Chapter 435 - 417: Going on a Mission

"Don’t worry. With your money-making skills, you’ll earn it all back in no time."

Yun Jiao nodded in firm agreement.

"Right!"

’I should plan my next shipwreck salvage,’ she thought. ’That’s still the fastest way to make money.’

Now that she had the island, the next step was to build on it.

"Leave the building to me."

When Mr. Mu heard her idea, he asked directly, "Do you want to build in a traditional Chinese style, or a Western-style villa?"

Yun Jiao was a bit undecided. The only Chinese-style house she’d seen was a courtyard home, and for Western style, it was just small foreign-style houses.

But neither seemed quite right.

"How about this."

Mr. Mu said, "Take me to your island for a look. I’ll design buildings in both styles based on the terrain, and you can choose which one you like."

Yun Jiao’s eyes lit up. "Okay!"

"Grandpa Mu, I also want to build a treasure vault, one specifically for my treasures."

Mr. Mu knew this little one had pulled a lot of good stuff from the sea. Some of it could be considered priceless without exaggeration.

Just leaving it all at home... even Mr. Mu thought it was dangerous, let alone the Yun family.

"Done. I’ll design a treasure vault for you, complete with traps and mechanisms."

Hearing this, Yun Jiao was relieved.

After that, she took him to the island.

Yun Chenbei went along as well.

Yun Jiao led the two of them around the island for about ten days, exploring every accessible area.

During that time, they encountered all sorts of wild animals on the island: leopards, pythons, crocodiles, and various birds...

If Yun Jiao hadn’t been there, the two of them wouldn’t have dared to venture in.

Once Mr. Mu had a plan in mind, he returned home.

Then he buried himself in drawing up the blueprints.

The designs would take about half a month to complete, as he still needed to think through some parts.

During this time, Yun Jiao decided to take a spontaneous trip.

That’s right, she was going to find her eldest and second-eldest brothers.

In the days before she left, Yun Jiao caught a lot of things in the sea. Some she dried into fish jerky, and others she sold.

"Little Comrade Yun Jiao."

"Uncle Lin, what are you doing here?"

That day, Vice Commander Lin came to Yun Jiao’s house.

"Little Comrade Yun Jiao, I need to ask for your help with something this time."

After Yun Jiao was given an official position in the military, she rarely went on missions. Mostly, she helped find missing ships or people at sea.

This time, they needed Yun Jiao’s help to salvage something.

"A while ago, a plane from Country M flew into our waters and crashed. It was a fighter jet. The crash site is quite deep, and their ships failed in their salvage attempt. That jet has technology we need to study, so it would be best if we could recover it."

It wasn’t that they hadn’t sent their own people to salvage it, but the result was no different from Country M’s.

Even the best swimmer in their unit couldn’t dive half the required distance, not even with diving equipment.

Just as everyone was worrying about what to do, Vice Commander Lin thought of Yun Jiao.

He had come with the attitude of just giving it a shot.

"Don’t feel any pressure. It would be great if you can salvage it, but if not, your safety is the top priority."

Yun Jiao nodded and agreed.

She said goodbye to her family that very day and left with Vice Commander Lin.

Vice Commander Lin had thought the Yun family would be worried, but to his surprise, they were all incredibly calm.

"Be back soon."

They weren’t worried about Yun Jiao’s safety at all.

This was the sea, after all. They now understood completely that there was practically nothing in the ocean that could pose a challenge to their Jiaojiao.

When Yun Jiao boarded their ship, the navy sailors on board stared at the little girl.

"Vice Commander Lin, you can’t be serious. You’re really sending this kid to do the salvage?"

None of them had ever met Yun Jiao before. At this moment, they all suspected Vice Commander Lin had lost his mind.

’How old is this kid anyway?’

Vice Commander Lin said, "You’ll see when we get there."

When they reached the designated sea area, everyone else changed into wetsuits.

They wanted to go down and see for themselves.

"Vice Commander Lin, we don’t have a wetsuit this small."

Yun Jiao said, "I don’t need a wetsuit."

With that, she jumped directly off the ship.

"Kid!"

The others were aghast at the sight. Those who were already in their wetsuits quickly jumped in after her.

Although less than twenty seconds passed between them jumping in, they couldn’t find her once they were in the water!

Soon, someone surfaced. "Bad news, Vice Commander Lin! The kid is gone!"

Vice Commander Lin replied, "Just watch out for yourselves. You don’t need to worry about her. Just wait."

Hearing this, the others truly thought Vice Commander Lin had gone mad. That was a human life, and a small child at that.

Meanwhile, Yun Jiao had already reached a depth of five hundred meters.

Her hair fanned out in the seawater, as smooth and beautiful as brocade.

In just a few breaths, Yun Jiao quickly descended even deeper.

Her blue eyes could see everything in the ocean with perfect clarity.

She could even see farther than before.

As she brushed her fingers against a passing fish, fragmented images flashed through her mind.

This was a new ability Yun Jiao had acquired.

She could see what the fish had seen in the last two days just by touching them.

However, because the fish weren’t intelligent and their memories were limited, the images were very fragmented.

After touching several more fish, she finally saw the wreckage of the crashed plane.

She followed the fish’s memory and found it not long after.

She hesitated for a moment, debating whether to drag the wreckage up herself or to go up and have Vice Commander Lin’s team lower chains to salvage it. ’I’ll just go up first.’

So, with a gentle kick of her feet, she began to float upward.

Even in the deep sea, her skin was so pale it seemed to glow, creating a unique spectacle in the dark depths.

When Yun Jiao returned to the surface, she could hear the people on the ship arguing.

She listened curiously for a moment. ’Great, it’s about me.’

"Vice Commander Lin, what were you thinking? She’s a child, a human life! She went down without any diving equipment, and it’s been twenty minutes! You know how dangerous the sea is. Why did our business have to involve an innocent kid..."

Vice Commander Lin was the highest-ranking officer among them, but even as they pointed their fingers at him, he didn’t get angry.

He knew they were all just worried about Yun Jiao.

But... Vice Commander Lin really didn’t know how to explain Yun Jiao’s strange abilities to them.

"Uncle Lin."

Hearing Yun Jiao’s voice, everyone on the ship quickly looked over.

"She’s back! She’s back! Quick, pull the kid up!"

Everyone excitedly pulled Yun Jiao out of the sea and onto the ship.

"Thank God, the kid’s okay."

"Your hair..."

Once she was on board, the water dripped from her hair, which quickly became fluffy and dry. Everyone on the ship was instantly dumbfounded.

Their mouths hung open, unsure of what to say.

Yun Jiao touched her hair and sighed.

’It’s nice that my body repels water, but it’s really freaky for other people.’

’There’s no hiding this.’

Vice Commander Lin was also stunned for a moment, but he quickly recovered and wrapped a towel around her head.