178: Chapter 178 The Secret of the Moon

Once a nuclear war begins, it is difficult to control its scale.

In this world, perhaps only Gao Yuan has the ability to stop this catastrophe, but he has no intention of doing so.

Nuclear war is actually not as tragic as ordinary people imagine.

First of all, ordinary people who die in a nuclear war won't feel any pain at all; they will be vaporized in an instant. Furthermore, the radiation concentration of land attacked by nuclear bombs is not as high as imagined.

Japan was hit by two, and reconstruction began just a few years later.

Moreover, most modern nuclear bombs are hydrogen bombs, which utilize Nuclear Fusion; the radiation from Nuclear Fusion is very small.

Even if all of humanity's current nuclear bombs were increased a hundredfold, it would be impossible to destroy the Earth; at most, it would destroy humanity. With Gao Yuan watching over Xia Country and its surrounding areas, they won't be harmed at all.

After the fighting is over, Gao Yuan can go and pick up the pieces.

By then, the entire Earth will be his, or rather, Xia Country's.

Everything was progressing according to Gao Yuan's plan.

Gao Yuan was currently staying in the Guanghan Palace on the moon, which had already been transformed into a large-scale base capable of accommodating millions of people.

However, the Moon Base has encountered a problem!

During the construction period, which lasted over a month, a total of more than 200 Moonquakes were recorded.

Moonquakes are earthquakes that occur on the moon.

Everyone knows that earthquakes are caused by the movement of tectonic plates, but the moon doesn't even have oceans. Scientists have long said the moon is a dead star that died two billion years ago, with internal activity having long since ceased. So why are Moonquakes so frequent—far more frequent than earthquakes on Earth?

Last month, there were over 200 Moonquakes, 76 of which were over magnitude 5!

Does such frequency hide some secret? Moreover, such frequent Moonquakes are a challenge for the base. Gao Yuan also wanted to create a dedicated lunar tourism line, and so many Moonquakes would affect the tourist experience.

This time, the robots built probes on the moon, conducted a detailed survey of the lunar surface, and mapped it out.

Gao Yuan was stunned when he saw the map. On the Far side of the Moon, there was actually a huge rectangular object, its shape full of geometric beauty!

Was this naturally formed?

Gao Yuan felt the moon held too many secrets. However, the Future World had already been developing the moon for hundreds of years; they must know exactly what secrets were up there. He didn't need to research it himself, lest he accidentally step into a trap.

Gao Yuan passed directly through the Space-Time Gate from the moon and entered the Future World.

As soon as he arrived, Gao Yuan saw the moon brightly lit. The intelligent identification system recognized his identity, and he passed through various checkpoints without hindrance.

He arrived at the Oceanus Procellarum Military Base in the Future World.

There were soldiers everywhere. To Gao Yuan's surprise, these soldiers were real people, not robots.

The atmosphere was tense, and Gao Yuan didn't know what had happened.

But soon, he met Gao Qiu.

Gao Qiu was now permanently stationed on the moon, presiding over the war against the Development General Administration.

Gao Qiu was currently in a meeting. Gao Yuan had no interest in it, so he waited in the office for a while, teasing the little robot beauty inside while he was at it.

Gao Yuan just wanted to see how the Future World was doing now.

After waiting for about half an hour,

Gao Qiu arrived.

Gao Qiu now looked even younger and more energetic than before. Perhaps it was because he held great power; power is the best nourishment for a person.

“Grand Marshal...”

Gao Yuan greeted him.

“Yuan'er, why are you here?”

“Can't I come?”

“Of course you can! If there's something on your mind, just say it!”

Gao Yuan didn't beat around the bush: “Grand Marshal, what's going on with the moon? You should know, right?”

“I know. It seems you've already built a base on the moon. I thought you'd be a bit later! Since you've reached this step, it's time you knew about these things!”

Gao Yuan's interest was piqued.

“How about this, I still have matters to attend to. I'll have a robot come and give you a rundown on lunar knowledge!”

“What are you going to do?”

“Reclaim Mars!”

“Have you started fighting the Development General Administration? Can you win?”

Gao Yuan asked.

Gao Qiu gave a smile: “That's not for you to worry about! Alright, I'm still waiting for you to step out of the Solar System and rescue this world!”

Gao Yuan felt at ease then. Gao Qiu was an old fox; if he felt there was no problem, then the issue wasn't large.

He just needed to do his own things well.

The robot girl came over and began to explain things to Gao Yuan.

But after listening for a while, Gao Yuan felt that a direct lecture was too dry, so he decided to ask questions himself.

“Little sister, what is that rectangular object on the moon?”

“That is a monitoring point left by the 'Masters'. If it were left on Earth, it would be easily discovered by people. The entire Solar System was actually designed. The moon was also specifically pulled over by a high-level civilization for experiments to form a simple Earth-Moon System for Earth. Only then could there be four seasons on Earth and tides in the oceans!”

“Without the moon, the oceans could not form an ecosystem. Lacking the pull and control of the moon's gravity, Earth's rotation speed would decrease from 24 hours to around 6 to 8 hours. The daily cycle of day and night would become increasingly blurred, nights would become brighter, and there would be 3 hours of daylight and 3 hours of night each day. A year would extend to about 1000 days, and the four seasons would have no regularity to speak of.”

Gao Yuan was somewhat shocked; he hadn't expected the moon to have such a significant role.

“Is the moon really that important?”

“Of course. Without the maintenance of the moon's gravity, the Earth's axis would also tilt. The original axis is maintained at an angle of about 23 degrees, which creates a mild living environment year-round. But without the moon, the tilt could swing between 10 and 45 degrees, or even approach zero. At that time, we would rarely see the sun, there would be no distinction between seasons, the weather would become extreme, and it might even induce a new ice age. Furthermore, due to the lack of the moon's protection, meteorites of all sizes would constantly fly towards Earth. Humans, already suffering from climate disasters, would then face another catastrophe.”

“So, the moon was actually placed here specifically to create a survival environment suitable for humans?”

“This... relying on natural formation, a planet like Earth could never capture such a large satellite! The Earth-Moon combination is also very fragile. If we over-develop the moon, it could cause this system to collapse. When that happens, the Earth's environment will change drastically, and humans will have to find a new home, or build canopies or Underground Cities on Earth to live in!”

The moon was actually placed here artificially just to make the Earth's environment more suitable.

Gao Yuan was stunned.

“Then what's the deal with the Moonquakes?”

“There are two types of Moonquakes. One is the stress on the lunar rock layers caused by the gravity between the Earth and the Moon. The other comes from inside the moon—regular Moonquakes, which we believe are used to transmit information to the high-level civilization!”

Transmitting information?