Chapter 73: Assembly Underway

Xiao Qin, keep going!

Luo Lao's voice was calm, but anyone could hear the excitement within.

Good!

Qin Hao answered, then focused his attention again on the virtual system interface before him.

It must be said, Qin Hao grew fonder of this ultra-long-distance replication, just as before—it was like playing a real Red Alert game.

He enjoyed it himself.

"Minister Huang, the big stuff is next—give me the list," Qin Hao said.

Upon hearing this, Huang Qishan unhurriedly reported a long list, each item being equipment tailor-made for the lunar environment.

"Modular nuclear reactor core components, large excavators, transport engineering vehicles, precision assembly robots, special alloy smelting modules, building material printing units..."

Qin Hao listened while issuing commands to the system in his mind.

【Searching database...】

【Target locked: modular small nuclear reactor (full set of components), replication requires 500 million energy points.】

【Target locked: 100 large excavators, replication requires 300 million energy points.】

【Target locked: 300 large transport vehicles】【Target locked: construction robots】

……

A series of prompts rang in Qin Hao's mind, the consumption of energy points like flowing water.

On the Command Center's big screen, everyone held their breath.

If a few pieces of equipment appearing out of thin air just now was a spectacle, then now it is a miracle.

Only see, on the selected plain of the Moon's Sea of Silence, a silent rain of equipment began.

First appeared piles of modular equipment, neatly stacked in the designated area.

Next came one huge excavator after another.

They stood still there, their huge buckets glinting coldly under the Moon's weak light.

Then came more engineering vehicles, variously shaped functional robots, and piles of building materials...

That expanse of land on the Moon was crammed full of various equipment in just half an hour.

The entire Command Center fell silent.

All engineers, various experts, generals—people accustomed to storms—now resembled children seeing a sci-fi movie for the first time, mouths agape, eyes wide.

A white-haired old academician trembled as he adjusted his reading glasses, muttering:

"If we used traditional rockets to transport this, what cost would we incur? It'd probably be an astronomical figure; this replication system is truly unreasonable."

His colleague beside him patted his shoulder, giving a wry smile:

"Old Zhang, better not calculate; this isn't just a matter of more or less money—it's the power of technology. I believe Xiao Qin's replication system is also a technological product, only its tech level is beyond our imagination."

Yeah, you're right!

That old academician nodded.

"If we can't understand it, let's set it aside for now; once the system upgrades to level three, our Yanhuang Nation should be the time to rush out of Earth and open interstellar civilization."

"With our infrastructure maniac nature, by then the entire Solar System will be our backyard."

Deng Yuchang laughed heartily, a glint of sharpness flashing in his eyes.

He had imagined this scene for a long time.

His words likewise ignited everyone's emotions.

"That's right! We not only want to be infrastructure maniacs on Blue Star, but also on the Moon, on Mars…"

"With our efficiency and speed, if Uncle Eagle saw it, he'd probably be so anxious he'd jump up and down."

"What is a dimensionality reduction strike? This is it!"

Amidst the cheerful discussion, Qin Hao completed the final replication.

He glanced at the system interface; originally over 4.2 billion energy points, now only 350 million remained.

This consumption is enormous.

But looking at the screen, where an industrial base of initial scale had already formed, Qin Hao felt it was all worth it.

"Luo Lao, everyone, all equipment and materials have been fully deployed!" Qin Hao said with a smile.

Huang Qishan immediately stepped forward, his gaze sharp as he stared at the screen, picked up the communicator, and issued the command he had rehearsed countless times:

"Lunar mining base construction project, officially launched! All engineering units, begin executing construction tasks!"

The command passed through the deep-space data link, crossing a distance of 380,000 kilometers to reach the far side of the Moon.

The next second, a miracle unfolded.

On the screen, the thousands of robots and engineering vehicles seemed to have been infused with a soul.

All indicator lights turned from red to green at the same moment.

"Hum—"

Although no sound could be heard, everyone could feel the resonance of hundreds or thousands of engines starting up simultaneously.

The huge excavators swung their buckets, beginning to dig foundations; the lunar soil was precisely turned over and hauled away.

Transport vehicles formed long steel dragons, shuttling along planned routes to deliver building materials to each node.

Meanwhile, the intelligent robots began the precise lifting and welding of the nuclear reactor modules.

The whole place turned into a busy, orderly construction site.

Tens of thousands of mechanical creations, under the unified scheduling of a supercomputer, acted in an orderly manner.

There was no clamor, no chaos—only a cold, efficient industrial beauty.

The sight of tens of thousands of machines starting up together, working in unison, delivered a visual impact and spiritual shock that no one could resist.

This is the power of technology—truly magnificent!

Qin Hao watched this scene and couldn't help but exclaim.

He turned his head to look at Huang Qishan and asked curiously:

"Minister Huang, at this speed, how long will it take for our mining site to be built and officially operational?"

Huang Qishan was about to speak when the engineer beside him—a man over fifty, wearing a white work uniform, with some graying hair—spoke up first, excitedly replying:

"Soon! Theoretically, one month is enough! But considering the fine-tuning and calibration needed in extreme environments, I estimate at most two months!"

This engineer is one of the chief designers of the lunar base construction plan, and at this moment he is full of confidence.

Seeing everyone's attention focused on him, he scratched his head a bit embarrassedly and added:

"Mainly, although these robots are intelligent, they are ultimately just programs."

"Some precision docking that requires experiential judgment—such as the final parallel connection of ultra‑high‑voltage power lines and the sensitivity calibration of the ore‑screening array—cannot be done perfectly by robots."

"At that point, we might still need our technical staff to perform manual intervention and fine‑tuning. However, the overall framework construction can be handled by them on their own!"

His words made everyone present laugh.

Luo Lao nodded in relief, then turned his gaze back to the big screen.

There, a lunar mining facility belonging to Yanhuang Guo was rising from the ground at a visible speed.

When this mining facility is completed, it will be the day of the great rejuvenation of the Yanhuang nation.

No one can stop it.