Chapter 280: Target: The Peak!
Ackerman stared at Lin Quan's face, but he didn't see any flaws in the expression on his face, and Lin Quan's rhetorical question made him a little difficult to answer. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
He thought for a moment, then replied, "I don't want to believe it, but the current development of events makes me have to believe it, because I can't find any explanation other than this supernatural cause, unless the fresh water in the ground erupts like a volcano erupts on its own, but this is not reasonable, because even a volcanic eruption is difficult to predict, let alone such a thing." โ
Lin Quan smiled, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Okay, don't think about it too much, if you think about it again, it will be disrespectful to the gods, they are all watching our every move from the sky!"
Lin Quan stretched out his finger and pointed to the sky, and said to Ackerman, who followed the direction of Lin Quan's finger and looked up at the sky, but his eyes were even more confused.
"Do gods really exist?"
No one could answer this question in his heart, although Lin Quan had the answer in his heart, it was not his answer.
After getting the help of "God", the workers' enthusiasm for work was positive, the work here was completed smoothly, and because of the abundant water source, the survival rate of the saplings planted here was actually much higher, and the survival rate increased to about 72%, after planting the first batch of saplings, the large-scale replanting behind did not require too much manpower from children, so Lin Quan just left more than 20 people, let them slowly get it here, and the large army was ready to go to the most difficult mountain range in the middle at this time.
This mountain, about 75 kilometers from the capital Niamey, is not very high, only about 780 meters high, but this mountain range separates the northwest of Niamey, so that the wind and sand from the northwest are mostly blocked.
Originally, this mountain range was beneficial to Niamey, after all, it could block the wind in the north, and most of the wind in the north was sandy, but with the deterioration of the wind and sand situation in this mountain range, the vegetation on it was drastically reduced, and after the sandstorm earlier this year swept here, it was like being opened up to the second vein of Rendu, and the wind and sand situation could no longer stop, which made the residents of Niamey miserable, the lives of millions of people were affected, and the agricultural security of Niger was also greatly affected.
Therefore, the restoration of the vegetation on it has become a very important task!
As before, a few hundred men set up camp first, and they set up camp near Niamey, so that the materials brought from the capital would be more easily transported, but there was a disadvantage to camping in the south, that is, the mountains on their side were a little steeper, and it would take longer to start the work, which was more annoying.
After setting up the camp, Lin Quan took Ackerman to the main peak and began to observe the surrounding terrain and situation.
"The situation on this mountain is really terrible! You look at the weathered stone walls, the basalt has been weathered, the power of this sun is too strong!"
Everything will decay, even stones are no exception, the movement of the earth's crust makes the stones inside the earth continue to emerge from the surface, forming a series of mountains, and these exposed rocks are exposed, after wind and rain, after countless years, it becomes a mass of gravel or powder, and in the desert area, such weathering is also very serious, the temperature in the desert area is too high, and after the temperature increases, the internal energy of the molecules will increase, which will make their movement frequency faster, so the speed of weathering will be fasterใ
It is unknown when the trees disappeared, but a few remaining stumps can still be seen on the sandy slope from time to time, indicating that plants once grew here.
"The specific heat capacity of the rock is smaller than the specific heat capacity of the sand, and the temperature of the sun on it can easily exceed 70 degrees, and at such a high temperature, the plants will be roasted, and it is not surprising that no plants can survive here. โ
Lin Quan was standing on the top of the mountain, holding a telescope in his hand, looking into the distance.
His position is the most open place on the mountain, so you can see the forest planted before and the forest behind, these two woods are almost far away from this mountain range, compared to the forest that has only been planted for a long time behind, the forest planted before has begun to take shape, after half a month has passed, the surviving saplings have sprouted and branched at this time, although it is still a little miserable to see closely, but if the distance is a little farther, you can still see a piece of green.
"Mr. Ackerman, I want to measure the wind speed and temperature here and do some groundwork for our next plan, what do you think?"
After staying on the top of the mountain for a while, Lin Quan felt the hot pain of being sunburned, and hesitated that there were no clouds here, so the ultraviolet radiation was very high, even if it was a person like Lin Quan who didn't pay much attention to maintenance, he must take protective measures when he went out, sunscreen, sun hat, long clothes and long sleeves, these are all necessary, otherwise it is easy to get sunburned.
It is absolutely very unlucky to get sunburned in the desert area, because the infrared radiation in the desert is the most powerful, so the sunburned part will become very dark, a large amount of melanin will be deposited, and then the skin will become very rough and very dark, how dark is it? Refer to the black big brother who can't even tell the difference between his eyes and nose......
"Okay, this must be understood, and I will order them to start working on this work immediately!"
Ackerman is the person Lin Quan asked for from Steiger, and if he is with him, Lin Quan can discuss some things with him, and for the Nigerien government, they actually want to cultivate their own talents, so the group that Lin Quan set up before is actually here to learn from experience, their main job is to study, and the secondary job is to help Lin Quan do things.
However, looking at their habits, they seem to like to stay with Ackerman, after all, Lin Quan's French is not so fluent, with a little accent, and they listen a little strange when they speak.
Ackerman's side left immediately, and Lin Quan then adjusted his gaze and looked at the mountain range he was in, this was the object he needed to conquer, although it was difficult for this object to be conquered, but Lin Quan was not afraid.
"Nature has the power of magic, but I also have a mountain plan!"