Chapter 822 - 368: Shipwreck Exploration_2

Chapter 822: Chapter 368: Shipwreck Exploration_2

[Did Anzi just get a brand deal? The most hardcore unboxing video for the DJI Action!]

[I’ve already imagined the streamer underwater saying, "Guys, look, this turtle’s color is really top-notch."]

[Stop it, the mental image is too real, hahaha!]

"Alright, we’ve solved the safety and functionality of the eyes; now comes the biggest challenge—signal."

He picked up that 30-meter-long coil of soft yellow fiber-optic cable.

"Regular action cams may be waterproof, but Wi-Fi and Bluetooth signals can’t even penetrate two meters underwater."

"So we have to go with the most primitive and most reliable method—wired connection."

He twisted the waterproof connector on one end of the cable with a crisp "click" into the dedicated port on the DJI camera’s underwater housing.

"Through this messenger, the video signal can be transmitted to the surface with zero loss."

Finally, he took out that red, disk-shaped surface signal buoy with an antenna.

"This is our ’interpreter’ and ’transmission tower.’" He connected the other end of the cable.

"Its job is to convert the wired signal coming from underwater into a Wi-Fi signal, then beam it to the livestream phone on the boat."

"At the same time, its built-in battery also provides a steady stream of power to the camera below."

[Time: 2:40 p.m.]

When the GPS showed they were about to reach the target location, Lin Yu’an gently placed the signal buoy in the water, and the cable sank down slowly like a soft strand of seaweed.

The indicator light on the buoy shifted from blinking red to steady green.

He turned on the boat’s dedicated streaming phone, and after connecting to the Wi-Fi named "Underwater_Live," the screen instantly lit up with the live feed coming from the DJI camera.

It was a swaying, deep-blue world shot through by sunlight, moving as the boat traveled.

[Holy shit! It’s connected! This image is insanely clear!]

[This setup is insane! The streamer is seriously pro! I’m already hyped!]

"Okay," Lin Yu’an fixed the phone onto a mount at the helm where Mike could easily watch it.

"Captain Mike, the livestream feed is yours to monitor now. Once we’re in the water, Coach Riven and I won’t be able to talk or see the chat. Everyone, just sit back and enjoy."

Riven and Lin Yu’an once again suited up with full scuba gear, brimming with anticipation for the exploration to come.

Mike took on the role of surface support and safety lookout.

He maneuvered the boat to drift slowly on the upwind side of the wreck site, making sure he could reach them the moment they surfaced.

"Alright, you two adventurers, I’ve got the feed loud and clear—feels like I’m watching a BBC documentary."

"Have fun down there. Remember to keep an eye on your no-decompression time and tank pressure. I’ll be up here waiting for your good news."

"Roger that."

Lin Yu’an and Riven sat at the stern, giving each other a final buddy check.

Then, with two nearly simultaneous "splash" sounds, they once more slipped into that tranquil blue world.

At that instant, the livestream image cut in a heartbeat from the sunlit deck to a boiling, bubble-filled, fantastically colored blue-green world.

[Here we go, here we go! The underwater stream has started! This first-person view is insane!]

[Shit, that entry moment—I felt like I jumped in too! Headphones on, the immersion is unreal!]

This descent was completely different from their morning dive on the shallow reef.

They followed a guide line dropped from the boat, gently swaying in the water, and began to sink slowly.

Sunlight, like crushed diamonds, pierced the surface and formed countless wavering, leaping, shape-shifting golden beams all around them.

Each silver bubble they exhaled was lit up, crystal clear. As the depth increased, the colors around them began to undergo a strange transformation.

At five meters down, vivid red was the first to vanish from their field of vision, and the red markings on Riven’s wetsuit turned into a weird shade of brownish tan.

By ten meters, warm yellows and oranges faded one after another, and the overall palette of the world became ruled by a mysterious, ghostly blue.

The audience in the livestream seemed to follow the camera straight into an alien planet.

[The colors are really changing! This is wild! Is this the legendary ’underwater filter’?]

[So quiet... I can only hear breathing and water flowing. It feels like the whole world has slowed down. So soothing.]

[I’ve got a bit of deep-sea phobia, but following the streamer’s camera, it somehow doesn’t feel that scary.]

At roughly twelve meters deep, Riven stopped and pointed toward the darker, deeper blue below.

Lin Yu’an followed her finger, and his heart gave a violent jolt.

A massive black silhouette beyond words, like the shadow of a prehistoric beast lurking, was slowly emerging from the deeper blue beneath them!

It was so huge that at first glance you couldn’t see the whole thing—only that prow jutting up high like a sheer cliff.

This was the Mahoney, where time seemed to have frozen for eighty years.

The two of them, like tiny satellites making their first survey around an unknown planet, began to drift closer side by side.

When they finally hovered above the wreck, the sight before him completely overwhelmed Lin Yu’an.

This thirty-meter-long freighter had now become entirely part of the ocean’s life—a thriving underwater city.

The hull was covered in all kinds of hard corals, purple sea fans swaying like lace, and brightly colored tubular sponges.

It was as resplendent as a luxurious cloak handwoven by nature itself, studded with gems.

Tens of thousands of snappers and bigeye snappers formed a vast storm of fish schooling around the ship, slowly flowing; their scales reflected the dive light like a river of moving stars.

Like an experienced guide, Riven made a "follow me" gesture and led Lin Yu’an as they began their "underwater museum tour."

She first pointed to a group of big guys circling ghostlike above the bow—more than twenty barracuda, each nearly a meter long.

Their silver, sword-like bodies flashed in the refracted sunlight, almost motionless as they hovered in the water, forming a disciplined guard squad scrutinizing the two intruders.

[Holy shit! What kind of fish is that? They look savage as hell!]

[Barracuda! Those teeth are razor sharp—don’t get too close, streamer!]

[Are these good to eat? They don’t look very tasty to me.]

Next, she led Lin Yu’an to hover above that huge cargo hold which was now completely open.

When they shone their dive lights into the darkness, the viewers in the livestream let out a collective gasp!

From within the dark, countless coin-like silver eyes instantly reflected the light back! It was a big school of tarpon, each over a meter long.

They were like a group of ancient beasts imprisoned in a steel cage, gliding slowly within; their huge silver scales, swept by the light beams, looked like flowing liquid metal.

Lin Yu’an’s performance was flawless—he controlled his neutral buoyancy with precision, gliding closer to these fascinating creatures to observe them.

His camera was steady as a professional underwater videographer’s, capturing this awe-inspiring scene perfectly for all the viewers.

After that, Riven led him toward the stern. There, the rudder was completely overgrown with thick coral.

And in a dark hole beneath the steering gear, Riven gently swept her beam of light.

A huge, fearsome head slowly emerged from the hole!

It was a giant green moray eel definitely over two meters long, its body thicker than an adult’s thigh—this was George, the "guardian spirit" of the wreck.

It seemed long used to visits from divers and merely lazily opened that mouth lined with two rows of sharp, backward-curving teeth.

Several small cleaner shrimp darted in and out of its mouth, nostrils, and even around its eyes, giving it a thorough cleaning. The scene was both chilling and strangely harmonious.

[Oh my god! That moray eel is gigantic! My scalp’s tingling, I’ve got goosebumps all over!]

[Absolutely stunning! This is the real undersea world—ten thousand times more epic than any aquarium!]

[Anzi’s neutral buoyancy is insane—he’s like a ghost, completely still! Is this really his first day learning to dive?!]

Just as they were quietly observing "George," something off to the side suddenly caught Lin Yu’an’s eye—a detail that didn’t fit the scene!