Chapter 122: Docking Mining Base

Lin Yuhui found a suitable spot here; it was on the rim of a crater, with pitch‑black space behind him, and in the distance a deep‑blue planet hung silently.

He took a national flag from his spacesuit and drove the bright banner deep into the gray lunar regolith beneath his feet.

In the near‑vacuum environment the flag could not flutter, yet its vivid red looked striking under the cold sunlight.

All the astronauts stood solemnly, saluting the flag and the distant mother planet with a standard military salute.

In that moment no words were needed; a pride born deep in their blood surged in every chest.

At the ground Command Center, the director watched the scene transmitted to the big screen and nodded with satisfaction.

He spoke into the communicator and issued the final order:

"Live broadcast ends here; may everything go smoothly for you on the Moon, we await your triumphant return!"

The image on the big screen finally froze on the lunar flag and the distant blue planet, then the signal cut and the screen turned black.

The sudden interruption instantly sparked a worldwide uproar.

"They cut the live feed! Deploy the Suoyan satellite now; I want to see their every move! Immediately!"

Inside the President's office in Bai Gong, Weier roared as he gave the command.

He had just recovered from the shock of the silent landing of the Kunlun, and his unease was instantly magnified manyfold.

The unknown is the most terrifying.

Minutes later, a pale‑faced Four-star General Bulu Si Te rushed in, his voice trembling:

"Mr. President... it's impossible! Our satellite... can't see anything!"

"What do you mean 'can't see'? Is the satellite broken?" Weier grabbed his collar.

"No... it's not..."

Bulu Si Te swallowed hard, "The satellite signal is fine, but no matter how we adjust the angle we only receive a… a fixed image."

He handed over the tablet with trembling hands.

On the screen was exactly the scene before the broadcast ended—a five‑star red flag standing quietly on the lunar surface, with the beautiful blue planet in the background.

The picture was clear, stable, even the light and shadow were flawless.

Yet it did not move at all.

"They're playing us!"

A general saw the clue, his face flushed with anger, "This isn't live footage! They're using our satellite to feed us a single photo! They're humiliating us this way!"

A technical expert added, his voice full of frustration:

"Mr. President, this is more than humiliation. It means they can precisely capture our spy‑satellite signal and overlay it with false data streams in real time; we cannot crack that technology yet."

Weier released his grip and sat back down.

He felt like a clown, throwing a full‑strength punch that landed on a lump of cotton,

no, on an invisible wall forged with high technology.

Meanwhile, the internet inside Yanhuang Guo also erupted.

"That's it? I've already taken off my pants... no, I've even prepared my sunflower seeds, and you just show me this?"

"Just when we were seeing the crucial moment! What about the follow‑up? The promised one‑day Moon tour? Where did the guide go?"

"The layout upstairs is too small! Clearly they're on a secret mission, not convenient for us ordinary folks to see!"

I guess they're definitely setting up an antimatter annihilation cannon; from now on anyone who disobeys will get a shot aimed at their home! Ying Feng, are you scared?

"I don't think it's that violent; we're a nation of etiquette. I guess they're building the Palace of Eternal Cold, preparing to erect a statue of Sister Chang'e to assert sovereignty!"

"You all are too serious; could it be that they just want a place to farm peacefully without us watching?"

"By the way, can you grow vegetables on the Moon? I'm really curious."

……

All sorts of serious or humorous speculation kept pouring out, filling the net with a lively atmosphere.

This mysterious vibe of "I know something good is happening, but I won't tell you" actually raised the public's pride and anticipation to a new height.

At this moment, on the Moon.

Unlike the clamor outside, here it had already become busy.

Lin Yuhui looked at the countdown on his wrist tactical terminal and issued a deep command:

"Opening‑land plan, Phase One, commence execution!"

The astronauts behind him sprang into action.

Dozens of smart robots opened their portable silver crates.

Inside were not weapons but compact, foldable drones and various modular exploration devices.

"Team One, deploy the 'Gongfeng' unmanned scouting swarm to grid‑scan Area A‑1, transmitting data in real time."

"Team Two, set up a high‑gain quantum communication base station, establishing a lunar area network to ensure smooth communications for all units."

"Team Three, pilot the Kuangbiao small spacecraft to the Moon's far side and make a physical link with the previously built mining site!"

At the command, hundreds of "Gongfeng" drones silently rose, forming a massive matrix above the lunar surface,

while beams of probing light shot toward the ground, instantly constructing ultra‑high‑precision 3D terrain and resource distribution maps.

Helium‑3, titanium, rare‑earths…

The reserves and distributions of various resources were displayed clearly on each astronaut's terminal screen, abundantly astonishing.

Elsewhere, Li Wei and two teammates piloted a ship no larger than a small car, racing in one direction.

Half an hour later they stopped in a flat area.

Before them, a mining base exceeding one hundred thousand square meters rose, many pieces of equipment still coated with a thin layer of lunar dust, some indicator lights blinking green rhythmically.

This was the fully automated mining base Yanhuang Guo had previously built using replication technology.

Now the site had changed dramatically, with a new unmanned factory base erected.

Seeing this, Li Wei and the others exited the spacecraft, hurried to the base hatch, and then carried out the docking operation.

"Beep—identity verification passed, welcome your arrival."

With the electronic sound, the heavy airtight door slowly slid open.

As soon as they entered, they found the interior brightly lit, with several automated production lines running in an orderly manner, yet no sound was emitted.

Meanwhile, in a huge storage area on the other side, rows of metal‑glinting ingots were stacked—these were the raw ore that had been mined.

Li Wei immediately spoke into the communicator, reporting in an uncontrollably excited tone:

"Command Center, this is the Crazy Speed. We have successfully entered the mining base. The base is operating well, and resource reserves have exceeded the planned amount by three hundred percent! We've struck it rich!"

Inside the ground Command Center, upon hearing this news, even Zhang Yunfeng, who was accustomed to big scenes, couldn't help but reveal a smile that was hard to hide.

Yanhuang Guo's this "Infrastructure Maniac" has formally extended its operations to a planet three hundred eighty thousand kilometers away.