The Secret History of Mars

The capsule door slowly opened to both sides, and Cui Xingmeng felt an oncoming stream of cold, dry air, which made her shiver all over.

She followed Elder Bao Xi out of the capsule. The Luo Tang cheongsam she wore gradually turned from bright yellow to orange, and a warm current surged through her body.

"Are you feeling okay? Are you cold?" Elder Bao Xi asked caringly.

"This is the highest point of Mars?! Shouldn't it be extremely cold weather? Why do I feel warmer instead?" Cui Xingmeng responded in confusion.

"Yes, this is the top of Olympus volcano. Today's temperature is about minus 80 degrees. According to the standards of people on earth, it is indeed extremely cold. However, the polar temperature of Mars can reach about minus 150 degrees. Compared with The real extreme cold can be considered warm." Elder Bao Xi explained, "The Luo Tangyi you are wearing is made of polymer smart compounds. The inside can change its flexibility according to your body temperature, and the appearance can actively adjust according to the external environment. The microenvironment of the skin, just after it came out of the capsule, the temperature difference between the inside and outside was a bit large, so it actively heated the energy field around your skin."

"But why don't my exposed skin feel cold?"

"Luo Tang adjusts and interferes with your energy field, not just the part it covers. Just like some of your wireless connection devices on Earth, its intervention is effective as long as it is within a certain distance." Bao Xi said to Cui Xingmeng Questions and Answers, "In addition, the soil has siliconized the surface of your skin, so your own skin also has the ability to protect against radiation and keep heat."

After temporarily figuring out his physical condition, Cui Xingmeng began to look at the scene in front of him. Although Olympus Mons is the largest volcano in the solar system and is twice as tall as Mount Everest, when you really stand on its top, there is no such thing as The feeling of majesty and majesty, on the contrary, what Cui Xing dreamed of was, "What a beautiful scene of the desert smoke and the sunset over the long river! No, there is not only the sunset in the sky, but also a blue moon!"

"Yes, that's where you came from, the Earth!" Bao Xi saw Cui Xingmeng looking at the blue moon in the sky, and explained, "After a while, if the twilight becomes darker, you can still see the stars revolving around the Earth with the naked eye. A small moon. The atmosphere of Mars is very thin, and the starry sky here at night is very beautiful."

"This desert is also very beautiful," Cui Xingmeng couldn't help but admire, "Is this the shield ring you are talking about?"

"Yes, during the young active period of the Olympus volcano, even the lava that erupted slowly flowed out of the crater, bringing rich organic soil to the surrounding tribes and cities. Every time it erupted, It was a carnival for the people of Mars." Elder Bao Xi's narration of past events is always full of nostalgia. "This kind of carnival has disappeared for millions of years, and now only this flat plain is left, and the hematite that has been oxidized over the years covers the surface. Although it looks similar to your desert, it is cold red. iron sand."

When Bao Xi said this, he felt a little sad and said nothing more. He just walked counterclockwise around the top of the mountain. Cui Xingmeng followed silently and didn't ask any more questions.

After walking for about a cup of tea, Elder Bao Xi stopped. At this time, Cui Xingmeng discovered that there was a capsule door in the center of the earth similar to the one when they first arrived. "Let's go down to the bottom of the volcano from here, Mie Meng Gallery." It’s time for the cavities at the shuttle station soon.”

"What is a cavity?" Cui Xingmeng followed Elder Bao Xi into the capsule. When he entered and set the dial and sat down, he asked without missing a chance.

"That's a very good question. You can ask Yizhou for his understanding later. Miemeng Gallery sent you here through the wormhole." Bao Xi didn't seem to want to talk about this topic more, which aroused Cui Xingmeng's concern even more. interest.

"I've heard of wormholes and black holes. Is this wormhole a similar concept? Is this the key to your time travel?" Cui Xingmeng chased after him.

"How much do you know about the concept of four dimensions?" Bao Xi saw that he couldn't avoid this topic, so he tried to explain it in a simple and in-depth way.

"The three-dimensional solid plus the time dimension is the fourth dimension." Cui Xingmeng replied.

"Then how do you understand time travel?" Bao Xi said thoughtfully.

"If you can master the time dimension, you can bring people or things in the three-dimensional space to any point in time, and achieve time freedom, which means traveling." Cui Xingmeng did not expect that she would be asked a question, and she tried her best to think about her remaining memories. With that little knowledge of physics and watching the shuttle drama, I was able to cope with it.

"Mastering the time dimension! Easier said than done! The Martians of the past thought they could become the masters of a four-dimensional civilization and made many crazy decisions. Those were irreparable shortcomings and mistakes in the history of Mars. To this day, we are still struggling with that period. The darkest time paid a heavy price." Bao Xi hesitated to speak, feeling extremely sad and angry. "What these sacrifices bring is nothing more than allowing a small mass like the Mie Meng Gallery to pass through an extremely unstable wormhole at nearly the speed of light."

Cui Xingmeng seemed to understand, but seeing that Bao Xi was so unwilling to talk, she stopped asking. She thought that she would have an answer when she saw her fiancé later. After all, Yuan Yizhou had a perfect score in the physics college entrance examination, and he should have a deeper understanding of this question than she did. a little.

The capsule soon arrived at the bottom of the volcano that Bao Xi mentioned. As soon as he opened the door, the scenery here was completely different from the desert scenery on the top of the mountain. Cui Xingmeng felt like he had arrived at the water town in his dream! The green that has been missing for a long time comes into view, and a clear spring echoes the waterfall in the distance, gurgling in front of you. The Martian people shuttle between the green and the clear spring, bringing a soothing fireworks to the place.

Yes, Cui Xingmeng didn't see many people all the way from the training center to here. She was lost in thought when two Martians walked past and said respectfully: "Hello, Elder Bao Xi!" The silver bell-like voice was very loud. Pleasant.

The two of them looked at Cui Xingmeng and whispered, smiled slightly as a greeting, and entered the capsule that Cui Xingmeng and Bao Xi had just come out of.

"These two girls, except for the color of their skin, one is white and the other is blue, they all look alike, they must be twins!" Cui Xingmeng said in praise.

"No, they are genetically encoded clones." Bao Xi replied calmly.

"What? Genetic coding? Human cloning?" Cui Xingmeng couldn't combine these words, which could only be seen in earth science magazines, with the beautiful scenery of small bridges, flowing water and empty mountains in front of him, and the graceful and graceful scenery just now. The two little beauties are connected.

"You mean, these are not natural?" Cui Xingmeng asked a little confused.

"Are you asking about the scenery or the people? Mars is already a planet abandoned by heaven. Here, we are our own heaven." Bao Xi said with a bit of resentment.

"The shuttle station is ahead. Yizhou and the others should have arrived." Elder Bao Xi quickened his pace. Obviously, he did not want Cui Xingmeng to continue delving into this topic.

Soon they came to the water curtain cave under the waterfall. As soon as they stood firm, they saw a strong white light coming from behind the cave through the water curtain. After about a few seconds, the white light disappeared and the water curtain retreated. On both sides, a group of people came out.