reverse rescue

In the 20xx year of the Earth's calendar, global temperatures have risen sharply, Arctic glaciers have melted, and sea levels have risen.

In order to investigate the ecological imbalance in the Arctic, the United Earth Prevention and Control Organization gathered outstanding scientific expedition team members from all over the world to set foot on the Arctic snowfield to carry out a one-year Arctic ecological scientific research project, and strive to deal with various natural disasters that may occur.

In the vast snowfield, the sun never sets above the head, the thick ice layer under the feet, and the permafrost under the ice layer.

Arctic research station.

A group of people are eating hot canned beef.They are geographers, biologists, soil scientists, meteorologists and other scientific researchers from all over the world, plus logistics support personnel, media reporters and crew members of scientific research ships.

The Arctic scientific research mission is almost halfway through, and the basic data have been collected. What remains to be done is to take advantage of the relatively suitable summer temperature and climate in the Arctic. A group of people enter the hinterland of the Arctic to investigate a small patch of permafrost.

This is a completely new territory in human history, a permafrost that no one has ever set foot on.

Therefore, in order to wish the smooth start of tomorrow's permafrost scientific expedition, a total of 25 members of the scientific expedition team squeezed into the warehouse of the scientific expedition station, and one person opened a can of canned beef and canned yellow peach, enjoying this rare The warmth and good food.

According to the research of the past few decades, the remains of ancient microorganisms are likely to be sealed in the Arctic permafrost. Therefore, the United Earth Prevention and Control Organization has added biologists and virologists to the Arctic scientific expedition team for the first time, hoping to conduct on-site investigations , exploring the evolution of life on Earth.

The only biologist and virologist on this trip was actually alone. At this time, he was quietly eating his share of canned food in a corner of the warehouse, unaffected by the joyful atmosphere around him.

The young man in the corner had a typical oriental face, with gloomy eyes, as if he was really not interested in the topics discussed by the people around him.

"Hao, I heard that you are the most powerful biologist in China. What do you think will be in the frozen soil? Is there a corpse of an ancient beauty?" A burly and round crew member asked enthusiastically.

Lin Hao thought to himself, if I were really the most powerful biologist, how could I be sent to such a place where no shit is possible, where I can’t even eat a mouthful of fresh vegetables after staying for more than half a year.Not worried, but Lin Hao replied politely: "There is no ancient corpse, but there may be an ancient virus."

The crew exaggeratedly rubbed their golden hair, and asked pretending to be afraid: "Virus! Then will we be infected? Just like in the movie, an unknown virus swept the world, and the earth fell..."

Lin Hao couldn't help but rolled his eyes hard in his heart, thinking: Another person who was brainwashed by disaster movies.But looking at the interested eyes, he patiently explained: "Viruses do not have a cellular structure, and generally become inactivated soon after leaving living cells, but some viruses can survive for a long time under certain conditions." , that is, it is in a dormant state, but awakening the virus requires a suitable environment, and even if an ancient virus is really awakened, it is likely to only have an infectious effect on a specific host. If it wants to infect humans, it needs an appropriate intermediate host And a specific direction of mutation. Therefore, instead of worrying about the virus, it is better to think about how to have a good meal when the transport ship arrives in a few days."

After finishing speaking, Lin Hao scooped up his canned food pickily, with a struggling face, which made it clear that he was condemning the inhumane way of eating in canned food.

The crew seemed to want to say something joking, but Lin Hao had already stood up with the almost empty can, as if he was about to go out, so he had to give up, but in the end he murmured softly: "Are all Chinese people so boring? ?”

Lin Hao pretended not to hear, threw away the can, and walked straight into his temporary laboratory.

A high-precision computer in the laboratory is running at high speed, and the bytes are beating densely, and I don't know what it is calculating.Lin Hao made himself a cup of tea, sat in front of the workbench and propped his face in thought.

There are more than a dozen silver metal-textured refrigerated storage boxes neatly placed on the workbench, which are filled with biological remains, living bacteria, and two types of new species that Lin Hao discovered in the North Pole during this period. The direction of the mutated virus, these biological sample storage boxes will be sent to the Huaguo Institute of Virology 5 days later, together with the remains of ancient organisms that may exist in the permafrost, via a supply ship.

The computer beeped, signaling the end of the calculation. Lin Hao got up to check, and seemed to feel that the data was not ideal, so he turned off the calculation program in a bit of upset, and went back to the dormitory to rest.

the next day.

A total of 12 members of the scientific expedition team came to the prehistoric permafrost, and saw that the vast ice sheet seemed to have been licked open, exposing the dark and hard cavity inside.

This time, they will stay here for a day and a half, excavating potentially valuable frozen soil, inspecting the surrounding landforms, detecting the weather and so on.At night, they will camp on the spot, and they can return with samples tomorrow.

This is thanks to the development of science and technology in the past ten years, otherwise who knows that they will have to stay on this inexplicable prehistoric frozen soil for a few days.

Lin Hao was wrapped in a thick down jacket, only revealing a pair of loveless eyes, huddled in the tent and stamped his feet in circles.

So why does the physical work of digging require me, a biologist part-time virologist, to be on site?

No one paid attention to Lin Hao's silent complaints. Everyone stood on this piece of land that had not been exposed for thousands of years, as if standing here, they could get a glimpse of the mysteries of the evolution of the vast universe.

"Hao, come and take a picture!" The meteorologist with long chestnut hair shouted towards the tent holding up his camera.

"Oh, here we come." Lin Hao replied sullenly, walked out of the tent with a face of reluctance, and stood at the edge of the crowd.

In the camera, the scientific expedition team members of different skin colors stand shoulder to shoulder, all of them are wrapped in thick clothes and hats, only showing a pair of frosty eyes, even my own mother can't tell the difference. Whichever one comes out is your own child.

Back at the scientific research station, everyone was preparing for a so-called prehistoric permafrost dinner party celebration. Only Lin Hao silently pushed a sample box into his laboratory. He will arrive tomorrow morning These permafrost were sealed up before.

The frozen soil discovered this time is of great scientific value because it is the longest sealed frozen soil layer accessible to human beings. Therefore, all frozen soil samples used for virological research will be sent directly to the Huaguo Institute of Virology , That is to say, once the transport ship arrives at the scientific research station tomorrow morning and takes away the sample box, Lin Hao will never be able to touch this batch of samples again.

All those precious discoveries and research that may rewrite human history are no longer related to him.

Thinking of this, Lin Hao couldn't help his desire to study something. At the same time, a small voice came from a dark corner of his heart: You brought these frozen soil back, why can't you take a look? see?Just to see what's the big deal, no one will find out...

By accident, Lin Hao opened the frozen storage box where the permafrost was sealed, took out a small bag of samples, and placed them on the experimental bench.

There was a faint clamor of people rummaging through boxes and cabinets to find some good wine outside. Lin Hao seemed to feel that it was a little noisy, so he walked over and closed the door of the laboratory tightly, instantly blocking all sounds from the door.

He stared at the sample bag on the stage with burning eyes, and a desire to explore the unknown and pursue the truth resurfaced in his mind. He seemed to have returned to the youthful university days, and he wanted to realize his own value in the field of scientific research. The experimental data can be soaked in the laboratory for three days and three nights without coming out...

I'll just take a bag, and I won't do it if I don't see the virus...

extract, filter...

At this time, the voice of the bearded man suddenly came from the communication system of the laboratory. The bearded man was a soil scientist from the other side of the ocean, and he was shouting into the communicator at the top of his voice: "Hao! Come out and drink!"

Lin Hao, who is fully armed, wearing goggles, masks, gloves and protective clothing: At this moment, I don't want to take off my whole body equipment to drink that kind of wine!

It seemed that he didn't hear a response after waiting for a while, and the bearded man didn't continue to persuade him, and left by himself after saying "remember to drink after work".

The lights in the laboratory were on all night, but the wine outside dispersed after only one round. There was no other reason. Everyone had their own scientific research tasks. Behind them was the unknown North Pole and the future of mankind.

Lin Haohong stared, obviously staying up all night.At this time, he was holding a 10Ml test tube in his hand, which contained about two-thirds of the liquid, which was the result of Lin Hao's separation and filtration overnight.

Rough extraction with samples that have not been screened with high precision will not see anything.Lin Hao smiled self-deprecatingly.

I am always like this, when it comes to the end, I retreat instead, indecisive, hesitant, far worse than my seniors.

Seeing that the transport ship was coming, Lin Hao simply kept the test tubes in an incubator and prepared the storage box to be sent away.

The transport ship came on time and brought fresh...canned food, but there was still no trace of fresh melons and fruits, but another bottle of vitamin tablets was distributed to everyone.

Evil logistics.

The transport ship did not stop much, and with some first-hand samples and research materials, it set sail again and headed for the vast Arctic Ocean.

After lunch, the scientific research personnel seized the time to do their own work. For a while, the scientific research station was as quiet as a polar bear.

Lin Hao returned to the laboratory, put on his equipment, took out the test tube, and sighed.Forget it, although the conditions are a bit poor, the process is a bit rough, the concentration is a bit low, and there are a bit more impurities... But after all, I made it all night, so let's make do with it.

Fortunately, this temporary laboratory is still equipped with a top-notch electron microscope, so that the eyes of Lin University scholars will not be blinded, and even the shadow of the virus is doomed to be invisible.

Lin Hao took a deep breath and looked at the image in the electron microscope.

"Hao, come and take a look, there seems to be something in this soil sample!" The bearded man's voice came from the laboratory communication system.

Panting, Lin Hao's chest heaved violently, and he sat slumped on the floor of the laboratory. Sweat ran down his cheeks and was hidden in the mask. The exhaled air formed a white mist inside the goggles.

He stared at the electron microscope with some horror, but there was faint excitement in his eyes.In the electron microscope, several strains of the virus appeared in the small viewing area. The virus was in the form of filaments, and the two ends were twisted into a lock. It was obviously a small thing invisible to the naked eye. , but revealed a huge ferocity.

This is a brand new virus with an unprecedented virus structure, a truly prehistoric virus!

The bearded man's voice continued to come from the communication system: "Hao, Hao! Did you hear that?"

Lin Hao stood up struggling, pressed the communication button, and replied, "I'll be right there."

After speaking, he walked to the buffer zone next to the test bench, first disinfected his whole body, then took off his protective clothing, sealed the test bench, and walked out of the laboratory.

The bearded man was wearing a pair of thin disposable gloves, which were still stained with some black and unknown substances, which were granules of permafrost.

Lin Hao suppressed his surging emotions and asked, "What's wrong?"

The bearded man pulled Lin Hao towards his workshop, and said as he walked, "I want to do a preliminary soil composition analysis today, so I took a sample and softened it according to the appropriate temperature and humidity. I touched a hard object in my hand, and it hurt my palm, and when I looked, guess what I saw?"

The bearded man was worthy of being from a family of professors, and his words were full of grandeur.

Lin Hao cooperated with his performance in a good mood and asked, "What did you see?"

The bearded man mysteriously lowered his voice and said, "A small piece of bone fragment."

"What?!" Lin Hao grabbed him, "Biological debris?!"

The bearded man was quite puzzled, and said: "Of course the bone fragments are biological remains, Hao, don't be so excited..."

Before he finished speaking, Lin Hao seemed to suddenly understand something——

Clear and high-density unknown viruses in the extraction solution with simple procedures in the laboratory, and a little biological remains left in the same batch of soil...

It's not that he was lucky enough to get the frozen soil containing the virus, but that the frozen soil in that small area is likely to contain a large number of unknown viruses!Tens of thousands of years ago, before the ice layer sealed this piece of extreme northern soil, a super virus carrier fell on that piece of land...

For a moment, Lin Hao's heart was turbulent, turning back and forth a thousand times.

He grabbed the two hands of the bearded man, and saw a long tear in the disposable glove at the tiger's mouth of the bearded man's left hand. The skin inside had been cut, and a small drop of blood leaked out.

Now how to do?Among thousands of thoughts, Lin Hao suddenly thought of——

Is the virus still alive?