Reborn Before the Apocalypse: My Backing is the Nation

Chapter 183 Spaceship?! (Seeking monthly votes!!)

The astronomers' observations made the atmosphere in the conference room tense once again.

The primary purpose of the Moon City base is to conduct observation and research on Earth after the apocalypse, in order to truly confirm the truth of this apocalypse, what impact it had on Earth, and whether there was any possibility of remediation or prevention.

Regardless of the type of observation, there is one premise.

The Earth must exist, and it must be visible to us.

Whether Earth has truly disappeared or has simply gone to the far side of the moon, the same result will occur: we will be unable to observe it.

The moon is not Earth, so we cannot travel to the other side by plane.

There are no roads on the moon, and our side cannot drive vehicles for long distances.

The electromagnetic environment around the moon is so chaotic that rockets and spacecraft cannot be used.

Our observation range has been locked by the area where the Moon City base is located. Because we simply don't have the capability to get far away from the Moon City base!
The reason why Moon City was built here was because it faces Earth directly, making it the most convenient place to conduct observations. Now, who could have imagined that Earth has disappeared?

Sun Changhe pondered silently for a moment, then said, "Let's put aside the matter of Earth for now. Let's talk about that bright star. What are your observational conclusions?"

"We have very limited equipment and cannot obtain much data."

All that can be confirmed at this time is that this star is very small, extremely bright, and not very far away from us, about a few hundred thousand kilometers away.

A distance of over 100,000 kilometers is indeed not far when measured on a space scale.

The distance between the moon and the earth is only 38 kilometers, which is more than twice that number.

And... just after Earth experienced the apocalypse, such an extremely bright and tiny anomalous star appeared at the scene of the incident. So, is it really just a star?

Almost instantly, a guess appeared in the minds of all the attendees.

Alien spaceship?

A spaceship from the Reaper civilization?!
Holy crap, could it be that the Reaper civilization, seeing that the last harvest failed, directly dispatched a spaceship to carry out the harvesting mission this time?
Could it be that all our previous guesses were wrong, and it wasn't the sun being affected by an unknown force that caused the Earth's catastrophe, but rather... that this alien spaceship was directly behind it all?!

This conjecture suddenly made the atmosphere in the conference room tense.

"If it really is an alien spaceship, then did it detect us?"

"We have no evidence to confirm or deny this. But I think... if it really is a Reaper civilization spaceship that traveled countless light-years to reach our solar system..."

Do you think it can't detect us?

The astronomer's question silenced everyone, including Jiang Yang.

This is true.

Honestly, being discovered by them is the only possible outcome.

At times like these, there's no point in deceiving yourself.

Professor Chen Yusheng said in a trembling voice, "It's been ten hours since the apocalypse, why...why haven't they attacked us?"

Jiang Yang murmured, "Who knows? Maybe it wasn't an alien spaceship at all, or maybe it was an alien spaceship that just didn't care about us, or for some other reason..."

In this situation, it seems that doing anything else is meaningless.

The tiger has already broken into the sheepfold. Does it make sense for the sheep to be angry, sad, or to resist and save themselves?

No matter what you do, it won't change the final outcome.

At this moment, Sun Changhe suddenly raised his head, his gaze sharper than ever before.

"We cannot determine what that star is at the moment."

Since that's the case... let's ignore it for now! Don't let it distract us, and continue doing what we need to do!

The astronomer smiled wryly. "Is there anything else we should do?" he asked. "What would we be doing in this situation if we didn't have this star?"

Jiang Yang said in a low voice, "Search for Earth."

Whether Earth has disappeared or has ended up on the far side of the moon, this matter deserves a clear conclusion.

There are solutions for disappearing, and there are solutions for going to the far side of the moon.

We must confirm this first.

Sun Changhe said seriously, "Then let's find out whether the Earth has actually disappeared! Professor Lu, does your scientific advisory group have any plans?"

Professor Lu Zhaoming glanced at his colleagues, barely suppressing his fear, and began to ponder the question carefully.

In the past, this would have been an incredibly simple problem. But now it's so difficult.

This is precisely the most important issue at present, and it must be figured out, and as quickly as possible.

Professor Lu Zhaoming and his colleagues discussed the matter for a long time, their expressions growing increasingly somber.

"We have no choice."

He looked around helplessly, scanning the various advanced devices in the Moon City base that all of human civilization had gathered to send: "Satellites can't be launched, and spaceships can't fly either."

Even lunar rovers are now unable to operate for extended periods due to the excessively high temperatures on the lunar surface.

Even if there were roads on the moon, it wouldn't be possible for it to drive all the way to the other side..."

Jiang Yang looked around and a sense of dark humor welled up in his heart.

With so much advanced equipment at their disposal, they can't even determine whether Earth is on the far side of the moon. That's truly ironic...

"The only thing we can do is keep waiting, until the electromagnetic environment returns to normal, and until our various devices can be used again."

Professor Lu Zhaoming gave his final conclusion in a low voice.

but……

Jiang Yang clearly felt the lunar ground beneath his feet tremble slightly once again.

Beside it, the waveform on the seismometer also suddenly jumped.

Ok?
Has that radiation reappeared? Has the lunar surface been heated again?

The moment the thought crossed Jiang Yang's mind, he saw a look of horror appear on the face of the geologist and solid-state physicist, as if he had seen a ghost.

"This tremor came from inside the moon, not from the surface!"

Just like the earthquakes that Earth experiences!

A sudden commotion erupted in the conference room.

Inside the moon?

The moon's interior has long been frozen and devoid of geological activity; it's just a rigid, lifeless block. How could it possibly vibrate?
Since the moon can no longer vibrate, and it's not due to surface heating like before, then...

Damn it, the end of the world has finally come to the moon!

How much time do we have left?!

The scholar, sweating profusely, stared intently at the waveform on the device in front of him for a full five minutes before saying, "Its intensity increases gradually, not like the sudden burst on Earth."

At the current enhancement rate, we have, we have... a maximum of 5 hours left.

A powerful earthquake could sweep across the moon in as little as five hours!

(End of this chapter)