Chapter 1402 Bring at Least One Person Back

The first operational meeting of the Hell's Gate Expedition Team has begun.

In the conference room.

A three-dimensional holographic image was presented above the round table in the meeting room.

Standing right in front of the conference table, looking around at the members of the scientific expedition team present, Lu Zhou said in a serious tone.

"Although I originally planned to hold this meeting at night, because the things I want to say next may be more important, this action meeting has been brought forward to now."

"In the past two months, our 128 project team deployed a variety of detection equipment such as remote control vehicles, wire-controlled probes, and seismic wave detectors to explore the situation under the ruins."

"The holographic image you are seeing now is the distribution model of the tunnels under the ruins. The green line corresponds to the last detected route, the yellow line is the historical route, and the number marked next to it corresponds to the detection time."

"Due to the length of the control line, the maximum exploration distance of the remote control vehicle we sent was only about one kilometer, and it did not go deep into the deepest part of the ruins. But it is not difficult to see from these routes alone that the passage below the ruins is in dynamic changes middle."

When I heard the last sentence of conclusion, there was a surprised discussion in front of the conference table.

Looking at the people with different expressions on their faces, Lu Zhou paused for a while, then continued in a serious tone.

"The reason for the changes in these tunnels is still unclear, but it is clear that we may not have a fixed map to rely on, and we can only rely on intuition and luck to find the way to the underground ruins."

"What worries me is not the possibility of getting lost, but the reason for this strange phenomenon... It's just my guess. I feel that the secrets hidden behind the ruins below the gate of hell may be even more amazing than our phenomenon."

"Let me be blunt. There may be certain risks in this operation. It is too late to withdraw now."

After throwing down these words, Lu Zhou sat back on his chair, leaving time for discussion and hesitation to the team members sitting at the conference table.

In fact, before coming here, he had a similar premonition that this trip to Mars would definitely not end so easily. After chatting with Fan Tong earlier, he confirmed this even more.

Including why the passage to the underground relic is so intricate, including why the holy relic set up so many obstacles for this meeting, and how it changed this "maze" in the end, Lu Zhou actually had a faint feeling in his heart. Jojo guessed something.

It's just that due to the limited information, the current clues are not enough to support him to give a 100% sure answer.

However, although it is full of so many uncertain possibilities, one thing is certain is that this mission will definitely be full of uncertain dangers.

The proof of the ABC conjecture is probably only a threshold, and the test from "advanced civilization" may have just begun.

Just like the guy who claimed to be a holy relic doesn't care how many years to wait, if no one in this era can pass the test set by the "observer", then just wait until the next era.

Anyway, billions of years have passed, and one or two hundred years is probably just the blink of an eye for them.

If they hope that the chosen "God's Chosen One" can take on the important tasks they expect, then they will definitely increase the difficulty of the test to the maximum without hesitation.

As for whether he can get out of it, even Lu Zhou himself does not have absolute confidence.

This is not a puzzle game that tests your IQ.

It is a challenge to bet on the future fate of civilization...

Five minutes passed.

The whispering and eye-exchanging at the conference table continued, but no one stood up to sign out of this evil mission, and no hands were raised to ask for Earth.

Maybe they haven't realized the seriousness of the problem.

But no matter what, I have given them a chance to choose.

Seeing that the second hand came to the right time, Lu Zhou sat up straight from the chair with his watch pinched, and slowly stood up with his hands supporting the conference table.

"Very well, it seems that you are all mentally prepared, so I won't say anything more. The meeting is here, and the current situation can't make any advance plans. We can only rely on adaptability to deal with possible emergencies. Problem."

"Free activities at night, whether it is writing letters or taking videos, depends on your own arrangements. If there is an accident, someone will give them to your family...Of course, it is best if there is no accident."

"Tomorrow morning, we're leaving!"

The meeting is over.

With different expressions on their faces, everyone stood up from the conference table and left.

Closing the notebook in his hand, Aubrey glanced at Professor Vernal next to him, and said with a strange expression.

"...Does this imply that we will confess our last words?"

Professor Vernal shook his head in bewilderment.

"I don't know...don't ask me."

...

the next day.

At eight o'clock in Beijing time, the land of Mars is still shrouded in a gray night.

At this time, the quiet night was suddenly broken.

As the silver-white hatch opened, a Mars rover with tires about the height of a person drove out of the garage, leaving a straight path on the desert, pointing straight to the Hell's Gate Mountains in the distance.

The secrets of Martian civilization are buried there.

At the same time, a message that does not belong to the civilization of the solar system is also buried.

The mission of this expedition is to dig these things out from under the surface and bring them back to light. If the situation is optimistic, it is best to establish friendly diplomatic relations above neutrality with neighbors outside the solar system...

Sitting on the Mars rover, Wang Peng took out a uniquely shaped heavy rifle from the opened toolbox, and assembled the barrel and magazine with a blank expression.

This scene not only frightened the people next to him, even Fan Tong, who was driving, couldn't help but twitched his brows, looking at the rearview mirror and asking.

"...you still have a weapon?"

"Just in case."

After installing the sights, Wang Peng briefly adjusted the precision position of the sight, and replied casually.

Lu Zhou glanced at the rifle in his hand, and recognized the model of this thing at a glance.

The QBZ-20 rifle, a multi-purpose paratrooper rifle jointly designed by the Huaguo Ordnance Equipment Research Institute and the Aerospace Science and Technology Research Institute, has a nickname called "Hellfire". As for what kind of paratrooper this paratrooper is, of course, there is no need to say much. Regardless of its shape, you can know it just by hearing the name.

As for why Lu Zhou can recognize it, it is naturally because he has trained with the garrison near the Jinling Space Launch Center for a few weeks, even if he has not used such awesome equipment, he has seen it many times.

Seeing that Wang Peng didn't look like he was joking, Fan Tong said with a strange expression.

"I think... If an accident really happens, this thing probably won't be useful."

Wang Peng raised his eyebrows.

"oh?"

Fan Tong: "Their technology can't be understood with our knowledge. At the entrance of the ruins, I tried to continue to explore, but an invisible wall blocked me. It's hard to explain clearly just by talking. You'll know when you go in..."

Wang Peng simply nodded without arguing, and his expression didn't change at all.

It would be best if there were no conflicts. They came here with a peaceful purpose.

But if something unexpected happens...

He had to bring at least one person back.