Ten days later, the final overhaul and replenishment of the spacecraft was carried out, and the Queen Nana carried Cao Chuan, along with 21 employees who had nothing to do, and officially set sail towards the endless starry sky.

Qiao Canal looked at the universe around them, which was 5 million kilometers away from the earth, and their home star was no different from ordinary stars in their field of vision, and the surrounding area was empty and cold, and the number of atoms in 1 cubic meter of space could even be counted.

This is the real universe, 99.99% of the universe is so empty, therefore, it has become so difficult for human beings to go to other planets to explore, even if the moon is close at hand, it took half a century.

"I think Lao Wang must regret it now, redeeming the moon-level spaceship in advance, if I would definitely have to consider a spaceship like Queen Nana." Qiao Canal said wisely, "When the time comes, with it, there is still a place in the solar system that cannot be visited." ”

Qiao Canal had a lot of other ideas in his head, for example, smearing his favorite anime girl image with weapons all over her body on the spaceship, when the rugged cannon contrasted with the petite girl, this contrast can be said to be amazing.

"By the way, what is the merit? Let's be mentally prepared. Joe Canal questioned.

Cao Chuan pondered the price, "Do you really want to know?" The pricing is about 30 million merit. ”

Hearing this number, Qiao Hehe's mouth opened wide, thinking that he had worked tirelessly for two years now to accumulate 600,000 merits, didn't this mean that he had to wait another 50 years?

Of course, there is also a workaround, and if you gather the strength of the employees of the exploration department, through the way of "shares", you can barely buy a Queen Nana now.

Another way is through work, if you find a rich ore complex on the scale of Bailey Crater, everyone will get at least a few hundred thousand merits on their heads, and if they find a habitable star or something, it will be even higher, maybe millions, tens of millions, and it is through similar methods that the exploration department earns merit.

Half a day later, the spacecraft slowly increased their speed by 400 km/s, a rather astonishing speed, meaning that in just 30 seconds, they could run from the South Pole of the Earth to the North Pole.

In the field of view, Mars is getting bigger and bigger.

"Master, we are lucky, the distance between the Earth and Mars is currently 85 million kilometers, and in 14 hours we will be close to it."

And now, because it is too far away from the earth, the delay in communication has exceeded 2 minutes, and in order to take care of the navigation of the spaceship and the management of the lunar base and the lunar city, Nana's thinking speed at this moment has also been affected, showing signs of sluggishness.

Humanity is the only one who is unaffected.

The 21 employees are a lot of labor, and they can easily drive the highly automated spaceship, and the employees can't get out anyway, observing the scenery outside through the broadcast footage.

A few hours passed, and when it was time for dinner, the employees were enjoying their dinner when they noticed that the spark was rapidly expanding and becoming the size of a building.

"Oh!! We're almost there! So fast! "The employees jumped up, in the past, it used to take at least a month to launch a probe to Mars by rocket, but now it has been reduced to a day and a half, which is really incredible.

They stared at the crimson, iron-oxide-strewn planet, the most habitable planet in the solar system.

Mars is 6,300 kilometers in diameter, almost half the size of the Earth, a day is 24 hours, a year is 687 days, a thin atmosphere, and poles with its own ice caps.

Of course, there are still disadvantages to Mars, for example, it is too close to Earth to build a home on it, suitable for large-scale immigration, and if you want to trade, you can't even find a decent Martian specialty.

The spacecraft approached Mars very quickly, with little chance to be affected by its gravity, and almost entered by the orbital space of Mars.

Overlooking the orbital space at a distance of more than 100 kilometers, the planet under your feet presents a completely different style from the moon, there are no more potholed craters, Mars gives people a delicate and soft feeling, like a fiery red goose down blanket, laid on the earth, only a few places show steep mountains and narrow rifts.

"See Mount Olympus!"

"And the Luna Plateau."

"Mariner Grand Canyon!"

While the employees were still yelling, Cao Chuan gave a new order to Nana, "Are you ready?" ”

"No problem, master, there are a total of 18 satellites, all ready."

"Start deploying!"

As soon as the words fell, the hatches on both sides of the spacecraft burst open, and the air in the cabin was empty, and then, under the impetus of the robot, metal polyhedra the size of a small car were thrown out. At first, the polyhedron was gravitationally pulled and showed a tendency to fall freely, but it didn't take long for the vent under the polyhedron to spew out gas, and its position and direction were precisely reversed, and slowly, the polyhedron stabilized.

They orbit Mars, and at the same time, the solar panels on both sides are unfolded and connected to each other, forming a vast network of planets that envelop the vast Mars.

"The satellite launch was successful!" Two hours later, Nana reported the results of the operation.

On the map, data began to appear one after another, first the most basic altitude map, then ice sheet distribution data, shallow soil data, etc., slowly, through 18 satellites orbiting Mars, one longitude, one latitude, into the latest Mars map.

The fog cleared, the world brightened, and they got what they wanted to see Mars in its entirety, and this was the first time that everyone had witnessed a map of Mars with their own eyes, and before that, they saw either pictures from astronomical telescopes or probes, which were quite rough.

Satellite-observed, heightmap data with an accuracy of about 5 meters; The distribution of the ice sheet and the soil data, with an accuracy of about 10 meters, were much clearer than the naked eye could see when combined into a map, and they could even see the rubble scattered over the flat desert.

"Mars... Sure enough, it was so peaceful. The employees sighed.

"Mr. Advisor, aren't we really going down to have a look?" There are also employee recommendations.

Cao Chuan shook his head: "There will be opportunities in the future, we have to go first." ”

"I don't know when Mars will be developed." There are also employees who mutter, showing reluctance.

The tail of the Queen Nana spewed out an infinite amount of gas, and they re-accelerated, heading farther away, and the next stop was the asteroid belt.