Extreme Cold Era: Shelter Don't Keep Waste-Chapter 873 - 102: The Giant Deep-Sea Creature

A few days later, after the relentless efforts of Sanderion and the team, the improved underwater mining unit was finally ready again.

Perfikot joined Sanderion once more, heading to the seaside to conduct a second test of the underwater mining unit.

This time, Sanderion carried out a comprehensive upgrade on the core components of the mining unit — the drill and the casing.

The drill used the latest developed high-strength alloy material, which is not only more wear-resistant but also maintains high cutting efficiency in high-pressure and low-temperature environments.

The casing has a multi-layer pressure-resistant structure added, capable of withstanding the pressure of deeper sea areas, ensuring the mining unit's safety in complex seabed environments.

Besides the hardware upgrades, Sanderion also designed an innovative quick-change blade system. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

This system allows the mining unit, after surfacing, to quickly replace worn blades via the mechanical arm of the Floating City, greatly reducing downtime and improving mining efficiency.

Sanderion stood in the control room of the Floating City, her eyes fixed on the ever-changing data on the screen, feeling both anticipation and a slight nervousness.

"This time, it should be fine," she muttered to herself, her tone carrying a hint of confidence.

Perfikot stood beside her, holding the latest seabed geological survey report in his hand. His gaze wandered over the charts and data analyses in the report, his brows slightly furrowing.

"The seabed geological situation is more complex than we imagined," Perfikot pointed to the charts in the report, his voice grave. "The rock formations in this area are very unstable, full of cracks and faults, and there are even signs of unknown geological activities.

We need to avoid these high-risk areas and select more stable veins to mine."

Sanderion nodded and swiftly adjusted the mining unit's detection system.

The new detection system can monitor seabed geological changes in real-time. Once an anomaly is detected, the mining unit will automatically adjust its route to avoid dangerous areas.

"Good," Perfikot nodded in satisfaction, "Let's start."

With a low humming sound, the improved underwater mining unit slowly sank into the sea.

This time, the mining unit operated more smoothly, and the cutting efficiency of the drill increased significantly.

The data on the screen showed that the iron ore collection speed was much faster than before, and the pressure and temperature of the steam boiler remained within safe limits.

"Drill temperature is normal, and the cooling system is working well," Sanderion said, a hint of relief in her voice. "It seems the improvements are effective this time."

Perfikot smiled slightly, a touch of approval in his gaze: "It seems your design is quite successful."

However, just as the two thought everything was going smoothly, an anomaly suddenly appeared on the screen. A huge underwater cave appeared ahead of the mining unit, and inside the cave, a strange blue light flickered as if something was moving within.

"What is that?" Sanderion frowned, quickly adjusting the camera angle to try to see clearly into the cave.

Perfikot's expression also grew serious: "It doesn't look like a naturally formed structure... more like some kind of giant creature's lair."

At this moment, the blue light inside the cave suddenly intensified, and a massive shadow slowly rose from the cave. It was a gigantic deep-sea creature, shaped like a whale but with a body covered in thick scales and eyes gleaming with a cold light.

"Is that... a giant underwater creature?" Sanderion's voice carried a trace of shock.

"Yes, it seems this sea area is not as calm as we imagined," Perfikot calmly analyzed, "These creatures usually live in the deep sea and rarely appear in shallow regions. Perhaps our mining activities disturbed it."

The giant deep-sea creature let out a low roar and swiftly swam toward the mining unit. Its body surface shimmered with faint light, evidently a distinctive feature of some deep-sea creature.

"Activate the defense system immediately!" Perfikot ordered decisively, "We can't let that thing get near the mining unit!"

Sanderion quickly operated the console, and several small steam crossbows popped out of the mining unit's casing, targeting the giant deep-sea creature. With the sound of steam jets, the crossbow arrows whistled out, hitting the body of the giant deep-sea creature. However, the arrows only left a few shallow scratches on its scales without causing substantial damage.

"Its scales are too hard!" Sanderion said anxiously, "The steam crossbows are ineffective against it!"

"Then use the drill!" Perfikot commanded calmly, "Adjust the angle of the mining unit and use the drill to directly attack its weak point!"

Sanderion quickly executed the orders, and the drill at the front of the mining unit suddenly accelerated its rotation, cutting toward the giant deep-sea creature's abdomen. The giant deep-sea creature seemed to sense the danger, quickly twisting its body in an attempt to dodge, but the drill still harshly sliced into its side abdomen. A harsh screeching sound was heard as the body of the giant deep-sea creature was torn open with a massive gash, blood and organs spilling out instantly.

The giant deep-sea creature let out a cry of pain, its body convulsed violently before slowly sinking into the seabed.

"Target eliminated," Sanderion breathed a sigh of relief, but her brow remained furrowed. "It seems this sea area is not safe, and the upcoming mining tasks might be even more dangerous."

Perfikot nodded, his gaze stern: "Indeed, we must hurry up and gather as many resources as possible before the army of the gods arrives."

"I will continue to improve the mining unit's defense system," Sanderion said determinedly, "Next time, we will not allow these giant creatures to disrupt our mission."

Perfikot smiled slightly: "I believe in you."

The two went back to their intense work.

On the sea surface, a floating transport barge carried the mined iron ore to the warehouse, ready to be used for building the new Floating City modules.

The ore would undergo further refining, be smelted into metal, and then processed into the materials needed for the construction of the Floating City modules.

These materials would undergo secondary processing, where they would be made into corresponding metal parts before being used in the construction of the Floating City.

In any case, with this new batch of ore, there is no doubt that it has had an important effect on the construction speed of the Floating City.

At least, with this batch of ore, the construction period of the Floating City has been shortened by about a fifth, which is already a very considerable figure.

And with the active work of the underwater mining unit, the construction of the Floating City is also on track.

A constant stream of ore is extracted from the seabed and transported to the refineries on the Floating City, contributing to the construction of new Floating City modules.