Mankind's yearning for the moon can be traced back to the time of apes.

In the early stages of the transformation from ape, the "humans" at that time had just developed wisdom, were full of curiosity and awe of all the natural signs, and they held regular sacrifices to worship the moon and pray for the protection of the moon god.

In the Middle Ages, the moon was still a mysterious natural phenomenon.

At that time, it was difficult for people to understand why such a behemoth as the moon could hang in the sky and not fall, and they attributed all this to the power of the "gods", so for a time many myths and legends revolved around the moon, and they believed that the moon was the place where the gods lived.

The first time mankind truly understood the moon was the Renaissance.

The great scientists Lipper and Galileo invented the telescope, and the first thing the latter did was to observe the moon with a telescope. Galileo discovered that the moon was not made of the legendary "fifth element", but was similar to the earth, filled with endless rocks and sand. But in comparison, the environment of the Moon is obviously worse and worse than that of the Earth, full of potholed craters, gray and black scorched earth, and there is not a trace of life......

Since then.

People finally know that there are no legendary gods on the moon, let alone Qionglou Yuyu, there is just a lifeless dead land!

However.

The exploration of the moon by human beings on earth will not stop because of this.

The wheel of time quietly drove into the 20th century, at this time, in addition to trying to meet the growing material and cultural needs, scientific and technological civilization also ushered in a new wave of development, and a series of high-precision space telescopes, artificial satellites, launch vehicles, space shuttles and a series of endless means emerged.

Whether it is out of political competition or out of consideration for the sustainable development of mankind in the future, the world's major scientific and technological powers are vying to develop the means to land on the moon, hoping to land on the moon as soon as possible and become the first person to eat crabs.

Cold war!

Military Race!

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After a series of open and secret battles in the field of aviation, finally, in 1969, Armstrong, an astronaut from the United States, finally took the first step of human beings on the moon. As Armstrong said at the time, this is a small step for one individual, but one giant leap for all mankind!

However.

As long as anyone with a discerning eye knows, it was a joke that the Apollo spacecraft of the United States landed on the moon and successfully planted a flag on the lunar landmark to announce it to the world.

Because anyone with a culture knows that the air content on the surface of the moon is quite thin, almost the same as the simulated "vacuum" environment in the laboratory. Therefore, there can be no air movement on the surface of the moon, that is, there can never be "wind" on the surface of the moon!

But looking back, looking at the photo that Apollo sent back at the beginning, the "Star Spangled" flag representing the image of the United States was fluttering in the wind, which was a phenomenon that could not have been killed.

"Young master!"

Sensing Xia Haoran's arrival, Leng Ba hurriedly greeted him.

Xia Haoran nodded, and said with a smile: "How is the work here?"

"Young master

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, everything is working well in our mines!"

Leng Ba said in a deep voice: "As for the moon base, it is still under construction. While speaking, the two came to the foot of a crater in the south of the moon, and Leng Ba continued: "Young master, you see, the most conservative and conventional way to build an underground base on the moon is usually to dig down and hide the entire base in the depths of the ground. We don't do that, but we need to dig a solid foundation. ”

After a slight pause, Leng Yi continued: "According to preliminary estimates, we need to dig out a circular space at least five hundred meters deep and about two thousand meters in diameter. We would then use this as the foundation for the entire city and gradually expand in all directions, eventually forming a small city that can accommodate a million people. ”

"Good idea!"

Xia Haoran nodded and said, "By the way, what about the material supply, such as high-strength steel, titanium alloy materials, space aluminum alloy materials, and various high-strength glass materials, etc., how do you solve these?"

"Local materials!"

Leng Ba pondered for a moment and said, "All the materials are waste materials that we excavated. However, it will take a long time to become fully self-sufficient and meet the needs of the entire city. ”

"It's okay, the construction speed of the entire moon base city can be slowed down appropriately, and our main task at this stage is mining. Xia Haoran patted Leng Ba's shoulder and said with a smile: "Due to the limited materials, we are now in urgent need of a large number of various ore resources, and it is estimated that in one or two years, our spacecraft program will be realized." Therefore, this virtually reserves enough time for the construction of the entire lunar base city. ”

Speaking of this, Xia Haoran took out a piece of paper and handed it to Leng Ba, and said, "This is what Leng Si and they urgently need, and there are very few reserves on the earth, you can explore it on the moon." If that doesn't work, we'll have to move on and go a little farther to Mars, or some other planet. ”

"Young master, I understand!"

After putting all the ores in the temporary warehouse into the creation space, Xia Haoran then asked, "By the way, how do you plan to deal with the water problem of this base city in the future?"

The Moon is a dry celestial body.

Some scientists have even asserted that the Moon is 1 million times drier than the Gobi Desert. In the course of many lunar explorations and reconnaissance by human beings on earth, no trace of water has been found on the surface of the moon.

Now, the first moon base city led by Beauty Group has broken ground. Water is necessary to survive on the moon, and if it is all transported from the earth, it is obviously not a long-term solution. Moreover, it is not a small amount to supply a city with water for a million people.

So, it is imperative to find water on the moon!

However.

Is there water on the moon at all?

The scientific community has been debating this question for a long time, and some people believe that as long as there is an area on the moon below minus 33 degrees, then it can perfectly preserve water.

And on the moon, the low temperature area of minus 33 degrees for thousands of years is absolutely existing, and there are quite a few areas.

The moon is different from the earth, because the earth is protected by the atmosphere, the temperature on the earth is not too high.

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It won't be too low. The Moon has no atmosphere, so the temperature on the surface of the Moon can reach a staggering 127 degrees Celsius, and at night, the temperature plummets to minus 180 degrees Celsius.

In an area like this, where the temperature changes drastically during the day and night, it is naturally impossible to retain water, so most areas of the moon cannot retain water!

But.

At the poles of the moon it is different. In the South and Arctic Poles, there is a large area where the temperature is below -33 degrees Celsius all year round because there is no sunlight all year round.

This creates the prerequisites for the presence of moisture!

For the doubts of the outside world, Xia Haoran has long known that at the poles of the moon, there are indeed abundant water resources, and the reserves are considerable, at least, if it is used reasonably, it can at least ensure that in the next hundreds of years, there is no need to worry about the problem of water resources being depleted!

But the problem is that far water can't quench the thirst of the near.

The moon base city built by Xia Haoran is 108,000 miles away from the south pole or the north pole of the moon. So, whether it's erecting pipes or digging aqueducts, it's not very realistic.

"Young Master, I have seriously investigated this issue!"

Leng Ba's scarlet electronic eyes flickered for a few seconds, and he said seriously: "There is a large amount of solid ice under that moon ditch dozens of kilometers away from our base city! ”

"Okay, if you have an idea. ”

Xia Haoran nodded and said: "Within this year, the group company will strive to open the earth-moon interstellar network, and when the time comes, the earth and the moon will be integrated, which will also provide a lot of convenience for the next step." In addition, I also communicated with Leng Qi yesterday that human beings will inevitably carry out lunar migration in the future. So, how to ensure that ordinary people do not have to wear that kind of bulky spacesuit, and can move and work on the moon as freely as we do, this is a difficult problem that we need to solve urgently. Leng Ba, you've been on the moon lately, and you can seriously think about it. ”

After a slight pause, Xia Haoran continued: "Among them, we mainly consider the problem of gravity balance, pressure balance, and lack of oxygen. I had previously refined a small defensive magic weapon through cultivation, but it could only solve the problem of the balance of gravity and pressure, but could not solve the problem of oxygen supply to the surface of the moon. Back together, everyone brainstormed together. I hope that ordinary people can not only be in the moon base city, even if they step out of the city and step on the surface of the moon, they can also walk on the earth as easily!" After speaking, Xia Haoran also took out a few talismans and handed them to Leng Ba.

"Young Master, your words have inspired me a lot!"

Leng Ba took the amulet and felt it secretly for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "We can use this amulet to develop a small object similar to the form of a watch, ordinary people only need to wear this kind of device, they can adjust the gravity and pressure independently, I think it is not difficult for us to do this." It's just that the problem of lack of oxygen in carbon-based life, this should be carefully considered, so that you can't still carry a huge oxygen cylinder on your back, right?" After a slight pause, Leng Ba suddenly reached out and patted his head, and said, "By the way, young master, we can get a small 'oxygen generator'!"

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