When disaster struck, I became a big shot surviving in the ocean.
Chapter 89: Betting the Fate of Sapphire Island

Chapter 89: Chapter 89: Betting the Fate of Sapphire Island

As soon as she took action, Chen Qing didn’t feel she was too impressive; rather, she thought the Mechanic who had sabotaged was simply incompetent.

Their actions were too obvious.

Chen Qing stared expressionlessly at the clogged energy conduit in front of her.

How foolish.

She didn’t know whether she was cursing the person who had tampered or the other Mechanics working on the shield’s repair.

While silently complaining, Chen Qing began to use her spiritual power to clear the energy conduit.

Once the energy conduit was resolved, this protective shield should be able to hold up for a few more minutes.

This was no easy task; the energy passing through the conduit was very gentle and had no attack properties.

The conduit was made from the tail bone of the Dream Sky Salamander, which has quite unique properties.

Hard enough to sustain the massive transfer of energy, yet unexpectedly fragile, it could be easily destroyed with a bit of attack-oriented spiritual power.

If the spiritual power Chen Qing introduced exceeded the conduit’s threshold of tolerance, it would immediately collapse.

And that would lead to the disappearance of the entire protective shield.

The biggest problem Chen Qing faced was if the attack strength of the introduced spiritual power wasn’t sufficient, then she would be unable to clear the blockage in the conduit.

She must either flush out the obstructing material within the conduit using spiritual power or somehow extricate it.

The latter... Chen Qing simply didn’t have the time.

Therefore, she had to be very careful to keep the aggression of her spiritual power within a certain range, not influenced by any external factors, which could cause variations in her spiritual power,

This was a very demanding and dangerous task that tested a Mechanic’s composure.

However, the more critical the situation, the more composed Chen Qing became, keeping her breathing and heartbeat extremely steady.

Panic would not bring any benefits now.

Luckily, some of Xia Li’s experiences recorded in her manual were available for Chen Qing’s reference.

Xia Li was very prudent in her dealings, and after assuming this task, she had considered various potential emergencies.

She conducted numerous experiments and tests during non-Gemstone Hurricane times, recording the data and insights meticulously in her manual.

Duoluo, standing nearby, couldn’t understand any of it and had no idea about the dangerous situation Chen Qing was currently confronting.

Chen Qing’s spiritual power probed into the conduit bit by bit; she did not fully trust the manual but chose to believe in herself.

Feeling the feedback from inside the machinery, Chen Qing steadily and swiftly increased the attack power carried by her spiritual power.

Bit by bit, she approached the critical point of the energy conduit.

It wasn’t that Chen Qing didn’t trust Xia Li’s experience, but she didn’t trust that the sabotage targeted only the energy conduit.

In reality, those two Mechanics had indeed tampered with the experimental data, altering some of it.

Even if Mazan realized there was a problem before the protective shield collapsed, the Mechanics taking over in such a crisis would have no time or opportunity for trials.

She could only make repairs based on the experience Xia Li had left behind.

Still, those two Mechanics would never have imagined they would encounter someone as exceptional as Chen Qing.

The sixth round of the Gemstone Hurricane furiously assaulted the protective shield, and even within the shield’s structural housing, Chen Qing and Duoluo could clearly feel the terrifying storm.

The entire island was affected and shaking, transmitting slight vibrations to the apparatus.

Scared, Duoluo broke out in a cold sweat, her heart pounding, fearful that this could affect Chen Qing’s work.

However, her worries were somewhat unnecessary, Chen Qing remained very stable.

Instead, the madness of the Gemstone Hurricane made her focus even sharper.

The changes brought by the Gemstone Hurricane didn’t affect her at all.

Less than five minutes had passed, yet for Duoluo, it felt as long as a lifetime. The oppressive and dangerous situation on the island made her somewhat anxious, constantly watching the clock tick away every moment.

One second, two seconds, ...

Duoluo counted the time one by one, while Chen Qing, who should have been the most nervous, calmly withdrew her spiritual power, having resolved the issue.

The energy conduit made from the tail bone of the Dream Sky Salamander was the least worn part in the entire defense apparatus.

The material was good.

Chen Qing added the Dream Sky Salamander to her hunting list.

Having dealt with the energy conduit issue, the next step was to start replacing parts.

Chen Qing decided to start with the most crucial component.

The most critical part inside the protective shield device was none other than the Power Core.

Naturally, Sapphire Island had a Power Core for replacement.

But the section of the Power Core wasn’t just about replacing the Core itself; other parts had to be assembled onto it as well.

This was not a difficult task for Chen Qing, and with the help of Assistant Bee, it could be done in less than a minute.

The real difficulty lay in how to replace the new core.

Chen Qing had two options.

One was to endure the Gemstone Hurricane with her own Life Force, prop up the protective shield of Sapphire Island with her spiritual power, and replace the core before her Life Force was completely consumed by the Gemstone Hurricane.

That was, of course, impossible. Not to mention Chen Qing, even if you added up all the people on Sapphire Island, it wouldn’t be sufficient for what the Gemstone Hurricane could consume.

The second option was still very dangerous.

The task Chen Qing had accepted meant that every action, every detail was never without danger.

All her actions gambled on the fate of the entire Sapphire Island.

The second option was to take advantage of the attack interval of the Gemstone Hurricane, during its weakest moment, to sacrifice a portion of Sapphire Island’s territory and replace the Power Core at the fastest speed.

This process absolutely could not take more than three seconds; the optimal time was compressed to within one second.

Chen Qing directly informed Duoluo of the situation; she needed the cooperation of other people on the island.

Moreover, the humans in the abandoned area needed to be relocated.

Hearing the requests spoken in Chen Qing’s calm-as-still-water voice, Duoluo couldn’t help but swallow nervously.

This was... way too dangerous!

How could she speak such requests so calmly!!

Although Duoluo was frightened, her many years of professional composure still prevailed.

Mazan had said, listen to everything Chen Qing says, so she would definitely obey Chen Qing.

No matter what Chen Qing said!

Duoluo immediately contacted her younger sister who was at the front line of the defense shield. A traitor had already emerged on the island; she couldn’t trust anyone else but had to trust her sister.

Amidst the fierce attacks of the Gemstone Hurricane, communication on the island was not so smooth.

Just to be safe, Duoluo and her sister made contact through both holographic imaging and phone call.

The situation outside the protective shield was entirely laid out before both Chen Qing and Duoluo.

However, the video transmission was also intermittent, showing that the situation with the protective shield was not optimistic.

The transparent energy shield clearly showed cracks; darkness had invaded the island, the fierce wind roared, and some buildings had already been destroyed!

Chen Qing glanced at Duoluo. All preparations were complete. Even her spiritual power was tied to the protective shield device.

The moment an opportunity presented itself, act immediately!