On July 20, 2066, exactly one year, one month and thirteen days after leaving Earth, Expedition 2 arrived on Mars, bringing with it supplies and a crew of 32.

One ship and one ship docked on an orbit with a vertical altitude of more than 9,000 kilometers, and all the crew members headed by Liu Wenwen warmly welcomed Ou and Xu.

The two of them were surprised to find that there were still many familiar faces in the crowd, and almost all the members of Group A eliminated in the first round were here, and the others were mainly from Group B.

Since they are not strangers, the next step is very simple, the whole crew immediately got into working mode and loaded the weapons and equipment carried on the ship to the Martian spacecraft.

The process is not complicated, and all equipment is highly modular and only requires simple splicing.

The two people who are about to stay have also made a comprehensive connection with Ou and Xu, Ou Zhanpeng and Xu Qing know everything and explain the situation on Mars clearly, without missing any omission.

In private, the two of them couldn't help but sigh that now that the conditions are better, at least there is a fully functional spaceship, and there is no need to continue to squeeze into the cramped fighter plane.

In and out of the words, there is a little sour taste.

Four days later, the refit project was completed, and after bidding farewell to the comrades who remained on Mars, Expedition 2 embarked on a new journey, flying to Jupiter even more far.

Ou Zhanpeng has been guarding the window, looking at the drifting Mars.

"What do you think?" Liu Wenwen's sweet voice drilled into his ears, and she floated to Ou Zhanpeng's side and glanced at Mars very casually.

"Nothing." Ou Zhanpeng said, "I just feel a little emotional, when I came to Mars was still fine, when I left it was already full of devastation, and this is not the end, our destruction of Mars will continue for a long time." ”

"So emotional?" Liu Wenwen looked surprised, "I won't tell you, when I was eliminated by the training team, I felt like I was dead, I didn't think about it, until the No. 2 team was formed and I was called back, I didn't feel like I was alive again." Since then, I feel that there is no need for so much emotion in this world, Mars, it will be blown up, and whether it can destroy the alien species is the most important thing. ”

Ou Zhanpeng couldn't help but be stunned: "Are you a blessing in disguise, and you have come to your senses?" ”

Liu Wenwen shook her head: "It's true that you get a blessing in disguise, but it's different from what you think, and after a long time, you will know that No. 2 is far more perfect than No. 1...... Keep watching, I'll go first. ”

After saying that, his head floated away without looking back.

Ou Zhanpeng watched her figure leave, and he was inexplicable for a while, and it took a while to gradually sort out his thoughts: This is here to find out, right?

"Yo, it's been like this for a long time, and you're still in love?"

The elusive Xu Qing suddenly appeared behind Ou Zhanpeng, and she spoke in a weird manner, looking like I had been staring at you for a long time.

The corners of Ou Zhanpeng's mouth turned up, revealing a big smile, and he hugged Xu Qing in his arms: "Ouch, why did my vinegar jar turn over?" ”

"Go aside, who's from your family!"

"You!" Ou Zhanpeng smirked, "I'm worried that the two of us have psychological problems!" ”

Xu Qing rolled her eyes: "You say it?" ”

The two of them exchanged a few words, and the final result was that Ou Zhanpeng hugged Xu Qing, and the two of them watched Mars together, enjoying a moment of peace and tranquility.

Xu Qing stared at Mars, which seemed to have a different face, and suddenly whispered, "Do you think that aliens are actually not as powerful as they imagined?" ”

"How do you have that thought?" Ou Zhanpeng glanced at her, "The power of the alien species is far beyond your imagination. ”

"That's it?" Xu Qing pointed to Mars, "I don't think so." ”

Ou Zhanpeng's thoughts fell into memory: "That's because the alien warship was destroyed, and since the alien battleship broke inexplicably, it was like breaking the backbone of the alien species, and it has plummeted since then...... However, the broken ship is not something we can deal with, when it is on the moon, only half of the battleship can still make a gap in the horizon, if it is not lucky, the moon is now in whose hands. ”

Thinking about it, he added: "If you look at the speed at which aliens are building on Mars, if the moon falls into the hands of aliens, the earth will be in danger." ”

Xu Qing was curious: "Since the alien battleship is so powerful, how can it be broken?" ”

"I've been thinking about this question for a long time, but I can't find an answer." Ou Zhanpeng's gaze was solemn, "I think it's likely that it was fatally hit before passing through the wormhole, but it was just some kind of delayed blow that we didn't understand, so the alien warship would suddenly disconnect after it arrived on Earth...... It can't be destroyed by an underground civilization, right? ”

"you, can you be serious!" Xu Qing slapped someone Ou in dissatisfaction.

Ou Zhanpeng laughed stupidly like a child who had succeeded in playing a prank.

To be honest, the breakage of the alien battleship not only caused the aliens to lose the ability to fly faster than light, but also forcibly pulled the aliens high above into the clouds.

On the one hand, there is no technical advantage, and it is all supported by luck; On the other hand, there is no technology but there is no way to play it, and the aliens are almost on the same level as humans, and they have turned the crushing game without any suspense into a rookie pecking each other.

Putting the big picture aside, the chase between the escape pod and the expedition is destined to be a long and painful journey.

Also, don't look at the two Expedition 2 only a few months later than the 1st, but the 2nd is indeed much stronger than the 1st.

According to Ou Zhanpeng's understanding, the second applies far more alien technology than the first one, in addition to the bow, the side also adds a force field shield, covering one-third of the warship.

It's not that we can't continue to increase the coverage area, but we have taken into account all factors and obtained the most reasonable results.

In addition, the second ship also applied magnetic levitation armor technology.

At the beginning, Ou Zhanpeng was still a little confused about the situation, obviously it was also a solid smoke armor, why was it maglevit?

After a careful understanding, I learned that because there was no need to rush like No. 1, a magnetic module was added to the armor of No. 2, and all armor was spliced by magnetic force, even if it was hit by enemy fire, it was only the armor that absorbed the power, and had no effect on the battleship itself.

The reactor of the second ship was also redesigned after careful study of the reactor of the alien warship, with higher reaction efficiency, stronger output power, and longer service life.

Without a strong heart, it is simply impossible for the second ship to be equipped with so many shields.

The weapon system has also been fully optimized, and although it is still not a short distance from a shot to penetrate the horizon, the plasma cannon is not less equipped, and other advanced weapons are available.

It is no exaggeration to say that from the moment of its birth, Expedition 2 has replaced the first ship and become the strongest warship in human history.

Not one of them.