Chapter 28 Four impellers, equipment and abyss
Mr. Sun flipped the switch next to the lift platform.
'Buzz——'
The platform began to rise slowly, carrying the five of us.
Arriving at the second floor platform, a room was suspended on the second floor with a steel plate.
The room is equipped with tempered glass, and through the glass, the red light of the instruments inside can be seen.
On the second floor, connected to the lifting platform, there are several steel plates suspended in the air with several hooks and ropes. It doesn't look like it is for people to move, but more like it is used to transport goods.
When we walked into the central control platform, the buzzing in our ears became more obvious. This is where the generator is located.
"The central console is responsible for distributing materials to various areas, and this room is also the power room."
Old Man Sun spoke unhurriedly, pointing to an oil hole covered with dust, "The motor is powered by diesel, and the reserve is full. It can supply all the power equipment in the base to run for half a month."
As if he was afraid that we wouldn't believe it, Mr. Sun took out the notebook in his hand and said, "It mentioned the method of receiving the monthly delivery of diesel."
I walked over to the oil hole and reached out to touch the edge.
You can see from the edge that the inside of the tank is almost dry.
The indicator light next to it also shows red.
"This is burning dry oil. It is supported by the remaining diesel fuel. It can last for one night at most." Mr. Sun explained at the side.
"In other words, we have to look for diesel to ensure the supply of electricity?"
I frowned. In fact, electricity only plays a lighting role for us.
However, lighting is particularly important. In this base, only the top of the operating table transmits light.
The living area and experimental area are all illuminated by lights.
If you live here for a long time, who would want to stay in the dark or stay by the campfire?
Old Man Sun led us out of the center console and entered the test area without saying a word.
I can't remember the technical terms of what he introduced, but I have an impression of its general function.
An iron smelting furnace. This furnace is not big, but I think it is very exquisitely designed.
Most of the furnace structure is an exhaust pipe, which leads to the ridge on the top, and the opening of the exhaust pipe is covered by layers of filters.
If this iron smelting furnace is operating, looking from the outside, it will only look like mountain fog rising.
This makes me even more curious, what exactly is going on here, and why is it so secretive?
In addition to the iron smelting furnace, there are also refrigeration boxes, operating tables, vortex centrifuges...
But these things all require energy to use. The refrigeration box requires electricity, and the centrifuge also requires electricity.
In fact, what interests me more than these expensive equipment is that there are several sets of chemical protective suits hanging on the door as soon as I enter the laboratory.
I once bought chemical protective clothing. This kind of thick chemical protective clothing is not available among the private sector. I know better than anyone.
Along with the chemical protective suits, there are five 95 standard rifles. Although this type of rifle has long been eliminated from the armament, the fact that it could be used fifty years ago is enough to reflect the project. of particularity.
At the very end of the testing area, we stopped in front of a disk.
The edge of the disc is protected by dense thick steel bars.
Old Man Sun stood at the front, carefully identifying the words engraved on the side of the guardrail.
"Please operate according to the specifications..."
"I don't know what this is either."
Old man Sun took out the booklet and started to look through it.
And I walked forward with Xiao Leng.
The round roulette wheel in front of you is composed of four huge metal blades. There are obvious gaps between the staggered leaves.
The gap does not let light through at all, as if it leads to a completely black abyss!
Just standing on the edge can give you heart palpitations.
"Isn't this a big fan? Does it need to be powered on?"
Li Chong's voice sounded next to him, and he sounded serious.
"puff..."
Xiao Leng couldn't help but laugh out loud, but he blushed and held it back.
"I found it."
Old man Sun held up the pamphlet and used the faint light to identify it.
"It should be here."
Old Man Sun stretched out his hand to fiddle with it, and sure enough there was a small button beside the fence. The button was covered with dust, and he didn't know if it was still useful.
'Beep...beep'
The button actually flashed a red light.
'Crack - boom -'
The sound sounded, and there was a vibration on the ground, as if something had started.
Everyone took a step back and looked around cautiously.
'Whoosh – cluck, cluck, cluck'
The four huge metal plates slowly rotated and opened, and the vibrations of the metal plates raised a face of smoke and dust.
I covered my nose and looked towards the center of the smoke.
At this moment, my heart trembled.
An irrepressible shock rose from the bottom of my heart. This was a bottomless pit. The reflection of metal can be vaguely seen around the pothole.
The four sides should be reinforced with metal structures, and the bottom cannot be seen from top to bottom.
"Ahem..."
Xiao Leng covered her nose and kept coughing.
'呲呲...'
There was a sound of electricity, and the incandescent light above his head went out instantly.
The change in light made me blind for a moment. In the darkness, I only felt two young hands holding me tightly.
I held Xiao Leng in my arms, and then I realized that the lights in the entire experimental area were turned off.
It's not that the light is broken, it's that the power is out.
"Is this...burning out the circuit?"
Li Xiang's voice sounded in the darkness.
"It should be that the remaining diesel fuel cannot move the fan blades to open and close."
I responded.
"I didn't think it through."
Mr. Sun blamed himself on the sidelines.
"fine."
I said, taking out the flashlight.
'click'
The flashlight light came on, like a beam of light in the darkness. I have to thank my habit of carrying essential items with me.
Everyone regained some of their sight, and the light column was filled with smoke and dust. I approached the fence and shined a flashlight inside.
The flashlight can't illuminate the bottom...
This is a deep pit. Just shining a flashlight on it can make people feel depressed and heart-stopping.
I just don't know what to use it for.
"Go back to the living area and rest first. The lights are all dark and it's getting late."
Mr. Sun nodded silently. The two Li brothers had no objection, but Li Chong's expression was obviously a little uninterested.
"We still have a lot of work to do tomorrow. It's best to get diesel before dark. The base can't stay dark all the time."
I said, taking Xiao Leng with me and preparing to walk back.
Li Xiang followed behind, "I know where the gas station is. Before the disaster happened, I often drove there, so I know the road."
"How far?"
I asked.
"About five or six kilometers, I just don't know what the situation is like at the gas station now."
"Then let's go see it tomorrow. There are still supplies that need to be replenished. It's best to get a few sets of clothes."
Hearing what I said, Xiao Leng followed me and nodded in agreement.
"I should have brought some clothes last time, but I couldn't change them at that time."
"We will solve these things together tomorrow." I rubbed Xiao Leng's head, turned to Old Man Sun and said, "And Mr. Sun, we will bring your paper and pen back to you."
The figure smiled and nodded, and the peripheral light of the flashlight illuminated Old Man Sun's face a little pale.
Back in the living area, Xiao Leng followed me back to my room.
As soon as I entered the door, I felt like there was a kind of gaze in the darkness outside the door.
I looked out cautiously, and the flashlight light swept over me, and the feeling of being blind immediately dissipated.
It must be my misunderstanding.
After losing power, the entire base fell into complete darkness. It is not surprising that illusions occur in the oppressive darkness.
Locking the door with a chain, I walked back to the bed.
As I lay on the bed, a cold feeling wrapped around my arm.
"Brother... don't have any more nightmares..."