82: Chapter 82 The "Nerves" and "Brain" of the Lunar Base
Just as the Dragon Nation was rejoicing over the breakthrough in quantum navigation technology and quietly upgrading its strategic and livelihood sectors, on the far side of the distant moon, within the South Pole-Aitken basin, the permanent Moon Base named "Guanghan Palace" was undergoing a profound transformation regarding its "vitality" and "intelligence."
The main structure of the base's second phase had long since risen amidst the roar of the "pangu industrial zone" giant 3D printers; several interconnected silver-gray domes and underground modules extending deep into the lunar soil appeared exceptionally spectacular and tranquil against the backdrop of the dark starry sky and grayish-white lunar soil.
But at this moment, the inner workings of this outpost established by humanity on an alien world were being infused with a true soul.
Between the Earth and the Moon, invisible "nerves" had already been connected.
In the past, although Earth-Moon communication had been achieved, there was a delay measured in seconds, and the bandwidth and security of data transmission were limited by traditional radio technology.
For scientific research requiring real-time, precise control and base management needing to respond to emergencies, this was a huge bottleneck and hidden danger.
But now, everything was different.
A quantum relay satellite, custom-made for Earth-Moon communication and codenamed "Magpie Bridge," had already been quietly deployed at the Lagrange L2 point, like a loyal messenger floating at the optimal position between the Earth and the Moon.
Inside the "Guanghan Palace" base command center, lead engineer Wang Yan stood before the main console.
He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Initiate 'Earth-Moon Quantum Link,' protocol 'network'."
Upon the order, the dedicated laser communication antenna at the top of the base slightly adjusted its angle, and a laser beam carrying quantum keys, invisible to the human eye, was precisely fired toward the "Magpie Bridge" satellite hundreds of thousands of kilometers away.
Almost at the same instant the signal was sent, the emerald-green indicator lights representing the established link lit up simultaneously on the quantum terminals located at the Beijing Aerospace Command Center and Old Chen's office, as well as on Lin Mo's personal terminal inside the "Candle Dragon" safe house.
"Link successfully established! Latency... close to zero! Bandwidth stable at the terabit level!" Wang Yan reported to Earth, his voice filled with uncontrollable excitement.
This meant that instructions from Earth could reach the Moon instantly, and scientific data and high-definition video from the Moon could be transmitted back to Earth without any delay.
More importantly, based on quantum entanglement encryption, this information superhighway was absolutely secure, and any attempt to intercept or eavesdrop would be exposed immediately.
This invisible "quantum nerve" tightly connected "Guanghan Palace" with the home planet Earth, making it no longer an isolated island hanging in the distance, but a truly organic part of the Dragon Nation extending into the universe.
Meanwhile, in the core area of the "Guanghan Palace" base, inside a secure room wrapped in special cooling and protection systems, another "brain" was quietly starting up.
This was the miniaturized, specialized version of the "system" quantum computer—the "fuxi - moon palace model."
Its volume was far smaller than the main body of the "Tian Suan Center" in the Western Frontier, and its number of quantum bits was slightly streamlined, but its computing power was more than enough, even luxurious, for managing a base.
"Energy core 'Golden Crow - Moon God Model' output stable, connecting to 'fuxi - moon palace model'."
"Data streams of all ecological cycle system modules, connecting to 'fuxi - moon palace model'."
"Control permissions for instruments in various research cabins, partially transferred to 'fuxi - moon palace model'."
"Command of the base's external patrol robot swarm and exploration vehicle fleet, transferred to 'fuxi - moon palace model'."
Amidst a series of reports, the "fuxi - moon palace model" officially took over the daily operations, resource scheduling, energy management, environmental monitoring, and the coordination of most scientific research equipment of the "Guanghan Palace" base.
Its efficiency was astonishing.
The allocation of water, air, and nutrients in the ecological cycle system reached a near-perfect dynamic balance, far exceeding the precision of manual management.
The output of the energy core was intelligently adjusted at the microsecond level according to the actual load of each area of the base, reducing loss to a minimum.
After receiving an exploration order for a specific geological structure sent directly from Earth by the "fuxi - moon palace model" via the quantum link, an unmanned exploration fleet immediately planned the optimal route, avoided obstacles, carried out collaborative exploration, and transmitted the processed preliminary data back in real-time.
When a precision instrument in a research cabin showed a slight parameter drift, the "fuxi - moon palace model" detected the anomaly within one-thousandth of a second, automatically initiated a calibration program, and cleared the fault before the researchers even noticed.
Under the coordination of this "quantum brain," the entire base operated like a precision clock, with every component running efficiently and harmoniously, freeing up limited manpower from tedious daily management to focus more on pioneering scientific research.
Wang Yan looked at the statistics on the main screen, "Base automated operation efficiency: 98.7%, resource utilization rate: 95.2%," his heart filled with shock and peace of mind.
He made a video call to Old Chen on Earth via the newly established quantum link; the image was clear, smooth, and without any delay.
"Old Chen, the 'nerves' and 'brain' of 'Guanghan Palace' are in place!" Wang Yan's voice was filled with pride. "We feel that we are not further away from home, but closer to the motherland! With the 'system' here, we feel incredibly at ease!"
Old Chen smiled gratifiedly from the other end of the screen: "Very good! This means 'Guanghan Palace' has truly come to life; it now possesses the ability to perceive and think. This is not only our Moon Base, but also a template and springboard for humanity to travel further into deep space in the future!"
Inside the "Candle Dragon" safe house, Lin Mo was also observing everything about "Guanghan Palace" through his personal terminal.
Seeing the base radiating with vigorous vitality under the empowerment of quantum communication and quantum computing, he nodded in satisfaction.
The nerves were connected, and the brain was alive. This bridgehead for humanity on the Moon already possessed all the key elements to grow into an outpost base for future interstellar expeditions.
It stood quietly on the far side of the moon, like an awakening giant, casting its keen perception and powerful intelligence toward the even more profound sea of stars.
And the core technologies it relied on were all deeply imprinted with the mark of "Patriot X."