604: Target! Deep Blue!

Regardless, the final test is about to begin.

Ye Cong was also very nervous.

Although before building the Dragon King, Ye Cong had built several smaller submarines according to scale, tested materials and structures, and dived into the seabed.

All of them achieved great success, and there was a huge pressure relief situation for the pressure of the seabed.

However, what stood before them was a behemoth with a displacement of 100,000 tons!

A super beast nearly four hundred meters in length!

Could something like this truly delve deep into the ocean?

To be honest, Ye Cong wasn't entirely confident, because its size was simply too immense, far exceeding his imagination!

But, Professor Guo had already given the order!

Ye Cong took a deep breath.

This project had consumed far too much money, Ye Cong was very clear about that!

A 100,000-ton behemoth, including experimental verification, various constructions, and personnel costs.

In total, hundreds of billions of funds had been consumed over the past few years!

If it failed…

Ye Cong didn't dare to think about it.

The cost was too great!

Although Professor Guo probably wouldn't blame him, Professor Guo had said this to him more than once, telling him to work with peace of mind, and that it didn't matter even if it failed.

However, for such a matter, even if Professor Guo wouldn't blame him, Ye Cong himself would.

His conscience would not be at ease!

Professor Guo had given him enough trust, trust beyond everything!

Research and development funds exceeding tens of billions were given to him without reservation, and he had also held a magnitude of funds he had never seen before!

This kind of trust was enough to make Ye Cong very moved!

Therefore, he did not want to disappoint Professor Guo!

Thinking of this, Ye Cong felt even more nervous!

With a command from Ye Cong.

The behemoth slowly departed from the port.

This place was a deep-water port.

“Professor Guo, let’s go aboard and watch too!”

Ye Cong smiled and invited Guo Hao.

“Mm!”

Saying that, Guo Hao and Ye Cong boarded a nearby warship together.

That's right, it was a warship…

Because they needed to track the submarine leaving the port, Guo Hao had to board a ship, so General Wang had arranged for a warship to be here long ago, specifically for this matter.

There was no other way!

To protect Professor Guo's safety at sea, only a warship would do!

The warship followed the Dragon King, one after the other, as they left the shallow waters.

They arrived in the deep sea area, where the deepest point was already nearly three thousand meters, perfect for initial verification.

The Dragon King submarine slowly began to descend.

“Professor Guo, please come!”

Ye Cong invited Guo Hao to the command center on the warship.

A diving demonstration was being shown on the screen.

The high-power signal transmitting equipment inside the submarine easily transmitted signals to the warship, and everyone could now clearly see the internal situation of the Dragon King submarine.

The staff were nervously inspecting every corner inside the Dragon King submarine, their movements clean and precise, appearing very professional.

“Submarine crew??”

Guo Hao looked at this scene, a hint of curiosity in his eyes, and then at Ye Cong beside him.

“Not entirely. Some of them are retired submarine veterans; I value their ability in deep water.

Then some are active duty; these were forced upon me by General Wang back then!”

Ye Cong said with a smile, looking at Guo Hao.

“Mm!”

Guo Hao nodded.

“No wonder I see these people, each of them is very agile, very good! Keep it up!”

“Yes! Professor Guo!”

Ye Cong's face was full of smiles as he spoke to Guo Hao.

“Keep watching!”

Guo Hao said with a smile to Ye Cong.

The submarine continued to dive.

Normally, such a large submarine would at most reach six or seven hundred meters.

This was especially true for something like the Dragon King!

But at present, their target was two thousand meters!

And this was just a basic target.

Their ultimate goal was the ten-thousand-meter deep sea.

The water pressure there would likely reach an extremely terrifying level, and even more troublesome was the speed.

If the submarine's speed at the bottom of the sea was too slow, then the cost of exploiting seabed resources would be too high, and it probably wouldn't meet the System's requirements.

To make the submarine's mining cost-effective, efficiency must be improved.

After all, even the largest submarine is only about four hundred meters long. If a round trip takes too long, it would be too troublesome and the returns would not be high.

The biggest problems in exploiting seabed resources are three: cost, return, and efficiency.

All three are very important.

Water pressure, and speed.

Both are very important.

To this end, Ye Cong and Guo Hao suggested developing a special bionic hydrophobic membrane, utilizing a principle similar to supercavitation.

By coating the submarine with this special hydrophobic membrane, the submarine itself can be enveloped in a sort of cavitation bubble.

Therefore, the submarine's speed can be much faster, as the theoretical speed of a supercavitating submarine can even reach several thousand kilometers per hour.

In addition, this hydrophobic membrane can also significantly reduce the water pressure borne by the submarine!

It can reduce the water pressure the submarine originally needed to withstand to one-fifth, or even one-tenth of its original value!

Currently, the theoretical cruising speed of the Dragon King has reached nearly one hundred kilometers per hour, and because it uses several small Controlled nuclear fusion devices internally.

Moreover, it uses the same electric propulsion System as the dawn and Zhouguang spacecraft.

Therefore, the Dragon King can theoretically maintain this speed without worrying about energy issues!

These thoughts flashed through Guo Hao's mind.

Theory is, after all, just theory.

No one dared to guarantee what it would be like in practice.

The same was true for Ye Cong.

After watching the submarine reach its predetermined location and slowly come to a stop.

Ye Cong took a deep breath and looked at Guo Hao, saying,

“Academician Guo, the Dragon King has reached the designated location. Shall we begin the diving experiment?”

“Start!”

Guo Hao did not hesitate much.

Even if it fails, it's better to try early and understand the problem!

As for the lost money and resources?

Guo Hao didn't care at all; these things were worthless compared to the rewards given by the System!

Besides, he didn't have many places to spend his money anyway. Spending it on such a submarine project itself provided many people with jobs and livelihoods.

The money was circulating within the country, staying within the system, which was a good thing for Guo Hao.

“Yes!”

Ye Cong was not as carefree as Guo Hao.

He took a deep breath.

“Attention, all Dragon King crew members! The diving experiment will commence immediately! Phase one objective: one thousand meters deep sea!”

Ye Cong shouted directly into the interphone.

At this moment, on the light screen in the control room of the warship.

All the crew members of the Dragon King submarine instantly became exceptionally busy, checking every corner before the deep dive!

These things absolutely could not be taken lightly!

If there was even a tiny problem, the safety of everyone on board would be threatened!