Technology invades the modern world

Chapter 375 Success comes from time immemorial (1W)

“Because of our experience, we have the most extensive lunar landing experience in the world,” Lin Ran explained. “Alright, Mr. Lei, you’ll have plenty of time to savor this lunar journey when you return to Earth. Now we need to be on our toes.”

After changing into my spacesuit, I'll be heading out, where you'll have a direct view of our man-made wonders on the moon.

Spacesuits are divided into intravehicular activity (IVA) suits and extravehicular activity (EVA) suits. Before exiting the spacecraft, you need to change into an EVA suit and then observe the external situation to ensure that everything is in order before exiting.

It was already 1 a.m. Beijing time, but countless people were still awake, glued to their screens—phone screens, TV screens, computer screens—ready to watch the first episode of "Walking with the Flame: The Moon Edition".

Mr. Lei?
Who is Lei? Did he appear at all?
Since the moon landing, Lei Jun has only been heard, not seen, and viewers have almost forgotten that such a person even exists while watching the live broadcast.

Lei Jun stared at the display screen on the bulkhead, which showed live footage from external cameras.

He conveyed this image to audiences around the world.

"Alright, Mr. Lei, Professor, we're getting ready to change into our spacesuits," Wei Xuhang's voice rang out over the radio channel.

“Okay,” Lei Jun unbuckled his seatbelt and floated gently in the microgravity of the lander, his movements somewhat clumsy.

The cabin was cramped, with instrument panels, lockers, and emergency oxygen cylinders hanging on the walls. The air was filled with the smell of metal and plastic, and the temperature was kept constant at 20 degrees Celsius.

Lin Ran floated towards the storage area, opened a sealed cabinet door, and took out two extravehicular spacesuits—these were the latest models designed by Apollo Technology, which were lighter and more durable than previous spacesuits, weighing about 80 kilograms. They included a backpack-style life support system that could provide 8 hours of oxygen circulation, cooling water, and radiation protection.

In the not-too-distant future, there is a contradiction here. From Lin Ran's perspective, it is something that will happen in the future, but from the timeline perspective, it is the past.

Lin Ran had to travel to the moon alone, without a spaceship or life support system, and he also had to bring a small nuclear fission power plant and a complete set of computer equipment to complete the deployment in a crater at the lunar south pole.

This is a complex and arduous task; if the spacesuit is not up to par, it could be life-threatening.

Therefore, Lin Ran has always spared no effort in investing in spacesuits, as this is related to his own life safety.

As Lin Ran spoke, he unfolded his EVA suit. From the audience's perspective, his movements were exceptionally skillful: "What we are wearing now is an intravehicular activity suit, also called IVA. It is mainly for comfort and maneuverability during the flight phase. It cannot withstand the vacuum of the moon."

It lacks full life support and relies solely on its internal systems.

Now we need to change into extravehicular activity (EVA) suits.

Lei Jun added, "I know, that's called an EVA suit." He had done his research.

"Yes, now take off the IVA suit and put on the liquid-cooled inner layer. That's a cooling circulation system that can regulate body temperature and prevent overheating in the high temperature of the moon or freezing in the low temperature."

Viewers on Earth were surprised to discover that the God of Burning actually had a pretty good physique?

"Lei Zi, stop shaking the camera, stop swaying back and forth, can't you just focus on Burning God?"

"I thought the God of Burning had the physique of an otaku, I never expected him to have such slender muscles."

"It smells even better now."

As a seasoned Cold War warrior, training at the Redstone Base was already a basic skill. Coupled with the absolute control over his body after his mutation, Lin Ran was able to precisely target the parts of his body he wanted to train.

It naturally looks like it has muscles but also smooth lines.

Lin Ran is changing into his extravehicular activity (EVA) suit.

Wei Xuhang was more skilled and, after changing, began to instruct General Lei.

The liquid-cooled suit that Lin Ran mentioned is a fabric covered with fine tubes that wraps around the body like a spider web.

"It feels like I'm wearing wet clothes," Lei Jun complained, carefully zipping up the zipper to avoid getting the pipes tangled.

Wei Xuhang helped check his connection: "That's right, it mainly relies on circulating water for heat dissipation."

The lower half consists of trousers and boots.

The soles of the boots have a special gripping layer to prevent accidents that may be caused by slippery lunar dust.

Moon dust consists of electrostatically charged nanoparticles that can adhere to anything and even seep into joints, causing malfunctions.

The upper body components are more complex: a rigid upper torso armor connected to a life support backpack.

The backpack can last for 8 hours, and can be extended to 12 hours in an emergency. Therefore, after the time is up, you will need to return to the spaceship or temporary base to replace it.

The helmet is the final step, featuring a gold-plated finish to prevent sun glare and a built-in HUD display.

After putting on the helmet, the Xiaomi glasses are specially designed and do not conflict with the helmet. However, after putting them on, the image transmitted back to Earth still becomes somewhat blurry, as if a filter has been added.

It also enhanced the science fiction feel.

It feels like a blurry sci-fi movie from the 1980s has been put on a modern screen, as if it has taken people back to the last century.

"What do you think would have happened if our country had been able to land on the moon in the last century?"

"It's nothing special. Back then, we couldn't even get enough to eat. What good would landing on the moon do?" Similar conversations have taken place in some university dormitories.

Lei Jun put on his helmet, and it sealed with a click. Wei Xuhang helped check the seal and pressure, which was monitored by injecting nitrogen into the cabin system.

He could hear a buzzing sound in his ears, and the HUD lit up with a green light.

"Mr. Lei, the seal is normal," Wei Xuhang's voice came through the helmet communicator. "Ready to exit the cabin."

After the change was complete, the three floated toward the airlock: a small transition chamber, about the size of an elevator shaft, with walls covered with valves and control panels.

Lin Ran activated the external camera, and the screen displayed a panoramic view outside the lander: the lunar surface was calm and still, dust was gently swirling in the breeze, and there were no visible rock threats or unusual heat sources.

"Professor, isn't there no atmosphere on the moon? Why is lunar soil being stirred up?" Lei Jun asked.

Lin Ran explained, "Because we just landed, this is the effect of residual landing airflow."

"Conduct external inspections according to procedure," Lin Ran instructed after speaking.

Wei Xuhang nodded: "Okay!"

The procedure includes checking radiation levels, temperature, solar flares, and the presence of surrounding meteorites.

This time everything looks perfect.

“The external structure is correct,” Wei Xuhang replied.

Lin Ran nodded: "Okay, now depressurize the airlock. Mr. Lei, hold the handle firmly."

The decompression process involves evacuating air for 5 minutes to prevent explosive decompression.

He pressed the button, the inner door of the airlock closed, and the pump started working.

As the cabin pressure dropped from 1 atmosphere to a vacuum, Lei Jun felt his spacesuit begin to inflate, like a balloon being inflated.

The decompression was complete, and the outer door slowly opened. The pale moonlight poured in, and Lin Ran was the first to peek out, his boots stepping onto the ladder.

"Wei Xuhang, please take good care of President Lei," Lin Ran said. "President Lei, it's easy to jump too high in low gravity, and falling will kick up dust. Although it's not a big deal if you fall, it's best to avoid it."

Lei Jun was in the middle, with Wei Xuhang following behind him.

The three of them took turns descending.

“What’s this? Armstrong was one giant leap for mankind, and America’s recent moon landing astronaut Sarah was one small step for Black women,” Lei Jun asked. “Professor, what am I trying to say?”
I had planned it all out, but now I've forgotten it all.

After a long journey, more than eighty hours was indeed a long time. With pressurization and depressurization, we finally arrived on the moon.

If travel is categorized into different levels, then the moon would definitely be the ultimate goal.

The dazzling feeling of this ultimate goal, the quiet and desolate environment, if Lin Ran and Wei Xuhang did not speak, he could only hear his own breathing inside the helmet.

From a purely visual perspective, this place seems to have absolutely nothing to do with the word "life".

If you extend your line of sight, you can see the line of light and shadow along the edge of the crater, which marks the boundary between the shadowed and illuminated areas.

In the shadowy area, there was a human-built structure, and it wasn't small at all; it was truly a miracle of life.

"Just say it's a small step for you personally, but a giant leap for Xiaomi Group. Just copy it and you're good to go," Lin Ran joked.

Upon hearing this, Lei Jun grinned, a style familiar to Lin Ran—casual teasing that revealed absolute confidence. "But why do I feel like your hint is a little too obvious?"

The fact that the moon landing was accomplished so skillfully, with the entire process as smooth as a long-haul flight from one end of the Earth to the other, is a testament to the technological prowess and control that Lei Jun, an engineering student, found truly astounding.

This is why foreign websites no longer refer to Apollo Technology as a copy of the Apollo moon landing.

Because it's pointless, stirring up this issue will only humiliate you.

You lost your ability to land on the moon after the Saturn V, while Apollo Technology only used the Saturn V for the first moon landing, and afterwards used their own modified reusable rockets.

Not only is the rocket itself reusable, but it also completely abandons America's lunar orbit separation and the division into a command module and a lunar lander, allowing for a direct lunar landing without the need for separation.

The technology has already evolved to the next stage. If you're still agonizing over whether there are counterfeits, it's meaningless except to prove past glories.

General Aerospace's import of Chinese technology directly shattered the narrative logic that the US had previously built around Apollo technology.

The underlying logic is similar to that of new energy vehicles.

At first, some people might have been concerned about the fact that Tesla opened up its patents shortly after the intense competition in China's new energy vehicle market. Regardless of whether China's new energy vehicle industry and Tesla's open patents were related, fewer and fewer people brought this up after the new energy vehicle industry in China developed.

"Burning God is really disrespectful."

"Now I don't want to see Burning God anymore. Burning God only has a mask, you can't see his face at all. I want to see Lei Zong's expression."

"No, I strongly urge Xiaomi's product managers to include a camera that faces inwards on Xiaomi phones! So it can capture the expressions of people wearing glasses."

Before Lin Ran could finish speaking, he continued, "President Lei, I didn't mean anything by it. Our Apollo Technology also started by imitating others."

Xiaomi only imitated Apple's appearance in its early days, but we directly imitated NASA's Apollo moon landing program pixel by pixel.

Imitation first, then surpassing – that's perfectly normal.

Although Lin Ran tried to make amends, Lei Jun wouldn't engage with him at all; he wanted to move on from the topic as quickly as possible.

Because you can do it this way, you're doing B2B business, B2C business is unique.

Who else besides Apollo Technology can develop lunar tourism projects?

No matter what you say, it won't affect your business, but it's different for me. When I say this, my competitors will feel like they've found a gun in the global public opinion arena, and Xiaomi's bloggers will suffer a crushing defeat in this war of words.

Lei Jun said, "I am very excited, happy and thrilled right now. This is one of the highlights of my life and the fruit of my hard work."

As a young man from a small town in Hubei, I feel an unprecedented sense of honor that, amidst the grand sweep of China's development, I have finally set foot on lunar soil.

Yes, since I can't respond to Lin Ran's words at this time, I'll create a topic and talk about my own struggles, my own efforts, the strength of the motherland, and the development of the motherland.

This is an answer that will never be wrong.

In the realm of public opinion, there's a concept called the greatest common denominator. You need to please this group of people. Lei Jun's answer is now about pleasing China's greatest common denominator.

Both were moon landings, but the African American female astronaut America immediately started talking about Black women, which only appealed to her small group of progressive-valued audiences and was a pure negative example.

Even if rednecks have a deep affection for the Golden Age, they can't possibly resonate with a small step you, a Black woman, take.

However, the Chinese people, who have experienced decades of China's economic boom, still feel a strong sense of this magnificent trend of development. Development has always been the greatest common denominator in China.

Regardless of your political spectrum, China's development is a common goal for everyone, and we will not discuss the very few.

As they talked, they walked toward the base at the edge of the crater.

“This is our Lunar Base One,” Lin Ran said. “In NASA’s plan, this is the location of their proposed entrance to the lunar south pole, only 2 kilometers away from the permanently shadowed area.”

The live chat exploded with comments: "The Chinese are really too wicked."

"NASA officials watching the live stream must be furious!"

"It's NASA again, still at NASA. Could it be that Burning God really wants to become the NASA administrator?"

This is because, in an interview with the New York Times, John Morgan Jr. mentioned that Lin Ran jokingly said he wanted to be the director of NASA.

The report then mentioned Lin Ran, which was relayed back to China and sparked heated discussions.

Many outsiders joked that the White House should hurry up and sign the presidential appointment letter to invite Lin Ran to NASA.

John Morgan Jr. thought it was a joke, and Chinese netizens also thought it was a joke, so they joined in the joke.

Little did anyone know, this was no joke. Lin Ran genuinely wanted to return to NASA and revitalize it. His first priority was to eliminate all signs of LGBT progressive values ​​from NASA.

Just as Chinese netizens had guessed, NASA executives gathered to watch the live broadcast of China's moon landing.

Because there are many things that interest them, including nuclear fission power plants, lunar orbit construction, 3D printing factories, and so on.

These things greatly interested them; they wanted to see how China did things, and how we should do the same in the future.

If China can learn from the Apollo moon landing, why can't we learn from their technological direction?
The higher-ups are watching, and NASA experts are watching too.

Melroy turned to Grove George beside him and asked, "Grove, what do we do?"

What to do? How to face the overwhelming public opinion?

Spaceflight has always been closely linked to politics.

It is not only international politics, but also domestic politics.

The Cold War-era space race between the US and the Soviet Union, when internally reflected, manifested as the US and the Soviet Union using their spacefaring disadvantages to attack each other.

The president during the Sputnik moment was Eisenhower of the Elephant Party, and the Democratic Party media seized on this issue to launch a fierce attack on Eisenhower, with various satirical cartoons and White House jokes coming one after another.

You can't say that the rise of Kennedy to power in 1960 was unrelated to the actions of the Democratic Party during the Sputnik moment.

"We can say that we have found a better location to build a lunar base than Shackleton."

Grove said, "That's all we'll say, does it matter?"
We don't need to announce it publicly. If anyone asks, we'll say that given China's actions, we need to keep it confidential to prevent China from occupying the site before us, thus avoiding a repeat of the Shackleton Crater tragedy.

Melroy said, "The problem is there's no place like that now."

Grove said, "We say we have it, and we mean it. If outsiders are questioning it, are they the outside journalists or NASA?"

Moreover, with a change of president, you can only stay in the NASA directorship for a maximum of one year. Regardless of whether the Democrats or Republicans win, you will have to leave after this White House term ends. At that time, will the position even matter?

This is a problem the next administration will have to face.

Harden has already announced his withdrawal from the race, and now it's a head-to-head battle between Big T and Kamala.

Whoever it is, Melroy is leaving NASA; as a former astronaut, she clearly cannot adapt to NASA's increasingly demanding environment.

Moreover, while being a white woman has enough progressive value for older white men like Deng, it seems somewhat insufficient for mixed-race women of Black and Indian descent like Kamala.

She has no value for progress and is not a technocrat. Even if Kamala, who is also a member of the Democratic Party, came to power, she would not be kept at NASA.

Melroy suddenly realized, "That makes sense." She herself knew very well that she couldn't continue to stay at NASA, and had complained to Grove privately.

"If the Elephant Party wins, we'll be setting a trap for Musk," Melroy continued, noting that Musk's ambitions toward NASA are common knowledge.

So Chinese netizens are too naive. How could the bureaucrats of the Democratic Party possibly lose? They are much worse than the Chinese. They have manipulated the rednecks, the leftists, and ethnic minorities into complete control.

After they entered one by one,

“Mr. Lei, we’ll wait here and not go in. We’ll wait for Wei Xuhang to drive the lunar rover out from Lunar One,” Lin Ran said. “We need to find the landing sites of the three rockets and bring the cargo back.”

This made Lei Jun even more excited. "Okay."

Then he said to the air, "Viewers watching the live stream, I am extremely excited right now, this is the Xiaomi-branded lunar rover!"

Lin Ran reminded him, "There are two Xiaomi lunar rovers on the moon!"

Yes, there's another vehicle that traveled day and night from the Sea of ​​Tranquility to the lunar south pole.

Lei Jun gave a wry smile. Fortunately, the Xiaomi glasses wouldn't capture his wry smile. He knew that the Xiaomi probe vehicle was also Lin Ran's masterpiece, making Xiaomi a sensation on the global stage.

A wonderful misunderstanding.

"Yes, so anyone interested in cars should consider our Su-7!" Lei Jun said. "Aerospace quality, trustworthy! It runs perfectly even in the complex environment of the moon!"

As the gate opened fully, a fine wisp of lunar dust was lifted up by the vacuum and floated into the air. The lunar rover, named Xiaomi, was a large, six-wheeled vehicle, about three meters long, with solar panels covering its body.

All the previous scientific instruments have been removed.

The exploration is carried out by an unmanned exploration vehicle, whose most important task is to haul cargo.

The robotic arm on the roof is ready to go. It has been dormant in the base's maintenance bay for two months. After being recharged and upgraded, it is now ready to be put to use again.

The rover's wheels began to turn slowly, and under the moon's low gravity, everything seemed light and eerie.

It slid off the base's ramp, its wheels rolling over the cratered lunar soil, raising a cloud of dust that lingered in the air for a long time in the absence of an atmosphere.

"Wow, this is much more spectacular than watching a live stream on Earth. It's huge!" From a first-person perspective, the car looked like a small mountain. Lei Jun then exclaimed, "This behemoth makes me feel like the ticket price was worth it."

During the process of getting into the car, Lin Ran said, "Mr. Lei, if there is still some time, we can go find America's Xiaomi account and have an epic meeting."

Lei Jun said expectantly, "I believe that will be a historic meeting!"

He then asked, "Hey, professor, aren't we sitting in the front?"

Lin Ran said, "Of course not. We'll be responsible for getting off the truck and loading the cargo. We'll sit in the back and won't need to change into spacesuits. Wei Xuhang will be in charge of driving."

Lei Jun thought to himself, "Loading cargo? Does that mean I have to directly contact the nuclear power plant with my spacesuit?" This made him somewhat worried.

Lin Ran didn't look at Lei Jun, but seemed to sense his worry: "President Lei, don't worry, it has a radiation shielding layer, it won't have any effect on you."

The dedicated delivery vehicles are unmanned cargo spacecraft modified from the Luna Exploration rover, equipped with more sensors such as laser rangefinders and radar, and featuring the most advanced automatic landing system.

It was jointly developed by Apollo Technologies and China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It can make round trips. After the astronauts retrieve the cargo, the spacecraft will be launched back to Earth. After being repaired on Earth, it can be reused.

There are currently four spacecraft in service.

Users on military forums have long hoped that China and Laos could use this technology to build a near-Earth orbit troop transport ship capable of global airdrop.

A wave of divine soldiers descended upon Earth.

After all, China's economy has been expanding in Africa, but its actual influence has not kept pace with its economic development.

Netizens believe that even just one such troop transport ship capable of arriving unexpectedly would greatly improve China's security in Africa.

"Ground control center, this is Lunar Base 1," Wei Xuhang reported to the Wenchang control center on Earth via an encrypted communication link. "Please transmit the exact location of Cargo 5-1."

Why wasn't the data transmitted earlier? Because to save power, and without human astronauts, the rover was essentially in a dormant state.

"The landing point of cargo ship No. 5-1 is 3.5 kilometers from the base, with coordinates of 89.8°S, 1.2°E. The nuclear reactor module is in normal condition."

When the sound came, the response on Earth was delayed by 2.5 seconds, which is an inevitable cost of communication over 300,000 kilometers. At the same time, the data was transmitted to the onboard computer of the probe through the communication link.

In fact, the engineering team at the ground control center was even more excited than the astronauts on the moon.

If successful, this would be the first time humanity has deployed a small nuclear fission power plant on the lunar surface.

This 100-kilowatt reactor will provide continuous power to the base, freeing it from the limitations of solar energy, especially during short lunar eclipses or after the base expands into the shadow zone.

While astronauts on the moon are still worried about whether they can successfully complete their mission, people on Earth are already dreaming of winning big.

No one believed that with a professor personally taking charge, the project would fail.

"The Xiaomi reactor is designed based on a molybdenum alloy shell, uses highly enriched uranium-235 fuel rods inside, and is equipped with an automatic cooling system and a radiation shielding layer."

It is currently in dormant mode with a thermal decay rate of less than 0.1%.

"Pay close attention to the tire structure during the journey to prevent excessive shrinkage. Handle lunar dust carefully during retrieval to avoid interfering with electronic equipment." Further instructions came from Earth.

Wei Xuhang replied, "Received!"

Knowing that the reactor had three layers of shielding, Lei Jun finally felt a little relieved.

The lunar surface is uneven, but Wei Xuhang is experienced and can generally avoid the wheels getting stuck in the soft dust layer, because lunar dust is rich in glassy particles that can be electrostatically attracted to the equipment and cause short circuits.

However, there were a few times when the car got stuck in the soft dust, and Lei Jun and Lin Ran had to get out and push it.

When Lei Jun learned that he would have to push the cart, he joked, "Professor, my lunar journey is certainly full of activities."

I was watching the space tourism program on the space station, and everyone else was lying by the porthole, drinking coffee and looking at Earth. I, on the other hand, have to push a cart.

(An astronaut drinking coffee on the International Space Station)

Lin Ran replied, "Mr. Lei, shouldn't promoting the Xiaomi-branded lunar rover be a happy thing?"

"That makes sense!" Lei Jun agreed wholeheartedly. If this car had the Wenjie logo, wouldn't he be at an even greater loss?

After passing the small crater, Wei Xuhang accelerated to 10 kilometers per hour. The car's display screen showed the best route: just go around the small crater and you can proceed along the ridge.

Lin Ran interacted with the audience in front of the camera: "This nuclear reactor is not like a large nuclear power plant on Earth. It is a modular design with a fuel life of up to 10 years and does not require frequent maintenance."

Heat is transferred through a sodium-potassium alloy circuit, avoiding the problem of water evaporation in a vacuum.

Once back at base, we simply connect it to the converter with a cable to output a stable DC power supply, supporting a range of applications requiring electricity, such as water ice extraction and oxygen production.

Two kilometers away, the cargo spacecraft stood silently, seemingly out of place with the desolate environment of the lunar surface.

After the car was parked, Lei Jun and Lin Ran slowly got out. Lei Jun said, "This feeling is just like seeing an alien spaceship on Earth. It's amazing."

Lin Ran said, "Alright, let's get to work."

"Wenchang Control Center, this is Lin Ran. Instruct cargo spacecraft 5-1 to unload!"

The ground control center replied, "Okay, Professor."

The cargo spaceship was indeed standing upright, but it still had electricity and fuel, and it could split open in the middle, after which a cylindrical object would roll down the paved ramp.

It rolled a distance on the lunar surface and then stopped.

Wei Xuhang's voice came through the communication module: "The scanner confirms no leaks."

Lin Ran said, "Visual confirmation: The module is intact and there is no external damage. Report on the radiation level."

After a moment, Wei Xuhang replied, "Radiation level is 0.05 millisieverts per hour, within safe limits."

Lin Ran said, "Okay, get ready to connect the towing hook with the robotic arm."

After Lin Ran finished speaking, he turned to Lei Jun and said, "President Lei, let's go. We need to move the power plant here now."

Lei Jun asked in confusion, "Move?"

Lin Ran said, "To be more precise, it's a tow truck. It has wheels, and you can imagine it as a cylindrical battery with four wheels."

This is its current form. We need to push it over and connect it to the probe vehicle.

This way, the probe can bring it back to base.

After saying that, the two walked towards the nuclear fission power plant. The silver cylinder sat quietly in the lunar soil, raising lingering dust that reminded them that this was not Earth.

As the Earth moves, the wheels extend from the side of the cylinder, and all they need to do is push it over so that the wheels can firmly grip the ground.

Then slowly push the power station next to the probe vehicle.

The whole process was simple, but everyone was very careful, afraid of damaging the power plant.

"After we leave, will the cargo ship automatically return to Earth?" Lei Jun asked.

Lin Ran said, "Yes, after we leave, the ground control center will choose a suitable time to launch it and use the automatic navigation system to return to Earth."

Lei Jun remarked, "Practice really does make perfect."

When the power plant came to the rear of the probe vehicle, the probe vehicle's robotic arm extended and its claws grabbed the fixing ring at the bottom of the reactor.

With a click, the lock is complete.

After confirming that it was secure enough, Lin Ran returned to the rear compartment of the probe vehicle.

Wei Xuhang activated the traction mode, and the probe slowly reversed, dragging the module.

The low gravity made everything easy, but the lunar dust was stirred up, forming a gray trail.

He carefully maintained his balance to avoid tipping over, with the vehicle's gyroscope and stabilization system adjusting its attitude in real time.

On the way back to base, Lei Jun kept glancing at the power station behind them: "Professor, do you know what? It feels like herding cattle home in a Western movie."

Lin Ran said, "If this were set in the 1960s, it would definitely be a science fiction movie."

The power plant was successfully brought back to its base in Shackleton Crater.

Under the work of Lin Ran and Wei Xuhang, the power station has been erected on the rocky plain outside the base, and the wheels have been retracted into the main body.

Lei Jun's Xiaomi glasses faithfully recorded the entire process.

The silver-gray reactor hull gleamed with a light that seemed out of place at the boundary between sunlight and shadow.

There was no sound of wind, only the even hissing of the spacesuit respirator.

The three entered the base and first changed into their intravehicular activity suits in the depressurization chamber, the heavy hatch closing behind them.

Then they entered the base. The base was very large, and the situation was much better than Lei Jun had imagined.

The moon has gravity, although it's only one-sixth that of Earth, but it's still much better than zero gravity.

The entire space, spanning over 100 square meters, was secured with special structures to ensure that the furniture and decorations would not float away.

The computer was even embedded in the base's walls.

"The control panel is online." Lin Ran pulled out his chair and typed on the keyboard.

The screen lit up, and Lin Ran switched to the control panel of the nuclear fusion power plant.

The power curve is a steadily rising line.

Wei Xuhang sat to the side, staring at the coolant flow reading.

Lei Jun was sitting on the sofa; he was fine at the moment.

However, the comments were all saying: "Don't just sit there!"

"You're here as a guest, right?"

"Lei Zi, get to work right now!"

The entire process, from the moon landing to the hauling of the power plant back to base, lasted from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. Earth time, with tens of millions of Chinese netizens watching the live stream.

The top-ranked hashtag on Weibo is: "The best reality show".

"This is the best reality show I've ever seen. Two of China's top billionaires embarked on a journey to the moon. It's from the first-person perspective of one of them. Throughout the show, you can see Ran Shen being sarcastic and eccentric, Lei Zong being passionate and energetic, and Wei Xuhang working quietly."

We can also see Lei Zong and Lin Ran pulling a cart, the desolate western landscape highlighting alien wonders. In short, there are too many things to criticize, too many to count; it's just too entertaining.

"Thanks for the invitation. To be honest, I feel that Mr. Lei's project is absolutely worth the price of admission. The Xiaomi probe is the best advertisement. This project is so rich and diverse. This is only the first day, and there are still seven days to go. I'm just worried about whether Mr. Lei's stamina can handle it."

"Next time, could a TV station afford to send celebrities to the moon to film a variety show for me? Or, doesn't Korea like to film some kind of squid game?"

Is it possible to transform the moon into a real squid game, where only one person can survive, allowing anyone who wants to participate to go up, and where Earth's laws have no jurisdiction over the moon?

It's unbelievable how entertaining a variety show without any conflict would be; imagine how good it would be if it were a squid game show!

Because of language barriers, foreign netizens find the visuals captivating, while Chinese netizens can interpret more interesting content.

“9.8 liters per second.” Wei Xuhang’s voice became tense: “Professor, it has dropped to the lower limit.”

Lin Ran raised his voice: "Activate the emergency plan!"

Lei Jun immediately tensed up.

There was air inside the base, and the sound echoed directly within it. He could clearly feel the tension in Wei Xuhang's voice and the rise in Lin Ran's voice.

He became even more nervous, but he remained silent, knowing that all he could do was not cause trouble.

Wei Xuhang reached out to grab the emergency handle.

"Reduce the power," Lin Ran said in a low voice.

The control rod begins to descend, 2 millimeters every two seconds.

The reactor's thermal power gradually decreased to one-third of its original level.

The standby pump starts, and the high-frequency whistling sound of the motor reaches your eardrums as the flow rate returns to 10.6 liters per second.

The outlet temperature monitored on the display screen slowly decreased.

"305 degrees, pressure stable," Wei Xuhang read out.

"it is good."

The ground control voice came through: "Restore confirmed. Keep the backup pump on for five minutes."

Five minutes later, the main pump was taken back into control.

The flow rate increased to 12.1 liters per second, and the temperature dropped to 285 degrees Celsius.

The standby pump is shut down, and hot standby is maintained.

"Log: Cooling anomaly has been dealt with. Highest temperature 321 degrees Celsius. No radiation anomalies," Lin Ran said into the microphone.

Wei Xuhang relaxed.

On the screen, the power returned to 40 kilowatts.

With the grid connection switch closed, the lights throughout the base instantly became brighter and more stable.

Lin Ran looked up at the warm yellow LED light strip on the ceiling and said calmly, "Alright, the base now has its own heart."

Lei Jun walked over: "Did you succeed?"

Lin Ran nodded and pointed to the ceiling: "That's right, it's already connected to the grid and generating electricity."

Lei Jun then asked, "Just now?"

Lin Ran said, "That was a small accident. When the coolant flow rate is less than 10 liters per second, or when the pump outlet temperature is greater than 30 degrees Celsius, we would suspect that the cooling system of the nuclear fission power plant has failed."

At this point, the emergency plan should be activated, the control rod position should be lowered until the core power is less than 5%, and then the backup pump set should be started. If the flow rate fails to recover, SCRAM should be executed to maintain the auxiliary cooling circuit operation until the core temperature is less than 120 degrees.

piece of cake.

At most, a nuclear fission power plant cannot operate as planned, nor will it pose any other dangers.

We have very comprehensive contingency plans, and the design of nuclear fission power plants also has sufficient redundancy and backup.

If we disregard security and redundancy, we could even make it the size of a computer case.

Lei Jun also relaxed.

Viewers watching the live stream from Earth also relaxed.

It's obvious at a glance that an accident has occurred.

Everyone's hearts were in their throats. If something happened to Ran Shen on the moon, it would be a loss of a national treasure for China, an unbearable burden.

"so far so good!"

"I was going to sleep, but this unexpected event made me stay up so long. I have to go to work tomorrow!"

"Although I don't know what happened or what the accident was, it was still so exciting. My heart is still pounding."

"666 is finally connected to the grid! The first nuclear power plant on the moon comes from China!"

"This is awesome! The lunar infrastructure is amazing!"

"Even Lei Jun himself probably didn't expect that coming to the moon would be so exciting."

"Electricity is the foundation of everything. With solar panels and nuclear fission power plants, there is no limit to the expansion of the lunar base."

"That's right. The God of Burning said he wanted to make the moon an exclave of ours, 38 kilometers away from Earth. What right do the Americans have to come to the moon? The moon has been an inseparable part of China since ancient times!"

The practice of spamming the live stream has been a long-standing phenomenon.

Everyone is using the same old memes.

The moon is so amazing, why should other countries get a piece of the pie?

Lin Ran's voice rang out: "President Lei, get ready, have something to eat and some water, and rest for a bit. We're about to head to our next destination."

"what?"

　I'm thinking of not ending the long chapter in the middle.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)