Sapiens Corporation's Copernicus Crater Base on the Moon.
After several expansions, this base is now a base with 75 large cabins and a landing field has also been built.
At this time, a biological experiment was also being conducted inside the base.
Various biosynthetic bacteria were fed into the synthesis tank, and various nutrients and raw materials were also continuously injected into the synthesis tank.
As biologists, Du Kai and Naoya Kudo are one of the technicians stationed by the Homo sapiens company at the Copernicus base on the moon.
Currently, Homo sapiens has 24 permanent employees at the lunar Copernicus base, 9 of whom are scientists.
"Naoya, how is the situation over there?"
"There is no big problem in the synthesis of sphere, cube, and cuboid parts. What about you?"
Du Kai replied with a headache: "Automatic synthesis of complex shapes is too troublesome."
Suddenly a researcher walked in lightly.
Naoya Kudo saw the person coming and asked with a smile: "Wise, why are you back?"
Wise Hernandez is a typical Latin American. He took out a container as large as a thermos flask and answered with a smile: "I successfully used bioconcentration technology to separate helium 3 from the lunar soil."
"Oh? That's really gratifying." Du Kai had some envy on his face.
"Where are you guys?" Wise Hernandez looked at the dozen or so micro biosynthetic pools around him.
Du Kai spread his hands and replied helplessly: "There is no way to accurately synthesize components with complex shapes."
"It seems your research will take some time!"
"There is no other way but to do it step by step. There is no point in rushing this kind of research." Kudo Naoya was very tolerant.
Du Kai asked a little strangely: "Wise, you must have other things to do, right?"
Only then did Wise Hernandez remember what had happened to him when he came here. He quickly explained: "I found something in the core of a well."
"What?" Du Kai was very curious.
"You will know when you see it."
After speaking, Wise Hernandez projected some ultra-high-definition images taken by cryo-electron microscopy.
When they saw the picture in the holographic projection, Du Kai and Kudo Naoya's eyes widened. Apparently, the content on the picture shocked them both.
"It's actually a cellular structure?" Naoya Kudo was very surprised.
Du Kai turned to Wise Hernandez and asked: "Wise, have you tested the gene of this creature?"
Wise Hernandez nodded: "It has been tested and it is not a species known on the earth. This thing was found in an aquifer 352 meters underground. It is most likely one of the native organisms of the moon."
"This is simply a miracle of life." Du Kai exclaimed.
"Actually, the existence of life on the moon is not something difficult to understand." Naoya Kudo explained while carefully looking at the microorganisms in front of him.
The reason why Kudo Naoya is so sure is that there are a large number of scientific research reports by the Homo sapiens company. Among them, research papers on asteroids reveal the fact that various amino acid molecules exist in the ice-water mixture of some asteroids.
Amino acid molecules are considered to be one of the basic components of the origin of life.
Compared to the Earth, which has a denser atmosphere, the Moon's dense craters prove that the Moon is frequently visited by asteroids.
Among these asteroids, some must carry amino acid molecules and integrate with the moon.
Although the moon has no atmosphere and the intensity of solar radiation on its surface is very high, which is not conducive to the reproduction and reproduction of living things, this ratio does not mean that there are no living things on the moon.
For example, at this time, Wise Hernandez discovered that there were microbial cells in the underground aquifer.
This proves that there may be an environment suitable for biological survival in the underground aquifer of the moon.
There is groundwater underground on the moon, and there is also magma activity. Magma activity can provide a certain amount of heat energy to the groundwater. Water resources with temperature are a hotbed for the birth of life.
Wise Hernandez continued: "I have reported this discovery to the ground center."
"What instructions does the headquarters have?" Du Kai asked.
"The headquarters wants us to cooperate in studying the genes and characteristics of these lunar microorganisms."
Naoya Kudo agreed: "Is that so? No problem, my experiments here are pretty much done."
"I haven't finished here yet, and I can't get out for the time being." Du Kai could only express regret.
Wise Hernandez was also very understanding: "It doesn't matter."
For studying lunar bacteria and microorganisms, the base's current manpower is definitely not enough.
However, the current scale of the Copernicus Base has already locked in the base’s permanent staff size.
Before the gravity problem is completely solved, it will be very difficult to station employees on the moon for a long time.
It's not that there are not enough supplies, or that the spacecraft's transportation capacity is insufficient, but that humans currently have no way to survive in a low-gravity environment for a long time.
Even new humans have no way to get rid of the earth's gravity environment. This is a path dependence that humans have formed in the earth's environment for thousands of years.
Unless humans cease to be human, humans will have to live in the low-gravity environment of outer space for a long time and can only rely on pseudo-gravity generated by centrifugal force.
Sometimes the difference in environmental adaptability between organisms is really huge.
Maybe this is the price!
On the long road of evolution, human beings have gained wisdom, but have lost the ability to mutate rapidly.
Microorganisms have gained super mutation capabilities, but have lost their intelligence.
After all, there cannot be perfect natural creatures in this world.
Du Kai, who remembered something, reminded Wise Hernandez: "Wise, if you want to leave the cabin these days, you'd better not leave the base too far."
"What happened?" Wise Hernandez was confused.
"There were two solar wind explosions not long ago."
Wise Hernandez nodded: "I know this, but what does this have to do with me leaving the cabin? Is there another solar storm going to break out?"
"No." Du Kai explained.
After listening to Du Kai's explanation, Wise Hernandez finally understood what was going on.
It turned out that two solar storms some time ago caused the scrapping of three terrestrial satellites orbiting the moon.
Now these three scrapped satellites are still orbiting the moon, but there are some problems with their orbits and speeds, and there is a risk of falling onto the lunar surface.
That's why Du Kai reminded Wise Hernandez to pay attention to safety when going out to avoid being caught by a blind cat with a scrapped satellite.
After learning about this situation, Wise Hernandez asked curiously: "Didn't the Ground Alliance say that they would establish a permanent base on the moon? Why has there been no movement recently?"
"It's not just that they are trapped in a cocoon. Musk's large number of Starlink satellites are now almost becoming spacecraft killers." Du Kai looked helpless.
Wise Hernandez quickly asked: "I heard that low-Earth orbit is now filled with various debris and debris. Will it affect our mission?"
"There is a little impact, but not much. Our satellites and spacecraft are semi-military products."
"That's good."
Wise Hernandez chatted with Du Kai and Kudo Naoya for a while, then left with the helium 3 container and returned to his cabin.
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