In the deepest, most hidden part of the Atlantic Ocean, Bob and Charles didn't even know where this place was. This search was just a matter of luck; whether they could find it or not really depended on luck.
Zhou Xuan frowned. Even he might not be able to find such a place. In the vast ocean, there is no precise location, so how can he be sure?
If it were an ordinary human being, going out to sea to find such a place would be extremely risky, given the unpredictable nature of the ocean and the treacherous waves.
Zhou Xuan thought for a moment but didn't say anything to stop him. He would wait until they got to New York and see how they prepared. Besides, if they encountered any risks at sea, even if the ship was destroyed and everyone was lost, Zhou Xuan was confident he could rescue Wei Haihong and ensure he wouldn't be harmed in the slightest. If Wei Haihong insisted on going to explore this risk, then let him go. In any case, there was no danger for Zhou Xuan.
The plane refueled at a stop along the way and landed at Franklin Airport in New York twenty hours later. After landing, Zhou Xuan thought he would need to prepare for a few more days before setting off. In the past, when Fu Ying invited him to New York for an expedition, he stayed in New York for a whole month, training and waiting every day, before finally setting off for his destination.
This time, Bob and Charles were greeted by people as soon as they arrived in New York. They then went to the private yacht club that Zhou Xuan had visited before and boarded a 200-meter-long, six-story oil tanker. Zhou Xuan counted that there were as many as 160 people on board, and the equipment on board was extremely rich and advanced. It seemed that Bob and Charles had gone to great lengths for this.
Wei Haihong did not mention the conditions for this matter to Zhou Xuan. He, Bob, and Charles had conditions. The three of them each contributed more than 33 million US dollars, totaling 100 million US dollars in cash for this project. There were dozens of crew members, but with the addition of exploration, navigation, and other experts, plus bodyguards, there were more than 160 people in total. The ship was also fully stocked with all necessary supplies, just waiting for them to return before setting off. All the supplies had been prepared and loaded onto the ship.
Zhou Xuan surveyed every part of the tanker. They had weapons, but the dangers at sea are much greater than on land. Storms and waves are one factor, but there are also pirates and other factors. So the reserves that Bob and Charles had prepared were not a problem.
Furthermore, Zhou Xuan also probed Bob and Charles's minds. Neither of them intended to harm Wei Haihong or him; however, their ulterior motives regarding the "Fountain of Immortality" were quite obvious.
Zhou Xuan didn't care much about the two people's selfish motives. Everyone has selfish motives, and as long as they didn't have any schemes or intentions to harm Wei Haihong, then it was fine.
In any case, Zhou Xuan had no fear of the two of them. In fact, not to mention the two of them, even the entire ship of people posed no threat to Zhou Xuan. With Zhou Xuan's current abilities, even if they had malicious intentions, they could not pose any danger to him.
Without lingering at the club, Bob and the others boarded the ship. With a command, the tanker set sail and headed into the depths of the Atlantic Ocean. Zhou Xuan didn't even call his family to inform them. He thought that since time was so tight, there was no need to tell his family about this. Telling them would only waste time. So he decided to say nothing and tell his family after he finished this matter and returned.
After Bob and Charles boarded the yacht, they were exhausted from their physical encounters with the beautiful women on the plane. As soon as they got on the cruise ship, they went to their respective rooms to rest.
Zhou Xuan, Wei Haihong, and their own rooms were among the most luxurious. On a cruise ship, the conditions were far better than on an airplane, as the space on a cruise ship was much larger, and the facilities were naturally more luxurious.
Bob's cruise ship was staffed with extremely experienced sailors who were especially familiar with the Atlantic Ocean. Their sailing experience was beyond question; these men had spent decades at sea, at least twenty-eight of which were spent on ships. Although Bob and Charles were the owners, they couldn't compare to them in terms of sailing experience. So, once they set sail, Bob and Charles slept soundly, completely ignoring the operation of the cruise ship.
The sailing route had already been explained to the captain and crew. Even without wind, waves, or any interference, it would take more than a week to reach the location Bob specified. If any unexpected events or typhoons or waves occurred during that week, there would be delays, perhaps ten days, half a month, or even a month or several months, and they might never find that place.
Even Zhou Xuan wasn't sure about this, so these people certainly had no chance of finding that place. After boarding the ship, Wei Haihong was exhausted from the crazy flight and went to bed early in his room.
Zhou Xuan was alone in his room, deep in thought. What exactly was this "Fountain of Immortality" all about? Even if it was extraordinary, Zhou Xuan wouldn't believe that anyone could truly be immortal; it was just a legendary tale! RO! ~!
Volume 1, Chapter 680: Who Can Crush Whom?
Although Bob and Charles had their own selfish motives, they didn't intend to harm or trip up Wei Haihong. Zhou Xuan was somewhat relieved. As long as it wasn't a backstabbing affair, and he didn't have to work so hard to guard against others, it was much more pleasant. Wei Haihong was actually just trying to relax and escape the troubles caused by the sibling rivalry. He had no real interest in Bob and Charles, and they knew Wei Haihong's identity. They genuinely had no intention of harming or setting traps for him; they were truly working together to find this legendary, illusory thing.
Zhou Xuan didn't get any more useful information from them either. It seems that these two were just following the map to find the unknown "Fountain of Youth." Their main reason was that after obtaining the treasure map, they wanted to explore and enjoy the process.
Zhou Xuan lay on the bed resting, using his supernatural abilities to probe a range of one thousand meters around the cruise ship. Even when he was half asleep, he could wake up immediately and react to the slightest unusual movement.
The cruise ship had a large number of crew members and bodyguards, all of whom were mercenaries recruited by Bob and Charles. However, the crew members were all highly experienced, and although the price was high, when divided among the four of them, the $100 million was not much. Previously, Bob, Charles, and Wei Haihong each had to pay more than $33 million, but now with Zhou Xuan added, each of them only had to pay $25 million. Of course, if there were any gains, they would also get a larger share.
However, Bo Bo, Charles, and Wei Haihong all knew that this treasure might not be a treasure at all, but just an immortal legend. To be honest, who in the world wants to die?
Throughout history, emperors and the most powerful people have all desired the elixir of immortality. But this thing, though constantly mentioned in legends, has never been obtained by anyone.
Originally, Wei Haihong didn't believe in such a legendary thing. It was only because he had fallen out with his second brother and was feeling depressed that he made this move. Besides, he didn't believe in special abilities or superpowers before, but Zhou Xuan's case shattered that belief. Now it seems that even the legend of the Fountain of Immortality is not impossible.
In fact, Wei Haihong was unaware of Zhou Xuan's current abilities. His knowledge of Zhou Xuan was still based on the past. If he knew that Zhou Xuan was now invulnerable to swords and spears, could fly and roam freely on this planet, he would probably be even more astonished.
However, although Zhou Xuan's current abilities are strong and he can stay in a vacuum, he is still a human being. Apart from being able to absorb energy directly from sunlight, his body still needs to be replenished with food energy. Therefore, he cannot leave Earth and fly to distant space. Perhaps he can fly to distant space, but if he runs out of food, he will still die from physical exhaustion. This can be considered Zhou Xuan's only weakness.
The cruise ship sailed at full speed, and by the morning of the next day, it had already entered the vast depths of the Atlantic Ocean. Bob, Charles, and Wei Haihong got up, had breakfast, checked the coordinates, and then continued to sail towards their estimated destination.
Presumably because Zhou Xuan was too young, and because his wealth was likely just a legacy from the Fu family rather than something he earned through his own hard work and ability, Bob and Charles didn't pay much attention to him. They were just temporarily partnering and informing each other of their plans. After all, they were all super-rich, so spending this little bit of money was a small matter for them, and they didn't care.
After having breakfast, Zhou Xuan went up to the deck to enjoy the sea view. Some bodyguards and crew members were also drinking and chatting on the deck. Seeing that these people all had arrogant and unruly expressions, Zhou Xuan knew that these people were not simple. If he were an ordinary person and did not have superpowers, he would not be able to fight against any of them.
These burly men looked down on Zhou Xuan, this yellow-skinned Asian, because Zhou Xuan was thin and frail. Of course, Zhou Xuan might not have been frail, but he was thinner compared to their physique.
There was an open-air swimming pool on the deck. This was a luxury cruise ship, and its facilities were naturally different from those of ordinary ships. However, although there were many crew members and bodyguards, there was not a single beautiful woman on board. This was because Bob and Charles deliberately did not bring women on board. Since it was an expedition, they believed that women were somewhat taboo, and that with so many violent men on board, the presence of women could easily cause a disturbance. On a ship, women were the most dangerous bombs.
After getting off the plane, Paul and Charles settled the four beautiful women from the plane in New York and did not bring them onto the cruise ship.
Zhou Xuan has lived with Fu Ying's family in New York for so long and often strolls around Chinatown. Because he frequently uses a language exchanger and now has mind-reading abilities, he can understand the thoughts and words of people from different language families by reading their minds. He also knows some common English phrases, so he can have basic communication with people who can speak English.
Among the many people on the ship, about a dozen were swimming naked in the pool, making no attempt to conceal their private parts from the crowd, seemingly intentionally swaying them back and forth to show off their magnificence.
Seeing how audacious these people were, Zhou Xuan couldn't help but laugh. A bearded man next to him glared at him angrily and said, "Sick man of Asia, what are you laughing at?"
This bearded man had clearly been to China. He spoke those two sentences in Chinese, though his pronunciation was unclear, Zhou Fu could still understand him. This bearded man wasn't particularly close to those swimming naked in the pool, but he just couldn't stand Zhou Xuan's expression. Perhaps he was one of those people; when he saw something he didn't like, he naturally wanted to stand up for himself. In Chinese terms, he was just itching to get involved!
Furthermore, Zhou Xuan looked so frail that they could bully him without a second thought, regardless of whether he was one of the bosses. Among them, strength was the most important factor, and individual strength was paramount.
Among these people, apart from the hundred or so crew members who were somewhat weaker, the bearded man and the other forty or so were international mercenaries, people who specialized in dangerous jobs for high pay. Most of them were retired special forces soldiers, extremely skilled, ruthless killers, and their hands were stained with blood. If they saw someone like Zhou Xuan who didn't like them, they would naturally want to take action against him, and mocking him would be the least of their worries.
Zhou Xuan smiled faintly, his anger rising but showing no sign on his face. He reached out and grabbed the bearded man, throwing him hard into the swimming pool. The fall was seven or eight meters away!
Zhou Xuan's move was so sudden and so astonishing, but few people in this direction noticed it. Most of the others did not see their actions, but at the farthest railing of the ship, one person noticed the situation and was very surprised!
That man was Paul. To be honest, he and Charles didn't really care about Zhou Xuan. However, Zhou Xuan had shown them some impressive skills yesterday, so they still looked at him differently, but they didn't take him too seriously. Now, as Paul was drinking red wine by the ship's railing, he caught a glimpse of Zhou Xuan out of the corner of his eye and became somewhat aware of him. However, he was too far away to hear what the bearded man was saying to Zhou Xuan, but he could tell from the situation that something was wrong.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Xuan suddenly made a move, easily lifting a man who was over 1.85 meters tall and weighed over 90 kilograms with just one hand, and then throwing him into the pool seven or eight meters away.
Fortunately, Zhou Xuan didn't intend to hurt him; he just threw him into the pool. If he had been thrown on the deck, the bearded man would definitely have been injured.
Pao Bo noticed that only two or three other people saw it, so they were surprised. After the bearded man was thrown into the water, countless people thought he had just jumped into the water by himself and did not notice.
After being thrown into the pool, the bearded man was caught off guard and his limbs went weak. He swallowed several mouthfuls of water and choked a few times. It took him a lot of effort to flip himself out of the pool. He was so angry that he yelled and climbed towards the pool bank.
When he was thrown into the pool, a large splash of water sprayed up, splattering the naked men all over their heads and faces, which infuriated them. However, they knew the bearded man and were also one of the bodyguards on this mission. They knew that the bearded man was very skilled, so they had no choice but to endure the water splashing on them. There was no need to fight to the death.
But when he saw the bearded man angrily climbing ashore and pointing at Zhou Xuan while yelling, he realized that Zhou Xuan might not have jumped into the water on his own, but rather was pushed by that yellow-skinned Asian man.
However, no matter how much these people thought about it, they really didn't believe that Zhou Xuan had lifted the bearded man up with one hand and thrown him into the pool. These people were all very capable, but it was extremely difficult for them to be strong enough to lift a body weighing nearly 100 kilograms with one hand. Among the hundreds of people on this ship, probably not one of them had the ability of Zhou Xuan.