Chapter 295

Everyone thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

After a brief discussion, they confirmed that such a massive flood must have a significant source of water upstream.

Relying solely on rainwater flowing down could not possibly create such a huge current.

Only then did the villagers realize that a flood had broken out below!

But they had all heard one name: Fang Yang!

At that moment, they finally understood that so many people had come to rescue specifically because Fang Yang was down there!

This sparked immense curiosity in everyone's hearts: what exactly does Fang Yang do?

First, he was the anti-drug ambassador; now, such a huge commotion has arisen. Could he be the mayor's son?

But how could the mayor's son come here to operate an excavator? That makes no sense!

However, saving lives was the priority, leaving no time for excessive thought.

After communicating with the villagers, the village selected several dozen relatively young men to lead everyone to find the source.

Time ticked by minute by minute as the rescue team braved the heavy rain to cross the mountain, slipping countless times and getting scratched by branches.

To save time, they had no choice but to take this route.

Fortunately, the moment they stood atop the mountain, everyone spotted the problem at a glance!

The villagers had mentioned it before. On the other side of the mountain lay a very long river.

However, a section of the river embankment here had sunk inward due to years of neglect, causing a massive volume of water to surge toward this side of the mountain.

At the foot of the mountain, a whirlpool had formed where the currents converged, with a diameter exceeding one meter at its center!

At a single command, the entire rescue team, clad in raincoats and wielding shovels, charged down the mountain.

Their target was not the whirlpool, but the embankment!

Even if they blocked the whirlpool, given the local geology, a second whirlpool might well appear; besides, gambling on blocking the whirlpool itself was extremely dangerous.

At that moment, whether police, firefighters, or urban construction workers, everyone transformed into cement masons.

Working in pairs, they gathered local materials to fill sandbags.

The rest were responsible for carrying them.

A rescue operation team had turned into a flood-fighting force.

On Fang Yang's side, everyone waited anxiously; they could not call for rescue and knew nothing of the situation outside.

But gradually, they noticed the water flow speed was clearly slowing down.

The height of the floodwater was also dropping lower and lower.

It was decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye, just like a receding tide.

The Cameraman quickly exclaimed, "Brother, look! The water flow is getting smaller!"

At this moment, everyone felt a surge of excitement, for it meant they could finally get out.

As time passed, the water level continued to drop.

However, since the water was too murky to judge the depth, and it was still flowing, they dared not venture in rashly and could only wait patiently.

Little did they know that after confirming the source, the Fire Department had already arranged for personnel to don life jackets and descend into the sinkhole for rescue.

They had originally planned to lower several inflatable boats, but considering the boats would be useless once the water flow was blocked, they abandoned the idea.

Besides the Fire Department, the Geological Survey Team and Expert Wang also descended with them.

For him, rescue was only part of the mission; the most important task was to determine the status of the uranium ore.

The sinkhole was deep, and with the rain, their descent was very slow.

By the time they reached the bottom, the water only covered their knees, allowing them to walk through it completely.

In the dark underground cave, an unknown amount of time passed.

The Cameraman shouted in alarm, "Brother! There's light over there! People have come to rescue us!"

Upon hearing this, everyone poked their heads out to look.

Everyone was excited, but immediately they realized the people were walking over from the opposite side!

This was awkward; they had thought the water was very deep and had stubbornly refused to walk.

Expert Wang smiled and greeted them, "Fang Yang, we meet again!"

"Ah? Uh..." Fang Yang was a bit stunned. He looked closely but had no impression at all: "Uh... yes, yes, we meet again. Long time no see!"

Expert Wang's eyelid twitched involuntarily; it was obvious he guessed Fang Yang had forgotten him. They hadn't seen each other for just one day, yet Fang Yang claimed it had been a long time!

However, he didn't mind and teased, "The day before yesterday, I told Brigade Commander Cui we would meet again by fate. I didn't expect we would meet just one day later!"

At this, Fang Yang immediately remembered who he was and quickly replied, "Indeed, indeed, we certainly have a fate!"

"I saw your situation on the livestream. I will bring the Geological Survey Team to check if there are any other reactors near this uranium mine and test the uranium concentration. Are you interested in coming along to take a look?"

"Sure! I also want to know if there are any other reactors!"

"Good!"

They walked downstream along the water flow to check for any other collapsed cave entrances.

The Geological Survey Team deployed instruments to detect the concentration of Uranium-235 in the vicinity.

Sure enough, further back, they saw large amounts of uranium oxides clearly visible on the walls.

The entire underground aquifer turned out to be uranium ore; within just half an hour, they discovered five natural nuclear reactors undergoing fission.

This left Expert Wang stunned!

What shocked him even more was that, after professional data analysis, the concentration of Uranium-235 here had actually reached 3.7%!!

For him, this was simply terrifying!

You see, most uranium is Uranium-238! The Uranium-235 in uranium ore is usually only around 0.7%.

Only uranium ore formed many billions of years ago could have such a high concentration.

This means the ore vein here is so ancient it defies imagination.

Even under data detection, near the underground water source, the uranium concentration in the nuclear reactor is only 0.3%.

Its concentration is far below the normal standard; clearly, continuous fission and consumption over countless years have caused its concentration to keep shrinking.

This also means that long before humans discovered nuclear reactors,

the Blue Star already possessed nuclear reactors!

Such a discovery is like seeing alien ruins for Expert Wang.

He can already imagine how much shock this news would cause globally once announced.

Most importantly, for so many years, how this natural nuclear reactor has operated automatically without incident remains a mystery.

Was this the work of humans, nature, or perhaps truly aliens?

Once its origins and development are clarified, it will surely be a new breakthrough for nuclear research.

Thinking again of the uranium-235 concentration here, even at his age, his heart rate could not help but accelerate.

The discovery of this ore vein today is worth more than ten gold mines; in terms of strategic significance, the two cannot be compared at all!

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After the on-site inspection, Expert Wang immediately went out to report to the Atomic Energy Department!

When the Institute Director learned the uranium-235 concentration here reached 3.7%, he was stunned; but when he heard there was a natural nuclear reactor from countless years ago, he could no longer sit still.

A nuclear reactor that has operated automatically and stably for so many years is simply beyond his imagination!

If true, there is no doubt this place will become an important research base.

Thinking of this, he immediately took out his phone to report the situation to the headquarters leadership.

Fang Yang and others were pulled up bit by bit from the sinkhole by people.

Looking at the light at the cave mouth, they were surprised to find the heavy rain had stopped, and it even seemed the sun was about to come out.

However, it is now nearly five in the afternoon; for Fang Yang, he cannot work today anymore.

Because this village can no longer be inhabited, it faces the constant danger of being swallowed by the sinkhole.

At the same time, due to the existence of the nuclear reactor, ordinary people will certainly not be allowed entry here.

Twenty minutes later, the group reaching the ground smelled the fresh mountain air after the heavy rain and suddenly felt incredibly refreshed.

Especially the few villagers who had fallen in earlier were so excited they were nearly in tears.

Gazing at the crowds covering the mountains and fields, including police, firefighters, and medical staff, Fang Yang was stunned; he did not expect so many people to come for rescue this time.

Director Chen hurriedly stepped forward: "Fang Yang, you are finally safe; you had us extremely worried!"

Fang Yang smiled awkwardly: "Um... thank you all for your help!"

Next, he greeted the rescue teams one by one to express his gratitude.

When he learned the floodwaters receded because these people had blocked the dam bag by bag with sandbags, his gratitude increased tenfold.