He gained a basic understanding of the situation at the lunar base, and it seems there are still many things waiting for him to handle.
There are many things that only he can do right now; no one else can help him share the burden.
Originally, Li Xingkong planned to find a place to begin theoretical learning of the Foundation Establishment stage after visiting the general situation of the lunar base, but given the current lunar environment, there was no suitable place.
Putting everything else aside, there's nowhere to cultivate in seclusion. Although the caves here are large, there are many people coming and going, making it unsuitable for calming down and cultivating.
Therefore, it is necessary to make some minor modifications to the entire lunar base before proceeding.
Emerging from the original cave, Tang Cheng led Li Xingkong to another cave nearby. This cave contained the basic materials and equipment they had brought with them since their lunar landing. This cave was much smaller, barely large enough for a person to stand in after being filled with miscellaneous items.
As for the landing module from their moon landing, it remains intact at its landing site. After all, the landing module has a certain degree of protection in a vacuum. Its current function is like a backup safety base. It is not touched on a regular basis, but in case of any unexpected situation, it will be used directly as the final safety facility.
Moreover, the size and weight of the lunar module were beyond the capabilities of just a few people to move.
Having surveyed the current layout of the entire base, Li Xingkong decided to proceed with the existing arrangement and first create a few caves.
On the one hand, I need to improve the lunar base; on the other hand, I need a separate room for my own cultivation.
Li Xingkong was already very experienced in opening up mountain caves.
After all, he had a precedent of digging cave dwellings to live in when he was in Hedong. Although this is the moon, it's not much different.
"Where are your base design plans? Give me a copy."
"Here."
As soon as Li Xingkong asked a question, Tang Cheng lit up the electronic screen in his hand.
On the screen was their initial design of the base.
The base is designed so that half of it is embedded in the mountainside, while the other half protrudes outside the mountain. The outer wall of the base is in the shape of an Arc, enclosing the entire base.
The design of these blueprints is based on the final effect. Even Li Xingkong cannot achieve the desired result in one step. What he can do now is to first open a few more holes in the corresponding mountain wall locations to save some time for subsequent construction.
After reviewing the blueprints, Li Xingkong found a mountain wall in the location described on them. Although the mountain wall on the moon was very steep, it was naturally formed rather than artificially designed. Although it looked like a sheer cliff, upon closer inspection, it was not as flat as he had imagined.
Li Xingkong's solution to this was simple: he got right to it.
While tending to the cultivation of Body Tempering Grass, Li Xingkong had spontaneously researched the use of Sword Qi, and now it was time to put that Sword Qi to good use.
He simply pressed himself against the mountainside, found a slightly flat area, and then placed his hand on that flat surface.
Then, with a flick of his wrist, five arc-shaped Sword Qi emerged from Li Xingkong's fingertips. As his hand moved, these five Sword Qi spread out in arcs in all directions, slicing through any protruding mountain walls they encountered.
Soon, the area smoothed by the Sword Qi began to fall in neat rows, with stones of all sizes, gradually altering the entire mountainside.
As the Sword Qi sliced through the mountain wall and flew into the sky, the mountain wall also made its last movement. As the fragments stripped away by the Sword Qi fell away, the entire mountain wall now looked like a solid wall.
What was originally a place of natural beauty has now become a spectacle of human triumph over nature.
Li Xingkong did not stop what he was doing; what he was about to do had only just begun.
Although the group of people on the moon are now considered to be on Li Xingkong's side, only a few have personally witnessed Li Xingkong in action.
Many people still perceive Li Xingkong as a mysterious tycoon who is at the forefront of scientific research and possesses numerous amazing abilities.
Although Moon-Chasing Island landed right under their noses, and Li Xingkong even demonstrated how he could lift it with one hand, they still felt that the Moon-Chasing Island was technologically advanced. After all, they hadn't been there yet and didn't know that Li Xingkong was the island's core power source.
Compared to lifting heavy objects, this sword Sword Qi skill is obviously much more eye-catching.
After all, the damage was much greater than anything else; with this Sword Qi, the entire mountain wall looked as if it had been scraped clean with a scraper.
This would require several engineering soldiers to do; such a large project would take them several months to complete, even working day and night.
They had been chatting and joking with the new researchers, but Li Xingkong's commotion drew their attention to him. For a moment, no one spoke in the channel, and the entire channel seemed to fall silent.
"Wow, they really are gods."
As researchers, they are absolute atheists, but now that a figure comparable to a god is standing in front of them, their mindset has begun to waver.
Even if there were no gods in the world before, from this moment on, in their hearts, the word "god" has become synonymous with Li Xingkong.
After the fragments of the mountain wall fell to the ground, they piled up in a row at the foot of the mountain. Li Xingkong flashed to the edge of this row of fragments, and with a flick of his hand, the Explosive Counter Spell condensed into a very large square structure.
Li Xingkong used it as a pusher for a small cart, pressing it against the mountainside to push all the falling debris away from the other side. The debris pushed away from the mountainside piled up into a small mountain, high enough to bury two people inside.
After a brief cleanup, Li Xingkong resumed his lunar base development project.
This time, he plans to carve out a large cave dwelling on the mountainside, large enough for so many people to live in while also meeting their daily research and other living needs.
Unlike his previous work in Hedong, where he carved out a cave using his own power, Li Xingkong did not rely on his own strength to excavate a cave. While this was convenient, it was not very efficient. It was fine for a few single-person dwellings, but this time he wanted to create a larger cave space in the mountainside, so he had to use a more efficient method.