The stratosphere of the Earth's atmosphere is an ozone layer about 20 to 50 kilometers above the ground. It is hot at the top and cold at the bottom, but the overall temperature is not high. Even the temperature at the top is only about the same as the surface temperature.
When Xu Yang was driving the starship to the stratosphere, Jiang Ran looked outside through the window. The place was surrounded by layers of white clouds. From a visual point of view, it looked like he was being carried upwards by clouds.
This experience was extremely wonderful. Jiang Ran subconsciously took pictures of the environment from his perspective. After a while, he hugged the ball contentedly and stretched comfortably and lazily.
"Thanks to technology," Jiang Ran said, "this phone has a lot of storage. I took so many photos, and I'm only using 10 percent of the space."
Xu Yang said without turning his head: "It's a mature outdoor automatic shooting tool. If it needs to be replaced and updated every now and then, it would be too inconvenient."
The admiration on Jiang Ran's face became even more intense.
Xu Yang caught a glimpse of her reaction from the corner of his eye. He hesitated for a moment before continuing, "Ever since this technology matured, fewer and fewer people insist on manual photography. Decades ago, the art department at Federal University offered a related lighting and shadow course, but that's now been discontinued. So before... we didn't expect you to be so persistent about this; we just thought it was a whim."
Jiang Ran gave a bitter laugh, her initial surprise gradually fading. She was silent for a moment, then said somewhat disappointedly, "This is actually a very good auxiliary method, but it shouldn't be a complete substitute."
Xu Yang didn't say anything.
It seems inappropriate to say anything at this time.
He didn't know where Jiang Ran's persistence came from, so he didn't know where to start comforting him, so he simply chose to remain silent.
At this time, there was no danger chasing him from behind, so Xu Yang drove the starship slower and more steadily.
When the starship sailed from the troposphere into the stratosphere, the clouds wrapped around it gradually stopped below the starship. Jiang Ran looked down and felt as if there was a large area of white fluffy ground under the starship.
"Mr. Xu, do you know where their life bags are?" Jiang Ran asked.
"I know," Xu Yang nodded slightly. "Each life-saving bag has its own locator. Their security contact has already transmitted the real-time location information to me."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Ran saw an orange light spot the size of an egg appear in front of him.
As the starship got closer, the light spot became larger and larger, and when it was really close, the life-saving bag with orange light became clearly visible.
Jiang Ran took a closer look and said, "The light emitted by this life-saving bag seems to be a little dimmer than before."
"This light is a signal to rescuers to show the remaining energy in the lifeboat," Xu Yang said. "It's dimmer than before because opening the shield and braking for liftoff consume a lot of energy."
Hearing what he said, Jiang Ran became a little worried: "They've already used up so much energy. Will they run out of energy before we rescue them? If I had known, I would have just..."
"No, don't worry," Xu Yang interrupted her, "The remaining energy is enough for them to float here for more than ten days."
Jiang Ran breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
I'm glad nothing happened.
If she delayed the rescue of others, she would blame herself for the rest of her life.
Just as I was thinking about it, Xu Yang's voice came slowly.
Jiang Ran: “…”
Jiang Ran carefully controlled his expression and glanced at Xu Yang's face secretly.
Why does she always feel that the words of the sugar daddy have a strong sense of self-substitution, full of envy and jealousy?
This couldn't be her illusion, right?
Jiang Ran was thinking about it when he suddenly had an idea.
The sponsor probably came to this test not just to get away from work. Perhaps he also wanted to stay in his lifeboat for a few days, get some good sleep, and have some sweet dreams. After all, that's much more relaxing than running around day and night on glaciers and volcanoes!
If this guess is correct, then he is really... too smart!
Of course, Jiang Ran was just thinking about it and didn't actually ask these questions.
Xu Yang's camera ball was still hovering over their heads diligently, recording everything in the cockpit in real time, and all of this would be put on the investment conference table as reference material in the future.
The noble, cold and domineering image of the financial sponsor cannot be defeated by her.
"We need to bring the life bladder into the cabin of the starship now," Xu Yang pointed ahead and said to Jiang Ran, "I will suspend the starship in a suitable position so that the docking port is facing the life bladder, but it's not that smart and won't run in on its own. Can you go to the entrance and assist with the docking?"
Of course Jiang Ran would not refuse. After listening carefully to Xu Yang's explanation of the methods and steps, he put on protective clothing and walked towards the connecting passage.
She tied a safety rope around her body, leaned out of the connecting port that was half a person's height, groped for the side handle of the life bag, and carefully pulled it back bit by bit.
After completely pulling the life bag back into the spaceship, Jiang Ran made an "OK" gesture to the camera on the side, and then the docking port in the front slowly closed.
The life sac wrapped around an adult, and its size was certainly not small. However, perhaps because of its material or the endless supply of energy, Jiang Ran did not feel much effort when pushing it back into the cabin.
After successfully pulling back a life bladder, Jiang Ran did not return to the cockpit immediately. There were still three other life bladders wandering around outside, and she had to go to the docking station to help pull them back after Xu Yang drove the spaceship to the destination.
While waiting for Xu Yang's signal, Jiang Ran was in the main hall of the cabin, observing and testing the life bag that had just been pulled back.
Poke the pure white, shiny shell with your finger.
Eh, it’s quite soft.
It was icy cold, like flowing water, and it made a hole when poked.
Jiang Ran got excited on the spur of the moment and touched the big "eggshell" from top to bottom. Then he fumbled for a rope and tied it up with great effort.
As she playfully fiddled with the life bladder, Xu Yang watched her through the screen. They had been together for quite a while, but he had never seen Jiang Ran act so childishly. It was quite a novelty.
While Xu Yang was lost in thought, he drove the starship slower and more steadily.
After Jiang Ran had enough fun and sat on the ground to rest for a while, Xu Yang's voice came from the communicator.
"The second life bladder has been found, just outside the docking station," Xu Yang said, "Go and help pull it. Let me know when you're ready."
"No problem." Jiang Ran responded immediately.
The first time is unfamiliar, the second time is familiar, and by the third and fourth time, it will be even more familiar.
The last life-saving bag stopped at a relatively low position, right at the intersection of the troposphere and the stratosphere. The temperature here was also relatively low. Jiang Ran shivered slightly because of the cold as soon as he stretched out his hand.
There is almost no water vapor in the stratosphere, so there are no clouds, but this is at the intersection, so there are still some thin clouds floating around.
When Jiang Ran reached through a cloud, he felt like he had broken a handful of cool cotton balls. After successfully pulling the life bladder back, he looked down and saw that the "cotton balls" that had just been broken had been rolled together again, as if nothing had happened.
After the connection port was closed, Jiang Ran looked out through a small transparent viewport the size of an egg on top.
The starship has flown upwards again, and the clouds that have stopped at the intersection of the air layers are like small islands on the blue sea. They move slowly and drift, and no one knows when they will gather together and when they will separate, and finally become a cool winter rain on the earth.
So this is what the clouds in the sky look like.
Jiang Ran sighed.
All four life bags have been pulled into the cabin. Next, we can suspend their protection mechanism and activate the awakening mechanism.
Jiang Ran was not clear about the specific operation method, and it was inconvenient for Xu Yang to communicate through the air, so he simply switched the starship to automatic driving mode, fixed the line in the stratosphere, and then left the cockpit.
Xu Yang was stunned as soon as he walked into the main hall of the cabin.
The shock of watching it on the surveillance screen was far less than what one would have witnessed in person. Four life bladders were neatly placed in the main hall, each tied with ropes in the same way. The only difference was the painting on the bladder.
Jiang Ran used a black ink pen to draw a big smiley face on the surface of the life-saving bag. At first glance, it looked like a strange giant egg with a smile on its face.
Or a giant egg tied up...
Because the outer shell of the life bladder was fluid, the smiley face I'd just drawn on barely held a basic shape, but the earlier one was completely distorted. Not to mention the first one, whose entire "egg" was covered in thin black lines, looking like a flowing carved pattern.
Xu Yang froze for a long time, but Jiang Ran was completely unaware and was enthusiastically taking pictures of the life bags with a ball.
I don't know who the unlucky ones are...
But no matter what color it is dyed, it doesn't seem to make the owner happy...
Xu Yang finally stepped forward and interrupted Jiang Ran's enthusiastic filming.
But Jiang Ran was not unhappy. She had almost finished taking the photos, and it was more important to activate the wake-up mechanism now.
I saw Xu Yang groping under the rope, fiddling with something. The orange light on the life bags dimmed a little, and then gradually turned into a faint green light.
"Okay, all the adjustments are done."
Xu Yang took a step back, stood next to Jiang Ran and said, "But everyone's body and various functions are still in a dormant state. They need to slowly adapt to the new environment after the transformation."
"That means it will take a while for them to wake up?"
"That's right."
"How long will it take?"
"About ten to twenty minutes."
While waiting, Jiang Ran looked around at several life-saving bags again and again.
She felt that her work was truly amazing, and that when everyone woke up, they would be amazed at the beauty of the environment they found themselves in.
More than ten minutes later, the second life bag from the left began to move.
Jiang Ran stood in front of the life bag expectantly. After a few seconds, the white "eggshell" on the top of the life bag slowly flowed to the surroundings, opening an opening about half a person's height.
The person lying inside was Fu Bo. He closed his eyes. After noticing the changes in the light and environment around him, he frowned and slowly opened his eyes.
My eyes are used to being closed, so I feel a little uncomfortable when I first see the light.
Fu Bo subconsciously put up his hands to cover his eyes. After he recovered a little, he looked out through his fingers, and then his eyes met Jiang Ran's.
Fu Bo was instantly excited: "You're okay!"
Jiang Ran was very happy: "You are fine too!"
Survived a great disaster and lived forever.
How can this not be exciting?
Fu Bo wanted to hug Jiang Ran so much that he almost jumped up with excitement, but he was bounced back before he could get up.
Fu Bo: “?”
Confused, he lowered his gaze and saw several circles of rope tied around his chest.
How did this happen?
Wait, could it be...
Fu Bo paused and raised his head in confusion: "This rope is yours..."
"I tied it up!" Jiang Ran was very excited. "Do you think it looks good?"
Fu Bo: “…”
Before he could say anything, Jiang Ran turned around a little while holding his life bladder, and then Fu Bo saw several life bladders next to him, all neatly arranged with identical ropes and staggered black patterns.
You know what, it’s really beautiful.
At this moment, the life-saving bag next to it also opened.
Fu Bo and Ren Xiayang looked at each other, looking at the ropes on their chests, and were speechless for a long time.
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【Small Theater】
Jiang Ran: Does it look good? Does it look good?
Xu Yang: It looks good.
Fu Bo:?
Ren Xiayang:?
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