At the mixed-race young man's words, the twenty-odd members present erupted into cheers and whistles.
Before coming, they had already known about the Life Ore that stimulated cellular evolution. They simply had not expected this ore to be everywhere in Second Home.
It was like Columbus discovering the New World and finding gold scattered all across it.
These miraculous stones, worth millions of Green Coins per gram on Earth, now lay hidden in the towering mountain beneath their feet. Just how vast a fortune was that? Calling it a mountain of gold was no exaggeration.
After all, even gold was worth only a few dozen Green Coins per gram. Its value could not begin to compare with that of this Life Ore.
"Folks!"
"Let's get to work!"
"Some of you head out to find water. The rest will establish our first base here."
"Those heading out first, remember to take your weapons. This unfamiliar planet isn't as peaceful as you might imagine." The imposing middle-aged white man in the crowd spoke, and the twenty-odd members stopped cheering and got to work with clearly assigned duties.
They opened the rows of supply crates. Besides provisions and a large tent, there were several crates of weapons and equipment, along with a specially made drone.
As the drone rose into the air, all sorts of terrain data began streaming back. Several specially made Lunar Rovers raced down the mountain in different directions, kicking up billowing dust in the surrounding desert.
Meanwhile, a row of simple inflatable tents was erected on the platform atop the mountain and soon put into use.
On a lone mountain on an island in a vast ocean, an unknown number of kilometers away, an exploration team of a dozen or so people likewise passed through another Wormhole Tunnel