Chapter 730: Mars Base (Part 2)

"Valles Marineris?"

Sun Cheng's thoughts stirred, and all the information regarding Mars, which he had collected in advance and stored in his Memory Chip, surfaced rapidly.

He quickly found the data concerning Valles Marineris and began to read it.

Valles Marineris, also known as the Mariner Valley or Mariner Canyon.

In 1971 AD, the Mars probe Mariner 9, launched by the United States, discovered and photographed this largest canyon on Mars, which sits on the planet like a wide wound; Valles Marineris thus received this name.

Valles Marineris is not only the largest canyon on Mars, but based on observations from satellites launched by Earthlings toward the planets of the Solar System, this Daxia, with a length comparable to the distance between New York and Los Angeles, is also the largest canyon in the entire Solar System.

Valles Marineris extends for over 4,500 kilometers, is over 600 kilometers wide at its widest point, and ranges from 2 to 8 kilometers in depth.

Although Sun Cheng had not specifically studied geography, he had, after all, studied it during middle and high school, so he still possessed some basic knowledge.

He quickly discovered a problem and asked with a frown: "When a Storm arrives, shouldn't the wind in the canyon be even stronger?"

"It is indeed stronger, but that is only relative!"

Adam answered very crisply, "When a super Storm forms on Mars, the area it covers can even reach hundreds of millions of square kilometers, covering almost the entire surface of Mars. According to data simulations we conducted on Earth, when a Storm arrives, the wind speed in Valles Marineris is indeed higher, but precisely because of the obstruction of the canyon, the Storm's impact on the canyon floor is far smaller than in other regions of Mars!"

Prometheus suddenly interjected: "And according to Earthlings' speculations, Valles Marineris likely contains vast mineral deposits, which is very suitable for our Base to mine nearby!"

Adam was interrupted, his expression slightly displeased, but he still nodded and continued: "Yes, once our Base is built, we can refer to Base No. 2, find natural terrain such as an Underground Karst Cave within the canyon, and then have the Base rely on the canyon walls of Valles Marineris to spread out to both sides and underground."

"Once a certain scale is formed, we can even manufacture heavy robots and large building complexes that do not fear Martian Storms, so that even if a Storm strikes in the future, we can continue to excavate minerals and carry out production operations!"

Sun Cheng's suspicious nature meant he would not easily believe what others said.

After Adam and Prometheus finished explaining their viewpoints, he only nodded slightly, sitting in the pilot's seat as if lost in thought.

The two Decepticon Engineers tacitly remained silent, watching him quietly from the side.

At this moment, however, Sun Cheng's Core was operating at high speed.

He had linked to the Earth's internet many times, screening and downloading countless e-books uploaded to the web by universities and libraries of various countries on Earth.

Most of the time, these e-books were tossed into a small corner of his Memory Chip, but whenever he had time or need, he would dig them out for targeted screening, select the knowledge he could use, and then utilize the powerful computing power of his Frenzy Body to perform overbearing, cram-style learning.

This was also the aspect of Cybertronians that Sun Cheng had always felt was the most overbearing and unreasonable.

The central Brain of a Cybertronian possesses computing power far exceeding the supercomputers on Earth.

Therefore, no matter how profound and unfathomable knowledge may seem to Earthlings, once it is categorized by a Cybertronian, all knowledge—from the most basic to the complex—is copied into their Core.

Then, they can use the terrifying computing power of their Core to perform an overbearing, violent, and complete logical deconstruction of the knowledge systems that Earthlings spent hundreds or thousands of years forming.

Once the computational logic within is mastered, even quantum mechanics, which seems profound and unfathomable to Earthlings, can be easily taken and used in the eyes of a Cybertronian.

It was precisely by utilizing this overbearing ability that, in the past nearly two years, Sun Cheng had successively and violently cracked the reading and writing of five mainstream Earth languages, while also studying over a dozen science and engineering majors, reaching a very profound level of theoretical knowledge.

After a search, he quickly found the geography-related knowledge he had previously copied into his Memory Chip, and with his computing power running at full capacity, he began to study it earnestly.

This study lasted for nearly a day; only after completely digesting it and theoretically verifying the viewpoints of the two Decepticon Engineers, Adam and Prometheus, and receiving a positive answer, did Sun Cheng withdraw his attention.

"The plan is feasible... continue to talk about the future Mars Base and your relevant planning..."

"Yes!"

This time, with the good start Adam had provided, Prometheus also began to vie for the chance to speak, explaining everything one by one—from the site selection in Valles Marineris to the initial buildings that needed to be constructed for the Base, and from the allocation of resources Sun Cheng brought to the use of Workers and various types of robots.

Adam also interjected in the middle, expounding on some of his own personal viewpoints.

Sun Cheng was not just listening patiently; he occasionally raised his own requirements and pointed out and questioned the vague aspects of his two Decepticon Engineers' Mars Base planning in depth.

In any case, the Hope experimental spacecraft would take over ten days to fly from Earth to Mars.

Although the first interstellar journey made Sun Cheng feel very novel and excited, watching it continuously would still feel monotonous.

Discussing in detail his positioning, plans, and requirements for the Mars Base with the two Decepticon Engineers who would be stationed on Mars in the future, while taking the opportunity to listen earnestly to their plans and proposals, was not a bad way to pass the time.

Time slipped away bit by bit during this continuous exchange.

Because Decepticons do not need to rest when their energy is abundant, the three Decepticons in the discussion could not feel the passage of time either.

As a result, when the Central Main Control Intelligence of the Hope experimental spacecraft issued an alarm, Sun Cheng and the others noticed that their interstellar voyage had already lasted for over ten days.

And the destination of the trip—Mars—was already right before their eyes.

Controlling the pilot's seat to turn back to the front, Sun Cheng could clearly see a crimson planet growing larger and larger through the transparent baffle in front of the ship, and he felt a jolt of spirit.

"Smart Brain, report current flight speed... spacecraft status..."

"Understood, Captain... The current flight speed of the Hope is 352 kilometers per second, and the spacecraft status is excellent... Do you need me to launch probes first to detect the current weather on Mars and prepare for landing in advance?"

The Hope experimental spacecraft also carried two 800-kilogram class Mars exploration satellites, which could not only detect Martian terrain and weather but also provide intra-planetary communication when necessary.

Sun Cheng thought of the exploration satellites launched by Earth in Martian orbit and could not help but order: "Launch the probes, and at the same time, have the Hope activate the Optical Stealth Device again..."

Once the first-hand data was transmitted over, the spacecraft would land on Mars and officially establish their own Mars Base within Valles Marineris.

PS:

I am very sorry; I have been truly too busy during the day these past few days and have had no time to write, please forgive me.