Chapter 294

This news struck him like a gong ringing in his ear, shaking his mind into unrest.

He immediately scrambled out to contact the meeting staff.

164. Emergency Rescue. A Nuclear Reactor from a Billion Years Ago! (Please Subscribe)

In less than five minutes, everyone in the online meeting room appeared before the Mayor with serious expressions.

They had all heard the secretary's notification just now, and the shock was written on their faces.

Although Fang Yang had not been in this city long, the changes he brought were visible to all.

To them, Fang Yang was both the golden ticket for their promotion and the little ancestor who could bring them eternal ruin.

The Mayor did not intend to waste words, diving straight into the topic: "You should all know the situation by now; the severity of the problem requires no explanation from me!"

"Send people to search and rescue immediately. Discuss the specific rescue plan yourselves, but I have only one demand: depart at once! At any cost! To speak without exaggeration, for Xihai City, his existence is more important than mine! Without me, another mayor can take my place, but without Fang Yang, no one can replace him. Do you understand?"

The crowd: "Understood!"

Meanwhile, the director of the Xihai City Atomic Energy Department was also holding an online meeting with the China Headquarters.

The meeting room was filled with pillars of China that ordinary people could never see.

"Everyone, the situation reported from Xihai City has been basically explained. Regarding this natural nuclear reactor, how do you think we should handle it?"

"I suggest we first conduct a survey to confirm whether there is only this one natural nuclear reactor nearby. Judging by the uranium ore composition, the uranium deposits below are highly likely to be veins of this high-concentration Uranium-235. Combined with the recent floods, it is highly probable that mining will be impossible!"

"Yes! The solutions for mineable and non-mineable scenarios are completely different. If it can be mined, it will be a huge fortune, greatly helping our China's nuclear energy and military industry. But if it cannot be mined, we must find ways to better utilize it for civilian purposes!"

The leading leader pondered for a moment and slowly said: "Then let's discuss how to make it civilian. Prepare for both possibilities."

"For civilian use, it certainly cannot be moved; we can only build on site. Personally, if that doesn't work, I suggest building a nuclear power plant!"

"No! A nuclear power plant won't work! That area is full of karst caves, and the discovered location is very low. Building a nuclear power plant there would require massive engineering and waste huge human resources. It is not cost-effective. Personally, I suggest sealing it!"

"Sealing it? Are you joking! Since it is already operating, it must be cooled with water. Does the state have to spend huge amounts of money every year just to water it? Besides, this is just one; what if there are many? Should we just watch it go to waste?"

"Enough! Stop arguing. Let's wait until the on-site survey is complete. If it is mineable, that is best. If it cannot be mined but contains large amounts of high-concentration uranium, then build a nuclear power plant on site. If there is no high-concentration uranium and only this one nuclear reactor, then evacuate everyone nearby, dig out everything below, and create an artificial lake!"

Faced with such an answer, everyone could only nod in agreement.

Just like the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, where nuclear leakage could only be dealt with by flooding it with water and then abandoning it.

But this does not stop the fission. In other words, the nuclear power plant is still operating to this day, just at a slower rate.

The director also understood how to handle it and immediately called the expert Wang, who was on the way, to explain the situation.

Xihai City saw the phenomenon of sirens wailing across the entire city once again.

On the streets and roads, the sirens of various police cars were everywhere.

The red and blue lights on the roads flashed continuously; from a distance, they formed a continuous line with no end in sight.

Facing this situation, the citizens of Xihai City had become numb.

Some people from other places who did not know Fang Yang looked at this scene and marveled at it.

"Damn! Buddy, so many police cars and fire trucks; something big must have happened, right?"

"Yeah! Yes!"

"Why do I feel you aren't surprised at all? This is the first time I've ever seen this in my life!"

"Yeah! Just get used to it."

"What? Get used to it? How can you get used to something like this?"

"Heh... Look at those people; haven't they all gotten used to it!"

Following the direction of the finger, a group of people were actually watching excavators dig dirt, showing absolutely no interest in the rows of police cars, glancing at them at most!

This scene left him stunned!

"Wait, is watching excavators dig dirt really that interesting?"

"To be precise, they aren't watching the digging!"

"Then what are they watching?"

"Uh... they just want to see if they can dig something out of the dirt!"

".... Questioning life itself!!"

This situation was not an isolated case; many who had just arrived in this city and did not know Fang Yang went from shock to curiosity, and finally to numbness.

In this city, as long as there is a construction site and an excavator digging dirt, the area nearby is always packed with people.

It made them curious enough to crowd over and see exactly what they were watching.

After watching for a long time, the answer they got was simply watching excavators dig dirt, with no other reason.

But in reality, this situation was not unique to Xihai City.

It happened all over the country!

There were already many people who loved watching excavators; now with Fang Yang added, he directly pushed the excavator industry to its peak.

Recently, a new data survey was conducted.

The top hobby for men has shifted from fishing to watching excavators!

The most popular profession nationwide is also driving excavators!

All industries related to excavators nationwide are developing rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Young men who drive excavators even have an advantage over ordinary people when looking for partners!

Fang Yang, single-handedly, drove the economic development of an entire industry.

And at this moment, he could only helplessly wait in the cave.

The heavy rain outside had not stopped; instead, it had become even more violent.

The water flow in the underground river was also gradually rising.

Fortunately, their current position was temporarily safe.

But if the water level continues to rise, then it truly becomes uncertain!

First, the consequences of high-speed water flow striking the nuclear reactor are incalculable.

Second, this place is a mine tunnel! If the water flow breaches the structure below and the tunnel collapses, it would be a death sentence with no escape!

Facing this situation, even he was helpless.

A villager nearby suggested, "How about we climb up through this tunnel and see if we can dig out an opening at the top?"

Fang Yang immediately opposed the proposal: "No! It is already unsafe here. If a collapse occurs, the large space below won't bury us alive, but if we go up, the space is narrow. If a collapse happens there, even if rescuers arrive, it will be too late!"

The Cameraman panicked: "Then what do we do? Are we just supposed to wait here for someone to rescue us?"

"What else? There is a flood ahead and a mine tunnel behind. Every direction leads to death! Just wait for rescue properly!"

Everyone fell silent; it seemed there was no other choice.

Meanwhile, at the village entrance, a large number of public officials had already gathered.

Various special vehicles blocked the village entrance so tightly that one could not see the end of the line.

This scene left the villagers stunned.

They had never seen such a spectacle in their lives, not even on television.

After all, who in movies could mobilize so many special vehicles at once just for filming?

The Village Chief approached fearfully and asked, "Officers, have you come to rescue people?"

"Yes! Can you tell us the specific situation?"

The villagers were dumbfounded!

A group had already entered to rescue people from their village earlier, so why was another group arriving now, and this one was terrifyingly large in number?

It was completely incomprehensible!

However, after getting information from the Village Chief, they realized the news was too outdated; they still didn't know that Fang Yang and the others were already blocked inside by the flood.

Several leaders on site were urgently discussing a rescue plan.

"I suggest opening the mine tunnel directly and going down through it to find them; that would be the fastest way!"

"No! The underground layers of the mine are seeping water, and it is now considered a dangerous mine. With the heavy rain, if you send people down and fail to rescue anyone while the tunnel collapses, the rescue difficulty will be even greater!"

"Then what do we do? Should we go down through the sinkhole like them? Leaving aside efficiency, the bottom is all floodwater. Firefighters going down would easily be swept away by the water. Even with lifebuoys, it would be useless, let alone rescuing people."

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent for a moment!

They had thought that knowing Fang Yang's exact location would make the rescue simple.

But upon arriving at the scene, they realized it was not as they had imagined.

"I have a proposal, though I don't know if it will work! We should find the source of this flood, block it with sandbags, and then go down to rescue them. What do you think?"

"This plan is feasible, but the problem is that this is an underground river. If we go looking for the source, who knows how long it will take! Time waits for no one!"

The Wang Expert, who had been standing nearby without speaking, finally opened his mouth: "Here is the plan: Fang Yang and the others are still very safe. If we rashly go down, to put it bluntly, how would we get back up? Neither the sinkhole nor the mine tunnel offers a practical way up! We should all have the villagers guide us to find the source together. The only true solution is to stop the flood!"

"Moreover, our researchers and geological survey teams can only go down to study once the flood stops. What do you all think?"