From seeing it

In the captain's room, in addition to the nine people on board, there were three people, Sun Tao, the captain Cao Zhiren, and the first mate Jiang Hongtao.

There was a nautical chart on the table in the captain's room. Zhou Kesheng took out another nautical chart with a solemn expression. This nautical chart looked very old and the edges were damaged.

Zhou Kesheng unfolded this dilapidated nautical chart carefully, and said, "Everyone should know our destination this time, which is the Guixu mentioned in the ancient books "Shan Hai Jing" and "Lie Zi·Tang Wen". "

Everyone around the table didn't speak, but just listened quietly.

Before the scientific expedition team was called to set off this time, everyone already knew that this trip was for the legendary return to the ruins.

Zhou Kesheng continued: "This Guixu is also called Guixu. Legend has it that it is a bottomless valley in the sea, which is called the place where all the waters gather. According to the records in ancient books, we probably know that this Guixu is located in the depths of the Eastern Sea."

The captain Cao Zhiren couldn't help interjecting: "Mr. Zhou, but there is no record about Guixu on the current navigation chart. This sea area is so big, where should we look for it?"

He can become a captain, and he knows everything about this sea area, but he has never heard of any Guixu. To him, the so-called Guixu is just an ancient legend, not real.

It's just that his mission this time was to follow Zhou Kesheng and his party to find Guixu. He didn't dare to directly deny the existence of Guixu, but the meaning in the words already faintly represented his thoughts.

Zhou Kesheng looked at him and smiled, then pointed to the broken nautical chart that had just been unfolded, and said, "Captain Cao, look at this chart. Records of the location of the ruins."

Captain Cao Zhiren's expression was shocked, and he hurried forward to look at the broken nautical chart on the table.

This is a map drawn by the ancients by hand, which is far from being comparable to the current nautical charts. However, Cao Zhiren has 10 or 20 years of sea navigation experience, so he can tell at a glance that this sea area is drawn on this map.

"It's unbelievable...the world depicted on it doesn't exist at all...could it be said that the ancient waters have changed in modern times?" Captain Cao Zhiren looked surprised.

Xiao Ling also went closer to have a look, but found that he couldn't understand the nautical chart being drawn at all.

Zhou Kesheng waved his hand and said, "You take this map. In short, you sail according to the route drawn on this map."

Although Cao Zhiren was shocked, with an expression of disbelief on his face, after hearing what Zhou Kesheng said, he hesitated a little, nodded and said, "I see, Mr. Zhou."

After that, he took the hand-painted broken nautical chart and left with the first officer Jiang Hongtao.

With a specific direction and route, "Explorer" quickly set sail, slowly left Ningshan Port, and then slowly accelerated under the night, riding the wind and waves, and sailed into the sea shrouded in darkness.

Xiao Ling, Zhou Kesheng and others were all arranged to live in first-class guest rooms, and he lived next to Zhou Kesheng. The "Explorer" was not small, with nearly a hundred rooms.

After listening to Zhou Kesheng's introduction to Xiao Ling, I realized that this time, besides the "Explorer", there was also an elite team of 30 people headed by Sun Tao, which was well-equipped, plus The captain, chief mate, second mate, sailors, chief engineer, second engineer, electrician, mechanic, chief purser, chef, ship doctor, etc. on the "Explorer", the total number of people on the "Explorer" exceeds Sixty people, it can be said that for this trip to Guixu, Zhou Kesheng and the forces behind him paid great attention and paid a lot of money.

The following days were very boring for Xiao Ling, who spent every day on the sea ship. After the initial novelty, he began to experience the boring life on the sea ship.

He lay on the bed in his room most of the time, and soon lost interest in appreciating the almost unchanging sea view in the distance. Perhaps the happiest and happy time of the day is the time of three meals a day.

"Explorer" is equipped with a professional chef, and the three meals a day are rich in dishes. Xiao Ling found that the only thing that interests him now is to taste these rich delicacies.

Fortunately, the big pale hand didn't appear again these days, and there were no accidents. The sea was calm, and the "Discovery" traveled according to the route drawn by the hand-painted nautical chart.

Captain Cao Zhiren would come on time every day to report the situation to Zhou Kesheng, and Xiao Ling would also listen to him from time to time. He knew that although Cao Zhiren was an experienced captain who claimed to know everything about this sea area, it seemed to be boundless. Human beings are insignificant, and what they often travel are only some well-known fixed routes, and they are not really clear about every place in this sea area.

Five days later, the "Discovery" had broken into an unknown sea area that he had never been to before.

This kind of unknown sea area is very dangerous. No one knows whether there are hidden reefs on the bottom of the sea. The "Explorer" broke into it, which means that there is a danger of hitting the reef at any time.

When Cao Zhiren reported the situation to Zhou Kesheng, he already had a look of embarrassment on his face, but Zhou Kesheng ordered him to drive in the direction of returning to the ruins marked on the nautical chart.

Cao Zhiren had no choice but to obey the order despite knowing the risk.

Oceanographer Wang Haiyang and marine biologist Guo Zhenwei are very busy, often collecting some seawater samples for research and conducting various data analysis.

Pang Yan is still doing her own job, which is shooting, including the previous trip to Kunlun Snow Mountain. She took a lot of precious photos, and Zhou Kesheng submitted them as materials for reporting.

Professor Li Zhibao, Hu Shengzhe, Wang Lei, and Yu Tingting would gather together occasionally to chat about returning to the ruins, and there were many speculations about the legendary returning to the ruins.

It's just that there are not many records about Guixu in the ancient books. After listening to it a few times, Xiao Ling felt that there were not many valuable clues.

Regarding Guixu, everyone was a little curious and had their own conjectures, but the moment they didn't see Guixu, no one knew the real situation, and everything was just speculation without any basis.

Because he has been at sea for a long time, Sun Tao will lead the 30-person elite team to conduct a simple drill on the deck every day to ensure that everyone is in the most energetic state at all times.

In this elite team of 30 people, Xiao Ling only knew Qin Yang, Liu Guangsheng and Du Changde, and the others were all strangers.

After listening to Sun Tao's introduction, he found out that Qin Yang has now been promoted to the vice-captain of the team. If Sun Tao is not around, he will take over the command of the team.