Global Exploration: Starting from Decrypting Chernobyl

5: Black powder on the railway bridge!The next morning, a heavily armored large van was driving on a main road in the small town of Pripyat.

Inside the vehicle were the driver, professional personnel debugging equipment, and Wu Tian and Rice.

”Boss!”

Rice handed a fist-sized blue measuring device to Wu Tian.

”This is a portable radiation meter.”

”Its rated radiation dose is 2 roentgens. Exceeding this standard will cause harm to the human body and will emit a sharp ’beep beep’ alarm sound, just like this...”

As he said this, Wu Tian opened the specially designed car window and extended his hand, wearing anti-radiation gloves, outside.

Before long, ”Beep beep beep beep...” The urgent alarm sounded from the blue measuring device in his hand.

Rice pulled his hand back and placed the small screen of the measuring device in front of Wu Tian.

”20 roentgens!” A number appeared on the screen.

Wu Tian’s heart sank!

Just in the small town of Pripyat, twenty kilometers away, such a large amount of radiation was detected. If he were to reach Reactor No. 4, could he withstand it?

Was the Talent ’Nirvana Rebirth’ truly reliable?

The urgent, piercing beeping stopped.

The live stream was flooded with a barrage of comments.

”What is a roentgen?”

”What does the 20 roentgens displayed on that instrument mean? Can someone with expertise explain?”

”Roentgen seems to represent the radiation level of an area, but I’m not entirely sure.”

”Host!”

”Where’s the Host?”

”Come and explain quickly.”

”...”

Wu Tian glanced at the comments and, using the knowledge he had looked up online two days prior, explained to the audience in the live stream.

”Roentgen refers to a unit of exposure dose. It is ubiquitous in our lives, but absolutely safe!”

”At 1:23 AM on April 26, 1986, Reactor No. 4 of Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded. Initially, the exposure value measured in the atmosphere was 3.6 roentgens. However, two hours later, the atmospheric exposure value exceeded 1000 roentgens!”

”Although 3.6 roentgens exceeded the atmospheric standard, a normal X-ray chest scan is also in this range, so the impact is not significant!”

”However...” Wu Tian’s tone deepened.

”One thousand roentgens of exposure three hours later was already 18 million times the normal atmospheric range!”

”What does that mean?” Wu Tian said calmly.

”In this environment, in just twenty minutes, an unprotected person would completely die!”

”...”

Although Wu Tian’s tone was calm, the audience in the live stream still felt a chill down their spines!

Radiation is not like other types of harm!

It initially has no pain or premonition.

By the time the body shows symptoms like red spots and vomiting... the person is already beyond saving!

...In front of the live stream, a young man asked his uncle, who was on vacation at home, while looking at the glowing screen.

”Uncle, is what he said true?”

”...”

The uncle, who was asked, pondered for a moment, then nodded.

”It’s true!”

”Phew...” He took a deep breath.

”This person’s professional knowledge is up to par. Now we’ll see if he enters Chernobyl Reactor No. 4.”

”This...” The young man was a bit confused.

”Since the reactor is so dangerous, why does he still want to go in?”

”It’s simple,” the young man’s uncle said calmly.

”After the nuclear radiation, no one has set foot in the operating room of the entire Nuclear Power Plant No. 4. What exactly happened there has been a mystery for people for thirty years.”

”And the animals there also mutated after the radiation, surviving more resiliently. So what happened inside their bodies is also something we urgently need to know!”

”All of these...”

”Are extremely valuable for research!”

...While the young man and his uncle were conversing, Wu Tian’s voice continued to speak in the live stream.

”Here, not only is radiation extremely dangerous!”

”Here...”

”There are also various mutated creatures: elk, roe deer, gray wolves, brown bears...”

”In the 1990s, a nine-person scientific expedition team entered Chernobyl and encountered an attack by a group of giant rats, with only one survivor!”

”Finally, the authorities gathered a large number of troops, light and heavy weapons, and eliminated all detectable giant rat colonies. The giant rats that appeared in rumors were called ’Chernobyl Giant Rats’.”

”...”

”Is it that terrifying?”

After Wu Tian briefly popularized the situation in Chernobyl to the audience, not only did the 200,000 viewers who had left earlier return, but the popularity of the live stream surged again.

In addition to the ordinary onlookers, there were also some scientific researchers watching in front of the live stream.

But these people were mostly silent, quietly observing Wu Tian’s actions.

They... temporarily did not believe that Wu Tian could go deep inside... [You are about to arrive at one of the most famous radiation disaster sites: the railway bridge. You will get off here and, for the first time, face the radiation while wearing a protective suit. You have gained many insights and experiences, and discovered some clues!]

[Anti-radiation level + 10 roentgens!]

[Stamina + 5!]

As Narrator-kun’s voice fell, a virtual panel displaying physical attributes appeared in Wu Tian’s mind.

[Jedi Explorer: Wu Tian]

[Age: 25]

[Strength: 11]

[Stamina: 10 (+5)]

[Spirit: 9]

[Speed: 12]

[Anti-radiation level: 2 (Anti-radiation suit + 30) (+10)]

[Five Senses: 9]

[Charm: 15]

[Talents: Narrator-kun (Gold), Nirvana Rebirth (Purple)!]

Wu Tian stared at the system panel in his mind, momentarily stunned.

According to the data provided by the system, the normal range for various attributes should be around 10, but he, due to years of rough and tumble experiences, far exceeded ordinary people in strength, stamina, and speed.

Even because of his ’money ability’... the system very realistically set his initial Charm value at 15!

...Clang clang!

Wu Tian knocked on the partition behind the driver and spoke to the latter in Ukrainian.

”Stop here!”

”I have some research to do here!”

”...”

The driver was startled, then turned to look at Rice.

”Stop the car.” Rice nodded to the driver.

Immediately, the screeching sound of brakes rang out. With the help of professional personnel, Wu Tian and Rice put on thick white protective suits, fully equipped with shoes, gloves, and dust masks!

”Thud!”

After many years, for the first time, people arrived and stopped by the already dark, rusty railway bridge!

”You can go now!” Rice waved to the driver.

”We don’t need you for the rest of the journey!”

Bang!

The car door closed, and the specialized van sped away.

”Hmm?”

Just then, Wu Tian squatted down and looked at the thick layer of black dust accumulated on the railway bridge.

”This is...”

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