Tianzhou Space Station.
Vera, who was holding the ticket, followed the other passengers who boarded the ship through the gangway, found her seat, and sat down.
This was the first time she had sat on such a big thing, and it was even the first time she had set foot in space. The feeling of her feet leaving the ground and facing the starry sky gave her an almost instinctive sense of discomfort.
However, thinking that she would accompany him to more distant places in the future, Vera took a deep breath, tried to calm herself down, and distracted herself by looking around so that she didn't look so nervous.
"There seems to be more people going to Mars recently."
Vera, who was thinking about how to distract herself, subconsciously looked in that direction when she heard someone trying to strike up a conversation with her.
She saw a foreign girl with blond hair and blue eyes wearing a cap. She looked a little older than herself, and her eyes always had a bit of natural penetrating power, making people feel a sense of pressure.
Not knowing how to respond to this sentence, Vera nodded and spoke in an uncertain tone.
"I think … yes."
"After all, the war is over, and that place is called the land of opportunity. There should be many people with dreams who want to go there … I don't know what kind of changes the direct management of the Pan-Asian Cooperation will bring there." Looking at Vera's confused face, Angelina was slightly taken aback. She then grinned and said, "Sorry, my occupational disease is acting up again. I'm talking about things that you're not interested in."
"No, actually, I am quite interested …" Vera blinked and cast a curious look at her. "Are you a reporter?"
"Angelina, editor-in-chief of Le Monde, and also my future home." Angelina smiled slightly and reached out her right hand. She looked at Vera and said in a friendly tone, "Nice to meet you … Looking at you, are you from the Slavic Union?"
"No …" Vera shook her head and said, "I am a resident of the Pan-Asian Cooperation."
"Pan-Asian Cooperation? It's not easy to get their household registration. "Angelina's expression suddenly became ambiguous, and she teased the little girl with her eyes." I see, it seems that your husband is a Pan-Asian. "
Vera's cheeks were slightly hot. She opened her mouth to explain, but she didn't know how to explain for a long time, so she closed her mouth again.
Coincidentally, at this moment, a slight tremor came from beneath their feet.
This trembling feeling made Vera subconsciously nervous. However, Angelina, who was sitting next to her, was used to it, and her expression did not change at all.
"Don't be nervous, it's always like this when the passenger spacecraft starts … Is this your first time going to Mars?"
"To be precise, it's my first time in space." Vera leaned nervously against the seat, her little hand clutching the seat belt tightly. She said in a slightly urgent voice, "Will there really be no problems?"
"Don't worry, it has been so many years, and Pan-Asian Airlines has never had a crash … Well, I shouldn't say this word at this time. In short, your worry is superfluous." Noticing that the passengers next to her were looking over, Angelina made a slightly awkward face. She then took out a business card from the makeup bag she carried with her and handed it to Vera. "This is my business card. If you encounter any difficulties on Mars, you can call me."
In this era, there were not many people who still used paper business cards, but they were not completely non-existent. Angelina was one of them. As for the reason, part of it was because of professional factors, and the other part was purely out of habit.
Vera: "Thank you …"
"You're welcome," Angelina said as she tucked her hair behind her ear. She grinned and said, "I like to help cute and polite girls. Speaking of which, I still don't know your name."
"Ah, sorry." Suddenly remembering that she hadn't introduced herself, Vera blushed and said quickly, "My name is Vera Pulyuy …"
"Ms. Pulyuy? That's a good name. "
The name seemed a bit familiar, as if she had heard or seen it somewhere before.
However, Angelina didn't think too much about it, because soon she would meet her idol, the man who was known as the pinnacle of human intelligence. At this moment, she must seize every minute and second to perfect the interview draft in her hand.
At the same time, in London, tens of thousands of kilometers away, a tall, thin, curly-haired young professor in a beige shirt that had been washed white was pacing back and forth in his office, frequently looking at the watch on his left wrist.
"These damned Frenchmen … I knew it. Punctuality is a joke to them. Wait a minute, f * ck, doesn't this mean I'm also a joke? "
Leonard repeatedly looked at the watch in his hand. He gritted his teeth angrily, but there was nothing he could do.
Prior to this, he had contacted more than a dozen media outlets, but except for Le Monde, no one was interested in his research results.
Leonard was willing to bet that they didn't even finish reading his thesis.
In addition, some small media outlets took the initiative to contact him, but when they proposed that they wanted to make minor changes to his thesis to make it seem "more topical", he angrily kicked them all out.
"These guys … What the hell do they think science is?"
It was time for the appointment.
He didn't even see a single person.
Not only did the reporter not come, but there wasn't even a phone call to explain.
Leonard couldn't help but try to call Ms. Angelina, who was in charge of interviewing him, but there was only a busy tone on the other end of the phone.
"Okay, I get it, looks like they won't come today …"
Leonard complained in annoyance. He walked behind the desk and sat down on the chair.
In this university, he was like a marginal person. No one cared about his research results, and no one cared about what kind of prosperous civilization the small life on Mars had bred.
Every time he mentioned this matter, everyone's reaction was one of surprise and mockery.
And when he wanted to take another path and first gain the support of the media and the public to gain enough attention for himself, the response of the major media outlets made him disheartened for a while.
But …
Even so, he still didn't give up.
His eyes unconsciously fell on the bottle placed on the bookshelf. The corners of Leonard's mouth raised a confident smile again.
Inside, there was a fossil.
As for its origin, it was quite a coincidence.
It was found in his pocket when he left the Yangtze River Delta city group.
Without a doubt, it must have been Lu Zhou who put it in. Because he knew very well that he almost became a fossil on that terrible trip to Mars. Forget about excavating fossils, he didn't have the time to pick up stones.
However, it was all thanks to this stone.
At the thought of this, his fighting spirit was reignited in his eyes, and he regained his confidence.
Soon, he could fulfill his father's last wish …
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