Faced with Lü Yongchang's request, Shen Siwen's eyes twitched again.
A Martian city where 500 million people live together...
This is no easy task!
Putting everything else aside, let's just talk about the former US Mars capsule.
It only accommodated three astronauts and lasted less than a month on Mars before serious problems arose.
According to Lü Yongchang, 500 million people will live in Mars City for several years.
Even with the input of external resources, the project is still extremely difficult to stabilize a Martian city that can support 500 million people.
But... the mission has already been assigned, how could he refuse?
Chen Siwen sighed silently, subconsciously reaching out to touch the few remaining hairs on his head, and whispered, "Professor, I'll try my best."
"But... there's one more thing I need to ask you about."
“Go ahead,” Lü Yongchang replied without hesitation.
“Professor, I think it’s necessary for us to launch a gene preservation program,” Shen Siwen said solemnly.
"It's not just livestock for food, but also many essential plant and animal genes, and even a considerable number of microbial populations."
"These creatures play a vital role in our future immigration and planet terraforming plans!"
Lü Yongchang nodded thoughtfully.
That makes sense.
Humans can enter hibernation pods to begin interstellar travel, but we can't possibly provide hibernation pods for these plants and animals, can we?
Transporting live animals is extremely costly and carries very high risks.
Therefore, transport genes became the best choice.
Once they have sufficient genetic samples and their technology reaches the required level, they can completely recreate an "Earth" after reaching a habitable planet.
“Okay.” Lü Yongchang said in a deep voice, “Give me a list of organisms in the next few days, and I will arrange for someone to take charge of it.”
...
2033.1
Several months have passed in the blink of an eye.
Under Zero's control, the Tower of Babel and the Jianmu tree were already completed.
The perspective shifts to 91,000 kilometers above the Earth's surface.
The Earth at this time was no longer its original azure blue.
The entire surface of the planet was covered by a thick layer of white clouds.
This is because the internal reactions of the sun are becoming increasingly intense, causing the Earth's surface temperature to rise and resulting in the massive evaporation of seawater.
And within this thick, white cloud layer, two slender ribbons were clearly visible!
The ribbon stretched for a full 91,000 kilometers, connecting with two enormous silver-white disks in space.
This is the last technological achievement of humankind in the past year.
Spaceport.
Each spaceport is 10 kilometers in diameter and has 4 "ports".
Around these ports, starships, some as long as 800 meters, rested silently in the vast expanse of space.
These are the Luan Bird Type I starships, tasked with humanity's escape plan.
Dozens of helium-3 fusion reactors provide it with ample energy, and propelled by the latest Hall thrusters, the Luan Niao I starship can reach a top speed of 200 km/s.
...
The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
Although the global average temperature has been rising continuously over the past six months, the polar ice caps have almost completely melted away.
However, as the roof of the world, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, due to its topography, has not only been spared from seawater erosion, but its temperature is even lower than that of lower-altitude areas.
Even so, at this moment, the temperature on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which is in winter, has reached around 10 degrees Celsius.
This is about 20 degrees Celsius higher than the usual temperature!
With the increasing rainfall, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau now resembles a water town in southern China.
Lush pastures and bushes are everywhere.
The only pity is that the plants and animals that were originally unique to the plateau have also disappeared quickly due to the drastic change in the environment.
The space elevator, Jianmu, is located in a high-altitude area of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
Because the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has a fragile geology, it took a lot of effort to lay this foundation.
A newly constructed complex sits quietly near the foundation of the space elevator.
Due to the gradual deterioration of the environment, the First Laboratory of the Human Resources Federation had to be relocated to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau region.
At this moment, only a few million conscious people remain on Earth. In order to conserve resources, apart from the 3.8 billion people in the escape plan, the remaining 500 million people on Earth have also entered hibernation pods.
Only when Lü Yongchang and his team leave Earth and arrive on Mars will these 500 million people be awakened again.
Of these 500 million people, apart from researchers, the majority are starship pilots and various types of workers.
At that time, they will not only be responsible for promoting the progress of basic science, but also for acquiring as many resources as possible for interstellar travel throughout the solar system!
...
Lu Yongchang stood by the office window, silently watching the scenery outside.
Everywhere you look, there is vitality.
A hint of emotion flickered in his eyes.
It must be said that the miracles of life are happening all the time.
Even though the Earth has reached this state, there are still a few "Shangri-Las" in the world.
"Why……"
Thinking of humanity's impending forced departure from their home planet, he sighed softly and asked in a low voice, "Zero, the escape plan is scheduled to start today, right?"
The holographic projection quietly unfolded.
“Yes, Professor,” Zero replied calmly. “Currently, the last group of hibernating humans in the escape plan are heading to the spaceport via the space elevator.”
"It is expected that the last Luan Bird Type I starship will depart from the spaceport in one hour."
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