Located near the meridian of Mars, Zero Point Harbor has been established for more than three months, relying on the continuous supply of the Lighthouse Nation every two months, so far, the port has a population of 5,410 people, and has a full set of subsistence system, which is used to maintain a constant temperature, supply oxygen, and produce food and fresh water.

However, when they saw the appearance of Zero Point Port with their own eyes, the employees of the joint fleet of East Galaxy Company couldn't help but be a little disappointed, as if their dreams were shattered.

"Look, this is the Lighthouse Nation, and we've surpassed them." Qiao Canal proudly pointed to the zero point port not far away like a dilapidated small village, due to the initial construction of the port, the lack of materials, the building materials used are all temporary materials, using the volcanic ash material on the surface of Mars, which is convenient for mass production, the only defect is that the material texture is relatively rough, and the solidity is also average, so that after only a few months, potholes and dents can be seen everywhere.

"yes!" There were employees next to them, and somehow, when they saw that the Zero Point Port of the Lighthouse Country was not as good as the Moon City, they felt a sense of pride in their hearts.

"This is their fusion power station..."

"This is the immigration area..."

The employees pointed and pointed, and occasionally encountered something that they didn't expect and did well, but they also performed very calmly.

"Their harbor is semi-open, and they use the thin atmosphere of Mars to maintain the oxygen circulation near the airport, so there are many occasions to wear protective clothing, which is not bad!"

"That's right, it's a practical technology, and how do they solve the water problem? Why not choose to build a freshwater treatment plant near the Martian ice cap? ”

"After all, it's too far, the meridian to the ice cap is at least 3,000 kilometers, plus the current population actually doesn't consume much water, and the immigrants in the lighthouse country are not idiots, so there is no need to be in such a hurry to go over and develop."

Fortunately, the evaluation of the employees was not heard by the immigrants in Zero Point Harbor, otherwise, I don't know how they would feel and whether they would want to tear them up.

After stepping out of the spaceship, they were greeted by a team of 300 people sent by Zero Point Harbor.

"Ladies and gentlemen of the East Galaxy Company, welcome to Zero Point Harbor." The official who received them was the mayor of Port Zero, Princeton, who had served as governor of Alaska.

After a friendly conversation, the members of the joint fleet were then arranged to stay in the immigration area of the port, because there were no hospitality facilities such as hotels in the port, and the advantage was that they could see the real life of ordinary immigrants more directly.

"How long are we going to stay here?" Several employees walked outside together, and saw that Zero Point Port was not as prosperous as the moon city, not even a commercial area, and the supplies were rationed, so they couldn't help but complain.

"At least 5 days." An experienced employee told them, "This is not the earth, there are modern loading and unloading lines, and thousands of tons of materials are not just taken away, but loaded when they are said." ”

"In addition, I heard that Minister Wang plans to talk about the price again, and I have to delay it a little longer."

"Oh, really?" An employee leaned over and asked, "What the hell is going on?" ”

"At first, we negotiated unilaterally with Zero Point Port, and discussed the intention and price of the commodity, but in the final analysis, it was the intention, and no contract was signed.

"Think about it, the trade department has brought 5,000 tons of goods, and the exploration department has 2,000 tons on the spacecraft, which also includes daily necessities, helium-3, composite materials, production equipment, if you let the other party get it, how do you want to help?"

The employee laughed, "When the time comes, we will ask the lighthouse country for billions of dollars, and we will make a lot of money this time!" ”

The rest of the employees also laughed strangely when they heard it, and the immigrants passing by saw their strange clothes and strange appearances, and they didn't recognize their identities at once, and their faces showed inexplicability.

The employee who spoke just now swept a few of his companions with a weak heart, one is a Night Rabbit countryman, another is a South African countryman, and another is a Victorian countryman, uh, there are no lighthouse people in it, so it's not a big problem.

They stopped talking and wandered around.

"The immigrants in the lighthouse country are in good spirits."

"After all, the beacon country's planet development propaganda slogan is also to conquer the stars and seas, which is still very attractive."

"I don't know if they will develop any mental illness after a few months of hard life, but I think that the necessary recreational activities should help improve work efficiency."

They unwittingly walked to the fusion energy power station of Zero Point Harbor, the city government.

Employees soon discovered that the places were guarded by armed soldiers, that no one could get too close, and that even the immigrants who worked in them had to go through identity checks before they could enter.

"Are you really stingy, thinking we're interested in stealing their secrets?" Employees couldn't help but be a little annoyed when they saw that they were blocked.

"The lighthouse defense is ready for us, we are fortunate not to go shopping, go back to rest!" Another employee made a suggestion.

"It's rare to run to Zero Point Harbor, isn't it a pity to go back like this?" There are also employees who disagree.

"But, you see, this place is less than 500,000 square meters in total, and almost all the places you can go to go..."

There is an atmosphere on Mars, its density is less than 1% of the Earth, and the main body is not oxygen, but up to 95% carbon dioxide, which makes its living environment theoretically a little better than that on the moon, and at the same time, having an atmosphere means that there will be natural meteorological changes, and even natural disasters.

"What's going on?" While several employees were debating whether to go or stay, they heard an alarm from inside Zero Point Harbor, with an evacuation notice in pure English.

Fortunately, the employees could barely hear the general meaning, "It's a dust storm, the Martian dust storm is coming!" The employee shouted.

"This is unexpected!" There was a slight panic on the employee's face, and he remembered that nothing like that was happening on the moon.

They carefully recalled the preparations before departure, and remembered that Mars is shrouded in dust storms for a quarter of the year, and that dust storms stretch for half a planet, with an altitude of more than 80 kilometers and a speed of more than 180 meters per second, which can be described as powerful.

"The evacuation notice said, don't panic, Zero Point Harbor is a sunken structure, it will not face the dust storm head-on, and there will be no danger in hiding in your own house."

"Let's hurry back." Employees say they don't want to die on Mars.

This time, they finally agreed.