Pei Jie climbed out of the training pool, removed his oxygen gear and diving goggles, took a deep breath, and slowly took off the oxygen tank on his back.
Beneath his slightly tired expression lay determination and resilience.
This was part of their daily astronaut training.
As one of the first Mars Volunteers, he had joined the program from the very beginning. Ant Army Group's Mars survival volunteers were selected from ordinary college students.
After being chosen, they still had to undergo long-term specialized training.
Because his family was poor, Ant Army Group offered generous subsidies. He also loved space and dreamed of reaching it, so during his junior year, he entered Ant Army Group's Mars Volunteer selection.
For ordinary people, this was a path upward opened by Ant Army Group.
As ordinary college students, they only needed to pass Ant Army Group's tests and complete training at the Flying Ant Aerospace Training Base to become true members of the elite class.
Fortunately, the resilience he had built through hardship since childhood had allowed him to pass every round of testing, join the first group of Mars Volunteers, and become the most outstanding among them.
After a long period of training, the volunteers had even boarded Army Ant's Space Hotel once to adapt to life and conditions in space.
The first volunteer team consisted of eight people—four domestic volunteers and four volunteers from other countries. He was their captain.
Now, everyone was waiting for the notice to depart for Mars.
For now, they continued their daily training to maintain their habits.
Besides training, they also spent time in class every day, learning about the latest changes in Mars's environment.
The sealed-off training prevented them from contacting the outside world, but they received plenty of information. Ant Army Group's level of