At 05:17 in the morning of April 7, 2025, the dawn was just breaking and a thin layer of morning mist covered the sky above the space launch site in Wenchang City, Hainan Province, as if a veil was covering this mysterious place.
The entire launch site was immersed in silence, but it faintly revealed an exciting power.
In the center of the launch site, the towering Long March 9 Yao 8 carrier rocket stands majestically.
Its huge fairing flashed a cold and dazzling light in the faint morning light, like an artifact from the future world.
Beneath the fairing, the 2,000-ton thrust hydrogen-oxygen engines quietly awaited the command. The moment the power was connected, these powerful engines sprang to life, emitting a deep, powerful roar that shook the heart like the roar of an ancient beast.
At the same time, the complex mechanical structure installed under the anti-static floor was also activated, providing stable support and precise control for the rocket's launch.
Under the precise positioning of the Beidou navigation system, the twelve boosters around the rocket began to carry out the synchronized ignition procedure in an orderly manner.
Each booster is like a burning torch, spewing out blazing flames, illuminating the entire launch site as bright as day.
As the flames rise, the huge thrust is gradually transferred to the main body of the rocket, causing it to slowly leave the ground and head towards the vast space.
Xiao Zhen, who was standing on the observation tower in the distance, clearly captured the metallic reflection of the "Chang'e-1" seal script logo on the surface of the fairing through the AR glasses he was wearing.
This unique logo is like a shining pearl inlaid on the rocket, which is particularly eye-catching.
As the first publicly unveiled logo of China's lunar cargo module, "Chang'e-1" carries the hard work and expectations of countless scientific researchers.
Just three months ago, the Queqiao-3 relay satellite cluster, consisting of multiple satellites, successfully completed its deployment at the Earth-Moon Lagrange point, laying a solid communication guarantee foundation for this lunar mission.
At this moment, looking at the rocket gradually moving away, Xiao Zhen's heart was filled with excitement and pride. He was well aware of the important significance of this mission to the development of the country's space industry.
"Be sure to pay attention to whether there are any abnormal situations in the media area!" Xiao Duo's specially encrypted communication signal suddenly came in. This sudden order made the whole atmosphere tense.
Xiao Zhen did not dare to delay at all. He quickly called up the surveillance footage of the southeast corner of the launch site.
The reporter from the Wall Street Journal was rudely pointing the microphone in his hand directly at the lapel of Osa Wilson's exquisite suit.
At this moment, the Lunar Mineral Association badge worn on Osa Wilson's chest flashed with a strange light under the morning sun, forming a strange and sharp contrast with the surrounding morning light.
Just three days earlier, Osa Wilson, then Vice President of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, had passionately and eloquently declared at a solemn congressional hearing: "China's so-called 'monopoly' on the Earth-Moon transportation route is a serious violation of the Outer Space Treaty!"
However, at this moment, he seemed to have completely forgotten his previous remarks and could not wait to obtain the priority purchase rights for the first batch of precious basalt samples collected from the moon.
As the rocket ignited and took off, a huge roar instantly resounded through the sky. The powerful sonic boom was as shocking as thunder. Even the LED tubes installed on the ceiling of the command center were buzzing, as if they might fall down at any time.
At this critical moment, Xiao Zhennan's lifelike holographic projection image suddenly shot out like a ghost without any warning.
At the same time, a sharp, piercing and creepy alarm sounded through the sky, as if it was going to pierce people's eardrums.
Immediately afterwards, an extremely eye-catching red warning light suddenly lit up, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
After careful investigation, everyone was shocked to find that the price of rare earth permanent magnet futures on the London Metal Exchange had undergone a shocking change.
At the moment when "Guanghan Palace No. 1" successfully entered the predetermined orbit, that is, at 1:26 pm local time, its price unexpectedly experienced a jaw-dropping 0.7% drop!
This sudden change in data was like a heavy hammer hitting Xiao Zhennan's heart, causing his pupils to shrink sharply and his heartbeat to accelerate suddenly.
What is even more shocking is that behind this seemingly insignificant drop lies an unknown secret.
As early as three years ago, Xiao Zhennan published a research paper on resource pricing algorithms in the internationally renowned academic journal Nature Communications.
At this moment, this complex and sophisticated algorithm is demonstrating its powerful influence in the futures market with incredible speed and accuracy, with only a tiny delay of 0.003 seconds.
Faced with such a serious situation, Xiao Zhennan did not dare to slack off in the slightest.
He quickly took out a mysterious biometric key card from his pocket and inserted it into the quantum encryption terminal in front of him without hesitation.
With a slight ticking sound, the iconic logo of the United Nations Development Programme slowly cast a faint blue and white halo in the air, as eye-catching as the twinkling stars in the night sky.
Zhenbei looked nervous and rushed into the command center like a gust of wind, holding a pair of cute twins.
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