Chapter 775

Orion, solar system, Mars.

Mars in front of us no longer looks like a desert and lonely place more than ten years ago.

On the planetary orbit, three space elevators run straight through the world, and three spaceports of different sizes are all under construction or expansion.

Tens of millions of small robots tirelessly execute construction instructions one by one, building countless materials into buildings and facilities one by one.

Hundreds of spacecraft continue to unload various construction equipment to the spaceport, and then transport it to the colonial city below through the space elevator to support construction. Everything on Mars is changing with each passing day.

Starlight, like amber colonial cities, expanded outward with the space elevator as the center, igniting the fire of civilization on Mars.

So far, nearly 30 million people on earth have completed space migration in the first three large metropolitan areas of Mars, and hundreds of millions of people live or work here through virtual reality technology.

The existence of ghost captain has opened up a stable and safe development environment for the solar system, and virtual reality technology has strongly promoted global scientific and technological research and development.

Coupled with the explosion of foreign technology and industry, the current earth civilization has gradually developed into a colonial system with the Earth Moon system and Mars as the core and footprints throughout the entire solar system.

As another important colonial core for the development of earth civilization, Mars has been favored by key resources in recent years. Various commercial ships travel between the Earth Moon system and Mars, transport raw materials back to the moon, and then use various finished products and equipment to support the construction of Mars.

In the outer space orbit of Mars, you can not only see three busy spaceports and thousands of kilometers of space elevators, but also a huge light column through the world!

Through the "Prometheus energy project", the huge solar energy from the central star was spared to be put on the back of Mars far away from the urban agglomeration, injecting a lot of energy into the whole planet and accelerating the "warming" of Mars.

According to the Mars transformation plan formulated by scientists, with the increase of temperature, the greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide in Mars will increase rapidly, which is conducive to the further formation of water cycle system.

In almost another year or two, some improved plant seeds will be scattered on the surface of Mars, and the initial life planet environment will be rapidly born on Mars through birth and other means.

The next step is to adjust the environment bit by bit, so that Mars will gradually become the second planet suitable for human survival.

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"Jerry, I'm homesick."

Tom sat on the edge of spaceport 3 with his legs down in his outer space walking suit, looking at the busy scene around him with a melancholy face.

"Shit! You were playing mahjong at home half an hour ago!"

Jerry was checking the data with a terminal. He couldn't help glancing at Tom.

Behind the two people, a large number of small robots are working. The robot army with fully automatic operation, the engineering efficiency rolls over the traditional construction team, and the nearby facilities are changing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Today, with the complete popularization of modularity and automation, it is no more difficult to build an airport facility than to build a base with the click of a mouse in the red police.

As experienced old astronauts, Tom and Jerry are one of the few staff who need to work in various space environments.

Because spaceport 3 is a new generation of "technology verification port", they were sent here for acceptance and "living environment test" during this period of time.

"It's all virtual, virtual! Do you understand? It's completely different from the real feeling!" Tom shouted at Jerry discontentedly.

"Really? I remember that the fidelity of the virtual world has been close to 99.9%. I ask you, is it your visual nerve that finds the picture distortion, or your pain nerve that can't feel the iron fist of love?"

"Er... That's not true."

“So？”

"No! Jerry, that's not the problem! Although the picture is beautiful and the feeling is real, you don't think the virtual hug has no temperature. Even kiss has a smell of data. It's like I'm licking the screen. Can you understand me?" Tom explained.

Jerry finally put down his data panel and looked up and down at Tom seriously. "In love? I remember you just went back to the moon last month?"

"Oh, Jerry! You really... Understand me!" Tom scratched his helmet.

"I met Myra on the moon. You don't know. She's so charming. She just hooked my heart away. I feel I can't live without her. I've decided! I'll propose to her next time I go back!"

"Seriously this time?" Jerry looked at him suspiciously.

"I swear in the name of pancake fruit!"

Jerry believed it immediately.

"Alas! Boogie retired. I didn't expect that even you would get married..." Jerry sighed with some helplessness in his eyes.

From the international space station, to the lunar exploration of the new continent, to the Mars colonization plan, the three have been partners for many years. They have been struggling in the front line of human external expansion. Unexpectedly, they have to leave themselves one by one

Although we can often meet through virtual reality technology, we always feel a little empty.

Humans who have just entered space are still learning to adapt to the long space gap of the universe.

"OK! I respect your decision and wish you happiness! Then, when are you going to submit your resignation report?"

"Resign? No, no, no! Jerry, you misunderstood me. I said I would go home and get married, but I didn't say I would go! You're still here. How can I abandon you and wander alone in the endless starry sky? We're golden partners!"

These words moved Jerry and surprised him, "won't you go?"

"Of course! Our goal is the sea of stars. I'm going to apply to be the first real astronaut out of the solar system next year. How can I go now?

I just want you to give me more marriage leave. "

Jerry: "

Although he was speechless to his out of tune companion, Jerry was in a good mood because of his lost and recovered mood.

"Yes! I'll apply for your marriage leave now. Is one month enough?"

Now Jerry is a senior pioneer astronaut of lv8 level, and in terms of position, he is Tom's immediate boss.

"I'm afraid not enough."

"That... Two months?" although there was a shortage of manpower, Jerry thought about it and let the trail.

These days, the earth civilization with the population explosion still lacks people everywhere. The population growth rate can not keep up with the rapid development of civilization. High-end talents such as Tom and Jerry are even more scarce.

"This... I'm afraid it's not enough." Tom scratched his head in embarrassment.

Jerry stared, "are you going back to get married, not to have a baby? Do you still want me to grant you half a year's maternity leave?"

"Cough! If two months are used for marriage and honeymoon, it's certainly enough, but I still have to spend some time cultivating more feelings with Myra's three children..."

Three children

Jerry looked at Tom speechless.

Because all countries have implemented very extreme policies to encourage fertility, there has been a continuous baby boom on the earth in recent years, coupled with the popularity of test tube baby, artificial uterus and Nanny Robot technology, it is not uncommon for a woman to bring several babies.

More because of policy reasons, the legal age of marriage for women has fallen again and again. Now unmarried adult women on the earth are really scarce, and it's difficult for Tom

Considering the problem of work, Jerry deliberately refused, but he couldn't help feeling soft when he thought that his old friend had finally found his happiness for many years.

But just about to give him a few more days off, Tom spoke again.

"Of course, in addition to my three children, I still need to persuade mella to get a divorce certificate before getting married. It also takes a lot of effort. I estimated the vacation... Alas!"

Before he finished, the man had been kicked directly from the edge of the space station 1200 kilometers from the surface of Mars.

"Why don't you die!"

In the headset, Jerry's roar came late