404: To carry out maritime rescue.

"Emergency assembly."

"Hurry to the training ground."

"Something big must have happened."

"Hurry, hurry, hurry! We must reach the training ground within five minutes."

Xiao Niannian quickened her pace and ran rapidly toward the training ground.

She saw many Soldiers running toward the training ground from all directions.

The assembly speed of the Special Forces Brigade was much better than that of ordinary Military Units.

Running quickly from the mess hall to the training ground took less than two minutes, or three minutes if running slower.

And now, everyone was running quickly.

In less than five minutes, everyone had gathered at the training ground.

Xiao Niannian stood with the other Instructors, looking at the assembled Special Forces Members.

Captain Chen and Political Commissar Li stood at the very front. Captain Chen was speaking into a megaphone.

"Comrades-in-arms, we just received a notice that fishermen are asking for our help. More than a dozen boats have gone missing, with nearly a hundred missing fishermen..."

What?

More than a dozen boats missing, and nearly a hundred missing fishermen?

At this moment, heavy rain also began pouring down.

In an instant, all the Special Forces Members were drenched by the rain.

"Now, the Captain of the Third Team must immediately select personnel, assemble in the vehicles right away, and head out to sea for rescue..."

Lu Jing quickly selected the personnel.

Xiao Niannian walked toward Lu Jing.

"I want to join the rescue too."

Hearing Niannian's words, Lu Jing nodded.

"Alright."

Soon, the Soldiers boarded the military truck and sped toward the dock.

Half an hour later, the vehicle stopped, and everyone got out. Xiao Niannian saw many houses nearby, all made of stone.

Although it was raining heavily, many civilians had gathered here.

Xiao Niannian saw Lu Jing talking to some older Soldiers.

"They usually go out to sea for three to five days at minimum, or ten days or more at maximum, but recently, due to the rough seas, they wouldn't go far..."

"This place is an island where the fishermen usually stay..."

A Soldier who looked about forty years old explained the situation.

"Our mission now is to find these fishermen and fishing boats and bring them back safely..."

Soon, everyone received some equipment. Xiao Niannian also received equipment and a life jacket.

This life jacket was also researched by her and the Researchers at the Arms Factory. The idea she provided was based on the life jackets used in her original world, utilizing orange fabric, with the core material and buoyancy material being polyethylene foam.

Other materials could not be manufactured with the current equipment, but this item took several months to produce. After many tests, the results were excellent.

This time, it was provided to the Navy, the Special Forces Brigade, and several other units.

Xiao Niannian put on the life jacket. She touched it, feeling very happy. At sea, having this life jacket was extremely important and could save lives... Lu Jing saw Niannian's movement and spoke up.

"Niannian, thank you."

Hearing Lu Jing thank her, Xiao Niannian curled her lips and looked at him.

"How do you plan to thank me?"

"If you give the command, I will obey everything."

Huh?

When Xiao Niannian heard Lu Jing say that, she blinked rapidly several times. She had intended to tease him, but she ended up being the one teased.

She quickly turned around and walked toward the ship cabin.

Shen Yan also ran up at this moment. Shen Yan was an excellent swimmer, so he was also selected for the rescue team this time.

"Instructor Xiao, is this thing called a life jacket? It looks really nice. I heard that a person weighing two hundred catties won't sink in the sea while wearing it..."

"Xiao Shen, is this life jacket really that good?"

"This is truly excellent."

"Heavens, we actually get to use such a good item this time."

Listening to the somewhat excited words of the Soldiers, Xiao Niannian looked towards the sea nearby. The waves were already picking up; if it weren't for the rescue mission, no one would go out to sea in this weather.

Fortunately, the wind and waves were not too strong yet.

I wonder how those villagers are doing?

Xiao Niannian heard the cry of the seagulls, and she walked forward.

In the past few days, when she had downtime, she would secretly take some food from her Space to feed the seagulls. These seagulls could also understand her speech.

Xiao Niannian took corn kernels out of her pocket, and the seagulls immediately flew toward her.

Watching the seagulls eat the corn kernels, Xiao Niannian heard footsteps but did not speak.

"Sister Xiao, the wind, waves, and rain are heavy outside. Please come inside quickly, lest you catch a cold."

Hearing Shen Yan's words and seeing his anxious look, Xiao Niannian felt touched.

Ever since Shen Yan started calling her Sister Xiao and acknowledged her as his older sister, Shen Yan truly treated her like a biological younger brother, always looking out for her in everything.

"Okay."

Xiao Niannian brought Shen Yan back into the ship cabin.

"These are steamed buns made by the mess hall, two for each person. Eat first..."

Because of the emergency assembly, it was almost mealtime, and the mess hall couldn't pack anything else, so they quickly packed the steamed buns for them.

Xiao Niannian took the steamed bun and tasted it.

She didn't know if it was because they were at sea, but she felt that today's steamed buns tasted better than before.

After Xiao Niannian finished the steamed bun, she picked up her military canteen and took a sip of water.

She heard the noise outside quiet down a bit. Xiao Niannian walked to the front and saw that the wind and waves on the sea surface had indeed lessened significantly.

This would be more favorable for the rescue.

Xiao Niannian happily looked outside. It was now noon. When they had departed earlier, the sky was still dark, but now the dark clouds had dispersed, and the sky had brightened. Although there was still a light drizzle, Xiao Niannian could see much farther.

Xiao Niannian realized that she could actually see schools of fish two or three meters beneath the surface.

Was this because her eyesight had improved, allowing her to see more clearly as long as the seawater was clear?

This was indeed an excellent advantage.

Thinking of this, Xiao Niannian returned to the ship cabin. Inside the cabin was her self-made spearfishing gun. Since they didn't know how long the rescue mission would last, she brought it when she boarded the ship.

Xiao Niannian assembled the spearfishing gun.

Shen Yan saw Xiao Niannian's actions and walked over.

He looked at Sister Xiao with a puzzled expression. He found that many things Sister Xiao did surprised him.

Was this tool for fishing?

Was Sister Xiao planning to dive to catch fish?

Xiao Niannian saw a school of fish passing below, and the speargun in her hand shot out.

The rope began to shake violently. Xiao Niannian saw several fish pierced by the speargun, and she quickly retrieved it.

After the speargun was pulled out of the water, Shen Yan was stunned.

His eyes weren't deceiving him, right? Sister Xiao used this speargun to catch four fish? One of them weighed three to five catties.

"Sister Xiao, you are... too amazing."