MTL - Deep Sea Survival: Start a Submarine (Deep Ocean Survival: A Submarine From The Start)-Chapter 85 All in place! Sea Locust, let's go!

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According to Roger's description.

Searle Weekly is not only published in this channel, but also has a certain influence among major gathering places around the world and is widely sought after.

Therefore, Meng Lei intends to use the channel of Searle Weekly,

See if he can help Huo Ye and investigate the whereabouts of his daughter.

If possible, even offering bounties based on clues!

In this way, at the same time, it can also inspire the local aborigines of Alien to join in and expand the scope of the investigation.

Hearing this, Julie, the female editor of Seale Weekly, paused slightly.

"Search notices?!"

Zhu Li looked back at Meng Lei curiously, and said in surprise:

"Captain Meng, who are you looking for?

Although Searle Weekly has many sections, there is really no suitable one for tracing people.

And, even advertising in other sections is quite expensive.

No one has ever been willing to pay a lot of money to post a missing person in the advertising area.

so…"

Julie's meaning is already obvious.

The missing person notice is not impossible to send, the key is the issue of money.

In Meng Lei's view, as long as it is a problem that can be solved with money, it is not a problem.

So, without any hesitation,

Meng Lei asked bluntly:

"How much will it cost to place a missing person notice in the advertising area?"

Julie did not answer this question directly, but asked curiously:

"Captain Meng, who are you looking for? Is it important?

If you are closely related,

We may consider including, as appropriate, in our exclusive stories about you.

In this way, it can also save you a lot of money,

Helps you to develop quickly in the initial stage. "

As an editor of a magazine, being able to say such a thing proves that Julie can also be called the conscience of the industry.

Meng Leiu pondered,

In this matter, he does not intend to take advantage of this,

So tell the truth:

"It's like this, a friend of mine got separated from his daughter..."

Next,

Meng Lei gave a detailed introduction to Julie about Huo Ye and his daughter.

After listening, Zhu Li looked at Meng Lei's eyes and became even more curious.

"In other words, this matter itself has nothing to do with you.

You are posting a missing person notice for a friend,

And, are you planning to pay for it yourself? "

Meng Lei nodded and said noncommittally:

"If you want to understand that, there's nothing wrong with it."

Julie nodded thoughtfully, took a deep breath, and suddenly smiled:

"Captain Meng, I didn't expect you to be such a person who is so loyal and sparse.

This is on our alien planet, but rarely seen,

It seems that the conversation just now was not deep enough.

I still don't know enough about you. "

Meng Lei humbly shook his head, lit a cigarette, and said freely:

"Everyone is a compatriot of Blue Star, and they have experienced life and death together. Naturally, they can help each other. Who hasn't encountered difficulties yet."

Speaking of this, Meng Lei suddenly thought of something,

He suddenly sat up straight, stroked his chin thoughtfully, and continued:

"Editor Julie, I have an idea, maybe your Searle magazine can consider it."

Julie smiled and nodded,

He took out a pen and paper and prepared to record carefully, saying:

"Appreciate further details."

"Is such that."

Meng Lei rationalized his thoughts and said:

"Nowadays, the billions of Blue Star people are scattered in various waterways after crossing.

Almost all of them are separated from their relatives.

Perhaps you, Searle Weekly, can develop a special section dedicated to publishing missing persons notices.

First of all, this kind of behavior can relieve your Tias, including the entire alliance,

The tension with the Blue Stars over the parent planet.

In addition, you can further enhance the popularity and influence of your Searle magazine in the world.

By the way, it can also allow you to add an extra income,

Is not it? "

After a pause, Meng Lei added:

"Although at this stage, we Blue Star people may not have deep enough background and limited accumulation.

For your magazine, the investment in this section is not proportional to the income.

But our creativity is beyond doubt!

I believe that it will not take too long, you will see the effect beyond imagination! "

Following Meng Lei's description, Zhu Li's eyes became brighter.

indeed,

Now between the Alliance and the Blue Stars, the situation has always been very tense because of the actions of the parent star.

Although the alliance has temporarily suppressed the conflict, hidden dangers still exist.

A large part of the reason for this situation is related to the breakdown of the family and the separation of relatives and friends.

If the league can make some remedies in this regard,

Then it must be able to alleviate the tension between the two civilized races to a certain extent.

And if they Searle Weekly can intervene,

Then the influence in the various sea areas will definitely be greatly improved.

By the time,

The benefits that this sector can bring are insignificant.

The overall sales of their magazines will increase geometrically!

The key is,

So far, no media has taken any action in this regard.

If they do it, it will be the first in the world!

After thinking for a moment, Julie nodded heavily.

After closing the notepad in his hand, he looked up at Meng Lei and said solemnly:

"Captain Meng, thank you very much for your valuable opinion, our magazine will definitely consider it seriously!

Also, to your vigorous efforts to promote harmonious relations between our two civilized races,

I also express my sincere thanks to you personally,

If someday in the future,

We can truly work together, regardless of each other,

You will surely also leave a deep impression on the civilization history of Alien! "

Meng Lei waved his hand with a smile, and said indifferently:

"I've won the prize. I just mentioned it casually. It's not as great as you said."

In fact, Meng Lei really thought about it that much.

He just had a flash of light in his mind, and suddenly had this idea.

When it comes to considering the overall situation and influence, he really doesn't have such a clear ideological concept.

In the final analysis,

He just wanted to do his part to help Huo Ye find a child.

And Julie, the editor of Searle Weekly, was completely aroused at this moment,

Looking at Meng Lei with burning eyes, he said with a smile:

"Captain Meng, you mention it casually,

The possible impact in the future is far-reaching.

I believe that the alliance will greatly appreciate you after learning about this! "

Hearing this, Meng Lei smiled lightly,

Without saying anything more on this matter, he asked again:

"Then about the missing person notice..."

Before Meng Lei could finish speaking, Julie immediately said:

"You don't have to worry about this, I will communicate with several other editors and directors,

Choose a suitable section to help you publish it in the headline position.

You don't need to worry about the cost,

The value of this suggestion you made has far exceeded the advertising cost.

We at Searle Weekly will never charge you any more! "

Hearing this, Meng Lei was instantly overjoyed.

"Thank you so much then!"

Next, Zhu Li seemed to be in a hurry to go back to discuss the plan with the magazine's executives, and did not stop at Meng Lei's place.

The two kept in touch with each other.

Julie retired first.

Not long after she left, Huo Ye came back from Ning Wen.

Due to the destruction of the Kyushu Fleet, it is now impossible for them to be one person and one boat in this small group.

So during the upgrade of the pirate ship,

Huo Ye was still the same as before, temporarily living with Meng Lei on the Guixu number.

After learning that the editor of Seale Weekly had just visited and promised to help publish the missing person notice for his daughter.

Huo Ye, a big man in his 40s, sparkled in his eyes.

Holding Meng Lei's hand, he was speechless for a while.

Meng Lei comforted him for a long time before his emotions finally calmed down.

"Brother Meng, don't say anything, no matter if my daughter can be found in the end.

This favor of you, I have written down Huo!

Later I..."

Meng Lei patted Huo Ye on the shoulder and didn't let him continue.

"Old Huo, our relationship, if you are more polite, then you will be seen outside!

Your daughter, that's my niece too, right?

My own people, why do you say those who have some don't? "

Hearing this, Huo Ye sniffed,

Suddenly looking up at Meng Lei, he lowered his head and pondered silently for a moment, before mumbling:

"Niece...maybe a little out of place...

My daughter is nineteen this year, not much younger than you, and her name is almost brother.

or…"

Not knowing what to think, Huo Ye took a step back.

Using the eyes of my father-in-law to examine the future son-in-law, he looked up and down at Meng Lei,

He nodded thoughtfully and said:

"Not bad…"

Meng Lei's face darkened, he pushed Huo Ye away, and said with contempt:

"Stop! Don't do this!

That's it, we're good! No need to go any further! "

joke,

I treat you as my brother, but you want to be my father? !

Go crazy!

Huo Yehe smiled and retracted his gaze, waved his hand and said, "No, no, you think too much, I didn't mean that..."

Immediately, Huo Ye changed the subject and said:

"By the way, I just chatted with Chen Yu and the others,

It shouldn't be a big deal in the next few days.

In the case of purchasing, no matter what you buy, the returning merchants can send it directly to the ship.

The rest of the crew recruitment, and task screening, I can't get involved.

So I plan to take a few people around the nearby waters before we set sail,

Gather some resources and catch some fish to replenish our food reserves.

What do you think? "

Regarding Huo Ye's proposal, Meng Lei thought about it carefully, and finally shook his head:

"Forget it, we're not that bad now either,

If you can spend money to buy it, you can buy it directly, and everything is based on safety.

Don't make a little bit of a moth before you go out to sea, just be careful. "

After a pause, Meng Lei said again:

"Mainly, in the cave when we came, there was an alien relic in an exposed state.

Eight of the countless sea monsters were attracted by the relic.

The nearby sea area is not too peaceful, so don't run around blindly. "

Hearing this, Huo Ye said indifferently:

"I know that relic, I just heard from other members of the fleet.

The alliance has already transferred a batch of relic storage boxes from other places, and this hidden danger can be solved soon. "

"Call over?"

Meng Lei asked suspiciously: "That is to say, there is no relic storage box in the city of Xi'er?"

"seems like it."

Huo Ye nodded and said:

"According to the reports of my subordinates, the relic storage box seems to be very precious and has something to do with the alien relics.

Even a large gathering place like Xier City has no excess reserves.

All of them apply for transfer from the scientific research outpost after obtaining information about the relic.

And if even the scientific research outpost has no spare reserves, then the relics can only be exposed.

When are there empty boxes, and when are they going to contain them.

That's why the relic in the cave will always be there, causing a great obstacle to our progress. "

Hearing this, Meng Lei was suddenly stunned.

No wonder that the cave was so close to the city of Xier, that the alliance turned a blind eye and let the sea monsters gather.

Feelings, it turns out that the alliance is helpless.

It can be seen that things like relic storage boxes are indeed precious.

However, even if you know the cause and effect, you know that the hidden danger will soon be eliminated.

But Meng Lei still didn't plan to let Huo Ye take risks.

For such a few supplies, there is no need to go to extracurricular branches.

Staying on the boat honestly, recuperating and preparing for the next voyage is the right way!

Under Meng Lei's strict request,

In the end, Huo Ye helplessly gave up the idea of ​​going to sea.

Next,

One of the two browsed the bounty task with a tablet, and the other was immersed in the submarine maintenance guide.

Had a rare quiet night.

the next day,

Everyone met on the Guixu number, made plans for the day's itinerary, and then set off again.

In the same way, everyone is still acting separately today, but the tasks have been reversed.

Meng Lei and Chen Yu went to the labor market to recruit crew members for the pirate ship.

Wang Qi and several others continued to make purchases in the city.

Purchase food, seeds, and some things that may be used in the course of the mission, all at one time.

Even if there is any omission, it will not affect the navigation.

"Do you have any specific plans for the number and occupation of the crew?"

On the way to the labor market, Chen Yu asked.

For this question, Meng Lei was already prepared.

In his spare time in the past two days, he learned a lot about sailing through reading books and holding a tablet.

In general,

In addition to the captain of a submarine, there are several other important occupations that cannot be ignored.

One is the gunner in the fire control room, who is responsible for controlling various shipborne weapons and is responsible for the safety protection of the entire submarine.

The other is an electrical engineer.

In submarine electrical equipment, such as oxygen generators, junction boxes, center consoles, super capacitors and battery packs.

When these things fail, it is necessary to find the fault point in time and repair it urgently.

And mechanical engineers.

Mainly responsible for the daily maintenance of equipment such as processing table, deconstructor, nuclear reactor and water pump.

In an emergency, the distinction between the two positions is more ambiguous.

No matter what went wrong, everyone had to fix it, or everyone would be screwed.

However, relatively speaking,

Mechanical engineers know more than electrical engineers,

What the former can cultivate, the latter cannot be cultivated.

While the latter can handle problems, the former can almost do it.

Therefore, mechanical engineers are usually more in demand than electrical engineers.

Every submarine that goes out to sea must bring at least one.

In addition, the accompanying ship doctor is also essential.

It's okay if nothing happens, it means that there is an extra mouth to eat on the boat.

But in the event of a sea monster breaking into the cabin, or accidental events such as nuclear radiation leakage.

One more ship doctor is equivalent to one more life!

Therefore, whether it is used or not, the ship doctor must take it with him.

besides,

On some larger submarines,

There are also many life assistants, who help with some emergencies, or help with other positions.

Like the Ceres submarine.

Among the dozens of crew members, assistant positions should account for at least half of the number.

There are only a few true professionals.

Of course, Meng Lei and the others don't need any assistants on this submarine.

Huo Ye and Xu Hui can act as assistants.

While helping,

It also allows them to follow professionals, learn more, understand more, and improve their abilities.

As for the chef, it is not a necessary profession.

If you want to improve your quality of life, you can hire one.

No one can die,

Anyway, there are food processors on submarines, which can fully meet the needs of life.

therefore,

Facing Chen Yu's question, Meng Lei said without hesitation:

"For now, two gunners are enough, not too much.

The control method of the artillery is relatively simple, and Huo Ye and the others can do it.

One ship doctor and two electrical and mechanical engineers are recruited. These two positions are more important and can greatly improve safety.

It means that we need to recruit seven people in total.

In addition to Huo Ye, the four of us are exactly eleven people, and the crew room is enough.

Any more and there's nowhere to stay. "

Hearing this, Chen Yu nodded and affirmed:

"Yes, as I thought,

It is enough to recruit so many people temporarily. If there are more people, the manpower will overflow and cause unnecessary waste. "

After a pause, Chen Yu said again:

"However, you have to be mentally prepared.

When we came yesterday, the manpower reserve of engineers was very short, and there is not necessarily much gain today. "

Speaking of this, Chen Yu suddenly remembered something, and changed his words:

"But, it doesn't seem to be.

Your reputation in the Alien Alliance is higher than ours, and you may have more choices. "

The level of prestige is related to the status in the Alien Alliance.

Higher status, more experienced crew members can be hired.

This is the prompt given by the system when he first crossed, and Meng Lei is naturally very clear.

At the moment, Meng Lei smiled slightly, waved his hand freely, and said:

"Anyway, it's all luck, if you have it, you have it, and if you don't, it doesn't matter.

Now we have three days to prepare, no hurry. "

talking room,

The two came to the door of the labor market in the northeast of Xier City.

This building is relatively tall in the city, with more than 20 floors!

The lower half is the commercial area, and the middle five floors are the labor market.

Meng Lei and the others arrived at this suspended platform through a metal corridor running through the air.

Standing outside the door, you can find that the business of this labor market should still be good.

At least it's a lot more lively than a place like a shipyard.

in the service hall,

You can see a lot of people dressed in fancy clothes around the low counters, doing business.

Judging from the shape and dress of these people, it is obvious that most of them are bounty hunters with a rough style and an eclectic style.

Wearing an unknown leather coat or trench coat, exaggerated decorations hang all over the body, and a large number of tattoos are spread all over the skin surface.

It looks very heavy metal rock style.

Meng Lei and Chen Yu didn't like the fun, so they just found a counter with fewer people.

At this time, just one person finished the business,

Perhaps it was because the desired crew members were not recruited, and they walked out cursing.

Meng Lei stepped forward quickly.

With a stiff professional smile on his face, the staff asked politely:

"Hello, do you need to recruit crew?"

Meng Lei nodded and said, "Yes."

"Then please register your personal information first so that we can help you screen."

With that said, the staff placed the large tablet in his hand in front of Meng Lei.

Meng Lei took out his ID card and swiped it on it.

A series of information, including the reputation value and the submarine to which it belongs, was immediately updated.

Meng Lei noticed that,

The Typhon-class pirate ship of his own only displayed a series of numbers on the opponent's tablet, and there was no submarine name.

Only then did he realize that after registering, he didn't seem to have named the submarine yet.

Moreover, Roger did not remind himself of this at the time.

He suddenly felt a little puzzled, so he asked:

"By the way, please, I want to ask, don't you need to name the submarine here?"

The staff took back the tablet, nodded with a smile, and said:

"Hello sir, it is not necessary under normal circumstances.

Because at the time of registration, we have done a special number processing based on your submarine information.

But if you want to give your submarine a special name, you can also register at the town hall.

Of course, this name only takes effect in the waters under the jurisdiction of the alliance.

Some independent gathering places and outposts of rebel groups will not recognize this designation. "

Hearing this, Meng Lei was suddenly stunned.

To put it bluntly, every submarine alliance has registered a boat number,

According to these numbers, the submarine information can be judged, so there is no need to take a special name.

You can take it if you really want, anyway, it’s just a verbal call for convenience.

but,

Meng Lei felt that if he had time, it would be better to get a number on the submarine.

A submarine without its own name has no soul!

"Hello sir, your information has been entered, what type of crew do you need to recruit?"

Just when Meng Lei was thinking about it, the staff asked again.

then,

Meng Lei briefly described his needs.

The staff immediately entered some information on their large tablet.

Then he called up a series of character information, put it in front of Meng Lei, and said:

"Hello sir, the crew members who meet your conditions are the only ones currently in place. Please take a look."

Chen Yu, who was on the side, glanced at him, and immediately said angrily:

"Sure enough, there are more candidates than I checked yesterday.

It seems that I have to find a way to improve my reputation as soon as possible. "

Meng Lei nodded noncommittally.

Then carefully check the personnel information on the list.

Only then did he discover that

It turns out that the technicians of each position,

There is a professional rating, and an overall rating.

With his current prestige level, the professionals who can be recruited have the highest vocational skill rating of C+.

In addition to professional ratings,

The division of talent levels is also related to the total number of sailing miles and the number of bounty tasks completed with the ship.

The higher these numbers, the higher the overall rating about the character.

Meng Lei saw that some people have only a D-level professional skill rating.

but,

His overall evaluation is B, far exceeding the professional skill rating.

It is precisely because his total mileage is as high as 50,000 kilometers!

And the bounty tasks completed with the ship,

There are six E-level missions, eighteen D-level missions, and ten C-level missions!

Moreover, there are even five B-level tasks that have been completed!

He was able to complete so many tasks with the boat, ran a route of more than 50,000 kilometers, and was still alive and kicking.

Not to mention how his career rating is,

Knowledge and experience alone are enough to push him to a B-level character evaluation.

For newbies like Meng Lei and the majority of Blue Star players,

Such talents are absolutely impossible to find.

Far more recruiting value than those nerds with no career rating but lack of sailing experience!

now,

Meng Lei focused the selection criteria on the experienced crew members.

However, such talents are rare after all.

After carefully selecting for a long time, he only found a more suitable electrical engineer and a mechanical engineer.

In addition, most of the remaining people have too low professional ratings, and they have no experience and no ability.

Meng Lei does not need such a person.

It's enough to have a few experienced people on board, not everyone.

At critical times, it is still necessary to rely on highly skilled talents to save lives.

finally,

Meng Lei paid a fee of 5,000 marks, recruited the two suitable engineers under his command, and bought them out for a month.

And let the labor market inform the two engineers to report to Dock 59 at night.

Then, he left here with Chen Yu.

For the rest of the day, the two walked around the city.

Meng Lei finally got what he wanted. He took a small notebook and recorded in detail most of the buildings and corners of the Xier City business district.

In the afternoon, Julie called.

A new weekly issue of Meng Lei's exclusive report and a missing person notice will be published in four days, it said.

Also, it is distributed globally.

At that time, major gathering places around the world, including independent colonies, will see relevant reports about Meng Lei and the missing person notice.

In addition, regarding Meng Lei's suggestion to serialize the missing person notice.

Searle Weekly and Searle City Alliance Government are also making intensive plans.

if everything goes well,

Maybe it will be released synchronously with the next issue of the weekly magazine.

The Sear City Alliance government also expressed its high appreciation for Meng Lei's valuable proposal.

And decided to commend it, with additional awards.

As for what the reward content is, it is still under discussion, and no specific conclusion has been reached.

But Zhu Li said that Meng Lei would never be disappointed.

In this regard, Meng Lei was also extremely excited and surprised.

He didn't expect that just a random suggestion would have such a big impact.

Even the coalition government is involved, and he has to be commended.

This is like a pie in the sky, a proper windfall.

But for the league's awards,

To be honest, Meng Lei didn't take it to heart.

It's better if there is, it doesn't matter if there is none.

Anyway, it is a windfall, the icing on the cake, there is no need to expect too much.

It's night time soon.

At the same time that Meng Lei and Chen Yu returned to Dock No. 59, Wang Qi and others who went out to purchase also returned to the dock one after another, and then reported the purchase details to Meng Lei.

At the end of the day, everyone bought a lot of things.

In addition to daily necessities and task supplies,

After Wang Qi learned that the pirate ship had re-installed rail guns, he ordered a batch of high-explosive rail shells that could not be made by ordinary processing stations in case of emergency.

In addition, considering the high prestige can be discounted,

All items purchased by everyone today are paid on delivery in the form of bookkeeping.

After three days, the pirate ship will be rebuilt and the goods will be delivered to the door, and then the payment will be made uniformly.

This is a lot more convenient invisibly.

After everyone reported today's gains, the two newly recruited engineers also came to report before going to bed.

One of them, Hans, was twenty-eight years old and had six years of experience in sea travel.

The other is Carl, thirty-five years old, and has a career rating of C+.

Although the experience of going abroad is not as rich as that of Hans, the advantage lies in his excellent technology.

Meng Lei briefly communicated with the two of them to get a general understanding of their respective situations.

Then, let the two come back to report after three days, and they can move freely during the period.

The point is, now Meng Lei has no boat to stay with them.

However, before leaving, after Hans's reminder, Meng Lei arranged for Wang Qi to follow Hans to the city tomorrow.

Purchase an additional batch of maintenance materials and spare equipment that may be used on a daily basis.

In any case, make sure the sailing is safe.

The next three days flew by.

The work of Chen Yu, Wang Qi and others is gradually on the right track, and they have begun to plan and build the fleet in all aspects. UU reading www.uukanshu. com

Meng Lei is also happy to be a shopkeeper.

If you have nothing to do, go to the labor market for a walk, or be a street scumbag.

I completely integrated myself into the city of Xier, and had a deeper understanding of this alien city.

During the period, he also made a special trip to the city hall.

The pirate ship was given a new name, the "Sea Locust".

Originally, he planned to call the "Sea Emperor", but this name has been occupied by others.

as a last resort,

He could only grit his teeth, and his mind whipped up such an alternative name.

However, the name is quite appropriate.

Meng Lei felt that it was more in line with his temperament.

No matter where you go in the future, this alien ocean will definitely be barren!

In the next time,

The gunner and other crew members also found suitable candidates one after another.

Only the position of the ship doctor was always vacant, and no suitable person could be found.

On the last day,

Meng Lei really had no choice. He could only find one that was excellent in all aspects and could reach an A. rating.

However, because the characters were marked as eccentric, the indigenous doctor who greatly lowered the overall score came aboard.

From Meng Lei's point of view, it's weird to have a weird personality.

Anyway, the position of doctor is not used most of the time, so try to avoid contact with each other as much as possible.

So, on the morning of the fourth day.

Meng Lei personally went to the shipyard to complete the handover, and the staff drove the upgraded Sea Locust to the No. 59 dock.

All the members on the Sea Locust finally assembled for the first time.

It's time to set sail and continue towards the depths of the abyss!