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"We have seven predetermined landing sites around the alien base."

"Landing Site One is very flat, with no obstructions around it. It has the longest sunlight exposure among the seven sites, but no shallow groundwater was detected. The estimated probability of deeper groundwater is 23%, making it suitable for short-term landing."

"Landing Site Two has a mountain nearby, which provides some protection against sandstorms, but the corresponding sunlight exposure is reduced. There is also no shallow groundwater, but the probability of deep groundwater is 78%, making it a viable option for a long-term base."

"Landing Site Three also has a mountain nearby. Probes have detected a cave or lava tube there. If a long-term base is built there, it can provide a high degree of protection against cosmic radiation and solar storms. Unfortunately, it is extremely arid, and the probability of deep groundwater is very low."

"Landing Site Four is mountainous with few flat areas, but according to probe data, there is a shallow underground lake, possibly containing a high concentration of brine..."

As the Spore ship flew towards Mars, the preliminary landing sites had already been selected.

Thanks to the orbital probes launched earlier, the Pathfinder had a relatively up-to-date understanding of the situation on Mars.

Because their mission was related to aliens, the landing site could not be too far from the aliens' location.

For a long time, the aliens didn't seem to have any intention of moving. They kept wandering around the initial landing site. Therefore, based on the aliens' range of activity, several suitable landing sites were selected in the surrounding area.

The final confirmed landing site was only for this mission's landing, not the ultimate base construction site. After all, their needs were different, as the names suggest.

Of course, it would be even better if a landing site suitable for multiple tasks could be chosen. After all, space exploration is very expensive. It would be most cost-effective to complete multiple tasks at once.

Unfortunately, that didn't seem possible this time. After much deliberation, contacting the aliens was a temporary mission, so the flat Landing Site One was the most suitable.

Not only did it have a flat landing area, but the route to the alien crash site was also extremely flat, with only a small mountain between the two locations, making it perfect for driving straight through.

Manned spacecraft for the Martian atmosphere are not easy to manufacture. Even if they were, they couldn't carry many with their current situation, so driving was simpler and more convenient.

The Spore ship orbited Mars at a constant speed. Tang Chao looked at the satellite image of Landing Site One on the big screen and nodded, "Then release a landing probe to observe the landing site up close. Satellite images are never as clear as a close-up reconnaissance."

"Understood."

The spaceship's cockpit could control the entire ship. Even though the non-pressurized cargo hold was outside the integrated experimental module at the rear, a few buttons here could complete the entire release operation, unless something went wrong and manual release was required at the rear.

The operator performed the operation. The non-pressurized cargo hold opened, and the fixing device gently pushed outward, releasing a Mars lander.

This was the first time the Spore ship had released equipment in Mars orbit. After all, the Pathfinder had launched many probes here before. The probes could relay information to each other, so there was no need for relay satellites. Therefore, general orbital probes didn't need to be released again.

The lander quickly descended towards the predetermined location. As it got closer and closer to the landing point, the images sent back by the probe began to differ from the satellite images, becoming increasingly clear.

When it reached thirty meters above the landing site, the probe entered a hovering stage. Because it was hovering, the shooting distance remained constant, so every photo taken was clear.

This probe was not directly flown from Earth, so it carried a lot of landing fuel, which allowed it to hover at thirty meters for a slightly longer time.

This allowed it to not only check if there were any pits at the landing site and move a little to avoid them, but it could also circle the landing site and detect a larger area at a height of thirty meters, marking the best landing location.

After it landed successfully, it used physical collision equipment to detect the surrounding geological structure, discovering that the surrounding area was solid ground, with only a layer of loose soil on the surface. There was no place that would collapse when pressed or crack when touched, so it began to send signals to guide the landing craft to land.

Upon receiving this signal, the people in the spaceship smiled. Tang Chao also smirked, "Alright, let's go!"

With Tang Chao taking the lead, everyone in the cockpit stood up, took two steps, turned off their electromagnetic boots, and forcefully pushed off, floating towards the channel entrance.

Six people would be riding the landing craft to Mars this time, with four people staying on the spaceship to take care of things. The rule was, of course, in pairs.

Of the six people landing, four were armed. Tang Chao was a "diplomatic ambassador" this time, and he couldn't go to negotiate with aliens carrying a gun.

After they passed through the spaceship's central axis and reached the node module, they adjusted their direction and floated towards the power armor fixed to the "floor" with its back armor open.

The Spore ship's node module was not like the node module on the previous small space station. Its diameter was 12 meters. Besides the airlock modules for several docking ports, the middle section itself was an external equipment module. Astronauts could put on their external spacesuits, space maneuvering units, safety ropes, and so on here.

Tang Chao took the lead, stepping into the power armor's mechanical feet first. With two "clicks", his feet were secured.

Then, with a force from his legs and waist, his whole body stuck into the power armor. His hands naturally slid into the mechanical hands, his five fingerprints touched the inside of the gloves, and his wrists were also fixed.

Finally, he stuck his head into the helmet, and he was ready.

"Power Protective Suit 001 activated!"

"Voiceprint and fingerprint verification passed, protective suit activated, armor closed."

"Click, click, click~"

The others' movements were the same as his, so for a while, the equipment module was filled with a dense series of voice prompts and the sound of armor closing.

Look, whose spacesuit is put on like this?

Whose spacesuit has such voice prompts?

Whose spacesuit makes such a sound when put on?

Tang Chao's spacesuit does.

It's just that this "spacesuit" doesn't call itself a spacesuit, but a power protective suit.

But, the power assist system is there, so the "power" is no problem.

Moreover, these armors can not only protect against bullets, but also protect against micrometeoroids, space debris, and high-energy rays, so "protection" is also no problem.

Finally, this "suit", looking at those hard protective armors, is actually... actually okay.

After all, bulletproof vests also have the word "vest", but steel plates and ceramic plates need to be inserted inside. Only with these things installed is it a complete bulletproof vest.

Once dressed, the fixing device unlocked, and the power protective suit's foot electromagnetic adsorption device activated, still allowing the protective suit to stand steadily on the floor.

"Dong, dong, dong, dong~"

Four combat personnel wearing power protective suits walked to a weapons equipment cabinet on the side, pressed the password, the cabinet door opened, revealing electromagnetic rifles.

Although they were combat personnel, they didn't need to hold the electromagnetic rifles all the time, so after they took out the electromagnetic rifles, they put them directly on their backs, and the electromagnetic rifles were adsorbed onto them.

Electromagnetic rifles originally had electromagnetism, but that was after they were turned on. When they weren't turned on, they were just lumps of iron. It just so happened that there were electromagnetic adsorption nodes on the back of the power protective suits, so they stuck on as soon as they were placed there.

With preparations complete, because the landing craft had been pressurized in advance, they could directly open the airlock cabin doors and the docking bay doors and walk in.

The Mars landing craft's manned cabin was large enough to luxuriously have stairs. They could directly walk down the stairs steadily with their electromagnetic boots on.

The manned cabin was divided into two levels. The upper level was the cockpit. Because the stairs took up space, and there were various display screens and consoles, there was only space for two pilots. The lower level was a passenger cabin that could accommodate eight people.

With everyone seated, Tang - Spore Ship Captain - Human Diplomatic Ambassador - Task Force Commander - Mars Landing Module Main Pilot - Chao, activated the landing craft's separation mode, left the spaceship, and descended towards Mars.

During the descent, the docking port protective cover closed, and then the engine started to decelerate, passing through the thin Martian atmosphere and gradually approaching the already explored landing point.