[All citizens of Tiangong City welcome Chairman Jiang's guidance …]
Originally, Hong Zewei planned to pull up such a banner on the geosynchronous orbit space station, but in the end, he felt that it was a bit too tacky, so under the suggestion of other officials of Tiangong City, he changed it to electronic fireworks.
In this way, under the warm welcome of Tiangong City, the two Seagull-class starships entered the port one after another.
Jiang Chen entered the geosynchronous orbit space elevator through the gangway and met Hong Zewei, as well as the ministers of various departments in Tiangong City.
"Long time no see, how are you? Are you used to life here? "After shaking hands, Jiang Chen patted Hong Zewei on the shoulder and asked in a relaxed tone.
"I wasn't used to it before, but now I'm having a lot of fun." Hong Zewei laughed heartily.
"Oh?"
"The current Tiangong City is not what it used to be. You will see it later."
"Then I'll have to trouble you to show me around later," Jiang Chen said with a smile.
"It's my honor to serve you," Hong Zewei said with a smile.
The officers and soldiers of the Earth Defense Alliance would take a short break on this space station. After replenishing fuel, fresh water, liquid oxygen, food, and other stocks, they would set off for the frontline of the solar system. After saying goodbye to the captain at the entrance of the space elevator, Jiang Chen took Lilith to the orbital cabin leading to the surface.
Standing next to Jiang Chen, Hong Zewei enthusiastically introduced the current situation of Tiangong City and everything on Mars.
He had to admit that the scenery here was really beautiful.
Taking the orbital elevator slowly descending, the beautiful scenery of almost half of the planet could be seen. There were no clouds here. From the desert directly below to the hills on the horizon, the endless yellow sand was like a fiery ocean.
An almost straight track extended from the bottom of the space elevator to Tiangong City hundreds of kilometers away. The orange-yellow shield opened above the city, like a semi-arc umbrella. The graviton barrier could block most harmful rays and meteorites falling from the sky.
Pipes covered with graphene materials crisscrossed between the various buildings in Tiangong City. According to Hong Zewei, it was the road of Tiangong City and also the "blood vessel" of the city. The power cables, freshwater pipelines, and air vents all used the tubular roads as hubs to transport energy from the water purification plants, nuclear fusion power stations, ecological farms, gas distribution stations, and other production facilities to the living units.
Not only that, on the outside of Tiangong City, there was also a "green belt." Coral-shaped red mycelium and genetically modified trees surrounded Tiangong City in the middle, transforming abundant carbon dioxide resources into oxygen and producing a non-addictive drink that could bring happiness. This was also one of the specialties of Tiangong City. Winding paths meandered through the circular green belt. According to Hong Zewei, it was one of the most popular tourist attractions, as well as the most popular park among the locals.
Standing on the rail elevator and looking down, through the electronic telescope in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, the panoramic view of Tiangong City could be seen.
Efficient, environmentally friendly, thriving, and limitless potential.
Although he had not yet entered the city, he had already given such an evaluation.
Although at present, the output value of Tiangong City was far less than that of Lunar City, which shouldered half of the Earth's electricity consumption, in the long run, the future of this city must be linked to the future of the entire Earth civilization.
There was a limit to the population capacity of Lunar City. The high cost of living on the Moon, frequent meteorite impacts, and barren climate and ecological environment meant that it could only become a large mining area or a tourist attraction. It could not become a city that could take care of all aspects and digest excess population.
Moving his gaze away from Tiangong City, he looked at the scenery in the distance.
When his gaze fell on the horizon, on the fiery red platform rising from the ground, he couldn't help but ask.
"What is that?"
"… Mount Olympus, the largest volcano in the entire solar system! It is also the largest tourist attraction in Tiangong City! Last year, we set up an outpost there, and now it has become the most famous commercial street in Tiangong City. Recently, we are considering establishing that area as a special tourist zone, "Hong Zewei replied with a smile.
Mount Olympus, located on Mars, was the largest volcano known in the solar system so far. Its slope was gentle, and it stood on the flat sand dunes like a huge shield. The diameter of the bottom of the volcano was 600 kilometers, and the area at the bottom was larger than the total area of the United Kingdom. The crater had a diameter of 80 kilometers, more than enough to accommodate two Wanghai cities.
The height of the volcano exceeded 27 kilometers, with an average height of 22 kilometers. Although one couldn't feel its height from the space elevator, in fact, it was three times the height of Mount Everest on Earth! In comparison, Hawaii's Mauna Loa Volcano was like an ant under the foot of an elephant.
"Really? If I have the chance, I must go up and take a look, "Jiang Chen said with a smile.
At this time, Lilith pulled Jiang Chen's sleeve from behind.
Feeling the movement behind him, Jiang Chen turned his head, looked at Lilith, and asked with a smile.
"What's wrong? Do you want to go there and take a look? "
Lilith shook her head and pointed out the floor-to-ceiling window with a blank expression.
Jiang Chen looked in the direction of Lilith's finger, but he didn't see anything. He looked at her strangely.
"Miss Lilith is pointing in the direction of Sventowit, but their settlement is very small, and most of the structure is built underground. It's difficult to see directly from here …" Hong Zewei immediately explained to Jiang Chen. At the same time, he was secretly surprised. This little girl's vision was too good.
Is it a bionic electronic eye?
It was said that a special force in Celestial Trade was equipped with this kind of thing. While having the function of ordinary glasses, this kind of electronic eye also had super-far vision, battlefield analysis, ballistic calculation, and other nature-defying abilities. It was rumored that soldiers with bionic electronic eyes would be incorporated into special forces and registered. The original eyes would be frozen and stored, and when they retired, the bionic electronic eye would be removed and replaced.
Of course, these were all rumors. At his level, it was just hearsay.
The more Hong Zewei thought about it, the more he felt it was possible. Otherwise, it was difficult to explain why Jiang Chen didn't even bring a bodyguard, and only a seemingly harmless little girl followed him.
"Sventowit?" Jiang Chen aimed the electronic telescope in the direction pointed by Lilith, adjusted the magnification of the telescope, and narrowed his left eye. "What's there?"
"They're transporting things to the space elevator."
"Is there a problem?"
"Nothing." Lilith shook her head and said expressionlessly, "I just feel a little strange."
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