Chapter 398: Isolation
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Wang Hao stepped forward and set his eyes on the corpse, and found that this corpse was not the same as the previous corpses. What is clear is that the astronaut did not die by suicide. At least, Wang Hao didn't find anything above his body that could kill him. His uniform was also different from the rest of the corpses.
One of the entourage explained in a low voice: "This is the captain's uniform. He is the captain of this ship. ”
Another soldier said: "I have found out the identity of the little girl in the picture. She is the captain's daughter. ”
Wang Hao nodded silently and said, "Let's start data collection." ”
The electronic reconnaissance team immediately began to look for information channels and began to collect spacecraft log information, while Wang Hao looked at the corpse quietly: "If it is because of the pain caused by this ulceration on the body that those astronauts ended their lives, then how strong is this pain?" …… And, you, who would rather endure this pain and live a little longer, want to see your daughter more, right? ”
The staff was busy, and Wang Hao had already made a preliminary judgment on the situation here.
"There are many diseases that can cause ulcers all over the body and cause severe suffering, but all of them can be cured. The Nimbus is a heavy transport ship with a full medical facility and dedicated medical personnel on board, who are fully capable of dealing with any detected conditions that can cause festering. But the fact is that all the crew members of the entire ship died of the disease. Then you can explain a little ......"
Wang Hao thought silently, and his thoughts gradually became clear.
"This is not a disease known to man. That's why the medical equipment on the ship, the medicine in stockpile, and the accompanying medical personnel are helpless. ”
With the current level of understanding of the human body and the development of science and technology, it is not a big deal for human beings to discover new diseases and solve them. But this time the incident is different. The most important thing is that the disease did not break out within humans, but in a spaceship. And, the spacecraft has just undergone a long interstellar voyage.
This means a lot of things, and may even foreshadow some of the most dire consequences.
"The universe is vast, and our understanding of the universe is still just a drop in the ocean. I'm afraid it's hard to detach the things in this spaceship from the cosmic environment. And if this disease can be prevalent on a large scale among humans, then it will undoubtedly be a disaster. Especially for today's human civilization. ”
Although he is only a medical scientist, Wang Hao still knows very well that the current human civilization can no longer withstand too many twists and turns. The long escape has exhausted people's energy and patience, and the capacity to bear it has been stretched to the extreme. If, if......
Wang Hao didn't dare to imagine that kind of picture.
"Captain, we've completed the collection mission." A staff member reported to Wang Hao. Wang Hao came back from his contemplation and nodded slightly: "Let's go." ”
A group of staff members followed Wang Hao and walked out. After gathering the rest of the explorers, they were once again in the hall at the ship's hatch.
Standing in the transition cabin, looking at the hideous corpses in front of him, Wang Hao felt a little heavy in his heart.
"Please rest assured, I will find your killer and avenge you."
The hatch of the transition cabin was slowly lowered, and the corpses were once again sealed in the Nimbus spaceship, while Wang Hao and the others returned to the reconnaissance spaceship they were on before.
The electronic reconnaissance team had just made a course change to the Nimbus spacecraft, and at this moment, the main engine in its tail and the attitude adjustment engine on the hull had begun to work, pushing the huge hull to slowly change its direction. In the following time, it will orbit Phoenix in a cycle of more than 300 years, and it will not be able to enter the galaxy for a day if the matter is not investigated.
The Nimbus itself is not the only one that can't return. The inspection base staff who had already entered the spacecraft to explore before, as well as Wang Hao and his party, were all unable to return to the interior of the galaxy.
A total of three ships waited silently in this empty space. After about a few hours, a fleet arrived.
The fleet consisted of seventeen ships, fifteen of which had the distinct appearance of combat ships, and the other two were clearly civilian ships.
After arriving here, fifteen combat ships quietly dispersed, encircling three ships, including the Nimbus spaceship, and the two civilian ships slowly drove next to the reconnaissance spacecraft.
At the same time, an airwave entered the communication instrument equipped by Wang Hao: "Hello Wang Hao, I am the head of the Third Special Operations Fleet under the Sixth Group Army. From this moment on, the airspace is blocked by my fleet. No one, no ship, is allowed to enter or leave this place without my permission. Communication with the outside world can only be carried out through dedicated communication channels operated by us. All your materials, equipment, and personnel needs will be handled by us. ”
"Roger." Wang Hao said, "We resolutely obey the order. ”
"We have assigned you a medical ship with all the medical equipment you need to analyze and study the specimens you have collected. You'll also be able to communicate in real-time with a team of medical experts on top of the Blue Star through a dedicated communication channel. A team of medical experts will support your research in real time. ”
"Roger."
"Good. All unrelated personnel are now requested to evacuate. We have prepared a living ship for you, and you will be living in this ship until the investigation is over. If there are any subsequent tasks that require on-board inspections, they will also be carried out by you. ”
The team members looked at each other and said yes at the same time. The civilian spacecraft docked with the reconnaissance spacecraft, and the team members who had entered the Nimbus spacecraft with Wang Hao all entered it. After that, the spacecraft docked with the small spacecraft of the inspection base, and the staff of the inspection base were also accommodated in it.
Everyone knows that unless the investigation into the incident is completed and it is proven that there is no serious contagious disease in the Nimbus that poses a significant threat to humanity, or that the people who have entered the Nimbus are not infected, they will be released and their freedom will be restored. Otherwise, these people will spend their lives in this habiting ship specially prepared for them.
The same is true for Wang Hao. But unlike the rest, Wang Hao also has another mission. Wang Hao is a front-line fighter against these potentially severe diseases. In the following time, Wang Hao will personally study it and investigate the truth behind this incident.
Wang Hao didn't know what he was going to face, and he didn't know how many dangers awaited him ahead. As an expert in infectious diseases, Wang Hao clearly knows that the battlefield in terms of microorganisms is no safer than the battlefield of guns and warships. Here, someone may die at the slightest negligence, and the cause of death is so strange that you don't even know how you died.
Before carrying out this mission, Wang Hao already knew the danger of this mission, but Wang Hao still came without hesitation. Wang Hao didn't even know why he was so resolute, and when the director of the Institute of Microbiology just announced that there was a task that needed to be carried out, he did not hesitate to sign up, and out of research considerations, he rejected the suggestion to replace himself with robots for field research. Wang Hao only knows that until now, he has no regrets.
Another civilian spacecraft arrived here and docked with the reconnaissance spacecraft that Wang Hao was riding. Wang Hao first carried out a strict disinfection of the specimen isolation device and the spacesuit on his body, and then transported the specimens he collected to the specimen storage room through a special channel, and strictly isolated them, and then carried out another disinfection procedure before removing the spacesuit.
The closer you are to the dangerous place, the more you must strictly implement the system, and only in this way can you ensure your own safety as much as possible. Wang Hao knows this very well.
After all this, looking at the corpse of a certain Nimbus spacecraft crew member in front of him through special glass, Wang Hao knew that a battle was about to start.
At the same time, inside the Phoenix Galaxy, stars orbit around the Watchman optical astronomical observation base. A researcher is humming a song while expertly processing the optical signals observed by the telescope.
The Watchman Astronomical Telescope is the largest optical astronomical telescope built by human civilization after its escape to the Phoenix Galaxy. It is the most powerful weapon of human civilization to observe the surrounding interstellar environment. It is constantly observing the starry sky, and a lot of data is generated at every moment.
Working with this data is a daily routine for staff members who have long been accustomed to it. But today's data seems somewhat unusual.
These discrepancies were quickly detected by the staff member, who then extracted them individually. Looking at the data, the staff member's brow furrowed deeply.
"These seven stars are not variable stars, so why does their luminosity change by 2 per 10,000 in twenty-four hours? Is it caused by planetary transits? ”
The staff member pondered and recorded the change.