"The moon, we've arrived on the moon!"
It was unclear how long they had been traveling, but the spaceship finally landed on the lunar surface.
As the spaceship's cabin opened, Akame and the others eagerly rushed out.
Li Yuan naturally followed Akame and the others outside.
However, once he was on the moon, he did not feel the weightlessness of space.
This was, of course, because Soros and the others had already installed gravity devices nearby, allowing the area around the lunar base to have gravity similar to that of Earth, preventing everyone from experiencing weightlessness in space.
"You all need to pay attention; do not exceed the red line warning zone, and do not fly higher than one hundred meters. Make sure to remember this!"
Soros warned everyone sternly through the communication device in their spacesuits.
"You all must listen to Soros; no one is allowed to act recklessly!"
Li Yuan knew the dangers involved, so he made sure to issue another warning. He understood his own children's personalities, especially Ares; if he didn't warn them, Ares would definitely want to test what it felt like to fly beyond the warning line.
"Hey, why does it feel so desolate here? There are so many robots, but is this a desert?"
Akame turned around and noticed that the place was not as beautiful as she had imagined. Aside from the robots, it was just a vast expanse of white desert.
At first, she was quite interested, but after a while, she felt visually fatigued.
"This place shouldn't be like this; it must have become this way because all the resources were depleted, as if the entire planet had died."
Li Yuan sighed.
This was not just his guess; it was the conclusion drawn by Soros and the others after investigating the moon.
"Ah, can the moon die?"
"Will the sun die too?"
Hearing her father say this, Akame was surprised to learn for the first time that the moon could die, and she curiously looked at the bright, blazing sun in the distance.
"The sun will definitely die, but you won't be able to see it. Even if our world dies, the sun will not!"
Li Yuan said to Akame, feeling a bit speechless.
The lifespan of the sun was measured in tens of thousands of years; it was far beyond their concern.
Li Yuan and the others wandered around the moon casually, while scientists Caesar and Soros were engrossed in studying various machines.
They spent three days on the moon, exploring every corner, and now they were starting to feel bored and wanted to return to the Limitless Sea Area.
"Hahaha, Captain, good news, good news!"
Soros excitedly ran over, shouting loudly.
"What good news?"
Li Yuan asked curiously.
"Captain, many of the technologies here are far more advanced than what we currently possess. Although they can't compare to ancient weapon technology, they are the perfect transitional technologies for us to thoroughly study ancient weapons."
"As long as we can master the technologies here, researching ancient weapons later will yield twice the result with half the effort."
"Most importantly, the energy development system here has given me great inspiration, providing me with a clear understanding of future energy research!"
Soros said excitedly.
"Oh? That's truly great news! In that case, let's transport everything related back to the Limitless Sea Area. We can study it there later!"
Seeing Soros so obsessed, Li Yuan was worried that he might want to conduct research right there.
"Alright, let's start moving the machines back immediately!"
Upon hearing Li Yuan's words, Soros abandoned the idea of continuing his research there.
"Finally, we can go back! I was almost bored to death!"
As soon as Akame heard they were preparing to return, her previously dull expression brightened up. After three days on the moon, she was tired of it and just wanted to go back and eat a lot of delicious food to satisfy her appetite.
As the spaceship took off, three ships filled with various machines began their journey back to the pirate world.
The journey there felt very fast, but on the way back, everyone felt time passing very slowly.
After an unknown amount of time, the three ships finally docked again at Sky Island.
"Hahaha, I, Ares, have finally returned! I'm back from the moon!"
As soon as the cabin opened, Ares rushed out, excitedly shouting to vent his boredom from the past three days.
"At your age, still acting so childish! Don't say you're my brother when we go out in the future!"
However, just as Ares was excitedly expressing himself, a cold voice from Esdeath came from behind, making Ares feel utterly embarrassed! He shouldn't have acted so recklessly!
"My dear brother, you seem so immature. You just got back, and you're shouting in front of everyone. Aren't you ashamed?"
Akame, rarely showing maturity, looked at her childish brother with a half-smile.
"Who would have thought Ares still has such a childlike heart? Mommy is very happy. Since that's the case, Ares should spend some time with Mommy these days!"
Yadina said with a smile, gently patting Ares on the head after seeing his mortified expression.
"Whoosh!!!"
At that moment, Ares could no longer bear the strange looks from everyone and quickly shot off like a shooting star.
If he stayed any longer, he felt he would truly lose all his face.
"This guy!"
Watching Ares run away, Li Yuan shook his head helplessly.
Then Soros and the others immediately transported all the equipment back to the Infinite Pirates laboratory, eagerly starting their research.
"Husband, do you think there are other worlds besides our world and the moon?"
Yadina curiously asked Li Yuan as she approached him.
This trip to the moon had broadened her horizons, but it also left her with a question.
Since the universe is so vast, and there are their world and the moon, are there other worlds? Yadina was very curious about this.
"There must be, but with our current strength, we cannot explore other worlds."
"At least around our world, aside from the moon, there are no other worlds. If we want to explore, we can only rely on scientific power."
"Once we defeat the World Government and rule the entire world, we will vigorously develop technology and then explore the universe. That would also be a great new goal!"
Li Yuan said with emotion.
When the day comes that the Infinite Pirates rule the world, Li Yuan would sit on the throne of the world king, just like Imu does now.
At that time, with his infinite lifespan, he would need to find a goal for himself.
Otherwise, he might end up like Imu, without a purpose in life, devoid of joy, and lacking family and love, becoming a lonely king who could only pass the time in slumber, waiting for someone to surpass him and take his throne.
"Exploring the universe? That sounds so exciting!"
Yadina smiled as she linked her arm with Li Yuan's.
She could see that her husband had something on his mind, and all she could do was stay by his side, unwavering and supportive.
(End of Chapter)