Mobile Shelter

Chapter 68 Finding Trouble

Because of the ship's special nature, no one else loitered on the deck during the voyage; everyone diligently stayed at their posts.

At this moment, Dong Qi could only stay quietly in the cabin. Faced with this restriction, Dong Qi had no choice but to comply.

This is actually one of the reasons why Dong Qi doesn't want to join the official organization; after all, there are too many restrictions for those at the bottom.

Fortunately, the cabin where Dong Qi was located was not far from the equipment warehouse where his destined vehicle was located. Even if Dong Qi was not close to his destined vehicle at this moment, he could still control it remotely through his thoughts.

Hearing the gunshots coming from the deck, Dong Qi knew that the ship had once again been attacked by those mutated marine creatures.

Although it's only the second day the ship has been at sea, there have already been twenty or thirty attacks. The mutated marine creatures seem endless, relentlessly attacking this ship that still dares to sail on the sea.

Fortunately, because it was a special mission, the ship carried a sufficient amount of ammunition.

In addition, because this escort mission requires armed support, the close-in weapon system, which was originally disabled and unusable due to EMP damage, has been repaired in advance, in addition to the additional heavy machine gun positions set up on the ship.

Seeing the close-in weapon system that looked like a bunker, Dong Qi was honestly drooling with envy.

However, if Dong Qi were given another chance, he still wouldn't choose the close-in weapon system.

Although the close-in weapon system (CIWS) has powerful firepower, don't be fooled by the fact that the CIWS on the deck is just a small semi-circular object; it has an extremely complex supporting system underneath the deck.

If Dong Qi's destined vehicle were a heavy truck or a large van, or if Dong Qi's ability were to choose a building instead of a vehicle, and there were enough spaces, Dong Qi would certainly not give up the option of a close-in weapon system.

Although Dong Qi's vehicle has been expanded in terms of space, its interior space is still not comparable to that of a typical three-bedroom apartment. Therefore, even if he chooses a close-in weapon system, the amount of ammunition it carries is not enough for it to fire for several minutes.

Although Dong Qi was somewhat bored staying in the cabin, he was still able to absorb a large portion of the unknown energy released after the mutated marine creatures that were killed on the deck died.

Therefore, the privilege of lying comfortably in bed while absorbing unknown energy is the best comfort for a state of boredom.

Just as Dong Qi was getting a little bored, staring at the changing numbers on the data panel in his mind, he suddenly heard a knock on the door.

As soon as the hatch opened, several people were seen standing outside the hatch behind Shao Kai. Before Dong Qi could ask any questions, Shao Kai spoke first:

"Although I have heard Wu Yifei give a brief introduction to the power of the vehicle-mounted electromagnetic gun, I have not seen it with my own eyes, so I cannot verify it. Therefore, I hope you can demonstrate the specific features of the electromagnetic gun now."

The people standing behind Shao Kai couldn't see that while Shao Kai was informing Dong Qi, he was also frantically giving Dong Qi meaningful glances.

Seeing Shao Kai's expression, Dong Qi roughly guessed the reason, so instead of refusing, he spoke directly without hesitation:

"That's not a problem. It's just that when I accepted the mission, they said it was just about providing assistance and support, so the research institute didn't provide me with a lot of ammunition."

If it's just a single demonstration, there shouldn't be any problem, but if you want to verify it multiple times...

When Dong Qi stopped speaking halfway through, everyone present understood the meaning behind his words.

At this moment, the others saw Shao Kai turn to ask for their opinions, and the atmosphere became slightly silent, with no one willing to speak up and answer.

They only discovered the extra car in the equipment warehouse by chance. They knew that although the mission they were carrying out was not highly confidential, they couldn't just do anything reckless.

That's why they took this opportunity to cause trouble for Shao Kai.

Since Shao Kai had managed to get Dong Qi and his car onto the ship, he had naturally already thought of a way to deal with it. So when he saw someone using this as an excuse to cause trouble for him, he immediately brought his men over.

Shao Kai never expected that Dong Qi and he would cooperate so well. Dong Qi could tell the purpose of Shao Kai's arrival just by looking at him, and even turn the tables on him by digging a pit for him.

At this moment, the people behind Shao Kai were in a bind. Now, if they spoke, regardless of whether Dong Qi needed to demonstrate the specific effects of the electromagnetic cannon with live ammunition, it would be a rather poor response for them.

If they indicate that Dong Qi's practical demonstration is unnecessary, then not only will they be unable to use this opportunity to strike at Shao Kai, but they will also have to slink away from here.

However, if Dong Qi were to demonstrate the power of the electromagnetic railgun with live ammunition, regardless of the railgun's actual power, they would likely be punished.

After all, they were only of equal rank to Shao Kai, and had no superior-subordinate relationship with Dong Qi, so they had no right to order Dong Qi to use the electromagnetic cannon at will.

Not to mention, most importantly, Dong Qi just stated that the amount of ammunition carried in this mission is not large, and any live-fire demonstration will inevitably consume ammunition.

If the mission is successfully completed, everyone will be concerned about the wasted ammunition, so at most the superiors will only give a verbal warning.

However, if something unexpected happens, and Dong Qi reports their request for live-fire exercises and the resulting waste of ammunition upon their return, they will be severely punished.

So when faced with this dilemma, they all remained silent, hoping that someone else would speak up, so that if the higher-ups held them accountable, there would be someone to take responsibility.

Seeing that the others remained silent, Shao Kai and Dong Qi also kept quiet, tacitly waiting for each other's response.

Just as the atmosphere was becoming increasingly awkward, a sudden, urgent alarm sounded on the ship.

Upon hearing the alarm, the expressions on everyone's faces suddenly became very tense.

It's worth noting that despite the frequent boarding attacks by those mutated marine creatures, the ship's alarms were never sounded even once.

Sounding the alarm at this time likely indicates an accident, with the personnel on deck unable to deal with the mutated marine creatures that have boarded the deck.

So at this moment, all the little thoughts that were originally on everyone's minds were thrown to the back of their minds, and the others left in a hurry without saying a word.

After the outsiders left, Shao Kai moved slightly closer to Dong Qi and whispered, "From this position, you should be able to remotely control your car, right?"

Upon hearing Shao Kai's question, Dong Qi immediately understood the reason behind it and nodded, saying, "That's possible, but the equipment warehouse is currently closed. If an accident occurs..."

Before Dong Qi could finish speaking, Shao Kai interrupted him, saying, "The equipment warehouse door is just a regular door. If it really comes to that, we can just break it down. The passage between the deck and the warehouse is straight."

Dong Qi also stopped Shao Kai from saying anything further, and immediately nodded in response, "I understand."