Reborn Before the Apocalypse: My Backing is the Nation

Chapter 101 Lunar Travel
On the desolate, uneven lunar landscape, 15 astronauts in spacesuits stood like rocks, their heads held high, gazing at the blue planet in the sky, their arms raised high, unwilling to lower them for a long time.

A different kind of thought surged in Jiang Yang's heart.

He knew that in less than five minutes, the human civilization that had lived on that planet for thousands of years, since the first words appeared and civilization was born, had perished.

All the love and hate, all the joys and sorrows, all the righteousness of the nation and the personal joys and sorrows, as well as the countless brilliant cultures, all the art and ideas created, all vanished into thin air at this moment.

Although he already knew the situation, a deep-seated sense of loneliness still instantly overwhelmed Jiang Yang's mind.

Because at this very moment, the 14 astronauts standing beside him, along with himself, constitute the only remaining population of human civilization.

Apart from this place, there are no other humans in the vast universe.

"The ceremony is over!"

Tong Zheng's voice reached Jiang Yang's ears again. Jiang Yang keenly noticed that his voice was deeper and more nasal than before.

He knew that if he spoke at this moment, his voice would probably sound the same.

The astronauts lowered their arms but remained standing.

"set off!"

"Yes!"

Of the 15 people in total, 14 excluding Jiang Yang immediately began preparations.

The three electric flatbed trucks, which were modified from flatbed propulsion units and had been proven to be usable through preliminary testing, were brought out again.

These carts are open-top and have a simple structure, consisting of nothing more than a steel plate with four wheels underneath, a simple control system, and a battery.

They have a carrying capacity of about 8 square meters, and it's no problem for several people to sit on them and add some supplies.

The pre-packed supplies, including several hydrogen bombs, munitions, and a makeshift tent, were quickly loaded onto the cart. Then, the three astronauts took charge of driving, while the rest of the astronauts, including Jiang Yang, sat in the back.

Tong Zheng, who was in charge of driving the first flatbed truck, fiddled with the navigation system for a bit, and after confirming that everything was normal, he stepped hard on the accelerator.

The cart trembled and rumbled silently, its wheels slowly turning through the thick lunar dust, kicking up clouds of dust as it began to move forward.

Jiang Yang gripped the handrail tightly, securing his body to ensure he wouldn't be thrown off.

The underground passage is too far from here. Walking on foot would be exhausting. Using this electric cart is the only feasible option.

There are no roads on the lunar surface, and the complex terrain doesn't matter.

The satellite, which is operating in an orbit 50 kilometers away, has now been completely transferred from the ground base to the astronauts.

Even before the trip, the satellites had conducted multiple surveys and planned the route from the temporary camp to the underground passage.

Even if an unexpected event occurs along the way, our side can mobilize satellites at any time to find a new route.

Jiang Yang looked up and could clearly see the satellite with his naked eye.

Like a shining star, it hangs quietly in the vast space, silently emitting light and illuminating the path for astronauts.

At that moment, Jiang Yang suddenly felt that the light was not actually produced by the reflection of sunlight from the satellite, but rather by the light from that distant blue planet, from the extinct human civilization.

Although civilization has been extinguished, it still illuminates the path we came from and the path we will take to the future.

It is currently moving at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye, and is expected to move out of our sight in a few tens of minutes.

But that's alright. Even if it can no longer provide guidance after reaching the far side of the moon, its companions will come from the far side of the moon to take over its duties and continue to illuminate the way for its future.

In the darkness, the sharp, jagged lunar rocks resembled hidden monsters. The thick lunar dust beneath their feet stretched into the unseen distance, seemingly without end.

Suddenly, a "cliff" appeared ahead, more than a meter high, which the electric cart alone could not cross.

It's normal that navigation satellites, with their limited accuracy, failed to detect the obstacles here.

After glancing at the navigation map, Tong Zheng discovered that the closest route that could bypass this area would extend the overall route by several kilometers.

He made a decision quickly.

"Everyone is welcome, get out of the car!"

"Yes!"

As planned, all 15 astronauts disembarked and began manually carrying the supplies from the cart to the cliff, where their companions then manually carried them up the cliff.

The lower gravity on the moon makes this kind of work, which is difficult on Earth, much simpler.

Of course, it will also consume a lot of physical strength and energy.

Jiang Yang tried to join the work, but was stopped by an astronaut as soon as he took a step.

"Comrade Jiang Yang, please stay where you are and conserve your energy."

Jiang Yang paused for a moment, then nodded silently.

He watched as the astronauts manually moved all the supplies to the cliff, and then several people worked together to pull the cart up the cliff using ropes and other tools.

Jiang Yang leaped, easily reaching a height of two meters, and then slowly landed on the cliff.

All supplies were loaded back onto the cart, and the journey continued.

Thus, after more than three hours, the lunar journey, which was 65 kilometers in a straight line and about 96 kilometers in a planned route, was finally traversed by three electric carts.

Ahead lies the boundary of the special area explored in the previous cycles.

According to Professor Lu Zhaoming's speculation, if the negative matter field disappears after the apocalypse, the factors that cause one's own electronic devices to become unusable in special areas should also disappear.

In this way, the spacesuits we are currently wearing can still be used.

Otherwise, they would have to set up a temporary camp and change into those mechanical spacesuits to enter the area.

The three carts stopped, and at Tong Zheng's command, astronaut Zhao Jianguo, number 2, stepped forward, slowly moving forward in his spacesuit filled with sophisticated electronic equipment.

He reached the edge of the special area, but did not stop, and continued to move forward.

As he went deeper, Jiang Yang's heart gradually tightened.

If that factor were still in place, Zhao Jianguo should have already lost contact with his side by now.

But the next moment, a calm and unwavering voice came back.

"Reporting to the captain, reporting to Comrade Jiang Yang, the spacesuit is functioning normally, and communications are normal."

"Received on the 1th."

Jiang Yang suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

The fact that the special effect disappeared meant that the negative matter field was also very likely to have disappeared!
(End of this chapter)