Nuclear submarines were powered by electricity generated by nuclear reactors.
However, the changes brought on by the mutations had made the strategic nuclear submarines' original electrical systems impossible to operate smoothly. All the electronic equipment had failed. Though the nuclear reactors could still function, the submarines had completely lost power.
Chen Shouyi's heart tightened as he listened. As one of Great Xia Nation's three pillars of strategic deterrence, its nuclear submarines all carried nuclear warheads. "Does the Naval Base over in Qinggang City know where the submarine is?"
"No. Satellite communications had already failed before the second mutation. The submarine had just finished resupplying and departed from Qinggang City on a mission before it went missing. Nobody should know its exact location, though it's possible they've found it—and even gotten their hands on the nuclear warheads inside!" Luo Jingwen said.
Indeed, this was a world with mysterious powers. If a Savage God intervened...
Chen Shouyi's heart grew heavy. All he could do now was hope things hadn't deteriorated that badly.
The three of them quickly left Qujiang City. Along the highway, they passed several checkpoints manned by groups of Southeast Asians carrying weapons. Every so often, they caught sight of Savages among them.
The Savages wore human clothing and were generally taller and more ferocious than ordinary Savages, all standing well over two meters.
Chen Shouyi's expression darkened at the sight.
In the end, though, they kept their distance and went around.
Near noon, they finally arrived in Qinggang City.
Qinggang was a port city, only a third-tier city in Great Xia Nation, but it was one of the nation's nine naval ports and held considerable strategic importance.
Yet now the entire city lay in ruins, with broken walls and rubble everywhere. It seemed to have endured a battle not