The time-honored lifting platform is full of annoying friction noise when running, and the unlubricated steps often vibrate and spit out large clouds of sparks. "Eastern No. 6" is one of the earliest underground cities built. It was built in the late 1920s, nearly forty years before the first experimental protective underground cities were built to defend against nuclear war. It retains many technical features of the time, such as a sloped stepped conveyor chain instead of the most common vertical conveyor shafts today, as well as industrial pipes without subdivisions, a lower dome, etc.
A low level of technology is not a bad thing to a certain extent. It may mean more reliability. Just like modern electronic identification locks, although they are extremely sophisticated, they may eventually be cracked. However, even spy movies can only deal with a device that is set in a clever place. A simple lever lock can be broken violently.
The lift reaches the first underground station, which is attached to the power plant.
Gu Hongdie followed the team into this dusty power plant. This hydrogen power plant is one of the few cutting-edge industries that is still a cutting-edge industry. The energy comes directly from the lake water, which is electrolytically stripped of hydrogen to generate electricity. Of course, the solvents and adapters required for the stripping work are confidential and often need to be replaced. After "Vostok-6" lost its significance, the supply of this batch of materials was naturally stopped.
"Captain, we don't have enough materials, so we have to use a backup boiler to assist with starting." The technical soldier reported back.
Li Hao had no hope of actually using the hydrogen power plant. Not to mention the huge commotion, the remaining technicians under him could not reach the minimum number of operators.
"Start it, perform emergency detection procedures, and run it according to the az5 case."
The technical soldier was shocked. He immediately understood what the captain meant. Without any hesitation, he stood up and saluted and started busy.
Gu Hongdie was finally able to catch her breath. The overload running just now made her take a good drink. The physical pain was not enough to affect her interest in observing this historical site on the spot.
Her archaeological journey ended before it even started. As a specially trained scientific expedition team member, she was immediately called to search for the engineering logs stored in the computer.
The old computer emits a somewhat scary blue light in the dark. This is a very, very early computer. It is not even a big-headed computer in the impression. Its display screen is consistent with a square box TV, and the keyboard is also extremely thick. There is no redundant system after startup. It is a specially developed industrial operating system that fully serves this power plant. There are no icons on the interface except for the industrial system and mailbox, and it is even impossible to delete or create documents.
Its running speed is unexpectedly fast, which is normal. All its memories are not redundant. Similarly, the memory that is compressed to the extreme has extreme reliability. I am afraid that it may be damaged if the line is directly connected to a lightning rod.
It can be seen that the industrial operating system is an analog circuit, which is incompatible with the CNC circuit. Gu Hongdie found the engineering log belonging to this computer, and the last time was displayed as January 1, 1929. She confirmed that the power plant operation and maintenance was in good condition, and then the emergency procedure testing began.
The rated operating power of a hydrogen power plant is close to that of a small nuclear power plant, roughly around 300 megawatts. There are currently no resources for it to climb to rated power, and a shock of this level is likely to wake up the axolotl. Li Hao planned to reduce the operating power by less than one-tenth. This was obviously an illegal operation, and it was no longer an illegal operation at this time.
The technician disconnected the safety system to avoid triggering an automatic shutdown. He forcibly controlled the power to the lowest level of ten megawatts, and then gradually pulled out the safety rods one by one to reduce the rate of stripping hydrogen atoms.
"We don't have much time left, only forty-eight hours of safe time at most." Li Hao set a countdown on his watch. His eyes were stern.
"Rest and regroup for two hours, then go down the well!"
The charging speed of the energy-gathering battery depends on the discharge equipment. In many cases, infantry equipment is charged with tank batteries. The energy output of a 1,500-horsepower engine is not ridiculous. Now in the power plant, there is no need to worry about electricity.
Gu Hongdie connected the charging line, sat down, and let the "Herdsman" check her wounds.
"The wound stopped bleeding very well," the shepherd said.
Gu Hongdie smiled bitterly, can it be bad? This was burned with a red-hot dagger in the middle of her chest to stop the bleeding, and it was considered the only one. The other wound locations are also the same
It’s hard to say enough.
"How are you?" Gu Hongdie asked.
The shepherd was as silent as ever, even though her body was covered with bandages and triangles, she didn't complain at all. She had been hit by shell fragments at close range, and it was a miracle she survived. After the blocking injection, her sense of pain was blocked and she lost her first sense of the passing of life force. .z.
"It's okay." This was the shepherd's only answer.
Now that no one had the energy to chat, Gu Hongdie silently helped the shepherd open the military ration bag, made two cups of electrolyte drinks, and dipped the remaining fat from the greasy beef rice into the deliberately unpalatable chocolate.
Two hours passed quickly. The team who lacked ammunition and weapons and tools took the remaining demolition axes and dead electric shock batons from the power plant. The security room here was empty, and the shotguns used as decorations in the factory director's office had been repaired for a hundred years. subsequent responsibilities.
Although success is uncertain, progress is determined.
The lift platform cannot directly access the flooded hive breeding area. It is necessary to dig a path from the emergency escape tunnel of the worker dormitory to the seawater circulation pipe below, and then dive through the pipe to the main entrance of the hive breeding area.
The problem is that the water in Qinhu Lake is highly radiated. The radiation counter in the workers’ dormitory reached the red zone. The first time the gas welder opened the escape tunnel, the fishy smell that hit the face was directly like a green light in front of people’s eyes. Even if you wear a CBRN full protective suit, the outcome of jumping into a seawater circulation pipe is self-evident.
"Complete the mission resolutely." The pioneer team members left one sentence and jumped off with nothing, no medals and no Zhuangxingjiu. In a completely dark environment, the two people need to cross the complicated pipelines against the current before the oxygen is exhausted, enter the shunt pipe, finally open the valve left by the predecessor, and finally rush to the gate.
There is a viewing platform in the workers' dormitory area, where you can see the bottom of the lake. Gu Hongdie stared outside the pressure-resistant glass. There could not be any signs of life. The complete darkness contained hidden green dots that looked like the gaze of a strange beast. An idea flashed through her mind. Only in this kind of environment can the salamanders grow well. In what field will the biological materials brought back after the hunt be used?
Going one step further, what about the white dragon sleeping under Tianchi? What was its world like in the past?
For a moment, Gu Hongdie probably didn't even realize the leap of thought.
Is the journey of sacrifice for the sake of sacrifice a ritual in pursuit of security?
