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After completing these tasks, Xu You immediately joined everyone to analyze the soil samples just collected.

At this time, Xu You couldn't wait to analyze the shallow soil samples, so he directly checked the deepest soil samples.

Hu Shucheng has already started the analysis of this part of the soil samples, and synchronized the relevant analysis information on the computer.

Seeing the data displayed on the computer screen, Xu You's expression began to change.

"Sure enough... the creature I imagined really exists!"

Through keen observation, Xu You immediately noticed the special features of these analysis data.

Just judging from the data, there is no sign of life, but Xu You knows that this is just a state of suspended animation.

Because no matter how well the dead organisms are preserved, it is impossible to show such a strong activity.

"This is... the cell corpse of a living thing?"

After seeing the data on the computer, several members of the Mars exploration team couldn't help but wonder.

"No, I don't think this is a cell corpse, but a cell in a state of suspended animation. I think we should keep these cell samples well, go back to the base and adjust the environmental parameters to see if there are other changes."

On the one hand, Xu You hopes to go back to the base to test whether these cells are really as he imagined, just in a state similar to dormancy and suspended animation, and will wake up again when the environment is suitable.

On the other hand, Xu You is also a little worried that the life on Mars may have some unexpected effects on the human body. After all, this is the first time that blue humans have had close contact with life outside the earth, and all possible conflicts must be avoided. Danger.

At Xu You's suggestion, everyone carefully packaged these Martian soil samples and returned them to the Martian base.

On the way back, everyone tacitly did not speak, and escorted these Martian soil samples very carefully, for fear that these soil samples would be damaged, and increased the walking speed as much as possible.

From the preliminary test just now, at least it can be confirmed that the cell structure in these soil samples is very complete.

Even if these cells cannot be revived in a suitable environment as Xu You said, this is already a milestone discovery in the human exploration of extraterrestrial life.

In this way, everyone returned to the Mars base.

After the spacesuits and soil sample boxes were disinfected, everyone took off the spacesuits.

Exploration work on alien planets is very risky, especially on planets like Mars where life may exist, it is necessary to avoid direct contact between the human body and these traces of life.

The biological invasion plots that appear in science fiction novels and film and television dramas are not alarmist, but may really happen in real life.

After ensuring the completion of the disinfecting work, everyone finally couldn't wait to start the next work, and started further analysis of these soil samples.

After some detailed analysis, the project team determined that this complete cellular structure existed only in soil samples extracted from the ends of the carbon quantum tubes.

After confirming this matter, Xu You immediately made two decisions.

The first decision was to continue processing carbon quantum tubes.

Xu You also needs longer carbon quantum tubes to extract deeper Martian soil samples, because there may be some more unexpected life forms or cells with real life activity in the deeper soil.

The second decision is to immediately create appropriate environmental parameters and observe the responses of these cells.

In order to verify this possibility to the greatest extent, Xu You personally adjusted the environmental parameters.

"Judging from the integrity of the internal structure of the cells, there is really a great possibility of recovery." Xu You said to himself.

According to the information seen in the microscope, apart from the fact that these cells do not have any activity, the whole cells are very well preserved.

Of course, there are also some cells in which the structure has suffered a certain loss due to various reasons.

Xu You wasn't sure whether they had been damaged in this way long ago, or if the damage occurred when the samples were taken.

"There are certain similarities and differences with Blue Star's early single-celled organisms. Especially the special structure outside the cells."

After further detailed testing, Xu You discovered some new information.

Outside these cells, there is a structure that has never appeared on Blue Star biological cells.

This structure is different from the cell membrane and cell wall. It looks like a stronger structure that can resist the harsh environment of the outside world, so that the inside of the cell will not be irreversibly damaged due to changes in the environment.

In order to ensure that the optimal survival conditions for this kind of cells can be accurately obtained, Xu You immediately activated the brain simulation skills.

After Xu You's level of biology and medicine has been continuously improved, Xu You can accurately simulate various behaviors of cells or organisms in his own brain simulation space.

Soon, in Xu You's brain, this very special single-celled organism that existed on Mars was simulated.

"Sure enough, this special structure of the outer layer is only generated when the cells are in a dormant state."

This special structure, like the shell of an egg, can ensure that the chick will not be easily affected by the external environment before it hatches.

Because of this special structural function, Xu You temporarily named this structure "cell shell".

Soon, Xu You simulated this special single-celled organism many times in his own brain simulation space.

"During the normal activities of this single-celled organism, it will not generate this 'cell shell' structure, but will carry out various activities like the single-celled organism of Blue Star. But when the external conditions change, They generate this cell shell structure for a short period of time to ensure that their own cellular structure is not damaged."

This kind of cell shell structure is far stronger than Xu You imagined, it can withstand extreme low temperature and high temperature weather, and it is difficult to be easily broken by external conditions.

Only when the cell feels that the conditions become suitable, the cell will automatically remove the cell shell structure and restore the normal cell structure.

"It's an incredible creature. It's just a simple single-celled organism that can evolve such a powerful ability, which far surpasses many advanced species of Blue Star."