On Mousse One.
Ye Chen also received a message from the search team; this was the third abnormal signal they had received in the past few days.
His attention turned to the unusual signal, and his subordinates had already dispatched a more specialized team to investigate, following standard procedures.
Based on the source of this information, the anomalous signal likely originates approximately 800 kilometers below the lunar surface.
This location is already close to the core region of the moon.
A day passed by in the blink of an eye, and the latest information from the professional team kept coming in.
"Master, new information has arrived," Zhizi's voice rang out.
Ye Chen was deep in thought when he heard Zhi Zi's voice. He immediately looked up, a hint of anticipation flashing in his eyes.
"What news? Read it."
Zhi Zi said, "Based on the information detected by the unmanned drilling machine, the professional team has initially determined that it is not due to the influence of mineral metals or geological structures, but is very likely the wormhole we are looking for!"
Ye Chen was immediately invigorated and turned to look at the screen, saying, "Transmit the signals and images detected by the unmanned drilling machine."
Soon, images similar to those from the gravity detector on the lander were transmitted, along with video footage taken by the drilling rig.
Ye Chen's gaze fell on the detection data, where he saw that the once stable straight line had now produced violent fluctuations, much stronger than the signals detected in the previous two tests.
Moreover, as the drill went deeper, the signal fluctuations became increasingly larger.
Ye Chen glanced at the upper right screen, which displayed the depth of the drill—735 kilometers from the lunar surface.
"Calculate the distance to the signal source based on the signal change characteristics," Ye Chen instructed calmly.
"Signal strength changes and distance calculation in progress..."
In less than three seconds, Zhizi gave the calculation result: "less than 100 kilometers from the signal source."
"Keep the unmanned drill down to full speed until it finds the signal source," Ye Chen commanded.
"Yes, Master."
Immediately, the number representing depth on the screen began to jump again.
740 kilometers.
750 kilometers.
780 kilometers.
800 kilometers.
As the signal grew stronger, Ye Chen's expression became somewhat tense, and the atmosphere in the command room became heavy.
"Commander-in-Chief, is it possible to find the wormhole this time? I've never seen you this nervous before," Wang Yuxi asked with a smile, trying to ease the tension.
Ye Chen stared intently at the screen, saying without turning his head, "I have a feeling this might be the wormhole we're looking for."
At this point, the drill reached a point 830 kilometers from the end of the month.
Suddenly, the peak of gravity on the screen reached its limit instantly, and then the signal disappeared.
The whole process took less than a second!
Zhizi's voice followed: "Warning, signal lost from unmanned drilling rig."
Ye Chen stood up abruptly, his eyes instantly turning serious. He took a few steps forward, stood in front of the screen, and said in a deep voice, "Immediately have the professional team investigate the cause."
Less than a minute later, Zhizi's voice rang out again: "According to the detectors deployed along the route, the drilling rig has disappeared."
"Disappeared?"
Following closely behind Ye Chen, Wang Yuxi asked in surprise, "How could the probe in this place disappear for no reason, and in such a short time? Is there some kind of monster on the bottom of the moon?"
She recalled some science fiction movies that depicted giant beasts hidden deep within the earth, which, once awakened by humans, would emerge and kill.
Ye Chen, on the contrary, showed delight. He shook his head and said, "You're overthinking it. It can't be some kind of giant beast. This place is very likely the location of the wormhole we're looking for!"
"Commander-in-Chief, why do you think so?" Wang Yuxi was even more surprised to see Ye Chen smiling instead of getting angry, and asked with wide eyes.
"It's very simple. According to the records of mythological civilizations, this is the entrance to a wormhole, so it is very likely the location of a black hole. You know the characteristics of a black hole: anything that gets close to its gravitational pull will be sucked in."
"If the drilling rig happens to drill into the gravitational pull of a black hole, it's normal that it will be instantly sucked in and unable to transmit any signals."
Ye Chen said, then directly ordered, "Order the specialized team to continue sending out new drilling rigs for exploration."
Soon, a new drill was lowered from the lander.
Following the path of the first drill, the new drill went down at an even faster speed.
In less than three hours, the new drill came to a stop 100 meters away from where the first drill disappeared.
The headlights on the front of the drill turned on, instantly illuminating the darkness ahead.
As the drill slowly moved forward, the scene ahead was continuously transmitted back through the camera.
After walking about 80 meters further, a huge light screen appeared in front of us under the detection lights, blocking the view behind us.
Under the light, the edges of the light curtain showed a blurry undulation, as if it were constantly twisting.
The light shone on it, but there was no reflection at all; it was as if it had been swallowed up.
"Found it, this should be the signal source."
Ye Chen stared at the data on the detector and said excitedly.
He then impatiently ordered, "Release the small unmanned robots you're carrying to approach and conduct reconnaissance."
Soon, a small opening appeared on the side of the drill, and a miniature eight-legged robot appeared, nimbly crawling forward.
Ye Chen stared intently at the screen, which was now divided into two sections.
One image is from the perspective of a drilling machine, showing the silhouette of an eight-legged robot.
The other viewpoint is from the perspective of the eight-legged robot, showing it slowly approaching the light screen.
Soon, the eight-legged robot arrived in front of the light screen.
The close-range detection caused a slight distortion in space.
Ye Chen watched all of this with anticipation in his heart.
"Keep moving forward and go inside the light curtain!"
At Ye Chen's command, the eight-legged robot "whooshed" into the light screen!
The next moment, from the drill's perspective, the eight-legged robot disappeared as soon as it touched the light screen!
Meanwhile, on another screen, the eight-legged robot lost all its signals.
Ye Chen was not surprised; he had expected this outcome.
If his guess is correct, this barrier-like light screen may be the barrier preventing the black hole's gravity from spreading.
As for the underlying principle, he doesn't understand it now.
Regardless, this place holds significant research value!
Thinking of this, he turned to Wang Yuxi and said, "Lieutenant Wang, contact Base 3 and have them send out an unmanned tunnel boring machine to dig a passage to the light curtain."
"Yes, Commander-in-Chief!" Wang Yuxi replied immediately.
Having witnessed the whole process, she is now very excited and expectant, and also wants to go in front of the light screen to see what's going on.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
