At the Pentagon, a technical officer handed a printout to a superior in camouflage combat fatigues. "Colonel, one of our Keyhole Satellites suddenly lost contact while passing over the Soviet Union. This is the last image it captured."
The colonel glanced at the image in his hand. "Why is it so blurry?"
"The signal suffered extremely strong interference. This is already the image after technical restoration."
"What are these black things?"
"They look like storms."
"Six storms forming a hexagon?"
"Sorry, Colonel, we don't know."
"Could it be some kind of weapon? For example, a laser weapon specifically targeting satellites?"
"This..." The technical officer hesitated. "We can't rule out that possibility..."
"Are there images from other satellites?"
"Another one of our satellites tried to take photographs, but... the signal was even blurrier. There was almost nothing that could be restored. It was as if that place could block our observation."
"What are they hiding? Could it be a new military base?"
"..."
The colonel pondered for a while. "Continue the investigation. Prepare the materials. I'm going to report to the Joint Chiefs."
However, a few minutes later, the colonel returned with a bewildered look. "There's no need to investigate this matter any further. The secretary has issued an order. This matter involves state secrets."
Soviet Union, South Ural Region, Arkaim Basin.
All along, all kinds of mysterious legends had circulated here. People's clocks would malfunction here, the magnetic field would become chaotic, and people's heart rates, blood pressure, and body temperature would all undergo sudden changes. Even the air temperature would fluctuate drastically in an extremely short time.
Some said this was a base where alien civilization's flying saucers took off and landed. People had also discovered extremely ancient city ruins here, a vast ruined city made up of