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Upon hearing Zhang Qi's words, Thomas, who had been quietly listening to the introduction, suddenly became excited.

He was really looking forward to taking a picture with the magnificent lunar backdrop while he was still outside.

Unfortunately, even in photos taken with him, it was difficult to recognize him because he was wearing a heavy spacesuit.

Hearing that he doesn't have to wear a spacesuit for the photo shoot, I'm naturally overjoyed.

"Really?"

"Come on in." Zhang Qi didn't waste any words and directly pushed open a door on his left.

Richard and Thomas looked inside.

The entire opposite side was made of a single layer of transparent glass, or rather, a floor-to-ceiling window that was about ten meters long and more than three meters high.

Through this window, you can see the dense array of photovoltaic power generation equipment you just saw.

Obviously, it looks even more spectacular from this perspective.

This sight once again left Richard stunned.

Goodness, such large floor-to-ceiling windows are not uncommon on Earth, but how did a single piece of glass, ten meters long and three meters wide, get to the moon?
And is such a large piece of glass strong enough? Keep in mind that this piece of glass has no frame in the middle.

However, the frame is not visible even on the four sides.

Zhang Qi, who was standing next to them, noticed their expressions and guessed their doubts. He took the initiative to explain, "This is not actually glass. It is also a holographic display technology that is still being improved."

What you're actually seeing isn't a single piece of glass, but a holographic projection created using virtual reconstruction technology. Currently, it's so realistic that it's practically indistinguishable to the naked eye.

In the future, we plan to further expand our base and will widely adopt this technology. This will help our colleagues on duty at the lunar base adapt to the environment quickly.

Unfortunately, we haven't yet found a way to directly modify the lunar environment, such as creating an atmosphere on the moon to regulate temperature and protect humans.

Therefore, for a long time, the houses on the lunar base had no windows. People in such a confined environment are prone to psychological problems.

Therefore, this technology was first applied to the lunar base. Even your bedrooms tonight have this feature, allowing you to sleep in the environment you desire.

After speaking, Zhang Qi waved at a camera in the room, and the image of the magnificent photovoltaic base slowly faded away, the background gradually transforming into the deep universe.

Until a blue planet appeared in the middle, surrounded by the deep black of the universe!
Richard and Thomas instantly recognized that this was probably the background they had seen when they first got off the spaceship and were looking towards Earth.

The next scene shows a rocket taking off, followed by a relaxing beach, and then a rainforest...

The entire wall constantly changes its scenery, and each scene appears so real and lifelike.

Finally, the frame freezes on the initial shot, perfectly recreating the scenery outside the house.

Richard and Thomas stared, mouths agape, at this incredible scene.

Richard had by then realized that his trip to the moon was less a demonstration of China's future technology to the world.

Going to the moon is like experiencing a top-notch technological journey.

"By the way, if you don't find the real scene very interesting, you can also use intelligent simulation."

For example, there might be flowers and plants as decorations, the wind might blow, rain might fall, and sounds from the real world might be simulated.

This is what it means for words to become law.

As soon as Zhang Qi finished speaking, a light drizzle began to fall outside.

This is obviously not true.

Since the moon has no atmosphere, it certainly can't rain.

The water in lunar soil mostly exists in gaseous, icy, and mineral-bound states.

But it looked so real that even beads of rain appeared on the glass, and the sound of light rain tapping on the window could be heard in the room.

"This is actually our main open conference room. We often communicate with the launch sites on Earth from here."

Of course, you can also take more group photos here. In fact, we've been doing more than just building the base over the past six months.

Our hopping robot has already captured 40% of the lunar landscape, especially some of its unique terrain features. We can even simulate these scenes for you to take photos.

The main focus is on developing drones capable of launching from the moon. Since the moon lacks an atmosphere, traditional rotary-wing and fixed-wing drones cannot be used.

By the time you visit again, our long-range intelligent lunar drones should be operational, allowing us to simulate the scenery of any location on the moon in real time.

Yes, long-range intelligent drones for lunar missions are also under development...

At this moment, Richard still didn't quite understand from a physics perspective why drones on Earth couldn't fly on the moon.

But he felt that the moon should belong to China.

After all, no country has yet started researching drones that can fly on the moon.

Of course, we haven't heard of anyone starting to research a lunar landing project yet.

Perhaps his homeland had a similar plan. But Richard suddenly thought of a very sad fact.

In an era where any spacecraft's ability to reach a certain altitude depends on China's approval, what good would it do to send a rocket to the moon?
Not to mention that even if they could break through the satellite blockade and get into space, landing on the moon would be a troublesome matter.

There's no atmosphere to shield us here, so laser weapons can be much more effective.

In short, without China's permission, it is unlikely that any country will be able to successfully land on the moon.

China has never publicly claimed that the moon belongs to China. But this is already an established fact.

Richard quickly came to terms with it.

Actually, it would be quite good if the moon were developed by China. At least it's better than it being occupied by our own people.

After all, if the Chinese develop the moon, ordinary people like him might be able to benefit from it.

But if these resources are seized by greedy capitalists, they probably won't even leave ordinary people like them a trace.

It might even force countless ordinary people like him to come to the moon to mine for them...

After all, capital is inherently designed to enslave and exploit the means of production in order to extract the maximum amount of surplus value.

To be honest, Richard often didn't understand what those big capitalists were thinking.

How much money can a person use in their lifetime? Once you have a certain amount of money, it's just a number.

You can't take it with you when you're born, and you can't take it with you when you die. Why do some people, who already have enough money to last a lifetime, still refuse to give up any opportunity to increase their wealth?
Many of these opportunities are obtained by exploiting the poorest people at the bottom of society.

This is probably what Richard finds most incomprehensible.

The poor don't even covet the vast wealth of the rich, but the rich are always thinking about how to squeeze the meager sums out of the poor's pockets...

Sure enough, every single one of those big capitalists should hang lampposts...

Richard's thoughts drifted a little far away for a moment.

However, Thomas, who was next to him, didn't think that much about it. He was already excitedly asking Richard to take a picture with him.

Leaving aside the scenery on Earth, with Zhang Qi's help, the two took a whole set of photos on the moon, witnessed by countless netizens around the world.

Okay, although everyone knows this was achieved through holographic technology, the lunar scenery is real.

After taking the photos, the two finally followed Zhang Qi to the underground space of the lunar base. Sure enough, the underground space of the moon, which had been explored over the past six months, was much larger and more spacious than the surface area.

Besides the central hall, which is at least 300 square meters and divided into various functional areas, there are more than a dozen small rooms scattered around it.

Everything seemed to be in good order.

"This is the basement level, which is also our main activity area when we don't need to perform missions outside."

This is the gym, and next door is a small movie theater and a digital reading room..."

Following Zhang Qi's directions, John and his son toured the entire basement level.

During this time, I also ran into three other researchers from the Earth base in the game room.

The three of them were playing the latest version of StarCraft together. Watching them so engrossed in the game gave Richard the feeling that he might still be on Earth.

If the gravity here weren't so different from Earth's, then even walking indoors would require careful footing...

"This is...unbelievable! It feels just like being on Earth."

"Haha, there is a difference. I'm tired of seeing the same old faces every day."

So everyone is very happy to welcome you. We've even prepared a special welcome ceremony for you at dinner tonight.

Let me take you to your rooms first. You must be tired after being in the spaceship capsule for so long.

You can take a shower and rest first. The banquet will start in two hours; I will let you know then.

After dinner, you are free to do as you please in the recreation room. Have a good rest tonight; I'll take you out for a stroll tomorrow.

For example, the activity of collecting lunar soil. Each of you may bring back no more than 200 grams of lunar soil with you.

We will pack the lunar soil for you here. This way, you can use it to make various handicrafts when you return to Earth.

As he spoke, Zhang Qi led the two to a room.

It seems that rooms are still in short supply on the moon.

The father and son had to squeeze into one room. But Richard didn't seem to care about these details.

He simply asked out of curiosity, "This is the first basement level, is there another basement level?"

"of course."

Zhang Qi answered confidently, "However, there's not much to see on the second basement level. It mainly houses the base's power supply and life support equipment rooms."

I usually don't go down there; only during the weekly routine equipment inspection will professionals go down to perform maintenance.

However, all the devices are actually connected to the base's internal management computer. If a problem occurs, the main control computer will issue an alert directly.

Of course, so far, the equipment room on the second basement level has been operating normally without any problems.

Richard understood.

There is nothing more to say.

The equipment room is definitely not a place for someone like him who has nothing better to do.

Putting everything else aside, he really couldn't afford to take responsibility if something went wrong with the equipment.

Upon opening the door, another unexpected event occurred.

Richard had initially thought that it would be good enough if the room arranged for him and his son was the same as a hotel double room.

But to his surprise, the house turned out to be a two-bedroom suite. There was even a Tai Chi computer specially prepared for him in the living room.

"You all rest first, I'll come and let you know to go to the cafeteria for dinner later."

After saying that, Zhang Qi left first.

Only John and his son remained, and they began to recount the first half of this wondrous journey.

……

"The live broadcast of the moon landing was a great success. Although it was late at night in most Western countries, the total number of viewers across all platforms exceeded 300 million."

Especially on TikTok, the peak number of concurrent users reached 1.78 million. This shows that netizens were highly engaged.

Currently, topics about ordinary people landing on the moon have largely become trending topics on social media in various countries. The hashtag "Lucky Richard" has already garnered over 100 million views…

……

Earth, China, Yanbei University.

Qiao Yu, who had just finished her presentation, was listening to the briefing she had just received.

Judging from the data alone, the results are indeed very good.

To subtly influence societal trends, the first step is to deliver content to countless ordinary people.

At the same time, they also need to be willing to spend time to understand.

With 300 million people watching the live stream simultaneously worldwide, and considering that there was no extensive internal promotion within China and it was early morning in the Western Hemisphere, this figure is quite impressive.

Richard was right about one thing.

This live broadcast, broadcast from his perspective to the world, was indeed meant to show everyone how powerful China is now.

It's best to make sure everyone is aware of the situation and to dispel any bad thoughts.

Although the most direct way to demonstrate strength is still the same as before at Xida University, by launching a teaching-style war.

But clearly, China doesn't think that way, or rather, there's no need for it.

Brute force may instill fear and submission, but it can also easily inspire defiance.

This can actually be seen in horror movies from different cultures.

Western horror often seeks visual stimulation, while Eastern horror aims to evoke a sense of psychological tremor in the audience.

In fact, the latter makes it easier for people to feel how futile it is to fight against fate.

Of course, its main purpose is to deter those big capitalists.

With such high popularity, it's impossible for big capitalists not to pay attention.

Let them see more, and they will naturally know how to choose in the future.

In this era, the precipitous lead in technology, especially in the space sector, should be enough to instill fear in some people and influence their decision-making.

As for structural conflicts, they are minor matters in the face of overwhelming technological superiority.

Qiao Yu's consistent view is to make the cake big enough so that everyone will be envious.

Of course, whether or not we'll ultimately get to eat this big cake is another matter that needs careful consideration.

Qiao Yu has a lot of experience with this kind of thing.

After all, he was already quite experienced in dealing with these kinds of situations. In China, all that was needed was to set the rules; who got to sit at the table would naturally be determined by the abilities of these capable individuals. (End of Chapter)