Chapter 3 Landing

Time passed by minute by minute, and after 4 days of sailing, the spacecraft finally reached the final landing stage.

As early as the 1960s, landing was the most difficult and most prone to accidents. At that time, the technical means were limited, and the takeoff and landing of the spacecraft were all set at one time, and no human intervention was allowed in the middle. For a week-long, 380,000-kilometer journey, when to go where and when to change speed must be accurate to the second. Once a mistake is made, the aircraft will be destroyed and people will die.

Today, computer systems have developed rapidly, and aerospace technology is much more advanced than before. The "Victory" spacecraft mainly uses unmanned means, and the supercomputer in the main control room has also written a variety of equations to deal with a large number of emergencies.

After circling the moon for 2 weeks and slowing down twice, the spacecraft finally arrived above the Bailey Crater in the South Pole.

This is the largest crater on the moon, with a diameter of about 303 kilometers. In mid-air, you can see with the naked eye a circular glass cover with a diameter of about 2 kilometers and a height of about 1,000 meters, which is densely covered with solar panels. There are a large number of mining machines and various machines on the open space around it.

This is the moon base! A miracle, the ninth miracle of mankind!

"...The spacecraft is about to land on the moon. There may be some bumps during the process. Please fasten your seat belts and hold the handrails." A gentle electronic sound automatically sounded, reminding everyone to make the final preparations for the moon landing.

Everyone in the warehouse cheered, and some even shed tears of excitement. Many people came to the moon for the first time, but seeing such a huge artificial building complex, they felt a warm feeling from the bottom of their hearts.

Humans are creatures that need a sense of security very much, especially after the explosion of the earth, the warm sunshine, the free air, and the solid earth no longer exist. People have lost their backing and can only face the cold and silent universe alone, which brings great pressure to people.

The spacecraft is destroyed, the air leaks, the mechanical failure, etc., as long as there is a small mistake, it will immediately lead to the death of all the people in the warehouse, without any chance.

In this case, a sense of insecurity arises deep in people's hearts, and it will gradually accumulate. When a person's accumulated pressure exceeds his ability to bear, it is likely to erupt completely, either crazy destruction, suicide, or going crazy and stupid, all of which are possible.

There are two best solutions to this situation. First, hope, so that people can believe that they can survive.

Second, as long as there are enough people, it can also bring a sense of security, which is determined by people's herd mentality. When a disaster strikes, more than 90% of people will run to crowded places. Even if crowded places are not necessarily safe, the public will still choose this way. This is people's herd mentality.

The four-day space voyage brought enough mental pressure to the passengers, but this pressure was reduced a lot the moment people saw the lunar base. This is because people saw hope.

There was only a loud "boom" and a violent tremor, and the spacecraft finally landed on the moon!

The crowd suddenly became very noisy, and many people stood up from their seats and squeezed to the door, anxious to be the first to get off the spacecraft. They were eager to see more people, more of their kind.

"Quiet! Quiet! Sit in your seats!" Yu Yifeng yelled, pushing a few people out, but a steady stream of people squeezed in.

Seeing this, Yu Yifeng made a gesture, and a 1.9-meter-tall burly man stood up. He had dark skin and muscular body. He pushed everyone away with a wave of his hand, and then stood up to block the entire door.

"Why are you blocking the door?" A young man with glasses shouted excitedly. He pushed and moved a few times, but found that he could not push the big man at all.

"It's a vacuum environment outside. Are you in a hurry to go out and die?"

The young man was immediately choked with anger, "Then... Where is the space suit? Where is the lunar rover? Didn't we agree to have a lunar rover? How do you serve!"

Most of the people sitting there were technical workers who were about to participate in the construction of the lunar base. These people were carefully selected and generally had high quality.

But there were also a small number of local tyrants and rich people who spent money to come to the moon purely for tourism. It was this group of people who were the least likely to accept the reality of the earth's explosion. From the clothes of this young man, it was obvious that he was either rich or noble, but now everything has become a thing of the past.

The burly man who blocked the door was named Zhao Yao, a member of the special forces. He hated this kind of rich second generation who bossed people around the most. He sneered and glared at the young man.

"Lunar rover? Haha, don't you think about it? You are less than 200 people and it's so chaotic. How can the lunar base be good? Maybe there is a rebellion and massacre in the base..."

"You are talking nonsense! How is it possible?" The young man shouted, his face began to become gloomy. Logically speaking, there should be a lunar rover to pick them up, but now the lunar rover has not come, which makes him think of the bad side.

"There are some death row prisoners in this base, don't you know? Maybe those death row prisoners are having a doomsday carnival." Zhao Yao said faintly.

The young man was completely stunned. He sat down after a long while. His face was terribly pale. He didn't know whether it was because Zhao Yao's evil voice scared him or because words like rebellion and massacre reminded him of something bad.

He didn't know what to say. With his status and position, he might know some inside information that ordinary people didn't know. If there was really something wrong with the lunar base... thinking about it, there was a trace of fear in his eyes.

Seeing that the crowd was getting more and more chaotic, Yu Yifeng said directly: "Everyone, due to the chaos inside the base, we must perform some tasks, which will take about one to three days. During this time, for safety, you must stay in the spacecraft..."

After these words were finished, everyone started to make a loud noise. Everyone began to realize that the lunar base was not necessarily safe... But this was the last hope! Where else can we go besides here?

Some people shouted to take them with them, and some women cried. Although these soldiers were a bit overbearing, most people still didn't want them to leave, because their existence meant safety and reliability.

"You just need to wait a few days. There is enough food and water in the cabin..." Yu Yifeng talked for a long time, but found that there was no effect. Finally, he could only make a gesture with a hard heart, "Execute Plan B!"

Deputy Captain Xu Yunjin nodded, and then a white mist quietly spread from the bottom of the cabin, with some pungent smell. After a while, someone began to cough, and the noisy cabin slowly became quiet, and many passengers fell to the ground.

Taking this opportunity, all members put on space suits, carried weapons and equipment, and set foot on the land of the moon.

Except for Yu Yifeng and Xu Yunjin, no one else here has been to the moon, so the lunar environment is still a bit fresh. Although it is daytime now, the sky is still black, and only the ground reflects a layer of dazzling white light, which is because there is no atmosphere.

Zhao Yao jumped excitedly and jumped seven or eight meters high, which is the height of two floors! As a result, he stood unsteadily and fell to the ground. Fortunately, it didn't hurt.

"They will be fine if they stay in there, right?" a young man with a shaved head asked in the headset.

"No problem, these hypnotic gases are effective for 24 hours, and they will not wake up during this period. Okay, we have to hurry up." Xu Yunjin laughed self-deprecatingly again, "Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. If it were in normal times, we would not only be subject to administrative penalties, but also be in big trouble with lawsuits."

Everyone laughed as if they were trying to make fun of the situation.

At this time, Yu Yifeng made a gesture, signaling everyone to be quiet. He said, "The gravity of the moon is only one-sixth of that of the earth, which means you can jump higher and farther, but it does not mean you can walk faster! Just like Zhao Yao, he fell down accidentally because he had not yet adapted to gravity."

Zhao Yao scratched his head in embarrassment after hearing this.

"Except for me and Lao Xu, no one else here has ever been to the moon, and we can't adapt to the gravity environment here immediately. So... I ask everyone to use firearms as much as possible when fighting, and not to fight in close combat! Otherwise, if you fall, you may lose your life!"

Yu Yifeng said seriously, "I don't want to lose any of my comrades, do you understand?"

"I understand!"

"Okay, let's go!"