World-saving Plan: The Only Savior
Chapter 481 - 362 Resources on the Moon

Chapter 481: Chapter 362 Resources on the Moon

The Moon, as a satellite of Water Blue Star, certainly doesn’t enjoy the privileges that Water Blue Star does.

Without an atmosphere for protection, it is constantly exposed to the vacuum of space and bombarded directly by countless cosmic rays. The temperature difference between day and night can reach more than 300 degrees, making life utterly unsustainable on its surface.

Zhang Xiaoman had heard various claims that if a person were to directly enter such a vacuum environment, their body would explode on the spot due to external pressure, causing blood to burst out of vessels and internal organs to burst through the skin.

If it were during the Moon’s night, with temperatures plummeting to minus one hundred and eighty-three degrees, one would first turn into an ice sculpture and then explode, creating a "Shattered Ice" combo meal.

Of course, whether that was really the case, Zhang Xiaoman wasn’t sure. These were all things he had heard about, and historically, it seemed no one had ever actually done such a thing.

However, what was certain was that if he now went directly outside the spacecraft and exposed himself to the vacuum, let’s not even talk about a Shattered Ice outcome, a one-way journey with no return was guaranteed.

Since acquiring the System, Zhang Xiaoman had been in a vacuum environment, but that was within his Original Realm Space, and as the Master of the Original Realm, naturally, he couldn’t be harmed.

But in this particular space, the cosmos would show him no favors. If he dared to venture out now, it would surely teach him a lesson in minutes.

That said, having been in contact with Extraordinary Power for quite some time, Zhang Xiaoman had encountered creatures capable of activity in the vacuum of space, or rather—puppets.

"Star Knights! I can use the Star Knights, then have them go to the Moon in my stead. After that, I’ll just need to attach my viewpoint to them, wouldn’t that work!"

This thought popped up, and Zhang Xiaoman immediately realized its feasibility. If his own body couldn’t go out, he would summon a "clone" to do it.

No sooner had he thought of it than he moved to the side of the spacecraft. Peering through the holographic projection screen, he looked out at the scene outside, ready to deploy his Ability.

After the Upgrade, the Star Knight Skill had a summoning range of 30 meters. From his current position, he could easily summon them through the spacecraft and onto the surface of the Moon outside.

Just as he was about to use the Skill, Zhang Xiaoman suddenly stopped his actions.

He looked up at Water Blue Star and then sat back down in the ship captain’s chair, directing the Star Order to bring the Dawn to the other side of the Moon.

He knew that Water Blue Star wasn’t like the Moon—barren of everything. At this moment, who knows how many telescopes might be watching this place?

Although he possessed the Shadow Lord’s passive ability to block others from Tracking him, if he did not expose his identity directly, there was still a chance that the telescopes and the Star Guards would be seen.

Besides, it’s better to do less than to meddle with more. For him, it was a matter of a simple command, not physically taxing at all, yet it could prevent a lot of damage that might be caused by the activation of the Shadow Lord’s Ability. Why not do it?

After all, those astronomical telescopes were not cheap.

The Dawn soon reached the far side of the Moon, which wasn’t as mysterious as imagined, nor pitch black.

It was now the time when the far side of the Moon faced the Sun directly, a period that lasted almost a month due to the Moon’s rotation.

Zhang Xiaoman also glanced in the direction of the Sun, whose brilliance was blinding, but after the processing by the spacecraft’s projections, it allowed him to look directly at it.

However, from this angle, the Sun looked somewhat different than imagined. It wasn’t the form of a huge fireball, but rather a hole emitting intense white light.

The sensation was like painting a white circle on a piece of black cardboard with white paint—no different from a giant hole.

Shaking his head, Zhang Xiaoman put these thoughts aside and returned to the side of the spacecraft, summoning 8 Star Guards through the wall.

The bodies of the Star Guards took shape on the surface of the Moon, and then materialized. This process took about 5 seconds, after which 8 robust figures stood on the cratered ground.

Zhang Xiaoman shifted his consciousness to one of the Star Guards, and his perspective switched to the Moon’s surface as well.

"Success!"

He quietly rejoiced in his heart. Though this was not him standing on the Moon personally, it could be considered an indirect visit, somewhat reminiscent of an Avatar experience.

Directing the Star Guard to take a few steps, Zhang Xiaoman found that these fellows seemed utterly unaffected by the alteration in gravity. Their movements here were no different from those on Earth.

Arriving at a new place for the first time, he naturally wanted to take a good look around. The eight Star Guards spread out in eight directions, all riding on their summoned steeds, embarking on an exploration.

Zhang Xiaoman switched his perspective from one Star Guard to another, enjoying the novelty of the view.

Of course, this so-called exploration couldn’t really be called such; after all, the Moon was vast, and with only a few small Star Guards, they could hardly serve as scouts. His actions were purely for his own amusement.

Soon, Zhang Xiaoman’s novelty wore off. His control over the Star Guards had a range of 1500 meters. For one, he couldn’t stray far from the spacecraft, and secondly, there was really nothing much to see here. The desolate expanse was much like the Original Realm Space, boring to the point of tedium.

Now, he was considering whether to collect a couple of rock samples to take back. Although he had heard that there were many minerals on the Moon scarce on Water Blue Star, with so many rocks scattered around, he couldn’t distinguish which ones were useful and which were not.

Moreover, many minerals were deeply buried underground, and with his current abilities, mining would undoubtedly be prohibitively difficult and inefficient.

Actually, Zhang Xiaoman had another concern.

After all, these rocks were extraterrestrial, and if he carelessly brought them back to Water Blue Star, might there be unforeseen consequences?

True, there was no life on the Moon, and every year on Water Blue Star, numerous meteorites of various sizes would fall, and even scientists had brought some Moon soil back to Water Blue Star through probes.

But it’s the unexpected fears that matter. If his momentary curiosity led him to bring back something unknown, the consequences could be significant.

Of course, the chances of that happening were very small, given that viruses and bacteria cannot survive in a vacuum.

However, the universe is vast, and how much does mankind really understand it?

Is there truly no life on the Moon?

Can the insides of the rocks be guaranteed to be harmless?

These are all questions.