown’s tone a bit. What mechanics hated the most was people who pretended to be skilled when they were not.

"Xia Li, you take her. I’ve got to go receive a batch of new ore."

Brown was somewhat irritable. Anyone would be in a bad mood if they hadn’t slept for several days and nights and had been working at high intensity.

Especially Xia Li and Brown, the weight on their shoulders was very heavy.

Even though both were School Mechanics, building an A-grade giant defense structure was quite a stretch.

If it were a B-grade, they could slap their chests and guarantee it, as long as they had enough time.

However, the current situation was purely like forcing a duck onto a perch, which made anyone feel uneasy.

No wonder Brown was so irascible.

Xia Li took Chen Qing on a submarine journey that took a full hour before they arrived at the actual location of the defense structure’s construction.

A colossal Giant Turtle lay silently in the deep sea, making Chen Qing and Xia Li seem so insignificant by comparison.

The submarine they were in appeared like a mere grain of sand in front of the Giant Turtle, and the protective dome around it kept out all the seawater.

The submarine entered inside the protective dome, where the atmosphere was incredibly quiet, with only the clinking of metal.

Xia Li led Chen Qing to her assigned spot, the right front leg part of the Giant Turtle.

The materials were piled up like a small mountain, and all the tools were completely prepared.

Aircraft, portable mechanical tools, heavy-duty machine tools, metal smelters, mini mechanical factories...

Of course, there were also several large water tanks equipped with various types of Recovery Potions.

Everything was ready, just waiting to start work.

What they arranged for Chen Qing to do was just a small part; Chen Qing just needed to prove her strength.

"During your work, you won’t be disturbed,"

Xia Li nodded at Chen Qing and said in a low voice.

Although they were very curious, they still had some basic moral principles.

They would not pry into the secrets of Chen Qing’s identity.

"Once you’ve finished, those auxiliary mechanical tools will be assigned to you,"

Xia Li said such a long sentence in one breath, which was indeed quite surprising.

She was obviously not used to it herself.

Neither of them were talkative by nature, and the current situation did not allow them to waste time.

After Xia Li had explained everything, she left promptly.

Once she was gone, Chen Qing started to prepare.

She had already gone over the blueprints and, for her, they were not too difficult. With the Assistant Bee’s help, she could probably finish in two days.

The metal material used for the Giant Turtle’s shell was somewhat similar to that of the Superpower Vine, belonging to a superior class of metals used by the Superpower Vine.

She wondered if there were any leftovers, whether she could apply to take some for upgrading the Superpower Vine.

Chen Qing quickly put on a special work suit and immersed herself in her tasks.

The passive Skills from the previous bounty had found a use so soon.