Two months later.

The night trip to Mars on New Year's Eve obviously relieved Lu Yongchang's tense nerves.

Thanks to this, the subsequent research and development process became much smoother.

In just one month, under the leadership of Lu Yongchang, the mining nanorobot research and development project has made a huge breakthrough!

…

Mars Port 1.

Three strange-looking starships were parked quietly in the port.

The starship cockpit is very small, only about one-third the size of the Xuannv 1 cockpit. Therefore, each starship has only one pilot.

But it has an extremely round "belly".

In addition to the warehouses loaded with ores, the "belly" is filled with trillions of mining nanorobots.

On the outer shell of the starship, there are two bright large characters printed on it.

hummingbird.

This is the name of this starship.

The total length of the Hummingbird starship is only one hundred meters. Compared with the Luan Bird 1, its size is ridiculously small.

But it is equipped with the same Hall thruster and fusion reactor as the Luanniao 1 starship.

It is also designed to meet the needs of its work: mining and transporting minerals.

…

Inside the Hummingbird Starship No. 1, a blond man wearing a space suit sat quietly in the slightly narrow driver's seat.

"Bart, please answer when you receive it."

The sound of teammates shouting came over the radio.

The man quickly pressed the radio button and responded with a serious look: "Roger, please speak."

The voices of the two teammates came one after another.

"Captain, when can we set off?"

"Yes, Captain, I can't wait to go mining in the asteroid belt! Which man can resist the temptation of a space excavator?!"

Listening to the substandard Mandarin on the radio, Bart had a wry smile in his eyes.

The originally serious look on his face suddenly relaxed.

He turned on the radio again and yelled angrily: "Huggins! What nonsense are you talking about!"

"What a space excavator? This is a hummingbird starship!"

A burst of laughter suddenly came from the radio.

"Okay!" Bart laughed for a while and then reminded again, "It's almost the scheduled time, please be quiet."

After the words fell, Bart suppressed a bit of his smile and stared ahead through the window.

Deep in his eyes, there was also full of expectation.

That’s right, which man can resist the charm of space mining?

Although there are no explosives, it is mining on an asteroid after all!

"Call Hummingbird No. 1, please answer when you receive it!"

A clear and familiar voice came from the radio.

Bart was stunned for a moment, then quickly responded: "Hummingbird No. 1 received! Professor Chris, please speak!"

…

The flight time is extremely boring.

Looking at the unchanging deep scenery outside the porthole window, Bart opened his mouth and let out a big yawn.

He glanced at the screen.

There is still half an hour away from the "goal".

Three Hummingbird starships have the same destination!

An asteroid with a diameter of about 200 kilometers.

Spiritual Star.

As early as 1852, this asteroid was discovered by Italian astronomers.

Because it contains a large amount of minerals, it has always been coveted by humans.

According to observations and calculations, the main components of Ling Shen are iron and nickel.

These are not the most important.

The most important thing is that it contains a lot of heavy metals.

Gold, platinum, copper...

As a "walking core of the earth", the resources contained in the Spirit Star are undoubtedly a help in times of need for the current human beings!

"Hudgens, Jason!" Bart turned on the radio and sent a message to the other two Hummingbird starships, "Cheer up, we are almost there!"

A few seconds later, clear responses from the two people came over the radio: "Roger!"

…

As time passed bit by bit, the outline of the Spirit Star gradually appeared in front of everyone.

An asteroid with a bumpy surface but shimmering with metallic luster.

"Everyone, we are coming!" Huggins' excited voice came over the radio!

Looking at the mission target ahead, Bart's heart could not help but beat violently!

In the deep black space, the three Hummingbird starships slowly slowed down and gradually approached the lonely Spirit Star.

"Attention! We are preparing to land!"

As the captain, Bart took a deep breath to calm down and said in a deep voice.

After he finished speaking, he took the lead in pressing a few buttons on the console in front of him.

Under the control of 1, the speed of the three Hummingbird starships continued to decrease, gradually moving towards the uneven surface of the Spirit Star.

The entire "landing" process took about ten minutes.

A slight vibration came from the soles of my feet.

Bart knew that this was a sign of a successful landing.

The next moment, several hooks stretched out from the bottom of the Hummingbird starship, firmly hanging the entire starship on the surface of the Spirit God.

After his teammates' two Hummingbird starships came to a stop, Bart said with some anticipation: "1, start mining!"

The holographic image on the console changed quietly.

Models of the Psyche and Hummingbird starships appeared in front of him.

The voice of Weak Artificial Intelligence 1 then sounded: "The fuselage is fixed."

"The nanorobot delivery device is being deployed..."

Directly below the cockpit, in front of the round "belly" of the Hummingbird Starship, a hard drill bit protruded.

The drill bit gradually extended, reaching towards the metallic surface of the Spirit Star!

At the moment of contact, a strong vibration came!

This is an asteroid made of iron and nickel after all!

Under countless flying sparks and strong vibrations, the extremely hard drill bit gradually penetrated deep into the earth's surface.

Through the porthole, Bart looked at the sparks flying from the bottom of the other two Hummingbird starships. While excited, there was a strange look in his eyes.

At this moment, he suddenly discovered the reason why this starship was named Hummingbird.

A round belly, coupled with a long drilling rod...

I have to say, from a distance, it does look a bit like a hummingbird looking for food.

"Drilling completed." 1's voice sounded again, "Start releasing mining nanorobots."

As soon as he finished speaking, the holographic projection screen in front of him changed again.

Countless silver-white substances passed through the drill rod and rushed toward the borehole crazily!

In just a few seconds, lines of Chinese characters flashed across the holographic projection.

"Metallic iron detected!"

"Metal nickel detected!"

"Metallic gold detected!"

"..."

Inside the Spirit Star, countless silver-white nanorobots were frantically devouring the identified minerals in front of them.

The size of the drilling hole is expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye!

After swallowing enough minerals, these nanorobots began to return along the drilling rod's original path.

Their next stop is the Hummingbird Starship warehouse.

In the warehouse, they will spit out all the minerals they have swallowed.

Then, they will embark on the journey of devouring minerals again and start the next reincarnation!ъìqυgΕtv.℃ǒΜ
Chapter completed!