Read Novel Full Chapter 584: Damn, it’s actually Americans
Chapter 584: Damn, it’s actually Americans
After several trips back and forth, Huang Mao was fanatically admiring Jiang Ning’s “abilities.” “Sister Ning, how about we go search for oil resources in other countries? Maybe we’ll get lucky again.”
“Do you think it’s that easy?” Zhang Li rolled her eyes at him. “It took ten years for the land to sink due to natural disasters. The oil resources were long gone. This time, we just got lucky.”
Jiang Ning couldn’t help but chuckle, “Anything you can think of, the base leadership has already handled it.”
The higher-ups had sent out dozens of submarines. The first task was to detect the depth at which the already discovered Fire Seed Containers had sunk. Anything that couldn’t be recovered was skipped. Second, they searched for any undetected, sunken Fire Seed Containers. Third, they sought out various survival resources, reporting any that could be recovered.
This plan would significantly reduce the workload of the special salvage team.
The operation had been underway for half a year, and it was almost complete.
“Even if there’s no oil, there are countless Fire Seed Containers waiting for Sister Ning to awaken.”
Jiang Ning was already used to their admiration.
Once the mission was officially over, everyone boarded the nuclear submarine to head home.
Not long after they set off, an alarm suddenly went off. A large submarine was approaching.
It was coming fast and charging straight at them.
If they hadn’t reacted quickly, they would’ve likely collided head-on.
The team members were instantly on edge. “Who the hell wants to die?”
They still had plans to live long lives, after all.
However, after turning around, the other submarine charged right at them again.
It was like they were deliberately provoking them.
The nuclear submarine issued a warning and prepared for attack.
Submarine-launched missiles were raised.
Just as everything was ready on their end, the other side stopped advancing.
It was as if they had backed down.
After a long pause, the other submarine sent a signal to communicate on the surface.
The signal was so arrogant that Jiang Ning became even more curious about who was behind this.
The two massive submarines slowly surfaced…
It was clear now—there weren’t many countries with nuclear submarines this advanced.
Americans!
Jiang Ning wondered what had gotten into them.
As expected, once they surfaced and steadied themselves, the Americans arrogantly asked, “What are you doing here?”
How unlucky, the rabbits hadn’t been wiped out.
Jiang Ning wasn’t going to play along. “None of your business.”
Americans, who was used to being domineering, was stunned. They hadn’t expected the rabbits to be so tough.
They cleared their throats. “Did you find oil?”
Jiang Ning countered, “What oil?”
It turned out Americans was after the oil too and had even sent people. Not bad, their intelligence wasn’t low.
Too bad they were six months too late.
Americans didn’t want to reveal their true purpose, so they arrogantly said, “This sea area is ours. Leave immediately, or we won’t hold back.”
Jiang Ning, curious, smiled and asked, “How exactly are you going to ‘not hold back’?”
Both sides were operating attack-type nuclear submarines, and all the necessary parts were there.
She couldn’t help but sneer. “Don’t act like you’re talking to us from a position of strength. We’re not buying into that!”
The Americans were furious and immediately began to flex their muscles.
Mortar shells, shoulder-launched anti-aircraft missiles, Stinger missiles.
Jiang Ning’s team couldn’t hold it in, and several members burst out laughing. “Seems like someone doesn’t have any of that stuff.”
The special salvage team had their own special weapons. Besides flexing their muscles, they pulled out something Americans didn’t have—an electromagnetic cannon.
The whole world knew Americans didn’t have it, and if they did, it was far behind.
Whether the equipment provided by the base was real or useful was another matter.
As expected, when they saw the electromagnetic cannon, the Americans’ faces turned dark.
“Liars, big liars!”
They didn’t win the muscle flexing battle, so now it was time to talk from a position of strength.
Americans repeated, “What are you doing here?”
Unlike before, the attitude was much softer but still carried a hint of pride.
Jiang Ning, in a hurry to get home, didn’t have time to argue with them. “Just passing by.”
“I don’t believe it,” one of them said, clearly skeptical. What are the odds of such a coincidence?
“Believe it or not,” Jiang Ning replied nonchalantly. “It’s all peaceful here, so who’s afraid of who?”
The Americans emphasized again, “This sea area is ours.”
“Why?” Jiang Ning asked.
They stared right at her and lied smoothly. “First come, first served.”
Jiang Ning saw through it—they weren’t just proud; they were trying hard to save face.
Realizing they probably wouldn’t dare to fight, there was no need to waste time. Everyone nodded in agreement. “Okay, it’s yours. All yours.”
After all, they’d already taken everything worth taking.
The Americans finally seemed satisfied and shouted, “You’ve trespassed on our territory. Leave immediately, or else…”
Jiang Ning, casually cleaning her ears, asked, “What did you say?”
“…Please, please leave now.”
Fine, take your time fishing around, and goodbye to you.
They kept their guard up, gradually pulling away, only relaxing once they were out of the sonar range.
The team exchanged glances, then burst out laughing.
At American’s snail-like pace, they wouldn’t even catch a warm meal.
“Alright, let’s go home!” Jiang Ning said.
She pulled out the Fire Seed Container that hadn’t fit in earlier and then the shipping container she’d gotten from the southern military base before the land sank. She only took the one with medical supplies.
As for industrial equipment, artifacts, and books, they could wait for later, when they’d be needed.
Of course, she’d swapped the container out.
After six months, the other high-ranking officials had mostly accepted her and Huo Yishen. Commander Xiao had also become much more low-key since his son’s death, but a barking dog never bites, so they still had to be cautious.
They knew full well that the special salvage team had connections.
As those benefiting from it, they’d kept quiet, but they knew that just because the connection might not last, it didn’t mean it wouldn’t be used again. So, Jiang Ning wasn’t about to just hand over any evidence.
She decided now was the right time to bring out the medical supplies.
The farms and breeding centers were growing fast. Poultry and eggs were about to be sold to the public, but with some conditions.
Priority will be given to offering discounts to women of childbearing age.
As the leader, Gu Tinglin thought ahead.
He was still carrying out the Fire Seed Plan—procreation.
Without human civilization, everything would be meaningless.
The base was gradually stabilizing, and the next major task was the inheritance of the Fire Seed.
When the disaster started, the women in Jiang Ning’s group had just entered childbearing age, and their survival rate was the highest.
After twelve years of the apocalypse, their bodies were falling apart—constant health problems and deteriorating functions. But undeniably, they were the most likely to give birth among the female survivors.
The base developed a strategy to prioritize supplies and medical resources for them.
They’d do everything possible to help improve their health, preparing for the upcoming reproductive plans.
Of course, the women had to agree, and the base wouldn’t force them.
When the news came out, Jiang Ning was still drifting at sea and had no idea.
And then, trouble arrived.
A tail was following the nuclear submarine.
Damn, it was the Americans again.
Those bastards had been trailing them all along.
It was likely they hadn’t found the oil refinery and was suspicious of Jiang Ning and the others, so they quietly followed, hoping to uncover the coordinates for Fengcheng.
Americans were known for using firepower to dominate, with a natural tendency for plunder.
Even though they’d taken down a fake American Base in the Arctic and wiped out their weapons supplies, Americans couldn’t have been running on such a small amount of gear. That was likely just part of it.
If they had enough firepower, what if they decided to open fire on Fengcheng?
Each military base had different functions, and compared to the Huacheng Base, the southern military base wasn’t equipped with much in terms of combat weapons.
They couldn’t take any chances and definitely couldn’t let the Americans figure out Fengcheng’s coordinates.