[Thousands of miles in a single day, 400 billion galaxies begin with a single step!]
A smile appeared on Lu Zhou's face as he looked at the newspaper in his hand.
This was the latest issue of "Everyone Daily".
On the cover of the newspaper was a photo taken on Mars.
Five astronauts were standing on a flat sand dune with their arms around each other's shoulders. Behind them was a silver-white ring-shaped colony capsule and a red flag fluttering in the wind.
This hard-won photo was destined to be recorded in history and become one of the indelible memories in the history of human civilization …
Lu Zhou closed the newspaper in his hand and hurriedly finished the rest of his breakfast.
Xiao Ai flew over from the side and was about to clean up the dishes. When Lu Zhou was about to get up and go to the bathroom, his phone rang.
Lu Zhou pressed the button and put the phone to his ear. However, before he could speak, a trembling voice came from the other end of the phone.
"It seems that you have arrived in Boston safely." Lu Zhou heard the nervousness in the voice. He guessed what was going on and said with a smile, "Why didn't you call back yesterday? Your sister was worried about you. "
"I … forgot."
After that kind of thing happened, how could I have the mood to call!
Han Mengqi gulped and asked in a nervous voice, "Master … Yesterday, what was going on with the convoy that picked me up outside the airport?"
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Convoy? That was probably to show respect for us. Focus on your academic conference and finish your report. Don't worry too much about other things, just participate in meaningful activities. If you can't make up your mind, call me. "
Although she was still a little nervous, when she heard her most trusted master say this, she temporarily calmed down.
"Um … Okay then."
Lu Zhou continued to talk about the academic conference with his little apprentice. He hung up the phone and temporarily put aside the April meeting of the International Materials Research Union. He got up and went to the bathroom to wash his face.
It was getting late.
He had to go to the launch site later.
If colonizing Mars corresponded to "going deep into hell", then "treasure hunting in hell" was obviously hinting to him that the gift from the Void should be on Mars?
Or at least the clues were there.
Thinking of the previous conversation with the "Observer", Lu Zhou was even more certain of his guess. Something must have been placed on Mars. The only thing that worried him was that his "Reptile" all-terrain reconnaissance vehicle had been on Mars for almost two years. After such a long time, he still hadn't found any clues.
He couldn't help but wonder if the gift from the Void was still there.
After all, billions of years could even cool down a scorching planet's core, allowing the chaotic atmosphere to nurture life. In such a long period of time, too many things could happen …
…
Jinling launch site.
After asking Wang Peng to drive him to the command tower, Lu Zhou went straight to the ground command center.
When he arrived, today's work had already begun.
Lu Zhou looked at Director Chang Hezhi, who was walking toward him.
"How is the situation at the Mars scientific research station?"
"Everything is normal. According to the work schedule submitted by Captain Liang Youcheng, their work today is mainly to lay solar panels."
Lu Zhou nodded. Just as he was about to ask if there were any unusual discoveries, Director Chang suddenly took the initiative to speak.
"Speaking of which, I happen to have something to report to you."
"What is it?"
"When Dr. Fan Tong from the Mars scientific research station drilled core samples from the water source, he found a very unusual fault structure near the basin 4.5 kilometers away from the Mars scientific research station. According to speculation, this fault structure may have been formed by an earthquake. "
"Earthquake?" Lu Zhou glanced at Director Chang with a strange expression. He frowned and asked, "I remember that the geological activity on Mars has been suspended, right?"
"I'm not particularly sure." Director Chang Hezhi shook his head and said with a headache, "In short, according to him, the research on this fault structure is of great significance. It may even subvert the academic community's inherent impression of the geological structure of Mars. Therefore, he requested to go down and take a look. "
Lu Zhou: "Is the fault structure deep?"
Director Chang Hezhi shook his head and said, "It doesn't seem to be very deep. According to the records in the work log, it is only about a dozen meters deep."
A depth of more than ten meters was considered a relatively dangerous depth on Earth.
But for Mars, it wasn't dangerous at all.
"Then let him go down and take a look … By the way, tell Captain Liang that in the future, unless they plan to explore the crater or carry out other riskier scientific research activities, they don't need to ask for permission for trivial matters like this. I remember that I should have given him on-site command authority before we set off. He can make decisions on some things according to his needs, just update the records in the work log. "
Director Chang nodded with a serious expression.
"Okay, I'll talk to him now."
Lu Zhou nodded.
"That's it for now."
…
Tens of millions of kilometers away on Mars.
The billowing dust was lifted by the wheels. A rover with tires as high as an adult's shoulder was moving forward on this endless sea of sand.
Ming Wenzhe, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, looked at the screen of the car positioning system and the green dot that was getting closer and closer.
"Are you sure it's an earthquake crack?"
Fan Tong, who was sitting in the driver's seat, nodded and spoke in an affirmative tone.
"I can guarantee it with my academic reputation."
"I'm not doubting you … What I mean is, could you have seen wrongly? The data on the thermal radiation image clearly shows that the geological activity on Mars has been suspended. Even if there are seismic structures, it is unlikely to be exposed on the surface, right? "
Although his major was bioengineering, this didn't mean that he didn't know anything about geology. In fact, most of the people who were sent here were all-rounded talents.
Although he wasn't a professional in this field, he still knew some things.
Fan Tong: "I'm no less surprised than you, but I'm sure that my judgment is correct. As for why, we'll know when we get there. Look, do you see the ridge in front of us? It's at the foot of the mountain ahead … "
After a pause, he corrected himself.
"We're already here!"
When they were close to the edge of the ridge, Fan Tong got out of the car with Ming Wenzhe, who was sitting in the front passenger seat. He took the safety rope from the trunk and hooked the metal lock to the waist of his spacesuit.
"There are hematite everywhere here. I don't know what the signal is like down there." After looking around, the doctor of planetary geology looked at his teammate and continued, "If I flash the flashlight up, you pull me up."
Ming Wenzhe nodded.
"Okay."
After discussing the plan, Fan Tong went to yesterday's location according to his memory.
However …
Something unexpected happened.
He stopped next to the ridge. His whole body froze there, as if he had seen a ghost.
Through the transparent mask, Ming Wenzhe saw the surprised expression on his face. He looked around at the rugged road around him and asked in an uncertain tone.
"Where's that fracture structure?"
"Sh * t …"
Fan Tong did not answer. Instead, he took two quick steps forward and groped on the ground like a madman. However, no matter how he searched, he couldn't find anything except for the sand all over his spacesuit.
That scar-like fracture structure …
It seemed to have disappeared into thin air.
"Did I make a mistake?"
If it weren't for the thin atmosphere on Mars, he would have asked if it was a mirage.
Fan Tong shook his head firmly. He stared at the flat ground in front of him and spoke in an incredulous tone.
"Impossible! There's no mistake! I took a photo and uploaded it to my work log! "
Ming Wenzhe had seen that photo before, so he couldn't help but show a hesitant expression on his face.
"Is it possible … that I remembered the wrong location?"
Fan Tong continued to shake his head.
"Unless the positioning system of the Xu Fu is broken along with my brain."
Hearing these words, a strange expression appeared on Ming Wenzhe's face.
A fracture structure more than ten meters deep …
Even if there is a sandstorm, it can't be erased in ten days or half a month, right?
Not to mention that only a day has passed.
This is too strange …
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