Just as the Himalia outpost was established, the geosynchronous orbit at the equator of Mars was finally completed. The 17,000-kilometer-high geosynchronous orbit was less than half the height of Earth. With the engineering experience of Xin and the Moon's space elevator, the construction of this space elevator was completed in only ten months.
The rich carbon resources provided a huge amount of raw materials for the graphene production line. The long and narrow graphene pipeline extended from the sky to the ground, and was connected to the square base station and railway tracks on the ground, connecting the Mars colony tens of kilometers away and the observation and mining stations further away.
A rail transit network extending from the ground to the sky had been laid out. Although this large network still looked a little thin, one day, as interstellar colonization continued to deepen, it would cover every corner of the planet.
At this moment, a Seagull-class transport ship slowly approached the fiery red planet from the dark and deep space. Eight mechanical arms that acted as gangways slowly descended and firmly secured the ship's body. Accompanied by a gentle reminder, the deep blue light in the hibernation room lit up, and the hibernation cabins that were placed upside down opened one after another.
People in different costumes woke up from the hibernation cabin and slowly sat up. Under the instructions of the flight attendants, they walked toward the exit. Most of them were immigrants from Earth who came to this land of hope to start over. At least until they got tired of the boundless sea of sand, everything here was so refreshing.
A man in a suit walked to the boarding gate. While waiting for the elevator, he glanced out the window and curled his lips in disapproval.
"This is the spaceport of Mars? It's much smaller than Celestial City. "
Standing next to him, a Jewish man who was also dressed in a suit walked over and stood next to him. The two met on Earth and once jointly invested in a traditional steel plant, but it was on the verge of bankruptcy due to the impact of the space smelting industry. Just in time for the UA to join the Earth Defense Alliance, after the two discussed, they sold the factory and brought the last sum of money to the Mars colony to try their luck.
"Small means opportunity. Now the Celestial City space cabin's 6X4 specification connection slot has risen to one million Xin New Dollars, and we only need to pay the freight from Celestial City to Mars. And I've studied it, the price of iron ore here is less than one-third of Celestial City … "
"So cheap?!"
"It will be cheaper in the future! And we will be rich! One day, we will buy a 500-square-meter office in Manhattan … No, in the Central Building of Penglai City, as the headquarters of our group! " As expected of a natural businessman, the Jewish businessman waved his fist ambitiously and looked at the planet outside the window.
On the other side was a migrant dressed in plain clothes.
In addition to applying for immigration to Mars at their own expense, there were also immigrants sent to Mars in the form of staff. Most of them brought their families with them, and because of the subsidy policy of the Mars colony, they planned to settle here for a long time.
The gentle and virtuous woman was holding the hand of her four or five-year-old daughter. The one holding the daughter's left hand was a man with stubble on his chin, about thirty years old, and jet-black hair. Looking at his lively daughter, the man smiled, bent down, and spoke in a tone that was used to tease a child.
"Dou Dou, you have to hold my hand. Don't get lost. If you run around, you might get eaten by Devil Worms. "
Thinking of the one she saw in the museum, her daughter showed a frightened expression. But when he saw the smile on his mother's face, he immediately understood that his father was teasing him again. So he stuck out his tongue and made a face, turned his head to look at his mother, and no longer paid attention to his father.
"Mom, Mom, are we going to live here in the future?"
"This is the case, Dad found a new job here, and we don't have to pay rent or save for a down payment …"
"Honey, why are you talking to the child? The elevator is our turn."
Interrupting his wife's words, the man gently squeezed his daughter's soft little hand, and took the family to the elevator door.
Not only did they bring their families to settle on Mars, but there were also people who came purely for fun.
The ticket to Mars was not cheap, but it still couldn't stop people's enthusiasm for the alien planet. A traveler with a backpack, holding a selfie stick in his hand, leaned against the floor-to-ceiling window with Mars and the space elevator as the background, and excitedly made a peace sign with the phone recording the video.
"Wow! Mars! I'm coming! "
…
Far away in North America, Jiang Chen was leaning on the executive chair in the office on the top floor of the Empire State Building, listening to Kelvin's report on the situation on Mars.
To be honest, Jiang Chen was having so much fun these days, but he didn't forget about his work.
This was the first time that the Mars route was opened to the outside world, and it was the first time that the Mars space elevator was used to transport migrants on a large scale. Before this, migrants landed on Mars mainly through airdrops of one-off colonial units, which was not only wasteful but also inefficient.
"… the second batch of migrants has arrived at the Mars colony."
"After a while, we can have a name, our Tiangong City." Jiang Chen leaned back in his chair, smiled at Kelvin on the other end of the holographic screen, and continued, "Counting the thousands of Celestial Trade Marines stationed on the surface, the total population of Mars has exceeded 5,000. The blueprint of Tiangong City has been completed, and the next step can be started. "
After the establishment of the space elevator, the cost of transporting materials and migrants to Mars would be greatly reduced, and mining in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter could also begin. It was the most resource-rich area in the entire solar system. Ceres, with a large amount of water resources, and Vesta, with a large amount of metal resources, were located there.
"Are you in such a hurry?" Kelvin hesitated, "There will be a Himalia Colonization Conference on April 1st. I'm worried that we are taking too big a step, and we won't be able to handle it in the end."
The colony was like a bottomless pit, and it needed to continue to throw money into it. Until now, the Mars colony had not taken off the hat of loss.
Of course, the return on investment was also huge. For example, the current lunar colony, Lunar City with less than 100,000 people, almost monopolized half of the world's electricity supply, 80% of the rare earth market, and space tourism projects with an annual output of tens of billions …
At least half of the reason why the Celestial Trade Space Department could maintain huge profits while carrying the heavy burden of the Mars colonization project was because of it.
"Both sides are being carried out at the same time. We don't have much time left," Jiang Chen waved his hand. "What's more, we've pulled in other member states, and the financial pressure won't be as great as on Mars. If you want to put the flag on it, you have to pay. There are always people willing to spend a lot of money … I still have something to do, I'll hang up first. "
"Okay." Kelvin nodded.
Although it was a bit strange for the president to hang up the phone in a hurry, he had already reported what needed to be reported. There was still a meeting waiting for him, and he needed some time to prepare.
"Hiss …"
Almost at the moment when the holographic screen was turned off, there was a slight tremble and the sound of drinking water. It lasted for about half a minute, and everything became dull.
At this time, there was a slight noise under the desk, and Leslie Garcia, dressed in professional attire, slowly stood up. She elegantly took a tissue from the desk and wiped the corner of her mouth elegantly, like a noble lady who had just finished a meal.
The bright and plump red lips were delicate and charming, the pair of eyebrows were seductive, and the fine sweat on her fair forehead evoked infinite reverie.
Noticing Jiang Chen's gaze, she wrapped her arms around his neck and smiled.
"How do you feel?"
Jiang Chen grinned and teased.
"You learn very fast."
If she climbed into Jiang Chen's bed at the beginning only because of the need for family interests, now she began to enjoy this feeling. For example, several times after that, she took the initiative to find him, and she didn't even tell her father.
This enjoyment was not only physical, but also psychological. Unlike the pretty boys in college, only when she was with Jiang Chen could she feel the feeling of being conquered, as well as the vanity that ordinary people couldn't satisfy.
Come to think of it, her father was a Wall Street banking magnate. At school, most people looked at her with greedy eyes, flattering eyes, or lowered their heads in shame. Whether it was the former or the latter, it made her feel disgusted.
But Jiang Chen was different.
She could feel that she was like an ant in his eyes.
It was a strange way to put it, but that was what she felt from him.
What was even more surprising was that he, who made her feel this way, was not even thirty years old.
"Do you have time in the next few days?"
"Kind of, why?" Jiang Chen leaned against the chair and played with the pen, then said lazily.
"At eight o 'clock tomorrow night, the Diamond Princess will depart from Manhattan Island, and the entire upper class of North America will participate." With her knees on the edge of the seat, her whole body leaned on Jiang Chen, and her tongue gently licked his neck. Leslie's voice was lazy with a hint of coquettishness, "Not just businessmen and politicians, but also things you are interested in."
"Do you want me to go with you?" Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow.
Leslie winked, pursed her lips into a smile, and the meaning of the invitation was self-evident.
He was almost done with what he needed to do. There was still more than a week before April, and he had nothing to do during this time. After thinking for a moment, Jiang Chen was slightly tempted, but he didn't intend to agree so quickly.
"It's not that I can't," Jiang Chen smirked and slapped her butt, "That depends on your performance."
"You still have energy?" Leslie raised an eyebrow, and her provocative tone was slightly surprised.
"How do you know if you don't try?"
With a hint of ambiguity in her eyes, Leslie stopped talking, looked back at the door, and reached for the button on her lower abdomen …
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