Chapter 189: Military Deterrence_1

After leaving the Academy of Sciences, Jiang Yu went to rest at the hotel.

He had heard that taking a bath on the Moon was quite fun, so he decided to give it a try.

Upon entering the bathroom of the hotel, he discovered that once the door was closed, the bathroom was essentially an independent airtight space.

Just like on Earth, a showerhead was used for bathing.

The difference was that the water flow was very gentle, and at first, Jiang Yu thought this was to conserve water, but after bathing for a while, he realized it was actually because the Moon's weak gravity caused the water droplets to fall very slowly.

If the water flow were as strong as on Earth, it could easily fail to drain away, and if it accumulated near the mouth and nose, that could cause trouble.

After the bath, there was a prompt at the electronic lock at the door to wait for two minutes before exiting.

Meanwhile, a device began to extract the water vapor from the shower area, because the water vapor would not settle to the ground in a moment's notice.

If the water vapor were to leave the bathroom, it could easily drift into the room and perhaps not settle until the next day, likely condensing on the clothes, furniture, etc., making the entire room damp.

Not only that, but the drains also had suction, otherwise the water on the floor would not drain away quickly.

Jiang Yu looked at all these arrangements and laughed, "How is this fun? It's downright laborious!"

Two minutes later, the water on the floor was gone, the water vapor had been extracted, and only then did the bathroom door open.

The suite Jiang Yu was staying in was the largest in the hotel, with two bedrooms, as well as a living room.

When he came out of the bathroom, he found Number Three waiting outside, "What is it?"

Number Three said, "Beck requests a video call with you."

Jiang Yu laughed, "If he hadn't come to find me, I would have had to look for him!"

While speaking, he put on a jacket, "Put it through."

Number Three acknowledged and activated the display screen hanging on the living room wall. Beck's image soon appeared on the screen.

Seeing the metallic wall behind Beck, he must also be on the Moon, just not in his company's Moon City.

Beck smiled and said, "Mr. Jiang, I was supposed to meet with you in person, but to avoid the eyes and ears of the PDC, we had to make do with a video call."

Jiang Yu hummed, "I've heard that you've contributed quite a bit of funding to Moon City over the past few years."

"It's my duty!" Beck's tone suddenly became serious, "Moon City is in a very dangerous situation right now. The countries of the PDC are coveting it, and there is some discontent between the mayor and the honorary mayor.

"But now that Mr. Jiang is here, everything should be solvable!"

Jiang Yu laughed, "You overestimate me. I'm not a politician. How can such problems be solved just by talking about it?"

Beck said, "You can do it! The biggest problem Moon City currently faces is the lack of enough military force to protect our interests.

"Of course, it's not that there are no forces, but you have always been reluctant to use them.

"I've heard that Jiang Shiliu gave you several dozen combat robots before hibernation!

"We can put these robots to use and create enough military deterrence to make the countries of the PDC give up the idea of disintegrating Moon City!

"At the same time, we'll produce a large number of J55-type robots, forming the most significant armed force on the Moon!

"By then, the countries may even have to bow down to us!"

Jiang Yu laughed, "Ha-ha, ha-ha-ha-ha!"

Beck was baffled, "Mr. Jiang, is there something wrong with what I said?"

Jiang Yu smiled and shook his head, "Ah, the Moon really is a wonderful place—it turned a scientist like Bil into a businessman and a businessman like you into a soldier!"

Beck smiled, "We just wanted to help you with your worries, so..."

"To help with my worries?" Jiang Yu interrupted, "Do you still remember what I previously instructed you?

"I told you to 'Steal!"' Now is far from the time to expose ourselves!

"And now look! Even on Earth, it's said that you're one of the three powers in Moon City!"

Beck didn't dare to breathe heavily, and strangely enough, he didn't feel this nervous when thinking of Jiang Yu ordinarily, but why did he feel so out of his depth upon meeting Jiang Yu in person?

Jiang Yu snapped, "I'm asking you a question! Do you remember our previous conversation?"

Beck hurriedly stood up, so quickly that he nearly knocked over the coffee on the table, "I remember... I remember..."

"What do you remember? Do you remember that I said I could replace you at any time?"

Beck turned pale with fright, "Jiang, Mr. Jiang..."

He suddenly understood what he feared about Jiang Yu—the Wallfacer had combat robots, he held the company's future hopes!

If one wanted to make more money, if one wanted to protect their wealth generation after generation, one had to rely on Jiang Yu!

Jiang Yu raised his hand, "From now on, you may participate in Moon City's high-level meetings via video, but you must only do what a businessman should do, and don't get any ideas about dominating the Moon!

"Your expertise doesn't match up! You could easily get us all killed!

"If there is a next time, Moon City will no longer accommodate you."

Beck rushed to say, "Definitely, definitely, I will certainly keep this in mind!"

Jiang Yu gestured dismissively, and Number Three understood, shutting off the video call.

Jiang Yu sighed, "What has it come to? Everyone's getting too big for their boots."

He paused and added, "I just hope Burton doesn't disappoint me further!"

Naturally, there was no distinction between day and night in Moon City, though for several hours, the lights on the top of Moon City would shine brighter, and for a few hours, they would dim.

The low gravity of the Moon felt quite comfortable at first, but as Jiang Yu lay in bed for a while, he began to feel somewhat uncomfortable.

He slept only for a short while before standing at the window, staring absent-mindedly at the square outside.

Until the lights outside began to brighten again, the number of people in the park grew, followed by the morning rush hour, with some walking to their places of work, others riding in smart cars.

Bil had explained yesterday that the intelligent technology in Moon City all originated from Jiang Shiliu's research achievements; all intelligent cars were shared vehicles, and there were no private cars in Moon City except for trucks.

Who could have imagined, twenty years ago, that on this lifeless and barren land of the Moon, so many people would be living!

Around eight-thirty, Jiang Yu changed his clothes and went to the town hall opposite the hotel to find Burton.

Burton was well-prepared, first taking Jiang Yu to see the 3D model of Moon City, where, as the presenter, he detailed the current structure of Moon City.

Apart from the industrial zone Jiang Yu saw yesterday and the residential zone that formed the main area, there were also the energy zone, the agricultural zone, and the experiment and high-tech application zones, which were classified as confidential.

The current plan for Moon City could accommodate a hundred thousand people. By the second half of this year, the last batch of about ten thousand Lunar immigrants would be moving in.

At the same time, a new district was under construction in the northern part of Moon City, which would not be ready for use until next year. Thanks to the gradual maturation of nuclear fusion technology in recent years, the new district would utilize nuclear fusion energy.

Helium-3 was abundant on the Moon, and once refined, it could be used as material for nuclear fusion, which was more convenient and cheaper than extracting hydrogen from water and purifying it into deuterium.