Let’s go to Tiancangwu on the way to see what kind of scenery it is there.
Many industries with high pollution and high carbon emissions have gradually moved from the earth to Mars as early as the 1970s.
I don’t know if cancer, a terminal disease that has plagued human civilization for tens or even hundreds of thousands of years, has been solved in this era...
After all, when he made that choice, he didn't expect to be thrown into such a distant future...
"Okay, whatever, I'm just giving you a choice."
Queuing up in front of the boarding gate, the two of them followed the crowd and boarded the long shuttle.
This guy.
Although many people are deterred from their dreams due to the crime rate and various dangers, there are still many people with the idea of getting rich overnight who pack their bags and set foot on this desert.
Professor Leonard wanted to say something else, but at this time, the boarding prompt sounded from the broadcast above.
That is the excavation of the remains of Martian civilization.
It turns out that he was the one he was picturing...
Although he did not directly respond to what Professor Leonard said earlier, it has been lingering in his mind for a while.
The android nodded and didn't say anything. He just gave him a smile that wasn't very expressive and expressed "I'm here" with simple body language.
He gritted his teeth and endured it. Just as a drop of cold sweat slid down his forehead and dripped on the armrest of the seat, a cold mechanical hand suddenly placed on the back of his hand.
It is not only rich in iron ore and titanium resources, but also has frozen dry ice seas and methane lakes.
However, compared with the rich benefits, it is also full of various dangers.
Professor Leonard, who had been following Lu Zhou, faithfully played the role of a guide and introduced him.
As the largest "mineral vein" with the richest materials and the easiest to mine in the solar system, many precious resources here have been targeted by people on earth as early as a century ago. However, until the middle of the twentieth century, Development on it has just begun.
"Yes, the space station in the 8 time zone east is also the largest space station in the Pan-Asian cooperation and even the world! I feel that this name should have something to do with your name, maybe to commemorate you."
Because there is a virtual reality access device, the three-day trip is not too long.
Lu Zhou could not imagine what kind of life that was.
Before boarding the ship, Lu Zhou observed that there were a total of twelve pairs of engines on the back of the cuboid-shaped transport ship.
It was while using the virtual reality access device that Lu Zhou discovered that the online game called Jialan Empire was still in operation, but the operator had changed several times.
"... I helped you contact a museum that is willing to take over the cultural relics, which is in the Yangtze River Delta city group you are going to. After hearing that the cultural relics were found near the Gate of Hell, they showed great interest and have already contacted Tiangong The city authorities got in touch and issued a special electronic certificate for customs clearance for the cultural relic. I just completed the formalities, and now we can pass the customs smoothly and take it onto the spacecraft... Of course, it must be placed in a special box."
That's right, twelve pairs, that is, twenty-four. The dark openings are embedded in the tail end of the wide trapezoid.
Seeing this scene, Lu Zhou couldn't help but feel a little funny.
Thinking of this, he slowly closed his eyes and silently called the system with anxiety.
The rapid development of Mars colonization can be said to be inseparable from the rise of the "asteroid belt economy."
The pain that penetrated his bone marrow gradually subsided. Lu Zhou took a deep breath and used perseverance to drive away the uncomfortable feeling from his body, and then looked at the android sitting next to him.
There is no need to worry about pollution or greenhouse gases here. Rather, some scientists place their hopes on the greenhouse gases artificially created by human activities, which can improve the atmospheric environment of Mars and pave the way for the Mars "climate recovery" plan in a few hundred years. .
"… Thanks."
However, it surprisingly made people feel at ease.
Looking away from him, Lu Zhou noticed a child of about seven or eight years old, looking longingly out of the window, pointing excitedly at the space station that was fading away outside the window and talking to his mother next to him.
"When people are full and full, they have time to become pirates when they are bored..."
It only took three days to return from Mars to Earth.
He shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly.
It was like riding on a spaceship for the first time...
When Lu Zhou opened his eyes again, the pure white space that he had not seen for a long time came into view.
Although there are no professional academic materials to study here, there are still many interesting things stored in this virtual library.
Not noticing Lu Zhou's previous unnaturalness, he said bluntly.
It seemed that medicine in this era had really developed to an extent that he could not imagine.
Although the flexible polyethylene material has no temperature.
But I was "fearful of flying" first.
Relieved from the initial tension, Professor Leonard glanced at Lu Zhou strangely.
Lu Zhou smiled sheepishly.
As soon as he finished speaking, a violent shaking came from behind, followed by a hum of electricity, and the starry sky outside the porthole stretched as if it had a tail.
At the same time, the outline of the light blue dialog box loomed.
"... This thing called a shuttle is equivalent to an elevator. We take it to the space station in high orbit, and then take the transport ship to the Tianzhou from there."
"No need, let's talk about the future matters later."
“It seems like this is really an era of extreme material affluence and full of opportunities.”
Even the latest space station deployed on Mars by Pan-Asian cooperation, almost 90% of the materials used are from ores in the asteroid belt!
…
This speed could be described as incredible a century ago.
It has been said a long time ago that the Martian civilization once had technological strength that far exceeded any civilization on the earth. Therefore, various countries are encouraging the excavation of the remains of the Martian civilization, and the funds allocated to relevant research units are quite sufficient. .
"We're about to leave too. Are your seat belts fastened?"
"Tianzhou?"
The abundance of supplies there is evident from this!
Professor Leonard had already closed his mouth and rested the back of his head nervously on the cushion of his seat.
Hearing these words, Lu Zhou glanced at him sideways.
His vision was a little blurry, and the moving figures in the hall were divided into countless lanes.
Eighty percent of spacecraft materials are supplied from the asteroid belt.
"Isn't this normal? There are many newborns on Mars who have never been to the Earth in their lives. It may even be the first time for them to come up to the space station... Why are you curious about this kind of thing?"
It’s okay to have never been to Earth in my life.
Lu Zhou said sincerely.
Of course, because he was on the starship, he couldn't access the server on Earth. He could only look at the gray icon and remember it for a while, then connected to the virtual library and downloaded some study materials for research. got up.
"Thanks."
[Congratulations to the host, the mission is completed!]
Lu Zhou, who was sitting in his seat waiting to board the plane, suddenly felt a sharp pain.
In fact, he had not thought about where he would go after the sequelae of cryo-sleep were cured.
As an "old" and roughly made affordable android, this is the limit of what it can do.
Just when Lu Zhou was worrying about this matter, he suddenly remembered an important thing that he had almost forgotten for a century.
This guy told himself not to be afraid.
No wonder he gave up the rifle so generously and even helped him contact museums that were willing to accept cultural relics.
Maybe wait until you understand everything on earth, save some money, buy a piece of land on Mars, repair the spacecraft and then go to the center of the galaxy
Lu Zhou only saw an elongated arc of light, and the long and narrow starship outside the porthole window was like a meteor sliding towards the horizon, speeding towards the dark cold night...
Speaking of which, the treasure on Mars has been found. It seems that I still haven't received the reward of a system mission.
"Why are there still children here?"
"Of course," Lu Zhou pointed to the things hanging on his waist, "This is not my first time on a space shuttle."
After counting a circle with his fingers and looking at Lu Zhou who said nothing, Professor Leonard continued, "My suggestion is, if you don't have a good idea, you might as well start by trying to integrate into this society. If you are interested in If you are interested in further education, I can find a way to help you get an offer from Oxford University, and at least have a degree after you graduate. Of course, if you want to work first, I also have an old man at the British Museum who you can talk to. Friend, he seemed to have mentioned last time that they are recruiting interns over there."
…
And the most important thing is that the environmental protection policies here are not as strict as on earth, and fines worth tens of millions of credit points are often issued.
In addition to the steel and chemical industries mentioned earlier, there is also a gray industry on Mars that attracts countless people's attention.
In recent years, with the continuous development of various industries on Mars, more and more people have begun to regard this place as a dream place.
Even cultural relics must comply with the Basic Law.
Professor Leonard: "That's right, but the limit that human bones can withstand is mainly determined by genes, and the environment is only an influencing factor. In the past, it was popular to build facilities called gravity chambers to provide approximate gravity through centrifugal force. . Mostly drugs are used now, and the effects of low gravity were an issue in the early days of spaceflight, but are not that big of an issue now."
In addition to those industries located on the surface of the planet Mars, Mars also plays the role of a material transit hub, undertaking the tasks of rough processing and transit transportation of minerals transported from the asteroid belt.
"You're welcome," Professor Leonard shrugged as he sat next to Lu Zhou, "Just think of it as repaying your life-saving grace. Speaking of which, have you thought about it?"
It’s not just the navigation risks caused by meteorite fragments, but also the sky pirates hiding behind the meteorites.
From the moment he accepted the three tubes of medicine, his fate was bound to the void.
When the twelve pairs of engines were lit together, the entire night sky outside the space station seemed to be lit up.
Pan-Asian cooperation bans guns throughout the country.
Thinking of this, Lu Zhou couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
Therefore, in addition to the archaeological teams affiliated with major research institutions, there are also many illegal organizations that wander in legal gray areas and are also eyeing this piece of cake.
Can even this kind of thing be solved through medicine
Overall, his gains were considerable.
Terminal.
For example, from an academic book describing the economic and social environment of a colony, Lu Zhou learned that the steel industry and chemical industry were very developed on Mars.
Although he still harbored an anxiety about the uncertain future, when he saw the sky city and the surface of Mars gradually getting farther away, for some reason he became more and more looking forward to the return voyage after a century...
Lu Zhou: "What have you thought about?"
Speaking of which, I have to mention the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Regardless of whether there are bargaining chips in the Martian ruins that can reverse the international situation, the priceless cultural relics and specimens alone are enough for them to take risks.
After so many years, I don’t know if the observers have forgotten him.
At this moment, Professor Leonard, wearing a plaid T-shirt and leather jacket, strode over.
"Your relatives, friends, family, children, savings, house... are all gone. I guess you didn't buy insurance for yourself when you were frozen. You and I are the only ones in the world who believe you are still alive. After you are cured, , have you decided where to go?"
"... It's not that I'm curious, it's just that in my impression, low gravity seems to affect the development of bones."
Fortunately, what he feared didn't happen.
Some powerful sky pirates even built pirate bases on the asteroid belt, and used the cover of meteorites to avoid radar searches by patrol ships from various countries while trading stolen supplies with some unscrupulous traders.
Looking at the research information in the holographic window, a thoughtful expression appeared on Lu Zhou's face.
In short, no matter whether you can achieve it or not, you still have to have a dream.
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