Mars.
Bai Yixuan sat in the pilot's seat, staring listlessly at the radio equipment in front of him.
"Do you think Professor Lü will let us rescue them?"
Beside him, Xia Wanyi frowned slightly.
"Not necessarily."
"This isn't Professor Lü's decision to make."
"After all, the United States is involved now. It'll depend on what the Head Councillor thinks."
At her words, a flicker of sympathy appeared in Hong Fan's eyes.
"But if we don't rescue them, they..."
Bai Yixuan sighed softly, his eyes full of melancholy. "Then we'll have to count on Professor Lü."
"As a fellow astronaut, I hope we can save them too."
Just as Bai Yixuan was about to shift into a more comfortable position, the radio suddenly crackled to life.
"Bzzzt..."
A familiar burst of static sounded.
Bai Yixuan abruptly sat upright, his eyes fixed intently on the radio before him.
"Calling Black Lady Two, calling Black Lady Two..."
"Begin the rescue mission immediately. Repeat, begin the rescue mission immediately!"
Lü Yongchang's voice was slightly distorted, but to the three astronauts, it sounded heavenly!
Excitement shone in Bai Yixuan's eyes as he clenched a fist and pumped it through the air.
"Everyone, let's get ready to move out!"
At the bottom of the ZHZ72 Meteorite Crater.
Sunlight filtered through the slightly murky Martian atmosphere, illuminating the crater floor, which was riddled with drill holes.
A jet-black spacecraft slowly closed the open hatches on either side.
A moment later, several blue flames appeared beneath it, gently lifting Black Lady Two into the air.
"Pathfinder, please respond if you read us!"
Slightly keyed up, Bai Yixuan adjusted the radio frequency and called out to Pathfinder's Mars Module, over a thousand meters away.
"We're coming!"
Inside Pathfinder's Return Capsule.
The atmosphere was oppressive.
The three astronauts