Olympus Mons was the tallest volcano on the surface of Mars and the largest known volcano in the solar system.
Olympus Mons was 21171 meters above the Martian datum, more than 10,000 meters higher than Mount Everest, the tallest mountain on Earth.
It was a veritable giant. Olympus Mons could be seen even from Earth with a telescope.
But unlike Mount Everest, which was steep and difficult to climb, Olympus Mons was very gentle, so it was very easy to climb.
Its biggest feature was that it was too tall, too big, and very time-consuming to climb. But this was not too much of a problem for Ling Jiu and Niu Ben, because both of them could fly.
The two climbed to the crater, and a deep, dark sinkhole appeared in the crater. This was the passage to the interior of Olympus Mons.
As the core died, the geological movement of Mars was almost non-existent, and the largest volcano in the solar system had long been dead. Over hundreds of millions of years, the crater had long been buried by dust and sand. This passage was recently excavated by Niu Ben.
"Follow this passage, and you can enter the interior of Olympus Mons."
Niu Ben pointed to the sinkhole in the crater with a touch of joy in his eyes. "The dimensional passage is located 30,000 meters underground."
"Let's go down."
Ling Jiu flew toward the sinkhole without hesitation, and Niu Ben quickly followed.
This was not the first time Ling Jiu had entered the sinkhole. But compared to the sinkhole on Pandora, this sinkhole was much quieter.
There was no lichen, no fungi, and no moisture, only thick volcanic ash and layers of rocks. Mars had been silent for too long.
After diving for half an hour, the two finally came to the dimensional passage. It was a dimensional passage emitting a fiery red glow.
It looked almost the same as other stable dimensional passages, except that it was fiery red, like a magnified ruby. Scorching heat waves came from the dimensional passage.
"Even the dimensional passage can feel the heat. You can imagine how hot the planet on the other side is." Niu Ben sighed.
"Let's go?"
Ling Jiu was eager to try.
"Okay."
Niu Ben nodded slightly and then entered the dimensional passage with Ling Jiu. In a moment, they came to the world on the other side of the dimensional passage.
A terrifying heat wave hit them head-on, and even though they were wearing Venom Suits, they still felt unbearably hot.
At the same time, a rather terrifying pressure was exerted on him, making him feel as if he was more than 1,000 meters deep in the sea. Even moving became very difficult.
Orange sky.
It was a dry, fiery land.
At first glance, it was a hot and dead world, completely different from Mars.
"Brother Ling, we won't be able to hold out for too long!"
Niu Ben loudly reminded, "You can only go out after a few minutes, and then rest for a while before coming back in!!"
"Understood!"
Ling Jiu nodded slightly and took out the detector. "Brother Niu, I'll do the detection. You record!"
"Alright!"
"F * ck! The temperature here is as high as 470 ℃. No wonder the Venom Suit can't last long. How can life survive at such a high temperature? "
"But …"
"This could be caused by the greenhouse effect, because the atmosphere has up to 96% carbon dioxide, 3% nitrogen, and 1% sulfuric acid!"
"Is the CO2 so high?"
Niu Ben was speechless. Carbon dioxide was the main greenhouse gas.
With such a high CO2 content on this planet, the greenhouse effect was absolutely serious. It was equivalent to the surface of the planet wrapped in a thick layer of insulation. When the sun shone down, heat would only enter but not leave.
The greenhouse effect was rampant!
"With so much CO2, it would be great if some of it could be distributed to Mars!"
Ling Jiu could not help but sigh. What did Mars lack the most?
Mars lacked everything.
Water shortage, oxygen shortage …
But Ling Jiu thought that what Mars lacked the most was temperature. It was minus five or six degrees during the day, and as low as 70 or 80 degrees at night.
Where did the temperature come from?
Carbon dioxide!
If Mars had so much CO2, it would only take half a day for the sun to heat up Mars and turn it into a world with a suitable temperature.
"There is a dimensional passage connecting this planet and Mars. Maybe it is possible to distribute some CO2 to Mars."
Ling Jiu suddenly thought of something and could not help but say excitedly.
"That makes sense! That makes sense! "
Niu Ben was overjoyed. As a veteran of the matriculation camp, he more or less knew some inside stories that ordinary rookies did not.
For example, the top human leaders on Earth had thought of many ways to terraform Mars, such as nuclear bombing, sending people to plant Arcana trees, and so on.
It was a pity that the results were minimal.
But now, this planet had a lot of CO2. If this news was reported, it would be of great help to terraform Mars, and the reward would be huge.
"One more thing, if the CO2 is distributed to Mars, the CO2 content on this planet will inevitably decrease, and the temperature of this planet will inevitably drop. By then, this planet will also become a planet suitable for terraforming," Ling Jiu said.
"At least after the temperature drops, we can plant Arcana trees."
"Yes, yes! That's right! "
Niu Ben said excitedly. "That is to say, this planet also has the possibility of terraforming. In this way, the reward we get is … Hahaha, Brother Ling, your brain is so smart! "
"Probe! Hurry up! "
"When the probe is almost done, let's quickly find the camp commandant and report the news immediately. When the time comes, we'll split the rewards equally! "
"Okay!"
Ling Jiu nodded and then continued to probe with the detector.
"The atmospheric pressure on the surface of this planet is 90 times that of Earth. This pressure is equivalent to the pressure 1,000 meters deep in the sea."
"The atmospheric pressure is so terrifying?"
Niu Ben exclaimed. "If that's the case, the pressure we are feeling now should all be atmospheric pressure. So, the gravity of this planet should be lower than we thought?"
"Very likely!"
Kacha!
Just as the two were busy probing, a terrifying thunder suddenly rang out in the thick orange-yellow clouds.
The two of them raised their heads and saw a bolt of lightning that was thousands of meters long darting wildly through the clouds. It persisted for a full seven to eight minutes before dissipating.
"Damn! This lightning lasted for a really long time! "Niu Ben yelled." Write it down! Hurry up and write it down! "
"One more thing, the wind speed of this planet is very slow, but because the atmosphere is too thick, the slow wind also contains terrifying energy!"
"Write it down …"
Just like that, the two of them cooperated wholeheartedly and quickly probed the planet's information. After persisting for too long, the Venom Suit could not hold on any longer, so the two of them returned to Mars to recover. When they were almost recovered, they began to continue the exploration.
Just like that, three hours passed.
The two came to a huge lake.
There was a lake.
This was a big discovery.
However, when the two saw the true face of the lake, they could not help but shiver.
"This lake …"
Niu Ben swallowed a mouthful of saliva. "If it falls, will it melt until there are no bones left?"
It was indeed a lake in front of them, but it was yellow, and it was emitting black smoke and a pungent smell at the same time.
Ling Jiu took out a piece of pH test paper and dipped it in the lake water to test it. The pH test paper turned crimson.
"This lake is a strong acid lake!"
Ling Jiu took a deep breath and said slowly. "Coupled with the 1% sulfuric acid in the atmosphere, it is not difficult to guess that the liquid in this lake should be all sulfuric acid!"
"Sulfuric acid …"
Niu Ben shuddered and could not help but take a few steps back. "Let's go explore somewhere else. It's too dangerous here!"
"Okay!"
Half an hour later, the two of them arrived in front of another river. This river was crimson in color, and it was also bubbling with a gurgling sound.
This time, there was no need to test it. The two could tell at a glance that it was a magma river!
"A sulfuric acid lake, and now a magma river!"
Niu Ben could not help but complain. "What kind of planet is this?"
"Don't you think it is very similar to Venus, one of the eight solar planets?"
Ling Jiu said thoughtfully.
"Venus?"
Niu Ben was shocked.
"Yes, Venus!"
Ling Jiu nodded. "All the information we have detected before is extremely mild compared to the data on Venus. The possibility of this being Venus is very high!"
"If it is really Venus …"
Swoosh!
At this moment, the magma river suddenly boiled. The two turned their heads and looked. Two spiral horns slowly emerged, followed by a head.
"This is …"
The two were shocked as they looked at the huge head emerging from the magma river in disbelief. "Life? There is life on this planet? "
In their view, a planet with such extreme conditions generally could not have life. Even if it did breed life, it would probably be microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses. It was impossible to breed large life.
But now, the life in front of them had two spiral horns that were more than ten meters long, and that huge head was bigger than a bus.
Then there was its body …
When this life completely emerged from the magma, Ling Jiu and Niu Ben both gasped.
It was more than 100 meters tall, covered in fiery red scales, and had a pair of huge bat-like wings, also covered in fiery red scales.
Overall, it looked like an enlarged version of a pterosaur, or a firebird with a terrifying wingspan.
"What kind of monster is this?"
Niu Ben's voice was trembling.
"It looks a bit like the monster Rodon in the movie Godzilla 2!"
Ling Jiu muttered to himself.
Let's call it Rodon for now.
After climbing out of the magma river, the Rodon flapped its wings. Its wingspan was more than 300 meters, almost covering the sky.
"Roar!!!"
Then, it opened its beak-like mouth and roared fiercely. The rolling sound waves exploded, forming circles of substantial shock waves.
Then, the Rodon flapped its wings and slammed toward the two.
Boom!!
An unparalleled tornado swept over, and the two flew backward uncontrollably like duckweed in the wind. In the blink of an eye, they appeared thousands of meters away.
"What a powerful force!"
A glint of excitement flashed in Ling Jiu's eyes. He put away the detector and laughed. "Brother Niu, you take photos. I will meet this beast."
Photos!
To collect evidence, of course.
Such a terrifying life form had appeared on Inferno. Of course, they had to take photos to collect more detailed information.
"What are you going to do?"
Niu Ben asked in a trembling voice.
"Kill this beast and bring it back for research."
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