"I've always suspected that the moon wasn't formed naturally. It's just too large."
"Its diameter is a quarter of Earth's. That ratio is simply excessive."
"With such a huge volume, its density would have to be extremely low for its mass to be just right for it to serve as Earth's satellite. Yet the rocks on the moon's surface happen to have extremely high density—so high that it would practically have to be hollow to have its current mass."
Regarding the information provided by the Renegades, the doctors in the Research Department frantically engaged in hindsight analysis.
They had indeed always suspected that the moon was a shell containing some lower-density material, with low density at its center and high density at the surface. This seriously violated the laws governing the density of celestial bodies.
But saying it was artificial was too absurd, because there truly weren't any traces of human workmanship.
However, if its interior was primarily an ice-based comet, wrapped in a layer of rocks and metallic elements on the surface, then it made sense.
In the hearts of the human Renegades, it was a symbol of humanity's rise and the embodiment of Earth's life-forms' most unyielding resistance.
Behind the words "repairing the sky" lay the magnificent epics of countless heroes.
While Mo Qiong and David were obtaining a vast amount of intelligence from the Renegades, Kelon's inauguration ceremony had already ended.
It was merely a formality, because Kelon couldn't complete the most important ritual of becoming president: reaching the summit of Supreme Ridge.
Without that crucial display of prestige, his presidency felt somewhat lacking in authority.
However, he had achieved his greatest goal. The Empress had emerged, altered the date of his death, and extended his life by five years.
At the end of the ceremony, Kelon