Chapter 1587

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March 79th, 69: 61 in the afternoon.

The Bermuda Triangle Islands belonged to the British Empire. Since March 3th, the Bermuda Triangle Islands had implemented daylight saving time in accordance with the regulations of the British Empire. The time difference was 66 hours from the capital city of the Xia.

Therefore, it was still 8: 61 in the morning on the Bermuda Triangle Islands. There were no ship activities even in the coastal waters, let alone 755 nautical miles away from the coast in the open sea.

Eight Ocean Pathfinders that were not equipped with neutrino communication modules were checking the location of the explosive boreholes and carrying out the final confirmation work.

An Ocean Pathfinder equipped with a neutrino communication module was rapidly ascending. This Ocean Pathfinder was preparing to rise to the surface of the sea to receive the special explosives provided by Rongcheng Military District.

Since the capstan special ships had not arrived in the Bermuda Triangle waters for the time being, the transportation of the special explosives could only be carried out by the Ocean Pathfinder.

Otherwise, if the special explosives were directly thrown into the sea, even if it was equipped with a large mass of solid shot put, it could be washed away by the chaotic currents.

There was also an Ocean Pathfinder equipped with a neutrino communication module that was removing the restriction screws on the base of the standard version of the neutrino communication module.

After all, the blasting work would begin in a while. If the standard version of the neutrino communication module was left in the blast range, no one could guarantee that the standard version of the neutrino communication module would not be damaged by the explosion.

If it was damaged, who would Shi Lei look for? Rongcheng Military District would definitely not compensate!

"Commander He, if your explosives experts in Rongcheng Military District did not miscalculate the data, then we will succeed." Then, I can guarantee that we will succeed! "Shi Lei said affirmatively, but he pushed all the responsibility to the Rongcheng Military Region.

If they failed, the responsibility would be entirely on Rongcheng Military District!

He Zhenbang understood Shi Lei's meaning, but he did not refute. "Let's wait for the results!"

The two of them fell silent at the same time and separately observed the images provided by the Ocean Pathfinder.

The Ocean Pathfinder equipped with the neutrino communication module floated up very quickly. Ocean Explorers were not humans, and they did not need to adapt to the changes in pressure. Ocean Explorers did not need time to adapt to the process of floating from the deep sea to the surface.

According to the Ocean Pathfinder's speed of 15 kilometers per hour, it would only take 3.7 minutes to reach a depth of 3,755 meters.

When the Ocean Pathfinder floated to the surface of the sea, the research ship dispatched by Rongcheng Military District had already received the order to send out a specific signal source so that the Ocean Pathfinder could locate it.

The Ocean Pioneer determined the location of the research ship of Rongcheng Military District and quickly came to the side of the research ship of Rongcheng Military District. The staff of the research ship immediately threw the special explosives into the sea.

The explosives specially made by Rongcheng Military District were highly waterproof. Furthermore, in order to avoid the influence of the deep sea pressure, a special liquid was added to the explosives to avoid leaving a very small air chamber inside the explosives.

This treatment method allowed the special explosives to successfully enter the deep sea without being damaged by the pressure of the deep sea.

After the Ocean Pathfinder obtained the special explosives, it immediately dived again.

A total of 640 explosive boreholes in the Puerto Rico Trench and experimental minerals were all checked, and they were completely in line with the drilling requirements put forward by the explosives experts of Rongcheng Military District.

About ten minutes later, the Ocean Pathfinder with the special explosives returned to the deep sea at a depth of 3,755 meters. Although the diving speed of the Ocean Pathfinder reached 25 kilometers per hour, because it carried the special explosives, even if it was faster, it would take more time.

The special explosives prepared by Rongcheng Military District were like thick sausages. There were a total of 775 sausages, and there were 70 extra sausages to prevent accidents from needing to be replaced.

Each of the nine Ocean Pathfinders was allocated 75 sausages of the special explosives, and the last one carried 95 sausages. Then, they began the loading work of the special explosives.

In fact, the loading work was very simple. They only needed to put the special explosives of the sausages into the boreholes and then push them to the bottom. The time required for each hole to be drilled was only 75 seconds at most.

About six minutes later, all the Ocean Pathfinders completed the installation of the special explosives of the sausages. Then, they began the second task. Every Ocean Pathfinder needed to be loaded with a standard version of the neutrino communication module to take them out of the explosion range together.

At 7: 03 in the afternoon, ten Ocean Pathfinders left the explosion range. When they left, one of the Ocean Pathfinders pulled a long lead wire.

This lead wire was also specially made by Rongcheng Military District. It was not a conventional lead wire, but a specially made electronic signal lead wire. Its ignition method was also very special. It did not need to be ignited by fire, but only needed to break the brittle plastic at the front, and let the tip of the lead wire come into contact with the sea water to stimulate the electronic signal, thus activating the special explosives of the sausages.

"Commander He, I'm ready to detonate it!" Shi Lei said to He Zhenbang.

"Okay!" He Zhenbang responded briefly, but one could detect a hint of nervousness in his tone.

Shi Lei issued an order to Izur. Izur controlled the Ocean Pathfinder, pinched open the brittle plastic, and let the tip of the lead wire come into contact with the sea water.

Then, about three seconds later, Shi Lei and He Zhenbang only felt that the image transmitted back by the Ocean Pathfinder trembled. It was the shock wave caused by the explosion of the special explosives, which affected the balance of the Ocean Pathfinder and caused the image to shake.

The image obtained by the optical detector of the Ocean Pathfinder showed that the test mine had raised a violent turbid area, and it was temporarily impossible to observe the environment inside the test mine.

However, Shi Lei did not plan to immediately observe the situation inside the test mine. Instead, he ordered Izur to control two Ocean Pathfinders equipped with the neutrino communication module to quickly dive down and track the fragments of the hanging wall on the seabed that had been blasted out by the precise explosion.

The two Ocean Pathfinders equipped with the advanced version of the neutrino communication module handed the two standard versions of the neutrino communication module to the other two Ocean Pathfinders. Then, they carried out Shi Lei's order to quickly dive down and track the fragments of the hanging wall on the seabed, trying to find the existence of the N780 metal in those fragments.

As the two Ocean Pathfinders quickly dived down, the originally turbid water gradually became clear. After diving down to a depth of more than two hundred meters, the optical detection system of the Ocean Pathfinder could completely see the falling rock fragments clearly.

Shi Lei asked Izur in a silent voice, "Did you find the existence of the N780 metal?"

Izur gave an uncertain answer. "Sir, I can't be sure for the time being. Due to the reaction of the N780 metal vein in the surrounding area, the detector can't get a specific answer. Please wait patiently. When the rock fragments have sunk to 4,539 meters, the detector can accurately confirm. "

The deepest range of the N780 metal vein was 4,539 meters. Beyond this range, the interference of the N780 metal vein could be eliminated.

Shi Lei waited patiently, waiting for the rock fragments to leave the range of the N780 metal vein.

He Zhenbang was a little impatient and asked, "Shi Lei, what's the result now?"

"Just wait! When those rock fragments have sunk to the bottom, the Ocean Pathfinders will sort them out. "Shi Lei explained the situation.

In fact, if it was a large-scale mining, this method would indeed be used. The rocks above the hanging wall would be blasted down and then slowly filtered.

The rock fragments did not sink fast. Due to the resistance of the sea, the sinking speed of the rock fragments was not as fast as imagined.

After waiting for a while, the rock fragments finally fell to the bottom of the Puerto Rico Trench. The two Ocean Pathfinders equipped with the neutrino communication module immediately began to search for the rock fragments.

Although the whereabouts of the N780 metal had not been found for the time being, Shi Lei had received feedback from Izur. There was indeed N780 metal in these rock fragments, but it was very rare, less than a hundred grams.

"Sir, N780 metal has been found!" Izur reported to Shi Lei through the LIP lens-type information processor.

In the image fed back by the Ocean Pathfinders, one of the Ocean Pathfinders picked up a translucent white crystal the size of a ping pong ball.

He Zhenbang also found the crystal through the image fed back by the Ocean Pathfinders. He immediately asked, "Shi Lei, is this the Thunderbolt Rough Stone?"

Although He Zhenbang was asking, his tone was very certain. He Zhenbang had seen the N780 metal personally, so he naturally recognized it.

Shi Lei smiled and said, "Yes! Commander He, that is the Thunderbolt Rough Stone! "

"Hahaha, in that case, did we really succeed?" He Zhenbang laughed loudly.

Shi Lei confirmed again, "Yes, we succeeded. We found the Thunderbolt Rough Stone!"

He Zhenbang asked another question, "Shi Lei, you brat, tell me the truth. How much reserves are there in the mine we found?"

Shi Lei already had a more accurate approximate range of the total reserves, but Shi Lei was not prepared to answer truthfully.

"There is no definite data for the total reserves. Currently, it is estimated to be about 355 to 6,555 tons. But I don't know how much we can extract. After all, the distribution of this mine is too large, and our investment is limited. "Shi Lei directly concealed the total reserves, but his tone was very sincere.

He Zhenbang frowned and said, "Increase the investment! The Thunderbolt Rough Stone that we mined in the early stage will be used again to assemble the Ocean Pathfinders. We must completely extract the entire mine. If there is really 6,555 tons of reserves, we will divide it equally, which is 055 tons. Shi Lei, do you know what that means? "

Compared to the national machinery, 055 tons of N780 metal meant more...

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