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Chapter 1696: Chapter 46: The Darkness of the Deep Sea

The hatch at the bottom of the submarine opened, and six various Flywheel slowly descended—until they landed at the bottom of the trench.

This contraption was clearly military, and only through repainting and modification did it become the Emperor’s plaything.

At this moment, everyone was covered in a thin membrane, which could filter fresh air directly from the seawater and withstand some pressure in this deep sea… of course, the Flywheel that can directly walk in seawater is fundamentally different from the ones usually used by the residents of the Undersea City.

Regarding this route, the Emperor has already downloaded it to each Flywheel’s control panel… circle around the Sonam Trench once, then return here again.

If you want to compete for speed, you can accelerate all the way, sparks flying—if you just want to enjoy the fun of the Flywheel, you can also drive leisurely, following the route map will also bring you back.

The Emperor seems to have arranged this outing like a spring picnic.

“I’ve already ordered the Third Legion to clear this area.” Before departure, Louis XXXIX reminded: “But it’s not absolutely safe, if you encounter danger, just send a signal. There are soldiers of the Third Legion stationed all along this route.”

Reya was trying this kind of runway outside the Undersea City for the first time and was eager to go—when Louis XXXIX said to start, he didn’t hesitate to ride the new Asla and shoot out like an arrow, quickly diving into the depths of the dark trench.

The others followed in succession, quickly forming a sequence.

At the front, Reya sprinted at full speed, the Emperor following with a smile on his face—behind him came the girl Liuge.

Konghai was still running behind Liuge, not fast nor slow, seeming to be waiting for someone… waiting for the two behind.

Boss Luo was still under Ms. Ren’s guidance, starting from scratch and trying to control the Flywheel… Learning this contraption takes little time, but once learned, it loses the fun of teaching.

Actually, Ms. Ren initially suggested that she and Boss Luo could ride together on a single Flywheel, she in the front, he in the back, which would be more convenient to teach.

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Soon, everyone’s Flywheel completely entered the trench, and on the Sapphire, in the control room before the screen, Professor Jin Kailun could no longer view everyone’s figures with his eyes—he could only measure the distance between everyone with an instrument called a radar.

But Professor Jin Kailun was pondering something else.

When did the Undersea City painstakingly create such a gigantic submarine like Sapphire?

Before departure, Konghai secretly told him that this submarine was built with a combination of magic energy technology and another technology different from the Undersea City… This technology different from the Undersea City’s magic energy seems to be pure mechanical technology, somewhat cumbersome in many places. If this submarine were fully built with magic energy technology, obviously its size could be reduced by a third, improving more performance.

The professor wasn’t concerned about why mechanical technology delays magic energy technology; at this moment, he was considering—how could the people of the Undersea City operate this submarine so proficiently.

Inside such a gigantic submarine, there are at least thousands of people… this isn’t the simple act of learning from a manual, but requires thousands of people to train together to command the submarine as one.

But just then, the control room door suddenly opened, and someone Professor Jin Kailun did not expect walked in slowly with several heavily armed gendarme team members accompanying.

“Kai… Lady Kaia?!” The professor’s eyes widened, unable to conceal the shock in his heart, “How are you here!”

“Hello, Professor Jin Kailun, pleased to meet you here.” Lady Kaia showed no expression… she even glanced at one gendarme team member beside her, thought for a moment and said: “So, is this Professor Jin Kailun the person who will be acting with me this time?”

The gendarme member didn’t respond.

But Professor Jin Kailun furrowed his brow deeply, quickly walking forward, “What’s going on here?”

One of the gendarme team members said solemnly: “According to His Majesty’s orders, this trip involves two individuals jointly escorting the felon Longgang to liaise with the Sea Demon Clan, while we ensure any handover is completed smoothly!”

After this, several gendarme team members instantly stood upright and saluted.

“Longgang!” Professor Jin Kailun couldn’t help but widen his eyes, looking at Lady Kaia’s calm face, yet absolutely unable to calm down internally, “This is …”

“This is His Majesty’s secret order for you.” The talking gendarme team member handed a palm-sized crystal chip to Lady Kaia, “Well… it’s time to depart, sirs!”

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A small exploration ship slowly departed from Sapphire, indeed navigated along another route, slowly sailing into the trench.

“Longgang really is here?” Professor Jin Kailun leaned towards Lady Kaia, lowered his voice to ask—Even if Lady Kaia had an unspoken issue, unable to disclose the truth to him, clearly such a question could be answered.

Unless this so-called handover itself was an intrigue… Longgang wasn’t on the exploration ship, this was a special operation by the Undersea City against the Sea Demon Clan.

But why involve both him and Lady Kaia in such an operation—it’s simply illogical!

“Yes.” Lady Kaia nodded, “It’s in the lower cabin.”

As if to affirm this professor, Lady Kaia even opened a monitor, showing the scene inside the lower cabin—The professor immediately saw Longgang, who was currently imprisoned in a magical energy sphere, unconscious.

“What’s said on His Majesty’s secret order?” The professor’s face was tense, “The gendarme team said this was a secret order for you and me, so evidently I can know it too, right?

Meanwhile, Professor Jin Kailun secretly opened his palm in front of Lady Kaia—inside his palm, a written message.

——If you’re under surveillance, blink three times.

Lady Kaia looked at the text in the professor’s palm, then calmly looked into the professor’s eyes and said, “Master Karen, I’m not under any surveillance. You can ask anything, say anything.”

On this upper deck, besides the two of them, there were clearly other members of the gendarme team for this escort operation—Lady Kaia didn’t lower her voice, yet didn’t need to!

Professor Jin Kailun’s facial expression changed dramatically—But what shocked him even more was that despite hearing Lady Kaia’s words, the gendarme team remained unmoved.

“What did you call me?” The professor became suddenly anxious—Lady Kaia directly addressed his other identity.

“Master Karen.” Lady Kaia opened a tablet-like screen, calmly observing the data flowing by and said: “Destiny organization’s current main person in charge, one of the five founders of the Destiny organization back then. Over the years, the five initial founders have passed away, only you have survived until now.”

Professor Jin Kailun maintained composure—the reason being, the gendarme team members on the exploration ship remained unmoved!

He gazed into Lady Kaia’s eyes, cold and unwavering—suddenly, a terrifying possibility emerged in Professor Jin Kailun’s mind.

“Kaia… do you know your own identity?” Professor Jin Kailun asked in a lowered voice.

“Of course I do.” Lady Kaia responded calmly, “I am a soldier of the Kingdom Government of the Undersea City, and also a spy sent by the Undersea City to infiltrate the ‘Destiny’ organization. Master, have you forgotten the incident a few days ago when your ‘Destiny’ organization’s base was destroyed… you imprisoned me, and didn’t find my corpse, did you?”

“Do you know who Longgang really is?” The professor fell into silence… after the silence, he asked in a rather low voice.

“A felon in the ‘Destiny’ organization.” Lady Kaia said calmly, “A lowly half-breed from the Sea Demon Clan, we rescued him from the slavery of the Sea Demon Clan, but instead of being grateful, he secretly sided with the Sea Demon Clan and attempted to overthrow the peace of the Undersea City… such a traitor, I naturally know.”

“Show me the secret decree!” Professor Jin Kailun quickly said again, even reaching out to snatch the secret decree from Kaia’s hand.

Effortlessly… Kaia had no intention to obstruct.

The moment the contents of the secret decree were imprinted in his mind, Professor Jin Kailun’s face changed slightly again… he said tremulously, “Did… did it really get implemented?”

“Isn’t it being installed now?” Lady Kaia pointed at the screen, saying calmly.

On the screen, several members of the Gendarme Team were manipulating mechanical arms, slowly cutting open Longgang’s abdomen and then burying a fist-sized object inside — Longgang’s body had a super strong regenerative ability, and the wound quickly began to heal.

Professor Jin Kailun couldn’t help but collapse to the ground, looking at Kaia beside him in horror, “So that’s how it is…”

This was the only possibility he could think of — all the anomalies from Kaia before.

She was probably already brainwashed by the Kingdom Government… by Emperor Louis XXXIX!

Absolutely, such a tragedy must not happen — Professor Jin Kailun couldn’t help but scream in his heart.

Yet, the exploration ship still advanced and soon sailed into a cave on a rock wall in the trench — this journey quickly entered a world with a hive-like structure.

The professor suddenly sneered, “Since you all know my identity, yet let me escort Longgang, aren’t you afraid I will ruin this operation… as soon as I say a word in front of the Sea Demon Clan, they’ll fully know what your plan is.”

“This is the emperor’s intention.” Lady Kaia said calmly, “Whether you speak or not, is none of my concern, I just need to carry out this operation according to the emperor’s instructions… Master, do as you please.”

Professor Jin Kailun sat powerlessly on the seat, feeling a chill throughout his body — this inevitably reminded him of the other founders of the ‘Destiny’ organization.

They indeed died in the long struggle, only the professor survived — each of them, before dying, sent their last message, all the same.

——Beware of the Emperor.

The professor constantly reminded himself of the terror of the Undersea City Emperor — but only now did he truly understand the fear of his companions in the past.

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“It seems you are a genius at driving the ‘Flywheel’.” The emperor’s voice suddenly sounded in Lei Yaz’s ear.

He instinctively turned his head and found the Emperor had somehow caught up with him, the emperor’s voice was transmitted through the communication device.

“This is a special military model, recently developed, even for trained soldiers, from getting started to becoming proficient, it takes at least three days of constant practice.”

Feeling rather proud of the emperor’s praise, Lei Yaz had quite the mindset of a young person.

“Emperor, let’s race to see who breaks through the finish line first!” Lei Yaz remembered the unfinished race on the ‘World Snake’ track and couldn’t help but feel competitive.

“No rush.” Louis XXXIX subtly smiled, “Although I eagerly anticipate the race, there’s another opponent you need to defeat first.”

“Opponent?” Lei Yaz was startled, instinctively looking back… behind him, there was nothing but darkness, he saw no one.

Obviously, whether it was the Girl Liuge, Konghai, or the big brother and big sister, they were all left far behind.

Lei Yaz wondered, “But they can’t keep up now, can they?”

“Your opponent has arrived.” The emperor suddenly raised the ‘Flywheel’s’ altitude, drifting away from Lei Yaz’s sight… finally disappearing into the dimness.

The visibility in the trench was very low, even with a roadmap, cautious navigation was necessary… the emperor’s sudden disappearance made Lei Yaz feel uneasy.

At this moment, a beam of light rushed towards Lei Yaz.

Watching the light that shot swiftly towards him, Lei Yaz shivered as if something was driving his body — he forcefully altered the ‘Flywheel’s’ direction.

The flash passed close by him and subsequently shot towards the rock wall beside the trench.

Suddenly, a vast and turbid torrent thrust him, sweeping Lei Yaz away — in shock, he quickly stabilized the new ‘Asla,’ but saw that the rock wall had already formed a terrifying deep pit due to the flash!

An attack… even an ambush!

A terrifying thought swiftly crossed Lei Yaz’s mind.

Meanwhile, a giant shadow slowly emerged before Lei Yaz… and soon grew bright.

Gazing at the blinding golden light, Lei Yaz’s expression subtly changed — ‘Golden Beast’!

Appearing before him was the Flywheel ‘Golden Beast’!

“Lei Yaz, we meet again… His Majesty told me, if I can kill you here, I will be the inheritor of the Undersea City’s throne in the future… so let’s see who is truly superior!”

“Ke Duojin!” Lei Yaz exclaimed, “It’s you!”

On the ‘Golden Beast,’ his former classmate, childhood companion, was now coldly staring at him… their eyes slightly flickered with red light.

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PS: Next chapter a bit later… around two or three o’clock.