Chapter 18: On the Ogon Expedition

"Science fiction writers?"

Yagmov's words threw the soldier who had just handed over the communication equipment to Xiangshan into confusion. He checked the registration form in his tablet again, and then compared the photo on the registration form with Xiang Shan.

At the same time, there was an exclamation from the headset of Xiangshan's headset communication device: "Hey, buddy, science fiction writer? What the hell is this? You're a science fiction writer? ”

It's the former NASA expert who came with Xiang Shan just now.

Audibly, his worldview has also been challenged.

"Ah, that's right, I'm really a science fiction writer......" explained to Yamasa, and Yagmov picked up: "The library that has just been built includes all the papers that may be used, as well as some science fiction related to aliens. I looked it up by his name and found out that this was indeed the case. ”

Yagmov said as he stretched out his hand to Xiangshan: "Brother, I don't know how you did it. But I think you must be one of the greatest science fiction writers in human history. You've only published three short stories before you've been sent here – and while I'm very disapproving of non-specialists entering this kind of setting, yours must be very convincing. I have plans to learn Chinese. I'll definitely read it when I get the chance. ”

Xiang Shan was slightly embarrassed. He didn't expect this brother to be so sincere, and said, "Hahaha...... I think it's a bit of a waste if you learn Chinese just to read what I wrote. Really, those things are boring......"

"Oh, is it the style of the instructions of the former Red League [former Red Republican Union]? I actually like that kind of ......."

There were already a few laughs coming from the headphones.

And Xiang Shan waved his hand again and again: "Stop...... Stop by a friend. It was actually a small joke, and I didn't expect it to cause such a big misunderstanding. As a matter of fact...... It's true that I'm a sci-fi person, but that one is a hobby, a hobby! Understand? I work as an engineering researcher. Let me introduce myself, Xiang Shan, an assistant researcher in the Department of Electronic Engineering of Tsinghua University. ”

Yagmov has already reacted. But instead of getting angry, he reached out in a friendly way: "It looks like I can really expect more from the bureaucrats' scientific literacy." Officially, Harvard Medical School's Fellow in Genetics, Yogmov Foigt. ”

The two of them sat on a bench set up in the lounge area. Another person extended his hand in a friendly manner: "SIL [World Minority Languages and Writing Researcher] Associate Researcher, Kamihara Zun, it's a pleasure to meet you." ”

This person's height and body shape are not at all like the island friends in Xiang Shan's impression. He is definitely 1.95 meters tall, and he can see the faint muscles under the loose clothes. Xiang Shan cautiously shook his friend's hand: "You are a citizen of the United States?" ”

"No, citizens of Japan, living in the United States...... Oh, and of course it's not a sojourn. Mr. Kamihara said happily, "I am actually mainly doing fieldwork in Africa, to track down languages that are about to disappear. ”

Xiang Shan looked at his muscles: "You are far from the linguist I remember......"

"Are you talking about me? Toward? A familiar voice came from the headphones.

Xiang Shan can almost make up Ingrid's grinning appearance.

For the first exploration of Ogun, these nine people were not the only participants. In addition to them, there is a commander, as well as a considerable number of staff groups, expert groups. The former NASA member and Ingrid are both part of the reserve expert group. They will keep in touch with Xiangshan and their exploration team through the wired communications carried by the soldiers. It's just that since Xiangshan, Yagmov, and Kamihara are on the front line, their judgment will be given more priority.

"The world needs a linguist like Ms. Granath, and it needs a linguist like me." Kamihara Zun smiled, "He is responsible for staying in the library, and I am responsible for staying in the wilderness." If you want to do fieldwork in a place like Africa, you can't do it without a little force. ”

Xiang Shan nodded: "I understand." ”

According to Kamihara Son's own introduction, doing fieldwork in Africa is not an easy task. It's fine to have a simple contact with those simple primitive buddies, but it's not easy to have a comprehensive communication with them and make them accept you as a friend from the heart. Some tribes will even require you to be a warrior who can hunt beasts on your own. In order to record the lives of those primitive buddies, Kamihara even occasionally joins them in their high-intensity hunting activities.

There really aren't many www.biquku.biz dedicated linguists like him.

Of course, the research results of Kamihara are also extraordinarily rich.

The remaining six soldiers are from the European Union and the Russian Federation.

After a brief introduction to themselves, everyone put on the extremely heavy protective suit and stepped onto an electric flatbed truck. This flatbed truck is about four square meters, and it is not particularly crowded for nine people to stand on. The flatbed truck has guardrails all around. Xiang Shan put his two arms on the guardrail to reduce the pressure on himself a little.

The flatbed truck moves slowly. Soon, they entered the inside of the "tent".

This is the first time Xiang Shan has seen "Ogon". It resembled a toy rocket that had fallen to the ground and broken in two, covered in dull specks of rust - interstellar matter accumulated over an unknown number of years of sailing. There are also some particularly conspicuous fixtures on it. These fixations are all attached to secure the parachute.

After leaving the room, the track is still extended. They actually set up this track about two meters above the ground. Xiang Shan could even see the large patch of dead coral directly below him.

Originally, the water depth of this bay was 8 to 12 meters, which played a certain role in protecting the landing of "Ogon".

And now, the water is drained.

As the distance progressed, the broken rocket grew larger and larger in the eye of the mountain. Knowing now, Xiang Shan has an intuitive understanding of the size of Ogon .

It's literally a mountain made of metal.

There were also several other people working on Ogung's shell, and they didn't know what they were up to.

"Just collect specimens." "Even the shell of this thing could have been contaminated with some alien bacteria," Yogmov explained. If we can collect those samples, many of our questions about the origin and evolution of life can be answered. So they went out of their way to do it - besides, Ogon landed by parachute, and the surface temperature didn't rise sharply, so those alien bacteria may still be there. Those people won't give up without collecting its entire surface. ”

Xiang Shan said: "I think we should collect it in outer space." It's been on the earth for so long, and it can't be polluted by bacteria in the air? ”

"Collected." Another voice came from the headphones: "After confirming that Ogun is a man-made object, the United States has done everything possible to put together a spacecraft and a rocket. In the process, a portion of the samples were naturally collected. The Republic and the Russian Federation were also involved. The samples are now stored in NASA, CASC and other organizations for analysis, but so far, nothing has been found with signs of life. ”

"It's just that at this stage, human beings are very limited in their ability to move in the universe, so there may indeed be omissions. Therefore, when 'Ogon' exists on the ground, we need to scour its surface. ”

"Well, that makes sense." Xiang Shan nodded and stopped talking.

The orbit began to settle. Soon it was lowered to the ground. Several soldiers jumped out of the flatbed truck first. Xiang Shan followed. There was still some unpumped seawater on the ground, probably knee-high. Beneath the sea is something like sediment. If it weren't for the power exoskeleton, Xiang Shanshan might not be able to pull his foot out as soon as he stepped into it.

A few steps forward towards the mountain. Directly in front of him was the huge breach.

"It's hard to support its weight because it's strong, and it's likely not cast on the planet's surface." A former NASA expert said: "This is the first exploration of the interior. Be careful. ”

The members of the expedition team each checked the equipment they were carrying.

Then, everyone cautiously walked towards the huge breach and slowly walked into the darkness.

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In the darkness, he crouched down towards the mountain and released the drone.

This is the entrance to a certain natural cave. The cave is less than a meter high and narrow in width. In the old days, Xiangshan would even think that it was a nest dug by some kind of wild animal.

But in fact, this is a ventilation port in Dazhai of the forklift regiment.

The Forklift Regiment is much weaker than Z-Pack, and many of its members are the kind that retain a large number of organisms, have a higher need for oxygen, and cannot be kept closed like Z-Cell.

Such vents need to be cleaned regularly.

And the two green forests that were killed by heaven before Xiangshan have undertaken such a task.

The drone is slowly descending. When they were about to leave the range of the wireless transmitter to the mountain, one of the drones automatically stopped, acting as a relay and extending the wireless signal to the mountain.

Xiang Shan slowly exited the cave.

Yuki put the little girl on his shoulder and waited for the mountain to come out. The little girl is slapping Yuki's head. Yuki shook her head and was teasing the little one. When he saw Xiang Shan coming out, he asked happily, "Master, do you think we should write a name for the little guy?" It's also inconvenient to call it like that......"

"Don't just name the children you picked up, what if you develop feelings?" Xiang Shan said angrily: "We will find a reliable person to send her away one day." ”

Yuki looked at Xiang Shan hesitantly: "Master, you don't seem to be very happy now?" ”