Mu Liang didn't know how to answer the questions raised by Zi Shu Yinyue.
The simple idea is to try my luck and see if there are any additional discoveries.
"Waiting here, why not take a look around, just take in the scenery. If we find ancient traces of groundwater and explore the content of groundwater, then our reward will be greater."
"Well, if you accidentally run into a Martian monster, you will make a fortune."
Zishu Yinyue thought of the interstellar legend and began to daydream.
Mu Liang immediately extinguished her sweet dream:
"According to data records, when Mars was in its complete period, the ecosystem was sound and primary life cells should have been born.
But it soon collapsed due to environmental deterioration. Hundreds of millions of years later, it was extremely cold and lacked oxygen, and no matter how tenacious its vitality was, it would not be able to survive.
For countless years, even if there are underground water resources, it is impossible to survive. "
In fact, during this journey, Mu Liang extended his mental perception power countless times, but he did not notice any fluctuations in the biological magnetic field, and his energy power could not sense the presence of too low heat.
Only dark energy fills every corner, enveloping Mars and coexisting with each other according to the law of inclusion and exclusion.
As the final conclusion of the data is, under normal circumstances, Mars is a restricted area for life and is a planet without living things of its own.
"Xiao Wenzi, why do you always play devil's advocate? Can you fill it with a little imagination?" Zi Shu Yinyue was a little unhappy.
"I'm going to unload the drilling equipment."
Mu Liang had no advantage in arguing with girls, so he simply skipped the topic and did other things.
Zishu Yinyue muttered and walked up to the "little chef", opened the light screen and entered a series of instructions, and added a few more passwords using the voice system, and pressed the confirmation button after receiving a reply.
Ten minutes later, Mu Liang had installed the drilling equipment.
Through the local area network, the operation manual was transmitted to the "Little Chef", and responses such as "Download completed, scanned correctly, and reliable operation" signaled to Zi Shuyinyue that the preparations were completed and could be officially implemented.
Under Zi Shu Yinyue's voice command, the "little cook" hugged the small drilling machine weighing dozens of kilograms, and his body squirmed and transformed into a bat shape.
The soles of his feet released a small amount of dark energy, and with a flash of red light, they soared into the sky like a roc spreading its wings and quickly flew to the top of the ice cap.
The two people returned to the car and closed the door. They took off their space suits and put on cold-proof clothes in the tent. They endured the -80C low temperature in the car and climbed into the cab. They felt much better.
Zishu Yinyue turned on the remote control screen and controlled the aircraft and testing instruments with the "little cook" through the hair extension device outside the car.
After all, the robot's thinking mode is limited, and some complex and detailed detection methods must be operated by humans to achieve the best results.
After Zishu Yinyue confirmed that it was correct, Mu Liang drove the space vehicle around the ice cap, driving in the same direction as the set route to avoid turning back again.
After calculation, the north-south diameter of Mars is about 7,000 kilometers. One orbit of the aircraft can cover a range of 2,000 kilometers, and there is still room left after four orbits.
This remainder is mainly set for the poles, taking full account of the special characteristics of Mars.
The temporary route is not easy to walk, and the vehicles do not drive very fast, so long as they can pass through the key sections.
The road ahead was rugged and difficult to navigate, which provided Muliang with an opportunity to practice his space car and take advantage of the difficult road conditions to improve his driving skills.
Because the weather was too cold, the two of them had to take energy pills to satisfy their hunger and solve the problem of physical exhaustion.
Zishu Yinyue stared at the scanned image on the roof of the car, tracked and checked the operation of the aircraft and detection instruments, and used voice to report the situations he noticed from time to time.
The road was full of potholes and bumps.
It took 4 hours until it was completely dark and I ran 160 kilometers.
The entire route is basically on a gentle slope, and there are few sunken terrains, so there is no hope of exploring underground water.
At this time, data came from the "little chef".
We have just completed the 50-meter drilling work on the top of the ice sheet and are currently rushing to the next mountainside positioning point.
After its inspection, it was found that it was all dry ice, with only trace amounts of moisture existing in the cracks in the form of ice crystals, which are incompatible with dry ice.
This result is consistent with the preliminary judgment of the two people, and is also consistent with the range scan result of the detection instrument.
Considering that the aircraft had completed the task of inspecting the surface of the ice cap, Zishu Yinyue immediately controlled the aircraft to fly back with the inspection instrument after consulting Mu Liang.
With the "Little Chef" on-site drilling and drilling inspection work, there is no need for an aircraft to repeat steps.
The bus runs until 8pm.
Just when the two of them finished chewing the energy pills and were about to park the car and sleep, Zishu Yinyue reminded them that there was a new discovery on the edge of the ice cap.
Mu Liang turned the space vehicle, pointed it in the direction of the ice sheet, and illuminated it with its headlights.
Sure enough, I saw a small gap in front of me, a groove 50 meters long and 10 meters deep.
The vehicle climbed up a gentle slope, increased the accelerator and drove into the depression, stopping on a gravel ground about 30 meters wide.
After 7 or 8 hours of tossing, the two of them were a little tired. Instead of observing carefully, they walked around in a circle. When they saw nothing unusual, they turned off the car lights and got into the tent to sleep.
Mars Day 6, 8 a.m.
The two of us got up on time, and the temperature inside the tent was around -13C.
Mu Liang opened the zipper and poked his head in, and goosebumps suddenly appeared all over his body.
It turns out that the temperature inside the car roof actually dropped to -65C, which is close to the lowest historical temperature on the surface of the Earth.
You can imagine how low the outside temperature is.
After breakfast, Zishu Yinyue turned on her ID card phone and checked the messages sent by "Little Chef". She had received 4 data lists.
It means that this guy has played 1 top hole and 3 side holes overnight, and he is probably playing the 4th side hole at the moment.
After a cursory glance at the inventory report, I had my first unexpected surprise.
"Xiao Wenzi, we have bonus points. We have discovered a dry ice interlayer of water, which is 5 meters thick. According to the light refraction of the horizontal holes, it is about 3 million cubic meters, which is very impressive."
Zi Shu Yinyue was in the cab and shouted excitedly.
“The scientific research data of the Earth and Star Administration should have proven this, but it was not stated in the mission.
If the prediction is correct, the difference of plus or minus 3% probably refers to the dry ice interlayer water.
As long as you discover the existence of water, you will not only get a perfect score of 100, but you will also get bonuses due to related major discoveries. "
Mu Liang's logical reasoning was rigorous and he quickly thought of cause and effect.
"So, as long as you perform the task as required and get full points plus rewards, it's like giving it away for free." Zishu Yinyue also expressed his meaning.
“To do this, we must endure hardship and stand hard work as a prerequisite, learn to drive a space vehicle, be proficient in remote-controlled aircraft and testing instruments, and challenge extreme cold and harsh environments. This is the purpose of training us at the management center.
It's just a different implementation approach to make the process more meaningful. "
Mu Liang further understood the above intentions.
"Come on, you've learned a lot about officialdom at such a young age. I think politics is the most suitable thing for you when you grow up."
Zishu Yinyue was surprised by the other party's clear organization and he didn't look like a junior student at all.
"The philosophy my mother has instilled in me since childhood is probably because she wants me not to imitate my father's bookishness."
Mu Liang honestly told the whole story.
"Oh, it's true that a woman has no son." Zi Shu Yinyue shouted.
"It's a tiger father but no dog son, don't be so pretentious." Mu Liang quickly corrected her inappropriate choice of words.
"Okay, don't pretend to be an expert. Look at the cliff in front. I feel something is wrong. Go down and take a look."
With the help of the light sweeping across the horizon, Zishu Yinyue instantly discovered something special and urged him to go closer and investigate.
"Okay, please adjust the height of the car lights. I'll go down and take a look."
Mu Liang climbed into the carriage, put on his spacesuit, got out of the car, braved the severe cold, stepped onto the hard sandy ground, and walked forward slowly.
Unexpectedly, the sole of his foot slipped and he almost fell.
He lowered his head and looked through his helmet light, and found a layer of ice crystals on the gray and yellow ground.
Looking at the cliff in front, there are also ice crystal agglomerations, which must be caused by the seepage water left over from ancient times and freezing, which has not melted all year round.
This phenomenon can completely explain the real cause of the water source in the ice sheet.
Combined with the existing traces of Mariner Canyon, it can be deduced that there were indeed floods during the complete period of Mars.
Under the illumination of the headlights of the car, Mu Liang followed the direction pointed by Zi Shu Yinyue and approached a cliff to carefully observe the sand and stones mixed with dry ice.
Sure enough, a black light flashed, and the enlarged image was transmitted to Zishu Yinyue's mobile phone.
While waiting for identification, he carefully explored other parts of the cliff and the sand mixed with ice crystals and dry ice under his feet, and saw many flashing black light spots.
Without light, you can't see it at all, and if the light isn't strong, it's hard to spot.
Only by finding the right angle under strong light can you detect its existence.
"What kind of metal is this? I haven't heard of it."
While Mu Liang was muttering in his mind, Zi Shu Yinyue's surprised voice came from the helmet:
"This is 'carbon gold'! Xiao Wenzi, we are rich."
"Isn't carbon gold a material for building furniture? It doesn't look like it?" Mu Liang asked with some confusion.
"Oh, it's not that kind of 'carbon gold', this is a special metal alloy. Did you find that its color is consistent with the surface of the little cook's body?" Zi Shu Yinyue asked in a guiding light.
"I think about it, it seems very similar. Could it be that this is the main material for making the escort mecha?"
Mu Liang finally realized its value.
"You're right. I heard my father say that high temperature and high pressure are necessary for refining special alloys. So it is unlikely that these naturally formed 'carbon gold' came from Mars itself. There must be external forces." Zi Shuyin Yue points out the key links.
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"Judging from this gap, it is very likely that it was hit by an extraterrestrial meteorite or comet." Mu Liang guessed the nature of the foreign object.
"Yes, I think so too. This time we have made two major discoveries."
Zishu Yinyue is very satisfied with this unexpected gain, and the Mars mission will definitely be successfully completed.
