Chen Yanluo's eyes widened at first, then slowly narrowed into a thin line.
This octopus is quite large - but not huge. After all, it can still be placed in a glass box.
The whole body of the octopus seems to be light yellow, and the suction cups on its tentacles are adsorbed on the glass. And on the light yellow skin, there are faint golden stripes!
Chen Nuo is not a marine biologist, but he instinctively feels that an octopus with this color and gold stripes should be... rare, right?
Chen Nuo stood up subconsciously, walked to the glass water tank, reached out and pressed his hand gently on the glass.
A trace of spiritual power slowly seeped through.
A few seconds later.
Huh?
Chen Nuo frowned slightly.
He could sense that the vitality of this octopus was already very weak!
and……
Generally speaking, octopuses have three hearts.
However, under Chen Nuo's induction, two of the three hearts of this octopus had stopped beating. Only one heart was still beating slowly, but the beating rhythm was already very weak and slow!
Chen Nuo could even clearly feel that with the last beating of the octopus's heart, one by one...
Every time it beats, the octopus loses one point of its vitality!
Although very little is lost each time, it is obviously that it has a long life!
"I found the best marine biologists to study and protect it, but they were unable to prevent its death. The experts I contacted clearly told me that it was almost dead."
Hisako Ishii's tone was serious: "So, I really don't have much time!"
Chen Nuo waved his hand to stop Hisako Ishii from speaking, and continued to penetrate the spiritual power through the glass.
After a few seconds, Chen Nuo's heart moved!
He clearly sensed it, and as his spiritual power penetrated, he actually got a hint of response!
A trace of unfamiliar spiritual consciousness entangled with his own spiritual power, as if responding.
But Chen Nuo couldn't identify or understand the meaning of that unfamiliar consciousness.
Extremely weak, extremely weak, but it clearly has a clear consciousness!
It's hard to describe clearly what kind of emotion is in this glimmer of consciousness.
It's very complex, very weak, like a ball of thread, mixed with too many flavors that can't be identified or described.
But there was a trace of emotion in it, which Chen Nuo caught.
That's...
……call?
It was as if there was a faint trace of power summoning Chen Nuo's mental power.
After being silent for a while, Chen Nuo suddenly smiled and spoke.
"Very good, you have successfully aroused my interest! I will accept this matter."
Hisako Ishii's face suddenly burst into an excited smile: "Really?!"
"Yeah." Chen Nuo nodded: "Tell me about your plan."
"...It can't last much longer! My experts all told me unanimously that it could die at any time, so...it's no longer a matter of time! We'd better set off as soon as possible, the sooner the better."
"...Two days." Chen Nuo pondered for a moment and then said: "Two days to prepare, and then we will set off."
He glanced at Hisako Ishii: "Your injury?"
"I have no problem!" The woman gritted her teeth and said, "I can persist! There may only be one chance! I can do it!"
What a ruthless guy - Chen Nuo sighed in his heart, and then nodded: "Okay! Then in two days! Let's set off!"
In two days, Chen Nuo also needed to make some preparations.
·
In the early morning two days later, at the place agreed upon by both parties, Chen Nuo was standing on the street.
Soon, a motorcade drove by. In front of it was a black business car. It slowly stopped beside Chen Nuo. The door opened. Hisako Ishii sat in the car and nodded to Chen Nuo.
Hisako Ishii's entourage came out of the car. After bowing to Chen Nuo, he took the initiative to help Chen Nuo get something - at Chen Nuo's feet, a large backpack was placed there.
"I'll do it myself." Chen Nuo rejected the other party's kindness, picked up the bag with one hand, walked to the back of the car, and put it in the trunk.
Behind the commercial vehicle, there was a sealed delivery truck and two black cars.
Chen Nuo got into the commercial car and sat next to Hisako Ishii.
This woman was wearing a sportswear and looked very smart - even her hair was cut much shorter.
Chen Nuo only glanced at her and didn't say anything. He leaned on the seat and waited for the car to start. Chen Nuo closed his eyes and rested his mind.
The mental power has been searched, and the octopus is in the truck behind.
·
After two hours of driving along the way, the convoy reached the seaside. Chen Nuo roughly judged that this should be somewhere in Tokyo Bay.
What is in front of us is obviously a small pier, and an area is probably divided into private piers.
There are many yachts and private sailing boats parked on the pier.
It was close to noon, but there were not many people on the pier.
After Chen Nuo got off the car, he followed Hisako Ishii onto a large yacht.
Behind him, the men led by Hisako Ishii began to unload the octopus loaded on the truck.
The glass cabinet was covered with a metal plate to prevent prying eyes. The men carefully unloaded the octopus from the truck and pushed it onto the yacht.
When the yacht started, Chen Nuo asked: "Is the location on the sea?"
"Yes."
"Well, let's go then." Chen Nuo smiled.
As the yacht went out to sea, Chen Nuo refused to enter the cabin to rest. Instead, he stood on the deck, facing the sea breeze and looking at the blue sky above his head.
"There are some rough waves on the sea today. If you feel uncomfortable, you can go in and rest for a while."
Chen Nuo smiled, looked at Hisako Ishii and said slowly:
"Believe me, there are probably very few people on this ship who are more adapted to life on board than me."
Chen Nuo just stood on the deck, quietly watching the yacht move forward through the waves.
And at his feet was the big bag he was carrying.
No one can touch Chen Nuo's bag without his permission.
·
After the yacht had been sailing on the sea for more than an hour, a large ship was parked on the sea in the distance.
This seems to be a modified scientific research ship. The hull is in a spindle shape, and the metal hull actually feels like there are some pits.
Especially the strangely shaped bow made Chen Nuo take a few more glances subconsciously before a clear smile appeared on his lips.
"This ship of yours is modified from a scientific research ship, right? And... this is a ship that can break ice."
Chen Nuo's inquiry, Hisako Ishii immediately did not dare to neglect and replied: "You are right. This ship is a retired icebreaker I bought from the scientific research department at a high price. It has served in the Arctic before."
Naturally, I understand everything about retirement and so on.
This boat seems to be in excellent condition, so obviously the term "decommissioned" is the result of the operation.
From the time he set out from Tokyo until he went to sea, Chen Nuo didn't ask too much about the location.
After all, this is a potential tacit understanding between the two parties.
For Ishii Hisako, telling the location is equivalent to playing his own bargaining chip. In terms of the strength comparison between the two sides, Ishii Hisako thinks that he is the weaker side, and in fact he is naturally so.
If Chen Nuo had told the location in advance, grabbed the octopus, and then gone there on his own, there would really be nothing he could do.
Chen Nuo also understood this, and in order to show sincerity, he did not ask any questions along the way.
At this moment, after the yacht stopped and everyone got on the scientific research vessel, Chen Nuo finally spoke.
"You're not going to drive all the way to the North Pole, are you?"
"...Of course not!" Hisako Ishii said: "The location is not far away."
The staff on the ship are all members of the Truth Society, and they are obviously loyal subordinates of Hisako Ishii.
The deck has begun to get busy.
A group of people wearing close-fitting diving suits were already busy. Chen Nuo looked at their equipment coldly.
Looking up, the ship's crane had already lowered two small scientific research submarines.
This kind of submarine is not big, and its ability to withstand diving pressure is not very high. A submarine can only carry four passengers.
At the back is a cargo compartment for storing equipment, and an isolation cabin for releasing workers underwater.
Chen Nuo probably judged the two submarines...
First, the location is naturally underwater.
Secondly...the maximum carrying capacity of the two submarines is only eight people for this trip.
I took a look at the people from the Truth Society who were wearing diving suits. As expected, there were exactly six of them.
"Please go into the cabin and I'll have someone help you change into your diving suit."
Chen Nuo shook his head and refused Ishii Hisako's request, saying calmly: "No need."
Hisako Ishii did not dare to ask any more questions, so he could only nod his head and said: "Then, please wait a moment while I go change the equipment."
Hisako Ishii left, but Chen Nuo still stood on the deck watching those people working. Some staff were still doing final inspections on the submarine.
Six divers were checking each other's equipment.
These people probably all received strict orders from Hisako Ishii. No one dared to come forward to talk to Chen Nuo, or even get closer. Only occasionally, there would be a hint of weirdness and doubt in their eyes.
Chen Nuo naturally ignored these looks.
When the glass box containing the octopus was loaded into the cargo hold of one of the submarines, Hisako Ishii came back.
This woman also wore a diving suit, which was beige and looked very eye-catching. She was clearly distinguished from the other six people in black diving suits.
It's just that there is no diving, and things like diving caps and respirators are not worn for the time being, and they are all sent into the cargo hold of the submarine.
"Wait a moment."
When Chen Nuo saw six people about to send a waterproof equipment bag into the submarine, he suddenly walked over, directly pulled the equipment bag, and opened it in front of everyone.
Inside the bag were some blasters and some small bombs.
A strange sneer appeared on Chen Nuo's face: "That place is the bottom of the sea, what are you doing with these?"
"To... make sure, just in case, in case of danger..." a diver answered.
"Throw it away, don't take it with you." Chen Nuo shook his head and turned to look at Hisako Ishii: "If a bomb is used at the bottom of the sea and it collapses, you are going to be buried underneath, and then dug up as fossils tens of thousands of years later.
Come out?"
Chen Nuo picked through the bag again, took out a gun, and sneered: "There is also this."
Hisako Ishii's face looked a little ugly: "These are just weapons for self-protection, in case of danger underwater..."
"Oh? Then you are quite prepared."
There were several automatic assault rifles, obviously equipment of the Self-Defense Forces. There were also several pistol-type stun guns and several grid guns.
"You can bring stun guns, but ballistic weapons are not necessary." Chen Nuo shook his head.
The divers were a little confused and turned to look at Hisako Ishii.
Hisako Ishii gritted his teeth: "Listen to this gentleman! Keep all other firearms!"
Some divers seemed to be still struggling and tried to come forward and say something to Hisako Ishii. Hisako Ishii shouted sharply: "Execute the order!"
Then the woman walked up to Chen Nuo and whispered: "Sir, please don't misunderstand, these weapons are by no means prepared to deal with you."
Chen Nuo didn't know whether it was okay or not, so he shook his head and said: "Regardless of whether it is true or not, don't bring it with you. I feel... you won't need these things for this trip underwater."
From beginning to end, Chen Nuo had a trace of spiritual power, silently, implicating the golden octopus in the glass box.
He clearly felt that as he came to this sea area after going to sea, the life force of the already extremely weak octopus was still losing...
However, that trace of spiritual consciousness that responded to Chen Nuo seemed to become clearer and stronger!
Judging from the content, Chen Nuo cannot understand the consciousness of the octopus.
However, judging from the mood swings...
If we say that when I first saw this octopus in Tokyo, its spiritual consciousness expressed "summoning".
So at this moment, it has changed from "summoning" to...