Project Everest. Above: Journey to the Center of the Earth.
Introduction. Facing Mount Everest, human beings will feel incomparable awe and amazement. As the highest place on earth, this mountain is a symbol of humanity's courage and pushing the limits. Its magnificence and majesty struck everyone. We will also be touched by the spirit of those climbers who constantly challenge themselves and surpass themselves. I firmly believe that only by constantly challenging ourselves and surpassing ourselves can we better understand ourselves and the world and create a better future.
Although advances in technology have allowed humans to explore every corner of the planet, Mount Everest is still full of mysteries. Although many explorers have climbed to the top, no one has yet been able to reveal the secrets beneath its peak.
Legend has it that as the Himalayas rise high and become the roof of the world, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is a piece of crust that is held up, so a huge space is formed under it. This space is hundreds of miles long and wide, several miles high, no one really understands, let alone has ever been, only magical legends are circulating among the people. The carefree life of the golden, highly intelligent people in it is a true paradise, a paradise that can be reached in a lifetime.
Chapter 1: In the Dark.
Everyone who lives on the Tibetan Plateau has heard all kinds of legends since childhood: the legend of King Gesar, which is passed down by rap artists, the mysterious story of Kailash, the sacred mountain at the center of the world, and the secret of the crystal palace in the mountain, and so on. There are always endless stories that fill children's childhood years with surprises, fantasies, and happiness.
Yang Jie, a man with a fanatical love for Mount Everest, grew up on the plateau. He listened to the strange legends of Mount Everest told by the adults, and dreamed of becoming the first explorer to go deep into the center of the earth. As he grew older, his determination to explore the center of the earth never faded, but grew stronger.
He graduated with honors from the University of Geosciences and completed his PhD. After graduating, he took the initiative to return to his hometown to work in the Geological Survey Bureau, hoping to understand the geological structure under the plateau, find clues of underground space, and fulfill the dream of exploring the underground space of Mount Everest since he was a child.
Yang Jie is a kind-hearted and simple person, who has inherited the bold and enthusiastic character of plateau people. Three or four years later, he became the head of the technical department, and he used his spare time to study the data collected in the plateau exploration over the years in the bureau, and wrote a three-dimensional imaging software for Himalayan strata, which he named "Everest Space". Stratigraphic data obtained from the history of the Exploration Bureau and field exploration operations of himself and his colleagues were used to input these data into the "Everest Space" software. As the data was integrated, a puzzle gradually unfolded in front of him, and a stratigraphic fault zone gradually emerged. This stratigraphic fault zone extends from west to east, and the end of the fault zone is located just below the source of the three rivers. At the other end of the fault zone, it points west to Mount Everest, the main peak of the Himalayas, and joins a space below the peaks. Due to the depth of this space, it is not clearly displayed on the software, and this main fault zone is obviously an entrance to this underground space, like a knife stuck in a large eastern melon. Of course, there are many small cracks between the plateau and the peaks, but only this large fault zone is the most likely to communicate with the underground space. A question arises here: if the fault zone has been deep into the underground space, then the groundwater of the source of the three rivers should have filled the underground space of the Himalayas, how can there be space for the survival of the legendary intelligent beings? Yang Jie is often confused by this question, and he can't think of a better explanation. Yang Jie can only continue to collect relevant information to improve the data model of "Everest Space", and sometimes he is so busy that he forgets to eat.
Yang Jie is now working in the Geological Bureau, and his main job is to search for various mineral deposits on the plateau and form reports. The technical department where he works mainly processes various exploration data and forms geological exploration reports. At a young age, he became the head of the technical department, and the young people under him called him Minister when they went to work, and called him Brother Jie after work. Their technical team has eight members, all of whom have graduated from geology. There are different technical expertise, and each is responsible for a certain aspect of daily work. They often follow the exploration teams to work in the field, and their ability to survive in the field is very good.
After the Spring Festival in 2059, just after going to work, everyone returned to work, and they didn't have anything to do, each doing their own thing. Yang Jie also turned on the computer to look at his stratigraphic data simulation system, he stared at the big screen, and said to himself: "This underground fault zone is so long, if it is directly connected to the underground space under the Himalayas, then the meltwater of the Sanjiangyuan and the Snow Mountains will fill the underground space?" How is that possible? ”
Just as Yang Jie was deep in thought, Wang Yifei suddenly asked, "Brother Jie, what are you talking about?" Talking to yourself? Yang Jie came back to his senses, looked back at Wang Yifei, and replied with a smile: "It's nothing, I just thought of an interesting thing." ”
What's interesting? Speaking of everyone's fun? Wang Yifei said.
Yes! Brother Jie, let's talk about it! Li Qimiao smiled and agreed.
Wang Yifei and Li Qimiao are both Yang Jie's subordinates, both colleagues and friends. Wang Yifei is a muscular man in his twenties, with a height of more than one meter and six meters, a strong body, and likes extreme sports, rock climbing, rope rappelling and so on. It's also part of his job, teaching exploration team members some basic wilderness survival skills, as well as professional equipment operation skills. Li Qimiao is a girl, she is mainly responsible for field communication support work, she has been in the Geological Bureau for two years, she came in a year or two later than Yang Jie, but she is a bachelor's degree, eight years younger than Yang Jie, she is a cheerful girl, loves outdoor sports, is a cross-country running enthusiast with good results.
Yang Jie has always treated them as little brothers and sisters, and he takes special care of them in work and life, but in fact, Yang Jie himself is also single. As the saying goes, the children of the poor are in charge of the family early, and he is talking about people like him. When he was a child, his family was relatively poor, and as the eldest he learned to take care of his younger siblings early and took on heavy responsibilities. But poverty did not crush him, but inspired him to study hard, so that he could have a better life in the future and improve his family's situation. In addition, the geological team members must have a good spirit of solidarity and mutual assistance, which is a very important quality in the field, so Yang Jie, as the leader, must take care of them, so that everyone is like a big family, united.
Xiao Wang, take a look, "This is a summary of the exploration data of our bureau over the years and a map obtained in the formation simulation system. Look at this place," Yang Jie said, pointing to a shadow on the display, "This place looks like a space, what do you think?" ”
Xiao Wang, Xiao Li and several other colleagues all came around, just after the New Year, everyone had almost nothing to do, and as soon as Yang Jie said this, they all came over.
So everyone gathered around Yang Jie and said, "Yes! It's like a space," "Is there really space under the Himalayas?" "It's a big discovery! Will it be a sensation in the world? "There have long been rumors that there is an underground space and advanced intelligent beings," everyone said.
At this time, Yang Jie said: "Everyone, pay attention! It's good that a few people in our office know about this matter, don't say it, this matter needs more data to prove, now it's just a simple outline, and it can't be determined, let alone spread to the society, so as not to cause trouble. ”
Okay, "know" and "rest assured" Everyone chattered for a while, and when it was time to get off work, some people left first, and Xiao Wang and Xiao Li didn't leave, and they started to talk about this discovery again until it was very late.
Yang Jie said: "Xiao Li, you don't go back early, it's not safe to go back when it's dark." ”
Xiao Li said: "I don't want to go back, my parents in the province are nagging." ”
What are you nagging about? You're such a nice girl, it's too late to like it! Wang Yifei said.
Well, that's it. Every day I am urged to find a boyfriend, get married early, and don't run around like a boy. ”
Yang Jie said: "Men should get married, and women should get married." It's time. ”
That's it! It's not good to be blind in youth, look at Brother Jie and I, you will be one. Wang Yifei said teasingly.
Go! Just you? Not as tall as me. Li Qimiao pretended to be angry and said with a smile.
Oh, I see, I'm out of play, I'm off work. Bye-bye. See you tomorrow. Wang Yifei left the office with a smile.
Wait a minute! Let's go together. Yang Jie said, he went out of the office door, Xiao Li followed him to the door, and took the door with him. Every day after work, Xiao Li walks with Yang Jie.
Exploring the underground geology of the Himalayas, finding out the distribution of mineral deposits in this area, and the underground water system are important tasks of the bureau. This work just fulfilled one of Yang Jie's personal wishes: to find the underground space of the Himalayas. This idea has always been hidden in Yang Jie's heart and has never been revealed to others. He feared that others would perceive him as unscrupulous and cranky. Sometimes he himself wondered why he was so concerned about the underground space under the Himalayas, which he had been thinking about since he heard this legend as a child, and his motivation to study hard seemed to be driven by this event, which dominated his life. Looking back now, it seems that everything I've done over the past few decades has revolved around exploring this underground space. Thinking of this, he himself laughed at himself helplessly: "Destined? ”
But Yang Jie's efforts were not in vain, judging from the available information, there is indeed a fault zone on the plateau, which penetrates deep into a cavity under Mount Everest, and this cavity extends for more than 100 kilometers. These are all confirmed by the geological exploration data compiled by themselves, and there is nothing to doubt about this. And at the western end of the fault zone, the data of artificial echo detection also proves it. Due to the thickness of the formation and the interference of many small fault layers, the echo data may be affected, and some simulations may not show the real situation. But Yang Jie no longer thinks that this is a completely impossible fantasy, but there is a great possibility, he believes in his software system, and also believes in the data that he has made with his own hands.
Wang Yifei is an undergraduate student who has just graduated a few years ago and has been working in the same team as Yang Jie. He is a lively and cheerful person, upright, not afraid of hardship or tiredness, and is deeply loved by the team. The exploration work is very hard, they have several exploration missions every year, Wang Yifei is rushing to go, he feels that he is more free and fast in nature. After returning to the company after completing the exploration work, he collated the data obtained from the exploration with his colleagues, and then mapped it, analyzed the results, and submitted the exploration report. Then it's time to prepare for the next exploration, submit a work plan, and so on. These jobs are really boring for Wang Yifei. Since the last time he talked about the underground space of the Himalayas, Wang Yifei has been very concerned and has always wanted to learn more about this matter with Yang Jie.