Super Mothership

Orion cantilever, solar system, Mars.

The Mars in front of me no longer looks like the desert and loneliness of ten years ago.

On the planetary orbit, three space elevators run straight through the sky and the earth, and three space ports 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.

Hundreds of spacecraft continue to unload various construction equipment to the space port, and then transport them to the colonial city below via space elevators to support the construction. Everything on Mars is changing with each passing day.

The stars are dotted, like the same amber-like colonial city cluster expanding outwards with the space elevator as the center, igniting the fire of civilization on Mars.

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

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

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

As another important colonization core for the development of earth civilization, Mars has been tilted by key resources in recent years. Various merchant ships travel between the Earth-Moon system and Mars, transporting raw materials back to the moon, and then supporting them with various finished products and equipment. Mars building.

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 beam of light that runs through the sky and the earth!

Through the "Prometheus Energy Project", the huge solar energy received from the central star was put on the back of Mars far away from the urban agglomeration without hesitation, injecting large amounts of energy into the entire planet and accelerating the "warming" of Mars.

According to the Mars transformation plan made by scientists, as the temperature rises, the carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases inside Mars will increase rapidly, which is conducive to the further formation of a water cycle system.

Almost one or two years later, some improved plant seeds will be spread on the surface of Mars, and the initial life planet environment will be quickly born on Mars through methods such as inducing birth.

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

...

"Jerry, I'm homesick."

Tom was wearing an outer space walking suit, sitting on the edge of Spaceport 3 with his legs drooped, looking melancholy at the busy scene around him.

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

Jerry was checking the data with a terminal, and he gave Tom a glance.

Behind the two, a large number of small robots are working. The fully automated robot army crushes the traditional construction team with engineering efficiency. Nearby facilities are changing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Today, when modularization and automation are fully popularized, building an airport facility is no more difficult than building a base in the Red Alert.

As experienced veteran 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 "technical verification port", the two of them were sent here for acceptance work and "survival environment testing" during this period.

"It's all virtual, virtual! Understand? It feels completely different from the real one!" Tom exclaimed at Jerry dissatisfied.

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

"Uh...it's not."

"So?"

"No! Jerry, the problem is not here! Although the picture is beautiful and the feeling is very real, you don't think the virtual hug has no temperature, even Kiss has a taste of data, it is like I am licking the screen. Can you understand what I mean?" Tom explained with gestures.

Jerry finally put down the data panel in his hand and looked at Tom up and down very seriously, "In love? I remember you just returned to the moon last month and took a vacation?"

"Oh Jerry! You really...understand me!" Tom scratched his helmet hehe.

"I met Mela on the moon, you don't know, she is so charming, she directly hooked my heart away, I feel that I can't do without her, I decided! Next time I go back to She proposes!"

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

"I swear in the name of pancake fruit!"

Jerry believed it immediately.

"Oh! Boogie is retired, I didn't expect even you to be married..." Jerry sighed, a little helpless in his eyes.

From the International Space Station, to the "New World" moon exploration, to the Mars colonization project, the three have been partners for many years, and have been struggling on the front line of mankind’s external expansion. Unexpectedly, one by one will now be separated from themselves. go with……

Although I can meet often through virtual reality technology, I still feel a little empty in my heart.

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

"Okay! I respect your decision and wish you happiness! So, when do you plan to submit your resignation report?"

"Resign? No, no, no! Jerry, you misunderstood, I said I was going home to get married, but I didn't say I was leaving! You are still here, why would I abandon you and wander in the endless starry sky? We are gold partner!"

While these words moved Jerry, he was also very pleasantly surprised, "Are you not leaving?"

"Of course! Our goal is the stars and the sea. I am still planning to apply for the first real-life astronaut out of the solar system next year. How can I leave now?

I said so much, just want you to give me more wedding leave. "

Jerry: "..."

Although a little speechless towards this inconspicuous companion, the feeling of recovering from loss still made Jerry feel good.

"Approval! I will apply for your marriage leave now. Is one month enough?"

Now Jerry is already an Lv8 senior pioneering astronaut, and in terms of his position, he is Tom's immediate boss.

"I'm afraid not enough."

"Then... two months?" Despite the shortage of manpower, as a good friend for many years, Jerry thought about it and gave way.

This year, the earth civilization of the population explosion still lacks people everywhere, and the population growth rate has not kept up with the rapid development of civilization. High-end talents like Tom and Jerry are even scarce.

"This...I'm afraid it's still not enough." Tom scratched his head embarrassedly.

Jerry's eyes widened, "You are going back to get married, not to have a baby. Is it possible that you still want me to grant you half-year maternity leave?"

"Ahem! If two months are spent on marriage and honeymoon, of course it will be enough, but I have to spend some time to cultivate and cultivate relationships with Mela's three children..."

Three children...

Jerry looked at Tom speechlessly.

Because all countries have implemented extremely extreme policies to encourage childbirth, there has been a continuous baby boom on the earth in recent years, coupled with the popularization of test tube babies, artificial uterus and nanny robot technology, a woman Bringing a few babies is really not unusual.

Even more because of policy reasons, women’s legal age for marriage has dropped again and again. Now, unmarried adult women are really scarce on Earth, and it’s hard for Tom...

Taking into account the work problem, Jerry had the intention to refuse, but when he thought that his old friend for many years finally found his own happiness, he couldn't help but feel soft.

But when he was about to extend his vacation for a few more days, Tom spoke again.

"Of course, in addition to the three children, I still need to persuade Mela to get a divorce certificate before getting married. This will take a lot of effort. I estimated that the holiday...Oh!"

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

"Why do not you go to hell!"

In the headset, Jerry’s roar was late...