Super Island Tycoon

Other than Venus, Mars is the planet closest to Earth, and the distance between Earth and Mars is not much further than that to Venus.

Mars is not only very close to Earth, but its environment is also quite good.

First of all, Mars itself is very similar to Earth, with planetary structures that are not much different, its diameter is about half that of Earth, and its rotation period is also similar to Earth’s.

Among all the planets in the solar system, Mars is the most like Earth.

Such a similar environment makes Mars more suitable for human activity compared to other planets.

The temperature on Mars can reach minus dozens of degrees Celsius, which, although still quite harsh,

is much better compared to the high temperatures of over four hundred degrees on Venus.

Other planets in the solar system can randomly have high temperatures of several hundred degrees or cold temperatures below minus one hundred degrees.

In comparison, Mars’ surface temperature is quite nice, at least humans can handle it.

With temperatures of just minus dozens of degrees, as long as proper protective measures are in place, humans can still operate on Mars.

Mars not only has temperatures suitable for human activity but also has a suitable atmospheric pressure, which will not affect human operations on Mars.

The surface environment of Mars is also conducive to human activity, with no overly harsh conditions.

If one were to choose a planet for exploration in the solar system, Mars would be the most valuable planet.

If humans must choose interstellar migration, Mars would be the best choice.

Moreover, Mars has rich mineral resources, making it very suitable as a planet for development.

It is precisely because Mars is the easiest planet for humans to develop that Jiang Cheng chose Mars as his first target.

If Jiang Cheng completes the detailed exploration of Mars, people can then be dispatched to land on Mars, setting up a small base as a preliminary step for large-scale development of Mars in the future.

Jiang Cheng is now in his lab, preparing the equipment needed for Mars exploration.

He plans to design a brand-new Mars rover to conduct exploration on the Martian surface.

But this time, Jiang Cheng is not working alone; he has called Peng over to help in developing a new rover.

Xiao Peng has previously worked on rover development projects, so he can assist Jiang Cheng a bit.

Right now, Jiang Cheng is in the lab discussing the rover’s details with Xiao.

”Jiang Cheng, your requirements for the rover are too numerous. I’m afraid it’s very difficult to achieve so many functions, given that the rover is only so big and can’t hold too much equipment,” Xiao Peng said to Jiang Cheng.

”I think we can cancel many features and explore Mars in batches to solve these problems.”

Just after Xiao Peng heard Jiang Cheng’s requirements for the rover, he immediately felt that these requests were fundamentally impossible, and began trying to persuade Jiang Cheng.

Jiang Cheng plans to equip this rover with various functions, far surpassing those of previous models.

Firstly, this rover must be fast; Jiang Cheng cannot tolerate the sluggish speeds of past models.

Jiang Cheng must complete the exploration task as quickly as possible to proceed to the next step.

He doesn’t have time to slowly wait for the exploration to finish, so he has no option but to put effort into the rover.

Not only does Jiang Cheng want the rover to be fast and complete tasks quickly,

but he also wants it to have many functions to collect a wide range of data.

Jiang Cheng is preparing to add a holographic scanning function, to entirely scan Mars’ surface.

Temperature, climate, and soil composition analyses, Jiang (Li Nuo’s) Su wants it all.

Although Jiang Cheng’s plans seem promising, just like Xiao Peng said,

the rover is only so large; fitting that much equipment will be very difficult.

However, Xiao Peng’s words did not deter Jiang Cheng at all; he enjoys challenges of this difficulty.

Jiang Cheng laughed and said to Xiao Peng, ”It’s precisely because it’s difficult that I called you to help. Are you afraid of challenges?”

Of course, Xiao Peng wouldn’t back down just like that; he isn’t the type to fear difficulties.

”Of course, I’m not afraid of difficulties. Tell me what we should do next,”

Jiang Cheng was very satisfied with Xiao Peng’s response and began to explain the next steps.

”Our next step is to conduct as much research into miniaturization as possible, trying to reduce the size of those exploration devices.”

Jiang Cheng and Xiao Peng stayed in the lab, busy with the miniaturization of the rover.

This time Jiang Cheng is no longer researching alone; Xiao Peng joined his research efforts.

With Xiao’s involvement, Jiang Cheng’s research became much more convenient; at least there was someone to lend a hand.

Though Xiao Peng isn’t as good as Jiang Cheng in every aspect, he is still an excellent researcher.

At the very least, Xiao Peng is fully qualified as Jiang Cheng’s assistant, with no issue of lacking capability whatsoever.

Especially in the field of rover research, Xiao Peng is quite experienced.

The extraterrestrial rovers Flame Country previously built were mostly overseen by Xiao.

So in this area of research, Xiao Peng really has a lot to say.

Jiang Cheng values Xiao Peng’s experience and therefore invited him to join the research.

Along the way, there’s an opportunity to train Xiao and teach him some things during the research process.

Xiao Peng, as the former technical director of the Aerospace Bureau, is Jiang Cheng’s most essential subordinate in the future, which is why Jiang Cheng invests energy in mentoring him.

Thus, Xiao Peng began working with Jiang Cheng in research, while also learning new knowledge from him.

After cooperating with Jiang Cheng for a while, Xiao Peng’s admiration for Jiang Cheng grew even deeper.

He found that Jiang Cheng had fresh insights in every aspect, and every word of instruction from him left Xiao Peng enlightened.

Xiao felt his own research abilities had greatly improved following Jiang Cheng during this period.

Jiang Cheng’s teaching alone was impressive enough, leaving Xiao Peng curious about Jiang Cheng’s true capabilities.

Understanding Jiang Cheng’s abilities motivated Xiao Peng even more.

To collaborate with Jiang Cheng on cutting-edge technology and learn all-new knowledge from him—where else could such opportunities be found?

Xiao Peng had only been under Jiang Cheng for less than a year, but he already forgot he was still nominally a subordinate of the Flame Country Aerospace Bureau and only temporarily assigned to Jiang Cheng.

In such a short time, Xiao Peng no longer wanted to return to the Flame Country Aerospace Bureau; he had fully committed himself as Jiang Cheng’s subordinate, focusing on research work with him.

It seems Jiang Cheng’s strategy for recruiting talent was quite successful, as Xiao Peng soon became engrossed and no longer interested in returning.