This was Bai Shuang's first time being invited to such a meeting. She was a leader in the base's medical community and an honorary soldier who had received a special merit award.
Grandpa Lu sat in the head seat, with several army commanders sitting next to him, including Lu Yu, while Bai Shuang sat in the industry representative seat.
Mr. Ling first introduced the current situation he had observed, as well as his team's speculations.
Everyone can guess what will happen next. The most urgent task is to open the exit and find out what's going on outside.
However, opening it also carries risks. What Mr. Ling is saying is just a guess based on the observations of the monitoring. What if, after opening it, it's not that the ellipsoid gets stuck, but that a cloud of toxic fog appears?
Therefore, it is essential to think things through carefully and make adequate preparations.
But we can't just leave it open and wait to die.
The final decision was to open it that day, but Bai Shuang suggested that it be opened a day later, the next day.
The reason is that they have been observing in the monitoring room for more than ten days and are exhausted. Now, if they are asked to open the cover, their energy and reaction ability will be greatly reduced.
Let them rest well for a day and recharge their energy. They can put on their protective suits and start working again tomorrow at noon.
Furthermore, there are many procedures to prepare.
Bai Shuang meant well; these people are now national treasures, and as long as they want to live in the ellipsoid, they can't do without them.
They are indispensable for post-disaster reconstruction.
Bai Shuang herself has been living here safely and comfortably for a year, and has survived several major disasters.
But Commander Wang quickly retorted, "The matter is so urgent, we should act quickly and efficiently, how can we delay?"
Bai Shuang: "When people are tired, they are more likely to get into trouble if they do dangerous things."
"What's a few sacrifices compared to the greater good? That's just womanly sentimentality!"
Bai Shuang: "Commander Wang doesn't care about human lives? They are highly skilled technicians, and there's no longer the opportunity to train them."
Since Commander Wang speaks with such righteous indignation, then let your son go and open it; he's been resting for a while now.
Don't worry about not knowing how to operate it; just have two technicians guide you.
"you!"
Lu Yu: "It's not impossible."
Mr. Ling: "Commander Wang, rest assured, I will definitely send two skilled instructors to teach your son."
Ling Liyuan and his deputy were surprised that Bai Shuang would protect them so much, and felt a warmth in their hearts.
Actually, Bai Shuang wasn't deliberately protecting them; she just saw their hard work and appreciated their talent.
Commander Wang angrily scanned the room, but no one spoke up for him. However, when he saw the piercing gazes of the Lu family grandfather and grandson, his momentum immediately weakened.
Commander Liu hurriedly helped him down the steps, and he pulled Commander Wang along.
"All this arguing about is just waiting one more day, isn't it?"
So many days have passed, what does it matter if one more day comes?
If Commander Wang were to utter another word, it would do him no good, so he had no choice but to shut up.
Meeting chairperson: "Ms. Bai, does anyone have any objections to what you just said?"
Seeing that no one spoke, he looked at Elder Lu, and when he saw him nod, he announced the final decision to everyone: as Bai Shuang had just said, the top cover of the elliptical body would be opened one day later.
The next day, before opening the base's roof, an isolation layer was set up around it, and all the technicians wore high-level protective suits and opened it remotely.
It will be easier to respond promptly if there are toxic gases or liquids.
Fortunately, there was no danger on the surface, but the upper part of the ellipsoid is still 20 meters away from the ground.
The lower part is a bottomless abyss.
Whether you fall down or are crushed by tectonic activity, there is no way to survive.
Upon learning of this situation, Bai Shuang and Lu Yu immediately comforted Grandpa Lu.
His biggest worry was that this base was the culmination of countless people's hard work and almost all of their financial and material resources. Was it just going to be destroyed like this?
Building another one is easier said than done. In the apocalypse, everything is scarce: food, clothing, metals, trace elements, machinery, technology...
What's the next step?
But no matter what, life goes on. Fortunately, this ellipse successfully protected the base's survivors and withstood several rounds of natural disasters.
No one was injured in the earthquake, which reached a magnitude of 12.
Bai Shuang: "Grandpa, there's always a way out. Let's take it one step at a time."
Old Master Lu sighed, "That's all we can do now. Go and rest. Your grandfather can handle it."
Commander Wang: "See? I told you to open it up as soon as possible and find a solution, but some people just wouldn't agree."
Bai Shuang: "No one stopped you? I already told you to let your son open it, and I even sent someone to guide him. Isn't it because you're worried about your son that you don't want him to go?"
The door is open now, so hurry up and leave with your whole family! Why aren't you leaving?
Commander Wang glanced at Grandpa Lu, but didn't seem inclined to reprimand Bai Shuang.
"snort!"
"She's just a little girl, why are you treating her like she's above everyone else!" He stormed off in a huff.
Although Bai Shuang does not hold a position in the military, she is already quite formidable simply because she is the irreplaceable leader of the entire base's medical community.
Moreover, she is a first-class meritorious soldier and an honorary veteran, so she has nothing to fear from anyone.
Not to mention that Lu Yu and Grandpa Lu are behind him.
But it is precisely because of her unique advantages that some people envy, are jealous of, and hate her, and some people dislike her.
Next, Bai Shuang and Lu Yu went to find Ling Liyuan.
Lu Yu: "Uncle Ling, will the base be alright for the time being?"
"Based on the surrounding forces, as long as the earth's crust stops moving, there will be no problem. The possibility of it falling further down is also not high, because the crack is wide at the top and narrows as you go down."
The concern is that further crustal movement could widen the cracks, causing the earth to continue to collapse.
The most terrifying thing is that if the force is too great, the sphere will break, and then everyone, including the person and the object, will fall into the abyss.
Therefore, it's best to evacuate as soon as possible.
Back home, Uncle Li and the others waited for news. Now, the Bai family members unintentionally regarded Bai Shuang as their backbone.
After Bai Shuang and Lu Yu explained the current situation and the base's decision, everyone was on tenterhooks.
Bai Shuang: "I'm sorry, I brought you to the base and then this happened."
Uncle Li: "What's it to you? We're all doing this out of good intentions. Even if the situation is bad, at least we're still alive."
Uncle Mike: "Yes, with such a huge earthquake, if we had stayed at other bases, we might not have survived."
Young Master Zuo: "Even if we die, it's not your fault."
"Coming here was entirely our own decision, and you helped us."
Junior brother: "Young Master Zuo finally said something serious today!"
Young Master Zuo: "You brat, when have I ever spoken inappropriately?"
Despite the words, everyone still feels very heavy-hearted after such an incident.
However, Bai Jiu was an optimist. "Miss, can't we live like rats?"
Young Master Zuo: "The life of a rat?"
"Even if you get stuck, you can still live there. Living in a crack in the ground is warm in winter and cool in summer."
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