It's reasonable for me to have a two-way foil for a second-level civilization, right?

The surface of the sea covered by countless Atmospheric Modifiers [-] showed a peculiar pale green color.

Under the breeze blowing, there are layers of waves on the sea surface.

Occasionally, some snow-white waves rise from the bottom and beat on the giant embankment.

Today is a rest day.

Hope has been sitting here all day.

He stared at the sea in front of him in a daze, and countless fragments of memories flashed in his mind like a marquee.

"Ding dong."

A crisp reminder sounded in his ears, overshadowing the subtle wavy sound from the helmet radio.

Unlike a few years ago, Hope has learned his lesson now-he didn't turn off the message notification sound.

Although this will disturb his interest in watching the sea, and there have been no major events within the People's Federation in the past few years, who knows what will happen in the next second?

Hope withdrew his scattered thoughts, raised his wrist, and skillfully turned on the small holographic projection function equipped with the watch.

A holographic image with an azure blue background appeared in front of him.

Looking at the text in the holographic projection, Hope's slightly squinted eyes gradually "rounded".

"Wow, shit..."

The heart was pounding, and a large amount of hot blood was pumped into the blood vessels.

Afterwards, a strange rosiness brought about by excitement appeared on Hope's face.

Chance!This is his dream opportunity!

He subconsciously stuck out his tongue and licked his dry lips fiercely.

In the next second, he pushed his hands hard.

With the help of the exoskeleton, he quickly stood up from the embankment.

He subconsciously turned around and ran in the direction of City No. [-], but after a few steps, he stopped abruptly.

forget.

He came out of a mineral exploration ship.

He raised his hand and tapped his helmet lightly.

The crisp sound from the helmet cooled his overheated brain a little bit.

"That's right! Hansen!" Hope turned and ran towards the mineral exploration ship, muttering to himself and turning on the communication function.

After a few minutes.

A mineral exploration ship with a bit of wind and dust on its surface pulled up from the embankment and headed straight for the open port of City No. [-]!

……

"what happened?"

Hansen stood at the door of the house, frowning and looking at Hope, who was panting in front of him.

"Ha! This time, this time, your news is behind!" Hope said while panting heavily, "Didn't you see the latest news released by the Academy of Sciences?"

Hansen frowned even deeper.

"You mean the solicitation for volunteers?"

Hope nodded again and again, and looked expectantly at Hansen in front of him.

"You..." Facing Hope's gaze, a bad thought flashed in Hansent's mind. He stretched out his hand and pushed Hope, who was standing at the door, into the room.

Then he lowered his voice and shouted: "Are you crazy?!"

"Do you know what that volunteer does?!"

Hope broke away from Hansent's hand that was holding his arm, and responded angrily, "Of course I know!"

"Isn't it just to go to a bigger planet for exploration?"

Hansen couldn't help being amused by Hope's words.

"Bigger planets?"

"That's an ice giant! Not a terrestrial planet!"

"Do you know Uranus and Neptune?! That's the ice giant planet!" Hansen shouted loudly: "Be sober! That's an area that humans have never set foot in!"

Hope fell silent.

He is naturally aware of the risks involved.

Unlike terrestrial planets, ice giants are closer to gas giants.

It's just not as large as the gas giant planets.

As for the environment, I am afraid that it is not much different from the gas giant planet, and it is a forbidden area for carbon-based life.

For example, Neptune in the solar system is a typical ice giant planet.

The mass has reached 17.147 Earth masses, and the atmospheric composition is mainly hydrogen and helium.

The wind speed on its surface even reached 2400km/h.

For the landing spacecraft, this is simply a hell-like existence!

It is no exaggeration to say that even with the current technology of human beings, when landing on an ice giant planet, it is equivalent to stepping half a foot into the gate of hell.

but……

"But this is the only chance..."

There was a bit of trill in Hope's words.

Hearing this, Hansent also fell silent.

Having been teammates for decades, Hansent naturally knew Hope's wish since he was a child - to enter the Academy of Sciences and contribute to the People's Federation.

"Become a volunteer, enter the ice giant planet exploration, and you can become a member of the Academy of Sciences!"

Hope muttered to himself: "The volunteers are looking for mineral prospectors with more than 50 years of work experience. This is simply an opportunity tailored for me!"

"I absolutely cannot miss this opportunity!"

Hansen looked heavy, and tried to persuade again.

"Actually, you are already a member of the Academy of Sciences."

"No! I'm not!" Hope growled a little excitedly, "A sub-organization of the Academy of Sciences, is this also a member of the Academy of Sciences?!"

Facing Hope's questioning, Hansen was speechless.

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indeed.

As a subsidiary organization of the Academy of Sciences, the Resource Management Bureau is in charge of all the resources of the People's Federation, and mineral resources are only a relatively large category of them.

And they, mineral prospectors, are the smallest grassroots.

To say they are members of the Academy of Sciences is an understatement.

Hansent's lips trembled a few times: "But, but..."

That's an ice giant planet!

Fear of the unknown is deeply embedded in human DNA.

Thinking of the beautiful giant planet glowing with crystal blue, Hansen felt a chill down his back.

On the earth, in the solar system, in the universe...

No matter where, beauty often means danger.

Hope shook his head slowly: "It's nothing to worry about."

"Opportunities always come with risks."

"At least, I don't want to be an unknown mineral prospector anymore."

Looking at Hope's firm eyes, Hansen felt a little dazed.

It seems... When we met for the first time, Hope also had the same firm expression and vowed to himself that one day he would work in the Academy of Sciences.

Decades passed by.

Hope is still Hope.

But what about him?

Hansen subconsciously reviewed his ordinary life.

There is nothing worthy of praise.

He was silent for a moment, and his originally dull eyes gradually became sharper.

"Have you decided?"

"Yes." Hope nodded firmly without any hesitation, "Sorry, you may have to complete the future mineral exploration tasks alone."

Hansen didn't speak, just turned around and walked towards the back room.

Looking at Hansen's back, Hope showed a bit of guilt in his eyes.

"Feel sorry."

He lowered his head and murmured again.

Then he turned around and walked resolutely towards the gate.

"drop!"

A crisp reminder sounded, and the door opened.

"and many more!"

Just as Hope was about to go out, Hansen's voice suddenly came from behind him.

Hope subconsciously turned his head to look.

When he saw the suitcase in Hancent's hand, he couldn't help but froze.

"you……"

"Why are you staring blankly?" Hansen came to Hope with big strides, and pointed to the direction of the Academy of Sciences headquarters with his chin, "Let's go!"

"Wait, wait!" Hope stammered, "You, why are you..."

"You're right." Hansen took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.

"I don't want to be this unknown mineral prospector anymore."

"I also want to take this opportunity to gain a future."

"I think, Professor Lu won't let us go to die, will he?"

Saying that, Hansent smiled self-deprecatingly.

Hope's originally dim eyes became brighter at this moment.

He didn't speak, just raised his hand, put his arm around Hancent's shoulder, and shook it vigorously.

Everything is without words.

……

Academy of Sciences.

"Zero, how is the registration status?"

Lu Yongchang's voice sounded in the biology laboratory.

"Professor, as of now, no one has signed up for the project." Zero responded quickly, and at the same time unfolded a holographic image showing statistical data.

Lu Yongchang frowned when he saw the hundreds of millions of readers displayed on the statistics interface.

"What's going on? Why didn't anyone sign up?"

Mao Zhengzhi on the side leaned his head, glanced at the holographic image in front of Lu Yongchang, and clicked his tongue lightly.