589: Chapter 588 Beacon-Level! The Luan Bird's Urgent Encrypted Telegram!

The calm voice of Lin Mo rang out in the laboratory.

Everyone's gaze converged on him once again.

Lin Mo raised his eyes to look at the holographic screen. He said, word by word,

"Connect to target."

"Moon, Yuegui City Command Center!"

The signal was sent again. The halo at the center of the "Dream Butterfly III" quantum chip erupted suddenly. This time, it spanned the 380,000-kilometer distance to the Blue Moon.

The image on the screen switched. The silver-white hall of the Yuegui City Command Center, filled with a sense of science fiction, appeared with incredible clarity before everyone's eyes.

The general director responsible for the construction of the lunar base stood in front of the camera with an expectant look.

"Connection successful!"

"Signal stable!"

"Chief Designer Lin! We have received the signal!"

The voice of the Yuegui City general director came through the speaker. There was absolutely no static. It was so clear that it felt as if it were right next to their ears.

"Holy crap!"

"This image, this sound, this clarity—it's exactly the same as having a meeting on Blue Star!"

"Zero latency! It's really zero latency!"

"Success! A complete success!"

"..."

Watching the real-time high-definition images transmitted back from the Moon and listening to the conversation that spanned the sea of stars without any delay, the suppressed excitement in the observation room finally erupted completely.

Thunderous applause rang out, lasting for a long time.

Everyone knew what the success of the two tests meant.

It meant that the problem of ultra-long-distance real-time communication, which had plagued humanity for so long, had been completely overcome today!

Although due to the power limitations of the "Dream Butterfly III" quantum chip, it could currently only maintain real-time communication within the Solar System—which, when converted, was not even a distance of 0.5 light-years and was many generations behind the quantum communication capability of a Sophon—

but China had finally cleared the last communication obstacle and had officially taken a solid first step toward conquering the vast sea of stars in the universe!

"With this thing, from now on, communicating with Space Forces sent to other planets or even other star systems will be just like chatting face-to-face!"

General Yun Feijie slapped his thigh. Amidst his excitement, a flash of regret surged onto his face.

"Sigh, what a pity, it's just a few months too late!"

"If only we could have installed this treasure before the Luan Niao Mothership departed for the Asteroid Belt, we could be communicating with Captain Zhou Yi in real-time right now, instead of having to wait a week to receive a telegram like we do now."

General Yun Feijie glanced at his watch.

"Calculating the time, the Luan Bird should be arriving at the Asteroid Belt in these next couple of days, right? I wonder how they are doing right now."

As soon as he finished speaking, as if in response to his thoughts, a sharp, urgent alarm sounded without warning, echoing through the laboratory and instantly drowning out all the applause and discussion.

A Space Force officer in charge of communications walked in quickly from outside the door. Before he had even reached his position, his voice came through.

"Report!"

"Commander-in-Chief Yun! Chief Designer Lin!"

"We have received an urgent encrypted telegram from the Luan Bird!"

General Yun Feijie was first delighted, but then his brows knitted tightly together.

"Urgent telegram? Isn't the Luan Bird's routine weekly report scheduled for the day after tomorrow?"

"It's not a routine telegram!"

The Space Force officer projected a data summary into the air.

"Signal source identified... from near the Asteroid Belt! It went through 149 signal relays! It is a top-level 'Beacon-Level' encrypted telegram!"

Beacon-Level!

A communication protocol that is only activated when encountering a top-level emergency!

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other in dismay.

General Yun Feijie's gaze sharpened, and he made a prompt decision: "Return to the Space Force Command immediately."