doomsday exile

The flight was smooth, the cabin was quiet, and the lights in the rear area were also adjusted to a dim state, so that the investigation and rescue team could get a full rest before reaching their destination.

Lu Di couldn't sleep.

He didn't want to sleep either, so he just huddled in the cabin of the flight attendant and poked the computer terminal.

Check out the history of human exploration of Antarctica and search for the discovery of Lake Vostok.

——Yes, this folder was prepared by Yan Long again, the only difference is that this time Yan Long not only gave it to him, but also gave it to the non-scientific researchers who participated in this operation.

A lot of information is not confidential, and ordinary people can get it by searching the Internet, but even a salty fish like Lu Di will not be idle to browse this kind of knowledge.

So if you don’t look at it, you don’t know. Only after looking at it can you find that the history of human beings’ real scientific research in Antarctica is not long.

Although the famous Captain Cook discovered the Antarctic waters from the 18th century, it was not until the 19th century that humans officially set foot on this isolated land, but the main range of activities was limited to the long Antarctic Peninsula.

In 1895, Norwegian explorers set foot on the Antarctic continent for the first time.

After more than ten years, mankind finally reached the South Pole.

Then pushed back in time, World War I started.

Expeditions are very expensive. When the world is in turmoil, it is difficult for anyone to put their minds on a barren and cold continent.

This is not like America in the Age of Discovery, where gold, spices and corn are found in strange lands.

After the two world wars were over, people's impression of Antarctica still remained in the reports about the expedition in newspapers decades ago. For some time, it was believed that there was a secret Nazi base in Antarctica.

"Maybe they imagined the Antarctic in front of the Alps!" Lu Di said to himself.

No matter how many sci-fi movies there are about Antarctica, there has never been any trace of human activities in Antarctica. To be more precise, there is no trace of any intelligent civilization left after this continent floated to the poles.

The average thickness of several kilometers of ice covers this land. During the half-year-long winter, blizzards are raging, and the temperature will drop to an unimaginable figure.

"Minus 89 degrees?"

Lu Di felt that the energy particles that made up him all stopped for a moment.

This number is halved, and minus 45 degrees is enough to be frightening.

Looking at it carefully, it is even more terrifying. This Antarctic freezing point was measured at the former Soviet Eastern Station above Lake Vostok.

Luckily it is March, autumn in the southern hemisphere.

The first scientific research station in Antarctica was established in the 50s. If we say that human beings know Antarctica very well, it seems to be the case after 100 years of continuous research and technological development.But this land has never shown its true colors, and a single subglacial lake may hide many secrets.

Lu Di put down the computer terminal and floated to the entrance of the cargo hold.

Sure enough, Yan Long was below, besides Chen Yan, Liu Chang, and two action members from Yanjing.

According to the introduction before, they do not belong to the special operations team, they seem to be another secret unit.

Lu Di didn't care about the specifics, anyway, he was sure that his marksmanship was better than him.

Everyone gathered around a big box, which was one of the luggage brought up by the plane when it landed in Shangdu.

"...The mechanical exoskeleton at the Kunlun base is notoriously strong."

Although the box is closed, it does not delay everyone's eager discussion.

Chen Yan waved his hands again and again, saying that he didn't know how to drive this car, but the two people from Yanjing could, but they had never seen this model before.

"It's my carrier."

Yan Long directly ended everyone's speculation.

He looked back to the cabin door and saw Lu Di's figure.

"Of course, Lu Di can also be used."

"Is it for the mental body? So advanced?" Chen Yan clicked his tongue.

Yan Long seriously corrected and said: "No, only biological AI can activate the authority. You can treat it as my car, but Lu Di can also get on this car besides me."

"So strict?" When Chen Yan heard this, he knew that this mechanical exoskeleton was definitely not ordinary, so he couldn't continue to ask about its function.

Because Yan Long wouldn't tell if he asked.

"Hey, Brother Lu, are you here?" Chen Yan followed Yan Long's gaze and turned around to find Lu Di.

Then Chen Yan asked suspiciously: "Uh... Do you feel airsick mentally? Why do you shake your head?"

Lu Di: "..."

Of course, to empty out the waste in the brain.

"It's nothing, I'm a little dizzy after reading the Antarctic scientific research materials." Lu Di made an excuse casually.

Chen Yan remembered the information in that folder, and a painful expression appeared on his face.

The locations of scientific research stations all over the map need to be memorized. Although it is not mandatory for everyone to know, but this time the mission level has marked the possibility of danger, and it is required that everyone should be prepared to survive alone, especially for operators like them. .

"I'll go back and watch right away."

Chen Yan is very conscious, even if it is difficult, he will try his best to do his best.

It's embarrassing to change to Lu Di now.

"Hey, I'm not urging you..."

Before the words were finished, everyone left one after another, ready to wrestle with the information.

Only Yan Long and Lu Di were left in the cargo hold, and the atmosphere gradually became weird.

"That...you didn't say that this might be a trap set by Delta, did you remind everyone to be careful?" Lu Di tried hard to turn herself into a working mode.

The Antarctic scientific research station will fly the national flag, and it is impossible to make a mistake.

No abnormalities were found at other sites, only Taoyuan Station was attacked, which was too targeted.

"As I mentioned, the equipment is also very complete." Yan Long pointed out a few boxes to Lu Di without hesitation, "Here is the protective helmet, the latest achievement of Professor Xia's team, which uses The data, produced on the basis of anti-infrasonic weapons, is enough for people to escape the attack range of a mental body like Richard in a short time."

Regardless of whether it is a trap or not, Taoyuan Scientific Research Station cannot give up.

Missing staff members, if they die unfortunately, their remains must also be sent back to their home countries.

"Huaxia can ignore this inexplicable organization, but if he finds us, we won't back down." Yan Long said firmly.

They were unprepared last time on the Shangdu Highway, but this time it will be different.

***

The Vostok region is the flattest ice sheet on the Antarctic continent.

At first, it was because it was too flat that it attracted the attention of scientists, and then put forward the hypothesis of a subglacial lake.

The existence of this subglacial lake was not confirmed until 1996, with an area of ​​about [-] square meters. Now there are more than a dozen scientific research stations, large and small, distributed along the lake area, the largest of which is the Federal Scati Station, which is a A site that is staffed all year round.

The researchers who were working hard at the moment suddenly felt a strange vibration on the ground.

Immediately afterwards, many instruments also experienced recording interruption and signal shielding.

"Has the weather outside changed?"

The Antarctic blizzard after autumn often causes this situation, and everyone is used to it.

"No, the radar echo did not show that there will be bad weather just now... Everyone pay attention!"

The station master suddenly remembered the attack on Huaxia Taoyuan Station the day before yesterday, and his expression changed. He called everyone to find weapons and put on cold-proof protective clothing.

The Scati Station is in the shape of a gourd as a whole, and scientific researchers mainly work in the larger circular building, while the smaller one is the rest area.

In terms of safety, the work area is at a higher level, so everyone didn't make a fuss about running away, but their expressions were unavoidably panicked.

This is Antarctica, not a place where you can get help by running out and shouting for help. The most important thing is to send out a distress signal.

"Skadi called Orient Station...Skadi called Angola Station..."

A staff member was sweating profusely with headphones on, looking for a signal.

Usually at such times, they would go outside the scientific research station with satellite phones or satellite signal receivers to set up antennas or adjust the frequency, but no one dared to go out now.

The tremors continued to intensify.

Suddenly the alarm sounded, and the system sound of the scientific research station also reminded at the same time: "There is a lot of water in the C3 area."

Everyone's faces turned pale.

C3 is the work area with detection drills. Generally, drills are carried out outdoors. However, the ice layer above Vostok is too thick, and because of international agreements, ordinary drills and equipment cannot be used for operations. The scientific community is worried about drills. It will bring modern bacteria and microorganisms into the subglacial lake that has been closed for countless years, thereby causing damage to the ancient ecosystem. Therefore, the drilling operation requirements for the Vostok subglacial lake are very strict, and even the staff must enter and exit. Wear protective clothing.

"Didn't the C3 area be closed yesterday?"

"Yes... yes!"

In fact, after the accident at Taoyuan Station, everyone's first reaction was that the danger came from the subglacial lake.

Compared with the speculation that after the governments of various countries heard the news, they suspected that "people" did it, suspected that the Chinese people had made some major discoveries, and then were attacked and taken away by a country disguised as a monster, the scientists at these Antarctic scientific research stations were more inclined to There is something in the lake.

Of course, they didn't want to guess that way, mainly because there were no monsters on the Antarctic continent, and those who were willing to stay here for scientific research at this time knew each other.

Although we don't meet every day, we communicate and say hello every day, just like living in the same village.

It would be false to say how good the relationship is, but the relationship is not that bad. The biggest contradiction is the academic debate.

——Are you crazy to destroy a scientific research site in a big country for academic debate?

The staff at the Skadi station turned on the monitoring tremblingly, and they found that the water level was rising.

"No, this..."

Before he finished speaking, the monitor disappeared.

The frantic gushing water column is like a fountain.

Because of the special structure of the subglacial lake, the oxygen content of the lake water is very high. When it suddenly comes into contact with the air, a large amount of gas reacts. Coupled with the effect of pressure, the gushing water brings a lot of foam, which is still expanding.

"It's okay, the door in C3 area can withstand this kind of impact, we calculated it."

The station master tried his best to calm down and comfort everyone.

As a result, there was a scream in the room, and everyone looked over there quickly, and suddenly found that there was water leaking in the gaps in the house.

The scientific research station is like a sealed container, and the walls are also nailed together with special plates. Now it seems to be a cage.

"leave here!"

The station master gritted his teeth and made a decision.

At this time, everyone had already put on their winter clothes. Someone wanted to pick up the machine, but the station master scolded him angrily with red eyes, and then he dismantled the two hard drives and stuffed them into his clothes.

When the studio door was opened, it was impressive to see that there was water on the ground outside.

Everyone ran to the door in a panic, where there was a snowmobile with communication equipment on it.

"boom."

There was a loud noise, and a huge black object rushed over from the corridor wrapped in water waves.

Before a researcher had time to dodge, his body was hit and flew straight out.

The crowd was scattered by the water waves, and while struggling to move their arms, they shouted desperately.

Only the station master grabbed something on the wall to fix his body, staring at the shadow in the water.

——a conical hard shell like a stalactite, waving tentacles like brachiopods, leaving marks of sharp teeth on the object.

The author has something to say: Straight Shell Nautilus

The ocean overlord of the Ordovician, the length can reach six meters to ten meters, spraying water forward, the speed in the water is amazing

relative of the modern octopus squid

It was at the end of the Ordovician that the Antarctic continent floated to the South Pole due to violent plate movement