Luo Fei stood in the spaceship's cockpit, gazing at the lunar surface outside the window, motionless for a long time.

Below lies the uneven, grayish-white lunar soil, while in the distance, rolling hills are outlined with sharp lines of light and shadow under the sunlight.

The sky above was filled with countless stars, as dazzling as shattered diamonds, densely covering the entire field of vision.

He looked around for a long time before turning to Xiao Wan and instructing, "Open the hatch, I'm going out to take a look."

Xiao Wan was silent for a second.

"Captain, the current environment poses a deadly threat to human survival. External temperatures fluctuate between -20°C and 130°C, depending on direct sunlight. There is no atmosphere, no oxygen, and radiation levels far exceed those on the surface of Earth. If you were to leave the spacecraft without protective gear, you might—"

Luo Fei interrupted it: "I'll be fine."

Xiao Wan paused for another second, seemingly doing calculations.

Then its tone changed, from a warning to a suggestion.

"Captain, if you insist on exiting the spacecraft, we recommend that you wear the armor provided by the ship. There are various models available in the equipment room, all equipped with life support systems to ensure your safety."

Upon hearing the word "armor," Luo Fei became interested: "Armor? Take me to see it."

Xiao Wan responded, "Please follow me."

A strip of light illuminated behind the cockpit, extending along the ground towards the corridor.

Luo Fei followed the band of light, passing through corridor after corridor. The walls of each corridor emitted a soft light.

The equipment room is located in the middle and rear of the spacecraft, and its hatch is wider than the other doors in the corridor, resembling a passageway for large equipment to enter and exit.

When Xiao Wan opened the door, the lights inside instantly turned on, illuminating the entire ceiling at the same time. The light was as even and soft as daytime on a cloudy day, without being glaring.

Luo Fei walked into the equipment room, stopped at the door, and looked around.

The equipment room was spacious, with all kinds of armor hanging on the walls. Each type of armor was arranged in a row, neatly displayed, like exhibits in a museum.

These armors come in various shapes and sizes, some tall and some short, some wide and some thin, and their colors also vary: silver-gray, dark blue, matte black, and there is also a set of snow-white armor that gleams faintly with pearlescent light.

Luo Fei stepped forward and started looking at the silver-gray armor set on the far left.

Xiao Wan began his introduction, speaking in a tone like a product launch presenter.

"This is a general-purpose exploration armor set, suitable for reconnaissance and exploration missions in unknown environments. It is lightweight, highly flexible, and its life support system can operate continuously for 72 hours. The helmet has a built-in panoramic display system that can switch between multiple observation modes; the outer arms are equipped with microcomputers that can analyze environmental data in real time."

Luo Fei reached out and touched the outer shell of the armor; the feel was quite peculiar—it was neither metal nor plastic.

It feels cool to the touch, and its surface is as smooth as glass, yet it has a slight elasticity similar to skin.

He asked, "How am I supposed to wear this?"

Xiao Wan replied, "Stand on the platform in front, and the armor will automatically be donned."

Luo Fei walked to the center of the platform and stood still.

Several mechanical arms extended from the wall behind them, grabbing the silver-gray armor and removing it from the wall.

The armor unfolded in the air like a flower blooming, with the various components such as the chest armor, arm armor, leg armor, and helmet separating and then quickly closing together to envelop Luo Fei's body.

The whole process took less than five seconds, without any sound or vibration, as natural as putting on a coat.

Luo Fei looked down at his hands. The gloves fit snugly, but his fingers moved completely unaffected, even more so than when he wasn't wearing gloves.

He raised his arm, bent his waist, and squatted down. He felt no discomfort at all. Instead, he felt his body being supported by a gentle force, as if someone was gently supporting him from behind.

"This is a good set," he commented.

He then took off his armor and tried on the dark blue one next to him.

"This is a combat-grade armor set, equipped with a miniature energy shield generator and a shoulder-mounted particle cannon. The shield can withstand attacks from small-caliber weapons, and the particle cannon's maximum power is enough to destroy a large building."

Wearing dark blue armor, Luo Fei walked to the other end of the equipment room and adjusted the particle cannon on his shoulder, aiming it at the wall.

He operated the armor as instructed, and the muzzle on his shoulder flickered slightly. Then, a thin beam of light shot out, leaving a small charred spot on the wall and a wisp of smoke rising.

Xiao Wan's voice immediately rang out, filled with tension: "Captain, please do not use weapons inside the spaceship. Although the energy shield can withstand attacks..."

Luo Fei said, "I'm just giving it a try."

Xiao Wan responded: "You have completed the test. Please remove your armor."

Luo Fei smiled, took off his combat armor, and then tried on the matte black suit next to him.

"This is a stealth infiltration armor, with an optical camouflage coating on the surface. It can actively adapt to the surrounding environment to achieve visual invisibility, while also shielding against various detection methods such as infrared and radar."

Luo Fei, dressed in black armor, stood in the center of the equipment room. With a thought, his body began to become transparent, spreading upwards from his feet, like water flowing backwards from bottom to top.

Almost instantly, he completely disappeared.

He looked down at his hands; although he couldn't see them, he could feel their presence.

He took two steps, but no footprints were left on the ground—because the bottom of the armor was also covered with a stealth coating.

"This set is also very powerful," he said.

He took off the stealth armor and tried on the white one next to him. Xiao Wan explained that this was a medical rescue armor, equipped with a medical pod and emergency system, which could automatically detect the wearer's vital signs and provide emergency treatment when injured.

Luo Fei found it very comfortable after trying it on, but felt that its functions might not be useful to him.

He tried on each suit of armor, each with its own unique features, making him feel that Earth's technology was like children playing house compared to them.

After testing all the armor, he asked Xiao Wan, "Can I take these armors with me?"

Xiao Wan replied, "You are the captain, and all the supplies on the spaceship are at your disposal. You can take as much as you want."

Luo Fei put the silver-gray exploration armor into his ring, and also bought a matte black stealth armor and a dark blue combat armor. After thinking for a moment, he also bought a white medical armor.

The rest remained in the equipment room.

Then, without wearing any armor, he stepped out of the spaceship.

The moment the hatch opened, the temperature in the direct sunlight spiked, but Luo Fei's skin automatically absorbed the heat, converting it into energy and distributing it to every corner of his body.

He stepped out of the hatch and onto the lunar surface.

He stood on the edge of a lunar crater and looked down. The crater wasn't very deep, about ten meters, and the bottom was made of finer lunar regolith, which was slightly darker in color than the surface, like turned-over soil.

With a thought, he silently marked the spot where he was standing in his mind.

If you want to come again in the future, you can come anytime.

He then turned and walked back to the spaceship.

Xiao Wan's voice rang out again, but this time, his tone was not as relaxed as before.

"Captain, I have detected an abnormal signal."

Luo Fei walked to the cockpit and stood in front of the front window: "What signal?"

Xiao Wan's holographic projection sphere lit up, but instead of displaying an image of the lunar surface, it showed a radar scan.

At the edge of the scanned image, there is a small but very bright spot of light that is moving slowly.

"A probe with technology far surpassing that of Earth is heading towards Earth. Its speed is approximately three percent of the speed of light, and it is expected to reach Earth's orbit in about four months."

Luo Fei frowned: "A detector? What detector?"

"The specific model and origin are unknown, but it can be confirmed that its technological level is far superior to that of Earth. Its signal transmission frequency is very stable."

Luo Fei pondered for a moment and said, "Let's go take a look."

"Received. Traveling at normal speed would take several hours. Initiate space jump?"

"start up."

Xiao Wan responded: "Target direction locked. SuperDrive activated, space jump imminent, estimated arrival time—"

It paused for a moment.

"arrive."

Luo Fei was already used to it.

He stood by the front window, gazing at the view outside.

The moon disappeared, replaced by a huge rock.

The rock was larger than any meteorite he had ever seen before. It was grayish-black and its surface was pitted, cracked, and covered with impact craters.

Looking at the meteorite, Luo Fei asked Xiao Wan, "Didn't you say it was a detector? How come it's a meteorite?"

Xiao Wan's voice carried a hint of smugness.

"Captain, the probe is inside this meteorite. The launchers hid it inside the meteorite, using its natural outer shell as camouflage and protection."

Luo Fei stared at the meteorite for a few seconds, then suddenly remembered something.

While scrolling through short videos, he saw an astronomical news item—an exoplanet with a diameter of about 30 kilometers had entered the solar system and was named "Outlet" by scientists. It was expected to come closest to Earth's orbit in about six months. He scrolled past it without paying much attention at the time.

"Xiao Wan, is the diameter of this meteorite approximately thirty kilometers?"

Xiao Wan replied, "To be precise, the longest point is 29.8 kilometers, and the widest point is 27.3 kilometers. Captain, how did you know that?"

Luo Fei said, "I saw it while watching a video."

Xiao Wan paused for a second, perhaps calculating the gap between information acquisition methods like "watching videos" and its own detection methods.

"Captain, there is an even more important piece of information that I need your attention."

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