I ask you to build tractors, but you build rockets?

"Well, it's really shockingly desolate. Which direction is the lighthouse you're talking about?"

Jamie stood on the highest hill nearby and looked around, but he could only see the gray-white moon surface and the endless darkness of space, as well as a few bright stars.

Different from the Yushu No. 1 base that was beginning to take shape, now they landed near the mine. The only trace left behind was from the Tianmu 2 mission. The several-day investigation mission could only rely on the Jiuzhang spacecraft.

"It's two hundred kilometers away from here, Jamie. Even with the curvature of the moon, you can't see it. Even if it's high enough, the light will attenuate to the point where it can't be observed by the human eye."

"Okay, but you can definitely see the flash of a nuclear explosion there. I hope you take protective measures."

The person who was talking to Jamie was Yang Xinjun. He, his assistant and two astronauts drove away two lunar rovers and were conducting expeditions along the predetermined route to collect samples, leaving Jamie alone.

He was observing the terrain with a telescope, comparing it with the satellite images in his memory, confirming the location of the mine, and then choosing the location for the test explosion.

He needs to first determine several alternatives, conduct a field inspection after a quick joint review by experts from five parties, and try to ensure that the most data is obtained during the test explosion.

Jamie bounced along the mountains looking for the best observation point, and suddenly began to envy the motorcycle equipped with Artemis Three.

Although the spacesuit on his body is very light and easy to move, it still requires more physical strength than on earth. It would be great if there is a motorcycle for the next supply.

"Captain, what if something happens if we just leave him there alone?"

Yang Xinjun's assistant couldn't help but ask questions. He didn't like the foreigner who almost caused his mentor to lose his job.

Building roads with hydrogen bombs sounds ridiculous, but it is actually feasible on the moon. Even if it cannot build all the roads, it can reduce the workload considerably.

Moreover, this proposal is also known to the ground. United Mining is extremely excited about this method that can significantly reduce costs. After all, getting a nuclear bomb is not a troublesome thing.

However, due to the lack of actual data support, the effect cannot be determined. Once it is feasible, the two road construction teams that originally played an important role will suffer an unreasonable disaster.

Deng Lei heard the complaints in the assistant's tone clearly. Fortunately, they were using a private channel now.

"Ahem... don't say anything that is not conducive to unity. Jamie has also been trained for half a year, so there will be no problem. His sampling work will be scheduled until tomorrow.

Say no more, I have to drive. "

"But didn't we drive autonomous driving?"

"..."

"This is just an auxiliary, an auxiliary!"

Deng Lei then put his hands on the steering wheel again. The latest lunar rover brought over is equipped with a cost-effective intelligent driving system and supported by GPS positioning. It is not only safe but also energy-saving on the desolate land of the moon. It is even better than a human driver. reliable.

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[The 2017 settlement is in progress...

Long term event: fly higher

In the past calendar year, you have sent more than 160 professional astronauts/payload experts and more than 130 non-professionals into space. The total number of people has exceeded 300 and the number of passengers has exceeded 500. This is a remarkable progress;

In 2017, three organizations led the completion of 6 manned landing missions, and 12 astronauts landed on the moon, totaling 18 times. The first phase of the space race was successfully completed;

Achievement achieved: Outpost, the first long-term habitable module on the moon;

Achievements achieved: Longyin, you launched a super rocket with a weight of more than 10,000 tons;

Achievement achieved: Atomic Power, you used a nuclear aircraft to travel to the nearest celestial body;

Achievements achieved: Master of Card Collection, absorbing more than 100 B+ level scientists at one time;

The rewards are being settled... You have obtained the following items:

38% concentration 77-year-old standard uranium rod*10000,

A-level skill cards*10,

Dedicated research funds*30 billion yuan (cannot be withdrawn).

Note: You are trying to explore resources from other celestial bodies. The first step of a long journey of thousands of miles is the most difficult, please stick to it.

Note: Using nuclear weapons to mine ore in the universe is an inefficient and dangerous behavior, so please use it with caution. 】

At midnight on January 1, 2018, Lin Ju finally ushered in the third annual settlement of the system.

The last annual settlement system awarded 10 billion yuan in research funds, which significantly reduced the base's operating expenses. He also hopes to receive similar rewards again this time.

The system did not disappoint him. Although the 30 billion yuan can only be used for research technology, it has greatly eased the originally stretched budget. At least the funds misappropriated from the early Saturn exploration plan can be made up without delaying the progress of other projects.

As for the 1977-style uranium rods... the most they gave was 1,500. This time it was 10,000. If they were all enriched to make atomic bombs, the base would become the sixth largest nuclear-armed organization...

It's a pity that these things can't be exchanged for money, otherwise so many uranium rods would be quite valuable.

But what makes him most happy is the A-level skill card, which means that the base can have 10 more A-level scientists or up to 5 A+ level scientists.

Although they had boldly recruited hundreds of top scientists before, their help in substantive applied technology research at this stage was still too limited. The next ones he will upgrade will be talents in the application field who play an important role, which will also increase the overall scientific research. very high.

According to the price of other skill cards in the past, an A-level card would still cost 1 billion yuan. 10 cards would cost almost 10 billion yuan. It is definitely the most precious reward.

As for the last two prompts from the system, he simply ignored them. Anyway, United Mining could not find a more effective tool than nuclear bombs, and had even begun to study how to use hydrogen bombs to build roads.

Lin Ju got up in the middle of the night and carefully counted the harvest in his mind, and suddenly his phone lit up.

What was displayed on the screen was an encrypted notification, which would only be sent via the satellite network when the base encountered a major emergency. This was the first time it had actually been encountered in so long.

He immediately clicked on it and decrypted it, reading the content quickly:

"Lihuo, log: MD64, 67, 68 abnormal summary:

It was detected that the AM0, AM4, and AM5 observation objects changed their orbits multiple times, with unknown purpose;

A large increase in the communication volume of AM0, AM4 and E0 was detected, as well as a large increase in the communication volume of AM0, AM2, AM4 and AM5. The purpose is unknown;

The comprehensive recorded abnormal duration is: 8 days, 12 hours, 05 minutes and 32 seconds, which meets the BBB level warning level. It has entered M05 level silence and is waiting for the order to be lifted.

Attachment: The Lihuo probe seems to have been discovered. The activity of several Aramco Mars probes has increased sharply. After our judgment, they are probably looking for it. Now Lihuo has automatically entered the sub-top silent state and no longer sends any signals to the outside world. .

We request to call the Star-3 supercomputer to investigate and confirm the NACA database and communication records of key personnel.

(Ye Changsi, Serev, Xiao Gangtian, Androv)"