Chapter 326 (1/2)

Church's diary ten

The heavy fog has lasted for two days and one night, and there is no sign of dispersing at all.

Mr. Robbins ordered the underwater robot to be put down in an attempt to let it find the location of the ruins first. It's a thing like a crab. It's as big as a dining table and has six mechanical arms. It's very convenient to crawl and get things. The ”eyes” at the front of its body can stretch like the antennae of a snail, where there are two cameras.

They all call it ”general”.

The general dragged a long tail line to connect the bottom cabin of the discovery to transmit signals to the ship. The relic target is at a depth of more than 300 meters underwater. The sea water blocks the radio wave, and even the long wave cannot be carried out. The signal can only be received through optical cable.

Therefore, the bottom of the exploration ship is like a long tentacle, and the end of the tentacle is a steel crab. The crab led the discovery slowly forward.

However, the general swam in the water all day and found no ruins.

Although Mr. Robbins has always maintained a good gentleman's demeanor, I can see that he is very worried. At noon, he and Mrs. Larry came to Anderson and me to discuss whether to expand the search scale, such as sending small manned submarines.

Mrs. Larry insisted on going to the sea, saying that the sea fog would not affect the underwater work, and the conference in Copenhagen would be held soon. There were still waiting for the investigation results of the exploration, but we didn't even find a place. It's really unreasonable.

Mr. Robbins has reservations. He is a marine expert and is very worried about the cause of the fog. He said that the sea fog in the South Pacific is concentrated on the westerly current on the ocean surface south of 40 ° s latitude, which usually occurs in spring and summer, while we are now in winter on the Pacific Ocean at 30 ° s latitude.

To tell you the truth, I think the fog is too strange. Although I can't make it clear in a scientific way like Mr. Robbins, my experience tells me that there shouldn't be such a big fog at this time, let alone so lasting.

Robbins wondered if there would be bad weather changes or other unforeseen things after the strange fog. We haven't found the buoy now, which means that our position may be a mile or more from the underwater ruins. At this time, personnel go into the sea with equipment. In case of an accident or a storm at sea, it is very difficult to rescue.

Mrs. Larry said that just waiting here can't solve the problem. If the fog doesn't disperse for a week, should we wait for a week? Fog is an atmospheric phenomenon, which has nothing to do with sea water and will not affect underwater operation.

They all looked at me and made me a little embarrassed. Although I am the captain, Robbins is the captain of the scientific research. They are in charge of the scientific research. I am only responsible for driving the ship to the designated position and returning safely.

But since they want to hear my opinion, of course I have to say something. While I was weighing the gains and losses, Anderson, who had been silent, suddenly said, this is the most advanced scientific research ship in the world, with the most advanced equipment, connected to the most advanced satellites in the sky, and the world's top scientists, but can't find a submarine relic that has been found, defined coordinates and marked? Accept the reality! You know it doesn't exist, right?

His words were as harsh as fingernails scraping the blackboard, but neither Robbins nor Mrs. Larry refuted them.

Anderson saw that they kept silent and continued to say, you said you saw Ghost Island. What about ghost island? You say there are underwater relics. What about the relics? You know they don't exist, but you don't want to admit it! Well, I'd better go fishing. You make your own decisions. Oh, by the way, church, let me know the results.

After Anderson left, there was a long silence in the cabin. Finally, Robbins looked at Mrs. Larry and said that Professor Silva wouldn't lie to us. Mrs. Larry also said that I also believe Professor Silva that something must have gone wrong.

I said, what's wrong with us?