With three superpowers at his fingertips, he could dominate the 1970s.

The peaceful days lasted for more than twenty days, until they were shattered by a messenger.

"Director Jiang, the commander requests your presence."

"Which leader?"

"...You'll see when you get there."

The correspondent smiled, pursing his lips, and refused to say anything more.

Jiang Zhiyu glanced at him, tucked the report into a folder, turned around and followed him out the door.

……

The meeting room door was closed, and two guards stood at the door, their backs ramrod straight.

When Jiang Zhiyu pushed open the door, there were already seven or eight people sitting inside.

She glanced at it and immediately knew what was going on.

Old Gao sat on one side of the long table, a stack of documents in front of her, her expression calm. On the other side sat a middle-aged man she had never seen before, wearing a dark gray Zhongshan suit, his hair neatly combed, and an old Party badge pinned to his chest, looking down as he flipped through the materials in his hands.

Looking to the side, the group leaders of Group Five were all there.

Wen Shu, the leader of the aerospace team, Xu Yanqiu of the geology team, Shen Peishan of the engineering and infrastructure team, Zhang Baijun of the medical team, and Ye Nantian, an old acquaintance who was in charge of the intelligence team this time, were all sitting upright at the moment.

Jiang Zhiyu quickly went through it in her mind.

All five groups are present.

This doesn't look like a routine meeting.

She sat down next to Old Gao, who pushed a cup of tea toward her, saying nothing but nodding slightly.

The middle-aged man in the Zhongshan suit looked up, sized her up for a few seconds, and then suddenly reached out his hand.

"Comrade Jiang, I've heard so much about you. I'm Zhou Henian, just transferred back from the Northwest."

Jiang Zhiyu shook hands with him; his fingers were dry and strong, indicating he was a very prestigious person.

She didn't ask any more questions and waited quietly.

……

Zhou Henian sorted out the materials in his hand before looking at everyone and speaking.

"The Central Committee has decided to formally establish a new directly subordinate agency, codenamed 'Guanghan'."

He paused for a moment, his gaze sweeping across the faces of everyone present.

"This organization is not affiliated with any existing department; it has its own staffing and funding, and it has no publicly disclosed name. From now on, you should only say that you work at a certain research institute; you don't need to explain which institute."

The meeting room was silent for a few seconds.

Jiang Zhiyu held her teacup and listened quietly without saying a word.

Zhou Henian continued.

"The core mission of the Guanghan Bureau is singular: site selection and construction of a lunar base, as well as subsequent research. The preliminary exploration data will be handled by everyone present, while the subsequent engineering work will be carried out by the newly formed engineering team. Group Five will retain its organizational structure but will be transferred to the Guanghan Bureau as its core technical backbone."

He paused here and looked at Old Gao.

Old Gao then took over the conversation at the opportune moment.

"The Guanghan Bureau will have one director and one chief engineer. Comrade Zhou Henian will serve as the director, and after careful consideration, the organization has decided to appoint Comrade Jiang Zhiyu as the chief engineer."

He glanced at Jiang Zhiyu.

"At the same time, Comrade Jiang Zhiyu is relieved of his post as Deputy Director of the Second Administration Bureau."

Jiang Zhiyu slowly put down her teacup.

She knew there would be adjustments, but she never imagined it would be in this direction.

The Second Administration Bureau was her starting point; she took it over from Zhuge Yunhe. She hadn't done much work there, but she still had feelings for it. However, she also knew that once the Lunar Soil project was launched, it would be a completely new and larger battlefield, requiring someone to oversee it from beginning to end, someone who could combine technology, engineering, and secrecy.

"I will obey the organization's arrangements."

She accepted it calmly without refusing.

Old Gao nodded, pulled a thin appointment letter from the pile of documents, and pushed it in front of her.

"Sign here."

Jiang Zhiyu picked it up and looked at it. The appointment letter was written very simply, without a heading or red letterhead, only a few lines for signature and three stamping areas. She picked up the pen and signed her name in the chief engineer column.

The scratching sound of the pen tip on the paper was particularly clear in the quiet meeting room.

……

After the documents were signed, the meeting continued.

Zhou Henian steered the conversation back to site selection.

"I have reviewed the detailed survey reports for the six candidate sections."

He opened a document in front of him, which contained a summary table of site selection assessments jointly submitted by five groups, filled with dense data and curves.

"Point One, Marius Hill, has a cavern with a long axis of 110 meters, a short axis of 80 meters, and a depth of over 400 meters. The thinnest part of the cave ceiling is 35 meters. The temperature is constant at -21 degrees Celsius. The cave entrance faces southeast, precisely on the latitude zone that can be scanned by the terminator."

After he finished reading, he looked up at Professor Chen.

Professor Chen took off his reading glasses and nodded.

"From a geological stability perspective, Site 1 is the best among the six candidates. The lava tube structure is intact, the cave walls have no obvious cracks, and the lunar dust deposit layer is very thin, indicating that the cave has not been subjected to major impact disturbances for billions of years."

Zhang, the engineer from the engineering team, opened his eyes and replied.

"From a construction perspective, the entrance at point one is large enough for large equipment to enter and exit, and the average width inside the tunnel is sixty meters, making excellent use of space. Once the issue of lunar dust protection is resolved, the conditions for subsequent expansion are the best among the six points."

Team leader Zhao opened the brown paper bag and pulled out a map.

"From a concealment standpoint, the near side of the moon doesn't present this problem. However, we need to consider the supporting infrastructure on Earth: ground receiving stations and sample transfer routes. These facilities need to be located in a geologically stable location that is inaccessible and unthinkable to outsiders. The site selection team is already outsourcing, and has initially identified three candidate areas, all in inland mountainous regions."

Researcher Li from the remote sensing group added a sentence.

"The imagery from point one is the most complete. With the photos and scans brought back by Director Jiang, we've reconstructed the entire 3D structure of the cavern. If we need to draw construction plans later, point one has the most abundant data."

Jiang Zhiyu listened silently, holding her teacup, without saying a word.

Zhou Henian glanced at her.

"Chief Engineer Jiang, you are the only person who conducted an on-site survey of Site No. 1. What is your assessment?"

Jiang Zhiyu then put down her teacup and thought for a moment.

"Site 1 was the preferred choice for the base, and there was no dispute regarding its geological and engineering conditions."

Zhou Henian stared at her for two seconds and nodded.

"Then it's settled. Point one is the primary base location, and the other five points are backup options. The site selection team will continue to work on the supporting locations on Earth, and a final plan will be produced within three months."

He closed the folder and looked around.

……

After the meeting, Jiang Zhiyu stood alone by the window in the corridor, watching the sky outside slowly darken.

Old Gao came out of the conference room, walked to her side, and stood with her for a while without saying a word.

After a long pause, he finally spoke.

"What's wrong? It's rare to see you like this."

Jiang Zhiyu shook her head.

"Nothing much, it's just that I feel like the burden is heavier from now on."

Old Gao smiled.

"You think the burden is too heavy?"

"No, not at all." She laughed at herself. "I was just expressing my feelings."

Old Gao was amused by her, patted her on the shoulder, and turned to leave.

Jiang Zhiyu watched his figure disappear at the end of the corridor, then looked down at the appointment letter in her hand.

The few sheets of paper are thin, but they are quite heavy.

She folded the appointment letter, put it in her coat pocket, and turned to walk towards the stairs.

I still need to go to the Second Administration Bureau.