Xiangshan adjusted his breathing again. Due to the evaporating sweat, the mask of the protective suit was already somewhat blurred.
Even with a powered exoskeleton, this protective suit is very difficult - it is designed to allow people to run from their homes to their cars and jump into the nuclear shelter under a sudden nuclear attack. Even this is not possible
It's just a "just in case" design and will not be actually used most of the time.
It is somewhat inappropriate to use this kind of thing for scientific research purposes.
But for people without professional training, it is at least better than ordinary military protective clothing.
Xiang Shan put his hands on his knees and panted heavily. The six soldiers were divided into two groups, four of them were guarding different directions, and the other two were recording something, collecting air samples, and leaving marks at the same time.
They have gone back and forth.
Xiangshan and others entered "Ogun" through the fracture, and then walked all the way to the top of Ogun. There was still no machinery, no operating system, and no moving tools such as elevators.
Only the top is severely deformed.
The end of this road is a narrow space that has been severely deformed and has no room to enter.
After taking notes, the group turned back, but instead of going back the same way they came, they found a new path a few meters to the left.
But it doesn't seem to matter.
Xiangshan could still see the military lighting rods he had thrown down when he came.
There is not even a wall inside "Ogun".
until now.
No aliens, no alien machinery, no mechanical structures of any kind to interact with.
Nothing at all.
"At least there must be a rocket engine at the tail." Kanbaru was quite optimistic: "There is something right after all."
According to the records sent back by NASA, there are indeed several sets of rocket jets on the back side of this thing.
In order to avoid mechanical damage caused by falling, NASA originally planned to conduct research in space. However, this approach was unanimously opposed by the top officials of the United States. Research in orbit would be extremely easy to be seen by civilians. And the sudden exposure of such things would cause difficulties.
Predictable social impact. Other countries are unanimously opposed to this approach.
What if this product of alien civilization has epoch-making technology?
In the end, the Americans could only record the appearance of the rocket engine in space.
The NASA engineer sitting next to Xiangshan told Xiangshan about this incident on the way here, and he regretted it very much. No matter how successful the landing was, those engines would not be preserved intact. "Ogun"
The whole thing is too big.
"But..." the engineer changed the topic and added: "From the appearance point of view, these nozzles are not very advanced. I don't think the technology of those aliens is much more advanced than the earth. Unless the nozzle sprays
It’s a propellant we don’t understand.”
"If this can represent the technological level of those aliens, it would be incredible. They are only a little more advanced than humans, but they can build interstellar spacecraft!"
Xiangshan took a deep breath and stood up again.
Maybe this is what each country cares about most. "Rocket" in the modern sense was born as a weapon on earth. And "better rocket engine" means "better weapon."
"Only a little more advanced than Earth" just makes it easy to reverse engineer the technology.
What scientists call "a little bit" may mean a large project worth billions of dollars and several years of research.
Thinking of this, Xiang Shan even felt a sense of responsibility and a hint of fear.
The group of people continued to walk forward. But soon, Xiangshan heard a "di" sound.
He looked around like a frightened bird: "What's going on?"
"Geiger counter." A soldier said concisely: "There is radiation."
He jumped down the mountain and said, "Nuclear power leak?" He even took two steps back. But soon he saw the reading of the instrument in the soldier's hand: "So low?"
It seems that the instruments in the hands of these soldiers are quite sharp. The radiation here can only be said to be "slightly higher than the environmental background", slightly higher than the safety standards of building materials or civil industry, but lower than the environment of the hospital radiology department.
"It should be to avoid missing any clues." Yawgmoth said: "What if the aliens' vision is based on nuclear radiation...or they are used to writing 'safe exits' with nuclear radiation...right..."
"But I'm sure this is not a 'safety exit', nor is it a 'weak current box' or an 'elevator'..." Kanhara looked around.
The group continued to move forward.
To be honest, there is still no change in this section of the road. The reform counter beeps lazily every three to five, indicating that the radiation here is slightly higher, but the reading is still a level that makes Xiang Shan feel that "you can do it without protective clothing."
They walked like this until they were blocked by a large piece of gravel.
Yes, gravel.
What stood in front of Xiangshan and the others seemed to be a collapsed cliff.
Farther away, Xiang Shan and others had stepped on gravel. Xiang Shan picked up a piece of gravel the size of a fingernail and weighed it a few times. It was unexpectedly heavy. At the same time, the Geiger counter finally became a little anxious.
It serves as a reminder to everyone that this is a source of radiation.
The metal content of this thing is very high, higher than the richest ore on earth.
And now, they were standing in front of the huge stone.
"What is this?" Xiang Shan was confused again.
If we look at it by the standard of "ore", these stones are obviously extremely pure and extremely rich.
But if we look at it in terms of "nuclear fuel"...
Sorry, these things can't be nuclear fuel.
Even if someone touches this thing with bare hands, nothing will happen.
"So what is this?" Xiang Shan scratched his head: "Nuclear waste? Ballast?"
No one answered Xiang Shan. Several soldiers raised their lighting equipment and looked towards the mountain. The road behind them had been buried tightly by the huge rubble, making it impossible to pass.
The huge, deformed rocket engine is farther away, indistinct and hard to see clearly.
"It seems that there is no harvest." Kambara-san said regretfully: "It is impossible for this kind of equipment to cross those piles of rubble. We can only get here."
"Just...that's it?" Xiang Shan suddenly felt a little unacceptable.
He, Yawgmoth and Kanbaru Lord, the three experts in "responding to various emergencies", seemed to have never been put to use even once.
There are no aliens, no machines, no symbols, and no interactive elements.
It's like a puzzle game is stuck.
Kanbaru looked at the leader of the six soldiers. After the leader reported, he also agreed with this judgment.
As a result, mankind's first exploration of extraterrestrial spacecraft ended hastily.