1 nautical mile equals 1.852 kilometers and 36 nautical miles equals 66.672 kilometers, which is almost equivalent to crossing two English Channels.

It took the first Chinese man to cross the English Channel in 12 hours and nearly 50 kilometers downstream under the influence of various factors before successfully landing.

In other words, Ge Zhen wants to reach the reef that I don't know what it looks like, which is equivalent to crossing the English Channel for one and a half years.

Aquatic attacks, sea state changes, tidal influences, weather influences, ...... On the surface, these effects are all fatal, and all those who challenge to cross the strait are risking their lives.

"Wow!"

A wave more than two meters high slapped at Ge Zhen, instantly drowning him in the vast sea, and only after the wave disappeared did he resurface the water and swim quickly in freestyle.

"Wow!"

Another wave hit, and Ge Zhen disappeared again, like an extremely fragile ant, floating and sinking in this environment, and I don't know when I will be completely slapped into the deepest part of the sea.

When the waves had passed, he reappeared on the surface of the sea, waved his arms and continued to swim forward.

Ge Zhen's range of movements is mechanical, the frequency is surprisingly consistent with the speed, when the waves are coming, he will choose to dive underneath, and when the waves have hit, he will swim on the surface of the sea.

Five hours later, he continued to swim at the same frequency, as if he didn't know he was tired.

Suddenly, Ge Zhen plunged into the sea and disappeared immediately.

1 minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes, 5 minutes...... It took seven or eight minutes for him to show his head, biting a sea fish in his mouth.

He began to change from freestyle to backstroke, constantly swinging his feet to control his body and direction, grabbing the fish in his mouth with both hands and biting and swallowing hard.

This is his supply, and his body has a lot of physical exertion after swimming for so long, and it needs calories and fresh water.

After eating a sea fish in three or two bites, Ge Zhen immediately flipped his body and continued to swim forward in freestyle.

In the eighth hour, he ate again, and then stared at the distant sky.

The skyline in the distance is grayish-black, which means a storm is coming.

The most feared thing on the sea is the storm, once the storm comes, a wave in this deep sea can reach four or five meters or even higher, all fishing boats dare not go to sea at all, because they may be overturned by the surge at any time.

Seeing the color of the skyline, Ge Zhen's eyes did not change at all, and he continued to swim forward, still maintaining his original speed.

In the tenth hour, a downpour hit.

"Whew!"

"Bang!"

"Boom!"

“……”

One by one, huge waves rose high, jumped up arrogantly and smashed downward, smashing out a splash, showing their power.

The entire sea surface showed a violent shaking, forming one monstrous wave after another in the shaking, and almost instantly, the sea and sky changed color.

"Boom la la ......"

The torrential rain poured down, and the raindrops the size of beans smashed downward.

Ge Zhen, who was in the deepest part of the sea, was constantly pushed by the surging waves, and his fragility was incomprehensible, and he could not control his own behavior at all.

This is the power of nature, man is negligible under the power of nature, and the blood that shouts that man will conquer heaven is all lies, because man cannot win heaven at all.

In the storm, Ge Zhen, who was up and down with the waves, tried to open his mouth wide when he was pushed to the highest point by the waves, so that the raindrops fell into his mouth to replenish the missing fresh water in his body.

He continued to do this until he felt that the fresh water was almost replenished, and then he plunged headlong below the surface and continued on his way by diving.

Man cannot overcome the sky, but there is always a way to avoid it, and compared to the cruelty and tyranny of the sea, the sea is much calmer below.

Ten minutes to change his breath, in the stormy weather, Ge Zhen took a non-stop diving march.

The storm grew stronger and stronger, and the sky and the earth became pitch black, and lightning flashed through the sky, and from a distance it looked like it had been split directly into the deepest part of the sea.

The reef thirty-six nautical miles away has become so small that you can't see it if you don't pay attention, but the good thing is that there is a point of light on the reef that indicates the location to Ge Zhen.

In the twelfth hour, the torrential rain continued; In the fourteenth hour, the rain did not stop.

In the fifteenth hour, the torrential rain reached its extreme.

"Boom!"

Huge thunder exploded overhead, and lightning tore through the sky like a swarm of snakes.

"Whew! ——”

The waves were huge and rushed towards the reef, and then crashed into them with such a fury.

"Bang!"

The water splashes wildly, and the arrogance is unstoppable.

In this surging wave, Ge Zhen clenched his fists and stepped on the reef and walked forward step by step.

"Whoa!"

The waves from behind came at him, smashing on his back, drowning him in an instant, as if to destroy this tiny human being who was provoking them.

After the wave, Ge Zhen's figure reappeared, still clenching his fists, and walked towards the reef step by step.

"Boom! ……”

"Smack! Syllable! ……”

Thunder and lightning roared and roared, turning the reef into daylight, trying to intimidate the people below.

It's a pity that Ge Zhen still clenched his fists, held his steel waist, and moved forward calmly step by step, full of unyielding eyes, with only a figure at the highest point of the reef.

It seems that the storm knows that it can't fight against the person below, or maybe it is because it feels bored after being scared, so it quickly retreats.

When Ge Zhen walked to the top of the reef and stood in front of the figure, a ray of sunlight pierced through the dark clouds and sprinkled on the reef.

"Dad!" Ge Zhen made a sound.

Standing there was Ge Xianzhi, holding a flashlight in his right hand, and the light of the guide came from here.

Seeing the son in front of him, Ge Xianzhi nodded, stretched out his right hand he was holding to him, and then let go.

It is a round badge, all black, with a national flag motif in the center, and a relief of two rifles overlapping each other, illuminated by the sun.

"Congratulations on your real A grade, the highest black medal for a soldier, representing your victory over the long night and the dawn in extreme solitude training." Ge Xianzhi handed over the black medal and said: "Of course, this medal actually doesn't have any meaning, at that time, it was just a group of guys who thought it was fun to make a whole set and position it: silver medal, gold medal, black medal. ”

Ge Zhen stretched out his hand to hold the black medal, a smile blooming on his face.

"Laughing at what? The Silver Medal is made of sterling silver and can be sold for hundreds of dollars; The gold medal is made of gold and can be sold for tens of thousands of yuan, and the cheapest is the black medal, and no one wants to throw it away. Ge Xianzhi quipped: "So the soldiers who get the Black Medal are usually the least valuable." ”

"What medal did you get here?" Ge Zhen asked.

"The Golden Medal!" Ge Xianzhi said.

"Only golden?" Ge Zhen looked surprised.

"Nonsense, the golden medal is made of gold, and after I got the golden medal, I took it out and made a gold bracelet for your mother, and I didn't use it up and put two earrings, which was too cost-effective."

Ge Zhen stared at him with wide eyes for a while, and suddenly realized that the so-called soldiers may all be iron-blooded heroes and comic men.

"Can I go home now?"

"Yes!"

"Where's the ship?"

"At Tianya Reef, you swim back to the boat, and then come to pick me up."

"Dad, why are you so shameless?!"

"Bastard, how do you talk to Lao Tzu? I'm in my fifties, and I belong to the old family. ”

"You ......" Ge Zhen didn't know what to say.

"By the way, how about giving you another sister?"

"You're an old man in your fifties, can you still give birth?"

"Your mother is only in her forties, and she can ask for another one as soon as possible."

“……”

Ge Zhen rolled his eyes, he could be regarded as seeing the true side of his own Lao Tzu.

……

(End of chapter)