Chapter 363 - 355 Rushing into Reality_1

Fang Lin had naturally seen the construction proposal that Zhang Zhiguang spoke of, but he had felt it was too fantastical at the time.

According to existing data, during the period of ancient volcanic activity, the Moon had many flows of magma on its shallow surface, which, upon cooling, formed long underground caves that naturally serve as both a stroke of good fortune and a barrier against cosmic radiation.

Fang Lin really wanted to utilize these caves as a protective shell for the space base, so he proposed a method:

He suggested dropping metal rods from lunar orbit to strike the surface of the caves, creating a large hole suitable for the descent of a lander, and then directly landing the spacecraft inside. Using the relatively pure lunar dust as a material for 3D printing on-site, they could build the outer surface of the living quarters. With the shelter of the caves, this could enhance the base’s resistance to various threats.

Moreover, they could even go a step further and seal the caves completely to build a super large pressurized space, although that was quite difficult at the moment.

However, near the Krum Impact Crater, there were no suitable caves that could be utilized in such a way. The nearest ones meeting the criteria were hundreds of kilometers away, and this plan had to be temporarily shelved.

The aerospace agency’s first phase of the temporary scientific station was still considering whether they could excavate caves to place living quarters.

This left Fang Lin greatly disappointed, as he had been excited for a long time about the "Rod of God" being applied on the Moon.

Zhang Zhiguang couldn’t help but say,

"Don’t worry, as a payload specialist like yourself, you’re definitely going to be involved in the construction work on the Moon. Consider this a reconnaissance trip, and make some preparations."

Fang Lin, "I’m suddenly thinking, since the lander is going with the spacecraft anyway, if we could just directly..."

Zhang Zhiguang interrupted him, "That’s something you can only think about— even if it were feasible, the Dawn III branch vote wouldn’t approve it."

Fang Lin, "..."

Ding Jihua, "..."

...

Scenary All The Way, no, Niu Aihua, wearing wine-red sunglasses, slightly adjusted her sun hat and scanned the crowd around her.

This was an exit point from the city with not too many people. The hem of her dress stirred in the wind like a pink flag while the upper half was tightly stretched by her voluptuous figure, creating quite the image of a young matron for a photo shoot.

Deep in an alley next to a distant gas station, Zhou Qingfeng put down his binoculars to wipe his nosebleed and then lifted them again, watching the maturely charming figure bend over her phone. Seconds later, his own phone vibrated.

"Scenary All The Way: Fengfeng, I’ve arrived. Where are you?"

Zhou Qingfeng didn’t reply immediately; instead, he tried to capture the scene with his phone camera through the binoculars, but the shaky image was too blurry and he had to give up.

Clearly, this was a scene of excitement at meeting someone.

Over the past week, Zhou Qingfeng had almost been tricked by Scenary... Niu Aihua into revealing all his information, managing only to retain his personal data. Still, he let slip that his name contained "Feng," and since then, Niu Aihua had been calling him "Fengfeng."

According to the story’s development, Niu Aihua had already made it to Rong City, ready for the "successful Fengfeng to drive her to the base outside to shoot airplanes." However, Zhou Qingfeng, overwhelmed with youthful rashness, had agreed simply because he wanted to see the mature lady, not daring to actually meet up.

Even the mobile phone he had used to go out was borrowed from a classmate, and he had been admonished not to use TikTok excessively and consume a lot of data.

After indulging in random thoughts for a while, Zhou Qingfeng finally sent out the excuse he had prepared in advance.

He thought the other party would be angry or keep asking questions, causing him to slip up, but Scenary All The Way’s response was unexpected:

"It’s fine, go ahead with your business, I just got here myself. We can meet up some other time."

Sister Scenary was as understanding as ever!

Zhou Qingfeng continued to drool as he lifted his telescope, watching the enchanting figure hail a car in the distance before reluctantly pulling out his phone to chat.

In the backseat of the SUV, Niu Aihua nonchalantly employed a few little tricks to keep the lecherous Zhou Qingfeng enthralled and, after a casual "The signal’s bad," tossed the phone aside.

The middle-aged driver glanced at the rear-view mirror, seeing the displeased look on Niu Aihua’s face, and gave a very unseemly laugh:

"That stinky kid is definitely grinning over pictures he took of you. Nightingale, you really have a way with seducing young men."

Niu Aihua rolled her eyes at her companion’s mockery: "It’s only because you guys are incompetent that I have to deceive a young man. I could dig out what’s in his belly in three days. Are you sure we’re targeting Number Two and not Number One?"

The middle-aged man shook his head: "Number One isn’t as mysterious. Number Two is actually the important one, and it’s built in such an obvious place. That kind of facility is usually found in deserts, building it nearby is bound to have plenty of flaws, and it’s easier to approach than Base One.

But we still have to go to Number One, and when the time comes, we’ll rely on you completely."

When she heard the last sentence, Niu Aihua’s expression grew a bit unsightly, and with furrowed brows she said:

"Are you sure that thing has no side effects?"

"Who’s going to guard against a middle schooler? Don’t worry. I know he’s your son; I won’t mess around. You’re an important member for us here.

Xiaobin’s birthday is next month, right? I’ll send you a bonus then. You and your son can have a nice birthday celebration, even invite his classmates over for a get-together."

Niu Aihua finally relaxed a bit. The son mentioned by the middle-aged man, the exchange student Huang Xiaobin, was her only child with her ex-husband.

It was also because of this relationship that her entry into the mainland didn’t seem abrupt, and Huang Xiaobin was happy that his mother could visit him often.

But little did anyone know the middle-aged man had already set his sights on Huang Xiaobin. Due to the school’s proximity to New Yuan, students had organized visits to the base, and Huang Xiaobin might get a chance next time. At that point, he planned to plant an extremely advanced signal jammer in Huang Xiaobin’s body to attempt to crack the control network inside the base.

This required the absolute cooperation of Niu Aihua, so the middle-aged man had always been increasing her autonomy and bonuses; it seemed to be effective.

The middle-aged man drove the specially chosen old SUV along the mountain roads all afternoon until the sky darkened before reaching the destination.

He drove the car off the road into a hidden clump of trees and then got out to knock on the rear door.

"Hold on!"

Rustling sounds came through the door, and the middle-aged man walked around to the trunk to take out a travel bag, slinging it over his shoulder, and donned night-vision goggles disguised as windproof glasses.

At this time, the rear door also opened, and Niu Aihua, now dressed in outdoor gear, took the goggles and put them on her head before also shouldering a large pack.

From their appearances, the two now seemed entirely like a pair of trekkers, with tents strapped on the outside of their backpacks, a good excuse should anyone spot them.

The middle-aged man checked his phone for directions, simultaneously complaining:

"New Yuan really does keep its bases under tight security. We learned about this gap in protection from Zhou Qingfeng who overheard it from base personnel by chance. In such dense woods, who’d have known there’d be an abandoned test site."