Chapter 5: Chapter 5: First Exploration (Part 1)
After the team members gradually passed through the light gate, a temporary camp was quickly set up.
At this moment, Lin Li was laying out the tasks in the command tent at the center of the camp.
He first spoke to his Ph.D. student, Wang Qiang, the leader of the sampling team: "Our squad was assembled rather hastily, and the quality of the isolation materials brought by the logistics team is limited, generally only reaching the thousand-level purification standard, equivalent to the laboratory standard for testing aircraft gyroscopes or high-quality miniature bearings.
There are very few materials available to set up a temporary hundred-level sterile experiment area, at most allowing for a hundred-level area of around three square meters, your team has a heavy-duty task."
Wang Qiang patted her chest and gave Lin Li a determined look: "Please rest assured, Captain Lin, as long as it’s not dating, I promise to complete every task!"
Lin Li: "...."
"Alright, alright, get moving, I want to see a comprehensive analysis report within six hours," Lin Li laughed and waved her off, ignoring this quirky older research woman, then turned to the other team leaders and said:
"Comrades, let’s skip the chit-chat and act according to the original plan, Old Zeng (referring to Deputy Leader Zeng Gu Cheng, Director of Shencheng Physics Research Institute), the survey team needs to handle both geographic and physical projects, keep an eye on it."
Then, he found Bao Xin from among the few people: "By the way, Dean Bao, the blood and pathology analyses of the medical team might need to be delayed slightly, as we haven’t captured any live organisms yet.
Inform the team about this, since we’ve just set up the camp, stability is our priority, proceed step by step."
Bao Xin waved his hand briskly: "No problem, the team this time consists of experienced medical staff and experts from our hospital, many have even fought in the war of 2003, patience and awareness are not in question, we’ll follow the command center’s instructions."
"That’s good," Lin Li didn’t dwell on this matter too much, since everyone had volunteered willingly before setting off, "Let’s proceed like this, all teams fall back into position and carry out work according to the original plan."
After everyone dispersed, Lin Li found Lin Ziming: "Colonel Lin, the communication team will conduct a radio test soon, you also prepare, if all is normal, immediately start man-machine collaborative mapping."
Man-machine collaborative mapping means using detection mechanisms composed of drones and electronic dogs, combined with human reconnaissance soldiers for ground and aerial surveying.
Drones are responsible for comprehensive mapping of surface terrain, while reconnaissance soldiers and electronic dogs explore more detailed plots of land.
Of course.
These methods all rely on fundamental technology, which is radio communication.
Testing radio communication is also one of the core tasks for the Fire Squad this time.
Outside the command tent.
Communication team member Wang Yaohua, captain of the elite communication class in the Shencheng garrison zone, immediately activated the military drones standing by on the ground upon receiving the order.
Just like Lin Ziming testing firearms.
To prevent noise from attracting some unknown dangers, military drones were early on equipped with silencing measures.
A slight start-up sound was heard and the drone swiftly soared into the sky.
Flying higher and higher.
Wang Yaohua still kept his lips tight, his mood unwavering even as the drone ascended.
The advance team had already proven that electronic devices can be used normally beyond the light gate, but this doesn’t mean radio communication is unaffected.
Just like a mobile phone, photographing and connecting to calls are completely two different concepts.
So, the fact that the drone can take off normally only counts as half the success—the key lies in subsequent signal transmission.
As the drone’s altitude continued to rise, Wang Yaohua’s heart rate also kept increasing.
Military drones have no altitude restriction, and before long, the drone was lost from sight.
Wang Yaohua dashed to the equipment table, asking urgently: "What’s the altitude, is the signal normal?"
The operator quickly reported a number: "Eight hundred meters.... nine hundred meters.... one thousand one hundred meters..."
The altitude figures kept updating, yet the image on the equipment screen remained crystal clear.
Half an hour passed.
The operator’s voice became slightly hoarse but was incredibly excited: "Captain, after reaching the quasi-pressure line of 5652 meters, the drone has hovered at this altitude for twenty minutes, hover time surpassing the military drone EST communication standard measurement duration threefold, currently signal is normal, image transmission normal, radio communication... normal!"
"Excellent!"
In their excitement, the entire communication team erupted in cheers.
It wasn’t that Wang Yaohua and others lacked psychological resilience, but being part of the Fire Exploration Squad and high-end communication technology personnel.
They truly understood the significance of the words ’radio communication is normal’ on the map of the otherworld.
Again, this is the defining boundary line of modern technology beyond the light gate!
The place where the communication team tested the drones was not far from other teams.
With the spread of news, the atmosphere throughout the camp immediately rose considerably, boosting the motivation of each group’s work fervently.
Naturally revitalized by this news was Lin Li, at this moment the little old man was glowing with excitement: "Too good, too good, please inform Colonel Lin Ziming to immediately arrange personnel for man-machine collaborative mapping.
Ensure the valleys and surrounding terrain are charted in the shortest time, meanwhile... launch the ’Jianmu’ plan!"
The ’Jianmu’ plan is a major strategic plan issued by the core think tank for the Fire Squad prior to entering the light gate.
The core of the Jianmu plan has only one: to investigate signs of life in the world behind the light gate, try all possibilities to find clusters of higher organisms, primarily observe without disturbing the opponent if possible, and always be ready to contact the opponent’s civilization.
Back when deciding to dispatch the exploration team, the core layer had repeatedly discussed possible scenarios:
No one knows what kind of world is behind the gate, it could be the age of savages, it could be a technological civilization far beyond Earth, Godzilla might jump out, not excluding the possibility of a twist where the sun is extinguished by Boruto....
No need to mention the first situation, if it’s that kind later, the consequences are hard to predict.
But in the end, the rabbits still decided to take this step.
Why, simply because it’s a world.
That’s enough.
Since the decision was made to enter the otherworld, the plan for civilization contact naturally followed.
As for whether this contact will be peaceful or martial..... that depends on the situation.
The rabbits love peace, an undeniable fact, and no one can deny this.
But keep in mind that the rabbits are currently facing a completely unknown new world, even without knowing what higher life forms look like, preparing both options is essential.
In this case, insisting on peace without any defense is foolish.
If there is an exotic civilization in this world, and it can be communicated, with a consensus reached on basic cognition, then the rabbits will naturally treat them with courtesy.
But if the other party is the kind of goblin who rushes in with a stick face without reason....
Still talking about peace? That’s nonsense!