Chapter 120 Severe punishment?
Not long after the US press conference ended, the relevant news has been posted on the hot search list of Weibo.
"Shocked! The US strongly condemned Xia Guo, the reason is..."
As for the comment area below the news, it was occupied by netizens who were keen to watch the fun in just a few minutes.
"Hahahaha, can it be like this?!"
"Polar reversal!"
"What is this called? It's a matter of time!"
"I didn't expect that the United States would have such a set of rhetoric, I laughed to death!"
"..."
...
On the same day, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Xia Guo held a regular press conference.
Under the gaze of a group of domestic and foreign reporters, Zhao Jian slowly walked up to the podium step by step.
Then, he looked at the reporters in the audience with a serious look, and whispered into the microphone: "This press conference is mainly to clarify the remarks made by the United States yesterday."
"We have noticed that the United States has a deep misunderstanding of the Xuannv II astronauts of Xia. Here, I will give a simple explanation."
"Xuannv II went to Mars mainly to perform more delicate scientific research tasks."
"During the execution of scientific research tasks, once disturbed by the outside world, it is very likely to lead to its failure."
"Therefore, our astronauts said those words for scientific research tasks, and there is absolutely no provocation."
"In addition, we found that some clips were missing from the recording released by the United States."
"Our astronauts made those threatening remarks only after the American astronauts refused to cooperate."
"However, considering the negligence of the astronauts, after discussion, NASA decided to impose more severe penalties on the three astronauts."
"A total fine of 2,000 yuan."
"Okay, that's all I have to say."
After speaking, Zhao Jian turned around and left the podium, without even giving the reporters time to ask questions.
This routine press conference poured a pot of hot oil on the already somewhat heated atmosphere.
"Fuck! Is Xiaguo so tough this time?!"
"Let me translate the content of this press conference: I did nothing wrong, the United States was wrong."
"The above, you missed a point, Xiaguo is carrying out a precision mission, which means that the United States is carrying out..."
"Hahahaha, a fine of two thousand, or a total, it deserves to be a heavy fine!"
"Good guy, two thousand dollars! I suggest waterdrop fundraising!"
"No more words, Zhao Jian's ten-year old fan came uninvited!"
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Mars.
After "showing off" above the US Mars cabin, Bai Yixiuan directly controlled Xuannv II to the destination.
ZHZ72 Crater.
As the height of Xuannv II continued to decrease, the scene on the surface of Utopia Plains was clearly reflected in the eyes of the three astronauts.
On the surface of Mars, which was red with a few yellows, there were densely distributed rocks of all sizes.
Utopia Plains on Mars
"It's so desolate!"
Looking at the surface with no vegetation or signs of life except for stones and dust, Xia Wanyi's eyes flashed with emotion, and she whispered: "After seeing the moon and Mars, I really realized the beauty of the earth."
"Alas, what a pity..." Hong Fan sighed from the side, "According to Professor Lu's prediction, the earth only has 14 years left."
The atmosphere in the cabin suddenly became heavy.
Aware of the atmosphere in the cabin, Bai Yixuan chuckled: "I say, you two, there are still 14 years, why are you sighing here?"
"Professor Lu said that the Heavenly Court plan will be realized in 14 years. When have you ever lied?"
Hong Fan perked up a little: "Yes! Then we will go to Proxima Centauri and grab their territory!"
Bai Yixuan and Xia Wanyi were slightly stunned, and then a longing smile appeared on their faces.
...
The sun on Mars slowly sets.
As the blue flame at the bottom of Xuannv II decreased, Xuannv II gradually landed inside the crater.
Because the sunlight was blocked, the bottom of the crater had already entered the night ahead of time.
Bai Yixuan pressed several lighting buttons on the console in front of him.
The next moment, more than ten strong white lights illuminated the dark bottom of the crater like daylight!
As Xuannv II landed, a burst of red Mars dust rose.
Under the illumination of more than ten white light beams, Xuannv II seemed to have entered a red world, with a bit of beauty in the weirdness.
He frowned and looked at the surface structure outside, then looked at the dashboard in front of him, with a hint of spirit in his eyes.
"Sure enough! Professor Lu is right!"
"The surface inside the crater is covered with a layer of dust and fine particles. After the sun sets, these materials cool down much faster than rocks!"
"At present, the surface temperature has dropped to -50℃, which is 80℃ lower than the outside!"
While speaking, Bai Yixiuan reached out to unbuckle the seat belt: "Everyone, we should get ready to work!"
After putting on the helmet and carrying the oxygen tank, he reached out and pressed the button to open the cargo hold.
The abdomen of Xuannv II slowly opened on both sides, revealing a series of equipment inside.
Deep geological drilling machine, microbial detector and various precision testing instruments.
In order to improve efficiency, after the drilling mission is completed, the three astronauts also need to test and inspect the samples drilled out.
Thanks to the fact that Mars has only 38% of Earth's gravity, the three of them easily moved the deep geological drill out of the cabin.
After assembling the drill, Bai Yixuan pondered for a moment, turned his head and said to Xia Wanyi, "Wanyi, we are responsible for drilling and sampling, and you are responsible for testing the soil samples."
Seeing Xia Wanyi nod, Bai Yixuan and Hong Fan looked at each other, pointed the drill bit of the drill at the Martian soil in front of them, and started the machine directly.
A buzzing sound sounded, and countless red Martian dust rose.
Because the surface layer was mostly dust and fine particles, the drill bit sank into the surface with almost no resistance.
One meter.
Two meters.
Three meters...
Seeing the drill bit enter five meters underground without any resistance, Bai Yixuan's eyes showed a little panic.
This situation is not right!
According to Professor Lu, there should be traces of underground ice at 5-10 meters underground!
Bai Yixuan's eyes twitched slightly, and he whispered in the team's radio channel: "Something is wrong, stop the drilling machine!"
Hong Fan, who was standing by, did not ask any more questions, and directly reached out and pressed the stop button.
As the motor reversed, the drilling equipment five meters underground slowly emerged from the surface.
Bai Yixuan squatted down and reached out to grab a handful of soil samples brought out by the drilling equipment.
Even through the space suit, Bai Yixuan could detect that there was no moisture in the soil.
He rubbed the red soil vigorously.
The soil that was originally lumpy turned into star-like debris and slipped through his fingers.
