196: Chapter 196 Oh my god! You're doing lunar research missions, and you're using an entrenching tool right away?

Liu Yang and Wang Yaping looked at the gray-white landscape before them, their emotions running high.

196: Chapter 196 Oh my god! You're doing lunar research missions, and you're using an entrenching tool right away?

Liu Yang and Wang Yaping looked at the gray-white landscape before them, their emotions running high.

Three months ago, they had just been selected as astronauts from among the pilots.

They hadn't even finished their intensive training for very long—one could say they weren't even familiar with aerospace knowledge yet—when the country sent them to execute their first space mission, and they ended up landing on the moon immediately!

Who else could understand this kind of rush?

Regaining their composure, Liu Yang and Wang Yaping quickly adjusted their mindset; although they were members of a special crew, they bore important work responsibilities.

As Deputy Commander, Nie Shenghai came before everyone and issued deployment orders.

"First Detachment, attention!"

"Follow the commands of Captain Liu and Lieutenant Wang, and immediately set up the Spring Festival Gala branch venue!"

"Second Detachment, attention!"

"Execute the Science mission immediately according to the established plan!"

"Yes!"

Under the command of the two female astronauts, the 10 armored soldiers of the First Detachment began to work busily according to their respective assignments.

Because the preparations were very thorough, the assembly of the Spring Festival Gala branch venue was incredibly fast.

Soon, a small, festively decorated Spring Festival Gala stage began to take shape on a flat area.

However, the attention of the Chinese audience at this moment was not there, but rather drawn to the armored soldiers of the Second Detachment.

Through the first-person perspective of Commander Yang Weili, watching the armored soldiers move things one by one from the Xuan-Nu Fighter Jet, the audience in front of their screens were all stunned.

"What the hell! What are those things?"

"Holy crap! Those are alloy crates!"

"No, no! Isn't that an entrenching tool?"

"What are they doing?"

While the audience was confused, the ten armored soldiers continued their actions.

They saw them place eight huge alloy crates steadily and neatly on the ground, then directly pick up entrenching tools, and shovel by shovel, frantically scoop lunar soil into the alloy crates!

Only then did the Chinese audience realize what these ten armored soldiers were actually doing!

"Oh my god!"

"Soldier brothers, you're mining lunar soil, aren't you! Are you really using entrenching tools directly?"

"This is called executing a Science mission? This is just like farmers digging the ground!"

"Right! And digging the ground while wearing Exoskeleton Armor!"

"The scene is too beautiful, I can't bear to look! It's killing me, hahaha..."

"Our China really is a descendant of an agricultural civilization; they sure know how to use those entrenching tools! Hahaha!"

"I can't take it anymore!"

"They're planning to laugh me to death and then inherit my debt!"

Watching the rough actions of those Dragon Army soldiers from afar, the audience was all laughing heartily.

Is China's lunar Science mission really this unpretentious?

Just then, Commander Yang Weili's live first-person perspective began to move, hopping towards the area where the lunar soil was being mined, and his explanation followed.

"Reporting to the people of the whole country!"

"Currently, our crew members have divided into two teams!"

"The First Detachment is over there setting up the Spring Festival Gala branch venue!"

"What you are seeing before your eyes now is the Second Detachment executing the lunar soil mining Science mission!"

Pointing at the alloy crates neatly placed on the ground, Commander Yang Weili said with a smile.

"Each of these crates can hold about 5,000kg of lunar soil, which is about 5 tons!"

"Eight crates can hold a total of about 40 tons of lunar soil!"

"After these lunar soils are transported back to Blue Star, they will be used as resource samples for Science research, for the follow-up construction of the lunar base this year..."

Before they had even finished listening to Commander Yang Weili, all the Chinese audience watching the Spring Festival Gala live broadcast were deeply shocked!

40... tons?

Oh my!

Is this a mistake???

You have to know, even the Eagle Sauce's previous Pineapple Project, which claimed to have landed on the moon six times, only brought back a total of 380kg of lunar soil and rocks!

The most important thing is, even though Eagle Sauce got so much lunar soil, they only gifted 1g to China!

It made Chinese scientists have to pitifully use 0.5g of lunar soil for Science research, while the other 0.5g had to be used for display!

Now, on the other hand, you're bringing 40,000kg of lunar soil back to Blue Star??

"Wait!"

"What did General Yang just say?"

"Lunar base???"

"Holy crap! I didn't hear that clearly just now!!!"

Many viewers were slow to react, suddenly discovering something wrong, and exclaimed out loud!

In the Spring Festival Gala live broadcast, Commander Yang Weili's introduction continued.

"...The lunar base is our outpost for exploring the sea of stars!"

"The China Supreme Military Region!"

"Plans to build at least three lunar bases in the northern region, southern region, and the shadowed area on the far side of the moon within 2013, at the earliest before this year's National Day!"

"And using about two years!"

"Complete full coverage of closed ecological circulation systems for all lunar bases!"

"By establishing a normal and stable artificial biosphere, we will build the lunar bases into space ecological cities that integrate Science research, production, living, and tourism!"

Speaking of this, Commander Yang Weili's words became more and more excited.

"At that time!"

"All Chinese citizens!"

"Will have the opportunity to come to the moon for tourism and vacations!"

"Those with financial means can pay for themselves! Those who lack funds don't need to worry!"

"Our Lunar New Year Koi activity will be conducted as a regular fixed project for the annual Spring Festival Gala!"

"The number of Lunar New Year Koi will also be increased to 20 and will increase year by year!"

"I believe that by next Spring Festival!"

"The audience friends in front of the television and in the live broadcast room will definitely be able to have such great luck and become a Chinese Koi!"

Commander Yang Weili's words immediately caused an uproar among the Chinese audience!

Lunar ecological city?

Self-funded lunar tourism?

Regular Koi activities?

Holy crap!

This great step by China, isn't the stride... a bit too big!

Who talks about building lunar bases and space cities right after just landing on the moon!

Haven't you seen that Eagle Sauce has been to the moon for so long, not to mention building a lunar base, they haven't even made a peep about another manned moon landing!

Oh... what if the Pineapple Project moon landing itself was a strategic intimidation act against the Red Bear Union? Then everything could be explained!

Five minutes later.

"Reporting to Commander Yang and Deputy Commander Nie Shenghai!"

"All lunar soil has been crated!"

"The mining mission has been successfully completed!"

"Please give instructions!"

The squad leader of the Second Detachment hopped over and saluted Commander Yang Weili and Deputy Commander Nie Shenghai.

"Take those yellow stones away too!"

"They look a bit different!"

"Maybe they're good things!"

Looking at the few yellow mineral stones that were slightly abrupt in the gray-white distance, Commander Yang Weili ordered.

"Received!"

The Second Detachment leader took the order, and the armored soldiers first crated the yellow mineral stones, then moved the eight alloy crates onto the Xuan-Nu Fighter Jet one by one.

At the same time, over at the First Detachment, the Spring Festival Gala branch venue had also been set up.

Six spotlights located in different positions shone bright light, illuminating the festively decorated branch venue stage, which appeared exceptionally festive on the gray-white lunar surface.

Regarding this, Deputy Commander Nie Shenghai was very satisfied: "The effect is not bad!"

Everything was ready, and everyone was about to step onto the stage. Just then, Commander Yang Weili spoke up.

"Academician Sun, you first!"

Academician Sun was stunned at first, then nodded solemnly and followed closely forward.

After arriving under the branch venue stage, Academician Sun stopped, and from the storage compartment of his left chest armor, he took out an object with extreme cherishment.

This object was a plastic-sealed, yellowed photograph, which was a photo of Academician Sun and another person.

Looking at the person in the photo, tears welled up in Academician Sun's eyes.

"Old Qian, I brought you here this time..."