Origin of Mars

Chapter 14 The Ice Well Project
Among the eleven groups of plants, only this kind of bentonite melon sprouted, and the rest of the seeds still maintained a dark appearance and showed no signs of germination.

Let's cultivate it in this laboratory first. The reclamation of the farmland can only be realized after the digging of the underground ice well, which will probably take several days.

In less than 10 minutes, all the cabins in the origin base suddenly opened, and brand-new industrial robots came out of them, and were released on the other side of the base, neatly arranged in rows.

The ore brought back by Fang Liang produced fifteen more industrial robots, five of which were zero-modified and became the main force of the logistics work—maintenance robots.

And the picture of the robots filing out from the side of the origin base is also clearly displayed on the big screen.

Harlem was already so shocked that he could not close his mouth from ear to ear. Yu Han seemed to be used to this kind of scene. He smacked his lips and pointed to Fang Liang who was standing in front of the base: "That is the robot who controls these robots."

"It is most likely exoskeleton armor."

Harlem saw it carefully at a glance, and boldly guessed.

"We think so too. This armor is so technologically advanced that it is simply omnipotent."

Yu Han sighed, with unconcealable envy in his eyes,

"If Cosmic Forestry is established, if the technology we humans possess is placed in it, it will be equivalent to a stone stick in the hands of primitive people."

Harlem smiled wryly and shook his head: "This should be a [-]% alien civilization. If it is the work of a certain country, they should be busy ruling Bluestar now."

"With so many robots, is it going to establish a mine center on Mars?"

Lin Lu on the side suddenly asked.

"From the current point of view, this alien civilization should be the plan. There was a theory 20 years ago called the principle of mechanical precedence."

Harlem glanced at Lin Lu, "This rule means that in most interstellar colonies, the robots are first to explore the foreign soldiers to build colonies. After discovering or building sufficient living conditions, the robots behind Manipulative civilizations are going to this colony.”

"And I agree with Old Yu's point of view. This robot should not be a so-called controlled robot. Its identity should be similar to that of a leader. It needs to build a brand new city on a strange planet, completely starting from scratch. "

"This is a very incredible task, but with the blessing of absolutely advanced technology, the speed of improvement of this city may be much faster than our imagination."

Haring's narration shocked many scholars, and he spoke with eloquence without any sense of unfamiliarity.

It is completely invisible that he has been out of the field of cosmology for more than [-] years.

"Then how likely do you think our plan will be to succeed?"

Yu Han suddenly interrupted Harlem and asked a very sharp question.

"Shouldn't you have an answer to this question long ago? Even if the chance of success is zero, any country will send people up desperately."

"If I was young, I would fight for every opportunity to board a manned rocket, but I am old, and the only result of going into space can only be death."

"You're right my old friend, I'm old too, the candidates for two astronauts have come out, they will come to AIM to report tomorrow, and conduct our series of simulated training, maybe you can ask them to bring something up, Such as copying by hand."

Yu Han smiled and patted Harlem on the shoulder.

"Two?"

"In your words, they are the two leaders." Yu Han handed the two documents to Harlem, "After that, the entire Huaguo will recruit researchers in various fields indefinitely for space simulation training. The purpose is to send them to Mars."

Harlem tightened his hands slightly while flipping through the documents, and sighed imperceptibly.

For some reason, he heard a trace of helplessness and determination in Yu Han's tone.

The same is true in reality, nothing is successful casually, throwing one's head and spilling blood is an invariable law throughout the ages, which is embarrassing.

"I'll help you, Lao Yu, don't worry."

Harlem carefully closed the document and handed it to Yu Han, his eyes full of unquestionable firmness.

"We Chinese people have never been afraid of anything."

Yu Han stretched out his right hand towards him with a serious expression on his face.

"I've always thought so."

Harlem held hands with him, the background was a blue sky, white clouds and birds, everything was quiet.

"The temporary repair shop is complete, sir."

Zero's voice rang in his ears, and Fang Liang looked at a building beside the base, and had to admire the robot's extreme work efficiency.

In less than an hour, these robots used the iron frame copper bars made from the remaining ore to build this repair factory.

It is said to be a factory, but it is actually a bit similar to a stable. It stands in the open air and has compartments. Each compartment is equipped with an independent robot for maintenance and overhaul.

Five maintenance robots are on standby. Their appearance is somewhat different from normal industrial robots. Drilling tools and all-terrain wheels are removed, and more flexible and agile manipulators are added.

"This factory can receive ten industrial robots at one time for maintenance, modification and daily maintenance. Everything is set by me, please rest assured."

Zero explained thoughtfully.

"good."

Fang Liang nodded in satisfaction.

At present, the mining work is in full swing, and subsequent accidents and injuries will definitely occur from time to time. This temporary maintenance factory will definitely help me a lot.

And with so many industrial robots, Fang Liang finally didn't need to do the hard work of transporting ore himself.

"Zero, let's start digging the ice well tomorrow. I underestimated our progress a bit."

Fang Liang thought for a while and said to Ling.

He can't wait to plant the potted melons in the ground and water them. This must be a very wonderful picture. This may be the first time that this planet has ushered in the germination of life.

As for the issue of fertilizers, Fang Liang was not worried. During the process of excavating the crater, industrial robots also discovered many minerals rich in nitrates. These minerals could be turned into fertilizers with a little processing.

"The plan is feasible. The ice surface is located very close to the ground. It is estimated that the excavation time will not exceed one hour. The main problem is the treatment of the ice layer after the gap is dug."

Zero entered the calculation mode and gave a near-perfect option: "After digging out the ice hole with a special drill, use the injector modified by the propulsion device to supply heat into the hole, and maintain it at a critical point, then you can Creates a relatively sized ice well."

"Is there much demand for fuel? I remember that we also detected a methane accumulation point before?"

Fang Liang thought about Zero's answer seriously, and asked suddenly.

"Yes, in the southeast of the base, the demand for fuel will not be much. Due to the special structure of the ice layer, the heat entering the ice well will last for a period of time before dissipating, so you only need to add heat every once in a while. It can guarantee the operation of the ice well.”

"Okay, that's it!"

Fang Liang threw his fist excitedly, and even imagined the scene of him gnawing on the earthen melon with a big mouthful, splashing the sweet juice.

(End of this chapter)