Chapter 43: The Cave

"Dr. Ricardo, we've collected all the meteorites that can be seen. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Info hell, these stones are deadly! It was Yubi, the head of a local salvage company, who spoke.

Yubi and Ricardo stood on the edge of the lake, watching the salvage boats work in the middle of the lake. There are also a few workers at the lake, struggling to use lifting equipment to carry stones to shore.

If there is any difference between this salvage team and ordinary salvage teams, it is that each of them wears thick biochemical suits.

Slightly higher than normal levels of radiation were detected here.

"It can't be! The detector shows that there is still a huge amount of energy at the bottom of this lake, and the meteorite you are salvaging now has a pitiful energy compared to this! Ricardo exclaimed, thinking that Yubi was cheating on him.

"Enough, Dr. Ricardo! It's over, we've handed over all the stones to you! If you don't believe it, you go into the water yourself! Yubi was wearing a milky white mask, and he couldn't see his face clearly, but his voice could be heard very angry: "For the sake of you scientists as precious broken stones, we have three colleagues who have been injured at work, and little Bernie is still in a coma, and even if he wakes up, he will lose his left leg forever!" Always know what! Just because of a stone the size of a bottle cap! Damn it! ”

Hearing this, Ricardo lowered his head in shame: "I'm sorry, Yubi, I hope you understand that it was a terrible accident. ”

According to preliminary analysis, the density of this meteorite has reached an incredible level, and there is not even a single substance on Earth that can reach such a large mass. Due to a miscalculation by Ricardo's colleagues, a pebble was lifted out of the water before the cable was broken, and when the pebble re-entered the water, it burst out with more energy than a sniper bullet, instantly piercing the left leg of diver Bernie Jr.

The thick biochemical suit is naturally more vulnerable, and now little Bernie not only has to accept the rescue of his life, but also may have to fight the effects of radiation.

"I vouch for it with my personality, there really isn't another stone at the bottom of the lake! Even if they were, they had already penetrated the bottom of the lake, and the devil even knew if they had reached the other side of the earth!

I swear, this is the last stone, and your union will pay us immediately, and we will leave tonight! If you look at the scenery of this place, it used to be so fascinating, but now, I don't want to stay in this hellish place for a minute, and this disgusting protective suit makes me feel like a stupid Michelin tire! ”

"No, no, no, Yubi, please, check again, okay? This is important to us! ”

Ignoring Ricardo, Jubi turned to the workers and shouted: "After the last work, we will return to Coimbra tonight!" ”

The workers erupted in excited cheers.

"Xiaowen, I know your feelings, you must understand that if all this is real, I may be more anxious than you. I've been dreaming of discovering the secrets of time travel for decades, and in the past few decades, I've used every method I can think of to explore and research, but there has been no substantial progress. Zhao Youshu sighed and said.

Xiao Wen was silent, of course he knew that all this was too weird, how could the secrets involved be so easy to unravel.

After the lunch break, Ju Fan didn't say anything more, he just sat in front of the computer, kept typing on the keyboard, and got up from time to time to write something on the whiteboard.

"Xiao Fan, none of the formulas you wrote can fully explain what happened to Xiao Wen, there are more or less contradictory situations in it."

Ali also nodded: "I also think so, several theories put forward by Dr. Ju are somewhat different from the facts, in my opinion, our attitude towards this matter is more like solving a case, so far, we are relying on step-by-step reasoning to find the so-called truth." ”

This statement was unanimously approved by Zhou Yawen and Wu Qiang.

Ju Fan smiled bitterly and threw away the pen in his hand.

"What happened to Xiao Wen is simply not explained by the science we have now. Time and space travel is a world problem, and at this stage, except for various hypothetical theories that are very similar, there is no possibility of practical operation. ”

Zhou Yawen suddenly said: "What if it is operated by humans? ”

Ju Fan frowned slightly, feeling a little unhappy in his heart.

I just said that there is no possibility of operation, and the policewoman put forward the assumption that it is artificial, isn't this a pole?

Years of cultivation kept Ju Fan from having a seizure, he stabilized his emotions, and a modest smile appeared on his face: "Officer Zhou, I just said that these are just theories at this stage. ”

"Doctor, you misunderstood me. I mean, since Xiao Wen can go back in time, then others may be able to do it too. ”

Ju Fan and Zhao Youshu both jumped eyelids: "You mean... ”

"You're saying that there is no possibility of operation at this stage, what if it is ten years, a hundred years, or even a thousand years from now? Perhaps at that time, human beings already had such scientific and technological strength, and they could freely travel through time and space, and even control others to cross, just like... It's as easy as we take the subway now. ”

"The humans of the future have manipulated Xiao Wen's crossing?!"

"Cuadrado, I'm so tired and want to take a break." The woman in the mountaineering suit, dressed roughly, leaned against a rock and tossed her trekking poles aside.

"Hey, Liana, don't do this, there are still dozens of meters to the top of the mountain, we shouldn't rest halfway!" Cuadrado walked over and took Liana's hand, trying to pull her up.

"Look at how beautiful the scenery is here, when we go to the top of the mountain, we can rest and enjoy this amazing scenery, isn't it very beautiful?"

Liana looked up, and the blue sky above her was vast, and the snow-white clouds seemed to be in front of her, and she could reach them.

Cuadrado and Liana chose one of the steepest routes in the Losa Mountains, which was barely explored, and in many places even required climbing tools, and Liana's strength was stretched out here.

"I really didn't expect that when I went out into nature and looked at the scenery composed of these plants, it really looked like a painting, which was so shocking, it was far more beautiful than in the photo!

Look at that tree, its shape is curious, it bends over, it doesn't look like an old man singing in Lisbon's commercial square? Cuadrado, look at that coiled branch, it's like a guitar, it's so cool! ”

Cuadrado laughed, simply sat down next to Liana, and hugged her slender waist: "I told you a long time ago, don't always indulge in indoor rock climbing, no matter how much you practice, no matter how good your skills are, you can't compare to a real hike!" ”

Liana put her arms around her boyfriend's neck and offered a deep kiss.

"You're right, okay?"

"Oh! The scenery here is really amazing! The two finally reached the top, and Cuadrado stood on the top of the mountain, his arms outstretched, feeling the force of the wind, and couldn't help but roar.

The beautiful mountain at the foot echoes with another mountain in the distance, like a twin peaks.

The lush trees bring air that is incomparable to that of the city, and here, the whole person seems to become more relaxed.

"Look at the lake below, it's so beautiful!" Liana was also very excited, her first hike made her whole person look radiant, and the sense of accomplishment of reaching the top was indeed incomparable to indoor rock climbing.

The gaps in the two peaks are filled by a beautiful lake, the beauty of which is almost indescribable, and in the sun, the surface of the water glows with a rainbow of colors.

"Liana, you must have brought a lifting rope, right?" Cuadrado said excitedly.

This lake, of course, is where Ricardo and they found the meteorite. Due to the remote location, they only erected dangerous signs on the road leading to here, and they did not expect that anyone would take a shortcut directly from the mountain with ropes.

And Ricardo had already left at this time, and as for Yubi's salvage company, it had already sailed out of the lake on a crane boat, heading in the direction of Coimbra.

Since Liana had climbed a real mountain for the first time, Cuadrado chose only a small hill at a lower altitude in the Lothar Mountains, and the two of them easily landed on a climbing rope to the lake.

The close observation made the two of them even more excited.

The calm and waveless surface of the lake seems so peaceful and harmonious.

The turquoise water, so clear that you can almost see the bottom of the lake, shimmers with a faint light.

Cuadrado couldn't wait to take off his mountaineering suit, and in an instant all he was left was a pair of bottoms.

"Liana, do you want to go swimming together? Dating a swimmer like me is not a perk that all girls can enjoy! ”

Liana smiled happily: "I'll take a break, you go swimming first, I know you can't wait!" ”

"Then you set up a tent first, I'll see if I can catch a few fish, if I can make a pot of fish soup, it's really beautiful!" After Cuadrado finished speaking, a fierce man plunged into the water, and a circle of ripples rippled around the lake, spreading more and more.

"Oh! It's so cool, it's so enjoyable! Cuadrado roared, took a deep breath, and smothered into the water again.

On one side, Liana had already stretched out the tent, cut down a few tree sticks, found a few large stones to support, and a simple stove was ready.

It's the first time I've done it, but it's still like that, Liana thought to herself.

"Cuadrado, look at the fire I made...

Liana looked up and looked around, and she suddenly realized that Cuadrado had been in the water for a long time.

She was a little panicked and ran to the lake and shouted, "Cuadrado! Hey, where are you?! ”

The lake is still so calm.

What happened? Liana's expression began to change to fright, and when she was at a loss, a small splash appeared in the middle of the lake, and a figure sprang out.

"Hey! Are you going to scare me to death! How can you play such a joke with me? Liana shouted angrily.

"Oh my God! Oh, my God! Do you know what I see? Cuadrado swam back with all his might, and soon swam back to the lake.

"Hell, I thought something had happened to you! Are you kidding me? ”

"A hole, a hole with a strange light!" Cuadrado wiped the drops of water from his face: "It's amazing! There is a colorful hole at the bottom of this lake, is this a prop left by someone filming a science fiction movie here? ”

Before he could finish speaking, the water in the center of the lake suddenly began to spin and stir, faster and faster, and the range became larger and larger.

"That's, that's..." Liana covered her mouth in surprise and stared straight at the lake.

The whirlpool spun at an unparalleled speed, and in the blink of an eye, it had spread across the entire lake, and the water level had dropped rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Grass!" Cuadrado cursed in Portuguese and leaped to get out of the water.

It's a pity that people are not dolphins, and if they can jump directly out of the water, they will be no different from Superman. Liana didn't even have time to grab Cuadrado's hand before he was swept to the bottom of the lake.

In just a few seconds, the entire lake was drained to the point where there was not a drop left in front of Liana's eyes.

"God, God! What's going on here? Lakes, where did all this water go? Liana's lips were pale, and her reddish skin lost its color at this moment.

"Cuadrado, Cuadrado... Where are you, my dear? You'll be fine, you'll be fine... ”

Liana saw the mysterious cave in her boyfriend's mouth, but it was not colored, it was black, pitch black. She knew that his Cuadrado must have been swept into that hole along with the lake.

What kind of hole can hold such a large volume of lake water, and how big should this hole be?

Before she could react, the black hole instantly shone with dazzling light, and then turned into a transparent patch, as if it had become nothingness, and no longer existed.

"Bang !!"

As if it were a volcanic eruption from the movie, a thick column of water erupted from the hole and rushed into the sky with a piercing whistling sound like a dragon with sharp claws.

Liana was stunned to see the curtain of water in the sky, which was at least tens of meters high. After a few more meters of upward jumping, the upward momentum of the water column slowed down.

"Oh my God!" Liana's expression instantly cracked her teeth, and her eyeballs were bloodshot in an instant, caused by the rapid congestion of her brain.

She flew wildly and ran wildly, dodging under a huge rock as fast as she could, protecting her body tightly.

The waves of water poured down like a waterfall, slapping on the rocks like thunder, and Liana's ears hurt, even if she hid under the rocks, she was almost fainted by the splashing water, and she hugged a pillar stone beside her tightly, so that she could not be washed away by the waves.

This experience of just a few tens of seconds was like experiencing hell herself, and if she let go of her hand, she would probably have turned into a corpse. For the first time in Liana's young heart, she felt such a strong fear, and she knew that she and death had been so close.

She hid under the rocks for more than ten minutes, and when the sound of the water gradually became quieter, Liana gasped for breath with palpitations, and waited for a long time before she carefully climbed out.

As far as the eye can see, tents, backpacks, and communication equipment are long gone.

As for Cuadrado ...

"Cuadrado!" As far as Liana's eye could see, a person lay motionless on the ground not far away.

Liana took three steps and two steps, ran to the man's side, and was immediately frightened and bloodless.

Cuadrado, who was paralyzed on the ground, was almost human-shaped, and there was no part of his body intact.

Terrified, Liana slumped on the ground and muttered, "Broken, broken... ”