Great Power Technology

That night, local cadres organized a simple reception banquet for the survey team - of course, it was also a grand banquet.

Considering the taste of the survey team members, the dinner dishes were not too traditional. The main dishes were stone pot chicken, yak meat and hand-caught mutton, plus some glutinous rice cakes and yogurt. It was a simple meal that both the guests and the host enjoyed. joyous.

At around 10 o'clock in the evening, sparse snowflakes began to float in the sky. Qinghao walked out of the house with a sad face and lit a red plum he brought from home.

Zhang Fu still followed him like a little follower. After asking for a cigarette, the two of them held on to the railing outside the house and fell into deep thought together.

After a long time, Qing Hao asked:

"In your opinion, if the snow doesn't stop tomorrow morning, should we continue walking?"

Zhang Fu pondered for a moment and replied:

"I think I have to leave, mainly because of two considerations."

"First, our time is limited. After completing the survey of this section, we will immediately leave from Xiwaka on the 318 to Taohuagou. We only have 15 days in total."

"Although the survey task in Taohuagou is not heavy, if something unexpected happens midway, it is likely to delay the delivery time."

"Our time redundancy is actually only about three days, but who knows how many days it will snow? We can't afford to gamble."

"Second, the altitude of this place is not too high. According to the weather data, severe snowstorms rarely occur. From my experience, the danger is relatively low - at most, the difficulty will increase a bit. "

"Moreover, there is a road from our side to Ziyonna. This is the easiest part of our entire trip. Instead of waiting for the snow to stop, we should take advantage of the difficult conditions to do the easy things and wait. When we reached the ridge and the road started to get difficult, the weather improved.”

"The distance from Zilonna to Chamunna is nearly 8 kilometers. If we are lucky and the snow is relatively solid, we can actually walk there in one day. Then we will go down the mountain from the north slope of Chamunna to 3000 Camp at an altitude of less than 1 meter.”

"The slope over there is very gentle and there is no risk of avalanches. It is the safest place to camp."

"In this way, we can complete 50% of the route in two days. On the third day, we go up the mountain from the valley on the north slope of Chidan and camp at the 95E and 29N marking points."

"On the fourth day, all survey tasks will be completed. On the fifth day, you can start descending from Chidan, bypassing Chodrup Lungpa from the northeastern old valley and heading north to Shewaka Village."

"This section of the road is very easy to walk. The total length is about 16 kilometers. Let's work hard and complete it in one day, saving two days of repair time."

"After arriving at Xiewaka, we directly crossed the 318 river and took 4 hours to Taohuagou. We rested there for two days. After completing the hydrographic survey, we then followed the 559 into Medog, where we met up with the 029 survey team."

"If we follow this plan, we can complete all the survey tasks in the first phase within 10 days, and we can start taking the Simogiri route in the next phase."

After listening to Zhang Fu's explanation, Qing Hao nodded slightly and said:

"Your plan is very scientific. It seems that you are really specialized in the field. I have been doing geological survey for more than ten years, but there are still big deficiencies in this aspect."

"The harm is all the experience of coming out. In fact, the most important part of this kind of large-scale and long-term outdoor activities is not the rush, but the rest. In the plateau area, people's physical recovery is very slow. If it lasts for 10 consecutive days Outdoor activities must be followed by two to three days of low-altitude rest.”

"My subsequent plans are basically designed according to this rule. We have to rest for two days in Taohuagou. After leaving Medog and walking through Simori, we have to call for the first helicopter support."

"That area is all no man's land. We can't get out on our own, and the return journey is too difficult. Instead of wasting time, we might as well just call a helicopter."

"Well, according to your arrangement, you are an expert in this area. But I have a question. Starting from Simoges, our subsequent survey points will gradually become denser, and the journey time will probably exceed 20 days. With The 10 days you mentioned are inconsistent, how do you solve this problem?"

"It can't be solved. We will definitely be in no-man's land by then. It's impossible to stay comfortably in a place where people live. However, I have planned several hot spring spots along the way. The altitude is low and the temperature is high. It is enough to satisfy the need. The need for rest.”

"Most of the hot springs here are holy springs, right? Have you considered these taboos?"

Zhang Fu smiled slightly and asked:

"Brother Hao, do you believe in ghosts and gods?"

Qinghao was stunned for a moment and replied:

"Believe it or not, I am a materialist; but believe it or not, you know, we field workers are more or less taboo. It is difficult to judge this boundary, but I always feel that in this sacred It’s better to follow some rules in this place.”

Zhang Fu shook his head and said firmly:

"If we want to abide by the rules, we should not do the Tongtian River project. Once this river is moved, many lakes along the way will dry up - that is a sacred lake."

"You think this thing is sacred, but I don't feel it at all. To me, the most sacred place in the world is the corn field in the northeast."

"You know why? Because I grew up eating that stuff."

"Let's follow the emergency. If there is no crisis of invasion from the neighboring dimension, I wouldn't mind retaining some faith for them at all. But can faith now kill those bandits from another dimension who want to kill us?"

"So you still have to let go of your psychological baggage - you are the captain, and you have to find a way to get others to let go of their baggage. I don't want to see someone whose hands and feet are about to freeze off in the future and still refuse to go to the hot spring. "

"clear."

Qinghao took a deep breath and silently wrote the last stroke in the notebook in his hand.

Then, he put away his notebook and the expression on his face began to relax.

"Zhang, let me ask you, why would a person like you think of coming to a place like this to conduct surveys? Are you looking for a challenge, or do you want to gain fame?"

Hearing Qinghao's question, Zhang Fu seemed to have fallen into deep thought for a moment. He looked at the falling snowflakes under the light and answered:

"Actually, I don't know why. When I first came into contact with this project, I was full of enthusiasm. It was for China and humanity. Later it gradually became colder, but even though it was cold, I didn't want to quit."

"How should I put it? To me, this thing is like a mission - do you feel that way? It feels like you are living to complete something."

"You know my family background. When I was still in high school, my family had already made a fortune, and our family was even richer at that time than it is now. According to the general route, a second generation like me should go Study business administration, study finance or something like that.”

"Or even more naughty, just stop going to school and eat, drink and have fun at home."

"But I didn't think so. I had a big quarrel with the old man, and finally chose the geology major because it allows me to go outdoors."

"Actually, I just like the outdoors. I have no interest in geology at all. I graduated from college with a minimum guarantee, and I didn't do any related work after that. I have almost forgotten all the things I learned. If I hadn't forgotten, I should be the one now. Captain, hahaha."

"--It's a bit far. To be honest, if I have to say the reason, I can stand here now mainly because of one person."

"who?"

Qing Hao looked at Zhang Fu beside him curiously. Stories about love and hatred between some wealthy families had already appeared in his mind. He couldn't help but guess that maybe Zhang Fu had fallen in love with a girl from a certain family. He must Prove yourself through this.

However, the answer Zhang Fu gave greatly exceeded his expectations.

"My primary school teacher."

"Your primary school teacher?? Are you in love with your primary school teacher??"

"You've watched too many movies, why don't you talk to me about a small horse and a big cart? I'm a male teacher!"

"Oh male teacher"

Zhang Fu glared at Qing Hao speechlessly, and then continued:

"I remember one class when I was in primary school. The teacher talked about the word vicissitudes of life and said that Lop Nur is a typical representative of vicissitudes of life. It used to be a sea, but now there is not a drop of water in it."

"I had a wide range of knowledge at that time. I told him that there was water in Lop Nur, but it was a salt-alkali lake, but he didn't listen."

"Not only did he not listen, he also made me stand at the door for three classes. Until my father came to take it away from me in person, he also insisted that I was arrogant, contradicted the teacher, and disrupted the teaching order."

"I have always remembered this matter, just like the shadow of my childhood. When I saw the Tongtian River project some time ago, I suddenly felt, hey, the opportunity has come."

"Now Lop Nur will not only have water, but there will also be sea in the future. When the project is completed, I will go to him to show off."

“Isn’t it exciting to think about being slapped in the face after 40 years?”

After listening to Zhang Fu's explanation, Qing Hao's face showed an expression as if he had seen a fool. After hesitating for a few seconds, he tried hard to control the urge to complain and said:

"Your excuse is so stupid."

"Isn't that right? Everyone of the more than 10,000 people in the survey team, and even the millions of people who will participate in this project in the future, will have different reasons. Isn't it normal for a second-rate person to appear occasionally?"

"Calm it normal"

Qinghao answered helplessly, but before he finished speaking, Zhang Fu continued.

"However, a month ago, my teacher died."

"Three stupid children went to play by the water in the middle of the winter. He met them and saved two of them. After they came up, they had a heart attack and collapsed by the water."

"The medical examiner said it was due to overwork. The body of a person under 40 years old has collapsed."

"At that time, my mother kept persuading me, saying that the survey team was too dangerous and could be killed if not careful. I thought it made sense. Plus, since the teacher died, there was no one to slap in the face, so I might as well give up."

"Then I thought something was wrong."

"I was just thinking, do you think he knew there was water in Lop Nur at that time? Did he treat me like that because he really didn't understand, or was it for other reasons?"

"I always thought he was a bad teacher - he was unwilling to accept students' opinions! But after his death, I became a little suspicious again."

"Later I went to check his resume and found that the students he taught were generally pretty good, and he even sponsored many students himself - my family was not very prosperous at the time, and the elementary school I went to was a migrant school. , there are many poor students.”

"Then I knew, oh, there are some things that are not as simple as they appear on the surface."

"He probably also knew that there was water in Lop Nur, but we were only in the second grade at that time. There was no need for us to know, and of course there was no need to argue."

"Then I thought, this is probably some causal connection. At this time, his death broke the knot in my heart - this is not idealism, this is purely scientific and probability. About something."

"Thinking further, I understand."

"You said he has proven to me that he is right and good. Do I have to prove that I am right too?"

"So, I still have to do this. I still have to create the Lop Nur sea."

"Maybe he's still watching? You think so?"