Beauty Comic Cultivation Record

Chapter 117 Investigation Ben Knife Forging

Author: Zhu Bajie who pursues dreams

Chapter 117 Investigation Ben Knife Forging

Click, continuous cracks spread on the ice, accompanied by the roar of the yacht cutting through the sea, extending for dozens of nautical miles...

In the distance, on the vast white ice, three black spots came into Tang and Song's eyes...

"It's right in front, lean over!"

Tang and Song stood on the bow of the boat, throwing a handful of blood pills in their hands. A black python stretched out half of its body from the sea water, spit out its long snake tongue, and swept the blood pills into its mouth.

With a crash, the black python fell back into the water, the waves rippled, and a barrel-thick python tail swept across the ice. The dark scales on the python's tail flashed blue, and the ice suddenly cracked more than a hundred meters away.

The yacht increased its power and headed in the direction of the three icebreakers.

………

Observation Station Zero

Under Lance's command, hundreds of people in the entire base were nervously but not too panicked preparing to evacuate.

High in the Antarctic sky with falling snowflakes, four decoy helicopters have taken off.

Honeycomb rockets and airborne machine guns are all well equipped, ready to use these heavy firepower to attract Zero's attention and buy time for the personnel of the base to evacuate.

As for whether it can cause harm to No. 0, the senior leaders of the Imperial Organization who formulated this bait plan never had the luxury of dreaming about it from the beginning.

The decoy program initially recruited sixteen helicopter pilots,

They can receive an annual salary of one million US dollars every year, and usually do not have to perform any tasks at the base observation post.

But once the first-level alarm sounds, they will activate the helicopter and turn it into a deadly bait, attracting Zero's firepower and buying time for other base personnel to evacuate.

Five years later, only six of the sixteen helicopter pilots who signed long-term contracts remain.

Five of them gave up their annual salary of one million US dollars and left Antarctica after signing a confidentiality agreement the moment they saw the frozen Ghidorah at Observation Station Zero.

Five others could not bear the pressure of dying in the next few years and chose to quit.

There are two submarines parked under the ice at the base observation post all year round. After the alarm was sounded, some important scientists, including some research materials, had all been loaded onto the submarines.

Once liquid nitrogen has no way to make Zero re-enter the frozen dormant state,

After receiving the evacuation order, the two submarines will dive directly into the deep sea of ​​Antarctica and escape quickly.

"Didi didi..."

In the monitoring room, Lance watched the temperature change of Zero on the screen with a solemn expression!

"45%, 46%, 47%, 48%..."

The progress bar on the side is rising rapidly, and these columnar values ​​represent the nitrogen value input into the lower space...

Once the nitrogen value reaches 100%, it means that the liquid nitrogen reserves in the base have been exhausted.

If No. 0's body temperature still rises by then, everyone at No. 0 Observation Station will have no choice but to evacuate urgently.

"89%!"

After a rapid alarm sound, the display data of the liquid nitrogen reserve value was approaching the warning point.

Lance clenched his fists and was about to issue an emergency evacuation order when the value representing zero body temperature plummeted from a peak to an inverted U shape on the screen.

"Director, it's down. Zero's body temperature has dropped and has returned to the calm period when it was frozen..."

The doctor responsible for monitoring Ghidorah's vital signs told Lance emotionally.

"I saw it!" Lance's voice trembled slightly, and he breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Continue to monitor, and do not lift the level one alert for the time being!"

Watching the steady ripples on the screen, Lance cautiously issued the order.

The level 1 alert at Observatory Zero lasted for two days.

It was not until the third day that the alert level dropped to Level 2.

Five days later, a joint accident investigation team dispatched by the Monarch Organization Headquarters and the Federal Ministry of Defense arrived at Base Zero.

After comprehensive testing of Zero's vital signs and the extent of the iceberg's melting, the entire monitoring station was completely lifted off alert.

The members of the investigation team conducted a comprehensive investigation into the accident and retrieved satellite monitoring data from 13 satellites passing over Antarctica at the time.

Satellite surveillance footage did not capture any ship passing 20 nautical miles near monitoring station zero.

Instead, a NATO surveillance satellite captured the scene of a volcano erupting on an island forty nautical miles away from the Zero Observation Station...

"This accident was accidentally caused by the vibration caused by the eruption of a submarine volcano!"

In Lance's office, a man with gray hair and wearing the uniform of a federal air force lieutenant general signed his name on the document reply letter of the investigation results.

Thaddeus E. Ross!

Putting the documents into the document bag, General Ross had just capped his pen.

Lance pushed the door directly in and greeted him:

"Old friend, the base has prepared a farewell party, just waiting for you!"

"Farewell party!?" General Ross was a little surprised, his beard seemed to be trembling, and he frowned:

"An accident is not a good thing. There is no need for a farewell party. I have to rush back to the Ministry of National Defense..."

"Ross, you're still the same!" Lance strode up to General Ross, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a laugh:

"It's not up to you this time. It's an extreme snowstorm in Antarctica tonight. You can't leave even if you want to. Come on, I opened a bottle of good wine just for you!"

General Ross looked helpless and was pushed out of the office by Lance, half pushing and half shrugging.

Bang!

The office door was kicked shut by Lance, and the whole office seemed to be shaking.

Snap!

On the desk, a calfskin brown wallet was knocked to the ground. The wallet was spread out. On the first page of the mezzanine, inside the transparent mezzanine, was a photo of a slovenly middle-aged man in a white coat.

The man in the photo had a big cross drawn on his face with a pen, and his upper body was almost pierced into a sieve with the tip of the pen.

Apparently the owner of the wallet really "loves" this man whose face he couldn't see clearly.

…………

While the people in Base Zero were holding a banquet, on the other side, the scientific research ship on which Boss Tang was riding had already docked at the port of Ushuaia.

Ushuaia, capital of Tierra del Fuego province, Argentina,

This small South American city with a population of about 64,000 is located at 54°47′ south latitude and 68°20′ west longitude. Due to its unique geographical location, it is famous around the world as the gateway to Antarctica, and is also known as the World

The end!

Ushuaia is 3,200 kilometers away from the country’s capital, Buenos Aires, but only 800 kilometers away from Antarctica.

It takes at least a week to take a boat to Antarctica from Australia, New Zealand and other places;

It takes two days to set sail from Ushuaia and cross the Drake Passage.

Therefore, Ushuaia is an ideal starting point and supply base for expeditions and surveys in Antarctica.

Late at night, many scientific research ships heading to Antarctica were moored at the port of Ushuaia...

Due to the impact of the huge ice storm in Antarctica, the departure time of these scientific research ships to Antarctica has been postponed.

Many scientific research ships are brightly lit, and from time to time the noise of drinking and fist-fighting can be heard.

Amidst the noise, no one noticed that a yacht quietly left the port.

On the sea at night, the flameout yacht was moored quietly on the sea. The hull with the lights turned off was wrapped in darkness, and the seawater lapped at the hull, making a roaring sound.

On the deck of the yacht, a group of people stood in a faint line on the deck. No one spoke. Apart from the sound of sea water lapping against the boat, there was only the sound of one person pacing back and forth...

The white figure walked into the crowd, suddenly stopped, and drew his sword in a flash. A cold light suddenly appeared, and several people gathered on the deck covered their throats and fell down.

Thump thump thump thump thong…

Throwing all the bodies on the deck into the sea, the yacht restarted, two white waves appeared at the stern, and disappeared into the night.

…………

It is a unique and beautiful small town built on the mountain.

Tang and Song walked on the streets and admired the beautiful scenery of this small town. The streets were not wide, but very clean.

The streets are full of cute little cabins that only appear in fairy tales, like those of Snow White.

The flowers in front and behind the house are in full bloom, and it is the vibrant summer here in the southern hemisphere.

But the cool air and the snow-capped peaks in the sky make people suddenly feel the atmosphere of Antarctica in advance.

When the residents coming and going saw the four tall bodyguards in black following Boss Tang, they all showed kind smiles to Tang Song.

"Gugu..."

On the bench facing the street, Tang Song held a handful of bread crumbs in his hand, and several pigeons jumped in front of Tang Song, pondering the bread crumbs he had scattered.

"Boss, it's all solved!"

A white ghost in a black suit appeared behind Tang Song.

"Do you know why you were asked to deal with those Cobra soldiers?"

Cuckoo!

A gray-feathered pigeon fluttered into Tang Song's palm and boldly pecked at the crumbs in his palm.

Tang Song gently stroked the pigeon's feathers with one hand and asked without raising his head.

"Boss, you are worried that by alerting the enemy, the commander will notice our actions in advance!"

"Yes or no!" Tang and Song Dynasty allowed the gray pigeon to peck at the crumbs in the palm of his hand.

"These Cobra soldiers have been injected with nanobug solution. This is a semi-mechanical, semi-biological thing. Even I don't know much about it.

First of all, I'm not sure whether these nanobugs have some kind of monitoring memory function.

Although there is another one of these Cobra soldiers that obeys your orders now, its underlying code should be in the hands of the developer!"

After pecking at the bread crumbs, the gray pigeon did not show any nostalgia and flew away from the palms of the Tang and Song dynasties.

"Whose side do you think these Cobra soldiers will take in a conflict between you and the commander!?"

Tang Song patted the crumbs of bread in his hand and stood up. The bodyguard beside him quickly handed over his cane.

Thumping...

The pigeons that were pecking on the ground were frightened and flew into the air one by one to spread their wings.

Tang Song walked in front with a cane, and several bodyguards followed him.

"I understand! Boss!"

The white ghost followed Tang Song, his eyes watching left and right with vigilance.

"You still have a group of people in the snowy mountains of Tibet?!"

Followed by four tall bodyguards in black, Tang Song walked on the street. In addition to smiles, some people even stayed away from them to avoid trouble.

"After I left Lan Ying, Zatan asked me to train a group of personal guards for him.

I retrained a group of ninjas in the snowy mountains of Tibet according to Lan Ying's training methods. There are about sixty of them, and their skills are all good, so they can be used!"

Although Bai Guiying didn't know the reason why Tang and Song asked him, his admiration for Tang and Song from the bottom of his heart made him directly send the men he trained to Tang and Song one by one without even thinking about it.

Zatan, one of the leaders of the Cobra organization.

He is a guy who drives his enemies and even his comrades crazy, all thanks to his weird disguise technique.

His disguise skills are almost as good as real ones.

In order to maximize his disguise skills, Zatan does everything possible. In addition to disguise, Zatan is also proficient in ventriloquism, multiple languages ​​and escape techniques.

In addition, Zatan also serves as the leader of another notorious motorcycle gang, the Death Squadron.

When it comes to Zaitan, even White Ghost has a headache.

"Tibet Snow Mountain? Did you find anything unusual there?"

A black car parked not far away from Tang Song. Two people got out of the car and walked directly in the direction of Tang Song.

White Ghost took a cautious step forward and turned slightly sideways to block Tang Song.

"One of our own," Tang Song patted his shoulder and told him to relax.

The conversation in the Tang and Song dynasties changed and they mentioned the snowy mountains in Tibet.

White Ghost thought for a while and shook his head: "Boss! The mountain range where we stay is located on the top of the snow-capped mountains. There are few human traces. Usually, except for a few mountaineering teams, sometimes no one can be seen!"

"That's it!" Tang Song looked at the two people parked not far away and waved to them to come over.

"boss!"

"Mr. Tang!"

When the two of them approached, the bodyguard in black bowed to Tang Song and called him boss.

The bearded man wearing a gray T-shirt looked a little reserved.

"Come on, White Ghost, let me introduce to you. This is Ben, the champion of the Sword Forging Competition for nine consecutive years!"

"Ben! Don't be so formal. This is White Ghost, and the katana you want to fight is for him!"

Tang Song introduced each other to the two of them with a smile.

Although Tang Song asked him not to be restrained, Ben obviously still couldn't let go. After nodding towards White Ghost, he began to look at his palms and height.

"Did you bring something?"

Tang and Song looked at the German bodyguards who had arrived here.

"Boss, the stuff has arrived!" the bodyguard said quickly.

"Yeah!" Tang Song looked at Ben who had already begun to measure the length of White Ghost's hand, and then looked at White Ghost who had an awkward expression and let himself be manipulated, and smiled.

He leaned on his cane and watched the excitement.

Measuring the width and length of the palm, measuring the arm length and height, I was busy for a while, and after a set of procedures, I didn't feel like I was forging a knife, but like a tailor.

The white ghost had a stinky face and let Ben manipulate it.

"Mr. Tang, I have already measured it and can start work at any time!"

When Ben faced the Tang and Song Dynasties, his confident expression when he had just measured the white ghost suddenly became cautious.

There was no way, Ben was the knife forging champion for nine consecutive years in the knife forging competition, and later he directly became a member of the referee team.

He can be regarded as one of the few winners in this competition.

He vaguely heard something about the big boss behind the knife forging competition.

He was just a knife maker. Facing the legendary Tang and Song Dynasties with a dark background, he was naturally a little restrained.

"Did Ryan tell you about the properties of Adamantium alloy?" Tang Song said with a warm look on his face.

Ben nodded and replied: "Before coming, Mr. Lane asked me to make a dagger using Adamantium alloy!

Once this metal is smelted and cooled, there will still be no sign of melting even at a high temperature of 500,000 degrees Celsius...

A very strange metal, weapons made from it are almost indestructible..."

As if referring to professional knowledge related to his profession, Ben's demeanor changed and he began to describe the wonders of this metal to the Tang and Song Dynasties with gestures.

Tang Song listened patiently to Ben's description of his design for the katana with a gentle face.

When the white ghost on the side heard Ben's description of the katana designed for him, he also came up and interrupted from time to time, telling Ben his requirements.

Ben used his professionalism to refute Bai Ghost's opinions and told him the unreasonableness of his opinions.

The two of them had a heated exchange of words, but both of them were poor talkers, and Ben, the knifemaker, was a skilled tradesman in his own right.

Not to mention White Ghost, he is good at using the knife in his hand to refute the enemy's point of view.

He once killed four gun-wielding targets in two seconds with the katana in his hand.

So the refutation between the two is also very interesting.

White Ghost wanted to increase the weight of the katana, and Ben told him about the weight of the katana that is most suitable for the human body...

White Ghost directly pinched the back of Ben's neck and lifted him up with one hand, letting him see what inhuman strength was.

It was obvious that White Ghost had convinced Daliben in his own way to increase the weight of the katana.

There are many more like this. White Ghost told Ben about his concept of a katana, such as two samurai swords that can be assembled together.

When Ben doubted the practicality of these two samurai swords, White Ghost directly pulled out two spare samurai swords, twisted the handles together, and showed him what sword skills are on the spot.

Ben's eyes widened as he watched the two samurai swords with cold light changing unpredictably in the hands of the white ghost. He could hardly find the blades while dancing.

Obviously, White Ghost won this round again.

Tang and Song watched the excitement with a smile on the side, and the white ghost's action of dancing the samurai sword also attracted some people passing by to watch.

When they saw Bai Phantom's miraculous knife skills, which were almost like magic, many people gave Bai Phantom their thumbs up and praised him in the local language.

Of course, if someone wants to take pictures, a few bodyguards in black will directly come forward to stop them.

After ordinary people see these bodyguards wearing crisp suits, sunglasses and headsets, they usually choose to stop shooting and delete the negatives under the supervision of the bodyguards.

Of course, there are also stupid young people who think too highly of themselves, a bearded man who speaks like a federalist, democracy, and freedom of photography.

Just as he was shouting, one of the bodyguards lifted his suit back, revealing the black gun handle on his lower back.

"OK! OK! OK..."

Big Beard wisely handed over his camera. After the bodyguard checked it, he deleted the photos inside and threw the camera back to him. He almost ran away from the street.

Seeing that they were attracted by White Phantom's sword skills, more and more people joined in the fun.

Tang Song said hello and left the street directly with a few people and returned to the hotel where they were staying.

Hotel Ushuaia is the only four-star hotel in this small Argentinian city.

Just like normal travel and accommodation, Tang and Song directly booked rooms on two floors of the hotel.

In the guest room of the hotel's presidential suite, Dali Ben was stroking the silver metal block in the suitcase with some obsession.

The trembling hands of obsession are like stroking your own bride on her wedding night.

For a knifemaker, a good piece of metal is like a good chef facing a table full of precious ingredients.

My hands are itchy and I want to show off my skills.

Tang Song sat on the sofa, took the coffee brought by the baroness, and looked at Dali Ben.

"Is there any difficulty in casting two Adamantium alloy samurai swords according to White Ghost's requirements?"

Sipping handmade freshly ground black coffee, Tang Song looked at Ben.

Daliben held the Adamantium alloy in his hand, shook the weight, and looked at Tang and Song with some hesitation.

"Mr. Tang, there is something wrong in casting one samurai sword from this piece of metal, but if we follow Mr. Bai's advice and forge two swords, the material is not enough!"

"How much difference?" Tang Song put down his coffee cup and asked.

"We still need half of this piece of metal!" Dali Ben weighed the metal with his hands and expressed his judgment.

"Call Ryan and ask him to send another piece of Adamantium alloy of the same volume!"

After hearing Ben's answer, Tang Song gave instructions directly to Fox, who was sitting beside him with his legs crossed and drinking coffee.

After Fox responded, he stood up and walked to the bedroom.

"Ben, you are now the resident referee at the Knife Forging Conference. How much is the appearance fee for one period?"

The matter of Adamantium Alloy was just a phone call away for Tang and Song Dynasty.

With nothing to do, Tang Song chatted with Ben over a cup of coffee.

But Ben, who was sitting on the sofa, holding a coffee cup, felt a little restless.

The big boss behind the knife forging conference asked him about his salary as an employee, which made him worry about gain and loss and make him restless.

"One recording session costs half a million US dollars..." Daliben answered honestly.

Half a million US dollars, for some Hollywood stars, may be just the salary for recording an episode of a TV series.

But for a swordsmith like Dali Ben, half a million is already not low.

The champion of the knife-forging competition can only receive 50,000 US dollars.

This was after Boss Tang, a big financial backer, took over, and at the beginning of the Knife Forging Conference, the prize money for the champion was only US$10,000.

"Fifty thousand US dollars, a little less..."

Tang and Song Dynasties flicked their fingers on the table

…………

"Ben, this is one million US dollars, your reward for this knife forging!"

Ushuaia-Malvinas International Airport,

In front of the waiting room, eight bodyguards in black formed a semicircular queue facing outwards, forming a private space in front of the crowded waiting room.

Ben looked at the check handed over by Tang Song and felt a little at a loss.

"Mr. Tang, this knife hasn't been cast yet, and isn't one million too much..."

"Take it, this is what you should take!" Tang Song patted the check directly into Ben's hand and turned to look at Bai Ghost and Anna.

"After you finish forging your sword, you immediately set off back to Cobra. Since I gave you two good swords, show me the results. Don't you suspect that Zatan killed your master? Then use him to sacrifice the sword!

"

"Yes! Boss!" White Ghost nodded and saluted.

"Go back and review the air flow route I taught you..."

On Anna's side, Tang Song scratched her nose and warned this charming baroness.

Anna nodded charmingly.

(End of chapter)