Cyber Heroes

Xiangshan adjusted his breathing again. Because of the evaporating sweat, the mask of this protective suit is already somewhat blurred.

Even with a powered exoskeleton, this protective suit is very difficult - it is designed to allow people to run from their homes to their cars and then jump into a nuclear shelter under a sudden nuclear attack. Even this is just a "just in case" design and will not be actually used most of the time.

It is somewhat inappropriate to use this kind of thing for scientific research purposes.

But for people without professional training, it is at least better than ordinary military protective clothing.

Xiangshan put his hands on his knees and panted heavily. The six soldiers were divided into two groups, four of them were guarding different directions, and two of them were recording something, collecting air samples, and leaving marks at the same time.

They have gone back and forth.

Xiangshan and others entered "Ogun" from that fracture, and then walked all the way to the top of Ogun. There is still no machinery, no operating system, and no moving tools such as elevators.

Only the severely deformed top end.

At the end of this road is a narrow space that is severely deformed and has no room to enter.

After taking notes, the group turned back, but instead of going back the same way, they found a new path a few meters to the left.

But it doesn't seem to matter.

Xiangshan could still see the military lighting rods he had thrown down when he came.

There is not even a wall inside "Ogun".

until now.

No aliens, no alien machinery, no mechanical structures of any kind to interact with.

Nothing at all.

"At least there must be a rocket engine at the tail." Kanbaru was quite optimistic: "There is something right after all."

According to the records sent back by NASA, there are indeed several sets of rocket nozzles on the back side of this thing.

In order to avoid mechanical damage caused by falling, NASA originally planned to conduct research in space. However, this approach was unanimously opposed by the top leaders of the United States. If it is studied in orbit, it is very easy for civilians to see it. And the sudden exposure of this kind of thing will cause unpredictable social impact. Other countries are unanimously opposed to this approach.

What if this product of alien civilization has epoch-making technology?

In the end, the Americans could only record the appearance of the rocket engine in space.

The NASA engineer sitting next to Xiangshan told Xiangshan about this incident on the way here and expressed great regret over it. No matter how successful the landing was, those engines would not be preserved intact. "Ogun" is too big overall.

"But..." the engineer changed the topic and added: "From the appearance point of view, these nozzles are not very advanced. I don't think the technology of those aliens is much more advanced than the earth. Unless the nozzle sprays It’s a propellant we don’t understand.”

"If this can represent the technological level of those aliens, it would be incredible. They are only a little more advanced than humans, but they can build interstellar spacecraft!"

Xiangshan took a deep breath and stood up again.

Maybe this is what each country cares about most. "Rockets" in the modern sense were born as weapons on earth. And "better rocket engines" means "better weapons." "Only a little more advanced than Earth" just makes it easy to reverse engineer technology.

What scientists call "a little bit" may mean a large project worth billions of dollars and several years of research.

Thinking of this, Xiang Shan even felt a sense of responsibility and a hint of panic.

The group continued walking forward. But soon, Xiangshan heard a "di" sound.

He looked around like a frightened bird: "What's going on?"

"Geiger counter." A soldier said concisely: "There is radiation."

He jumped down the mountain and said, "Nuclear power leak?" He even took two steps back. But soon he saw the reading of the instrument in the soldier's hand: "So low?"

It seems that the instruments in the hands of these soldiers are quite sharp. The radiation here can only be said to be "slightly higher than the environmental background", slightly higher than the safety standards of building materials or civil industry, but lower than the environment of the hospital's radiology department.

"It should be to avoid missing any clues." Yawgmoth said: "What if the aliens' vision is based on nuclear radiation...or they are used to writing 'safe exits' with nuclear radiation...right..."

"But I'm sure this is not a 'safety exit', nor is it a 'weak current box' or an 'elevator'..." Kanhara looked around.

The group continued to move forward.

To be honest, nothing has changed on this stretch of road. The reform counter beeps lazily every three to five, indicating that the radiation here is slightly higher, but the reading is still a level that makes Xiang Shan feel that "it can be done without protective clothing."

They walked like this until they were blocked by a large piece of gravel.

Yes, gravel.

What stood in front of Xiangshan and the others seemed to be a collapsed cliff.

Further away, Xiang Shan and others had stepped on gravel. Xiang Shan picked up a piece of gravel the size of a fingernail and weighed it a few times, and found it unexpectedly heavy. At the same time, the Geiger counter finally became a little anxious, reminding everyone that this was a radiation source.

The metal content of this thing is very high, higher than the richest ore on earth.

But now, they stood in front of the huge stone.

"What is this?" Xiang Shan was confused again.

If we look at it by the standard of "ore", these stones are obviously extremely pure and extremely rich.

But if we look at it in terms of "nuclear fuel"...

Sorry, these things can't be nuclear fuel.

Even if someone touches this thing with bare hands, nothing will happen.

"So what is this?" Xiang Shan scratched his head: "Nuclear waste? Ballast?"

No one answered Xiang Shan. Several soldiers raised their lighting equipment and looked toward the mountain. The road behind has been completely buried by the huge rubble, making it impossible to pass.

The huge, deformed rocket engine was farther away, vague and indistinct.

"It seems that there is no gain." Kambara-san said regretfully: "It is impossible for this kind of equipment to cross those piles of rubble. We can only get here."

"Just...that's it?" Xiang Shan suddenly felt a little unacceptable.

He, Yawgmoth and Kanbaru, the three experts in "responding to various emergencies", seemed to have never been put to use.

There are no aliens, no machines, no symbols, no interactive elements.

It's like the puzzle game is stuck.

Kanbaru-san looked at the leader of the six soldiers. After the report, the team leader agreed with this judgment.

As a result, mankind's first exploration of extraterrestrial spacecraft ended hastily.