Super Island Tycoon-Chapter 724 - 723 Target

After the astronauts walked in here, they started a thorough inspection to see how things were going here.

All of this would be their future food supplies, and improving their meals would depend on these, so they had to be carefully tended.

Once the five astronauts completed these tasks, they prepared to leave the base and head outside to carry out today's mission.

Going outside is different from being inside the base; they definitely need the protection of space suits.

Soon, the five astronauts put on their space suits and left the Mars Base through the airlock.

After leaving the base, the astronauts boarded a specially-designed train, heading towards the distant horizon under the Martian morning sun.

The destination for the astronauts today was a nearby platinum mine, and the time for official extraction was coming soon.

The five astronauts rode in a specially designed Mars Rover to a basin near the base.

Within this basin is a large amount of platinum ore, all in shallow veins, making it relatively easy to extract.

After the astronauts arrived at the mission site, they left the Mars Rover and headed towards the bottom of the basin. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

They couldn't drive any further here and had to walk the final stretch on their legs.

Although the Mars Rover was specially designed to adapt to the complex surface conditions of Mars, it couldn't handle the slope of the basin, which exceeded its limits.

So, the astronauts had to march on foot towards the bottom of the basin.

Fortunately, Mars' gravity is somewhat less than Earth's, so climbing up and down on Mars isn't particularly exhausting.

Otherwise, just reaching the mining site would waste a lot of the astronauts' energy, let alone undertake other tasks afterwards.

The basin isn't particularly deep, and the astronauts reached the bottom in half an hour.

Upon reaching the mining site, the astronauts found they weren't the first to arrive.

Several mining robots were already in standby mode at the bottom of the basin.

These mining robots had been deployed in advance and could autonomously navigate from the base.

Controlled by Artificial Intelligence, these mining robots were highly automated and capable of doing many tasks on their own.

The iron ore needed to construct the Mars Base was all mined by these robots.

Without the ore provided by these mining robots, the Mars Base couldn't have been built.

These seemingly unimpressive robots played an irreplaceable role in constructing the Mars Base.

Now they have completed their mission of mining iron ore and will continue to serve humanity on Mars.

This time what the robots will mine is far more valuable than iron ore.

The value of a day's worth of platinum mined here could surpass a year's worth of iron ore.

Because this ore is platinum, and iron ore doesn't even qualify to be compared to platinum ore; the difference is like night and day.

Extracting platinum ore is not something that can be done manually, so Jiang Cheng brought the mining robots over to take charge of the platinum mining.

With these tireless mining robots, the efficiency of platinum mining is bound to be very high.

Now the mining robots are waiting for orders, and it's time for them to showcase their skills.

After arriving at the task site, the astronauts began on-site inspections.

The data here is from the previous Mars mapping mission, providing only a rough overview.

Now they need to conduct a detailed survey of the surroundings to devise an extraction plan based on the site conditions.

The astronauts took out a flashlight-like device and began to walk around.

The device emitted a purple light that covered a wide area.

This gadget is Jiang Cheng's latest product, called the Full-Spectrum Detector.

Wherever the purple light from the detector shines, all data is captured, making it a very convenient instrument.

With the detector in hand, the astronauts quickly covered the surrounding area, gathering all the data.

Each astronaut's data was compiled by one person, who was also the team leader.

The team leader was a middle-aged astronaut with extensive space mission experience, so he was appointed as the team leader.

"Captain, how does it look? Is there much difference from our expectations?"

After gathering the nearby data, an astronaut approached the team leader to inquire about the final survey results.

The team leader glanced at his terminal device and said, "The situation is pretty much as we expected; the detailed survey results are basically consistent with what we know.

The platinum ore is distributed within fifty meters of the surface, and the reserves are about as predicted.

It seems this location is indeed worth mining; the conditions in all aspects are quite good."

They were testing the details of the ore veins, and if the platinum veins were worthwhile, they would continue with further work.

If the vein's depth was too large or the reserves insufficient, it wouldn't be worth their effort, and they'd aim for a different target.

Fortunately, their trip wasn't in vain; the mining value here is significant, with little difference from the preliminary survey results.

Since this site can be Mars' first platinum mine, the team leader didn't hesitate and directly issued an order to the astronauts.

"Let's get started; first, have the mining robots conduct preliminary operations, clearing enough space for work, then gradually start the ore extraction."

With his command given, the mission for the day officially began.

They were to start mining here, extracting all the platinum beneath their feet.

Of course, they weren't to dig it out themselves; the primary work was naturally handled by the robots, while they focused on planning and coordination.

Soon, the once quiet little basin was filled with activity.

The mining robots were incredibly efficient, quickly clearing a flat area for the mining operation.

Several smelting and forging units would be installed on this newly cleared flat ground.

Jiang Cheng's mining plan included smelting and forging right at the mining site, saving many unnecessary troubles.

At the very least, the astronauts wouldn't have to transport large amounts of ore back and then proceed with smelting and refining.

The integrated smelting and forging equipment could complete all operations, turning the raw platinum ore into high-purity platinum ingots.