Time passed by minute and second. After four days of voyaging, the spaceship finally entered the final landing stage.

Back in the 1960s, the landing stage was the most difficult and the one that was most prone to problems. At that time, due to limited technological means, the take-off and landing of the spaceship were preset once and for all, and manual intervention was impossible during the process. For a journey that lasted a week and covered a distance of 380,000 kilometers, when to reach which position and when to change speed had to be precise to the second. Once an error occurred, it would result in the destruction of the spaceship and the loss of lives.

By 2020, computer systems had developed rapidly, and aerospace technology had also become much more advanced than before. The "Victory" spaceship mainly adopted unmanned technology. The supercomputer in the main control room had already been programmed with various procedures and could handle a large number of unexpected situations.

After orbiting the Moon twice and decelerating twice, the spaceship finally arrived above the Bailly crater at the South Pole of the Moon.

This is the largest crater on the Moon, with a diameter of about 303 kilometers. In mid-air, one could see with the naked eye a circular glass cover with a diameter of about 2 kilometers and a height of about 1,000 meters. The glass cover was densely covered with solar panels, and there were a large number of mining machines and various mechanical equipment on the surrounding open ground.

This is the Lunar Base! A miracle, the ninth wonder belonging to mankind!

"Ding-dong, the spaceship is about to land on the Moon soon. The process might be a bit bumpy. Please fasten your seat belts and hold the handrails." A gentle electronic voice automatically sounded, reminding everyone to make final preparations for the lunar landing.

Everyone in the cabin cheered. Some even burst into tears with excitement. Many people were coming to the Moon for the first time. Seeing such a huge artificial complex, they felt a warm feeling rising from the bottom of their hearts.

Human beings are creatures that need a strong sense of security. Especially after the Earth exploded, the warm sunshine, the free air, and the solid ground no longer existed. People lost their support and had to face the cold and silent universe alone. The pressure brought to people was extremely huge.

If the spaceship was damaged, air leaked, or mechanical failures occurred, etc., just a tiny mistake would immediately lead to the death of all the people in the cabin, without any chance of survival.

Under such circumstances, a sense of insecurity would arise deep in people's hearts and gradually accumulate. When the accumulated pressure of a person exceeded his or her bearing capacity, it was very likely to break out completely. One might either go on a rampage, choose to commit suicide, or become crazy. All these were possible.

There were two best solutions to this situation. First, give hope and make people believe that they could survive. Second, as long as there were enough people gathered together, it could also bring a sense of security, which was determined by people's herd mentality. When a disaster struck, over ninety percent of people would run to places where there were more people. Even though those places might not necessarily be safe, the majority would still make such a choice. That was people's herd mentality.

The four-day space voyage had brought tremendous mental pressure to the passengers. However, this pressure was greatly reduced the moment people saw the Lunar Base, because they saw hope.

With a loud "boom" and accompanied by a violent tremor, the spaceship finally landed on the Moon!

The crowd immediately became noisy. Many people stood up from their seats and crowded towards the door, eager to be the first to get off the spaceship. They were impatient to see more people, more of their kind.

"Quiet! Quiet! Stay in your seats!" Yu Yifeng shouted loudly. He pushed a few people aside, but more and more people kept squeezing over.

Seeing this, Yu Yifeng made a gesture. A burly man who was 1.9 meters tall stood up. He had dark skin and was muscular. With a wave of his hand, he pushed the crowd away. Then he stood in front of the door, blocking it completely.

"Why are you blocking the door?" A young man with glasses shouted excitedly. He pushed a few times but found that he couldn't move the big man at all.

"Outside is a vacuum environment. Are you in a hurry to go out and die?"

The young man was immediately at a loss for words. "Well... Where are the spacesuits? Where are the lunar rovers? Didn't we agree that there would be lunar rovers? What kind of service is this!"

Most of the people on board were technical workers who were about to participate in the construction of the Lunar Base. These people had been carefully selected, and generally had relatively high qualities.

However, there was also a small part of them who were rich people or tycoons who had spent money to come to the Moon just for tourism. It was precisely this part of people who had the hardest time accepting the reality of the Earth's explosion. Judging from the young man's dress, it was obvious that he was from a wealthy family. But now, everything had become a thing of the past.

The burly man blocking the door was named Zhao Yao, who was one of the members of the special forces. He hated those rich second-generation who liked to order others around the most. He sneered and gave the young man a fierce glare.

"Lunar rovers? Hehe, just think about it. With just less than two hundred of us, we're already in such chaos. How could the Lunar Base be any better? Maybe there's a rebellion or a massacre going on inside the base right now..."

"You're talking nonsense! How could that be possible?" The young man shouted loudly, and his face began to turn gloomy. Logically speaking, there should indeed be lunar rovers to pick them up, but now that the lunar rovers hadn't come, this made him think of the bad side.

The young man was completely stunned. After a long while, he sat down, his face as pale as death. It was hard to tell whether he was scared by Zhao Yao's fierce look or because the words like "rebellion" and "massacre" made him think of something bad.

He didn't know what to say anymore. Given his status, he might know some inside information that ordinary people didn't. If something really went wrong with the Lunar Base... Thinking about it, a trace of fear appeared in his eyes.

Seeing that the crowd was getting more and more chaotic, Yu Yifeng directly said, "Everyone, due to the chaos inside the base, we have to carry out some tasks. It will probably take about one to three days. During this period, for your safety, you must stay inside the spaceship..."

After saying these words, everyone started shouting loudly. People began to realize that the Lunar Base might not necessarily be safe either... But this was the last hope! Besides here, where else could they go?

Some people shouted that they wanted to go with them, and some women started crying. Although these soldiers seemed a bit overbearing in doing things, most people still didn't want them to leave, because their presence meant safety and reliability.

"You just need to wait for a few days. There's enough food and water in the cabin..." Yu Yifeng talked for a long time but found that it had no effect. Finally, he hardened his heart and made a gesture, "Execute Plan B!"

Deputy Captain Xu Yunjin nodded. Immediately after that, a white mist quietly spread from the bottom of the cabin, carrying a pungent smell. Soon, some people started coughing, and the noisy cabin gradually became quiet as many passengers fell to the ground in a disoriented manner.

Taking this opportunity, all the members put on their spacesuits, carried their weapons and equipment, and stepped onto the lunar surface.

Except for Yu Yifeng and Xu Yunjin, none of the others had ever been to the Moon before, so they still felt quite novel about the lunar environment. Although it was daytime now, the sky was still black, and only the ground reflected a dazzling white light. This was because the Moon had no atmosphere.

Zhao Yao excitedly jumped up and down. With one jump, he reached a height of seven or eight meters, which was equivalent to the height of a two-story building! But then he lost his balance and fell to the ground. Fortunately, it didn't hurt at all.

"Will they be okay staying inside?" A young man with a crew cut asked through the headset.

"No problem. The effective period of these sleeping gas is 24 hours. During this period, they won't wake up. Okay, we need to hurry up." Xu Yunjin smiled self-deprecatingly again. "In extraordinary times, extraordinary measures are taken. If it were normal times, doing this would not only lead to administrative penalties, but just dealing with the lawsuits would be a headache for us."

Everyone laughed as if trying to find some joy in hardship.

At this time, Yu Yifeng made a gesture to signal everyone to be quiet. He said, "The gravity on the Moon is only one-sixth of that on the Earth. This means that you can jump higher and farther, but it doesn't mean that you can walk faster! Just like what Zhao Yao did just now, he fell down because he hadn't adapted to the lunar gravity environment yet."

Zhao Yao heard this and scratched his head awkwardly.

"Except for me and Old Xu, none of the others have been to the Moon and can't adapt to the lunar gravity environment immediately. So... I require that when we are in combat, everyone should try to use firearms and avoid close combat! Otherwise, once you lose your balance and fall down, you might lose your life!"

Yu Yifeng said seriously, "I don't want to lose any of my comrades. Do you understand?"

"Understood!"

"Then let's go!"