Super Copy of Great Power Technology

"Boss, good afternoon!" "Boss Qiao, you are here."

"Mr. Qiao, you've come just in time. We've made an incredible discovery underground at the South Pole of the Moon. Come and take a look. It will surely shock you for the whole year."

"Yes, Mr. Qiao, if our discovery is made public, it will surely shock the whole world."

Hearing the researchers say this, Qiao Ruida's curiosity was also aroused, and he asked, "Oh, what exactly did you find underground at the South Pole of the Moon that is worth your excitement?"

Yan Wentao, the head of the lunar exploration team, took Qiao Ruida to a computer, opened an image, showed it to him, and introduced: "Mr. Qiao, this is the latest image transmitted by the Earth Drilling Probe. It can be seen that a very large plane was discovered 200 meters underground at the South Pole of the Moon. It is very hard, and even the alloy drill bit of the Earth Drilling Probe cannot do anything to it. The airborne gravity detector shows that the gravity anomaly, oh, no, it should be said that the core of the gravity anomaly area is not far below this wall."

"Oh, what is this plane made of? Why is it so hard? Have you ever taken a sample and tested it?" The driller on the Pioneer lunar spacecraft is a high-tech product that Qiao Ruida copied from the world of science fiction movies. Its drill bit is harder than diamond. It is incredible that such a hard drill bit cannot break a naturally formed plane on the moon.

Yan Wentao opened a material analysis report and showed it to Qiao Ruida, then explained: "We tried to take samples, but the sampling drill was also unable to damage the wall, not even a bit of debris could be drilled out. We could only use a spectrometer to conduct a preliminary material analysis, and the results showed that the wall was an alloy composed of iron, nickel, manganese and a small amount of other elements. As for why it is so hard, we have not yet found the reason."

"So how big is this wall? Is it man-made or naturally formed?" Qiao Ruida continued to ask.

"Since we discovered this wall this morning and found it indestructible, we have started drilling horizontally. We have drilled 280 meters horizontally, but still haven't found the edge of the wall. We have no way of guessing how big it is. In addition, analyzing the detection data, we found something incredible, that is, the flatness of this wall is very high, even exceeding the test limit of airborne equipment. From this point of view, this wall is likely to be man-made, and its processing level is at least hundreds of years ahead of humans on Earth."

"You mean, this wall was built by aliens, and they are very technologically advanced aliens?" Qiao Ruida was stunned by the news. Since the 17th century, when humans invented the astronomical telescope and began to look up at the stars, they have been looking for aliens, alien intelligent life, or just traces of alien life. However, those astronomers have been searching for centuries and still have nothing to show for it. There are only some urban legends circulating among the people, or some UFO sighting reports that are hard to tell the story of aliens. I never thought that there are relics left by aliens at the doorstep of the earth, underground at the South Pole of the moon.

Yan Wentao nodded heavily and said, "This wall is too smooth, and it is made of an alloy. No one would believe it is a natural creation. Only intelligent life that is more advanced than humans on Earth and has mastered more advanced science and technology can create something like this."

Qiao Ruida looked at the schematic diagram of the route of the earth drilling probe on the screen, nodded in agreement, and said, "I agree with your analysis. This is very likely an alien relic. Can you take samples and analyze the material and formation time of the surrounding rocks to estimate when this wall was built or moved here?"

Yan Wentao slapped his forehead and said in annoyance, "Why didn't I think of this method? It's really the person in charge who is confused. It's you, Mr. Qiao, who is quick-witted and came up with this indirect dating method. This wall is too hard to be sampled and analyzed, but we can analyze the rock layers next to the wall. As long as we can analyze the formation age of these rocks, we can roughly infer the construction age of this wall. Xiao Tang, quickly send a command to the drill to stop the horizontal drilling first, collect some lunar rocks on the spot, and analyze the composition and formation age."

"Okay, team leader, I'll write the command right away and send it." A young researcher wearing glasses typed on the keyboard, edited a command, and then pressed the Enter key to send it out. This command was compiled into electromagnetic waves by the computer, and then transmitted to the communication satellite in geosynchronous orbit through the huge satellite antenna installed on the roof of the lunar exploration center. It was then forwarded to the Pioneer exploration spacecraft, decoded, and recompiled into seismic wave information and neutrino communication information. It was transmitted to the deep underground of the moon through two completely different links to ensure that the ground-penetrating detector could receive the correct command. The entire command transmission process takes at least five seconds to complete, and it will take at least ten seconds to receive the feedback information from the ground-penetrating detector.

Qiao Ruida pulled a chair from the side and sat in front of a computer, staring at the information sent back by the ground drilling detector on the screen. The other researchers in the room also stopped their work and turned their attention here. Obviously, everyone wanted to know when this magical wall was built.

Ten seconds later, the feedback from the ground drilling detector arrived. It contained only a few simple lines of text: "The command was received successfully and started to be executed. The horizontal drilling has stopped and the rock drilling sampling program has started."

At the same time, the forward speed of the drilling probe on the big screen dropped rapidly until it reached zero. At the same time, a sampling drill was extended to drill rock samples and send them back to the body for analysis, indicating that the drilling probe was currently performing rock sampling and analysis tasks. The next step was to wait patiently. Rock sampling took from a few minutes to more than ten minutes, but a detailed rock sample analysis took at least half an hour to complete.

Qiao Ruida and a group of researchers held their breath and waited for the rock analysis results to be reported back. This process was so long, but no one diverted their attention to do other things. Even those who occasionally went to the toilet ran there and ran back. The reason why everyone did this was just to see the rock sampling analysis report as soon as possible and not to miss the discovery process of the first alien relic.

40 minutes later, with a beep, the screen showed that a new message had been received, and the source of the information was the ground drilling probe. Qiao Ruida immediately operated the mouse to open the message and projected it onto the large screen on the wall of the room. This is a rock sample test report. The information on it shows that the latest lunar rock sample collected by the ground drilling probe is mainly composed of silicate minerals such as feldspar, quartz, mica, and amphibole, which are formed after secondary melting and crystallization at high temperature. Perhaps due to the strong gravitational force, the crystal structure of the rock is very dense, and the Mohs hardness reaches about 8. The rock sample was not formed very long ago, only a few million years ago. This is obviously different from the rock samples previously collected on the surface of the moon, which are generally formed billions or even billions of years ago. In order to avoid single sampling and generalizing, three sampling tests were carried out at different locations during the subsequent horizontal drilling of the ground drilling probe, and the final test report was similar to the first test report.

"Mr. Qiao, judging from these test reports, this wall was formed only a few million years ago, which basically rules out the possibility of natural formation. From the analysis of the craters and water ice above, this thing is likely wrapped in huge ice crystals and drifting in the universe. When it flew near the solar system, it was attracted by the gravity of the sun and broke into the solar system. After a series of gravitational tractions, it finally hit the South Pole of the Moon at an extremely high speed, forming the current Aitken Basin."

Yan Wentao stated his inference, which was recognized by a group of researchers. Qiao Ruida also nodded and said, "Your analysis is correct. The thing underground at the South Pole of the Moon is most likely a warship or a space fortress built by aliens. After falling, it drifted randomly in the universe, occasionally entering the solar system, and finally stayed underground at the South Pole of the Moon."

"What? Mr. Qiao, you said that the wall we found was just a bulkhead of a huge space battleship. That's a bit too far-fetched. The length of the wall we have detected is more than 800 meters. If this is just a bulkhead of a space battleship, then the size of this battleship must be huge. It is probably not much smaller than a building."

"Yes, discovering a relic of alien civilization on the moon is already a miracle. If an alien space battleship is discovered, that would be a big deal. I'm afraid it would shock billions of people around the world."

"Make bold assumptions and verify them carefully. Once the ground-drilling detector finds the edge of the wall and continues to probe downwards, it will become clear what this thing is."

"Mr. Qiao is right. If we continue to explore, there will always be a result. In addition, I want to emphasize the principle of confidentiality again. What you see and hear today are all company secrets. No one is allowed to disclose them. Remember the confidentiality agreement you signed when you joined Ruida Aerospace? If anyone can't control his mouth and discloses the discoveries on the moon, then expect a letter from the company's lawyer."

The discovery of the earth-drilling probe on the moon is too important. If it is really as Qiao Ruida said, it is an alien warship, even if it is scrapped, its scientific research value is simply immeasurable. The high-strength alloy material of the bulkhead and the ultra-high processing technology, if they can be reproduced, will be a revolution in the fields of materials and processing, and can bring billions of wealth to the Ruida Group. What's more, the source of the strong gravity inside the warship is likely to be more advanced technology and more precious items, the value of which is immeasurable. Yan Wentao once again emphasized the confidentiality regulations to prevent today's discovery from being leaked, which is very necessary.

Qiao Ruida stayed at the lunar exploration center until midnight. The earth-drilling probe had drilled 1,500 meters horizontally, but still could not find the edge of this magical wall. A group of researchers could not stand it anymore, so they left the lunar exploration center one after another and went home to rest. Only a few young people were left to work the night shift to monitor the return information of the earth-drilling probe. After Qiao Ruida accompanied the remaining researchers to have supper, he gave them a few words of advice and went back to Villa No. 1 to sleep.

The next day, Qiao Ruida slept until he woke up naturally. He picked up his phone from the bedside table and saw that it was already ten o'clock in the morning. In addition, he found two missed calls, both from Yan Wentao, the head of the lunar exploration center, two hours ago. Qiao Ruida got up, washed up, took out a bag of frozen dumplings from the refrigerator and cooked them. At the same time, he called Yan Wentao and asked, "Old Yan, why did you call me this morning? Did you get any results from the exploration?"

"Yes, Mr. Qiao, we have found the edge of the wall. Judging from the current detection results, your guess is likely correct."

"Very good, I'll be there right after breakfast, you guys continue exploring."

Worried about being eavesdropped on, Qiao Ruida and Yan Wentao kept their conversations ambiguous, using pronouns where possible and omitting where possible, as long as they understood each other. Whenever confidential information was involved, it was safer to communicate face to face.

After quickly filling his stomach, Qiao Ruida drove to the lunar exploration center again. He saw all the researchers, including those on night shift, standing in front of the big screen, looking at the detection line diagram and the latest feedback information on it, without blinking. The room was very quiet, and you could almost hear a pin drop. If you only listened to the sound, no one would know that there were dozens of living people standing in the room. Qiao Ruida did not break the silence. He quietly walked behind the researcher and used his height advantage to start watching the information displayed on the big screen.

The detection route map shows that the ground-drilling detector is now detecting diagonally downward along a standard slope of about 75 degrees. This "wall" is also very smooth, without any potholes, and the area is also very large. The material is exactly the same as the "wall" detected previously, and the hardness is very high, so it is impossible to sample and test it. The rock sampling analysis close to the wall shows that the material is slightly different, and the formation year is 5 million to 6 million years ago, which is exactly the same as the formation year of the previously collected samples.

After a morning of drilling, the edge of the second "wall" was finally found. The drilling probe had already penetrated 500 meters below the lunar surface. (End of this chapter)