After precise calculations by the onboard computer, the shuttlecraft's twelve vector thrusters gradually reduced their output, allowing the spacecraft—built from steel and insulating materials, embodying the wisdom and research achievements of tens of thousands in the City of Immortals and Mars—to land smoothly upon the rolling white sands of the Moon. Martian Technicians in orange one-piece spacesuits, followed by rows of mecha-servants fitted with mechanical limbs and biochemical muscles, along with several transport vehicles, struggled forward against the oncoming white sandstorm. On the all-obscuring Dark Side of the Moon, only a few high-powered searchlights provided sufficient illumination.
The cargo bay ramp slammed onto the rocks at a speed exceeding lunar gravitational acceleration. The Martian Technicians immediately issued orders for the mecha-servants to load the shuttlecraft's cargo onto transport vehicles and haul it to designated storage areas, where another group of logistics personnel would deliver everything to the departments that needed it. This was a temporary airfield and supply transfer station three hundred kilometers from the Attilan Star Fortress. Several anti-aircraft guns and missile vehicles stood nearby, marking out the airfield's boundaries with firepower and lights.
"255-millimeter artillery ammunition, two standard containers, Zone D. DAC-2 cruise missiles, three standard containers, Zone D..." The lead Martian Technician waved a glowing signal baton. In this place where extensive communications infrastructure had yet to be established, the semaphore mastered by Earth's ocean-going sailors once again proved useful in another form. "...What about the fuel?" As the supply officer for the airfield ground crew, the Martian Technician keenly noticed that this shipment differed from the previous ones and did not match the materials listed on the manifest at all. He could not help suspecting a logistical error. "Why is it all ammunition? This isn't what we need. I need fuel and repair parts to keep