join in? when?
Dagu and Lina were lost in thought. Could it be that they had lost their memory? Otherwise, why couldn't they remember when they agreed to join the Space Adventure Team?
Doesn't just entering the door mean you agree?
It is indeed a trap!
But what is more concerning is the lunar ruins mentioned by Chiba Makoto. This reminds people of the ultra-ancient ruins left by the ultra-ancient civilizations on the earth. Is it possible that there are also those on the moon?
Da Gu immediately asked: "Is it from a super ancient civilization?"
"Ha," Kirino sneered, raised his head from the pile of papers, and said, "There are not only two civilizations on the earth."
"Are there any ruins from an even older civilization?" Lina asked. The super-ancient civilization that dates back 30 million years already feels long enough. Unexpectedly, there are even more ancient ruins on the moon.
"It's further away than you think," Qianye Cheng took a few steps forward, picked up a tablet on the table, clicked on it a few times, handed it to Dagu, and said, "Let's take a look."
Dagu took it and took a look. He only glanced twice and shouted in surprise: "Oh my God!"
Lina came closer and her eyes widened when she saw it. It clearly said '1.2 billion years', which was forty times longer than ancient civilization. It was too long.
Dagu raised his head and said, "Is this true?"
Chiba Cheng shrugged and said: "This is the conclusion given by the Scientific Research Department."
"Is it possible that the moon comes from outside the solar system?" Lina's imagination opened up and she came up with a conjecture about the origin of the moon, that is, the moon came from outside the solar system and was captured by the earth's gravity.
If this were not the case, why would there be such ancient ruins? You must know that at this time on the earth, most creatures were still aquatic, and very few landed on land.
The words of space people are even more outrageous. Who would go so far just to build a house on the moon? Isn’t it bad to have a larger earth?
"Let's go over and take a look, and you will know." Chiba Cheng didn't say much, and led Dagu and Lina to the room next to them where the spacesuits were placed. They put on the oxygen masks and entered the airlock cabin to wait for the evacuation. After drying the air, he turned the door handle and walked out of Carlo Base, arriving on the empty moon.
The moon was empty and desolate. At first glance, it was full of exposed rocks. It reminded Dagu and Lina of the mechanical island they saw a few years ago. It was similar to the one in front of them, and even worse than the Gobi Desert on Earth.
But there are many more searchlight beams than the Machine Island. There are aircraft from the sky, engineering machinery traveling on the moon, and the Carlo Base, which covers an extremely large area.
This was the first time for Lina and Dagu to come to the moon, and they kept looking around. Chiba Cheng, who was sitting in front and driving a hover vehicle, introduced the situation: "That's the second phase of the Carlo base, mainly to expand experiments. In addition to the Max power system, there are also test flights of new aircraft and a manufacturing site for space battleships.
According to Dr. Yao, the new main fighter aircraft will also be equipped with a new Max power system in addition to the super-efficient jet engine WING system. By then, it will only take a few hours to reach Mars, and the space battleship will not only be able to fly in the universe , also has the ability to move by sea and air, and is a multi-functional fortress.
In short, the plan for the moon is very big, and its future positioning is to become an important R&D and manufacturing base for TPC. "
While talking, they had arrived at a huge crater. Dagu and Lina could see at a glance the huge stone pillars, beams and other man-made artifacts exposed by the excavated mountain, which were somewhat similar to palaces on earth. Similar, but much bigger.
The exposed part alone is a thousand meters high, and the huge pillars are almost 80 meters in diameter. They are so huge that it is unbelievable. In comparison, the rock layer is as thin as a layer of camouflage covering it. I can't help but wonder if this crater is a group of man-made buildings.
"Is this the lunar ruins?" Dagu was stunned when he looked at the huge palace in front of him. It was too huge, no less than the collapsed Luluye.
"Now that the moon is hollow, I can believe it." Lina continued. This ruins really subverts human beings' impression of the moon. If you study it in depth, hundreds or even thousands of papers will definitely be produced.
But the more important thing is to figure out what this building is for. For such a huge building, the people living in it must not be small. Just like Luluye, although it was built by super ancient people, The inhabitants are basically giants of light.
Can this building be traced back to more than a billion years ago, when the moon was already in Earth's orbit, or was it only after this building was abandoned that the moon was captured by the earth's gravity?
Many questions suddenly popped up in Lina's mind, but no one could give the answers now. After discovering this ruins, the second phase of the Carlo Base stopped constructing here, and TPC did not rashly excavate it. Instead, a detailed survey was conducted on this ruins.
Da Gu turned to ask: "When was this discovered?"
"Two years ago." Qianye Cheng clasped his hands in front of him, looking at the ruins, and said: "It was discovered during the second phase construction survey of Carlo Base."
Of course, this is an official statement, but it was actually "discovered" by Chiba Makoto. After finishing the final battle, he had been practicing for a while. When he was looking at the moon one night, he suddenly thought of the inside of Dyna. It was said that the moon was sleeping deep inside. A monster just ran to the moon without any problems, and after spending a while, he actually found this huge group of ruins.
After informing Director Sawai, Director Sawai did not say anything. Instead, he used the second phase construction survey of Carlo Base to expose the ruins to TPC's sight. Then the Scientific Research Department formed a team to conduct a survey of the ruins. Conduct preliminary exploration.
After that, more and more astronauts 'visited' Carlo Base, and more and more UFOs spied on TPC's space operations. Then Director Sawai found Chiba Makoto, and the two had an in-depth talk. Later, there was the Space Adventure Team.
The first thing Chiba Makoto thought of was Kirino Makoto. This guy already missed his previous poor life. At least no one knew about him and no one paid attention to him, instead of the people who follow him and have thoughts about him like now. Simply not too much.
After receiving the invitation from Chiba Makoto, he just thought about it, agreed, and followed to the Moon Carlo Base, on the condition that his information would become a director-level encrypted file in the TPC system and be moved into Ω file.
"So what should we do with it?" Lina asked curiously. She didn't believe that TPC would leave such a large ruin untouched and would definitely dig it out.
"The Victory Pippa tank will arrive in two days. At that time, a tunnel will be dug from the nearby rock layer into the ground. There is a big hole there. Maybe something can be found."
Dagu immediately understood the reason why Chiba Cheng called the two of them here: "Use the Pippa tank to enter the ruins. Can't you dig it from above?"
"Yes, but it is too slow and very dangerous." Qianye Cheng raised his hand and pointed to the ruins in front of him and said: "According to the preliminary survey results, a serious collapse occurred inside, and it was basically filled. There is only a small gap, so if you want to get in, you have to clean it up bit by bit.”
Lina and Dagu turned around and looked at the crater, whose length was measured in kilometers. The earth and rock were probably measured in billions of cubic meters. It was not possible to use explosives on a large scale. It would take a lifetime to clean up this bit by bit. , no wonder it won’t move even if the outer pillars were dug out, and the inside collapsed. If we dig out tens of millions of tons of pillars and smash them down, even Tiga wouldn’t be able to bear it.
"Let's go back and rest first. Get familiar with our space adventure team in the past two days. When the Victory Pippa tank arrives, we will start formulating a plan to enter the underground." Chiba Cheng greeted Dagu and Lina to return and prepared to start. A welcome party.
"...."
So, when did we agree to join?
Dagu and Lina looked at each other, always feeling like they were being arranged, but there was no evidence.
The so-called welcome party means that as soon as the two fireworks are set off and various ingredients are piled up, the barbecue party begins. Chiba Makoto points at a pile of matsutake mushrooms in a very grand manner and faces those who have already put on the uniforms of the Space Adventure Team that have been prepared. Dagu and Lina said: "Although our team has just opened and there are only these five people, we have sufficient funds. You can eat whatever you want."
"Uh..." Dagu wanted to say that the money was not spent this way, but seeing the table full of delicacies, he still chose to follow his heart.
Well, roasted matsutake mushrooms sure taste delicious!
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As time goes by, with the rotation and revolution of the moon, the Carlo base is about to enter a half-month dark period. Standing on the moon and looking into the distance, the sun hanging high in the universe has been attached to the moon, rising from the blue. The transport plane flying from the colorful earth is slowly landing.
A crawler drill with the Victory Team logo on it was unloaded from it. It was the underground Pippa tank. It had been specially modified on Earth. It was equipped with an oxygen device and a life support device, and the seal was reinforced to make it suitable. Matching the lunar environment.
A group of technicians also arrived together, carrying a large number of instruments and equipment, which were installed throughout the crater to monitor changes in the strata. After all, this is the first time that humans have excavated the moon at such a deep distance. What accidents may happen , even if there is no accident, it can still be regarded as a scientific research exploration.
It took a few days to get everything ready, and the scientific research activity code-named 'lunar drilling' officially began. Most people only knew that it was drilling into rock formations, and only a few people knew that it was to enter underground ruins.
Dagu, who has been trained and holds an underground Pippa tank driver's license, serves as the driver, and Lina sits on the co-pilot's assistance. However, this time there is an extra person in the underground Pippa tank that they are riding in.
Dagu turned to look at Chiba Cheng who was standing next to him, and asked in surprise: "Do you want to go too?"
Chiba Cheng said with a smile: "Of course, please call me captain."
"..." Lina sighed and said, "Then captain, what are you going to do?"
"Of course it is to ensure safety. What if there is something underneath? In such a big house, the people who live in it are definitely not small. I have to ensure the safety of the team members. This is the responsibility of the commander."
"..."
Dagu wanted to say, "You have changed." Although Chiba Makoto could also smile when he first met, he felt deep worry from that smile, and saw sadness on his face more than once, but Now, even though we have only been together for a few days, it is pure laughter.
Such a change is really great.
Dagu thought, and started the underground Pippa tank. As the engine rumbled, the huge drill bit at the front also buzzed. The solid rock, as fragile as tofu in front of it, was easily drilled away. Let the underground Pippa tank go all the way down.
Although he knew that the commander behind him might not understand, Dagu still dutifully reported the current situation: "It has penetrated 100 meters underground, the rotation speed has reached 5,000, the temperature has risen to 1,500 degrees, and the cooling system Normal, the hydraulic system is normal..."
"Yeah!" Qianye Cheng nodded seriously and said, "Continue going straight down."
"...We're going diagonally downward."
"Oh! Then go straight down diagonally"
"..."
The humming and roaring sound is constant, the high-intensity drill bits are rubbing against the rock formations, making harsh sounds, and the underground Pippa tank is also constantly shaking slightly. For humans who are accustomed to living on land, going deep underground is so depressing, even if they are riding on the underground leather. In Patankri, looking at the constantly changing depth figures, an inexplicable feeling will arise in his heart.
The only good thing is that the bottom layer we want to reach this time is not as deep as the last time we found Golzan. The ground radar has given the location of the underground cavity, so Dagu operates the underground Pippa tank and starts to slow down. The drill bit The speed also decreases.
"It's almost here." Chiba Cheng said eagerly: "It's time to reveal your true face."
Lina turned back and glanced at Chiba Cheng, who was full of fighting spirit, and her heart suddenly suddenly wondered. Why did she look like she was about to fight? Is there really any monster underground?
At this time, the underground Pippa tank had completely stopped. Dagu breathed a long sigh of relief and said: "Commander, we have reached the predetermined position."
"I'll go down and take a look first, and you can come back when it's safe."
With that said, Chiba Cheng ran out of the cockpit. After closing the door, he opened the hatch to go out. The rock formation was extremely hot due to the violent friction, and the drill bit turned red, but Chiba Cheng only glanced at it. He walked over, looked forward through the gap in the drill, took out the Hypa gun from his waist, loaded it with flares, and raised his hand to shoot.
The flare drew a bright trajectory in the air, exploded in mid-air, released a bright light, and reflected a huge space with a height of two to three hundred meters and a length and width of nearly a kilometer. Many large and small objects were placed there. They are small and strange things, the smallest one is hundreds of cubic meters.
The underground Pippa Tank drilled through the corner of the wall and stopped halfway up. The walls on the left and right were definitely not rock walls. The material looked very much like bricks, but it was very different from bricks. It can support the heavy earth and rocks above and maintain this huge space, and its strength is definitely not low.
