123: The Union spacecraft is missing!

Chapter 123: The United Spacecraft… is missing!

Song Changming's words plunged Zhao Zizhen and Ye Guhong into silence once again.

The worst-case scenario meant not only losing the spacecraft and excellent Astronauts but also facing an unknown extraterrestrial civilization on the Moon.

The cost was too heavy.

Zhao Zizhen furrowed his brows, asking with some confusion, "Old Song, if the electromagnetic storm was intentionally sent out by an extraterrestrial civilization on the Moon, as your current calculations suggest, then why didn't they target our satellites before?"

"If there really is an extraterrestrial civilization on the Moon, they shouldn't have allowed us to launch so many satellites for all-weather monitoring and exploration on the Moon, right?"

"That's unclear. There are too many possibilities. Perhaps this civilization has been dormant, or perhaps our satellites were considered too low-level to them, not even worth paying attention to. In any case, there are just too many possibilities."

Song Changming had no clue at all right now.

"So, are we just going to give up on the spacecraft and the two Astronauts?" Zhao Zizhen asked faintly.

"Of course not! No matter what happened on the Moon, we definitely need to find out the reason. We are already preparing to launch a new Moon probe."

Song Changming immediately shook his head.

"Previously, to prevent accidents, the Moon spacecraft was equipped with a week's worth of oxygen and food. It only takes a little over two days for the Moon probe to get there now. If there are new developments, there's still time for rescue."

Zhao Zizhen didn't ask anything else upon hearing this. There was no point in rushing now, and Unpretty and Little Eagle Sauce must be even more anxious on their end. They would definitely launch probes as well, and perhaps some new information could be detected then.

Ye Guhong's eyes flickered as he said in a deep voice, "Instead of guessing here, why don't we ask him?"

This made Zhao Zizhen pause, then he reacted: "You mean ask Classmate?"

"Yes."

Ye Guhong nodded.

"Didn't we previously speculate that he very likely obtained the legacy of an extraterrestrial civilization?"

"And it just so happens that the last time, people at the Space Station saw a streak of light leave the Blue Star and fly towards the Moon. If there's a connection between the two, perhaps he knows some inside information."

"This…" Zhao Zizhen hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "There's no other better way now. Asking Classmate is indeed the most convenient approach."

At this point, he paused, then continued, "However, if he genuinely doesn't know, then our rash inquiry might make him think we're suspicious of him."

"We said before that we trust him one hundred percent. If this incident causes him to bear a grudge…"

Zhao Zizhen didn't finish his sentence, but Ye Guhong and Song Changming both understood his meaning.

Song Changming hesitated, "We're not trying to pry into his secrets; we're just asking if he knows the situation. It shouldn't be a big deal, right?"

Zhao Zizhen shook his head without speaking, as he was completely unsure.

Ye Guhong looked towards the Moon twice, contemplating something, and finally said, "Old Zhao, send him an email and ask. This concerns two Astronauts and involves an extraterrestrial civilization. I think he should understand."

"Besides, we won't pry into his secrets; we'll only ask if he has detected anything."

"He possesses many advanced technological means. Perhaps he has more powerful technical methods than us to detect what's happening on the Moon."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zizhen glanced at Ye Guhong and nodded slightly: "Alright, since you've made a decision, I'll send an email to ask."

However, just as Zhao Zizhen was about to send the email, a fragmented voice suddenly came from the live broadcast room.

"Hello, is this Aerospace Base? We are… Classmate Moon… spacecraft…"

"Hello, can you hear us? Please respond!"

Hearing this sudden voice, Zhao Zizhen's movements instantly paused, and he turned to look at the screen.

However, the screen was still black; only the voice from the Classmate landing spacecraft was heard, requesting a connection.

"Classmate spacecraft, hello, this is Aerospace Base. We have received your signal. What is the situation on your end?"

The next moment, an excited voice also came from within the Aerospace Base, beginning to establish contact with the Classmate spacecraft.

At the same time, countless Netizens instantly became excited.

"It's the Classmate Moon spacecraft! They're fine!"

"That's great! I was so scared just now!"

"Why is there only sound and no picture?"

"Damn it, it's good that the people are fine. Is having a picture that important? Maybe the camera or something was destroyed."

"Exactly, as long as our Astronauts are fine!"

Although they couldn't see the picture, hearing the fragmented voices made the Netizens feel relieved.

And the communication between the Aerospace Base and the Classmate spacecraft gradually became clearer.

"Responding to Base, we just encountered extremely strong electromagnetic interference. All communication equipment was offline. We are currently troubleshooting and expect to restore video footage within three minutes."

The voice from the Classmate spacecraft made everyone excited again.

"Okay, please make sure to pay attention to your safety!"

Song Changming directly took over the call and personally directed it.

This scene made Unpretty and Little Eagle Sauce's people even more anxious.

Because they still hadn't received any response from the United spacecraft.

Soon, the video footage transmitted from the Classmate spacecraft also began to gradually restore.

"Calling Base, can you see our real-time footage now?"

On the screen, two domestic Astronauts were standing outside the Classmate spacecraft, waving at the camera.

"Base received, we can now see your real-time footage!"

Seeing that the Astronauts and the spacecraft were safe and sound, everyone in the Aerospace Base breathed a sigh of relief.

Domestic Netizens were also completely relieved.

Then, Song Changming directly asked: "Classmate spacecraft, could you please explain in detail what you just encountered? And what is the situation with the United spacecraft now?"

"This…" The two Astronauts exchanged glances and said softly, "Responding to Base, is this currently a public live broadcast? I think we might need to have an internal line conversation."

This answer immediately made the Netizens anxious.

"No, don't have an internal conversation! We also want to know what just happened!"

"Please, don't go internal…"

The Netizens were all increasingly anxious.

Song Changming hesitated, because it had been agreed beforehand that this Moon live broadcast would be a full real-time broadcast.

No matter what secrets were on the Moon, they would be broadcast live. If he were to encrypt it temporarily now, he was a bit indecisive.

Ye Guhong, however, was very decisive and immediately said, "Old Song, tell the Classmate spacecraft that there's no need for encrypted communication. Just let them say whatever they have to say. Everyone saw what happened just now, there's nothing to hide."

With Ye Guhong's instruction, Song Changming directly relayed the message.

In the live broadcast room, a wave of "Elder Ye is mighty" and "Thank you, Elder Ye" bullet comments instantly flooded the screen.

And after receiving the instruction, the two Astronauts still seemed somewhat hesitant. It was clearly visible through the video footage that they looked at each other for a long time before slowly speaking.

"Responding to Base, the United spacecraft…"

"Is missing…"

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