Chapter 5

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

“I can’t go back!”

Zhao Yu calmed down after being excited for a few minutes.

“If I go back with them, there are a few questions that are difficult to answer…”

“First, how did I get to the Moon?!”

“Second, how did I survive on the moon these past few years?!”

“Thirdly, how was my moon base built?!”

“System? Base car?”

Zhao Yu felt that no matter how much he explained, there would always be people who would not believe him. There would always be people who would think that he was either lying or hiding something.

All things considered, he might actually be in a lot of trouble if he were to return to Earth. What awaited him might be torture, life in a dark prison, or worse yet, assassination.

“Not only can I not go back, I also can’t expose my identity. At the very least, I can’t expose my identity as an earthling…”

Zhao Yu sighed. He couldn’t entrust his life to the good will of people on Earth. There might be someone who would treat him kindly if he were to reveal his identity, but he believed that many would want to hurt him to learn about his secrets.

He suddenly thought of something and hurriedly asked, “Butler, have we been discovered by the earthlings?!”

“To prevent exposure, the base has not placed any satellites on this planet. There are no means to detect us from outer space…”

Back then, Zhao Yu was afraid that the detector would be discovered by alien civilizations. To prevent this from happening, not only did he build the base underground, he also did not dare to build more radars on the moon’s surface. In fact, he hadn’t really made any sort of arrangement to build detectors that could sense any incoming vessels from outer space.

This was the right thing to do, though. If he was to build any satellite near his base, that would be the same as telling all the nearby aliens to come and destroy him.

With his current level of technology, his detector would definitely be effective against less advanced civilizations. However, if he encountered a very advanced civilization, not only would his detector be unable to detect their presence, he might just risk being detected by them instead.

“However, when capturing the spaceship, Xiaotian No. 18 activated the signal jammer…”

Uncle Da seemed to have guessed what Zhao Yu was thinking.

Zhao Yu quickly asked for details. Needless to say, he was quite relieved to know that Xiaotian had a complete set of procedures for supply searching and removing evidence of its presence.

“It seems that the Earth has not discovered us. Perhaps, in their eyes, the three astronauts have simply lost contact…”

“There are many ways to lose contact, such as by encountering some sort of accident or a cosmic storm …”

As he did not set up any detection tool for situations like the one he was in right now, Zhao Yu realized that he was like a blind man. He would be very passive most of the time if he was “visited” by aliens. However, again, he didn’t know where he was in space and how far away the aliens were from him. If he was to set up any detection device, he would risk having his entire base exposed.

That was the case a few moments ago. Now that he knew that he was on the Moon, he realized that he was quite safe. If anything, he knew that Earth didn’t really pose as a great danger to him.

“Uncle Da!” Zhao Yu suddenly panicked as he thought of something, “Can a nuclear bomb threaten our base?!”

“The defense level of the base’s outer shell is not enough to withstand a nuclear bomb…”

Hearing this, Zhao Yu frowned. If Earth discovered their base and fired a few nuclear bombs, things could get ugly.

Uncle Da continued, “The conventional ground defense fortifications-Sentinels. They can intercept all flying objects below 100 mach. They can destroy nuclear bombs before they reach the base.”

“So it can intercept a launched nuclear bomb?!”

Zhao Yu was relieved after hearing this. If he was somehow exposed, at least he would not be nuked by Earthlings.

After sealing away White Rabbit Nine, Zhao Yu returned to the confinement room.

Without showing his face, he asked a few questions to the astronauts. He did it through a speaker, of course. After learning all that he could, he was 100% sure that this Earth those astronauts came from was the Earth that he transmigrated from.

“Butler, keep the three of them separate from each other. Remember, don’t starve them to death…”

For the time being, Zhao Yu did not want to meet the three of them in person. He also didn’t want to let them go, either. He could only lock them up for now and think about what to do with them in the future.

..

September 21st, 2028. This was a day where almost everyone on Earth was left disappointed.

It was seven o’clock in the evening. There had been no live footage ever since the broadcast signal of the manned moon landing was interrupted.

Instead, old footage of the previous moon landing was played the entire night.

Still, many people stayed in front of the television, afraid to leave. They were afraid that they would miss something, but in the end, there was nothing.

Many people fell asleep after cursing the Great Xia Space Agency for not showing them anything, while some decided to stay up late to watch until the live broadcast ended.

Meanwhile, there was the Great Xia’s Extraterrestrial Civilization Exploration Association. This was an organization made up of many astronomy enthusiasts. Naturally, they were very interested about what happened in the moon landing that was taking place.

Ever since the live broadcast signal was cut off, Ma Hai Bo, the association’s manager, became certain that something was wrong. He and his associates suspected that the officials had discovered some that they could not tell the public.

While waiting for the live broadcast to come back, Ma Hai Bo found several friends who worked at the space center. He tried asking them about what happened, but he didn’t hear anything useful from them.

This made him feel that there was something fishy going on. He even began to suspect that there were aliens on the moon. Even if there were no aliens that came into contact, at the very least, White Rabbit Nine might have just discovered some alien civilization ruins. Or an alien spaceship, maybe!

The thought made the members of the association very excited. After some work, Ma Hai Bo found a friend who was skilled in hacking.

“You want me to hack in?!” The hacker friend asked. He did not show his face. He only attended the online meeting with a cartoon avatar on a video app.

“Yes, White Rabbit Nine’s live broadcast signal was cut off. Something big must have happened that caught the officials off guard. Until now, they still haven’t been able to give a reasonable explanation…”

“Whatever happened, this must be something that wouldn’t happen normally, ” Ma Hai Bo said somewhat agitatedly. “Something big must’ve happened!”

After a moment of silence, the hacker shook his head and said,”I’m sorry, I can’t hack in. If it were somewhere else, even if it was a foreign entity, I could give it a try…”

Ma Hai Bo narrowed his eyes. He felt that this friend of his was not only a hacker. He might also be a…. Whatever he was, the chances were pretty likely.

“Foreign entities work too. What’s happening to White Rabbit Nine is a very important matter, so there must be many foreign detectors close to it. Perhaps they can find something…”

The hacker nodded and said, “As for time, I can only give you 30 seconds. I’m doing this only once for you. You only have one chance!”

Hacking into a satellite for 30 seconds was a pretty big deal. Ma Hai Bo couldn’t ask for more than that. He must use the chance that he had very well.

After hesitating for a while, he turned on his computer and searched. Soon, he found a satellite that belonged to another country. Unfortunately, this one would take a day to reach the landing point of White Rabbit Nine.

After hesitating for a moment, Ma Hai Bo asked “Why don’t we take a look at this satellite after it flies past White Rabbit Nine? That’s one day from now.”

“If the space agency gives out an explanation at any point before that, then we’ll just not hack into it?!”

“Sure thing…”

After his hacker friend left, Ma Hai Bo let out a big sigh. Before this point, he didn’t even dare to think about doing something like hacking a satellite.

For a moment, he felt that he might have gone too far this time. However, that thought was quickly replaced by a sense of determination.

“Well, if they really discovered aliens and decided to hide it from the public, then I guess I am only doing what’s right…”