My Ultimate Sign-in System Made Me Invincible Chapter 546 #LunarBaseSanctuary

For over an hour, the staff meticulously captured footage of the sections of the Base they had access to, interspersing their filming with spoken commentaries.

Moving in relaxed clusters, they retraced their initial route, starting from the bay, proceeding through the main corridor, up the elevator, down the residential hallway, into the dining area, and finally to the food wall.

There was no pre-arranged coordination; no one demarcated territories or agreed upon a filming order. They simply moved, recorded, and occasionally paused to showcase something noteworthy to those nearby before continuing their exploration.

The food wall commanded the most attention, with prolonged filming. The bay, however, was captured with the widest possible angles. The transparent walls received the longest takes, the cameras pressed close to the surface, allowing the vast expanse of the common area and the greenery below to dominate the frame, all without accompanying narration.

During this recording process, an observant individual pointed their camera out of a viewport on the upper level of the Base, discovering something that had previously escaped everyone's notice.

Once they felt they had completed their task, the group reconvened to commence uploading their recordings. Following the uploads, they began eagerly anticipating the public's reactions, their faces alight with anticipation.

Thirty-six accounts initiated their posts simultaneously, each utilizing a mix of trending hashtags that varied slightly, yet one remained constant: #LunarBaseSanctuary.

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The initial video that captured widespread attention was not the footage from the bay or the tour of the living quarters. Instead, it was a simple video of someone slowly traversing the food wall, the camera methodically scanning label after label without interruption. There was no narration, no commentary, just a sequential display of the food options: Jollof rice. Cantonese congee. Mole negro. Pierogi. Injera accompanied by three distinct stews. Dal tadka. Nasi goreng. French onion soup. West African groundnut stew. Following this was the specialized dietary section – low-sodium, high-protein, renal diet, diabetic-appropriate – stretching its own considerable length along the wall.

The video was uploaded without any accompanying caption.

It amassed a million views before anyone could formulate a coherent response, and then, as if by sudden consensus, everyone had something to say.

One user posted: "I apologize, but it was the food wall that completely undid me. Not the spacecraft. Not the lunar base itself. The food wall. There are pierogi on the moon. Someone reviewed the incoming roster of individuals from every nation on Earth and decided – yes, pierogi are essential. I need to rest."

Another user replied: "The injera section lists three separate stews individually. THREE. Whoever conceptualized this food system grasped that injera paired with the wrong stew results in a fundamentally different experience, and they prioritized that nuance, even on the MOON."

A third user added: "The dietary restrictions section is more extensive than the menus of most restaurants. A renal diet available on the lunar surface. I'm uncertain what I anticipated from a Nova Technologies kitchen, but this level of consideration for individuals unable to consume sodium was beyond my expectations."

A user simply shared a screenshot of the nasi goreng label, accompanied by the caption: "My grandmother is going to be absolutely ecstatic."

The subsequent reply thread beneath that post continued for hours, with user after user sharing the specific dish from the food wall that held personal significance – a dish linked to a cherished kitchen, a particular person, or a beloved place. They expressed sentiments along the lines of: they never anticipated seeing it there, and its presence evoked an inexplicable emotional response.

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The footage from the bay had a different impact and required more time to fully comprehend.

Initially, the sheer scale struggled to register on a phone screen. It only began to sink in during the third or fourth viewing, as the viewer's eye finally identified reference points – the apparent height of a staff member walking alongside a hull, the distance they covered before reaching the end of the shuttle and continuing their pace, the rows extending beyond the visible range of the camera – and the mind began to piece these elements together into a comprehensible whole.

A user posted: "I've watched the bay video four times attempting to count the shuttles, but I keep losing track because the rows extend far beyond the camera's reach. There are over thirty of those vessels. More than thirty spacecraft docked within a bay beneath the moon, and we were completely unaware."

Someone replied: "The detail that truly resonates with me is the staff member walking along the hull for scale. That particular shuttle is thirty-eight meters long; this is confirmed in the specifications document. She walks its entire length, yet the bay barely seems to acknowledge it. The bay makes a thirty-eight meter spacecraft appear as if it's neatly parked in a standard-sized space."

A user posted a frame where the rows curved subtly before disappearing into the distance, with the caption: "Nova Technologies mentioned 'shuttle,' and we all envisioned one or two. Nova Technologies mentioned 'shuttle,' and they were referring to a fleet. Someone needs to explain to me why this is the revelation that has finally made it all feel real."

Following this, the orbital footage was released, and the conversation abruptly shifted away from discussions about the base itself.

From an elevated observation window, a staff member captured footage through a viewport, not of the lunar surface, but of the expanse above it. What the camera revealed was in orbit.

The Voyager was the first object recognized, its distinctive geometry evident from prior livestreams. Its sheer scale was initially hard to grasp until the camera shifted slightly, revealing the lunar surface below as a reference. The mind struggled to reconcile the comparison, re-evaluating the immensity.

Then, the second structure came into view.

The camera remained steady on this new object for a full minute. The staff member, understanding the gravity of their discovery, allowed for silence and stillness to convey its significance.

Dominating the upper half of the frame was the skeleton of an Emperor Class-II Starship. Its structural lines stood starkly against the blackness of space – clean, colossal, and unfinished. This incompleteness, paradoxically, amplified its immense scale. The completed sections already dwarfed the Voyager nearby. The parts yet to be built were visible as empty space, an open framework, hinting at a final form still in the process of creation.

Across this vast superstructure, hundreds of construction drones moved like points of light. They traced organized patterns across the skeleton, their motion unceasing and deliberate.

The video lacked any accompanying text.

None was needed.

Within seconds of the footage appearing online, a user exclaimed: "WHAT IS THAT. WHAT IS THAT NEXT TO THE FIRST SPACECRAFT. THAT IS NOT FINISHED AND IT IS ALREADY THAT SIZE. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IT IS FINISHED."

A reply quickly followed: "The first spacecraft is enormous. We established this during the livestream. It is enormous and that thing next to it makes the first spacecraft look like a car parked next to a stadium. And it is not done. They are still building it. RIGHT NOW. You can see the drones moving."

Another user directed attention: "I need everyone to look at the bottom left of the frame at the fourteen second mark. That is the lunar surface. That is your scale reference. Now look at the skeleton above it. Now look at the first spacecraft beside the skeleton. Now look at the skeleton again. I'll wait."

The subsequent thread was filled with users who confirmed they had observed and required a moment to process the sight.

A user posted a captured frame – the skeleton dominating the upper image, the Voyager to its left, and the lunar surface curving at the bottom – with the caption: "This is in orbit above the moon right now. The staff filmed it from a window. The construction drones are the small lights. Count them."

One individual attempted the count and reported back: "I stopped at two hundred. There are more than two hundred."

Another user articulated the situation: "During the second livestream Nova Technologies showed us the first spacecraft and everyone was appropriately overwhelmed and then apparently they looked at it and thought — we can make a bigger one. And then they started making a bigger one. And it is not finished. I keep saying that because I need it to land. IT IS NOT FINISHED."

The scientific community rapidly weighed in.

A meticulously detailed thread emerged, gaining traction faster than any analytical post since the initial specifications document: "Working from the footage, using the first spacecraft as a reference point since we have rough dimensions from the livestream, the second spacecraft's skeleton currently visible is already longer than anything humanity has put into orbit. By a significant margin. The completed structure, based on the visible proportions of what's built versus what's framed but unfinished, will be substantially larger than the current skeleton. I don't have a good number for that yet because my reference points keep failing me."

Someone inquired about the meaning of

A comment appeared: "The greenery is thriving and burgeoning, the sole element in the visual feed that mirrors our origins. All else is constructed, regulated, and astonishing. The flora are simply flora. I believe that is the reason why."

The corridor footage captivated observers who believed they had already come to terms with everything.

One user proclaimed: "The hallway. I realize everyone is fixated on the orbital visuals, the food repository, and the docking bay, but I implore you to examine the hallway. The rooms lack conventional doors. Instead, sections of the wall transform into entrances when one is the appropriate individual. I have contemplated this for twenty minutes, and I am still processing its implications."

Within the specialized medical forums, the videos disseminated with the swiftness of crucial intelligence.

Within those enclaves, no one engaged in discourse concerning the orbital imagery, the colossal skeletal remains, or the drone telemetry. They scrutinized the dietary requirement indicators, the isolated chambers, and the panorama visible through the translucent barrier, sharing the videos amongst themselves with minimal annotation, as the visuals conveyed their message with a clarity that transcended words.

The particular figure that had been disseminated throughout these communities since the shuttle's arrival at JFK remained consistent.

A single post proliferated across numerous forums simultaneously. It originated from a user whose activity had ceased entirely after submitting their application for the trial weeks prior. They shared the video tour of the living quarters accompanied by a solitary contextual statement.

This is my potential destination.

The subsequent comment thread did not inquire about their selection status. It offered neither comfort nor guidance. Instead, it collectively convened — individuals anticipating the identical outcome, those who had witnessed the same footage and experienced the same distinctive glimmer of hope that arises when the abstract coalesces into the tangible — and remained in that state of unified anticipation, expectant and silent, for the remainder of the day.