Chapter 220: Discovery on the Moon

On the far side of the moon, there is a canyon that resembles the shape of a bowl.

A particle beam accurately falls from the sky and strikes a mountain peak adjacent to the canyon.

Huge rocks crumble and fall into the valley.

Since this is a vacuum, without a medium for sound transmission, the whole process seems like watching a silent film.

However, the astonishing effects are still quite pronounced.

Hovering 20 kilometers above the ground, a flying vehicle shaped like a ‘W’ is suspended in space.

“Du Qiu, the power of this particle cannon is too great, isn’t it? If used on Blue Star this way, it would be excessively lethal,” Ning Shuangshuang says in astonishment.

Du Qiu shakes his head and responds, “The power is still a bit weak, it seems the allocated energy power is too low.

This is for space combat, the particle cannon’s power must at least pose a threat to ordinary space warships.”

Of course, when Du Qiu decided to conduct a trial flight test on the far side of the moon and carry out resource detection activities, he was fully prepared.

Although the moon seems desolate, several countries on Blue Star have launched lunar orbiters, and some movements here are bound to be detected by these eyes and ears.

For this reason, Du Qiu not only arranged his own lunar satellites but also ordered the release of some special smart gadgets by the Winged Dragon.

These small devices attach themselves to those countries’ lunar orbiters, helping Star Ocean connect and easily take control of these probes, then repeatedly send back previously captured imagery.

This way, these probes are rendered ineffective.

Without these ears and eyes, the far side of the moon becomes Du Qiu’s domain.

In the following days, the Winged Dragon conducted a large-scale detection of the far side of the moon, marking out all the resource mineral locations.

Taking this opportunity, Du Qiu and Ning Shuangshuang also thoroughly enjoyed the desolate and boundless far side of the moon.

He even took a walk on the moon with Ning Shuangshuang and joked, “Shuangshuang, isn’t this the most romantic date in the history of Blue Star people?”

Ning Shuangshuang doesn’t say anything, just holds Du Qiu’s hand tightly.

Both of them are wearing silver spacesuits developed by Du Qiu, which are not at all bulky.

Even through their connected gloves, they could complete the act of interlocking fingers.

Among the billions of people on Blue Star, only this couple has had a moonwalk date throughout ancient and modern times.

The two frolic on the desolate and quiet far side of the moon, experiencing the light gravity that is one-sixth that of Blue Star.

As they strolled on the moon, the Winged Dragon finally selected some locations and dropped down the batch of smart construction robots it had brought along.

They quickly began to bore into the moon’s surface.

Du Qiu’s plan was to establish an underground base on the moon as well; after all, there are plenty of resources here, especially titanium ore and helium-3.

The former accounts for 30% of the moon’s resources and is easier to mine than on Blue Star. The latter is the best fuel for Du Qiu’s new type of nuclear power, not only clean but also improves the efficiency of electricity generation.

Moreover, the moon also has plenty of rare mineral resources.

Although Du Qiu will not be mining on a large scale, he is still in need of some resources in the early stage to speed up the construction of Heaven Realm.

After all, transporting some things from the Earth is less convenient than manufacturing them right there on the moon.

“Sir, in a mountainous area surrounded by peaks about a thousand kilometers from here, some abnormal electromagnetic signals were detected. Do you need to go check it out?”

The voice of Star Ocean interrupts their fun.

The two immediately board the Winged Dragon fighter and rush to that area.

Upon arrival at the region surrounded by peaks and the valley within, Du Qiu feels an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

After some reflection, he suddenly remembers that each time he enters a dream, his path starts from Blue Star to the moon, then to Mars, and then out of the solar system.

Because this process is very brief, it’s hard for Du Qiu to pay attention to the conditions on these planets.

But because each journey begins from Blue Star to the moon, over time, an image of the moon has been imprinted in his mind.

Now, the current terrain matches the image in his memory exactly.

A daring conjecture suddenly forms in Du Qiu’s mind. In his dreams, could his consciousness be accelerated or amplified here?

Just like a relay station for radio signals, this place on the moon might be the relay station for his consciousness which, after being strengthened or magnified here, heads towards Mars.

In that case, there should also be such a terrain on Mars.

The surrounding peaks and the basin valley in the middle easily lead Du Qiu to think that this could be a huge signal amplifier or transmission device.

No wonder he can only enter his dreams at night; could it be that the angle between the moon and the Earth at night is more suitable for amplifying and transmitting his consciousness signal outwards?

As Du Qiu muses, he asks excitedly, “Star Ocean, how did you discover the anomalies here?”

“The Winged Dragon detected strong electromagnetic signals coming from this place!”

“Star Ocean, start the ultra-magnetic imager for a comprehensive scan. Let’s see what mysteries we uncover here.”

“Okay.”

The Winged Dragon fighter hovers 20 kilometers above this terrain and activates the ultra-magnetic imager.

A projection appears in front of Du Qiu and Ning Shuangshuang, displaying images transmitted by the ultra-magnetic imager.

This image shows the rock layers 5,000 meters below this territory. As the image shifts slightly,

Ning Shuangshuang, not understanding, turns to Du Qiu and asks, “What is this?”

“It’s a type of magnetic field induction imaging device. What it shows now is the rock layer 5,000 meters below the surface; it scans bit by bit to find buried objects.”

Realizing it will take some time, Du Qiu adds, “Star Ocean, meanwhile test the particle cannon’s power; the target is the peak below.”

“Yes, sir.”

Following this, the Winged Dragon displays the scene described earlier in this chapter.

It takes nearly an entire day for the ultra-magnetic imager to produce images of everything within 5,000 meters beneath this terrain.

Star Ocean reports, “Sir, it’s strange. No artificial objects were discovered. However, this area is rich in vanadium-titanium magnetite, and together with the terrain, it could be why the electromagnetic signals are confined here.

I’ve analyzed some of the electromagnetic signals, all of which are from Blue Star’s lunar explorations over the years; they hold no value.”

This conclusion surprises Du Qiu; he had originally been convinced that alien artifacts left by the civilization in his dreams were here, otherwise why would his consciousness signal be amplified and transmitted so coincidentally?

But Star Ocean’s judgment, based on the ultra-magnetic imager’s findings, should not be wrong. Could it be that a depth of 5,000 meters is insufficient?

Also, this area’s affluence in vanadium iron magnetite means that Blue Star nations, such as Tang Country and the United States, would definitely mine here in the future.

It won’t do; at least until he fully understands the connection between this place and his dreams, he cannot let anyone destroy this terrain.

“Star Ocean, establish our base near this area. Protect this entire terrain, and under no circumstances allow any Blue Star nation to exploit these mineral resources.”

“Yes, sir. I will immediately direct the construction robots to come here.”

“No, let’s go to meet them!”

“Yes, sir. We’ll head there now.”

The Winged Dragon fighter sets off gracefully towards the previously visited area. The 1,000-kilometer journey, from complete rest to a halt, takes only two seconds, all of which are used for acceleration.

At this time, the smart construction robots, which have already drilled 3,000 meters underground, haven’t had the chance to withdraw.

“Star Ocean, since excavation has already begun here, once the number of intelligent construction robots transported from above is sufficient, allocate a batch to come here to build an alternative base.”

“Yes, sir.”

Du Qiu’s back-and-forths with Star Ocean and the Winged Dragon’s speed leave Ning Shuangshuang still bewildered, as the matter has been dealt with.

“Du Qiu, why do we need to protect that area?” she inquires.

Du Qiu then remembers his girlfriend Ning Shuangshuang is still beside him. After consideration, he explains, “It’s like this. I suspect there are extraterrestrial relics there, which somewhat matches some data I’ve found before.

However, that place also happens to have abundant vanadium-titanium magnetite, and once countries like Tang Country or America or others have the capability to mine the moon, they will not miss it.

I must occupy it first to effectively protect it, at least until I have clearly researched it and then decide how to proceed.”

Just as Ning Shuangshuang is about to ask more questions, Star Ocean’s voice suddenly interrupts, “Sir, a major event has occurred: during a visit to Germany, the President of the United States was killed in a drone attack!”