Hong Fan's words brought everyone's joking around to a halt.
The expressions on Andrew's and Bruno's faces quickly turned serious.
Inside Black Lady Two or a Planetary Lander, they could afford to joke around and relax a little.
But when they had to face this completely unfamiliar planet directly, no one dared lower their guard.
After all, no one knew what strange things might exist on this Super-Earth.
Living or otherwise.
Without knowing what they were dealing with, even a tiny speck of dust could spell their doom.
As the numbers in the Holographic Image continued to decrease, the scenery outside changed slightly as well.
Silvery-white substances with a metallic sheen gradually appeared among the yellowish-brown rock walls.
Hong Fan raised his eyebrows from the driver's seat.
"Those things outside should be the elemental iron deposits the probe detected."
"There are some advantages to having no oxygen in the atmosphere."
"At least it saves us the trouble of smelting."
Beside him, Xia Wanyi chuckled and added, "There might be elemental nickel ore too."
"Don't forget our mining experience in the Asteroid Belt."
Hong Fan paused, and a hint of nostalgia immediately appeared in his eyes.
As they spoke.
The Planetary Lander began to slow down.
Lines of faint text appeared before everyone.
[Approaching destination] [Current external wind speed: 18 km/h] [Please prepare to disembark]
Once the vehicle stopped, Hong Fan unfastened his seat belt and picked up the helmet hanging beside him.
"Click."
"Hiss..."
As the helmet's fasteners clicked into place, he heard a rush of air beside his ears.
[Spacesuit internal circulation system activated] [Oxygen remaining: 99%] [...]
Hong Fan glanced at the AR display on his helmet. After confirming that his spacesuit was functioning normally, he opened the team communications channel.
"Everyone, report