On the fighter plane, Ou Zhanpeng and Xu Qing witnessed the whole process of bombing Mars.

Mars has very low air pressure, no rain, snow and frost erosion, and the weathering rate is much slower than that of Earth, perhaps tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years later, those huge craters are still clearly recognizable.

At this time, the battleship had turned to the other side of Mars, separated from the fighter by a small half of Mars, and the effect of the bombing could only be seen from the side, and all the frontal images were transmitted through the fighter plane.

Ou Zhanpeng suddenly asked: "Do you think that the resistance of the alien species is too low?" ”

Xu Qing was slightly stunned, thought for a while and said, "It's not strange that the landing time is so short, right?" ”

"I hope I'm thinking too much...... But don't you think that the alien species should put all the strength into feeding at this time? Just a few shots and it's over, I don't think anything is right. Ou Zhanpeng was full of doubts.

"Probably not, right?" Xu Qing still prefers to solve the alien species on Mars at one time.

But as soon as she thought about it, an idea suddenly popped up: This guy can't be nervous, and he deliberately has nothing to say, right?

Dudu –

The prompt sounded, and Lotu's voice appeared: "Star Falcon, we are about to leave Mars, and the rest will be left to you, take care!" ”

"Leave it to me...... Take care! ”

At the end of communication, the expedition on the other side of Mars is raising the altitude of its orbit.

The relative velocity of the battleship to Mars did not change much, but the actual speed increased greatly after being pulled by the gravitational slingshot, and soon after, it officially broke away from Mars and entered the asteroid belt towards the distant orbit of Jupiter.

It's just a void now, but in the near future, the red giant will meet the expedition in a narrow way in the void, and I don't know what kind of sparks will collide between the expedition and the alien species at that time.

Ou Zhanpeng didn't speak again, neither did Xu Qing, the two of them were like a pair of fools, quietly listening to the sound from the bridge, listening to it continue to accelerate, and finally break away from Mars.

Suddenly, a huge sense of loneliness hit both of them at the same time - this place is far from Earth, and when the battleship leaves, only the two of them are left!

Neither of them knew what to say, and the cockpit was eerily quiet, except for the sound of breathing.

The atmosphere became more and more awkward, Ou Zhanpeng felt that it was necessary for him to break the silence, coughed lightly and said: "I asked so many people, but they refused to tell me who stayed, is it necessary to be so mysterious?" ”

This time, he really didn't have anything to say, and he himself felt that the tone of his voice was not very natural.

"Of course it's necessary." Xu Qing took off her helmet and her short hair was neat, "If you refuse, then how faceless will I be?" ”

"Refuse?" Ou Zhanpeng finally felt a little more comfortable, "I'm fine, I'm accompanied by a beautiful woman, I can't ask for it, how can I refuse?" ”

"Really?" Xu Qing's eyes were shining, and she looked at it with a smile.

Ou Zhanpeng opened his mouth, but he couldn't say anything affirmative.

He was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help asking, "You know me so well?" ”

Ou Zhanpeng had already guessed that he must have arranged a female partner for him, which is why he was so mysterious, but he didn't expect this person to be Xu Qing.

Not so much because of how far-sighted he was, but because the combination of men and women is one of the few traditions of the Space Force.

Studies have shown that half of the male astronauts suffer from space sickness such as headaches, nausea, and general malaise, and although they have been thoroughly examined, they have not been found to be responsible for these problems in space.

After all female astronauts were arranged, the problems of male astronauts were greatly reduced.

Therefore, the combination of men and women has become an iron law of various aerospace projects.

Today, women account for more than half of the total number of astronauts, truly supporting the "half of the sky" of the Space Force.

Let's not mention the expedition, let's talk about the expedition, a team of 48 people, 25 are women, and only 23 are men.

Ou Zhanpeng must stay on Mars for half a year, although his psychological assessment is very good, but no one dares to guarantee that there will be no psychological problems during this period, once he fails to eliminate the alien species, Ou Zhanpeng is emotionally out of control, and the consequences are unimaginable.

So, it's not a surprise to pair it with a female companion.

Another important reason is that the space on the fighter plane is limited, and even if an external cabin is added, it can only barely ensure the supply of materials for two people.

The reason for Ling Xiao's rejection was not only because of the lack of pilots on the Expedition, but also because of gender factors, but also because men had a faster metabolism and needed more food and oxygen.

Short-term missions are not a big problem, staying on Mars for more than half a year, and over time, saving food and air is not a small amount, so it is normal to choose a female astronaut.

It is also the practice of the Space Force that a working group should usually be two men and one woman, or two women and one man, in short, to avoid being alone with each other and to prevent some unspeakable problems from arising over time.

But this time is different, there is a shortage of manpower on the expedition, and drawing out two people is already the limit of the expedition team; The second is the problem of space, the materials that two people insist on for half a year have occupied all the available space, and they can't stuff the third person at all.

Under various factors, the decision was made to arrange only two people, and it was a man and a woman.

It violates tradition and convention, but in the face of the great right and wrong of the alien race, the individual factor can only be ranked after the collective interest.

Having said that, anyway, these two men are not married to women, even if there is really some accident, there is enough room to remedy it, so as not to cause a mess that cannot be ended.

Xu Qing showed a helpless look: "No way, we are the two of us who know each other best, if it is replaced by Ling Xiao, it will be simple, there will definitely be a lot of people queuing up to rush over." ”

Ling Xiao has a bad temper, but she has a good relationship with women, and her relationship with other female astronauts on the ship is indeed very good.

Ou Zhanpeng is different, he doesn't have such good social skills...... No, he suddenly felt that Xu Qing had something in his words, as if he was saying: We are both so familiar, are you embarrassed to attack me?

He really wanted to say: You are wrong, I am a different person, you are now a sheep in the mouth of a tiger, there is no hope.

But Xu Qing didn't say anything, no matter how thick-skinned he was, it was impossible for him to talk nonsense without a head.

After a while, Ou Zhanpeng asked with a little curiosity: "You believe me so much?" ”

Xu Qing blinked her big eyes: "I'd rather believe that there are ghosts in the world than believe in men's mouths, do you think I believe it or not?" ”

Speaking of this, she raised her eyebrows: "If you have any ideas, just try it, what if I am willing to cooperate?" ”

Ou Zhanpeng almost vomited blood, he was physically and mentally normal, and naturally yearned for beautiful women, but he never expected that Xu Qing would be so strong.

He suddenly felt that in the next half year, it was not Xu Qing who was in danger, but himself.