Qiongzhou Island, Wenchang Temporary Center.
The 10th International Multilateral Symposium on Mars Rescue is still ongoing.
"This is the 'Victory Day' report." Liao Changtian, the head of the teaching and research office, placed a document on the table.
"Victory Day" is the name given to the day the United States surrendered unconditionally. On that day, the "ten suns" in the sky pulled humanity back from the brink of war. To commemorate this special day, the United Nations named it "Victory Day".
"We collected sky photos taken by people all over the world at that time and compared and analyzed them one by one." Liao Changtian paused for a moment and continued, "We were unable to find any signs of heavy nuclear fusion in them."
"Could it be... that the power of 'Houyi III' hydrogen fusion was too great?" Yang Jiandong asked, somewhat dazed. "Perhaps it melted 'Sun God' before triggering its heavy nuclear fusion?"
“After the explosion, a small number of warhead fragments fell around the world.” Liao Changtian placed some more photos of warhead fragments on the table. “We analyzed the composition of the fragments and confirmed that some of them came from the ‘Apollo’ warhead, but…”
"We were unable to detect uranium or nuclear radiation in it."
"In other words..." Yang Jiandong's eyes widened.
“The warhead of the ‘Sun God’ missile is empty.” Liao Changtian nodded. “Someone deliberately removed the core.”
"Heh, that's definitely her style. Sigh..." Yang Jiandong sighed deeply, a bitter smile on his face.
"If the core is removed, what use is 'Sun God'?" Xiao Yimin asked, his face full of surprise.
“How could it be useless?” Yang Jiandong stood up and said, “Based on my fifty years of experience in missile work, I can tell you definitively—”
"The greatest deterrent effect of nuclear weapons is when they are on the launch pad!"
"But once launched, its value to humanity is less than that of a pile of scrap metal!"
Xiao Yimin also fell silent.
"Then why did she do that? On the orbital station..."
“Based on my analysis and speculation, she wanted to create an opportunity for the United States in its desperate situation,” Liao Changtian replied. “In that scenario, humanity would assume that only the United States is safe, and the United States would then have the basic conditions to reach an agreement with other countries in the world.”
“What a pity,” Yang Jiandong shook his head. “She was very smart, but the United States did the exact opposite of what she expected. She loved her country deeply, but unfortunately the United States did not cherish her.”
"Amazing!" Brosnan exclaimed involuntarily, giving a thumbs-up. "No wonder she's the 'First Daughter'!"
"In terms of her status, she owes no one anything, but the United States owes her."
...
Mars, South Pole.
The Apollo spacecraft stood vertically on the ice like a mountain, with a solitary figure sitting on the nose of the spacecraft, gazing at the night sky.
It can't really be called the night sky, because it's currently the polar day at the Martian south pole, and the surrounding icebergs look like they're shrouded in a hazy moonlight.
A thin layer of ice had formed on the water's surface, and from the Apollo, the ice was spreading outwards.
Soon, the entire water surface will be covered by ice again.
"Fan, what are you doing?" Ivanka's voice came through the earpiece, a voice from 3,000 meters below the ice.
"I don't want to talk to liars." After saying this, tears welled up in Zhang Fan's eyes.
"Hehe." A girl's cheerful laughter came through the earpiece. "Don't be angry. It was my fault for lying to you twice. I apologize."
As expected, you can't trust what women say; the prettier the woman, the more likely she is to lie.
"Fan, what are you doing?"
"I'm looking at the moon, and there are two moons in the sky."
"Can you tell me about the scenery you saw?"
"The moon in the sky is very round, and the surrounding icebergs are covered with a layer of white light, like a transparent satin. There are auroras in the sky..."
Wow! The aurora borealis on Mars?
"Yes, it looks like a fairy's ribbon waving in the sky."
"So beautiful..." came the girl's ecstatic voice through the communication headset. "It's a pity I've never really looked at it properly before..."
The signal in the communication headset began to deteriorate, and the Beetle's own power supply could not last for long.
"Fan, did I do something wrong at the track station?"
"Yes, you're wrong. Your intentions are good, but your methods are wrong. Protecting your own things shouldn't involve hurting others."
"Then... could you please apologize to them for me, and say sorry?"
"Yes, I will speak to them for you."
"Also, could you please tell Grandpa Yang that I've gotten into trouble again, but I've changed my ways this time and I won't do it again? Please tell him not to worry about me anymore, and also ask him to take good care of himself."
"Yes, I will tell him."
Zhang Fan heard a sharp, metallic scraping sound coming from the communication headset, like someone scratching a blackboard with their fingernails.
This is the rest of the Beetle's crew capsule, deforming under immense water pressure.
"Sail?"
"Um?"
"are you still there? "
"I'm here."
"It's so dark here, I'm a little scared."
"Don't be afraid, I'm here with you."
"Yes, thank you."
"Thank me for what?"
Thank you for staying by my side when the whole world had abandoned me.
"fool."
"Sail."
"Um?"
I'm a little cold.
Due to insufficient power, the heating system in the Beetle's crew cabin has stopped working.
"Go to sleep, you won't feel cold when you're asleep."
"Um. "
"Could you sing me a song?"
"good."
The stars in the sky don't speak, the children on earth miss their mothers, the eyes in the sky blink and blink...
"That's a nice song, what song is it?"
"This is a lullaby that my mother sang to me when I couldn't sleep when I was little."
"I like listening to it."
"Okay, then I'll continue singing for you."
"Every night I think of my mother's words~ glistening tears, like lupine flowers~~~"
"Sail."
"I'm here."
"I'm a little sleepy."
"Then go to sleep."
"Um. "
The stars in the sky are silent~~~
"The eyes in the sky are blinking and blinking~~~"
"I think of my mother's words every night~~~"
"Ivanka?"
"Ivanka?"
"Um……"
Are you asleep?
"Um……"
"Now that this song is finished, shall I sing you another one?"
"Um……"
"Rock-a-bye, rock-a-bye, my baby is going to sleep..."
"Rock-a-bye, rock-a-bye, my baby is going to sleep..."
"sail……"
"Um?"
"good evening……"
Goodnight, Ivanka.
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"Rock-a-bye, rock-a-bye, my baby is sleeping..."
...
I wonder if humanity will remember in the future that beneath 3,000 meters of ice on Mars, a princess from the blue planet sleeps.
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