Chapter 35: Danger
Twenty minutes ago.
The central control room of the Atlantis. The ship's commander, Admiral Bruce, was reviewing reports and documents. Since the communication of information with the "Wanhu", his workload has increased dramatically, and the military, material production department, and weapons research and development department have ...... He was exhausted by all kinds of things, and even his normal rest time had been compressed to the limit. After all, he is more than 100 years old, and although advanced medical technology has allowed his body to function normally, his spirit is extremely tired. In addition to the heavy work, he often has a thought: should he wake up "her" and discuss the choice of the next captain? But the cost of awakening "her" is huge, and it can't be taken this step unless it is necessary. Hey, I'm going to have to hold on.
At the moment, he was reading a report on the training of recruits. The report summarizes the training of the two recruit brigades and the list of outstanding soldiers. On it, he saw Helen's name, but in front of her, there was another name: Lin Feng.
"Haha, this girl, I finally met someone stronger than her. The road ahead of her is too smooth, and it's a good thing for her to suffer a little setback. But who is this Lin Feng? It seems to be a little impressive. Is it Lin Shaotian's second boy? But it's unlikely, that kid of his heard that his physical fitness has not been good since he was a child, and it is impossible for him to join the army......"
Just as the old man was deep in thought, the door of the control room suddenly slammed open without warning, and a figure ran towards him at a rapid speed.
Bruce was suddenly awakened and was very unhappy, but when he saw the comer, not only did he not get angry, but his heart sank heavily.
Indeed, if an old man approaching a hundred years old runs towards you at the speed of a 100-meter sprint, it is self-evident what it means.
"Higgins, what are you ......?" Bruce asked in a deep voice, interrupted before he could finish his sentence.
"Don't say anything, ,...... Turn on the ship-wide monitoring system. Hurry up! Higgins gasped, ignoring that the other party was his superior, and yelled in a commanding tone.
Bruce realized the seriousness of the matter, and Higgins, who was usually old and serious, would never have made such a gaffe in front of him.
Taking advantage of the gap between Bruce turning on the surveillance system, Higgins said hurriedly:
"Focus on monitoring the energy storage cabin!"
"What! Energy storage chamber? "My heart felt like I was skipping a beat, and then it was beating rapidly. From these five short words, Bruce realized that the situation was much more serious than he had estimated.
"I just received an urgent report that there are signs of leakage in the energy tank."
"Liquid hydrogen leak?! How long has it been? Did you detect a change in air pressure in the cabin? Bruce asked quickly.
"When the report was issued, it had been about 15 minutes since the leak was issued, and with that time, it was about 17 minutes! The air pressure in the cabin is currently three times higher than normal," Higgins quickly reported.
"TMD bastard! It's been so long before I reported it! I'm going to kill that bastard director! "Bruce was furious, so slow to react in the face of danger that was at stake for the safety of the whole ship, damn it!
The danger is too serious, and Bruce can't care about getting angry, everything is prioritized by rescue. In the event of an explosion, the whole ship is immediately destroyed, and there is no point in not punishing the supervisor at that time.
Through the monitoring system, the two of them could clearly see that the entire storage tank was completely shrouded in a thick fog, and the concentration of liquid hydrogen inside was rapidly increasing.
"Can you dispatch intelligent robots to the rescue?"
"Definitely not. The leakage of liquid hydrogen is extraordinary, and in the event of a failure of the robot's internal wiring, it will immediately cause an explosion; Moreover, such a dangerous situation requires flexible and meticulous handling, and once it is not handled properly, the consequences are unimaginable! ”
"But I'm confused, I can't even think of such a simple truth." Bruce slapped his forehead, "It seems that the only way to do this is to send the army." ”
Bruce quickly turned on the emergency communication channels of various important departments in the core area.
"Attention departments, I'm Bruce, and there is a major danger in the energy reserve compartment of the ship. Now I command:
Scan the energy storage chamber now to find leaks and analyze the causes!
Immediately issue a red alert on the entire ship!
The damage management department takes immediate action and is ready to deal with the danger!
All the officers and men of the ship urgently gathered and went to the area where the danger occurred!
All non-military personnel, immediately move to the bow!
The above orders will be executed immediately, and if there is any delay, there will be no forgiveness! ”
After giving the order at breakneck speed, Bruce walked briskly to the emergency passage.
"Captain, your current position should be in the central control room!" Higgins immediately stopped.
"Does it matter where I am now?" Bruce's tone was unprecedentedly harsh, and indeed, after giving the order, all he could do was pray to God. And this prayer can be done anywhere.
As he walked, Bruce inquired about the situation.
"What are the scan results?"
"Report to the captain, the scan found that there were eight leaks in the twelve storage tanks in the cabin, and 23 leak points."
"Cause analysis!"
"Report to the Captain's ......"
"You swallow these four words back for Lao Tzu!" Bruce yelled.
"Yes! Cause analysis: No signs of impact were found. Estimated ......"
"I don't want your estimate!" Bruce's emotions were on the verge of exploding.
"The reason was determined to be the long-term corrosion of the tank by the fuel, which caused the weak point of the tank to burst because it could not withstand the huge pressure!"
"When will the explosion tipping point be reached?"
"About ...... The exact time is one hour, eight minutes and 32 seconds later! ”
"Troop build-up!"
"Two recruit brigades have been dispatched and are expected to arrive in 20 minutes!"
"Recruit brigade? And what about other troops? ”
"Exercises are underway outside the ship."
"What?!"
"Captain, I've reported this to you." Higgins followed, explaining.
It turned out that yesterday, the starship's pulse-scanning radar, during a routine scan, found a huge meteorite with a diameter of 100 kilometers. This is also extremely rare in the whole interstellar travel process. It can be used to conduct exercises for joint ground and air operations. After all, it is impossible to talk about actual combat capability on paper. Therefore, this morning, all the ground and air combat units of the all-star ships were dispatched to the exercise area 500,000 kilometers away. It is estimated that the exercise is still ongoing.
"How long will it take them to get back?"
"Even if they immediately suspend the exercise, they will not be able to come back in time to deal with the danger. It's really a house leak that happened to rain overnight! Higgins shook his head, helpless.
A simple calculation shows that it will take at least five minutes to suspend the exercise, stop the chaos, and gather the troops; The distance of 500,000 kilometers plus the distance generated by the distance of the movement can add up to tens of millions of kilometers. Even if the starship slows down to zero immediately, it will take two and a half hours for the army to rush back, and at least three hours for parking, assembling, and driving to the danger zone.
"What about the 'dragon thorn'?" Higgins makes a suggestion.
"The central computer is also a top priority, and we can't relax. In this way, transfer the two 'Dragon Thorn' squads over. ”
"Two squads may not be enough, that's 23 leak points, each leak point needs to be at least two people in charge, and you also need a reserve team in case of accidents."
"Then adjust 3, no more." Bruce made a simple adjustment after a little consideration.
"And how many more people will be drawn from the recruit brigade?"
"You can do it!"
Higgins immediately relayed the order.
"How's the transfer going?" Bruce asked again at the smartwatch.
"Transfer in 40 minutes!"
"Immediately notify the military hospital, all on standby, ready to rescue the wounded!"
"Yes!"
ps: There were too many things in the previous week, I had to take six exams, and I had to attend the wedding of my colleague's daughter, and I didn't have time and thoughts, and there were fewer updates, so I ask for forgiveness from book friends. The frog does not dare to promise two or more changes a day in the future, but at least it can guarantee continuous changes. Thank you for your support!