Most of the crew members on the Trailblazer already knew what was going on, and many of the people who were not on duty also quietly and voluntarily came to their respective jobs, ready to deal with this difficult and complicated situation together. Dong Ruijie was also awakened from her sleep by the violent vibration, and learned something about the situation from a few people who were talking together outside her rest cabin, she immediately connected the phone in the front command cabin through the communication system, and wanted to find Wang Xiao to learn more about the situation, but the driver on duty told her that Wang Xiao had led two mechanical engineers out of the cockpit and was about to go out of the ship to deal with the trouble encountered by the drill, Dong Ruijie was a little anxious, she knew that this was a very dangerous job, and she was worried that Wang Xiao would encounter danger, After all, this is the most difficult thing the exploration team has encountered since its departure.

After Dong Ruijie packed herself, she immediately ran from the rest cabin to the command cabin at the front of the Pioneer, because only the communication system there could communicate with the external work clothes Wang Xiao and the others were wearing. When Dong Ruijie ran to the command cabin in front, Wang Xiao had already walked out of the second sealed door of the Pioneer with two people, and began to grope along the hull towards the drill cabin in front, and the spotlight on their heads was very bright, illuminating the narrow passage white.

Dong Ruimin's voice came from Wang Xiao's helmet: "Wang Xiao, why did you run out by yourself, who will command the Pioneer when you leave?" Such a big matter should be discussed before acting! ”

"Xiaojie, the people in the command cabin can work normally without me, this time we are in big trouble, I have to solve it as soon as possible, the Trailblazer is stuck and can't move, we were able to go back and change the route before, but this time I tried several times and it didn't work, so I have to come, every minute of delay may cause us to return in vain, don't worry, I'll deal with it quickly." Wang Xiao said as he walked forward slowly.

Dong Ruijie in the command cabin could only hear Wang Xiao's voice, but still couldn't see any images, only when the three of them entered the camera range in front of the Pioneer, they could only be seen, Dong Ruijie had to remind loudly: "The results of the sampling just now have come out, we encountered several huge diamonds, it is possible to drill into the middle of them, you must be careful, the current temperature of the drill bit is still five hundred and thirty-three degrees Celsius, Although the temperature is dropping, it is important not to come into direct contact with the drill bit and the body of the diamond tank, as it will take some time for them to cool down. ”

Wang Xiao immediately replied: "Okay, I know, you command the Pioneer first, let everyone restore order and don't mess up, and we will continue to move forward when the problem is solved." ”

Because the surveillance camera in the front of the Pioneer is extended from the inside after opening the thick protective cover, the surveillance video angle that can provide observation is very limited, and the four monitors can only see part of the front and front of the drill bit cabin, for Wang Xiao and the three people who are approaching the front from the back can not see it for the time being, Dong Ruijie nervously looked at the picture inside the display screen, and the conical exploration drill bit composed of multiple combinations of gold drill bits drilled deeply into several giant diamonds, but there was no movement at all. Dong Ruijie knew that if she continued to force forward or retreat, it was likely to cause damage to the main engine of the Pioneer due to overload, so the solution for now was to find a suitable position outside the drill bit and peel off the diamond that was tightly clamped with the drill bit, which could only be done with the help of semi-automatic hydraulic jacks and hydraulic clamps, as long as the position was right, the diamond could gradually open some gaps little by little.

Time passed minute by minute, ten minutes later, Wang Xiao and others finally squeezed from the narrow space to the front of the Pioneer, at this time the temperature of the drill bit was still more than 300 degrees, so that the three people were sweating all over, Wang Xiao carefully observed the combination of the drill bit and the natural diamond, and found that most of the places were very tight, and he drilled to the other side through the narrow gap in the lower part of the drill bit cabin, and found that the situation on the other side was better than this side, and there were several large cracks that looked like the hydraulic tools could be put down. At this time, a mechanical engineer suddenly reminded:

"There seem to be a few big cracks above us, and it doesn't seem to be very stable between the basalt layer and the natural diamond, so shouldn't we reinforce the structure above before starting the work below?"

Wang Xiao raised his head and glanced at the spotlight on it a few times, and found that there was indeed a certain danger as the engineer said, but Wang Xiao took into account the urgency of time, staying here for one more minute would make the exploration team more dangerous to fail, this is mainly because the Pioneer's own supplies have begun to be tight, if it can't reach the predetermined position within fifteen days, it means that Wang Xiao can only order a retreat and return, after all, the necessary supplies need to be left for the Pioneer's return journey, If the huge body of water is found, these problems will naturally be solved, and with the water source Pioneer and the supply of energy and water, many problems will be solved, and if the unstable structure above is reinforced, Wang Xiao estimates that it may take Lang one to two days, which is a loss of time that Wang Xiao is unwilling to accept.

Dong Ruijie also heard their conversation in the communication system and reminded Wang Xiao: "The engineer is right, we should still be cautious and careful, and we can't have accidents because of this." ”

"It's not that serious, Xiaojie, wouldn't it be too cost-effective if we had to take a day or two because of a little risk? I've just double-checked, and there are places where hydraulic tools can be used on the lower and other sides of the Pioneer bit compartment, and we only need to manually enlarge and widen the cracks, and the drill bit should be able to exit, which is not a very simple thing, why make it so complicated. Wang Xiao said that he had already begun to take out the hydraulic tools from the toolbox and was ready to start working.

"No, Wang Xiao, you wait a minute, I think your approach is too hasty, we should summarize the situation and data and discuss it with the teacher before deciding on the next step." Dong Ruijie still disagreed with Wang Xiao's immediate action and tried her best to dissuade Wang Xiao.

"Alright! Senior sister, you should listen to me, we don't have much time left, and besides, I seem to have heard the sound of running water just now, maybe after this hurdle, I will soon enter that huge body of water. Why don't you talk to the teacher yourself, I'll do it first! Wang Xiao said and said, he worked first, opened some hydraulic tools with his hands and feet very quickly and began to adjust the size according to the size of the gap, the two engineers saw that Dong Ruijie could not convince Wang Xiao, and he simply stopped talking, and began to help Wang Xiao prepare various tools.

Dong Ruijie saw that she couldn't resist Wang Xiao, so she had to pout and return to the main console, she was going to contact the teacher Gong Qingguo to send him the problems and information encountered in the current situation, and listen to the teacher's opinion, but because it was night time, Dong Ruijie hesitated for a while and still felt that this matter was quite serious, and finally connected to the video call of Gong Qingguo of the Crystal Palace in the undersea city.

When Gong Qingguo was called up by Chaoxian, he looked at the atomic wall clock on the wall with sleepy eyes, it was only two o'clock in the middle of the night, Gong Qingguo asked puzzledly: "Chaoxian, is something urgent happening?" It's only past two o'clock! ”

Superstring replied: "It's Dong Ruijie of the exploration team who is looking for you urgently, she activated the emergency call frequency, and I can only wake you up." ”

"Oh, it's Ruijie?!" Gong Qingguo felt that something big must have happened, so he hurriedly dressed himself and walked to the study to answer Dong Ruijie's phone.

As soon as the phone was connected, Dong Ruijie said loudly: "Teacher, I'm sorry to call you up at this time, but we are in trouble, big trouble, Wang Xiao didn't listen to my persuasion and went to the outside of the Pioneer to repair it in person, and the geological structure above the drill bit of the Pioneer was unstable, we persuaded him to strengthen and stabilize it before starting the operation, but Wang Xiao just didn't listen and started to do it." ”

"Send me a copy of your stuff right away, and I'll take a look at it, and I'll see what's going on on with the monitor footage outside the Trailblazer on my computer as well." Gong Qingguo planned to take a look at the actual situation first, after all, Wang Xiao was the captain of the exploration team, and he couldn't blindly draw conclusions.

Dong Ruijie immediately transmitted the location, geology and other information of the current Pioneer that he sorted out and several external pictures in the control center to Gong Qingguo, Gong Qingguo waited for the data and pictures that were being transmitted, thinking in his heart that Wang Xiao must have taken the risk because he wanted to save time, Gong Qingguo understood the current situation of the exploration team, and every minute was very precious to them.

The data was quickly transmitted, Gong Qingguo first looked at the current location of the Pioneer and the geological situation there, "Twenty-two kilometers underground, the diamond layer in the basalt layer ......" Gong Qingguo looked at it and muttered, when he saw that several scenes of the scene had appeared on his screen, Gong Qingguo was also surprised, he didn't expect the Pioneer to drill into the joint of the diamond layer so skillfully, so that the drill bit was stuck in the very hard diamond layer, no wonder Wang Xiao failed to reverse and exit several times, It seems that the current situation is indeed very serious, and when Gong Qingguo saw the picture above the head of the Pioneer, he also felt that it was dangerous, because several obvious cracks could be seen very clearly, and there were a few shiny pieces of gravel that looked very unstable, and there was a danger of falling from the overall structure at any time in a state of deep cracks all around, and it was impossible to accurately judge the size of these rocks.

Gong Qingguo didn't have the heart to look at other data when he saw this, so he immediately said to Dong Ruijie: "Help me connect Wang Xiao's communicator, I want to talk to him directly." ”

Dong Ruijie immediately prepared to transfer Gong Qingguo's communication line to Wang Xiao according to the teacher's instructions, at this time, several loud noises sounded at the head of the Pioneer, and the huge vibration made Dong Ruijie in the control center feel a strong vibration, and the screen in front of Gong Qingguo also vibrated a few times, Gong Qingguo thought badly, and hurriedly asked: "Ruijie, quickly check what happened, I seem to see a few rocks above fall down in the picture, and the surveillance screen is gone, hurry up and ask if anyone is injured?!" ”