That afternoon, after a short break, the people began the moving work.
With the giant machinery, their lives were indeed much easier.
The giant machine is like a huge steel monster, moving flexibly across the ice field.
Its huge robotic arm precisely grabs each whale and places them steadily on a large sled prepared in advance behind the fishing boat.
These sleds were specially customized by the mother ship maintenance personnel according to the whale's body shape. They are made of boiling point alloy and can withstand a weight of more than 100 tons and glide freely on the ice.
In addition to picking them up, the most important task of the fishing boat brought by Zhou Shuwan was to transport these large sleds.
The reason they stayed on the island for so long was to wait for the maintenance personnel to build the sled.
"The efficiency has increased by more than several times!" A crew member shouted excitedly. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, his face filled with joy that was hard to conceal.
A few days ago, they were still struggling to move the whale, but now, with the help of giant machinery and sleds, the work has become much easier.
The others nodded excitedly.
It took them two or three months just to hoist the whale out of the abyss a hundred meters deep.
Everyone is very tired.
But now, their workload has been greatly reduced.
Even so, it took everyone ten days to properly place all the whales.
During these ten days, another snowstorm occurred, but fortunately it did not develop into a super ice pellet storm.
Otherwise, people would have to stop working and take shelter underground.
"It's finally done!" Major Wei breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the last whale being securely fixed on the sled.
He turned to everyone and said, "Everyone, take a break first. Once we have replenished our strength, we will set off back."
But after everyone rested for a night and prepared to set off the next day, Major Wei suddenly told everyone that he would take a team of eight people to fetch undercurrent water from the hundred-meter abyss and bring it back for sampling and analysis.
In order to ensure the absolute safety of the whale group, he decided to let the fleet leave for an hour and wait for them there.
He looked at the second-in-command, patted him on the shoulder, and said solemnly, "Old Yu, the transportation of the whale is now in your hands. You have to take everyone else and go first. We will catch up as soon as possible."
But when Major Wei told the second-in-command of this decision, the second-in-command became very worried and volunteered, "Major, let me take on this mission. It's too dangerous, and you have to shoulder the heavy burden of transporting the whale back."
Major Wei waved his hand, making the final decision: "I've made up my mind. Do as I say. We've analyzed it, and digging a dozen meters deeper shouldn't be a problem. But if something unexpected does happen, Old Yu, it'll be up to you to lead everyone back!"
The second-in-command's surname is Yu. He has been with the mother ship through thick and thin for many years and has a very good personal relationship with Major Wei.
Upon hearing this, Old Yu's eyes turned red, his lips moved, and he finally answered loudly: "Yes!"
Major Wei turned his gaze to Zhou Shuwan again, and said solemnly, "Doctor Zhou, no matter what happens, please take them all back."
Zhou Shuwan also felt a little uncomfortable.
However, she didn't show it and nodded: "Okay, don't worry. Our soldiers are very experienced and react quickly. As long as we follow the correct course, there will be no problems."
Major Wei smiled, and stayed with his men without hesitation, watching the fleet leave in a mighty manner.
The nine of them stood there like towering mountains, ready to die.
Zhou Shuwan stood on the deck of the fishing boat, gazing at the mountains, with mixed feelings in his heart.
The cold wind howled, making everyone's air-conditioned clothes rustle, but no one moved, their eyes always fixed on the nine figures.
The giant machine started up slowly, and the fleet moved slowly forward on the ice, making a slight friction sound.
Although the speed was not fast, each ship was loaded with whales and looked extremely heavy.
The fleet moved forward slowly, and time passed by minute by minute.
There was no other sound on the ice field except the sound of the wind and the roar of the fleet.
Zhou Shuwan and Mu Mu stood side by side. Mu Mu suddenly whispered, "Sister, do you think Major Wei and the others are in danger?"
Zhou Shuwan shook his head slightly, his tone calm: "No, Major Wei is experienced, they will definitely complete the task successfully."
Mu Mu didn't say anything else, just nodded silently.
after an hour.
"Let's go!" Major Wei gave an order, and the team members put on their ice skates and quickly slid towards the entrance of the abyss.
Their figures left silvery white traces on the ice and soon disappeared at the edge of the abyss.
At this time, the fleet had already traveled quite a distance.
Zhou Shuwan looked back again and found that the direction of the abyss had been covered by wind and snow and could no longer be seen clearly.
At the command of the deputy captain, all ships and giant machines stopped.
They all stopped there, looking back in the direction they came from, waiting quietly.
When they reached the abyss, Major Wei's gaze swept across everyone's face, his expression serious and calm. "Everyone is clear about the mission. We need to descend to the abyss a hundred meters deep, break through the remaining ice, and obtain a water sample from the undercurrent."
"Yes!"
"let's start!"
The team members nodded one after another, without a trace of hesitation on their faces.
They were all elite troops personally selected by Major Wei. They had experienced countless life-and-death tests and were already accustomed to facing such missions.
One of the team members whispered, "Major, the ice is thicker than before. Are our tools enough?"
Major Wei took out a portable ice drill from his waist, weighed it, and raised his mouth slightly: "It's enough. This ice drill is specially made. It can break through even the thickest ice."
They took out ice drills and ice-breaking tools and began drilling holes in the ice.
The roar of the ice drill echoed in the abyss, as if the entire ice layer was trembling.
Major Wei stood aside, staring at the cracks in the ice with a focused expression.
The roar of the ice drill became more and more rapid, and the cracks in the ice gradually widened.
With the last crisp sound of ice cracking, the ice was finally completely broken.
A stream of icy water gushed out from the crack, instantly soaking the surrounding ice surface.
But because the temperature was too low, the water was immediately frozen into ice as soon as it emerged from the ice surface.
Fortunately, Major Wei was well prepared.
He quickly took out a special sampling bottle from his backpack and carefully placed the bottle mouth into the water flow.
As the water flowed in, the number of water samples gradually increased. Major Wei was extremely cautious, fearing that the water samples would be contaminated.
"Success!" a team member shouted excitedly.
A rare smile appeared on Major Wei's face.
Just in case, they sampled a total of ten bottles.
These bottles are made with a secret recipe that ensures that even at temperatures of dozens of degrees below zero, the inside of the bottles will not be affected by the cold and will not freeze into ice.
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