Accompanied by the high-spirited conversation on the Bridge.
William caught sight of the 'ten gates' rapidly opening outside the porthole.
'Clouds' with dim blue light rotating at their edges, while the center of the rotation was a pitch-black tunnel, waiting for them to enter.
"Boss."
At this moment, Serana's teasing voice came through the headset: "Behind the jump gate might be 'Event Horizon', so... are you prepared to go to hell?"
"Heh..."
William smiled with the corners of his mouth slightly curled. He had long been accustomed to Serana's occasional teasing. He then glanced at Carter from the corner of his eye and said calmly:
"Captain, take us to Mars."
"Yes." Carter looked around at the crew members, then commanded in a deep voice:
"You all heard the Boss. Enter jump space and head to Mars."
"Yes!"
The Bridge once again rang with the high-spirited responses of the crew members, and the fire spirit slowly entered the portal in front of it, until the entire Fleet disappeared above Earth.
Inside jump space;
Standing behind the porthole, William looked around at the spatial tunnel, which resembled ripples on the water's surface, feeling an indescribable...
Tranquility.
The 'glittering' dim blue light spilled into the Bridge through various portholes.
Such an extraordinary and beautiful scene not only fascinated the entire crew, but even Carter and Mike, two Old Generals with a combined age of over a hundred...
"Wow—!" (x2)
couldn't help but let out a "wow," regardless of their dignity.
How could they have ever imagined they would see such a scene?
Yet, under William's leadership, they had not only entered the Universe but even entered a'spatial tunnel' that only exists in sci-fi movies, heading to Mars, where humans have never personally set foot.
This was truly...
Too exciting!
Looking at the scene outside the porthole, Mike couldn't help but sigh: "It's a good thing that old guy Andre isn't here, otherwise he'd be 'blabbering' on again."
However, they quickly restrained their exaggerated expressions and maintained a stern demeanor to uphold their prestige in the troops.
Very soon, in about half a minute, the end of the space appeared before them.
Whoosh.
The fire spirit completed the space jump.
The other nine ships did the same, surrounding the fire spirit in their midst, and below the Fleet was the very Planet people yearned for—
Mars.
Looking at the orange-red surface beneath his feet, the Planet named after the Roman god of war, Mars, William felt a moment of trance.
Fast.
It was simply too fast.
From the moment they left the launch center to reach space, and then coming to Mars' near-Earth orbit via the jump engine, the entire process took less than ten minutes.
It felt a bit... surreal.
Technology that the entire 'World' couldn't achieve was easily solved by him, or rather, by the System.
"Boss, should we conduct the scan now?"
Hearing Serana's reminder in his ear, William collected his thoughts and nodded: "Yes."
"Yes, scanning... Scan complete. I have uploaded the data to the central console."
After Serana finished speaking, various data appeared on the screens of the central console in front of Carter and Mike.
Location: Cydonia Planitia.
Area: At least 100,000 square kilometers.
Optimal hovering position: 41° N, 11° W.
At this time, William also came to the side of the central console, took off his headset, took out Serana's chip, and inserted it into the slot on the central console.
The moment she entered the ship's body, Serana materialized on the central console's screen and then used the fire spirit to enhance her detection capabilities.
This was to make the data from the rough scan more concrete, to ensure whether Cydonia Planitia was truly suitable for building a colony.
That's right.
The four colony ships were not just for show, nor did they follow the Fleet to Mars just for a 'test flight,' but to immediately execute the procedures for building a colony.
The ten thousand Engineering Team employees led by Kashimo, as well as the building materials needed to construct domes, gravity generators, and so on, were in those four colony ships.
The Engineering Team needed to build an outpost capable of accommodating 100,000 people within three months, and use this as a base to radiate outward, building the first colonial city for humanity in the Solar System.
After all, Umbrella had posted an announcement on its official website about submitting deposits, with a registration cap of one million.
When William was taking the ship-borne train, he had learned through Serana's report that the number of people who had submitted deposits for colony ship tickets had already reached over ten thousand.
Umbrella's announcement also clearly stated that the company would need at least eight months to perfect round-trip flights between Earth and Mars.
Each person only needs to pay a $20,000 immigration fee and sign a contract with the Umbrella Engineering Team to be the first to occupy the prime locations in the colonial city.
For example, the central location where Kashimo builds the outpost will sooner or later become the city center of the colonial city. After a few years, when the wave of colonization rises, the housing prices in this location will also skyrocket.
Real estate speculation...
Umbrella plays it very skillfully, the World knows this, and most importantly, their credibility is high.
It's blatant hunger marketing.
$20,000, it's not too much, but not too little.
But for interstellar travel and immigration projects, $20,000... that's practically free money, it's very worth it.
Before long.
Serana walked slowly on the screen to William and said respectfully: "Boss, I have confirmed the detailed information of the Cydonia region."
"The deviation in values is not large compared to Dr. Halsey's calculations. The colonization plan can be fully implemented. Should I notify the Engineering Team supervisor, Mr. Kashimo, now?"
Hearing Serana's report, William nodded without hesitation: "Good."
"Yes." Having received the order, Serana's eyes emitted a faint glow, and she immediately replied:
"Supervisor Wang has received the order and is now leading the four colony ships towards the sky above Cydonia Planitia."
"In addition, the two heavy frigates protecting the colony ships, the Hades and the Ares, have also detached from the Fleet and are preparing to enter the atmosphere ahead of time."
After saying this.
Four colony ships, which were much 'fatter' than the fire spirit, appeared in the view of the Bridge portholes and gradually approached Mars' atmosphere.
Relying on their compact and agile characteristics, the two frigates, Hades and Ares, passed the colony ships and headed into Mars' atmosphere.
Their mission was not just simple protection; they also needed to scan the entire Planet of Mars to confirm whether Mars was truly 'lifeless.'
The cautious William had once asked the System whether abnormal phenomena only existed on Earth.
The System still replied coldly: [Answering the Host, the vast majority of abnormal phenomena originate from Earth.]
The vast majority originate from Earth?
That meant other Planets might also have abnormal phenomena, or even that abnormal phenomena that had once appeared on Earth might be 'running' around everywhere.
Coupled with the demigod Achilles whom Umbrella 'recovered,' which signifies that Earth once had a highly developed civilization, ensuring the safety of the first colony, Mars, was of paramount importance.
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