The Heavenly Selection Bureau, led by Gong Changfa, directly stated, "Two people per group, enter the divine realm in inflatable boats. Prioritize finding a foothold. I will then distribute two signal flares to everyone. A red signal flare signifies encountering danger, while a green signal flare indicates a foothold has been found!"
The members of the Heavenly Selection Bureau had no objections and set off in teams. Nie Yuying was still confined in the cruiser. In three more days, he would be able to escape, and the violent particle flow within his body would be depleted.
To accommodate Lin Xi, Gong Changfa voluntarily proposed to be on the same boat as Lin Xi, while Xun Yan and Zhu Kai would be on another.
The Heavenly Selection Bureau departed first, in pairs, forming sixteen groups. The Supernatural Administration, on the other hand, discussed departing by motorboat. The Heavenly Selection Bureau had a larger number of personnel, while the Supernatural Administration had only eleven. Among them, Chang Haojie and Shen Feng could fly, so the pressure on the boats was less. The main consideration was how to salvage the meteorite from the seabed.
"I suggest we set off in two small boats. Although electronic equipment cannot be used in the divine realm, the boats' power comes from gasoline engines, which should not be affected. If one boat sinks, the other can serve as a fallback," Qin Ke Wei said to everyone.
The others had no objections. The gasoline motorboats were lowered into the water from the warship, the mooring ropes were untied, and then they set off in two groups. The grouping method was simple: the Supernatural Administration personnel were on one side, and Li Keyi, along with Shen Feng and four others, were on the other. The two boats carried essential living supplies and then departed.
After entering the divine realm, the group took out their mobile phones and found they had automatically shut down. They then took out their walkie-talkies, but they were completely unable to contact the outside world, as if an invisible barrier was blocking the signal.
Chang Haojie took out a compass from his person, and it was spinning erratically, indicating that the magnetic field of the current sea area was also chaotic.
The group proceeded towards the central area of the divine realm. Within a thirty-kilometer radius centered on the meteorite, the entire area was the divine realm. This was a place that ordinary people and evolved individuals could not approach. Simply put, it was a region inaccessible to mortals, which is why it was called the divine realm. Evolved individuals were also regarded as deities by ordinary people, as they could fly and move freely. Thus, this chaotic region was called the divine realm.
Abroad, the divine realm had other names, such as the Land of Demons, the Silent Sea, the Sleeping Place of Immortals, and the End of the World. However, regardless of the name, it represented the anxiety of all humans towards this region. After all, the doomsday was caused by the meteorite's fall, and no one knew if humanity would perish because of it. The meteorite that brought about a series of disasters was naturally an inauspicious object.
Gasoline motorboats could navigate the sea, but the instrument panel was unusable. The engine could be used, but all other electronic equipment failed.
While they were sailing, suddenly, a green signal flare rose in the distance, indicating that the Heavenly Selection Bureau had found a foothold.
Upon seeing this, Shen Feng couldn't help but sigh, "These guys are really lucky to have found a landing spot so quickly. Could it be they have European blood?"
"It's a matter of luck! Let's search this sea area as well. I heard that many ships were washed ashore here. If we tie these ships together, that would also be a place to temporarily shelter," Li Keyi said calmly.
"Aren't you afraid someone will burn these ships? Don't you know the Romance of the Three Kingdoms?" Shen Feng said with a smile.
Li Keyi was not worried at all. "This is the sea, water is everywhere. And as long as Fang Qinghao uses his abilities, he can extinguish any fire, no matter how big. You are worrying too much. You should focus more on how to obtain the meteorite. Don't forget you came to the sea for meteorite fragments."
Shen Feng had no way to salvage the meteorite. He felt that the only thing they could do was to have Guo Pinming go into the sea fully armed. After finding the meteorite, they would attach a chain, and connect it to the cruiser with a thirty-meter-long chain. Unfortunately, such an idea was too naive.
At this moment, Yue Hengyi, standing at the bow of the small boat in the distance, observed the surroundings with binoculars. He spotted a large ship and quickly grabbed a flag to wave. This was the pre-arranged signal from when they departed: upon finding a place to shelter, immediately notify their companions using flag signals.
Guo Pinming was steering the boat. Upon seeing the flag signals from the ship ahead, he immediately steered closer.
When they reached the side of the large ship, everyone discovered it was a ferry with various English letters on it.
"It seems this is a foreign ship that was unlucky enough to enter the divine realm and has been drifting at sea," Ke Yiming analyzed.
Guo Pinming had a slight premonition and said, "This ship's propeller seems to be broken, and it was damaged from the outside. It might have been blown here by a storm."
There were stairs next to the ferry. The group tied their small boat to the stairs and then climbed up one by one. Upon reaching the deck, they found skulls everywhere, emitting a rotten smell. Unable to bear the intense stench, they threw the corpses into the water. The main reason was the unbearable smell. It was summer in the Southern Hemisphere, and the corpses could not be preserved. The sea was too humid, and once corpses appeared, they would quickly begin to rot.
Li Keyi found a clean spot on the deck, took out a box from her backpack, and placed it on the ground. She instructed everyone around her, "You all keep an eye on this box. Do not touch it. No matter what changes occur with this box, you must inform me immediately!"
"It's just a box, why are you paying so much attention to it? If you're worried, can't you just keep it with you?" Fang Qinghao asked, puzzled. If this box was so important, why put it on the ground?
Li Keyi said mysteriously, "You wouldn't understand this. Keeping it with you means it's gone. Only by placing it on the ground and observing it slowly can we understand its purpose. This is related to whether we can successfully take the meteorite away in the future, so you should also take it seriously."
Everyone did not quite understand Li Keyi's words. It was just a box, could it hold a meteorite?
However, no one objected. It was just a box. If it had to be placed on the ground, then so be it. As for its actual purpose, that would only be known in the future.
Upon entering the ship's cabin, everyone found many more corpses inside. It was evident that there were many people on board, most likely traveling to a safe area to take refuge. Now that the doomsday had arrived, there were still safe places globally, especially in sparsely populated areas like the Sahara Desert or within the Arctic ice cap. The safest places were undoubtedly Antarctica and Greenland. As long as they brought enough food and hid in these desolate lands, they would basically be safe from danger.
As the group walked into the ship's cabin, they looked at the dilapidated decorations and felt disgusted. The entire ship was filled with a rotten smell. Perhaps this ship was once a place of splendor, but after drifting at sea for a long time, it eventually entered the divine realm, and no one survived.
There were many dead bodies in the ship's hall and rooms, wearing clothes of various colors. Some were service staff, some were chefs, and more were successful individuals in suits. Beside these successful individuals were many female corpses in backless dresses. Whether these female corpses were companions of the successful individuals or daughters of wealthy families was unknown.
There were simply too many corpses on the ship. Moreover, the weather in the Southern Hemisphere was too hot, and the ship had abundant moisture, providing ample conditions for bacteria to multiply. To avoid contracting illnesses on the ship, Li Keyi suggested, "Everyone, please work hard and throw all these corpses into the water. Leaving them on the ship is both frightening and unsettling."
No one had any objections, and they immediately began cleaning the ferry while wearing gloves.
Chang Haojie also wanted to help, but Shen Feng said at this moment, "Go to the deck and fish, so as not to scare you!"
Chang Haojie was very unwilling. "I'm not someone who hasn't seen corpses. I'm different from a year ago."
A year ago, Chang Haojie was terrified of zombies. But now, seeing zombies again, Chang Haojie's heart did not fluctuate much.
However, Chang Haojie could not defy Shen Feng's wishes and reluctantly went to the deck, picked up a fishing rod, and prepared to fish.
What Chang Haojie didn't know was that fishing was impossible. This was merely Shen Feng's excuse to get him out of the cabin, because there were no ordinary animals in the divine realm. To fish, unless the seas dried up and the stones decayed, it would be impossible to catch fish in the divine realm.
Shen Feng entered a room and found it was a luxurious bedroom. On the bed, there were two male corpses and four female corpses. Seeing this, Shen Feng couldn't help but exclaim, "Foreigners are truly open-minded!"
Shen Feng didn't care about these matters. He grabbed the corpses from the ship's cabin and started carrying them out, preparing to throw them all away.
Suddenly, Li Keyi discovered a map in the captain's cabin. The map also showed a route. The map indicated that this ship was an Australian vessel preparing to travel to North America to escape the doomsday disaster, and it was also carrying a large amount of gold.
Li Keyi continued to search and found the nautical log. It was rare for captains to use handwritten nautical logs in this era.
"Today we encountered a storm, but the route is still correct. As long as we continue forward, we will reach North America. Not good, there are monsters in the water, the propeller has been damaged, and we can no longer control the ship's navigation. We can only apply for rescue."
The last page of the nautical log contained such content.
Li Keyi speculated that it was likely that the people on this ship encountered an attack by a giant sea beast, which led to this situation.
However, thinking about it, why didn't the sea beast simply sink the ship? Instead, it only damaged the propeller and stopped? Or perhaps the sea beast actually just wanted to guide this ship into the divine realm?
"There is too little information to deduce the situation. If only there were a recording," Li Keyi muttered to herself.
However, at this moment, a terrified cry came from the deck: "Help! Something terrible has happened! There's a situation!"
The people in the cabin heard the shout, and their expressions changed. It seemed only Chang Haojie was on the deck. If he were in trouble, it would be disastrous.
Shen Feng reacted the fastest. He directly used "As the Wind Follows," his speed exceeding the speed of sound, leaving a sonic boom in his wake. In an instant, he rushed onto the deck.
At this time, Chang Haojie was holding a fishing rod and looking terrified.
Shen Feng looked around but saw nothing. The sea area was unusually quiet. "Xiao Jie, where is the enemy? Tell me quickly, is it underwater?"
Shen Feng looked around nervously. Could there be enemies in the divine realm as well?
Chang Haojie asked doubtfully, "Enemy? What enemy?"
At the same time, others also arrived on the deck one after another, all becoming vigilant. They had no prior experience of entering the divine realm, and they were particularly cautious now. If any danger occurred, they would never be able to return.
Fang Qinghao was the first to ask, "What happened? What happened?"
Chang Haojie did not expect his call to attract so many people. He quickly explained, "Look, the box on the ground moved, and it's still moving. Didn't Dr. Li say that this box is very important? Now this box seems to be breaking, so I called you all over."
Everyone quickly looked at the box on the deck and found that the box was vibrating with a "buzzing" sound. The vibration frequency was very high, and the box was also moving slightly.
At this moment, several people showed knowing smiles. They hadn't expected that while everyone brought food, clothes, and necessities into the divine realm, Li Keyi, such a serious person, would bring something that vibrated. It turned out she also had an unknown side.