sabotage expert

The first thing Ning Xiaofan did when he returned to his residence was to knock on the door next to each other, called Fatty, Hou San and the others together, and then notified the departure at 2:40 p.m. , I went back to the room, set the alarm on my phone to [-]:[-], lay down on the bed with my clothes on, and soon fell into a deep sleep...

Ning Xiaofan didn't sleep for a long time, but after about two hours of deep sleep, the effect was not to say how good it was, but he also recovered a lot of energy.

It only took Ning Xiaofan 10 minutes to get up, wash, and pack up.

Stepping out of the room, Fatty, Hou San and the others were already waiting in the hall, a group of people were bragging and chatting happily.Looking around, Yang Hai was actually among them. It seemed that he had been notified by the little goblin to join him.

Ning Xiaofan stepped forward to greet everyone, and said, "Everyone check the equipment to see if there is anything missing? Report to me one by one after checking!"

Fatty and the others are very experienced, knowing that there are many dangers in the depths of the underground, and they cannot tolerate any mistakes, so they carefully re-checked their equipment one by one.

Soon, after everyone checked, Fatty was the first to respond: "I'm fine."

"I'm fine." Hou San responded accordingly.

Next, Zhang Chun, Chen Biao, Lao Wang, Xiao Shanzi, and the newcomer Yang Hai all responded.

Of course, when everyone checked the equipment, Ning Xiaofan, as the team leader, also checked himself. After the inspection, he also said according to the rules: "I'm OK too."

After checking the equipment, Ning Xiaofan glanced at his watch. It was 2 minutes away from the agreed departure time. At this time, footsteps were heard outside the hall. Afterwards, Aunt Xiang came to the hall with a backpack on her back. He has changed into outdoor clothes, and he looks quite capable.

"Aunt Xiang, you're here." Ning Xiaofan greeted her.

Aunt Xiang responded with a smile: "Well, everything is ready, let's set off when we are ready..."

Ning Xiaofan nodded, then turned his head to signal Fatty and others to pack their equipment and set off.

A group of people left the hall, but did not go out to the passage, but came to the iron gate at the end of the passage.

Originally, Ning Xiaofan didn't know what was behind the iron gate?But this morning when I was discussing with the goblin about departure, I learned that there is a passage behind the iron gate, and, in Area B, every team's accommodation has such a passage leading to the ground.

Ning Xiaofan took out a magnetic card that the little goblin had given him in advance, swiped it on the chute next to the iron door, only heard a "click", the latch behind the iron door popped open, stretched out his hand and pushed, The iron gate was pushed open.

Behind the iron gate is a descending staircase. A pale energy-saving lamp is hung on the wall on one side of the staircase at intervals of about three meters, illuminating the staircase transparently.

This winding staircase is relatively crude, and it should be made of local materials and carpooling, and it is not even polished, with potholes, unevenness, and some knocking feet.

It took more than ten minutes for Ning Xiaofan and his party to descend the stone steps before reaching the end of the stairs, and what came into view was a man-made tunnel, and the walls on both sides were also uneven.

When we arrived at this tunnel, there was no lighting. The tunnel was deep and dark, and I don’t know how long it was?

Everyone turned on their flashlights and helmet lights one after another, and walked forward along the tunnel. Soon after, the sound of running water could be faintly heard.After walking for a while, the sound of running water became more and more clear. Under the illumination of the shining light, an underground river appeared in front of him.

The tunnel has come to an end, and there is no other way except this narrow underground river. Ning Xiaofan is not surprised about this. He has already learned from the little goblin that this tunnel is covered by underground water due to water seepage. The river was flooded and it was a long way to go.

Fortunately, this submerged place is not deep, just enough to submerge the calf, so it is not so troublesome to take out the rubber boat.

Everyone waded all the way, and after about an hour, they came to a cave.The area of ​​this karst cave is relatively spacious, and strange-shaped stalactites can be seen everywhere, most of which are submerged in water. However, the karst cave is located on a higher terrain in the southwest, exposing a small open space, which can accommodate people to temporarily settle down.

Everyone went to the open space above the water, and while resting, Ning Xiaofan went to the water's edge to measure the depth of the water, and found that the underground river accumulated here was much deeper, reaching about the waist. Big reality, so he ordered Pharaoh to take out the rubber boat.

After Pharaoh fully inflated the two rubber boats, and everyone had rested, they pushed the two rubber boats into the water, and then took the two rubber boats down the river.

Although it was going downstream, the water in this submerged underground tunnel was not rushing, but quite gentle. If it was just drifting, the speed was like a snail crawling, and it had to be speeded up by paddling.

Everyone paddled and rowed forward. Not far away, this man-made tunnel seemed to have come to an end. It was replaced by a naturally formed cave, which was much wider. Along the way, you can see the sides and top of the cave or protrusions. Or hanging stalactites.

Following the route displayed on the tablet computer, entering this naturally formed cave means that it is not far from the outpost of the grotto. After rowing downstream for less than half an hour, there is a faint light in front of it, and diesel power generation can be heard The rumbling sound of the machine.

The outpost has arrived.

The so-called outpost is the last artificial place in the tiankeng, and it is also the last miniature base where the prospecting team can get human support.

This outpost was set up in a wide karst cave. Ning Xiaofan had heard the little goblin briefly introduce the situation of the outpost, and knew that the outpost was a transit point leading to the mining area. In the end, they have to pass through the outpost. In addition to being equipped with 10 permanent personnel, this outpost also has a small warehouse, a medical clinic, and several board rooms for the prospecting team to rest.

Entering the cave, I saw a resident staff guiding everyone to paddle to the shore with a flashlight.

Similar to the karst cave we passed earlier, most of this karst cave is infiltrated by underground rivers. Looking around, except for the area with artificial buildings, the surrounding area is full of water.

Ning Xiaofan also knew that this cave was not only spacious, but also relatively dry. There was no underground river at all, and the infiltration by the underground river happened three days ago. As a result, most of the places were submerged by the gushing groundwater, and the deepest place was more than two meters. If the artificial buildings of the outpost were not built on higher ground, the outpost probably would not exist anymore.

Moreover, due to the large influx of underground rivers, the passages for people to walk have been completely submerged. In other words, all prospecting teams must face a problem, that is, to reach the other end of the cave from underwater Can dive underwater.The problem is that this flooded natural channel has not been explored, and it is not known how long it will take to dive, and it is not known whether there is a place to stay during the dive.This is also the information Ning Xiaofan most wants to know at the moment.

At this time, Ning Xiaofan and his party came to a board room under the guidance of the resident staff.

The board room is brightly lit, and there are no other furniture in the room except folding chairs, like a conference room, and people in the board room are already sitting on the chairs in twos and threes, all of whom are foreigners. There were eight men in total, smoking and chatting. Judging from the wet marks on the trousers of these foreign men, they must be the prospecting team who had just arrived.

In addition to this prospecting team composed of foreign men, there is also a man in his 30s with an Asian face who is dressed in outdoor clothing.The man had a badge on his chest, and he should be a permanent staff member of this outpost.

After Ning Xiaofan and his party entered the prefabricated room, the staff member greeted with a smile: "Everyone, sit down as you please..."

After Ning Xiaofan and others sat down, the staff member continued: "Let me introduce myself first. My surname is Chen, and I am Chen Li, the person in charge of the outpost..."

This time, the staff member was using English, apparently to take care of the foreign men. Fortunately, Ning Xiaofan, Aunt Xiang and Fatty's English foundation is not bad, so there is no need to worry about not being able to understand.

"Well, there are currently two prospecting teams here, so I won't wait for other teams. Let me introduce the situation here..."

Needless to say, the situation of the outpost, the person in charge named Chen Li mainly explained the difficulties faced in the next itinerary.

According to Chen Li, the underground passage was not simply submerged by the underground river, but the collapse of the unknown cause three days ago, which not only produced geological changes, but also caused the passage to be blocked, and three of them led to the cave. The passage at the other end was buried under collapsed boulders.

Regarding this geological change, the outpost sent several staff members to dive into the passage many times to investigate, but so far, no exit leading to the other end of the cave has been found.

After Chen Li reported the current situation, he called the leaders of the two prospecting teams to send someone to the warehouse to collect diving equipment.

To say that the response of the No. 3 base is still fast enough. After the mining passage at the outpost was flooded, the No. 3 base was notified and immediately dispatched a group of dives to the outpost. Otherwise, Ning Xiaofan and others Even if you come here, you can only look at the ocean and sigh.

At the moment, Ning Xiaofan arranged for Lao Wang and Xiao Shanzi to receive the equipment, while he asked Chen Li, the person in charge, to download the channel plan.

After downloading the channel plan to the tablet computer, Ning Xiaofan gathered Aunt Xiang, Fatty and others together to study the route after the dive.