Chapter 2453 - The Marine Trench (1/2)
Chapter 2453: The Marine Trench
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
The next day, Zhang Xiaohou and Hua Yuezhu told the old man they were going to look around the island as an excuse to leave his house.
They regrouped with Tan Feng, who was keeping a close watch on the factory. He told Zhang Xiaohou the same thing Hua Yuezhu had told him last night.
The workers were indeed catching the Dragon King Krill, but they were merely after the Sea Silver Granules in their blood.
What they were doing was not necessarily illegal. They would just have to pay some fines to the Environment Protection Department.
“It seems like the residents on this island have no clue as to how dangerous the Dragon King Krill are. They don’t seem to know the details of the Luning County incident because of their lack of communication with the outside world, nor did they link the Dragon King Krill with any other incidents,” Zhang Xiaohou said.
“The villagers and factories are actually doing the country a favor, but the number of Dragon King Krill they have caught is nowhere close to our target,” Tian Cheng added.
It was impossible to estimate the number of Dragon King Krill in the Bohai Se; they could only estimate the number of Dragon King Krill in every thousand liters of seawater. It was like counting sand, even if they were using the number of Dragon King Krill every thousand liters of seawater as the unit of capacity!
“Tian Cheng, where did the Deep Sea Scorched Silver the villagers are refining come from?” Zhang Xiaohou asked.
The Deep Sea Scorched Silver was a rare substance that the Dragon King Krill could not digest. If the peninsula was only a little canteen for the Dragon King Krill instead of their nest, they might be able to find the Dragon King Krill’s’ nests if they could find the Deep Sea Scorched Silver.
“It will take a long time for us to track down the exact coordinates. We only have around ten days left,” Tian Cheng had to reply.
The Dragon King Krill ranged widely across the Bohai Sea. Not only would it take a long time for them to learn the places the Dragon King Krill had been to by examining the residue in their bodies, they would also have to cross-analyze a lot of information.
The Deep Sea Scorched Silver could only be found on the seabed of deep oceans. It was definitely not an easy task!
“General, I think we can tell the old man the truth. The old man’s son also mentioned he only knew a little information. His father knew a lot more than him. If we tell him the threat of the Dragon King Krill, he won’t ignore the country’s safety, even if he has some concerns,” Hua Yuezhu spoke up.
Zhang Xiaohou nodded. Their only choice was to be honest with the old man and hope he could provide them with more valuable information!
Nevertheless, they had come to the right place, as the residents on the peninsula were more familiar with the Dragon King Krill and had been catching them for years.
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Zhang Xiaohou brought Tian Cheng, Tan Feng, and Hua Yuezhu with him. They all changed into their uniforms.
The old man was sitting in the yard. He was surprisingly calm when he saw them.
“Have a seat.” The old man shook off his cigarette ashes, completely unruffled by their appearance.
“Old man, I am sorry for not being honest with you,” Zhang Xiaohou said as he sat down.
“A general at such a young age. It’s been years since I last set foot out of this place. I didn’t expect our country to have such great talents now!” the old man exclaimed.