The Luan Bird sped through Titan's dense atmosphere.
One, the weak artificial intelligence, rapidly analyzed the information coming from the cameras and various sensors.
"Beep!"
"Ocean detected!"
A stiff electronic voice rang out in the Starship's cockpit.
Zhao Zijie perked up and quickly looked at the Holographic Image before him.
In the image, the surface of an ocean of liquid methane shimmered.
Its winding coastline stretched toward the horizon.
This was the largest sea on Titan.
Kraken-Mare.
It covered 400,000 square kilometers and reached a maximum depth of 300 meters.
Though it could not compare with Earth's oceans, it was already astonishing for such a small moon!
After checking the data, excitement flickered in his eyes. "One, deploy the probes and find a suitable landing site."
"Understood. Searching for a landing site."
As the voice faded, a small hatch opened in the belly of the Luan Bird, and a string of drones flew out in orderly succession.
Then the Luan Bird traced an elegant arc through the air and headed toward the coastline.
A relatively flat stretch of land lay beside the Kraken-Mare Sea.
An 800-meter-long Starship slowly descended to the surface, faint blue flames glowing beneath it.
The heat from the Hall Thrusters instantly vaporized some of the liquid methane remaining on the ground.
But moments later, at an ambient temperature of -179.15 degrees Celsius, the methane condensed back into tiny droplets suspended in the nitrogen-filled atmosphere.
Viewed from outside, a thick white mist rose around the Starship, with the pitch-black Luan Bird appearing and disappearing within it.
Against the pale orange atmosphere and the sea shimmering in the dim light, it formed a breathtaking alien vista.
"All right, we'd better get to work!" Zhao Zijie tore his gaze away from the viewport, unfastened his seat belt, and