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When Li Yichen arrived at the dock, two thousand Terminators were already in place according to the construction sequence. The first batch of superconducting tungsten-gold fusion alloy keel components, transported from the atomic forging station, were stacked against the wall, their dark gray metal surfaces gleaming with a cold, hard light.

Ling'er floated on his shoulder, and the holographic panel was filled with production schedule data.

"Brother, based on the current component production rate and the Terminator's construction efficiency, the mothership's final assembly cycle is at most six months."

"That's enough." Li Yichen dusted off the metal powder on his hands and walked towards the exit. "From today onwards, you will have full control over the shipyard. Just send me a progress report every day; I won't be stationed there anymore."

"Don't worry, bro. I'll manage two thousand lazy, slacking-off, and toilet-avoiding workers. It's a million times more comfortable than managing humans."

Li Yichen ignored her and stepped out of the dock's side door into his car.

Destination – Future Aerospace Group's final assembly workshop.

Fifteen minutes later, the car stopped outside the final assembly workshop.

Pushing open the two-story-high blast door, three enormous figures came into view.

Three Lingxiao-3 rockets stand side by side. Painted white, they are over twenty meters in diameter and reach a height of one hundred and fifty meters, piercing straight from the ground to the ceiling. At their base, the nozzles of thirty Aurora engines are densely packed downwards, forming a dark, imposing mass.

Liu Ruyan was already waiting below the rocket, clutching a stack of lists in her hand, her blue work clothes sleeves rolled up to her forearms.

Seeing him approaching, I quickly went to meet him.

"Mr. Li, loading is complete. Let me go over the final inventory list with you one last time."

"explain."

Liu Ruyan turned to the first page, speaking rapidly: "One thousand lunar-type Terminators have all entered hibernation mode in cargo hold number three. Large-scale lunar soil 3D printing equipment, deep-well mining equipment, and rare earth refining modules—are installed in cargo holds number one and two. Prefabricated dome base components, an airtight cabin ecological circulation system, one backup cold fusion reactor, and two communication relay stations—"

She turned to the last page and tapped the total with the tip of her pen.

"The total net weight is 8,347 tons. This is about 2,780 tons per rocket, which is within the 3,000-ton effective payload range of Lingxiao-3, and there is still some margin."

Li Yichen nodded.

Liu Ruyan closed the list but didn't hand it over. Instead, she took a half step back, a hint of hesitation on her face.

"Just say what you have to say."

"Boss, for this simultaneous launch of three rockets, my suggestion is to follow the same approach as last time, igniting them sequentially with a 90-second interval to distribute stress and give the platform a breathing space."

"Okay, let's go with this." Li Yichen didn't hesitate. "What's the official statement?"

"The commercial communications satellite network launch will be the same as last time," Liu Ruyan replied quickly. "The base will be cleared out that day, leaving only the core command team of twelve people."

"no problem."

The two confirmed a few more details about the recovery plan for the rocket, and Liu Ruyan took the list and turned back towards the command center.

Li Yichen stood at the bottom of the rocket, looking up for a while. From this angle, the thirty nozzles looked like a metal honeycomb, cold and quiet, waiting to be ignited.

-

One hour before launch.

The lights in the command center were all on, and all twelve positions were fully staffed. As Li Yichen sat down at the main control console, his phone vibrated in his pocket.

Caller ID: Chen Jianjun.

connected.

"Little Li, I heard that your Lingxiao-3 is making its maiden flight today?" Chen Jianjun's voice was filled with laughter.

"Your information is quite accurate, Lieutenant General Chen."

"I'm just concerned about you." Chen Jianjun chuckled twice, then naturally changed the subject, "By the way, there's something I wanted to mention to you—the Ministry of Space has a commission they want to give to your company, Future Aerospace."

Li Yichen leaned back in his chair, twirling the pen twice with one hand. "What kind of work?"

"About 2,300 tons of supplies for the space station need to be sent into low Earth orbit in a month. There has been a change in the previously scheduled launch window, and other companies can't take over."

"Two thousand three hundred tons?" Li Yichen laughed. "Lieutenant General Chen, this transport capacity is barely a warm-up for the Lingxiao-3. Just bring the goods to my base in a month."

There was a pause on the other end of the phone, followed by Chen Jianjun's laughter coming through the receiver.

"It's so easy to deal with you. Others have to wait six months for a launch window, but with you it's like ordering takeout."

"That's because other people's transportation capacity is insufficient."

"Alright, alright, stop being so vain. I wish you a successful maiden flight today."

"Thank you for your kind words, Lieutenant General Chen."

After hanging up the phone, Li Yichen put his phone on the table and turned his gaze back to the large screen in front of him.

The countdown jumps to the last thirty seconds.

Liu Ruyan stood in the deputy command position, her hands behind her back, her ten fingers twisted together.

ten seconds.

Five seconds.

zero.

Li Yichen lowered his index finger and pressed the red ignition button.

The first Lingxiao-3 rocket's bottom nozzle simultaneously lit up with a blinding white light. The exhaust flames of twelve Aurora engines poured down, instantly steaming a white steam disk with a diameter of over a hundred meters from the sea surface, with water vapor surging and rising into the air.

The arrow slowly rose, faster and faster—tearing through the low-lying clouds, leaving a straight white column of smoke as it soared into the sky.

Ninety seconds later, the second one was ignited.

Ninety seconds later, the third one.

Three pillars of fire pierced the clouds one after another. The shockwaves from the distant sea even rocked fishing boats five kilometers away. The glass windows of the command center hummed and trembled for a while before settling down.

"Telemetry for Rocket No. 1 is normal."

"Telemetry for the No. 2 rocket is normal."

"All data for the Long March 3 rocket are green."

Reports came one after another from the staff.

Liu Ruyan loosened her hands behind her back and lowered her shoulders by an inch.

-

Eleven hours later.

Three pots of coffee were used up in the command center.

On the large screen, the trajectory maps of the three Lingxiao-3 rockets had already entered the moon's gravitational field. Ling'er took full control of the flight control throughout the entire process, smoothly performing deceleration, braking, attitude correction, and fine-tuning of landing coordinates.

The camera cuts to the lunar surface and transmits the footage back in real time.

The moment the landing support of the first rocket touched the lunar surface, it kicked up a cloud of silent dust—the moon has no air, so the dust fell in a parabolic trajectory, like a slow-burning firework.

The second one. The third one.

Four minutes apart, all landed.

Ling'er's voice came through the communication channel: "The landing deviations of the three rockets are 3.7 cm, 4.2 cm, and 2.9 cm respectively."

Liu Ruyan stared intently at the screen, her lips slightly parted.

In the footage, the cargo hatch of the No. 1 rocket slides open to both sides. The first lunar-landing Terminator steps out of the hatch, its silver-white body standing out against the black lunar sky.

The second one. The third one. The tenth one.

One hundred units.

One thousand units.

The Terminators marched in formation under one-sixth the gravity of the moon, their strides twice as long as on Earth. Dark red sensor lights formed a long, winding band across the barren lunar surface, advancing towards the First Base, twenty kilometers away.

Liu Ruyan murmured something.

"The second base... is really about to be completed."

Li Yichen stood up from the control panel and patted her on the shoulder.

"Thanks for your hard work."

After saying that, he turned and walked out.

Ling'er's voice switched into his earpiece: "Brother, the Terminators from the First Base have arrived at the Second Base and started unloading and assembling the new equipment. It is expected that the foundation of the Second Base will be completed within three days using lunar soil 3D printing, the dome will be capped in five days, and rare earth mining will begin in half a month. At that time, the lunar production capacity will be more than five times that of before."

"Um."

Li Yichen pushed open the door to the command center, and the sea breeze carrying the night air rushed towards him.

He stood on the steps and took a deep breath. The salty, humid air filled his lungs, and he relaxed completely, inside and out.

For the next two weeks, all the motherships and battle armor were given to Ling'er and Liu Ruyan.

He only wants to do one thing.

He lay down, after all, he was exhausted during this period.

-

I watched as the U8 slid into the garage of Tomson Riviera and the engine shut off.

When Li Yichen pushed open the villa door with his car keys, a small pink cannonball had already been launched from behind the living room sofa.

"elder brother!!!"

Miao Miao's two short legs kicked rapidly, the sound of her slippers slapping loudly. She hugged his leg, tilted her head back, and her dark, grape-like eyes were full of curiosity.

"Bro, did you launch a rocket again today?!"

Li Yichen squatted down and gently rubbed the stray hairs sticking up on her head.

"yes."

"Where has the rocket gone?!"

"It flew to the moon."

Miao Miao's mouth was open in an "O" shape, her hands covered her cheeks, and her whole body was glowing.

"Really?! What about the rabbit on the moon?! Have you seen the Jade Rabbit?!"

"The rabbit is too smart; it's hiding." Li Yichen said seriously, "Next time, I'll send a robot to look for it."

Miao Miao was about to cheer when her expression suddenly changed.

She pouted, her eyebrows furrowed, her little fists on her hips, and glared at him angrily.

"Brother! You're lying!"

Li Yichen was stunned for a moment. "What did I lie about?"

"You said you'd bring me back a stone from the moon! You've forgotten! You must have forgotten!"

Miao Miao's voice rose higher and higher, the last syllable almost reaching the roof. The little girl's accusation carried an undeniable confidence—"I've been waiting for so long! And you forgot! Humph!"

Li Yichen's mind went blank for a moment.

Moon rock.

He did indeed promise.

I really forgot.

I've completely forgotten.

A crack appeared in the mask of composure on his face. Li Yichen reflexively patted his chest, his tone instantly becoming extremely sincere.

"I really forgot this time, it was my fault. But!"

He raised one index finger, his expression extremely solemn.

"This time, I'll definitely remember. When the next rocket comes back, I'll definitely—definitely—bring you back a rock from the moon. Really."

Miao Miao tilted her head and scrutinized him for three seconds, her gaze strikingly similar to Ji Yanran's when she questioned him about not coming home at night.

"Swear it."

"I swear," Li Yichen raised his right hand.

"Pinky promise."

A delicate, white little finger reached out.

Li Yichen hooked his little finger around hers and swayed it up and down a couple of times.

Miao Miao then let out a "humph," her anger subsided considerably, and the corners of her mouth turned up again.

"Okay, I'll trust you one more time."

"Don't worry, brother will definitely remember this time!"

"Brother, if you forget again—" Miao Miao whispered in his ear, her voice low and menacing, "I won't talk to you for a whole day!"

Li Yichen smiled and patted Miaomiao's little head.

"make a deal."

Miao Miao clapped her hands and cheered, then turned and skipped back to the living room, shouting, "Sister, sister, and brother are going to bring me a moonstone!"

Li Niannian came down the stairs with a glass of warm water in her hand and happened to see this scene.

She stood at the corner of the stairs, a slight smile playing on her lips, and without saying a word, simply shook her head as she watched Miao Miao's bouncing figure.