Everything is now ready, and Jiang Cheng can finally start his Mars mission.

Today is the official departure day. Jiang Cheng sat early in the bridge of the Pioneer, in the captain's designated seat.

Once again, the captain of the Pioneer stood next to Jiang Cheng, giving up his seat.

However, this time he wasn't worried about Jiang Cheng taking over the captain's authority because Jiang Cheng had already made his position clear.

This time, he was just a special passenger and wouldn't interfere with the ship's command.

Jiang Cheng was on the Pioneer because he wanted to go to Mars together, not to assume any command role.

Originally, Jiang Cheng wasn't planning to go to Mars on the Pioneer. He intended to command remotely from Earth.

But later, Jiang Cheng realized that building Mars City truly needed his presence.

Technologically, building a massive city on Mars was a significant challenge.

This city must ensure absolute safety as Mars's external environment is inhospitable to humans.

The city would house countless Mars immigrants; any accident in Mars City would leave its residents with nowhere to run.

Therefore, this city must be absolutely safe, with no room for any accidents on Mars.

However, the environment on Mars is much more complex than Earth, with much harsher conditions.

Building a city safe on Mars required solving highly complex technological issues.

This city must handle all emergencies and ensure the livelihood supply of its residents.

Overall, building this city is the most challenging project Jiang Cheng has ever encountered.

Compared to building Mars City, previous complex technologies seemed trivial.

Although Jiang Cheng had studied many challenging technologies, those were all isolated projects.

This time, Jiang Cheng is involved in a comprehensive project requiring numerous technologies and overcoming difficulties.

A remote command would not suffice for such a massive, integrated Mars City project.

Remote command has too many undiscoverable problems, with no way to quickly grasp unexpected site issues.

So Jiang Cheng decided to travel to Mars with the Pioneer.

Moreover, there weren't many pressing issues back on Earth, so staying on Mars for some time wasn't really a big deal.

"Are the astronauts ready? We can set off as soon as they are," Jiang Cheng asked Captain Kai nearby.

This question moved the captain immensely, as he finally felt like a captain.

At least this time, Jiang Cheng still sought his advice rather than bypassing him and directly instructing the crew like last time.

The captain was very pleased that Jiang Cheng would do this, as he finally felt he could fulfill his captain's duties this time.

The captain then hurriedly ran to the side to check on the astronauts.

The supplies and equipment were already loaded, so there was no need for inspections before departure.

The astronauts had just boarded today, so their readiness needed confirmation.

The astronauts were assigned to cabins within the Pioneer, heading to Mars with the ship. As soon as they were ready, the Pioneer could take off.

This is why Jiang Cheng eagerly asked the question, unable to wait to set sail.

Seeing the captain checking on the astronauts, Jiang Cheng turned to another person beside him and said, "Xiao Peng, how do you feel right now? We're about to depart."

"It's your first time in space, getting to see Mars; probably no one else gets such a privilege. Are you excited inside?"

The other person standing next to Jiang Cheng was Xiao Peng, eagerly looking forward to his first space voyage.

This time, Jiang Cheng brought along his capable assistant, Xiao Peng, to Mars to manage the construction of the immigration city.

In terms of company management, Jiang Cheng relied on Zhang Manlin, the CEO.

For technical matters, Jiang Cheng depended on Xiao Peng's assistance.

Particularly for this extremely complex comprehensive project, Jiang Cheng indeed needed Xiao Peng's help.

Xiao Peng would manage the astronauts and oversee all technical projects on Mars for him.

Therefore, Xiao Peng was called upon by Jiang Cheng to go to Mars and build the immigration city together.

This would be Xiao Xie's first time in space. Although this technical leader could have gone to space before, he never found the right opportunity.

This time, the opportunity to go to Mars with Jiang Cheng finally realized his long-time dream.

Standing in the bridge of the Pioneer, his heart was filled with excitement.

Hearing Jiang Cheng ask about his feelings, he couldn't help but express them.

The feeling was of course pretty good. Of course, one would be excited, being the first time leaving Earth.

Especially thinking about going to Mars, he couldn't help but feel that irrepressible excitement in his heart. For someone who dedicated their life to aerospace, the chance to go to Mars couldn't be more thrilling.

Most importantly, this trip to Mars wasn't just for sightseeing; he would lead a great work there.

To build a colossal immigration city on Mars was the career he envisioned.

For the entirety of human civilization, building a city on another planet holds great symbolic significance.

Humanity possessing its immigration city on another planet signifies that it has formally entered space and can advance beyond, toward its destiny beyond Earth.

The Mars Domain City construction project is a monumental historical endeavor.

The meaning behind it is too vast for words to describe adequately.

Such a great project that alters the course of human civilization is not an overstatement.

Humans will be able to utilize the Mars Domain City to exploit Mars's abundant resources. Once Mars City is completed, humans will never worry about resources again.

Even if Earth's resources deplete, the resources on Mars can support humanity's continued development.

This person who devoted his life to aerospace finds participation in such a monumental project beyond words to describe his feelings.

Perhaps describing it as a dream come true is the most appropriate epithet.

President Jiang, according to the messages from each cabin, all astronauts are ready.