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The construction of the research laboratory was very different from the laboratory Gao Yuan had imagined.

At present, only some short experiments can be carried out on the moon, mainly because of insufficient equipment, so only the most basic experiments can be done on the moon, and then the experimental results can be sent to the earth.

In-depth research is being conducted at the scientific research base in Australia.

At present, the main focus of the lunar base is still lunar water resources.

The scientific research expert in charge of the lunar base began to introduce, "Mr. Gao, Mr. Musk, according to relevant statistics, a total of 2700 billion tons of water resources have been detected on the moon."

"According to our estimates, this number is still somewhat inaccurate. It should be at least doubled, which is nearly 600 billion tons of water resources."

The scientific research expert's words caused Musk to wonder, "Isn't the moon a desert? Where does the water come from?"

"That's right. The water resources on the moon are not liquid water, but solid water and gaseous water." The scientific research expert explained, "There are currently three widely accepted theories about the origin of these water resources. The first theory is that it is geological activity during the formation of the moon."

"We all know that according to the most widely circulated theory, the moon is actually part of the earth. After being hit by a planet, some of the material was thrown out, and this part of the material formed the moon. At the beginning, the moon was not a dead planet, and there were many activities in its interior similar to volcanic eruptions."

"The moon didn't die until two billion years ago."

"The second more widespread theory is that the hydrogen brought by the solar wind reacts with some minerals on the lunar surface. This reaction is particularly evident in the high latitudes of the moon, forming stable hydrated salt minerals."

"The third theory is the impact of asteroids and comets!"

"..."

These three statements provide reasonable explanations for the origin of water resources on the moon.

It is much easier if we have water. We can use water resources to decompose and form hydrogen and oxygen.

After being remanufactured, oxygen can be used to supply humans with breathing on the moon, while hydrogen can form a stable energy source to solve part of the energy problem on the moon.

The moon is also constantly revolving and rotating.

That is to say, at night, one side of the moon is still not illuminated by the sun.

Without solar power generation, energy would actually face a crisis, and hydrogen is the perfect solution to this problem.

In the future, wind power stations can be built on the moon, and various power generation methods can provide power support for the lunar base.

Photovoltaic power generation is good, but it is very easy to have problems due to solar storms.

Therefore, the more energy sources there are, the more stable the operation of the base will be.

Gao Yuan nodded. He didn't expect that there were so many knowledge points in it.

It turns out that professional things should be done by professionals.

The most amazing thing about Gao Yuan is that he only provides financial support to these scientists and does not interfere with their research at all. He allows these scientists to develop independently, choose the field they are best at, and then delve deeply into this field.

"In fact, new energy vehicles are the most suitable for the moon." The scientific research expert said, "To what extent do you think human technology has developed so far?"

“It should…it should be very powerful.” Musk thought.

The development of technology on Earth is changing with each passing day. Ten years ago, Musk absolutely did not believe that he would be able to go to space in his lifetime.

In the past, he just wanted to brag and drive up the company's stock price.

I didn’t expect that it would actually come true now.

Fifteen years earlier, smartphones had not yet been invented, and the idea of ​​landing on the moon and building a space base on the moon was pure fantasy.

"In fact, we are still in the stage of low-level civilization. After so many years of development, human beings are still at the stage of throwing stones and boiling water, and will remain at this stage for a long time." The scientific research expert said, "Take nuclear power generation as an example. In essence, it is still using fuel to heat water to produce steam when it is burned, converting the chemical energy of the fuel into thermal energy."

"The steam pressure drives the steam turbine to rotate, converting the thermal energy into mechanical energy. The steam turbine then drives the generator to rotate, converting the mechanical energy into electrical energy."

“The same is true for the driving principle of fuel vehicles.”

"As for throwing stones, to be precise, most of the world's high-tech weapons, including missiles, are throwing stones. By testing the parabola of the stone, we can get the final landing position of the stone."

Technology is not as advanced as imagined.

The first round of industrial revolution was the invention of the steam engine, and humans are still reaping the benefits of the first industrial revolution.

The use of wind energy, electric energy and hydropower is outside this category, but most of the energy on the earth is still based on thermal power.

Water resources were discovered on the moon, and kinetic energy was generated by burning hydrogen, which then produced electricity, which is also boiling water.

"Boiling water and throwing stones are both very appropriate." Gao Yuan said with a smile, "I often see protective shields on some bases and spacecraft in science fiction movies and TV series."

"This protective shield can block many attacks, including meteorite impacts and the like."

“I wonder if this protective shield can be realized? And if it can be realized, can our generation see it?”

The scientific research expert thought about it and said, "In theory, as long as technology continues to develop, it will be possible to create it one day. But in reality, it may take at least several decades, or at most hundreds of years to achieve this stage. It may never be created."

"I cannot give you an exact answer on that point."

"According to the current principle, an energy shield is formed through electromagnetic fields or plasma technology. The first thing to solve is the energy problem. Opening this protective shield requires a huge amount of energy to maintain."

"The protective shield of the lunar base for one day may consume a city's annual electricity. Secondly, how to ensure the timely replenishment of energy and how to maintain the density of bound particles... There are too many scientific research problems that need to be developed."

It seems that this idea is difficult to realize.

Gao Yuan was still thinking that if an energy shield was built above the lunar base, humans would not have to live underground on a large scale, but could live on the ground.

With the help of the energy shield, the loss of air and the impact of meteorites can be effectively blocked...

……

I chatted with scientific research experts for a long time.

Gao Yuan and Musk are learning more and more about the situation of the lunar base.

The development of the lunar base is nominally approaching the mid-term stage, but in reality the technology is still in its early stages.

After talking about all this, it’s getting late.

Under the guidance of the person in charge, Gao Yuan and Musk came to the restaurant at the lunar base.

"Mr. Gao, Mr. Musk, we mainly serve Chinese and Western food here, and we use the highest quality ingredients," said the person in charge.

All these ingredients are transported from Earth.

If it's still transportation and takes up space, it would be better to transport some high-end ingredients to enrich people's taste buds.

"This has no impact. We will commercialize it in the future. The higher the quality of the ingredients, the more expensive they will be." Gao Yuan said, "The extra money will all be attributed to the shipping cost."

"If you want to have a seafood dinner on the moon, you can only dream about it if you don't have hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars."

Anyway, those who can come to the lunar base for vacation in the early stages are basically rich people.

Zhao Chuan felt no guilt at all for cutting the leeks of the rich. To them, a meal costing hundreds of thousands of yuan was no different from a few dollars, and both were insignificant.

"Please arrange one Chinese meal and one Western meal for us." Gao Yuan ordered, "By the way, please introduce the current situation of the restaurant to us."

"Okay, Mr. Gao, let's go to the sightseeing room and talk."

The person in charge took Gao Yuan and Musk upstairs.

This place is made entirely of high-strength glass, and you can see the vast starry sky just by looking up.

Because there is no atmosphere to block the view, the starry sky is particularly bright.

The Earth can be glimpsed in the distance.

Eating in a place like this is a supreme enjoyment.

"We will also launch this private room to the public later." The person in charge said, "The service fee for the restaurant private room is 500,000 yuan, and you can eat here for about two hours."

"If the time exceeds the limit, 300,000 yuan will be deducted for each hour, and if it is less than an hour, it will be calculated as a full hour."

Not including the dishes, the service fee alone is hundreds of thousands.

Only the super rich can afford it.

"There are currently five staff members in the restaurant. We are still training them on Earth. We will recruit some chefs to work on the moon and enrich the food variety and service staff of the lunar restaurant."

"According to preliminary estimates, by the time commercial services begin, the restaurant should have nearly 30 staff members."

Good, very comprehensive consideration.

After those people arrived on the moon, the ship ticket was part of the cost, and the additional expenses on the moon were also a sum of money.

"How is the accommodation arrangement going?" Musk continued to ask.

"We have currently built 20 luxury rooms, 30 ordinary rooms and 50 space capsules," said the person in charge. "The space capsules are relatively small, about four or five square meters, and all the basic facilities are available, but they are rather cramped."

"In a deluxe room, you can take a bath, exercise, and entertain yourself... All the conditions that a presidential suite on Earth can meet can be met here."

Again, as long as there is enough money and within the scope of existing technology, the lunar base can provide whatever they want.

"Not bad!"

Musk nodded approvingly, "Please arrange two luxurious rooms for Mr. Gao Yuan and me. We will rest for a while."

"Please continue to talk about the situation of the lunar base, and also talk about your ideas for the future commercialization of the lunar base."

Seeing that both bosses were very interested, the person in charge spoke freely, "My idea is that we can't use the previous single-person charging model. For example, if the round-trip fare for a single person is 10 million, we can set it to 15 million, but he can bring a companion."

"This companion can be his wife, his partner, his parents, his girlfriend, or even his lover."

"One person's consumption is not much, but with two people, it will be many times greater."

"In terms of consumption, save the travel expenses."

Gao Yuan nodded and said, "Your idea is good, let's implement it according to your idea."

The main purpose is to recover costs through the commercialization process of the lunar base.

We will then use the money we earn to vigorously develop infrastructure and technology on the moon.

This forms a virtuous cycle.

Otherwise, Gao Yuan and Musk have been investing in the lunar base, with tens of billions or even hundreds of billions of funds flowing into the lunar base.

If the lunar base does not bring back any profits, Gao Yuan will not be able to cope with it.

Cash flow is prone to crisis.

There is still a lot of room for the commercialization of the moon to develop in the future, and huge profits can be generated for the construction of a lunar base.

……

According to the time in the capital of China on Earth, it would already be eight o'clock in the evening.

Gao Yuan and Musk parted ways and returned to their rooms.

Turning on his phone, Gao Yuan received messages from Lin Wanyu and others.

Afterwards, Gao Yuan made a video call.

"Hey, husband, let me see the moon base."

Gao Yuan held the phone and pointed it out the window.

Opposite the huge floor-to-ceiling window is the earth.

"It's really beautiful!" Lin Wanyu said in shock.

"Let me see it too." Li Mengqing took the phone and admired it. "Next time, I want to go too."

"No problem. I'll take you to the moon for a tour later." Gao Yuan said with a smile, "The moon base is still under construction, so there's no problem with the tour. I'm here to help you get ahead of the crowd and take a look at the construction of the entire base."

"It's quite interesting, but it's inconvenient to go out and about because you need to wear a space suit."

"The interior of the lunar base is similar to a large community."

"The main thing is to see the vastness of the universe and see the Earth from the moon."

To put it bluntly, it’s all about freshness.

Come to the moon for excitement.

While Gao Yuan and Lin Wanyu were chatting, Musk was in the room. He took out his mobile phone, logged into his Twitter account, and posted a photo on the account.

"Guess where I am, guys."

Musk posted this copy.

The next second, many people in the comment section began to speculate.

But their guesses were all wrong.

Musk took the initiative to reply, "My friends, I am now on the moon, in the lunar base. After all these years of development, our lunar base has been basically completed."

"Not only can we travel back and forth to the moon, but we can also stay on the moon for several weeks. As long as we have enough time, we can stay there for four or five years, or even five or six years."

"I declare that we have truly achieved lunar migration. Next, we will build residential areas on the moon for humans to live on the moon for a long time."

"If you want to travel to the moon, you might as well contact our space rocket company. We will give you a brand new experience and a different feeling, allowing you to truly appear on this full moon in the sky." (End of this chapter)