227: Chapter 227 Wreckage

The suspension ladder descended slowly, and the surroundings quickly grew dark.

Chu Ge and his team switched on the lighting equipment on their helmets, beams of light shooting out into the surroundings.

Li Gang and the others were right beside Chu Ge, looking curiously at the rock strata flashing past like curious children.

"Judging by these scorch marks and the degree of fracturing, it really looks more like it was run over by a massive meteorite." Yan Tianhao stared at the rock wall beside him and remarked.

"The Moon has no atmosphere to protect it, so meteorites strike it solidly, which is why there are so many craters on the lunar surface."

"I remember a research report that specifically mentioned the craters on the Moon; the total number exceeds 50,000!"

"Moreover, these craters are mostly concentrated on the far side of the Moon, while the large lunar maria on the near side are actually quite flat, with only a few scattered craters."

"There is another strange point: the craters on the Moon are all very flat, and the depths created by the impacts are relatively shallow. As for the reason, the scientific community has yet to reach a conclusion..."

Yan Tianhao, this walking encyclopedia, had switched into full auto-play mode once again.

It wasn't until the ladder touched the ground that this guy finally stopped.

Captain Gong hurried over and helped them open the protective railing.

Chu Ge walked down and looked around; the soldiers who had descended earlier were dispersed nearby, keeping guard.

It was as pitch black as a black hole down here, with nothing visible except for the searchlights on everyone's heads.

Chu Ge glanced at the data terminal on his arm; the data in all aspects was not much different from the lunar surface.

Except for the radiation index, which had surged significantly.

The monitored value had risen to 120usv/h and was still fluctuating. This had actually exceeded the limit, but the equipment had not triggered an alarm.

This meant the protective suits were shielding most of the radiation, so it was not a major problem.

Chu Ge shifted his gaze toward the flickering light source; it seemed to have remained unchanged from the very beginning.

It was still blinking on and off in place, as if it were winking at them...

The empty environment around them made Chu Ge and the others feel uneasy, so they did not walk around casually.

They just stayed around the suspension ladder, waiting for all the team members to get into position.

After waiting for a long time, the last batch of team members finally descended.

Chu Ge activated the team's real-time communication, stared at the light source ahead, thought for a moment, and then issued instructions to the entire team.

"Don't worry about the surrounding environment for now. Form a single file line and head directly toward the light source!"

"Yes!"

"Let's go."

Captain Gong immediately assembled the security troops, dividing them into two groups to guard the front and rear of the formation.

A winding line of people walked toward the light source, stopping and starting along the way, constantly changing their route.

However, the general direction remained unchanged.

The searchlights on the team members' heads swept across the surroundings from time to time, making the scene look like a chaotic light show.

Captain Wang and the others on the lunar surface sent communication signals from time to time, but the signals were intermittent.

Chu Ge reported that they were safe and told them not to worry, instructing them to continue construction according to the pre-arranged plan.

After cutting off communication, everyone continued to move forward.

Chu Ge kept hitting large stones under his feet and almost fell several times. Behind him was Academician Huang, who was the oldest in the team.

When they encountered difficult terrain, Chu Ge would turn around to remind the old Academician. Later, he simply walked side-by-side with him, the two people's searchlights illuminating a larger area.

"Academician Huang, I told you to wait up there, but you wouldn't listen and insisted on coming down with us."

"Academician Chu, while my arms and legs can still move, I want to venture out with you young people. If I accidentally discover an interstellar civilization, I can die content."

After Academician Huang finished speaking, he quickened his pace a few steps. His movements were quite nimble; just looking at his physical actions, he didn't look like an old man of nearly 70 at all.

Chu Ge admired these senior experts; that kind of persistent spirit was worth learning from.

"Are you so sure that it's some kind of interstellar civilization?"

"Otherwise, there's no way to explain it. I don't really believe in things like aliens or biological signals."

Chu Ge smiled and shook his head after hearing this. Sure enough, one loves the profession they are in. If Academician Huang were an expert in biological research, he probably wouldn't be considering the problem this way.

Chu Ge and Academician Huang continued to grope their way forward while chatting like this.

As the distance shortened, the outline of the light source ahead could already be made out; it was a huge spherical object.

The light source had also changed from the white light seen from afar to a blue-white color.

Chu Ge's heart gave a sudden jolt. Why did this blue ball of light look so familiar???

As the distance closed further, under the huge halo, the scenery around it was obscured. Chu Ge looked several times but still couldn't tell what it was.

He had no choice but to bite the bullet and keep walking.

Finally, they reached a close enough distance. After everyone adapted to the brightness here, everything around the blue ball of light was fully displayed before everyone's eyes.

Chu Ge and the others didn't speak for a moment, just staring straight ahead...

"This, why does this look like the wreckage of a huge spaceship?"

Yan Tianhao's words broke the silence.

"Drop the 'looks like', this is it."

Zheng Jun replied.

Academician Huang was so excited that he wanted to move closer.

"Wait a moment, don't rush to approach it. Let's cut in slowly from the surroundings. We need to proceed step by step, observing its size, integrity, and whether it is safe."

"Right, right." Academician Huang replied. He looked at Chu Ge; at critical moments, this Academician Chu was even more composed than he was.

"Captain Gong, take the soldiers and search the surrounding area."

"Yes!"

After Chu Ge finished making arrangements in an orderly manner, he began to look for something all over the ground.

After Captain Gong finished arranging the tasks, he stayed by Chu Ge's side, watching him look here and touch there.

"General Chu, what are you looking for?"

"Stairs. According to that scenario, there should be stairs, and then aliens, a large group of aliens, and the half-breed kind at that."

Chu Ge said it without even thinking.

Captain Gong was confused, but he didn't ask further and just followed Chu Ge to check around.

After searching a large circle, Chu Ge returned to the starting point. He hadn't found anything except for the huge wreckage in front of him.

"Did I get the wrong script? What's going on? But this blue Energy Ball is exactly the same as the one in my dream!"

Chu Ge began to ponder where the problem lay.

"System Big Brother, are you there?"

"System Big Brother?"

Acting on the principle of looking for Big Brother when there is a problem, Chu Ge tried to call the Military-Industrial System, but Chu Ge called out in his heart for a long time.

The system had no response.

"Did it crash again? In my memory, the number of times this thing has crashed can be counted on one hand!"

"Only during those few dreams! To be precise, it didn't crash, it disappeared."

Chu Ge suddenly felt that he seemed to have grasped a clue.

There should be some connection here, but Chu Ge still didn't understand where they would intersect.

Chu Ge cast his gaze back to the Energy Ball that was close at hand.