Chapter 1291: Chapter 1076: The Martian Rescue

Alright.

After all, a long science fiction novel cannot be completed overnight; Lin Yuan needs to carefully consider it.

In fact, he has been summarizing his experiences based on reader feedback.

Experience One:

Readers indeed like the touching plot of “The Heartbroken,” but they also feel that the novel lacks science fiction elements.

Experience Two:

Readers are satisfied with the grand setting of “The Wandering Earth,” but think that the plot is weak and the character development is lacking.

These readers are hard to please.

When it’s soft, they complain it’s not solid or thrilling enough; now when it’s tough, they turn around and complain it’s too harsh.

Fortunately, these two experiences have allowed Lin Yuan to find some balance:

The next science fiction novel should ideally give equal consideration to plot, character development, and science fiction elements.

Choices are limited.

But maybe not that few?

Even without resorting to “The Three-Body Problem” series, Lin Yuan still has plenty of works to choose from.

Besides, who says he must choose from domestic works?

He could consider foreign science fiction works.

As he calms down the restless spirit of Chu Kuang, Lin Yuan browsed more discussions about “The Wandering Earth” online.

To Lin Yuan’s surprise:

Not only did readers engage in discussions about the novel’s plot, some science fiction writers from various continents also participated in these discussions.

For example, a science fiction writer from Qin Continent said:

“What I found most astonishing about this novel is that Chu Kuang broke the traditional thinking constraints of science fiction. When Blue Star faced impending disaster, he did not first consider escaping on a spaceship but instead took our common homeland with us on the run. This is an astonishing and even respectable idea, reflecting a writer’s profound compassionate perspective.”

Soon after.

A science fiction writer from Zhao Continent remarked:

“If we disregard the premise of the sun exploding, humans don’t necessarily need to flee to Proxima Centauri tens of light-years away. Perhaps the Moon, being the closest to Blue Star in the Solar System, is more suitable; after all, it’s the closest to us.”

Indeed.

In science fiction novels, as humanity faces an existential crisis, many writers have indeed attempted to make the Moon humanity’s new home.

Two reasons:

Firstly, the Moon is very close to us and is Blue Star’s only natural satellite.

Secondly, it’s also related to humanity’s deep sentimental attachment to the Moon throughout history, which is only secondary to our feelings for the Sun; hence, humanity has imagined settling on the Moon more than once in science fiction.

At this moment.

A science fiction writer from Chu Continent proposed:

“If we focus within the Solar System, except for Blue Star, nowhere else is suitable for human habitation. However, if future space technology improves, Mars should be the first choice for extraterrestrial living; the conditions on the Moon would be lethal.”

Swish, swish, swish.

More science fiction writers joined the discussion:

“I vote for Mars because its temperature is the most suitable for humans compared to other planets. Although the average temperature on Mars is around negative forty degrees Celsius, humans can live near the Martian equator where the average temperature is around freezing and summers can even reach up to twenty degrees Celsius.”

“Exactly.”

“The Moon has no atmosphere, and the temperature difference between day and night exceeds two hundred degrees Celsius; it’s simply uninhabitable.”

“Agreed!”

“Mars has a substantial atmosphere, though it’s mostly carbon dioxide and some nitrogen, it can at least block a lot of cosmic radiation and small meteorite impacts, unlike being on the Moon where any cosmic radiation source can penetrate, and even the smallest space dust can hit the surface creating catastrophic disasters.”

“Mars has huge storms, much more severe than on Earth!”

“We aren’t afraid of storms; we can even use them as a source of electrical power.”

“I support Mars because there are large amounts of ice at its poles. In ancient times, Mars was warmer than it is today; water once existed there in liquid form but eventually, Mars cooled down, and the precipitation at the poles froze instead of flowing away, making it a viable source of water resources for human habitation.”

“There’s also water on the sunlit side of the Moon!”

“The water resources on the Moon would likely be insufficient; setting aside humanity’s emotional attachment and imagination, from a technological perspective, Mars should undoubtedly be more prioritized over the Moon.”

Mars overwhelmingly trumps the other options.

All these are derivative discussions from “Wandering Blue Star.”

After all, Chu Kuang’s novel mainly talks about the Earth being destroyed and what humanity should do next.

What the netizens didn’t expect:

This round of discussions actually brought out many well-known science fiction writers from different continents.

Towards the end, even some scientists joined the discussion on how humans could live on Mars, proposing various feasible ideas.

Even Lin Yuan found these discussions fascinating.

Liking science fiction novels and having an interest in the cosmic starry sky are two different things.

The planets outside Earth always manage to trigger an infinite thirst for knowledge in humanity.

Why does humanity continually explore the starry sky?

Because as time changes, the crises of Earth’s destruction frequently mentioned in science fiction novels actually exist; we might be safe in our generation, but that doesn’t mean our descendants countless years from now won’t face these issues.

Everyone was intrigued.

And as the discussion became more lively, the topic of how to survive on Mars even went viral!