#1814 - Meteorite falling!
The Big Mac is only two kilometers away from the Philippines.
Under the illumination of the ultra-long-range searchlight with an astonishing illumination distance, the snow-capped mountains on the Philippine islands became very clear.
This is a global freeze that affects the entire world.
So even though they are in the tropics, the snow here is still very thick.
However, due to the relatively low latitude and strong direct sunlight, the temperature rose a lot after the white wind disaster, reaching minus seventy degrees Celsius.
Perhaps it is because the Philippines was severely affected by the typhoon, and at a glance, there are almost no buildings to be seen.
Looking at the tall snow-capped peaks, the judge looked through the topographic map of the Philippines to see if they were in the northern Philippines.
They moved closer to the coastline and turned off the ultra-high-beam searchlights, which consumed an incredible amount of power.
Drive along the coastline.
The convoy travels day and night.
In the dark night, this lonely convoy moved slowly across the ice field.
It was pitch black between the sky and the earth, with only car lights cutting through the night sky, casting long beams of light.
The convoy seemed to be the only living creatures in a forgotten world, silent and lonely.
There was endless darkness outside the car window, with only the occasional flying snowflakes flickering in the light.
The temperature in the car was as warm as spring. Their expressions were numb. They were a little tired after driving non-stop for several days, especially when driving late at night, and there was only darkness in front of them.
Deep ruts were left where the vehicles passed.
It seems like a road with no end.
Only the sound of the engine moving forward and the friction on the snow proved their presence.
The night on the ice field is quiet and deep.
It seems that even time has frozen here, there is no past and no future.
Only at this moment, this convoy is moving forward alone on this vast ice field.
In the car.
The judge calculated the time he would have to spend traveling along the Philippine coastline.
They are now about three hours behind the original planned time before departure.
However, after the judge's calculations, the three hours' delay would have little impact.
It takes about 1,200 kilometers to drive along the coastline from the northern Philippines to Mati City in the south.
The convoy travels 30 kilometers per hour, so 1,200 kilometers is 40 hours.
We will arrive in Mati around 8 o'clock the day after tomorrow morning.
almost.
After the judge understood what was going on, he turned off the iPad and placed it in the luggage bag hanging on the wall of the car.
Time passed slowly and gradually entered the deep night.
One o'clock in the morning.
This is the fourth day since they set out.
It was a long night, the sky was dotted with stars and the moonlight was bright.
The Philippine mountains to the east gave them an inexplicable sense of security, letting them know that they were still above the earth.
Zheng Shiwu was driving and looking at the night sky ahead, as if he was immersed in this pure scene.
Someone once said that the more dangerous a place is, the more beautiful the scenery is.
In the silent night, there were no humans, no animals, and no zombies. There was only the sound of huge tires rolling over the snow, making a crackling sound.
It's a long road.
Time flies and it is the next morning.
The rising sun was extremely beautiful, a beauty that could not be described in words, which made them have no regrets in taking such a huge risk to carry out the mission this time.
Inside the giant car.
Boom boom boom!
Black Hand dragged his tired body to the lounge of Warehouse No. 3.
"Hefeng, Madong, it's your turn."
After staying up all night, my hands are dark and I have dark circles under my eyes.
"Okay, here I come."
Hefeng and Ma Dong walked out of the lounge, went to the sink skillfully, squeezed toothpaste and brushed their teeth. They looked at themselves in the mirror with dull eyes and a dead look on their faces.
Although the conditions on the Big Mac are good, it is tiring to be in the car for a long time as the vehicle shakes.
It's okay for a day or two, but after a few days or half a month, the whole person starts to look listless.
He Feng looked at the time. It was already 7:30 in the morning. In another half an hour they would take over driving.
He quickly poured some water on his face and said to Ma Dong, who was still brushing his teeth in a daze, "Hurry up, we still have half an hour, and we need to eat something later."
After saying that, he hurried to the dining area.
Since the convoy could only carry a limited number of people, no chef was brought along.
Moreover, they work in three shifts, and everyone gets hungry at different times, so they basically make their own food, and if they are in a good mood, they will help others get a portion.
He Feng opened the grain storage area, where there were mountains of food. He Feng casually picked up two multi-grain cakes and then two bags of dehydrated vegetables and walked out.
I took the induction cooker and filled half a basin of water from the water receiver, then put it on the induction cooker to boil.
He used a sharp dagger to cut the multi-grain cake into a dozen small pieces, threw them into the unboiled water, and then threw the two bags of dehydrated vegetables in together.
In this way, when the water and the multi-grain cake are boiled, you can eat a dumpling soup similar to that in Shandong Province.
While the water was boiling, Hefeng did push-ups in the Big Mac aisle.
In the aisle of the Big Mac, there is a supportive horizontal bar hanging, which can be used for pull-ups.
They huddled in the narrow space all day long. During these four days, except for the judge and a few others, no one else got off the car. After a long time, they felt uncomfortable all over.
Doing some exercise can keep their bodies in better condition.
He Feng did 100 standard push-ups and 30 pull-ups, then stood up and saw that the water in the induction cooker had boiled.
Two bowls of dumpling soup were poured, with dehydrated vegetables and oil droplets floating on the surface.
These oil droplets are all cooked from the multi-grain cakes.
Ma Dong took a bowl from the table without any courtesy.
"If you want to eat, cook it yourself!" He Feng said dissatisfiedly when he saw this.
"hey-hey."
"Brother Feng, you ate so much, so I cooked two big bowls of this, one of which is for me," Ma Dong said to He Feng with a grin.
He Feng glanced at him and said, "You always act like a big shot. Next time, cook for yourself."
This multi-grain tortilla is almost the same size as a corn tortilla, baked very dry, and can satisfy the needs of an adult for a meal.
Especially after being soaked in water and boiled, the portion becomes extremely large.
The two of them finished the meal in less than five minutes.
After eating, the two walked to the front cockpit as usual.
He handed over the vehicle to the previous drivers, Zheng Shiwu and Heishou.
After the handover, Heishou and Zheng Shiwu gave way and handed the position over to Hefeng and Ma Dong.
Heishou stood up from the passenger seat, yawned, crossed his hands upwards, and twisted his waist to both sides, making a crackling sound.
"I'm so sleepy, let's eat something and go to sleep"
Just as Black Hand was about to turn around, he glanced and saw a fireball flying from the southwest.
In this azure blue sky, where this ball of fire passed, it left behind a long trail of cloud.
Even though it was daytime, the fireball was still very eye-catching, and it seemed to be very close to them.
"Damn it, damn it, look over there!" Black Hand stuttered and pointed towards the southwest.
"What is this? A missile?" Ma Dong asked puzzledly as he looked at the fireball.
"What the hell, this is a fucking meteorite!" He Feng controlled the steering wheel and said after taking several glances.
After he finished speaking, his eyes lit up and he quickly shouted to Zheng Shiwu and Heishou behind him:
"Hurry, hurry, hurry, wake up the commander."
"Isn't our mission this time to find meteorites? If this meteorite is the one we are looking for, we might not have to go all the way to Palau!"
When Zheng Shiwu was reminded of this, the wrinkles on his face twisted and he looked a little scary.
It is unlikely not to go to Palau. After all, getting the meteorite from outer space is only one of the missions. Another mission is to investigate whether the giant meteorite fell near Palau.
But if we can get the meteorite from outer space, then this trip will not be in vain.
Both tasks are halfway done.
Zheng Shiwu turned around and jogged towards rest cabin No. 1.
"Commander! Commander!" Zheng Shiwu didn't knock on the door, but pushed open the door of the rest cabin where the judge was.
The moment the cabin door opened, the Judge was already sitting on the bed, holding the pistol tightly in his right hand, looking up at him.
"What's the matter?" The judge's voice had a tone of someone who had just woken up.
"There's a meteorite falling, now!"
rub!
The judge immediately ran outside and hurried to the front of the car, following the gaze of He Feng and others and looking towards the southwest.
The meteorite was very close to them, and they could see it very clearly from this position.
They watched with their own eyes as the meteorite flew southeast toward the Philippine Islands.
"Stop the car!" The judge immediately gave the order after seeing this scene.
Upon hearing this, He Feng stepped on the accelerator and the Big Mac slowly stopped.
Several cars behind also stopped.
"Judge, have you seen the meteorite?" Lao Qin's voice came from the intercom.
The ant's voice sounded urgently: "Judge, the meteorite seems to be very close to us, and it looks like it will fall soon. If that meteorite is the one we are looking for, our mission is halfway accomplished."
The judge's mind raced, and he asked the people behind him:
"Where are we roughly?"
Heishou flipped through the map and saw a dotted line drawn along the coastline of the Philippines. The distance along this dotted line was the same.
Every hour, they connected the dotted lines and compared them with the terrain on the opposite bank to determine roughly where they were.
The judge took the map, which showed that they had arrived near Infanta, east of Manila.
After thinking for a moment, the judge picked up the intercom and made arrangements:
"Nut, Ant, your spiral propulsion vehicle is fast. Now pick up two people next to the Big Mac, and then go after the meteorite!"
"Find a way to bring that meteorite back."
"receive."
"Okay, I'll be right over."
The judge turned his head and said to the crowd gathered behind him:
"Zhao Ke, Liao Fan, the two of you take the detection equipment and get ready to get off the car and join them to chase the meteorite together."
All the scientific researchers are in the Big Mac because it is larger in size and can accommodate the most people.
After Zhao Ke and the other man responded, they immediately ran to get their own testing equipment and put on thick clothes.
The reason why Ant and Nut were asked to go was because they were driving the fastest screw-propelled vehicle in the fleet.
The speed on the snow can reach 60 kilometers per hour, which is twice that of the Big Mac.
In the judge's opinion, it is impossible to confirm whether the meteorite is the same one that caused the natural disaster, and it is possible that it is another type of meteorite.
Before the end of the world, thousands of meteorites fell to Earth every year.
The vast majority of meteorites fall into the ocean, and less than 18 percent fall on land.
Moreover, most of the meteorites that fall on land fall in areas where there are few people.
In order for the plan to execute properly, they can't just sit there and wait for the ants to bite them.
It was still morning, and the meteorite seemed to have fallen not far from them.
Ant and others could easily find the meteorite and then drive at full speed to catch up with the Judge and others.
They have installed electronic beacons on each of their vehicles. With the help of the electronic beacons, Ant and others only need to follow the location in the electronic beacons, get the meteorite, and then catch up with the Judge.
This method will neither affect their normal plans nor delay their search for the meteorite that just fell.
soon.
Ant and Nut brought the spiral propeller to both sides of the Big Mac, waiting for Zhao Ke and the other person to come out of the Big Mac.
Zhao Ke was the former head of the South Paradise Zombie Research Institute and also Madi's colleague before the apocalypse. They had participated in experiments on cancer treatment needles together and had also seen the appearance of meteorites from outer space.
Liao Fan is a rock expert and has in-depth research on various types of stones. He can recognize meteorites from fallen asteroids.
Zhao Ke and his partner carried the equipment they had prepared and walked to the first floor of the Giant wearing self-heating clothes.
The judge personally escorted them away.
Press a button, the bottom armor plate moves slowly, and an escalator descends.
Zhao Ke and his companion walked downstairs carrying their things.
The snow below was compacted very tightly, and they stepped on the snow and walked to Ant's car.
The ant immediately opened the door and let them in.
The moment the door opens.
The cold air outside blows into the car.
There was no wind originally, but at this moment, due to the temperature difference between inside and outside the car, wind was formed.
Zhang San, who was still wearing a short-sleeved shirt in the car and was so cold that he quickly ran to the rear cabin.
It's like when you open the freezer door of a refrigerator during the hottest time of summer, and the cold air from the freezer rushes out.
At this moment, there is a freezer outside, and it is a freezer with extremely low temperatures.
It's too cold.
It was minus 70 degrees outside, and the temperature inside the car was over 20 degrees. The temperature difference was nearly 100 degrees.
In an environment of minus 70 or 80 degrees Celsius, if humans are not wearing clothes, they may be frostbitten in just a few minutes or even tens of seconds.
"Come in quickly." Ant took Zhao Ke's box and pulled him up.
Liao Fan, who was behind, knew that he didn’t dare to delay any longer and ran up quickly.
The moment the two got into the car, Ant immediately closed the door.
call--
The ant walked to the front and said to Sun Erzhang who was driving the car:
"Drive and chase in the direction of the meteorite!"
"yes!"
Sizzle~
The intercom rang.
The judge's voice came from the intercom:
"Ant, Nut, we will continue to move forward as planned. Once you find the meteorite, come and catch up with us immediately and maintain radio contact."
Ant picked up the intercom and said, "Okay, no problem, you go first, and we'll catch up with you when we find the meteorite."
(asking for monthly ticket)
