Super technology leader

Aliens are more peace-loving than people imagine. Not only do they not fight, but they also try their best to help humans.

According to them, they are also seeing "aliens" for the first time, and they are very happy and excited.

So… they couldn't help but dismantle Merrica's little Mars rover and Pathfinder landing equipment.

Ahem, it was because they couldn't control their hands.

After a period of communication with Tang Chao, they learned about the situation on Earth and that Merrica had also sent a spaceship, which was on its way.

They apologized and said that when the people from Merrica arrived, they would give Merrica some compensation as an apology for dismantling the Mars rover.

Seeing this, the people from Merrica were almost overjoyed, thinking that these aliens were quite considerate.

They were already imagining whether to get nuclear fusion technology or high-thrust interstellar engine technology.

Of course, having encountered aliens, and technologically advanced aliens at that, they didn't forget to ask Tang Chao to convey a message: "We, Merrica, are also a very peace-loving country and look forward to meeting and cooperating."

Yes, it needed Tang Chao to convey the message because it seemed that Tang Chao had already become good friends with those aliens.

Since the aliens took the initiative to provide a location for the base construction, Tang Chao had the Spore spacecraft in orbit launch a new landing probe to conduct an on-site exploration of the most suitable place, and then he confirmed it.

That place would be where the first space city on Mars would be built.

It was a large plain with a small mountain in the middle. On top of the small mountain was a super-large lava cave, and the geological environment there was very stable and solid. Not only was there no risk of collapse, but even some small meteorite impacts were not a problem.

Although the small mountain was not big, only twenty meters high, this lava cave began to extend slightly downward from the edge of the small mountain.

By the time it reached the edge of the small mountain, the lava tube was already a full-sized sunken passage, so the thickness of the rock covering it was considerable.

In this kind of place, living modules could be stuffed into the lava tube. The rock above could not only resist the invasion of high-energy radiation but also resist sandstorms.

It would be even better if a large door could be installed at the entrance of the lava cave.

The aliens had explored the lava tube, but they hadn't reached the end. However, they felt that it might be a closed lava tube. If a sealed door was installed, with several airlock chambers communicating inside and outside, and then the pressure inside was increased and the air was replaced, it was very likely that the entire lava tube could be turned into an Earth-like environment.

The large plain outside could be used to set up solar panel arrays to power various electrical facilities. The small mountain was not high and would not block too much sunlight.

There were also some cultivation experiment greenhouses that needed the Martian environment, and other laboratories and data collection facilities could be set up.

The first two survival capsules of the "Mars City" would also land here, after all, they had no wheels and could not be moved into the lava cave.

Most importantly, there was a super-large liquid lake below this place, which contained high-concentration brine, from which many things could be separated, including spacecraft fuel and drinking water.

There were also many mineral deposits not far from the surrounding area, so there was no need to go too far to find materials for building the base.

Tang Chao had carefully studied the map of that place, and the aliens had also personally explained that the place was very deceptive because the geological conditions there were special and everything was very hard, so orbital detection was very difficult.

If he missed it, Tang Chao didn't know how long it would take to find a suitable place to build a base.

So this was a great gift, no problem at all.

In fact, Tang Chao only found out that day and was indeed surprised. Linus and the others had not told him before.

He didn't expect that they would also do something interesting.

As for making friends with aliens, he was completely following the script.

Because this was peaceful diplomacy, humans were very willing to help the aliens repair their damaged spaceship, so Tang Chao decided to give them some materials from the Spore spacecraft.

These things were not enough for them to repair the spaceship, but it was a signal that humans were willing to help them return home.

With this meaning, the communication between the two sides became closer.

According to the script, step by step, after a month, the image of aliens in the hearts of humans had improved a lot, and Tang Chao had become a true "civilization diplomacy ambassador", at the interstellar level.

First of all, he showed very excellent language talent. In a month, he could already communicate with aliens simply.

In terms of technology, he learned very quickly.

During this period, some messages were sent back. Because of the Starry Sky Treaty, this information was shared with the allied countries.

It was not really high-value information. It was just that Tang Chao had learned a certain technology today. Integrating it was enough to produce a book on alien technology learning… a catalog.

Hey, the real information would certainly not be revealed. In Tang Chao's words, he needed to verify the authenticity of the technology, so he could not easily send it back to Earth. He had to be responsible for humanity!

Every time they saw this kind of information, the high-level officials in Merrica gnashed their teeth!

"Why hasn't our spaceship arrived yet!!"

"Can you think of a way to make the spaceship fly faster?"

"It's the end of the year now. We can drop some items to reduce weight and reduce the Mars stay time. I need them to get to Mars as soon as possible. After they arrive, we won't learn technology from the aliens on Mars. We will immediately bring them back to Earth!"

"Two months is enough to change people's views on aliens. Even now, it's okay. People's views on aliens have improved a lot. I have to say, Tang Chao is indeed a very good interstellar diplomat."

"But he has too good a relationship with the aliens. I'm afraid the aliens will follow him to Tianxia and not come to our Merrica."

"That won't work. After all, we chose a neutral small place to put the aliens there. Even if the aliens don't come to Merrica, we must never let them go to Tianxia."

"Okay, meeting. James, go notify all the ministers and the Mars mission representatives…"

………………

Tang Chao spent this year's New Year on Mars.

The living cabin was clean and spacious, and the temperature and pressure were suitable. They had a very comfortable Earth New Year inside.

They had a big meal that day, and even more frantically, they made dumplings on the spot.

Because there was gravity and a "range hood", they also made a table of dishes on the spot, stir-frying, stewing, frying, deep-frying, steaming, etc., nothing was left out.

Eating freshly cooked dumplings and hot hard dishes, using juice instead of wine, they also broadcast live to greet friends on Earth.

This year, there were many more places for Tianxia's overseas compatriots' congratulatory videos. Not to mention those compatriots who were engaged in construction, studying, living, and peacekeeping abroad, this year they also received greetings from the Earth orbit space station, which were the astronauts who were building the Tianting space station, doing experiments, and repairing orbital equipment.

There were also greetings from lunar orbit and the lunar surface, where there were also Tianxia astronauts.

And the farthest was Tang Chao and his group in Mars orbit and on the Martian surface.

In the end, no one expected that even the aliens expressed their congratulations.

When they saw the green-skinned alien in the video saying "Gong Xi Fa Cai, Happy New Year" in fluent Chinese, the atmosphere immediately reached a climax.

At this time, Merrica's Enterprise had finally changed from "on the way" to braking and decelerating. They were about to enter Mars orbit.