Origin of Mars

Chapter 58 Awakening
When Yu Han saw the violent wind blowing over the sky and overturning Chen Ze's figure in an instant, he had already covered his face with his hands.

Not only Yu Han, but everyone in AIM was shocked.

No one thought that the originally clear sky would suddenly give birth to such violent dust. In front of the majesty of this planet, human beings are as small as two tiny grains of sand.

Lin Lu was nervously watching Chen Ze's first-person view. When Chen Ze rushed out, he suddenly felt something was wrong.

In the next second, a gust of wind blew up, rolling rocks and flying sand. Even through the screen, Lin Lu seemed to feel a terrifying force bombarding his body.

No one expected this change, and the plan to pick up fire seemed to die before it took the second step.

No one can question the reckless decision of the two astronauts, who had gained autonomous command of all operations when they landed on the surface of Mars.

In that case, taking the first step is already the bravest decision.

The two of them are a whole, which is the original regulation that existed in the fire picking plan.

Just when the whole AIM fell into a sad silence at this moment, from Lin Changsu's perspective, a sharp red light suddenly rushed out from a cliff in the far end!

It was so fast that no one could react. It was clearly against the wind, but its sharp movements did not slow down at all. Its sharp claws pierced deeply into the rock face, jumping between the cliffs on both sides like a vigorous cheetah with.

"Old Yu!! Look!"

Harlem yelled, and Yu Han quickly stood up, his reddish eyes fixed on Lin Changsu's first perspective.

At this time, Lin Changsu had to hide behind a stone slab, grasping the protruding rock with both hands, and turned his head with difficulty to look in the direction where Chen Ze was blown away.

In his cognition, being swept away by such a terrifying gale, it is impossible to survive no matter what.

Chen Ze may be rolled higher and higher, and he may also hit sharp and hard rocks on the way, until he is buried by sand and gravel.

A sense of hopelessness and powerlessness suddenly appeared in his heart, warm liquid gushed out of his eye sockets, blurring his vision, but Lin Changsu still desperately looked towards Chen Ze's direction, and shouted into the headset:
"Chen Ze!!"

"Chen Ze!!"

"You fucking talk, Chen Ze!!"

He had never wanted to hear Chen Ze's voice so much, but there was only a faint electromagnetic sound in the headset. When Chen Ze was rolled up, he seemed to have knocked his head on a certain ledge, and lost consciousness at that moment.

Then, a sharp red light appeared in Lin Changsu's pupils, like a sharp sword piercing the dark sky, and instantly tore apart the despair that tightly wrapped Lin Changsu.

It accurately caught Chen Ze who was flying upside down in the air, and wrapped his slender arms around him. At the same time, the other arm pierced into the rock wall, and with this force, it swung forward, facing the strong wind. Then, the armor on the back spread out like wings, stabilizing the shaking body.

The energy core in the chest is being overclocked to provide 120% of the power, which also allows the Bloodmaw to burst out with terrifying power the moment it touches the rock wall, and the superimposed trend of this force to Jumping forward.

Lin Changsu was completely stunned, and almost let go of his grip on the rock.

Damn. Can fly!
"Teacher!! This is those red robots just now!! It saved them!!"

Lin Lu shouted excitedly.

He could no longer control his emotions, and most of the people present were also shocked by the scene of the god descending from the sky.

This ups and downs experience made Yu Han's heart almost unbearable.

His lips moved, but he couldn't say a word, until Harlem tapped his shoulder lightly, the two looked at each other, suddenly laughed out loud in relief, and hugged each other.

Chen Ze, who regained consciousness in Bloodthroat's arms, felt as if he was riding a roller coaster. The stones hitting the mask frantically made him unable to see the scene in front of him clearly, and his body could not move, as if locked by something.

He subconsciously turned his head to look sideways, and only glimpsed the sharp knife-like arc of the jaw on the visor, and a pair of pupils burning like flames.

This posture was a little ambiguous, the tall and strong Chen Ze looked like a little princess lying in its arms compared to Bloodmaw.

But Chen Ze couldn't care about that much anymore.

As if riding an omnipotent super sports car through the storm sweeping the world, he is clinging to the last bright fire in the world.

Bloodmaw's last jump brought Chen Zesheng out of the narrow mountain path.

The terrain around him opened up in the next second, but the sky was still dark and the wind was still strong.

Landing steadily, Xuemao protected Chen Ze with one arm, and continued to run forward. Every step made a deep mark on the ground. The speed slowed down slightly, but the body remained stable.

"Chen Ze!!"

"Chen Ze!!"

At this time, Chen Ze finally turned around, and heard intermittent shouts in the headset.

"I'm still alive!! I'm still alive!! That blood-red robot saved me!"

"I saw it!!"

"How are you doing now!! It is leading me to that base!!"

"I'm so fucking too!!"

"Hahaha!!"

Chen Ze laughed, but his eyes turned red uncontrollably.

He didn't want to experience this feeling of being resurrected from the dead again in his life.

It's like putting people on the iron plate of hell and rolling back and forth.

【Target captured】

【Returning】

At this time, Fang Liang, who was located in the origin base, also received feedback from the two bloodthroat mechs.

"Beautiful lads, bring them back carefully, don't move too much."

Fang Liang exhaled lightly, and took a bite of the fruit that Ling had just sent a robot to transport to the center of the base.

[Yes, we will pay attention, sir]

No. 02 Bloodmaw replied, and then the communication was disconnected, and the mask showed that they were about 10 minutes away from the origin base.

Fang Liang looked outside the base, the high altitude was being covered by muddy dust, and the strong wind seemed to form a tornado-like shape.

Fortunately, the prototype of the tornado did not last long. After a few seconds, it collapsed and dispersed. The violent wind seemed to be slowly weakening, but the entire sky still had no light, and it was as dark as night.

This is the biggest storm that Fang Liang has seen since he has been here for so long.

Because there is no large area of ​​tree cover, and the dust on Mars is concentrated on the surface, sandstorms of variable sizes often occur.

Fine and invisible sand will cover construction facilities, or the bodies of various robots, greatly increasing maintenance costs.

Although the resource storage of the entire origin base is very sufficient now, in the final analysis, it is a little bit to be able to save a little.

This is indeed a hidden danger, but it seems that there is no better solution now.

It is obviously an impractical idea to build a large area of ​​green plants.

Although Fang Liang still has several kinds of seeds, and after cultivation, all of them have recovered their activity.

But it is undoubtedly very difficult to grow plants that can withstand sandstorms on a large scale on this barren and dry soil.

Thinking in his heart, Fang Liang still got through the communication with Zero first:

"Zero, is there any way to solve the sandstorm, or to say, to protect it."

"Building a huge energy dome, I think it is the most effective way at present."

Zero thought for a few seconds and came up with a plan.

"You mean to directly cover the entire origin base?"

Fang Liang raised his eyebrows.

"Yes, energy isolation devices can be placed around the border of the base. When they are connected to each other and activated, they are enough to block the dust in the sky, bombardment from the sky, or signal scanning. This blueprint has been put into development and transformation."

After hearing Ling's explanation, Fang Liang's eyes moved, and he felt that it made some sense.

Judging from the current situation, this is indeed the most convenient and quickest method.

Since the external environment cannot be changed, let's transform the base itself first.

What's more, this energy shield can actually resist top-down bombardment, which is also a defensive project.

"Then follow this plan, how many days will it take to develop and transform the blueprint?"

"About two days."

Zero quickly responded.

"it is good."

Fang Liang nodded in satisfaction, then hung up the communication immediately, looking at the dim scene outside the base, his mind fell into a moment of thinking again.

How will he face these two astronauts?

Or the Blue Star civilization behind them.

Or if he doesn't show up at all, let Ling come forward instead of himself.

This is not a method, but Fang Liang suddenly remembered that during the observation of the Huaguo lander in the past three months, he should sometimes be reflected in the picture.

As for the views of the Chinese people, or the aviation organization called AIM, Fang Liang was indeed a little curious.

He is unwilling to give up his current identity, and naturally he does not want to expose himself as a human being during the contact process.

But as long as they don't get rid of the armor, they can't see their own identity at all.

At most, it is a humanoid alien life form.

After much deliberation, Fang Liang was still a little entangled, so he simply lay down and stared at the sky that was gradually returning to normal.

At this time, if one looked from above, one could see two Bloodmaw armors galloping across the ground.

As the wind weakened, their speed became faster and faster, but Chen Ze, who was clinging to it, could not feel the obvious jolting sensation, and he did not dare to move casually, even though his hands and feet had already started to feel numb and sore.

At first he didn't even dare to say a word, he only dared to glance around from the corner of his eye, a tiny black spot in the distance was getting bigger and bigger as time went by.

It seems to be a huge mechanical city wall. Although Chen Ze has seen this group of shocking buildings on the satellite image, but at this moment, from his direct perspective, this section of the city wall seems to be connected with the sky and the earth. Some miracle of heavy oppression.

Even though Chen Ze is an absolute atheist, this idea still flashed through his mind uncontrollably.

"Chen Ze, how do you feel?"

Lin Changsu's voice came from the headset. He was right behind Chen Ze, about a few hundred meters away.

After Chen Ze was rescued, about tens of seconds later, another red figure also arrived.

Of course Lin Changsu understood what was going on, and he let go of his hands obediently, without any resistance, and even spread his arms at that moment, and passively got on the "red sports car".

Leaning on the angular armor, Lin Changsu actually felt a vague sense of security.

At this moment, he had no choice but to stay where he was and wait for the wind to subside, he might as well catch up with Chen Ze, who was one step ahead.

And Lin Changsu also understood a lot of things.

These two blood-red robots may not have left, but have been observing them secretly.

The emergence of this sandstorm also forced them to show up, because this alien civilization does not want to let themselves and Chen Ze die right now.

Why is that?
Is it just out of pure curiosity?

Lin Changsu can be [-]% sure that there is nothing in them that this mysterious alien civilization can appreciate.

Including the fire-picking spacecraft that gathered the efforts of all researchers, it may be just a cute toy in their eyes.

After Lin Changsu joined the Fire Picking Project, the first assessment and cognitive learning he received was not to be complacent as a human being.

Before facing an unknown civilization whose technological level far surpassed that of Blue Star, Lin Changsu had a deep understanding of this.

The robot beside me may be just an inconspicuous tiny part of that base, but only when I truly witness it with my own eyes, will I realize how stupid the original inherent thinking is.

If this type of robot is put on the battlefield and then equipped with corresponding weapons, Lin Changsu can hardly imagine what a terrifying scene it will be.

He has always had absolute confidence in Blue Star's armed forces, but if this civilization desperately wants to occupy Blue Star, it may be a complete dimensionality reduction blow.

"It's okay, but it's a little numb, it's running too fast."

Cautiously glanced at the emotionless red figure beside him, it seemed that it couldn't hear the voice in the headset, Chen Ze hesitated for a moment, and quickly responded.

"That's good, they're taking us to that alien base."

"I saw it. The large black shadow in front should be the city wall."

"What will we do with it? Break it down? Or lock it up for study?"

"It's hard to say, maybe it will be like a guinea pig."

"Hearing your tone seems very relaxed, you just came back from the dead, brother."

"That's why I want to see the true face of this civilization. This is my only thought now."

"As it happens, so am I."

Lin Changsu smiled, and with the speeding up of the Bloodmaw armor, the scene in front of him became clearer.

On a plain, there is a boundless mechanical wall. You can see the tops of some tall buildings, and you can imagine its strange shape through the tip of the iceberg. That may be a setting that no abstract painter can conceive. .

"General, their spacecraft has successfully entered the atmosphere of Mars, perhaps. Has successfully reached Mars."

At the desk, a man with gold-rimmed glasses handed Schiff a report.

The content on the screen is the picture captured by the Mars Orbiter when the Zhahuo left orbit.

"I really should admire them. Not only did they fully interpret the meaning of the word lunatic, but they also made me see this country clearly."

For the first time, Schiff, who was always expressionless, showed such a tired expression on his face. He just glanced at the report, then threw it on the table, leaned back on the back of the chair, and closed his eyes.

"Maybe we should really think about something."

The man's expression was a little moved. He didn't seem to expect Schiff to react like this. The panic on his face gradually disappeared. After hesitating for a long time, he finally said, "General, maybe we can seek two-way cooperation with them."

"Yeah, that's what I'm thinking about now, Yousef did something stupid."

Schiff replied, "This is also my mistake. Sometimes people stay in a certain situation for a long time, and they always become narrow-sighted and keen to immerse themselves in the past. I admit that I am getting old, but the world is getting worse and worse. It gets weirder."

"Do you mean these recent events?"

the man asked tentatively.

His name is Doug, he is Schiff's personal assistant, and he can be regarded as one of his confidantes.

Doug has always been by Schiff's side, not only responsible for the trivial matters in his daily life, but also for some important matters that Schiff will handle.

It's just that my identity has always been an assistant, and I still don't even have the qualifications to appear in some important meetings.

"Yes, I feel like this world is being manipulated by a mysterious force." Schiff slowly sat up straight, crossed his hands, and said in a low voice, "I always feel that the alien civilization has already set foot on this planet under our feet." Planet, that's why these weird events happened one after another."

"The hack into the aerospace center's network?"

Doug quickly guessed what Schiff was thinking.

"Yes, that firewall was created by the world's top hackers. We recruited them in the early years. During this time, they have been looking for loopholes. The final conclusion is..." Schiff took He took out an exquisite cigarette case, lit a cigarette, and continued: "If someone can crack the defense network of the aerospace center so easily, in a sense, it shouldn't be called a human being."

"it?"

Doug shuddered.

"Yes, it."

Schiff lighted the cigarette ash with complicated eyes: "This is already their unanimous opinion. Something has entered all the protective network zones, or the whole world."

"General, how is this possible? Has that alien civilization already visited our planet? But all the satellites."

"Can you expect a puppy in the backyard to watch over an eagle soaring thousands of meters high?"

Schiff interrupted him, "Obviously impossible, you still look at the problem with the inherent thinking."

Doug's eyes jumped a little, but he nodded seriously.

"They have detected an unknown signal source far away on the other side of the ocean. This signal source has undergone some special processing, and it is impossible to locate the specific location." Schiff said, "It's like a signal appeared at your doorstep. A pair of footprints, the direction of the toes is clearly pointing to the back of the door, but when you open the door, you find that there are no traces, but all the things in the house have been turned over."

"I see, General, you are very talkative today."

Doug replied with a smile.

"Yes, because I realized something. It is very difficult for a person to change his thinking. When he takes the first step, he has already achieved success." Schiff ignited again Another cigarette, "That's how I feel right now."

"But the doctor told you to smoke less."

"I can't think without smoking, and you know that."

Schiff squinted his eyes and seemed to be enjoying himself: "Do you know about the Apollo program?"

"Of course, this was once the greatest project in the world. It took us 11 years to create an unprecedented myth."

Doug nodded slightly, sounding very familiar with the experience.

And Schiff exhaled smoke, his eyes suddenly became blurred, as if recalling the past:
"You're right. At that time, we invested nearly 300 billion M yuan just to realize this plan and make it surpass the S-United in the fields of space exploration and missile defense."

"But at that time, due to some problems, the first astronaut to land in space was an astronaut from the S Union. This is really a joke." Schiff shook his head suddenly, "After many parliaments, the entire country We finally determined the way forward. After that, we went through countless difficulties until a normal manned landing of Apollo 7. I still remember that day, when I was in the main control room of the Aerospace Center, Watching the picture gradually light up, it's like dreaming."

"But we did."

"Yes, Huaguo is doing the same thing as we did back then, but their progress is much faster." Schiff said, "They are a country worthy of respect."

"It's the first time I've heard such a high evaluation from you."

"I have prepared a report in advance which will be sent to Parliament."

Schiff stood up. "I think we should do something different."

"Parliament. You mean."

Doug's eyes suddenly changed.

"I always believe that the universe belongs to all human beings. After the appearance of this alien civilization, my belief has been shaken. Maybe we are just the most inconspicuous star among the countless stars. Only unity is the most perfect plan."

Schiff wiped his face, as if he had made up his mind.

"What about the plan for a part of the Tenth District, General?"

Doug asked uneasily, "Their implementation and cancellation requires the participation of every department to grant."

"It's okay, I'll take care of it."

Schiff nodded, suddenly thought of something, and asked, "How is that monster's corpse now? Have they dealt with it?"

"Yes, the sample has been handed over to the top biological research team in country M, and they will reply to us in two days."

"Keep them tight-lipped."

Schiff adjusted his collar and looked forward.

"I just hope it's not too late for us to wake up."

(End of this chapter)