"During the previous peaceful era, the reason few countries succeeded in landing on the Moon was that it required a return journey from the Moon. That's why so few countries could achieve it. However, if we only consider rockets, sending an object to the Moon is not impossible!" the old man stated stubbornly.
After hearing this, Shen Feng asked, "Do you think such a reason can convince others?"
"We don't need to convince everyone. We only need to convince a portion of people to believe us, and that will be enough. If we simply launch the meteorite into space, we might never find it again, nor obtain alien technology! But if the meteorite didn't disappear but is on the Moon, then many people will undoubtedly change their previous ideas and support you!" the old man said.
Shen Feng asked, "Do you have the confidence to build a rocket that can reach the Moon?"
The old man nodded, "I definitely have that confidence because 30 years ago, I witnessed a rocket landing on the Moon and collecting lunar soil. I was also involved in such a project back then. Now, manufacturing a one-way rocket has greatly reduced the difficulty! Since it's a one-way rocket, flying to outer space and flying to the Moon are practically the same. Although the difficulty has increased, if we don't consider the rocket's return, it's undoubtedly simpler!"
Shen Feng pondered, "If that's the case, then I can try. But don't get your hopes too high, because in my opinion, others might not agree with your idea!"
Shen Feng also knew the importance of this meteorite. As long as it existed on Earth, it would inevitably affect all living things on Earth. This meteorite could accelerate the evolution of life on Earth, but it could also easily lead to human extinction, so it absolutely could not be allowed to remain on Earth.
Between alien technology and human safety, Shen Feng chose the latter.
Although it was a difficult decision, it was undoubtedly the best one, as it could maximize people's safety.
However, now someone had given Shen Feng a more suitable decision: to find a place to store the meteorite, and that place was the Moon, which hung in the sky.
But at this moment, Li Keyi said to Shen Feng, "Sending a meteorite to the Moon is not an easy task. Under normal circumstances, many countries find it difficult even to launch rockets into outer space, and the countries that can allow rockets to reach the Moon are very few, countable on one hand! The difficulty is not 'practically the same'!"
Shen Feng fell into thought, unsure if he should take the risk.
However, Li Keyi then said, "But I think even if the rocket cannot reach the Moon, it will definitely stay in outer space. In a way, we are also sending the meteorite out of Earth!"
Shen Feng realized this and then agreed to the old man's suggestion.
"Since you say you have confidence, I will entrust this matter to you. But if you cannot build this rocket, I will hold you responsible!" Shen Feng said.
After understanding the situation, Shen Feng realized that it would likely be difficult to successfully build a rocket capable of flying to the Moon within the next one or two years. During this time, he had to prepare himself. Once the news of the meteorite was exposed, he would face endless battles.
"Fortunately, I can produce enough food, so I'm not entirely unprepared!" Shen Feng comforted himself.
After that, Shen Feng stayed there for three days, accompanying Li Keyi the entire time. Three days later, he returned to Yuzhou, as there were many matters he needed to handle there and he could not be away for too long.
One of the most important tasks was to work on the power plant outside Yuzhou. When the great ice age arrived, global temperatures would drop, and the atmospheric circulation would significantly weaken, resulting in no strong winds in many ground locations.
If Shen Feng remained in Yuzhou, he could ensure the normal operation of the wind power plant.
Later, Shen Feng returned to Yuzhou. Not long after, Yu Renshu, who was far away in Europe, also sent news.
She carried a radio with her. After finding a nearby island, she settled there. Her abilities allowed her to navigate freely in the sea, and it only took her an hour to travel from this island to Iceland.
"You can see the aurora here. Every time it gets close to night, many green lights appear in the sky! It looks very beautiful!" Yu Renshu said.
Shen Feng cautioned, "You must be very careful there. After all, you are alone in those places. If something goes wrong, others won't be able to provide support in time!"
Yu Renshu replied via radio, "I know. As long as I am here, no other ships will be able to approach Iceland casually. Even if ships do come, I will sink them!"
Shen Feng continued to reply, "Besides preventing others from discovering this place, you have more tasks. You need to monitor these so-called animal protection organizations and see what kind of deals they have with the sea beasts! It's clearly not normal for sea beasts to stay here. Observe this closely!"
"Okay, to prevent our radio wave transmissions from being monitored, we will minimize contact. I will send a report regularly every month!" Yu Renshu said.
Shen Feng believed that Yu Renshu could handle the matter well, so he didn't say anything more. He was thinking about how to enhance their combat power. There was no good way to improve their strength in a short period. The best approach was to train a small number of elites who could play a role in the final battle.
"It seems it's time to train ability users in large numbers. The advantage I have over other places now is your quantity. Moreover, I still have a fragment of a meteorite. I originally planned to use it sparingly, but now, to improve our strength, these meteorite fragments can only be consumed!" Shen Feng thought to himself.
At the same time, Yu Renshu was still on Iceland. Normally, the supplies she needed were brought from the mainland because she only carried a simple radio with her and no other items. Therefore, whether it was food or daily necessities, she had to go to the human settlements there to get them.
As the name suggests, Iceland is an island covered with a lot of ice. However, it is actually a volcanic island formed by volcanic eruptions. But because it is close to the Arctic Circle, allowing one to see the aurora, it is also very cold. Now that the great ice age has arrived, snow and ice are piled up everywhere, and the ground is almost invisible, with very few people present.
Originally, such a place was no longer suitable for human survival. Even the Eskimos who survived in the Arctic regions needed supplies. Normally, these Eskimos relied on hunting for a living, but under the current circumstances, even hunting yielded no prey. Even the Eskimos would not be able to survive.
The remaining population on Iceland had long since moved away. Most of those who remained had already died. It had been almost five years since any human footprints had been seen here.
But now, there were many people from animal protection organizations on Iceland. The simple idea of these people was that all animals in the world have the right to survive. However, humans were too evil, ruthlessly killing other species. In their minds, they were benevolent, cared for all beings, and thought for the animals of the world.
Therefore, when they heard that there were very giant animals in the sea, they began to have ideas. Some wanted to use these sea beasts, while others genuinely wanted to teach these sea beasts to master human knowledge.
Yu Renshu hid nearby and observed. She confirmed one thing: the meteorite that fell from the sky was actually being controlled by the sea beasts, and the leader of these sea beasts was a giant octopus. This octopus lived in the sea normally, occasionally surfacing, but only appearing once on the sea surface before returning to the depths, rarely leaving the ocean.
As a result, many strange things began to happen in the gathering places of these animal protection organizations. One of the strange occurrences was that personal belongings, such as underwear and cosmetics, were frequently stolen from female dormitories, and some even lost more serious private items.
The women here began to suspect that men were stealing things. After all, the saying goes, "You can know a person's face but not their heart," so you can't tell what kind of perversions a person has just by looking at them. Perhaps the stolen underwear was actually stolen by a perverted man.
However, this matter did not attract much attention because the leaders of these organizations were all considering one thing: how to enhance their strength. They understood that even though they had hundreds of people here and possessed many weapons, as soon as a combat-type ability user appeared before them, they would all be no match and would surely be killed.
Someone proposed a plan: "Can't we communicate with these sea beasts? Since we can, let's make our demands to these sea beasts and ask them to give us some meteorite fragments. This way, we can all become ability users. If these hundreds of people become ability users, it will be easier to deal with other forces!"
Everyone nodded in agreement, considering this idea to be very correct.
A woman stood up and said, "Since you all think this way, I will be the one to go and communicate this time. However, I'm not sure if these sea beasts will agree to our demands!"
If Shen Feng and Yue Hengyi were present, they would definitely recognize the person before them! This person was Fei Siya, whom they had met in Australia before. They never expected her to travel all the way from distant Australia to Iceland, a journey of tens of thousands of miles.