The "Giant Beetle" Mars base rover.
When parked, the vehicle is 18 meters long, 10 meters wide, and 8.5 meters high, weighs 120 tons, and has a total internal volume of 100 cubic meters.
It is powered by a heavy nuclear fusion melting engine, which, simply put, is burning rocks, with a maximum power of 2611kW (3552 horsepower) at 1900rpm.
At the center of the front is a titanium alloy drill bit, which is based on the "Beetle" Mars rover, and on both sides are blades similar to those of a bulldozer. Nothing can stand in its way!
The vehicle is equipped with six independent mechanical tracks, giving it extremely high mobility. Damage to any one track will not affect the vehicle's movement.
The roof features communication antennas and various electronic devices transplanted from the "Bird's Nest" base. When not in use, the electronic devices can be remotely retracted into the vehicle body.
In fact, all the equipment on the "Giant Beetle" base vehicle came from "disassembled parts" from the "Bird's Nest" base.
Even the "Phoenix" was transplanted into its vehicle computer.
The "Giant Beetle" Mars rover has three forms:
In mobile mode, the base vehicle gains extremely high off-road mobility, reaching a maximum speed of 80 kilometers per hour.
In base mode, the base vehicle cannot move, but its internal space is greatly expanded, doubling the total internal volume to 200 cubic meters.
In defensive mode, the base vehicle is covered with hard titanium alloy armor, providing extremely strong defense. However, the internal space is somewhat compressed, and it can only travel at a snail's pace of 5 kilometers per hour.
It takes 10 minutes to complete the transition between each form.
rustling sound—
"They're here!"
"Today we're going to kill bugs!"
Zhang Fan grinned as he looked at the insects covering the ground outside the "Giant Beetle" from the driver's seat.
[Go! Go! Go!]
[Shrimp Catcher!]
[Finally, I can use the live chat! This brings back so many memories!]
[Tears welling up]
Tears welled up in my eyes.
Just as Liao Changtian said, he really did set up a live stream specifically for Zhang Fan.
Blue Star has now initially acquired the capability to launch low-orbit artificial satellites, and the Internet has also been established to a certain extent.
Although the internet speed and smoothness are not as good as before, being able to huddle together with silly netizens again is simply a dream come true!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The "giant beetle" galloping through the "Bird's Nest" base brings a wild and impactful experience that sends adrenaline soaring.
With a weight of 120 tons and a power of 3,552 horsepower, nothing can stop it from moving forward.
Smack! Smack! Smack!
Countless insects were crushed into dust by the mechanical tracks, their shells bursting and juices splattering everywhere.
[This sound is so satisfying!]
[The bugs are so juicy!]
[Useless at everything, but a master at ruining things.]
[Skyfire MC's dazzling light gifted the streamer a plane—that's awesome, keep it up!]
Holy crap, can we still tip?
Zhang Fan was genuinely surprised as he looked at the live stream screen inside the driver's cab.
Viewers can tip while watching the live stream, and the tips will be deposited into Zhang Fan's account managed by the IMF.
After driving around the base a few times, Zhang Fan began to drive away from the "Bird's Nest".
Some viewers don't understand this.
Why did you leave, sir? The bugs aren't all dead yet.
“The base vehicle has limited energy and can’t stay here indefinitely.” Zhang Fan answered the viewers’ questions while driving. “Although the ‘Giant Beetle’ can burn rocks, it’s not just any rock. It has to be ore with a certain helium-3 content. If we don’t leave now, we won’t be able to leave later.”
As long as the green hills remain, there will always be insects to burn.
[What time does DaDa usually start broadcasting?]
[Yeah, Earth is so boring right now, it seems like we can only survive by watching live streams from Mars.]
This is not an exaggeration.
After the new era began, the vast majority of humans, especially young people, were forced to stay at home for half a year. Even after the situation improved, their living area was limited to the vicinity of the survival points.
The global population plummeted after the catastrophe, turning the entire planet into a sparsely populated wasteland. Combined with the effects of Element X, most of the planet, except for the survivor points, is now covered by forests.
Restoring the convenient transportation of the pre-New Era era is not something that can be accomplished overnight.
"Everyone go and rest. I'll be driving all night, there's nothing to see." Zhang Fan didn't dare to stop the base vehicle before dawn.
Zhang Dada should also take care of his health and avoid driving too much.
Be careful, don't drive too fast.
Men shouldn't say "fast."
Don't forget, Yui-chan is waiting for you!
I'm impressed that you guys can drive on this awful road!
"Okay, I'm ending my broadcast now. Goodnight everyone."
Zhang Fan was both annoyed and amused, but thinking about it, he still found these viewers quite adorable.
Although Zhang Fan was not on Earth, he knew that on Earth today, many children had to start doing some work at the age of 14, and some underdeveloped countries even lowered the working age to 12.
This is not child labor, nor does it violate international law. The state will arrange jobs suitable for their physical and mental abilities and pay them wages according to standards.
There was nothing that could be done about it; Earth was desperately short of manpower after the disaster, and every little bit of strength had to be fully utilized.
Therefore, some people who watch Zhang Fan's live streams and even give him tips are not actually spending their parents' money.
"Xiao Feng, switch to autopilot."
"receive. "
Zhang Fan left the driver's seat and headed to the rear living area.
The "Giant Beetle's" living area has three compartments arranged in a "品" (pin) shape, and was converted from the living compartments of the "Bird's Nest" base.
Above is the living quarters. The entrance area inside the cabin is a living room with a sofa and a table, which also serves as a dining area.
Ahead is a multi-functional kitchen, equipped with an induction cooker, sink, refrigerator, etc.—small but perfectly formed. Opposite is the toilet and shower room.
At the very back is the bed, next to which is a small desk where you can read or work.
Below the living area on the left is a multi-functional storage compartment where food and water are stored. On the right is the research compartment, where Zhang Fan studies insects; the research compartment has a hatch that leads directly outside the vehicle.
The three compartments are normally connected, but in an emergency they can be separated into independent spaces.
Zhang Fan was eating a vegetable bun from a restaurant.
Steamed buns are delicious, but they don't keep well, so they must be eaten first.
The food in the car was enough for Zhang Fan to eat for half a year, but the good old days of eating one bite and throwing it away, and brushing his teeth in the bathtub were gone forever.
Daylight broke.
"Arrived at the designated destination."
No biological echoes were detected by radar.
"Xiao Feng, deploy the base mode."
"receive. "
Click, click, click—
The "giant beetle" Mars rover's form began to change.
With the chassis lowered and the tracks retracted, the entire vehicle appears to be lying flat on the ground.
The titanium alloy armor on the back of the vehicle, resembling a carapace, separates and lifts up, while the folded solar panels below unfold to both sides, like a beetle spreading its wings before taking flight.
During the daytime parking period, solar power will provide electricity for the vehicle's daily use.
Driven by motors, the internal cabin modules slowly extended outwards. In Zhang Fan's living cabin, the living room area doubled in size, the desk area next to the bed became a "study", the steel plate on the kitchen was retracted, and sunlight streamed into the bed through the panoramic skylight.
The fully-moving robotic arm at the front of the base vehicle begins to work, drilling through the rock and using a shovel to throw ore into the steel trough of the heavy nuclear fusion melting engine, which is the "fuel tank".
Have you ever played Red Alert 4?
The "Giant Beetle" Mars base rover is a scaled-down version of the "Bird's Nest" base.
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