doomsday exile

"The weather is fine, and the weather radar shows that it won't rain for two hours..."

Several people helped the pilot of the diving cabin put on the simple life-support equipment one after the other, and checked the locator on his body.

Although the diving chamber is very safe, according to Huaxia's habits, there will be another set of plans for unexpected situations.

"This is an airbag life-saving device. It is effective as long as the seawater depth does not exceed 1000 meters. If an accident occurs, it is recommended to try to maneuver the cockpit to a position above 600 meters before using it. This will increase the chance of survival."

The staff explained to Zhu Zhu how the device works while gesturing while talking.

Zhu Zhu listened very carefully.

He didn't think it was "unlucky" at all, or he was afraid of "flag".

Scientific research cannot be left to chance.

Even if you want to gamble, you gamble again when you have no choice.

Knowing that there may be risks in advance, it is impossible to prepare seriously.Just like Huaxia received the early warning of the tsunami this time. In the end, except for Shangdu and Banggang, other places were not affected by the tsunami. Some people said that it was a waste of work, which affected production and life and caused panic. Is this idea correct?Certainly not.

In short, you can gamble with anyone, and you must not be angry. If you want to gamble with nature.

The team leader personally came over to give them encouragement, plus an introduction.

Although I have been abroad for three days, there are too many people in the team, plus there are servicemen on the warship, so people who have never dealt with work, that is, they are familiar with each other, and they don't know the origin and name of the other party at all.

"This is Zhu Zhu, transferred from above; this is Yao Ping, the reserve operator of the diving chamber."

It was a bit funny to read Zhu Zhu's name, but with the addition of the following sentence, everyone stopped laughing immediately.

Chinese characters are extensive and profound, and one sentence has many meanings. Since he took the initiative to invite Ying to enter the diving chamber, the person in charge quickly agreed, indicating that Zhu Zhu did not "go through the back door". He may have other tasks, or he may be very reliable. colleague".

It's not convenient to joke around.

Yao Ping, the pilot of the diving cabin, was even a little embarrassed, and shook hands with Zhu Zhu.

The person in charge patted their shoulders and continued to explain:

"Everything is carried out according to the manual, communication is maintained, and Xiao Yao is in charge. Zhu Zhu is here to assist you. He has brought relatively advanced detection equipment."

Yao Ping glanced at Zhu Zhu suspiciously, and found that everyone was wearing similar equipment.

As for the scanning glasses pushed on the forehead, everyone in the team has one, and the difference is absolutely indistinguishable from the appearance.

Zhu Zhu didn't explain, and just smiled at his temporary partner Yao Ping.

For this underwater operation, Zhu Zhu could only bring Lu Di.

The laptop was handed over to Yuan Zhongxia.

"The topographic map of the target water area has been sent to the computer in the diving cabin, and the sonar detection equipment has not found any abnormalities." Yan Long kept checking and monitoring various data results. He watched Zhu Zhu and Yao Ping enter the water through the camera on the computer screen. The diving cabin, and then the crane on the deck "grabs" the diving cabin, then slowly moves to the side of the ship, takes the diving cabin into a depth of about 30 meters, and only releases the catch after making sure that the diving cabin will not hit the bottom of the ship .

"Youlong, you have left, I wish you all the best."

"Youlong has been received, the thrusters are working, everything is normal, thank you."

The underwater operation camera is divided into two parts, one is outside the cabin and the other is inside the cabin, which can record the operation process and help the operator find unexpected situations in time.

Lu Di knew that the boat could see the situation here, and there was still Yao Ping in the diving cabin, so he didn't come out and kept silent.

The diving chamber is slowly descending.

At first, the sea water was almost transparent turquoise blue, which looked like a piece of transparent emerald under the rendering of sunlight.

As the depth increases, the sunlight seems to become a mirror hanging above the head, shaking and shaking, making people dizzy.

——It’s like falling into a deep well that goes up and down.

The gradually darkening sea brings a sense of oppression.

It's like entering a nightmare. This kind of distorted and out-of-reality feeling makes people unable to control themselves and constantly produces nervous emotions.

"Hi, is it your first time to go to sea?" Yao Ping opened the chat mode in a timely manner.

This is to ease the inner emotions, and it is also the benefit of two people performing underwater operations.

If there is no Zhu Zhu, he will use the communication to chat with the sea to relax.

Yao Ping saw that Zhu Zhu's brows were getting tighter and tighter, so he decided to start talking first.

"Not used to it? It will be fine after a while, don't look at the sea, you will feel dizzy."

"Well, I haven't tried it, but let's go to the sea, isn't it a bit..."

Before Zhu Zhu finished speaking, there was laughter in the cabin and on the boat on the sea.

Now those who go to sea to do scientific research are generally younger, and the oldest team leader is only 50 years old. They are basically born after the new century, so they can understand this joke. "Well, never dived?"

"I dived when I was on vacation in Sanya a few years ago, and it was only seven or eight meters."

Snorkeling can see coral reefs and tropical fish, enjoy the bright sunshine and beautiful sea water, the feeling is completely different.

Zhu Zhu held on to the glasses and pulled them down to look at the scanned field of view.

Outside the cabin are indescribable line-like objects, some are thick, some are thin, and some are swirling like a vortex. They seem to be messy, but after careful consideration, there are certain patterns interspersed in them, as if they are trapped in a famous painting by Picasso.

Zhu Zhu: "..."

Is this the world in the "eyes" of the ghost?

terrible.

It turns out that everyone is really not a dimensional creature.

"This is the seawater detection feedback map. The thickest one should be the monsoon current." Lu Di said in the headset attached to the scanning glasses.

He knew what Zhu Zhu was thinking, because Lu Di was also shocked to see this picture after entering the water, and almost thought that the glasses were powerful enough to record everything he saw.

Then Lu Di realized that he had misunderstood.

The carrier is just a carrier to the ghost, he is not Yan Long, and there is no possibility of merging with these instruments.

Professor Xia put a lot of effort into making these carriers. Although it was based on the improvement of Yan Long's carrier, in order to prevent these things from being disturbed by the energy particles of the ghost and losing their original functions, a special alloy was used to make them. components and enclosures.

Lu Di took a look at the price of materials through Zhu Zhu, and then Lu Di said that he would completely forget about it, otherwise it would be a nightmare.

I hope this mission goes well, at least don't scrap the "carrier", I can't afford to be hurt!

Only Zhu Zhu could hear Lu Di's voice.

Now the sunlight has completely disappeared, and the surroundings are dark, with occasional floating spots of light.

At this moment, a group of black things suddenly hit the front wall of the diving chamber.

Everyone was startled, Yao Ping stabilized in time.

Under the light of the diving cabin, the mass quickly deformed and changed color, and then quickly swam backwards.

"...a big squid."

The soft body covered the entire front wall of the diving chamber. It was probably attracted by the light, and spewed out a lot of ink when frightened, which caused the fright just now.

"It's okay, the outer cabin is very strong." Yao Ping comforted.

Zhu Zhu made a gesture he knew.

At this time, he suddenly heard Lu Di say: "There are many more."

Zhu Zhu was taken aback for a moment, and then many "huge" shadows appeared on the camera screen, circling around the diving chamber.

"Youlong, you have encountered a group of giant squids, turn off the lights immediately."

"Received, executed."

Yao Ping quickly pressed a few buttons. Not only did the lights in front of the diving cabin go out, but a baffle was placed in front of the cockpit to block the light from the instruments inside the diving cabin. Now the diving cabin is a black circular ghost in the sea.

Squid are very phototaxis, and fishing boats will use lights to lure them when fishing for squid.

Yao Ping looked nervously at the instrument. The diving chamber had data on the sonar reflections of dangerous creatures, but the main target was sharks.

"These flashing dots..."

Zhu Zhu stared at the screen.

Thinking of what Lu Di said just now, Zhu Zhu asked in shock, "Did we fall into a squid nest?"

The one I ran into just now is conservatively estimated to be eight meters long.

Some species of giant squid can reach 15 to 18 meters. This size can completely envelop the diving chamber. They are a race that fights sperm whales with their lives. Regardless of the invertebrates, their wrist strength is so strong that you doubt life.

And they don't have a good temper.

"Engine and propeller noise has been reduced to a minimum."

Yao Ping complained while operating, "I don't want to compete with these guys in the sea unless I have a machine armor."

Zhu Zhu couldn't help asking: "Have you met?"

"No, but I heard from the seniors of the scientific research that this thing is very troublesome. There was once a British submersible that was almost turned into a spinning top by a group of giant squid. Although the quality is high, the people inside are fine, but the Psychological feelings... My God, I don’t want to use this diving chamber to go to the textbooks of my younger siblings. You must know that the British submersible is placed in a museum, and everyone can touch the shell a few times The trace left by the giant squid."

Yao Ping was complaining, when the communication from the sea cut in.

"Youlong, report your current situation, over."

"The water depth is 402 meters, and it is slowly descending. The diving chamber is not damaged. Please report the movement status of the giant squid group, over."

Zhu Zhu subconsciously tapped his glasses with his knuckles.

Lu Di said through the headset: "The front cabin baffle is lowered, so I can't see what's going on outside."

Yao Ping muttered over there: "It's not normal, why are there so many giant squids in this sea area?"

Giant squid are deep-sea creatures and do not gather in groups unless they reproduce.

"Youlong, please move slowly towards the north of the target. A group of giant squids is passing by your location. It is estimated that the thrusters can be turned on in 3 minutes. It's over."

"Youlong received... wait, there is a foreign object ahead, it is the sonar reflection of a whale! It's over!"

The people in the diving cabin and the people on the sea stared at a dozen whales chasing the giant squids.

"Youlong, be careful to dodge!"

"..."

This time Yao Ping didn't even have time to answer, Zhu Zhu was beside him reporting the data.

The possibility of collision is very small, but the impact carried by a group of whales is definitely enough.

After 10 minutes, Yao Ping breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the light spots go away, wiped his sweat and said, "Maybe we caught up with the sperm whales fighting the giant squids."

Lu Di didn't speak. He had a feeling that the group just now didn't seem to be hunting, but seemed to be evacuating for their lives?

However, the instrument did not capture abnormal data, and he did not feel that there was anything wrong.

"Youlong has crossed the thermocline, the current depth is 641, it is located directly above the target..."

"The depth is 750, and the scene on the seabed can be photographed. The instrument reports that the target is broken into more than 30 pieces. I am choosing a larger one."

The baffle of the front cabin rose slowly, and Lu Di also saw the situation on the bottom of the sea.

His pupils shrank suddenly, and the cloudy and blurry picture of the seabed was like a blanket covering the stove in his eyes. There were fires in all directions, and the source of the flames was the trench in the distance.

"How long does it take to catch the meteorite and float up again?" Lu Di asked hurriedly.

Zhu Zhu was taken aback for a moment, and immediately asked Yao Ping.

"Uh, half an hour?"

"If you don't get anything, how about leaving immediately?"

Facing the voice suddenly appearing in the diving chamber, Yao Ping was startled, but instinctively thought it was other communication facilities.

"...It will take 25 minutes. Collecting meteorites is very fast, mainly to promote the process of surfacing."

"The sooner the better, there may be a submarine volcano under the trench, and there is a danger of eruption."

Lu Di originally wanted Zhu Zhu to leave immediately, but seeing the calm flow of the flames, it didn't look like he would turn his back on him right away.

"What?" Yao Ping shook his hand.

"Don't mess up!" Zhu Zhu said immediately, "There is nothing wrong now."

Yao Ping nodded mechanically.

"The data here cannot be detected on the sea surface. It may be due to the topography of the trench. Is there an instrument in the diving chamber that can check it?" Lu Di asked.

"I brought it." Zhu Zhu got up and squatted to the back cabin, buckled a detector capable of carrying deep water pressure on the fishing rod, and then pressed the fishing equipment into the pressure cabin.

As soon as the salvage facility was released, Zhu Zhu received the data from the detector.

"Youlong called the sea surface, the data has been transmitted."

"...Analyzing the data, Youlong, just choose one meteorite, pick it up and leave."

Lu Di stared at the outside of the cabin. The diving cabin did not dare to land on the seabed. Yao Ping used remote control to make the salvage collection equipment approach the nearest meteorite.