Chapter 441 Preparing for going out
Strong ultraviolet rays shine on the glacier, causing it to melt rapidly. No one knows what is frozen in the glacier.
Xia Xiaoman and his team went out to explore the terrain and look for mines. They might not encounter any danger, or they might meet a team that was also looking for mines, or they might meet mutants, or they might meet monsters frozen in the glacier...
There are too many unknown dangers. Xia Xiaoman had long asked Yu Jie to provide her with enough ammunition. She didn't want to die on the way to find a mine due to lack of weapons.
Yu Jie had promised to provide her with rifle shells. She knew how to use a rifle, but she had never touched a shell, and she also didn't know how to use the shells that came with the ship. These all required time to learn.
Xie Yi said, "I can be responsible for the weapons training."
Xia Xiaoman nodded. "Then I'll trouble you. It would be better to apply for more training guns and shells so that they can practice more."
Xie Yi's mouth twitched, "I'll try my best."
Li Yu'e said, "The weapons problem has been solved, but how do we solve the problem of going out? I saw on the notice board that it has been raining outside and the underground city has been flooded."
Xiao Zheyu echoed, "Yeah, I don't know where all this rain comes from."
Qin Shuyan said, "There is so much rain because of the depletion of the ozone layer. When the ozone layer is depleted, ultraviolet rays will increase, and the water on the ground will evaporate faster and rise to the sky. After condensing into a rain layer, it will fall down."
Xiao Zheyu asked, "If the ozone layer is not repaired, will it rain all the time on Blue Planet?"
Qin Shuyan shook her head, "I don't know. The weather is changeable now, and no one knows how long this rain will last. But it is said that 200 million years ago, Blue Star tried to rain for millions of years."
"Millions of years?!" Xiao Zheyu's eyes widened in surprise. "It has been raining for so long, are there still living things on Blue Planet?"
Su Ran glanced at him and habitually asked, "How come there is nothing? If there are no living things, how were you born?"
Seeing that the topic was going off topic, Xia Xiaoman said, "It doesn't matter how heavy the rain is outside. Yu Jie said there is a special passage for us to leave the underground city."
Sun Qing also agreed, "There is an exit in the underground city that allows the ship to float to the surface. As long as the boat floats to the surface, all other problems can be solved." Supplies can be sealed and packaged and pulled from the water to the boat, and people can also surface wearing diving equipment.
Wang Shijin said, “What I’m worried about is how we can avoid ultraviolet radiation and oxygen supply problems after leaving the underground city.”
Upon hearing this, Xiao Zheyu said, "Don't worry about this problem. The higher-ups have asked the factory to make radiation shielding suits that are radiation-proof and provide oxygen."
"As long as you wear a shielding suit, you don't have to worry about being exposed to ultraviolet radiation. You can put an oxygen cylinder on the back of the shielding suit, and you can replace it at any time when it is used up."
"What about eating and sleeping? You can't eat and sleep while wearing a shielding suit and carrying an oxygen tank, right?" Wang Shijin asked.
Ye Xiaojie said, "The living area on the ship is a relatively closed environment with an oxygen concentrator inside. We eat and sleep in the living area. We don't need to wear shielding suits or carry oxygen cylinders in the living area."
Wang Shijin heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this. "That's great. Everything has been arranged. We just need to concentrate on scouting the terrain."
Xia Xiaoman looked at everyone, "Do you have any other suggestions or questions?"
Everyone shook their heads in agreement. Seeing that there was no problem, Xia Xiaoman dismissed the meeting and told them to go home.
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At 7:30 the next evening, Xia Xiaoman and others arrived at the shipyard on time.
Sun Qing took Xia Xiaoman and the others to the shipyard to test the seasickness instrument, which allowed people to stand or sit. Xia Xiaoman, as the leader, was the first to enter the instrument for testing.
Sun Qing only opened the first gear considering that Xia Xiaoman had never been on a ship. Xia Xiaoman sat in the instrument and didn't feel much. After sitting for six or seven minutes, she felt a little uncomfortable in her stomach and a little dizzy.
Sun Qing, who was controlling the equipment outside, asked on the intercom: "Xiao Man, how do you feel?"
Xia Xiaoman frowned, "It's okay."
Seeing Xia Xiaoman's pale face, Sun Qing said, "Don't force yourself. Tell the truth about your feelings, otherwise you will be the one who suffers in the end."
Xia Xiaoman raised her hand to cover her stomach, "This speed is too slow, can you speed it up?"
She didn't feel much when driving the speedboat, but the instrument was too slow and it made her dizzy.
Sun Qing heard this and shifted the instrument to a higher gear. Xia Xiaoman felt even more dizzy when she entered the second gear. After a while, she pressed the button to let Sun Qing stop.
Sun Qing saw Xia Xiaoman walking down from the instrument with a pale face and unsteady steps, and hurried over to support her, "You drive a speedboat as fast as you fly a plane, how come you get seasick?"
Xia Xiaoman frowned and said, "I don't know either. Maybe he's not used to it. He'll be fine after sitting for a few more times."
She originally wanted to be the first one to go up and give everyone a good start, but she didn't expect that she would get so seasick.
The second person to get on was Li Yu'e. Li Yu'e was also a little seasick, but she was better than Xia Xiaoman. She at least made it to the fourth gear before getting off. Among the remaining people, nine seasick people and a seasick wolf were selected one after another.
Xia Xiaoman asked all those who were seasick to strengthen their training, including herself and Maodan, and they had to train until 12 o'clock every night before they could go back. Others who were not seasick also had to train their balance and lower body so that they could stand steadily on the deck when the hull tilted.
After the first day of training, Xia Xiaoman's legs were weak. She herself couldn't understand why she was seasick. She was not afraid of water or shaking, so why was she so seasick? After training all night, Maodan could hold on to the fifth gear, but she was still stuck in the second gear.
Li Yu'e suggested that she go see a doctor and get some seasickness medicine. Xia Xiaoman disagreed. If she had to rely on medicine to overcome seasickness, if she ran out of medicine or the medicine fell into the water when she went out one day, she would become a burden to the team.
Xia Xiaoman didn't want to take medicine to relieve seasickness, so she insisted on training every day, even if she was vomiting all over. Even after 10 days of seasickness training, Xia Xiaoman still hadn't completely overcome her seasickness.
"Tomorrow we will be explaining the main structure of the ship. Sun Qing, please help me record the video. I will study during the day and continue the seasickness test at night."
After hearing what Xia Xiaoman said, Sun Qing did not persuade her to give up seasickness training. She nodded and said, "Okay, then you should work harder and overcome seasickness quickly."
In this way, Xia Xiaoman took time out during the day to watch videos to learn about the main structure of the ship and how to drive a boat, and did seasickness training at night.
After training continuously for more than half a month, Xia Xiaoman finally overcame her seasickness. Even if she set the seasickness test device to the highest level, she would not feel any discomfort.
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