Chapter 11: Landing on Pandora
After all this preparation, Jolu finally landed on the Navigator space station in a rocket, and prepared to further airdrop to Pandora.
On the way to take off on the rocket, Qiao Lu saw the whole picture of the wandering earth for the first time and felt the impact of this magnificent plan.
The whole earth is white, and there is no longer a trace of blue ocean, and the only part that can be clearly seen is the flame of the 10,000 planetary engines, which is like a spark around the entire northern hemisphere.
It looks taller than Mount Everest on Earth, and the pillar of fire that erupts is a planetary engine that can't be seen at a glance, and it is indeed only the size of a match when viewed from space, as if it can be extinguished with a single breath.
However, it is such a faint light of fire in the universe that is pushing the earth to wander in this vast deep space.
This is really a reluctant and great journey, even if Qiao Lu has crossed over, he has to sigh for the perseverance of human beings on the wandering earth.
Soon after, the rocket arrived at the Navigator space station, where Qiao Lu really met the two teammates who were about to land on Pandora with him, Liu Peiqiang and Wang Lei.
Wang Lei is a standard soldier who is completely unsmiling, Qiao Lu can hardly see any mood fluctuations on his face, and he is as cold as a robot.
In contrast, Liu Peiqiang's performance was much more aggressive, he recognized Qiao Lu's voice as soon as he came up, and pulled him to ask:
"Are you the one who asked me to explore this planet in the first place? How the hell did you know there would be biologic signs here? And how do you know there's superconducting ore on it that could save the planet? ”
Faced with Liu Peiqiang's series of questions, Qiao Lu had no choice but to answer with a wry smile: "Let's answer these questions slowly when we come back." I'm a special envoy to the coalition government, and it's your job to cooperate with me, you know? ”
In order to facilitate Qiao Lu's command work, the coalition government arranged for him to be an envoy. Although there is no specific work arrangement for this identity, the authority is not small at all.
Therefore, as long as Qiao Lu doesn't want to answer, Liu Peiqiang has no right to ask.
Liu Peiqiang also knew this, so he did not continue to investigate. After all, the coalition government has already expressed its trust in Qiao Lu, and they can only obey as soldiers.
What's more, Qiao Lu does seem to be the person who knows what to do best, and it's useless to think about it here.
The Navigator space station has approached the perigee of Pandora, and the airdrop operation will begin immediately.
Before entering the drop capsule, Qiao Lu instructed all the probe team members one last time on behalf of the commander:
"Well, you all already know that the goal of this mission is a superconducting ore that can emit a powerful magnetic field, and it only takes that small piece to come back to complete the mission. But I would like to warn you one last time, the environment on this planet is extremely dangerous, please be prepared. ”
"Don't worry, we've all survived on Earth." One of the members of the exploration team said optimistically that with the harsh natural environment of the Wandering Earth, it is indeed a matter of pride to be able to survive.
Qiao Lu shook his head and said, "That's a completely different danger from wandering on Earth, you need to face alien creatures, poisonous gases, and even the attack of another human civilization. It's not just people with two legs who are companions, so it's important to remember that. ”
"Don't worry, we won't leave even the corpses behind." Another member of the probe team said.
It's just that when he said this, his eyes were full of determination, and he was obviously ready for some kind of enlightenment.
"Very well, let's go."
Ten drop pods were dropped from the Navigator space station, and the landing operation on the planet Pandora officially began.
Soon the drop pod entered Pandora's atmosphere, caught fire in the friction with the atmosphere, and turned into a meteor and slowly fell to the ground.
At this time, only the flames burning violently outside could be seen in the drop cabin, and one couldn't help but wonder if this small tin can would be burned to ashes in the flames.
However, Qiao Lu's thoughts were obviously too much, and soon the drop capsule passed through the outer layers of the atmosphere and entered the high sky of the planet Pandora.
Here, Qiao Lu can finally get a glimpse of the landform of the planet Pandora, which is indeed very different from the earth.
The entire planet is almost covered in greenery, and towering trees that are more than fifty meters tall can be seen everywhere, and there is a patch of green everywhere at a glance, and there is hardly a bare clearing in sight.
The most unique thing is that the peaks on this planet are not connected to the earth at all, but are directly suspended in mid-air, with only the roots and stems of some trees connected to each other, just like magic temples, full of strange mysteries.
The parachutes of the drop capsule began to open, gradually slowing down the landing.
After traversing the canopy, the drop pod finally reached the ground in Pandora.
Qiao Lu was the first to walk out of the drop cabin, took a deep breath and said, "I'm out of the cabin and feel good." ”
The other two couldn't be as reckless as him, Liu Peiqiang and Wang Lei obediently put on oxygen helmets and cautiously stepped on the land of Pandora.
Pandora's atmosphere is toxic to humans, which is why Qiao Lu, a person who has been adapted to the environment, can breathe the air freely.
The moment they stepped out of the hatch, although they were mentally prepared, the three of them were still shocked by the scene in front of them.
This is simply an enlarged version of the earth's jungle, the weeds on the ground alone have grown to half a person's height, and any tree is as tall and stout as a skyscraper, and every tree hole on it can accommodate three bedrooms and one living room.
It's no wonder that the Na'vi have lived in the Giant Tree for generations, and the Dare Tree is their apartment on this planet.
Different from Qiao Lu's fresh and curious mentality, this spectacular scene of trees and grass on the planet Pandora brought a completely different feeling to the other two people from the wandering earth.
"When will our planet be restored to its original state?"
Wang Lei, who has always been unsmiling, looked at this dense jungle and couldn't help but sigh that since the first day of the Wandering Earth Project, he had never seen green shade again.
Then he shook his head again: "But I'm afraid I can't see it." ”
Liu Peiqiang, who was on the side, said optimistically: "It doesn't matter, we still have children, children still have children, children have children, and one day, we will see the day when everything on the earth recovers." ”
Facing Liu Peiqiang's comfort, Wang Lei just smiled bitterly and didn't say anything more.
"We won't have to wait that long, our generation will be able to see it." Qiao Lu suddenly came over and interjected.
"When the time comes, we will go fishing in Lake Belga together, and then take it to Chongqing to eat hot pot. Now, let's make do with the fish on Pandora. ”