"Barren Island" is a standard volcanic island, and it is also an active volcano. The most recent eruption was in 2009. Because it is only one word different from Bali, Indonesia, and there are also volcanic eruptions, it is often confused by people.
The eruption of the Barren Island volcano is far less violent than that of Bali, but for this small island with an area of only 11.5 square kilometers, it is also very violent. The entire volcano is covered with thick volcanic ash and large pieces of volcanic rock. Only the mountain
There is some vegetation around the outer edge of the island at your feet, and a cooled lava river is barren of grass and winds its way to the sea.
Although the Andaman Islands are under the jurisdiction of India, because Barren Island is very far east and is within Myanmar's air defense identification zone, it is relatively far away from India. Most of the islands are uninhabited islands with real permanent residents.
There are only a very small number of islands, with a population of 280,000. The indigenous Andamanese are black. They have a different culture and race from Asians, but they are closer to Africans. Everyone knows about India’s economic strength.
It is impossible to cross the entire Bay of Bengal to take care of this small group of foreigners, so the island's economy is very primitive, the residents are in a state of abject poverty, and a considerable number of them even maintain the habit of being naked, basically only at the level of the clan commune period.
Originally, Barren Island was inaccessible, and after it was privately purchased by "Cone Snail", not many people would come. At this moment, the "Marian" is parked two nautical miles away from the island. It is a shallow sea with an average water depth of less than 20 meters.
meters, the water depth near the island is even less than two meters. Under the warm sunshine, the sea water is as clear as a piece of glass without impurities, and the snow-like fine sand on the bottom of the sea and the dots of coral dotted on it are eye-catching.
It's so real that even the colorful fish hiding on the coral are clearly identifiable. At the same time, there are also a large number of lemon sharks, black tip reef sharks, and mako sharks living here. Of course, there are also top predators in the Andaman Sea.
The name is "Crocodile".
Three drones conducted an all-round three-dimensional survey of Barron Island. Shi Si looked at the screen with her eyes wide open. There were more than a dozen lollipop sticks thrown on the ground, and she could only hear them sucking in her mouth.
He was mumbling something and cursing while drinking sugar.
"What's wrong?" Ling Hao, who was studying the bag of diamonds with Annie not far away, raised his head and asked.
"You know that looking at the diamond, Sister-in-law Zhuxin is once again focused on recruiting her new subordinates. Those damn mercenaries have money this time. They are locked up in the cabin smoking and gambling, and no one is willing to help me! This bastard
I've looked at the island eight times, inside and out. It's just a deserted island with nothing!" Xiao Nizi got angry and pouted.
Annie immediately giggled and came over to coax: "Is there anything else that our famous 'Nine-tailed Fox' can't handle? Come on, I'll give you a 3-carat diamond to use as a ring in the future. Are you in a good mood?
A little bit?"
Shi Si's eyes lit up and he took the diamond handed over by Annie and looked at it carefully with his bloodshot eyes. Sure enough, no woman could resist the temptation of such a shiny object. "Don't fool me.
, according to this year’s going price, a 3-carat round diamond of this quality is probably worth more than 600,000, but this diamond does not come with a certificate of origin, so it is worth half the price at most.”
"Silly boy, have you forgotten what your brother and I do? Is the place of origin a problem for us?" Annie smiled brightly. This bag of diamonds is worth tens of millions of dollars, which is a windfall.
"Let's get down to business, what's going on?" Ling Hao interrupted the two women's conversation with a look of helplessness as they went off on a serious tangent.
"Well, I controlled the drone to conduct an all-round observation of the island. There are no man-made buildings on it. This is a desert island." Shi Si opened the holographic sandbox of the island that was mapped on the computer and showed it to Ling Hao.
Ling Hao said: "We assume that the 'Chicken Cone Snail' does have a base here, but there is nothing strange on the island. What could be the reason?"
Shi Si frowned and said: "I have thought about the possibility that the other party is hiding underground, but considering that this is an active volcanic island, they will probably dig out magma when doing underground projects. The construction is too difficult and extremely unsafe.
, even if the 'Chicken Cone Snail' really did it, I haven't found the most important key signs of the underground structure. The first is the entrance. Most of the island is barren, and my drone has already descended to the ground.
Observing from a height of three meters, even a two millimeter-wide gap on the ground cannot escape my computer analysis. Secondly, there are ventilation vents. Without ventilation vents, people below would suffocate to death. The number of ventilation vents they need is huge.
It’s small, but I didn’t find any. Also, construction is going on on this island. If the people living here want to survive, a large amount of materials, supplies and even people must be sent to the island. There is no trace of a dock being built here.
, and there is no airport, don’t you think it’s weird?”
"You are thinking conventionally. Just imagine it wildly. The problem you mentioned is not unsolvable. No one said that the entrance must be on the island. The exhaust hole is even simpler. You see the circle around the edge of the island.
Is there vegetation? There are so many trees, are you sure they are all solid? It is not necessary to send people and materials to the island by ships and fixed-wing aircraft. The whole world knows that Qiongzhou is the largest submarine base in China, but
Has anyone seen a dock for parking submarines in Qiongzhou? Expand the search range with the drone and take a look at the sea around the island. You should be able to gain something." Ling Hao seemed confident and patted Shi Si's shoulder. From her
He picked up a lollipop from the table, peeled off the candy wrapper and stuffed it into his mouth and continued: "Eat less sugar. Although you won't gain weight, aren't you afraid of tooth decay?"
Shi Si was speechless, automatically ignoring Ling Hao's last words, and continued to operate the drone. Nearly an hour later, a scream alerted almost everyone on the ship, and everyone gathered around the door of the central control room.
, looking at the crazy-looking Shi Si inside. "Could her lollipop contain alcohol? Why is she so drunk in broad daylight?" Many people were murmuring in their hearts.
Ling Hao separated from everyone and asked, "Have you found anything?"
"Brother, come and see!"
Shi Si projected the image from the drone's camera onto the LCD TV on the wall of the central control room. Everyone couldn't help but gasp. The height of the drone was about 300 meters above the sea, and the camera's angle of view was tilted downward.
, the sea water is so clear that its existence is almost invisible, and the sea bed covered with sea sand seems to have been struck by the giant ax of the gods. A wide rift valley appears, and the sea sand slowly flows into the rift valley with the sea currents.
Among them, it looks like a magnificent waterfall. This majestic momentum is beyond the reach of even many famous waterfalls on the surface. It is truly a creation of heaven and earth and a miraculous workmanship.
"This is... an underwater waterfall?!" Although Ling Hao has been living at sea for many years, he has only heard about this special geological phenomenon and has not seen it himself.
Shi Si said excitedly: "I made a rough measurement and found that this seafloor fissure is 25 kilometers long, 680 meters wide, and 1,700 meters deep. What is this concept? The Angel Falls, the largest waterfall in the world, is
, the height difference is only 979 meters, and the length of the longest 'Iguazu Falls' is only 4,000 meters, which is nothing compared to this waterfall."
Ling Hao rolled his eyes at her: "Don't get excited, we are not here for scientific research. I have been in water all over the four oceans. I know what underwater waterfalls are like better than you. Generally speaking, there are two causes of underwater waterfalls.
The prerequisite for both methods is to have a trench with sufficient height. One is the countercurrent of hot and cold water caused by the difference in seawater temperature, and the other is the countercurrent caused by the different salinity content of the seawater. Regardless of the above,
The water flow speed at the waterfall will reach a terrifying level. Divers and even ordinary submersibles will be torn apart by the strong currents when they get there. It is estimated that only deep dives like the 'Stone Crab' and 'Pippi Shrimp' can
The hull structure of the submersible can withstand it. But I don't think that the 'Cone Snail' will have such a submersible, let alone that she will use such a submersible to transport building materials. Then the entrance cannot be inside the underwater waterfall, and we can't
There is no need to waste time there. However, there is a special situation. I heard that there is an underwater waterfall in Mauritius, which looks like white clouds pouring into a bottomless black hole. You can clearly see it by helicopter, and the scene is spectacular.
But in fact, the sea currents there are very stable. The root cause is that a large amount of silt and sediment washed into the sea by nearby rivers are slowly pushed into deep trenches on the seabed by the currents. The sediment continues to fall into it due to its own weight, and it looks like
It's like a waterfall, but it's actually an illusion. What's the situation here? You might as well let your mechanical fish called 'Steamed Grouper' go over to investigate, especially to measure the flow rate. If the situation is the same as in Mauritius, then
I guess the entrance to the underground building is probably there."
After making arrangements for Shi Si, Ling Hao said to the others: "Don't worry, everyone, the nest of 'Chicken Cone Snail' must be here. The SWAT team should send a two-person sniper team to the island, equipped with a 12.7 mm caliber sniper.
Specially responsible for blocking the enemy's air retreat. Others began to organize their equipment. This time there is no detailed operation map, so they can only search forward and wait for opportunities to complete the mission. Next, we will assign the work and be ready to go at any time!"
Sure enough, after detection by the "Qingzheng Grouper", the water flow of this underwater waterfall was not strong. A huge cave was discovered on the cliff under the waterfall, which was obscured by the sand flow. After entering the cave to explore, it was found that it was indeed there.
When they found the right place, Ling Hao immediately ordered the "Stone Crab" and "Pippi Shrimp" to be launched into the water. All team members boarded the submersible and headed for the mysterious lair of the "Chicken Cone Snail".
This sea area is too shallow. The average depth between the water surface and the seabed beach is only 15 meters. For a submersible of the size of the "Stone Crab", it is very difficult to navigate here. If you are not careful, you may get stranded.
Risk. From the sky, it looks like there is a dark, huge crab in the transparent sea water, walking slowly on the soft sand towards the deep nest not far away, like the entrance to hell.
Facing the abyss, Shi Si struggled with his thoughts for a while. Finally, he raised his mind and pushed the joystick forward. The "Stone Crab" "jumped" like a dive, slowly falling into the darkness.
It quickly disappeared into the rolling mud and sand.