One Thousand and Sixty-Six Water Under the Ice

After Ye Han entered the vine forest, he realized that something was really wrong with the water.

He first saw a few dead bugs. They died very strangely. They looked like they exploded from the inside. The exploded flesh and skin flew everywhere. The remains of the explosion were filled with frozen ice stubble. The reason seems to be that too much water filled the stomach and it burst.

Ye Han knew very well that this was impossible, but he immediately thought of the water bugs mentioned in the prisoner's diary. He had seen water bugs several times on Europa. Although the exploded bugs were beyond recognition, the remains of the bugs could not be seen from the remains of the bugs. You can actually see a little shadow of water bugs on it.

In this way, the situation is obvious. Water bugs are very fragile giant bugs. They have an outer skin with amazing tension, but no strong carapace. When breaking the chrysanthemum gate, these water bugs are probably sucking the water contained in the giant vine. As a result, the ice cave lost pressure after the gate broke, and the water in the waterworm's belly boiled due to the loss of pressure, eventually bursting the waterbug's belly.

No matter how tough their skin is, it can't withstand the constant vaporization of water in their belly. If they don't swell to death, they will freeze to death.

But what’s wrong with the water if only a few dead water bugs count?

Ye Han curled his lips and continued to move forward. He didn't feel anything at first, but as he walked deeper into the vine forest, the roots of the giant vines that penetrated deeply into the ice became clearer. Although the roots of the vines were white like the giant vines, The color of the giant vine is closer to milky white than condensed ice white.

Moreover, the ice layer deep in the vine forest seems to be more transparent than the edge.

He couldn't help but look down along the vine roots, trying to see how long they were, but the vine roots penetrated deeply into the ice. Before long, the vine roots were mixed with the ice and could no longer be distinguished from each other.

Until he was about to meet Luo Qi, Ye Han was shocked to find that the ice layer was as transparent as a layer of glass. Through the ice layer, he could see the main root of the giant vine slowly swaying underwater... swaying?

"This is impossible!" Ye Han exclaimed.

Ganymede is not the Earth. The average surface temperature of this damn place is more than minus 170. According to calculations by the astronomical community, the thickness of Ganymede’s ice layer should be between 100 and 150 kilometers, but this The depth of the ice cave is only a dozen kilometers. Even if the biochip calculation is wrong, it is no more than fifteen kilometers at most. How can there be flowing liquid water?

Moreover, the water under the ice is extremely clear. If you look carefully, you can still see some unnamed alien creatures in the water.

A thought suddenly came to Ye Han's mind. Are these strange underwater creatures released by aliens, or are they native species of Ganymede?

At this time, the Brigadier came out from behind a giant vine and said something in a very emotional tone, interrupting Ye Han's random thoughts.

Qi Yue translated in time: "He said... well, please look up. He also said that everything is possible. Water is the source of life, and aliens cannot do without water."

Ye Han looked up and was shocked to see that the dome of the ice cave was as transparent as the ice beneath his feet, and there were actually swaying giant vines and swimming alien creatures on the dome!

Is there water on it too?

Ye Han almost bit his tongue. This is so fucking unbelievable. This ice cave is actually sandwiched between two layers of ice lake... No, the liquid water layer in this kind of ice cannot be called an ice lake, it can only be called an ice layer. of blisters.

If only this ice hole is a sandwich biscuit between ice bubbles, forget it. If there are ice holes on top of the ice bubbles, and there are ice bubbles on top of the ice holes...

He stared blankly for a while before he calmed down, exhaled and said, "Tell him that I understand what he means, and tell him that I think this place is probably an alien water plant."

After listening to Qi Yue's translation, the brigadier general nodded immediately and started talking.

Qi Yue translated: "He said that he very much agrees with your opinion. He also said that the ambient temperature of Ganymede is so low that it must not be easy for aliens to obtain water. The water plant must be an important strategic facility for aliens. It should be nearby Without a second water plant, we will soon face a strong enemy counterattack... The brigadier general said that this place is too eye-catching and it is not a good idea to occupy this place. It is best to leave here as soon as possible.

"

At this time, Luo Qi also came over with a few people: "Master, do you think we have entered an alien industrial zone?"

Ye Han's eyes lit up: "Tell me what you think."

"That's what I thought." Luo Qi organized his words, "Didn't the Italians find a group of giant worms in the Minus 8 Cave? Then they discovered a water plant here. Maybe this area is an alien planet. It’s a heavy industrial area, I think we should continue walking inside, maybe there will be other discoveries.”

Ye Han nodded thoughtfully: "Qi Yue, tell him that the way you came here is impossible to walk on. If you want to leave here, you have to keep walking forward. But the further you go, the deeper you go into the alien's lair. What's the point of walking out?" The less likely it is, ask him what he thinks.”

Qi Yue exchanged a few words with the brigadier general and said: "Commander, he said that all roads lead to Rome. He said that he was also worried that he might encounter unpredictable dangers when leaving here, but it is better to go out than to be trapped here. He also said that if you He also strongly agrees with the idea of ​​blasting the ice."

Ye Han looked at the transparent ice above his head and smiled bitterly: "If it weren't for the water above, it would have exploded." Because of the refraction of the ice, he couldn't calculate how thick the ice above his head was, but he was sure that no matter how thick the ice was, it would have exploded. Neither the ice above nor below can withstand the indiscriminate bombardment of nuclear bombs. If a nuclear bomb is detonated in an ice cave, the consequences are really unpredictable.

The Brigadier General raised his head and said a few words, Qi Yue translated: "Division Commander, he said that it's okay if it explodes, we can swim up, maybe we can find a way out... He also said that continuing to move forward is definitely within the aliens' expectations, but the aliens certainly don't think we will risk exploding the ice."

Ye Han frowned and said: "That's what he said, but the consequences of exploding the ice are really unpredictable. It's possible to find a way out, but it's more likely that you won't find it. Tell him that I mean to keep going, and when there's really no other way, turn back and blast the ice."

The Brigadier General said a few more words, Qi Yue translated: "He said that when he wants to come back, he may not be able to come back."

Ye Han snorted coldly: "Tell him that if he had drilled a hole in Africa, he would definitely not have the courage to say that."

Qi Yue was stunned: "Translate directly?"

"Just say it directly." Ye Han said.

The Battle of Morrobida is still one of the ground battles with the largest losses of the coalition forces. The troops of the Al-Qaeda Group and the Chinese side all suffered heavy losses. Those experiences are still the nightmares that Ye Han can't get rid of to this day.

Ye Han didn’t know whether the Italian army participated in that battle, but it was impossible for an Italian brigadier general to not know about this battle.