Now Jiang Cheng was almost too exhausted to continue the mission, even standing was difficult.
Don't wait for , you guys start preparing for the drilling. I'll be fine after a short rest.
Jiang Cheng waved his hand to indicate he was fine and let the other astronauts begin their tasks.
Our ti is extrely tight, there's a storm expected any ti, so we must seize every mont. Let rest here for a bit.
They didn't have the luxury of wasting ti, the storm could co at any mont, causing their entire mission to fail.
So, in the end, Jiang Cheng decided not to rest and just move forward. After all, his body's recovery ability was incredible, and he could return to a normal state after just a short while.
By the ti the others were ready for the drilling work, Jiang Cheng would more or less be recuperated.
Jiang Cheng stood there, beginning to recover his depleted energy.
anwhile, the others started to get busy, preparing for the drilling work.
They needed to penetrate several hundred ters of ice before they could reach the Alpha Crystal's location.
This part was the most challenging aspect of the entire mission, and figuring out how to quickly get through the ice layer was the biggest hurdle.
Once they could reach the Alpha Crystal, the subsequent transport would be much easier.
Hoisting several tons of material from hundreds of ters below the surface might seem extrely difficult, but for Jiang Cheng and his team, it was quite manageable.
When the ti ca, Jiang Cheng would have the ship move to a position directly above the drill site.
Then the lander would extend a winch cable and hoist the Alpha Crystal into the craft.
Once they secured the Alpha Crystal, Jiang Cheng's team could leave the planet without needing to land again, heading towards the Pioneer.
This action plan was sothing Jiang Cheng had planned long before, optimizing to save as much ti as possible.
Essentially, the ti-consuming portion for Jiang Cheng and the team was getting through the ice and securing the Alpha Crystal.
The rest of the work wouldn't take much ti; hence, the main focus of this operation was on that part.
If Jiang Cheng's team could drill quickly enough, they could finish all their tasks and leave this damned place before the storm hit.
At that mont, Jiang Cheng was working hard to restore his energy, hoping to reach a good condition before officially starting the drilling.
The other astronauts were now sorting out the equipnt laid on the ground.
They had opened all the equipnt and conducted a round of tuning work.
The three astronauts were now making final preparations, with just a few minutes left before the operation would comnce.
The astronauts by Jiang Cheng's side were specially selected for this task.
Each of them was among the elite, excelling in physical fitness, experience, and skills among astronauts.
Jiang Cheng needed capable assistants for this mission; otherwise, this tough task was impossible to complete alone. Hence, Jiang Cheng picked the best perforrs among his astronauts to join him for this crucial mission.
Only these top astronauts could keep up with Jiang Cheng's pace.
If rookies were brought here, it would be surprising if they didn't need Jiang Cheng's care, let alone help him during the mission.
Jiang Cheng watched the three astronauts preparing while working on regaining his strength.
After observing their performance for a while, he silently nodded in approval.
The three astronauts were performing excellently, at least he didn't notice any mistakes.
Even under the extre conditions of Neptune, they displayed no signs of panic.
From beginning to now, they've remained composed and calm, quite unlike first-tirs here.
Jiang Cheng could disregard the environntal pressures, acting no different from usual.
That was because, in a previous life, he often researched on such extre planets, so he was used to these conditions.
These astronauts had never been in such conditions before, making their performance truly impressive.
If Jiang Cheng were also here for the first ti, he might not have perford better than these astronauts.
Clearly, elite astronauts live up to their reputation, readily adapting to any environnt and proficiently completing various space tasks.
This is why they stand out among many astronauts.
Soon enough, the three astronauts completed all their preparations, with all equipnt debugged and ready for the drilling task.
After a few minutes of rest, although Jiang Cheng was not fully recovered, he was in good enough shape to tackle the coming task.
"Let's start the operation, humanity's future depends on us."
Before taking action, Jiang Cheng loudly encouraged everyone.
He wasn't wrong; humanity's future hinged on the success of this mission.
If the extraction was successful, Jiang Cheng would have several tons of Alpha Crystal.
These Alpha Crystals would allow Jiang Cheng to build a cha Fleet, giving humanity enough confidence to interact with other cosmic civilizations.
The universe is filled with conflicts and battles, and without a cha unit, Jiang Cheng had no confidence in leading humanity out of the solar system.
Lack of strength is pitiable at any ti, only by being powerful can one not fear challenges from other civilizations.
Jiang Cheng quickly sprang into action, operating the pre-set drilling equipnt. As the device was activated, it began emitting loud noises.
Then the drill bit began spinning rapidly, gradually moving towards the ice layer. Jiang Cheng focused on controlling the drilling equipnt towards the Alpha Crystal's position.
They needed to drill a hole large enough for people to pass through, to secure the cable to the Alpha Crystal.
This way, the lander could hoist the Alpha Crystal from hundreds of ters deep beneath the ice and load it onto the lander.
This drilling phase was the toughest part of the mission.
Drilling a passable hole several hundred ters deep is not an easy task.
The massive drill bit spun rapidly, approaching the ice layer to start drilling.
When the drill made contact with the ice, ice shards flew up all around.
Pieces of ice were flung onto Jiang Cheng's face, and if not for the spacesuit, he would have been injured.
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