"Is that so..."
"Okay, I understand."
Zhang Shouquan hung up the phone, a thoughtful look flashed in his eyes.
Because he had the communication channels that Lighthouse was eager to get, Zhang Shouquan immediately contacted Yong Zhou after discovering the Terracotta Warriors.
The deputy Huairen on the other end of the phone also told him the reply from Raven 1001 in the Yong Zhou Liaison Office in China in the consulate area: [This is an opportunity]
He didn't know what this meant.
It is also impossible to know that this was what the leader Chen Sheng, who knew the background setting of the Ancient Starry Sky Road, said to Raven 1001 in the Spark Chat Group in the Legend Zone.
However, this overly concise reply did make Zhang Shouquan deeply understand why the riddlers in fantasy works are hated.
The Riddler is indeed a bit abominable.
Make others suffer and make yourself happy.
Yong Zhou's words, which made him confused, made Zhang Shouquan feel a mixture of excitement and confusion.
If we just guess based on the superficial meaning of this sentence.
Yong Zhou probably wanted to say that he would not interfere with this operation? And that the harvest on Mars this time would also become an opportunity for the four countries? But...
Is it really like this on the surface? Then what is the so-called opportunity?
Are they going to do anything else during this whole process? Countless doubts kept flashing through his mind.
This made Zhang Shouquan feel more helpless and tired about the Riddler's behavior.
"No matter what, at least Yong Zhou will not hinder what we are about to do on Mars for the time being."
Zhang Shouquan murmured and made such a judgment for the time being.
Unless there is any explicit obstruction.
Then at least they can continue exploring.
He was really curious about the Terracotta Warriors.
In the subsequent exploration process, various details will always be revealed to them.
"Opportunity...?"
Looking at the stars in the night sky, curiosity flashed in Zhang Shouquan's eyes.
Then, after pondering for a moment, he returned to BNULM's command center.
At this moment, the BNULM command center was busy under the command of Gary Hall according to the instructions before he came out.
A manned spacecraft is about to land near Mount Olympus.
The four people on the manned spacecraft will conduct an in-depth close study of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses there.
In the BNULM command center, relevant calculation work is being carried out rapidly.
The four astronauts on the manned spacecraft, with the cooperation of BNULM, repeatedly carried out safety confirmation of various structures on the spacecraft.
As a non-professional, Zhang Shouquan, like Hansen from the Supernatural Research Alliance, chose to watch everyone's busyness quietly without interfering.
[Confirmed landing site - Mount Olympus]
[The specific coordinates are 18.65 degrees north latitude and 226.2 degrees east longitude]
[Calibrating position]
[Inspecting the buffer device]
[Inspection completed, preparing to leave Mars orbit]
Amid a series of broadcasts and the prepared responses of several astronauts on the manned spacecraft.
The manned spacecraft officially began landing under the command of the BNULM command center.
After several fine-tuning steps, the manned spacecraft officially entered the Martian atmosphere at a speed of 4.8 kilometers per second.
Mars is also surrounded by an atmosphere, similar to Earth's atmosphere. The main components of the Martian atmosphere are carbon dioxide, followed by nitrogen and argon, in addition to a small amount of oxygen and water vapor.
The resistance caused by friction with the air brings a large amount of fire and heat to the outer periphery of the heat shield of the manned spacecraft.
However, the density of Mars' atmosphere is less than one percent of Earth's atmosphere.
This makes the process of frictional heat generation less intense.
This also means that not much of the kinetic energy of the manned aircraft is converted into internal energy, so its descent speed is not reduced too much.
It was about to fall onto the surface of Mars, but fortunately all this was within the expectations of the BNULM command center.
This factor has already been taken into consideration.
Just start other buffering measures one after another after reaching the appropriate position.
However, with the communication delayed by several minutes, the BNULM command center was naturally unable to command the manned spacecraft's landing process, which did not take long, in real time.
Everything depends on the operation of several outstanding astronauts and the intelligent brain system on the manned spacecraft.
soon.
BNULM received several messages one after another.
[The power system has been turned on and is providing reverse thrust]
[Speed is decreasing]
[Reach the desired height]
[Release the parachute and discard the heat shield]
[Prepare for landing, recoil rocket activated]
[Landing gear opens, parachute separates]
[Hover to avoid obstacles, confirm everything is correct]
【Landing completed! 】
"Manned aircraft, this is BNULN Command Center, please report your situation."
Gary Hall, the top person in charge, almost immediately sent inquiries to Mars.
In a period of waiting with suppressed excitement.
The response from the manned aircraft came a few minutes later:
[It has landed safely. Qiya Weibena, Dieter Rong, Giovanni Gabrieli, and Sun Hongcheng are all safe. We are checking whether there is any damage to the structure of the manned aircraft. ]
[After the inspection is completed, the rover will be released immediately to survey the surrounding environment and confirm the specific landing location. ]
Hearing this, Gary Hall couldn't help but smile.
Zhang Shouquan and Hansen on the side couldn't help but smile with relief.
All four astronauts were safe.
The landing gear of the manned spacecraft was only slightly twisted and deformed due to landing, but with the resources on the manned spacecraft and the professional abilities of several astronauts, it can be easily repaired.
Overall, there is no big problem.
At this moment, no matter how complicated everyone's mood was before, they all stood up excitedly at the same time.
They applauded.
Not for others, but for yourself.
This is a joint Mars landing plan by four countries.
Even with improved technical support and joint logistical support from the four countries, it will still be a long and arduous battle.
This was the world's largest collaborative scientific research program before the recent Future Energy Agency's plan to study controlled nuclear fusion.
In order to deal with the abyss threat that will come on a large scale sooner or later in the future, mankind urgently needs more resources to support technological development.
The four countries have cooperated sincerely for this purpose and have spent a lot of effort and energy.
But it's all worth it at this moment.
The news of the successful landing made many scholars who had devoted their efforts to this project cheer.
Gary Hall looked at everyone cheering and didn't say a word to interrupt them.
Instead, he quietly waited for the response from the manned spacecraft.
Not long.
The information from the manned spacecraft was transmitted back again.
Everyone in the BNULM command center also consciously quieted down.
[The manned aircraft did not suffer any significant structural damage, only slight distortion on the landing gear.]
[The Mars rover has completed surveying the surrounding environment and is currently 20 kilometers away from the area where the Terracotta Warriors were discovered on Mount Olympus.]
[While wearing the most advanced space suit, this is enough to walk to and from the area twice.]
[Regarding manned aircraft, apply to leave the cabin and head towards the Terracotta Warriors.]
See this information.
Zhang Shouquan took over the command from Gary Hall and issued an order to the manned aircraft: "Colonel Sun Hongcheng, I allow you to drive the [Mind Monkey Shock Mecha Modified] out of the cabin and set off immediately to explore the Terracotta Warriors area."
"The rest of the team will repair the manned spacecraft and take samples of surrounding materials for analysis."
Zhang Shouquan said seriously.
China naturally attaches great importance to the four-nation joint landing plan on Mars.
Especially Zhang Shouquan, after experiencing the relevant events on the moon, he once doubted whether there were traces of eternal daylight visiting every corner of the solar system.
Will there be some relics left by Yong Zhou that will shock the world? So, after much consideration.
A [Monkey Mind Shocker Mecha·Modified] that was modified for the space environment and other factors was directly sent to the manned spacecraft by the Xunzhou Bureau.
Thanks to the upgraded space technology, manned spacecraft can become larger than ordinary space stations, allowing them to carry such a large creature into space.
With the [Monkey Heart Shocker Modified] to travel faster, a distance of twenty kilometers will be just a blink of an eye.
At the same time, it can also ensure that the safety of the personnel going to investigate will be guaranteed when facing some special situations.
After all, it has been proven in various experiments that this can be said to be the power of the mecha created by the technology donated by Yong Zhou.
As a psychic technology that was researched with reference to the abilities of the three extraordinary monsters in the wooden box, it can really tear a tank apart with bare hands.
The special shock force from the monkey in the wooden box gives this mecha powerful destructive power.
With the blessing from many spiritual practitioners, it has a fairly good resistance in the spiritual field.
It can be said that it is no problem for him to compete with psychics who have just entered the second level of spiritual power.
If you drive such a big thing, you should not be afraid of some ordinary difficulties.
[Sun Hongcheng received this, and all astronauts on the manned spacecraft received this.]
[The entire exploration process will be transmitted to the BNULM command center in real time in the form of pictures and texts.]
A few minutes later, a corresponding reply came from the manned spacecraft.
Everyone at the BNULM command center also sat down and waited for the live broadcast of pictures and texts from Mars.
Not long.
Graphics and text messages began to be transmitted back regularly every minute.
All the scholars at the BNULM command center were also watching everything that was happening on Mars in an almost real-time live broadcast.
………………………………
Look around.
The ground was covered with barren Martian rubble.
From time to time, a gust of Martian dust blinded my eyes.
Sun Hongcheng drove the [Monkey Mind Shocker Mecha·Modified] skillfully without stopping because of the harsh environment here.
Before coming to Mars, he received some instructions on how to use this mecha, and even said that he himself was a practitioner of spiritual practice.
Therefore, he can be said to be completely familiar with the control of the mecha.
The surface, which looked somewhat orange-red due to the hematite (iron oxide) covering it, did not sink due to the passing of the [Monkey Shocker Mecha·Modified].
This is not just because Mars' gravity is only 0.38 times that of Earth.
Also, before this mecha was sent into space, it had been modified by professionals from the Xunzhou Bureau to suit the space environment.
In addition to sacrificing a part of the [Shock] power, it has become lighter overall.
Some special structures were also added.
Not only can it move freely in the high-radiation, low-pressure, and low-gravity Martian environment and protect the drivers inside, it also greatly improves the overall endurance and travel capabilities of the mecha.
Looking at the outside world through the big screen in front of me.
After walking through the monotonous orange-red scenery for a long time, a completely different scenery finally appeared before my eyes.
As Sun Hongcheng stopped, the dust in front of him rose slightly.
He vaguely saw a brand new scene in front of him that seemed endless.
It’s the Terracotta Warriors!
There are 129,600 vividly carved terracotta warriors right in front of you!
The amazing scene that the four astronauts saw using the orbiter in the orbit of Mars was now displayed before him.
He forced himself to suppress his excitement.
The task of regularly conveying graphic and text information to BNULM is completed by the intelligent system inside the [Monkey Shock Mecha Modified]. He only needs to add some of his own subjective ideas occasionally.
So at this moment, Sun Hongcheng only needed to carefully approach the Terracotta Warriors and observe them.
The mecha, which was reduced and modified to five meters in height, approached the terracotta army formation in just a few steps.
It can only be detected at this distance.
How lifelike is this Terracotta Army formation?
Each terracotta figurine looks so exquisite, and every detail on it is an art that is worth appreciating and savoring over and over again.
Each of them is so new, as if the wind and sand on Mars cannot leave any traces of wear and tear on them.
perhaps……
They really did reappear in the world only after the so-called ancient starry road was opened.
Moreover, although these terracotta warriors look very similar in style to those in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang on Earth, even without using scientific methods to test their age and materials, it can be completely confirmed that they are products of the Qin Dynasty on Earth.
However, the shapes, clothing and movements of these terracotta warriors are very different.
Sun Hongcheng is not an expert, but he is sure that these clothing styles should be very similar to those of the Qin Dynasty on Earth, but also somewhat different.
The specific judgment needs to be made by experts.
In addition, he discovered.
In the large square formation of the Terracotta Army, there are many small square formations that seem to be hunting a giant creature.
The Terracotta Warriors in the small square formation coordinated and gathered in one direction, pointing at the center of the encirclement with various weapons that looked like spears but were most likely not spears.
It’s a pity that there are no sculptures of the giant creatures that these terracotta warriors hunted.
Sun Hongcheng watched for a while.
After ensuring that enough graphic and text information was transmitted back to Earth, they headed towards the center of the entire large terracotta army formation.
In the image previously seen by the orbiting probe, there was a huge figure built of stone pillars, like a formation.
Sun Hongcheng plans to go there first.
As for the Terracotta Warriors, he did not take any samples without authorization because he took into consideration the existence of Eternal Day.
After all, sampling...means causing a certain degree of damage to these Terracotta Warriors.
If all these were the remains of Yong Zhou, it would be bad if they destroyed them without permission.
Even if it's just to scrape off a little dust, I wouldn't dare to do it easily.
Therefore, Sun Hongcheng walked carefully through the Terracotta Warriors formation.
Fortunately, the Terracotta Warriors formation was not crowded, and he headed towards the center of the formation while successfully avoiding every Terracotta Warrior.
There.
In the center of the square formation where all the Terracotta Warriors and Horses are gathered, there is an open area.
There are many stone pillars here.
Build a building like Stonehenge.
Some huge columnar stones are arranged and stacked together in a regular pattern, forming a circular open space surrounded by stone pillars.
On each stone pillar, there is the word "road" written in small seal script.
Obviously.
This stone pillar building is a very important place! Perhaps this should be the so-called ancient starry sky road!
Sun Hongcheng was cheered up.
Then he walked around this building, which was much more complete and larger than Stonehenge, and transmitted the relevant picture information back to BNULN.
Then he entered the circular open space in the middle through the huge gap between the stone pillars.
I saw that the ground here was not the orange-red soil on Mars.
Instead, it is made of the same gray-black material as the leaky walls built of the surrounding stone pillars.
And there are obvious patterns carved on the ground.
An "S"-shaped line divides the circular space into two halves in the middle, like a Tai Chi diagram without the yin and yang fish eyes.
On one half of the ground.
It is carved with layers of parallel planes, and on each plane are carved many strange creatures.
It seems like a naive understanding of the pluralistic world.
And on the other half of the ground.
It depicts a precise picture of the solar system, and outside the solar system pattern, the proportions are changed, using some small dots to accurately depict the position and distribution of each planet.
Sun Hongcheng looked at everything in front of him.
While silently passing the picture information back.
I couldn't help but take a deep breath.
At first glance, what is portrayed here is the ancients' ridiculously accurate understanding of the worldview.
Half is the cognition of the multiverse, and the other half is the cognition of the universe and planets.
But after careful consideration, Sun Hongcheng suddenly understood something: If this building made of giant stone pillars is a "road", then these patterns on the ground might be a map?
It wouldn't be strange to have a map where there is a "road", right?
And on this not-so-complicated map.
Let’s not even talk about the many planes that might represent other worlds.
Sun Hongcheng guaranteed this with his astronomical knowledge as an elite astronaut.
He could tell which planets those carved planets were.
Each of them is a planet where Du Xing had heard the hint "The Ancient Starry Road is yet to be opened".
If you look at it this way,
Everything became a little too difficult to think about.
This so-called ancient starry road may really allow people to reach different planets in the distant universe.
It can even allow people to reach different worlds on the map.
So……
The territory of this force, which bears traces of the Qin Dynasty and may be influenced by Yong Zhou, may be beyond imagination.
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