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After the soldiers left, Li Zhenhua, with a hint of doubt, opened the electronic document he had just received on a computer that didn't even have a network card or Bluetooth installed.

He initially thought the information sent this time might at most be related to some recent developments of the Sun Star, but when he actually opened the file, he realized how outrageous his idea was.

He never expected that the documents sent to him would be about the situation on Mars.

This made him extremely curious. He still had a great deal of curiosity about Mars, even though he had been to the moon before. He was still very interested in Mars, which had been touted as the most suitable place for human colonization.

His curiosity about Mars made him put aside everything else he was doing and focus all his energy on the document at hand.

He focused intently on the document in his hand, and as he read on, he understood. It turned out to be a video about a volcanic eruption on Mars, along with some conclusions drawn by various experts at the end.

After reading the information in his hand, he lost interest, because in his mind, Mars was not that important to Kyushu at present.

Because for Earth at present, there is simply no need for large-scale migration to other planets, so Mars is not that important to Earth.

The reason he had such an idea was completely contrary to the common perception.

That's because, in his view, if we want to colonize Mars, we must first terraform it, and the costs involved are unimaginable. Moreover, there are many technical difficulties in terraforming Mars.

Mars' biggest problem right now is that it lacks a magnetic field, making the task of restarting it the most pressing issue. Restarting Mars' magnetic field would be an incredibly difficult and challenging undertaking.

Reactivating Mars' magnetic field is only the first step; large-scale investments are still needed to terraform Mars, and the costs involved are unimaginable.

In this way, by the time they have terraformed Mars and made it suitable for human habitation, who knows how many years will have passed. This is terraforming an entire planet, not just decorating a small house.

All the time, resources, and other factors combined resulted in nothing more than a bare-bones house; the investment and return were simply disproportionate.

Therefore, nothing on Mars held much appeal for him, and the idea of ​​colonizing Mars was simply a thankless and arduous task.

Moreover, judging from the current situation on Earth, the planet has not yet reached its capacity limit in terms of population. There is still enough living space for Kyushu on Earth, so there is no need to exert effort towards Mars.

For Kyushu at present, with the technology available, being able to fully utilize the moon is more than enough.

If we really want to carry out extraterrestrial migration, wouldn't migrating to the moon be more advantageous than migrating to Mars?

In comparison, the Moon is closer to Earth, and both are uninhabitable planets. In his eyes, there is no difference between the Moon and Mars, and the Moon has an advantage due to its spatial location.

Compared to the enormous expense of transforming Mars into a habitable planet, it would be more worthwhile to build a large-scale base on the moon!

Li Zhenhua's idea was that if Earth could no longer accommodate more people in the future, and large-scale extraterrestrial migration became necessary, it would be better to find an Earth-like planet and relocate there.

Don't assume his ideas are too advanced or impractical; on the contrary, they are actually the best direction.

If current technology cannot solve the problem, does that mean future technology will not be able to solve it?

In his mind, Mars wasn't actually at the top of the list. What he valued most were the small asteroids and even meteors in the universe, which weren't very large and had or didn't have fixed orbits. These celestial bodies were far more significant than Mars.

After reviewing all the materials he had received, he lost interest in things on Mars, tossed the materials aside, and resumed preparations for his own trip.

He had thought things through thoroughly about Mars and put aside what was happening there, but for everyone at the Kyushu Space Agency and the upper echelons of Kyushu, everything that was happening on Mars was incredibly important.

After all, before this, our understanding of Mars was limited to some observations from Earth and the information gained later through the Tianwen-1 and Zhurong spacecraft.

Now that his plane is on board, Mars is clearly laid out before Kyushu, presenting him with such an opportunity. That's why Kyushu is so focused on Mars right now.

It's estimated that once the public's attention to Mars cools down and everyone calms down and thinks things through, their views will likely become closer to Li Zhenhua's.

But that's not how they are right now; their minds are still entirely focused on Mars.

In the lobby of the Kyushu Space Agency's command center, everyone present was intently watching the progress bar on the screen, and they became even more nervous as the bar was about to reach its end.

Time ticked by, and as everyone nervously watched the progress bar, it finally reached 100%. When the document was finally accepted, everyone present cheered.

Finally, the reception was complete, and the people on site were finally able to see what had happened on Mars. In their estimation, what was transmitted back this time was certainly not so simple.

Because after they arrived on Mars, aside from some major events, the Snowy Owls didn't send back much information. And what's the situation now? They've just received news of a Martian volcanic eruption.

Has something major happened on Mars? Something as significant as a volcanic eruption?

Just as everyone was filled with doubt, the file was opened again, and it was the same video as before. Then, the powerful decoding software, Kuaibo, was opened again, and after some decoding, the video was played on the big screen in the command center.

The image appeared on the big screen, showing the same spot as the last volcanic eruption. At first, nothing seemed amiss.

The subsequent developments in the initial footage were completely unexpected, as water was seen being sprayed into the sky, and the flow of water grew larger and larger, eventually forming a flash flood.

As everyone marveled at what was happening on Mars, the video finally finished playing.

The video had finished playing, but no one took their eyes off the screen; everyone was still watching the big screen.

Because what's displayed on the screen right now is some data that the snowy owls collected after the water appeared, as well as their speculations about the successive eruptions of volcanoes and flash floods, and finally a water quality test report.

When the people at the scene finally understood the water quality data, they were truly dumbfounded. The implications of this data were self-evident.

Water, the source of life, has been found on Mars that can be easily filtered and drunk, which has caught everyone off guard.

However, after accepting this fact, the experts on site focused their attention on the speculations given by Snowy Owl and others. Although water is important, speculations about everything that happens on Mars are even more important than water.

Based on the data transmitted back from the two missions, as well as their own understanding of Mars, the experts are increasingly convinced that Snowy Owl and his team's hypothesis is correct.

The occurrence of this cycle on Mars is truly a coincidence within a coincidence.

But this cycle isn't that important. We must look beyond appearances to see the essence of things. The various things that happen on Mars are just appearances in the eyes of experts. But what is the essence of things?

Essentially, it's what experts have deduced about Mars' current state based on this known data.

In their eyes, Mars is no longer just the star they look up at at night, but has come to their side.

These materials led to some new conclusions about Mars.

First of all, Mars' core has not completely died out. Mars is still a vibrant planet, and there is water on Mars, and the amount of water should still be considerable!

The magma beneath Mars has always been active, just not to a very high degree...

After reaching these conclusions, some experts began to speculate about the future and even muttered to themselves.

"The conditions on Mars are really good! If we could solve the problem of Mars' magnetic field, its ecosystem could be restored!"

His mutterings were insignificant, but what was important was that they caught the attention of astrophysicists who were also experts.

"You old man, all you ever think about is this nonsense. Solving the Mars magnetic field problem? I think you're still half asleep! Dreaming in broad daylight!"

The person who had just started muttering something, after being rebuked by the person next to him, showed no reaction whatsoever to the rebuke. He understood that it was merely his own fantasy about beautiful things.

"You old man, you were eavesdropping on me! Besides, this is just my own fantasy. Since when did my fantasy become your business?"

The two old men had been arguing their whole lives, and now they were arguing again in front of everyone. No one around them tried to stop them; instead, they just watched the spectacle.

After reviewing all the data, the experts began their follow-up research, and the Kyushu Space Agency became busy again. This research has deepened their understanding of Mars.

Li Zhenhua and the others from the Kyushu Space Agency were all busy with their own things, but there was a huge difference in their level of attention and attitude towards Mars.

Meanwhile, the spaceplane still on Mars, piloted by Snow Owl and his crew, began to roam wildly across the planet once again.

Many of the places on Mars that were previously explored from Earth using space telescopes and Mars rovers are on their upcoming journey.

Wherever they went, they would start from scratch to collect the most rigorous data on the local environment. Through this data collection, they learned that even when two places are far apart on Mars, their environments are not the same.

The proverb "One mountain has four seasons, three miles is a different place, ten miles is a different sky" is widely circulated in China and can also be applied to Mars.

However, compared to Earth, the changes on Mars are much smaller, which is due to the characteristics of Mars.

For a planet as vast as Mars, it is clearly impossible to explore every part of the entire planet. Even if they wanted to do so, the supplies they carried could not support them.

Therefore, this time they can only start by observing the famous places on Mars that they already know about, and they have just finished collecting data from one place on Mars.

The spaceplane remained in the same spot, taking a short break after completing data collection. Inside the plane, Snow Owl and the others were huddled together in the cockpit, discussing something.

"Boss, where do we go next?"

When asked by his teammates, Snowy Owl was staring intently at the Martian map they had created themselves on the screen in front of the cockpit.

At this moment, the electronic map had already been marked with many markings. Some places were marked with red circles, while others were marked with other colors.

The circled areas are precisely where they collected data on Mars during this period, and the color of the circles indicates the importance of each location.

The darker the circle, the more important it is. Some places have groundwater, some have mineral deposits, and so on. The classification is based on the data they observe.

Hearing the teammate's question brought Snowy Owl out of his reverie, and he walked to the screen.

He slapped his hand onto the south polar region of the Mars map on the screen, pointed to the area on the map, and spoke to the team members.

"Next, let's go to Antarctica and see what the differences are between the Martian south pole and the Earth's south pole!"

With his words finished, their subsequent itinerary was finalized.

Now that the formation was confirmed, they didn't linger there. The spaceplane immediately took off and flew towards the south pole of Mars.

In fact, their schedule on Mars was quite packed, which was determined by the supplies they carried. They had to cherish every minute and second on Mars.

Although the solar energy core can provide a huge amount of energy, and they have also found drinkable water sources on Mars, the limiting factor for them is food.