Soon, the soil settled and everyone started busy again.
"There is still an actual depth of 55 meters; but the sand and gravel backfill is so powerful that it is 73 meters! The overall thickness is still 128 meters!"
The new measurement data made Zhang Chen frown a little, and he seemed a little optimistic. But it doesn’t matter, there are plenty of projectiles for the rail gun of Gaoshou Company!
Ten kilometers back, the next step is the solo dance of the space shuttle.
After precise calculations of large and small guide rail shells, and by controlling the bullet point, angle, power, etc., they actually completed the work of the excavator.
The space shuttle is constantly launching, and in order to maintain balance, the engine is also constantly roaring; in space, the water vapor sprayed by the engine is like a dream. On the other hand, streaks of smoke and dust were rising and falling on the ground without stopping. After being hit by the rail artillery, swaths of silt were spattered tens to hundreds of meters away. Through this cumulative effect, the excavation work without an excavator was completed!
It’s just that if she could, the moon would definitely cry. Isn’t this a bully?
More than ten hours later, a brand new landscape appeared in front of Zhang Chen and others!
In front is an irregular oval crater with a diameter of more than 300 meters, which is densely packed with bullet impact points; in some places, deformed or broken projectiles can even be vaguely seen. Ahead, there are patches of undulating sand dunes, all of which are brand new tumbled sand and gravel; this is caused by a rail gun fire. The scattered silt and sand covered an area of more than 3,000 meters! Let the terrain here completely change! The expert company will give Moon a plastic surgery for free - but I don't know if Moon, who is born with a pockmarked face, is willing to do it.
To the north above the cave. A lonely crater with a diameter of about 30 meters has become the lowest point of the crater with a diameter of more than 300 meters, and the center is more than 190 meters deep. The cave below has been shaken and collapsed, but after measurement, it was found that the error was within an acceptable range, because the remaining depth of about 20 meters required final manual excavation. But this is pretty good.
"Thank you for your support, brother. Let's just do it ourselves!" Zhou Xu waved hard towards the space. Although it is said that the other party is 99% invisible. But what if - what if I saw it! Ahem. I have helped so much, I cannot thank you enough.
"You're welcome. The power consumption this time is 156 million kilowatt-hours. Just help pay for it later!" came the response from the space shuttle.
"Pfft... don't be so cruel! These days, the electricity consumption for residents has risen to 2 yuan. In some places, the electricity consumption for factories has risen to 5 yuan! If you want money, you will not give it to me!"
"Oh. It's so sad; others say that if you don't have money, you will lose your life; you are such a tough guy! I'm so sad, so sad!"
"...Haha... Our lives are very precious! We need to travel on a space shuttle that costs more than 100 billion yuan!" After solving the current problem, everyone laughed happily.
"Okay. Next we have to rely on ourselves." Zhang Chen said with high spirits, "Our slogan is..."
"Entertainment depends entirely on your hands!"
Poof...
"Get lost, let's get to work!" Zhang Chen had a dark look on his face, but this active person turned out to be one of his students! Well, that's really embarrassing!
The depth is more than 20 meters. For safety, everyone must complete the transfer of at least more than 1,000 cubic meters of earth. Among the 50 people, except for the 10 veteran experts, there is no need to do anything, and the remaining 40 people all have to be busy. On average, each person has to complete the transfer of 25 cubic meters of earth. This is not an easy job, even with low gravity on the moon. In particular, the space suit brings too much inconvenience, and there are no particularly handy tools.
A small pothole actually took 40 people four days to complete. After this, special lunar cement was poured around the cave to secure the entrance.
"Done!" Everyone clapped to each other to celebrate, and then took photos together. After just four days of work, everyone turned into little gray clay figures. The lunar sand contained a large amount of iron filings, making it impossible for the space suit to clean it completely; this required returning to the ground to complete the cleaning.
A simple steel tripod is placed above the straight cave. The cave has been reinforced with cement, and aluminum plates and fiber mesh are used around it to prevent sand from being backfilled.
The vacuum world is strange and full of alternative temptations. The steel frame was shaking violently, and the pulleys and steel were constantly rubbing and colliding, but it was silent; only the sound of discussions in the earphones prevented everyone from thinking that this was a silent movie.
"Hey, hey, get ready, we are about to explore the moon. Wow, maybe there is the mythical Chang'e waiting for us under the moon!"
"Haha, boy, you are like a woman who wants to go crazy. You don't have Chang'e, but she has poisonous insects."
"Go away! I can't communicate with you! What kind of beautiful vision does Chang'e represent? You are a cancer in society!"
"Okay, okay, boys, hurry up and check the supplies. We are about to enter the mysterious inner world of the moon. Our names will be left in the textbooks forever." Zhang Chen was excited, and his tone was much more relaxed and humorous.
"Teacher, I will submit a list of current supplies, please check.
There are currently 15 portable physical batteries, each with an energy storage of 2000 degrees, and an average energy storage of 97%, which is qualified; each person has a backpack, which contains 10 liters of water, 5 kilograms of food, and 50 kilograms of compressed air. There are also two small seismic wave generators, various sound wave detection instruments, and various analytical instruments as follows... There are also four sets of ropes and rock climbing tools... lighting tools..."
"Oh, yes, everything is fine, let's go! We will have two days to explore; but don't go too deep. We must return anyway after two days and wait for the space shuttle to drop supplies."
After hearing all the reports, Zhang Chen secretly sighed. Fortunately, the gravity of the moon is low. All the weights, including space suits, each person can carry up to 150 kilograms (mass); because of the low gravity of the moon, the actual weight is only 25 kilograms (the moon Weight); even with some instruments, the load does not exceed 50 kilograms. For the pilots of the master company, carrying a load of 50 kilograms is not a big problem!
In fact, this is one of the reasons why Zhang Jingyuan asked Zhou Xu and others to come. Without training, it is difficult for ordinary people to support a 50 kilogram load for a long time; even some people who have been doing research in the laboratory all year round may not necessarily lift it. Gotta move my legs!
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It is said that when the master company is digging holes here, other countries will not be stable. The rail gun continuously impacted the moon, which cumulatively caused smoke and dust to rush out to an altitude of more than 500 meters, and even caused some dust to rush out of the moon; it also caused the moon to continuously shake. Because of the emptiness inside the moon, these vibrations are appropriately amplified and prolonged. Although people basically cannot feel the vibration after more than ten kilometers, the instrument is different; the slightest vibration can be detected! There are detectors from various countries all over the moon; I dare not say more, but there are still thirty or fifty. Every country wants to get a piece of the moon, especially countries with small territories and advanced technology like Switzerland and Japan.
It's just that these countries really can't sleep when faced with such crazy actions by the master company! Having such a neighbor on earth is really not a worry. Sighs came from the mouths of these leaders, but they were powerless to face the reality! Having a lot of heart but not enough strength is just right now! (To be continued...)