Picture after picture and report after report were sent back to the Noah, mostly good news. However, these were only second-hand information and without personal witnessing, they only gave people a feeling of missing something.
Many scientists who were still on board the Noah were scratching their heads and scratching their ears. They were so anxious that they couldn't even concentrate on their usual work.
A very irritable atmosphere spreads in Noah...
The people inside can't wait, they can't wait to get down! Especially the large number of biologists, they are like children facing novel toys.
This unattainable temptation is too great and I really can’t stand it!
There are better research subjects and more novel things, but they are trapped here due to safety issues. Their tempers are getting worse and worse. You can often hear the loud roars of this group of biologists...
The corridors and elevators are full of experts arguing about extraterrestrial life. They all express their opinions and have a great time arguing.
Of course...the objects of their dispute are just pictures. Arguing over pictures will not lead to any results.
So much so that in just a few days, Yu Yifeng has received hundreds of petition reports... This group of people seems to be going crazy if they don't go on!
Yu Yifeng grabbed his hair hard and smiled bitterly in his heart. Why did he want to violate the safety regulations we jointly formulated back then?
Of course it's impossible!
At least we have to finish scouting this area!
He simply ignored the scientists' complaints.
"Large-scale copper deposits were discovered in the A7 area, with an average copper content of 2.16% and an estimated copper metal resource of 18.45 million tons."
"Small sulfur deposits were discovered in the C3 area..."
"A small flowing water source was found in area B11. The temperature of the water source is 13 degrees Celsius. There is suspected to be geothermal heat below..."
After seeing these reports, Yu Yifeng was very happy. So far, no special danger has occurred, and no signs of danger have been seen.
There are many mineral resources formed by volcanism, including non-metallic resources and metal resources. Even ordinary volcanic ash is the best cement material!
There are also rare resources such as sulfur, gems, and mercury.
Large-scale mixed mineral deposits of gold, silver, copper, uranium, iron, aluminum, zinc, etc., often formed by volcanic activity... were all discovered intensively within a few days!
This large active volcano tens of millions of years ago, now an extinct volcano, has brought a lot of mineral wealth to mankind. It is the first gift from the planet Nix to mankind!
As soon as the first mine was discovered, new excavators, trains, construction robots, etc. were already transported via large airships.
At present, humans have fully realized automated construction. As soon as these machines land on the ground, they can start construction work immediately. Automatic robots will never tire of building open-air warehouses and high-speed railway tracks.
The excavator has also excavated in advance. Just put the excavated resources aside and install them again when the time comes!
"The construction speed is very fast!" Yu Yifeng had to sigh with emotion.
2.6 times the earth's atmospheric pressure is a relatively dense atmosphere. For aircraft, such a dense atmosphere is a huge obstacle. But for an airship, it means 2.6 times the buoyancy and 2.6 times the load capacity!
It has to be said that now the world is dominated by airships, and the Kinov Industrial Factory is urgently manufacturing various large-scale airships. Anyway, the technical content of this thing is not high, as long as it is large enough and strong enough!
People need to transport more machinery and equipment to the surface as soon as possible to speed up the construction process!
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It is worth noting that the news in the B11 area is not only hot springs and geothermal heat, but also a photo taken by a robot! After the surface landing team discovered this photo, they immediately sent it back to Noah.
As expected, many people were shouting in front of the big screen!
"This is... a plant? No, a large luminous fungus?! Yes, a fungus, not a prokaryotic organism!"
"Is there any specific information? Have you obtained the specimen?"
The discovery of a similar fungus species has refreshed people's understanding of life on the planet Nix. It is generally believed that since eukaryotes exist, there may also be more complex life forms! Whether there are animals or not is not guaranteed.
"...I have to say that the probability of the Great Strainer of Life in front of us is increasing. The breakthrough from prokaryotic to eukaryotic has been ruled out, and its emergence may not be difficult..."
Dr. Rimbaud covered his head with his hands and sighed, feeling a little melancholy.
"Yes... From this point of view, as long as the environmental conditions are suitable, in the evolution of billions of years, the transformation from prokaryotic to eukaryotic has become inevitable by chance." A biologist was excited and worried at the same time.
He said: "Mars... is too barren, so no eukaryotic life has appeared."
However, his tone was mostly excited. More complex alien life means more scientific enlightenment!
As for whether alien life is poisonous and whether it will cause harm... As long as people are careful enough, it is always controllable!
The main terrain of area B11 is mountains, with a large cave in the middle where hot springs are found.
According to calculations, Area B11 is likely to be the original volcanic eruption vent, which gathered a large amount of geothermal energy. And this kind of luminous fungus lives in caves!
"The luminescence of fungi may be caused by phosphorus. At the same time, a large amount of pollutant gases such as hydrogen sulfide in the air are also their energy source...these combined effects lead to luminescence." A scientist speculated.
"If we go deeper into this cave, we may be able to find small insects or even small animals! Because a planet cannot only have producers, there must be consumers or decomposers!"
"...It seems that stars are no longer needed. Geothermal heat is the fundamental energy source of the Nix star!"
This huge discovery shocked scientists even more.
They lamented their own humility and marveled at the wonders of the universe.
Life is really a great miracle. As long as there are some survival conditions, it can be born on the planet, reproduce and adapt to the environment...
Complex life can be produced solely by relying on geothermal energy. This proposition was unimaginable before and would even be rejected by the mainstream scientific community!
Even the cave ecosystem on the earth must be supplemented by external energy. In the final analysis, all energy still comes from the sun.
But now, people have finally seen that a complete ecology can be supported by just a small amount of geothermal heat.
Such an unexpected event once again verified the "universal law of life" in the universe!
Another wave of petition reports came in, not just biologists, but also geologists, engineers, etc. Then Yu Yifeng forcibly pushed back, and he had to use his authority: There is no time.
Come, no one is allowed to go down!
Only automatic machines are continuously transported downward via airships. Various robots are also constantly expanding the scope of investigation.
Yu Yifeng frowned. Well, he always felt inexplicably uncomfortable about that cave, but he couldn't explain it.
Human beings naturally don't like dark caves, especially those with water and who knows how deep they are...
He shook his head, he didn't know, he couldn't explain clearly... In short, it was very strange. In his intuition, it seemed that there were more mysteries inside...