247: Chapter 247 The Awkward US Secretary of State

As soon as the news was broadcast, it immediately became the front-page headline on all major news websites.

A few minutes later, this headline news was moved to YouTube by netizens.

“Is this fake news? It's the usual style of the BBC.” - From a netizen in the Republic of Korea.

“I don't believe it. Does Huaxia have such powerful technical capabilities? Our Samsung Group alone is better than a bunch of their companies (￣▽￣)”

“Has the person above just gotten internet access in their village? Their aerospace carrier has already taken flight...”

“When did that happen? I haven't heard of it.”

Netizens from the Republic of Korea might have too much energy; even though it was three in the morning, they were still active.

“What is the point of such fake news? To boost others' morale and destroy our own?” - From an American netizen.

“I guess NASA is short on money and teamed up with the BBC to blackmail Uncle Sam, haha.” - From Great Britain.

“Tomorrow's headline: Huaxia fights a fierce battle with aliens on the moon and defeats them, haha. I wouldn't be surprised by anything Huaxia does now. After all, it's a country that has already started building an Interstellar Fleet—the great Huaxia.” - From Balkan Tiger.

“Is it too late to immigrate to Huaxia now?” - From Germany.

“It's too late, my brother. You have no idea how strict Huaxia's immigration policy is.” - Also from Germany.

“It seems interstellar travel isn't far off. I beg Huaxia to save me a spot; I'll pay any amount!!!” - From the League of Arab States.

“Alexander, what kind of monsters are in Asia?” - From Japan.

“The Japanese army is trembling. In terms of Asian armies, our Republic of Korea is invincible, FFFFFF.” - From the Republic of Korea.

“Heh, a country that spends all day fantasizing. Invincible in words, but never won in actual combat. That is your country's history.” - From Japan.

“People from the Republic of Korea are indeed not great at fighting; they only know how to act tough by relying on others. In terms of armies, you can't even beat us.” - From Vietnam.

...

The global village is just like this; comments under any big news can turn into a fight.

While YouTube netizens were cursing each other out, Huaxia netizens were still sound asleep.

News media reporters were the first to know this news, and they began to verify the authenticity of the information through their own channels.

The feedback they got was that it was absolutely true.

After the news that Chu Ge had not destroyed that satellite reached them, the relevant departments in Huaxia had already prepared a plan.

They used the media channels to officially express the Huaxia government's stance.

“The Lunar Base does indeed exist and will be completed next year. The base is for scientific research and resource development; it has nothing to do with the military and is not directed at any third country. We have nothing else to disclose.”

Huaxia didn't hide anything at all. I've built a base, so what? I didn't stop you from building one; do whatever you want.

The above response was sent out overnight.

Early the next morning,

Huaxia netizens rubbed their eyes and woke up to see the situation. What happened last night?

“Whoa!!! A Lunar Base? Is it real? It's almost finished?”

“Change says she finally has neighbors...”

“Who has photos of the base? Post them so everyone can be happy.”

“Wait, I'll go scour YouTube.”

“I'm not looking at their crappy photos. They must be stolen satellite shots; you can't see anything clearly.”

“If you want to see, wait for the official front-facing photos from the media. That's what's satisfying.”

“666, I think so too...”

...

The response from the relevant Huaxia departments quickly reached the ears of the American Secretary of State, Brzezinski.

“They... they just admitted it?”

“Yes, they didn't hide the fact that the base exists, but they also denied the claim that it's a military base, saying it's only for scientific research and resource development.”

“They also said they welcome relevant countries to go to the moon and build bases, saying we could be neighbors or something.”

Brzezinski's executive secretary said after summarizing the opinions of the team's think tank.

America has think tanks specifically for various countries, and the words of Huaxia's response had to go through a professional interpretation by the think tank.

Upon hearing this, Brzezinski's face instantly turned bright red.

“What does this mean? Is Huaxia mocking our incompetence?”

“It's... it's just a Lunar Base, isn't it? When we Americans had a space station, they were still... still riding bicycles.”

Brzezinski was so angry he was stuttering a bit.

“But... but they have a space station now too, and it's about to become the only one. Ours is about to be decommissioned, and a new one is still nowhere in sight...”

Brzezinski looked up at the secretary, and the secretary immediately shut his mouth.

“Wait, what did you just say about resource development? Did they say that? Or did you guys make it up?”

“One moment.”

“They said it themselves.”

Brzezinski's secretary said with certainty after checking the text of Huaxia's response.

“Developing what? Do they have industrial facilities in their Lunar Base?”

“It... it seems so.”

The secretary was frightened by Brzezinski's tone, and his voice became much quieter.

“FUCK!”

Brzezinski immediately picked up the phone on the desk, thought for a moment, and dialed.

“Director Brown, it's me, Brzezinski. I want to ask if NASA has a Lunar Base plan similar to Huaxia's?”

“You do? Great, haha, I knew you did. I was just wondering if our American space power was inferior to Huaxia's.”

“What? It's still in the demonstration phase? Many difficulties haven't been overcome?”

“No, no, no, I don't want to hear these meaningless excuses. Just tell me what's the earliest you can get a base on that damn moon for me!”

The next second,

With a *thud*, Brzezinski slammed the phone down. He leaned back with his arms crossed, looking very angry and breathing heavily.

“Kerry, when did our America start losing to the Huaxian people even in space?”

“Mr. Secretary, what did the NASA Director say? Are we going to build a base on the moon too?”

The secretary didn't dare answer Brzezinski's question and instead cautiously changed the subject.

“That wily old fox didn't even dare give me a timeframe; he only knew how to complain about their difficulties. I'm starting to suspect if all those annual appropriations from Congress went into their own pockets.”

“He said there are many problems to solve—gravity issues, water issues. These core problems of long-term stationing or even industrial production cannot be solved in the short term.”

“No, I have to go to the White House. Huaxia actually established an industrial zone on the moon. This is something we didn't expect before. FUCK! How did they solve those problems?”

Kerry shrugged and shook his head helplessly...