Modify the Martian atmosphere.
It sounded like a thousand-year project.
Not only did he need to solve the oxygen content in the atmosphere, but he also needed to add greenhouse gases to increase the thickness of the atmosphere. At the same time, he needed to find an alternative to the geomagnetic field to prevent the newly formed atmosphere from being blown away by the solar wind.
Moreover, Jiang Chen's position on Mars was originally the arsenal of the Earth Fleet. For him, transforming Mars into a terrestrial planet was not attractive.
But then again, Verdell Taylor's words finally reminded Jiang Chen of something.
When he first arrived at the underground ruins, he seemed to have observed from the air monitoring component of the drone that the oxygen content in the ruins was higher than on the surface of Mars.
At first, he thought it was the atmospheric environment of Mars 3.7 billion years ago, but he ignored the fact that it was several kilometers deep underground …
After reporting the progress of the research to Jiang Chen, Verdell Taylor even applied for a flight to Mars, but Jiang Chen decisively refused.
Perhaps these scientists were ready to sacrifice themselves for the cause of science, but he could not afford to lose such a scientist.
If he wanted to defeat the enemy, he must first understand the enemy.
While Celestial Trade was still immersed in farming, more than fifty scientists were already at the forefront of resisting the invasion of Harmony. The more they understood about biological civilization, the more likely the Earth Defense Alliance would win in the decisive battle.
What's more, before the Martian ruins were developed, Jiang Chen could not send any uncontrollable factors to Mars.
After all, Verdell Taylor was Frankberg and represented the Frankberg government, not Xin or Celestial Trade.
In the end, Jiang Chen proposed a compromise, which was to find a way to get more Devil Worm specimens from the Mars colony and send them back.
Based on the response of Captain Hong Zewei, the manager of the Mars colony, there seemed to be a lot of these insects near Mine 071? As long as the infantry were not allowed to get off the vehicles and as much as possible used vehicles and robots to recover the specimens, the danger should not be high.
At the same time, Jiang Chen also sent a text message to Kelvin, asking him to instruct the staff of the Mars colony to pay attention to whether the "oxygen supply layer" speculated by the biologist Verdell Taylor existed in the strata of Mars.
If it existed, it would be another big discovery that would shock the academic community if they could get some anaerobic fungi growing in the oxygen supply layer …
If the situation went well.
…
Mars colony.
Rolling yellow sand raged on the desert.
Several greenhouse-shaped buildings that were originally located near the colonial cabin were now in a mess.
Standing in the captain's room, Hong Zewei looked at the ruins outside the window and sighed with a headache.
As for what was going on with the ruins outside …
Everything started with a 'stupid' order ….
Four days ago, the Marines once again deployed from the colony.
This time, after careful planning, they drove the armored vehicle far away near Mine 071. Then, they used the remote control car to lure the Devil Worms out from the ground, then detonated the explosives on the remote control car and killed two Devil Worms.
According to the requirements of the Space Command Center, they tied the bodies of the two Devil Worms with hooks and dragged the two fresh specimens back to the Mars colony.
In the next two days, they killed a total of ten Devil Worms.
Just when they thought that these bugs were just so-so …
Finally, they succeeded in angering these monsters.
The ruins outside the colony were the most direct evidence.
The Devil Worms learned their lesson and no longer bit the remote-controlled vehicles, even the armored vehicles that they couldn't bite. Following the smell of their kind's blood, they tracked them to the Mars colony. Then, they were shocked by everything in front of them.
For more than three billion years, there was no living creature on the surface of Mars, so they completely forgot the existence of the surface. However, now, they, who survived by eating fungi and other arthropods underground, were surprised to find that there were so many neighbors on the barren surface?
The floor of the colonial cabin was too thick for them to drill through.
However, other buildings outside the colonial cabin were not so lucky.
The farm greenhouses of the Mars colony were drilled with countless holes, and the newly built Mars ranch was turned into ruins. The crops and livestock inside were all eaten.
If it weren't for the fact that the colony was wise not to put all its eggs in one basket and still kept the indoor breeding center in the colonial cabin and the open-air farm on the top of the cabin, the future rations of more than five hundred colonists on the colony would be a problem.
Fortunately, these Devil Worms were only interested in creatures that could move. Otherwise, if the brine desalination device was damaged, it would be a big problem.
They would wander around the area every day to see if there were any new prey. It was as if they had discovered a new continent.
Not to mention normal work, even the normal travel of the staff in the colony had become a problem. Except for the Marines on duty, all work involving outdoor activities was forced to stop.
No one knew where those bugs would come from, and no one dared to bet on their presence.
"The study of Mine 071 was a wrong decision. If we didn't wake up those monsters from the depths of the ground, we could have lived in peace." A white woman with blonde hair and blue eyes stood in front of the Marines and said in an agitated tone, "And now, everyone's work has been affected!"
She was a colleague of James and an employee of Future Mining. To Future Group's employees, the Marine Corps soldiers were rather polite. However, an order was an order, and no one could change this fact.
"You can explain this to the headquarters. Celestial City needs more specimens, and we are on duty according to the orders of the headquarters." Zhang Hai buckled the last button of the kinetic skeleton, checked the safety on the Gauss rifle, gestured to the soldiers behind him, and walked around the white woman.
Zhang Hai was the captain of the Marines, and he was in command of the operations these days.
He was well aware of the uneasiness that permeated the colony recently, and he knew why.
He didn't feel good about the bugs that suddenly emerged from the ground. No one knew better than him how annoying and difficult these bugs were. There were already soldiers who died at their posts, and a brother was lying in the emergency room receiving treatment for limb regeneration.
Perhaps only when reinforcements arrived could the tense atmosphere in the colony be alleviated?
However, Zhang Hai estimated that even if the expeditionary force arrived, it would be difficult.
Those bugs wouldn't fight head-on at all. They were like seagulls skimming the surface of the water. They would leave after one strike and wouldn't stay on the surface at all. Even if more Marines landed on Mars, what could they do if they didn't know how to drill holes?
However, at this moment, Zhang Hai, who was about to board the armored vehicle, saw the icon of [Mission Terminated] appear on the AR screen of his helmet.
He wasn't the only one who saw this icon.
The other six Marines, who were already lined up in front of the armored vehicle, also saw it.
"The mission is canceled? What happened? "
"I don't know …"
"It's an order from the Space Command Center."
Just as Zhang Hai frowned and was about to connect to the captain's room and ask Hong Zewei if today's mission should continue, an exclamation sounded in his ears.
"Wait … look at the sky! What is that! "
When Zhang Hai heard the exclamation, he suddenly raised his head and followed the gaze of his comrades.
Through the transparent graphene dome, he saw shadows emerging one after another over the colony. Like a meteor shower descending from the sky, they gradually enlarged in everyone's surprised eyes.
"Are they reinforcements?" Someone whispered with a hint of surprise.
"Sh * t, they're finally here!" A soldier said in relief.
Reinforcements!
There was a slight change in Zhang Hai's expression.
The transport ship carrying a thousand Marines finally arrived at the orbit of Mars!
Although he didn't think these people could bring too much change to the situation on Mars, even he couldn't deny that it was a great boost to the morale of the colony.
At this point, the rock that had been pressing down on his heart had finally been removed.
In the days to come, at least he and his people wouldn't have to fight alone.
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