Chapter 449 Meteorite fragments in the desolate sea
Blue Starfish Desolate Sea.
At this time, there were several large scientific research ships staying above the sea area, and the detection helicopters on the rear apron also took off to conduct detection work in the surrounding sea area, and the whistling sound continued.
This is the first time that Qinglong Base has sent scientific researchers to conduct exploration work here since the meteorite hit the deserted sea.
After the meteorite impact, the Desolate Sea did not change significantly. This is due to the fact that 99% of the entire Blue Starfish area is a background of sea water.
After experiencing the natural disaster caused by the impact of the meteorite originally codenamed [Tianmo], the damaged area of Blue Sea Star returned to its original appearance at an incredible speed.
The impact of the Demon Meteor caused the extinction of small-scale biological groups. Fortunately, the pioneer Aian informed the association that they had collected the biological database of the entire blue sea star creature in advance, which made those extinct biological groups Got a chance to be resurrected.
After Qinglong Base re-entered Blue Star, the project was carried out in batches, with the priority being to restore the Blue Star ecosystem.
Because they had already done this operation before, it was too familiar to do it again now. Even the internal documents reported to the Red Dragon Association directly explained the content of their work. As a result, the progress of the project has been accelerated a lot.
The restoration of the ecosystem is a small matter for the Red Dragon Association at this time, and their most important work has just begun.
"It's basically consistent with the previous detection results."
In the cabin, a person took out the analysis table that was just measured, and said to the middle-aged man wearing glasses behind him: "This meteorite does not contain radiation. The biggest impact after coming down is that we got some Kara Zerg, which doesn’t seem to be a big problem.”
The middle-aged man nodded and said to this person: “All the omnics were checked before. Several times, there is no radiation problem here."
"Then let's release the deep-diving equipment next?"
"It can be released after the inspection is completed."
"Understood."
The man walked towards the door. The sea breeze outside made him feel somewhat relaxed and happy. The Desolate Sea is also a very beautiful place, but it is a pity that the association was completely No one is allowed to come here.
After all, the depth of the Desolate Sea is completely unknown. A large number of dangerous Leviathan creatures wander here daily. This area was originally listed as a restricted area by the association. The purpose is to prevent unexpected situations.
Now that the meteorite codenamed Heavenly Demon has landed here and all the Leviathan creatures existing in the Desolate Sea have disappeared, they have applied to conduct environmental exploration and special exploration in this sea area.
The main direction of today’s work is to find the Demonic Meteor that landed here, and secondly to find the Leviathan biological group here. It is best to find the Poseidon Leviathan...
The scientific research ship they are on today is a brand new model built with funds from the association, called Intrepid Explorer 1, and there are ships 2 and 3 next to it.
This kind of scientific research vessel, the Explorer, is a mother ship that supports manned deep submersibles carrying domestically produced scientific research equipment. It adopts an extremely advanced electric propulsion system and positioning system, which can provide sufficient support for ocean scientific research. The power and automatic cruise function can not only support deep sea and abyss unmanned intelligent equipment to carry out various sea trial tasks, but can also carry the 10,000-meter manned deep submersible "Discovery", which can handle far more work than Fuxi Control There are many more omnics.
Of course, the Explorer research ship is also equipped with more than a dozen standard engineering intelligent machines. These specially improved intelligent machines can also dive deep into waters below 5,000 meters, and many tasks also require Do these things.
The ship has a total length of 160 meters, a width of 32 meters, a maximum speed of 25 knots, and an endurance of more than 35,000 nautical miles. Its stability and structural strength are designed according to the safety requirements of level 16 typhoon sea conditions. It can carry 180 scientific expedition members at the same time. Continuous operations at sea for several months.
The scientific research ship has a large and comprehensive on-board laboratory with a total area of over 3,000 square meters, covering basic geology, geomagnetism, microbiology, marine science, natural gas hydrates, geophysics... internal configuration The world-class magnetic shielding room, ultra-clean experimental room and the world's first shipboard automatic core transmission and storage system can meet the research requirements of all disciplines in the marine field.
Under normal circumstances, super scientific research ships with this configuration will be used for ocean exploration work jointly carried out by multinationals. At this time, they were used by the Red Dragon Association to work in the deserted sea, and there were three ships at once, which can be called It's top-notch luxury configuration.
The man walked to the door of the rear cabin and happened to bump into the person inside coming out. After the two looked at each other, they immediately realized that they were about to start releasing the deep-diving device, and the person hurriedly retreated.
"Director Li, I am about to go to the working platform to check the equipment. The instrument just showed that there is a small problem with our floating mobile working platform."
He just said this After that, the staff behind him rushed over in a hurry, "Technician Wang, it's okay!"
Technician Wang asked in surprise: "Didn't the alarm lights turn on just now?"
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"Our staff did not turn on the safety controller, and the equipment automatically turned on the alarm light... The inspection has been completed and there is no problem."
"That's good."
Director Li smiled Looking at the conversation between the two, he and Technician Wang slowly walked in after the staff left: "After the equipment inspection is completed, the deep-diving device can be launched. You all know the main content of our work this time. The most important thing this time is The main thing is to explore the sea area of about 10,000 meters..."
Technician Wang nodded and said to Director Li: "There are still some parts of the new mobile operating platform that are not very skillful to operate. After all, it is New equipment.”
“Some staff have not used the equipment a few times, and they can only try to do many things.”
"There are a lot of opportunities, just let them get proficient slowly. Although the work here is important, it is not life-or-death yet. Proficiency is gained little by little, right?"
Both of them laughed. When they got up, they had already reached the mobile working platform. The huge square mobile working platform was suspended on the crane, and several people below were checking the equipment data.
This set of mobile operating platforms was independently developed by the Outpost Deep Sea Science and Engineering Research Institute. The equipment uses the "Intrepid Explorer" scientific research ship as the operating mother ship, and is used for scientific investigation, engineering applications, and emergency rescue. as the main task.
The platform can provide a variety of universal interfaces such as hydraulics, electricity, communication, monitoring and control, etc., to facilitate the installation of various operating tools and modules to carry out deep seabed scientific investigation and engineering operations.
The maximum working water depth for its single launch is about 6,000 meters. If it is deeper, the device needs to dive by itself.
The platform uses a large number of self-developed components such as multi-function valve boxes and analog cameras. Other major components such as thrusters, watertight connectors, and oil pumps are all made of new materials. They are 100% made by Origin Star. Many materials have been replaced with cost-effective materials for deep diving. The higher the special material of the origin star, the cost is actually reduced a lot. The self-inspection of the equipment has been completed, and the area they are currently in is also the scheduled exploration area, which means everything is ready and all they need is the east wind.
Director Li immediately contacted the main control room through the communicator. After receiving the second confirmation, he waved to Technician Wang to indicate that it was time to start.
The mobile working platform quickly made an index sound of the iron chain, and then the machine was automatically controlled and began to lower the deep-diving device downwards.
The deep-diving device is not an individual, but a giant container-like object that is loaded as a whole.
It is also loaded with unmanned remotely operated submersibles, autonomous submersibles, unmanned submersibles, deep submersibles and underwater drones. Except for the manned submersibles that are not on it, the rest of the things that can be loaded are all here. On the mobile platform.
The autonomous submersible inside is actually an intelligent machine controlled by Fuxi. It can navigate and perform tasks independently without the need for real-time control.
This thing carries sensors and instruments, and is equipped with a separate energy engine. It can be used for long-term exploration in the deep sea. Although the maximum diving depth has not been broken through, its mobility is far better than other types. The deep-diving device is much stronger, and the dive work depends much more on it.
The crane on the deck and the launch system worked synchronously, and the platform slowly began to send the submersible into the water. The other two Explorer research ships were also doing the same operation. Director Li was paying attention to this the whole time. While working on the mobile platform, I was afraid of an accident.
The mobile platform is being remotely controlled at the console. The situation below the sea is much more stable than expected, but now it has truly become a "barren sea" in the literal sense. Not even a simple fish creature was seen below the entire sea area. There was only endless sea water and an abyss of unknown depth.
Technician Wang's nervousness disappeared instantly after the mobile operating platform launched the deep-diving device into the sea. He applauded everyone. Everyone had smiles on their faces. At least there were no problems in the beginning. There will be many more to come. Things don't really matter that much.
"Director Li, won't you go back and take charge?"
"What you say is that we are not like a cultivating sect and we still need our ancestor to take charge,"
Director Li At this time, he felt quite relaxed and said to Technician Wang: "There are a few professors at the main console. I am just running errands here. I might as well watch the on-site operation of the platform equipment here. "
"Hahaha, that's right."
Technician Wang nodded towards Director Li and glanced at the screen in the distance, which showed a green vertical line, indicating that everything was normal.
"Do you think we can find fragments or the body of the Demon Meteor this time?"
"It's hard to say..."
"We explored the Desolate Sea in depth before. The maximum depth is only a few kilometers, and it was all done by omnics before. Now we can do it ourselves, maybe we will encounter it with luck."
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Director Li nodded, "The things used this time can be said to be top-notch configurations. We have already eaten a lot from the technologies of the pioneer civilization. It is time to develop some special technological fields and show scientific research results. "
"I suspect that the main body of the Meteor Demon has penetrated deep into the depths of the desolate sea of Blue Sea Star, but in the early stages of the impact, there must be some meteorite fragments remaining. After all, those Kara worms passed through If the meteorite comes out, it is impossible not to leave something behind."
Technician Wang was convinced. He stared at the depth on the screen. His current dive speed was not very fast, but it was already done while the two of them were talking. The device was used to send things into the sea at a depth of 200 meters.
The light dimmed a lot in an instant, but it basically did not affect the field of vision. There are no land islands around the sea area on this side of the Desolate Sea. There is no landing point in the sea area below, and the bottom of the sea is far away. I don’t know where, but if someone with a deep sea phobia comes here, they will be scared to death.
The descent process seemed a bit boring. Both of them retreated indoors. The depth was slowly changing from three digits to four digits. The speed became much slower again, and the equipment also began to add power.
The whole process is expected to take about 120 minutes and two hours to successfully reach a depth of 5,000 meters. It will take even longer to continue to penetrate deeper into the sea.
The deep submersible device will serve as a critical point at 5,000 meters, where it will split into its final form. Some of the equipment can penetrate deeper into the area, while the other part can only stay in This depth allows for ordinary exploration work.
At a water depth of 5,000 meters, an area of 1 square meter has to withstand about 5,000 tons of pressure, which is 2,000 tons more than at a water depth of 3,000 meters. It is impossible to reach this area without specially equipped diving equipment. .
Director Li and Technician Wang stared at it for more than half an hour and noticed that it was really boring here. The entire deserted sea was different from other sea areas. There was nothing below the area here, and there was only danger. Infinity is equal to 0, and all that is left is the boring process of descent...
The two people sat there for another hour and a half. The depth was now close to 5,000 meters. The deep submersible device began to adjust the splitting equipment. The whole process A group of people inevitably became nervous, but luckily nothing happened during the whole process.
The unmanned device adjusted its direction and began to dive deeper along the planned route.
At around seven o'clock in the evening, six and a half hours had passed since they reached a depth of 5,000 meters. The first batch of deep-diving devices broke through to a depth of 7,400 meters for the first time. Before that, there was nothing but pitch-black water. Except, there's nothing in the shot.
But the depth had just reached 7,400 meters, and the staff who had been sitting in front of the computer exclaimed - "Technician Wang!"
They suddenly saw a huge metal object Appearing in the lens, it shines with a unique metallic luster, forming a sharp contrast with the surrounding marine environment.
Director Li and Technician Wang rushed to the scene quickly. They were a little excited after seeing this scene in the camera - this meant that their initial guess came true!
As the deep submersible slowly approached, everyone could clearly see that the metal object was composed of many fragments, which were spliced together to form a huge structure.
“Is this a meteorite fragment or a spacecraft wreckage?”
“I think it looks like a wreckage!”
“No, it’s a meteorite fragment! Those fragments are not from the spacecraft. The thing is the shape of a naturally formed meteorite after a collision... Don’t worry about it for now, let’s tell the professors here first!”
(End of this chapter)