The day after arriving at the Luna 2 space station, Wang Ping'an packed up all the materials he had written all night and sent them out.
Angeli commented from the side: "The expression you just looked like was that of a bad guy who was executing some evil plan."
Wang Ping'an snorted: "I just feel happy when I think about how much trouble these reports can cause the people who made mistakes."
"Your character is really annoying." Angeli shrugged, "Of course I also support pursuing mistakes and dereliction of duty to the end. But are you putting the cart before the horse?"
Wang Ping'an: "My starting point is good!"
"You also know that the part beyond your starting point is very bad, right?"
"Hey, don't worry about the details."
At this time the phone rang.
Wang Pingan picked up: "I am Lieutenant Wang Pingan, please speak."
The two people have just arrived on Mars. According to regulations, today is their day off and they will not start training until tomorrow.
"I'm Su Jianying. You have a temporary mission. You have to go on a business trip to the surface of Mars for three days. At 1000 hours, you will go to the space port to take the 'Contact 15' and land at Olympus Station."
Wang Ping'an: "What task? Are you going to choose a warehouse for yourself?"
Su Jianying threatened to transfer Wang Ping'an to manage the warehouse yesterday, so he took advantage of this to make fun of him.
Angele stepped on Wang Ping'an's foot hard: "Don't do this, don't shake such a spirit!"
Su Jianying's tone was obviously suppressed with anger: "The Mars Production Management Committee Publicity Center wants to interview you and let you do a program on production safety. You will be a negative example."
"I made no mistakes in this incident, why am I being treated as a typical example?"
"The negative example is what I said. You are invited to introduce the whole process and summarize experiences and lessons. Let's go quickly. The electronic passes and ferry tickets have been sent to your mobile phones."
"yes."
As soon as Wang Ping'an agreed, the phone hung up.
He turned to Angele and asked, "You haven't been to the surface of Mars, have you?"
"No." Angeli admitted honestly, "I'm quite looking forward to it. Have you been there? What does Mars look like?"
"If you are looking forward to magnificent scenery, there are indeed many very steep and strangely shaped mountains on Mars. But generally speaking, Mars is a cold and boring planet."
Wang Ping'an paused and continued: "Most of the time, the surface of the planet is forty or fifty degrees below zero, which can be freezing to death. Big storms come every month. When they come, you can hear the city's glass cover making a sound like ocean waves.
.”
Angele: "Like waves?"
"Yes, if you live on an island with big waves, you can hear similar sounds when the tide comes in at night.
"Most Martian cities are underground, and some are built in rift valleys. Standing at the bottom of the valley and looking up, you feel like the entire city has stood up. Thousands of lights are shining straight into the sky."
Angele smiled and said: "I really want to see it. But Mars...is there no green plants? I read reports that work has begun to melt the carbon dioxide on the surface of the polar ice caps, and Mars will soon be affected by the greenhouse effect...
"
Wang Ping'an: "That's still the plan. There are also plans to push the ice cubes that make up the God of War's necklace into the Martian atmosphere. The ice cubes will melt and turn into water vapor in the atmosphere, and the kinetic energy of the ice cubes will be converted into the internal energy of the atmosphere... But this is all
Validation in progress, not implemented."
Angele: "That's it, but I'm still looking forward to it."
"Then let's set off quickly. We'll be on the ground before long."
**
The process of landing on Mars is relatively uneventful.
Angele sat by the window, lying on the window glass and looking at the Mars below.
"What's that line? A storm?"
"right."
"That's Mount Olympus, right?"
Wang Ping'an came closer to the porthole, his whole body pressed against Angele's shoulder. From this distance, his nose could smell the citrus aroma - yes, the same aroma he smelled when he first met her.
"Did you use perfume?"
"No, it's shampoo. I found it at the service center, and I asked the salesperson. It's not against the rules. Please tell me what it is!"
Wang Ping'an looked out the window and replied: "That's Mount Asia. We have to fly a little further to see Mount Olympus."
At this moment, a gentle bulge suddenly appeared on the edge of Mars in the field of vision.
Wang Ping'an: "Here we come! Look at that!"
Angele leaned directly against the porthole, and her glasses hit the porthole with too much force, making a "pop" sound.
"oops!"
Although she screamed, Angeli's attention was still attracted by the spectacular scenery.
Mount Olympus is so big that Mount Arsia just now looks like a turtle. It is like the throne of the gods on this planet - even though materialists do not believe in gods.
Angele: "It's so spectacular! I can even see the atmosphere being separated by it!"
"Actually, it is like this. When the storm sweeps over Mount Olympus, it will be more obvious. The red line of the storm will be cut open. What is the name of that fable..."
"You said Moses parted the sea?"
"Yes, yes, just like Moses parted the sea."
"I really want to take a look!" Angele said.
Wang Ping'an smiled and said: "We are going to stay on Mars for a month. Maybe we can just pass over the mountain when the storm sweeps over Mount Olympus."
At this time, a strange voice interrupted the conversation between the two.
"Is this your first time on Mars?"
Wang Ping'an and Angeli followed the sound together and found a foreigner in a suit and leather shoes.
On the collar of his suit is the collar badge of his company: The All-Seeing Eye.
He's from Maga Company.
Angele politely replied: "This is my first time on Mars."
"Well, you two are... partners?" The stranger looked back and forth at the silver stars on Wang Ping'an and Angeli's chests.
Wang Ping'an: "Yes. Who are you?"
"Oh, I was negligent. This is my business card."
The blond and blue-eyed foreigner handed over his business card respectfully, but his action looked very much like that of a Japanese.
The business card says "Senior Business Representative Ma Wen" in Chinese.
Wang Ping'an remembered that his friends in the military police had said that the term "senior commercial representative" was very vague. He might be an unknown person running business, or he might be a senior employee who commanded an entire team.
Wang Ping'an casually handed the business card to Angeli, and then asked cautiously: "Do you have anything to do with us?"
"No, just chatting. The lady seems to be very interested in Mars. Are you two going to the ground for a three-month vacation, or are you on a business trip?"
Wang Ping'an: "No comment."
"I'm very hurt by your being so wary. One of my responsibilities is to build a good relationship with the Space Force and make more friends in the Space Force. If you two are on vacation, judging from your attitude, you should not be natives of Mars.
Right? I would be happy to invite you to our company’s Mars resort..."
At this time, the spacecraft broadcast: "Passengers, we will arrive at Olympus Station soon. Please pick up your luggage and prepare to disembark. Contact the entire crew on No. 15 and wish you a pleasant journey..."
Wang Ping'an stood up directly, opened his suitcase, took out a small suitcase for official business and handed it to Angele.
The foreigner named Marvin didn't give up: "If you have any use for me, just call the number on the business card. I can provide you with accommodation, a car or an aircraft for ground travel."
Wang Ping'an didn't answer.
At this time, the spacecraft approached Olympus Station - a giant ground station built on the top of Mount Olympus.
Its location is so high that it is about to break through the atmosphere of Mars, so a spacecraft that wants to land here does not require overly complicated atmospheric penetration equipment.
However, landing at Olympus Station is also a technical task. Although the atmosphere here is very thin and the air pressure is only about 40 Pa, the wind speed is very high.
Moreover, the strong wind was mixed with dry ice, and small pieces of dry ice kept hitting the porthole next to Angele, making a crackling sound.
Angele stood up amidst the shaking of the spacecraft and exclaimed: "I immediately had an intuitive impression of the harsh environment of Mars."
Without waiting for Wang Ping'an's answer, the senior business representative of Namaga Company agreed: "Yes, even if I have been on Mars for more than ten years, I have never been able to completely get used to this red devil."
Wang Ping'an: "Doesn't the English name for Mars mean the God of War?"
"This is my metaphor. I wish you two all the best on the surface of Mars." The senior business representative of Maga Company raised his hand to the level of his eyebrows, touched his temples with his index and middle fingers together and then raised them immediately.
Wang Ping'an often sees old American soldiers acting cool like this in old movies.
For some reason, he had a very bad impression of Marvin.
At this time, the spacecraft shook for a moment, and then completely stopped shaking like a pendulum. It seemed that it was caught by the fixed claw of Olympus Station.
Next is a smooth panning, and the stewardess also appears in the cabin to help passengers check their luggage and so on.
When she came to Wang Ping'an and the two of them, she couldn't help but take another look at Angeli.
At this time, the bell that meant the door opened rang. Wang Pingan silently waited for the person in front to leave first. However, the person turned around and made a greeting gesture to Wang Pingan: "Comrades from the Space Force have priority."
"Thank you." Wang Ping'an nodded and led Angeli out of the position.
Marvin's voice came from behind: "It's really touching. In our country, soldiers will use rifles to fight for their priority rights."
Wang Ping'an ignored him and went directly through the airlock and entered the connecting passage.
Half of the connecting channel is made of glass, and dry ice crystals hit the glass one after another, making a rustling sound.
Angele: "Is this the sound like the waves you said?"
"No, this is just the daily strong wind, the storm hasn't come yet."
The two of them walked onto the pier and walked along the long passage while talking.
Wang Ping'an continued to act as a tour guide: "Just go forward and you will get to the transfer station. We can get on the train to the surface of Mars. It will take an hour because Olympus Mons is so big.
"When we are halfway through the journey, you will see the big cliff."
"Big cliff?" Angele asked doubtfully.
"Yes, there is a circle of eight-kilometer-high cliffs surrounding Mount Olympus. Before reaching the cliff, the train will make a very large and gentle turn, becoming parallel to the cliff, and then take a diagonal path from the cliff to the surface.
"Half of our time will be spent descending from the cliff to the surface."