When Li Wei returned to the captain's cabin, he was utterly speechless.
"What now? Don't tell me someone else died."
"I'm terribly sorry to disturb you, Mr. Li Wei."
The captain could only smile bitterly at Li Wei's complaint. He didn't want anything to happen to his ship either, but the problem was... it no longer seemed to matter what he wanted.
Fortunately, this incident probably wasn't too serious...
"You mentioned earlier that if we encountered anything strange again..."
"Yes, I did. I just didn't expect it to happen so soon. Tell me, what's happened now?"
Li Wei felt like a doctor. Performing the operation wasn't enough; he also had to monitor the patient's recovery. Worse still, there wasn't even a nurse here, so he had to do everything himself... Oh, forget it. Such was his lot in life. He had to work hard for the sake of his own survival, too.
Otherwise, if this ship really sank out here on the vast ocean, he wouldn't even have anywhere to cry.
"It's actually nothing too serious..."
The captain sounded rather cautious as he spoke.
"As you know, our collision with the iceberg caused the first and second compartments to flood. I therefore ordered the boilers there shut down and had the cracks repaired. I also ordered the sailors to patrol around the clock to prevent any further incidents."
"Yes, I'm aware of that."
Li Wei had to admit that the sailors aboard this ship were quite capable. Of course, their own lives were at stake as well-if the ship really sank, their chances of survival were clearly lower than everyone else's.
"Then, because I told them to report anything unusual, the sailors reported something strange."
The captain's expression grew tense.
"They said... they heard strange sounds."
"Strange sounds?"
"Yes. While