Reinforcement Panel: Tech Wars

Chapter 40 Anchoring the Manta Ray
The driver looked at the gradually sinking submarine, patted Wei Jiang's arm and reminded him loudly.

Wei Jiang certainly noticed it, but he was not panicked.

The submersible sinking after falling into the water is a pre-set behavioral logic.

Amid the driver's screams, the submarine finally sank.

Through the slightly turbid river water, the two could only vaguely see the dark shadow of the submersible under the water.

"It sank. Will it break down?"

The driver stood next to Wei Jiang, looking even more nervous than Wei Jiang.

Wei Jiang took out his phone and opened the pre-installed control app.

"You're worrying too much. Submarines are bound to sink, right?"

After Wei Jiang finished his explanation, the other party nodded, but there was still confusion in his eyes.

Wei Jiang clicked on the screen of his mobile phone, and the driver turned his eyes to the river surface. Ripples appeared, and a black shadow under the water slowly moved away from the river bank.

"It's moving, it's really moving!"

"Amazing!"

Hearing the other party's exclamations and admiration, Wei Jiang smiled slightly. When he saw that the submarine was more than ten meters away from the river bank, the dark shadow of the submarine could no longer be distinguished from the shore.

Wei Jiang's expression changed and he started shouting.

"Oh no! Lost contact!"

"The submarine signal is gone!"

Hearing Wei Jiang's exclamation, the driver also became nervous.

"No way?"

"It's lost just now?"

Seeing the lost and anxious expression on Wei Jiang's face, the driver suddenly burst into laughter.

"You young people are just messing around. You've lost a lot this time."

After teasing, the driver turned and walked towards the trailer.

Landing on the shore, Wei Jiang’s frightened expression disappeared and he looked towards the river.

My mind recalled another red panel I had seen before.

【Product name: Manta Ray Submarine】

[Introduction: Purely handmade copycat industrial waste, powered by electricity, with simple power, detection and communication capabilities, and can sail within 10 meters under the water. ]

[Enhancement Level: 0]

[Enhanced mission: Navigate 50km in water, current mission progress 0/50km.]

Wei Jiang opened WeChat and first transferred the fee to the driver, which was 300 yuan more than the price previously agreed upon.

Picking up the laptop computer on the grass next to him, Wei Jiang sighed and followed the driver.

"Master, the money has been transferred to you."

Pulling the cart with both hands, the other person looked back at Wei Jiang and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

Perhaps he felt that laughing at this time was a bit inappropriate, so the driver coughed and said:
"It's getting late. I suggest you find someone to salvage it tomorrow. As long as we can salvage it, it'll be fine."

Wei Jiang looked up at the other person and forced an ugly smile on his face.

The two men returned to the road, and Wei Jiang helped the driver secure the cart to the trailer and watched the driver confirm the payment.

"Master, thank you for your hard work. Please go first. I will stay here to calm down."

As it was getting dark, the driver looked at the river, suppressed a smile and nodded goodbye.

"Okay, don't think too much about it. It's not a big deal. Let's go."

The trailer started, and Wei Jiang looked at the hand stretched out from the trailer window and waved goodbye to the other party.

After the tow truck left, Wei Jiang opened the door of the Wuling car and got in.

Pretending that the submarine had lost contact was a plan he had thought of long ago.

In this way, he is just a failed handicraft enthusiast, and the information related to him will no longer have the value of continuing to ferment and spread.

Open the submersible control APP on your mobile phone, and the turbid images taken by the underwater camera in the river water will be displayed in full screen.

In the small map window in the upper right corner of the phone, there is a red dot in the middle of the river.

"It's done!"

"The Manta Ray Submersible has officially entered the water."

"Sail 50km underwater, which is a lot easier than Wuling's first enhanced mission."

Wei Jiang held the mobile phone horizontally between his hands, the left one controlled the steering and power, and the right one controlled the depth of the submersible.

Although the camera footage only showed turbid river water and visibility was extremely poor, Wei Jiang continued to operate with both hands.

In addition to the location information of the submersible, the small map in the upper right corner of the mobile phone screen also displays the sonar detection information of the submersible. For example, in the small map at this time, there are several small dots moving behind the right side of the submersible.

The detailed information of these small dots cannot be distinguished by the copycat submarine.

Wei Jiang doesn’t have the energy to pay attention to these things now. He just wants to complete the first reinforcement task as soon as possible.

As long as you keep strengthening, you will have bread and everything will be there!

"Forward! Full speed forward!"

Wei Jiang slid his left thumb forward, commanding the submarine to instantly accelerate forward!
A minute later, Wei Jiang looked embarrassed as he saw that the position of the red dot on the small map had hardly changed.

The APP algorithm estimates the underwater speed of the submersible based on the change in the submersible's position in the past minute, and the number is indeed worthy of the label of "copycat".

3.3km per hour.

If converted into professional ship speed units, the speed per hour is less than two knots!
Looking at this number, even though he was mentally prepared, Wei Jiang still felt a little discouraged.

"Damn it!"

"Doesn't this speed mean that my skills are poor!?"

Considering the enhanced mission target of 50km, at the current sailing speed, it will take more than 15 hours to complete the enhanced mission.

Looking at the gradually darkening sky outside the car window, Wei Jiang knew that there was no hope for tonight.

"go home."

"receive."

The Wuling mini started and turned around, but Wei Jian still held the phone in both hands and looked at the monotonous dim river water on the screen.

When he got home and walked into the courtyard, Wei Jiang saw that his father had turned on the light under the eaves.

Wei Jiang used his mobile phone to lower the manta ray submersible to a maximum depth of 10 meters, and then he put away his phone.

"I'll cook now. It will be ready in a moment."

Seeing Wei Jiang coming back alone, Wei Yonghe turned sideways and looked outside the yard gate.

"Why are you back? Where's that thing you made?"

Wei Jiang was standing at the kitchen door, packing green peppers he had just taken out of the refrigerator.

"It sank into the river."

After hearing this, Wei Yonghe couldn't help but laugh a few times.

"I told you long ago, with what you made, how could it be possible?"

Halfway through the conversation, Wei Yonghe noticed that there was no trace of disappointment on his son Wei Jiang's face, but rather joy.

".It's already sunk into the river, why are you so happy?"

Wei Jiang had just finished picking the green peppers in his hand, and he looked up at his father and smiled.

"I'm happy because it sank into the river. That means the submersible really did sink, right?"

After saying that, he turned and walked into the kitchen, followed by the sound of a kitchen knife chopping the chopping board.

Wei Yonghe was a little confused. Could it be that this kid was stimulated and his mind was confused?
"Just mess around."

"Hmph, I'm telling you, you can play, but I won't allow you to sit in that broken thing!"

"It's a metal coffin. I'm telling you. Do you listen?"

"If you dare sit in there, I'll break your legs!"

Hearing his father's stern warning outside the kitchen, Wei Jiang smiled and said nothing.

At night, after dinner, the father and son sat in the yard to enjoy the cool air.

Wei Yonghe put his phone aside and listened to old songs reminiscing about his youth, while Wei Jiang was sitting next to him, absorbed in playing with his phone in both hands.

Looking at Wei Jiang playing with his mobile phone connected to the power bank enthusiastically, Wei Yonghe shook his head, somewhat confused.

Is the game really that fun?

"I just don't understand you young people, staring at your phones all the time, don't your eyes get tired?"

After hearing this, Wei Jiang looked up at his father, then lowered his head again.

“It’s fun, I love playing, and it’s not tiring.”

On the mobile phone screen, the picture taken by the underwater camera at night is pitch black and nothing can be seen.

On the small map, Wei Jiang stared at a big dot in front of the submarine.

The large target is near the water surface, and around it, there is a smaller target moving quickly.

[Enhanced mission: 7.8km/50km]

After more than two hours of hard work, the progress of the intensive task is good.

Taking advantage of the night, Wei Jiang planned to rise to the surface to have a look. The submersible should be able to travel faster near the water surface.

(End of this chapter)