"The holder has been lifted, and the safety device has confirmed that there is no abnormality. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 The voices of the male staff echoed in the bridge of the "Gerfes", and with the content of the words, on the take-off and landing clectic plate of the "Gerfes" helicopter, which had been transformed into a deep-diving platform, the huge ochre-red crane made a loud noise, slowly rotated, and said that a manned deep submarine shaped like a giant ping-pong ball stretched out to the blue sea, and after the heavy rain five hours ago, the Mariana Trench once again returned to its former blue and deep color, under the bright sunlight in the skyThe visibility of this trench reaches 50 meters, although this depth is nothing for the depth of the trench of more than 10,000 meters, but it can be regarded as clear and cool.

There are no less than ten guided missile destroyers around the non-stop cruise, and then prepare to meet the unnamed object that has invaded here, and the "Gerfes" is trying to maintain its posture and try not to produce a little bump, although the initial plan is to build a floating platform on the water, but the amount of work is not a task that can be completed in a short period of time, so the board of directors and the executive board of the college, the head of the Security Council Guam Special Tactics Center and Research Station, and " Ye Kexin, the executor of the "Mariana Plan", held a meeting and decided to use the transformed "Gelfes". Although it was said that the "Nimitz" class aircraft carrier was a better floating platform, the Americans said that the rent would cost $100,000 a day, plus $50,000 per hour for use, so the four parties at the meeting abandoned this plan and unanimously agreed that the nuclear-powered cruiser "Gelfes" with a displacement of 27,000 tons was also a good choice.

"There is no abnormality in the self-inspection of the communication cable, no abnormality in the self-inspection of the load-bearing steel cable, no abnormality in the self-inspection of the winch and no abnormality in the self-inspection of the steel bracket." Another person's report sounded, a large number of pre-dive self-inspection work is being carried out in an orderly manner, the staff on the "Gerfes" do not dare to be careless, this load-bearing steel cable and communication cable is the only way to connect this deep submersible with the outside world, electromagnetic waves can not pass through the sea water more than 10,000 meters thick, and the xenon lamp on the deep submersible will not bring much vision to the pilot in the deep submersible, everything is carried out in the dark, no one knows what will happen after going down, it is the door of hell that opens silently, Or Solomon's treasures are piling up. No one dares to be careless, this is a kind of responsibility for life.

"At the end of the last full self-inspection before the deep dive, there was no abnormality on the working platform of the 'Gelfes', the final commissioning of the equipment was carried out, and the first unmanned dive began five minutes later." The eggs were unlocked, and the instruments were taken over by the Gelfish. Captain Reagan stood on the bridge filled with data screens and said calmly into the microphone in his hand, "The rear deck work area is operational, and all staff are evacuated. ”

"The 10-nautical-mile patrol fleet has sent the latest 500-meter-deep sonar scan, confirming that there are no anomalies in the active sea area, and the latest weather forecast has been received, and there will be a new heavy rainstorm in 10 hours, and we must complete the first manned survey before then." The first mate who was originally responsible for piloting the "Gelfish" became the weather forecaster at this time, and the chief officer was responsible for the intelligence analysis, ocean monitoring, and weather forecasting of the United Nations fleet.

"There is no anomaly on my side, the 'Praetorian Guard' fleet number G-1011C frigate has made contact, the space strike force at this time has been fully activated, once there is an abnormal situation, the frigate will launch an electromagnetic railgun with the target of the 'Gelfes', this weapon is powerful enough to raze the Mariana Islands to the ground, and the space-based kinetic weapon is a chopstick in front of it." The second mate said lightly that this is important information related to the fate of this ship, and the consequences of being targeted by the electromagnetic railgun on the frigate are nothing more than death, but no one can pack a ticket, this cannon can also kill the unknown threat under the sea more than 10,000 meters. Perhaps this wonderful physical phenomenon will help the cannonball maintain its original speed and power, and annihilate the position of the seabed into a piece of debris.

"I haven't made contact with Chief Ye Kexin, and I may still be having a combat meeting." The third mate looked at the table on the screen and took a sip of Coke from a paper cup, "The first unmanned dive is about to start, and the countdown is one minute." ”

"The cable is ready, and the winch is adjusted without abnormality." The staff of the working group in the aft hangar, who was monitoring the situation of the "egg", heard the words of the third deputy chief in the headset and immediately responded.

"The 'egg' is abnormal, it can be used for deep diving at any time, the internal debugging has been completed, the anti-compression treatment has been completed, and the Zigrin vehicle has been connected." Another member of the task force looked at the green data on the organic superconducting glass screen in front of him and reported to the bridge.

"The first dive is ready, ready to dive, sir." The third mate listened to the report of the working group in the headphones, and turned his head to look at Captain Reagan, who was sitting in the captain's seat.

"Got it." Reagan nodded, "The first test run of the deep dive begins. ”

"The dive begins." The third officer gave orders to the working group.

"It has begun in front of you, and the first stage of the fixed mold is unlocked and disengaged." The fixed tie that locks the crane is slowly pulled up under the action of the hydraulic pipe.

"The first stage of the fixed mold is detached, and the submersible sticks out of the hull." The ochre-red crane made a buzzing sound, and the motor rotated wildly to deliver a steady stream of power to the crane base, and the crane began to rotate, and the six-meter-long boom slowly extended out of the edge of the rear deck.

"The deep submersible has reached 550 meters above the intended target, and the second stage of the fixed mold has been unlocked." The robotic arm that holds the submersible to the boom slowly opens, loosening the submersible, and as soon as the winch is loosened, the submersible will immediately fall into the sea.

"After the second stage of the fixed mold is unlocked, the deep submersible begins to dive, the hanging plate rotates, and the output power is 20 percent." The huge winch directly connected to the hangar began to turn, and about fifteen kilometers of carbon fiber steel cable was wrapped in a huge winch that was directly more than five meters long, although the diameter of the steel cable was no more than twenty centimeters, but it was thick enough to pull the deep submersible without breaking.

"The submersible is all submerged." The huge "egg" spews out all the nitrogen compressed from it, making itself lose its buoyancy, and the sea water around the "egg" is foaming at the white foam, and large bubbles keep coming out of the seawater, as if a pot of boiling water, and the churning water surface seems to indicate the excitement and anxiety in people's hearts in the face of the unknown.

"Increase the power of the winch and speed up the dive." The third officer sat on the bridge and remotely commanded the working group to operate. The working group increased the working power of the winch, and the winch not far away began to speed up the rotation, and white smoke rose from the bearing of the winch, while the steel cables made of carbon fiber collided and rubbed against each other, and the sparks burst out from time to time.

"The winch power has been increased to 50 percent, the diving speed has been increased by 15 percent, and the deep submersible is now 50 meters underwater." The Working Group reported. The water at fifty meters is still quite clear, and the sunlight can barely illuminate it, so if you want to observe the ocean scenery around the submersible, you don't need to turn on the xenon lamp.

"Increase the running power of the winch again, accelerate the dive, we are in a hurry." The third mate took another sip of Coke from a paper cup and ordered the working group, "Prepare to turn on the searchlights and sonar to carry out inspections of the surrounding marine environment to ensure that nothing goes wrong." ”

"The winch power is increased to 70 percent, the diving speed of the deep submersible is increased by 28 percent, the sonar is turned on, the searchlight is turned on, and the first scan will be completed in 10 seconds." Report of the Working Group.

"Sonar scans have been completed to confirm that the sea conditions around the submersible are normal, and no suspicious shadows have been found." After a while, the Working Group added.

"Very good, maintain the speed of the dive, prepare for the test of emergency braking ability, and keep the winch opening power stable." The third mate finally sat upright, and the cola in the cup was also drunk by the third mate, and after throwing the empty paper cup into the trash can on the side, he listened carefully to the work progress report of the working group.

"The winch power is locked, and the output power is stable and unabnormal." The working group first reported the current situation, then paused, and then said, "The emergency braking ability test is ready to begin, the deep submersible is currently at a depth of 530 meters, the water pressure is 1.5 atmospheres, the self-inspection of the steel cable is not abnormal when working, the communication steel cable is reinforced, and the countdown to the start of emergency braking, five, four, three, preparation, start." ”

The staff clicked a prominent red button on the worktop, which was noticeably larger than the surrounding buttons. With the push of a button, the fast-rotating winch is tightly held by a brake made of uranium trioxide ceramic. When the speed just slowed down, five hard fixing bolts made of tungsten and lead alloy were tightly reinforced, and the originally loose steel cable was suddenly straightened, and the shallow device, which was still rapidly descending, was suddenly pulled in place and could not move, and the great inertia caused the deep submersible itself to be like a weighing stone, and such a huge pull force even pulled the big ship "Gerfes" trembling. The non-slip floor on the aft deck was shaken by this force, and this crack looked inconspicuous, ten centimeters long and 0.5 centimeters wide, and no one noticed the crack.

"The emergency braking test is completed, and the effect is expected to be achieved, and the deep submersible will stop operating within 0.1 second, but after pulling it up, it is necessary to reinforce the fixed tether on the deep submersible." The working group reported the results of the tests to the bridge.

"Are there any anomalous data?" The third mate asked.

"The data is all in order, all within safe values, and we are more than capable of withstanding the second emergency braking." The Working Group replied to questions from the third officer.

"It's good if there is none, we are ready to recycle the 'eggs', and the maintenance team immediately rushed to the scene to repair the 'eggs' to ensure quality and speed." The three pairs commanded into the microphone, "The counter-current program is activated, and the various safety locking devices are locked in reverse order to ensure that the next dive can be carried out at any time." ”

"The submersible has been recovered, and the second stage of the fixed mold has been fixed." The working group had news when the third voice just fell, "The 'egg' has been retracted to the inside of the hull, the maintenance team has carried out emergency repairs, the emergency braking module has been lifted, the winch has been routinely locked, the winch self-test has no abnormality, the cable self-inspection has no abnormality, the communication cable self-inspection has no abnormality, and the first unmanned deep diving test has been successful." ”

"Is the weapon module loaded?" As if he had suddenly remembered something, Mitsumi grabbed the microphone and asked.

"The weapon module is not loaded, and the refined diluted uranium plutonium bomb will not be loaded until the manned deep dive." The working group replied in a serious tone, "Weapons are not allowed to be controlled remotely, which is not in accordance with the regulatory process. ”

"I know, I know." The third mate nodded, relieved.

"The current time is November 30, 2015, the first day of the start of the 'Mariana Project', five hours have been carried out, the first unmanned deep diving emergency braking test has been completed, and the experimental results are not abnormal." Captain Reagan entered this passage into the captain's journal and saved it for closure.

The maintenance crews were talking about the huge submersible, and it seemed that they didn't know what to do with the big one, but on closer inspection, it didn't seem to be the case. The eyes of the workers were focused on the bolt jack of the deep submersible, and everyone's face was full of solemnity and uneasiness, and some were still discussing something in a whisper.

The fixing bolt socket and fixing bolt are all made of nickel-chromium alloy, which is the only way to link the "egg" and the "Gelfish", and it is by no means an exaggeration to say that it is the only connection point with the human world, but at this time, the situation of this "only connection point with the human world" does not seem to be optimistic, not as if, the situation here is unusually not optimistic!

The huge impact did not pull the fixing bolt out of the fixing bolt socket, but it destroyed the internal structure of the fixing bolt in the eyes, which was originally free to disassemble and was strong and reliable, and the fixing bolt was completely deformed, and the force generated by the emergency braking pulled the fixing bolt fixed inside into a large iron lump, stuck in the fixing bolt socket, unable to move, the workers tried all the means that could be used, hydraulic tongs, cranes, electric spray guns, impact drills, and even sledgehammers, all of which had been sold to this fixing bolt. But this fixing bolt is like lying inside, and it doesn't want to come out. The rivets around had been welded so that no one could open them, and it just so happened that all the ways the workers could find to design the bolt had been thought of, and the clever design that could resist all means of breaking had been incorporated into the bolt. To put it simply, the workers want to replace it with a new fixing bolt, but the old one can't be removed.

In the face of such a problem, the voices in the maintenance team are not unified, some people say that the spare submersible will be activated, some people say that the area will be demolished, and some people say that it is good not to move, at least they know that they can't fall. However, everyone knew in their hearts that none of these methods would work, and that if an emergency braking was carried out, the submersible called "The Egg" would crash into the dark ocean floor, as if falling into hell, leaving only a small amount of oxygen and endless darkness.

The maintenance team was in a hurry, but there was nothing they could do, the most feasible way was to fall again and completely destroy the fixing bolt, the maintenance team helped but scolded loudly in their hearts, the idiot in charge of the checkpoint even thought of the food cabinet in the deep submersible, why didn't he think of the most critical fixing bolt?

"There's no way, report to the bridge." The head of the maintenance team shook his head, raised his hand to stop the intensifying argument, took out his mobile phone from his pocket, adjusted it to a local area intercom, and dialed the communication signal on the bridge.

"How's it going, are there any accidents?" Captain Reagan's voice quickly came out of his phone, and it seemed that Captain Reagan was very concerned about the situation here.

"Something is wrong, sir." The head of the maintenance team reported to Captain Reagan with a serious expression, "The bolt connecting the steel cable to the 'egg' has been completely deformed due to the impact force, and we have no way to disassemble and update it now, if it remains as it is, it is very likely to break during the next emergency braking." ”

"How so? Why is such important data not being detected? Captain Regan's face became a little gloomy after hearing the report of the head of the maintenance team, and then he shouted loudly to the third mate, "Search the entire self-inspection list to find out if there is any data that exceeds the range of safe values, and whether there are any relevant values for fixing bolts." ”

"A search is underway, sir." Mitsumi realized that something was wrong, and his previous leisurely attitude disappeared without a trace, and his hands kept tapping on the keyboard to enter keywords in the query box to search for list items, and the expression on his face was nervous as if he was waiting for his wife to give birth outside the operating room.

"Search complete, sir." The third officer was sweating profusely and staring at the table on the screen with a frown, "There is no data beyond the safe value range, and there is no data retrieved about the connection between the steel cable and the deep submersible, and there are no checkpoints installed there." ”

"Bastard! How could such an important place be missed! Captain Reagan shouted that such a serious mistake could occur at such an important juncture, which was really beyond Captain Reagan's bearing, "Look for it on the ship, send all the tools you can find to the overtime workbench, and solve this problem for me in an hour!" ”

"Yes, sir!" The third mate responded loudly, threw the headphones on his head to his seat, turned and snatched the door, and quickly left the bridge, and another crew member came to the position of the third officer to take his place.

"Damn it!" Captain Reagan cursed, sullenly resting his head on his hand and sitting in the captain's seat with a sad face.

The efficiency of the work is not low, but there are really no decent tools on this cruiser, and the maintenance team is provided with simple hull repair tools, such as hydraulic tongs, nail punches or welding guns, which are really a bit difficult to use to repair the deep submersible.

(To be continued)