Chapter 592: 592. Landing
Tianzhu, Sriharikota Launch Site.
A 43-ter-high, 650-ton “LVM3 launch rocket” blasted off into the sky with a fierce tail fla.
As the first country to launch a rocket, Tianzhu naturally caught the attention of the world.
The chairman of its space research organization, “Somat,” spoke confidently in front of countless caras,
“We worked tirelessly to successfully modify the Moonship to make it soft-land in the designated area.”
The Moonship, originally intended for lunar exploration, had been forcibly converted into a manned landing craft.
It had a payload of only four tons, composed of the landing craft, three astronauts, and a very limited amount of supplies.
Although it was a patchy solution, it was still the first of its kind, making the citizens of Tianzhu imnsely proud, who claid online:
“All the stars will belong to Tianzhu! We will have everything.”
“We will lead the future of humanity!”
Users from other countries imdiately ridiculed:
“Not even Bollywood would dare to script such an outrageous plot, waiting for the fireworks to explode~”
“A 650-ton rocket, sending only 4 tons into space, the budget might be better spent on building toilets.”
“Damn it! You’re just jealous of the great Tianzhu.”
Despite the online mudslinging, the rocket from Tianzhu was unexpectedly reliable; it successfully exited the earth’s atmosphere and entered its designated orbit.
The entire nation of Tianzhu rejoiced, and users from other countries beca sowhat quieter.
Since the “Fierce Star” was a fixed target, the rest of the process posed no challenges.
After separating from the launch rocket, the landing craft safely arrived at the “Fierce Star” and plunged into its atmosphere.
The landing spot was not at the most attractive location, the “Battleship Foundry,” or the city ruins, but it headed straight towards Lu Li’s two tal puppets!
Previously, the puppets fought with the Erosion Clan; despite repelling them, the danger was universally recognized.
Tianzhu was not foolish; naturally, they sought protection from the two puppets to secure their footing first.
The leaders of various nations watched satellite-transmitted footage in real-ti and agreed with this strategy.
Those two puppets were clearly Lu Li’s pre-arranged “Safe Zone.”
The landing pod precisely plumted towards that spot, with five braking thrusters firing to assist in deceleration, seemingly set to land successfully.
Inside the command center, a group of Tianzhu scientists applauded fervently, celebrating the hard-earned, great victory.
The two puppets were located on the equator, nearby were ruins of a large city and remnants of a small spaceship.
Securing their foothold and then scrambling whatever they could, would suffice to give Tianzhu a head start in this trial.
But before the applause had even subsided, a mishap occurred.
The atmosphere of Fierce Star was just crudely configured by Lu Li; its thickness was far less than that of Blue Star.
Due to the lack of resistance, the landing craft fell much faster than anticipated. The load on the five braking thrusters was too high, causing one to suddenly explode.
The landing craft imdiately lost balance and veered away from its intended landing spot.
The command center fell silent instantaneously, as smiles froze on everyone’s faces.
“It’s okay, we’ve only deviated by 10 kiloters!”
Somat shouted, steadying the emotions of his team, and indeed, the landing craft did land in a desolate field 10 kiloters away.
This deviation wasn’t outrageous; the three elite astronauts would, no doubt, manage.
Somat quickly made contact, “Colonel Raja, how are you?”
“Feeling good, about to exit the craft.”
Colonel Raja, approaching fifty, had the standard features of a Tianzhu man.
But he was a forr astronaut of the Star Alliance Country, had entered the International Space Station for missions, and had participated in the developnt of the F-35 fighter jet.
This kind of elite, had his motherland not fallen, would never have ended up cheaply in Tianzhu.
As for Lu Li, who destroyed the Star Alliance Country, Raja was filled with deep hatred, genuinely planning to decrypt the Transcendent secrets and avenge himself within his lifeti.
At this mont, he opened the hatch without hesitation and was the first to step out.
Before him was an endless expanse of rust-colored rocks, while the sky was largely occupied by a blue planet.
“This is the new starting point of my life!”
Raja’s spirits lifted, and he was about to lead two subordinates to the location of the puppets.
These two were the air force’s most elite pilots and had already prepared the supplies and were ready to set out.
However, the three elites had only taken one step when their expressions drastically changed.
Unknown to them, they had been surrounded by a group of dark-skinned Erosion Clan mbers!
Raja and his team imdiately drew their guns and fired, but the bullets only made the aliens’ bodies sway.
The leader completely ignored the gunfire, took a step forward, and tore Raja in half at the waist.
Then he began sucking up the intestines, slurping them like noodles.
Raja scread in agony, his dreams shattered on the spot.
The other two astronauts were also torn apart by the Erosion Clan mbers, who fought over their remains.
Having hidden underground for a long ti, they had not eaten such fresh food in ages.
One gaunt mber of the Erosion Clan licked the bloodstains off his fingers, entered the landing craft, and was overjoyed to find the equipnt still operational.
He dismantled the parts with his bare hands and within a short ti assembled sothing resembling a “mortar.”
Seeing this, the other clan mbers also howled excitedly.
Previously, Lu Li had launched a Divine Thought pulse that destroyed all technological creations, plunging the entire planet into a primitive society; the gifts from the Blue Star People were just right.
At this mont, those from Tianzhu were naturally distressed, and the faces of the leaders of various countries also looked grim.
The natives were not only physically robust, resistant to rifle bullets, but also possessed high intelligence.
The Tianzhu landing was essentially delivering a gift package to their opponents.
Fortunately, so experience was also gained, and various countries imdiately adjusted their own landing plans.
The core principle was one—by all ans possible, ensure the landing craft fell near Lu Li’s puppets; otherwise, it would be impossible to resist the Erosion Clan.
The countries hurriedly adjusted their plans for two days, during which the news of Tianzhu’s failed landing leaked.
People around the world left mocking comnts:
“Did you forget to sar cow dung on the astronauts, so the aliens wouldn’t eat them?”
“I’ve said before, the budget would be better spent on toilets.”
“Next, let’s see how a real powerhouse does it.”
The last comnt ca from a South Goryeo netizen, brimming with confidence.
Because at Rola Island Aerospace Center, South Goryeo’s transport rockets were ready to launch.
At the sa ti, Chuyun’s Seed Island Aerospace Center, Fa Country’s Kuru Launch Site, as well as Rash and the Western Countries, all had their own transport rockets prepared.
Landing on the Fierce Star was not difficult; with Tianzhu having demonstrated once, all countries naturally hastened to seize the opportunity.
Thus, accompanied by intense vibrations and roaring thunder, one rocket after another lifted off.
And Xia Country naturally could not fall behind.
At this mont, at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, four “Long March No.5” rockets stood erect simultaneously.
These four behemoths, each weighing 900 tons, blasted off at the sa ti.
Carrying a total of twelve astronauts and nearly a hundred tons of supplies, they fully demonstrated to the world what a grand gesture was!
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