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Chapter 43 Geothermal Power Plant and Expectations (Bonus Chapter, Please Read and Recommend)

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Advance team, Yonggu base.

The lake research team reported arriving around the lake and began systematic exploration.

The message reached the camp command center but did not cause much of a stir; everyone treated it as a routine scientific expedition.

At this moment, everything the advance team discovered during their exploration of the other world was incredibly new and exciting.

Most people focus their energy on the animal populations along the dividing line, which is dozens of kilometers away.

Today, five teams went out to explore lakes, nearby mountain ridges, capture small animals on frozen snowfields, excavate villages that had been burned down, map the surrounding terrain, and attempt to launch weather balloons.

By the way, most of the soldiers are building defensive fortresses around the base.

At seven o'clock in the morning, the wind and snow returned.

Strong electromagnetic interference, like a leech, also followed, interfering with the drone's signal once again. It could only be remotely controlled within a range of about 20 kilometers, forming a tight defense zone.

With strong winds and snow, coupled with the insulating layer within the snow that can block radar electromagnetic scanning, the drone cannot return autonomously using only its own optical lens.

The command had to suspend the exploration of the boundary dozens of kilometers away and focus on scientific reconnaissance within a 10-kilometer radius.

The otherworld command's need for interference-resistant drones is growing stronger.

The team that released the high-altitude meteorological gas was the first to complete the mission.

Although the signal from the high-altitude weather balloons is relatively weak due to electromagnetic interference, they have still been launched. Wherever the balloons fly, they can collect information, emphasizing a haphazard exploration approach.

The teams carrying out the mission handed over the materials they had excavated to the research team for study!
The mineral samples were also observed separately by the research team; some remained here, while most were transported back to the modern logistics experimental base for more detailed testing.

At this moment, Su Mingjin was staring at some of the boundary findings that the Eagle UAV had just detected this morning.

On the other side of the ice sheet, there are a large number of animals in the green forest.

Many animals are very similar to those in the modern world, and there have been many surprising discoveries.

For example, flocks of crows with larger beaks, and large white eagles with a wingspan of up to 10 meters.

The cat is sneaky and has a huge passion for hunting felines.

They even discovered some winged, feathered serpents that were three to five meters long.

People who conduct biological research often feel like they're dissecting these animals to see if they're cold-blooded or novel species.

In addition to these, humans have also conducted detailed collections of a large number of plants within the green forest boundary.

Most of them are similar to pine needles, but the ground vegetation is more abundant, and many of the plants in the green forest are highly recognizable.

Logically, the colder the region, the more likely the plants will have similar colors; after being covered by ice and snow, the leaves begin to turn yellow and wither.

However, Su Mingjin and his team discovered through drones that there were a large number of colorful trees in the forest.

The drone even discovered some large red-leaved, white-barked trees that possessed a weak electromagnetic field.

It is a red-leaved, white-trunked tree with blood-red leaves, pale branches and roots, reaching a height of 180 meters, a crown over 100 meters high, and roots at least 10 meters long.

Drones can easily detect the unique, regular, and weak electrical fields in trees using scientific instruments.

Groups of animals can often be seen gathering near these trees.

Crows were the most numerous!

By the way, humans have even discovered a scene of carnivorous species and herbivores living in harmony on the red-leaved, white-stemmed tree.

Su Mingjin and his team originally wanted to use drones to observe the trees more closely, but the renewed snowstorm forced them to temporarily halt their scientific research and exploration mission.

Several hours later, humanity had collected a considerable amount of useful information about the other world.

The snow near the campsite was cleared by construction machinery, confirming that it was basically safe.

After a period of preparation, the soldiers went there to capture specimens for live analysis and dissection. Just then, the communications officer in charge of data analysis suddenly stood up.

"Report! The lake survey team has made a breakthrough. They have caught a variety of live fish and also discovered a giant octopus with tentacles that are 20 meters long."

"A 20-meter-long octopus? That area must have very rich fishery resources!"

"Yes, wait... Mr. Su, the survey team discovered an abnormal groundwater temperature over the lake, and there's a high-temperature heat source inside the lake! Preliminary assessment... it's geothermal!"

Su Mingjin, who had been focused on the other side of the boundary, suddenly looked over in surprise.

Li Jing, standing next to him, rested his hands on the control panel, staring at the lake's information being uploaded in real time!

"Geothermal energy? That's a great thing!"

Su Mingjin's tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed, she let out a long breath, and a genuine smile appeared on her face.

Li Jingze's voice was a little hoarse. He slowly turned his head to look at Su Mingjin, his eyes filled with barely suppressed elation. "It seems the problem of energy generation can be solved!"

Su Mingjin smiled and nodded: "Based on the special hot springs discovered by the previous investigation teams, we should have abundant geothermal resources underground here, which is basically enough to build a power plant."

Geothermal energy is generally natural heat energy extracted from the Earth's crust. The energy comes from the Earth's internal lava and exists in the form of heat. It is the energy that causes volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.

There are no volcanoes discovered by humans within tens of kilometers, so it is entirely possible to build a power plant here.

The local thermal power plant was completed, and the advance team had access to lighting and heating systems that could operate 24 hours a day!
A high-powered power grid can be erected within the defense perimeter.

Most importantly, there are greenhouses in this other world! Various crop cultivation centers within the camp can be self-sufficient.

The atmosphere in the command center became lively.

The situation in this other world is too unique; solar power is a luxury, and wind power is unstable.

Now, this cold, desolate land beneath their feet is willingly offering up its fiery heart.

What a stroke of luck!

"Notify them."

Su Mingjin's voice was calm and firm.

"Have the engineering department come up with a construction plan for the geothermal power plant immediately. I want to see the camp's first kilowatt-hour of electricity rise from the ground beneath our feet as quickly as possible!"

"Reporting to Commander Su, Wang Zhen's special forces team has discovered important clues near the lake."

"An important clue?"

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In the modern world, at the Zhurihe Camp, lies the Strategic Development Command Center for the Otherworld.

Li Weiguo, who was watching the distribution of supplies, suddenly heard a knock on the door.

"Come in!"

"Commander-in-Chief, the team members who returned from the other world have arrived."

"Oh, I'll be right there!"

More than an hour later...

Li Weiguo adjusted his glasses, looked at the densely packed data sheets in his hand, and smiled.

He put down the application form for building a geothermal power plant, which Li Weiguo had already signed.

He believed that Wang Zhen's team had discovered a zone rich in copper-nickel sulfides.

Specimens from these locations have been transported here, and scientists are working diligently to analyze them.

According to his knowledge, copper-nickel sulfide-rich areas generally produce gold, silver, and copper, as well as many rare mineral elements...

What Li Weiguo was most looking forward to was the mines in the other world that some young people had mentioned, which might produce some more precious mineral elements.

For example, adamantite, mithril, or even rarer magical materials!

(End of this chapter)