Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Noah's Ark Project

"Noah's Ark?" Cao Cang couldn't help repeating what Joshua said. Joshua looked at Cao Cang expressionlessly. It seemed that he didn't bother to explain the term. Cao Cang looked back at Karin with a confused face. "Noah's Ark is a legend." Carlin explained for Joshua. "The Old Testament records that human beings are branded with original sin and have a fallen nature. Human resentment and evil thoughts are increasing day by day. People are endlessly killing each other, Fighting, plundering, the violence and crimes in the world are beyond the limit. God is very sad for the sins committed by human beings, and decides to destroy the world. So God chose the devout Noah and his family, and decided to let them be The seeds of a new generation of human beings were preserved. God asked them to build an ark and bring birds and beasts, one male and one female. Then the flood came, and Noah’s Ark carried God’s great hope and drifted on the boundless ocean until the flood receded. .So Noah's family and other creatures in the ark can continue to survive and multiply on the earth... This is the legend of Noah's ark."

Joshua laughed. "What are you laughing at?" Carlin asked. "You're a Freemason, aren't you a Christian?" "If it weren't for the support of religion, these memory fragments would have disappeared long ago." Joshua said. "You are a Christian, how can you talk like that?" Carlin said in surprise, "Do you question the Bible?" "How can there be any god in this world?" Cao Cang asked, "The ark you mentioned, what kind of ship is it?" "Okay." Joshua said, "Let's not talk about that, let me talk about the ark."

Cao Cang and Karin waited for Joshua to continue. "The Ark is not a ship, the Ark is just a plan—the plan of human migration in space, which is the core of the Dawn of Doomsday plan. Everything in the Dawn of Doomsday plan is for the implementation of the Ark plan. Only a very small number of people can leave the earth and come to the world. To another sea. We have been preparing for many years." "How many years?" Cao Cang asked. "Since humans have memories." Joshua replied. When Joshua said this, Cao Cang felt very puzzled. Did human beings have the consciousness to leave the earth from the beginning of civilization?Thinking of the space hegemony between the United States and the Soviet Union and the continuous exploration of human beings into the universe... Cao Cang thinks that leaving the earth may really be the genetic instinct of human beings.

"Could you be more specific?" Cao Cang hoped that Joshua could help him solve his doubts. But Joshua didn't explain this further, and he didn't seem to care about it, maybe he didn't think about it at all.Joshua continued: "Mankind came out of the Great Rift Valley in Africa, and civilization began to sprout in what is now the Middle East, and then went to every corner of the earth. But one of the human beings did not go far, but stayed in the Middle East. This It is the source of civilization in Egypt and Mesopotamia. Among this group of people, there is a family that is favored by God. They knew from the beginning that they had a mission, and this mission was to leave the earth and go to Different seas. For thousands of years, they have been quietly working hard to collect gold and spread a consciousness to all parts of the world."

"What consciousness?" Cao Cang asked. "The consciousness of collecting gold." Joshua said, "The descendants of this family gradually spread out, and the members have only two missions. One is to use religion to promote universal values ​​​​that are beneficial to themselves, and the other is to let humans accept gold. Standard value. They took advantage of the convenience of doing business to try to get humans to accept gold. The greedy nature of human beings allowed them to do this slowly over two thousand years. In fact, gold is far less valuable than bronze and iron.”

Cao Cang thought for a while calmly, and said: "I understand. For thousands of years, they first made humans desire for gold and made humans work hard to collect gold, and then used the financial order to easily plunder the gold for themselves. Yes. There is only one reason, the process of entering the different sea must require a large amount of gold as a medium." "That's it." Joshua said, "Gold is a metal that has no general industrial value, but it is very important for space migration." "The pocket watch in our hand is made of some isotope of gold. Its function is more powerful than ordinary gold." Cao Cang said.

Joshua nodded quickly. "Then what does this pocket watch have to do with those families?" Cao Cang asked. "There are dozens of these pocket watches." Joshua said, "After the descendants of this family made an agreement together, they were scattered to different regions of the world. Thousands of years will cause many memories to be lost, including The purpose of the pocket watch. When the time is right, one of the descendants who retain the memory will find the descendants of the family that holds the pocket watch, and use this pocket watch to enter the different sea. Now I have found three pieces."

Karin and Cao Cang looked at each other, looking at each other. "Don't you understand?" Joshua said sincerely, "We are brothers. We are all descendants of that family, and only we are qualified to survive in the different sea." Cao Cang could hear every word Joshua said clearly. Although some of the words were unfamiliar, Cao Cang could relate to the context and understand them clearly.In Joshua's narration, Cao Cang already had a vague idea of ​​Joshua's ultimate meaning. The Cao family, Karin, the missing Miller, and Joshua all came from that ancient family.

In religious terms, it is a divinely-given family. Cao Cang saw that Karin was also thinking. What Joshua said seemed absurd, but it was placed in the environment of the different sea, and compared with what happened after entering the different sea, it was clear and well-organized. Cao Cang thought for a while, and said to Joshua: "You just said that there are still many families with pocket watches on the earth, that is to say, they are still distributed all over the world. Back then, this ancient family..." "It's our family!" Joshua reminded. "This family," Cao Cang did not accept the title, continued, "Because of the importance of pocket watches, we try to distribute them to every corner of the earth, just because we are afraid that the family will encounter a major setback and cause the pocket watches to be lost?"

"You can't put all your eggs in one basket." Karin also understood, "It's a common way to avoid risks." "But why do you have to find me in China?" Cao Cang asked. "The economy of the western world has experienced two major financial crises in just over fifty years," Joshua said. "If there is a third one, we will have no chance." "So you set your sights on China." Cao Cang said, "But...China doesn't have the resources to support such a big plan right now." "Not now...not necessarily in the future." Joshua said, "China has the largest population in the world, vast territory and resources...and the most controlling government. Compared with the governments of Western countries , if the Chinese government can grasp the right direction, then our plan can be implemented with twice the result with half the effort."

Cao Cang could not refute what Joshua said. The country is undergoing transformation and many policies are changing.After the establishment of diplomatic relations with the United States, ties with the Western world have begun to become closer.The country has even set aside some places in the southern provinces as special economic zones.This attempt shows that the country is changing. "Why don't you cooperate with the Soviet Union?" Cao Cang then asked. "We tried. We even exchanged information, but we stopped cooperating..." Joshua paused and continued, "Because we discovered that the Soviets' Ark plan did not leave a place for other nations." Now it was Karim's turn to feel uncomfortable. "I've said everything I need to say." Joshua said, "What to do next, you can think for yourself." After Joshua finished speaking, he sat on the bed with his knees hugged, looking determined to win.He has completely taken advantage psychologically. Knowing these secrets, Cao Cang's heart could not be calm.In the following days, Cao Cang kept thinking about what Joshua said.Now Cao Cang faced a dilemma. Should he stand with Joshua and try his best to return to Earth so that the Ark Project could be implemented smoothly, or should he agree with the positions of the previous two experimenters and block the passage between the different sea and the earth? Time flies.In a flash, their isolation time was over. Dr. Jane and Mike came to the place where Cao Cang and others were quarantined, and said to them: "No problem, there is no plague on the island, and no one shows signs of illness. You can walk around the island as you like..." "But Joshua." Mike said, "You can't lift the ban, you need to stay somewhere else." Joshua had already prepared himself for this, and asked calmly, "Where are you going?" "The church." Mike pointed to the building on the top of the promontory: "There are your companions there." "Are you imprisoning Miller's followers?" Cao Cang asked. "That's the only way." Mike said, "We can't let them resist us on the island." What kind of person is that Miller?Cao Cang couldn't help being curious. "Let me show you the environment on the island." Dr. Jian said to Cao Cang. But Ximei is not willing to go with her. Ever since she saw the pocket watch, she has been depressed.Now even though she is free, she still only wants to stay in this cabin and doesn't want to go anywhere. Dr. Jian led Cao Cang, Ivan and Karin on the path on the island. "We still have more than 300 people living on the island." Dr. Jian said as he walked, "There were more than 700 people..." Dr. Jane did not continue. Cao Cang understood that the lost population must have been lost during the battle between the two sides... There were also countless occasional attacks. The four of them walked around the residential area on the island, which was not a big place.This is a small society, and there are even commercial activities. Near the village, they opened up a large area to cultivate food. Without Dr. Jane's reminder, the seeds of food crops must have been brought over by the first two batches of experimenters.They must have been well prepared.But the only thing that the people who presided over the experiment did not expect was that they would give up their efforts to go back. Thinking of this, Cao Cang suddenly asked, "The Germans have been in Yihai for so long, why didn't they go back?" "Do you think Miller is so kind?" Dr. Jane said, "They just didn't find this small island. They lived on the sea and ice for many years until we entered the alien sea." "Do you have people who know the charts?" Cao Cang said, "Just like Ximei." "Yes, that person is a homeless man. He told everyone he met on the streets of Boston that he knew a place with treasures from the Great West Continent...and was noticed by our intelligence personnel planning the experiment..." "Where is that person now?" Cao Cang thought of Ximei, and their "Dan Clan" also had memories of Yihai Haitu. "He followed Miller." Dr. Jane said, "Now Miller should be more familiar with the world of the alien sea outside the island than we are." Cao Cang suddenly thought of a very interesting question, what would happen when Miller met Remus who mastered the submarine? "Do you see anything special about this small island?" Dr. Jian interrupted Cao Cang's thinking. "The vegetation here is exactly the same as on the earth." Cao Cang has been keenly aware of this phenomenon for a long time. "Yes." Dr. Jian said, "The environment of the different sea is very different from that of the earth. But this small island is exactly the same as the environment on the earth... We saw many animals on the island: rodents, reptiles, canines ...Basically the same as the earth...I haven't figured out this question until now." Carlin said: "It is possible that this small island has kept pace with the development of the earth. If only here can return to the earth, it proves that this place must have a natural connection with the earth, surpassing other areas of the different sea." "What subject are you a scholar?" Dr. Jane asked Karin. "Paleontology," Karlin replied. Everyone talked and walked, and gradually reached a high place.Looking around, Cao Cang saw that the small island was an irregular strip, about 20 kilometers long.The widest part is ten kilometers, which is where Cao Cang stands now.The narrowest point is less than a kilometer wide, in the middle of the island, and then the width of the island widens, and the whole island is like a dumbbell.Residents live at one end of the "dumbbell", where the vegetation is dense, with lush bushes and trees.But on the other side of the dumbbell-shaped island, bare, there is a high mountain at the end, which is obviously a volcano. "Can you tell me where I used the pocket watch when I returned to Earth?" Cao Cang asked casually. "No." Dr. Jian said, "First of all, I don't know, and secondly, even if we know, we can't tell you." Cao Cang stopped asking, he didn't expect Dr. Jian to tell him. "But Miller knows," Dr. Jane said, "so we're trying to keep him from coming back here." "You didn't let him go back to the island, just to make the Ark plan go bankrupt?" Karin said. Cao Cang secretly scolded Karin for having no brains, and that the Ark Project was a secret that Joshua told them alone. Sure enough, Dr. Jane's expression changed immediately, and she looked at Karin cautiously. Carlin spread his hands and shrugged: "I mean, is this a responsible behavior for you?" "Absolutely." Dr. Jane said, "Humans on the earth plunder resources recklessly and destroy the environment regardless of the consequences. This is the result of this plan... Think about it, it is because of the existence of the alien sea that they made them do these things." Crazy move. When they completely give up on their plan to enter the different sea, they will cherish the ecology of the earth." Cao Cang fully understands the principles adhered to by the early experimenters, they want the human beings on the earth to accept the concept that there is only one earth. "After humans abandon the earth and enter the alien sea, according to the greedy nature of human beings, they will definitely repeat everything they did on the earth. Then they will look for the next alien sea...until they can't find it...and then they will die in the environment created by themselves .” At this time, Cao Cang's heart immediately turned to Dr. Jian's side a lot, they are the truly wise people. "If this trend can no longer be stopped." Cao Cang asked, "If the earth cannot be stopped from developing towards destruction, then what should we do? From our third experiment, you should know that they still haven't stopped." "If this is the case." Dr. Jane said resolutely, "then let us continue the civilization of the earth, but we will not repeat the same mistakes." Cao Cang's heart felt cold, Dr. Jian's statement was exactly the same as that of Remus. Suddenly the sound of metal knocking resounded in the village. "They're here again." Dr. Jian said coldly, it seemed that she was no longer surprised. Cao Cang looked at the ice field in the distance.Only now did he discover that the ice layer had already melted so much that several large cracks had even opened in the thick ice layer.These cracks extend like canyons in the ice sheet, with no end in sight. Now not only are there a large number of casual visitors standing on the edge of the ice sheet, there are even several ships slowly driving over through the cracks. "Here comes Miller," Dr. Jane said. "Look, a ship has passed the 3.7 nautical mile margin. He has a pocket watch." Dr. Jian continued: "Join us, or stand with them, you choose." After speaking, Dr. Jian quickly ran to the beach.Ships by the sea are gathering to go into battle. Cao Cang looked at Karin and Ivan, and said in Russian, "What should we do?" Carlin said: "Wait a minute, that Miller's status is extraordinary. I really want to see what he is capable of." Ivan spread his arms in agreement. Cao Cang saw ships coming from cracks in the ice, and whenever a ship entered the limit of 3.7 nautical miles, it stopped moving instead of moving forward.After a while, another ship sailed in. It was clear that the incoming boat was waiting for the boat behind.Miller must have been on these boats, and he was using the function of his pocket watch to drive boat after boat into the range. The experimenters on the island had already seen through this move.The boats on the edge of the island sailed towards the incoming boats at high speed.Relying on their temporary superiority in numbers, they concentrated their attacks on the ships that the casual entrants entered first.But their attack met with stubborn resistance.The intruder's ship was already equipped with weapons and rifles, although they were old-fashioned rifles that were fired only at long intervals. Cao Cang was startled. That Miller is indeed very powerful. Where did he get these ships in such a short time, so that his army's weapons have improved from cold weapons to hot weapons? Cao Cang thought of the function of the pocket watch, and vaguely understood that this Miller was getting more and more proficient in using the pocket watch.Using his pocket watch, he tried his best to search for space cracks in the alien sea, and dragged the ships that happened to approach the sea eye on the earth into the alien sea, and then he did not know how to lead these accidental entrants. "He must have promised the entrants that he would lead them back to Earth." Ivan said, he also thought of this. "He didn't lie." Cao Cang said, "He led the intruders to attack the island with the purpose of returning to Earth." "Have you ever thought about a question?" Karin had been thinking about it just now, and now he suddenly spoke, "Why do we think that Dr. Jane and others are correct?" Ivan was silent for a long time, nodded and said: "Yes, Remus also wants to build a new world in the different sea, and we regard him as an enemy. Dr. Jane and the others also have the same idea. Why should we change our position and agree with them? ?” Cao Cang saw that the positions of Ivan and Karin had begun to waver, and he was also asking himself how to choose. The battle at sea intensified. The advanced ships of the entrants are well-armed, and they can resist the attacks of the experimenters, buying time for the later ships.Miller must have been an officer of great military ability.He has a deep understanding of the strengths of both sides: enter the ships with advanced weapons and equipment as pioneers, and drag the experimenters so that the later ships can enter calmly. There are more and more boats from the intruders, and the number has gradually become equal to the boats from the experimenters... and there are still boats coming in. The forces of the warring parties began to be evenly matched.Combatants on both sides attacked each other on the deck.It is estimated that the personnel on both sides suffered heavy losses. Tactically, Miller's attack strategy is brilliant, but his strategic steps are even more terrifying.Miller, who must have been a highly educated officer, was consuming the island's experimental population.The number of experimenters will gradually decrease due to the battle, and he will be able to recruit more random entrants from other places in the different sea. Sure enough, the experimenter's ship was gradually unable to support it.Although their ammunition is advanced, it has a weakness. Ammunition is not unlimited.The experimenter's ship began to retreat. The ships of the intruders were not in a hurry to take advantage of the victory and pursue them, and they were still gathering near the isolation range. They continued to wait for other ships to enter, and then attacked together. Of course, the ships of the intruders were not waiting there unchanged, they were slowly dispersing, but no matter how they dispersed, the direction of attack remained the same - facing the small island. Cao Cang knew that they were afraid of the cannons on the island.A little while later, the boats of the intruders continued to enter.Sure enough, the ships behind were not as advanced as the ones in front. They were basically fishing boats, but they were temporarily converted into warships.However, it is not accurate to say that the modification is true. These fishing boats just slightly changed the deck edge and the control cabin to make it easier for the personnel on the deck to attack each other. Suddenly, Cao Cang saw that there were luxurious yachts among these boats.This kind of yacht is not aggressive, but it moves very fast.One of them zipped between the intruders' boats, and Miller must have been on that yacht, giving orders to them.He didn't use a semaphore, it must be that the personnel assembled too hastily, and he didn't have time to formulate his own semaphore (if he used the common semaphore for navigation, the experimenters on the small island would also be able to understand it). Cao Cang was keenly observing the ships of the intruders, and suddenly he saw an old-fashioned three-masted sailing ship from the 19th century sailing out of a crack in the ice and quickly entering the isolation boundary. When Cao Cang saw the sailboat, his heart tightened.When he was in the army, he received a history education. In the Opium War, the Qing government was beaten by such warships and was helpless. On the flag on this old warship, there are also letters of the West India Company. The yacht quickly approached the old-fashioned warship, and then clung to the old-fashioned warship. Obviously, although this warship is already an antique on Earth, it is still a terrible tool of war in the alien sea. When the experimenter's boat traveled back half the distance, the accidental boat was ready to go. This time, their chances of winning the attack are great.Cao Cang was hesitating, which side he should support if they landed on the island and waged a land war. If unsurprisingly, the experimenters on the island were about to use their cannons when the experimenters' boat backed up. It's just that Cao Cang was thinking, how many cannons are there on the island?How long can they use this weapon every time?It seems that it is not the first time to use it.Miller is definitely better than himself in tactics, and he can definitely think of it.He also knew how many cannons there were on the island, because these cannons had originally entered with him. Cao Cang further thought that Miller must know exactly how much ammunition the cannon still has.During the previous attack, he must have carefully calculated the number of shells fired. Looking at Miller's formation and his proficiency in operating the warship, one can tell that he has been on the warship for more than a day or two.But in the last attack, because the ice hadn't started to melt, the warships couldn't get in. Now Miller commanded the warship to come in. This is his trump card. The cannons on the island began to roar. Cao Cang was worried that Miller was desperate now, and he must have calculated the number of shells on the island.And he dispersed the attacking ships, which obviously expanded the scope of the attack, and the purpose was to consume the ammunition on the island. But now the experimenters on the island seem to have no choice. Cao Cang began to think from Mike's standpoint, what to do in such a situation, whether to prepare for a land battle, or have another ambush. The following scene immediately solved Cao Cang's doubts: there was indeed an ambush. This is the different sea, not the earth. It is absolutely wrong to apply the rules of war on the earth to the different sea. Cao Cang was wrong, and it seems that Miller was also wrong. Miller must have a weakness, that is too arrogant, too proud. Although he knows other places in Yihai, here, the experimenters on the island are more familiar than him. The target of the cannon fire was not the fleet of intruders, but the ice. Cao Cang thought that the ice in the different sea was melting, and the melting area should be relatively large, otherwise the ships of the intruders would not be able to move on the sea.Judging from this phenomenon, the melting rate of the ice near the small island is slower, which should be the reason for the special location of the small island. It was this simple phenomenon that was ignored by Miller and also by Cao Cang. But Mike didn't! Cannon shells blasted violently across the ice.The ice layer began to collapse, and the rising white ice chips melted into the air and turned into white mist, covering the intruders. The ice made a sound that shook the sky.Cao Cang saw that the mountain-like iceberg began to split, and was pulled by its own gravity, and began to collapse, pressing on the intruders on the sea surface and the ships that had not yet entered the isolation boundary.Without any chance of escaping, those ships disappeared without a trace in an instant.There are only slowly sinking icebergs on the sea. The ships of the intruders who entered the isolation boundary can't maintain any formation now, and they are all doing their best to move forward at a high speed. The ships that escaped slowly were overtaken by the huge waves caused by the iceberg's crushing into the sea, and were sucked into the bottom of the sea. The only ships that could escape were the fast small yacht and that fine old-fashioned warship.Although the speed of the old-fashioned warship is not fast, its own structure is very stable, it can float steadily to the top of the waves, and then maintain balance and stability on the sea. The experimenter's boats began to approach the remaining boats of the entrants again, but the non-aggressive yachts quickly fled the sea area.Only the warship did not retreat, and slowly turned its bow. Seeing the calm look of the warship, Cao Cang knew that Miller hadn't been knocked down by defeat, and he must have a way to escape. As it turned out, Miller didn't want to run away right away. He came to attack the island, and it's still the purpose now. When the direction of the warship's hull was perpendicular to the island, Cao Cang saw that the cover on this side of the warship's hull was all open.Under each cover plate is a black hole in the muzzle. Miller really calculated that the island's cannon ammunition was exhausted before attacking.Now it's time for him to fight back. Green smoke rose from this side of the warship, and then the dull sound of shelling was heard. The experimenters' ships were severely damaged and scattered. The warship controlled by Miller did not stop, and began shelling the facilities on the island. Many buildings in the island villages were attacked. Cao Cang said to Ivan and Karin: "Don't think about which side you are on, let's save people first." A small boat of experimenters is already sinking.The people above are running around in a panic on the boat, and some people have already jumped into the sea. The three of Cao Cang ran to the beach, immediately jumped into a small boat, and rowed desperately with their oars. Cao Cang's boat had a very small target on the sea, while Miller's warship aimed at a small island.But the entrants on the warship saw the boat approaching the sunken ship, and some of the guns also began to adjust downward, firing towards the boat.However, because the included angle was too large, the shells whizzed past the heads of Cao Cang and others. The boat of Cao Cang and others was very close to the sunken ship. Cao Cang shouted to Dr. Jian: "Jump down, jump down." Miller's warship was moving back in a zig zag.They wanted to distance themselves and prepare to attack the boat. "Don't go into the water!" Dr. Jane shouted in panic. There are many tiny whitebaits lurking in the sea. When someone falls into the water, they will rush up and eat them. People in the water have no chance of surviving.Needless to say, these fish must have been brought over by Miller.Cao Cang just woke up like a dream.No wonder none of the experimenters who fell into the water called for help on the sea. Cao Cang could only get as close to the sunken ship as possible. Miller's warship was slowly retreating, and now Cao Cang and the sunken ship had entered the attack range of the warship's shells. Cao Cang signaled Ivan to row the boat closer. A shell fell into the sea near the boat, causing huge waves.The boat shook violently, and Ivan was almost thrown into the water, with half of his body tilted out of the boat. "In the water!" cried Ivan, "in the water..." Now Cao Cang doesn't care what Ivan is reminding.The boat was propelled by the waves and got closer to the bow of the sunken ship. "Jump off." Cao Cang shouted to Dr. Jian and other people on the boat. Two people on the sunken boat had been frightened and jumped towards the boat desperately. One of them, because of his panic, failed to stand firmly on the edge of the boat after jumping off, and fell into the water. Cao Cang's heart trembled. However, the person who fell into the water was not attacked for the time being, and was still clinging to the side of the boat with both hands.Cao Cang couldn't help wondering, did those whitebait disappear?He looked into the sea, the whitebaits were still there, but they were all quietly floating in the sea. A few seconds later, the fish rushed at the man clinging to the edge of the boat all at once, with great discipline. The wretched man clinging to the skiff screamed wildly, let go of the side of the boat, and sank to the bottom of the sea.The whitebaits that attacked him began to tear at his muscles.After the first whitebait to approach him had bit off a piece of muscle from his body, they backed away to devour their prize.Then came the second batch and the third batch, very orderly. Do these whitebaits have a high IQ?Cao Cang was thinking about this question in his heart. The rest of the crew paid no attention to this detail and exclaimed in vain. Ivan patted Cao Cang on the shoulder and pointed to a place in the sea: "Look there!" Cao Cang saw a long shadow in the sea, which was an aquatic animal. Looking carefully, it had slender limbs—it turned out to be a person! The boat continued to sink, and some people couldn't hold it anymore. Before everyone in the boat got ready, they jumped towards the boat with all their strength.When Cao Cang saw the slender human in the water, he made a movement, and suddenly a large group of silver fish jumped out of the sea and attached to the man who was still moving in the air.The man was not prepared enough, and his body hit the edge of the boat and bounced into the sea.Like the ending of the previous companion, he was also swallowed by a large number of silver fish. "Throw the gun over!" Carlin yelled at Dr. Jane. Dr. Jian hurriedly threw a rifle beside him, and Cao Cang quickly caught it.As soon as the gun was in his hand, Cao Cang could see clearly that this rifle was a Mauser 1898 rifle made in Germany, which was widely used during the "World War I". Cao Cang picked up his rifle, aimed at the figure in the water for a while, and then shot.The man was hit. As expected, this is the fish trainer commanding the whitebait.When the fish-training man was hit by Cao Cang, the whitebait started to panic.Attracted by the blood of the murloc, they moved to the murloc one after another, but they did not bite the murloc in the end.After hesitating beside the murloc for a while, the silver fish rings dispersed and swam into the depths of the sea. Karim yelled, "Get that man up." After hearing this, Ivan jumped into the water and approached the fish trainer. Another shell landed nearby, and the boat stirred up, and the distance from the sunken ship suddenly increased to more than ten meters. Cao Cang put down his gun and shouted to Dr. Jian, "You can swim now." Dr. Jane heard it and didn't jump into the water. "Hurry up!" Cao Cang shouted, "There is no danger." Dr. Jian hesitated for a while, then jumped into the sea.But she had no strength to swim, and one of her legs was weak.She was injured, no wonder she didn't jump over just now. Cao Cang jumped into the water quickly. Cao Cang swam to Dr. Jian's side and lifted Dr. Jian's body up. There are still a few whitebaits in the water, which have left the group and are still staying.At this moment, they started to attack Cao Cang and Jian Bo. However, the whitebaits are not big and their attacking power is limited. If they can't maintain their huge advantage in numbers, they will pose little threat to humans.Cao Cang easily caught a whitebait biting Dr. Jian's body, pinched it hard, and it died.This whitebait is transparent and very fragile. Cao Cang pulled Dr. Jian and quickly swam to the boat. At the same time Ivan dragged the body of the murloc onto the boat. Dr. Jian kept saying to Cao Cang and others, "Thank you, thank you." Cao Cang knew that what Dr. Jian meant was not simply to thank Cao Cang and others for rescuing her, but to thank them for their stand. Now, it is no longer up to Cao Cang and others to choose their own positions. Cao Cang stood upright on the boat again, picked up his rifle, and aimed at Miller's warship.Cao Cang shot, and a person on Miller's warship fell into the water from the side of the ship. At this time, two or three people stood on the side of the Miller warship, and one of them was looking towards Cao Cang with a telescope. The distance between the large and small ships was not too far, and Cao Cang could see their actions. Cao Cang picked up his rifle and aimed it steadily at the man holding the binoculars. The man freed a hand and raised it high. Cao Cang understood that that person was Miller. Miller raised his arm high, and if he waved it, several shells would definitely be fired at the boat. Cao Cang's finger was firmly on the trigger, but he didn't pull it. Miller's arm did not fall for a long time. Cao Cang and Miller are confronting each other, trying to detect each other's aura. The murderous collision between soldiers often freezes the atmosphere.This is a contest of temperament. Miller is a proud person. He must have seen the courage of Cao Cang and others on the boat, so he came here to check regardless of his own dangerous situation.Cao Cang understood that this should be Miller's character. If it were Cao Cang, he would not be able to help but look at the enemy. Cao Cang and Miller are confronting each other nervously. Cao Cang knows that he must not relax. If he is a little timid, Miller will find out, and Miller will attack as a result. Miller must also know that he can't show the slightest timidity.Otherwise, the opponent will shoot the bullet into his head. Cao Cang could feel that Miller had changed a little bit. Yes, it was a very wonderful feeling, and it meant mutual admiration.Cao Cang's feeling was very clear. Cao Cang saw Miller throw away the binoculars in his hand and took out something from his pocket.Cao Cang understood what that thing was. Even though it was far away, he could still see its shining light. Cao Cang also took out his pocket watch. Miller turned around.Apparently he had already determined that Cao Cang would not shoot. Miller's warship adjusted its direction and began to retreat.In the process, the warship's shells began to fire again, and he showed no mercy to the other ships.当米勒的战船驶离了那个隔离界限，实验人员的船只再也无法追击。 曹沧看着米勒的船慢慢地驶入一道没有崩塌的冰层裂缝后，这才把手上的步枪放下。 “他们为什么不攻击我们？”卡林问道。 “你还看不出来吗？”伊万解释道，“如果他这么做了，曹会在炮弹击中我们之前，把他干掉！” "Who is he?" “当然是米勒。”伊万对曹沧说道，“是不是？” 曹沧笑了笑，对伊万说：“也许吧。” 这一场战斗，随着米勒的撤退，结束了。 所有实验人员都回到海岛。海岛边缘的平地上站了好几十人，他们的穿着很多都是德国当年的军装。当年他们也是和米勒一同进入异海的战友，可是现在，他们和米勒水火不容。 他们当初大概也经过了痛苦的选择，才渐渐认同简博士这批实验人员的观念吧。曹沧想一定是发生了什么事情，让他们的观点发生了转变。 曹沧看到麦克和怀特也从船上跳了下来，然后站到海边的平地上。 现在所有人都神色凝重地聚集在一起。很明显，米勒的力量在不断加强，这次攻击，他已经距离成功很近了。米勒已经清楚地计算出岛上加农炮的弹药即将耗尽，届时加农炮就仅仅是个摆设，而他的战船，弹药却仍旧充足。 不过米勒一定也知道，登陆后，他的人数处于下风，所以暂时放弃了占领小岛的行动。他一定还会回来。即便小岛上的实验人员能够抵抗住下一次攻击，那下下次呢？ 小岛上的实验人员，都明白这个道理。他们都在思考以后要怎么办，反而对曹沧等人，没有再多想什么。 “晚上我们开个会吧，岛上的人都参加！”怀特大声对大家说道，然后加重了语气，“岛上所有人！” 岛上的医护人员，正在查看伤者。 医护人员很忙碌，很多伤员很严重，命在旦夕。没办法，曹沧只好背着简博士到了居住的木屋，然后把简博士放在床上。 细妹见简博士的右裤腿正在渗血，就知道发生了什么，于是连忙查看简博士的伤势。 曹沧见细妹慢慢地把简博士的裤腿卷起，于是便和伊万等人退了出去。 细妹连忙喊道：“我需要人帮忙。” 曹沧和卡林、伊万相互看了看，伊万是个舰长，卡林是个古生物学者，只有曹沧接受过医疗培训。 曹沧只好又走了进去，看到简博士的右腿一片血肉模糊，连忙叫细妹端来清水，一边清洗一边检查伤口。 “幸好没伤到骨头！不过有一块木屑断在肉里面了，我现在要看看木屑靠近大血管没有。”曹沧说道。 简博士看见曹沧的脸色凝重，对曹沧说道：“很严重吗？” 曹沧摇摇头，大声对屋外的伊万和卡林喊道：“我需要类似钳子的工具，还有酒精，你们去找麦克他们要。他们应该有。” 在等待的过程中，曹沧扯了一块布缠在简博士的大腿根部，暂时止住了血。过了一会儿，伊万果然拿来了一瓶威士忌和一个钳子。曹沧看了看钳子，已经生锈了，根本不能用，如果铁锈黏在伤口上清理不干净，伤口会发炎，岛上没有抗生素，到时候炎症引起的高热会要了简博士的命！ “你怕不怕疼？”曹沧问道。 简博士说道：“让我喝点酒吧。” 曹沧把威士忌递给简博士。简博士抱着酒瓶，一连喝了几大口。她一定很少喝酒，她用手捂着嘴巴才忍住没有吐出来。 曹沧稍微等了一会儿，让酒精在简博士的体内充分发挥作用。 过了一会儿，简博士脸色开始泛红，含糊地说起胡话：“曹，我知道你为什么不敢看我的伤口了，你们中国人都很保守……” 曹沧不知道该怎么回答。东西方的文化迥异，现在也不是讨论这个事情的时候。 简博士继续说道：“曹，听说你们中国人婚前不能自由恋爱，是吗？” “我不知道别人。”曹沧说道，“我妻子是我第一个正式接触的女人。” 简博士哧哧地笑起来。 看来她已经喝醉了。接下来曹沧把威士忌淋在自己的手上消毒，然后对细妹说道：“按住她。” 曹沧用手指探测伤口里的木屑，发现有一块大的木屑，还有几块细小的碎木。曹沧先把碎木一个个捻出来。简博士虽然喝醉，对疼痛的反应没有那么敏感，可剜肉般的疼痛仍旧让她满头大汗。 曹沧对简博士说道：“现在一定很疼，但你千万不能动。” 曹沧用手抠住最大的那块木屑的后端，慢慢地往外拔。 简博士疼得大喊起来。 曹沧一边拔那块木屑，一边查看是否伤及了血管。这个过程很慢，简博士的叫喊声撕心裂肺。所幸的是，木屑没有伤到血管。最后木屑终于被全部拔了出来。曹沧又用威士忌在伤口上淋了一遍消毒，然后让细妹仔细包扎了伤口。 此时的简博士已经筋疲力尽。在酒精的作用下，她暂时沉沉睡去了。 等到晚上，简博士恢复了清醒。她对曹沧说道：“我们去开会吧。” “什么地方？”曹沧问道。 “教堂。” 曹沧和伊万轮换背简博士到了海岬上的教堂。果然所有人都来参加聚会了，甚至包括了被关押在小岛上的三四十个不同意见者。现在他们还在被控制中，被关押在教堂里，其中就有约书亚。 “你们投降吧！你们投降吧！”那些被关押的人，对着栅栏外的人喊，“让米勒回去，完成我们的任务，你们是有功劳的，我们可以一起在这里共同生存！” 栅栏外的不少人脸上都露出了犹豫的神色。曹沧明白，有人已经开始动摇了！ “我们来这里的目的是什么？”约书亚开始大声说起来，所有人都默默地听着他说下去，“地球走向终点的时间已经快到了！这一点你们都知道，为什么不让更多人进入这里？我们不能这么自私！” “可是你们的船票，并不公平！”麦克立即反唇相讥。 “能够进入异海的人类，一定是要对人类文明的延续负责的精英。”约书亚接着说道，“我们不能让异海变成第二个地球！” “好了！”怀特大声喊道，“不要为这个话题再争执了！我们永远不会在这件事情上达成共识！” “那就等着米勒回来，打败你们！”约书亚旁边的一个人喊道，“你们早晚会明白，你们是错误的！但是想让我们劝说米勒停止努力，你们想都别想！即使我们同意，他也不会答应！” “看样子是无法达成一致了。”简博士小声在曹沧耳边说道，“我们已经就这个问题，开了无数次会。” “每次战斗后，都这样吗？”曹沧问。 “是的。”简博士说道，“在异海，最重要的资源就是我们人类本身。我们不能无限制地损失个体数量。” “难道你们要和米勒妥协？”曹沧冷冷地说道，“你们有没有想过，米勒是能够在异海利用怀表，制造空间扭曲，从地球把人类带入异海，可那些被带入的人类，根本就没有做好进入异海的准备！” 卡林说道：“他们进入异海的环境之后，脱离了地球上的道德约束，会在异海变得肆无忌惮。这样的人类种群，还能称之为人类吗？如果异海由这种人统治，情况会变得比地球更糟！更何况，还有些人类因为空间的扭曲，会产生生理上的基因突变，变成我们都无法接受的模样，比如那个能长时间潜入海底的训鱼人，他还是人类吗？” 会议在争论声中不欢而散。 众人又回到海岛的村落里。 “既然他们继续坚持，我们就不能再束手待毙。”麦克说道，“趁着米勒找到他的追随者之前，我们一定要把他消灭。” “跑道已经修好了。”怀特说道，“我们随时可以起飞，找到米勒就不再对他手下留情！” “跑道？”曹沧吃惊地问道。 “你忘了我们进入的时候，带来了两架战斗机吗？”简博士微笑着说道，“我就是驾驶员之一。”