The next day, afternoon.

28 hours after the successful moon landing.

The New Apollo Team has completed the basic deployment of the Moon Base. At this point, the lunar landing mission should be considered more than halfway through; the only thing left is to successfully return home.

However, while completing the moon landing, they have another important task, which is to explore the Longinus' Spear.

Inside the Moon Base.

"The work is progressing very smoothly, smoother than we imagined. This is a good thing, I hope everything will continue like this."

Tony was lounging in a soft black chair, speaking contentedly to his companion beside him.

In front of him was a monitor, displaying footage captured by Moon rover 1.

They needed to explore the Longinus' Spear, and according to intelligence, the area near it was in a state of magnetic disturbance.

Therefore, they must first send out the moon rover to investigate the situation, they cannot rashly go themselves.

For this reason, the equipment provided by the aerospace center has all been specially modified.

These include materials that can block strong magnetic field interference, expanded oxygen bottles carrying a large amount of oxygen, and the manual mechanical power devices on the moon rover.

They are uncertain about what kind of situations they might encounter here, but being fully prepared is essential.

"Ah, traveling on the Moon seems easier than I imagined. I'm a bit reluctant to leave here. Unfortunately, in seventy-two hours I have to go back. Really envy you all who can stay here... "

Beside him, safety officer John Otos stretched lazily, looking around with a bit of reluctance.

"Come on, Otos, do you think staying here all the time is so interesting? I feel going back sooner is better. After all, living in this place less than 300 square meters for a full year is really not a good experience, don't you think so, Aode?"

Speaking was a tall African American man, the deputy team leader for this mission, Maximilian Hirsch.

The person he queried was the team's engineer, Swaro Old.

Swaro Old was a chubby white man with a beard, wearing glasses, looking a bit naive.

However, anyone who really thinks he's naive would be gravely mistaken.

To be selected by the New Apollo plan and sent into space, none of them are ordinary people.

All of them are top talents in their respective fields, you definitely shouldn't judge them by their appearances.

Swaro, originally engrossed in calibrating an instrument in his hands, was slightly stunned when suddenly asked by the deputy leader, then said:

"Maybe, but I still quite like it here, every piece of equipment is enough for me to play with for a whole year."

Having said that, he bent his head down again, continuing to fiddle with the equipment in his hands.

"Tch, boring..."

The deputy leader rolled his eyes, then continued chatting with the safety officer Otos beside him.

There were five people in the base, besides him and Tony, the rest included an engineer, a safety officer, and a surveyor.

But ultimately only three people will remain on the Moon for their year-long mission.

Although the African American deputy leader kept saying it's boring here, how could his heart not yearn to stay?

But Maximilian, this mission's deputy team leader, will return with safety officer Otos following the return of New Apollo 1.

While several people were chatting, Tony, who was controlling the moon rover, suddenly sat upright, looked at the screen before him, and said:

"Hey, guys, come take a look at this, what is it?"

His voice immediately drew the attention of the others, who all put down their belongings and gathered behind the black chair.

"Why is there a pit here? I remember it wasn't here when I looked yesterday."

Tony pointed at the screen and said.

On the screen, in front of the moon rover, there was a hole with a diameter of about two meters, embedded in a protruding dune.

The hole was pitch black, and from the outside, nothing could be discerned.

"That's rover 2, right? Where did you find it?"

Rayden Abbott spoke out inquiringly.

Moon rover 2 was responsible for surveying around the base and was under Abbott, the surveyor's responsibility.

"Over there, southeast angle 18 degrees, approximately 2.5 kilometers from us, less than 50 meters from New Apollo."

Tony showed an aerial view showing the location of moon rover 2.

"Next to New Apollo, huh... I remember from yesterday's surveys, we didn't find a hole this big."

Surveyor Rayden Abbott pondered for a moment, then said:

"Hmm... But that area is plagioclase region, structured in layers, some areas are very fragile, such a situation is not impossible."

"Moreover, there are too many glassy-crystalline dust on the Moon, which easily adhere and cover the hole. Now, due to our activities, the hole is exposed..."

He explained the possible reasons the event occurred, which sounded quite reasonable.

"Is that so... "

However, Tony's brows remained furrowed, he felt the matter wasn't as simple as it seemed.

After contemplating for a while, he suddenly raised his head and spoke to everyone:

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