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There was a system task that Harry had been waiting for a long time.

[Task Release: Union]

[Task content: Create an outer space colony developed by colonists of 50 different nationalities]

[Formal unity is meaningless, we need to stand together with practical actions]

Colonization spacecraft have been landing on the Martian surface for some time.

The Mayflower carried 250 colonists from 50 countries. This Mars mission was different from the past. The mission was to "establish a colony" rather than "scientific research and exploration."

Mars, over Arcedalia Planitia.

After 134 days of flight, they are finally able to land on Mars.

At a distance of 100 meters from the surface of Mars, the spacecraft has been hovering for dozens of solar days. The 24 instruments on board, including microwave ranging and velocity sensors and optical cameras, have calculated the safest landing area.

Construction robots have long since reached the surface, clearing the landing zone and completing the foundations.

"Nuclear fusion is really a good thing. I feel like we can also go sightseeing on Jupiter." Watney said easily.

Team commander Melissa Lewis, an experienced female astronaut, has been observing the fuel tank of the spacecraft.

Watney's statement is a bit exaggerated, but there is indeed a lot of working fluid left, and the specific impulse of the working fluid for electric propulsion is much higher than that of chemical fuels. Sightseeing on Jupiter may be a bit troublesome, but it is not impossible.

Compared with previous landing methods using the Martian atmosphere, the Mayflower has sufficient conditions for a slow landing without having to face the high temperatures and attitude deviations that will occur when passing through the Martian atmosphere.

Overall, they have more options because of advanced propulsion technology and fuel reserves.

call--

The huge colonial ship landed on the deserted Ashidalia Plain. Unlike its huge body, the landing sound was extremely weak.

The advanced propulsion system allows the personnel on the spacecraft to hardly feel any bumps, and the observation window is fully opened:

The sun shines through the thin atmosphere, through the gray dust, and shines on this red barren plain.

Now they have reached their destination.

"Safe landing, the colonization process has been started, please colonists get ready to go out for work."

The fixed frame extends from the bottom of the spacecraft and is connected to the built foundations. The deepest of these foundations is 73 meters deep into the surface of Mars, which is enough to fix this behemoth.

The construction robots moved the prefabricated buildings from the warehouse. They first dug a semi-underground warehouse near the colony ship that was strong enough to withstand Martian dust storms to store materials and resources that would be used for colony construction.

A huge explosion sounded, and a large crater was quickly blasted out on the surface of Mars. The construction robot filled the crater with a mixture of concrete and spider silk solution that came with the spacecraft. The prefabricated parts were assembled, and the warehouse was built within a few days. .

The entire warehouse is completely below the ground, relies on conveyor belts to transport goods, and is completely managed by artificial intelligence. The construction robot only needs to receive and put resources in the interactive window.

The first building is completed and now the robots have to complete the second one.

Space on a colony ship is precious, as it is the core part of the colony, so the materials carried by the ship are only enough to support the initial construction.

Robots need to build an automated concrete factory on the regolith-rich soil 2300 meters away from here to provide this basic building material for subsequent construction.

As for other metal materials, they will be provided from the Lingshen smelting project in the asteroid belt.

The resource warehouse was quickly filled with enough resources. The robots used these resources and electronic components transported from the earth to set up signal base stations and radio networks in the colony, forming a colony control network.

With the expansion of the network, the drone's range of activities became wider and wider, eventually covering a resource point 7320 meters away from here.

Scans show the surface feature here looks like a pool.

Watney sat on the exploration vehicle and rushed towards the destination with a large number of drones. The main task of their team was to explore the water source.

"Mark, how's it going?"

"Huh...huh..." The disco music in the car drowned out the sound of the communicator. Mark did not respond to the captain's words. Instead, he kept shaking.

"Mark! Report the situation!" Captain Lewis's voice increased in volume.

"Oh," Mark finally heard the captain's voice and hurriedly turned off the music. "I'm here, about to reach the resource point."

After a while, he arrived at the expected location.

He is wearing a mission suit with the logo of the Osborne Group, which is equipped with a temperature difference battery to support the exoskeleton under the protective suit and various life support and detection equipment.

Mark moved a set of geological measuring instruments from the car, plugged it into the ground, and then plugged the power supply line into the exploration vehicle. This high-tech vehicle is equipped with a small fusion reactor and advanced AI modules for real-time analysis of detection data. .

The geological instrument started to operate, and three high-speed rotating laser beams broke through the rock formations, and black smoke came out.

While the device was working, Watney dug up the sand on the ground.

"The equipment is working - but you know what I found? Some clay, I think we're in the right place."

"Good, keep digging."

Various signs indicate that there must have been a source of water here, and it is very likely that this water is under the surface of Mars.

Water is very important for this colonization mission. Without water, self-sufficient colony construction is a joke, so extracting usable groundwater is the most important step.

The only way to know if they can do this is to try it yourself.

"Mr. Watney, the data shows that the drilling equipment has contacted a large amount of clay layer..." The on-board AI paused.

The machine stopped and a robotic arm equipped with a detector was inserted.

Watney's heart beat faster--

"Sir, the drilling depth is 74 meters. We have found the water source. The salinity is less than 1, which means it is fresh water."

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The underground water excavation field operates day and night with the energy supply of the nuclear fusion reactor, and the processed fresh water is transported to the colony ship's farm.

Construction robots carry out infrastructure construction as planned and under the supervision of engineers.

Now the Mayflower Colony can be called a "colony".

"This is what we did after landing. The hydroponic farm in the colony is operating normally with water supply. According to the original plan, this batch of crops is enough to supply the colonists with self-sufficiency.

All goes well with the colonization mission. Report completed, Mr. Osborne. "

Commander Lewis had accomplished their mission, and the colony had overcome the hardest part.

Warm applause erupted in the conference room, and even the King of Wakanda, who boasted of being "technologically advanced," couldn't help but express admiration.

Harry smiled and bowed to everyone.

"Like I said, it's time for us to set sail."