Looking blankly at the place where the mysterious man disappeared, Niyunji fell into deep thought.
After a long time, she raised her head and saw that the sky was dark. At some point, a cold and wet wind blew on the Frahaya Prairie, and a heavy rain was about to come.
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"Quick, quick, quick! Move all the equipment around here!" It rained heavily all night, and there was a lot of water inside the excavation site.
Xue Ming sits in the temporary emergency command center and arranges various affairs.
However, Xue Ming and the members of the exploration team had differences over whether all the facilities inside the ruins had been emptied.
Especially Bai Jin, she believes that the current exploration work is entering a critical period. If all the equipment is withdrawn from the ruins at this time and the entrance to the ruins is completely blocked, not only will the exploration progress be greatly affected, but there may also be dangers inside the ruins.
It was destroyed by some unscrupulous people, and it will be too late to regret it by then.
But Xue Ming's attitude is very clear. The exploration team has been attacked twice, one of which occurred when the exploration support base was under full martial law. If someone dies again, then Xue Ming's responsibility will be greater.
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Therefore, Xue Ming felt that there was nothing wrong with temporarily suspending the exploration mission and simultaneously withdrawing all personnel and equipment from the ruins.
But when it came to the implementation stage, Bai Jin responded directly and clearly that she and her exploration crew would not evacuate the ruins unless the exploration work could be successfully completed.
Xue Ming felt helpless about this, so he had to report the situation here to his superiors.
Finally, after mutual consultation between the two parties, the Bai family decided to provide the exploration team with a special underwater sealing device to help the exploration team cope with the upcoming flood.
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When he saw the giant special device that was 100 meters tall being transported, Xue Ming was not thinking about gratitude, but thinking about why the Bai family was so persistent in wanting to enter the bottom layer of the ruins. What did Bai Jin's team get from those?
What did you get from the ancient books?
After some thinking, Xue Ming asked his subordinates: "Where is Miss Nirvana now?"
"I heard that they have returned to Xuan'ao Sect."
"Huh? When did it happen? Why didn't you notify me?" Xue Ming was a little angry.
The adjutant hurriedly explained: "It's like this. Originally, I wanted to inform you as soon as possible, but you have been busy interrogating the suspects these days, and I thought it would not be a big deal if they left.
So just..."
"Tsk! You!" It was okay if he didn't explain it. Xue Ming became even more angry when he explained it, but now was not the time to be angry.
Thinking that Niyunji had returned to Xuan'ao Sect, Xue Ming suddenly had an idea.
"Let's see, everything here has basically been arranged. You can keep an eye on this while I go to the Mysterious Sect." With that, Xue Ming left the command room.
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From the arrival of the equipment to the completion of the installation, the Bai family's private engineering team only took three days, and it was also completed in a very harsh environment.
The day after the equipment was completed, the heavy rain that had not happened in a century suddenly intensified again on the Furahaiya prairie, and the already precarious flood control measures around the excavation site finally collapsed in the face of the force of nature.
After floodwaters poured into the excavation site, it took just over an hour to completely submerge the ruins.
However, at this time, the flood no longer poses a threat to the interior of the ruins.
The special equipment shipped by the Bai family was originally used for deep-sea mineral exploration, and usually works in areas four to five kilometers below sea level.
Such a working environment with a depth of less than 300 meters is simply not too comfortable for this equipment.
Just when the equipment was just started to operate, the large number of exploration personnel who stayed in the ruins and did not retreat were still sweating for their lives when they heard the terrifying sound of the flood.
It rained heavily for nearly a month from start to finish.
A month later, the Fulahiya Prairie has turned into a water town.
Even the exploration base, which was built more than five meters above the average altitude of the grassland, has become a "water city."
When the repaired Yin Cheng woke up in the base, all the equipment and personnel inside and outside the base were replaced with new ones. This made Yin Cheng feel a little confused when he walked out of the medical room.
It was a beautiful day, and the blue sky was as clear as a transparent gem.
It's just that in the weather in early June, there is a hint of coolness in the breeze.
Yincheng walked around the outer edge of the base, looking at the prairie that had turned into a water town and couldn't help but feel a little confused.
"What's going on..." Yincheng tried hard to recall what happened before he was seriously injured and fell into coma.
He remembered that he chased the mysterious man and was severely injured by him, but it had only been a month, why did the prairie turn into a wetland?
While he was confused, a charming voice came from behind him: "Brother Yin, are you awake?"
Yincheng turned around and saw Bai Yurong standing behind him, holding a snow-white furry thing in his arms.
"Huh? It's Yurong, long time no see." Yincheng looked a little puzzled, but didn't ask any more questions.
Bai Yurong smiled and walked over and said, "To you, it's been a long time since we last met, but to me, it's only been a few days."
After saying this, Bai Yurong's pink face turned slightly red.
Yincheng didn't understand, so he just smiled awkwardly and said, "Really? Um...what...what's going on? Where are we now?"
Bai Yurong was startled and said strangely: "We are still exploring the base."
"Exploration base?" Yincheng looked at the endless waterway outside the base.
: "Don't fool me, where does there come from so much water on the Furahaiya prairie?"
Bai Yurong was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and then he couldn't help but cover his mouth with a smile and said: "Giggle, I didn't lie to you, Brother Yin, this is the Furahaiya Prairie, but there was a disaster during the days when you were in a coma.
It rained heavily for a long time, which is why it turned out like this."
Heavy rain?! Yincheng immediately retrieved recent global weather information.
Unexpectedly, I couldn't help but read the news about a heavy rainstorm that had never happened in a century in the Furahaiya Prairie. In the northern region, due to the upwelling of earth's air, the glaciers that had not melted for thousands of years actually began to show traces of melting.
What's going on? Global warming?
When he was confused, Bai Yurong said again: "The recent global climate is a bit abnormal, but meteorologists from the Supreme Academy of Sciences have analyzed it. This is a natural change of Gaia's original ecosystem and is not influenced by humans.
Abnormal phenomena caused by the influence of activities, and it is also said that the climate of Gaia Star will become a bit weird in recent years, but as long as this period is passed, Gaia Star will return to normal. "
Yincheng has also seen related reports, and this meteorologist is not unfamiliar to Yincheng. His name is Shen Hangchun. He used to be a member of Manny's team. He left in recent years and established his own company.
A scientific research team focused on studying the climate of Gaia.
With him coming forward to explain, Yincheng felt much more at ease.
But he soon realized another problem.
"By the way!! How is the ruins over there? It won't be flooded, right?"
Bai Yurong chuckled again and said, "It's okay, Brother Yin. The ruins are well preserved, but the excavation site has turned into a lake. Now you have to take a special elevator to enter the ruins."
"elevator?!"
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An hour later, Yincheng saw the elevator Bai Yurong mentioned.
It is like a periscope of a giant submarine sticking out of the water. People entering the base can go directly to the inside of the ruins as long as the surface ship reaches the platform where the elevator entrance is. And at night, it can also be retracted underwater to ensure that there is no danger inside the ruins.
It was invaded by people with evil intentions.
Speaking of the invasion, Yin Cheng spent the hour before entering the ruins talking to his adjutant and Xue Ming about the follow-up handling of the attack.
From the adjutant, Yincheng learned that the base later cleared out as many as 20 suspects, and followed one of the lines to find a secret hideout set up by Hong Yan inside Alub.
Although Hong Yan's people had already evacuated when the members of the A-11 Special Operations Wing arrived at the den, they still pulled out the poisonous thorn deeply embedded in Elub.
As for why Hong Yan's people tried so hard to stop the exploration work, they still have no clue.
Perhaps the only person who knew the whole story was the mysterious man who seriously injured Yincheng. The others were just minions who were deployed for the saturation operation. They had no idea why they did what they did.
Yincheng asked about the follow-up of the mysterious man, and found out that it was Niyun Ji and Su Mi who saved him that day. These two seemed to be the secret forces mentioned by Han Kongwen, but even if Niyun Ji took action, they still let the other side
He escaped and his whereabouts have not been traced so far.
Although Xue Ming suspected that the person who attacked Yincheng that day was most likely Zhang Yi himself, Hong Yan's number one talker, judging from what Han Kongwen learned, Zhang Yi had not been seen since the destruction of the Percival Dome.
If he showed up, even if it was him, it was just pure conjecture.
Besides...how could someone like Zhang Yi take action personally?
To sum up the above, the attack has been temporarily subsided and the exploration work has continued, but there is no more precise details.
But Yincheng was not discouraged because Xue Ming quietly reminded Yincheng that the Bai family was very suspicious.
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The Bai family is suspicious...
Yincheng has learned a lot from Jiang Guishi, but he has no intention of telling Xue Ming these things and asking him to check on Bai Yuanzhen, who has been dead for many years, because in his opinion, this old incident is not worth mentioning.
It is suitable to open it at this time, and you can only pay attention to it secretly, because if too much is exposed, Yincheng himself may also face new dangers.
After understanding this, Yincheng began to learn to play dumb, not only in front of Bai Yurong, but also in front of Bai Jin, pretending to be a pure warrior.
A month later, when they entered the ruins again, Area A, where Bai Jin was located, had been completely sealed. It was said that the translation of ancient books in this area had been completed, and they were now analyzing the murals in the worship area of Area C.
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Although Yincheng received Bai Yurong's invitation, he deliberately avoided contact with the Bai family, saying that he wanted to discuss with Qi Xinlan, the real leader of the exploration team, about the preliminary exploration work in the next week.
Bai Yurong didn't force it. She took Yincheng to Area E near where Qi Xinlan was and then hurried to Area C.
It was when she left that Yincheng saw clearly that she was holding an extremely cute little thing in her arms.
Most people would definitely like that little thing after seeing it, but Yincheng had a black line on his face and didn't react for a long time until the adjutant came to remind him.
"Boss, Chief Qi is waiting for us inside."
Yincheng came back to his senses, and then led the people to walk inside the e. At the same time, he kept looking back as he walked.
The adjutant was very curious and thought that Yin Cheng was looking at someone else's little girl, so he coughed and said: "Hmm, boss, Colonel Nan said that he will pass in a week."
Come."
Yincheng was shocked when he heard this: "Who?! Who is coming?!"
"Nan Yingjian, Colonel Nan, the highest management level has issued a transfer order. Colonel Nan will join us in a week to conduct a preliminary exploration of the bottom layer of the ruins." The adjutant said this time very clearly.
Yincheng actually heard it clearly the first time, but he still didn't quite believe that Nan Yingjian came back to take this troubled waters.
Because few people know what Nan Yingjian went through more than ten years ago... Yincheng is one of them... In his opinion, Nan Yingjian has done enough, and there is no need for her to put herself in danger like this, but
She actually came anyway...
The adjutant didn't know the hidden meaning, and thought that his superior just didn't want Nan Yingjian to come and ruin his luck, so he couldn't help but teased: "Sir? Don't you want Colonel Nan to come?"
Yincheng was stunned for a moment, and then he saw the clues in the adjutant's expression. He immediately raised his hand and knocked on his forehead and said: "Your boy has become more and more insignificant recently? What? Do you think you are Colonel Nan?"
Now that you're here, you'll have a backer?!"
The adjutant felt aggrieved after being beaten. He rubbed his nose and defended Colonel Nan and said, "Ang, our Colonel Nan is not better than that yellow-haired girl in any way. I don't know what your eyes are, so why are you staring at her?"
I won’t let go.”
After hearing this, Yincheng understood what the adjutant meant by all this, and immediately laughed and said: "Oh?! Do you think I am attracted to Bai Yurong?"
The adjutant glanced sideways at Yincheng and said, "I didn't say it, you said it yourself."
Yin Cheng sneered, hit the adjutant again and said, "Then your eyes are white."
After saying that, Yincheng sighed and stepped into Area E.
The adjutant didn't understand what Yincheng meant, but he understood that Yincheng couldn't possibly fall in love with the girl from the Bai family, and he immediately felt happy.
He followed Yincheng's footsteps. After several people entered Area E, he saw a man with several guards approaching from a distance.
Without asking, I knew that this person should be Qi Xinlan.
Yincheng had only seen Qi Xinlan in files before, but now that he saw him, he felt a little bit different. After trying to ask, he found out that this person was Qi Xinlan's younger brother, Qi Benru, who was also a member of the joint investigation team.
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He came to pick up Yincheng and his party on behalf of his brother, and explained that Qi Xinlan had been digging underground recently and was dirty. Now she had to meet guests before she thought of washing up, so he was asked to greet them first.
Yincheng wasn't that particular, he just sighed. He didn't expect that Qi Xinlan had already reached the position of head of the joint investigation team branch, and actually went deep into the front line. It was really rare. Qi Xinlan's impression of Qi Xinlan immediately improved a lot.
After sitting in the integrated conference room in Area E for a while, Qi Xinlan finally showed up.
Qi Xinlan is a middle-aged man in his early thirties. He is thin and not tall, but he is very energetic and walks with a straight back. He does not look like he has been engaged in scientific research all year round.
Moreover, he is one of the few senior researchers who is on the front line of scientific research but refuses to undergo physical enhancement.
However, although there are few such people, they are not uncommon, and everyone respects them.
This is especially true for Yincheng. If he hadn't been seriously injured in the Center Veil incident, he wouldn't have been able to give up the physical body given by his parents and undergo a comprehensive prosthetic transformation.
Although this body is no longer as bulky and unfamiliar as it was at the beginning, Yincheng still misses the feeling of being hurt and bleeding.
This feeling sounds strange, but it is one of the most common factors that cause psychological disorders in the military.
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"I'm sorry for keeping you waiting for so long." Qi Xinlan apologized with a smile as soon as she came in. She made people feel friendly and charming.
Yincheng had a good impression of Qi Xinlan. After being polite for a while, he went straight to the topic and said: "Originally, I should have met with you a month ago to discuss the underlying exploration, but a lot of things happened during this period, and I myself also
I was injured, so I was delayed, I hope you don't mind."
Qi Xinlan smiled bitterly and said: "I am the one who should be sorry. In fact, when the superiors asked me to be in charge of the entire exploration team, I refused because I knew that I had no leadership ability, but I didn't expect it.
Such a big thing really happened... Although the top management did not hold me accountable later, I no longer have the face to be the person in charge. So, Major, instead of apologizing, I should express my gratitude to you. If not
Because of you, our exploration team may encounter greater attacks, and more people will die."
Yin Cheng also sighed and said: "This matter has passed, so we won't mention it anymore. Let's talk about the next exploration plan."
Qi Xinlan nodded and asked his deputy to turn on the mimetic vision device in the conference room. Then the entire ruins and the bottom layer of the ruins that had completed preliminary space exploration were presented to Yincheng and others through holographic 3D projection.
Subsequently, many light points were displayed on the 3D holographic projection map, and the information corresponding to the light points was marked respectively. Those are the people who are active inside the ruins at this moment.
Yincheng and the others are located in the high platform area in the middle of the ruins hall. This was originally the area where the statues of the Council of Gods were located, but those statues have disappeared, and now only the bases of the statues remain.
Qi Xinlan stood up and said: "Our original plan was to send a team including an ancient theology expert, a biology expert, two linguistics experts and two archeology experts after completing various data tests in the underlying preliminary exploration area.
The expedition team including the expedition team conducted a week-long exploration of the initial exploration area.”