[Deep Starry Sky-12]
Everyone walked a few meters along the rugged road. Under the light of the small picture, everyone found that the interior of this underground cave was extremely spacious and empty, with stones of various shapes standing inside the cave, among which many stone pillars rose to the sky, Soaring into the clouds, the top is not visible at all; there are also a large number of sharp, thorn-like stones scattered on the surrounding walls.
There is no flat road at all. Some stones are only 20 cm narrow passages, which can barely pass sideways. Xiaotu's wheels rolled a few meters and got stuck in the cracks of the stones. Ke Shaobin had no choice but to make the small picture the size of a palm. in the palm of your hand.
Xin Yan frowned and said, "This cave is very deep, and the surrounding ground is obviously a little loose. There may be underground water sources. I'm worried about continuing to walk. If the cave collapses, we must prepare the skills to evacuate."
Qin Lu looked up at the strange-shaped stones in the cave and said, "This cave is very similar to a 'karst landform', that is to say, the soluble substances contained in the limestone are corroded and dissolved under the long-term action of groundwater, thus forming a karst cave. ." She looked at Xin Yan and Yue Xingwen, and said, "Our location was originally a piece of limestone, which was dissolved inside to form a cave. Xin Yan was right just now, there must be groundwater sources here."
Xin Yan nodded and said: "The soluble substance in limestone is calcium carbonate, which can be converted into calcium bicarbonate under the action of water and carbon dioxide. Because the calcium carbonate content in different parts of the limestone is different and the degree of corrosion is different, so in the tens of millions of After years of evolution, it has become a stone of various shapes."
Yue Xingwen has also heard of karst landforms. In reality, many karst landforms have been developed into tourist attractions. But the α-71 planet where they are located is completely different from the earth's environment. The landscapes developed into scenic spots on the earth are usually eroded for tens of thousands of years, and the shape has been fixed and will not collapse easily. The scenic spot will also open a special road for people to visit, and there are staff to ensure the safety of tourists.
But now, the entire underground cave has no way to go. The temperature is cold and the ground is loose. If you enter rashly, if the cave collapses, they will be instantly crushed into flesh by the cracked rocks at the top.
Although Yue Xingwen wanted to find the remaining three teammates quickly, he couldn't let his current teammates risk their lives to enter the cave, and he didn't want this place to become everyone's burial place.
Seeing Yue Xingwen's serious expression, Ke Shaobin asked softly, "What should I do? I don't know how deep this cave is."
Yue Xingwen was silent for a moment, then said: "There is no need for everyone to go in. Divide a team of people who are flexible and have the ability to protect themselves to go into the cave to investigate, and the others are waiting outside for support."
He glanced at everyone and said, "Qin Lu, Ke Shaobin, and Senior Brother Xu follow me, and the remaining five people stay behind."
Xu Yishen, who was in his pocket, immediately recovered from the deformed state of the cell. Standing in front of Yue Xingwen, he said with a smile: "No problem, my mitosis can avoid the surrounding stones. I took a small picture to the front and scanned the front. In this environment, transfer the video to Ke Shaobin's computer, and then you can choose the safest way."
Yue Xingwen also thought so, the ability of mitotic skills to avoid obstacles is first-rate, Xu Yishen can avoid the obstruction of stones at any time, and go to the front as a pioneer to investigate. Qin Lu can use the plate transposition skill to quickly evacuate. Moreover, her globe can rotate once, change day and night, refresh all skills, and it must be used at critical moments.
The other students who stayed did not have any opinions. After all, the fewer people there are, the easier it is to act. Xingwen has made the best arrangement at the moment.
Liu Zhaoqing took the initiative to take out a few rolls of gauze and handed it to Yue Xingwen: "Take this, in case you get hurt, you can treat it at any time if you have gauze."
Yue Xingwen took the gauze and put it in his pocket.
Lan Yarong took the initiative to say, "I really can't help you to find someone, you must be careful."
Ke Shaobin said: "Senior sister, don't worry, Xiaotu is now at full level and can detect movements within a radius of one kilometer. If something goes wrong, with Qin Lu around, we can withdraw within 5 seconds."
Xin Yan looked at Ke Shaobin and frowned. The next moment, he suddenly took out the periodic table of elements, made a silver-white chain, tied the left and right ends to Ke Shaobin's glasses, and said lightly, "The road in the cave. It’s hard to walk, fix your glasses so they don’t fall off and cause trouble.”
Although Xin Yan's mouth always fails to say good things, his approach is very considerate. Ke Shaobin tentatively tugs on the metal chain behind his glasses, which is very firm. Even if he turns upside down 360 degrees, he will not lose his glasses.
Ke Shaobin adjusted his glasses and looked at Xin Yan: "Thanks, this is very useful."
Xin Yan looked at the shoes of several people and said, "I will help you remove the high-temperature-resistant metal on the soles of the shoes. The floor of this cave is very slippery and it is difficult to walk. We have to make a new layer of non-slip mats for you." Ke Shaobin smiled. Thumbs up: "You used to be our royal chef, but now you're a logistics housekeeper?"
Xin Yan ignored his jokes, quickly found several elements from the "Periodic Table of Elements", made rubber-like soles, and stuck them on everyone's shoes.
Yue Xingwen tried to take two steps, and it was much easier to walk.
Xin Yan then made several distillation bottles, made and boiled water on the spot, and then sent one to each person: "The temperature of the underground cave is very low, you can use a hot water bottle to keep warm when necessary."
Yue Xingwen took the bottle and said, "Thanks."
Whether it was using retort bottles to make washbasins for girls, or now making anti-scalding shoes, non-slip shoes, and thermos for everyone... Xin Yan, who seems to be indifferent and withdrawn, is actually a very careful person.
Yue Xingwen joked: "Xin Yan has really become our logistical support. Cooking, making shoes, cooling and heating, is really a must-have for home travel."
Xin Yan was not used to being praised in person, so she looked away awkwardly and said lightly, "Be careful."
Liu Zhaoqing stepped forward and patted Yue Xingwen on the shoulder: "Don't worry, I will wait for your good news."
The five teammates withdrew from the cave under the leadership of Liu Zhaoqing and waited outside. Yue Xingwen took Xu Yishen, Ke Shaobin and Qin Lu into the depths of the cave.
Xu Yishen turned on the mitotic skills, holding a miniature version of the small picture in his hand, and quickly scouted in front, while the other three found their way in the back according to the video in Ke Shaobin's laptop.
The roads inside the caves are potholed and difficult to walk, and the deeper you go, the narrower the caves become.
At the beginning, the air humidity detected by the small picture was 10% outside. When we got inside the cave, the air humidity soared and even exceeded 60%. Coupled with the cold temperature, a large number of condensed ice crystals appeared around, and the white ice covered all shapes and sizes. The different stone surfaces form a very magnificent landscape.
Yue Xingwen was not in the mood to appreciate the scenery, he just wanted to find three teammates as quickly as possible.
Where is Pingce
Yue Xingwen was so anxious that he could not wait to fly over the ice.
The next moment, a blue dot coordinate suddenly appeared in the laptop, Ke Shaobin said excitedly: "I found a teammate 500 meters ahead!"
Yue Xingwen was overjoyed and walked forward quickly.
Not long after walking, a soft light appeared ahead—different from the searchlight in the small picture, the light was brighter, illuminating an area of 100 meters, making the entire cave as bright as day.
Xu Yishen's voice came through the screen: "It's Zhuo Feng!"
Yue Xingwen immediately heard the conversation between Xu Yishen and Zhuo Feng: "Have you seen anyone else?"
Zhuo Feng said: "I didn't see it. When I landed, I fell into this underground cave and came out of the escape pod to investigate. I found that the cave was very deep, the foundation was unstable, and the surrounding temperature was extremely low, so I had to turn on the light skill. , thinking, if there are teammates nearby, they may come over."
When you are not sure what is ahead, it is indeed the safest way to wait for rescue.
Zhuo Feng immediately asked, "Where's Manluo?"
"Manluo has been found. She is staying with Senior Brother Liu and Senior Sister Lan." Xu Yishen said, "Currently, Jiang Pingce and Zhang Xiaonian are still missing."
Yue Xingwen quickly rushed to Zhuo Feng, Zhuo Feng nodded at Yue Xingwen, and said, "Let's go find it together, there are probably several kilometers in this cave, I throw my magnets out, they will suck if they are too far away. not coming back."
After Zhuo Feng joined the team, the entire cave immediately became much brighter.
He holds the light ball in his hand to illuminate, everyone can move better in bright light, and there is no need to bump into it like before. Moreover, when encountering obstacles that need to be turned over, Zhuo Feng can also use the suction force of magnets to suck everyone into the air and fly over from above.
The team's progress was significantly faster.
Before long, a huge excavator appeared in Xu Yishen's field of vision.
In the cave full of ice crystals, the bright yellow excavator was very conspicuous, Xu Yishen said with tears in his eyes, "Little Junior Brother, why are you hiding in the excavator?"
When Zhang Xiaonian saw everyone, he immediately flew down and grabbed Xiaotu like a life-saving straw: "I finally wait for you! When my escape pod landed, I fell into this hole and got stuck between the two stones. I managed to climb out, only to find that the rock was twenty meters high, and I couldn't get down at all..."
Yue Xingwen looked up and saw an escape pod stuck between two stone pillars 20 meters high.
Zhang Xiaonian was indeed unlucky enough to be stuck in mid-air, and in the end he had to rely on the excavator to bring himself down. He didn't dare to walk around, so he hid in the cockpit of the excavator and waited for others.
Finding another teammate, Yue Xingwen was even more anxious.
With Jiang Pingce's character, it is impossible to wait in place after landing, unless the location where he landed is very dangerous, and it is pitch black, and nothing can be seen. In the dark, of course he did not dare to use the coordinate system rashly...
Yue Xingwen clenched his fists and said, "It's past seven o'clock in the evening, we can't wait any longer, if the oxygen runs out, Pingce may be in danger! Qin Lu, open the plate and speed up the search! "
Qin Lu immediately took out the globe and moved forward continuously according to the path detected by the small map.
The space in the depths of the cave is getting narrower and narrower. Yue Xingwen found that his palms were sweating. Since childhood, he has never been so anxious for a person, worried, anxious, even panic, many unfamiliar emotions It kept pouring into his mind, making his whole head a mess, and it was difficult to maintain absolute calm.
What if Jiang Pingce had an accident
He didn't dare to think about the possibility at all. Can only keep repeating in the bottom of my heart - haven't all the previous teammates been found successfully? Pingce must also be waiting for them in front, and it will be all right.
For the first time, he realized that before he knew it, he could no longer lose that person.