Chapter 2, Lunar Base.

It is too big, with a diameter of 15 kilometers. Only a small part of it is exposed on the surface, and the vast majority is buried in the soil. With our current level of technology, there is no way to move it back to Earth.

Yes, the main reason is still the Perfect Essence!" Yu Yifeng clenched his fist and said, "Think about it, without the temptation of ten times the lifespan, would the politicians and billionaires of various countries be able to invest huge amounts of money? What new energy, alien spaceships, they are all accessories, not the most important thing. The most important thing is lifespan! Without this substantial temptation, would they be willing to invest money?"

For example, take rice, the most common annual herbaceous plant, with a lifespan of only one year. However, after being treated with Perfect Essence, it can still survive after twenty years!

From now on, people know that the moon is not a magnificent and lively place, but a lifeless dead land!

However, behind the moon landing, it is not as simple as it seems...

Each person is an elite among soldiers, without any unnecessary words, silently returning to their respective positions, digesting the information they just heard, and making final preparations.

Upon hearing the term "Perfect Element," all the team members' expressions changed slightly. In some missions, they would occasionally come into contact with this term. However, "Perfect Element" is highly classified and strictly forbidden to discuss. Despite their curiosity, after many years of military service, they still have no idea what it is.

During the Middle Ages, the moon remained a mysterious natural phenomenon. People couldn't understand how such a huge object could hang in the sky. They attributed it all to "gods" and many myths and legends revolved around the moon. People believed that the moon was where the immortals lived.

In the 1990s, the US government held a secret meeting, inviting the leaders of twenty powerful countries around the world. During the meeting, they revealed a secret that had been kept for twenty years:

Speaking of this, Yu Yifeng's expression became serious. "Okay, the story comes to an end here. I just received a message from the moon that some restless death row inmates in the base rebelled yesterday!"

People first truly understood the moon during the Renaissance.

This is the origin of the lunar base," Yu Yifeng said to his comrades. "The existence of Perfect S and the alien spacecraft is a top secret of the country. But now that the Earth has been destroyed, it doesn't matter anymore... As for the research progress, there may have been some achievements, but..." He sighed softly.

We found that Perfect Essence can greatly repair genetic defects, enhance cell vitality, delay aging, and can be said to be the legendary elixir of life!

A massive plan was thus generated. The first step is to establish a lunar base. On the one hand, it is for the purpose of studying the alien spacecraft, and on the other hand, it is because Perfect Cell can only exhibit greater activity within the alien spacecraft!

What alien spacecraft, Perfectus, although I have heard of it before, when it was really exposed, it was like listening to a foreign language. Many people were stunned and unable to accept it for a while. However, upon careful consideration and combining with various strange details in previous missions, it is indeed possible that the existence of Perfectus explains many previous doubts.

In 1969, they discovered an alien spacecraft on the Beli crater in the South Pole of the Moon.

However, people's exploration of the moon will not stop because of this. In the 20th century, science and technology ushered in comprehensive and rapid development, with a series of means such as space telescopes, artificial satellites, rockets, and spacecraft emerging one after another. Whether for political reasons or for other reasons, several major technological powers are competing to develop means to land on the moon, hoping to be the first to set foot on the moon.

It took about ten years to develop the initial prototype. From there, it gradually developed to what it is now, with a permanent population of 50,000, becoming a top-tier scientific base!

Yu Yifeng organized his thoughts and continued, "The moon base, which was established with a huge amount of funding, is not simply for scientific purposes as the government claims! This is actually a top-secret of the country, but it doesn't matter now. Let me explain it to you in detail."

Perfect素, a miraculous substance, is the only remaining artifact of extraterrestrials besides their spacecraft. With the current level of human technology, its molecular form cannot be detected at all! Or rather, it is not composed of matter as recognized by humans, which is made up of atoms.

At that international conference, Americans described it as follows: "We have conducted a large number of experiments, and oh my God, there are actually substances like this in the world! For example, the night-blooming cereus, a plant that can only bloom for two hours and has a very short lifespan. After being treated with Perfecta, its flowering time miraculously extended tenfold!"

This is a message that makes political leaders of all countries tremble. Just imagine, if the perfect element could act on human beings, then the whole world would change. Without considering other benefits, just the increase in lifespan by ten times is enough to drive the entire world crazy!

It appears to be liquid on the surface, somewhat resembling mercury, and can be absorbed by organisms.

During the meeting, the Americans described the spacecraft as follows:

Yu Yifeng did not sell the suspense and continued to narrate.

Over the course of 30 years, an investment of 60 trillion US dollars was made, which can be said to be the largest investment in history! These people really went all out for longevity! However, it now appears that the establishment of a lunar base was also fortunate for humanity. Otherwise, in the vast universe, there would be no place for us humans to stand...

In the early primitive period, when humanity had just developed intelligence, they were filled with curiosity and awe towards all natural phenomena. They regularly held sacrifices, worshipped the moon, and prayed for the blessings of the moon god.

So...dissolve!

The human longing for the moon began as early as the era of primates.

So our first task is to suppress this rebellion!

In his words, a huge secret was revealed...

In the early stages of construction, it was particularly difficult. There was no air, no supplies, no water, and everything had to be transported from Earth. The most crucial thing was the lack of manpower! Who would be willing to take the risk of death to build? Even with a lot of money, it wouldn't work! Therefore, countries unanimously adopted the plan of using death row inmates for construction. Sending them to the moon, whether they succeed in building or die, doesn't matter.

Upon hearing this, Xu Yunjin immediately took a step forward and saluted, saying, "I promise to complete the mission!"

The Americans originally intended to monopolize this achievement, but unfortunately the technological gap was too wide. After twenty years, there has been only so little progress. Once the Perfect Element is applied to a human body, it will cause brain death in a short period of time. However, many older leaders can no longer wait and want to concentrate the world's efforts to accelerate research progress.

The interior of the spaceship is a honeycomb-like structure. Strangely, there is nothing inside. In the room at the very center, we found a metal box. The contents inside, we named it - Perfect Element.

We have also conducted the same experiments on animals and obtained the same results. Although the success rate is extremely low, it also implies that it may work on humans!

Deputy Captain Xu Yunjin asked thoughtfully, "So, is it because of this perfect element that we are establishing a lunar base?"

This is a base built with lives sacrificed.

They attacked the high-level of the base and kidnapped a large number of hostages. Currently, the entire base is in a state of chaos.

The great scientist Galileo observed the moon with a telescope and discovered that it is not composed of the legendary "fifth element", but is similar to the Earth, filled with rocks and sand. The lunar environment is even more harsh than the Earth, with pockmarked circular mountains, gray-black land, and not a trace of life.

After a series of struggles in the aviation field, finally, in 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong took the first step onto the moon. This was a small step for a man, but a giant leap for mankind!

After the first successful moon landing, the Americans immediately proceeded with a second moon landing, with the goal of reaching the alien spacecraft. This moon landing was conducted secretly, with extreme confidentiality, without any media coverage or any information leaked.

Ten times, this is ten times the lifespan! You are still young now, perhaps you don't understand the meaning... But for older people, it's like a heavy bomb!