Our great nation of China traverses the multiverse.

As he spoke, he threw the soil from his hand.

Completely unconcerned, he spilled the precious Martian soil from his mouth all over the ground.

"Yes!"

Behind him, two soldiers picked up shovels and airlock canisters and began filling them with soil.

"Let's get in the car immediately and head to the ice extraction site to conduct the relevant experiments!"

With a smirk, Li Moxun waved his hand and led the scientists into the car.

Their mission objective this time.

The goal is to use the water and carbon dioxide naturally present near Mars to attempt to synthesize starch and oxygen.

There was starch, oxygen, and water.

That would give them a chance to survive!

"We need to be quick, the spacesuits are only enough for us to be out in the field for two hours!"

"Captain Wu, keep an eye on the Martian weather and keep us informed of the situation!"

As a scholar known for his caution, Li Moxun had made thorough preparations.

"Professor Li, rest assured, the Wentian probe is in Mars orbit, and according to the data, no storms have occurred recently."

Captain Wu Tong answered easily over the radio.

"That's good!"

Li Moxun doesn't want to end up like the protagonist in "The Martian," trapped on Mars growing potatoes because of a storm.

After ten minutes, they arrived at the drilling site.

The drone is now parked in front, with a drilling pipe extending deep underground.

"Xiao Ran, have the drone melt the ice it touches and collect the water. Then we'll connect the machine."

A miniature version of an artificial photosynthesis factory.

It is very convenient for conducting experiments.

Firstly, it uses fusion batteries, so no additional energy input is required.

Therefore, the entire equipment has only input ports for raw materials, water, and carbon dioxide, and output ports for starch and oxygen.

"I'm operating it!"

The researcher, known as Xiao Ran, started up the drone.

"Buzzing—"

A buzzing, throbbing sound came from the drone.

Li Moxun personally connected the pipe to the artificial photosynthesis equipment and started it up.

Inside the sealed pipes, ice that was originally buried underground was heated into water by drones and pumped into the artificial photosynthesis equipment.

Once the equipment sensed the entry of the raw water, it immediately began extracting carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere.

Reaction initiated!

In the natural world, plants typically require 60 steps and at least three to four months to store starch through photosynthesis.

The latest artificial photosynthesis technology requires only 8 steps, takes only half an hour, and is 50% more efficient!

This is a complete leap forward!

Whether it's steps, time, or efficiency.

Artificial photosynthesis can now completely outperform that of plants.

Even building a complete ecosystem using this technology is no longer a pipe dream.

Li Moxun waited anxiously.

The equipment was running normally. Thirty minutes later, starch and oxygen were successfully generated in the oxygen collection tank and storage tank!

"Success!"

Li Moxun breathed a sigh of relief. As expected, the result was exactly the same as the computer simulation!

"The upgraded equipment can operate normally in the Martian environment. Next, we need to select a location for the Mars base!"

"Let this equipment continue operating here and see how well it can withstand the night!"

Directing everyone, Li Moxun began a new scientific research experiment.

Meanwhile, news of a successful mission came from Mars.

It was successfully transmitted to Earth six minutes later.

The technology to produce oxygen and starch using in-situ resources on Mars has been successfully developed!

A self-sufficient Mars base is no longer a dream!

Even establishing advanced mining bases near Mars has become a possibility.

It can synthesize starch and oxygen.

Starch can be used to feed livestock, and oxygen can be used to sustain life.

Water can be provided by the asteroid belt using icy meteorites that escaped from Mars.

It's true, everything is ready!

All that's left is for a large number of spacecraft and equipment to enter space.

The space age has quietly arrived, it's right before our eyes!

Chapter 145 Holy crap, where the hell are they? Where the hell did everyone go??

Resident Evil World.

On the original plain, tall buildings rose up one after another.

On the distant border, industrial behemoths are working tirelessly, clattering and clanging.

More than half a year has passed.

The ordinary population of the Wandering Earth has basically all migrated here.

Those who haven't arrived yet.

They're still frantically packing things up at home.

The population of the entire North American continent has ballooned from a few hundred to 1.4 billion!

This is the largest migration in human history!

For the past six months or so, the transportation intensity in China, where people are traveling around the world, has been at the level of the Spring Festival travel rush every day.

Localities across the country became key nodes, and progress was made sequentially.

Final stop, the heart of Southwest China!

Inside a tall, silver-white glass building.

Zhou Zhe stared at the automatically harvested rice, a smile appearing in his eyes. Pointing at the machine, he chuckled and said:

"Back then, during the crisis, we experienced a period of rapid industrial development, and many technologies were abandoned."

"If we had this kind of automated farming technology, would we still need to eat dried earthworms for the original mountain-moving plan?"

“Yes, Father.” Zhou Weirong nodded repeatedly, looking into the distance at the densely packed rows of similar automated agricultural factories, and said:

"I heard that in the Node Universe, industrial equipment for producing starch from carbon dioxide has now been successfully developed."

Upon hearing Zhou Weirong's words, Zhou Zhe let out a series of laughs.

"Hehehe..."

It's just unclear whether that laughter was laughing at the past or at something else.

He squinted, looking at the sun in the sky.

What a peaceful world it would be if it had a sun that would never explode!

The term "node universe" refers to the universe in which Fang Jing resides, implying a node connecting various parallel universes.

Zhou Zhe basked greedily in the warm sun, and said with satisfaction:

“Now, every temporary gathering place is equipped with such a factory.”

"The food problem has been temporarily solved."

"Wei Rong, come with me. It's time to say goodbye to them!"

"Yes, father!"

Zhou Weirong helped Zhou Zhezhi down from the stands, and the two left the building.

Through the wide-open portal, the two arrived in the universe of The Wandering Earth.

At this time, only the last remaining troops remained stationed here.