The crane motor above began to hum and run.
They lifted Liu Kai into the air and brought him to a stop.
The motor reversed and slowly lowered him into the dark, narrow pipe.
This figure, carrying so many hopes, quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.
The safety rope slowly descended.
Liu Kai saw the light from the overhead pipe gradually shrink until it became a small halo.
They are now out of everyone's sight.
Liu Kai breathed a sigh of relief and took off the sealed helmet from his head.
Take out a more robust exoskeleton helmet from the storage space and put it on.
Smart glasses activated; night vision mode activated.
The pipe, which was originally pitch black, is now as bright as day.
Every single detail was clearly displayed before Liu Kai's eyes.
The endotracheal tube was disconnected from his chest, and oxygen was being frantically extracted from the metal canister behind him.
Finally, under terrifying pressure, it condensed into a liquid and was stored in the life support structure of the exoskeleton.
"Clang!"
A metallic sound echoed from above the wellhead, and the safety rope stopped descending.
We have now reached the seabed, and beneath our feet is a blowout preventer with a six-layer structure.
Each layer is surrounded by a dozen or so crescent-shaped structures.
They were pressed together as firmly as teeth, without the slightest gap.
Liu Kai activated his scanning perception, which enveloped the small space.
The internal structure of the blowout preventer is clearly visible.
As Qin Luofei said, the various originally sophisticated mechanical structures inside are now firmly sealed by the pitch-black solid crude oil.
Whether it's electric or manual, it's impossible to turn it on or off.
Not only that, there are also some deep scratches on it.
It appears that officials have sent people down to try to clear the blockage, but they have failed.
Looking at the small drilling rig he was carrying, Liu Kai shook his head.
It's no wonder they couldn't clear it; the internal gaps were too small, and every corner was filled with blockages.
This drilling rig is completely useless.
There's only a slight chance if you let the ants go in and slowly gnaw at it.
This was a piece of cake for Liu Kai.
The sophisticated spatial scanning perception, combined with the newly acquired "cutting" capability.
He's practically an expert at handling these kinds of difficult cases.
I placed my hand on the closed crescent-shaped structure and closed my eyes to feel it carefully.
soon.
Liu Kai only had a fleeting thought.
The solid crude oil inside, which was tightly stuck to the mechanical structure, suddenly made a soft, crisp "crack" sound.
It seemed as if an invisible blade was precisely cutting along the surface of the machine.
While I wouldn't say it's accurate to the terrifying atomic level, it's at least at the level of fine engraving.
Once the crude oil is cut off, it is no longer part of the components connected to the pipeline.
The storage space can easily absorb it from thin air.
Liu Kai's face lit up with joy; as expected, there was no problem.
He immediately roused himself and swiftly brought the knife down.
In the blink of an eye, the inside of the first sealed door was cleaned thoroughly.
The entire crescent-shaped closed structure suddenly loosened.
Meanwhile, Qin Luofei on the platform above was pacing back and forth anxiously with a frown on her face.
Because Liu Kai had already reached the blowout preventer half a minute ago.
However, the handheld drill did not start consuming electricity for a long time.
This means that the drilling rig was not started at all.
Why haven't we started breaking the ice yet? Has something unexpected happened?
Just then, a staff member suddenly shouted with delight from behind.
"It's connected! It's really connected!"
"What's connected?"
Qin Luofei looked displeased, clearly disliking being disturbed during such an anxious wait.
The staff member ignored her reprimand and continued pointing at the screen with a happy expression.
"Secretary Qin, look! The sensor has detected that the first valve of the blowout preventer has resumed control. It's open!"
"What?"
When she walked quickly to the screen, the information displayed there made her gape in astonishment.
Not only Qin Luofei, but also the anxious onlookers all showed expressions of shock.
Not only did they not start drilling, but they also broke through the first layer so quickly?
Someone immediately realized what was happening.
He muttered somewhat uncertainly, "We cleaned the first layer of sealing devices before, so it's probably just luck that it's open now."
Upon hearing this, the surrounding jubilant noise instantly subsided.
Yes, the first floor was cleaned up by people sent down before.
Mr. Qiu is probably lucky now, having picked up a ready-made opportunity.
Everyone frowned and sighed: Unblocking a valve is definitely not as easy as it seems.
Just as the atmosphere fell silent.
The staff member who had been shouting earlier stared intently at the screen again.
He was trembling all over, as if he had seen something unbelievable.
"It's...it's open again."
Qin Luofei stared intently at the screen, her voice trembling with shock: "How is this possible?!"
Everyone was startled by the sudden exclamation.
They hurriedly swarmed through the small door into the control room.
When they saw the second layer of sealing valve also open, their mouths gaped open wide enough to swallow several eggs.
Qin Luofei gradually came to her senses.
When she saw everyone crammed into the narrow control room, her eyebrows shot up in anger.
"What are you all doing?! Get back to your posts right now! If no one helps with the pipe clearing later, Mr. Qiu will be in big trouble!"
The crowd snapped out of their daze upon hearing the reprimand.
They rushed out again, their faces beaming with undisguised joy.
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