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The main component of Mars' atmosphere is carbon dioxide, followed by nitrogen and argon, with small amounts of oxygen and water vapor.

In addition, Mars' atmosphere has only one percent the density of Earth's atmosphere, so there's basically no way to expect it to protect against the sun's ultraviolet radiation and cosmic radiation.

Therefore, in order to make Mars another habitable planet for humans, the Mars Immigration Agency has put forward a variety of "mind-blowing" solutions.

Some of them are reliable, and some are not.

Even after excluding those solutions that are completely impossible to implement due to funding and technology, there are still hundreds of feasible solutions remaining.

Among these, the plan proposed by TPC Asia is more reliable.

First, they will use the existing, mature prosthetic android technology to build hundreds of nuclear reactors on the surface of Mars.

These nuclear reactors are then connected to chemical plants, which release fluorinated carbon into the atmosphere, creating an "ideal atmosphere."

Once Mars develops an atmosphere similar to Earth's, a massive rainstorm will be created on its surface using artificial rainfall techniques, thus forming the earliest known oceans.

Next, TPC will sow plant seeds on Mars to accelerate the process of nurturing primitive plants and releasing oxygen, creating favorable conditions for the landing of life.

In a sense, the feasibility of this plan is impeccable.

However, this plan has one major problem: it takes too long.

The first step of the plan, creating a suitable "ideal atmosphere" on Mars with its thin atmosphere, will take more than a hundred years.

The subsequent torrential rains were slightly less intense, but the formation of a pristine ocean still requires the continuous consumption of large amounts of energy and water resources.

Even if those two steps are completed, nurturing primitive plants, releasing oxygen, and creating favorable conditions for humans to land will still take at least fifty years to implement.

A quick calculation suggests that this project would be virtually impossible to complete in less than two or three hundred years.

So, do humans have another two or three hundred years?

The TPC leadership, already aware of Gatanothor's existence, stated that humanity no longer has ample time to prepare.

In this context, the Mars Program Immigration Agency came up with the advanced technologies from the former Earth Defense Force era.

Perhaps by utilizing the crazy technologies from the Earth Defense Force era, humans could land on Mars earlier through other means?

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Xiao Bing is the principal investigator of the "Planetary Atmosphere Modification" project under the Mars Program Immigration Agency.

The main task of this project is to study how to modify the Martian atmosphere and increase its density so that the Martian atmosphere can quickly resist ultraviolet radiation and cosmic radiation.

This is the first step in all Mars colonization plans, and also the first time TPC has undertaken such a large-scale planetary terraforming project.

In order to ensure that Xiao Bing's project could proceed smoothly, TPC gave her the green light for all her requests, just to achieve an effective and feasible result in the shortest possible time.

We have resources, technology, and talent...

With TPC's full support, Xiao Bing did indeed achieve tangible results very quickly.

However, at this moment, Xiao Bing had never regretted his actions of pushing the project forward so quickly.

If only I could be a little more cautious...

If only I could be a little more careful...

If only I could be a little more patient...

"Chief, the gate has been completely sealed off!"

When her subordinates reported to Xiao Bing in a terrified voice, she could only respond with a wry smile.

"Where are the emergency exits?"

Upon hearing Xiao Bing's question, the subordinate's expression became even more complicated.

"When the Earth Defense Force built this base, it did not leave any safe passages for emergency evacuation."

Despite already knowing about the Earth Defense Forces' madness, Xiao Bing's heart still skipped a beat when he heard the news.

In this secret base, which extends 500 meters underground, the lack of an emergency escape route would mean that the group would be completely trapped and die.

How many people are left in the base?

How long can our current supplies sustain us?

"Have you already sent an urgent request for help to TPC's higher-ups?"

At this moment, Xiao Bing demonstrated his calm and decisive side as the project leader.

"The base originally had 271 people, but now only 120 are confirmed to be alive..."

"Experimental Zone No. 3 and the logistics department were almost completely wiped out..."

His tone was filled with sorrow, and the subordinate lowered his head, not daring to look Xiao Bing in the eye.

"Among the first group of people who died were liaison officers who were specifically responsible for communications, so the TPC leadership should still not know what is happening on our side."

"Based on past practice, TPC's senior management will probably only learn about our disappearance about a month later..."

"And the base's current supplies can only last us for a week at most..."

After delivering this devastating news, the subordinate lowered his head even further.

Because hidden within his reports was an even more despairing piece of intelligence.

"They...have learned to 'hunt'!"

Although it was a question, Xiao Bing spoke it with an affirmative tone.

Kill the liaison officer immediately, then quickly infiltrate and destroy the logistics department's supply reserves...

Such precise action could not have been done by someone without a brain.

"To be precise, you all know how to 'hunt'."

A sharp glint flashed in Xiao Bing's eyes as he spoke, and he swiftly drew the pistol from his waist and pointed it at his subordinate.

"Am I right? An invasive species from outer space!?"

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Chapter 590 The former Earth Defense Force base

It was a month later when the Victory Team received the order from TPC's higher-ups.

"I assume you're all familiar with the details of this mission, right?"

Seated on the command platform, Megumi Kijima, unusually adopting the demeanor of a captain, asked with a serious and earnest expression.

"We've already looked into it, and the situation seems to be a bit worse than we thought."

The first person to discuss this topic is Zong Fang, the vice-captain and commander.

He frowned as he looked at the documents in his hands, trying to find some useful information.

As expected, the document was already outdated, and the description of the specific events described on it was very vague.

"What difference does it make whether I read this document or not?"

Shinjo casually tossed the documents in his hand onto the table; his performance was not much better than Zongfang's.

He was a competent soldier, but not a seasoned politician.

Shinjo felt only deep disgust towards the vague descriptions in the intelligence report.

They had already chosen to ask the Victory Team for help, yet even the most basic information was described so vaguely.

Of course, it's possible that the Space Development Agency is indeed unaware of the specifics.

But this only made Xincheng more disgusted with their stupidity.

"Besides knowing that the Mars Program immigration officers have gone missing, is there no other detailed and useful intelligence?"

This time, it was Horii who spoke. As the chief scientist and researcher of the GUTS team, he seemed to have seen some secrets in this information that could not be known to outsiders.

"Do you see anything?"

With a curious tone, Lina promptly picked up the conversation and looked at Horii.

Her female intuition led her to perceive a certain meaning hidden in Horii's words.

"I've noticed a little bit, but not much..."

Horii scratched the back of his head, looking slightly troubled.

"The Mars Program Immigration Development Agency has launched many projects and programs on how to immigrate to Mars."

"This scientist named Xiao Bing is one of the more famous ones..."

"All I know is that she was in charge of a project to terraform the Martian atmosphere, and that it was the first of many projects to produce results."

After a slight pause, looking at Lina who still seemed somewhat bewildered, Horii went on to explain further.

"Simply put, her job is to deliver some kind of substance or weapon to Mars to change the structure of Mars' atmosphere in a short period of time and create a complete atmosphere that can self-circulate."

After Horii's simple explanation, everyone present immediately understood the meaning of this information.

However, they still didn't quite understand why Horii would show such an expression.

A sudden realization? Regret? And perhaps some hidden fear?

"Is that substance or weapon dangerous?"

Just then, Daigo's voice came from outside the door.

Accompanying Daigo into the conference room was Nozue, who was holding a computer tightly in both hands.

"That's no longer a question of whether it's dangerous or not..."

"Because the base where Xiao Bing and the others were trapped was a top-level protected base built during the time of the former Earth Defense Force."

"Theoretically speaking, even if a global nuclear war were to take place, that base could be preserved intact."

"If we're classifying them by defense level, that base is on the same level as our headquarters!"

The headquarters of the Victory Team is the central hub of the TPC Far East branch, and it remains submerged underwater year-round.

From its inception, this base was an ark built by the TPC leadership with the aim of "saving the world."

Even if the apocalypse were to arrive, this base would be able to continue the existence of human civilization, making it a true "savior ark".

By making a horizontal comparison, we can see just how important Xiao Bing's base was.

"Most importantly, that base contains various dangerous weapons from the former Earth Defense Force era."

Upon hearing this, everyone present fell silent.

Those of you here now have a clearer understanding of the madness humanity displayed when faced with the fear of insurmountable forces during the pre-Earth Defense Force era.

It is no exaggeration to say that some of the products manufactured during the Earth Defense Force era still fall into the category of "cutting-edge technology" even now.

After all, those things were built purely with resources and human lives.

Unless truly driven to the brink of desperation, TPC, adhering to the "peaceful ideals," would absolutely never attempt to replicate those dangerous black technologies.

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"Well... it might be a little inappropriate to say these things at this time."

The silence didn't last long. Ye Rui suddenly raised his hand and said something that immediately drew everyone's attention.

"Just now, a bird-like monster suddenly appeared and flew towards that base."

As Ye Rui spoke, he projected the intelligence and information he had just gathered onto the big screen.

After a short period of focusing and adjustment, a video that appeared to be playing in real time suddenly appeared before the eyes of the winning team.

It was a strange bird with deep blue eyes and a shell-like structure covering its entire body.

Its coordinates indicate it was located near Mount Rausu in Hokkaido, and it is currently flying at a high speed of 1500 kilometers per hour.

Even with the capabilities of high-altitude satellites, they could only barely capture a fleeting image of the strange bird.

Ye Rui is currently tracking the direction and movements of this strange bird while using cameras or personal devices along the way to reconstruct its route.

After a series of complex adjustments and calculations by the computer, the strange bird's final target was successfully located.

"Its target... is that base!"

At this moment, anyone with eyes could see that the strange bird's target was none other than the former Earth Defense Force base.

"We can't let it get near there!"