Looking at the text on the helmet's AR display, Andrew quickly reached out and operated the drilling machine.

The next moment, driven by the motor, the drilling rod gradually exited the ground composed of thick gravel.

With the cooperation of the two people, the drilling rod was lowered on the yellow sand.

Then, Andrew carefully pressed a button.

The samples in the drilling rod poured out from it, forming a one-meter-long "color ribbon" with distinct layers on the ground.

It is completely consistent with Andrew's speculation.

The first 60cm sample is composed of countless fine sand and gravel and a little soil.

Under the influence of 1.9g gravity, a large amount of sand and gravel are combined with the scarce soil, and they fit together closely.

The color of the sand and gravel ranges from light to dark, from yellow to reddish brown.

The reddish-brown part is naturally the hematite they discovered earlier.

However, the strange thing is that the reddish brown only occupies a part of the area.

As the depth increases, the color of the sand and gravel changes back to its original yellow.

After discovering this phenomenon, Hong Fan quickly squatted down, took out the measuring tool from the backpack behind him, and conducted a simple measurement.

Judging by the naked eye alone, the yellow area is composed of ordinary sand and gravel, mainly distributed at 0-11cm and 44-61cm underground.

The reddish-brown area contains a large amount of hematite, mainly distributed 11-44cm underground.

Moreover, within this range, as the depth increases, the content of hematite will gradually increase.

Once it exceeds 44cm, the hematite content will drop sharply and disappear quickly within 2cm, leaving only ordinary sand and gravel.

After exceeding 61 centimeters, there is no soil and fine gravel in the drilling rod, and only yellow hard stone remains.

The depth continues to increase.

More than 80 cm.

Some silver-white substances with metallic luster appeared in the stone.

As the depth increases, the content of silver-white substances increases significantly.

After some simple testing, Hong Fan determined the composition of the silver-white substance.

Elemental iron.

Hong Fan did not hesitate and directly sent all the collected information to the Earth.

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Hong Fan greeted Andrew, then reached out and grabbed the drilling rod on the ground, ready to start assembly work.

Suddenly, there was a slight sound of electricity coming from the communication equipment.

"Hey, hey, hey? Can you hear me?"

"Hong Fan, can you hear me?"

It was Fang Xu's voice.

A trace of surprise flashed in Hong Fan's eyes, he stopped what he was doing and quickly switched the communication channel.

"Academician Fang, I can hear you."

"Hong Fan, we have already seen the uploaded drilling results. Now..." Fang Xu paused, "Let Academician Feng Yuanliang tell you."

"Hello, Comrade Hong Fan, I am Feng Yuanliang." A strange voice came from the communication channel, "The main research direction is the mineral resources of the universe."

Hong Fan was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly said hello in a respectful tone: "Hello, Academician Feng."

Feng Yuanliang said bluntly: "At critical moments, I won't say any polite words."

"Next, you need to change the area and carry out drilling and sampling work again."

"The drilling depth is still one meter."

Hong Fan nodded and without asking any questions, he directly grabbed the drilling rod on the ground, waved to Andrew and walked towards the next sampling point.

…

【Earth】, inside the biological laboratory.

"Next, we need to compile Magna's related genes again."

Lu Yongchang's voice showed a little tiredness: "The work in this area is relatively simple, but it is a bit cumbersome."

"Academicians with experience in the research and development of longevity enzymes will give a signal and this task will be left to you."

"I need to take a little rest."

Mao Zhengzhi nodded slightly to express his understanding: "Professor, I will call you after this work is completed."

Lu Yongchang briefly explained the precautions in genetic compilation, and then prepared to turn around and leave.

"Professor Lu!" Suddenly, there was a burst of excited cheers in the distance. A researcher, his face glowing red, ran to Lu Yongchang excitedly and said in a hurried tone, "Professor, it's successful! We succeeded.

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"What?" Lu Yongchang had not yet recovered from his previous work, and couldn't help but asked in a daze, "What succeeded?"

"We successfully implanted the first gene into E. coli!"

The researcher excitedly explained: "According to the information of the Proxima Centauri civilization, the main function of this gene is to strengthen Magna's heart muscles."

The fatigue in Lu Yongchang's eyes disappeared instantly. He reached out and rubbed his stiff face vigorously, cheered up and asked, "Has the corresponding hormone been detected?"

The researchers nodded repeatedly: "We have discovered it."

"However, it has not been purified and biological experiments have not been conducted, so it is not yet clear whether its effect meets our needs."

Lu Yongchang turned his head and glanced at Mao Zhengzhi, winking at him.

Then, he raised his hand and said hello to Mao Zhengzhi: "Let's go and take a look."

"If possible, we would have done the first set of experiments now."

When Mao Zhengzhi heard this, his wry smile deepened: "Professor..."

"Didn't you say you wanted to rest?"

Lu Yongchang shrugged: "Rest?"

"Isn't this a break?"

Mao Zhengzhi: "..."

…

Dawn Star.

The distance between sampling point No. 2 and sampling point No. 1 is fifty meters.

With their first drilling experience, Andrew and Hong Fan became more and more skilled in the operation.

With the cooperation of the two, the second tube of samples soon appeared in front of everyone.

Looking at the sample that was almost the same as the first tube, Feng Yuanliang's excited voice came from the communication device: "Hong Fan, measure the corresponding data!"

Hong Fan quickly squatted down, took out a tool and started measuring.

"The yellow areas are 0-9cm and 39-57cm respectively."

"Red area, 9-39cm."

While measuring, he reported data one by one on the public communication channel: "57-79cm, most of them are ordinary rocks. After 79cm, the content of elemental iron increases rapidly."

There was silence in the communication channel for a moment.

"call……"

Feng Yuanliang took a few deep breaths, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "The number of samples is currently insufficient, so continue to explore at different points."

"Next, we need to observe the sampling results of other ore prospectors."

"You can just upload the relevant data directly."

Hong Fan nodded, subconsciously stood up and put his hand on the rock wall beside him.

Su Su Su Su...

A fine puff of dust fell from the rock wall.
Chapter completed!