Mars.

(English: mars, Latin: martis, symbol: ♂)

The fourth planet in the solar system.

The diameter of Mars is about half that of the Earth, its volume is 15%, and its mass is 11%. Its surface area is equivalent to the land area of ​​the Earth, and its density is much smaller than the other three terrestrial planets (Mercury, Venus, and the Earth). In terms of radius, mass

, In terms of surface gravity, Mars is about halfway between the Earth and the Moon; the diameter of Mars is about twice that of the Moon and half that of the Earth; its mass is about nine times that of the Moon and 1/9 that of the Earth, and its surface gravity is about 2.5 times that of the Moon.

2/5 of the earth.

The revolution period of Mars is twice that of the Earth, but its rotation period is almost the same as that of the Earth. Therefore, many, many years ago, some people envisioned Mars as mankind's second home.

But the desolate Mars is basically a desert planet. The surface is filled with sand dunes and gravel. There is no stable liquid water. The atmosphere is mainly carbon dioxide and is very thin. In addition, the climate is quite harsh.

Compared with the Earth, the geological activity of Mars is very inactive, but it is obviously far from the second home that humans ideally expect.

Humanity officially launched the Mars colonization plan on the first page of the Golden Age. According to records, it was June 7, 2287, and the universal interstellar time was 9:37 am.

This spacecraft named "Beyond", built by the coalition government and carrying 19 astronauts, set off from the Augustus Starport on the moon on March 20, 2287, and took nearly three months to reach Mars.

They first went to the coordinate point of the Abundance Project once executed by Xinghan International Aeronautics and Space Administration, and found the Mars 1 camp here that had been operating for nearly a hundred years.

Since then, humans have begun colonizing Mars.

In the following more than two centuries, humans began to colonize other planets or satellites of planets in the solar system. By the middle of the Golden Age, which was also the heyday of the Golden Age, humans could already travel between planets through star jumps.

At this time, Mars, as the No. 1 colony chosen by mankind, was already quite prosperous.

Before the end of the Golden Age, there were a maximum of twenty-seven domed cities of various sizes on Mars. These cities accommodated a total of 390 million Martian residents and produced 15% of GDP for the coalition government every year.

Now, after the end of the Golden Age and the Battle of Solar System 1 in the Asia-Star Republic, there are only three dome cities left on Mars, and the resident population has dropped to less than 30 million.

This is not because of the war, but because Mars has not been successfully transformed into a livable paradise by humans in the past few hundred years. In addition, Mars is the cornerstone of the solar system colonization plan. In the process of human colonization of other planets,

, it has always acted as a basic supplier. Such pressure eventually drained the ecological livable potential of Mars, and its desolation became a real desolation.

But who would have thought that when almost all the wealthy people are gathering on Jupiter, more than 90% of scientific researchers are gathering on Mercury and Venus, and more than half of the prodigal sons are wandering in the lawless zone between Neptune and Pluto, they have already become the bastards of mankind in the solar system.

The first abandoned Mars actually hid an astonishing secret inside.

Liu Yibi fled to Mars in the first place because he thought this place was desolate enough, and most prodigals would not be willing to waste expensive fuel in this place.

But the group of debt collectors came anyway.

Although these people all died due to some accidents, Liu Yibi no longer had any worries, but in the Mars star field, the shocking battle between the Asia Star Republic's second fleet and the Red Dwarf flagship pulled him into a bottomless trap.

abyss.

Looking at the calm guy named Momosawa Mingchi in front of him, Liu Yibi was unwilling to follow him to continue the adventure. But reality often gives you little room for choice, and Liu Yibi had already known this.

With emotion, after much thought and unable to find a way to escape, he could only accept his fate.

Finally, he reached the pit. Looking at the bottomless pit a few meters away, Liu Yibi felt conflicted and uneasy. He didn't want to go down any further.

Momozawa Mingchi quickly dealt with a guard and threw a voucher code to Liu Yibing, then gestured for him to enter the iron box-like transportation equipment first.

Liu Yibi took the voucher and did as he was told.

Momosawa Mingchi moved the guard aside and leaned against the fence, and immediately followed him quickly.

The iron box was closed, and Momosawa Mingchi opened the mask and smiled: "How is it? Is it exciting?"

Liu Yibi gave a bitter smile and said nothing.

Momosawa Mingchi said nothing after being bored, and the two of them remained silent until they reached the bottom of the pit.

When the iron box was opened again, a light fell outside the door.

Momozawa Mingchi was stunned for a moment, then said "Oh" and walked forward with both hands raised. At the same time, he whispered to Liu Yibi behind him: "Like me, admit it first and then talk."

Liu Yibi did not expect that they would be blocked by people as soon as they came down, and was very surprised.

But just as he was about to raise his hand, he suddenly noticed that the two people walking under the light were A Li and A Tian.

Liu Yibi instantly realized that something was wrong, so he turned around and ran away.

The guard who had been staring at the two men shot them without saying a word.

Liu Yibing, who had just run out a few steps, was torn apart in an instant and died on the spot...

Momosawa Mingchi was dumbfounded. He probably never thought that this guy named Liu Yibing would have the courage to escape at this time?

No! This is not courageous, but pure stupid behavior!

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, the little thief disguised himself well, but his brain doesn't seem to work very well." A Tian smacked her mouth and came to Taozawa Mingchi.

Momosawa Mingchi calmly introduced himself: "My name is Momosawa Mingchi, a special investigator from the Supreme Supervisory Committee of the Asia-Star Republic. I have been ordered to investigate the recent abnormal meteorological problems on Mars. You two, let's do business, don't kill people and silence them, okay?

good?"

As he spoke, Momosawa Mingchi conjured his identity certificate on his right hand like a magic trick.

Seeing this scene, A Li immediately changed her eyes, followed Leng Bingbing and looked at Momosawa Mingchi's evil handsome face, and then walked closer.

Momozawa Mingchi, who was amazed by this little girl's cool facial features, thought it was his handsomeness that attracted the girl, so he was about to say a few nice compliments, but the next second he fell to the ground with his hands on his crotch and howling.

.

Ah Li, who almost turned Momosawa Mingchi into a father-in-law with one kick, took away the identity certificate and said to the men behind him: "Lock him up and wait until I come back to deal with it."

"yes!"

A Tian looked at it interestingly. She knelt down and asked, "Brother Tao, are your peaches okay?"

Momozawa Mingchi, who is known as Brother Tao, smiled bitterly and said: "Well... not bad... fortunately, brother, I have practiced, otherwise I would have broken..."

Ah Tian's pretty face turned red when she heard this, she spat at the scumbag, stood up and said with a smile, "Sister, this guy is quite interesting. Why don't you come back later and give him to me, and I'll take care of him."

A Li glanced at A Tian when she heard this. Normally, she would never agree, because she knew how lawless her sister was.

She frowned secretly when she thought of how she once skinned a living person and threw it into a cabinet full of live insects, and then let the person be bitten to death.

but……

"Okay, but you have to give him some time to speak, otherwise it will be difficult for father to ask questions."

"Okay, don't worry." A Tian said with a smile and looked at Momosawa Mingchi who had already stood up. Her smile was as sweet as a flower.

But Momosawa Mingchi felt that this little guy in front of him was the real big devil, and he was afraid that he would not end well.

"Hey, where are you taking me? I'm afraid of the dark, can you find me a bright room? Hello?!" Momozawa Mingchi was still making noises when he was dragged away, but no one paid attention to him.

A Li looked at the torn corpse in the distance with a cold face and said, "Clean it up."

"yes."

…

The broken royal city is suspended in the dark void.

Although its main body is still relatively complete, there is almost no place for a stable foothold in the outer area.

These broken boulders are either like a city wall lying in front of Su Yao and Jiu'er, or they are like ice floes on the water. They seem solid, but as soon as you step on them, they will try to throw you into the water.

In addition to these, there are many irregular flying rubbles that always surround the royal city. They are large and small, and they often appear unexpectedly from dark corners, making it difficult for people to dodge.

As a third-generation super soldier, Jiu'er should be able to easily cross this broken area and enter the royal city. However, when she followed Su Yao and arrived at the main entrance of the royal city, she was already out of breath and in a state of embarrassment.

The physical exertion and minor bumps and bruises are secondary, but the high mental stress is the worst.

Su Yao turned around and asked, "Are you okay?"

Jiuer waved his hands and said, "It's okay, I can still hold on." But as soon as he finished speaking, he took the initiative to find a place to sit down.

Su Yao smiled bitterly, stepped forward to comfort him, and took a rest.

Sitting outside the gate of the royal city, looking at the black halo like a snake entwining on the dark gate, Su Yao said: "When I was very young, my grandfather told me that the four old gods in the solar system were basically blasphemers and outsiders.

, they are not worthy of being on an equal footing with the real old gods, so if we want to truly achieve transcendence, we must first kill these four old gods. I was confused at the time and could not understand why my grandfather would give such a mission to

I, even after I grew up, I still rebelliously thought that what the world will do has nothing to do with me? Why do I have to take on such a heavy responsibility? Can I free the human world by killing the old gods? This is too childish.

Already."

Although Jiu'er was a little surprised by Su Yao's sudden mention of his past, she listened very attentively. She asked, "What happened next?"

"Later...ha..." Su Yao lowered her head and smiled and said: "Later, my mother passed away. It was on the day my mother died that I realized that the gospel sent by the old gods was simply a drug for human beings.

The same existence, and those of us super warriors who were born based on the human birth plan are just the minions of the old gods exploring the solar system. Sooner or later, we will be forgotten and eliminated, just like tools. It is really uncomfortable to think about this."

Jiuer said nothing.

In fact, regarding this point, not only Su Yao, who saw her biological mother die because of the human upgrade plan, will be resentful of the old gods, but also many soldiers who have forcibly evolved from type 2 super soldiers into type 3 super soldiers through "animal transformation".

That's true.

If the supreme leader does not have basic humanity, he will not fall in love with any woman, but after all, he is the supreme leader of mankind. His every move is for the future of all mankind, and he loves everyone.

But above him, the four old gods are the complete embodiment of divinity.

In the past, many scholars tried to convince the world by persuading themselves. They believed that the reason why the pure "divine nature" is difficult to be understood and accepted by the world today is not that there is a problem with the "divine nature", but that it is our own

Evolution is too primitive, and this primitiveness refers not only to the physical body, but also to the spiritual and mental aspects.
To be continued...