As the Red Whale transformed, Leo reached out and grabbed at the surface of the Moon. Its abundant mineral resources were many times richer than Earth's.
Even the thin layer of sand covering the Moon's land surface contained large quantities of tiny metal particles.
The countless craters on the Moon's far side also held many meteorites of various sizes, most of them existing as pure metals.
It had to be said that the Moon had not only shielded Earth from quite a few impacts by micrometeorites, but also possessed abundant mineral resources and helium-3.
This precious nuclear fusion fuel was extremely important to humanity.
However, there was not much of this fuel on Earth. On the Moon, there was an appalling amount of it, with reserves more than a million times greater than Earth's.
The basalt on the Moon's surface contained abundant ilmenite. At the same time, the metal aluminum content in the highlands accounted for nearly twenty percent.
Some hollow areas within the Moon also contained countless metal ores, far exceeding those on Earth.
In that sense, the Moon really was an Earth-orbiting satellite with an enormous supply of metallic resources.
But Leo did not dare cause too much disturbance on the Moon, because it had a tremendous influence on Earth.
If the Moon suddenly collapsed, the ebb and flow of the tides on Earth would disappear, water resources would scatter across the surface, and Earth's rotation would gradually accelerate, generating powerful storms and hurricanes.
Ocean currents would vanish, the food chain would collapse, marine life would become extinct, and it might even lead to a global mass extinction.
Without the Moon, Earth's axial stability would be lost. Earth would be affected by the other planets and shift irregularly, throwing the climate into chaos.
There were far too many