After Andorf apologized, he led Natalie towards the ferry. His reason was simple: he had relatives who had once traveled on this ship, and he wanted to board to commemorate his lost family. Gong Changfa was happy to see this scene, and then stood at the bow with his hands clasped, ready to watch Shen Feng's next performance.
Andorf then crossed the gangplank and stepped onto the ferry. At this moment, Shen Feng also stepped forward.
"If you want to commemorate your relatives, I will certainly support you. I'll take you around here. Perhaps, there are traces of your relatives left on this ship," Shen Feng said with a smile.
Andorf did not understand Chinese. At this time, Qi Lingshan stepped forward as a translator. He spoke the English translation. Andorf understood German and English, and now he understood Shen Feng's meaning. He quickly expressed his gratitude.
Shen Feng then led the two foreigners into the ferry. The surrounding crowd, who loved to watch a good show, kept a close eye on them. Fang Qinghao was the most uncomfortable. He was the one who had thrown the note out last night, and he was now afraid of being recognized.
Fortunately, Fang Qinghao's worries were completely unnecessary. Neither of the foreigners present knew what Fang Qinghao was doing. They were primarily looking for the meteorite.
"Last night, the only force not involved in the battle was China. However, I've searched two ships and still couldn't find the meteorite. Perhaps, these people were trying to stall for time. After others started fighting, they would have more time to search for the meteorite. This is the only logical conclusion," Andorf thought to himself.
Andorf was not obstructed on the ferry. In fact, people even proactively opened rooms for him to look inside, but he still found nothing.
Finally, Andorf left with his people. His suspicions had not come true, and he breathed a sigh of relief. As long as no one had found the meteorite yet, it meant he still had a chance to find it.
After everyone left, Gong Changfa found Qin Kewe and Shen Feng again to discuss their next move. "Listen to me, if the ships from Hainan deliver the container, it will be at least half a month later. We must stall for time during this period. Otherwise, if we stay in one place, we will eventually be suspected. Next, we need to escalate the conflicts of others."
Qin Kewe asked, "What do you plan to do?"
Gong Changfa lowered his voice and said, "Captain Qin, you can use your abilities to conceal the meteorite, so I believe you can also create one. Is that not a problem?"
Qin Kewe nodded and said, "Creating a meteorite is not a problem. As for whether others will believe it, that's another matter. You mean? We are going to create a fake meteorite to instigate real conflict?"
Gong Changfa explained, "If we keep the meteorite hidden underground, others will eventually become suspicious. So, why not be direct? Let's create a few stones with a diameter of twenty meters to confuse others and also to provoke conflict between them."
Shen Feng thought this was a good idea. Instead of passively hiding the meteorite, it was better to proactively reveal a fake one, especially since he still held the real meteorite.
"Where do you plan to place the stones?" Shen Feng quickly asked.
Gong Changfa thought for a moment and said, "Tom from North America is a water manipulation ability user, so he can easily detect anomalies in the surrounding waters. Natalie, who was just here, can use ultrasonic waves to detect underwater. Therefore, we only have one choice: to send this fake meteorite to the vicinity of the Russian ability users."
"You're targeting one faction to trick them!" Shen Feng found Gong Changfa's analysis amusing. Just last night, they had thrown an assassin onto an Indian wooden boat, successfully triggering a battle between the two sides, resulting in casualties among their ability users.
And now, Gong Changfa was planning to send a fake meteorite to the Russian side. This was like milking the same cow repeatedly.
"Who cares, as long as it's effective? Would you pity these foreign ability users, Shen Feng?" Gong Changfa retorted.
Shen Feng shrugged and said, "I'm not familiar with these foreigners. Their lives and deaths have nothing to do with me. If you want to do it, go ahead."
Seeing that the other two main leaders did not object, Gong Changfa knew that his plan could proceed. After all, this action was unified against external forces, and he had no psychological burden in implementing it. Qin Kewe also accepted it.
Then, Gong Changfa began his plan. First, he dispatched more than ten inflatable boats. Most of the ability users were also spread out on the sea. These ability users rowed everywhere, wearing diving suits. Every time they reached a location, they would dive into the water, seemingly searching for the meteorite.
Such a grand operation immediately attracted attention. North America dispatched "Bat," a six-foot-tall man who flapped his wings in the sky, constantly observing the situation on the water. Puzhou also had ability users observing, a man standing on a surfboard, using wind to propel himself, surfing next to the diving team. Even the Russian ability users sent ability users who could move freely on the water to observe.
Currently, only the Chinese ability users were diving extensively. Such obvious actions naturally attracted the attention of other forces, and this behavior also implicitly indicated that China had no news of the meteorite.
In reality, while carrying out the deception, Gong Changfa's second step of the plan began, which was the cooperation between Qin Kewe and Fang Qinghao.
Qin Kewe put on a pure copper diving suit manufactured by Yun Lai Zhe. The diving suit weighed eight to nine hundred pounds. If an ordinary person wore such a heavy diving suit, they would be unable to move. Fang Qinghao, on the other hand, was a water manipulation ability user, making him feel like a fish in water at sea. For Qin Kewe in the deep sea, he could use his abilities to propel Qin Kewe underwater.
After Fang Qinghao transported Qin Kewe to the sea area of the Russian gathering, he tapped on the heavy diving suit and then waved his glow stick. Qin Kewe, inside the diving suit, saw the signal and immediately began to use his abilities. Suddenly, earth and stone began to condense in the originally flat sea area, and finally, a stone with a diameter of twenty kilometers appeared on the seabed.
The deep sea was dark and cold, and only water manipulation ability users like Fang Qinghao could move freely.
After creating a fake meteorite, Fang Qinghao immediately grabbed the heavy diving suit and returned towards the base.
At this time, Shen Feng also took Chang Haojie into the sky. Chang Haojie's flight speed was very slow, but if Shen Feng propelled the clouds to fly while on the ship, the speed would increase several times.
Ability users who could fly were not many. After Shen Feng and Chang Haojie took to the sky, they attracted the attention of more ability users. Among them, the most directly threatened was "Bat" who was flying in the sky. He had received orders from General Tom and was here to monitor the movements of Chinese ability users. He did not expect that the other party also had two people flying into the sky. If a fight broke out, he might not be their match.
"Let's fly around the divine realm, drawing everyone's attention to us and helping Fang Qinghao and the others distract them!" Shen Feng whispered to Chang Haojie.
Chang Haojie was also obedient and immediately started flying in the sky. With Shen Feng using his abilities to accelerate Chang Haojie's clouds, his speed also increased several times.
The ability users on the water immediately began to pay attention to the situation in the sky. Chang Haojie even took the opportunity to fly towards the North American fishing rafts and saw five or six corpses on the boats. It was evident that North America had also suffered heavy losses in last night's battle.
"When you discover that the 'meteorite' is under someone else's sea territory, the battle will be even more brutal!" Shen Feng gloated in his heart.
Shen Feng had no good feelings towards the North Americans. Although they were a former superpower, they did not act like one, instigating conflicts and selling weapons all over the world. Such a country was like a bandit group, rising to prominence during World War I and World War II. However, once the disaster arrived, this country would be brought back to its original state.
"General, Chinese ability users are flying above us. Should we drive them away?" an ability user discovered Chang Haojie flying on the clouds and immediately asked.
Tom looked up at the ability users in the sky and then frowned. "We can't drive them away. They can both fly, and they are currently our allies. Although they didn't help last night, they were at least neutral. If we make a move, we will drive away our allies!"
Therefore, the North American ability users had no choice but to give up and watch as ability users appeared in the sky and then left as if nothing had happened.
General Tom continued, "I heard that China is diving all over the sea. It's obvious they haven't found the meteorite. Last night, didn't Silinova from Russia try to win over the Chinese ability users? She said they had news of the meteorite. I thought it was fake at the time, but now it seems very likely to be true!"
"That's unlikely, isn't it?" an ability user immediately objected to Tom's statement. He analyzed, "General, the Russian ability users entered the Sea of Silence on the same day as us. They wouldn't have found the meteorite so quickly, would they?"
Tom was the future heir of the Colin Den family and valued his reputation. His conclusions were being doubted by his subordinates, which was unacceptable!
Therefore, Tom immediately glared and said, "Having news of a meteorite is not about how long you've been in the Sea of Silence. I order you to find a way to investigate the waters around the Russian ability users. Even if we don't find the meteorite, it will be a false alarm. But what if they found the meteorite? Wouldn't we just watch it slip through our fingers?"
The status of the future heir of the Colin Den family was quite influential, especially with the vast wealth of North America at his disposal. Even if the apocalypse arrived, this powerful family would still possess sufficient gold and food, and their influence in politics was immense. Now that he had spoken, his subordinates could only act.
The North American ability users had to deal with an arrogant leader, but there was nothing they could do. After all, he was the future heir of a prominent family. If they didn't show him respect, it would be very difficult to get by in North America in the future.
Next, the North American ability users had to find a way to investigate the waters under the Russian ice cap.
Russia and India had lost their highly mobile wooden boats, making their movements very slow. If it weren't for the ability users whose abilities were to use ice, these two forces would have been unable to stand their ground.
Silinova also knew that staying on the ice was not a long-term solution, so the most important thing now was to find a new foothold. Fortunately, although the wooden boats were destroyed, the timber was still there. Using the timber from the boats, they could barely piece together a larger fishing raft. It was not aesthetically pleasing, but at least they had a place to stand.
"Last night, the North American ability users suddenly attacked, claiming we killed their companions. I initially thought it was a frame-up, but now there are many doubts. How did North American ability users end up on our boat?" Silinova also had doubts when she calmed down. Last night's situation seemed full of suspicion.
At this moment, a Russian ability user came to report, "Captain, we've spotted an enemy boat five hundred meters away. Should we attack?"
"The enemy has appeared, what are you waiting for?" Silinova was furious upon hearing this news. Five of their ability users had died last night, and now the other party dared to show up. This was simply a provocation. Was there anything more to say? Of course, they had to go and seek revenge. As for the other party's tactics, who cared? They would deal with it after the fight. Siberians were never afraid!