Since he now had a ready-made means to travel to and from Earth Star, which was far more convenient than relying on rockets, Li Xingkong naturally put the cultivation of the Moonlight Cultivation Method on his agenda.
" Brother Li, should we go inside the delivery bay and take a look?"
Since we've already come to visit the rocket, it's not enough to just look at the outside. Since we have the opportunity, we should also learn about the internal structure of the rocket.
Especially the cargo hold, which was originally only used to transport goods, now has space for more than a dozen living people, so it is definitely very different from before.
Although these individuals do not require additional life support equipment, and the transport module does not need major modifications, transporting people and transporting cargo are still different tasks.
Cargo can be stacked more haphazardly, but people can't be. Any bumps or knocks during flight would cause a major problem.
Following the rocket launch pad, the two quickly arrived at the launch capsule under the guidance of relevant staff.
There were many staff members here, and a considerable amount of supplies were being moved into the transport cabin. After the two of them came up, they stood out like cranes among chickens in this busy crowd.
"This way."
Peeking inside the transport cabin, Tang Cheng quickly located the designated personnel positions.
Along the outer wall of the transport module, there were more than a dozen high-strength plastic shells, each about the height of a person, with a size just big enough to fit one person inside.
Inside this shell, there are numerous safety devices, including safety ropes that can secure the entire body, oxygen masks to prevent oxygen deprivation, and more.
The wall in this section is also equipped with a catapult system, which can immediately eject the personnel inside in the event of an accident during flight, thus preventing casualties.
It's clear that the people involved put a lot of thought and effort into designing this dedicated passenger area.
I counted the seats, and there was even a spot reserved for Li Xingkong.
Unfortunately, it's highly likely that Li Xingkong won't be going up with the first group of people to the moon.
After the first batch of personnel landed on the moon, they each had heavy tasks and would be in the construction phase for a long time. At this time, Li Xingkong had nothing to do on the moon, and his life would be inconvenient.
Moreover, the progress of the Moonlight Cultivation Method will not be too slow. With the foundation of the Sun and Moon Qi Refining Method, each time a new Qi Refining Method is cultivated, it is only necessary to integrate the differences of the new Qi Refining Method into the original one.
There's no such thing as starting over, nor is it necessary.
After all, the human body is only so big, and the number of Mana Circuit is also limited. There are many different Qi Refining Method, but the Mana Circuit they follow will always have many similarities. Therefore, the foundation you built in your previous cultivation will not be completely useless.
Practicing another Qi Refining Method means that the additional part is the unique method of the new Qi Refining Method itself, while the Magic Power cultivated and the methods of using Magic Power are relatively uniform among Qi Refining Method.
Perhaps by the time I go to the moon, I won't need rockets anymore; I can travel there and back using my own power.
"This delivery capsule looks like it can carry quite a lot."
Tang Cheng opened one of the manned shells and stood inside to test it out. The interior of the shell didn't look very big, but it was big enough for a person to stand in without feeling cramped or uncomfortable.
Li Xingkong then looked at the supplies that were already secured inside the transport cabin. These supplies were all fixed to the ground of the transport cabin with boxes made of special materials to prevent them from moving around in the air.
Each of these boxes had a detailed receipt attached to its exterior, specifying the contents inside.
After scanning a few of them, I found that the boxes being loaded now were mostly filled with daily necessities.
Food, water, clothing, various maintenance and scientific research equipment, and some tool parts.
The building materials used for constructing the lunar base only accounted for a small portion of the total, and were mainly steel.
A load capacity of 25 tons may seem like a lot, but in reality, it's just a drop in the ocean when used for the construction of a base.
Putting everything else aside, even a typical building today weighs far more than 25 tons. This amount of material would only be enough to lay a foundation on the moon at most.
Of course, not all supplies need to be sent up from the ground; the basic materials for subsequent construction still need to be sourced from the moon.
Although the soil on the moon is very different from that on Earth Star, as a satellite of a certain size, the moon still has many mineral deposits, and mineral mining on the moon must be carried out in the future, since the purpose of going to the moon is to obtain its resources.
The initial mining was used for lunar infrastructure construction, while later mining was used to give back to Earth Star.
Earth Star, only Divine Land has the capability to land on the moon, so the moon's resources naturally belong to Divine Land.
Even if other countries later saw the huge profits the moon could bring and were scrambling to get a piece of the pie, it would be too late by then.
After all, Divine Land's infrastructure capabilities are no joke. With the foundation laid by the first base, it's only a matter of time before bases are spread all over the moon.
Having roughly examined the supplies inside the transport module, I can only say that, given the current resources, it would probably take several more shipments to build a lunar base.
This efficiency is really slow.
I'll compare it with this rocket launcher after I've mastered my own Moonlight Cultivation Method.
After circling the rocket inside and out, the two finally disembarked from the rocket launch ship.
The modifications to the rocket are nearing completion, and it's only a few days away from being ready for launch.
Once the rocket modifications are complete and supplies are ready, this first group of people will be able to land on the moon at any time.
This lunar landing was a secret mission. It was publicly announced that this was only a trial launch to transport lunar supplies, and there was no actual launch mission.
And there will be no news about this group of people; apart from the personnel involved in the Guanghan City Plan, no one else will know their whereabouts.
The landing site on the moon was chosen on the far side of the moon. This choice was deliberate, as only a handful of countries are capable of exploring the far side of the moon, and it is not detectable from Earth.
As long as they pay attention to their whereabouts, they are unlikely to be discovered.
After passing the rocket launch ship, Li Xingkong returned to his cultivation room.
Li Xingkong's daily cultivation routine has changed. Qi Refining Method cultivation as usual, but the Bone Tempering that previously took up a lot of his cultivation time has now been completed. He has switched to Organ Training, which takes much less time than Bone Tempering Organ Training.
Overall, Li Xingkong now spends more than half the amount of time cultivating each day compared to before, which makes Li Xingkong somewhat unaccustomed to it. With less time for cultivation, he plans to find more things to do to make up for it.