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Midnight on March 15th was supposed to be bedtime for many Tianxia people, but tonight, a huge number of people were wide awake, filled with a New Year's Eve kind of excitement.

Of course, the New Year was already over, and the excitement wasn't for watching the Spring Festival Gala, nor for tonight's consumer rights show, which didn't attract many viewers.

The reason for all the excitement was that Tianxia was finally launching its manned lunar landing program.

Well, in that sense, for the people of Tianxia, it was essentially the same as celebrating the New Year.

As for the "New Year" time, it was just one hour away, at 1:30 AM.

Lu Jie, known as the "Lucky High School Student" by some, was also awake.

Unlike other students who lived at school, he lived very close to home, so he chose to commute. It was because of this that he could celebrate at home.

Ever since he won the Pathfinder award, he had gone from being an ordinary fan to the most loyal fan. He never missed any Pathfinder activities.

Because he was "lucky" so many times, he had also gathered quite a few followers on his various social media accounts, and those followers were also following Pathfinder through him.

Tonight was a carnival, not just for Tianxia, but for the whole world.

There was a live broadcast on the Pathfinder official website, a live broadcast on the Tianxia official website, and the most impressive was the live TV broadcast on Tianxia TV Station.

It had been many years since Tianxia TV Station had broadcast a space launch, and this time, for the manned lunar landing, Tianxia TV Station was finally doing a live TV broadcast again.

The official online broadcast was focused on the Long March 9 super-heavy carrier rocket, while the Pathfinder online broadcast was focused on the Expedition super-heavy carrier rocket. Tianxia TV Station's TV broadcast was switching back and forth between the two launchpads.

Because of the involvement of Pathfinder Aerospace, a commercial company, even the official coverage was excellent, and the hosts and guests were all very capable, attracting the largest audience.

In addition to these official broadcasts, there were also many private live streams from the scene, offering all sorts of positions and distances. Although the view wasn't as clear as the official broadcasts, and there were no guests providing on-site commentary, it was still good for soaking up the atmosphere.

Lu Jie was doing his own thing at home, so he turned on the TV in the living room to watch Tianxia TV Station's broadcast, then used his dad's laptop (which he used when he was on business trips) to watch the official online broadcast, and used his tablet to watch the Pathfinder online broadcast.

He spent the rest of his time looking at random things on his phone, sometimes checking out the amateur live streams, sometimes searching for news on various platforms, or chatting with netizens in several groups.

The topics of conversation were also varied. Because the second batch of one million Illusion Realm helmets had just been released today, people were also talking about them.

"Hahahaha, I finally managed to snag one this time! It's a 10% immersion model, but even though they're so busy, Pathfinder can still handle both fronts, conducting the lunar landing mission while also stocking the shelves in physical stores. I got this helmet in a physical store because I got there early enough!"

"Physical stores are pretty good. You can buy it and take it home right away, but with 500,000 helmets sold offline and 500,000 helmets sold online, the online ones still sold out in seconds. Trying to buy one offline, one in 500,000 from stores all over the world, feels like searching for a needle in a haystack."

"I feel like this batch of helmets is just getting things started, first occupying the offline market to show that they have an offline presence. They might even use the offline channels to do other things."

"Have you guys heard? It seems like the government is going to subsidize students to buy Illusion Realm helmets. I heard that many laboratories have done experiments showing that the Illusion Realm helmets are very effective, and students will get subsidies for buying them in the future."

"Really? I'm a student! Luckily, I haven't bought one yet. Well, actually, I couldn't buy one. I wonder how big the discount will be?"

"What? Students are getting discounts again? Damn it, I graduated ten years ago, but I still feel like a student!"

"Why do I feel like every time I graduate, the school I graduated from goes up a level? As soon as I graduate, good things happen to the school. I just graduated last year, and this year there are subsidies for buying Illusion Realm helmets with student status!!"

"Why not do a live broadcast in the Illusion Realm world? Many people can't go to the launch site. It would be great to experience it in the Illusion Realm world."

"Haha, I guarantee that if you could watch the rocket launch in the Illusion Realm world, someone would definitely dare to crawl under the launchpad to watch."

"Take down the camera in my house! Why are you spying on me!!"

Lu Jie was watching all of these conversations, and he was actively participating in them. After all, he had the Illusion Realm helmet that they were talking about. Not only had he seen a space launch, but he had also ridden the orbital shuttle into space and even hung out in the Starry Sky Inn.

How could he not chat about something so relatable?

As he was chatting, he felt someone standing behind him.

"!!!"

He turned his head and saw that it was his dad, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Phew~"

He thought it was a teacher behind him, but then he remembered that this was his house, not a classroom.

"Dad, you scared me! You didn't even make a sound when you were behind me."

Lu Jie's dad was a very gentle person, wearing glasses, and a senior designer.

Hearing his son ask this, and then seeing the array that his son had set up, he smiled and asked, "It's so late, why aren't you asleep? Don't you have school tomorrow?"

Lu Jie knew that his dad was very open-minded, but tonight, at this hour, his dad was still asking. As a die-hard fan of Pathfinder, he had to say something.

"Dad, I'm not saying this to be rude, but how can you not know about such a big thing? Haven't you been watching the news or your phone today?"

"Uh..."

Lu Jie's father was stunned for a moment. "I haven't been paying attention to the news today. I've been in the study drawing design drafts all day."

Ah, this...

Okay.

Lu Jie thought about it, and it was true. His dad had basically been in the study for this period, even sleeping on the small bed in the study.

Since that was the case, as a die-hard fan of Pathfinder and a good son to his dad, he really had to say something.

"Dad, it's like this..."

Lu Jie's dad was also surprised when he heard what his son said. He had been paying attention to the national manned lunar landing before, but he had been too busy lately and had forgotten about it.

"Oh dear, I almost missed something important," Dad slapped his forehead, then took two steps forward and sat on the sofa, saying, "Quick, make some room for me. Go get two bottles of cola, and bring over the duck necks, chicken feet, and potato chips that your mom bought yesterday. Let's eat and watch!"

"Hey, you got it!"

Lu Jie excitedly stood up to get the stuff, and as he walked, he turned his head and said, "When Mom asks tomorrow, you have to admit that you told me to get it."

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"Don't worry, when have I ever lied to you?"

Lu Jie walked into the storage room and didn't hear clearly. If he had heard clearly, he would have known that this was his dad's classic way of tricking people.

While the father and son were enjoying snacks and the female head of the household was away on a night shift, the launch time was approaching.

The order this time was for the Long March 9 to launch first, with the new manned spacecraft and the lunar orbit core module inside a 25-meter-long fairing. The new manned spacecraft was below, and the lunar orbit core module was above.

After all, in space, the new manned spacecraft would be the propulsion system.

The four lunar landing astronauts were in the new manned spacecraft.

After the new manned spacecraft and the lunar orbit core module orbited the Earth once and checked out okay, the Benyue spacecraft would launch.

They would meet in space and then dock, with the Benyue spacecraft docking backwards at the front.

The Benyue lunar lander, the lunar orbit space station core module, and the new manned spacecraft, the three spacecraft combined, were over 30 meters long and weighed over 80 tons, making them a veritable space behemoth.

The time was getting closer and closer, and the atmosphere was getting more and more heated. When the final countdown began, the hosts stopped talking, and all the voices were on the countdown.

"10!"

"..."

"5!"

"..."

"3!"

"2!"

"1!"

"Ignition!!"

"Rumble--"

Blazing flames spewed out, and the extremely high temperature and enormous impact force caused the water in the pool to change state, turning into a huge amount of water vapor that rose up.

The huge rocket flew into the night sky in a trembling close-up shot, flying towards the nearly full moon!

Legend says that it is the abode of gods, but in reality, it is exceptionally desolate. But it doesn't matter, no matter how desolate it is, as long as the people of Tianxia set foot there, it will become an oasis.

Now, the people of Tianxia have taken the first step!

"Takeoff!!"

"Aooo--"

"Moon, we're coming!!"

"WOOOOOO!"

"Fly to the moon!"

"Awesome!"

"..."