Located 16 kilometers northwest of Lompoc, California.
Vandenberg Air Force Launch Base.
Brian and the fat man Houseman were moved to the same dormitory here. The two big men had dark faces and were in a bad mood.
Brian was thinking of his son, while Houseman was thinking of his mother.
At that moment, Fowler knocked on the door and came in, handing each of them a package and saying, "Open them and see, good stuff."
"You can't drink before going to heaven..." Lai En muttered to himself as he opened the package and found a cell phone inside.
The package from Houseman's side was also a machine. xS12
Fowler shrugged and said helplessly, "You only have one hour of access. During that time, you can call your family, but you can't post anything online..."
Before they could finish speaking, the two had already left the room.
Watching them leave, Le sighed and followed them out of the room, silently apologizing in her heart. This was already the result she had tried her best to achieve.
An hour goes by quickly.
After speaking with his son, Brian felt relieved for the time being.
The FBI still follows the rules; at least they didn't mistreat his son, they just provided him with normal "protection," and he was still given food and clothing.
The same applies to Houseman's case; even if the FBI were ruthless, they wouldn't do anything to an ordinary elderly person with Alzheimer's at a time like this.
After calling both sides to let them know they were safe and saying goodbye, they returned to their temporary dormitory, where Fowler took them to the site to learn about the planned procedures for the entire mission.
This mission was decided hastily, making the process even more rudimentary. To put it bluntly, it was about going to space; if the rocket didn't explode, they would go to the moon; if they actually got to the moon, they would fight aliens.
Then you can move on to the finale.
It's simply a matter of killing aliens or being killed by aliens.
Almost everything along the way required Brian to decide for himself after he ascended to heaven.
Such a task description was so obvious that even someone as knowledgeable as Howe could tell there was a problem, let alone Brian.
Before the fat man could even finish listening, his legs were already trembling uncontrollably; he was utterly terrified.
People always think they possess extraordinary courage, but when they truly face death and have enough time to think, they realize they are just an ordinary person who trembles.
All the mental preparation Houseman had built up beforehand crumbled at that moment. He didn't want to die, and he certainly didn't want to die in such a meaningless way.
The Earth is already being saved, why do I have to be the one to go?!
And even if you let me run it, couldn't you at least make a decent rocket? Why give me some old stuff that's been sitting in the room for who knows how many years!
Perhaps out of embarrassment, Fowler remained silent throughout the entire process. After all, she had personally participated in the design of this mission, and even though she had tried her best to make everything perfect, there were simply too many unknowns after going into space.
In contrast, Boone was the most composed.
Perhaps the mindset of bringing people back from space eleven years ago has carried over to this day, or perhaps one has simply given up and accepted reality.
After noting down several key points of the mission and things to pay attention to in spacecraft operation, he immediately began practicing.
During this period, other North America arsenals were also producing the latest ZX-7 Electromagnetic Pulse Bomb in Magadha.
The original prototype had already been delivered to the Mutual Aid Society along with the previous group of astronauts, so they could only rebuild one temporarily, using materials that were originally reserved for this project.
On the Moon
Except for the cooling system, all other systems of the Planetary Engine had been shut down. After leaving a group of people to guard it, the others began to move toward the sea basin.
More than 100 kilometers outside the deep cave in the ocean basin, a temporary space base has been erected, piled with various equipment transported there using time-space tunnels.
Zhang Tianyuan also returned to the area to oversee the operation, preventing the Swarm from forgetting their lesson and coming out to cause trouble again.
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This space base is also preparing for the exploration of the moon's core.
North America planned to use the European Space Agency's STC-62 lunar spacecraft, while the Mutual Aid Society received the lunar spacecraft provided by China, which was piloted by the main characters in the movie.
It must be said that the technology used for this empty spacecraft boarding mission is indeed impressive, especially in terms of mutual rescue capabilities.
Surprisingly, none of the other timelines, including the Wandering Spacetime, could come up with a more suitable ship.
However, this lunar spacecraft did not need to be launched; instead, it was transported directly to the moon through Spacetime Tunnel and tested on-site.
Zhang Tianyuan stepped out of the temporary base, looked up at the horizon, and could clearly see a huge blue planet.
The moon appears hundreds of times larger from Earth, but wouldn't the Earth appear the same from the moon?
They were so close that I could almost see the outline of the ground.
and...
Tianyuan tried jumping and found that it was noticeably less light and airy than at the beginning.
The moon's gravity is increasing.
This is normal, because its quality is also increasing.
Suddenly, a faint light rising on Earth caught his attention.
The flame rose from the North America continent, its long tail tracing a dazzling arc of light...
"That must be the lunar rocket that North America just launched. They said they'd send a batch up to help us pave the way."
At this point, the person next to him chuckled and added, "Our interceptor ships are ready."
The interceptor spaceship was based on a design from the Wandering Spacetime, and was rather bulky and clumsy. Although it wasn't as sophisticated as the lunar landing spaceships of this timeline, its performance was very reliable.
"Let's wait and see how much help these three astronauts can provide."
"That ball was absolutely amazing!"
Throughout the entire journey to the moon, Howman kept repeating this phrase in one way; if his hands hadn't been confined, he probably would have been taking pictures nonstop by now.
The two remaining people in the spaceship, Brian and Fowler, controlled the entire flight, their faces remaining tense and never uttering a word.
After talking for a while, Sman gradually quieted down and even felt a little sleepy. He yawned, and when he realized that no one else was paying attention to him, he simply leaned against the window next to him, closed his eyes, and started to sleep.
I don't know much.
Hey, wake up!
Brian's voice echoed in my mind again.
Houseman woke up with a start, shaking his head as he looked at the dashboard in front of him, which was full of data he couldn't understand.
(We've arrived on the moon)
Fowler then spoke.
Houseman immediately looked outside and discovered that the moon was indeed right outside the window; he could now see the moon's surface clearly with the naked eye.
The desolate environment, dotted with numerous impact craters, immediately alerted Howman, who had conducted in-depth research on the moon, to his location.
Are we flying on the far side of the moon?
"Yes," Brian said, taking advantage of a lull in the flight, "I'm currently orbiting the moon. Once we reach the Mare Crisium Basin on the front, we'll change course and look for an opportunity to enter the deep cave..."
More than that, Houseman was focused on what was happening outside the window. He pressed his entire face against the window, staring eagerly at the outside.
Suddenly, a ray of blue appeared in his eyes and quickly expanded, like a blue sun rising.
That's Earth!
"Look how beautiful it is!"
As Houseman was composing his masterpiece, almost like a modern poem on the level of "Oh, Earth, So Blue," Fowler's voice interrupted his outpouring of inspiration.
"The things on the moon deserve our more attention than those on Earth."
Fowler knocked on the window next to him, then manipulated the camera outside the spaceship, aiming it at the lunar surface and beginning to take pictures.
Brian also craned his neck towards Houseman, wanting to see what was below.
" Planetary Engine."
We are currently traveling on a star system (To be continued!)
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On the engine!
Houseman's voice was so loud it almost pierced the eardrums of the two people next to him, but Brian covered his mouth tightly, stopping him from continuing to use the sonic device.
Even so, Haussmann couldn't stop sighing as he looked down at the neatly arranged planetary formations below, their massive vents pointing towards the sky. Houseman suddenly realized that he didn't actually care that much about the world.
This mission was worthwhile!
"This is truly an amazing feat. How many star engines have they installed here?"
When Brian asked that question, I felt something was off. Using words like "platform" and "installation" for something so big seemed inappropriate.
Fowler has seen the contents provided by Fox.
"Just as he advertised, there are a full one hundred units, covering an area of approximately 800,000 square kilometers," the official replied while taking photos.
Hearing this number, and connecting it to the magnificent scene below, Houseman swallowed hard and said, "Compared to us, they only have the capability to destroy alien weapons tomorrow..."
Brian glanced at them and said with a cold sneer, "There's no need to destroy the aliens. To them, it's enough for us to die a glorious death here."
" Brian!"
"Okay, I won't say anything more."
Fowler sighed, at a loss for words. What she had done was unethical, and there was no way to defend herself.
She simply started paying attention to the dashboard.
Bored, Houseman could only stare at the dashboard. Pointing to a parameter on the screen that was 0 and had just lit up, he asked, "What does this mean?"
" The Mutual Aid Society me with technical support. They established a mechanism for detecting Swarm near and around the deep cave, so that an alarm could be triggered whenever a bee appeared."
"They shared an interface of the system with us; 'zero' means the Swarm hasn't been mobilized yet."
Sman suddenly realized what was going on and asked about the other values.
Brian, however, focused on piloting the spaceship.
Soon, the spaceship arrived safely over the Mare Crisium Basin.
"Look over there, that mutual aid base!"
With Fox's intelligence support and having seen many classified documents, Fowler was quite familiar with the situation on the moon and immediately located the temporary base that the Mutual Aid Society had only established in the last two days.
Houseman was clutching the glasses with both hands, practically pressing them against his own eyeballs, but he still couldn't find the Mutual Aid Society's base. Finally, Brian couldn't stand it anymore and handed him a pair of binoculars.
"I saw it! It's so lively there, lots of astronauts, and there's even construction going on! My God, this is the first time I've ever seen construction work being done outside of Earth. Am I witnessing human history?"
"There are at least a thousand people there, including the dozens of astronauts we sent there."
Fu's tone remained indifferent.
Brian steered the spaceship toward the deep hole, while simultaneously beginning to decelerate.
"Alright, now we're ready to become heroes..."
Dududu!
No sooner had he finished speaking than a red alarm lit up on the instrument panel, and an alarm sounded in the cabin.
The three of them were taken aback for a moment when they saw the first room.
Finally, it was Ryan and Fowler who realized. "An alarm from the Swarm!"
The two looked at the reading on the screen and, sure enough, found that the number was no longer zero!
1, 3, 6...
In the blink of an eye, the Swarm had already flown 6 kilometers toward the lunar surface.
Fowler shrieked, "When the reading reaches 26, it will fly out of the hole!"
Without a second thought, Brian made a snap decision, instructing Fowler to prepare an electromagnetic pulse bomb. Then, he controlled the ship to change direction, hoping to gain some more distance.
Sitting on the edge, Houseman was like an ant on a hot pan, eager to help but unsure of what to do, and afraid of making things worse. In the end, he could only stand by anxiously, waving his hands in frustration.
And now the other two don't have time to deal with him either.
Boone roared, "Didn't you say the Swarm wouldn't (To be continued!)"
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"Are you out yet?"
"I don't know! Mr. Fox told me that himself!" Fowler was also a little flustered. She gripped the detonator switch for the electromagnetic pulse grenade, her eyes darting around. "He told me that the Swarm had been damaged by the Mutual Aid Society and dared not appear on the lunar surface again, so we can go in safely..."
"Fraud!"
Brian gritted his teeth, sweating profusely with anxiety. Houseman felt he had no regrets; he still wanted to live to see his son.
He had seen live broadcasts of Swarm emerging from deep holes on TV before, and knew that this thing was definitely not something his beat-up old ship could handle.
"Get the electromagnetic pulse grenades ready, then we're heading to the Mutual Aid Society's base!"
"That's the only place we can get off!"
Will we make it there?
Houseman shouted, "It's too fast! It... it's coming out!"
(in response to his words)
Not far behind the spaceship, a large, loose, black figure suddenly emerged from the massive crater.
The figure swayed in the air a few times before setting its target and heading straight for Brian two companions!
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