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

in the conference room.

A three-dimensional holographic image is displayed above the round table in the conference room.

Standing in front of the conference table and glancing around at the members of the scientific expedition group present, Lu Zhou said in a serious tone.

"Although I originally planned to have this meeting in the evening, because what I am going to say next may be more important, this operational meeting has been brought forward to now."

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

"The hologram you're seeing now is a model of the tunnels underneath the ruins. The green line corresponds to the most recent detected route, the yellow line is the historical route, and the numbers next to it correspond to the detection time. ”

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

When he heard the last sentence, there was a strange discussion at the conference table.

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

"It's unclear why these tunnels have changed, but it's clear that we don't have a fixed map to rely on, so we have to rely on intuition and luck to find our way to the underground ruins."

"What worries me is not that I might get lost, but that this strange phenomenon is the cause...... It's just my guess, and I feel that the secrets hidden behind the ruins beneath the gates of hell may be even more amazing than what we might see. ”

"I'll be honest, there may be certain risks in this operation, and it's still too late to quit."

After throwing this sentence, Lu Zhou sat back in his chair, leaving the time for discussion and hesitation to the team members sitting at the conference table.

In fact, before coming here, he had a similar hunch that this trip to Mars would definitely not end so easily. And after chatting with Fan Tong before, he affirmed this even more.

Including why the passage to the underground ruins was so complicated, including why the holy relic set up so many obstacles to this meeting, and how it changed this "labyrinth", Lu Zhou had actually vaguely guessed something in his heart.

However, due to limited intelligence, these current clues are not enough to support him to give a 100% positive answer.

However, while there are so many uncertain possibilities, one thing is certain, and that is that this mission will be fraught with uncertain dangers.

I am afraid that the proof of the ABC conjecture is only the threshold, and the test from the "higher civilization" may have just begun.

Just as the guy who called himself a holy relic didn't care how many years to wait, if no one in this era could pass the test set by the "observer", it would be better to wait until the next era.

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

If they want the chosen ones to be able to take on the responsibilities they expect, they will not hesitate to make the test as difficult as possible.

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

This is not an IQ puzzle game.

Rather, it is a challenge to bet on the future fate of civilization......

Five minutes passed.

The whispers and eye exchanges at the conference table continued, but no one stood up to sign out of the mission of the evil sect, nor did they raise their hands to ask for Earth.

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

But no matter what, I have given them the opportunity to choose.

Seeing that the second hand had reached the punctual point, Lu Zhou, who was holding his watch, sat up straight from the chair and slowly stood up with his hands on the conference table.

"Very well, it seems that you are all mentally prepared, and I won't say anything more. That's the end of the meeting, and there is no way to plan ahead in the current situation, so you can only rely on improvisation to deal with possible problems. ”

"Free time in the evening, whether it's writing letters or shooting videos, depending on your own arrangements. If something happens, someone will give it to your family...... Of course, it's best if there are no surprises. ”

"Tomorrow morning, we'll go!"

The meeting is over.

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

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

“…… Is this an implication that we give our last words? ”

Professor Vernal shook his head in confusion.

"I don't know...... Don't ask me. ”

……

Next.

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

At this time, the quiet night was suddenly broken.

As the silver-white hatch opened, a rover with tires about a man's height drove out of the garage, leaving a straight trail in the desert that pointed straight to the Hellgate Mountains in the distance.

The secrets of the Martian civilization are buried there.

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

The expedition's mission was to dig these things out from beneath the surface and bring them back to the light of day. If the situation is optimistic, it is best to establish friendly diplomatic relations with neighbors outside the solar system who are above neutral......

Sitting on the rover, Wang Peng took out a unique heavy rifle from the open toolbox and assembled the barrel and magazine with a blank face.

This scene not only frightened the people next to him, but even Fan Tong, who was driving, couldn't help but frown, looked at the rearview mirror in the car and asked.

“…… You still have weapons with you? ”

"Just in case."

After installing the sights, Wang Peng briefly adjusted the crosshair secret position, 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, naturally there is no need to say much, don't look at its shape, just listen to the name.

As for why Lu Zhou can recognize it, it is naturally because he has been training with the garrison near the Jinling Space Launch Center for several weeks, and even if he doesn't use 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 does happen, this thing will not be useful. ”

Wang Peng's eyebrows raised.

"Oh?"

Fan Tong: "Their technology is simply incomprehensible with our knowledge, and at the entrance to the ruins, I tried to continue to explore, but an invisible wall blocked me. It's hard to explain what you just say, but you'll know when you get in......"

Wang Peng nodded simply, didn't argue anything, and his expression didn't change at all.

It would be best if there was no conflict, and they themselves came here with a peaceful purpose.

But if something unexpected happens......

He had to take at least one person back.