Reborn Before the Apocalypse: My Backing is the Nation

Chapter 171 The Lunar Ark
At this moment, even Jiang Yang, who had experienced countless major events and large-scale mobilizations and truly witnessed the power of humanity, couldn't help but breathe a little rapidly.

Build a town on the moon that could have tens of thousands of people!

Although water has been discovered on the moon, which solves the problem of supplying this most important and largest resource, the other resources needed for this lunar town are still enormous.

Various types of large, medium and small observation equipment are indispensable; they are the scientists' weapons and the fundamental reason for the existence of lunar towns.

In addition, there are all kinds of building materials.

Although there is already technology for making bricks from lunar soil that can save a lot of building materials, it is foreseeable that the amount of steel structural components, seals, radiation protection devices, power devices, circulation devices, etc. that need to be launched to the moon will still be enormous.

Then there's the personnel supply, including food, medicine, spacesuits, and most importantly, the personnel themselves.

Based on an average weight of 70 kg, 10,000 people would weigh a full 700 tons!
The largest rocket to date, the Titan IV, can deliver a payload of up to 100 tons to a lunar transfer orbit in a single mission. But don't forget, that includes all supplies, equipment, and the spacecraft itself.

Even with increased payload capacity, a single Torchstar 4 rocket launch can only carry a maximum of 20 people. This means that just transporting these people would require 500 Torchstar 4 rockets!

If you include all the equipment, supplies, and personnel that need to be transported, there probably wouldn't be enough rockets in the entire world...

Jiang Yang subconsciously looked at Professor Chen Yusheng and saw him rapidly operating his computer, seemingly reviewing data related to the aerospace industry of the present era.

A moment later, he pressed the request to speak button and was granted permission.

"Based on our existing rockets and spare rockets, and our production speed, it is clearly not enough. However, considering the current scale of the aerospace industry, especially the rocket manufacturing industry, I believe we have a high probability of completing this task."

No one questioned Professor Chen Yusheng's judgment.

He's the only person with experience in large-scale rocket manufacturing in a short period of time. If he says there's a high probability, then there definitely is a high probability.

It's nothing more than another global mobilization.

Sun Changhe nodded slightly and looked at the members of the decision-making team.

"This is the suggestion from our hibernation advisory group. We ask all decision-makers to consider it."

The leading geologist added, "I believe that mantle exploration should also be carried out in this lifetime."

We hope to obtain more data from the mantle, which may help to reveal how solar energy acts on the mantle.

Only after clarifying this problem can we consider the next steps and whether there is a way to stop this process.

With the key data brought back by Comrade Jiang Yang from the previous life's urgent efforts to develop ion drilling equipment, we are confident that we can increase the success rate of ion drilling equipment to 10% in this life.

If drilling continues simultaneously at 500 drilling sites, then we will have at least 50 ultra-deep wells that can reach the mantle, and we will complete them at least 10 days earlier than in the previous era.

As for global helium isotope monitoring systems and satellite measurement systems... they seem unnecessary now.

Thus, two major plans were presented to the decision-making team members.

Project Luna and Project Mantle.

Both of these plans require the mobilization of global resources. If both plans are implemented simultaneously…

The figures of the decision-making team members disappeared from the screen. They reappeared half an hour later.

The head of the decision-making group solemnly said, "We agree to implement both plans simultaneously. However, we believe that implementing only these two plans is insufficient."

We believe a third plan should be added.

"The Lunar Ark Project." He paused for a moment, then slowly said, "We must consider the possibility that, based on scientists' exploration and research, the apocalypse is indeed unavoidable."

Jiang Yang remained silent.

He knew that this possibility did exist, and the probability was not low.

After all, no matter how much you talk about it, the fact that humans cannot affect the sun is undeniable.

"We believe that while carrying out the Lunar City project, we can simultaneously establish human sperm and egg banks on the moon, and build as many supercomputing and data storage devices as possible to store all the scientific data of our human world."

If the apocalypse is indeed unwinnable, then we will maintain human survival and continuation on the moon and wait for the right opportunity—once Earth returns to stability—to rebuild our civilization.

We can give up this life and accept the end of our civilization, but as long as we can leave behind a spark, giving civilization a chance to continue, that is also acceptable.

Jiang Yang's mind was slightly disturbed.

Overall, this is still a struggle for the continuation of civilization, and it does not conflict with the overall strategy proposed by Sun Changhe that "only by persisting can we usher in hope."

only……

Assuming the people in Moon City truly survived this apocalypse, then who will judge whether the apocalypse could truly have been avoided for civilization as a whole?

The leader of the decision-making team looked at Jiang Yang: "Comrade Jiang Yang will be responsible for the specific evaluation criteria and the final decision."

Jiang Yang nodded silently.

This is a responsibility I cannot shirk.

Because only oneself can retain memories to continue the cycle, and only oneself can transcend this life, making decisions with a detached mindset and truly standing on the interests of human civilization as a whole.

If you decide to end this life, you can do it by committing suicide.

It's hard to save a person, but it's very easy to kill a person, especially yourself.

But there is a second problem.

Since the Lunar Ark Project involves a certain probability of "who will survive and who will not," how can we ensure that every selected person is qualified?
As if sensing Jiang Yang's thoughts, the leader of the decision-making group continued solemnly, "The second question is how to determine the candidate for Moon City."

After joint decision-making by our decision-making team members, the selection of candidates for Moon City will follow the following principles:
First, all members of the decision-making and deliberation groups, as well as their families and relatives, are ineligible for selection.

Second, all members of the hibernation group are automatically selected.

Third, the preliminary list will be determined by the decision-making group and the deliberation group, and then submitted to the hibernation group for review to determine the final candidates.

Jiang Yang nodded silently.

In his view, this selection process still has some minor flaws. But it is clearly the fairest and most impartial method for selecting suitable candidates to carry out the Lunar City and Lunar Ark projects.

Things can never be perfect, but this is enough for now.

Having finalized these three plans, the head of the decision-making team turned his gaze to the faces on the screen.

"Comrades, I hereby order the commencement of the Lunar City Project, the Lunar Ark Project, the Mantle Project...!"

(End of this chapter)