Scholar’s Advanced Technological System

Mars.

Rift valley near the gates of hell, the sky is already covered with repressed haze.

According to the weather forecast, a sandstorm will soon sweep the area.

In this harsh and dangerous weather, even the outlaws hiding in the desert wilderness choose to squat home and wait for the weather to improve before wandering out.

At this moment, however, a desert-coated Mars car was parked quite unusually outside the mine with the Hiddell Mining Company brand on it.

Two men in space suits stood near the hole with professional equipment in their hands, as if they were investigating something.

“Oxygen cylinders, compact tire marks, and scratch marks... Preliminary travel time within a month,” through the customization of the reality enhancement system, restored the scene a month ago, the slightly younger man squatting on the ground stood up and looked at the person behind him and said, “This is where they should have come in... Team Liu, what do you think? ”

Frowned and slightly taller looking man, he said after a moment of meditation.

“My opinion is basically the same as yours, the only doubt is that they seem to have some spare time. ”

shrugged his shoulders, the slightly younger man said.

“It's amateur… Otherwise, they wouldn't have left this stuff on the scene. ”

He spread out his right hand.

As the gravel shuddered, a silver and white metal strip about the size of a chewing gum slice lay on his palm.

Looking at the letter with some scratch marks on the surface, the man gently pulled the corner off.

“… Mammoth Excavation? ”

Can mammoths punch holes?

However, that is clearly not the point.

As a valuable clue, he had a premonition that something extraordinary could be dug out of this "mammoth mining company”.

Put away the metal strip, he was about to explore the mine, but at this point, the sound coming from the communication channel called him in.

“Wait a minute. ”

The man who stops and stands in the hole turns around.

“What's the matter? ”

Liu team glanced at the sky and said silently.

“We're almost done collecting physical evidence. Let's get there today. ”

There was a slight confusion on his face, and the man asked.

“But... we're all here. Are you sure you don't want to come in? ”

“It is here that we should be more cautious. ”

Looking at the deep, bottomless mine, Liu team standing next to the Mars car squinted his eyes slightly and continued.

“The instructions given to us are to report on the progress of the mission in real time and to report every detail without great detail, and it is clear that they have their own views on the outcome of this matter. ”

“In that case, we just have to do what we have to do. ”

“As to whether or not to continue the investigation, just leave it to them to judge. ”

……

Earth.

In the conference room of the Pan-Asian Cooperation Headquarters, the centre of the Beijing, Tianjin-Hebei and Hebei urban agglomerations, a round table is in the center of the room. There were only two people at the table, one of whom was Secretary-General Oh Soo-hwa and the other, the current President of the Council, Lee Guangya.

As the world's largest regional alliance and economic consortium, the Secretary-General for Trans-Asian Cooperation has the primary function of coordinating relations among its member States and of representing the collective participation of Trans-Asian Cooperation in world political activities, while the functions of the President have been more oriented towards dealing with the internal affairs of Trans-Asian Cooperation.

“How's it going at the United Nations? Any new developments? ”

“None of the three meetings was good news. ”

Sitting opposite the table, Pan-Asian cooperation Secretary-General Wu Shuhua's face looked a little tired, his index finger pressed his eyebrows and continued.

“Fifty-five per cent of delegates supported our proposal on space elevators, but there were still 45 per cent opposition voices, including even within our allies and even within our allies. ”

“What about their demands? ”

“The environment, security risks, costs and benefits, and the distribution of benefits… are, in short, old-fashioned issues that have not always been addressed. ”

About five years ago, the “New Route” initiative of the Pan-Asian Cooperation culminated in the wave of the era of space navigation.

According to the results of the votes of the representatives of the member States within the Pan-Asian Cooperation, within a hundred years the Pan-Asian Cooperation will build a "new space industry" production system within the solar system, from the Earth Moon system to the Koiber belt, as well as a route around that production system, with a view to sowing the sparks of civilization in more distant places.

In pursuit of that strategic objective, the Trans-Asian Cooperation not only developed colonial development plans for "Iowa II” and “Titan”, but also dispatched a strong first fleet to pay off the air thieves on the asteroid belt.

As a vital part of the plan, proposals for the construction of space elevators on the equator were also rationally submitted by representatives of the Trans-Asian Cooperation to the United Nations conference hall for discussion by the regional coalitions.

However, it is almost foreseeable.

This proposal, which can almost be described as "appalling”, has encountered considerable resistance since its inception.

The resistance stems not only from other regional coalitions, but also from the voices of civil environmental organizations and even from within the Trans-Asian Cooperation.

After all, a hole in the ozone layer, a tube in synchronous orbit, is not something you can decide by slapping your head on. If this project succeeds, it is naturally excellent and all humankind will benefit from it.

However, if this project fails, the whole world will pay for the consequences of this reckless act…

While the idea of building this space elevator alone, bypassing other regional alliances, the pan-Asian cooperation, while owning land on the equator, has been powerless, with no exception, on the Pacific Rim earthquake strip, accompanied by intense monsoon activity.

Not to mention the range of troubles that this could entail, such as diplomatic risks, defence risks, etc.

The ideal construction site is only three, one on the African continent and one on the central Atlantic Ocean, as well as on the vast high seas of the Pacific Ocean.

Moreover, from a realistic point of view, 36,000 kilometres of highways droop directly from the synchronous orbit, which would not have been a project that could have been accomplished by a regional alliance alone.

Even if it's the strongest in the world.

Looking at the tired look on Secretary-General Wu's face, Li Guangya smiled slightly and said easily.

“So let's have a little fun. I just got a call from the security department, and our agents in Tiangong City found an entrance to a mine left by the Hiddell Mining Company next to the Hell's Gate Mountains, and found signs of Mars car activity. According to the scenario recovery analysis, within about two weeks to a month, an archaeological excavation team went there, most likely led by Professor Leonard. ”

Wu Shuhua raised his eyebrows: “So Professor Lu is probably real? ”

“Half as likely as Schrödinger's cat. ”

Put down the teacup in your hand, the look on the face of Chairman Li Guangya hasn't changed much, and continue with a relaxed tone, “If we continue along this trail, we may find a Martian dormant compartment that has been buried for billions of years and can still function properly, perhaps breaking through some big lie. Speaking of which, I'm also curious, what do you think is more likely to happen if you put in a dormant compartment that's been working for billions of years, and if Professor Lu suddenly came back to life for a century? ”

Wu Shuhua gently frowned.

“I do not understand what this is worth discussing… I am more concerned about the successful passage of the proposal for a space elevator than about whether a person who has been dead for a hundred years is still alive. The development of Wednesday and Titan requires us to open the corridor from the ground to outer space, and if we cannot do so, let alone move towards a more distant world, we may still be peeling for some chicken and garlic and fellow citizens on Mars in the next century. ”

Whether Master Lu is still alive or not, that was the last century.

She acknowledged that he had made many outstanding achievements in that era, but that it was now the 22nd century, a hundred years after the era he was familiar with.

Time will never be merciless to anything.

Just as those antiques who were sent to the future in the name of "Reinforce the Future" but could not find a position of competence or solve any future problems in this era, she did not believe that an academic leader from the twenty-first century could bring any real benefit to pan-Asian cooperation other than “symbolic significance”.

Otherwise, this “stupid plan” wouldn't have been called off in the 1970s.

Honestly, if it weren't for the fact that he saved the flight, she wouldn't even be interested in seeing him, after all, her current job would be headache enough.

As for what kind of money or property...

In front of the volume of pan-Asian cooperation, what is that?

Looking at Secretary-General Wu, Li Guangya smiled lightly.

“The two things don't really contradict each other, they just depend on how you look at it. ”

“What do you mean? ”

“People need to be confident that the adoption of our plan will not depend on the space elevator itself, but on the ability to convince people that it is safe, reliable and brighter for us. ”

Speaking of which, Li Guangya paused for a moment and continued.

“In that case, all we have to do is give them what they want. ”

Wu Shuhua stunned slightly.

“You have to mean…”

Li Guangya gently lowered his head.

“We need a mascot, and he just fits. ”

“There is a clear loophole in your plan," Wu Shuhua questioned, “What if he objects to us? Assuming he is, after all, from a hundred years ago, even if we were on the same path, it would be difficult to ensure that our ideas were exactly the same. Similar things have not happened, even almost ruined what we have achieved in half a century! ”

Li Guangya simply said, "By then, we should just keep digging. Anyway, the ruins are there and you can keep digging. We can make him real, naturally we can make him fake. ”

“A stowaway from Mars who succeeded in deceiving everyone will be the biggest joke of the century. ”

Chairman Li Guangya smiled slightly and said: "If this joke can help our cause, I would like to speak with him. It doesn't hurt much anyway. ”

Wu Shuhua was silent for a while and his shoulders relaxed slightly.

“Now that you've said that, there's nothing I can refute. But in my view, I prefer a conservative approach. Rather than making it a time bomb, it would be better not to take it into account at the outset. ”

“Conservative tactics? Ha ha. That's the most interesting thing I've heard today. Think about it.” Li Guangya smiled and continued with ease, "In fact, you don't have to have such a big stereotype about the dormant, I chose to study recent history in college, especially about him, the most in-depth research. ”

“A man who can lift a torch in the darkness must have a bright heart. Whether or not he is in full agreement with our ideas, at least I believe that our starting point is the same - people who want to live on this land to have a brighter future and a brighter future. ”

“I believe this journey may be full of twists and turns, but he will definitely make the right choice. ”

Wu Shuhua was not saying anything, just sighing.

“I don't want to argue with you about reusing the dormant or getting lazy in the registry department... if you find it useful, you can handle it yourself. ”

Looking at the holographic images that gradually disappeared across the table, Chairman Li Guangya gently lowered his head.

“Well, leave it to me. ”

That's what he was going to do.