Chapter 466: Forbidden Zone
Representatives of 12 countries and police representative Yuan Xi gathered in the cramped German caravan for 17 people, and the doctors were still busy looking for the victims and giving them sedatives, which is a kind of palliative treatment, because no one knows what kind of insect vector and what kind of pathogen it is.
Because the operator has abandoned the function of Bluetooth network communication between devices for its own monopoly interests, the current mobile phones can not communicate smoothly through GUÒ Bluetooth, and the wireless walkie-talkie only has a voice function, very vague voice signal, and the 12 teams can only hear each other clearly within 30 meters, so this "high-tech" expedition team actually has to rely on human flesh to run between the camps to communicate.
It can be seen how powerful the regression of technology is.
Seventeen people are haphazardly forming discussion groups of twos and threes, exchanging information efficiently, and they are not satisfied with the strange pest. It is already a fantasy that there are poisonous insects in Antarctica, and it is even more terrifying that this poisonous insect can freely pass through various camps in heavy snowstorms.
Italian geologist Davila is the representative of the Italian team, and he "happened" to stand next to Yuan Xi and said: "Look, you still don't believe me!" Life is so tenacious, and there are insects in Antarctica, so I wonder if it's a warm-blooded insect. ”
Hearing Davila say this, Yuan Xi didn't react, and the German biologist came over and said loudly: "Yes! Must be warm-blooded. Some insects have a tendency to warm blood, and some bees will raise the temperature of the hive by shaking their muscles at low temperatures. Theoretically, it's possible for spiders to do the same. ”
At this time, there were already many people who believed that Davila had seen dragonflies, which was the effect of multiple events correlated, and another Prussian representative, who also came over and was also an expert in the field of biology, said: "Does the dragonfly that Mr. Davila saw have feathers?" How big is it? Flying homeotherms must evolve feathers to keep warm, otherwise they cannot be native to Antarctica. ”
Davila said embarrassedly: "I only see a little bit of moving image, it's still black with blue, it's a dragonfly only from the flight attitude, I really can't see the details, it's flying too fast...... Oh, by the way, it seems to be avoiding human observation, which means it has seen me, and if it hadn't spotted me, it probably wouldn't have gone that fast. ”
The German biologist said: "In view of the special situation, everyone should carry a camera or mobile phone with them in the future, and if they see an insect, they will immediately take a picture of it...... It's a pity. ”
Everyone has agreed to this construction.
This German biologist is "rigorous in his studies", not only can he draw the camps of each squad in one breath, and the distance is roughly the same, but he is also reviving the ancient communication technology, using walkie-talkies to communicate from camp to camp.
Because each camp has at least one neighbor who can be contacted, one by one, and finally the 13 camps can be spread, so there is no need to run around outside in such a ghost weather, so that if you are not careful, you will disappear forever in the blizzard.
He also concluded that the native creatures may have a strong sense of territory, which is why they attacked human RVs one by one, and so far, a total of four members of the expedition team have been killed, and it is not like a predatory activity.
Drawing on the spider habits of living in sand, he believes that "Antarctic insects" may hide in the snow and cover their whereabouts with wind and snow.
Davila came to show his erudition, saying: "This is the hinterland of Antarctica, the ice is two thousand meters, and plants are the foundation of the biosphere, at least there must be plants living in Antarctica before insects can survive, but I have seen insects with my own eyes, but I have not seen a trace of plants." The ice is so thick that it is impossible to have minerals that provide survival to plants. ”
Antarctica's iconic animal, penguins, is also unlikely to live in such deep Antarctica, as they must be able to return to the sea to hunt fish. Davila pulls everyone's thoughts back to surrealism.
Yuan Xi finally spoke in her signature Antarctica-like indifferent tone: "Have you forgotten that this place is close to the Windsor base? Where there are people, everything is possible. ”
"Dragonfly!" Hearing Yuan Xi's words, the German biologist named Edming jumped up: "I remembered!" In the golden age of Windsor the Great, as early as 100 years ago, Windsor had mastered the neuroscience that could control the dancing of dragonflies, and we have not yet reached that level! ”
The representative of the United States said: "Yes, some scientists have mastered the technology of controlling the walking path of cockroaches a while ago, and it is still in a very early stage, and the golden age of Windsor is much more powerful. ”
"These dragonflies were either raised at the Windsor base, and after Windsor's death, they moved around the base. ”
Davila: "Don't forget the poisonous insects, I see, these are not accidentally released insects, but the insect royal guards raised by Windsor to protect the cemetery." Thinking about it, the road ahead is much more dangerous, and my heart is beating a drum. ”
As soon as he said this, everyone was beating drums in their hearts, the name Windsor the Great was too terrifying, and if he wanted to enter the forbidden area he had set up, how dangerous it would be.
Dharavi shouted: "Who knows the detailed process of lifting the ban on the Antarctic Restricted Zone? Could it be that Windsor's last order is to keep Antarctica a forbidden area, but those guys think that after so long, they can ignore Windsor's ban? ”
The representative of the United States said: "We tell the Security Council guys all the speculation, and they will naturally tell the truth, and by the way, why did they discuss it for so long when they knew that the Windsor base was still operating?" Did you know that Windsor's ban contains threats such as 'trespasser death'? Thinking about it, we really don't dare to enter the base casually. ”
Originally, everyone thought that they would enter the base to find out after the wind weakened, but now, these explorers are hesitant.
The ban of the Tech Emperor is no joke, especially when those windmills are still spinning and the base is likely to be operating normally. This shows that the self-defense measures of the base are still complete, and I am afraid that an army will have to think twice if it wants to enter, let alone a small expedition team that is half official and half civilian?
Edmin said, "We have to figure out the details of the ban, what happened to the Assassins when Windsor was last seen?" I guess everyone knows that, right? I don't want to be cut into sausage minced meat! ”
Hearing him say this, everyone felt even more creepy.
Fortunately, the terrible poisonous insect plague subsided after a while, and after three days, the decision of the UN Security Council finally came, allowing the soldiers of the expedition to go to the base to explore the way, and all the non-soldiers retreated to a distance of 50 kilometers.
The members of the expedition team looked at the base from a distance on an iceberg 20 kilometers away, and they could just see the big windmill of the base, but when they retreated 50 kilometers away, they could not see anything, and everyone dared to be depressed, but everyone was afraid of the prestige of the Windsor Emperor, and they did not dare to have any rebellious spirit.
Yuan Xi is the most likely to break into the base without breaking into the base against the orders of the Security Council, and she once said to her subordinates: "Even if Windsor commits the crime himself, I will rush over and arrest him." However, she was also happy to let the soldiers take the lead.
The 20 soldiers of various countries marched towards the base with assault rifles on their backs, and at this time it could be seen that the United States, Prussia, Russia, and Japan of the Entente countries were more adventurous, and it was obvious that their soldiers were in the front, while the countries of the United Nations that were not armed were invariably lagging behind the Entente countries.
No matter how backward the technology is, it has not retreated to the point that small drones do not have it, and finally the battery life of small drones is almost there, and it only has a battery life of 20 minutes, and the military commander from Germany decided to release the drone only when it was 10 kilometers away.
At that time, Windsor's warship bird was so majestic, and it was able to fly with the help of updrafts, and its endurance was a global strategic level, and this 20-minute small drone was nothing compared to it.
Like the large army, the drone also relies on satellite navigation, and only 3 hours a day can be operated, otherwise it can only be operated within nearly 200 meters, which is already the shooting range of the rifle, and the effectiveness of the drone to protect the soldiers is greatly reduced.
The launch of the drone field did not go very smoothly, because the first take-off failed, fell on the snow and caused a malfunction, and it took the scout half an hour to repair, which made the reconnaissance team impetuous.
The video bandwidth of the satellite is insufficient, and the black-and-white images that can only be transmitted back are flashing and flashing, and fortunately they are not soldiers in the golden age of Windsor. The soldiers of this era were also accustomed to such things.
The drone, controlled by a long-range engineer, scurries like a headless fly, and it seems to have the same result as the aerial reconnaissance - nothing but windmills and a base with closed gates. There is something indescribably strange about this base, because in this cold and snowy place, the brown base that should have been buried by the wind and snow does not seem to have any snow powder sticking to it.
These soldiers are not scientists and engineers, but they have a gut feeling that the building left behind by the Emperor of Science and Technology is really extraordinary, and they don't know what this non-staining material is made of. Then again, if it weren't for the fact that this dazzling brown color was so outstanding in the vast white ice and snow, the aerial planes might not have been able to detect its existence.
All the members of the Antarctic expedition were nervously waiting for news from the military advance team, and the commander's announcement came from the other end of the strange-sounding satellite phone: "The gate of the base is closed, and the windmill and the shell of the base are not stained with even a single snow powder, which is very strange, I don't know if it is often cleaned or because of the use of special materials." ”
The battery of the drone was almost reaching the predetermined percentage of return, and the engineer asked the commander to return, and before the commander had time to give the order, he heard the engineer shout: "*! The drone has lost its signal! ”
The commander's heart tightened, and he saw that the picture on the monitor turned into a snowflake, and asked in a deep voice, "What's the matter?" ”
A bead of sweat fell from the forehead of the engineer soldier and said: "Before the signal is lost, the operation fails for about three seconds, as if it is malfunctioning, alas, this is a Siemens product, why is it so unstable?" It must be the climate in Antarctica that has crippled its electronic machinery. No one has the opportunity to test machinery in an environment like Antarctica, no way. ”