Time passed slowly.
After studying the map, Liu Kai ignored Qin Luofei and Song Yuming, and directly took out his phone, crossed his legs, and started playing games.
The awkward atmosphere in the command room was finally broken at noon.
Staff brought lunch and indicated that underwater preparations were nearing completion.
After lunch and a short rest, you can go into the water.
Due to limited resources, lunch was simply a pre-made meal.
Liu Kai didn't seem to mind and picked up the lunchbox to eat heartily.
Qin Luofei seized the opportunity to chat about other topics.
It's not that she's actually that talkative.
The real reason was to let Liu Kai and Song Yuming get to know each other better, so as to avoid any unexpected problems after they went into the water.
Liu Kai learned through casual conversation that Song Yuming had already gone down beforehand.
They were involved in the entire process of cutting the fence, clearing the pipes, and retrieving the bodies of base staff.
Naturally, they knew the location of that mysterious ray weapon.
The official arrangement for him to lead the way is reasonable and justified.
Of course, none of this mattered to Liu Kai.
After lunch and a short rest, the staff took him to the changing room.
Because the vertical distance between the research base and the water surface exceeds 80 meters, it exceeds the maximum water pressure depth that normal humans can withstand.
Therefore, this time we need to change to a professional pressure-resistant diving suit.
Of course, Liu Kai doesn't need that.
He kicked out the staff who tried to help him get dressed.
He symbolically put on an oxygen tank and a sealed helmet before leaving the locker room.
This simple outfit contrasts sharply with Song Yuming, who is fully armed next to him.
But neither Qin Luofei nor the other staff and soldiers said anything.
Because they had witnessed Liu Kai's drilling platform bravely battling a great white shark.
According to Yu Dalong's recollection, the crab-shaped submarine dived to a depth of about 70 meters at that time.
A formidable individual capable of moving freely and engaging in dynamic combat within this depth.
It is now considered normal practice to go into the water without wearing protective clothing.
However, due to the complexity of the route to the underwater base, wired communication was no longer suitable.
Therefore, Liu Kai was spared from being chained up by communication cables.
It only has an underwater acoustic communication device installed inside the sealed helmet.
It is suitable for him and Song Yuming to have short-distance communication underwater.
In addition, a sonar beacon is added as a distress signal in case of an emergency.
All preparations are complete.
The last group of divers also came ashore at this time to report that the underwater crane and cables had been installed.
Qin Luofei personally led the two of them to the front of the huge ice cave.
Looking at the calm, dark lake below the cave, I felt a deep-seated fear.
He swallowed hard to suppress his fear.
He stared intently at Liu Kai and Song Yuming.
"Gentlemen, we can't help with what happens next, so we're counting on you two."
At this point, a large crowd had gathered around.
In fact, many of these people did not understand what they were going to salvage this time.
However, they all knew that the higher-ups wouldn't make baseless accusations.
Such a grand and ambitious mission must be very important.
Therefore, the gazes directed at the two also revealed anticipation.
This task was a piece of cake for Liu Kai.
He doesn't have that many inner monologues.
I just want to finish this quickly and go home to rest.
Grab the cable hanging from the crane next to you and step directly into the ice cave sideways.
It slid swiftly down the 8-meter-thick ice and disappeared into the icy lake with a "plop".
Seeing Liu Kai's decisiveness, Song Yuming was surprised.
At the same time, there was a barely perceptible hint of panic, which he quickly concealed.
He nodded politely to Qin Luofei and said, "Secretary Qin, I'll be going now."
"Okay, Brother Song, be careful."
...
The thick layer of ice blocked out the sunlight.
Liu Kai slid down the cable at high speed, and the surroundings were gradually enveloped by endless darkness.
The sealed helmet's lights turn on automatically, but can only illuminate a short distance of a few meters.
Something is better than nothing.
The night vision and thermal imaging modes of exoskeleton smart glasses are completely useless underwater.
However, Liu Kai doesn't need these things.
With focused scanning, the entire desolate underwater world came into view.
The ice cave on the water surface is located right at the entrance pipe, so there's no need to look for it deliberately.
His purpose in starting the scan was to check if there were any bionic robots disguised as fish in the vicinity.
Even though Qin Luofei pounded her chest in confidence, she ultimately believed that it was better to trust herself than others.
While he was scanning, Song Yuming also went down to the bottom of the water along the cable.
Song Yuming's voice immediately reached my ears.
"Brother Qiu is quite impatient. Come on, I'll take you inside."
The underwater acoustic communication device was subject to significant interference, with faint noise and electrical hum emanating from the audio output.
Seeing that Liu Kai was still observing his surroundings and ignoring him, Song Yuming was not annoyed.
He added, "The situation inside is complex, and some information cannot be clearly explained on the drawings, such as areas prone to collapse."
At this point, Liu Kai had completed scanning an area of 150 meters in radius.
It was confirmed that Qin Luofei kept her promise and removed all the robots.
He nodded and said calmly, "Then I'll trouble Mr. Song to lead the way."
"You're welcome, come with me."
For two burly men who are 1.8 meters tall, the opening with an inner diameter of 1.5 meters is quite awkward.
They wore heavy pressure suits (exoskeletons).
It's very uncomfortable to walk with a hunched back.
Lying face down makes it even more uncomfortable as you can't float in the water.
Fortunately, the horizontal pipe only lasts for a few meters, and then it slopes downwards.
The two of them crawled into the cave one after the other.
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