In the camera lens, everyone could only see the darkness in their field of vision, and only where the tactical flashlight shone was the stone pillars formed by stalactites could be seen.
These stalactites have grown for who knows how many thousands of years. They are connected from the top to the bottom of the cave. They are all white, just like the jade pillars on the palace.
"everything is normal."
"According to the tester, the altitude here is -723 meters, the temperature is 24 degrees, the humidity is 70%, and the atmospheric pressure is 105.7kPa. No carbon dioxide deposition has been found. There should be a vent here."
On the other end of the radio, reports from the team continued to come.
More than 700 meters underground
Chen Chen nodded secretly. A depth of more than 700 meters has exceeded the maximum range that some simple exploration methods can detect. In other words, if a secret base is built in this cave, it will be difficult to detect it with ordinary exploration technology, unless gravity, Large-scale joint exploration technologies such as magnetic and electrical methods.
But on his own territory, how could Chen Chen allow others to do that
"It was discovered that the membranous millipede... has traces of life!"
Suddenly one of the team members lowered his head, and the flashlight shone on a crawling long insect.
This long worm has hundreds of pairs of gastropods, and its body segments are black and white. As it moves forward, the hundreds of pairs of gastropods move like waves.
But before the team member could reach out to catch it, a lizard-like black shadow suddenly flashed past and quickly snatched the millipede away!
"Wow!"
The team member was immediately startled.
"What happened?" Another team member asked immediately.
"It's okay, it's a false alarm, it's just a salamander." The team member turned the flashlight over, and sure enough he saw a palm-sized salamander holding a millipede in its mouth and quickly disappearing into the darkness.
"I heard the sound of water. There is an underground river here."
"I see, there is a pool ahead, it is deep underground water!"
"There are traces of blind fish in the water!"
After hearing everyone's reports one after another, Brando suddenly asked, "Can you estimate the shape and size of this cave?"
"According to laser ranging, the underground space is about 500 meters long and 300 meters wide. It is a completely flat space. The rock structure should be composed of two sets of rock systems: sedimentary rock and volcanic rock. The sedimentary rock is a marine clastic rock. and carbonate deposition.”
On the other end of the radio, Thomson, who was in charge of geological issues, explained, "In addition, there is a pool in the center of the cave, and there is the sound of flowing water. It should be an underground river. There are fish living in the water, so it can definitely be fresh water. It should be isolated by the underground rock layers and there is no seawater intrusion."
"What's the height of the inner cave?" Brando asked again.
"The lowest point is about twenty meters, and the highest point is about fifty meters. It is a perfect hemispherical space."
Upon hearing this, the entire team members on the yacht cheered and high-fived each other.
In this way, this place can become a perfect secret base.
"Wait until the rock and water quality are sampled and then come out."
Chen Chen on the side reminded, "After all, the microbial environment inside has not been tested, just in case."
"Yes." Brando nodded, "Everyone obeys the order. After the entire cave has been explored and rock and soil samples have been collected, you can exit."
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That afternoon, Chen Chen received a complete material report.
"This latitude and longitude..."
Chen Chen looked at the report on paper and rubbed his chin slightly, "Are you sure it's this location?"
"Yes, positioning has been carried out."
Qian Wenhuan stood in front of Chen Chen's desk, "It's just southwest of the research center. It happens to be a plain area, only about 2 kilometers away from the coastline."
"Very good." Chen Chen threw the map on the table. "Design that area as a residential area and contact the Zhongzhou construction team in Namibia. I want to build a high-rise community here."
"Community?" Qian Wenhuan was shocked and almost thought he heard wrongly.
"That's right, it's the same community as the high-rise residents in Zhongzhou District."
Chen Chen nodded, "Not only that, I also want to build corresponding commercial streets, parks, hospitals, and even transportation facilities in the surrounding area."
"Do you want to build a city?" Qian Wenhuan was stunned.
"Otherwise, how can we call it 'Life Science City'?"
Chen Chen explained, "Although the welfare system of our research center is pretty good, if we want those researchers to have a sense of belonging, allocating housing is still very important."
After thinking about it, Chen Chen added, "The community is just one of them. I will also set aside a large number of villa areas on the beach for senior researchers to live separately. When employees have homes, they will naturally need entertainment facilities and living facilities. Otherwise, even if The big house is still just a staff dormitory.”
"What's more, after a large number of health care centers are built, customers who come from all over the world will also need to spend money here."
"What you're talking about is..." Qian Wenhuan wiped the sweat from his forehead and said.
"Wen Huan, you are the leader here, and I will have to rely on you to manage it after I leave."
Chen Chen pointed to his head, "We have to move faster here from now on."
"Boss, you, you want to leave?" Qian Wenhuan suddenly panicked, "How can I handle this alone..."
"Don't worry, it's only temporary." Chen Chen leaned back, "I'll go back to Zhongzhou in a while. By the way, Wen Huan, you haven't been home for half a year, right? I'll go back when I have time recently."
"Our company is in a development stage, right? If I want to go back, I will tell you."
Qian Wenhuan scratched his head in embarrassment, "By the way, I think that if you want to develop that underground space, you can do it at the same time as the life science city is being built. It will be easier to hide it from others."
"That's for sure."
Chen Chen nodded, "But the passage under the sea is too troublesome. We must open another passage. After the engineering team arrives, we will first dig the foundation of the community, and then open up the underground space in the name of drilling a well."
After hearing Chen Chen's order, Qian Wenhuan quickly took out the notebook in his pocket and wrote it down.
After thinking about it, Chen Chen reminded again, "But you have to be prepared. After all, a well with a depth of more than 700 meters is a bit deep, and you have to drill through the rock layer. Ordinary drilling rigs are useless. You must use a large drilling rig." .”
"But if we use a large drilling machine, won't it be too eye-catching?" Qian Wenhuan paused and hesitated.
"No, that's how wells are built in Africa."
Chen Chen waved his hand, "Using the location of the underground space as the center of the circle, first plan a town of two to three square kilometers, and then drill four or five wells. After drilling through the underground space, first bribe the workers who dug the wells. At the same time, restrict their movements and communications, wait until they complete the underground construction, and then erase their memories."
"With the engineering cover of the Life Sciences City, we can easily transport the materials needed for the secret base. Even Namibian officials will have a hard time detecting abnormalities."
Qian Wenhuan nodded.
Chen Chen is responsible for setting the general policy, but the specific implementation is definitely his job.
After Qian Wenhuan left, Chen Chen looked at a missed call and a text message on his phone and fell into deep thought.
The call and text message were both from Wang Wei. Wang Wei told him in the text message that Professor Wang Xi had taken a long-term vacation during this period, and based on his recent performance in class, he should have mild Alzheimer's disease. symptom…