Reborn Before the Apocalypse: My Backing is the Nation

Chapter 181 Where is my Earth?

Jiang Yang thought for a moment, accepted Sun Changhe's suggestion, and sat down in his seat again.

The unsettling tremors beneath his feet continued. In a daze, Jiang Yang felt as if he were aboard a submarine cut off from all contact with the outside world, adrift in the turbulent waters, awaiting his fate without any knowledge of what was happening around him.

Time slowly passed. Whether it was an illusion or not, Jiang Yang suddenly felt that the tremors of the lunar ground beneath his feet seemed to be gradually weakening.

This……

He looked up at the screen next to him displaying the waveforms from the seismometer, and saw an analytical chart quickly appear on the screen under the operation of a geologist.

The data confirmed Jiang Yang's feeling.

The amplitude of the moon's vibrations in the past hour has decreased by 20% compared to the previous hour!

The radiation that caused the moon's vibrations... is it weakening? Does this mean the end of the world is over?

A sense of hope and anticipation suddenly welled up in Jiang Yang's heart.

If Moon City Base can indeed survive this apocalypse, then we will have a long period of time to study it.

The Moon City Base has more than 7000 scientific researchers and a large amount of scientific research equipment.

If necessary, Moon City can even launch rockets to send scientists or observation equipment to Earth for on-site investigation.

Jiang Yang continued to wait patiently.

Three more hours passed. The geologist looked up and said with absolute certainty, "The radiation source has disappeared, and the lunar surface has stopped heating."

Currently, the surface temperature of the moon is around 400 degrees Celsius, and it is in a slow cooling state. It is estimated that it will take about a month to return to normal, but the temperature deep inside the moon will probably not drop so quickly.

The increased internal temperature would have a series of effects on the moon, such as fracturing of rocky zones and collapse of cavities, which would take hundreds of thousands of years to completely resolve. However, the probability of this affecting us is very small.

What is the current electromagnetic environment like?

"Let's send another lunar rover to take a look."

"it is good."

With Sun Changhe's approval, the sealed lunar city hatch reopened, and another lunar rover drove out.

The numbers displaying the electromagnetic environment on the screen began to fluctuate wildly again. Then, less than three minutes later, the lunar rover burned up once more.

"The electromagnetic environment is still very chaotic."

Jiang Yang thought for a moment and said in a deep voice, "We can't wait any longer."

Nearly ten hours have passed, and the moon has already gone through a complete cycle of being hit by high-energy radiation and heated up, and then cooled down after the radiation disappeared. The electromagnetic environment is still so chaotic.

Although there is no evidence, because no one knows at the moment what mechanism caused this chaotic electromagnetic environment, people still know that it is unlikely to subside anytime soon.

Sun Changhe pondered for a moment, and finally said, "We can send a few astronauts, wearing mechanical spacesuits, to leave the base to observe the external environment."

Comrade Jiang Yang, please wait patiently at the base.

Given the current electromagnetic environment, communication with the base would be lost once they left. It would be impossible to rely on cameras to transmit external images and information.

The only way to obtain external intelligence is to have the astronauts observe it themselves and then bring the information back.

Jiang Yang thought for a moment and shook his head: "At this stage, apart from electromagnetic disturbances, there are no other threats to the external environment, so I think safety can be guaranteed."

Based on this, I believe I should go out and observe for myself.

A story told through someone else's words can never replace seeing it for myself. At worst, I'll just send a few more people to protect me.

This was not an impulsive decision by Jiang Yang, but a well-thought-out decision made from the standpoint of "collecting intelligence to the maximum extent possible and doing everything possible to help human civilization survive the apocalypse and continue civilization."

Jiang Yang believes that taking some risks is worthwhile.

Sun Changhe finally agreed. "Alright. Then... Zhuo Fangting, you will lead the team and make sure Comrade Jiang Yang is safe."

"Yes, mission accomplished!"

Zhuo Fangting and several fellow astronauts stood tall and saluted, their expressions full of determination.

Looking at Zhuo Fangting and the others, Jiang Yang's mind was filled with memories of the astronauts Tong Zheng and Zhao Jianguo from decades ago.

"With you all here, I feel at ease..."

After quickly donning mechanical spacesuits and taking precautions against radiation, a total of 17 people escorted Jiang Yang into the transition cabin.

"Comrade Jiang Yang, please note that due to the extremely high temperature on the lunar surface at this moment, the cold source carried inside the mechanical spacesuit can only support it for a maximum of 20 minutes. After leaving a 5-minute redundancy, your observation time outside the canyon must not exceed 15 minutes."

Once the designated time has elapsed, we will use all means to ensure you return to the canyon and avoid excessive heat radiation. Please be aware of this.

Jiang Yang took a deep breath and nodded slightly: "I understand."

The sound of airflow gradually disappeared, and the interior of the cabin became a vacuum.

The hatch opened, and the desolate, lifeless world outside once again appeared before us.

Looking up, Jiang Yang saw the starry sky again.

The stars are dazzling, but due to the canyon's obstruction, only one can be seen.

In the silent vacuum, 17 astronauts surrounded Jiang Yang as they slowly moved forward.

As they continued up the slope, their position gradually rose, and their view of the starry sky above them gradually expanded.

Finally, we reached the end of the slope and stood on the lunar surface once again.

Looking into the distance, Jiang Yang could see some faint dark red colors on the desolate and lifeless lunar surface.

That seems to be blackbody radiation caused by increased temperature?
Jiang Yang could not confirm.

He only felt as if a wave of heat was rushing towards him, while the cold source stored in his spacesuit began to slowly melt, keeping the temperature inside the spacesuit at a comfortable level for him.

Time is limited, and I must collect as much information as possible within the allotted time.

He turned his gaze away from the lunar landscape and looked up at the sky.

The first thing to search for is Earth.

I wonder what the Earth has become by now...

Jiang Yang glanced at the sky and paused for a moment.

He did not see the Earth.

Besides the myriad stars, he only saw a sliver of the sun and an extremely bright star that he had never seen before.

That star was extremely bright, even brighter than Venus at its brightest point visible from Earth.

Even without the sun, its current brightness is enough to cast a person's shadow on the moon.

Okay, this star is strange, but it's not important for now.

The important thing is...

Where is my Earth?

Before I returned to the Moon City base before the apocalypse, I saw it again, hanging in the sky, such a huge Earth!

(End of this chapter)