"Now it's... the 71st Lunar day, Xiang Jie, we've actually been here this long."
Deng Lei sat in the driver's seat of the T7 Mobile Base, and it was only when he looked at his smartwatch that he realized they had been on the Moon for more than two months.
Since landing in January to start building the base, the four astronauts hadn't seen any follow-up exploration teams and had almost completely adapted to life on the Moon.
The daily scientific tasks weren't many; most of the time was spent collecting samples. Upon waking up and after February 26th, the unmanned vehicles collecting ice from the craters would bring a pure water supply every three days. Yushu No. 1 Base had achieved "freedom" of water use.
The living quarters' bathroom and toilet could support daily use at the same frequency as on Earth, and one could carelessly take a comfortably hot shower. If one were to save up and wait three days, there was even a foldable bathtub for soaking.
