Xiao Gou had been driving the base engineering vehicle and searching the Antarctic mainland for two hours.
Queen Maud Land was vast. Besides him and Master Qi, a team of Outer Security personnel stationed in Antarctica had also joined the search.
The total solar eclipse had not lasted long. It recovered after only three minutes, and headquarters reported that the phantom moon in space had abruptly vanished once the eclipse ended.
In other words, it really was just a "tool moon." Once it had completed its function of "causing a solar eclipse," it dissipated on its own.
This made it even more likely that the Contained Object was on Earth, within the region where the eclipse could be observed.
The Dual Moons appearing in space and the eclipse seen in Antarctica were merely phenomena caused by the properties of that Contained Object.
"Xiao Gou, are you at Fuji Ice Dome?" Master Qi asked over the communications channel.
One of them was searching the wilderness, while the other was contacting research stations from various countries to investigate.
"I'm almost there. What's wrong?" Xiao Gou asked.
Master Qi hurriedly said, "Go to Ice Dome F's observation base immediately. The research station there has completely lost contact. The interruption happened just over two hours ago—the exact time the eclipse occurred."
"Understood!" Xiao Gou adjusted his course and headed straight for the Ice Dome F observation base.
Fuji Ice Dome extended deep into the heart of Antarctica, an extremely long distance from the coast.
Most countries' research stations were located along the coast. However, Hiwa Country's Ice Dome station was extremely remote, situated at the southern end of Fuji Ice Dome. The nearest other research station was more than a thousand kilometers away.
It had been out of contact for two full hours before