Super Mothership

Chapter 775

Orion cantilever, solar system, Mars.

The Mars in front of me no longer looks like the desert and loneliness of ten years ago.

On the Planet orbit, three space elevators run straight through the sky and the earth, and three space ports of different sizes are all under construction or expansion.

Tens of millions of small robots tirelessly execute construction instructions one by one, building countless materials into buildings and facilities.

Hundreds of spacecraft continue to unload various construction equipment to the space port, and then transport them to the colonial city below via space elevators to support the construction. Everything on Mars is changing with each passing day.

The stars are dotted, like the same amber-like colonial city cluster expanding outwards with the space elevator as the center, igniting the fire of civilization on Mars.

So far, nearly 30 million people on Earth have completed space migration in the first three large metropolitan areas on Mars, and hundreds of millions of people have resided or worked here through virtual reality technology.

The existence of the ghost captain has opened up a stable and safe development environment for the solar system, and the virtual reality technology has strongly promoted global scientific research and development.

Coupled with the explosion of foreign technology and industry, the current earth civilization has gradually developed into a colony system with two regions of the Earth-Moon system and Mars as the core, and footprints throughout the solar system.

As another important colonization core for the development of earth civilization, Mars has been tilted by key resources in recent years. Various merchant ships travel between the Earth-Moon system and Mars, transporting raw materials back to the moon, and then supporting them with various finished products and equipment. Mars building.

In the outer space orbit of Mars, you can not only see three busy space ports and space elevators that are thousands of kilometers long, but also a huge beam of light that runs through the sky and the earth!

Through the “Prometheus Energy Project”, the huge solar energy received from the central star was put on the back of Mars far away from the urban agglomeration without hesitation, injecting a large amount of energy into the entire planet and accelerating the “warming” of Mars.

According to the Mars transformation plan made by scientists, as the temperature rises, the carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases inside Mars will increase rapidly, which is conducive to the further formation of a water cycle system.

In almost one or two years, some improved plant seeds will be sown on the surface of Mars, and the initial life planet environment will be quickly born on Mars through methods such as inducing birth.

The next step is to adjust the environment little by little, so that Mars will gradually become the second planet suitable for human survival.

…

“Jerry, I’m homesick.”

Tom was wearing an outer space walking suit, sitting on the edge of Spaceport 3 with his legs drooped, looking melancholy at the busy scene around him.

“Shit! You were playing mahjong at’home’ half an hour ago!”

Jerry was checking data with a terminal, and he couldn’t help but glance at Tom.

Behind the two, a large number of small robots are working. The fully automated robot army is crushing the traditional construction team with engineering efficiency. The nearby facilities are changing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Today, when modularization and automation are completely popular, building an airport facility is no more difficult than building a base in the Red Alert.

As experienced veteran astronauts, Tom and Jerry are one of the few staff who need to operate in various space environments.

Because Spaceport 3 is a new generation of “technology verification port”, the two of them were sent here for acceptance work and “survival environment testing” during this period.

“It’s all virtual, virtual! Understand? It feels completely different from the real one!” Tom exclaimed at Jerry dissatisfied.

“Really? I remember that the virtual world’s fidelity is close to 99.9%. I ask you, is your optic nerve discovering the distortion of the picture, or your pain nerve can’t feel the iron fist of love?”

“Uh…it’s not the case.”

“So?”

“No! Jerry, the problem is not here! Although the picture is beautiful and the feeling is very real, you don’t think the virtual hug has no temperature, even Kiss has a taste of data, it’s like I’m licking the screen. Can you understand what I mean?” Tom explained with gestures.

Jerry finally put down the data panel in his hand and looked at Tom up and down very seriously, “In love? I remember that you just went back to the moon last month and took a vacation?”

“Oh Jerry! You really…understand me!” Tom scratched his helmet hehe.

“I met Mela on the moon, you don’t know, she is so charming, she directly hooked my heart away, I feel that I can’t live without her, I have decided! Next time I go back to She proposes!”

“Seriously this time?” Jerry looked at him suspiciously.

“I swear in the name of pancake fruit!”

Jerry believed it immediately.

“Oh! Boogie is retired, I didn’t expect even you to be married…” Jerry sighed, a little helpless in his eyes.

From the International Space Station, to the “New World” moon exploration, to the Mars colonization project, the three have been partners for many years, and have been struggling on the front line of mankind’s external expansion. go……

Although I can meet frequently through virtual reality technology, I still feel a little empty in my heart.

Human beings who have just stepped into space are still learning to adapt to the long space gap of the Universe.

“Okay! I respect your decision and wish you happiness! So, when do you plan to submit your resignation report?”

“Resign? No, no, no! Jerry, you misunderstood, I said I was going home to get married, but I didn’t say to leave! You are still here, how could I abandon you and wander in the endless starry sky? We are gold partner!”

While Jerry was moved by these words, he was also very pleasantly surprised, “Are you not leaving?”

“Of course! Our goal is Star Ocean. I am still planning to apply next year to become the first real astronaut out of the solar system. How can I leave now?

I said so much, just want you to give me more wedding leave. ”

Jerry: “…”

Although he was a little speechless towards this inconspicuous companion, Jerry was in a good mood with the feeling of recovering from the loss.

“Approval! I will apply for marriage leave for you now. Is one month enough?”

Now Jerry is already an Lv8 senior pioneering astronaut, and in terms of his position, he is already Tom’s immediate boss.

“I’m afraid it’s not enough.”

“Then… two months?” Although there was a shortage of manpower, as a good friend for many years, Jerry thought about it and gave way to the trail.

This year, the earth civilization of the population explosion still lacks people everywhere, and the population growth rate has not kept up with the rapid development of civilization. High-end talents like Tom and Jerry are even more scarce.

“This…I’m afraid it’s still not enough.” Tom scratched his head in embarrassment.

Jerry’s eyes widened, “You are going back to get married, not to have a baby. Is it possible that you still want me to grant you half-year maternity leave?”

“Ahem! If two months are spent on marriage and honeymoon, of course it will be enough, but I have to spend some time to cultivate more relationships with Mela’s three children…”

Three children…

Jerry looked at Tom speechlessly.

Because all countries have implemented extremely extreme policies to encourage childbirth, there has been a continuous baby boom on the planet in recent years, coupled with the popularization of test tube babies, artificial uterus and nanny robot technology, it is not unusual for a woman to bring several babies. Things.

Even more because of policy reasons, women’s legal age for marriage has dropped again and again. Now that unmarried adult women are really scarce on the planet, it’s hard for Tom…

Taking into account the work problem, Jerry had the intention to refuse, but when he thought that his old friend for many years finally found his own happiness, he couldn’t help but feel soft.

But when he was about to extend his vacation for a few more days, Tom spoke up again.

“Of course, in addition to the three children, I still need to persuade Mela to get a divorce certificate before getting married. This will take a lot of effort. I estimated that the holiday… oh!”

Before the words were finished, the man had already been kicked and kicked directly from the edge of the space station 1200 kilometers from the surface of Mars.

“Why do not you go to hell!”

In the headset, Jerry’s roar was long overdue…