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Perhaps I have long been accustomed to the situation that I am the only normal person in the world and everyone else is an idiot. We have eyes and ears, and we can know it with a little thought, but it seems that no one knows how to use their brains.
"I know it happened at that time because our satellite also lost contact briefly at that time. The signal was blocked."
Then Jupiter 2 disappeared, and their company's satellite lost contact briefly before returning to normal.
“By the way, does the company’s satellite have a weapon system on it?” Alice asked again.
Ling was not quite sure about this either, but the Steele starship did seem to have the ability to defend and counterattack.
So the reason why it didn't disappear together is because it fought back?
Chapter 293 Satellite Falls
The Steele spacecraft does not have the capability to transmit images in real time, as it was not originally intended to be used as a satellite.
According to background records, at 16:27 yesterday, the spacecraft encountered a strong magnetic field and the spacecraft's external armor showed signs of physical erosion.
I don’t know whether it is a natural phenomenon of high-energy cosmic rays or man-made.
However, when the spacecraft was unmanned, the computer main brain determined that it was invaded from outside and passively triggered the self-defense function.
Alice's fingers tapped the computer keyboard in front of her, more smoothly than Reiya's fingers played the piano. She was a girl wearing cartoon pajamas, but she looked very impressive when she was serious.
This is her territory, this room full of computers and monitors is her fortress. Ling once again realized this so clearly.
The stream of characters pouring down the screen like a waterfall was simply a mysterious book, but in Alice's eyes, it was a record that was as simple as a glance.
"The data I retrieved here shows that after our satellite lost contact with the ground, it fired a high-frequency electromagnetic torpedo on its own judgment."
Alice emphasized the word "satellite". She didn't know what the one launched by Lingye Company was capable of carrying such a weapon.
That should really be the armed satellite of the TAC team, right?
It's not that Alice has never come into contact with TAC. The special ability she has since birth makes her particularly sensitive to programs. Some of the things she wrote for the military are also used in TAC's system. As far as she knows, this is the most advanced weapon of TAC.
Alice only found out about this thing when she received the background log feedback after the satellite was reconnected.
"What is a high-frequency electromagnetic torpedo?"
How should I know? That's your satellite. Alice wanted to answer like this, but considering that she was still employed by the other party and the salary was very good, she restrained her usual temper.
"All I saw was the literal data. It was a weapon that used high-frequency electromagnetic waves to destroy the enemy's electronic equipment."
"Sabotage of electronic equipment?"
Ling also suddenly thought of a possibility.
"That Jupiter II, could it be that we shot it down?"
"It's you, not us. Don't include me. I'm just a technician." Alice said. Of course, she had thought about this possibility a long time ago.
Destroying UN satellites will result in prosecution in the International Court of Justice.
Of course, this possibility is not high. The Steele spacecraft is in geosynchronous satellite orbit, while Jupiter 2 is an Earth-orbiting satellite, and the orbital altitudes of the two are quite different.
Even if we look from the Earth's perspective, the two satellites were both over Tokyo at that moment, but in reality, because they were in different orbits, the distance between them should be tens or even hundreds of kilometers.
So it is more likely that something did attack the satellite in the sky, destroyed Jupiter II, and was hit by a high-frequency electromagnetic torpedo when attacking the Steele spacecraft, and then escaped.
What on earth is that?
If it was the sword breaker on the track at that time, Kaina would definitely tell Lingye clearly what she encountered. It is very likely that she solved it easily.
But Ling certainly wouldn't use sword breaker as a satellite.
One is an ordinary civilian spacecraft from the Steele star, which has just reached the threshold of level 3 civilization and has the ability to travel between stars. The other is the final technological achievement of the wizard of level 4 civilization.
There is certainly no comparison between the two.
"Is there any other data?" Ling asked casually without any hope.
The satellite was attacked, and the autonomous defense system drove away the enemy, but Jupiter 2, which was also attacked at the same time, was not spared.
Speaking objectively, she has done enough to respond to Beidou. It is completely fine for TAC to respond to the Paris headquarters in the same way.
But Ling didn't expect that Alice nodded.
"If you want other data, you can get it. The Earth is not what it was seven years ago. There are still many satellites in orbit."
Seven years ago, no other country on this planet had the technology to launch satellites except the polar countries. But today, although satellites are not yet popular among the public, they are really not a high-level technology.
"There were several other satellites that passed over Tokyo around 16:27 yesterday. If we retrieve the relevant data, we might be able to make some discoveries."
“But, didn’t they say that our satellite was the only one above Tokyo at that time?” Ling asked in confusion. This is what Beidou told her.
"If we are talking about TAC satellites, ours is indeed the only one. As for other satellites, some for scientific research and some for other countries' military, there were several that passed by during that period."
"Can we retrieve data from these satellites?"
"Do you know the Global Wartime Security Treaty?"
Ling also shook her head, she obviously didn't know.
"That was a global treaty signed during the Ultra Guard era. As long as the Earth faces an immediate risk of invasion, the professional frontline team established has the right to mobilize all resources in the world, including the military of various countries."
At that time it was Ultra Guard, then MAT, and now TAC
These teams are front-line teams formed in response to invasions on Earth, and they fall within the scope of the treaty.
However, as we all know, for some reasons, the island nation's own military resources are almost always used. During the TAC team era alone, the defense force was completely wiped out twice.
This is true for the military and of course for information data.
“Therefore, all satellites listed under the name of TAC have high-level authorization codes and can connect to the Internet and obtain data from other satellites.”
Although Alice didn't know how Ling did it, their satellite was also listed under the name of TAC and naturally had this authority.
"So, the Paris headquarters can also retrieve data from other satellites, but why don't they do that?"
"Ha, why would they do this? If the missing satellite is an armed military satellite, that's another story. It's just a resource and hydrological detection satellite of the United Nations. And it disappeared in Tokyo. Unless it can be proven to be related to the Ultra Beast, what does it have to do with the Paris headquarters? Do you think the relationship between the TAC headquarters and the United Nations is really that good?"
Both sides are international organizations. The former was established to deal with the super beasts and the Yabo people. It has branches in countries around the world and has priority in allocating resources. There is no need to glorify human nature and greed for power. How can there be no conflicts between such an organization and various countries?
It’s not that the Paris headquarters can’t investigate, it’s just that they don’t pay enough attention to it.
So the one who is really concerned is Captain Long, because it would be fine if the damaged satellite burns up in the atmosphere, but if it does not burn up, it may fall on their heads at any time.
"Alice, you know so much."
"Humph, even if you say that, I won't be happy."
Having said that, Alice quickly retrieved the relevant data.
"We were really lucky. There was a US military monitoring satellite passing over Tokyo at the time. Their cameras were very accurate."
Is it okay to directly retrieve data from the United States' military satellites? After all, Tokyo is the capital, and it doesn't seem right to be monitored by the United States' military monitoring satellites.
Alice was very fast and quickly retrieved the relevant images.
"Indeed, it was photographed. Look, this black spot should be Jupiter 2."
"What is that floc-like substance here?" Ling also pointed to a blurry picture in the photo.
Alice enlarged the photo. It was a high-definition satellite image, and the pixels were still clear after enlarging it, but the flocs were still flocs.
"dark clouds?"
This is of course a joke. We are all outside the atmosphere, so there are no dark clouds.
That should be the main body that attacked the satellite.
"Look, the Jupiter 2 satellite fell at that time! And the black spot has always been there, it did not burn up in the atmosphere."
At the same time, they both noticed that the floc was gone.
"But we haven't received any reports of satellite debris falling on the ground. Where did it fall?"
Alice skillfully switched the satellite map to a flat map.
"It's Nerima. From the map, it looks like there's a gas company there?"
Tokyo Gas Co. No. 3 Gas Station (Nerima)
When Kitado, Yoshimura and Konno from the TAC team arrived, the scene had been cordoned off and people in the surrounding area were being evacuated.
"This is Manager Akita, the head of Tokyo Gas Corporation, and the guard who was on duty at the branch last night." The speaker was Inspector Nishimura of the Metropolitan Police Department.
"I'm sorry, we received a similar report at Nerima Police Station yesterday, but the officers who handled it didn't take it seriously."
"How is this going?"
"It's like this." The speaker was the guard on duty at the gas station last night. "Last night, just after six o'clock, I saw a red-hot object falling from the sky. I didn't know what it was, but now that I think about it, it should be the artificial satellite you mentioned."
"But it turned into a gas tank. I called the police and contacted the head office, but the police didn't believe me and the head office didn't respond to me either."
It's really hard to believe that the satellite fell and turned into a gas tank, and the guard was drunk last night.
Everyone would take it as drunken talk.
"Which satellite are you talking about?" Beidou asked.
The man pointed to a huge gas tank in the far corner.
"That's it. That place was originally an empty lot. I remember it very clearly."
Beidou and Yoshimura looked at each other. It looked like an ordinary gas tank, exactly the same as the ones in the rows next to it. There was no difference.
No wonder the police didn’t believe it last night, and the person who called the police was drunk, so they just treated it as a false report due to drunkenness.
"Is there any gas left in these tanks?"
"Yes, we supply gas to the entire Nerima district. If the gas supply is cut off, the entire Nerima district will be without gas, and the impact will be huge," said Manager Akita.
"If the gas station exploded, the impact would be even greater!" Yoshimura said. He took out a metal detection stick and a beeping sound was heard as soon as it was turned on.
"Such strong cosmic radiation, it really comes from the universe. And there are biological reactions in it."
It is not certain whether it is Jupiter 2, but at least it is definitely a visitor from space.
"Biological reaction? Are you sure?"
If there are living creatures, and they come from the universe, they are most likely monsters.
"Manager Akita, we have confirmed that there is danger. Can we drain all the gas from these gas tanks?"
It has been confirmed that it is an object from outer space. There is a high possibility of a battle. There are explosive gas canisters all around, and TAC cannot use any weapons.
"I see. If that's the case, there are emergency levers in the engine room that can drain the gas."