Chapter 96

In addition to the students who are the counselors, one of the investors of the laboratory, Xue Mi, and the bastard boy next to her are also beneficiaries of this project.

So at this moment, sitting in the audience receiving the award, my mood was even more complicated.

There is happiness, excitement, and emotion.

Xue Mi was better off, but the naughty boy next to her who was in puberty had red eyes and nose at this time. When he noticed Xue Mi looking at him, he still insisted that he was cold.

Xue Mi, who was being fanned by the air-conditioning at the scene, curled her lips in disdain.

In comparison, my aunt and uncle were just pure happiness.

They probably never dreamed that in their lifetime they would be able to sit in a place that they could only see on TV before and witness with their own eyes major events that could make the news.

Although they also couldn't understand the chirping of birds, they knew the person standing on the stage. Not long ago, when Xue Mi was sick, he came to visit her! The young girl was quite polite and even called me uncle and aunt!

The feeling of seeing someone you know achieve great honor with your own eyes is truly amazing!

The two elderly people, who were over 100 years old in total, were so excited that they were like children. Even after a long time, they still couldn't forget the experience. They went back and told Xiaotao and their son and daughter-in-law about it many times without feeling bored at all.

Xue Mi originally wanted to chat with the counselor, but she found that as the grand prize winner, she was instantly surrounded by people. Xue Mi shook her head in amusement and decided to save the congratulations in person for when she was in China - although she had already said it once on the phone, but without meeting face to face, she always felt that it seemed a little lacking.

On the street here, Xue Mi also saw a virtual reality experience store with a layout similar to that in China.

It is said that in the past two years, people here were very wary of virtual reality technology and introduced various restrictions and bans. However, as the gap between China and here widened, the entire field of science and technology and education also showed greater and greater advantages. Gradually, the restrictions were slowly relaxed. However, overall, the gap between foreign countries and China is at least five or six years. When everyone in China already had their own sleeping cabin, experience stores were just beginning to emerge here.

Although she had her own exclusive sleeping cabin on the yacht, seeing this lively scene, Xue Mi couldn't help but pull Lin Dudu to join in the fun abroad.

But after entering the store, I found out that this place requires appointments, and you can't get on the plane without making an appointment 10 days or half a month in advance.

This is quite similar to the situation in China at that time.

Xue Mi was about to leave in disappointment when someone suddenly called her in Chinese: "Hey, are you Chinese? Did you settle here?"

Xue Mi turned her head and found that the person who was speaking was a tall foreigner with blond hair and blue eyes. His tone of voice was a little strange, but quite fluent.

She smiled and shook her head, saying that she was just a tourist who came here out of curiosity.

"So you came from China?" The tall man's eyes lit up. "I heard that sleeping cabins are already popular over there, and everyone can use this machine at a very cheap price?"

Xue Mi couldn't help but take a curious look at the fee list here, but unfortunately, as an illiterate, she couldn't understand anything.

"It's very, very expensive here," the tall man said with a regretful tone, "If you want to book a room for the whole night, the price will be even higher."

The price he mentioned was enough to shock even a wealthy woman like Xue Mi.

"But I'm going to study in China soon," the tall man said happily, "I heard that international students there can also enjoy cheap sleeping cabins. This really makes me excited!"

It is said that in Northern Europe, the local natives are generally more introverted and quiet, but at least the one Xue Mi met was different from the stereotype.

This person talks so much that he even speaks in a dense manner.

He talked incessantly about his love for China, including but not limited to the various delicacies, beautiful scenery, unique cultural traditions, and many, many internet celebrities.

You really can't believe that such a big and strong guy is actually an avid fan of stars. He has a lot of fans, including but not limited to several domestic gaming masters - among them, not surprisingly, is Lin Deer. However, in this guy's eyes, the difference between Chinese people is probably very small, otherwise, he would not have failed to recognize his idol in person.

Xue Mi glanced at the underage boy next to her and was amused by his angry look.

After saying goodbye to the foreign teenager who talked so much that it was a bit scary, the yacht set sail again.

However, Lin Dudu's schedule ends here. After watching the award ceremony, he will immediately fly back to China to prepare for the next quarter's competition and get ready for his university life.

Next, Xue Mi took her aunt and uncle to Ireland first, and then to Newfoundland. At this point, they officially entered America.

The yacht sailed south, stopped in Florida for a while to enjoy the sunshine and beaches there, and then went to the Bahamas.

After experiencing a severe winter, it is still refreshing to return to the warm island again. There are also many unique landscapes here, such as the famous Fire Lake. When you go boating on it, a slight stir of the oars seems to stir up fireflies all over the sky, or like countless tiny blue starlight scattered in the large water.

There is also the famous Pink Sand Beach here. The whole beach is covered with red coral powder, and it looks like a spread carpet. It is beautiful, but unfortunately the sand is a bit rough and not very pleasant to the feet. Xue Mi only took a few photos from a distance, unlike her aunt, who gritted her teeth and took a few beautiful photos on the beach. As a result, she suffered in vain because her uncle's photography skills were so poor, and she scolded him severely.

Watching the two people quarreling over a trivial matter, Xue Mi couldn't help but laugh out loud and couldn't stop for a long time.

It is said that there are ruins of the legendary Atlantis nearby. The truth of this is unknown, but exploring the sea is full of mysterious attractions that always make people want to find out.

The group took a submarine and took a tour of the mysterious underwater city. Rather than an ancient city, Xue Mi felt that it was more like a deep underwater forest. Some huge rocks, which could not be told whether they were man-made or natural, were scattered on the seabed, standing or lying, and crawling with countless marine creatures of various colors. Long and thin seaweed drifted with the ocean currents, and strange-shaped fish swam among them. It was like coming to a fantasy world.

When they returned to the surface of the sea, Xue Mi couldn't help but let out a long breath. Her aunt, who always prided herself on being brave, patted her chest with lingering fear and said that the seabed looked too scary and it would be better to go there less often in the future.

My uncle was obsessed with the schools of fish he had just seen. He kept muttering about which ones were edible and which ones might not be edible, and then my aunt rolled her eyes at him again.

The yacht then stayed in the Caribbean for a while. When we got tired of playing on the islands, we continued to head south, passed Cape Branco, and then followed the coastline, admiring the majestic scenery of the Brazilian plateau from afar. We stopped from time to time to rest in small towns or towns near the coastline, to experience the exotic customs, and then continued to head south. After having the yacht maintained in Buenos Aires, we followed the long and narrow Patagonia Plateau, passed Cape Horn, and finally arrived near the Antarctic Circle from near the Arctic Circle.

It is only March now, which is autumn in the southern hemisphere. The ice sheet in the Antarctic Circle has not yet spread up, and the sea is calm, showing none of the harshness of the polar regions.

The yacht crossed the Drake Passage and visited the South Shetland Islands.

This place is an extension of the Antarctic continent and has no permanent residents, but there are a large number of scientific research stations. Xue Mi and her friends also happened to encounter an Antarctic travel ship from China. The two sides greeted each other from a distance, and it was as cordial as if they were meeting fellow villagers in a foreign country.

Xue Mi also saw a large group of southern elephant seals gathering together. In addition to being spectacular, her most intuitive feeling was that it was actually a bit smelly...

After taking a look at the penguin colony from afar, the ship turned north again, heading north through the Strait of Magellan, and finally, after resting and replenishing in Chile, began to cross the vast Pacific Ocean to the mysterious Easter Island.

There are many legends about this island. Xue Mi read a lot of them in books when she was a child. However, when she saw those strange stone statues in reality, she still felt shocked from the bottom of her heart.

Groups of huge stone statues stand on the deserted island, gazing at the empty sea level in the distance. It is desolate and lonely, which is very similar to the feeling of this isolated island in the ocean.

Passing through this huge and empty East Pacific hill, the yacht finally entered the bustling Oceania Islands.

After passing through Tonga, Fiji and the Solomon Islands, my uncle finally experienced the joy of sea fishing. When he encountered a school of flying fish, one of the fish jumped directly into his pocket, making him very happy.

The yacht continued eastward to see Australia's famous Great Barrier Reef, then headed north after passing Cape York, once again passing through the densely populated islands of Southeast Asia and returning to China.

Even though they were still far away from the mainland, my aunt and uncle couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Although both of them had a lot of fun, getting home safely is always a particularly happy thing.

By this time, it was already June of the second year, and they had been playing on the sea for more than 10 months.

After returning to China, the previous curiosity and enthusiasm for spying on the richest man has indeed disappeared. Nowadays, the hottest news in China is the explosive scandal of a well-known movie star. It is said that the mastermind behind the scenes is the notorious backstabber Jiang Chenguang. In order to get credible scandals, this guy actually found ways to sneak into the studio of this male star, and ended up getting a bunch of irrefutable evidence. One by one, he hammered this once glamorous star into the ground.

Xue Mi couldn't help but sigh: This is really this guy's usual style!

In addition to the collapse of the building, another piece of news that has attracted more attention is that the Yuexin Base has begun to operate smoothly and has begun to accept international applications, allowing the joint establishment of international scientific research institutions at the Yuexin Base.

However, similar to the requirements of the previous space station, if you want to enter the Moon Core Base, you must first pass the Chinese test, because a large number of buttons and instruction manuals here are only in Chinese, which is also another strong dissemination of domestic culture.

If you want to come, then study hard. Don’t you want to learn? Just get out of here!

It is said that Chinese has become a compulsory subject in many countries recently, which is probably a concrete manifestation of this strong attitude.

In addition to scientific research projects from various countries, the Yuexin Base also began to open places to a small number of ordinary people, and those extremely few lucky ones naturally became the envy of many people.

Xue Mi was also quite envious. After all, she had only been to the space station last time and had not seen the Yuexin Base, which was said to aim to build a space city.

After coming back, Xue Mi finally met the counselor, who has now become a real busy person. However, Xue Mi is naturally not an ordinary person to her. More importantly, Xue Mi's treatment has made new progress.

The last space trip did greatly alleviate Xue Mi's condition, but it has not yet been cured. If she wants to be completely cured, she still needs to go to the Yuexin Base.

Xue Mi could not be more pleased!

This was also a very novel experience for her.

Xue Mi's first space treatment was completed in the space station. At that time, Xue Mi had only seen the moon from afar and had not had the opportunity to go there in person to experience what it felt like to be in an environment with only 1/6 of the gravity on Earth.

But this time, the opportunity finally came.

After a lot of research during this period, new treatment options have once again made a breakthrough. Treatment no longer needs to be carried out in a completely zero-gravity environment. However, compared to the earth, the moon has a better treatment environment and is more conducive to recovery from the disease.

Although Xue Mi was basically cured last time, her condition was still serious, so the counselor suggested that she go to Yuexin Base again to consolidate her condition, which would give her a better prognosis.

It just so happened that Xue Mi's foundation was preparing to send the first batch of patients this year to the Yuexin Base, so Xue Mi took a ride and went along.

As ordinary people whose physical fitness is far inferior to that of astronauts, they still used the sleeping cabin mode when entering space this time. Just by closing their eyes and opening them again, most of the journey was completed.

Last time, Xue Mi was sick the whole time and had no energy to pay attention to this unique trip, but this time was obviously completely different. She had enough energy to experience the special features of space travel.

They are riding in a small spacecraft, but it cannot go directly there yet. Instead, after leaving the earth, it needs to transfer through the space station before it can change its route, slowly merge into the lunar orbit and land.

This process is sometimes very quick, but sometimes it takes several days to reach the appropriate orbital position before the spacecraft can continue its voyage.

This time, Xue Mi and her team waited at a parking station near the space station for three full days before finally finding a suitable orbit.

During these three days, she quickly became familiar with the other people on the ship.

There were a total of five patients with special genetic diseases who came this time, two men and three women. All of them had already received treatment on Earth, but because the results were not ideal, they were sent to the Yuexin Base for follow-up treatment.

The five people were not old, most of them were under 20 years old. The only one who was over 25 years old happened to be an acquaintance of Xue Mi - he was Gui Minjun, the boss who was particularly good at quarreling in the game.

She still looked as heartless as ever, love to talk and laugh, and even her laughter seemed to be floating in the space.

She is also very rude when it comes to talking to people. There was a little boy who came with her this time, and he was so embarrassed by her that he began to doubt his life. Even in the small spaceship, the boy turned around and hid when he saw Gui Minjun. He looked so embarrassed that it was almost laughable.

In comparison, Xue Mi, who has always been low-key, did not attract much attention from others.

Firstly, although she was popular for a while, she soon disappeared from the public eye, so not many people can remember what she looked like.

The second reason is that her face looks young. She is not even as old as Gui Minjun. She looks no different from other girls under 20 years old, so it is naturally difficult to attract attention.

The only special thing was that the captain obviously knew Xue Mi and was very polite to her. Some people guessed that Xue Mi and the captain might be relatives, and they described them vividly, making Gui Minjun laugh so hard.

In addition to chatting, this group of people also has a daily task, which is to exercise.

In a weightless environment, human muscles cannot get enough exercise. If you get used to staying in this environment and then return to Earth, you will feel uncomfortable and may even suffer from various space sicknesses.

Originally, astronauts overcame this problem through a lot of exercise, but the effect was not very good. However, since the invention of sleeping cabins, through regular and large-scale bioelectric stimulation, there is finally hope that space sickness has become a problem that can be completely overcome.

So, for these patients, the so-called exercise is actually just playing games.

Yes, the sleeping cabin on the spaceship also has gaming functions. Although it cannot be connected to the earth, there are enough basic stand-alone games, so it is guaranteed not to feel monotonous.

During the three days of waiting, Xue Mi spent at least half of the time playing games. After playing for a long time, she was actually quite tired.

Three days later, the right window finally arrived, and the spacecraft started its thrusters again, heading towards a destination that everyone is familiar with but few have actually been to: the moon.

This satellite has no atmosphere and its surface looks bumpy, with countless craters forming its most classic appearance.

"How did they dig out the Moon Heart Base in such a place? And it looks too desolate on the surface. Is there really such a big place for us to live in?" Someone expressed doubts.

Indeed, what was presented to everyone was a barren surface of the planet. Apart from the craters, there was only fine gravel, and it seemed that there was no condition suitable for human habitation at all.

But in the next moment, everyone watched as a huge metal tunnel appeared on the surface. It was huge and deep, and in the blink of an eye it sucked the entire spacecraft in.

Many people on the boat couldn't help but scream, feeling like poor little lambs captured by aliens.

But soon, these people's panic subsided.

It turns out that this metal tunnel has nothing to do with aliens, but is the entrance to the Yuexin Base.

This huge tunnel is actually a spaceport. After entering the tunnel, they saw many berths. According to the requirements sent from the control console, they stopped at the designated locations. Then the two sides began to dock and the sealed cabin slowly opened.

At this time, everyone had changed into bulky space suits and walked out of the sealed cabin in a staggering manner like they were swing dancing.

It is said that there is actually thin air here, but just in case, you still have to be fully armed before entering the base.

This tunnel is about two meters in diameter and 10 meters long. It is made entirely of metal. The metal surface is seamless and there is no trace of casting at all.

Just this small detail makes people sigh that the current level of technology has reached a level that ordinary people can't even imagine.

After leaving this transition passage, you enter a pressurized cabin where the ultraviolet light can also serve as a disinfectant.

After successfully passing through the pressurized cabin, they finally entered the real Moon Heart Base.

This place is bigger than Xue Mi imagined!

Although I know that the Yuexin Base now has a permanent population of nearly ten thousand, when I am actually here, I still can't help but sigh at the splendor and advancement of this place.

After entering the official base, their space suits were removed, leaving only a small respirator just in case.

The base is very large, but it has enough air for normal use. It is said that an underground forest has been built outside the base to synthesize oxygen through artificial photosensitivity and achieve atmospheric circulation.

In addition, water is also circulating. The entire base has built a complete water circulation system. Although it is not as sophisticated as real nature, this miracle created solely by manpower is still amazing enough.

While walking on the wide street, Xue Mi could even occasionally feel a breeze blowing on her face. If it weren't for the metallic outline a few meters above her head, she would have really mistakenly thought that she was still on an ordinary street on Earth.

After all, this place doesn't look much different from ordinary domestic streets.

There are also wide roads with neatly arranged buildings on both sides. The only slight difference from Earth is that these buildings look as if they were carved from the same mold and are extremely uniform.

There are electric poles and devices that look similar to street lamps next to the small building, but they are not the same as those on Earth. These things are not real street lamps, but air purification systems. The breeze that Xue Mi felt just now was actually blown by these things.

There are also various cars coming and going on the road. Although most of them are driverless, from the appearance alone, they are indeed no different from those on Earth.

In addition to cars, there are also pedestrians on the road. Unlike the hurried office workers on Earth, the people here jump.

Yes, it seems that all the residents here have unlocked the top-level lightness skill. With a single jump, they can easily jump five or six meters away and three or four meters high. Therefore, the small building next to it doesn’t even need to have space for stairs, because everyone jumps up and down to enter and exit.

Even if you accidentally fail to jump properly, it doesn't matter. The gravity here is small and people can easily adjust their posture in mid-air. Even if you fail to adjust your posture and fall to the ground, you will hardly get hurt.

Gui Minjun pointed at a middle-aged man who had accidentally fallen to the ground and asked in surprise what the guy was wearing.

Although the gravity here is only one-sixth of that on Earth, you could still get hurt if you accidentally fall to the ground because you jump high enough.

At this time, the protective clothing on everyone took effect. Just before touching the ground, the person was wrapped in a huge, soft protective cover. He fell softly to the ground and bounced a few times. The protective cover was quickly retracted. The person patted his clothes calmly, as if nothing had happened.

"This is the necessary safety protection clothing here," the receptionist at the base said with a smile, "Don't worry, you will be able to get one after you receive the safety training here. It is mandatory to wear this in the base, but usually, this thing has no sense of existence, you will hardly feel its existence."

"You will soon experience a world that is completely different from the one on Earth. I hope you can enjoy it here." The receptionist said with a smile.

It didn't take long, Xue Mi felt that she had already sensed a completely different world.

Also, it’s really cool! She thought.

The others had long lost interest in chatting by this time and just looked around without blinking, trying to figure out every special detail.