108: Full speed ahead! Lin Qi's bold rescue plan!

Qin Jifeng's eyes were bloodshot.

Xu Youcai and the other crew members gnashed their teeth in hatred, even wanting to drive the submarine directly into those Eagle-land warships and sink them right then and there!

However...

Anger couldn't solve the problem.

The rupture in submarine no. 0403's hull had to be repaired as quickly as possible, otherwise, the outcome would be the destruction of the submarine and the death of its crew!

And if his earlier guess was correct, that this submarine ruptured after being attacked by Eagle-land warships, then...

It was highly likely that the crew members inside the submarine were either dead or injured, and the number of those still with the energy and ability to repair the submarine was probably not many!

In other words, to rescue all one hundred-plus crew members, they could only find a way to drag the submarine to the surface from the outside!

“Whoosh...”

Lin Qi took a deep breath.

The situation was clear up to this point.

Looking at the environment submarine no. 0403 was in, it was surrounded by Eagle-land warships, while on their side, there was only the dragon blade.

Even if the dragon blade could pull up submarine no. 0403, how would it pull it? What would it use to pull it? Who would go down and attach the steel cable to submarine no. 0403?!

It was important to remember that, unlike his previous life, the Huang Sea in this world was not shallow.

Once submarine no. 0403 accelerated its descent, even with special diving suits, it would be impossible to reach it!

“Shenhai Jiaolong Hao, calculate how long it will take for our submarine to reach submarine no. 0403's position at full speed.”

“Chief Engineer?!” Hearing Lin Qi's words, everyone present widened their eyes, looking at Lin Qi in disbelief.

After all, they had previously said that this submarine wouldn't be able to help even if it went, and would instead expose Longguo's latest trump card.

'But how long has it been? Why did Chief Engineer Lin suddenly bring this up?'

'Is he not afraid of being exposed?'

Many people muttered to themselves.

Soon.

Shenhai Jiaolong Hao's voice came again: “According to calculations, from our submarine's current position to submarine no. 0403's location, it will take 28 minutes.”

“This...” Everyone took a deep breath.

Arriving at the incident sea area in 28 minutes, were they sure they hadn't misheard?

And even if they really rushed over, what could they do? Were they really going to secretly ram those Eagle-land warships in the sea?

“Chief Engineer Lin...”

Looking at Lin Qi's profile, Qin Jifeng remained silent, because he knew that Lin Qi's words were not baseless.

He was weighing the pros and cons.

So, at this moment, Qin Jifeng just silently watched Lin Qi, and when he saw Lin Qi turn his head, Qin Jifeng then asked:

“Do you have any ideas?”

Lin Qi frowned, pinched his chin, and said: “Everyone is aware of the current situation; there are no ships around submarine no. 0403 that can effectively help it.”

“In other words, only we have the ability to figure out a way to tow this guy.”

“If the damage control personnel inside submarine no. 0403 can do their best to repair it and slow down the submarine's descent speed, then when we arrive, we will most likely be able to find it within a safe depth.”

“Plus, the dragon blade has already used electronic suppression technology to interfere with, and even overload and crash, the equipment on the Eagle-land warships.”

“Then they won't be able to discover us.”

“As long as we don't show ourselves afterward, no one will know how submarine no. 0403 returned to the surface!”

“Furthermore, we can also use this opportunity to test the submarine's long-range and long-endurance capabilities, especially the stability of its energy output under interference conditions!”

Qin Jifeng's brows furrowed tightly.

Although Lin Qi's plan was outrageous, there seemed to be no historical precedent for such a thing, using a submarine to rescue another submarine.

But...

Just because others couldn't do it didn't mean Lin Qi couldn't!

Thinking of the miracles Lin Qi had created in the past...

“Chief Engineer Lin, this matter is too big; forgive me, but I can no longer make the decision myself. I need to make a call to the higher-ups first.”

Qin Jifeng took out his phone, “However, in principle, I support this plan.”

“So...”

Taking a deep breath, Qin Jifeng said sternly: “Let's head over there now!”

“Although I'm not a submariner, I know that underwater conditions are complex, and who knows if we'll suddenly encounter some unknown situation that delays us.”

“If that really happens...”

“Even if the higher-ups agree, we can only watch submarine no. 0403 sink!”

Lin Qi smiled and nodded.

He looked at Xu Youcai again.

The latter, seeing this?

Didn't even think.

He immediately said: “All hands, listen up!”

“Full speed ahead towards submarine no. 0403!”

“Yes! Full speed ahead!”

As the helmsman repeated the order, the throttle was slowly pushed forward until the lever was pushed all the way to the end!

And in the energy compartment located in the mid-to-rear, bottom section of the submarine, the reactor readings began to soar, reaching their peak in the blink of an eye!

Just a hair's breadth from overload!

The crew members guarding this area felt their scalps tingle as they watched the dramatically changing readings in front of them.

They had been in nuclear submarines before.

But to be honest, this was the first time they had seen such drastic changes in readings.

And not only that.

Unlike other submarines where they had to wear thick anti-nuclear suits, here, they actually didn't need to wear them.

Because even if they touched the outer casing of the nuclear reactor, no nuclear radiation could be detected at all.

Wearing anti-nuclear suits would actually hinder their work.

But...

Better safe than sorry.

Even though it was theoretically and practically feasible, for the safety of the crew members, especially to develop this muscle memory to prevent them from being harmed immediately if the submarine was truly damaged.

They still wore anti-nuclear suits.

It was just that these anti-nuclear suits had small air conditioning systems built in, allowing them to remain comfortable even in this sealed environment.

“Report!”

“Reactor temperature is normal, output power is stable and smooth, no abnormalities found!”

“Understood, continue monitoring.”

Hearing the report from the energy compartment, Xu Youcai nodded and looked at the screen in front of him, which displayed the reactor temperature.

On the interface, the temperature and status of the reactor core were clear at a glance, and they changed in real-time.

It could be said that, if not for safety, these two people in the energy compartment could have been transferred elsewhere to do other work!

'Indeed, times have changed!'

'If Chief Engineer Lin hadn't designed it, who would have known that a new generation of nuclear submarines could have such a high degree of intelligence?'

Xu Youcai sighed in his heart.

At the same time, due to the absence of steam turbines and other mechanical structures, the aft power compartment became exceptionally spacious and tidy.

Even the noise was significantly reduced.

The massive, thick pipe extended from the forward energy compartment, crossed everyone's line of sight, and stretched straight to the stern.

In the huge, circular, rim-driven pump-jet thruster at the stern, a large amount of energy was constantly working, pushing the water in front of it behind.

Soon.

At this terrifying speed of 36 knots, the Shenhai Jiaolong Hao was like a black phantom, rapidly heading towards the incident sea area in silence!

Until it arrived beneath the Eagle-land aircraft carrier fleet!