Chapter 57: Countdown: 31.5 hours
At the No. 2 salvage site, several deep-sea probes are floating on the surface of the sea, and there are several submarines not far away.
Some people in orange clothes are busy on it, and an emergency overhaul is underway.
The commander here is called Chen Yong.
He was an experienced rear admiral who was standing on the deck of a destroyer at the moment.
He asked with a serious expression, "How long will it take for the meter to be repaired?" ”
"Report, I'm still looking for a reason, but it will take three or five hours at least."
Unlike Salvage Point 1, Salvage Point 2 received a salvage order.
However, whether it is a probe or a submarine, once it dives underwater, the pointers of various instruments rotate indiscriminately, and it is impossible to operate normally.
Chen Yong's eyebrows were tightly locked.
Time is tight and the task is heavy, and the meter must be repaired as soon as possible.
At the No. 3 salvage point on the other side, several warships were aimlessly adrift on the sea.
The people on board were anxious because they could not receive a satellite positioning signal and could not go to the intended salvage area.
Floating like this, let alone thirty-six hours, three hundred and sixty hours they have no chance of salvaging antimatter.
They don't even know where they are!
......
Coalition governments have tasted domination at both the information and intelligence levels.
All the staff of the No. 1 salvage point were lost, and all the commanders and reserves could not be contacted; The instrument pointer of the No. 2 salvage point rotated left and right, and the detector could not dive; The satellite positioning of the No. 3 salvage point failed, and the latitude and longitude coordinates could not be found.
All three salvage sites were blocked, and each had its own cause.
The information level has been crushed by devastation, and human beings have never coped with this situation, and they are a little overwhelmed for a while.
A strong sense of powerlessness enveloped the headquarters building of the coalition government, and there was some tension on everyone's faces.
"What now?"
"Digital Life has made an information shield for the No. 1 salvage site, as long as we want to exchange information with the No. 1 salvage site, there will be a situation where people will lose contact."
"Even someone who can get in touch one second will suddenly lose contact the next."
"They're going to miss the best salvage window right away."
Losing contact wasn't a big deal, as they had anticipated the possibility of a communication block.
According to the agreement, if the salvage order is not received, the people at the No. 1 salvage point will still act on time.
From the satellite images, it can be seen that the No. 1 salvage site is ready, but for some reason it is not moving.
"Digital life has invaded and destroyed the electronic instruments at salvage site 2, and several major instruments have to be returned to the factory for replacement, and it is definitely impossible to continue the mission."
"There are other deep-sea probes nearby."
"But if you miss this salvage opportunity, you will not be able to do the next salvage until at least nine hours later."
The seabed environment is very complex, and it is not always possible to consider the impact of marine life on salvage operations.
"Things are also going badly at Salvage Point Three, where digital life interferes with their satellite signals and electronic systems, and they say they don't know where they are."
"We can't see them either, they may have been yawed far away."
But in comparison, the problems at salvage point No. 3 are likely to be minimal.
Because there are still reserves.
As long as the positioning problem is solved, the reserve can take over the lost team and continue the salvage mission.
After some discussion, the command made a decision.
"Prioritize the tilting of resources and solve the positioning problem of the No. 3 salvage point!"
"Abandon electronic communication with salvage point No. 1 and switch to fighter jets to human-to-human transmission of information, checking instruments and electronic systems before departure."
"Don't transfer deep-sea probes from nearby at salvage point No. 2."
"There may also be a problem with the instruments of those detectors, anyway, it will be salvaged again in nine hours, and those brand-new detectors that are still in the manufacturer's warehouse should be urgently requisitioned."
"Remember to do a good factory inspection and disconnect the network throughout the process."
Despite a minor setback, the command was not discouraged, and they made arrangements for the situation encountered at the three salvage sites.
"Get moving!"
"Three copies of antimatter must be salvaged no matter what!"
Thirty-six hours had passed, and three hours had passed, and it had just dawned. They still have a lot of chances.
......
Da! Da! Da!
Da! Da!
Ma Zhao squatted on a chair with his baby bottle in front of him.
He tapped his calloused index finger up and down on the keyboard, and with every few clicks, a dazzling array of code popped up on the screen.
He glanced at it cursoryly, then clicked a few more times and moved on to another dazzling piece of code.
"Although it happened suddenly, it was not untraceable."
Ma Zhao is looking for and solving the problem for the salvage point, and he said with a blank face, "In the final analysis, the technology of digital life is not much ahead of us. ”
What digital life can do depends largely on what 550W can do.
And Ma Zhao is the one who knows 550W the most.
He has already solved a lot of problems, and a few more can restore satellite positioning to the No. 3 salvage site.
"yes."
Tu Hengyu is cracking the communication shield, and the speed of typing the keyboard is about the same as Ma Zhao.
Without looking up, he said, "That's why I'm more scared." ”
"If we really encounter an enemy who completely surpasses us in information technology, the other party doesn't need to use a single soldier, just implant a Trojan horse in us to destroy us."
Implanting Trojans in the enemy's intelligence systems is probably the least costly form of interstellar warfare.
Ma Zhao nodded.
He said calmly: "I hope we don't encounter such an enemy, because even if we get rid of our dependence on intelligent systems, the other side may have other ways to destroy us." ”
He felt that the number map Hengyu was still hiding something, but he didn't know what he was hiding.
After a pause, he continued: "Your digital life should still have nothing to say, you can chat with him more and see if you can put a few words out." ”
Tu Hengyu sighed: "I'll do my best." ”
The two spoke in a milky voice, but the content of the conversation was extremely heavy, and the image of the young man and the serious tone formed a strong contrast.
Da! Da! Da!
Between words, Ma Zhao solved another problem.
He said to Hao Xiaoxi: "Test it and see if the satellite positioning has been restored." ”
With that, he picked up the bottle on the table and silently snorted.
He usually drinks milk from a cup.
But the big leader Hao Xiaoxi didn't know where to get him a milk bottle.
Hao Xiaoxi made a phone call, and then shook his head at Ma Zhao: "They can receive the satellite positioning, but the coordinates are very unstable, fixed in the southern hemisphere for a while, and fixed in the northern hemisphere for a while." ”
Ma Zhao thought for two seconds.
He put down the bottle and tapped the keyboard again.
Da! Da! Da!
Da! Da!
"Is this okay?"
After a few minutes, Ma Zhao asked calmly.
Hao Xiaoxi called again, and this time she nodded to Ma Zhao with an unconcealable joy on her face.
"The signal is restored!"
At 7:41, satellite positioning was restored.
With 31.5 hours left before the antimatter explosion, humanity is leaving less and less time, and the coalition government held a press conference in accordance with the law to announce it to the public.
Suddenly, the people's sentiment was surging.
"Why did you notify us now?"
"The coalition government is so incompetent!"
"Digital life is a bad thing!"
Some people questioned,
Someone mocked,
Someone was angry......
But regardless of attitude, all of them have the same question on their minds – will humanity survive this crisis?