"The colonial ship has arrived above the Cydonia Plain."
"Hades and Ares have also arrived at the North Pole of Mars and are conducting scans."
"Currently screening for the best landing site for the landing craft."
"The first batch of personnel to land on Mars is on standby."
At that time.
Continuous reports came from the Bridge of the fire spirit.
This was a feat of humanity landing on Mars; thorough preparations had to be made from various sides, and the colonial ship needed to prepare various video recordings.
For example, Armstrong of Apollo 11, walking down the ladder from the lunar module onto the lunar surface, said the words that went down in history:
"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
Although William, as the boss, thought these were too formal, from a business perspective, making a promotional video of Umbrella landing on Mars could rake in more money.
Fame and fortune could both be gained, so why not?
William had no interest in being the first person to step on Mars. After all, the Umbrella he founded was more than just a name in history books; if he wanted, the government that wrote the "history books" would be under his control.
Moreover, Canada's Ministry of Education even included his name in textbooks, and more countries would follow suit in the future.
If William still wanted to scramble to be the first person to land on Mars, it would seem a bit petty.
As for who to choose as the first person, William immediately decided to pick Umbrella's best employee to execute it. The name was... "Boss."
At this moment, Serana, standing at the central console, reported to William: "The landing site has been selected. Supervisor Wang is also ready to depart. Do you need me to connect the real-time footage here?"
Exactly!
It was the person who worked diligently for Umbrella, leading the Engineering Team to build numerous military Bases all over the Earth, as well as four giant containment centers.
Even the six warships in Project Heading for Dawn and the four colonial ships were built by the Engineering Team led by him.
Of course, this included Umbrella's birthplace, transforming Halifax into a metropolis centered on fortresses, culture, and economy, as well as the construction of the Hive.
He was Umbrella's most mysterious and valuable employee, Kashimo.
Hearing Serana's report, William smiled slightly and said, "Mm, I also want to see the moment Supervisor Wang enters the history books."
"Yes."
With a gentle wave of her hand, Serana connected the central console's screen to the helmet of the protective suit worn by Kashimo.
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...Switching to the central console screen;
Kashimo's helmet camera.
First-person perspective.
.
Kashimo's helmet camera footage used the same operating system as the AAES or other sealed individual combat suits.
It displayed physical status, name, and employee number, and could also assist in scanning nearby terrain, and so on.
Kashimo was leading a group of Engineering Team members in white protective suits, walking inside a colonial ship hangar similar to the fire spirit.
The target was a civilian version of the pelican, a landing craft with a white paint job.
Since no recording tools were installed inside the helmet, Supervisor Wang's true face still couldn't be seen from the central console of the fire spirit's Bridge.
Under the gaze of the entire Fleet, Kashimo led the Engineering Team into the landing craft and sat in the innermost seat.
He reported: "fire spirit, this is Engineering Team Supervisor Wang Zhaofeng. We have made all preparations and request permission to land."
Serana's voice came through the communication: "fire spirit copies, request approved. Over."
After receiving instructions, Kashimo scanned all the employees in the cabin.
Then, his voice trembling slightly with nervousness, he said to the pilot: "Take us to Mars."
"Yes, Supervisor."
Along with the pilot's answer, Kashimo's real-time footage shook slightly, likely caused by the movement of the landing craft taking off in the hangar.
Pilot: "Please confirm that the protective suits are working normally."
Kashimo: "Confirming."
In the footage, all the Engineering Team members, including Kashimo, were checking the seal of their protective suits.
A few seconds later.
Kashimo: "Protective suits are working normally."
Pilot: "Received, depressurizing... Depressurization complete."
"Thump-thump—" When the cabin finished depressurizing, two thumping sounds also came from the footage.
It seemed the landing craft had landed on the surface of Mars.
Immediately after, the pilot's report came through the communication: "Landing craft number Y-336 arrived on the surface of Mars at 12:07 Earth time, August 8th, 2008."
At the same time.
All the Engineering Team members in the cabin stood up.
Kashimo walked through the crowd to the rear of the cabin, waiting for the hatch to open.
Soon.
The hatch cracked open and gradually widened, the speed increasing until the hatch rested on the surface of Mars, serving as a ramp for Kashimo and the others.
Through the camera of Kashimo's helmet, everyone in the Fleet watching the live broadcast could clearly see the appearance of the Martian surface.
Mars was not all Earth-colored like the Photoshopped pictures provided by NASA.
In fact, apart from the surface still being dark red soil and the Sun being much smaller, it was not much different from daytime on Earth.
The real-time footage swayed.
Kashimo moved slowly, passing through the hatch of the landing craft and stepping onto the Martian soil with both feet.
Taking a few more steps forward, he couldn't hide his excitement and reported with high spirits: "Umbrella Engineering Team Supervisor Wang Zhaofeng.
Successfully completed walking on the Martian surface at 12:09 Earth time. Aside from the steps being too light due to gravity, there is no discomfort for the time being!"
After saying this, Kashimo officially became the "first man" on Mars.
Kashimo's emotional control was certainly not as good as that of a pilot from a military background, but he could well express the joy of a human walking on Mars.
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...The Bridge of the fire spirit;
Mike, standing to William's right, couldn't help but sigh as he watched the real-time footage on the screen:
"This Supervisor Wang is really lucky. To be the first man on Mars is enough for him to brag about for a lifetime."
"Heh." William also smiled slightly, turned to walk behind the porthole at the end of the Bridge, and looked down at Mars beneath his 'feet,' saying calmly:
"Serana, notify the Engineering Team to adapt to Mars' gravity first, then proceed with the construction of the Outpost. The sooner it's completed, the better."
"Yes, Boss."
While admiring the beautiful scenery of Mars, William calmly ordered Carter:
"Captain, lock onto Voyager 1 and 2, as well as Pioneer 10 and 11, launched by the U.S. NASA."
Jump in sequence according to the nearest positions, and then..."
Saying this, William turned to glance at all the personnel in the Bridge, his gaze finally falling back on Carter as he said in a deep voice:
"Blast those spacecraft with the Electromagnetic Accelerator Cannons. Umbrella is not short of these four Tungsten Slugs."
"Yes!"
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