#1819 - kilometer!
Come and go in a hurry.
From the time the ant entered the hole to the time it left, it took no more than half an hour.
After following the bend of the underground river and observing for a few minutes, he took decisive action and killed all the Filipinos in the cave, leaving two behind.
After chatting with Chen Zhipeng for a few words, he left.
The Chinese survivors were left with faces full of shock, unable to recover at all.
Chen Zhipeng looked at the leaving ants and ran all the way to the cave entrance. Looking at the two spiral-propelled vehicles going away, he felt filled with regret.
He wanted to take everyone away from this place, but before he could say anything, Ant and the others left.
"I should have tried harder to keep them here."
He stared blankly at the spiral propeller disappearing from his sight, muttering: "Huaguo Dazhangshu Base? It's so far away, how can I get there?"
In car number 4.
Sun Erzhang drove the car straight along the moving green dots.
These small dots that are moving are the judge and his men.
When Ant and his crew were searching for meteorites and encountered this group of Chinese and Filipinos, the Judge and his crew still maintained a speed of 30 miles per hour.
"It's one o'clock in the afternoon." Ant took off his self-heating clothes and looked at the time on his watch.
"Xiao Sun, can we catch up with the Judge and the others in 4 hours?" asked the ant.
"It should be fine." Sun Erzhang looked straight ahead and nodded in reply.
The speed of the spiral propulsion vehicle is twice as fast as the Judge and his behemoths, and it will be even faster if it encounters a downhill section.
Instead of returning to the coastline first, they drove in a straight line following the small green dot in the electronic beacon, which shortened the distance and saved time.
The ant sat in front of the radio station and used the radio to communicate with the judge and others.
"Judge, we have resolved the issue here. At our current speed, we can catch up with you within 4 hours."
Sizzle——
"Okay, have you found out any useful information? Are there any other large forces in the Philippines?" The judge's voice came from the headset.
"It is said that there is a force in the north, but it is not large. They are very scattered here. There is no large force. They are all small groups. For example, this Nado is considered to be a relatively strong one in this area."
"Oh, I see. Since you can catch up, then we won't slow down. Tell me if anything happens. The sun will set in five hours. Try to meet up with us before it sets."
"clear."
This is already the afternoon of the fourth day since we set out from the Dazhangshu base.
The fifth step of the Palau plan is now underway, heading south from the coast of the Philippines, relying on the Philippine islands as landmarks, and continuing south to Mati City, the southernmost city in the Philippines.
The fifth step will last about two days.
So far, they have only traveled one-third of the Philippine coastline. This afternoon, tonight, and until tomorrow morning, they are expected to reach the southernmost city of Mati in the Philippines.
Then you can start the final step.
It takes about 12 hours to cross the Philippine Sea from Mati City to the vicinity of Palau.
Whoosh——
The spiral propeller was driving down a snowy slope. The entire body of the vehicle was suspended in the air for two seconds and then crashed into the snow, with a speed exceeding eighty miles per hour at one point.
Sun Erzhang braked gently and continuously to keep the speed of the car at around 70 mph.
The two screw-propelled vehicles were driving one in front and one behind, with Nut and his companions driving ahead of Ant and his companions.
After the car body was stable, Ant turned his head to look at the two Filipinos who were tied up at the rear of the car.
They have been interrogated just now, and they don’t know anything about the meteorite. They don’t even know the place Palau. It’s normal that they don’t know the distance.
Through interrogation, Ant learned that Chen Zhipeng did not lie to him and that Nadeau deserved to die.
However, these two men were Filipino, and Ant originally planned to kill them and throw them out of the car after interrogating them.
Sun Erzhang was wearing goggles and driving the vehicle with full concentration.
Without the Behemoth leading the way, it would be much more tiring for them to drive alone. They had to keep an eye on the movements ahead at all times, especially those cliff sections and landslide sections, which they had to avoid.
Time passed by minute by minute. On this ice field, time seemed extremely long, yet also extremely short.
In a blink of an eye, when the ant walked from the back of the car to the front, he found that the sun was setting.
Looking at the electronic beacon scale in front of the car, they were already very close to the Judge and his men.
Beep, beep.
When the alarm rang, co-pilot Li Leqi stood up on time, walked to the back and used the radio to contact the judge and others, telling them that everything was normal.
The Behemoth and four other vehicles would communicate with each other every hour.
The same goes for the Big Mac, which will contact the communications office at the headquarters base every hour to report the latest developments.
This ensures that if something happens to them, rescue can be carried out based on the location and situation reported in the last hour.
Another half an hour later, Ant and his friends saw a convoy moving ahead.
"Judge, I see you." Ant said excitedly, picking up the walkie-talkie.
The judge also saw the two screw-propelled vehicles not far away through the alloy steel rearview mirror of the car body, and said with a smile: "I saw you too."
After saying this, the judge asked Zheng Shiwu to stop the car.
Both experts, Zhao Ke and Liao Fan, were in their car. They stopped and let them return to the Big Mac.
Seeing the convoy in front stop, Ant turned his head and said to Zhao Ke and Liao Fan:
"Put on the self-heating clothes. You will get off the bus and get back to the jumbo later."
He then said to Qu Congzhou: "Xiao Qu, you should put it on too."
"Oh, do I have to go to the jumbo car too?" Qu Congzhou was a little confused.
Ant pointed at the two Filipinos tied up at the back of the car.
Qu Congzhou suddenly realized, "I understand, but do you want to change their clothes?"
The two Filipinos were tied up from an underground cave. The temperature in the cave was at least 20 degrees, so the two men were not wearing much at the time.
"No need to change. It only takes a few minutes to change cars anyway. Frostbite is inevitable, but I will definitely not be frozen to death in such a short time." Ant said without hesitation.
"OK."
soon.
The spiral propulsion vehicle stopped on the right side of the giant, and two people got out of the vehicle.
Zhao Ke and Liao Fan skillfully walked to the bottom of the Big Mac and climbed up via the escalator.
Ant and Qu Congzhou at the back escorted the two Filipinos off the car.
The temperature of minus 68 degrees Celsius made the two Filipinos shiver uncontrollably.
But what frightened them even more was that the behemoth in front of them was as big as a hill and three stories high. It was definitely the largest car they had ever seen in their lives.
This is no longer a car, it's more like a moving castle.
With their mouths sealed, the two men were unable to speak and could only quickly follow the ant towards the bottom of the giant car.
Under the giant car, the judge and the ant handed over the two men.
The two of them didn't waste any time talking. After the handover, they returned to their cars.
After a few minutes of handover, the Big Mac started again.
Ant's No. 4 and Nut's No. 5 car also returned to their original positions in the team.
In the giant car.
Standing on the stable rest cabin, Zhao Ke stretched his arms and took off his self-heating one-piece suit.
call--
"Liao Fan, it's more comfortable to sit in this behemoth, it's not bumpy." Zhao Ke said.
Liao Fan didn't look very good and seemed to be in a heavy mood.
"What's wrong with you?" Zhao Ke asked.
Liao Fan shook his head and sighed, "I still feel it's a pity. I was so happy for nothing. I thought it was a meteorite from outer space."
"It's okay. We are going to Palau. We will definitely find it there." Zhao Ke said.
Liao Fan didn't answer.
When Zhao Ke saw that he didn't say anything, he frowned.
"What do you mean? Are you worried that you won't be able to find small pieces of meteorites there?"
Liao Fan turned around and asked seriously:
"That huge meteorite has undoubtedly fallen into the ocean. What if the smaller pieces of meteorites have also fallen into the ocean? We only have one chance to find the meteorite."
"That is to hope that some fragments of meteorites have fallen on Palau Island, but now the snow is so thick that it is not easy to dig them out from the snow that is more than ten meters thick."
After hearing what he said, Zhao Ke was silent for a moment.
"One of our tasks is to determine what the source of the natural disaster is. Our previous inference was that a huge meteorite from outer space fell into the ocean. Now we have to prove whether this inference is correct."
“You should eat slowly, do research slowly, and don’t be impatient to solve problems. As long as you are heading in the right direction and keep working on it, you will always be able to solve it.”
"Yeah, that's right." Liao Fan nodded.
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
Above the vast ice field, the sky seems to merge with the snow, and a vast expanse of white extends to the end of the sight.
The behemoth, like a steel monster in the wilderness, broke the silence with the roar of its engine.
The snow was crushed by the wheels, leaving sharp grooves, and four cars were following closely behind.
The giant high-beam searchlight on the front of the car lights up after dark.
Boom boom!
Two bodies were dropped by the Big Mac.
The tracked armored RV behind them ran over and was crushed by the dozens of tons of vehicles. The two bodies were pressed into pancake shapes. A gust of wind blew, and the rustling snow froze the two bodies.
The drivers in the convoy were replaced. At night, they would occasionally encounter a few zombies, but they were just minor episodes during driving and would not have any impact on the convoy.
A night passed.
The sun rose the next day, and it was already the fifth day since they set out.
The judge came out of the rest cabin and walked to the front of the car to check the log level.
"How long will it take to reach Marty?" the judge asked the navigator who was in the co-pilot seat.
Ma Dong, the co-pilot, took out the map and replied, "According to the map, we will be able to reach the vicinity of Mati City in an hour."
The judge glanced at the time on the hood of the car: 7:35 AM.
By this calculation, if we set out east at 8:30, we will arrive near Palau in twelve hours.
That's half past eight in the evening.
Driving at night is not very safe. You may have to rest on the frozen sea all night after dark. Try to reach Palau during the day.
An hour later.
Based on the contours of the coastline, the judge determined that they had reached Palau.
Afterwards, the judge ordered the driver He Feng to drive the car in the east direction. This was the sixth step in their plan and also the most difficult one.
The distance from the mainland to the strait in the center of the Bay is not far.
But it is hundreds of kilometers from Mati to Palau.
If they had gone in the wrong direction, they would not have been able to reach Palau.
If they are on land, they can also refer to the terrain and mountains and compare the map to know if they have gone astray.
But on the frozen sea, there was flat snow-covered ice fields all around, and they could only rely on the compass and electronic beacons to try not to go wrong.
Or there is another method, which has many limitations and can only be used at noon.
Moreover, not many people know how to use this method. At least only artillery cadets or navy personnel know how to use it.
That is to rely on accurate clocks, compasses and theodolites or sextants (navy) to accurately locate one's longitude and latitude at noon when the sun is out.
Once they know their own latitude and longitude and the latitude and longitude of the target location, Palau, they will know whether the direction they are traveling has deviated.
Time passed quickly and it was noon.
The Judge asked Big Mac to stop the car, and Ant and others also stopped.
The judge came down with a compass and stuck a stick into the snow.
The method to determine noon is very simple. When the sun is directly shining, the shadow of an object will become very short.
Therefore, you can tell whether it is noon by measuring the length of the stick's shadow. If the stick's shadow is very short, almost negligible, then it is probably noon.
After the stick is stuck in the ground, there is still a shadow some distance away.
Rustle, rustle——
The judge turned his head and saw the ants and jackals behind him. He pointed ahead and said, "Wait a minute, find your position first, otherwise it will be troublesome if you run off the track."
"Um."
The jackal crossed his arms and hugged his shoulders. "You didn't say a word when you dropped those two bodies yesterday. When the tracks rolled over them, I thought you had run over a rock."
The judge said nothing, but looked towards the ants. Xiao Hei also ran down from the spiral propeller.
Having fun in the snow.
Xiao Hei was wearing a tight leather sweater and sunglasses on his head. He was jumping around in the snow and looked extremely happy.
German Shepherds like this one have amazing cold resistance and can survive for long periods of time in temperatures of minus 30 degrees Celsius in the wild.
It's now over 60 degrees below zero. Although they also feel the cold, they are much better than humans.
Their thick fur can protect them from the cold in the snow.
The ant was interacting with Xiao Hei in the snow. It threw a ring far away. Xiao Hei ran over, brought it back and put it in the ant's hand.
Xiao Hei has been feeling suffocated after staying in the cramped car for the past few days. Now that he can finally get out, he is having a lot of fun.
The judge turned his head and watched quietly as the shadow behind the stick slowly shortened.
Ten minutes later.
When the shadow under the stick was shortened to the smallest and almost invisible, the judge raised his head to look at the sun in the sky and used a compass to calculate his current longitude and latitude.
Soon, he calculated the longitude and latitude of his own location.
"7°N, 132°E"
The judge continued to mutter:
"The latitude and longitude of Palau are 7.7°N, 134.5°E"
"It seems that there is still a deviation. We need to adjust the direction. We are 2.5 degrees longitude and 250 kilometers away from here. It will probably take about 8 hours."
(asking for monthly ticket)
