Origin of Mars

Chapter 15 Manned Rocket
2014 7 Month 27 Day.

To be precise, it should be 27:2 pm on the 18th, one hour and 42 minutes before the launch of the manned rocket.

Yu Han looked at his watch, a trace of uncontrollable worry flashed across his unshaven face.

Today, Mars will be the planet's closest approach to Earth in 15 years, with the two planets aligned in a perfect line to the Sun.

At such a sensitive time point, a phenomenon that is difficult to see in decades appears. For the fire picking plan, I don't know whether it is luck or a fluke.

But for Han and the researchers of AIM, as long as this still sleeping behemoth has not taken off, the huge pressure is still on the shoulders, which is suffocating.

During these two months, they have maintained constant monitoring of Mars. The lander will lose the energy supply of the nuclear battery in three days. At that time, they will lose control of the Mars screen. Restart the monitoring screen.

The question that is currently being considered every day in the AIM research laboratory is:
Will this alien civilization allow a manned rocket to land safely?
Can the safety of astronauts be guaranteed?

Harlem was right. In just two months, the construction speed of this alien civilization on Mars can only be described as terrifying.

Whether it is ore collection in heavy industry, construction of energy facilities such as methane, robots all over the land of Mars, and sub-ice wells that surpass cognition, Yu Han has only seen such dreamy scenes in game CG or science fiction movies.

When all this happened right now, one would only feel a sense of suffocation.

There is also the fear of unknown powerful forces, the complacent forces possessed by human beings, which are weak and vulnerable in front of these images.

Many researchers have even developed some kind of mild mental illness due to their long-term surveillance work.

But the indifferent attitude of the robot who commands all has always made Yu Han feel very entangled.

It allows the lander to move freely, except for that mysterious, ever-expanding base building that the mechs won't allow the lander to get near.

For the rest of the time, this big guy who carried all the hopes of Huaguo walked alone on Mars in this way, returning to the base alone at night when the sun went down.

This feeling of bondage is very strange, and those robots will not harm the lander, and even have a friendly and courteous path. These images have been recorded and stored in AIM's cloud storage.

What surprised Yu Han the most was that this robot cultivated a piece of experimental fields next to the base, with an openable dome on the top and a special light-introducing structure to maximize the use of solar energy.

Perhaps because the water delivery device has not yet been perfected, batch after batch of robots will carry the "water source" using copper pipes as containers into this experimental field.

After the test field was covered by the iron curtain, the lander lost its monitoring. Yu Han dreamed of entering it to see what happened, but whenever the lander got too close, he would be "friendly" stopped by a group of industrial robots down.

Yu Han had no choice but to give up.

He is even willing to pay the price of his life if he can make a field trip.

That's what Haring kept chanting to him, too.

Thinking of this, Yu Han suddenly shook his head and smiled, took out a thin cigarette from his pocket, threw it into his mouth, and lit it until the smoke was lingering, and the depression in his heart gradually eased a lot.

This is not a no-smoking area of ​​AIM, and there are not so many complicated rules in the aerospace industry center.

"Teacher, everything is ready, we just need to wait now."

A young man's voice suddenly came from behind him, Yu Han subconsciously wanted to cut off the cigarette, but a familiar and friendly face came into view.

".What's the matter, teacher?"

Lin Lu looked at Yu Han who was suddenly taken aback, touched his face, feeling a little at a loss.

His appearance is not much different from that of Yu Han. For the past two months, he has lived in AIM almost directly, working when he wakes up, and sleeping when he is tired, day after day.

Tiredness didn't knock him down, it just made him more excited.

A wondrous power that throws its fist at the unknown.

"Nothing, one?"

Yu Han smiled, said vaguely, and took out a cigarette case from his pocket.

Leaving the AIM control room, the relationship between the two of them was more like two brothers. Although Yu Han was as old as Lin Lu, Lin Lu still took the cigarette naturally, and Yu Han lit it for him. After a fire, the two of them leaned on the railing and enjoyed mouthfuls, speechless.

"Lin Lu, do you think I'm being too selfish?"

Yu Han took a deep breath on his cigarette, looked outside, and asked softly.

"Teacher, what are you talking about? Isn't this an order from the upper echelon of Huaguo?"

Lin Lu pursed his lips, a little puzzled.

"Indeed, but I can't refuse them." Yu Han bowed his head, "Because I don't want to, or dare not give up this opportunity, a unique opportunity."

"Isn't everyone at AIM thinking the same way?"

"But what about people who are living normal lives, do they think so?"

Yu Han turned his back and leaned against the railing, his eyes drifted away, as if he was thinking about something far away.

"Teacher, you are much younger. Ever since the project started, Chen Ling and the others have said that you have become more handsome."

Lin Lu didn't answer his question, and changed the subject with a smile.

"Let's lose weight." Yu Han patted his stomach, "When I was as young as you, if I were taller, I would probably be a school girl."

"Haha~"

Lin Lu smiled heartily and threw the cigarette butt into the trash can.

"I've been wondering if I'm a psycho who stuffed two promising young lads into this disgusting container and sent them to Mars to meet this so-called alien civilization that we don't even fucking know what they really are I haven’t seen them yet, but they are so eager to die, to meet meaningless death! They may also like to smoke secretly by themselves when they are tired, and read some movies and novels. They are a guy with unlimited expectations for the future. Zhang Tianqiang's astronaut is even getting married soon"

Yu Han suddenly closed his eyes and wiped his face.

"But there is no way, this is a dead order, we must send a manned rocket to Mars in front of all countries, to face that alien civilization, that son of a bitch, the International Astronautical Committee sent us documents , asking us to submit some image data of Mars."

"What do they want?"

"If you want to eat our achievements, you are nothing more than country M and his bunch of dog legs."

With a cigarette in his mouth, Yu Han suddenly smelled like a ruffian, and squinted his eyes: "But as long as we hold back, everything will change when the manned rocket successfully reaches Mars. They dare not bet that our Huaguo is no longer The little guy who can be bullied by anyone before, whoever dares to do something secretly, no matter who it is, will be severely punched by us sooner or later!"

If those reporters saw that Commander Yu Han, who had always been polite in front of the camera, would show an expression and quotations similar to that of a hooligan, I don't know what kind of expression it would be.

"If you were that robot, what would you do?"

Yu Han suddenly looked at Lin Lu.

".I will land the manned rocket, control it, and conduct research or analysis."

Lin Lu thought about it carefully and gave an answer.

"This is also what I think. They should not easily destroy the rocket, because our technology will not pose any threat to them. They should be able to understand the first moment they see the manned rocket."

Yu Han nodded and motioned to Lin Lu, "Go ahead."

"Going into the rocket, taking the astronauts into captivity, maybe bringing them back to that base, or somewhere else."

Lin Lu pinched his temples, with a troubled expression on his face: "It may also be possible to communicate with the astronauts, trying to find out where they come from."

"wrong."

Yu Han shook his head suddenly when he heard the words, "You are still thinking like a human being. Starting from the capture of astronauts, everything that follows is your imagination."

"They may not even need to interrogate, they can extract the desired information from the astronaut's brain nerves, analyze and process it, and make a decision."

"They can even decipher our manned rockets with ease, so we attach a self-destruct mechanism to the operating system."

Yu Han paused, then turned to look at the manned rocket outside the window: "All our equipment has been improved as much as possible, and it is carried and controlled by astronauts, which is all hope for alien civilization."

"If you can't let go of children, you can't let go of wolves."

Lin Lu summed it up succinctly.

"Where's Lao Ha?"

Yu Han asked suddenly.

"Dr. Harling is sprinkling holy water in a room. He seems to be a devout Christian."

"Ah"

Yu Han smiled, didn't speak, just smoked one cigarette in silence, until a loud voice sounded in his ears:
"There is still half an hour before the launch, please prepare for it in all departments."

Standing on the mountain peak, Fang Liang looked at the neatly arranged buildings and facilities below. Robots with a clear division of labor came and went. Several buildings led by him were already quite large-scale, and the water source brought back by the ice well was being transported into the experimental field.

Eleven kinds of crops have been filled in the experimental field, and the first batch of experimental planting is underway.

Fang Liang needs to select the crops that are most suitable for large-scale production, and discard species with low yields and high water and light requirements.

This is a problem that needs time to solve. Now he doesn't have to eat that disgusting liquid food all day long. The fresh bento melon has matured twice in two months. With a storage capacity of nearly 100kg, Fang Liang will have no The eaten bento melons have been transported to the ice layer, and a natural cold room has been dug out, and the scale is being further expanded.

This scene looked a bit unbelievable. In Fang Liang's eyes, he had only seen this kind of scene in the game.

But now this kind of formation is all done by him, and an indescribable sense of accomplishment flows in his heart.

He, Fang Liang, is becoming the leader of Mars step by step.

"Sir, further discoveries have been made in the development of weapons for ordnance robots."

Just as Fang Liang was sitting on the top of the mountain feeling emotional, a zero voice suddenly came from his ear.

"Come on~"

Fang Liang stood up, activated the leg thrusters, and soon flew down the mountain.

Today, the scale of industrial robots has exceeded three digits. This is the optimal scale obtained through precise calculations. They are like gears all over Mars. When they work together, the linked work efficiency is amazing.

The manufacture of ordnance robots is an inevitable requirement, and it has just been put into research and development today.

And Fang Liang used a precious metal element on them—iridium mined near the crater.

While thinking, Fang Liang had already come to the foot of the mountain, passed through this embryonic mechanical city, and entered the origin base.

In the R&D room, he saw Zero and a slender body suspended on a mechanical support.

"Sir, this is the Type I Ordnance Battle Armor."

Ling smiled and showed him that the mechanical support behind him slowly unfolded, perfectly displaying the details of the body in front of Fang Liang's eyes.

It is a very magical design. Many cavities are cleverly designed between the armors. These cavities may be able to carry knives and firearms in the future. A thick steel spine is connected to the armor, emitting a faint light.

"Speed ​​design?"

Fang Liang stepped forward and gently stroked the silver-white body surface, and asked.

"Yes, it can be applied to all the harsh environments on Mars. 50.00% of the materials are mixed with iridium, which has achieved a very impressive degree of corrosion resistance and toughness."

While Zero was explaining, with a move of his hand, the huge circular saw on the side started to operate, making a harsh sound and slamming into the armor fiercely!
"Buzz!"

The huge cutting force actually only left a crack of about a few millimeters on the surface of the armor. If it was made of iron and copper, it would have already cracked.

"Iridium will be in high demand?"

Fang Liang was very satisfied, and suddenly thought of something, he asked, and at the same time, he called up the iridium ore content found so far on the mask, and the data stream was surging back and forth, calculating at an astonishing speed.

"Our current daily mining volume is enough to produce [-] Type I ordnance combat armor, and the mining volume of all ores is gradually increasing."

"I saw."

Fang Liang nodded. Now the two-kilometer transportation facility has been completed, and it is connected to a newly built ore factory. There are about [-] industrial robots working in it. It is Fang Liang's current key facility.

His current idea is to center on the origin base, and after the necessary facilities are built, he will consider other things.

Therefore, the mining of ore and energy cannot be stopped for a moment.

"I will inform you about the selection and production of the relevant weapons after these Type I ordnance battle armors are produced."

Zero continued.

"it is good."

Fang Liang sat down on the chair, intending to rest for a while, he had no problem with choosing Zero.

The current work situation is that Fang Liang is running around on Mars around the clock, inspecting every area, and looking for new areas that may be developed, while Ling is in charge of research and development and manufacturing in the base, and will notify Fang Liang when necessary. A simple yes or no, zero gets it done to the best of its ability.

Although tired, Fang Liang also enjoys it. After all, this is his planet, but the back garden he visits every day is a mountain basin over tens of thousands of kilometers.

(End of this chapter)