At the same time, it was Cappadocia.

Deep underground, in the depths of this ancient city famous for its speckled rock formations, in its miles of caves, tunnels, and countless underground cities, a scientific expedition studying geology and groundwater resources has reached an uninhabited area 500 meters below the surface.

The person in charge of this scientific expedition team is none other than Cao Lingzhong, an expert in geology, geomorphology and water resources from China.

The purpose of his trip was to probe the stratigraphy and water veins of the deeper abyss of the ancient underground ruins of the Cappadocia region, and at this moment, after a short rest, he had just left a 500-meter-deep uninhabited area, and was digging deeper into the depths, preparing to enter a deeper depth.

At this moment, a hanging basket was being slowly lifted from the ground to the ground.

I saw that the hanging basket was first hoisted to a depth of 100 meters underground, and then it was taken off and carried out of a long distance in his hand, and then put it on the second hook and continued to be hoisted down to a depth of 200 meters. Immediately afterwards, the hanging basket was hoisted to a depth of 300 meters. After several rounds like this, the basket was finally sent to a depth of 500 meters.

Eventually, someone picked up a satellite phone from the basket that was flashing a hint button. Then, the phone was stuffed between the neck and chin of a busy man.

The person who answered the phone was none other than Cao Lingzhong.

In other words, Cao Lingzhong at this moment is very busy, he has just been tied into a hoisting basket that is about to go down, at this time he is holding a detector in his left hand and a recorder in his right hand, and he is preparing for the next step of detection.

But he himself knew that he couldn't answer the call that had been chased underground to find him. As soon as the other party made the call, he directly told the ground personnel that if Cao Lingzhong himself did not answer the call himself, then he would keep calling until the satellite phone of the scientific expedition team was scrapped.

The other party said very persistently that even if he dug 500 meters into the ground, he would find Cao Lingzhong, and let him personally answer the call.

Hehe, it is said that all the people who are engaged in geological research work are tendons, and it seems that this person is even more tendons than them. As a result, the left-behind personnel on the ground had to obediently cooperate, and the phone that did not hang up was sent underground.

At this time, Cao Lingzhong signaled the surrounding staff not to stop working with his eyes, and then responded with a tilted head and grinning to the person who used a satellite phone to find him and refused to hang up the phone.

"Hello, I'm Cao Lingzhong."

"Ling Zhong, it's me." A familiar voice came from the other end of the line.

"Instructor?" Cao Lingzhong responded in surprise.

"It's me." The other party seemed to have a calm expression.

"I said, instructor, how did you find me?" Cao Lingzhong was so surprised.

"I called your phone, and it kept showing no signal. I called Science to find you, and they said you went to Turkey to drill a hole, and they gave me this phone number. ”

"I said instructor, not only did you use the satellite phone to find me, but you also waited patiently for so long without hanging up, it seems that you really have something to do with me? But you know what, instructor? The people on the ground are said to have broken three ropes in order to send me this phone from you. ”

"Isn't that right?" The other party is also laughing.

"Then, let me think about it, what kind of good thing would it be for the instructor to come to me like this?" Cao Lingzhong was about to think about it. Who would have thought that the other party, who had been waiting patiently for a long time, did not give him this opportunity, but gave the answer directly.

"Ling Zhong, on behalf of the CNSA, I would like to formally inform you: you have been approved to board the ship."

"What?" Cao Lingzhong was stunned.

"Are you surprised? Not surprised? The other party asked teasingly on the other end of the phone.

"It's... Is this true? Cao Lingzhong is simply overjoyed.

"Really."

"Doesn't that mean I can finally go to outer space and burrow?"

"Is that not it?"

"Then, when can I board the ship, instructor?"

"October 1st."

"I'll go, there are only thirty-three days left, do you want to rush like this?" Cao Lingzhong immediately burst into a foul mouth with a smile.

"I said Cao Lingzhong, aren't you already ready?" The other party immediately teased him.

"Well, that's right."

"I've arranged for the Academy of Sciences to inform the West Asian Research Center, and the person they sent to take over you is probably already on the way. According to the plan, I will pick you up and return home tonight. ”

"That..."

"Then congratulations, we'll see you when we get home." After the other party was notified, he was ready to hang up the phone.

"What about the others? None of the others should be missing, right? Cao Lingzhong immediately asked.

"I've already called to inform the millennium and the fixed party, and you are the third." The other party immediately responded.

"Then, what about Cheng Qing and Yingjun?" Cao Lingzhong immediately asked anxiously.

"What? Would you like them to go together? The other party asked with a smile.

"Of course, how fun are those two guys? If the two of them could go together, we wouldn't feel idle along the way, right? ”

"Well, in order to fulfill your heart of not wanting to be idle, I'll call them later." The other party immediately responded teasingly.

"Really?"

"Really." The other party responds.

"Instructor, you are such a good person, I love you to death." Cao Lingzhong immediately blossomed with joy, and immediately couldn't help laughing. He was better off not smiling, and the satellite phone slipped straight between his neck and chin when he laughed, and then fell straight into the depths of the underground beneath the safety basket.

Hehehe, the call between the two was hung up. The satellite phone has disappeared, and it is estimated that there will be no way to find it back for a while. Even if it is recovered, it will be difficult to get the phone through the underground area. Well, let's get back to work.

But when Cao Lingzhong raised his head and was about to order everyone to continue to dive in, he found that he had been surrounded by countless scorching eyes.

Don't?

Cao Lingzhong was immediately warmly surrounded by his peers. So in a dark passage more than 500 meters away from the Cappadocia dungeon, all kinds of heartfelt and warm congratulations immediately sounded. Under these circumstances, Cao Lingzhong had no choice but to announce: This is the end of today's exploration work.

He decided to invite everyone back to the ground for a drink as a celebratory gesture.

As a result, the crowd immediately cheered.

Then, everyone immediately started to pack up the detection instruments and protective equipment and began to go up. In the process of the ascent of the people, Cao Lingzhong's recorder showed that the depth of the stratum that the people probed this time was 556 meters.