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America felt like they were back in the game!

The reason for this mis-…呸, feeling, was because they realized that the aliens' relationship with Tang Chao and Tianxia wasn't as close as they had seen and thought.

When the two American astronauts drove to the Crimson Base, they received a very high level of courtesy.

Tang Chao, in accordance with the idea that "in space, there are only humans," received them according to top specifications.

Well, the same specifications as the aliens.

He politely invited them into the base, then ate the unfinished hot pot with the aliens, and even took them around the base, introducing them to the facilities and the series of scientific research work being carried out.

While the American headquarters was still complacent about obtaining some detailed information, little did they know that the will of their own astronauts had been shaken.

Because the Enterprise was a hastily built spacecraft, and the Mars mission being carried out this time was also a bit of a forced march, the videos recorded along the way might have seemed good, but only they knew the hardships involved.

When they entered the Pathfinder's Crimson Base, they realized how wonderful the lives of Tianxia's ten astronauts were.

Yes, they had seen the internal videos of the Spore, the lander, and the habitat, but watching videos was one thing, and actually experiencing it inside was another.

The airlock of the habitat's entrance and exit was more complete than the lander's. During its pressurization and depressurization process, it could completely clean the Martian dust from the spacesuit, allowing astronauts to enter the base very cleanly.

Their lander didn't have this function because it was smaller in mass and scale, so they could only bring extraterrestrial dust into the manned cabin, just like the Apollo lunar pioneers.

In this situation, they were even worse than the Apollo lunar pioneers. The lunar pioneers would only inhale extraterrestrial dust into their lungs, causing damage to their bodies, while they inhaled extraterrestrial dust into their lungs after being exposed to excessive radiation.

It was simply double the "joy!"

Although there was wind on Mars, and the micro-dust wasn't as sharp as lunar dust, it was still uncomfortable.

With an extra cleaning procedure, the Crimson Base was much cleaner, and the air seemed fresher.

At the same time, there was the aroma of fully cooked food.

As a hastily built spacecraft, the Enterprise carried far less food than the Spore. Its mission was to send astronauts to Mars, and a little hardship in the process could be overcome.

After eating compressed food for several months, they almost cried when they saw "fresh" and "fully cooked" food.

After that, they really cried.

They had used the toilet in the lander when they visited the Crimson Base, but after eating a meal, they wanted to use the toilet again.

As the host, Tang Chao certainly had no objection to the guests' needs. Whatever.

The two habitats had two toilets, and they weren't just simple toilets, but bathrooms.

Because the space was large enough, the bathroom space was also "quite large."

The two American astronauts were shocked by the clean and tidy large bathroom. Looking at the words "100%" for washing water, they immediately felt like a pile of stinky garbage. Under Tang Chao's friendly reminder, they took a hot shower inside.

They were also given a brand new set of in-cabin casual clothes.

When they came out, wearing the new casual clothes with "Pathfinder" printed on the chest, they immediately felt like they had been reborn!

Because they hadn't showered for almost two weeks.

They didn't have to be so frugal, but because of a few orders from the command center, their flight speed increased a little, and the consequence was that some things had to be discarded.

As a result, they were now severely short of supplies, enough only for the minimum consumption allowance.

Forget about showering. Anyway, the audience outside the screen couldn't smell the odor. They just wiped their faces with a wet towel every day to make them look clean.

Before entering the Crimson Base, their minds and bodies were full of fatigue. Then, after only staying in the Crimson Base for more than an hour, they felt like they had been fully revived.

After regaining some vitality, they remembered their mission.

Ahem, although it was very comfortable to stay in the Crimson Base, they were, after all, Americans.

Because it was getting late, they said goodbye, and so did the aliens.

Now the aliens' vehicle wasn't the Pathfinder's previous unmanned exploration vehicle. That vehicle had been recovered by Tang Chao and was going to be used as an exhibit, so he gave the aliens a simple vehicle they had brought this time as a friend.

The kind with a truck bed. It was no problem to load four aliens wearing large mechs at a time.

After leaving the Crimson Base, Victor told the aliens about the American invitation.

Despite how much they resisted Tianxia before departure, they could all speak Chinese.

After speaking in Chinese, they thought the aliens wouldn't agree, or would use some words to敷衍 (fū yǎn: perfunctorily engage with).

They had already thought about it. Because of some things at the Crimson Base today, they were now unwilling to face Tang Chao and others directly. So, they thought that if the aliens didn't agree, they would pretend not to care, then return to the lander, take out their weapons, and force the aliens into the lander, then take off immediately and leave Mars.

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The lander was next to the aliens' camp. Even if they delayed for a while, Tang Chao and others wouldn't have time to rush over. So, they were more than capable of completing the mission, and even had time to disassemble some equipment from the alien spacecraft and take it away.

What they didn't expect was that the aliens actually agreed.

So, the scene they saw of the aliens having a good relationship with Tang Chao, even calling each other brothers, was all an illusion??

"No way?"

"No way?"

"Did we run into this?"

Then there was really nothing to say. They had to go back, pack their things quickly, and return to Earth.

The aliens were very cooperative along the way. They didn't cause any trouble when they returned to the camp. They even took the initiative to disassemble some equipment, planning to put it in the lander and take it away.

When disassembling the equipment, Victor and Mark couldn't help but ask, "I saw that you have a good relationship with Tang Chao. Why... did you agree to leave with us?"

"Because I learned from your American Mars rover that your America is the most powerful country on Earth. If we want to repair the spacecraft, we should cooperate with you," said Linus, the leader of the aliens.

"..."

Victor and Mark smacked their lips. What he said... seemed right.

They never felt that Tianxia had surpassed America. After all, America had been dominating the Earth for a long time, and the symbol of its dominance was "killing" a superpower of the same level, one of the two poles of the Earth's forces back then.

Tianxia had been very strong recently, and even its spacecraft had arrived on Mars before theirs, but as Earth's "war maniacs," they couldn't tell who was the winner without a war. So, in their minds, Tianxia was just a challenger that had grown up.

Tianxia was strong, but without a fight, America would always be the most powerful country on Earth.

However, the aliens later added that Tang Chao had only said he would help them repair the spacecraft, but after staying on Mars for two full months, he still hadn't said anything about taking them back to Earth.

Of course, to repair the spacecraft, they had to go to the headquarters. What spacecraft could be repaired at a forward base?

The American brothers were better. As soon as they came, they said they would take them back to the headquarters.