My Apocalypse System Arrives 10 Years Early

The cold-brew, freeze-dried powder he took out was essentially a type of instant coffee. The coffee liquid was extracted using a cold-brewing technique, then converted into a solid powder via freeze-drying. Its main selling point was convenience.

Compared to traditional instant coffee, it retained the beans’ original flavor, resulting in a smoother taste and a sweet finish.

After a few sips, he felt it was missing something. He took out a bottle of 53% ABV Feitian Maotai and poured a splash in. ’Ah, authentic Maotai coffee!’ he thought. And the Maotai content was far higher than anything sold in a coffee shop.

Having eaten and drunk his fill, Li Xiang was about to head back when his gaze suddenly sharpened. His Nine Nether Falsehood-Breaking Gaze spotted an enormous meteoroid hurtling toward the Moon from a great distance. If its trajectory didn’t change, it was highly likely to crash right into his base.

And so, Li Xiang flew up into space to intercept it.

The meteoroid—or more accurately, a chunk of Meteorite Iron—was a high-density alloy weighing at least three or four hundred tons. Li Xiang shot out a palm and stopped its momentum cold.

About three days later, the massive rock had been refined into a single grain of Star Sand, no bigger than a soybean. It danced around him like a streak of light. A direct hit meant instant death; a mere scratch was fatal.

He glanced at the base on the lunar surface and thought, ’Building on the surface is just too risky. A Moon Base, especially one on the far side, really ought to be built inside the Moon itself to be safe.’

’But these were just for fun, so it doesn’t matter,’ he mused. ’I can always rebuild them later if I need to.’

As for whether the radio telescope array might be hit by meteoroids, that was up to fate. If a few dishes got destroyed, he could just pop back up and replace them. The round trip would only take a dozen hours or so.

It was an array, so losing a few dishes wouldn’t compromise the whole thing. The data it collected would be shared with the entire world.

Carrying a massive haul of precious lunar resources, Li Xiang quietly returned to Earth.

The domestic scientific community was ecstatic when they saw how many treasures Li Xiang had brought back. This was especially true for Jiang Cai’Er and her nuclear science research institute.