Chapter 21 Smooth Return
The journey to the evacuation point was relatively smooth, and there were no more dangerous wild animals along the way, and occasionally the Na'vi people who went out hunting would nod to Jolu, probably because his tribal prestige had reached the effect of respect.
Soon they found the rocket that had descended from the air, entered the transport capsule and launched the liftoff, leaving Pandora and returning to the Navigator space station above orbit.
Along with Jolu and the others, there were rockets from two other evacuation points.
When they set off, there were only five people left in the ten exploration teams of more than 30 people, except for Qiao Lu, Liu Peiqiang and Wang Lei, there were only two survivors left.
Others have either lost contact or are confirmed dead.
In order not to expose the dynamic exoskeleton technology of the Wandering Earth, the armor on their bodies will start to self-destruct, which means that as long as they don't come back, they will definitely never come back.
While no samples of superconducting ore were found like Jorry, the other two survivors both brought back something of considerable value.
One of them managed to infiltrate a human military base on the planet Pandora, stealing a lot of key information back to the space station, bringing first-hand information about the deployment of military forces on the planet Pandora.
The other returned with the carcass of an Ilanka pterosaur, which provided a well-established biological sample for the neural interface research project.
Sure enough, none of these members of the expedition team will return empty-handed, even if they are not able to complete the most critical tasks, they will definitely not sit still, but do their best to do everything they can.
This is how the Wandering Earth faces the crisis, not waiting for heroes to save themselves, but everyone doing their part for humanity.
When Qiao Lu handed over the superconducting ore samples to the scientists who were already waiting here, the two remaining survivors both looked relieved.
They know that the sacrifices of their teammates have not been in vain, and such a result is already worth their gratification.
The Navigator space station began to leave Pandora's orbit and return to the Wandering Earth, and the round of exploration of Pandora was successfully completed.
It depends on what role this small superconducting ore can play in the hands of scientists.
Anyway, this time they can go home for a while.
The snow-white earth is gradually emerging outside the observation window of the space station, and it is worth breathing a heavy sigh of relief for those who can still come back.
Except for Qiao Lu, who had crossed over, who didn't have such a big feeling, everyone else looked at this vicissitudes of wandering planet with mixed feelings.
Whether or not everything you do is meaningful or not depends on the fate of the earth.
When boarding the landing capsule to return to Earth, Liu Peiqiang showed a trace of hesitation and stopped in front of the hatch.
Wang Lei asked him suspiciously: "Lieutenant Colonel Liu Peiqiang, aren't you coming up?" The mission is complete and you can go home. ”
Liu Peiqiang shook his head and said, "I didn't think I could come back, but now I really don't know how to face those two children." Doesn't Liu Qi want to see me? I really don't know what to do. ”
"I'll talk about it when I get home."
Qiao Lu pushed Liu Peiqiang hard behind him, pushed him into the landing capsule, and the three of them returned to the Wandering Earth together.
At this time, the ice surface of the wandering earth has gradually melted under the light of the stars of the Afar galaxy, and there are many lakes formed by melting ice and snow on the surface.
Maybe Lake Belga has also begun to thaw gradually, and it seems that Liu Peiqiang's wish has been at least half fulfilled.
The landing module landed on a fairly solid piece of ice, inevitably smashing a cobweb-like crack into it.
Water is pouring out of the cracks, and it seems that it is only a matter of time before the ice covering the city melts completely.
Looking at the ground where it was not easy to find even a foothold, Qiao Lu sighed to himself:
"It seems that during the time we left, the people who wandered on the earth were not having a good time, especially the major dungeons, should they all become fish ponds now."
"It's not enough to be a fishpond, we already considered the problem of water seepage when the earth thaws when we built the dungeon." Wang Lei explained.
"I just didn't expect this moment to be advanced by 2,500 years."
In fact, even if you prepare well in advance, such a large-scale global thaw can still pose some problems.
During this time, the coalition government was so busy that it organized a large number of rescue teams to rescue the floods everywhere, and once again completed a feat of global saturation rescue on the wandering earth, saving most of the dungeons and planetary engines on the earth.
When Qiao Lu returned to the United Government Headquarters, Luo Feng was broadcasting to the world:
"This is the headquarters of the United Government, and now it is broadcasting the disaster situation to the world, in the past 48 hours, mankind is once again facing a huge existential crisis, with the hard work and sacrifice of millions of rescue team members in various countries around the world, 96% of the dungeon has withstood the flood disaster, and the submerged dungeon has also completed the evacuation of 80% of the personnel."
"We have paid heavy casualties, but our civilization continues. Although we do not know what dangers await us in the future, no matter where the final outcome leads human history, the courage and perseverance of mankind will be forever engraved under the stars! ”
Qiao Lu clapped his palms behind him and said, "Beautiful speech, worthy of being the representative of the coalition government." ”
Luo Feng said in a calm tone: "I'm just doing my job, and your task is even more difficult, isn't it?" ”
"It's okay, it's all the same."
Qiao Lu looked at the chaotic scene in the various dungeons in the headquarters command room, and also knew that the people left on the earth were also working hard for the survival of the earth.
In this catastrophe, everyone is working hard for the survival of mankind, how can it be said that their task is not arduous?
Luo Feng understood what Qiao Lu meant, so he didn't let this topic continue, and returned to his post to continue to command the rescue and flood rescue on the earth.
On the other hand, scientists are experimenting with heavy nuclear fusion reactions on samples of superconducting ores brought back by Jolly, and what kind of effect these ores can bring to planetary engines will really determine the next step of the coalition government.
After returning from the planet Pandora, everyone can take a break for a while, and Liu Peiqiang wants to seize the time to reunite with his family, his two children Liu Qi and Han Duoduo are involved in this rescue and flood rescue operation, as a father, he can't just stay in a safe place and watch.