Magic? My Iron Torrent will sweep it all away!

Chapter 739 Progress of Lunar Work

Beneath the moon's surface, a colossal city three thousand meters deep has taken shape.

Its main structure is very special, with a hollow structure running through the center from top to bottom.

The residential area, industrial area, warehousing area and transportation level unfold in concentric circles, resembling a mushroom.

The head of the lunar project stood up and began to report:

"The main structure of the underground city of Guanghan Palace has been completed. It is designed to accommodate one million people and is currently 73% complete."

"The reason for adopting this structure is because of the World Tree."

The screen then zoomed in.

In the center of that mushroom-shaped city, a World Tree, not yet very tall, took root.

At the very bottom of the main axis, the canopy grows upwards along the hollow well, with pale green light spots slowly flowing among the branches and leaves.

Old Zhao looked at the tree and asked:

"How's the oxygen level?"

The head of the ecology group immediately replied:

"The adult World Tree, combined with our own oxygen production capacity, is sufficient to meet the basic needs of the city's one million inhabitants."

"However, this World Tree is still in its growth period, and in the short term, it will mainly produce oxygen by electrolyzing water, while the World Tree will be responsible for ecological regulation."

His tone became noticeably more relaxed as he said this.

"The good news is that there are ice resources at both the lunar north and south poles."

"We have nuclear fusion to provide energy, so oxygen production is not a problem."

Lin Mo nodded.

The moon has no atmosphere and no natural protection like that of Earth.

If a city were built on the surface, even with a completely enclosed structure, it would still have to constantly face temperature differences, radiation, and impacts from small meteorites.

This is how a regular base can be built.

But for a city that needs to house a million people, it's not enough to just rely on the outer layer being strong enough; the underground is a more reliable option.

After all, Luna City and Kona Satellite Outpost are not the same thing.

Kona Air Base is a military stronghold, and its core requirements are rapid deployment, rapid defense, and rapid repair.

Moon City is a long-term city, and its population, industrial cycle, ecological stability, and disaster redundancy must be taken into account.

That's why the Great Xia Dynasty built its cities underground.

The energy group leader reported:

"The lunar soil extracted during the excavation of the underground city of Guanghan Palace was not wasted."

"Useable minerals are used in the smelting line, helium-3 is used in fusion fuel reserves, and most silicate materials are processed into underground city building materials."

"This is also why our lunar project has been able to progress so quickly."

"Except for key equipment and high-precision modules that need to be supplied by Bluestar, conventional building materials have been basically localized."

Upon hearing this, many people in the conference room showed signs of excitement.

The moon no longer needs constant blood transfusions from Earth; it is developing its own basic production capabilities.

The head of the lunar project took over the conversation, saying:

"Currently, all personnel working on the moon long-term have moved from the temporary living quarters into the Moon Palace."

"They will continue to refine the details of the city's internal pipelines, residential areas, medical areas, educational areas, and transportation layers."

"The first batch of civilian personnel have also entered the underground city of the Guanghan Palace in batches."

Lin Mo looked at the screen.

In the scene, the underground city of Guanghan Palace is no longer the cold and cramped mine shaft that one might imagine, but a brightly lit underground hall.

The hall has shops, a medical station, a canteen, a robot maintenance station, and a children's activity area on both sides.

Several children peered through a specially designed transparent observation window at the heavy engineering robots working in the distance, their eyes pure and bright.

Old Zhao asked in a deep voice:

"Is there any problem with gravity?"

This is the key to long-term residence.

The moon's gravity is only one-sixth that of Earth.

While short-term work can be maintained through training and medication, long-term lifestyle changes can lead to continuous degeneration of bones, muscles, and the circulatory system.

The project manager switched the camera to a cross-section of the floor.

Beneath the heavy alloy floor, countless rune lines were emitting a faint glow.

Lin Mo recognized it at a glance; it was a dwarven rune.

The project manager said:

"The Dwarven Rune Engineering team has completed the inscription of gravity runes on the main floors of the dungeon."

"As long as the energy crystals are continuously supplied, the city can maintain a gravity environment close to that of Earth for a long time."

"Currently, the test results are stable, and residents are moving freely in residential areas, industrial areas, and transportation zones, with no abnormalities detected in their health monitoring data."

Qian Zhenhua couldn't help but chuckle.

"I have to say, the dwarves' equipment is very useful."

"Some problems can be solved using purely technological methods, but at a very high cost."

"Switching to a rune system is actually simpler and more direct."

If humans were to do it themselves, the best solution would be to build a Ferris wheel on the moon, using the centrifugal force generated by its rotation to simulate gravity.

This is the Great Xia as it is today.

If it can be solved with technology, then use technology.

If technology is too expensive for the time being, then magic, runes, and the World Tree can be brought in as well.

As long as civilization can survive, no one will talk about whether the path is pure or not at this time.

Immediately afterwards, an image of the lunar surface appeared on the main screen.

A silver-white steel fortress lies on the gray-white lunar soil.

It is over a thousand meters wide, but only about a hundred meters high. It is low and heavy, like a giant steel crab lying on the moon.

The fortress's outer shell is covered with heavy armor and meteorite protection layers, and its top is covered with sensor arrays, radar, telescopes, and laser communication equipment.

Behind rows of transparent observation windows, a large number of staff members can be seen working busily at their workstations.

The project manager explained:

"This is a lunar observation fortress, and also the only large surface window that Moon City currently has."

"It is responsible for monitoring lunar surface construction, deep space environment, changes in Earth's orbit, and abnormal targets in the surrounding area."

"All personnel live underground for a long time, but humanity cannot completely lose its ability to observe the surface and the universe."

"Furthermore, the spaceship's shield technology and the Holy Human race's magical barrier have been applied, and can be activated when necessary to protect the observation fortress and the dungeon below."

Lin Mo looked at the fortress, then shifted his gaze to the distance on the screen.

There is a huge spaceship dock there.

The dock is partially embedded in the lunar surface, with massive support arms extending from both sides, and the keel of a kilometer-class spacecraft has been erected.

Countless engineering robots moved across the ship's hull, and welding lights flashed continuously.

Compared to the Blue Planet dock, the lunar dock has a natural advantage.

Without atmospheric interference, gravity is lower.

Many ultra-large ship components are assembled here, which is actually more convenient than on Earth.

Qian Zhenhua said:

"The first large spacecraft at the lunar dock is 12 percent ahead of schedule."

"Once the small-scale all-purpose factory is fully completed, Moon City will have complete basic self-sufficiency capabilities."

"At that time, the Moon's industrial needs for Earth will be greatly reduced, and we will only need to provide the necessary basic materials."

Han Niba suddenly spoke:

"How is the construction of the weapon systems progressing?"

The screen immediately zoomed out.

On the lunar surface, construction areas are marked with red markers.

Electromagnetic and plasma artillery positions, laser air defense arrays, deep missile silos, close-in defense nodes, large-scale orbital monitoring stations, and underground ammunition depots.

These markers are continuously spread along the lunar highlands, crater edges, and pre-designated strategic areas, like a steel net covering the entire moon.

Lin Mo noticed a large, unusually large circular mark on the moon and asked curiously:

"What is that?"

The head of military engineering laughed:

"That's a planet-destroying cannon!"