Pei Jie came out of the training pool, took off his oxygen and diving goggles, took a deep breath, and slowly took off his oxygen bottle.
There is determination and resilience hidden in his slightly tired face.
This is daily space training.
As one of the first Mars volunteers, he has been involved in the project since its inception. The Mars survival volunteers of the Army Ant Group are selected from ordinary college students.
Being selected requires a long period of special professional training.
Due to his poor family, the subsidies given by the Marching Ant Group were very high, and he also liked space and had the dream of going to space, so in his junior year, he participated in the Marching Ant Group's Mars volunteer selection.
To ordinary people, this is an upward passage opened by the army ant group.
As ordinary college students, they only need to pass the test of the Marching Ant Group and undergo training at the Flying Ant Aerospace Training Base to become a true elite.
Fortunately, it was his resilience that he had accumulated through hard work since childhood that allowed him to pass all the tests and join the first batch of Mars volunteers, becoming the most outstanding member of the volunteer team.
After a long period of training, the volunteers also went to a space hotel of army ants to adapt to the life and environment of space.
The first batch of volunteer teams consisted of eight people, four domestic volunteers and four volunteers from other countries. He was the captain.
Now everyone is waiting for the notification from above to go to Mars.
Now it's just daily training to maintain the habit.
In addition to training, they also have to spend time in class every day to understand the current environmental changes on Mars.
The sealed training prevented them from contacting the outside world, but they obtained a lot of information. The extent of the Army Ant Group's development of Mars and related technologies has reached a terrifying level.
"Pei Jie, we have been notified from above to gather at the central training ground."
The training instructor's reminder instantly refreshed Pei Jie. He got up and went to the locker room, changed into his daily uniform, and quickly headed to the central training ground.
When Pei Jie arrived, several other volunteers were already waiting.
Including him, there are eight volunteers, six men and two women. After a long period of training, the men all look capable and the women are also heroic.
Everyone raised their chests and waited for the announcement.
Fang Hong scanned all the volunteers and nodded with satisfaction.
He was one of the first astronauts of Flying Ant Aerospace. He is now retired and serves as the director of the training center.
Judging from the information and training, these volunteers have mastered excellent skills and will not have much problem joining the ranks of professional astronauts in Flying Ant Aerospace in the future.
When the volunteers arrived, Fang Hong cleared his throat and took out a paper notice.
"The superiors came down to inform us that the time has come and we will set off for Mars the day after tomorrow."
Just two sentences shocked the spirits of all the Mars volunteers present.
"Start preparations tomorrow. There is no need to train. Use tomorrow's time to take another look at and understand the latest environmental conditions on Mars and the base conditions you need to go to."
"receive."
Eight people agreed.
Pei Jie was a little excited, but also a little worried, and his mood was complicated. Several other people also had different moods.
After a long period of training, this day is finally coming.
Seeing their mental outlook, Fang Hong nodded with satisfaction.
"Before you get ready to get on the plane the day after tomorrow, you will have one opportunity to talk to your family. You can arrange your own time to go to the call room."
The eight Mars volunteers smiled in surprise.
The closed training gave him no chance to contact his family.
Before starting training, he told his family that the company would need to be closed for a long period of time, so his family would not worry about him.
Now that he needs to go to Mars, he still needs to contact his family.
Mars volunteers, to put it bluntly, are people who go to Mars for environmental testing. They are considered advanced guinea pigs, but these tests are voluntary.
They also learn many skills.
All training provided by the Army Ant Group is free.
In the event of an accident, they will receive a very high compensation, which will be enough for his family to have food and clothing for the rest of their lives.
Now he is considered half an employee of Feiyan Aerospace.
If they safely pass this test on Mars, the professional skills they have learned will be enough to make them excellent astronauts. After the test is completed, they will directly join the astronaut team of the Army Ant Group.
That is a position that countless people dream of.
After the group was dismissed, everyone couldn't wait to go back to the dormitory, put on their casual clothes, and headed for the call room.
"Mom and Dad, are you okay?"
"Okay, everything is fine, son, have you completed your training?" On the other end of the video was a middle-aged man with a tired face.
"It's finished today. I'm on a business trip the day after tomorrow. It will take a while to get back, so I'll give you a call." Pei Jie took a deep breath and said.
"Then you work hard, work is very important. Are there any good girls among your colleagues?"
"There aren't many girls around my colleagues, what's the matter?"
"Looking for a wife, you don't have one there. Mom will find you a girl here in my hometown. Let's meet again when you get home." The middle-aged woman next to her hurriedly laughed.
I am more happy than any happy event when my son has a promising future.
“…”
Pei Jie didn't know whether he should cry or laugh.
"Okay, let's go check it out when I get home. You and dad should take care of your health. Have you received all the money I sent home?"
That was the subsidy given to him by the Marching Ant Group. He was training in a closed base and had no need for the money at all, so he sent it all back as his own salary.
"I'm also discussing with your dad to build a house and wait for you to come back and get a wife."
"..." Pei Jie smiled: "Okay, after returning from this business trip, I will go home. Has the rice at home been harvested now?"
"No, it will take another week."
"There should be agricultural machinery passing over the fields in the village. In the future, you should not harvest it yourself. Instead, hire agricultural machinery to harvest it. You will not be short of the two hundred yuan."
"Okay, it's up to you."
“…”
The phone call lasted ten minutes, and they were all about daily routine, before Pei Jie put down the phone with some reluctance.
This is a very important call. If something unexpected happens in this Mars survival test, this will be the last time with the family. As for the suicide note, it has been written as early as when he entered the training team.
…
Two days, neither long nor short, the time to set off for Mars will soon come.
At the airport of Flying Ant Aerospace, there is a plane parked, which is larger than the Goddess and different from the Tiannv and Flying Ants.
Today is the busiest time for Mars development. To take into account space tourism, lunar tourism and Mars missions, three spacecrafts are still too few. Chen Mo built three more spaceships, Tiannv-class spaceships, namely: Xiannv, Fairy and Xuannv.
The one docked at the airport in front of us is the Xia Nu.
The appearance is about the same size as the Tiannyue, but the painting and number are different, so it is easy to distinguish it.
Chen Mo stood in front of the farewell team, and Mo Nu was beside him.
This mission was of great importance, so Chen Mo personally came to see off the eight volunteers.
As long as these eight volunteers can survive in the natural conditions of Mars for a week without the use of protective clothing and oxygen masks, the mission of transforming Mars will be completely completed.
By then, he will complete the task of the Science and Technology Library's golden authority and unlock the next level of authority in the Science and Technology Library.
Seeing the Mars landing volunteers coming out, Chen Mo smiled and stretched out his hand to shake their hands. As the boss and researcher of the project, he also has the responsibility to greet these volunteers.
The leader is Pei Jie, the captain of the volunteer team, followed closely by the other team members.
Chen Mo held Pei Jie's hand and said with a smile: "Victory as soon as possible."
"thank you boss."
Chen Mo came in person, which made Pei Jie a little flattered. He puffed up his chest, said firmly, let go of his hand, and boarded the Heroine.
"An early triumph."
Chen Mo shook hands with every volunteer and only left the airport and went to the command center when he confirmed that preparations for takeoff were needed.
"Get ready for takeoff, five minutes..."
The time signal appeared on the big screen in the command center, and the staff of Feiyi Space Center were preparing step by step. The space shuttle has taken off too many times. There used to be some tension and a sense of ceremony, but now it feels like sending off an ordinary flight.
call…
Five minutes later, the Xia Nu slowly floated up, soared into the sky, and began its journey to Mars.
Chen Mo looked at the Xia Nu disappearing into the sky, turned around and left the command center.
He has absolute confidence that this final experiment of Mars transformation can be completed, and this is under the premise of ensuring the safety of these Mars volunteers.
The atmospheric environmental conditions of Mars are basically mature, and the base's medical support incorporates many technologies that Chen Mo took out from the library. As long as the astronauts are not instantly brain-dead, they can be saved from death.
Including superbugs and mutated viruses that may appear on Mars, he has prepared response plans.
(End of chapter)