The Myriad Worlds Melee on Mars Was Exposed

Mars was the place in the Solar System humanity was most eager to explore after Luna.

Even today, countries still strove to explore Mars. It was not only the closest planet to Earth, but also rich in resources and of great strategic value.

"Good evening, viewers."

"Recently, the rover Curiosity, launched by NASA in November 2011 and successfully landed on Mars in August 2012, reestablished contact with Earth after 431 days."

"In a moment, we'll see live footage of Mars from NASA."

By Beijing time, it was now 10:50 p.m.

Most office workers were already in bed, scrolling on their phones for "just five more minutes," while students still in compulsory education generally hit their limit at the 9:30 children's programming slot.

With the internet so widespread, fewer and fewer people sat in front of their televisions to catch a late-night science and education program on time. Most who did worked in related fields or loved astronomy.

Backstage, the program director glanced at the ratings and sighed. Two months ago, he had even gone to a village in the Jiang Nan region to worship a statue rumored to be particularly effective. He had prayed for three days straight.

Well, it was not that he was superstitious...

That unearthed statue simply had a peculiar magic. Even he, a bachelor of several decades, had nearly lost himself staring at it.

"So it didn't work after all?" The program director felt his mind was going a little strange. He really ought to see a Psychiatrist. "Put the live feed on."

Hearing the voice in his earpiece, the handsome host smiled. "I believe our country will soon achieve independent Mars exploration as well. Now, let's turn our eyes to an alien landscape tonight."

[Barren land, no life whatsoever. Only endless yellow sand, rocks, hills,