Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

In just a few minutes, Lü Yongchang issued one order after another.

The command center, which was originally a chaotic mess, gradually returned to its original orderly state under a series of orders.

"Phew..." Fang Xu, who was standing to the side, subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, when he realized the situation was getting worse, he didn't hesitate to call for backup.

otherwise……

Who knows what might happen?

"What are you still doing here?" After giving all the instructions, Lü Yongchang turned around and saw Fang Xu still standing there. He frowned and urged, "Aren't you going to carry out the rescue mission?"

Fang Xu snapped out of his daze, quickly walked to Lü Yongchang's side, and said in a low voice, "Yongchang, even if the robots find these exploration team members, we won't be able to take them away from Dawn Star."

"Xuan Nu II is no longer able to take off normally."

Upon hearing this, Lü Yongchang frowned even more deeply.

This is indeed a problem.

He pondered for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Go find Tao Yuda and have him design a simple single-person shelter that can withstand surface hurricanes on Dawn Star as quickly as possible."

"Let those robots take the shelter to carry out rescue missions."

"Okay." Fang Xu nodded solemnly and turned to leave the command center.

At the same time, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside the command center.

"Professor Lü!"

A familiar voice came from the gate.

Lü Yongchang quickly turned around to look.

There he saw his old friend, with a full head of gray hair, rushing anxiously toward his location.

……

Dawn Star.

Once inside the cave, the hurricane quickly subsided.

Current wind speed: 18km/h

Although there was still a considerable wind speed, compared to before, this was simply "heaven".

Under the high-powered lighting equipment of the two planetary landing vehicles, the originally pitch-black cave was as bright as day.

"Captain Hong."

Bruno's voice came from behind, tinged with a hint of worry: "Is this cave... safe?"

"I mean, it won't collapse, will it?"

As he spoke, Bruno turned to look out the window.

The air was still filled with countless yellow sands.

Through the dust, Bruno could vaguely see patches of silvery-white material distributed within the yellow rock walls.

These silvery-white substances reflected a dazzling metallic luster under the illumination of high-powered lighting devices.

"Don't worry." Hong Fan slumped back into the passenger seat and said lazily, "Don't just look around, look up at the ceiling too."

A hint of doubt flashed in Bruno's eyes, and he subconsciously looked up.

Amidst the yellowish-brown dust, regular streaks of silvery-white light shimmered.

Bruno's eyes widened slightly as he muttered to himself, "This is... elemental iron ore?"

"So many?!"

Hong Fan, slumped in the passenger seat, shrugged: "Although the outer rock walls are severely weathered, the interior..."

"With the rock and elemental iron ore, this cave is much stronger than you think."

"So, relax." Hong Fan said, stretching and adjusting his lying position. "What we need to do now is wait patiently in this cave."

"Once this storm passes, we'll be saved."

"By the way," Hong Fan seemed to realize something, his expression changing slightly as he straightened up from his seat, "How are the medical pods and food supplies? Have they been damaged?"

Upon hearing this, the atmosphere inside the planetary lander suddenly became more tense.

"Medical pods...each planetary lander is equipped with one," Joey said with difficulty from the back seat. "The food reserves are fairly plentiful."

"Conservatively speaking, if we eat sparingly, it should last for a month."

Hong Fan's expression was serious. After thinking for a moment, he said, "A month's worth of food reserves should be enough."

"The only problem now is the medical pod."

"Next, everyone will take turns using the medical pod to repair organ damage, with each person using it for two hours per day."

Seeing that everyone nodded in agreement, Hong Fan's tone softened slightly.

"Normal activities shouldn't be a problem; the difficulty lies in sleeping."

"Sleeping in a 1.9g gravity environment may cause some discomfort; please bear with it."

After saying that, he turned his gaze to Xia Wanyi beside him: "Wanyi, go and prepare today's food."

"After such a long time, everyone must be starving."

Xia Wanyi nodded slightly, unbuckled her seatbelt, and bent over to walk along the aisle toward the back of the planetary landing vehicle.

……

Half an hour later.

Inside the planetary landing vehicle, everyone held their own lunchbox, their faces beaming with happiness and satisfaction.

Although most of the food is fast food and compressed food, in such an environment, being able to survive and have a hot meal is undoubtedly a pleasant thing.

"Ding-dong."

A crisp notification sound rang out inside the car.

"Earth has sent a communication request, connecting..."

Above the console, the holographic projection interface automatically unfolds.

Fang Xu, looking anxious, appeared before everyone.

As soon as the communication was connected, Fang Xu's urgent voice came through the speaker.

"Hong Fan, satellite imagery shows that wind speeds in your vicinity have reached 60 km/h!"

"you……"

The sound stopped abruptly.

At this moment, Hong Fan was busy swallowing the food in his mouth.

Seeing Fang Xu's strange expression, Hong Fan swallowed even faster.

"...Cough cough cough!"

His face flushed red, and he struggled to swallow the last bit of food in his mouth. Then he picked up the water glass next to him and carefully took a small sip to moisten his lips.

"Academician Fang," he greeted Fang Xu with an awkward smile.

In the holographic projection, Fang Xu took a deep breath.

Clearly, the scene before him was somewhat beyond his expectations.

Just now.

More than a dozen exploration teams sent out emergency distress signals.

The reason is also very simple.

Due to the storm, many exploration teams were unable to reach the nearest shelter and had to stay put.

The so-called on-site evacuation means using the reinforcement tools on the planetary lander to stabilize the vehicle body, buy time, and wait for the rescue team to arrive.

This approach is ultimately not a long-term solution.

As wind speeds increase, the planetary lander will still face considerable dangers.

In Fang Xu's mind, Hong Fan and the others, who were in the most dangerous area, should be in a state of uncertainty about their fate.

but now……

"You... found a safe haven?" Fang Xu looked at the peaceful scene inside the planetary lander with a puzzled expression. "That's not right, there shouldn't be any safe havens around here."

"Where exactly are you?"

Hong Fan chuckled and reached out to adjust the camera's orientation.

"We dug a cave into the rock face."

Fang Xu: "???"