In the outer space of Mars, an asteroid is suspended above Phobos.

It was a Star Falcon disguised as an asteroid, orbiting Mars in an orbit slightly above Phobos.

In the cockpit, two people with four eyes are staring at the surface of Mars like radar, especially the remains of the alien base, which is the focus of the two people.

"Did you find anything?" Xu Qing asked.

"No, what about you?" Ou Zhanpeng asked rhetorically.

"Nope."

Just three sentences and ten words, the routine conversation ended.

Ou Zhanpeng wanted to say something, even if it was just a happy joke, but the space in the fighter plane was narrow, and there were only the two of them, so in order to avoid being misunderstood by Xu Qing that he was deliberately close, he swallowed the words that came to his mouth back into his stomach several times.

Xu Qing didn't know what to say, and the reason why she didn't speak was because she didn't want Ou Zhanpeng to think that she was deliberately close to herself and looked down on herself.

The distance between the two is familiar, but it is the kind of familiarity at work, not how good the friendship is in private, in terms of intimacy, it is impossible to find the slightest, and it is far from the point of talking about everything.

As a result, they didn't stay together for a long time, but as if all the words that could be said had been spoken, there was only silence and embarrassment.

Xu Qing was also worried that Ou Zhanpeng would be inconsistent and suddenly became animalistic, but after getting along for a while, he didn't find anything abnormal, and finally slowly put his heart back in his stomach.

Although it is not certain what kind of person Ou Zhanpeng is, at least he did not find anything abnormal on the surface, and there was no excess.

The fighter plane turned to the side of Mars, and the originally full half of Mars disappeared into darkness and turned into a last quarter moon.

Xu Qing's gaze left Mars and cast his gaze into the more distant void, his eyes carefully searching a small area of airspace, looking for traces of the expedition.

She wanted to talk to her sisters on board and relieve her loneliness, but in order to prevent exposure, the Falcon had to maintain absolute radio silence.

There is no indication that an extraterrestrial civilization uses radio, but given the level of civilization of the other side, it is impossible not to know about radio.

Xu Qing stared at the sky for a long time, but in the end he didn't find anything, and couldn't help but retract his gaze in disappointment, and asked unwillingly: "Ou Fei, can you find the battleship?" ”

She still had some expectations in her heart, hoping that she had found the wrong direction.

Ou Zhanpeng shook his head: "I can't find it." ”

The Expedition itself is black, highly consistent with the cosmic background, and from the beginning, only a pale blue tail flame can be seen. But with each turn, the tail flame dimmed a little, and the last time I found it, it was almost invisible.

He thought for a moment and said, "I guess I turned off the thrusters." ”

The expedition has limited fuel, and will only turn on the thrusters when it is out of Mars, and once it is out of the gravitational range of Mars, it will be turned off in time and still fly to the target by inertia.

As long as there is a little light on the Expedition, he is confident that he will find his target.

Ou Zhanpeng has found that his uncontrolled abilities have great limitations, and he must know where the battleship is, and only with a clear goal can he have a certain chance of triggering the ability.

In the final analysis, he is still not good at the level, and he has no way to control his own ability.

The fighter plane quickly circled the shadow of Mars, and the red surface entered the sight of the two again, but Ou Zhanpeng's gaze was slightly condensed, and suddenly pointed to a point in the southern hemisphere of Mars: "Here, it seems to be a dust storm!" ”

Where he was pointing, the surface of the earth was already obscured by red dust, and the scope was constantly expanding.

Xu Qing quickly calculated: "It is 220 kilometers away from the second base in the south. ”

For ease of use, the three alien bases are labeled as "North 1 Base", "South 2 Base" and "Polar Base", indicating both the order of establishment and the approximate location.

"Has the biggest storm on Mars been there this year?"

Xu Qing thought for a while and said, "It seems that there is none." ”

One of the most strange features of Mars is that every year it blows a huge storm that covers the whole world.

The wind speed of a magnitude 17 storm on Earth is only 60 meters per second, and the wind speed of a storm on Mars is as high as more than 180 meters per second!

If it's just a local storm, it's not a big deal, but if it develops into a megastorm that spreads around the world, one of them can't do it well, and neither of them will want to see the surface of Mars again for months.

Time passed quietly in waiting, and by the time the fighter plane entered the dark side, the storm had already covered a small area of the Southern Hemisphere.

The fighter plane entered the shadow of Mars, and the cockpit turned from light to dark, only the faint light in the helmets barely illuminated the faces of the two men.

From light to darkness, the atmosphere in the cockpit was suddenly a little eerie.

Although it was not the first time, Xu Qing's heart was still worried, and even her breathing was much heavier.

"You say ......"

"Ahh

As soon as Ou Zhanpeng said two words, he was interrupted by Xu Qing's exclamation, and he was suddenly stunned: "What's wrong?" ”

"No, nothing!" Xu Qing's face was feverish, and she hurriedly covered it up, "What do you want to say?" ”

If he knew what he was thinking, he wouldn't be able to live shamelessly.

"Oh!" Ou Zhanpeng didn't think about it that much at all, "I want to say, could this storm be caused by alien species, or can alien species artificially intervene in the process of the storm and turn what was originally just a regional storm into a global storm?" ”

Xu Qing was stunned for a moment, and suddenly couldn't help laughing: "How is this possible?" ”

"Why can't it be?" Ou Zhanpeng looked serious, "Meteorological weapons are not a new concept for a long time, we can't do it, it doesn't mean that alien species can't do it." ”

Xu Qing thought for a while and said, "If you have a way to cool Mars, the storm will end soon." ”

Ou Zhanpeng didn't go directly, and wanted to go back on the spot, but after thinking about it, he didn't say anything in the end.

Xu Qing hesitated for a while, but finally made up her mind, "I'll report this situation in a while and let the top make a decision." ”

The Falcon must be radio silent, but the fighter also has a laser communication system on board to keep in touch with Earth.

If you know the location of the Expedition, you can also keep in touch with the battleship.

When the fighter plane circled to the sunny side, an inconspicuous bulge outside the fighter plane was quietly aimed in the direction of the earth, and a laser beam irradiated the earth from here, and the communication satellite placed in orbit received the signal and immediately forwarded it to the Yungong base.

By this time, the storm had moved from the middle of the sun to near the dawn and dusk line, and the center of the storm was about to sink into darkness.

But it is clear that the scope of the storm has expanded again, and it can be seen clearly with the naked eye.

More than ten minutes later, the fighter received feedback from Earth: pay close attention to the development of the storm.

The scope of the dust storm continued to expand, and just one day later, the storm covered the South 2 base and continued to expand.