flstandardbreds Chapter 1176
Chapter 1176
Lin Wei quickly came to her senses, smiled at Qi Mingyu, and said with a touch of emotion, "Xiao Yu, I never thought we would have the chance to meet again!"
"I didn't expect this either!" Qi Mingyu looked at Lin Wei with a complicated expression. "You were actually on the Kunlun!"
Lin Wei shrugged, a helpless smile on her face: "Yeah, I'm not a soldier. I just happened to join the fleet to carry out scientific research missions back then. I didn't expect the apocalypse to break out suddenly, and I've never been able to go back."
"Oh? You two are old acquaintances?" Han Ze and Captain Ma exchanged a glance and asked with smiles, clearly curious about this sudden reunion.
Qi Mingyu took Zhou Shuwan's hand and introduced her to Lin Wei: "Wanwan, this is General Zhao's niece, Lin Wei. We've known each other before."
"Commander Zhao Guoqiang?" Zhou Shuwan knew the answer in her heart.
Qi Mingyu once served under Commander Zhao, and the two had a close relationship. It is likely that he met Lin Wei during that time.
Qi Mingyu nodded and continued to explain, "Back then, Awei was studying for her doctorate at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and would often come to see her professors. That's when we met."
As he spoke, he looked at Lin Wei: "I always thought you were already there in the early days of the apocalypse..."
He didn't say what he was going to say, but the meaning was clear.
Presumably, Commander Zhao also thought that his niece had not survived the apocalypse, which is why he did not mention her when he reunited with Qi Mingyu.
Avi!
That's rather intimate!
Zhou Shuwan glanced at Qi Mingyu.
After being married for many years, Qi Mingyu instantly understood her meaning, and a helpless smile appeared on his face.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, he gently hooked her palm with his little finger.
Lin Wei observed the interaction between the two, a barely perceptible ripple flashing in her eyes, but she quickly regained her composure.
She nodded slightly, a hint of melancholy in her voice: "Yes, who would have thought? After all these years, I would still run into acquaintances. My uncle... he must be gone by now, right?"
Mentioning Commander Zhao, Qi Mingyu's face instantly turned sorrowful. He was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice, "During that great earthquake, Commander Zhao..."
Lin Wei's eyes dimmed, and she remained silent for a long time.
In the end times, separation and death are commonplace. Who among those who have survived to this day is not burdened with the pain of losing loved ones?
After a brief reminiscing, Captain Ma spoke up at the opportune moment: "Chief of Staff Han, Dr. Lin, let's take a tour of the ship first, so we can learn more about your situation as soon as possible."
“Okay, this way please!” Han Ze immediately responded, breaking the heavy atmosphere: “Dr. Lin and I will show you around. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.”
Lin Wei concealed the melancholy in her eyes and stepped aside to make way: "The core area of the fleet is on the middle deck. Let's start with the propulsion system. I'm sure Captain Ma is curious about how we can navigate normally in 58-degree water."
Captain Ma's heart skipped a beat. Indeed, the sea had been so hot along the way that the speedboat's metal hull was almost burning hot to the touch.
To withstand the high temperatures, all the building materials of their fortress were made of boiling point alloys.
However, the Kunlun ship has been immersed in high-temperature seawater for a long time, which will only make the corrosion and wear more severe.
He looked at Lin Wei and said frankly, "To be honest, what Dr. Lin said is exactly what I have been wondering about."
At such extreme water temperatures, the metal components of ordinary ships would likely have deformed and rusted long ago, but the Kunlun appears to be in excellent condition.
The members of the expedition team echoed this sentiment, their eyes fixed on the outer hull of the Kunlun.
From a distance, it was not noticeable; only when they got close could they see that the surface of the ship was a grayish-white color.
Its color is different from that of a typical ship.
The color is quite new, as if it was recently applied.
As Han Ze walked, he explained, "This is all thanks to the core technology developed by Dr. Lin's team. After the ocean boiling phenomenon occurred, Dr. Lin led his research team to work day and night to develop the high-temperature environment adaptive maintenance technology."