Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

The two's argument attracted Joey, who was inside Mars Module Two.

Upon hearing Bruno's last words, Joey was slightly taken aback.

A few seconds later, she realized what was happening.

"Captain, Bruno is right."

NASA has suggested that we give you some antidepressants.

Andrew: "..."

He looked at Joey with a resentful expression: "Isn't that a bit much...?"

Joey nodded seriously: "Captain, this is no exaggeration."

"Even on Earth's space station, there are quite a few astronauts suffering from mental illness, let alone now that we are on Mars."

"To prevent any unexpected situations, NASA even provided us with sedatives, in case..."

"Alright, alright!" Andrew shivered slightly and said irritably, "I admit I misspoke, okay?"

As he spoke, Andrew turned to look at the computer screen in front of him again: "It's almost time. We should send the drilling results from the past few days to NASA."

"Sigh..." Bruno sighed softly, rubbing his sore shoulders. "What are we doing drilling holes on Mars every day?"

Joey chimed in, "Didn't NASA say it was to search for traces of life on Mars?"

"Tch..." Bruno rolled his eyes in annoyance. "You actually believed NASA's nonsense?"

"Look how many holes we've drilled in the last few days!"

"I think there's nothing beneath this Utopia Plain except for layers of ice!"

Just as Bruno was complaining, a piece of data was transmitted to Earth via satellite.

……

After returning from the Speaker of Parliament, Lü Yongchang sat behind his desk, quietly reviewing various research data and papers on quantum communication.

Time waits for no one. Even though we haven't yet mastered quantum communication technology, he still needs to continuously learn related knowledge.

"Professor, I have obtained the latest data from the US Pathfinder program."

Zero's unique electronic synthesized voice broke the silence of the office.

"Hmm?" Lü Yongchang raised an eyebrow slightly and said softly, "What did you discover?"

"Drilling data from the last few days."

As Ling finished speaking, the computer screen in front of Lü Yongchang suddenly lit up, displaying a series of detailed data.

"Wow! The US came prepared!"

Lu Yongchang sat up straight, looking excitedly at the computer screen in front of him: "With so much drilling and testing data, it seems that the US's Pathfinder program, besides the so-called colonization experiment, also has a part of its purpose in searching for traces of extraterrestrial life, right?"

After a brief silence, Zero's voice rang out again: "I'm sorry, Professor, I couldn't find any information about this project online."

Lü Yongchang waved his hand dismissively.

It's normal not to find it.

These truly confidential documents are mostly stored as paper documents.

"Zero, what are the results of the data analysis?" After a moment of contemplation, Lü Yongchang asked again.

"Professor, based on the drilling data transmitted back by the Pathfinder program, and considering the location of the US Mars module..."

As Zero spoke, he quickly zoomed in on the satellite map on the computer screen.

Finally, the image freezes on a meteorite crater.

"...The probability of life existing 5-10 meters underground inside this impact crater reaches 75.2%!"

Looking at the crater only a few hundred meters away from the Mars capsule, Lü Yongchang's breathing became rapid.

"Too close..."

He muttered to himself.

Given the current drilling speed in the United States, it's estimated that they will have completed the exploration of the area near the Mars capsule in just a few hundred meters!

At that time, NASA will definitely turn its attention to the impact crater, which is only a few hundred meters away.

Even though drilling inside the crater is a difficult task, NASA may place it last in the drilling schedule.

But this won't buy much time!

Roughly estimated, in about a month and a half, the three astronauts will probably head to the crater with their drilling equipment!

No!

We must speed up the development of Xuan Nu II!

Lü Yongchang jumped up from his chair.

"Zero, what's the current progress of the development of the Mysterious Maiden II?"

Perhaps sensing the urgency in Lü Yongchang's tone, Zero's reply was much faster.

"Professor, Academician Cao Liangcai's laboratory has proposed three different solutions, which are currently under review."

"So slow..." Lu Yongchang frowned slightly, then quickly said, "From now on, all resources will be prioritized for the Xuan Nu II research project!"

As he spoke, Lü Yongchang pushed open the office door and walked toward the laboratory that Cao Liangcai was in charge of.

……

12 pm.

The aerospace division of Xia Guo's No. 1 Laboratory was brightly lit.

Lu Yongchang walked hurriedly to the laboratory door and pushed it open.

After quickly passing through the corridor filled with cool-toned light, Lü Yongchang arrived at Cao Liangcai's office.

"Old Cao!" Lu Yongchang called out loudly while knocking on the office door, "Old Cao, are you there?"

A few seconds later, Cao Liangcai opened the door with dark circles under his eyes.

"Professor Lü?!"

Upon seeing Lü Yongchang, a hint of surprise flashed in Cao Liangcai's eyes: "What brings you here?"

Looking at the pen in Cao Liangcai's hand, Lü Yongchang breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Thank goodness you weren't asleep, otherwise I would have definitely called you to wake you up today..."

Cao Liangcai's expression changed slightly.

He had never seen Lü Yongchang so anxious before!

"Professor Lü, what happened?"

As he spoke, he opened the door and turned to welcome Lü Yongchang into the office.

"Old Cao, I heard from Zero that you've already submitted three blueprint proposals for Xuan Nu II?"

Cao Liangcai paused for a moment, then quickly nodded: "That's right."

"However... we haven't decided which option to adopt yet, and these options haven't been tested at all."

As he spoke, he suddenly realized something: "What? Something happened?"

Lu Yongchang took a deep breath, nodded vigorously, and said in a deep voice, "We need to get Xuan Nu II onto Mars within a month!"

"Call a meeting now! We must finalize the plan tonight!"

Cao Liangcai's breath hitched.

He subconsciously turned his head to look at the clock on the wall.

12: 15.

"Okay!" Cao Liangcai nodded seriously. "Some researchers might be taking a break. Give me 15 minutes!"