Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

The words spoken through the communication device startled Xia Wanyi, who was extremely anxious.

But looking at the two people who were in a straight line, she instantly understood what Hong Fan meant.

"Academician Fang, how strong of a crosswind can the planetary lander withstand?!"

She reached for the steering wheel and asked in a deep voice!

"Theoretically, crosswinds up to 50 km/h shouldn't cause any problems," Fang Xu immediately replied. "To be on the safe side, crosswinds up to 45 km/h are absolutely no issue!"

(All wind speeds are from Dawn)

Xia Wanyi's eyes flickered slightly as she glanced at the text on the holographic projection.

43km/h!

in time!

After giving a warning over the communication channel, she gritted her teeth and suddenly turned the steering wheel.

Swish!

Countless wisps of yellow sand rose from the ground as the planetary lander lay across the canyon.

The second planetary lander followed suit, turning its body sideways to fill the remaining gap.

"Hong Fan! Hurry!"

After getting ready, Xia Wanyi shouted into the communication channel!

……

Looking at the two planetary landing vehicles not far behind him, Andrew took a deep breath.

With a slight thought, a line of bright red text instantly popped up on the AR display of his helmet.

[Is adrenaline use confirmed?]

Andrew glanced at Hong Fan, who was giving him a thumbs-up, and nodded slightly, confirming the instruction a second time with the help of the EEG reading device.

A slight pain came from my thigh muscle.

Adrenaline was injected into the body.

The time to fight tooth and nail has come.

With the help of nanorobots, adrenaline takes effect extremely quickly!

Almost simultaneously, Andrew felt the "boost effect" of adrenaline.

Inside the chest cavity, the heart beats with tremendous force, rapidly pumping blood into the blood vessels throughout the body.

Breathing quickened, pupils dilated slightly, and reaction time increased significantly...

It's no exaggeration to say that the next 10 minutes will be his peak physical condition for the next few hours!

"Captain Hong!"

Andrew gave a shout, bent slightly from the ground, and then pulled out the tilted drill rod in front of him without hesitation.

A strong wind blew in, and Andrew, with nowhere to put his footing, was forced to back away.

It's too late to say.

Andrew quickly raised his hand and plunged the drill rod into the sand in front of him at an angle.

Using the resistance of the sand, he successfully slowed his backward speed.

At this moment, Hong Fan also completed a series of preparations and forcefully pulled out the drill rod in front of him!

that's it.

The two, one in front of the other, used the drilling rod and the hurricane to quickly "glide" towards the planetary lander!

A few seconds later.

"Bang!"

"Bang!!"

Two dull thuds came from inside the planetary lander.

Hong Fan and Andrew successfully "fell" into the cabin, where Bruno, who had been waiting nearby, helped them up.

The hatch closed quickly.

The planetary lander started up again, turned around, and sped towards the nearest sheltered spot, following the direction of the wind.

"The pressure has been balanced."

The gentle female voice eased their tense nerves.

Hong Fan turned his head and glanced at Andrew beside him, a weak smile appearing on his face.

It's safe now...

……

More than ten minutes later.

With the adrenaline effect wearing off, Hong Fan and Andrew, weakened and slumped in their seats, struggled to swallow food to replenish their energy.

Feng Yuanliang's voice could be heard continuously through the communication device.

"The weathering standard of these rock walls has reached level IV, which is a strong weathering level."

"That is, to the point where you can easily pinch it into small pieces with your hands."

"Such extensive rock weathering can only mean that there are huge storms in this canyon all year round."

At this point, Feng Yuanliang paused.

"Just now, the preliminary test results of the soil samples from the other planetary lander have come back."

You might not believe it if I told you.

"This canyon was formed within a hundred years."

As soon as he finished speaking, a gasp of surprise erupted inside the planetary landing vehicle!

Once everyone had calmed down, Feng Yuanliang dropped another bombshell: "Moreover, the formation of the canyon is most likely not due to the action of internal force."

"Based on the current wind speed, I have reason to suspect that this canyon was formed by the wind."

"A hurricane from the A2 plain carved a canyon through this massive hill!"

Even Hong Fan, who was slumped in his seat, opened his eyes in surprise.

In just one hundred years, the wind alone has created a canyon of this size.

Just how terrifying is the wind in this place?!

Feng Yuanliang's voice continued: "Based on these speculations, I had Zero conduct a simple simulation."

"The simulation results are amazing."

"For such terrain to form within a hundred years, the average wind speed would need to be at least 50 km/h."

"In other words," Feng Yuanliang said, emphasizing each word, "the wind speeds you're currently experiencing are just the appetizer."

Inside the planetary landing vehicle, all was silent.

……

Earth

The command center was no longer as calm as before, with researchers coming and going, discussing corresponding countermeasures.

Suddenly, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside the command center.

"Academician Fang! Something terrible has happened!"

The slightly shrill shout made Fang Xu's heart skip a beat.

He reached up and wiped the thin layer of sweat from his forehead, then looked up at the person who had come.

The relevant information instantly flashed through Fang Xu's mind.

Fan Yi.

Academician of Planetary Meteorology, specializing in macroscopic regulation of biosphere climate.

"What happened?" Fang Xu asked in a deep voice.

"It's still a problem with the dense atmosphere," Fan Yi explained in a low voice, his expression grave.

"The storm in region A2 caused a chain reaction, affecting the atmosphere in the surrounding areas."

"Currently, the initial stages of three large storms have been identified."

"Once these three storms take shape, and then affect the surrounding atmosphere, I'm afraid..."

Fang Xu's face immediately turned ugly.

He squeezed out a few words through his teeth.

"A global storm!"

Fan Yi nodded quickly: "That's right, it's a global storm!"

"Moreover, according to our simulation results, these regional storms may overlap."

"In the end, its destructive power will far exceed our imagination!"

Feng Yuanliang, who was standing next to him, also suddenly looked up and said with a look of horror, "News just came in."

"Almost all the exploration teams found extremely serious signs of weathering."

One piece of bad news after another made the atmosphere in the command center extremely heavy!

No one expected that humanity's first landing on Dawn would encounter such a thorny problem!

"Tsk!" Fang Xu frowned and clicked his tongue softly.

Feng Yuanliang's information undoubtedly proved Fan Yi's inference.

"It seems this is a cyclical phenomenon." Fan Yi's eyes flickered, and he quickly said, "Global storms occur regularly on Dawn Star."

"It is precisely this periodic global storm that evenly distributes hematite from Apollo across the entire planet!"

"We chose to land during the gap between two global storms."

Fang Xu gave a wry smile: "So, we were actually quite lucky?"

Feng Yuanliang and Fan Yi remained silent, not saying a word.

Good luck?

On the contrary, this is extremely bad luck!

If humanity had discovered the signs of a global storm even a moment earlier or later, we wouldn't have been in such a rush to land on this planet!