The Lunar City Project not only caused an uproar among the students of Jinghai No. 4 High School—it spread rapidly across the country within a day, then shook the entire world!
Over the next few days, Song He threw himself into studying. Whenever he grew tired, he would check the news.
On the night the Lunar City Project was announced, he finished his English listening practice. He listened to dozens of sets of past exam recordings at accelerated speed, until his ears nearly grew calluses from hearing, "The price of the shirt is nine pounds fifteen pence"!
At two in the morning, before going to bed, he opened his phone. Pop-up news reports revealed even more technical details.
"New Generation Heavy Rocket Engine completes a successful test flight!"
"The first batch of lunar robot construction teams is being prepared. All personnel are robots!"
"Ultra-long-distance quantum communication equipment has entered its final breakthrough stage and will be used to transmit information for lunar construction machinery."
"Early construction will attempt to produce 'Lunar Soil Cement,' using local materials to make bricks."
Song He browsed through the news one item at a time, his eyes dazzled. No wonder the Lunar City Project had suddenly been launched—they had secretly been holding back a huge pile of Black Technology!
He remembered that top-secret underground research base. Though he had only caught a fleeting glimpse of it, the impression had been deep. Who knew how many mysterious technologies capable of shocking the world had been incubated in there?
The following night.
Song He spent another entire day grinding through English questions, keeping his score steadily above 135!
Before going to bed, he checked the news on his phone. International public opinion had begun to emerge:
"NATO Secretary General: Concern over the threat of lunar militarization."
"Asahi