721 Submarine Observation Station (2/2)

”We absolutely have peace in mind. You can rest assured,” Wu Yue said sincerely.

”Is that so? Why did you not come to greet us until now?” Jiang Chen said with a smile.

It wasn't until NAC made a big move on Hengsha Island that the Seagull finally sent an ambassador. Jiang Chen didn't believe they intended to communicate from the very beginning,

Wu Yue sighed when he heard Jiang Chen's question.

”To be completely honest, even if I personally oppose the war, not everyone is peace-loving. There will be no real peace between the giants and dwarves. Only two giants on equal footing can truly negotiate... Do you understand what I mean?”

”Yes.” Jiang Chen nodded, giving him an interested glance. ”But what you said surprised me. It seems that even though you remain at sea, you are still in touch with the happenings of the apocalypse?”

”We're not completely living in isolation.” Wu Yue opened his hands. ”We're different from the fallout shelters. When the nuclear war broke out, we only had a month's worth of supplies. We stretched that to three months. Ultimately, we still had to think of ways to survive above sea level.”

”Very good. It seems that you intend to trade with us?” Jiang Chen said with a smile. ”But I still have a question. I don't know if it's inconvenient for you to answer me, but how do you actually live in the deep sea without being attacked by mutants?”

”Mutants? There are occasional aggressive mutants such as mutated sharks or mutated killer whales that may pose a threat to our production and life. However, we developed a sonar ten years ago that drove away a school of mutated fish. Although the mutants are scary, they are no longer a threat to us.”

Wu Yue paused for a moment and looked at Jiang Chen.

”What about you? Are you interested in trading with us?”

”What do you need?” Jiang Chen asked.

”We need any resources! Food, steel, ores, and energy!” said Wu Yue.

Food wasn't so urgent as seaweed was the best source of nutrients, and some fish that weren't highly mutated were also edible. However, energy was the basis for submarine observation stations. Without energy, they couldn't even get the oxygen they needed to survive.

Unfortunately, although many marine behemoths were huge in size, they didn't have enough crystals for their size. Considering the ammunition required for killing, it clearly wasn't worth wasting the number of crystals needed, so they only had two methods of obtaining energy.

One was to plunder, and the other was to trade.

Jiang Chen smiled when he heard what Wu Yue said.

”Well, what can you give me?”

”It depends what you need. We're good at underwater construction, deepwater maintenance, and we can also escort your trade fleet,” Wu Yue said.

Jiang Chen nodded.

The first two were useless. There were so many resources on land. He currently had no plans to expand to the bottom of the sea; providing escorts for the trade fleet would certainly interest the merchants on the Sixth Street, however. Without the threat of major mutant species in the deep sea, ocean trade was far more secure than traversing on land routes.

”Your proposal is acceptable. Regarding the trade fleet escorts, I can arrange for you to talk to the council on the Sixth Street. The merchants there should be very interested.”

If the Beluga Whale Submarine Observation Station could really freely navigate the deep sea, NAC's trade fleets would be able to spread through the land and sea to Southeast Asia, Japan and other regions, and even farther away. As long as the price was reasonable, working with them was definitely an option that outweighed any disadvantages.

However, when it came to the deep sea, Jiang Chen suddenly remembered one thing.

After signing the trade agreement, Jiang Chen asked Wu Yue.

”Since you traverse the deep sea... Can you tell me about the circumstances surrounding the Pan Asia Corporation's space elevators?”