Chapter 21: The Journey of the Earth's Mantle
To have such an escort as Jove, Li Jian felt an indescribable excitement in his heart, and hurriedly freshened up with a small tune. www.biquge.info When it was time to eat, Jove appeared outside her door on time, she changed out of her black uniform and top hat, and put on a lilac evening dress, with pink flowers clustered on her chest, a high waist so that the skirt covered the top of her feet, and her exposed arms were straight and snow-white, which made Li Jian think of the mountain waterfall he saw when he remembered it. Jove tied up his long hair high and fixed it neatly and slightly messily behind his head, two huge diamond earrings hung from his ears, a string of colored stone necklaces around his neck, two thin eyebrows like a fine line, and a mouthful of red lips like peach blossoms. Li Jian has also read countless beauties, but it is the first time I have seen a beautiful but not kitsch like Jove, pure but sexy.
"Brother Li, have you rested, it's time for dinner."
"I'll come now." Li Jian couldn't wait.
Jove took Li Jian's arm and led him towards the restaurant, Li Jian felt Jove rubbing his elbow on his waist from time to time, a burst of softness and comfort, standing beside Jove, he could clearly smell the faint smell of perfume on her body.
"What kind of perfume do you use, this fragrance is fresh and refined, but I have never seen it."
"Brother Li smiled, it's just some ordinary perfumes, which are made of more than ten kinds of flowers and plants such as jasmine, roses, lotus, licorice and other kinds of rock sugar, and there are two kinds of flowers in them that are only available in our time, so it's not surprising that Director Li hasn't seen them."
"No wonder it's so refined, the taste is light but refreshing."
Jove leaned his body towards Li Jian again, which made Li Jian's heart flutter.
Although the dinner was in the hotel, Li Jian had never seen a variety of dishes, and some fish could not even be named, but Jove patiently introduced them to Li Jian one by one, and joked with Li Jian from time to time, so that Li Jian's meal was unique.
The meal was very brief, but Li Jian was still unsatisfied, but he was embarrassed to ask Jove directly, so he could only keep hinting with a sad face.
Jove handed a card to Li Jian and said, "This is my contact number, but it's just for you." Is Brother Li still satisfied with this meal? ”
Li Jian took the card and laughed: "Haha, they are all delicacies that I have never seen, the flavor is unique, but the food is enjoyed by a white horse, I didn't expect it to be early." ”
"Brother Li, don't worry, I also arranged another good place for you."
Hearing that there was still a surprise, Li Jian suddenly came to his senses: "What is a good place?" ”
Jove smiled mysteriously and said, "Just come with me." Li Jian saw that he was not going back to the room, and the color gall in his body was slightly lost, but he thought that there were some rare things that he had never seen before, and it was good to take a look.
The two of them entered the paddle machine that Li Jian was riding on, and the paddle machine rose into the air again, and this time it began to land after a while, and their destination was not far from the hotel, on the other side of the hill they saw when they came. The two of them stepped down from the paddle machine, and in front of them was a building like a dragon's head.
"Do you still believe in dragons?" Li Jian asked when he saw the male-looking dragon head.
"The totem of the dragon has been enshrined for thousands of years, and now it is only 120 years from the era of Brother Li, how can it change so quickly."
"Are we going to get into the dragon's mouth, what's inside?"
"This is the entrance to the mantle."
"Mantle, what are we doing here, shouldn't it be very hot inside?"
"Visiting the mantle is one of our tours, and although the temperature of the mantle itself can reach 1,600 degrees, after all, there are 35 kilometers of crust, plus our advanced cooling technology, so you can rest assured that you feel safe inside." Jove leaned on Li Jian's body and said coquettishly: "Don't you believe my words, Brother Li?" The scene inside Brother Li has never seen before. ”
Li Jian couldn't stand Jove's coquettishness, laughed and put his arm around Jove's shoulders and walked into the dragon's mouth.
Although the dragon's mouth is directly connected to the mantle, it does not feel the heat at all, and the interior decoration is no different from the hotel lobby, Jove took Li Jian to the station, through the mantle, you need to take a vehicle similar to a bullet, here is not perpendicular to the earth's core, but has a certain angle to the mantle, so the bullet car goes down at an angle, which also directly lengthens the distance of the entire trip. The bullet car is more like a huge cabin, about one story high, people move in it and the ground is no different, the interior decoration is still luxurious, all kinds of displays, drinks, food everything, if not seeing is believing, it really makes people think that they have walked into a party.
Jove took Li Jian into the exclusive bullet car, as the bulkhead screen continued to flash various information, the car began to start slowly, the real-time display on the screen of the speed increased at a rapid speed, within a few seconds reached 200 km / h, within 15 minutes, the car passed through the crust, began to enter the mantle, the moment it entered the mantle, the bulkhead instantly turned into a glass-like transparent color, looking out, the vehicle was moving along a track, and then the outer layer was a larger cylindrical pipe, There are a total of 4 tracks in the pipeline, which can accommodate 4 bullet cars running at the same time. The cylindrical pipes are also transparent glass-colored, and outside the pipes are hot red mantle magma, which is occasionally mixed with some very large lenses, and the movement of the lenses can be seen through the flow of magma.
"How can those glass pipes withstand so much pressure and heat so deep underground?" Li Jian felt like a small fish swimming in magma, and he was amazed by such a spectacular sight.
"This is not glass, but a precious metal found in the ground, a metallic element that should not have been discovered in your time, and which is a thousand times harder and more resistant to heat than diamond, the hardest of any metal we know. We improved its composition by changing the atomic sequence, creating the effect that is now transparent. Jove handed Li Jian a grape and said, "Don't worry, it's absolutely safe here." ”
After entering the mantle, the bullet truck began to accelerate, and after 5 minutes, the bullet car accelerated to Mach 5. "Why did you move so fast, you can't see the outside at all." Li Jian said.
"The mantle is nearly 3,000 kilometers thick, and our direction is not vertically downward, so it is almost 3,500 kilometers to reach the junction of the mantle core, and it will take more than half an hour at our current speed."
"What's the difference between the end and here?"
"You'll find out when you get there. Brother Li might as well lie down and rest first, I'll help you loosen your muscles, and I'll call you when I'm ready. ”
Seeing that Jove was going to massage himself, Li Jian was overjoyed, and hurriedly agreed, took off his coat and lay on the sofa. Jove gently pressed his fingers back and forth on Li Jian's back, playing the piano like a relaxed degree, this experience made Li Jian feel like he was slightly drunk with wine, and the aroma was sweet, and he fell asleep after a while.
When Jove woke up Li Jian, the speed display on the screen had dropped to Mach 1, and then looked at Jove, she changed into a black tights, her figure was unobstructed, and her hair was clean and tied up, Li Jian looked at Jove with a confused but surprised look.
Without waiting for Li Jian to speak, Jove hurriedly put on an aggrieved look and explained: "Brother Li just slept well, it is really inconvenient to move in a dress, this dress is much more comfortable, you won't blame me." ”
"How can it be, it looks good like this." Li Jian smiled innocently, "Are we almost there?" He pointed to the speed on the bulkhead, which had dropped to 50 km/h.
"Do you see the glowing area in front of you, it's the terminal?" Jove said in the direction of the car. There was a golden point of light in the distance, and as the train continued to advance, the point of light turned out to be a platform, and the golden light lit up the platform like a palace.
"Are we going to get out of here?"
"I'll take you to the observation deck to make you feel like you're stepping on the surface of the earth's crust." Jove pulled out a special uniform, "This is a special sightseeing suit, which can completely block the heat from the outside world. ”
"But there's something to see out there, it's dark."
"If it's all red magma outside, there's nothing to see, but now it's pitch black, don't you want to check it out?" As he spoke, Jove began to put his uniform on Li Jian.
The speed of the car slowly decreased, and the car stopped right next to the observation deck. The moment he opened the door, Li Jian thought that the temperature display on the uniform helmet would reach four digits, but the number did not increase instantly, but slowly decreased, and the moment he stepped on the platform, the temperature display turned out to be -20 degrees.
"How can it be that it's only -20 degrees here, and we're still underground?" Li Jian exclaimed.
"The 3,000-kilometer-thick mantle is right above our heads." As Jove spoke, countless powerful searchlights lit up at the same time, instantly illuminating the area within 2 kilometers as if it were day.
Li Jian looked up, and about 200 meters high was a huge crystalline dome, which stretched until there was no end in sight. And under his feet is also the ground composed of crystalline material, under the illumination of the searchlight everywhere flashing dazzling light, Li Jian saw that he was standing in this magnificent space composed of crystalline material and asked: "Why is there such a large space here, and you also excavated it manually?" ”
"Space of this magnitude is beyond human effort, and that's the most amazing part of our mantle journey."
Li Jian rubbed the crystalline substance on the ground with his foot, but found that it was extremely hard, "What are these?" ”
"You may not believe it, but these are real diamonds, and they're purer than anything known on Earth."
Li Jian couldn't believe his eyes, "You said that so many are diamonds? Oh my God, how much is that? ”
"It's hard to estimate the quality, but it's because of this place that the diamonds have been depreciated across the board, and they're mainly used to make daily necessities."
Li Jian looked at the dome and ground made of diamonds in amazement, thinking that if one of these diamonds he saw in front of him belonged to him, then he should be able to worry about food and clothing for several generations. "Can I take off my gloves and touch them with my own hands?" Li Jian asked impatiently.
"Brother Li, don't do this, this place seems to be vast, but it is actually a space that is close to a vacuum, and there is a small amount of nitrogen and hydrogen in it, which cannot survive at all."
"I didn't expect such a mysterious place to be hidden in the earth."
Just as Li Jian continued to use his brain against the diamond, several lights in the distance flickered, and as the light spots became larger and larger, the two found that someone was walking towards them. "How can there be anyone here, did you arrange it?" Li Jian asked a little nervously.
Jove blocked the glare with his hand and didn't answer. Seeing the light getting closer and closer, it seemed that several humanoids were moving, and sure enough, after a while, several tall people wearing metal armor completely different from their own, stood in front of them like robots.
"Who are you?" Li Jian's voice trembled a little.
The man standing at the front turned on the switch connecting the helmet to his body, and slowly took off the helmet, revealing a terrifying face with scars and scars. The man looked at Li Jian, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and said proudly in a hoarse and low voice: "Director Li, don't come unharmed." ”