"The Expedition of Necessity."
"Well said!"
Watching the footage on the television and hearing the applause resounding through the venue, the old man seated in his office could not help but let out a sigh of admiration.
Before the summit had begun, he had worried that Lu Zhou would not be able to withstand the harassment of those Western reporters and "environmental activists." Yet Academician Lu had not only displayed Hua Nation's achievements over the past five years before the world, but had also looked ahead to the future, elevating the Lunar Landing Project to the level of humanity's self-rescue as a community with a shared future.
Yes, the development of outer space was not merely for Hua Nation's interests. It was also an obligation humanity had to fulfill for its own survival. As a responsible superpower, what Academician Lu had said had struck straight at the old man's heart.
Standing before the desk, Director Li smiled and agreed.
"After all, he's Academician Lu. He truly has a way with words. Every time I discuss problems with him, it feels like enlightenment. Things I couldn't figure out before suddenly become clear."
Not only did they become clear—sometimes, the problems themselves were solved along the way.
His favorite thing to do in his spare time was visit Academician Lu's home.
Gripping the armrests of his chair, the old man rose from behind his desk and paced over to the blueprint hanging on the wall.
This blueprint had been jointly designed by the Lunar Orbital Construction Committee and the Guanghan City Planning Committee. It depicted what the Guanghan Special Zone would look like after its population exceeded ten thousand. Although it was currently only a concept drawing that looked little different from a movie poster, many of the things shown on it