It was very cold inside the house, and the thin hatch could not block the pervasive cold wind.

Winter has just entered, and the day is so cold that it makes people shiver.

There is a bed in the sloppy houseboat with two sheets of thin cotton wool stacked on top. There is a cabinet at the foot of the cabinet with a bottle of water no more than 200 ml.

Apart from the precious water, the only valuable items left in the cabinet were two bags of high-protein liquid food, enough for two days.

I have to go out to pick up the mission. In addition to having no food, the rent on the houseboat is also about to expire.

Shu Xingbei licked his parched lips, tightened his canvas jacket, took out a foot-long cutting knife from under the bed board, and walked out of the houseboat.

It was approaching noon, but the sunlight was blocked by the tall towers in the distance. Rows of houseboats formed a fan-shaped ring around the tall towers that towered into the clouds.

The houseboats are densely packed one on top of another, with a channel in the middle for small boats to pass through.

Assigned by spea

Company release.

In the sea area outside the houseboat, there are deposited remains of civilization below.

salvage spea

You can exchange food, water, and rent with them for items the company needs.

Yes, the houseboat is also spea

The company leases it.

About two hundred years ago, the entire planet was getting hotter and hotter due to climate warming, which caused the glaciers at the two poles to melt continuously, and the sea water continued to rise, gradually overflowing the low-altitude areas and turning to high-altitude areas.

spread.

The sea water moves toward each other from both sides of the planet, submerging everything along the way. It is like two huge armies, extending from both ends to the middle, with a posture that will not stop until they join forces.

Half an hour later, Shu Xingbei arrived at the mission release area.

"Water, 1000 ml; five bags of food," shouted a mezzo-soprano in the room.

Even though there were several people separated, Shu Xingbei knew it was Spea without looking.

The company's deputy manager of the bounty department. She is responsible for issuing tasks to each bounty hunter. After the bounty hunter completes the task, he will declare the reward to her.

After completing the task, you can exchange for food and water. The items salvaged are valuable enough, and you can exchange them for more things you want.

More than a dozen bounty hunters showed up without a word.

"1500 ml, five bags of food," the assistant manager pushed up his glasses and shouted again.

Still no one answered.

"What mission?" Shu Xingbei's heart was moved. He gently touched a hunter next to him with his elbow. The other hunter came earlier.

For Shu Xingbei, with 1,500 ml of water and five bags of food, he can live for at least five days.

"This mission has appeared several times before, but has never been completed," the hunter replied softly, "I heard that the hunters who took the mission before were all dead."

Doing missions is just to survive. If you can't even guarantee your life, what's the point of doing missions?

"The food remains unchanged. Add water to 3000 ml, and you can prepay 1000 ml." The female manager pushed up her glasses again.

After hearing that prepayment was possible, the quiet scene was obviously a little loose. Someone was whispering something. Still no one took the initiative to take up this task.

"Forget this task, let's move on to the next task," the female manager lazily prepared to read out the next task.

At this time, Shu Xingbei raised his hand, "I'll do it."

"Is this kid stupid?" someone whispered.

"Young man, you are so stupid," there were whispers at the scene.

"I'm afraid I will die if I can't get through the fog barrier," said the man who understood the situation.

Shu Xingbei ignored these and took the task and walked out. After getting the tools, he was ready to set off.

But then he was stopped by a person from behind.

"Is something wrong?" Shu Xingbei looked at her. He didn't know her, and he didn't need to.

Survival is not easy, everyone lives for themselves. Survival is the only purpose, social interaction is not necessary.

Her face was a little darkened by the sea breeze, but it was difficult to hide the beauty of her oval face.

The clothes are the same as Shu Xingbei's, made of gray canvas.

There was a hint of gray mist in her bright eyes, "I want to take over this task with you."

"It's not necessary," Shu Xingbei replied calmly.

"That place has to go through a long fog barrier," she said.

Shu Xingbei waved his hand, "That's my business."

He heard the discussion in the boathouse. He was not worried. Since the last time he fought with the sea beast and drank the blood of the unknown sea beast, his eyesight has greatly improved. He can not only see the situation two kilometers away, but also be able to see the situation within two kilometers.

Walking freely on the dark plank.

"There is a detour to avoid robbers," she said earnestly.

There are robbers blocking the road? Shu Xingbei's heart sank, but he was not surprised. There are always people who want to take shortcuts and steal other people's things as their own without having to go to the bottom of the sea to risk their lives, so why not do it.

Some of the robbers wait for the hunters to plunder the trophies when they rise from the bottom of the water after a successful harvest; some are even more despicable. They don't wait for the hunters to dive to their destination, directly cut off the hunters' diving equipment and sell it to those who don't need it.

pick up spea

It was a company mission to salvage relics on my own.

to spea

When the company delivers a task, the diving equipment must also be handed in. If you fail to hand it in once, the company will put you on the list of dishonest people. Not to mention that you will not be able to take on the task in the future, you will not even be able to rent the company's houseboat.

Shu Xingbei ignored her words and jumped onto another ship.

I have encountered robbers and fought alone. They pose no threat to Shu Xingbei.

Although Shu Xingbei is only 17 years old, he reacts quickly and responds quickly. He can dive into the water and run away in a real fight.

Unless you are surrounded by robbers.

"I know the road, I don't want to pay in advance," she shouted eagerly, "If there are more than one person, we can get more."

Shu Xingbei hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's go together."

At two o'clock in the afternoon, they put on their wetsuits and flippers, and carried the oxygen bottles behind their backs. The straw protruded from the helmet. Shu Xingbei circled it around his neck again to confirm that it was tight before inserting the air bottle.

among.

Nie Lan was about to put on his helmet when his stomach growled a few times.

Shu Xingbei glanced at her, took out a bag of liquid food and handed it over.

Nie Lan hesitated and did not answer.

"Eat it. I don't want my partner to die in the water," Shu Xingbei said coldly.

There are too many dangers underwater.

Not to mention the messy seaweed and dense seaweed, the ferocious sea beasts alone are enough to scare people.

Once encountered, as long as a giant sea beast opens its mouth, they will immediately become the prey of the sea beast.

Nie Lan took the food, his eyes were slightly red, unscrewed the lid, and poured a third of the food into his mouth.

The rest was returned to Shu Xingbei.

Half an hour later, white mist blocked their way.

Shu Xingbei looked around and saw that the entire sea area was filled with fog.

The farther they went, the heavier the fog became. Soon, they entered a dense fog area.

Shu Xingbei's alienated vision was also compressed to a range of 50 meters.

But it was enough, he could see behind the fog, which was exactly the coordinates where he wanted to go.

Nie Lan had lost her direction. She couldn't even see Shu Xingbei and was swimming around randomly.

"Follow me," Shu Xingbei turned back with some annoyance and took her with him.

After passing through the fog barrier, the two of them dived into the water one after the other.

There is no seagrass or seaweed on the seabed in this area, but there are kelp several meters long floating on the black seabed. Those kelp have died due to lack of sufficient nourishment value.

The dense kelp seemed to have no restraints, rippling in the water, like headless giant ghosts beckoning them with their claws and fangs.

Shu Xingbei looked at the scale. He and Nie Lan were already 400 meters underwater, but there was no trace of the ruins yet.

Just as he was about to look far into the distance, Nie Lan continued to dive down. She did not forget to give Shu Xingbei a signal to continue going down.

Sure enough, she had been here before. This was why Shu Xingbei agreed to come with her.

The direction in which Nie Lan dived had already deviated from spea.

Coordinates given by the company.
To be continued...