Chapter 59: Moon Travel
Rong Yuan put on the space suit he had just bought, opened the hatch, and jumped lightly from a height of nearly two meters. He landed on the ground, stirring up a thin layer of dust.
This space suit worth 5600 merit points in the Merit Mall is different from the mainstream space suits It is thin and close-fitting. With a pair of black boots, it weighs only about three or four kilograms, which is very convenient for activities. But this space suit actually has a full thirteen-layer structure, with unparalleled airtightness, which can protect against vacuum, high and low temperatures, radiation and other elements in the cosmic environment that may cause harm to the human body. The temperature on the surface of the moon can reach more than 200 degrees below zero and more than 100 degrees at the highest, but in the space suit, Rong Yuan always feels the most suitable 25 degrees for the human body.
Pea didn't wear any protective gear, just sat on Rong Yuan's shoulder, holding a metal button on his space suit with his little hand. His eyes were wide open, expressionless, but very focused. In this place where there was no one else except them, Pea didn't need to hide, it was rare for him to be able to stay beside Rong Yuan so openly.
Looking at the desolate and cold land in front of him, Rong Yuan took a deep breath, then exhaled slowly, listening to the beating of his own heart in this silent space. After a long time, he slowly took the first step.
The ground under my feet was not as hard as it looked. Instead, it felt somewhat soft due to the thick layer of dust. Half of my shoe sole sank into it, leaving a deep footprint.
Rong Yuan let out a long sigh, and then he realized that he had held his breath unconsciously. His muscles were tense, his teeth were clenched, and his cheeks were a little painful.
He looked up and saw the Earth - this blue gem-like planet was right in front of him. As he looked into the distance, in the boundless darkness, the blue and white colors intertwined to form an unusually magnificent pattern. The atmosphere surrounding the Earth made it look crystal clear, making people unconsciously stunned by its beauty.
The Earth now looked much larger than the Sun, and much larger than the Moon when viewed from Earth. She looked so close, so close that it seemed as if I could reach out and touch her if I just leaped hard.
A string of numbers involuntarily flew through Rong Yuan's mind: the radius of the earth is about 6371 kilometers, and the radius of the moon is 1738 kilometers, so the volume of the earth is 49 times that of the moon, and the cross-sectional area is about 13 times that of the moon.
Therefore, the size he sees now is due to the difference in visual perception caused by the distance and the radius of the sphere... However , beauty cannot be explained by numbers and science.
"Rong Yuan, Jin Yang called."
After an unknown amount of time, Pea suddenly said.
Originally, they couldn't receive ordinary calls on Earth on the moon. However, Wandou used the optical brain to hack into an experimental laser communication satellite of Nut Country, and established a receiving base station in Yusuo's intelligent brain system. After several twists and turns, they were able to receive communication signals from Earth on the moon. However, the reason it did this was not to allow Rongyuan to make a call, but to continue to pay attention to the wanted criminals and the progress of Skynet even from such a far distance.
I have to say, Pea is still so dedicated even though he did not forget to work even on the moon. I have to give him a thumbs up!
Rong Yuan was stunned for a moment and said, "Please connect me... Hello, Yangyang?"
There is some delay in signal transmission between the moon and the earth. After all, even if it is electromagnetic waves, it is impossible to communicate instantly over such a long distance. After a long while, Rong Yuan heard Jin Yang's voice on the other end: "Xiao Yuan? What are you doing?"
"Me? I'm hiking." Rong Yuan looked at the blue treasure at the end of the barren land and said with a smile: "This is really the best trip of my life."
Jin Yang seemed a little surprised and asked, "Where are you traveling in the middle of winter?"
"Heh," Rong Yuan chuckled and said, "In a place you would never imagine."
Jin Yang looked at the morning sun gradually rising in the mist outside the window and asked with a smile: "It won't be on the sun, right?"
Even if it’s not right, it’s not far off either.
Rong Yuan said nothing more, only said: "My signal is not good, let's talk later."
After two or three seconds, Jin Yang's voice came: "Well, okay."
After hanging up the phone, Jin Yang held the phone and frowned slightly. Rong Yuan had a habit that he himself hadn't noticed. He rarely lied, especially when facing Jin Yang. It was as if a nerve called "lie" in his brain was blocked. When he didn't want to answer or couldn't say it, he would avoid the question.
And the way of evasion is so crude that it can be seen at a glance.
——Where are you now? Can’t you tell me?
Jin Yang looked at his phone, wondering where Rong Yuan was. He thought of several places and rejected them, after all, the happiness in his tone was not fake.
——What would make him feel very happy?
…
After ending the call, Rong Yuan didn't think too much about it. He withdrew his gaze from the earth, and like a toddler, he took one step carefully and cautiously, and then another.
At first, he walked very unsteadily, either too hard or too lightly. The gravity on the moon is only one-sixth of that on Earth, which is very unusual. He would even jump up accidentally. But after a few steps, Rong Yuan gradually got used to the feeling of his body suddenly becoming lighter. He walked faster and faster, and then he started to run.
The vast land was deserted, the ground reflected a faint white light, and the surroundings were dark and silent. A shadow passed by like the wind. In this place with almost no air resistance, he could fly dozens of meters every time he stepped on the ground. It seemed that he ran out of this plain in the blink of an eye . A mountain as high as five or six thousand meters blocked his way. His footsteps did not stop at all, and he rushed up like an arrow, and only stopped when he reached the top of the mountain.
This is a crater with a central pit more than seven thousand meters deep and a diameter of about one hundred kilometers. Standing on the top of the crater, Rong Yuan is like a grain of rice next to a giant pea, but he does not feel insignificant at all. Instead, he has a sense of pride surging in his heart.
Rong Yuan looked back and saw countless water-wave-like lines radiating from the mountains, like cracks spreading when glass is broken, forming a beautiful and simple geometric pattern. He turned around, looked at the deep pit below, held his breath, and jumped down!
The slope of the inner side of the crater was slightly less steep than that of the outer side. A few seconds later, Rong Yuan stepped onto the hillside. The impact of landing made his body feel a little painful, but the pain was particularly pleasant! His speed increased instead of decreasing, and he ran towards the bottom of the slope as fast as a falling star. Looking from above, you could see a trail of dust rising behind him!
"Bang!"
There is no medium for sound propagation on the surface of the moon. If there were, Pea felt that he would definitely hear such a loud bang.
A small pit appeared with Rong Yuan's landing point as the center, with a depth of less than one meter. He half-squatted, breathing heavily, his fingers trembling slightly, his heart beating so fast that it almost burst out of his chest. The extreme speed and the sense of crisis between life and death even made him feel dizzy like a drunk.
After a long time, Rong Yuan slowly stood up. After the excitement, he felt weak and his legs a little painful.
Seeing that he had recovered, Pea asked with a hint of reproach: "Rongyuan, do you know that the action just now caused slight damage to your bones and ligaments, and there is a certain probability that your life will be in danger?"
It wanted to say this when it realized what Rong Yuan wanted to do on the top of the mountain, but it didn't have time. As he jumped down, Wandou unconsciously held his breath and said nothing, fearing that Rong Yuan would suffer serious consequences due to the interference.
"Sorry, I got carried away." Rong Yuan apologized graciously. He reached out and touched his forehead, and even through the space suit, he seemed to be able to feel the heat on his face.
Looking back, he knew that the scene just now was very exciting, but also very dangerous. It was possible that he would lose his life accidentally.
After that, Rong Yuan became more restrained. He moved around the crater at a relatively slow speed, and found nothing . So he continued to explore the planet along the straight line.
When you look at the moon from Earth, you will feel that it is round and bright, like a pearl on a jade plate. But walking on it, you will feel that it is much more rugged and bumpy than on Earth. Probably because there is no human interference, the ground here is particularly "pure natural". Not to mention the countless craters of all sizes, the ground is also uneven, with gullies crisscrossing, and stones like small houses everywhere, not to mention the countless cracks that are wide or narrow, deep or shallow.
Some of the narrower cracks Rong Yuan could fly over with a single acceleration, while some cracks were several thousand meters or even tens of kilometers wide, so he had to take a long detour to get through. As he went around, Rong Yuan deviated from his original direction, and the surroundings gradually became dark. When Rong Yuan found that he could no longer see the color of the rocks on the ground, he realized that he had reached the back of the moon.
The time it takes for this planet to orbit the Earth is exactly equal to the time it takes to rotate on its own. This inexplicable coincidence means that during its rotation, only half of its lunar surface is facing the Earth, and the true appearance of the other half is always hidden on the back side that is out of human sight. Since this was discovered, people have had countless speculations about what is on the back side of the moon.
Looking at the darkness in the distance and imagining the mystery hidden in that darkness, Rong Yuan felt his heart begin to speed up again. However, this time he carefully pressed the control button of the rain shuttle hanging around his neck. The aircraft flew over from a distance and hovered behind him according to Rong Yuan's instructions, illuminating the surrounding area within a radius of five or six kilometers.
Rong Yuan walked forward for a long time, and his mood gradually changed from excitement to disappointment. The surrounding scenery was actually no different from the front: cracks, mountains, deep pits, and plains.
Another crack blocked his way forward. Rong Yuan estimated that it was only about 20 meters wide and he could jump over it. So he stepped back a few steps, accelerated suddenly, and leaped over!
Rong Yuan grabbed a stone on the edge of the crack and was about to climb up when he suddenly had an idea.
He looked down and saw that the cracked mountain wall was covered with large and small rocks protruding obliquely. The distance between them was not too far, making them good footholds. Stepping on these rocks, even if he had not learned rock climbing specifically, it was not difficult to go up and down.
Recalling the key points of rock climbing that he had read on TV programs and in books before, Rong Yuan clasped the corners of the rock with his five fingers, hooked his toes on the two concave positions below, and whispered, "Wa Dou, I'm going to go down and take a look. Give me support."
"Yes." Pea replied, and at the same time put the potentially useful goods in the Merit Mall in the front, so that in case of an emergency, it can exchange for life-saving things in the first place. When rescuing Jin Yang at sea, Rong Yuan gave it the authority to exchange independently. Pea's face was tense, and he was ready to fight. He looked very serious, but he was very happy in his heart - Rong Yuan entrusted his life to him, and there was no better proof of trust than this.
Rong Yuan pressed his body as close to the rock wall as possible, relaxed his stiff muscles, and then moved down step by step, grasping the rocks. After moving about twenty meters, he accidentally stepped on a loose rock. When he noticed the rock under his feet shaking, Rong Yuan changed his fulcrum in a timely and agile manner.
The stone swayed, but eventually lost its balance, and rolled down the rock wall with a clang. Rong Yuan pricked up his ears, but unfortunately he couldn't hear any sound, otherwise he could use this to judge how deep the crack was.
He continued to go down. After an unknown amount of time, when his arms felt sore and he could no longer go on, he finally reached the bottom of the crack.
Rong Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, rubbed his arm and looked around. The light from the rain shuttle was already very weak here, and with his eyesight he could only see the rough outline of the surrounding stones and a dark space not far away. As for the rest, he couldn't see it clearly.
Wandou exchanged for a flashlight and gave it to Rongyuan. Rongyuan turned it on, and a beam of white light pierced the darkness before his eyes.
