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Chapter 193
chapter 0117 part 1
Chapter 117: Investigation, Ben, Blade Forging
From a distance, on the vast expanse of white ice surface, three black dots clearly appeared in Tang Song's sight…
"They're up ahead, move closer!"
Tang Song stood at the bow of the ship, scattering a handful of blood pills. A black python emerged halfway from the seawater, its long serpent tongue flicking out, sweeping the blood pills into its mouth in one gulp.
Splash, the black python fell back into the water, the Sea Surface rippling. A python tail as thick as a water bucket swept across the Ice Surface. The dark scales on the python tail flashed blue for a moment, and the Ice Surface immediately cracked for over a hundred meters.
The yacht sped up, heading towards the three icebreakers.
………
Observation Station Zero
Under Lance's command, the hundreds of people in the entire Base were preparing for evacuation, tense but not overly panicked.
In the high altitude of Antarctica, where snow was drifting, four decoy helicopters had already taken off.
Hive rockets and mounted machine guns were fully equipped, ready to use this heavy firepower to attract Zero's attention and buy time for the base personnel to evacuate.
As for whether they could cause damage to Zero, the Monarch High-level Staff who devised this decoy plan never harbored such a fantasy from the start.
The decoy plan initially recruited sixteen helicopter pilots. They received an annual salary of a million US dollars, and normally didn't have to perform any missions in the Base Observation Post.
But once a Level 1 Alert was sounded, they had to start their helicopters and become decoys with no chance of survival, attracting Zero's firepower to buy time for the evacuation of other personnel in the base.
After five years, only six of the sixteen helicopter pilots who signed long-term contracts remained.
Five of them, the moment they first arrived at Observation Station Zero and saw the true form of the frozen King Ghidorah, immediately gave up their million US dollars annual salary and left Antarctica after signing a confidentiality agreement.
Another five also chose to quit in the following years, unable to bear the pressure of being on the brink of death.
Below the ice of the Base Observation Post, two submarines were permanently moored. After the alarm sounded, some important scientists, including some research data/information, had all been moved onto the submarines.
If liquid nitrogen could not make Zero re-enter the frozen dormant state, upon receiving the evacuation order, the two submarines would immediately dive into the Deep Sea of Antarctica and quickly escape from here.
"Beep beep beep…"
Inside the Surveillance Room, Lance watched Zero's body temperature change on the screen with a solemn expression!
"45%, 46%, 47%, 48%…"
The progress bar next to it climbed rapidly. These bar values represented the nitrogen value input into the lower Space…
Once the nitrogen value reached 100%, it meant that the liquid nitrogen reserves in the base were exhausted.
If Zero's body temperature continued to rise at that point, everyone at Observation Station Zero would have to evacuate urgently.
"89%!"
After a series of urgent alarm sounds, the display data for the liquid nitrogen reserve value was approaching the alert point.
Lance clenched his fist, just about to issue an emergency evacuation order, when on the screen, the value representing Zero's body temperature took a sharp downturn from its peak, drawing an inverted U-shaped curve.
"Supervisor, it's dropping, Zero's body temperature is dropping, it has returned to the calm period of being frozen…"
The Doctor responsible for monitoring King Ghidorah's life form vital signs reported to Lance with an excited voice.
"I see it!" Lance's voice trembled slightly, and he let out a long sigh of relief.
"Continue monitoring, do not lift the Level 1 Alert for now!"
Watching the stable ripples on the screen, Lance cautiously issued the order.
The Level 1 Alert at Observation Station Zero continued for two days.
It wasn't until the third day that the alert level dropped to Level 2. Five days later, a joint Accident Investigation Team dispatched by the Monarch headquarters and the Federal Department of Defense entered Base Zero.
After a comprehensive inspection of Zero's life form vital signs and the degree of Ice Mountain melting, the entire Observation Post completely lifted the alert.
The Investigation Team conducted a comprehensive investigation into this accident, retrieving satellite monitoring from thirteen satellites that passed over Antarctica at the time.
The satellite monitoring footage did not show any ships passing within twenty nautical miles of Observation Post Zero.
Instead, a NATO surveillance satellite captured the scene of a volcanic eruption on an island forty nautical miles away from Observation Station Zero…
"This accident was unexpectedly caused by the vibration from an underwater volcanic eruption!"
Inside Lance's Office, a grey-haired man wearing a Federal Air Force lieutenant general's suit signed his name on the investigation results document reply.
Thaddeus E. Ross!
Putting the documents into a document bag, General Ross had just capped his fountain pen.
Lance pushed the door open and walked in, greeting him:
"Old friend, the base has prepared a farewell banquet, just waiting for you!"
"Farewell banquet!?" General Ross was a little surprised, his Big Beard seemed to tremble. He frowned:
"An accident is not a good thing, there's no need for a farewell banquet, I still need to rush back to the Department of Defense…"
"Ross, you're still the same!" Lance strode up to General Ross, patted his shoulder, and said with a laugh:
"You don't have a choice this time. Tonight is extreme blizzard weather in Antarctica, you can't leave even if you want to. Come on, I specifically opened a good bottle of wine for you!"
General Ross was pushed and shoved out of the Office by Lance with a helpless expression.
Bang!
Lance kicked the Office door shut, and the entire Office seemed to vibrate.
Thud!
On the Office Desk, a small brown calfskin wallet was shaken onto the Ground. The wallet opened, and on the first page of the interlayer, in the transparent pocket, was a photo of a middle-aged man in a white coat, looking disheveled.
The man in the photo had a large cross drawn over his face with a fountain pen, and his upper body was almost punctured into a sieve by the pen tip.
Clearly, the owner of the wallet had a deep "love" for this man whose face couldn't be clearly seen.
…………
While the people at Base Zero were holding a banquet, on the other side, the research vessel Boss Tang was on had already docked at Ushuaia Port.
Ushuaia, the capital of Argentina's Tierra del Fuego Province, this small South American city with a population of about 64,000, is located at 54°47′ south latitude and 68°20′ west longitude. Due to its unique geographical position, it is famous worldwide as the gateway to Antarctica, and is also known as the End of the World!
Ushuaia is as far as 3200 kilometers from the country's capital, Buenos Aires, but only 800 kilometers from Antarctica.
Traveling to Antarctica by ship from Australia, New Zealand, etc., takes at least a week;
While sailing from Ushuaia, crossing the Drake Passage, takes only two days.
Therefore, Ushuaia is an ideal starting and supply Base for expeditions and investigations to Antarctica.
Late at night, many research vessels heading to Antarctica were moored at Ushuaia Port…
Due to the influence of the major ice storm in Antarctica, the departure time for these research vessels to Antarctica had been postponed.
Many research vessels were brightly lit, with occasional sounds of drinking and finger-guessing games.
Amidst the noise, no one noticed a yacht quietly sailing away from the Harbour.
On the Sea Surface under the night sky, the engine-off yacht was quietly moored on the Sea Surface. The ship's body, with its lights off, was enveloped in darkness, and the seawater slapped against the hull, making a splashing sound.
Chapter 117: Investigation, Ben, Blade Forging
From a distance, on the vast expanse of white ice surface, three black dots clearly appeared in Tang Song's sight…
"They're up ahead, move closer!"
Tang Song stood at the bow of the ship, scattering a handful of blood pills. A black python emerged halfway from the seawater, its long serpent tongue flicking out, sweeping the blood pills into its mouth in one gulp.
Splash, the black python fell back into the water, the Sea Surface rippling. A python tail as thick as a water bucket swept across the Ice Surface. The dark scales on the python tail flashed blue for a moment, and the Ice Surface immediately cracked for over a hundred meters.
The yacht sped up, heading towards the three icebreakers.
………
Observation Station Zero
Under Lance's command, the hundreds of people in the entire Base were preparing for evacuation, tense but not overly panicked.
In the high altitude of Antarctica, where snow was drifting, four decoy helicopters had already taken off.
Hive rockets and mounted machine guns were fully equipped, ready to use this heavy firepower to attract Zero's attention and buy time for the base personnel to evacuate.
As for whether they could cause damage to Zero, the Monarch High-level Staff who devised this decoy plan never harbored such a fantasy from the start.
The decoy plan initially recruited sixteen helicopter pilots. They received an annual salary of a million US dollars, and normally didn't have to perform any missions in the Base Observation Post.
But once a Level 1 Alert was sounded, they had to start their helicopters and become decoys with no chance of survival, attracting Zero's firepower to buy time for the evacuation of other personnel in the base.
After five years, only six of the sixteen helicopter pilots who signed long-term contracts remained.
Five of them, the moment they first arrived at Observation Station Zero and saw the true form of the frozen King Ghidorah, immediately gave up their million US dollars annual salary and left Antarctica after signing a confidentiality agreement.
Another five also chose to quit in the following years, unable to bear the pressure of being on the brink of death.
Below the ice of the Base Observation Post, two submarines were permanently moored. After the alarm sounded, some important scientists, including some research data/information, had all been moved onto the submarines.
If liquid nitrogen could not make Zero re-enter the frozen dormant state, upon receiving the evacuation order, the two submarines would immediately dive into the Deep Sea of Antarctica and quickly escape from here.
"Beep beep beep…"
Inside the Surveillance Room, Lance watched Zero's body temperature change on the screen with a solemn expression!
"45%, 46%, 47%, 48%…"
The progress bar next to it climbed rapidly. These bar values represented the nitrogen value input into the lower Space…
Once the nitrogen value reached 100%, it meant that the liquid nitrogen reserves in the base were exhausted.
If Zero's body temperature continued to rise at that point, everyone at Observation Station Zero would have to evacuate urgently.
"89%!"
After a series of urgent alarm sounds, the display data for the liquid nitrogen reserve value was approaching the alert point.
Lance clenched his fist, just about to issue an emergency evacuation order, when on the screen, the value representing Zero's body temperature took a sharp downturn from its peak, drawing an inverted U-shaped curve.
"Supervisor, it's dropping, Zero's body temperature is dropping, it has returned to the calm period of being frozen…"
The Doctor responsible for monitoring King Ghidorah's life form vital signs reported to Lance with an excited voice.
"I see it!" Lance's voice trembled slightly, and he let out a long sigh of relief.
"Continue monitoring, do not lift the Level 1 Alert for now!"
Watching the stable ripples on the screen, Lance cautiously issued the order.
The Level 1 Alert at Observation Station Zero continued for two days.
It wasn't until the third day that the alert level dropped to Level 2. Five days later, a joint Accident Investigation Team dispatched by the Monarch headquarters and the Federal Department of Defense entered Base Zero.
After a comprehensive inspection of Zero's life form vital signs and the degree of Ice Mountain melting, the entire Observation Post completely lifted the alert.
The Investigation Team conducted a comprehensive investigation into this accident, retrieving satellite monitoring from thirteen satellites that passed over Antarctica at the time.
The satellite monitoring footage did not show any ships passing within twenty nautical miles of Observation Post Zero.
Instead, a NATO surveillance satellite captured the scene of a volcanic eruption on an island forty nautical miles away from Observation Station Zero…
"This accident was unexpectedly caused by the vibration from an underwater volcanic eruption!"
Inside Lance's Office, a grey-haired man wearing a Federal Air Force lieutenant general's suit signed his name on the investigation results document reply.
Thaddeus E. Ross!
Putting the documents into a document bag, General Ross had just capped his fountain pen.
Lance pushed the door open and walked in, greeting him:
"Old friend, the base has prepared a farewell banquet, just waiting for you!"
"Farewell banquet!?" General Ross was a little surprised, his Big Beard seemed to tremble. He frowned:
"An accident is not a good thing, there's no need for a farewell banquet, I still need to rush back to the Department of Defense…"
"Ross, you're still the same!" Lance strode up to General Ross, patted his shoulder, and said with a laugh:
"You don't have a choice this time. Tonight is extreme blizzard weather in Antarctica, you can't leave even if you want to. Come on, I specifically opened a good bottle of wine for you!"
General Ross was pushed and shoved out of the Office by Lance with a helpless expression.
Bang!
Lance kicked the Office door shut, and the entire Office seemed to vibrate.
Thud!
On the Office Desk, a small brown calfskin wallet was shaken onto the Ground. The wallet opened, and on the first page of the interlayer, in the transparent pocket, was a photo of a middle-aged man in a white coat, looking disheveled.
The man in the photo had a large cross drawn over his face with a fountain pen, and his upper body was almost punctured into a sieve by the pen tip.
Clearly, the owner of the wallet had a deep "love" for this man whose face couldn't be clearly seen.
…………
While the people at Base Zero were holding a banquet, on the other side, the research vessel Boss Tang was on had already docked at Ushuaia Port.
Ushuaia, the capital of Argentina's Tierra del Fuego Province, this small South American city with a population of about 64,000, is located at 54°47′ south latitude and 68°20′ west longitude. Due to its unique geographical position, it is famous worldwide as the gateway to Antarctica, and is also known as the End of the World!
Ushuaia is as far as 3200 kilometers from the country's capital, Buenos Aires, but only 800 kilometers from Antarctica.
Traveling to Antarctica by ship from Australia, New Zealand, etc., takes at least a week;
While sailing from Ushuaia, crossing the Drake Passage, takes only two days.
Therefore, Ushuaia is an ideal starting and supply Base for expeditions and investigations to Antarctica.
Late at night, many research vessels heading to Antarctica were moored at Ushuaia Port…
Due to the influence of the major ice storm in Antarctica, the departure time for these research vessels to Antarctica had been postponed.
Many research vessels were brightly lit, with occasional sounds of drinking and finger-guessing games.
Amidst the noise, no one noticed a yacht quietly sailing away from the Harbour.
On the Sea Surface under the night sky, the engine-off yacht was quietly moored on the Sea Surface. The ship's body, with its lights off, was enveloped in darkness, and the seawater slapped against the hull, making a splashing sound.
