Reborn Before the Apocalypse: My Backing is the Nation

Chapter 70 Hunting
As the sturdy titanium alloy tracked wheels rolled, thick lunar dust was kicked up. From high above, ten small black dots, distinct from the gray surface of the moon, were rapidly advancing towards the same area and the same goal.

They are like hunting dogs carrying out a hunting command.

The people located in the command base are the hunters, and the anomaly hidden in the special area of ​​the Sea of ​​Tranquility on the moon is the ultimate target of this hunt.

Catching this "prey" is the most important goal in this cycle of reincarnation.

Although there are only ten small lunar rovers on the surface, their total mass is less than that of a truck, so they are really nothing.

But everyone in the command base knew that this was not as valuable as ten lunar rovers that could be transported by a truck. The cost behind it was more than two hundred giant rockets that represented the country’s most advanced technology and the largest industrial strength. It was a full mobilization under the highest level of organization, and it was the selfless dedication of one person after another for the national mission and for the continuation of civilization. It was the full will of an entire country with more than a billion people!
At this moment, everyone's attention was focused on that large screen.

The screen has now been divided into fourteen smaller images, each corresponding to a lunar rover's camera or data from a lunar satellite.

Those 20 tracked wheels, carrying the hopes of the entire nation and all of human civilization, continue to roll forward, the tracks they leave behind clearly visible, leading all the way to the desolate and lifeless depths of the moon.

The area "surrounded" by the lunar rover gradually shrank, and now only a roughly circular area with a radius of about 9 kilometers remained.

The "anomaly" must be hidden inside this circle.

Subconsciously clenching his fists, Jiang Yang stared intently at the scenes, not daring to relax for a moment.

Jiang Yang immediately saw the data changes that occurred on the screen.

The number representing the signal strength on lunar rover 12 suddenly jumped.

He turned to look at Professor Li Jiaming, who immediately looked up and reported loudly, "The signal of Lunar Rover 12 is unstable, suspected to be interfered with. I have ordered the Lunar Rover 12 to stop advancing!"

The footage captured by the lunar rover's camera shows some stuttering, distortion, and snow, and the problem is quite severe.

Like a hunting dog receiving a command from its master, it stood there quietly, waiting for the next instruction.

Inside the control room, the eyes of many staff members were fixed on different targets.

Military personnel looked at Gu Changshan, researchers looked at Lu Zhaoming, administrative staff looked at Sun Changhe, and the staff directly in charge of the lunar exploration program looked at Li Jiaming.

Meanwhile, Gu Changshan, Lu Zhaoming, Sun Changhe, and Li Jiaming, along with Zhou Yu who had been standing by Jiang Yang's side as his secretary, all focused their attention on Jiang Yang.

At this moment, faced with this unknown situation that exceeds the current level of science, the only one qualified to make a decision is Jiang Yang, who has experienced life and death several times and has the deepest understanding and feeling for this apocalypse in one cycle after another!

Jiang Yang's brain was working at lightning speed.

"Can you determine the type of interference?"

Professor Li Jiaming and a group of on-site operators typed rapidly on the keyboard, carefully examining each piece of data on the screen, and made a judgment in less than 30 seconds.

"We cannot determine the type of interference. However, based on the interference pattern, we believe it is highly similar to the factors that previously caused the lunar rover suite to lose contact with Earth."

Jiang Yang knew that the lunar rover lost contact with Earth in an instant, as if some non-existent factor suddenly appeared, causing this situation. But it was highly likely that the lunar rover's descent speed was too fast, leaving too little "buffer" time, thus creating this situation that resembled an instantaneous loss of contact.

At this moment, the lunar rover approaching the anomalous area from the ground is traveling at a speed of less than one meter per second.

So now, the lunar rover has most likely reached the critical point between an abnormal region and a normal region.

We have very likely already determined the boundaries of the anomalous area!

If the rover is ordered to move inward, it will most likely lose contact as before. If it moves backward, communication can be maintained and exploration of the moon can continue.

A thousand thoughts raced through Jiang Yang's mind in an instant, and he made a decision immediately.

Although the current situation is most likely as I've deduced, it hasn't been actually proven yet. Therefore, sacrificing a lunar rover to definitively prove my theory is worthwhile.

Jiang Yang decisively ordered: "Continue advancing!"

"Yes."

As soon as the command was issued, Jiang Yang immediately saw from the distorted and choppy screen that the tracked wheels of Lunar Rover No. 12, powered by its internal power supply, started running again, carrying the lunar rover, which weighed about several hundred kilograms, forward.

This time, it only moved forward a dozen meters before the image completely disappeared.

Just as Jiang Yang had predicted, it lost contact with Earth.

At this moment, even under normal, non-emergency circumstances, it would cost approximately 70 billion. In this emergency, a lunar rover costing at least 300 billion, along with the hard work and struggle of countless people behind it, would be completely wiped out.

By taking away at least 300 billion in wealth, as well as the hard work and struggle of countless people, Jiang Yang confirmed his previous guess.

This is indeed the boundary of the abnormal area. There is some kind of unknown signal interference inside the abnormal area, and communication will be cut off once you enter.

There is another thing that can be verified.

Jiang Yang looked up at the image of a lunar reconnaissance satellite located near the anomalous region.

With a resolution of 0.12 meters, the image clearly captured the lunar rover, which is over two meters long and has lost contact with Earth, located on the lunar surface.

It lay silently on the desolate and lifeless land of the moon, like a lifeless corpse, without any movement.

Its tracked wheels stopped turning, the camera lens stopped scanning left and right, some indicator lights on its body stopped flashing, some equipment that should have been retracted into its body was not retracted, and some equipment that should have been released from its body was not released.

According to the pre-set program, even if it loses contact with Earth, it can continue to move forward under the control of the autonomous navigation system.

So……

Within the area covered by the abnormal zone, not only will communications be severely interfered with or even interrupted, but electronic devices are also very likely to stop working!
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