Chapter 682: Radiant Trumpet_2
But they seemed unaware of this information.
If these people really had managed to save up for an airship and could truly cross the Forbidden Sea from the sky, Qing Chen would be extremely surprised upon his arrival on the European Continent…
However, Shadow had mentioned it before.
In the vast forest of Taboo Land 001, there were actually traces of human existence, a satellite had inadvertently captured a photo.
In the picture, a small area of the forest in Taboo Land had been cleared, and scattered wooden houses stood on the clearing.
It resembled a small settlement.
To this day, the Federation still could not determine who exactly was living deep within Taboo Land 001 or who could survive in such a place.
Qing Chen thought for a moment and bluntly asked, “Are you looking for a sunken ship, with something very important inside it?”
Chilton glanced at Qing Chen and did not seem to mind satisfying his curiosity, “We found a letter the captain wrote to his wife, telling her that the ship he commanded, the Dawn, was carrying a large amount of gold, as well as something that could make people stronger, a mysterious power from the East.”
Qing Chen pondered to himself that there was actually such a thing on the sunken ship.
Was it a cultivation method like the Prajñāpāramitā?
After all, such methods should have existed in the Outer World.
Was it similar to a Taboo, a magical artifact left by ancestors?
That was also possible.
But whatever it was, it was enough to pique Qing Chen’s interest.
By his side, Yang Yang, just by looking at Qing Chen’s expression, knew what he was thinking.
At this moment, Chilton’s satellite phone rang in his pocket, and he answered, “What’s up?”
The voice on the phone was loud enough for everyone to hear, and Chilton did not intentionally avoid it.
Qing Chen knew that these people already considered the crew of the Arctic as sitting ducks, which was why they were so brazen.
Someone on the phone asked, “Is the plan going smoothly?”
“Smoothly,” Chilton thought for a moment and then said, “We’ve chartered a crabbing boat and expect to survey the first line within three days. After the storm passes, we’ll complete the second line.”
“A crabbing boat?” someone on the phone said in surprise, “The whole world is now searching the Barents Sea for a crabbing boat called the Arctic, what’s the name of your boat?”
Chilton was also surprised; he looked at Zhang Jian and the others, “What’s the name of your boat?”
Qing Chen said, “Penguin Ship.”
Such small crabbing boats are registered with the maritime bureau simply by their identification number, and the number is what’s painted on the hull, not “Arctic.”
So, isn’t it just a matter of choosing whatever name they wanted?
Chilton thought it over; this wasn’t the Barents Sea, so it probably wasn’t the boat everyone was looking for.
He said into the phone, “The one we’re on is called Penguin Ship, wait, why is everyone looking for that crabbing boat?”
The person on the other end of the line didn’t seem too clear on the reason either, the news they had heard could be second or third hand: “Apparently, there’s a particularly good-looking person on the boat; everyone wants to snatch her, like the war between Troy and Greece over Helen! But it’s said that the Time Traveler on the boat is quite dangerous. The experts from Jindai, Deer Island, and Kyushu have all taken action, and the Future Organization has even deployed the Bass Destroyer.”
“That exaggerated? How good-looking can they be?!” Chilton and the others were shocked.
Meanwhile, Qing Chen and Yang Yang exchanged glances, thinking to themselves what kind of rumors had spread—it went from the entire world hunting Qing Chen to the whole world trying to snatch a beauty.
The person on the phone continued, “In any case, this person is very important. If you come across the Arctic at sea, send me the information, the Future Organization has already offered one million euros for information, and crabbing boats from all countries are now searching in the Barents Sea.”
Chilton said, “We can’t earn that money; Yermakovsky Islands are still far from the Barents Sea. Besides, if we find that sunken ship, the profit could be hundreds of times more than a million euros!”
Someone on the phone said, “All right, then, be careful and stay safe. I’ve already been in touch with potential buyers on this end. As soon as you salvage the first Gold Coin, based on the coin’s characteristics I can immediately make an offer.”
Chilton said, “By the way, have Rondo come to the A2 area to meet us too. If we find the sunken ship, we’ll need more people.”
At this very moment, what Chilton and the others didn’t notice was that Zhang Jian’s expression had completely stiffened.
He wanted to look at Qing Chen and Yang Yang, but he was somewhat afraid to do so.
Qing Chen claimed they were on the Penguin Ship, but Zhang Jian knew very well that this was the Arctic.
Moreover, according to the original plan, they should indeed have been in the Barents Sea, and both Qing Chen and Yang Yang were indeed very good-looking…
So, the people the whole world was searching for… could it be these two?
Wait, what exactly did that person on the phone say? The people on the boat are very dangerous?!
Zhang Jian thought about it, and realized they indeed seemed quite dangerous…
He had personally witnessed Qing Chen cut a rope from over a hundred meters away using just a playing card.
The next moment, Old John walked out of the cockpit and said to Chilton, “We have arrived at the coordinates you provided.”
Chilton and the others perked up, getting up to the deck excitedly.
According to their research, this was the first scene of the sea bombardment that the Dawn encountered.