65: Chapter 65 Exploring the Bermuda Triangle

The Bermuda Triangle is located on the western side of the Atlantic Ocean, between the Bermuda Islands, the Florida Straits, and Puerto Rico at the eastern end of the Greater Antilles. Most of it lies between 20° and 30° North latitude, within the northern tropics. This area is primarily controlled by tropical air masses year-round, with prevailing northeast trade winds. In summer and autumn, tropical hurricanes are frequent, with howling winds often forming walls of water over 10 meters high, and waterspouts can often be encountered, sucking seawater thousands of meters into the sky.

The Bermuda Triangle is extremely mysterious, with legends of abnormal storms, eerie magnetic fields, disappearing ships, missing planes, and even underwater pyramids, ancient underwater buildings, and sunken cities.

There are even more fantastical stories of WWII veterans traveling through time and space, crashed planes doing the same, and so on.

Why is the Bermuda Triangle so mysterious?

Regarding the mystery of Bermuda, several theories exist: the Vortex Theory, the Sea Hole Theory, the Water Bridge Theory, the Infrasound Theory, the Black Hole Theory, the Methane Hydrate Theory, the High-pressure Oil and Gas Theory, the Clear Air Turbulence Theory, the Natural Laser Theory, the Geomagnetic Anomaly Theory, the Extraterrestrial Theory, the Space-time Leap Theory, the Gravity Anomaly Theory, and the Supernatural Power Theory, among others.

Regardless of the theory, none have truly confirmed the secrets of the Bermuda Triangle.

Today, this mysterious region has once again welcomed a group of explorers.

So, will this group of people be able to unveil the secrets of the Bermuda Triangle, much like stripping away a maiden's veil?

As kunpeng no. 1 hovered at a low altitude of 100 meters over the Bermuda Triangle, Su Fan could clearly see the turbulent sea surface below through the ship's floor, which fully simulated the exterior view.

"Is this the legendary Bermuda Triangle?"

"Doesn't seem any different, does it?" Su Fan said to the camera inside the ship.

Ever since elementary school, he had been obsessed with a program called "Discovery." The show was so well-made that every episode teased his curiosity.

The Bermuda Triangle, the Shennongjia Wildman, the Changbai Mountain Snowman, Atlantis, the Pyramids—every episode was so captivating.

Today, actually standing in the sky above the Bermuda Triangle region, he didn't feel anything strange.

"Red Queen, drop one of the Lunar Exploration Robots from the cargo bay." Su Fan rubbed his chin as he looked at the seawater below.

He wasn't stupid enough to fly the ship directly into the sea; one must maintain a certain level of reverence for such a mysterious area.

"Alright, dear Captain!" the Red Queen said respectfully yet playfully.

"Ahem, don't learn those messy tones from the internet in the future; I'm livestreaming!" Su Fan broke into a cold sweat.

The netizens watching the livestream all showed auntie-like smiles.

"Having an AI is so great, I want a Red Queen too!"

"Keep dreaming. Red Queen is God Su's exclusive intelligent partner. How could an ordinary mortal like you possess her!"

"I wonder what the intelligent partners that come with the Quantum Communication devices are like. God Su said we can customize their image and name. I've decided—I'll make mine a Ship Girl and name her 'Wife'!"

"The guy above has no shame. How can you be so lovesick? You've probably been single for too long!"

"Watch your mouth! If you're not happy, meet me at Chaoyang Park!"

"Bring it on! Who's afraid of who!"

...

The ship's cargo bay opened, and a mechanical dog was dropped into the ocean by the Red Queen.

(The shape is based on the mechanical dog 'Benben' from The Wandering Earth 2)

"Captain, the mechanical dog Wangwang No. 1 has entered the sea. Please give your instructions." The Red Queen patched the camera feed from Wangwang No. 1 onto the ship's large screen.

"Just explore downwards. Wangwang was designed for lunar exploration, but its performance is sufficient for the deep sea. I hope it can discover something useful." Su Fan looked at the images on the big screen.

At this moment, Wangwang's four short legs paddled occasionally to adjust its direction.

There are many opinions on the depth of the Bermuda Triangle, with some saying it's over 8,000 meters and others saying over 10,000 meters.

The mechanical dog Wangwang pointed its head down, retracted its limbs, and its little tail spun frantically like a propeller, allowing it to dive faster.

"Dived 100 meters!"

"Dived 200 meters!"

...

"Dived 1,000 meters!"

"Dived 2,000 meters!"

...

The Red Queen's voice reported the diving depth from time to time.

As time passed, Wangwang's diving speed remained stable.

"Diving depth, 8,800 meters. We have reached the seabed, but there is a giant trench not far directly ahead," the Red Queen said.

"Keep going. Dive directly into the trench to explore, and turn on all detection devices. I want to see exactly what secrets are hidden here!" Su Fan's tone was serious, his eyes fixed on the large screen.

The netizens in front of their screens also involuntarily held their breath.

Wangwang crossed the edge of the trench and began to descend slowly.

"Dived 10,000 meters. Detected rhythmic sound waves!"

Su Fan was taken aback, and then his expression became slightly excited.

"Compare it with the Blue Star biological sound wave database to see if it's a sound made by some kind of creature."

"Comparing..."

"Comparison complete. Not a sound from any known creature on Blue Star."

Su Fan rubbed his hands, his face full of excitement. He now felt like he was about to discover treasure while hunting for it.

"Compare it with all global sound wave databases to see if there are any similar sounds," Su Fan ordered.

"Comparing. Classified sound wave discovered!" The Red Queen's voice suddenly reached Su Fan's ears privately through his earpiece.

Su Fan was stunned but nodded calmly.

It seemed this livestream needed to end.

Su Fan was just about to announce the end of the livestream when something suddenly happened to Wangwang!

The footage captured by Wangwang tumbled and jolted continuously before finally showing a vast, bright red world.

"Viewers, there's a high probability that Wangwang has been eaten. It should now be inside the stomach of some kind of whale; a fish's stomach wouldn't look like this." Su Fan's expression was a bit strange.

Just as he wanted to end the livestream, the probe was eaten—it was exactly what he wanted.

"It seems today's livestream can only end here."

"With Wangwang's armor strength, it's not afraid of this whale's digestion at all, but it doesn't have any weapons and can't break through the whale's stomach. It can only wait to be pooped out."

"If this whale happens to be constipated and Wangwang gets stuck, there's no telling when it will come out." Su Fan had a helpless expression.

"Today's exploration wasn't prepared for; it was just a spur-of-the-moment idea of mine."

"I think it's better to be cautious about letting kunpeng no. 1 dive. If it can't come back, the cost of building another kunpeng no. 1 is not small."

"How about this: I'll build an awesome submersible later and then livestream the exploration. What do you all think?" Su Fan said with a smile to the camera.

He was eager to end the livestream so he could learn more about this classified sound wave from the Red Queen.

Although the netizens were looking forward to more, they also knew how precious kunpeng no. 1 was.

And so, this Bermuda exploration mission came to a brief end.

After ending the livestream, Su Fan couldn't wait to ask, "Red Queen, which classified sound wave is the one from the Bermuda Triangle trench similar to?"

In the Red Queen's database, there was a large amount of classified information from various countries around the world. This information wasn't top-secret, so it existed on secure networks, but it wasn't suitable for public disclosure and was only known to high-level officials.

"It's not from any country. It's from the recording of the entrance in the mysterious lunar region explored some time ago!" The Red Queen's voice wasn't loud, but it stunned Su Fan into a standstill!

"The sound from the lunar entrance!"

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