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"Let's take samples!" Xu Lianqiu drove the rover, and the sampler mounted on it drilled holes from the surface and drilled out the underground soil.

In this way, they will bring the soil back to the base for composition analysis and research to find more valuable clues.

"There is indeed water!" In the sample, everyone could clearly see that under the surface sand and gravel, there was actually moist Martian soil!

On this auburn planet, it is a rare thing to see soil.

"Take more samples!" Du Xingyu explained, "Maybe we can find more!"

Back at the Zhurongdian base, everyone started working, using analytical instruments to observe and analyze the soil samples.

The Yinghuo Mars spacecraft carried chemical analysis instruments costing more than one billion this time, and their work was carried out very quickly.

Two days later, in the scientific research laboratory of Zhurongdian Base.

Xu Lianqiu is testing the composition of a small piece of stevenite, a layered silicate mineral that contains more iron and titanium. There are many on the earth, but it is rare to find this kind of stevenite on Mars.

"Organic compounds?" In the ingredient test results, she found "trace amounts of organic compounds"!

Xu Lianqiu perked up. Organic compounds often represent traces of organic life!

She immediately conducted further research and analysis, and after a long time of hard work, she finally got some results.

Under a high-power electron microscope, this is a rod-shaped structure, but it shows no signs of life.

"I think this organic compound is naturally formed." Researcher Xu Rui analyzed, "The sampling area is an ancient lake. In ancient times, there may have been underground hot springs erupting here, carrying rich minerals for material exchange, so This natural organic compound is formed."

"I don't think so!" Xu Lianqiu analyzed, "The organic compound in this rod-shaped mechanism looks very much like a fossil of a microorganism. It may be an ancient microbial fossil on Mars!"

"And when I looked further at the sedimentary rock samples, I found a lot of similar things."

"If it's an animal fossil, it's easy to say, but this microbial fossil is really difficult to identify. After all, its structure is too simple, and similar organic compounds may also be formed under natural conditions." Yao Feng said.

"Since we can't be sure, let's find more evidence." Du Xingyu said, "Tomorrow we will continue to take samples and analyze the surrounding area."

"Yes!" Everyone agreed. No matter what, the discovery of organic compounds on Mars is of great significance.

When this news was sent to the space agency, it immediately attracted everyone's attention. They began to discuss and analyze it, and also invited biological experts to conduct demonstrations.

"If it is a natural compound, then it means that there were conditions for the emergence of life on Mars in ancient times!"

"If there are microbial fossils, it means Mars once had life, and some microorganisms may even exist now."

"We still have to wait for further research..."

The entire space agency is paying attention to Du Xingyu's research. In the next week, the scientific research team will be sampling and analyzing to find more evidence.

At night, Du Xingyu tossed and turned on the bed, unable to sleep.

He asked the technology simulator: "Has any useful information been collected?"

Technology Simulator: "During the space voyage, I detected some extremely subtle changes. This change had already started a few years ago, and the space-time annihilation bomb was already working. More detailed predictions will take some time to calculate. analyze."

"Beyond that, I noticed a few things that weren't right."

"Where?" Du Xingyu asked.

"On Mars." The technology simulator described, "The space-time around Mars seems to have been affected by abnormal rules. But this influence does not come from now, but from billions of years ago. I can't be sure. , the technology that created me cannot yet peek into the secrets of the laws of the universe.”

"Billions of years?" Du Xingyu was shocked. He thought of some key things, but he was not sure yet.

"If more evidence of life can be found on Mars, then there is really a chance..." Du Xingyu thought to himself.

Du Xingyu was woken up by his teammates the next day. Several people knocked on his door with excitement and said: "Captain, a big discovery!"

"What did you find?" Du Xingyu yawned and asked in a daze.

"We discovered life on Mars!" Xu Rui shouted.

"What?" Du Xingyu's whole body trembled, and he suddenly lost all sleep, and asked, "Is this true?"

"It's true!" Shen Yan said excitedly, "Xu Lianqiu stayed up all night last night and found living microorganisms while analyzing a soil sample at the bottom of the lake!"

Du Xingyu looked at Xu Lianqiu. Although she had not slept all night, her pretty face was extremely excited and said, "Really, come and see!"

Du Xingyu hurried over. Under a high-power electron microscope, several rod-shaped microorganisms were exchanging materials.

"There are really living microorganisms!" Du Xingyu took a deep breath. This is definitely a major discovery in the 21st century!

Xu Lianqiu nodded and said: "Yes, according to my observation and research. This should be a methanogen, which is a strictly anaerobic microorganism that can convert inorganic or organic compounds into methane and carbon dioxide through anaerobic fermentation!"

"On Earth, methanogens are archaeal microorganisms, and I don't know yet how similar they are to methanogens on Earth."

"Living microorganisms!" Su Peng said excitedly, "Our discovery will change the world! Life also exists on Mars! Doesn't this mean that life is not a specialty of the earth?"

"Xiaoqiu, you are great!" Jiao Mengyun hugged Xu Lianqiu excitedly.

"Sure enough, there is life on Mars!" Du Xingyu murmured to himself, his expression suddenly became solemn. He was more certain of his guess last night.

"Captain?" Everyone looked at him in confusion.

"Report to the space agency first!" Du Xingyu said, "Xu Lianqiu, you report."

"Yes!" Everyone immediately contacted Earth.

It took more than four minutes for their news to reach Earth.

"What? They discovered living Martian microorganisms!" The entire China Space Agency was ignited by this news!

"This is a shocking discovery!" He Jingcheng held the phone in his hand and said to Cao Liang, the leader of the space agency: "We will change our views on extraterrestrial life. We finally have direct evidence for the existence of extraterrestrial life!"

"I'll be right back!" At this time, Cao Liang was having a meeting out of town. When he heard the news, he immediately set off back to the space agency. He knew that this would be a major discovery that would change the world!

"We want to know more news!" The biologists and space researchers who learned the news were also very excited and wished they could fly to Mars immediately to study the methanogenic bacteria.

"Xu Lianqiu, you must protect it! If there is a kind of methanogen, there will be a second kind of microorganism, and there may even be other more advanced life forms!" Liu Yuan warned.

"Teacher, I know!" Xu Lianqiu said, "We are already cultivating it and looking for its similar species in other samples."

Thanks to Master Jiu and Mu Chenfeng for the reward.