doomsday exile

Yao Ping tapped the button in panic.

Although they have undergone countless simulation trainings, no matter how good the psychological quality is, they can't handle this kind of repeated accidents again and again, and the submarine volcano is still emitting "heat". escaped.

Who wants to be back in the pot?

"Damn it, the thrusters are completely unresponsive!"

Yao Ping is going crazy, everything can be broken, this really can't be broken.

The weight of the diving cabin is very heavy, and the buoyancy of the seawater cannot support it, and the Youlong is sinking slowly.

"Can you control the direction and fall to another place?" Zhu Zhu asked anxiously.

As long as you get out of the collision and explosion range between the high-temperature gas emitted by the magma and the deep-cold sea water, you will not become fried dumplings at the bottom of the pot, and you can buy time to wait for rescue.

"No, the right side hull is damaged! Did you forget?"

Yao Ping closed his eyes in pain, and shook his head again and again, "When we rushed out, we were also affected by the shock wave of the explosion, and the water pressure damage we suffered was even greater. If we continue to sink, we don't need to land on the seabed, as long as we are above 700 meters After staying underwater for 10 minutes, I suspect that something will go wrong with the second layer of the cabin! As for the third layer of the cabin..."

He reached out and slammed the bulkhead, smiling wryly.

"This is the mezzanine where various instruments are placed, including the oxygen circulation equipment, and the pressure chamber. If the second layer of the chamber is destroyed, the people on the sea can basically declare that we have sacrificed."

At this time, Lu Di said aloud: "Maybe the thruster is stuck by something."

Lu Di didn't believe that a single collision with a sperm whale could damage the propeller, and the quality of Huaxia's scientific research diving chamber is not that good.

Yao Ping said anxiously: "Of course, of course...it's possible, the problem is that we only have this one propeller left, and the other one was blown off by the steam from the bottom of the sea, and the camera over there was also broken. There is no way to go out to check the situation, I have turned on the seaweed cleaning mode, and shut down and restarted, but it still can’t solve the problem.”

Zhu Zhu gestured and tried his best to comfort him: "Calm down, if the two propellers are damaged, are there any emergency measures?"

Yao Ping nodded first, and then smiled wryly: "Yes, our engine is good, but the thruster doesn't respond. If we adopt emergency ascent, we can bypass the propulsion system, and we turn the cabin body to face the sea... In this way, the diving cabin Pushing to the surface of the sea, but our position is too deep, this wave can only bring us up to a water area of ​​more than 300 meters, and then the diving chamber will continue to sink, and this operation cannot be performed a second time."

Zhu Zhu looked at the scale of 572 meters on the meter, and remembered the reminder when the staff helped him put on the life-support equipment before entering the water. He gritted his teeth and said, "That's it, I'll open the pressure chamber. When we reach the water area of ​​300 meters, we will take it with us." The meteorite escaped from the diving chamber."

"You mean, abandon the Youlong?"

Yao Ping hugged his head angrily, in great pain.

"No, no, you don't know the value of this diving chamber... If it falls to the bottom of the sea, there is no chance of survival."

Yao Ping obviously regarded the Youlong as a life, but Zhu Zhu knew that if there was any further delay and the Youlong sank to waters below 600 meters, the chances of the life-support device being effective would be greatly reduced.

"If the meteorite is not brought up, the Youlong will be sacrificed in vain."

"Then you go back, I want to stay here."

Yao Ping persisted and even started to unbuckle Zhu Zhu's seat belt.

"No!"

Zhu Zhu couldn't help but cut to the communication channel, and was about to call, only to hear a more suffocating news.

"...Call the Youlong, you and the giant squid fled to the same direction, we are driving towards you, and maintain a parallel position after 3 minutes."

It seems that the voices of disputes on the sea can still be heard on the communication channel.

"Hurry up and think of a way to lure the giant squids away, otherwise they won't even be able to abandon the Youlong and use the maintenance airbags to float up... their lives will be in danger!"

Just think about the result of the floating air bag crashing into the giant squid.

Zhu Zhu and Yao Ping looked at each other and let go of their hands at the same time.

There is no need to argue.

This time it was Lu Di's turn to hug his head.

Because he led the way.

In fact, there is no need for Lu Di to explain, everyone knows why this happened.

——The instinct of creatures will choose to stay away from danger, and the safe direction that Lu Di "sees" is also the same way.

The hot lava erupted and the interference of strong magnetic particles not only interrupted the communication of Youlong, but also disturbed the senses of the sperm whales.

But if you don't go this way, you may be lost in the "deep water explosion wave".

That is to say, I have been making the best choice all the way, escaped from death, and are still in deep trouble.

"There must be another way, Zhu Zhu, I'll go out and have a look." Lu Di said in the headset.

"You don't have gloves, and they are not waterproof. Even if we see something stuck in the thruster, there is nothing we can do."

Zhu Zhu spoke into the headset.

In his panic, he forgot to turn off the communication channel, and the sound came to the surface of the sea.

When Lu Di said that the propeller was stuck, the people on the sea didn't notice it, but this time it was different.

"what happened?"

Why did the third sound come out of the diving chamber?

Seeing that the situation was not good, Yuan Zhongxia quickly looked at Yan Long.

From the interruption of Youlong's communication to the whale collision accident after it was restored, Yuan Zhongxia watched things go down the abyss all the way, dumbfounded and unable to help.

At this time, another surprise appeared on the screen.

——The video footage in the cabin was recovered along with the communication.

Lu Di floated out of the carrier directly.

The shell of the diving chamber is very dense, and he cannot go out directly, but can only float to the entrance of the pressure chamber where the machinery is put in.

Yao Ping was lying on the instrument panel and fiddled desperately, but he didn't see Lu Di, but the sea was different.

"Is there really a third person?!"

"Quiet, that's the virtual image of AI, and my main body is here." Yan Long said suddenly.

Everyone looked at the laptop in Yuan Zhongxia's hand in shock.

Yuan Zhongxia: "..."

He was also shocked, he didn't know when Yan Long and Lu Di got together.

At this time, in the camera screen, Zhu Zhu opened the pressure chamber and dragged in the specimen box containing the meteorite, and then Lu Di's figure disappeared.

"...What are they doing? Preserving the meteorite? Why did the AI ​​go to see it?" The researcher in front of the monitoring screen was very puzzled.

"The pressure chamber was opened, and Assistant Zhu released the equipment to let the AI ​​determine the specific failure of the propeller."

Yan Long deliberately tuned his voice to be similar to Lu Di's. At first hearing, he really thought that Lu Di was the same AI as him.

None of the crowd could see Zhu Zhu's actions clearly. They really wanted to turn the screen upside down, but the situation didn't allow it.

Yan Long wasn't afraid to check it after the fact. When the crisis was resolved, this video would be confidential, and not anyone who wanted to watch it could see it.

And for AI, everyone has a deep-rooted concept-artificial intelligence will not lie.

"The AI ​​carried by Assistant Zhu detected the crustal activity in the trench, so they escaped this danger."

The team leader of the scientific expedition frowned. He didn't know much about biological AI, and he couldn't waste time explaining it now. He urged, "Quickly, let out the simulated whale cry to lure away the sperm whales and giant squids." Group. Where is our throwing lamp, can it be thrown more than 300 meters away?"

"The length of the winch cable is only 200 meters."

"No, not enough depth!"

"Then the two ends are connected, the clasp is very strong, and the length is 400 meters..."

At this time, the laptop screen suddenly lit up: "Can these buckles hold the diving chamber at a depth of more than 300 meters?"

Everyone was taken aback, obviously not used to AI asking questions.

"Yes, this is a special material that can bear weight and pressure. This kind of traction rope and alloy locks are used in space, but the problem is that we can't buckle the cable to the space station as accurately as a spaceship. Above the diving chamber! Even if we try our best to keep on the sea surface above the diving chamber, even if we have the specific positioning of the diving chamber, it will not work! There is no way to connect automatically!"

"I can."

Yan Long's words surprised Yuan Zhongxia.

What do you do with a laptop?

Yan Long looked at the team leader and said: "Get the cable ready, 'I' will do my best to let it hang on the diving chamber."

Yan Long heard all the conversations in the diving cabin. They also talked about the winch cable on the deck in the past two days. Same choice as him.

"Don't use the specimen box, it's too late. Find a diving suit and stuff the gloves into it as a carrier."

Yan Long said quickly, "The diving suit is fixed on the cable, ejected into the sea at the fastest speed, and called the Youlong to prepare for emergency ascent."

The person in charge of the scientific research and salvage team's eyes lit up, and the plan was very feasible.

"...Youlong, the situation is like this. The AI ​​​​needs to transmit data between the splits, carry equipment into the sea, please be ready at any time, and start emergency ascent as soon as it receives the signal, it's over!"

Zhu Zhu was dumbfounded when he heard that, when did Lu Di become Yan Long's split body?

What data transmission, Yan Long is waiting for Lu Di to go to the sea!

When Zhu Zhu sent Lu Di out of the diving cabin, Zhu Zhu proposed to go to the sea to find a way to buckle the gloves into the waterproof equipment, and then hold the noise equipment to drive away the whales and giant squids.

But Lu Di said that there is a better way.

Zhu Zhu fell into deep thought.

At this time, Lu Di, who was "moving quickly", finally reached the surface of the sea. The moment he left the water, the energy particles recombined in the air, because it was too fast and too fast, causing instability, like a blurred image with a bad signal.

The stunned crowd: "..."

"The carrier is in the diving suit, this is the cable." Yuan Zhongxia stretched his head and shouted.

Lu Di: "..."

Lu Di suspects that the new product scanning glasses can read thoughts, otherwise, why have everything been ready without saying a word?

It should be Yan Long, right?

Lu Di looked at the side of the ship.

Yan Long remained silent since Lu Di appeared, and the screen turned off automatically.

Before Lu Di had time to speak, he saw the diving suit dragged by the long cable and being "shot" into the sea like a cannonball.

Chase!

Lu Di's figure scattered in the sea water like foam.

Yuan Zhongxia leaning on the side of the boat: "..."

This disappearing effect is like a virtual game screen.

The laptop lit up as soon as Lu Di left, and the others stared at the screen to see the location of the cable and the diving chamber.

"Call Youlong, get ready to go home, over."

"Youlong received it. I want to buy a lottery ticket after I go ashore. It's over."

Yao Ping took a deep breath, leaned against the back of the chair, put on a protective helmet, and quickly knocked down the emergency command to float on the engine.

Zhu Zhu gave him a confident gesture beside him.

The diving chamber jets upward rapidly, and the sea water is turbulent.

At the same time, it was the fast falling cable.

Lu Di caught up with the cable after 1 minute, struggled to "wear" into the diving suit, and grabbed the grapple at the end of the cable with his control gloves.

The figure in the diving suit is flat in the sea, except for the two hands holding the grapple, the other parts are twisted arbitrarily, and the scene is extremely strange.

If it weren't for the shoulders and back of the diving suit being firmly fixed on the cable, it is estimated that it would have been washed away by the waves at this time and turned into a jellyfish.

Lu Di calmly looked at the mass of black "rushing" from below. Before it arrived, that force was very clear in his vision, like an oncoming train. He didn't even blink his eyes, because it Menacing, stamina is disappearing.

Like a horse that is about to run.

It is also like standing on the cliff by the sea, feeling the waves that are coming but unwilling to recede slowly.

——How can two objects that are coming towards each other meet perfectly without any damage?

Temporary calculations of this problem may require quantum computers.

Lu Di doesn't need it.

"Eyes" and "brain" will tell him when is the most suitable time.

As the water depth increased, the force from the cable disappeared, and Lu Di began to drag the cable forward.

"Crack."

When the first grapple goes up, the other fixed locks on the mechanical center of the grapple pop out automatically, in the shape of an octopus, and firmly hold the right front of the cabin.

The two people in the diving cabin inevitably tilted with the cabin.

The person on the surface of the sea held his breath, looked at the only bulging glove of the diving suit, pulled the grab hook of the second cable without hesitation, and clasped the left rear of the top cover of the diving chamber.

Uplift buoyancy has completely disappeared.

"Crack, click."

The third and the fourth were also buckled to the roof of the cabin, and the diving cabin continued to sink for more than 30 meters. The cable was completely stretched, and the cabin shook violently and stopped.

Yao Ping and Zhu Zhu let out a sigh of relief and collapsed on their seats without moving.

Everyone on the sea applauded and cheered, and then they knew that the crisis had not been completely resolved, so they quickly and carefully started the winch.

A quarter of an hour later, the diving cabin of Youlong broke through the water.

Lu Di had already left the diving suit, and returned to the scanning glasses after Zhu Zhu left the cabin.

Yan Long's voice came from the earpiece: "You did a good job, and you have a tacit understanding."

"call."

Lu Di breathed a sigh of relief, looking at the diving cabin being dragged onto the deck.

Today is too exciting.

Seeing Yuan Zhongxia, Lu Di also had a look of rejoicing for the rest of his life after the catastrophe.

——Sometimes, seeing your comrades in danger, you are more anxious and afraid than your comrades.

Lu Di felt that it was better to think from a different angle, to tell the truth, and to ease the atmosphere: "Don't mention it, once we heard that this big guy is worth hundreds of millions, our tacit understanding nerves caught up-no matter what, we must save! Let them go Thank you, Professor Xia, for writing a letter of thanks to the Shangdu base! Look, we don’t just make war damage bills, we will recover the losses! The war damage personnel stood up in front of the scientific researchers today!!”

The author has something to say: It is said that foreign fighter pilots always parachute when they say skydiving

Our country... always wants to try its best to save it and prevent it from falling

So Yao Ping's thoughts at the time were quite normal.

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Yan Long: I know Lu Di

Yan Long: Lu Di is very smart

Yan Long: He will definitely do this

Lu Di: Oh my god, I heard it's so expensive, I'll try my best to get it

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Rescue in the eyes of others: artificial intelligence on-the-spot calculation, successful docking

Actual rescue: Ghost pretends to be AI, autonomously docks, and manually snaps the lock.

There is a kind of propaganda that our company uses AI to automatically write programs for customers. In fact, bald overtime programmers pretend to be AI and write them manually (bushi)