"Phew...that's good."

Lu Yongchang stood on the command platform and breathed a slight sigh of relief: "Your report was two minutes later than expected. What happened?"

Bai Yixuan's eyes twitched slightly.

What happened?

How is he supposed to answer that?!

Was it delayed because of rock-paper-scissors?

"Ahem..." Bai Yixuan coughed lightly, his eyes full of embarrassment. "Professor Lü, we were just discussing who should get off the plane first."

Lü Yongchang: "..."

How are you feeling?

Lü Yongchang changed the subject and did not pursue the details of the discussion.

Bai Yixuan breathed a slight sigh of relief, his tone instantly becoming more serious: "Report! All three astronauts are in good condition! They are ready to exit the spacecraft and carry out the lunar landing mission at any time!"

"Okay! Proceed according to plan!"

Bai Yixuan took a deep breath and was the first to unbuckle his seatbelt.

"Everyone, we should prepare to exit the cabin!"

...

Half an hour later.

Three astronauts, dressed in spacesuits, slowly entered the pressurized chamber at the bottom of the Xuan Nu-1 spacecraft.

As Bai Yixuan pressed the switch, a clear notification sound rang out in the helmets of the three people.

"Pressure equilibrium is being reached..."

"The pressure has been balanced!"

As the warning sounded, the pressurized chamber had become a vacuum.

Bai Yixuan winked at Xia Wanyi beside him and whispered, "Wanyi, it's your turn!"

Upon hearing the captain's order, a hint of excitement flashed in Xia Wanyi's eyes.

The first person from the Xia Kingdom to walk on the moon, the first human woman to walk on the moon!

These two titles were like stimulants, constantly stimulating her senses.

She swallowed slightly and licked her slightly dry lips with her tongue.

She then stepped forward and placed her hands on the circular handle of the hatch that connected the pressure chamber to the outside world.

She applied slight pressure with both hands, and the hatch moved.

As the hatch slowly opened, a silver-white gangway was lowered down.

At the same time, a green indicator light lit up on a camera mounted on the gangway.

The camera lens slowly moved, faithfully recording Xia Wanyi's every move.

Each frame, after being compiled, is transformed into an electromagnetic wave signal, which travels at the speed of light to Earth, 400,000 kilometers away.

...

Ground command center.

Looking at the slightly blurry transmitted image on the screen, every researcher's heart jumped into their throat!

Lu Yongchang swallowed hard and clenched his fists tightly. He absolutely couldn't fail!

Xia Wanyi did not disappoint everyone's expectations.

A few minutes later, her feet landed firmly on the gravel and dust-covered lunar surface, leaving a deep footprint!

The moment she waved a bright red flag in front of the camera, the entire command center—no, the entire Xia Kingdom—was in an uproar!

"We did it! We did it!"

Cao Liangcai, who was standing to the side, reached out and slapped Lü Yongchang hard on the back: "Hahaha! Kid, well done!"

"We've finally caught up with the United States!"

A faint smile appeared on Lü Yongchang's lips as he muttered to himself, "Catch up?"

"Simply catching up isn't enough!"

Xia Guo News' Weibo account immediately published the pre-edited article!

Warmest congratulations on the successful moon landing of Xia Guo Xuan Nu No. 1!

...

Once all three astronauts had set foot on the lunar surface, the cameras stopped working.

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What should we do with the red flag?

Xia Wanyi waved the red flag in her hand and asked softly over the radio.

Upon hearing Xia Wanyi's question, Hong Fan subconsciously turned his head and glanced around.

A desolate wasteland.

The ground was covered with gravel and fine dust.

Suddenly, a strange sight caught his attention.

What is that pole?

As Hong Fan spoke, he pointed into the distance.

Bai Yixuan glanced at it, frowned, and said in a low voice, "It should have been left behind by Americans, right?"

“I remember this was the landing site of Apollo 11.”

"After so many years, the flag must have turned to ashes long ago under the ravages of cosmic rays and solar winds."

Hong Fan suddenly realized.

"I see! Then our flag..."

Bai Yixuan chuckled: "Don't worry, Professor Lü has already considered this issue."

"As long as our red flag isn't hit by a meteorite, it can be preserved for at least several hundred years."

As soon as he finished speaking, he shrugged and added, "Of course, I'm talking about the scenario where the sun doesn't undergo any changes."

"As for where we'll plant our flag..." Bai Yixuan's eyes revealed a mischievous smile, "How about we plant it next to the American flagpole, so we can make a comparison!"

Hong Fan paused for a moment, then said irritably, "Why not just pull down the US flagpole? It's pretty much been eroded by the solar winds anyway..."

As he spoke, Hong Fan strode quickly toward the flagpole left behind by the United States.

"No!" Bai Yixuan's tone suddenly became serious. He grabbed Hong Fan's arm and said in a deep voice, "No matter what, this is a symbolic milestone in the development of human civilization, and we must have basic respect for it!"

Hong Fan was slightly taken aback.

He had never seen Bai Yixuan so serious before.

The next moment, Bai Yixuan shrugged: "Professor Lü told me all this. He foresaw this scene before takeoff."

"That makes some sense to me. Let's plant our flag right there!"

Hong Fan: "..."

Looking at the bright red flag before him, as vivid as blood, Bai Yixuan was slightly lost in thought: "Sooner or later, we will plant this red flag all over the entire solar system!"

"That's too narrow a vision!" Hong Fan joked with a laugh. "What's the solar system? According to Professor Lü's Heavenly Court plan, our red flag can at least fill the entire Milky Way!"

...

After a brief celebration, the researchers at the ground command center returned to their seats.

Next comes the most important part of the entire lunar landing program!

"Bai Yixuan, you are in charge of collecting lunar soil and lunar rock samples!"

"Hong Fan, you drive the lunar rover to the target location to collect samples!"

"Xia Wanyi, you stay with Hong Fan to prevent any unexpected incidents!"

Lu Yongchang issued a series of orders with a serious expression.

Upon hearing the voice coming through their headsets, the three astronauts immediately became serious.

Everything they need to do next is to prepare for the upcoming Moon Palace project.

In addition to setting up a complete communication environment on the moon, they need to conduct simple sampling to reconfirm the resource abundance of the selected areas.