bestfiction Chapter 1233
Chapter 1233
Large and small rocks were piled up haphazardly, with debris deformed by boiling water still remaining in the crevices, emitting a faint burnt smell.
The other three auxiliary islands are where the base stores motherships and other ships. From a distance, those three islands appear to be in complete disarray.
The massive mothership was stopped at the edge of the island, with several deep cracks clearly visible on its hull, like wounds torn open by a giant beast.
More than twenty ships were moored around the mother ship. The decks of many ships were deformed and the hulls were covered with rust. Under the scorching sun, they looked somewhat dilapidated.
The three carefully traversed a strip of sharp rocks, which were extremely slippery and could easily slip and fall.
Mu Mu walked in front, occasionally turning back to remind the two to watch their step. They made their way slowly until they finally reached the shore.
As soon as you approach the coast, a wave of scorching heat mixed with a salty smell hits you. Even wearing air-conditioned clothes, you can feel the suffocating heat.
Zhou Shuwan looked up at the distant sea and her heart trembled once again.
The sea surface remained a scene of constant bubbling, with bubbling white foam continuously rising from the seabed, like a giant pot that never boils, with boiling water churning and steam rising.
Thick white fog enveloped the entire sea area, a vast expanse of white that stretched as far as the eye could see, completely obscuring the horizon. The sea and sky merged into a chaotic blur, with no clear boundary between them.
The sunlight refracted through the white mist, so dazzling that it was impossible to look at it for long.
The seawater near the shore churned more violently, and scalding water splashed against the rocks from time to time, making a "sizzling" sound before instantly turning into a wisp of white smoke and dissipating.
The salty, fishy smell in the air grew stronger, mixed with a lingering acrid smell of burning; inhaling it made my nose and throat ache slightly.
Mu Mu subconsciously squinted, and after a while, she wanted to rub her eyes: "My eyes hurt so much, it feels like there are countless needles pricking them."
Seeing this, Qi Mingyu explained, "This is caused by staring at strong light and white fog for a long time, and it's the same principle as snow blindness."
The research institute has already noticed this problem and is currently modifying the face shield of the air-conditioned clothing. From now on, everyone going outdoors will need to wear special goggles to protect their eyes and prevent vision damage.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Shuwan subconsciously closed her eyes.
Looking at that white light for too long is really uncomfortable.
Qi Mingyu looked up at the vast sea: "This sea is so hot, and there is white fog everywhere. I can't even tell which way to go. How did those alien races' ship bases drift here? And how dare they sail on such a sea?"
Zhou Shuwan couldn't answer this question either.
They walked a little further and came to the vicinity of the wreckage washed ashore.
The wreckage was piled up haphazardly on the shore, some were broken planks, some were deformed hulls, and some were broken masts, all of different sizes, scattered all over the ground.
What should have been a sturdy steel hull has been corroded beyond recognition by the scalding seawater, its surface covered with mottled rust and charred marks left by the boiling water.
On several larger planks, one can still vaguely see the foreign language markings that Qi Mingyu mentioned, but the characters have long been corroded and blurred, leaving only a few incomplete lines.
Among the wreckage, there were many rusty iron chains of varying thicknesses.
Besides the shipwreck, there were also many broken supply crates scattered on the shore. The crates were made of sheet metal and were now crushed and deformed, with cracks all over their surfaces. The supplies inside were nowhere to be found.
It's likely that they were either washed away by the sea or burned to ashes by the high temperature, leaving only a few empty boxes.