Chapter 379 Journey to the Center of the Earth I
“Start the [Promise Detector Type II] now.”
On the console, Hansa gave orders to the angel personnel in other containment rooms. , and the angels who heard the order began to work one after another.
As an operator, Hansa sat in a glass cabin and monitored the progress of drilling through a series of sophisticated instruments. He gently pressed a red start button.
Immediately, a deep roar began to echo on the construction site. This was the sound of a huge drill bit starting to rotate.
Rumble~
Rumble~
The drill bit began to move slowly underground, and the friction between the metal and the earth's crust made a sharp and harsh sound, like a huge snake crawling underground.
The tip of the drill releases a super powerful beam of light, illuminating the road ahead. As the drill bit continues to drill underground, engineers on the ground observe the movement of the drill bit in real time through high-definition cameras. With every inch drilled, the drill rig's sensor network continues to send back data, with real-time values of depth, temperature and pressure displayed on the screen.
——Data feedback in progress——
Depth: 10 km
Temperature: 85°C
Rock type: basalt, diabase.
Pressure: 275MPa
Drilling fluid status: normal circulation.
Vibration sensor: stable.
Note: Upper crust. Rocks composed mainly of oceanic plates.
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Depth: 30 kilometers
Temperature: 500°C
Rock type: granulite, gneiss.
Pressure: 825MPa
Drilling fluid status: increase cooling.
Vibration sensor: slight vibration.
Note: Transition zone. Deep into the middle layers of the Earth's crust, partial melting begins to occur in the rocks.
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Depth: 50 kilometers
Temperature: 1200°C
Rock type: Partially melted basic rock.
Pressure: 1375MPa
Drilling Fluid Condition: Cooling system reaches limit.
Vibration sensor: medium vibration.
Note: The upper layer of the mantle. Close to the interface between the crust and the mantle, the rock is partially melted.
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Depth: 80 kilometers
Temperature: 2500°C
Rock type: magma, partially solid diabase.
Pressure: 2200MPa
Drilling fluid status: Start special cooling system.
Vibration sensor: strong vibration.
Note: Middle mantle. Liquid magma began to become the main component.
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Depth: 110 kilometers
Temperature: unknown
Rock type: unknown
Pressure: Unknown
Drilling fluid status: Extraordinary cooling start.
Vibration sensor: Extremely unstable.
Note: An unknown cavity has been detected and may have entered the inner earth world. The corresponding regional environment is very different from other parts of the earth, and advanced civilization may exist.
It is recommended to stop further drilling and prepare for expedition entry.
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“The cavity has been explored, 110 kilometers underground. The detector has completely failed. Generally, there are only two possibilities for this situation: the first is the climate inside the inner earth world. and the pressure exceeds the exploration threshold of the explorer; the second situation is that the inner earth world has a huge ARad field, which surrounds the entire inner earth world and distorts the basic principles of the present world." Hansa said according to the data. The content is speculated.
"I am more inclined to the second possibility." Dr. William came forward and said.
“I also tend to the second option.”
Xia Xiu also stepped forward. At this time, he was wearing a special protective suit and holding a glass mask in his hand. This protective suit is a tight-fitting, fully-covered design with a smooth appearance, like liquid metal covering the whole body, with dark gold and dark green interlaced with each other.
"This is..."
William looked at the protective clothing on the blond young man with dazzling eyes again, looking at the extremely luxurious materials on it, his eyes were full of eager desire.
“This is the [Central Earth Sacred Armor] produced by Heavenly Kingdom [Central Containment Room]. If you want it, I can give you one; press your thumb on the release button of the capsule, and silently say in your heart, 'Everything on the soles of your feet' "Every place you step on is what I promised to give you. This is the power-on password."
Xia Xiu casually took out a compressed [Earth's Holy Armor] from the supplies distributed by Eden. The capsule of the stomach] protective suit was thrown to William. The other party hurriedly took the capsule, and then started playing with it admiringly.
“Eden’s father is really a loser!” At this moment, William had lost himself under Eden’s wave of “high” money displays.
"We are ready to go to the ground for inspection, Hansa. You choose a group of expedition teams and a group of executives to follow me for field inspection. We will now take the [Promise Detection Cabin] to dive into the inner world of the earth for field inspection."
< br>"Understood." Hansa replied immediately.
"Me, me, let me go down with you, I can finish your report for you by myself!"
At this time, Dr. William, who was dressed in a conspicuous bag, jumped He jumped up and raised his right hand high, showing off his presence to the fourth sword holder in the Kingdom of Heaven.
"Follow Hansa and just think that this inspection is a cooperation between the University of Michigan and the Kingdom of Heaven." Xia Xiu glanced at it and replied.
"Your Excellency Abraham, you are like the shining sun outside, I praise you.
May you be able to climb the highest ladder of heaven, may you be able to sit on the highest throne."
Dr. William He was so excited that he couldn't speak at all, and he praised the blond young man in front of him loudly.
The angels around him looked at Dr. William with the eyes of a heretic.
Good guy, why do you dare to say anything!
The resolution meeting hasn't been dissolved yet, and you've just started to stir up people's hearts for us.
They subconsciously looked at the handsome face of the fourth sword holder in the Kingdom of Heaven, and found that the other person was putting on his protective mask as if nothing had happened. No one could see his expression, so everyone remained silent. After saying that, he silently opened the capsule and let the [Earth's Holy Armor Stomach] cover his body.
That is a topic that angels of their class cannot touch.
Bang——
At this time, Hansa, who came back from the work at hand, slapped Dr. William on the head, who was not observant, which made the other party very dissatisfied.
"Gan! What are you doing!"
"If you can't speak, stop talking. Get ready to dive."
"You bastard, you are so arrogant about beating people, what happened to [Nursery College]? You are such an angel.”
“Haha, there is a doctor from the University of Michigan who always calls me daddy.”
Xia Xiu slightly curled his index finger and tapped the glass mask above his head. It made a "dong-dong" sound to signal the two uncles to stop arguing and get down to business.
"I will dive first, and the others will follow after receiving my confirmation message." Xia Xiu ordered the two of them.
"Understood."
After giving the two basic instructions, Xia Xiu came to the familiar "airdrop cabin".
Standing in front of him was a cabin with a length of 15 meters, a width of 8 meters, and a height of 8 meters. The only difference between this thing and the airdrop cabin used for orbital dropping is that it does not match it. Twelve heavily armed Assault Angels and four high-density laser cannons. In other words, it is not equipped with any weapons and equipment.
Xia Xiu came to the hatch with six pairs of white wings engraved on its surface.
The hatch opened automatically and he stepped in.
——Internal facilities have been deployed - life support systems: high-efficiency oxygen regeneration system, filters for carbon dioxide and other toxic substances, and emergency oxygen supply devices.
Seating area: The cabin is equipped with seats that can absorb shock to ensure human comfort during the dive.
Food and drinking water: Using molecular regeneration technology to store food and clean drinking water, it can supply the crew on board for at least three months.
Rest area: Folding sleeping cabin, with zero-gravity rest characteristics.
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In terms of comfort alone, the detection cabin used for diving has reduced a large amount of armed equipment, so it is more inclined in terms of interior design. for comfort and safety.
Xia Xiu sat on the seat and placed his hands on the two suspended control balls.
[Adaptive temperature regulation system starts——]
[Cabin reinforcement started——]
[Start diving? ]
“Yes.”
[Start diving! ]
Boom!
Along with a huge shaking feeling, the detection cabin began to dive.
咻——
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In the cabin, the numbers on the display screen increased rapidly, reflecting the increasing depth. The Deep Earth Communications Array emits a faint blue glow, ensuring that the connection to the surface is always stable. The surrounding rocks show layer after layer of geological textures under the illumination of the cabin lights, as if they are the mark of time.
As the depth of the dive increases, the color of the rocks also changes, from light gray to dark red, reflecting the gradual increase in underground temperature.
The internal environment control system of the cabin ensures that the internal temperature is always maintained within a comfortable range.
[Current dive depth: 20 kilometers——]
[Current dive depth: 50 kilometers——]
[Current dive depth: 100 kilometers—— ]
Dong——
[The huge earth core cavity is detected, the anti-propulsion equipment is activated, and a soft landing begins——]
[Soft landing completed——]
[Current dive depth: 110 kilometers. ]
[External environment monitoring:
Seismic activity: low-frequency microtremors, amplitude 0.4.
Gas components: Mainly nitrogen, hydrogen, and various toxic gases released from lava.
Background radiation: 20mSv/h (slightly higher but within the acceptable range)
Cell characteristics: able to survive extreme high temperatures and high pressures——]
Puff ——
The door of the exploration cabin opened, and Xia Xiu, wearing protective clothing, walked out. His eyes looked at the HUD display on the glass mask.
[{Expand-}External temperature: 350°C
*External air pressure: 1500hPa
*Radiation level: 3.2mSv/h
*Current altitude/depth: -110 , 000m{retract+}]
[The thermal stabilization system, radiation barrier, and life support system have been driven——]
Xia Xiu walked in the inner earth world. It was not dark here. On the contrary, there was a huge "sun" hanging in the sky above the inner earth world. It gave people the same feeling as the core hub of the Fog City [Spiritual Tomb·Albion]. The hanging magic sun is somewhat similar, but this sun is not virtual.
It is an objective object, it is a super giant thaumaturgic stone.
He was in a huge pothole at the moment. He walked out of the pothole and looked around. In front of him was a steep cliff.
“The [Ancient Ones] rely on the huge radiation ore to illuminate and even supply energy to the inner earth world, and...”
Xia Xiu came to a cliff , below the cliff, there is a huge freshwater lake.
A vast and bright inland sea appeared before Xia Xiu's eyes.
Inland Sea It is like a huge gem, its sparkling surface exudes faint fluorescence, as if a star has landed here.
The water quality of the inland sea is extremely clear, with such transparency that you can almost see the bottom hundreds of meters deep. The seabed is dotted with all kinds of strange corals and creatures. They all have soft self-illumination ability and are dotted in the darkness, like a dreamy underwater kingdom.
In contrast, the sky above is covered by a huge rock dome, which is inlaid with countless luminous ores of different sizes, like a naturally formed starry sky.
“It’s really amazing. How did they create these things in the inner earth world, light sources, water resources, rock carvings... I can probably understand now why the ancient civilization was able to participate in it in the first place. The Lord of R'lyeh and the Machine God were in a fight. I don't know how many years ago, they had already created an underground utopia suitable for their own habitation in the center of the earth."
Looking at such a landscape, Xia Xiu couldn't help but marvel.
[Drip——]
[Highly distorted biological reaction detected——]
Boom! ! !
The surface of the lake suddenly fluctuated violently. The water of the lake surged and foamed, as if a huge creature was awakening from its sleep at the bottom of the lake. A low rumble echoed across the bottom of the lake, seeming to warn of something about to happen.
Suddenly, a huge shadow rose from the bottom of the lake, and the lake water flowed backwards like a waterfall, splashing up tall water columns. The shadow is majestic and majestic, like the ruler of the deep sea.
This huge deep-sea monster has a wide, flat head with two huge eyes on the top of its head, emitting a deep red light, like two rubies shining in the dark. It is as tall as Fifteen meters.
Looks like a hybrid of jellyfish or octopus, with multiple tentacles and tentacles, and a transparent body.
"Roar——"
After the monster came out, it roared ferociously at the angel on the edge of the cliff. A column of high-temperature water spurted directly from its mouth and towards the cliff.
"Can't you just let me experience a normal investigation journey for a little while? Just once."
The social beast Xia Xiu sighed helplessly, and [Vashak] floated out of his body. Then, the world lost its color and time began to stand still.
『Buzz——』
『Time Slot·Time Distortion Pause——』
Everything was quiet and quiet, as if the whole world had stopped breathing.
The huge water column seemed to be frozen, stagnant, and the rolling waves were as still as the sculpture reliefs on the stone wall.
Tick-tock~tick-tock~
The countdown of the bell began to ring.
[Metatron] appeared on the surface of Xia Xiu's body.
Then, [Metatron], holding the flaming giant sword, made a leap and appeared in front of the monster. He raised the giant sword in his hand high.
Wow——
The flames on the giant sword continued to extend, and soon, it was a ten-meter-long sword.
The flames snaked up from the blade of the great sword, burning high and forming a huge pillar of fire.
锵——
[Metatron] slowly and powerfully swung the giant sword down.
The flaming giant sword streaked through the air, and in an instant, the sword's light was as dazzling as the sun, illuminating the entire world.
The sword blade intersected with the monster's head, making a loud noise.
Click!
The sword blade slashed down at an incredible speed, and the flames roared, forming a gorgeous arc of fire.
The flaming blade collided with the monster's body. In an instant, the flaming blade penetrated the monster's body. With a loud noise, the monster's head was cut off.
The monster's head was separated from its body, and blood and blue biological liquid were suspended in the air like a frozen fountain.
Tick~
“Time has begun to flow.”
The blond young man under the protective shield looked up at the deviating water column and whispered.
『Buzz——』
Time began to flow again, and the huge water column collapsed instantly, and then turned into a curtain of rain and fell.
The deep-sea monster fell from the sky with its dazed head and body, and fell into the inland sea again, creating a huge splash.
"[Adam], contact Hansa and the others and send them my coordinates. The preliminary exploration camp will be set up here."
[The order has been uploaded! ]
“Next, before they arrive, I’m going to try to dissect the monster in front of me. The civilization of the Ancients is considered a flesh-and-blood enemy by the God of Machines. Let me see what your flesh-and-blood technology is. To what extent has it developed?”
While Xia Xiu was muttering, a Möbius strip appeared under his feet. With a step, he soon appeared beside the underground beach of the inland sea below.
[Sisyphus] was called out by him, and then he jumped into the sea and began to fish for corpses.
(End of this chapter)