Long ago, various analyses and indications pointed to the presence of water ice at the poles of the Moon.

Of course, this water ice is not ice in the traditional sense, but a mixture of lunar soil.

But observation is observation, you really have to see it with your own eyes and extract it yourself, then you can really set the sound!

With the voice of the geological captain Luo Kaihuai, the entire Yueyue Number, including the Xichang Command Center, immediately cheered up.

Ye Ming gulped his coffee, he kept in touch with Aita, controlled the spaceship's camera, and instantly completed the picture and displayed it on the big screen.

Soon, the rover returned.

There are three lunar rovers on the moon this time, and the size of the car is about the same as that of an ordinary car, but the cabin is shorter, and the wheels are much larger than that of ordinary cars.

After jumping from the lunar rover, Captain Luo and two other teammates immediately lifted the insulated collection box from the car.

That's good in a low-gravity environment, and it's not hard to lift anything.

In addition, in the moon landing training base, everyone has long summarized and adapted to the optimal way of walking on the moon in the anti-gravity force field, so the work is particularly quick - compared to the way of jumping and jumping, in fact, the most labor-saving is to use your toes to gently pad forward and stride forward.

Of course, the premise of being able to go this way is that everyone has adopted a new type of spacesuit. The new spacesuit is not as bulky as the previous spacesuit, and it also has diapers or something......

As the geological team members delivered the collection box to the Yueyue, a robotic arm immediately stretched out from the cargo hold of the Yueyue, and then the robotic arm clamped the collection box and withdrew it into the cabin.

Immediately afterward, the three team members entered an integrated board room that had been built, and a group of cleaning team members immediately came to the rover carrying a mop-shaped object.

These...... Naturally, it is for sanitizing.

At present, the place where the Moon Invitation docks is at the boundary between the shadow zone and the light zone. It was only then that the geological exploration team collected a mixture of water ice from an area of minus 100 degrees and returned to the ......

(Hehe, it seems that the moon landing date and the moon's illumination situation have written out bugs...... Everyone pretended not to see it. ）

The lunar soil in ordinary areas has long been proven to be very clean, and no grass grows, but the permafrost zone is ...... God knows if there are any bacteria or viruses that have been dormant for hundreds of millions of years.

Soon, the analysis of the experimental group came out, and no microorganisms were found.

This news made everyone breathe a sigh of relief, but also sighed slightly.

And that analysis was soon relayed to Aita's column on lunar geology – and unsurprisingly, the results would give enough reverie to the study of the origin of the moon's water ice.

After determining the safety of water and ice resources, the rest is simple, and the direct condensation method is sufficient.

……

Time passed slowly, and as all the crew members of the Invitation Moon returned to the cabin to rest, the command center also gathered in the conference room.

Astronauts can sleep, they can't.

Because tomorrow the construction of the most important lunar plant will begin.

"At the moment, according to the analysis of the lunar soil collected by the Invitation Moon Number, the location where we stopped is not perfect...... If you go a kilometre further west, you'll be in the Helium-3 area, which is the richest in the region."

After pointing out five dots on the map of the moon, Director Zhang said with some regret.

Everyone laughed - according to the data, these five points, if you want to talk about reserves, it is really not too much, it can only be said that in the richest area, it is a little higher.

This is the pursuit of perfection if it sounds good, and if it doesn't sound good, it is a bit of "people's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants".

Director Zhang also smiled: "Okay, in fact, it's all about the same, let's still follow the principle of proximity, right?"

"Well, the principle of proximity." Ye Ming held the pen and kept turning it in his hand: "The main thing is to take care of the power generation group, and we can use it as a follow-up expansion direction."

"Well, that's right! Anyway, this piece will be ours from now on!"

"Yes, the assembly period of the integration plant, if nothing else, can be completed in three days and put into operation within a week." leaf

Ming pursed his lips, exhaled softly, and then laughed self-deprecatingly: "It's really hard to endure these days."

Everyone laughed too.

Yes, with the successful landing of the Moon on the moon and the start of its mission, the people of the country were already overjoyed, and the whole country was thrown into a carnival.

But only they know that the most difficult is yet to come, and it still depends on how the lunar soil is refined.

Fortunately, today's helium-3 content of lunar soil has come out, although it is not very rich, but it is completely within the affordable range of the plan, and the next thing left is large-scale refining.

And in the refining process, it involves the collection of lunar soil - although everyone believes in XCMG's machinery, this kind of long-term, mechanical reciprocating task is really anyone's guess!

Therefore, despite the fact that everyone is very relaxed now, in fact, no one can really breathe a sigh of relief until the helium-3 refined is not enough to act as a return fuel.

And as long as you get through this time, as long as everything runs according to plan, then ...... The next unmanned transport ship of the Sky Survey is about to make its debut.

It is planned that the Inviting Moon will return after a two-month mission for a two-month rest and maintenance assessment, and then lift off again with the Sky Survey 1 transport ship in September.

With a professional transport ship, there are more things that can be carried.

"Now that water ice has been identified, the construction of a water harvesting plant has to be taken into account – and the presence of iron ore over there means that a smelter can be built in the future."

"I'm afraid iron ore is not easy to mine, right?"

"Well, it's not good, but that's for later." Ye Ming squinted slightly, falling into imagination: "By the way, the living area still has to be designed as a gravity zone, otherwise you won't get used to anything."

"The main thing is that in low gravity, a lot of things have to be redesigned, and habits have to be changed - the cup flies when you touch it, and it really can't stand it."

"Yes." Ye Ming nodded again: "In addition to the moon base, there is also the Space City...... Hey, next time I really shouldn't be in this command, I can't stand it."

Everyone was stunned, and then laughed.

Indeed, Ye Ming's hard work and worries these days are in everyone's eyes.

Frankly speaking, if it weren't for the first time that he had no experience, he had to be a genius like Ye Ming who could coordinate the overall situation, in fact, everyone didn't want Ye Ming to suffer from this.

Such a baby bump, I'm really tired and lying down, that's really ......

Therefore, when the BOSS was leaving, he would pull Ye Ming to tell him to pay attention to rest, combine work and rest, and the sea of stars waiting for him......

In the midst of laughter, Ye Ming's phone rang.

A moment later, Director Niu's voice came.

"You're still having a meeting, aren't you?"

Ye Ming glanced at everyone: "The meeting is about to end, is there something urgent?"

"It's urgent, it's not urgent." Director Niu's voice had a slight smile: "I don't need you to arrange a discussion immediately."

"Huh? What the hell is going on......" Ye Ming paused, and immediately said, ", isn't it Lao Mei......?"

"Haha! Yes, a note has already been sent from there, and the officials of Guo Wuqing and Weijiao are rushing to the capital overnight. So you say...... For what?"

Ye Ming immediately coughed: "Are they planning to land on the moon and let the Yueyue take it back?"

Director Niu laughed visibly, "Well, it sums it up like this. However, the note sent is to strengthen space cooperation, promote bilateral relations, and realize the peaceful development of the moon."

Ye Ming was stunned, and then laughed.

When Ye Ming said the content of the note, everyone laughed like him.

I have to say, it's all at this time......

"Lao Mei really loves face." After Director Zhang smiled, he thought about it and said, "Then do you want to notify the invitation month?" Let them get ready to get out of the cabin?"

"I don't think it's necessary to ...... for the time being" Ye Ming pondered for a few seconds and then shook his head: "Since they love face so much, they will definitely not cooperate with us, besides, all the instruments and equipment and systems of the Yueyue are all medium."

text, and Yin Ta is also not compatible with their devices...... What can they do when they come? Grab two handfuls of lunar soil? Or two handfuls of shallots?"

Someone added with a smile, "You can also learn how to fry sugar."

"Hahahaha! Well, I guess they'll only send people over when they're about to leave at the end."

Ye Ming nodded: "Well, they are not in a hurry, what are we anxious about?"

Not only does the Invitation Moon have an integrated design, but all the interface languages, operation guides, and even systems are incompatible with the West Side.

Even if Lao Mei is put in, they are blind.

Rather than come and be restrained, it is better to toss your own.

……

Braque's plane landed slowly in the capital.

Unlike the grand welcome scene when you arrive elsewhere, this time ...... There was no such thing as a big welcome, only a few officials and ambassadors from their own side were waiting.

It seems that he came over this time just to talk about a different business.

Suppressing his dissatisfaction, Braque quickly got into the car and then arrived at the location of the interview.

Well, today he came over...... It's really just about business.

And it's a business that involves billions of dollars.

Merely...... As a party who spends money, he does not feel the treatment he deserves as a rich man.

Thinking of this, Braque's face turned pale.

Following the staff's guidance, Braque walked into the conference hall in silence.

The old opponent with a serious expression on the other side was smiling at the moment.

"Mr. Braque, welcome."

"Let's get straight to the point."

"Okay."

"As indicated in the note, we hope that the two sides will abandon all interference and strengthen cooperation in the field of space......

The owner of this house listened to each other with a smile all the time.

Then he looked at Braque again and smiled meaningfully.

"Mr. Brack, why do you want to beat around the bush like this? Just say that you need to come back with an invitation month."

Brak exhaled slowly, looking directly at the other party, "Space must be cooperating!"

"Yes, of course, cooperation." The host smiled again: "$300 million a cabin."

(This paragraph is awkward, I dare not write it)