Don't go to the moon, there are gods on the far side of the moon.

When Lin Jibai and the other two escaped from the Tianheng Data Center, it was almost dawn.

The star official did not continue the pursuit.

It's not that we can't catch up.

Instead, after the lunar landing certificates were affixed to Lin Jibai's palm, they seemed to receive a higher priority order, all stopping at the edge of the server lobby to watch them leave.

That kind of farewell is more unsettling than being chased.

It's as if the prey is already in the cage, there's no need to rush to bite.

After returning to their temporary hiding place, Xiaoman finally fell into a deep sleep.

Xu Wangshu treated the frostbite on Lin Jibai's shoulder. The skin where the star official had scratched was grayish, as if it had been eroded by lunar soil.

You need a hospital.

"And then they'll push you to get an EEG?"

You need professional treatment.

"I need to know how to get up to the back of the moon first."

Xu Wangshu paused.

"Are you really going?"

Lin Jibai looked at the sleeping Xiaoman.

"My dad is at the Southern Heavenly Gate, and Xiaoman is being used as a key by them. Wen Zhaolin wants to restart the Earth-Moon Ladder, and the Star Official wants me to take over. Do you think I have any option but to go?"

Xu Wangshu remained silent for a moment.

"Going to the far side of the moon isn't like taking a high-speed train. National missions, commercial launches, and adaptability selection—any one of these stages can stall you."

"So my dad said that Wen Zhaolin would hand me the way."

Lin Jibai opened his palm.

The black gold moon landing certificate mark is embedded in the skin, like a cold eye.

Just as he was about to start studying it, there was a knock on the door.

This time it's not a star official.

A white envelope slid in through the crack in the door.

There was no postmark.

There were no footsteps.

Lin Jibai opened the door, but the corridor was empty.

His name was written on the front of the envelope.

The back is stamped with the silver logo of Tianheng Group.

Xu Wangshu's face turned cold: "Don't touch it."

"Too late."

Lin Jibai has already opened it.

Inside was an invitation.

The paper is very thin, yet it feels as heavy as metal.

[Mr. Lin Jibai:]

[Given your exceptional adaptability to anomalies on the far side of the moon, Tianheng Group cordially invites you to participate in the closed-door briefing session of the "Earth-Moon Ladder Pilot Project."]

[Time: 8 PM tonight.]

Location: Tianheng Aerospace City Headquarters, 99th Floor.

[Enclosed is Ms. Lin Xiaoman's temporary medical waiver and Dr. Xu Wangshu's application for the restoration of his research privileges.]

Xu Wangshu sneered: "Precise enough. He'll treat your sister, give me access, and provide you with clues about your father. He knows what we're lacking."

"That's why he's in danger."

Lin Jibai continued reading.

The last line of the invitation is not in print.

It looks like it was written by Wen Zhaolin himself.

Your father is not dead.

He's waiting for you on the far side of the moon.

The room was deathly silent.

Xiaoman suddenly burst into tears in her sleep.

"dad……"

Lin Jibai placed the invitation on the table.

Xu Wangshu asked, "Are you planning to keep the appointment?"

"certainly."

"This could be a trap."

"It's not a possibility, it's a certainty."

"Then why are you still going?"

Lin Jibai picked up the toolbox and put in the wrench, the electric pen, the miniature camera, and the fragments of the disassembled star officer badge one by one.

"Even traps have a structure. As long as there is a structure, it can be dismantled."

Xu Wangshu looked at him and suddenly said, "Your father said the same thing back then."

Lin Jibai stopped moving.

"Have you seen him?"

"When I was a child, I went to the old experimental building in the space city with my mentor. Lin Wangchuan repaired a moonquake simulator for us," Xu Wangshu said in a low voice. "He said that even the most perfect system is afraid of someone who knows how to repair it, because the person who repairs it knows where it will break down."

Lin Jibai smiled.

It's very light.

"Like he would say."

Power was restored to the space city in the evening.

Official reports stated that the communication anomalies last night were caused by a rare solar storm. All online videos of broken mountains on the far side of the moon quickly disappeared, the uploader's account was banned, and keywords related to the videos could not be found.

But some things can't be deleted.

Tens of thousands of people in the city dreamed of the Southern Heavenly Gate.

A number of patients with moonlight sleep disorder have appeared in hospitals.

The Buzhou Mountain model in the Aerospace City exhibition hall was moved away overnight, leaving behind an indelible silver-white broken pillar mark on the ground.

At 7:40 p.m., Lin Jibai settled Xiaoman in the security laboratory that Xu Wangshu had contacted.

Xiaoman held onto his hand tightly.

"Brother, will you come back?"

Lin Jibai knelt down and tucked her stray hairs behind her ears.

"meeting."

"The people inside say that anyone who goes to the back of the moon will forget how to go home."

"Then you can curse me every day."

Xiaoman still had tears in her eyes, but she was amused.

Lin Jibai stood up and turned to Xu Wangshu.

"Take care of her."

Xu Wangshu handed him a data clip.

"The invitation will monitor you. It can record twenty minutes of offline video, so don't die too quickly."

"Your way of sending blessings is quite unique."

"I don't offer my blessings, I look at the evidence."

Lin Jibai walked out of the laboratory.

The Tianheng headquarters building stands tall in the city center, its ninety-nine floors brightly lit, resembling a modern-day pillar of heaven.

He looked up at the moon.

The far side of the moon is not visible.

But he knew that the broken mountain was there.

Father is there.

The South Heavenly Gate is there.

Wen Zhaolin was also there, waiting for him to take the bait.

Lin Jibai gripped the succession certificate stamp in his palm and walked into the Tianheng Building.

In the hall, Wen Zhaolin's holographic projection had been waiting for a long time.

"Welcome, Lin Jibai."

Projecting a smile.

"From this day forward, you will be qualified to know why humanity must return to the moon."

The elevator doors opened in front of Lin Jibai.

There are no floor buttons inside.

Only one line of silver-white text:

[Destination: Lunar far side preparation module]

Lin Jibai stepped inside.

The moment the door closed, he heard his father's voice coming from a great distance:

Don't believe him.

"But go with him."