Reborn Before the Apocalypse: My Backing is the Nation

Chapter 105 Explosion
Jiang Yang had experienced this kind of zero-gravity environment many times before, so he had some experience with it.

This time, climbing up the rope didn't take much effort.

When Jiang Yang finally stepped onto the floating city ground, which was covered in a yellowish-white hue, he felt gravity return to his body. Looking back, he saw a thin rope extending into a dark hole in the distance.

The passage they had taken to get there seemed to deepen once more, as if leading to an unknown distance.

Jiang Yang turned around and carefully examined everything in front of him.

The buildings in front of us are no more than ten meters tall. They are not arranged neatly, but they do not look messy. Instead, they are full of a unique charm.

Some buildings resemble large trees, but without branches, with the trunk twisted in a strange and unusual way.

Some buildings resemble a large building, but the middle is completely empty for several meters, and above that, another section of building floats in mid-air.
Some buildings resemble small hills, initially round, then becoming square as they grow taller, and so on.

There are gaps of more than ten meters between the different buildings, making it very spacious.

"Explore in a decentralized manner."

"Yes."

The 15 people were divided into 6 teams, with 5 teams having 2 people each, totaling 10 people. The remaining 4 people joined Jiang Yang to form a 5-person team.

Within this floating city, which covers an area of ​​only a few tenths of a square kilometer, the six teams are scattered.

Looking at the rows of exotic buildings in front of him, feeling the faint gravity beneath his feet, and sensing the omnipresent yellow and white light, Jiang Yang suddenly had the illusion of being in another time and space.

The floating city wasn't large; in just twenty minutes, the astronauts had completed their search and then regrouped at the edge.

The search yielded no living creatures within the floating city. The buildings, large and small, all appeared to be solid; at least, they couldn't find any doors or windows, nor any mechanical structures.

"The total number of buildings is 406. Apart from the different shapes, they are all the same in color and material."

We noticed that different buildings had different patterns, some with more and some with less, with building number 119 having the most.

Jiang Yang had noticed this before, but he didn't see building number 119.

Led by the astronauts, Jiang Yang arrived in front of the building.

This is a huge building that looks like a billboard, covered with densely packed patterns of unknown meaning, numbering at least a thousand at a glance.

Including the patterns distributed on the other buildings, ranging from one to four or five, there are probably around two thousand patterns in the entire floating city.

They are all combinations of line segments and points, similar to Morse code, but obviously much more complex.

Some patterns contain more than a dozen line segments and dots divided into several rows, and these dots vary in size, while the line segments vary in length.

However, the different patterns are clearly separated, each maintaining its independence.

This immediately reminded Jiang Yang of a certain existence.

text?

The complex patterns formed by these lines and dots are the script used by the unknown entity that left behind this floating city and wiped out the entire human civilization.
They left some information here. But unfortunately, we don't have the ability to decipher this script.

"Have you taken pictures of everything?"

Tong Zheng asked in a low voice. The astronauts quickly replied, "We've taken pictures of everything."

"Then let's ignore these words for now."

Start environmental factor measurements!

The astronauts brought a wide range of measuring equipment with them, including those for measuring various types of radiation and the composition of substances—they brought everything they could.

After traveling back and forth between that passage and the floating city several times, all the equipment was moved here, and detailed measurements began.

Soon, some results appeared before Jiang Yang.

"The radiation intensity is consistent with the intensity of a normal lunar subsurface environment." "The environment is a vacuum, consistent with the rest of the area."

"The gravitational acceleration is 1.6 meters per second squared, which is consistent with the gravity of the moon."

"The temperature is -30 degrees Celsius, which is normal."

……

Aside from being suspended in mid-air, the environment of this floating city seems to be just an ordinary underground cave on the moon, with nothing special about it.

But the analysis and testing are not over yet.

The astronauts then began to try to analyze the floating city itself, as well as the specific materials and elements of the various buildings on it.

Using X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, people began to analyze them one by one. But soon, a somewhat unexpected result emerged.

"The spectrometer cannot analyze what materials these buildings are made of."

Jiang Yang also knew something about this kind of equipment.

Its basic principle is to release high-energy X-rays to bombard the atoms of the material, exciting the inner electrons of the atoms, which will then release X-ray fluorescence with specific energy.

Each element emits a different fluorescence, so by analyzing the spectrum, we can determine which element it is composed of.

At this moment, neither the floating city itself nor the buildings reacted under the high-energy X-rays.

After trying several other testing methods and changing multiple testing points, Zhao Jianguo, who was in charge of the actual operation, finally stood up and shook his head again.

Jiang Yang knew that there was a high probability that his side would not be able to determine what material these things were made of.

Tong Zheng pondered in silence for a moment, then looked up again.

"Use explosives to conduct a strength test!"

"Yes!"

People had previously tried to damage these things by pushing them with their hands or kicking them with their feet, but they were unable to leave any marks on them.

A target was selected, and a 500g high explosive charge was attached to it. A timer was set, and the astronauts quickly evacuated.

A moment later, a bright light suddenly appeared and then disappeared in an instant.

The astronauts went closer and saw that the building was still completely undamaged.

They tried several other buildings, but the result was the same.

The astronauts fell silent again.

Although we have actually arrived here, our detection methods cannot detect anything, and even explosives cannot destroy this place in the slightest. So, did we really come here just to take a look?

Jiang Yang turned his head, his gaze involuntarily focusing on the nuclear bomb lying quietly on the cart at the end of the passage.

If conventional explosives don't work, then the only option left is nuclear weapons.

But... let's not even talk about whether a nuclear bomb could destroy this place.

At this moment, we have not yet obtained the right intelligence. Even if a nuclear bomb can completely destroy this place, what is the point?
"Continue searching."

Tong Zheng issued a new order in a deep voice.

Previous searches were too general and too holistic. This time, we must focus on the details and leave no stone unturned in uncovering any possible clues!
Jiang Yang also silently joined the search.

After an unknown amount of time, just as Jiang Yang had become almost completely familiar with this small floating city, a voice suddenly appeared in his ears.

"There is an anomaly in building number 874!"

(End of this chapter)