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Chapter 694 Mars Base

The Titanium Asterisk slowly landed on the clearing 12,000 meters away from the giant tree. This area is desolate and lonely. The ground reflects the color of the sky. The red and gray make people who are used to the scenery of the earth feel very uncomfortable. Looking at it, except for the yellow desert, there is red gray soil, and green is extremely rare here. Only by focusing on the giant tree can people feel a little calm.

Titanium Asterisk also has a four-wheeled vehicle running on the ground. The four wide wheels of this vehicle are independent of each other and do not share axles, which can adapt to extremely complex road surfaces. A group of people boarded this four-wheeled vehicle and drove directly towards the giant tree, and Eva was still the driver.

Liu Shuquan was extremely surprised by the environment on Mars. He used to know that most of the atmosphere of Mars was carbon dioxide, but now they didn't bring any breathing devices when they came out. Except for Yanran who was too young and wearing a breathing device, adults didn't have to wear that thing.

After taking a deep breath of Martian air, Liu Shuquan felt a little uncomfortable: "This ingredient should be different from the atmosphere on earth. Can humans accept it?"

Liu Jinpeng explained: "Before getting off the plane, I gave you medicine to prevent repulsion. Everyone has taken it. Yanran is too young, so she has to bring a respirator."

Liu Mei actually knew a lot, and now she said: "The concentration of carbon dioxide in the Martian atmosphere has dropped a lot. The oxygen content in this area is at least 16 or 17, right?"

Liu Jinpeng added: "The oxygen content is 16.2%, the carbon dioxide content is 73%, and the remaining one is nitrogen and argon. The project to transform the Martian atmosphere may last for a century. This tree has to rely on this place to have such a high oxygen concentration."

Everyone turned to look at the giant tree. As the distance gradually approached, the height of the tree gradually became clear. According to Liu Shuquan's visual observation, the height of this giant tree may be two or three hundred meters, and the huge crown area is about 500 square meters, occupying a considerable area.

When the four-wheeler drove under the tree, everyone obviously felt that the air under the tree was the freshest and most comfortable. It seemed that when it came to the natural oxygen bar, there was a cold and refreshing feeling, which made people excited.

After getting off the car, Yanran staggered towards the root of the big tree. Liu Mei was afraid that she would fall and refused to let her go. As a result, she almost started crying. Liu Jinpeng asked Liu Mei to carry Yanran there, and it was obvious that the little guy felt something.

Liu Mei hugged Yanran to the trunk of the big tree. The trunk of the giant tree was also very thick, and it might be as thick as seven or eight people hugged it together. Xiao Yanran stretched out her hand and gently stroked the bark of the big tree. Everyone suddenly felt that a gust of wind blew under the tree, and the leaves were rustling. Xiao Yanran made a silver bell laugh, as if she heard what the tree said.

Liu Shuquan looked up at the crown. There were some branches hanging on it, but strangely it seemed that there was a round fruit on the big tree. Moreover, the fruit looked immature and the outer skin seemed relatively green. It seemed that he could look at it. The branches and leaves on the crown were shaking, covering the fruit behind it. Liu Shuquan soon couldn't see anything.

Liu Shuquan felt a little scared. Could this tree be a fairy? He asked nervously: "Xiaopeng, why are we here for here?"

"It's okay, just look," Liu Jinpeng was looking at the fruit just now. He smiled and looked towards Yanran, "The air here is very good. This area on Mars meets the standards first. You have to wear respirators in other places."

"I think this tree is a bit weird," Liu Shuquan said this, "I think it's okay, so don't stay here anymore, I'm a little nervous."

Since the father-in-law said that, Liu Jinpeng would definitely do the same. Liu Yanran didn't want to leave yet. The couple joined forces to persuade her for a long time before she agreed in a depressed manner. Before leaving, she still leaned over the trunk of the tree and whispered: "It smells like you. Aunt Lin. Goodbye."

Liu Mei heard her words and took the opportunity to secretly ask Liu Jinpeng: "Where do you think Lin Lin is now? In this world tree?"

Liu Jinpeng smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know what is happening inside the World Tree. I'm afraid Lin Lin can't even explain it himself. Let's talk about it when she comes back."

Liu Mei was a little jealous: "She was so anxious to give birth to a baby for you, you should be proud enough."

Liu Jinpeng only smiled and said nothing about this.

Back on the Titanium Asterisk, the spacecraft took off to the Greek plain. The Greek plain on Mars is one of the lowest terrain on the entire Mars. The original temperature and pressure were more suitable, and it is of course more suitable for human activities. The Mars base is built on the hillside, and a small freshwater lake appeared at the bottom of the Greek plain, which was caused by rain.

Most of the Mars base is built in the hillside, with only transparent covers and some buildings exposed outside. The mining center and refining center are close to the outside, while there are scientific research centers and large living areas inside. The shipyard is not here, and this place cannot accommodate large spacecraft. Moreover, considering the gravitational effect generated by mass, the construction of large ships has been placed in outer space.

The energy required for a frigate to leave the Mars gravitational circle may be dozens of high-quality, but the energy required for a large battleship to leave the Mars gravitational circle will increase to tens of thousands of high-quality, and even under the dual effects of its own mass gravity and Mars gravity, it will completely become a fixed turret.

It is precisely for this reason that the Titanium Asterisk can enter the atmosphere, but large battleships obviously cannot enter the atmosphere.

The construction of the Mars base has also been relatively complete. Titanium Star is docked in a large apron. When people leave the spacecraft, they directly enter the large living area. This living area has a division of residential areas and commercial areas. There are five types of residential areas, namely four-person rooms, two-person rooms, single rooms, family suites and luxury suites. Overall, it is similar to the hotel-style apartment configuration, but there is no food delivery service.

The commercial area is divided into two parts, one is the store street, which sells daily necessities including food, beverages, toiletries, bed utensils, study stationery, etc. In addition to supermarkets, there are also bookstores, audio and video stores, barber shops, electrical appliance stores, glasses stores, jewelry stores, etc.

In addition to the shopping street, there are entertainment areas, including amusement parks, e-sports arenas, restaurants, drink bars, parks, cinemas, theaters and other facilities. The most impressive thing is the park. There is a whole transparent glass cover above your head, and you can see the red atmosphere of Mars. Below are various green plants that are extremely difficult to see on Mars, most of which are transplanted from the earth.

There is also a public swimming pool in the park, which is not very large, only 78 meters long and 39 meters wide, but it is the only swimming pool in the entire base.

Compared with the perfect supporting facilities, Liu Shuquan did not see a single human customer during the entire visit, all of whom were robots cleaning.

"Aren't you losing money like this?" Liu Shuquan was simply incredible about this vacant situation.

"It's a loss, of course." Liu Jinpeng replied: "But these things must be done first. Anyway, the maintenance fee is not high, and the energy is cheap. When it can be used, you can use them directly. This is the most important thing."

This is really rich and powerful, and Liu Shuquan shook his head and said nothing.

After walking for a while, everyone found a seat in the open-air bar and sat down to rest. The robot delivered the drinks as usual. Uncle Liu shook the ice in the glass and asked, "Do you, the old fox Li Jingwen know about these things?"

Liu Jinpeng laughed and said, "Your Majesty doesn't know yet. He is probably embarrassed to ask me all the time, so he plans to figure it out by himself."

Uncle Liu thought for a while and asked, "Do you need me to give him some?"

Liu Jinpeng was also disgusted: "No need, your Majesty is talented and will always figure it out by himself."

"Sarcastic," Liu Shuquan criticized bluntly, "You are not good at this point, the situation is too small. To do this, you must be generous and don't always take advantage of it."

Liu Jinpeng laughed dryly and raised his glass to show off. Liu Shuquan took a symbolic sip of whiskey and asked, "What are you planning to deal with these fixed assets? Are you planning to start a company, or are you planning to sell it for a good price?"

"What do you think?" Liu Jinpeng had his own considerations, but it was also good to listen to Liu Shuquan's opinions.

"In my opinion," Liu Shuquan said slowly, turning his cup, "these bases can be packaged as high-quality assets. You always have to launch them at the right time. It is better to carry out some packaging and publicity. I believe that you can wear this hat for a long time. This not only has economic benefits, but also political benefits. You must remember that no matter when, businessmen, especially big businessmen, will never be able to escape from the political circle."

Liu Jinpeng nodded sincerely: "Yes, what I have to do is to maintain this advantage, but I don't want to do everything. The children's careers have to be done by themselves."

"I won't interfere with you anymore," Liu Shuquan turned to look at Yanran. She was drinking with the bottle in her arms. "My assets will be distributed to Yanran and another child in the future. This is what you promised me, but don't forget."

Liu Jinpeng laughed secretly at his father-in-law and beat him up, and replied, "I can't forget that Mei'er's next child must be Liu, but if she is still a girl, I can't blame me."

Liu Shuquan groaned: "It's definitely not your fault, but I still hope it's a boy."

Liu Mei interrupted sarcastically: "You must have hoped it was a boy. I was raised as a boy for a while."

Xiao Yanran also inserted it in and asked Liu Jinpeng, "Dad, am I a boy or a girl?"

Liu Jinpeng picked her up and said, "Yanran is of course a beautiful girl."

Yanran blinked her big eyes and asked, "Does Dad like girls more than she does?"

"Of course I like it."

"Hehe," the little girl smiled. Her logic was really good. "Dad likes girls more than she is. I am a girl, and Dad likes me more than she is."

"Wow, Yanran is so smart. Come and kiss me."

The little girl kissed her father happily on the face. Liu Shuquan and Liu Mei also stopped arguing about boys and girls, silently savoring this feeling of familiarity. (To be continued...)
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