Chapter 133: It’s Him Again!
Neto and his team members had no accidents this time.
In the sky, the Xingyun rocket logo engraved on the belly of that spaceship was Xinghai Technology’s LOGO.
No need to think, this was undoubtedly a new type of spaceship newly developed by Xinghai.
Fan Ren turned his head and glanced at the crowd working outside not far away. The leader was someone he knew, precisely the base captain Neto here.
He maneuvered the spaceship to descend slowly, with three nuclear fusion engines facing straight downward, the huge thrust holding the spaceship as it slowly landed on the flat sandy ground.
Huge dust immediately billowed around the spaceship, making it impossible to see the situation inside.
Neto led a group of people over. In his impression, today was not the day for the supply ship to handle transportation, so why would a spaceship come here?
The dust slowly dispersed, and the spaceship cabin door opened right after.
At the cabin door, a figure covered entirely in a layer of gray substance appeared before the crowd.
Neto and the team members, seeing this situation, were stunned with their eyes nearly popping out.
“Nano-coat! It must be nano-coat, oh my god, has Xinghai Technology developed even this future technology?”
Land shouted out in loud surprise.
This time, the crowd did not refute him. The figure in front was merely wearing a layer of ordinary clothing, with the exposed skin covered in gray unidentified substance. The only protection was the face mask connected to the oxygen tank on the back.
“Hello, we are Xinghai Technology staff.”
Fan Ren smiled and greeted them, then walked toward them with A’dai and Dan Wu.
“H-hello, I am the base person in charge here. Just call me Neto. May I ask what brings you this time?”
For this spaceship capable of vertical landing, although Neto was surprised, he was not too shocked.
The spaceship currently responsible for transporting supplies for their Spitz Company also came from Xinghai Technology. Although its appearance was not as good-looking as the one in front, it was superior in its larger size and more practical design.
And this spaceship in front, with its petite body, was clearly mainly for the purpose of deep space high-speed passenger carrying flight.
Moreover, the number of payload personnel was not large.
It was not strange that Xinghai Technology could develop this thing. What surprised him was the nano-coat on the other party.
Fan Ren stepped forward, extended his hand, and shook hands with the somewhat dazed Neto, then smiled faintly: “Let’s talk inside, and by the way, visit your base. What do you think?”
“Ah, this?”
Upon hearing Fan Ren’s request, Neto instantly became conflicted.
Of course he knew that Spitz and Xinghai Technology were in a competitive relationship, and the Mars Base had extremely high secrecy. Even thinking with his butt, he knew he absolutely could not let the other party enter.
But in the current situation, the secrecy regulations did not cover this either.
Who the hell would have thought that three people from Xinghai would cross 200 million kilometers so effortlessly and appear outside the Mars Base, wanting to come in for a visit?
Seeing his conflicted expression, Fan Ren instantly understood what the other party was considering. He glanced at the display screen strapped to his arm.
Temperature: -36 degrees.
The conditions were really harsh. This was still near evening; the temperature had plummeted over 50 degrees from the over 20 degrees at noon.
But fortunately, at this temperature, the mobile phone could still be used normally.
He took out his mobile phone and, under the puzzled gazes of the crowd, dialed a number.
“Hey, Fan Ren, I thought you forgot about me.”
Mark’s voice came from the other end of the phone. The call audio had already been connected to the public channel by Fan Ren, so Neto and the others could hear it.
Fan Ren smiled. This guy had shifted most of his energy away from Spitz Company since successfully being elected president.
“Mark, I’m at your Mars Base, but due to your company’s relevant secrecy issues, I might need your approval to enter for a visit.”
The phone went quiet for a moment.
Then Mark shouted loudly.
“Damn it, why didn’t you bring me along? Don’t you know my wish is to retire on Mars? Damn it, there hasn’t been a supply spaceship in the past couple of days. Tell me quickly, do you have a new toy again!”
On this end, Neto and the others were dumbfounded.
The boss who had always been serious and wise in front of them now sounded like a child throwing a tantrum.
Fan Ren helplessly glanced at the bewildered people in front of him, then hurriedly coughed lightly a few times and said: “Listen, Mark, I’m now at the entrance of the Mars Base. Oh right, this time I also brought two sets of nano-coats—yes, the kind composed of nanorobots that can replace outdoor pressure suits. I happen to want your people to help me test them.”
After Fan Ren finished speaking, Neto hurriedly seized the conversation. He could not let the boss continue to be so ’embarrassing.’
After all, Mark was now not only the president of Spitz Company but also the president of the United States.
He could not make any more jokes.
Moreover, he now knew the identity of the man in front of him: the boss of Xinghai Technology, Fan Ren, who rarely showed up and had ‘teased’ them with a flying boat over a year ago.
“Boss—oh no, President, I am the Mars Base person in charge Neto. Mr. Fan Ren is now outside our base. I need your authorization to invite him in.”
In the voice call, after another moment of silence, Mark’s slightly serious voice came through.
“Neto, I authorize you in my capacity as president of Spitz Company. From now on, Mr. Fan Ren has the right to freely enter and exit the base, and you are to cooperate with all his commands starting now.”
This was one thing Fan Ren liked about Mark.
He knew right from wrong and would not put on airs with his United States president identity.
Of course, this was also one of the reasons he had supported the other party’s ‘Mars Project’ from the beginning.
All along, the relationship between Spitz Company and Xinghai had been maintained very well.
Upon hearing this, Neto felt no discomfort at all. He immediately stood straight and said loudly: “Received. I will follow your instructions. From now on, Mr. Fan Ren is the highest commander of our base.”
“Very good. Neto, I will personally receive you when you return. Alright, that’s it. Oh, Fan Ren, when you get back, I want to personally visit your Space Hub.”
Fan Ren was thinking the same. It was not convenient for him to go directly to the United States, so it was better if Mark came over.
“Okay, no problem on my end. Great Xia side should agree too. Just set the time and tell me directly. I’ll probably return to the hub in about 5 days.”
“Alright then, enjoy your time on Mars.”
Upon hearing this, Mark directly hung up the super long-distance call.
“Mr. Fan, please follow me. This is our pressure cabin. We will pressurize and remove our spacesuits here.”
Neto’s attitude changed immediately. It was not servile, but he directly led Fan Ren toward the base like an attendant.
Behind him, A’dai and Dan Wu exchanged a glance, secretly admiring that the boss’s interpersonal relationships were indeed powerful—he could directly call the United States president on the phone.
