Upon opening the email, Chief Engineer Ji attempted to reply to the sender.
Who are you?
After sending the message, he glanced at his subordinates who were still working around him, silently walked out of the office, and made a phone call according to confidentiality procedures.
"I need your help to investigate something. I recently received a strange email. I initially thought it was just a spam email, but now it seems it's not..."
Chief Engineer Ji briefly explained the ins and outs of the email to the confidential personnel on the other end of the phone, while omitting the fact that the moon's orbital deviation had not yet been made public.
To everyone's surprise, the other end replied immediately after listening, "Several people have reported this before you. We checked the sending address, and the results all show it originated from a commercial satellite. We couldn't find anything else."
Has someone already reported this?
In other words, who were those people who received the mass emails?
"Who did he send them to?" Chief Engineer Ji pressed.
The other side only revealed one piece of information: those who received this email were all within the aerospace system.
Chief Engineer Ji wanted to press further, but his phone suddenly vibrated. He glanced at the screen and saw a new email. He quickly said, "That's all for now. I'm trying to contact the sender and will let you know the result later."
After hanging up the phone, Chief Engineer Ji immediately opened his email.
Sure enough, I received replies from those people.
"We are not in the same space-time as you, but entered your world through special means. We are currently communicating with you through a relay satellite..."
Wandering Spacetime.
An engineer from the aerospace team, biting his pen, typed on his computer. "We look forward to communicating with you. If it's convenient for you, you can come to our spacetime, where we can discuss how to restore the moon's orbit."
Press the Enter key.
send.
A reply was received shortly afterward:
How can I trust what you say?
The engineer thought for a moment, then started typing again:
"Our previously launched lunar satellite is about to enter lunar orbit, and that satellite contains our spacetime coordinates."
We will then use Spacetime Tunnel to send and launch more satellites to the moon; you can pay close attention to that.
Is there any problem with writing it this way?
The engineer scratched his head and sent it again.
After waiting for a while without receiving a reply, he left the computer and continued to monitor the satellite that was about to enter lunar orbit.
At the rocket launch site outside, other satellites and lunar rovers prepared for lunar exploration are ready to be launched as soon as the Spacetime Tunnel opens.
Moon Spacetime.
Chief Engineer Ji immediately called his subordinates, "Next, focus on the lunar satellite launched by that rocket. See when its signal enters lunar orbit. Utilize all our satellites and equipment on the moon to monitor it in real time."
The person on the other end exclaimed in surprise.
"Chief Engineer, shouldn't we be focusing more on the lunar orbit issue right now?"
"Isn't that just a satellite?"
"In short, you just need to keep an eye on things. Let others calculate and study the moon's orbit."
The moon's orbital deviation isn't something that can be stopped simply by sending more people to help, unless those people are all superhumans.
After making that call, Chief Engineer Ji immediately dialed the confidential number he had just used and relayed the email exchange to the other party.
"So, you suspect those people possess some kind of hyperspace technology, and that they are the ones who launched that strange rocket, and that they've announced more launches from the moon?"
The security personnel on the other end were utterly bewildered. Had they not written a full page of shorthand notes, they would never have believed that a chief engineer would say such a thing to them.
Chief Engineer Ji had no time to care what the other person was thinking. He nodded, confirming the authenticity of the news, and added, "I think this matter deserves special attention. If, as they say, a rocket really does appear out of thin air on the moon..."
The security guard opposite said "Wait a moment", and then after dozens of seconds, a middle-aged man's voice sounded again: ノ②З
"Hello, we have received Chief Engineer Ji's report. This matter will be added to the observation list. If the situation on the moon is as described, I will immediately..."
Report it.
"This is troublesome."
Chief Engineer Ji a long sigh, took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and gazed worriedly at the sky, imagining how to stop the moon's orbit from shifting.
nuclear bomb?
Although various science fiction movies often depict the power of nuclear bombs as capable of destroying planets, and even claiming that they can destroy the Earth, this is actually an overestimation of the power of nuclear bombs.
Let alone Earth, even for the moon, 99% of the time dropping nuclear bombs on it would only scratch the surface, at most causing a few large moonquakes.
With such limited force, trying to push the moon back into its orbit is a pipe dream.
Moreover, even if nuclear propulsion were feasible, there would still be another problem.
That is, how to control the distance the moon is pushed away in a nuclear explosion. If the moon is pushed further away than before, it will actually make no difference to humans on Earth.
Anyway, the orbits are all elliptical; it's just that the aphelion and perihelion are in different locations.
After finishing his cigarette, Chief Engineer Ji still couldn't think of any feasible solutions.
I was about to light a second one when my subordinate called, "That satellite has entered orbit, Chief Engineer!"
He rushed back immediately and was back in his office within two minutes.
"How is the situation?"
"Chief Engineer, that satellite is moving quite fast; it has now successfully entered lunar orbit."
The subordinates displayed a route map on the large screen showing the satellite of the Mutual Aid Society entering lunar orbit.
In addition, there are several pictures taken by a lunar rover on the moon, showing only a long tail of light in the dark sky.
That's the satellite that just entered orbit.
"Continue to monitor the satellite signal." Chief Engineer Ji sat down directly on the spot.
The atmosphere in the office immediately became heavy. Although no one knew why Chief Engineer Ji valued this strange satellite so much, the subordinates still meticulously carried out orders, each doing their assigned tasks and keeping a close eye on the data they were responsible for.
It was quiet for about ten minutes.
The data on the computer suddenly changed.
"Unidentified signal detected near satellite!"
"Strong infrared response! Suspected rocket exhaust!"
After a series of operations by the engineers on site, a simulation of the moon's orbit immediately appeared on the large screen.
A satellite is orbiting, and then a rocket suddenly appears beside it, flying off into another orbit...
This somewhat surreal scene left people speechless.
"Where did this rocket come from?"
With this question in mind, everyone turned their attention to Chief Engineer Ji.
Chief Engineer Ji pursed his lips tightly, sweat slowly trickling down his forehead. "Continue observing; it's not over yet!"
"Yes!" Everyone immediately turned their attention back.
At the same time.
Fowler was still on the phone in his office.
"This is a crisis unprecedented in human history, and we must respond to it proactively. I know you already have a prototype of your STC-62 Lunar Lander, and I think we need it..."
Just as he finished speaking, there was a sudden, urgent knocking on the door.
Fowler apologized, then turned off the phone and let the people outside in.
"What's the matter? I'm discussing something with people from the European Space Agency."
"I'm sorry, Director Fowler," the subordinate apologized first, then quickly relayed the news he brought. "We've detected some other strange phenomena on the moon."
What's going on?
"The rocket and satellite whose origins were previously unknown, after reaching the moon, we detected different signals again, it seems that another rocket has launched into lunar orbit..."
Fowler frowned, his handsome face, even among Black men, filled with confusion. "Could this be related to the moon's orbital deviation?"
Uh... maybe it doesn't matter.
"Then let's put that aside for now. We should focus on cooperating with the European Space Agency. This might be the last way to save our beautiful planet. What do you think?"
"Director, I have no objection," the subordinate replied immediately, then tiptoed out of the office, making sure to close the door behind him.
Fowler turned the microphone back on. "Okay, let's continue our topic now..."
Across the ocean.
Chief Engineer Ji stared intently at the large screen in front of him, which marked seven targets with red dots. These were all new signal sources that appeared after the satellite entered orbit.
Moreover, these signals are all rapidly moving away from the furthest point.
The initial satellite.
"Chief Engineer, the lunar rover has taken a picture!" A subordinate quickly projected the image he had just received onto the screen.
It was another pitch-black image facing the starry sky, but within the darkness, there was a huge jet of light and reflection. Xxs-②
"That's clearly a rocket!"
"This rocket is carrying its payload to another orbit to perform its mission..."
Chief Engineer Ji's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly said, "Let's check the situation above the Mare Crisium Basin."
"Okay, there are three signal sources there now. Our satellite will pass over in about a minute."
"..."
One minute later, the satellite successfully passed overhead.
The staff operated the computer and immediately began downloading image data.
Soon, the latest satellite images were transmitted back.
Chief Engineer Ji could not hide his surprise after just one glance.
Because at a height slightly below the satellite, three objects are descending!
"What are these things?" Chief Engineer Ji pointed to three places and asked his subordinates to zoom in.
By comparing multiple images, everyone quickly concluded. "This looks like a lunar rover, and a very specially designed one at that?"
Everyone visited Chief Engineer Ji again.
Everyone hopes he can step forward and answer their questions.
Whose satellites and lunar rovers belong to?
Where do rockets come from?
However, Chief Engineer Ji knew the matter was of great importance, so he didn't say a word, only told everyone to keep an eye on it, and then walked out of the office alone again.
He took out a cigarette and a lighter, lit it with trembling hands, and then took out his phone to dial the confidential number he had just called.
"Hello?" It was the same staff member from before. " Chief Engineer Ji, are the results out yet?"
Chief Engineer Ji didn't reply immediately, but took a deep drag of his cigarette before giving a soft "hmm".
"Please wait a moment, I'll contact my superiors right away."
Half a minute later, the middle-aged man's voice rang out again. "Chief Engineer?"
Chief Engineer Ji had already calmed down and immediately said:
"This is true. Multiple signals were detected in lunar orbit, and we also discovered the three lunar rovers they deployed."
The middle-aged man opposite him remained silent for quite a while.
"Understood. Please send me the specific details, and I will submit it immediately."
"Yes, thank you for your hard work."
After finishing his cigarette, Chief Engineer Ji immediately returned to his office to send out documents...
Wandering Spacetime.
Looking at the documents in front of him, Zhang Tianyuan asked, "Besides Chief Engineer Ji, has no one else contacted us?"
The team leader of the network technology team said, "He's the only one left right now; everyone else has basically opened our emails."
At this point, he couldn't help but add, "If we had used the first method, it might have been a little better."
Sending emails to space agencies in various countries was not the initial contact plan.
The initial plan was to have a technical team take over the systems of various countries' space agencies and then communicate with them through those systems.
This eliminates the question of whether or not to open the emails.
However, this plan is too domineering. Sneaking into someone else's internal network is one thing, but directly taking over their system is just too much.
That's why we changed to a gentler method of sending email reminders.
As a result, most people didn't take it seriously.
But that's okay.
"Has someone taken the bait yet?"
It doesn't matter which faction it is, as long as someone takes the bait and the Mutual Aid Society is given the legal and reasonable qualifications to participate in Moon Spacetime affairs, that's fine.
Under President Zhang's instructions, someone immediately contacted Chief Engineer Ji.
The reply was also very quick; less than two minutes after the previous message was sent, a response was received.
Taking this opportunity, Zhang Tianyuan didn't waste any more time and directly invited the other party to meet in the Wandering Spacetime to discuss how to deal with the situation of the moon's orbital deviation.
On the other side, Chief Engineer Ji was somewhat stunned after reading the latest news.
Inviting me to their time and space?
Is it really that simple?
He immediately asked what he would need to do if he accepted the invitation.
The response I received was quite simple.
He doesn't need to do anything; he just needs to hire people and wait. Someone will come and arrange everything for them.
He also briefly explained the situation regarding the Spacetime Tunnel, stating that they would immediately enter a parallel universe through the Spacetime Tunnel after being picked up.
"Let me consult first." Chief Engineer Ji had a surreal feeling, but the events on the moon kept reminding him that it was real...