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Chapter 52 Operation To Destroy Chrysanthemums at Cape Bougainville - Mobilization

After a moment's thought, Li Zhe decided that he needed to reconsider the matter.

So he bid farewell to Director Liu and returned to the yacht.

To conduct more in-depth intelligence exchanges with Xing.

Xing has fully recovered from the shock of the delicious food and has returned to her usual serious attitude.

"Commander, there is an abnormal energy in the waters around Cape Bō, which is significantly different from the usual abyssal rifts."

A semi-transparent energy body of a star appeared inside the cockpit.

In those golden eyes, data surged at an unprecedented speed.

"Through analysis of the preliminary data, I discovered that this energy fluctuation is not only highly coupled with the abyssal aura, but also resonates strongly with a certain collective will of multiple parallel world planets at the same historical coordinate point."

"Collective will?" Li Zhe stroked his chin. "You mean... that thing sleeping beneath this sea has been awakened by the abyss?"

"That's one way to understand it. More accurately, it's the obsession, resentment, and unwillingness that lingered around the battleship 'Yamato'... all sorts of complex spiritual energies that received a response from the abyss, converging to form a seed of rift."

Xing paused for a moment, then proposed a bold hypothesis.

“Commander, I have a theory—this sunken battleship, under the influence of the abyss rift, is very likely to become the key material you need to break through your bottleneck.”

“The Key to the Dimension!” Li Zhe understood Xing’s implied meaning.

This is really hard to find, and it takes no effort at all to get it.

"Xing, begin preparations immediately." Li Zhe's voice was calm and powerful. "Three days from now, we will personally meet this 'ghost of the old Fusang Empire'!"

"Yes, Commander."

An operation to salvage the "Yamato" thus began.

Operation codename: Operation Tokugawa at the Cape of the Bō!
Xing prompted, "Commander, you need to gain a deeper understanding of the warship's structure and background. Only in this way can you effectively digest and absorb it during the subsequent process of devouring the ship."

"Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated. Let's gather all the information about this ship and brush up on our knowledge."

"Commander, we have obtained all the accurate nautical charts, geological structures, and historical ocean current data for the surrounding waters. However... there are many gaps in the detailed shipbuilding blueprints for the Yamato."

Xing continued to explain.

"According to publicly available historical records on Earth, the Fusang Empire went to an insane level of secrecy in order to build this massive warship."

Li Zhe looked at the data Xing had pulled up...

This "weapon of war," touted as being built with the full resources of the Japanese nation, has an outrageously high cost.

To prevent technology leaks during construction, all blueprints used were destroyed immediately after being reviewed.

This was tough on the draftsmen; their pencils were practically smoking from all the swinging.

It is said that many young men with 2.0 vision are able to join the ship as lookouts when they are hired.

When the project ended, they were all practically blind, unable to live without their thick-rimmed glasses.

This is just for those who use their brains; those who do manual labor are in even worse shape.

A single rivet on the ship is 4 centimeters in diameter, and there are a total of 615 million of these large rivets.

The total length of the electric welding on the ship reached an astonishing 46.4 kilometers, equivalent to welding all the way from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Shanghai Disneyland.

The workers were not only exhausted, but also worked in extremely dangerous conditions.

More than thirty lives were sacrificed during the construction process.

To maintain secrecy, all the windows of houses near the shipyard facing the sea were forcibly boarded up, turning sea-view homes into coffin rooms overnight.

A fence nearly one kilometer long has been erected along the railway.

Whenever a train passes by, two armed military policemen board each carriage to supervise passengers in drawing the curtains on the seaside side.

Anyone who dares to peek or take photos should be prepared to be taken away and suffer the consequences.

Under such an intensely secretive atmosphere, the Yamato was finally completed and launched.

The high-ranking officers of the Japanese Navy seemed to have developed a habit of secrecy. At the launching ceremony, the Minister of the Navy, who read out the ship's name, spoke in a voice so soft it was barely audible.

This led a group of officers in the audience to believe that the ship was called the "Asia".

As for the ordinary citizens of Japan, they didn't even know that their navy had secretly built such a huge machine until the war was completely over.

“We can’t count on the actual blueprints.” Li Zhe said thoughtfully, “Xing, order a top-precision Yamato-class battleship model online.”

"Let's give it a shot, even if it just to improve our understanding of the ship's structure."

"Instruction confirmed, order being placed."

"Also, our mothership needs to be modified and strengthened." Li Zhe's gaze turned towards his own shipyard.

Having your own factory is so convenient; you have all the tools you need.

With his status as a private-level registered mecha pilot, Li Zhe submitted a special subsidy application to the United Government for "near-shore scientific research and security patrol".

Thanks to Xing's efforts, the application was quickly approved.

The subsidies received were directly deposited into the shipyard workers' accounts, and some equipment was also delivered directly to the shipyard.

However, this kind of work cannot be done by someone else.

Li Zhe has specially set up an automated production line in the dock of Jiangdong Shipyard.

The shipyard workers were given two and a half days of paid annual leave to enjoy the joy of the massive construction project!

This Mangusta 165REV superyacht has undergone a complete transformation and radical modification.

A military-grade deep-sea sonar, several multi-functional robotic arms capable of underwater operations, and a simple acoustic jamming device were urgently installed.

Although it was only a temporary modification, the mothership's overall operational capabilities have been significantly enhanced.

During the preparation and mobilization period, Li Zhe did not forget his daily routine of running dungeons.

Entering the abyss of mystery, a new round of "ingredients" harvesting begins.

Although the monsters on the outer perimeter of the Steel Empire's 0th floor can no longer provide him with any boost to his combat power.

However, it is still very useful as a staple food to supplement energy.

Li Zhe kept stockpiling various "gear biscuits" and "pipeline noodles" for emergencies.

One of the cabins on the yacht mothership was converted into a combat command center.

Basically, they just removed the bed and replaced it with a huge table.

The table was covered with nautical charts, ocean current charts, and the perfectly assembled, exquisitely crafted model of the Yamato.

Together with Xing, Li Zhe repeatedly worked out the model and blueprints, developing a detailed action plan down to each step.

And repeatedly in the mind, how to guide the energy through the hull, obtain the "key" and complete digestion.

"There's only one day left. We'll arrive at the target area 10 hours ahead of schedule." After listening to Xing's report, Li Zhe issued the timetable for the operation.

Using the mothership as a mobile platform.

They set up a tight monitoring network around the area to monitor changes in the energy field in real time, waiting for their "prey" to be caught.

everything's ready……

June 21, Crisis Era 1, late at night.

Li Zhe and Xing quietly departed from Starfish Island aboard a partially modified superyacht.

March towards the target sea area!

During its journey, the star's enhanced detection system detected an anomaly.

"Commander, a large ship has been detected 15 nautical miles to the southeast, approaching the same target area."

(End of this chapter)