Although Yang Lin was not a military enthusiast, he could infer some basic facts from the abnormal behavior of the submarine below.
First, this submarine was definitely not a Dragon Country submarine, because Dragon Country submarines had no reason to be so sneaky in their own waters.
Second, this submarine must have been on a mission, as evidenced by it shutting down its power system and lying dormant on the seabed.
Third, this submarine was technologically advanced, otherwise it would have been discovered by the Dragon Country Navy by now.
Combining these three points, Yang Lin became even more excited.
"It's possible that the one below is the latest unmanned submarine from Beautiful Country," he thought. "If I can salvage it, the country will surely hang a 'Pillar of the Nation' plaque for me at the entrance of the Xihong Zoo."
With this thought, Yang Lin immediately began to take off his clothes on deck.
Seeing this, the others on deck quickly asked in surprise:
"Director Yang, are you jumping into the sea again?"
"Pah! I misspoke, Director Yang, are you going into the sea again?"
"That's not right either."
...
Faced with everyone's doubts, Yang Lin quickly explained:
"It's nothing, I just saw two king crabs fighting, I'm going to mediate."
Without waiting for everyone to react, Yang Lin plunged into the seawater with a splash.
Looking at the small circle of ripples, everyone murmured:
"Wow! Director Yang's diving skills are impressive, such small splashes."
"Yeah, better than the 'Exploding Fish Team' from Banana Country."
"Are there really king crabs fighting?"
"Maybe, after all, those with claws are willful."
"He even bothers to manage animal fights, Director Yang is truly a 'Peace Elite'."
...
Clearly, the group had become accustomed to Yang Lin's unconventional actions during their journey. All they could do was stop the ship and wait for Yang Lin to return.
This time, they were prepared for Yang Lin to bring back some strange and peculiar marine creatures.
As they leaned over the ship's railing and waited quietly, Yang Lin had already found the unmanned submarine on the seabed.
After some searching, he quickly found a small star-spangled banner in an inconspicuous corner of the submarine.
"It really is a Beautiful Country submarine. This unmanned submarine must be worth millions."
"Even selling it as scrap metal will fetch a good price."
With an excited expression, Yang Lin began to ponder how to get such a large object out of the water.
According to his estimation, the submarine must weigh tens of tons. Although the buoyancy of the seawater would help, getting it out of the water was still a major problem.
If it took too long, the people controlling it might discover it.
"It seems I can only tow it back with the ship."
With that, Yang Lin looked towards the research vessel above.
The research vessel's propulsion should be sufficient to tow the unmanned submarine. If not, he could always ask Kun Baobao.
Despite its young age, Kun Baobao's innate talent as an ocean overlord was not to be underestimated.
Having made up his mind, Yang Lin chose to ascend.
When he reappeared on the research vessel, he immediately shouted loudly:
"I found a big guy on the seabed, lower a tow rope."
Upon hearing Yang Lin's words, the people on the research vessel immediately wore expressions of "as expected."
"I knew Director Yang would find some strange animal again this time."
"I wonder what it is this time."
"A big guy? Could it be a shark? Or a whale."
"Perhaps it's a giant squid."
"Quick, prepare the tow rope."
...
As the crowd was chattering, the tow rope from the crane fixed at the bow of the ship was lowered.
Yang Lin then dived back into the seawater with the tow rope.
After another five minutes, Yang Lin's head emerged from the water.
"It's secured, you can pull it up!"
Hearing Yang Lin's words, a crew member gave an OK gesture.
The next second, the crane at the bow of the ship began to operate.
As the steel cable tautened, the entire research vessel shuddered.
"Wow, what kind of animal did Director Yang find? It's so strong."
"It's definitely a whale."
"Did he tie it to a reef?"
"A diver, it must be a diver."
...
For a time, various answers popped out of their mouths.
Just then, a propulsion device with a propeller emerged from the water.
Seeing the propulsion device slowly rising from the sea, the previously noisy crowd was instantly stunned.
Even the photographer, who was holding a camera ready to record Yang Lin rescuing another marine animal, was equally surprised.
Silence, a dead silence. At this moment, only the roar of the crane at the bow and the cries of seagulls could be heard.
After an unknown period, the part below the propeller was also slowly lifted out of the water.
Although its full appearance was not yet revealed, it was enough for everyone to recognize its identity.
"A submarine! Holy crap, it's a submarine!"
"We're pulling up a submarine?"
"This is more unbelievable than a fisherman catching a diver."
"I suddenly feel that two king crabs fighting is not that unacceptable."
"Is the submarine biting?"
"Could the 'big guy' Director Yang mentioned just now be this submarine?"
"Could this submarine be ours?"
"Don't worry, if it were ours, we'd already be surrounded by warships."
"That's true, so which unlucky country does it belong to?"
...
While the people on the ship were shocked that Yang Lin had salvaged a submarine, the viewers watching through the television broadcast also exploded.
Military enthusiasts immediately recognized the identity of this submarine.
"Isn't this a Kilo-class unmanned underwater vehicle produced by Boeing of Beautiful Country?"
"It really looks like it. I heard they only bought four in total, costing over 40 million dollars."
"This hunk of metal, over 10 million dollars each?"
"It only officially entered service a couple of years ago, and it's already deployed in our Dragon Country's waters."
"If it's so awesome, how did Director Yang manage to retrieve it?"
"What do you know? Unmanned underwater vehicles can counter warships, torpedoes, and submarines. They can't even be detected by sonar, but who knew one would be salvaged by a single person."
"Exactly. It was probably on a dormant mission there, and then Director Yang 'rescued' it as a marine animal."
"What are you all talking about? Isn't this our country's latest unmanned underwater vehicle? It just happened to malfunction, and Director Yang brought it back."
"My God, you're absolutely right!"
...
Soon, the news of Yang Lin salvaging the underwater vehicle spread throughout the entire Dragon Country internet.
At the same time, several Dragon Country warships arrived alongside the research vessel.