I was exposed for mining on Mars

On Mars, Luo Xiu, who didn't know that Blue Star was already preparing to send the 'little boy' to Mars, was standing on the edge of the ice mining point that had expanded more than a circle.

At the mining site, two maintenance robots were wielding pickaxes and smashing into the ice several meters below.

Perhaps due to the influence of previous Martian dust storms, except for the two maintenance robots at the ice mining site, other areas were covered by a thick layer of dust.

"You have to change it back soon."

Luo Xiu looked at the maintenance robots that were constantly operating and whispered.

If it weren't for the fact that there were ready-made maintenance robot parts on the spacecraft that could quickly assemble a group of 'coolies', Luo Xiu would not be willing to use these maintenance robots for these positions.

But now that supplies are gradually becoming sufficient, these maintenance robots will soon return to their true positions.

"After several mineral deposits are developed, we will start working on new energy sources." Luo Xiu, who had already walked to the mining site, picked up a piece of crushed ice from the ground, and said looking at the ice in his hand.

The new energy Luo Xiu mentioned is of course the abundant ice on Mars, or water.

Unable to mine fossil energy like Blue Star, he could only cross the threshold of fossil energy and directly enter the development of hydrogen and oxygen engines.

Of course, all this will have to wait until automatic mining machines are fully rolled out and the scale of electrolysis is expanded.

"Your Excellency, Commander, the first batch of the first phase of the conveyor belt used to connect the No. 1 automatic mining machine to the smelting plant has been reserved."

Just when Luo Xiu crushed the ice in his hand and prepared to walk out of the mining site, the control system at the Mars base told Luo Xiu another piece of good news.

"So soon? I'll be right back."

Although it is close from the location of the No. 1 automatic mining machine to the Mars base, it requires a lot of conveyor belts. After all, this is also a large consumer of ore.

Although it is only part of the first stage, if you add the weight-bearing pillar in the middle, it will require a lot of ore. After all, this is a project that consumes extremely large amounts of ore. If you want to cover all mining points, the construction of conveyor belts is also necessary.

Because of the importance of the conveyor belt, Luo Xiu did not stay at the ice mining site for too long after receiving the notification from the base control system. After leaving the mining site in one leap, Luo Xiu hurried back towards the base.

Rushing at full speed, Luo Xiu returned to the base in less than ten minutes.

When Luo Xiu walked into the base, several flatbed trucks had been parked in the open space inside the base. Placed on the trucks were the conveyor belts that the base control system had previously reported to Luo Xiu.

These conveyor belts are all manufactured to standard, and each piece is one meter long. After being assembled, they can automatically transport iron ore to the smelting plant.

In front of these flatbed trucks, the modified Zhuronghao was also turning its body and turning its camera on Luo Xiu, who was approaching.

After the transformation of the maintenance robots in the manufacturing factory, the Zhurong has undergone tremendous changes from when it first came to Mars.

Its wheel frame was completely removed, and the six wheels were changed into a hexapod mechanism - six folded 'spider legs'.

These six folding legs completely replace the previous wheels, providing the Zhurong with stronger passability. Now, in addition to flat ground, Zhurong can also walk on flat ground on other terrains on Mars.

In addition to the new execution device of the 'spider legs', the solar panels carried by the Zhurong itself were also directly removed, revealing the smooth fuselage.

From a distance, the current Zhuronghao looks like a box with six legs, which looks a bit weird.

But for Luo Xiu, he didn't really care about the appearance of the Zhurong. After the transformation, Luo Xiu paid more attention to its power.

As long as more things can be transported, this change will be a success for Luo Xiu.

"Drag these things and let's go to automatic mining machine No. 1."

In order to verify the current hauling capacity of the Zhurong, Luo Xiu, who walked next to the Zhurong, first patted the fuselage of the Zhurong, and then said to this 'new' machine.

"Kakakaka."

Under Luo Xiu's order, Zhu Ronghao kept moving its six 'spider legs' and walked quickly towards the five flatbed trucks.

"However, the speed does not seem to be affected." Luo Xiu nodded with satisfaction as he watched the movement of the Zhurong. Although the Zhurong changed from wheels to a six-legged mechanism, its speed did not seem to be affected and it was still moving. The surface of Mars keeps moving at high speeds.

When Zhu Ronghao walked to the flatbed truck, he saw it lifted the folding legs in front of it and hung the rope from the flatbed truck to the hook specially left on the fuselage.

The procedures of the Zhurong Hao seem to have been arranged very clearly by the base's control system. At least in the task of hauling, the Zhurong Hao is already very skilled.

After Zhu Ronghao hung up the steel ropes of the five flatbed trucks, he directly raised his folding feet and walked towards the outside of the base.

"Gah."

Perhaps there is too much cargo on the flatbed. Even if the gravity on Mars is low, when the Zhurong moves, the flatbed still makes a friction sound with the ground.

After hearing this sound, the Blue Star people who observed the situation through the Zhurong camera immediately complained again.

‘After I saw the Zhurong was transformed, I thought it would be doing some lofty tasks, but now it is still working as a coolie. ’

‘It’s hard for us Zhurong. The space center has posted a message that it is going to Mars. We will come to rescue you from the Martians soon! ’

‘Although it is still a tablet, it does feel more technological now. Of course, it would be better if this square body could be modified. ’

‘This should be considered Zhuronghao version 1.1 now, right? ’

The comments on Blue Star have always been like this, and they immediately went off the rails as they talked. They were still fighting for the injustice of Zhu Rong Hao just now. As they talked, they were discussing how to modify Zhu Rong Hao to make it look better.

Of course, not everyone only pays attention to the changes in Zhuronghao. On the Blue Star, in the American Space Agency on the other side of the Chinese ocean, the American Space Agency, which had just decided to put the 'little boy' into the spacecraft, also held a press conference again.

"Many countries have rejected our request for cooperation, and we deeply regret this."

"At this moment, all countries should unite under the leadership of the American Space Agency to explore extraterrestrial civilizations."

"But even if we are isolated, we will still carry the Blue Star humans' yearning for peace and communicate with the alien civilization on Mars."