Chapter 33: Gone
"Mumu?"
Mu Mu raised his index finger to signal silence.
She slowly got up and swept her gaze over the laboratory, "Xiao Zi, where is it?" β
"What, where is it?" Ge Zi was stunned for a moment, "You said that murderous microwave oven?" How do I know ......?"
Heavy footsteps and human voices came from outside the door, Ding Lingdang, the men came back, Liu Peijia opened the isolation door of the laboratory, and panted heavily: "If you want me to say, in this hellish place, it's useless to bring a landing suit, such a strong wind, the drone won't blow you apart?" β
"Are the girls alright?" Shi Teng followed in, with a cold air, and the old face under the mask showed a smile, "It's much warmer indoors than outside...... Eggplant, Dai Yue, Boss Zhuo, hurry up and stand up! β
Dai Yue propped up his laptop on the workbench in the laboratory, and the four communication buoys had been thrown, and Shi Teng and the others couldn't wait to see the results.
"Have you made contact with Earth?" Ge Zi and Mu Mu both came over, "How's the situation?" β
"Just threw the buoy out, and now I don't know where they flew." Dai Yue reached over and helped Mu Mu and Ge Zi twist the FM knob on the outside of the helmet, "You can listen to it yourself." β
Mu Mu and Ge Zi pressed their helmets, their Iron Buoys were receiving the signal sent back by the communication buoys, it can be imagined that at this moment, the four communication buoys have penetrated deep into the violent atmosphere of the Titan, they may be swept up by the wind, or they may roll on the ice field, the sound in the headphones is very noisy, the current noise is like a dark rainstorm, Ge Zi closed her eyes, she could hear someone talking in the endless rainstorm.
It was a gong-like voice, and he was saying, "Helpββ! β
Ge Zi frowned and opened his eyes.
"That's Liu Peijia's voice, shouted to the earth." Dai Yue explained, "You can change the receiving channel, and the buoy has the ability to transmit back all the sounds and signals it collects, and you can hear whatever the buoy hears." β
Ge Zi nodded, and with a slight twist of the knob, the earphones slowly quieted down, the signal strength slid from one peak to the bottom, and gradually climbed to another, and the sound in the headphones became noisy againβbut this time it was no longer white noise, but the shrill wind and dull thunderstorms.
The buoy went deep into the terrible planet alone, bringing back all the sounds it heard.
Ge Zi closed her eyes, she was listening to the voice of the world.
The mask could not be completely soundproofed, and Ge Zi could still hear a faint background sound, which was Shi Teng, Liu Peijia, and Dai Yue around him.
"Is there a way to locate them?" This is the voice of insight.
"Nope." Dai Yue's voice sounded along with the crackling sound of the keyboard, "There are no satellites and communication base stations, and there is no way to locate the sun and stars." β
"Buoy 1 has the weakest signal and Buoy 3 has the strongest signal." Stern's voice, "Did One fly too far?" β
"How far can these buoys effectively communicate?" Insight asked.
"Theoretically, it would be possible to connect to a relay satellite in orbit, but this is ideal." Dai Yue replied, "There are too many factors that affect the quality of communication in the actual use process, such as falling into a pit, or being blocked by some obstacles. β
Ge Zi slowly tuned in, and she was picking up the sound from the buoy.
Wind.
Thunder.
The sound of raindrops falling.
And the sound of something screaming, the sound of something colliding, the sound of something roaring.
"Mumu, listen, someone is singing."
Mu Mu was stunned.
She frowned and listened carefully for a moment, then shook her head, "It's not singing. β
Ge Zi knew that they were actually the planet's own voices, but she still couldn't stop imagining that there was an unpredictable and strange world in the storm, and it changed every second, one moment it was a roaring beast, the next moment it was a singing woman.
"When will the next batch of communication buoys be dropped?" Dai Yue asked.
"How long will it be dark?" Stern asked.
"About thirty-two hours." "Thirty-two hours later we will be on the far side of Saturn, and then we will have a long dark night of eight Earth days." β
"Then we have to cast a few more before dark, and it will be more difficult to contact the outside world when we get into the far side of Saturn." "It's not good to move after dark, and the temperature will definitely continue to drop after dark, so we're going to have to fix Cassini Station to be safe before it gets dark." β
Shi Teng was very worried, and the next eight long dark nights would be extremely difficult.
"Is there a result?"
"Nope." Dai Yue shook his head, "So far, no lucky little guy has been able to successfully contact the relay satellite, unless there is a very strong updraft that pushes them up the upper edge of the atmosphere, at an altitude of hundreds of thousands of meters, where it is not affected by the weather." β
"Does such a flow exist?" Liu Peijia asked.
"Exists." "But we don't necessarily meet." β
"Then throw a few more buoys." "There's always one to meet." β
Ge Zi adjusted the knob back and forth, the four buoys broadcast on four different frequency bands, she had memorized the characteristics of the four buoys, the sound of No. 1 was clucking, it sounded as if something was knocking on the shell of the buoy, in fact, it was rolling on the ground by the wind, the sound of No. 2 and No. 3 was agitated by the wind, although wearing headphones Ge Zi could feel the air flow filling her ears, as if she was jumping from a high altitude, and the sound of No. 4 ...... Four was silent.
Well?
Ge Zi opened his eyes, "Brother Shi, Dai Yue, the No. 4 buoy is not moving." β
Several people turned their heads to look at the computer screen.
"Oh oh it's not a big problem, it's just that the communication is broken." Dai Yue started debugging, "Under normal circumstances, as long as you adjust it slightly, you can return to normal...... Huh? β
"What's wrong?" Others asked in unison.
"It's weird." Dai Yue tapped on the keyboard and rubbed the balls around, "No. 4 is gone." β
"What do you mean?" Liu Peijia leaned over, "What do you mean it's gone?" β
"Gone means gone, we can't contact it, we have lost this buoy completely." Dai Yue explained, "It shouldn't be, it's not yet outside the effective contact distance, the No. 1234 buoys were thrown at the same time, and the other three are all there, why can't I find this?" β
"Which direction is Four?" Insight asked.
"Northside." Liu Peijia remembers it very clearly.
"Is it weather or terrain?" Zhao Mumu asked.
"If it's an environmental impact, then if you don't have everyone together, you won't have this one." Dai Yue pondered, "As for the terrain, there is no obstacle to blocking the signal on Titan. β
"That's a buoy failure." Stong said.
"It's just that there's something wrong with the buoy." Dai Yue nodded, "It's not surprising that such a harsh environment fails, let's make up another one later." β
Two hours later, Liu Peijia threw the No. 5, 6, 7, and 8 buoys in the southeast, northwest, and northwest directions again.
Five minutes later.
Buoy No. 8 is also gone.