It's reasonable for me to have a two-way foil for a second-level civilization, right?

"it is good!"

From the ultra-distance communication device, Lu Yongchang's energetic shout came, and at the same time, a faint cheer could be heard.

It is conceivable that the Dawn Star Command Center at this time is a scene of cheers.

The corners of Hope's mouth rose slightly, and the fear in his heart was dispelled by the cheers.

"Prepare to dive!" Lu Yongchang immediately issued an order, "Always pay attention to pressure changes."

"Once there is an abnormal situation, go up immediately!"

……

After half an hour.

The sensors are continuously sending data back to Dawn Star through the long-distance communication device.

And the researchers on Dawn Star also quickly analyzed various data from [Poseidon].

As for Lu Yongchang, as the chief scientist, there is no need to say more.

At this time, he was completely busy.

Therefore, after half an hour of dry chat, the [Poseidon] cockpit was completely silent, only the propeller stirring liquid ammonia and the slight noise of various instruments working.

It was pitch black outside the porthole.

High-power searchlights are also a bit stretched for such an area.

"Hope."

Hansen's voice suddenly sounded: "Where are we now?"

Hope raised his hand and flicked on the holographic projection.

[Altitude: -10.13 kilometers] (Based on liquid ammonia sea level)

【Pressure: 97230kPa】

(ps: The density of liquid ammonia is 0.617g/cm3, the acceleration of gravity is 1.5g, the pressure at a depth of one meter is about 9kPa, one standard atmosphere is 101kPa, and the absolute pressure is roughly 91170kPa, plus the gauge pressure near the sea surface is 60 standard atmospheres, 6060kPa, comprehensive calculation, the pressure at this time is about 962 standard atmospheres.)

(pps: just a rough calculation)

Looking at the numbers in the holographic projection, Hansent swallowed slightly, and muttered to himself, "It's already [-] meters..."

"How long will it take to reach the destination?"

As he spoke, he moved his body uncomfortably.

The ergonomic chair was comfortable, but he still felt uncomfortable.

This kind of discomfort is not due to gravity, or any other external factors, but purely psychological reasons.

Outside the porthole, it was pitch black.

The two kept sinking in the small space.

The psychological pressure brought about by this is extremely huge.

If it weren't for both of them being starship pilots, they would probably be on the verge of collapse at this time.

"It's still early." Facing Hansent's words, Hope slowly shook his head, and said in a low voice, "At present, there are only 962 standard atmospheric pressures, and we are still far away from the target area."

"The pressure limit of this exploration ship is [-] standard atmospheres. It is a conservative estimate...we have to go below [-] kilometers to see."

Hansen subconsciously held his breath.

A thousand kilometers below the surface of the sea...

This terrifying number made his heart tremble violently.

……

dawn star.

Lu Yongchang looked at a piece of data sent back by the detector, and frowned tightly.

"What the hell is this..." he muttered to himself.

After thinking for a moment, he turned his head to look at the holographic image on one side.

The hologram is playing the footage from the external camera.

Looking at the turbid liquid ammonia seawater in the picture, Lu Yongchang frowned.

A bad premonition welled up in his heart.

"Zero, where is [Poseidon]?"

The holographic image changes rapidly.

"Current depth: -261.3km."

"Current pressure: 23344 standard atmospheres."

"Tell them to stop!" Lu Yongchang thought for a moment, and said bluntly, "Keep hovering at this position, there is a problem with the data returned by the sensor."

……

After a few minutes.

The video chat is connected.

"Professor, is something wrong?"

In the holographic projection, compared to the beginning, Hope and Hansen's mental state was significantly better.

As for why...

Lu Yongchang looked at the pile of playing cards beside the two of them, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

Are you two on vacation?

Perhaps aware of Lu Yongchang's gaze, Hope moved his right hand "calmly" and moved the playing cards aside.

As for Hansent, he pointed at the playing cards with an embarrassed face: "Professor, if I say, we just started playing this, would you believe it?"

Lu Yongchang: "..."

He waved his hands helplessly: "Forget it, put this thing away first, something went wrong."

Going to the depths of the ice giant to perform exploration missions, the psychological pressure on the driver is extremely huge.

Lu Yongchang, who knew this well, would naturally not scold the two drivers for such a trivial matter.

Hearing this sentence, the expressions of Hope and Hancent suddenly became serious.

The two looked at each other, and quickly cleaned up the playing cards scattered on the ground.

After dozens of seconds.

"Professor, tell me." Hope sat in the driver's seat with a solemn expression, and said in a deep voice.

Lu Yongchang was silent for a moment, and after organizing his words, he said slowly: "I found some abnormalities in the data sent back by the sensor."

"You can look at the liquid ammonia seawater around you. Compared with the beginning, it is obviously a lot muddier."

Hope was stunned for a moment, then turned his gaze to the porthole.

After a careful observation, he looked suspiciously at Hansen beside him: "Is there any?"

Hansen also shook his head in doubt: "Professor, are you sure?"

Lu Yongchang frowned, and then operated on the holographic projection on the side.

"You have been in the ocean of liquid ammonia, you may not be aware of it."

"But if we take pictures of liquid ammonia seawater at different depths..."

The next moment, five pictures appeared on the holographic projection in front of Hope and Hansent.

"This is the sea water picture taken by the camera every 50km, you can compare it."

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"This……"

Seeing the picture in the holographic projection, Hope's face changed slightly.

As Lu Yongchang said, as the depth of the dive increases, the water in the liquid ammonia ocean gradually becomes turbid.

"Could there be any impurities..."

Hansent on the side asked in a low voice: "For example, the ore resources we are looking for?"

Hearing this, Hope's eyes lit up slightly, and just as he was about to say something, he saw Lu Yongchang shaking his head slowly.

"I don't know."

Lu Yongchang had some doubts in his eyes, shook his head slightly, and said in a low voice: "Only by sampling and testing the seawater, can we possibly know what these substances are."

"Get ready to sample."

"Until a clear conclusion is obtained, the dive exploration mission will be suspended."

The voice fell, and the video communication was cut off.

Hope and Hansent looked at each other.

Afterwards, Hope shrugged helplessly: "Well, it seems that the duration of this exploration mission is much longer than we thought."

Facing the exclamation of his teammates, Hansen also sighed helplessly.

"Yeah, thanks to the fact that I still want to end the exploration and go back to Dawn Star..."

Although they said so, the movements of the hands of the two did not slow down in the slightest.

……

-261.3km.

A small spherical exploration ship is quietly suspended in the depths of the dark and deep liquid ammonia ocean.

The searchlights on the survey ship slightly illuminated the surrounding water.

Viewed from a distance, the [Poseidon] exploration ship with its searchlights running at full power is like a conspicuous lighthouse in the endless darkness, announcing its existence to the surroundings.

In the next second, the side hatch of the exploration ship, which was originally still in the liquid ammonia seawater, slowly opened.

A mechanical arm slowly protruded from it.

After sweeping around the exploration ship, the manipulator quickly retracted into the cabin.

……

dawn star.

"Professor, the liquid ammonia seawater sampling has been completed." Hope's voice came from the ultra-distance communication device, "All samples are in the pressurized cabin."

The reason why the samples are placed in a pressurized chamber is naturally to prevent the vaporization of liquid ammonia and seawater.

Lu Yongchang turned his head to check the screen in the pressurized cabin, nodded, and said with satisfaction: "Thanks for your hard work."

"Take a break, and I will notify you when the test results come out."

Naturally, there is no need for two drivers to complete the work of testing the samples.

Not to mention whether human beings can withstand the environment in the pressurized cabin, the various sophisticated detection instruments alone cannot be operated by the two pilots who were born as mineral prospectors.

"Zero, test the sample." Lv Yongchang directly issued an order to Zero.

……

"hiss……"

Looking at the test data in front of him, Lu Yongchang frowned and took a light breath.

What was before him was a brand new substance.

But if it is said that it is a mineral resource, Lu Yongchang does not believe it.

the reason is simple.

Judging from the current data, this thing is more like an organic substance, or in other words, like a polypeptide chain or protein.

An unbelievable thought flashed through Lu Yongchang's mind.

Is it...