The thick steam has a great impact on the laser. If the steam had not blocked the beam, it would not have taken more than an hour to penetrate the ice.
The laser also heats the steam, and the high-temperature steam melts the ice at the entrance of the hole, slowly expanding the hole.
A minute later, another turret joined in the firing, but the targets of the two turrets were different, the laser beams landed at different points, and the distance between the two ice caves was about a hundred meters.
The deeper the ice cave is, the higher the steam flow is. Soon, the steam column is more than ten kilometers high, which is spectacular from a distance.
Because this time, four lasers were used to drill a hole, and the efficiency was much higher than before. About forty minutes later, the steam coming out of the second hole suddenly increased, twenty kilometers, thirty kilometers, and in the blink of an eye, it exceeded one hundred kilometers.
kilometer.
Ye Han immediately ordered a ceasefire. When the laser stopped, steam was still spraying out of the hole. It didn't condense into small ice particles until it rushed into the sky. But after a while, the solar terms turned into flocculent ice feathers, and they floated
Flying flutteringly into the sky, and then falling slowly like snowflakes, it actually looks very mysterious.
The geysers on Europa are called plumes because they emit flocculent plumes of ice.
Ye Han looked at the No. 2 hole and was speechless for a while. The purpose of playing two holes was that after one was cleared, the other could be stopped in time. However, he never expected that there was no movement on the No. 1 hole, and the later No. 2 hole was cleared first.
Already.
Ye Han immediately reported the situation to the flagship. After receiving the order to proceed as planned, the two combat groups immediately left the ship in Swift and landed between two ice caves soon after.
After leaving Swift, one group rushed to the No. 1 hole first. With the ice cave as the center, the soldiers drilled four finger-thick holes in a cross shape, stuffed several telescopic poles into the holes, and connected the club heads above the hole.
, it became a simple hanger.
Then a miniature winch is hung on the hanger, and the winch is wrapped with high-strength fiber made of thick sewing thread.
Finally, the soldiers hung a drone on the line, started the hoist, and the drone slid into the ice cave at a constant speed... and then just waited for the drone to hit the bottom.
The combat team in charge of Cave No. 2 did not go so smoothly. When the soldiers approached Cave No. 2, they realized that the airflow coming out of the cave was much stronger than expected. One soldier planned to test the wind strength with his hand, but the result was that the air flow from the cave was much stronger than expected.
As soon as he came into contact with the airflow, his arms suddenly lifted up uncontrollably, and then the whole person was carried up by the arms. He was thrown up for more than a hundred meters before falling again. If he hadn't started the aircraft in time, he would have at least fallen.
to a few hundred meters away.
The second team, from the team leader to the team members, were all dumbfounded. After the team leader came to his senses, he immediately contacted the Leishan: "Bridge, I am the second team, the airflow is too strong, the drone cannot be lowered at all!"
Nonsense, the height of the air column is now more than 100 kilometers, and the entrance of the cave is where the air flow intensity is the highest. It is strange that the drone can be lowered.
The second team leader quickly received instructions from the bridge: "Think of a way, is there anything heavy that can be thrown down with the drone?"
The second team leader was in a dilemma: "Even people were blown away. I really can't find anything useful here. Is there any on the ship?"
"So strong?" Luo Qi looked at Ye Han in surprise, "Boss?"
Ye Han was also in a dilemma. He kept thinking about it, but he still couldn't come up with a practical solution.
It is easy to seal the No. 2 cave, but it is difficult to send a drone in without damaging the ice cave.
He Lu suggested carefully: "How about waiting for a while and waiting for the airflow to weaken?"
Ye Han felt dizzy for a while: "Luo Qi, report the situation to the flagship and ask for instructions."
Luo Qi complied and soon received a reply: "Report, boss, the flagship said, let us find a way ourselves."
The big head turned into a headache. Ye Han thought for a while and said, "Do you think that if I get a missile, can I fall down by myself?"
Several people couldn't help but look at each other after hearing this. No one dared to talk nonsense. Finally, Luo Qi broke the silence: "I think it is best to have a small size and large mass, and the shape is also very important. It is best to have a resistance.
Small aerodynamic shape.”
Ye Han was going crazy: "Where do you want me to find this thing?"
Even if you start to do it right away, it will take time, and you may be afraid that the ice cave will freeze before the thing is ready.
He Lu advised: "How about waiting a little longer? Anyway, the flagship has no set time, and I think strong airflow is not a bad thing."
Ye Han glanced at He Lu in surprise: "How do you say that?"
He Ludao: "Since it's not easy to go down, then think about it, isn't it easy to come out? After people go down, seal the ice cave, and when they want to come out, just blow up the ice cave, and the airflow will blow them away.
Once you're out, there's no need to crawl out by yourself."
Ye Han couldn't help but laugh: "You think well, but it's not that simple. The airflow at the entrance of the cave is strong because the ice cave is small. Once you get inside the cave, it depends on the specific conditions."
Even though he said that, he didn't feel so entangled anymore.
Just wait, you won’t get pregnant if you wait!
However, the weakening of the airflow means that the ice cave is about to be sealed. You must put the drone down before the ice cave is completely sealed. If you miss the opportunity, you will have to open the ice cave again. Who knows how much time will be wasted in the end.
In order to prevent accidents, Ye Han ordered the second team to be prepared and take action as soon as they found an opportunity.
The opportunity came faster than expected. After only about ten minutes, the second group sent back the news that the airflow had weakened, but the drone would not be able to fly for a while.
In order to complete the task as quickly as possible, the soldiers of the second group used laser guns to cut a piece of ice, shape the ice into the shape of a missile, and then fixed the drone on the missile model made of ice. Now everything is ready, just waiting for one
Appropriate opportunity.
Due to the lack of accurate measurement tools, the second team was unable to grasp the exact strength of the airflow. To prevent missing opportunities, they used high-strength fibers to tie a special buckle on the missile model. Several people grabbed the ice missile and placed it on the missile model.
Above the hole, let the air flow blow up the missile like flying a kite.
At the beginning, several people had to hold on to the high-strength fibers, but after a while, they no longer needed so much strength. After a while, the airflow and the ice missiles could only maintain a balance.
The second team leader couldn't wait any longer. When he saw this, he simply got a longer ice missile, fixed the other drone, and stuffed the ice missile into the ice hole. The ice missile slid into the ice hole smoothly.
Only ten seconds later, the ice missile flying as a kite also fell into the ice cave on its own.
Ye Han finally saw the situation in Cave No. 2. There were straight ice caves with no edges visible from above and below, and ice flakes criss-crossed on the left and right like fleeting glimpses. Looking at the camera, he felt like he was falling into a bottomless abyss, forever.
