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Volume 1 Chapter 278 Outpost

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    When Ning Xiaofan returned to his residence, the first thing he did was knock on the door, summon Fatty, Hou San and others together, and then inform him about the departure at 3pm. After the notification, he didn't care how Fatty and others prepared.  , he went back to the room, set the alarm on his mobile phone to 40:00, put on his clothes and lay down on the bed, and soon fell asleep Ning Xiaofan didn't sleep for long, but after about two hours  Not to mention the effect of deep sleep, but it also restored a lot of energy.  Ning Xiaofan only spent 10 minutes getting up, washing up, and packing things.  Stepping out of the room, Fatty, Hou San and others were already waiting in the hall. A group of people were bragging and chatting happily.  A quick glance revealed that Yang Hai was among them. It seemed that he had been notified by the little goblin and came to join them.  Ning Xiaofan stepped forward and said hello to everyone, and said: "Everyone, check the equipment to see if there is anything missing? After checking, report to me one by one." Fatty and others are very experienced and know that there are many dangers deep underground.  , there was no room for any mistakes, and each one of them carefully re-checked their equipment.  Soon, everyone finished checking, and Fatty was the first to respond: "I'm fine." "I'm fine." Hou San followed.  Next, Zhang Chun, Chen Biao, Lao Wang, Xiao Shanzi, and the newly joined Yang Hai responded one after another.  Of course, when everyone was checking the equipment, Ning Xiaofan, as the team leader, also checked himself. After checking, he also said according to the rules: "I'm OK." The equipment was checked properly. Ning Xiaofan looked at his watch and found that the distance was agreed upon.  There were still minutes left before the departure time, but at this time, footsteps could be heard outside the hall. Following that, Aunt Xiang came to the hall carrying a backpack. She had already changed into outdoor clothes and looked quite good at practice.  "Aunt Xiang, you're here." Ning Xiaofan stepped forward and said hello.  Aunt Xiang responded with a smile: "Well, everything is ready. Let's set off when we are ready" Ning Xiaofan nodded, then turned back and motioned to Fatty and others to pack up their equipment and set off. The group of people left the hall, but they didn't  He walked towards the passage and came to the iron gate at the end of the passage. Ning Xiaofan originally didn't know what was behind the iron gate, but he only learned about it this morning when he was discussing the departure with the little goblin.  There is a passage behind the iron gate, and in District H, every team's accommodation has such a passage leading to the underground. Ning Xiaofan took out a magnetic card that the little goblin had given him in advance, and placed it next to the iron gate.  I brushed the chute and heard a "click" sound. The latch behind the iron door bounced open. I reached out and pushed, and the iron door was pushed open. After the iron door, there was a descending staircase. On one side of the staircase,  A pale energy-saving lamp is hung at intervals of about three meters at the end of the wall, illuminating the staircase. This spiraling staircase is relatively simple. It is probably made of local materials and has not even been polished.  , bumpy, uneven, and a bit bumpy. Ning Xiaofan and his party went down the stone steps. It took more than ten minutes to reach the end of the stairs, and what they saw was a man-made tunnel with the same walls on both sides.  It was a bumpy tunnel. When we reached this tunnel, there was no lighting. The tunnel was deep and dark, and we didn¡¯t know how long it was. Everyone turned on their flashlights and helmet lights and walked forward. Soon, they could hear faint sounds.  After walking for a while, the sound of running water became clearer and clearer. Under the illumination of the light, an underground river appeared in front of him. The tunnel had reached the end, and there was nothing left except this small underground river.  Ning Xiaofan was not surprised by this. He had already learned from the little goblin that this tunnel was flooded by an underground river due to water seepage, so he had to walk a long distance by water. Fortunately, this tunnel was flooded.  The water was not deep, just enough to cover the calf, so there was no need to take out the rubber boat. After about an hour, they came to a relatively spacious cave.  Strange-shaped stalactites can be seen everywhere, and most of them are submerged in water. However, the southwest location of the cave is higher, revealing a small open space that can accommodate everyone to stay temporarily. Everyone went to the open space above the water and took advantage of the rest.  Ning Xiaofan went to the waterside to measure the water depth and found that the underground river water accumulated here was much deeper, almost up to the waist. It was obviously unrealistic to continue wading on foot, so he ordered Lao Wang to take out the rubber boat.  Wang inflated the two rubber boats, and everyone was almost rested. They pushed the two rubber boats into the water, and then took two rubber boats down the river. Although they were going down the river, the water was submerged.  The water in the underground tunnel is not urgent, but rather gentle. If you just drift, the speed is like a snail, and you have to use oars to speed up. It is not far away.  The artificially dug tunnel seems to have come to an end and has been replaced byThe other is a naturally formed cave, which is much wider. Along the way, you can also see protrusions or hanging stalactites on the sides and top of the cave.  Following the route displayed on the tablet, we entered this naturally formed cave, which meant that we were not far from the outpost of the grotto. After paddling downstream for less than half an hour, there was a faint light coming from the front, and we could hear diesel power generation.  The rumble of the machine.  The outpost has arrived.  The so-called outpost is the last artificial place in the sinkhole and the last micro-base where the prospecting team can receive human support.  This outpost is set up in a wide cave. Ning Xiaofan once heard the little goblin briefly introduce the situation of the outpost, and knew that the outpost is a transit point leading to the mining area. No matter which passage from Area H enters the mining area,  In the end, they all have to transit through the outpost. In addition to being equipped with 10 permanent personnel, this outpost also has a small warehouse, a medical clinic, and several board rooms for the prospecting team to rest.  When you enter the cave, you will see a permanent staff member holding a flashlight to guide everyone to paddle the boat to the shore.  " Similar to the cave we passed earlier, most of this cave is penetrated by underground rivers. Looking around, except for areas with artificial buildings, it is surrounded by water.  Ning Xiaofan also knew that the original cave was not only spacious, but also relatively dry. There was no underground river at all. The penetration of the underground river water happened three days ago. According to the information revealed by the little goblin, a big event occurred underground.  The area collapsed, causing the gushing groundwater to flood most places. The deepest part was more than two meters. If the artificial buildings of the outpost were not built on higher ground, this outpost would probably no longer exist.  Moreover, due to the large influx of underground rivers, the passages for people to walk have been completely submerged. In other words, all prospecting teams must face a problem, which is to reach the other end of the cave from underwater.  Can swim underwater.  The problem is that this flooded natural channel has not been fully explored. We don¡¯t know how long it will take to dive, and we don¡¯t know if there is a place to stay during the dive.  This is also the information Ning Xiaofan wants to know most right now.  At this time, Ning Xiaofan and his party came to a board room under the guidance of the resident staff.  The lights in the board room are brightly lit. Apart from folding chairs, there is no other furniture in the room. It looks like a conference room. There are already people in twos and threes sitting on the chairs in the board room, all of whom are foreigners.  There were eight men in total, smoking and chatting. Judging from the wet marks on the trousers of these foreign men, they must be a prospecting team that had just arrived.  In addition to this prospecting team composed of foreign men, there is also a man in outdoor clothing, with an Asian face, about 30 years old.  This man has a work badge on his chest and should be a permanent staff member of this outpost.  After Ning Xiaofan and his entourage entered the boardroom, the staff member greeted him with a smile: "Everyone, please sit wherever you like" After Ning Xiaofan and others took their seats, the staff member continued: "Let me introduce myself first. My surname is  Chen, Chen Li, is the person in charge of the outpost" This time, the staff member spoke in English, obviously taking care of this group of foreign men. Fortunately, Ning Xiaofan, Aunt Xiang and Fatty's English foundation is not bad.  , Don¡¯t worry about not understanding. ¡°Okay, now there are two prospecting teams here, so we won¡¯t wait for the other teams. Let me introduce the situation here to you first¡± There is no need to go into details about the situation at the outpost.  The person in charge named Chen Li mainly explained the difficulties faced in the next trip. According to Chen Li, the underground passage was not simply flooded by the underground river, but was caused by an unknown reason three days ago.  The collapse not only caused geological changes, but also caused blockage of passages. Three of the passages leading to the other end of the cave were buried by collapsed boulders. In response to this geological change, several staff at the outpost were sent to dive multiple times.  Entering the passage to explore, so far, no exit to the other end of the cave has been found. After Chen Li reported the current situation, he then asked the leaders of the two prospecting teams to send people to the warehouse to collect the diving equipment.  Base No. 3 responded quickly enough. After the mining channel at the outpost was flooded, Base No. 3 was notified and immediately dispatched a group of divers to the outpost. Otherwise, even if Ning Xiaofan and others arrived,  At this moment, Ning Xiaofan arranged for Lao Wang and Xiao Shanzi to receive the equipment, while he himself asked the person in charge, Chen Li, to download the channel plan to his tablet.  Got together with Fatty and others and began to study the route after diving.
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