Starting from a top student and marching towards the sea of ​​stars

Chapter 489 This is not your real plan

Finally, these astronauts could no longer bear this despairing news, so they found a time to get together and ask Ning Chen.

"Academician Ning, we want to know whether these rumors on the Internet are true or not?"

After hearing what everyone said, Ning Chen knew that he could no longer hide this matter, so he decided to reveal some of the truth to them.

"Let me tell you some facts. We at Star Technology have indeed conducted two tests of spacecraft, one for launch and one for landing. Both tests failed. Of course, this does not mean that we can never go back to Blue Star. We still have many ways to try..."

Although Ning Chen's answer was very calm, when they heard these words from Ning Chen, their emotions suddenly became completely depressed.

Before this, they all prayed in their hearts that these rumors were just rumors on the Internet. Even if many people held the same statement, as long as they were not formally verified, these statements would never be officially established.

However, Lian Ning Chen did not deny these remarks, which was enough to show how unfavorable their current situation was.

This completely dashed their last glimmer of hope, and they became extremely desperate in an instant.

Ning Chen had already anticipated how desperate they would be if they really heard about this from him, but when things developed to this point, it was something that would happen sooner or later. Even if Ning Chen insisted on concealing these circumstances, the effect would only be counterproductive.

Some of these astronauts immediately broke down emotionally, sitting there and crying, while others remained silent, silently counting down the remaining days of their lives.

At this time, Ning Chen didn't know what to say. He could only let everyone vent their inner emotions. After all, this information might announce that their lives were coming to an end. This feeling of pain was difficult to describe with any words.

But this situation did not last too long. After everyone had vented for less than half an hour, their emotions gradually calmed down.

"Academician Ning, we must have a way to solve this dilemma, right? No matter what advanced technology they use, Academician Ning can crack it..."

Although the current situation is already very desperate, Ning Chen's existence still brings them a glimmer of hope. After all, over the years, Ning Chen has brought enough surprises to everyone. Even if this opponent is really an alien civilization with a technological level far more powerful than that of Blue Star, Blue Star civilization will never be without any hope of winning.

"Yes, we definitely still have hope! We have only conducted two space test experiments so far. Even if we fail, we still have the opportunity to try again. I don't believe they can really block all our spacecraft!"

After several astronauts expressed similar thoughts, the mood of the Mars exploration team eased a little. At least at this time, everyone would definitely not wait for death silently, but would actively look for all possible ways to break the deadlock. Even if the final outcome was still failure, everyone could at least face death more calmly.

At this time, one of the astronauts said:

"I'm sorry, please listen to me carefully. I believe we still have a chance to return to Blue Star, but if things don't go so smoothly... I am willing to give all my resources to Academician Ning, so that Academician Ning can survive longer and help our Blue Star civilization resolve this crisis..."

After hearing the astronaut's remarks, everyone fell silent for a moment, hesitating whether to support the astronaut's idea.

Dedicating oneself to accomplishing things for others is not a particularly difficult thing if it is just talked about verbally, but to really reach such a noble level, absolutely few people can do it.

But two minutes later, another astronaut stood up and said:
"If it really comes to this, I am willing to give all my resources to Academician Ning! Because by that time, our lives will have no meaning, but only Academician Ning can develop powerful technology to fight against this organization. Even if you let me give all these resources to Academician Ning now, I will not have any objection!"

Led by these two astronauts, everyone expressed the same idea and was willing to sacrifice their lives for Ning Chen.

In fact, no one is so noble that they are willing to sacrifice themselves just for Ning Chen. But if their sacrifice can bring safety to the entire Blue Star, then their sacrifice is completely worth it. Otherwise, even if they can continue to survive for a short while, it will not have any meaning.

Although Song Xiyun did not express the same opinion, if such a situation really occurred, Song Xiyun would definitely be the first one to sacrifice herself for Ning Chen. However, at present, Song Xiyun felt that her existence could bring some help to Ning Chen, which was a benefit that no one else could bring.

Ning Chen was also very moved by everyone's spirit, but Ning Chen would never let such a thing really happen. Even if Ning Chen gained a longer life because of this, every time he thought that this was achieved at the cost of the lives of more than a dozen other companions, Ning Chen would definitely feel immense inner torment.

Thinking of this, Ning Chen said to everyone:
"I, Ning Chen, appreciate all the dedication you have shown just now. On behalf of the entire Blue Star civilization, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to you all. But please rest assured, I will never let such a thing happen. The situation we are facing now is definitely much more ideal than what you have just described..."

As he spoke, Ning Chen calculated for everyone the supplies they currently had and how long they could survive under extreme conditions.

"Based on our current resources, as long as we plan them reasonably, we can survive for at least a year and a half, or even longer. With this amount of supplies, at least for now we don't need to worry about running out of supplies. Instead, we can spend some time thinking about our response strategy..."

Although their planned mission execution time this time is only six months, Ning Chen has always had the habit of acting very cautiously, which allowed him to prepare more extra supplies to deal with any special situations that may arise.

Moreover, the spacecraft also has a recycling system for various materials, which can make the precious resources on the spacecraft, including water and other materials, be recycled, thereby maximizing everyone's survival time. After hearing Ning Chen's words, everyone calmed down and realized that it was not a rational choice to distribute all the materials to Ning Chen right now.

If you think about it from another perspective, if you were to watch your companions around you die one after another, and then live alone on Mars, it would be an extremely desperate thing.

However, such a plan alone cannot fundamentally solve the key problem. After all, these resources will be exhausted sooner or later, and then everyone will still face the problem of being unable to return to Blue Planet.

"Academician Ning, the methods you mentioned can indeed maximize our resources. But after our resources are completely consumed, will we continue to stay on Mars? The resources here are so scarce, and we don't have enough tools to transform the Martian environment. It's impossible to transform Mars into their home right away, right?"

This is a very real question. Ning Chen would not just think of this method to delay time, so he continued to explain to everyone:

"The reason why we want to delay time as much as possible is naturally because we hope to find a way to break through the spacecraft barrier of the Blue Planet's atmosphere during this period of time. Now because the relevant information is not comprehensive enough, I can't find a specific method right away, but I can tell you an alternative plan first..."

When they heard the words "alternative plan", everyone's expressions were shocked, and they immediately redoubled their concentration, waiting to see what Ning Chen's alternative plan would be.

Although everyone understood, based on the tone of Ning Chen's words just now, that this alternative plan might not be perfect, and might not even lead everyone to successfully break through the barrier and return to Blue Planet, it was still much better than staying on Mars.

Under everyone's expectant eyes, Ning Chen continued:
"This alternative plan is that we no longer regard the Blue Planet as our destination, but change our destination to the Moon. Although the Moon is still being transformed and has not yet reached the level of becoming another home for mankind, by comparison, the level of transformation on the Moon is still much better than that on Mars. The resources on the Moon are now very rich, enough for us to live for a long time. Moreover, there are many of our companions here, and their situations are basically the same as ours..."

When everyone heard that Ning Chen had actually moved the destination to the moon, they felt unexpected, but also realized that this was indeed a very clever method.

Although this "Believers in God" organization has blocked the entire atmosphere of the blue planet through some advanced technology, the blockade has not been extended to the moon.

Therefore, theoretically, the possibility of us successfully reaching the moon from Mars is very high. Even if the atmospheric barrier problem of the blue planet cannot be solved, at least our life safety can be guaranteed for a long time.

"I support Academician Ning's idea. We have many companions on the moon. By combining our strength, we will be able to live smoothly and return to the blue planet together!"

"Yes, the level of development on the moon is actually very high now. We even have the ability to grow vegetables on the moon. After all, the environment on the moon is definitely much better than Mars. I would like to choose to live on the moon!"

"That so-called organization is only temporarily using some technologies beyond the Blue Star civilization. Otherwise, they would not be able to fight against us. Academician Ning, let's follow your suggestion and head to the moon together!"

Seeing that everyone's emotions had eased and everyone agreed with such a plan, Ning Chen breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

In fact, this plan was not Ning Chen’s real alternative plan. He only told others about this plan in order to give everyone hope to continue living.

As for matters concerning the aerospace fighter, Ning Chen will definitely keep it secret for the time being. This is Ning Chen's last trump card. Unless it is absolutely necessary, Ning Chen will never reveal it to anyone except Song Xiyun.

After telling everyone these things, Ning Chen let everyone rest first. The next Mars exploration mission will be basically on hold, and all the work everyone does will be centered on maintaining their own condition.

After returning to the rest area, Song Xiyun couldn't help but ask Ning Chen:

"Ning Chen, is this plan to go to the moon really what you really think? I always feel that this is not your real purpose."

Song Xiyun's sixth sense is as accurate as ever, and Ning Chen will definitely not hide his true thoughts towards Song Xiyun.

"Song Xiyun, I can only say that this plan to go to the moon is not a high priority plan, and it may not be implemented at all in the end. But at this time, we must come up with a plan that seems reasonable. We can't just do nothing."

"Ning Chen, in other words, this is just a plan to appease people? Besides this plan, do you have any better alternative plans?"

"This is not just a plan to appease people, but also a message I want to reveal to that organization and the alien civilization behind it. Perhaps this can help us open a window, so that we can take advantage of this opportunity and achieve our goal of returning to the Blue Planet..."

Ning Chen's words gradually enlightened Song Xiyun, and she realized that the problem Ning Chen was thinking about was at a much higher level than her own.

"Song Xiyun, since we can think of a plan to go to the moon, it is unlikely that this organization and the alien civilization behind it have not thought of this. They must have thought of a countermeasure against our going to the moon in advance. After this, they will definitely continue to launch other actions..."

(End of this chapter)