nucmednet Chapter 389 First Contact
Chapter 389 First Contact
Chapter 389 673 Years, First Contact
"The probe has entered lunar orbit!"
"Initiate the trajectory change maneuver!"
The "Friendly One" streaked across the blue moon's sky, slowly descending into the planet's nitrogen-oxygen atmosphere, where storm clouds churned and the rolling waves below welcomed this newcomer.
These two moons were recorded in ancient times, and excavations have revealed that in ancient times, humans built numerous residential complexes on the ocean and used wave power generation devices and submarine volcanic thermal absorption power plants to obtain electricity.
During the War of Heaven, these numerous colonial complexes scattered across the Blue Moon were battered and bruised. To this day, those magnificent maritime cities that once shone brightly in the vast ocean have ultimately succumbed to the erosion of millennia.
The "Friendly" visited the former satellite capital of Blue Moon – the New Maldives Atoll. Blue Moon's surface is not entirely covered by water; islands, atolls, and shoals are scattered across the vast ocean. The New Maldives Atoll is the largest piece of land, but its total area is comparable to that of the Corsica Islands.
"Optical channel online, deceleration parachute deployed!"
"Retroro booster is online, anti-gravity system is operating at full power!"
In fact, scientists at the medium-range control center in low Earth orbit, the "Dark Star," had long made a conjecture: as planets with former human colonies, Blue Moon, or what is called "Aiwei I," may very well have human civilizations remaining, and most likely, these humans have regressed to a primitive level of civilization.
However, this planet once served as the research and editing center for marine life in this galaxy for the United Nations of Earth, and must have left behind unimaginable legacies. The Sirens are said to have originated here.
And they, having accepted that they are a new kind of human being descended from the former United Nations of Earth, will surely reclaim these legacies; at least, that's what they think.
The heavy-lift launch vehicle successfully completed its mission. This super-heavy rapid launch vehicle, modeled after the Saturn VI, arrived at the moon after traversing the vast space between the Earth and the moon. The precision-assembled probe components and alloy shell successfully sent a complete probe from the atmosphere of the blue moon down to the sea level.
On the starship traveling in orbit, scientists were overjoyed. The most advanced manufacturing technology made up all of this, ultimately leading to the scene we see today. For the first time, humanity has truly taken its first step out of its cradle.
But no one ever imagined that this probe is now being watched not only by those of us in space, but also by countless eyes atop the blue satellite as a meteor falls from the sky.
What is civilization? In fact, it's not just humans on Aix that are currently exploring this question. Near Aix, the blue satellite with a nitrogen and oxygen atmosphere contains all the conditions necessary for the birth of life. Even though the biosphere is not old enough to give rise to intelligent life, humans, whose civilization has degenerated, have still stubbornly survived beneath the ruins of destroyed cities.
When the "Friendly" alien probe deployed its giant orange parachute, a pale-skinned creature standing under the parachute immediately noticed the strange object. He opened his eyes wide and looked at the odd thing through a thin membrane growing on the outside of his eyeballs.
Then, he immediately jumped down from the reconnaissance tower and into his "city," where a stone tower stood out among the scattered wooden buildings on the shallows. Between the buildings, on the sea route paved with shade nets, semi-submersible boats pulled by a tamed amphibious creature passed by from time to time.
In the shallows, the civilizations that have been built among the islands and reefs are almost as old as those that have been built on land. But unlike their neighbors who live entirely in the deep ocean, the primitive human races living among these islands rapidly evolved bodies adapted to the ocean after their initial destruction. A thin membrane grew in front of their eyes to waterproof them, and their skin became less able to withstand the intense sunlight like that of their primitive ancestors, but rather adapted to the ocean like that of fish.
At the same time, gill-like structures grew on their respiratory tracts, which were fully capable of underwater breathing, but they still retained the ability to breathe on land, and their toes grew longer and they developed webbed feet.
In this world of archipelagos and oceans, these descendants of humans, whose societies have degenerated, still have the right to surface and walk on solid, waterless land. But their civilization is almost entirely maritime, and for them, land is like climbing a mountain. Although many nations, tribes, or groups have settled on these islands, their societies still depend on water as a vital environment.
Even though these "humans" are special, the remnants of their evolution still seriously affect their lives. Even though their bodies have adapted to shallow seas, the vocal cords and mouths they retain can still allow them to make the same sounds as their ancestors from thousands of years ago in the air. However, they still find it difficult to communicate directly underwater, unless they use a recording board or surface to communicate. Nevertheless, they have still established the social structure they have today.
Passing through workshops powered by ocean currents or wind, and past ladies reclining on semi-submersible boats under parasols, the first seaman to see the "Friendly One" reported to his superior. His uniform, made of deep-sea fiber fabric, bore a pearl badge identifying him as a soldier of the Third Garrison Army of the new Maldives, which ruled over the islands and shallows. The Third Garrison Army was one of the larger armies among the United States' ten thousand regular troops, equipped with state-of-the-art high-firing rifles that could be used both underwater and on water, forming a solid foundation for protecting the United States' land and sea.
In the past, the waterfront of the United States was not peaceful. Several neighboring countries and tribes often crossed the border to hunt under various pretexts. After 344 days and nights, known as the "Migration Year," the ocean would be filled with a large number of fish, providing the United States with a large amount of food, materials and wealth. The Third Garrison Army's large number of motorized ships and island garrisons had to be on high alert at all times to prevent other countries from plundering their wealth.
But today, the enormous object descending from the blue-white ocean has overturned the worldviews of 10 soldiers in the 2nd Garrison Brigade of the 3rd Army Group.
Strange things descended from the blue and white sea above, like gods descending to earth in mythology. Legend has it that these gods arrived here in a ship called "Divine Boat." On the first day, they created humankind; on the second day, they gave them the ocean; on the third day, they created islands; on the fourth day, they created cities; and on the fifth day, they returned to the sky in the "Divine Boat," leaving behind humankind and cities.