boyutpedia Chapter 89 Sleeping Underwater - The First Person
Chapter 89 Sleeping Underwater - The First Person
The unexpected finally happened...
The moment the live stream screen went black, the viewers in the chat room went wild, with countless comments flying out.
What's going on? Why did the live stream suddenly go black?
[Holy crap! That old rascal just became the world's number one cave diver, let's hope nothing goes wrong!]
Shut your mouth, a mere 300 meters depth is no challenge for the old rascal who chases the wind.
[Um... although I don't cave dive, I just asked Doubao, and 300 meters is already the limit for humans; if something goes wrong, you'll be stuck underwater.]
[Stop messing around, buddy! Get the stream back up! Where's the tech team? Hurry up! I need to see how Zhuifeng Laozei is doing!]
Don't worry, don't panic. At a depth of 300 meters, it's possible the communication fiber optic cable couldn't withstand the water pressure and malfunctioned. It's not a serious problem.
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As the live stream chat exploded with excitement, the joy and excitement that had just begun to rise among the people waiting on the shore vanished in an instant.
The sudden blackout in the live stream made everyone's hearts jump.
Without any communication devices to know Xu An's current situation, and without any visual information, and with Xu An currently 300 meters underwater, all these factors inevitably lead to uneasy thoughts.
The reporter, who had just been celebrating Xu An's successful challenge and winning the title of the world's number one cave diver, was now speechless.
"Everyone, please don't worry. Xu An was able to dive to a depth of 300 meters and told us that he was physically fine, so he must be alright," Tang Feng, the captain of the diving rescue team, stepped forward to reassure everyone.
"Everyone knows how strong the water pressure is at a depth of 300 meters. It is highly likely that the communication fiber optic cable could not withstand the water pressure and caused a problem."
"We'll send an underwater robot down to investigate the situation now."
Fortunately, the underwater robot brought from the salvage of the old cat's body had not yet been taken away by the manufacturer.
With Tang Feng's reassurance, everyone calmed down a bit.
Preparations for launching the underwater robot began immediately.
Of all the people, the one who was most worried was Jiang Xiyan. She had seen Xu An before, and although she was worried, she was okay.
The live stream is now black, and Jiang Xiyan has no idea what Xu An's situation is underwater. Her heart is in her throat, but she is powerless to do anything. She can only pray in her heart that Xu An will come back safely.
To prevent the hundreds of thousands of viewers in the live stream from having too much imagination or worry, the live stream switched to the scene.
The person operating the live streaming equipment explained to the viewers in the live stream that Xu Anren was fine underwater, and the black screen in the live stream was because the underwater fiber optic cable could not withstand the water pressure and malfunctioned.
This statement calmed the concerns of many netizens, but some expressed doubts.
If even the fiber optic cables are malfunctioning, will the human body be affected by this water pressure?
Will the diving equipment, such as the CCR, malfunction under such water pressure?
Faced with questions and concerns from netizens, professionals were on site to provide explanations.
Generally speaking, diving to a depth of 300 meters is the limit for humans, but Xu An has successfully reached it and will not linger for long. He will only stay for a short while before returning, so as not to cause any problems to his body.
Secondly, there's the diving equipment. CCR breathing apparatuses are generally reliable and don't usually have problems. CCR breathing apparatuses are designed for deep-sea diving, so their resistance to water pressure is naturally excellent.
At the same time, the underwater robot, commanded by Tang Feng, had already submerged and begun to descend gradually.
At this moment, Xu An, who was still underwater and undergoing decompression according to normal procedures, was unaware that his live stream had been interrupted.
He was bored during the stress-relieving process, so he made all sorts of funny gestures and movements in front of the camera.
They had no idea that the camera had been obsolete for a long time.
Unable to run around and forced to wait for the stress to subside, Xu An was genuinely bored, so his mind started wandering.
Just how deep is the Nine-Bottom Skylight? It's 300 meters deep and still hasn't reached the bottom. Looking further down, you still can't see the bottom. No wonder it's called the underwater Mount Everest.
He pondered whether he should find some time to come alone and quietly see just how deep the Nine Heavenly Window really was.
If the Nine-Boon Skylight can discover the ancient living fossil, the freshwater jellyfish, then perhaps we can find previously undiscovered aquatic creatures even deeper underwater.
You might just discover fish species that were once extinct.
The more Xu An thought about it, the more he felt that he might actually discover some ancient creatures in the deeper parts.
As he pondered, his thoughts began to wander, landing on Ivy Mellon.
He hadn't forgotten what happened that night.
Fortunately, the other party was not kidnapping or kidnapping, otherwise I might have really been in danger.
So, what exactly is Ivy's identity? How come she looks so much like the female protagonist in the movies and novels I've watched?
Xu An suddenly felt a sense of urgency, an eagerness to complete the tasks of his current identity and refresh his identity with a new one.
Ideally, one should acquire a powerful identity such as a world boxing champion, elite soldier, or martial arts expert, so that ordinary seven or eight people cannot get close to them, giving them some self-defense capabilities.
If you stay in the country, you don't have to worry about any dangers. But if the mission requires you to go abroad, especially to those chaotic areas, without some means of self-defense, the mission's progress will be slowed down.
Thinking this way, time passed second by second.
The underwater robot, commanded by Tang Feng, also reached a depth of about 150 meters for the search.
Next, they went to a depth of 200 meters, but still found nothing.
This underwater robot can only reach a depth of 200 meters; it cannot withstand the water pressure any deeper.
According to the normal decompression procedure, Xu An is currently at a depth of 270 meters or more.
However, the live stream was interrupted, and no one knew what was going on, which inevitably caused concern.
But there was no other way; everyone could only wait patiently. As long as the stipulated time had not passed, it could not be concluded that Xu An had perished.
As time went by, the sky gradually darkened.
Some people have already left early due to other commitments; please ask those present to let them know the situation.
The local TV station staff have also left, and of the initial 50+ viewers in the live stream, only tens of thousands remain.
Ascending to a great depth for decompression already takes a lot of time, and the waiting process is tedious enough. Now, not knowing what the underwater situation is makes it even more tedious.
Jiangdu.
After getting off work, Zhang Leyao went home, took a shower to wash away her fatigue, and lay down on the bed.
She remembered the live stream she had watched during her daytime break, took out her phone and started searching, only to find that the live stream was still going on.
She immediately clicked to watch, and the live stream was no longer underwater, but on the shore.
A little confused, she looked at the comments posted by netizens and then understood what was going on.
He immediately began to worry about Xu An's safety.
Xu An has been underwater for more than ten hours since daytime!
Although the comments say this is normal decompression time, we don't know the underwater conditions. Who knows if the person is actually decompressing or has already died?
Thinking of this, her heart jumped.
"It's okay, it's okay. Xu An is so amazing, he's already broken the world record, he'll definitely come back safely," she murmured to herself, trying to comfort herself.
She stared intently at the live stream screen without blinking.
There's nothing she can do now except worry and pray for Xu An.
Countless people are praying for Xu An at the same time, praying that he can return safely and smoothly.
Looking at Xu An himself, due to the long period of stress relief and extreme boredom, he became sleepy, hung himself on a protruding stone pillar, closed his eyes, and fell fast asleep.
If outsiders knew about this scene, they would be incredibly shocked.
Who knows, he might break another world record, and it could be called: the first person to sleep underwater.