Die on Mars

The old cat didn't say anything, which was his acquiescence.

Speaking of which, Tang Yue and Maidong are just colleagues, and their relationship cannot be said to be very close.

Although the old cat's words are cruel, the truth is correct. You and she are in the desert with only one glass of water. Whoever can drink more can live one more day. Why should you give your water to the other person?

Survival supplies are limited, and Tang Yue and Ophiopogon japonicus are in a competitive relationship.

Moreover, the initiative is now in Tang Yue's hands. Maidong is imprisoned on the space station and cannot go anywhere. He only needs to turn off the communication channel and not accept any calls or contacts.

Then this girl can only live for a week at most... After one week, all the survival supplies will be exclusive to Tang Yue.

Tang Yue suddenly shuddered and suddenly came to his senses... He didn't know why he had such terrible thoughts. This was murder.

Under normal circumstances, Tang Yue thought that he would never have such an idea of ​​killing someone, but in this uninhabited red desert, some human malice slowly sprang up like weeds. I don't know why. The moment occupied his brain, which made Tang Yue's back feel cold.

"I'm not a robot. If you want me to live alone in this hellish place for the rest of my life, I will definitely go crazy." Tang Yue patted the old cat on the shoulder, "It would be better to die happily, so I can live one more life." Just one."

The old cat sighed slightly, and the robot said nothing more.

The supplies belong to Tang Yue, and it is his right to handle and distribute them.

Tang Yue began to contact Maidong.

"Miss Maidong! Can you hear me? Don't worry, Lao Mao and I have found a way."

The girl on the screen's eyes lit up, and she moved closer to the camera, "Yeah, Mr. Tang Yue, Mr. Cat, I'm listening."

"Listen, Miss Maidong, we have decided to transport the food from Kunlun Station up to you. There are enough supplies in Kunlun Station." Tang Yue pointed out the window, "We have an Eagle spacecraft here. It has several tons of carrying capacity.”

"Eagle spaceship? Do you mean your MAV?"

"Yes, it's the MAV, but we nicknamed it the Eagle spacecraft." Tang Yue explained, "We will load the cargo into the lander. It has the ability to automatically dock with the space station. Pay attention to receiving the cargo over there. ."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah." Maidong nodded, with huge surprise in his eyes.

But she suddenly thought of something again, her smile faded, and she had some doubts and worries.

"But Mr. Tang Yue, you gave me all the supplies, what will you do?"

"Don't worry, we have plenty of food here." Tang Yue smiled, "You don't have to worry about me."

Maidong was dubious.

"real?"

"Really." Tang Yue nodded.

Next, the old cat cut into the video, "Miss Maidong, if you try to save food and reduce consumption, how long can you last?"

Now that Tang Yue has decided to help this girl, Old Mao will no longer persuade her. He will try his best to assist Tang Yue in sending survival supplies to orbit.

"A week at most?" Maidong pondered for a few seconds, his dark eyes rolling around, "I can reduce the daily food intake, eat one meal a day, and eat one meal as two meals."

"Based on your current energy consumption, how much food do you eat every day?" asked the old cat.

"Uh... less than a kilogram."

"Three hundred grams." Old Cat said, "Three hundred grams a day, no more than four hundred grams."

The girl nodded slowly.

"Listen, Miss Maidong, you must reduce your consumption. From now on, you should try to reduce your activities, eat less, move less, talk less and sleep more." The old cat said in a solemn tone.

Tang Yue tugged on the old cat's paw, leaned over and whispered softly, "Now start preparing to launch the lander. How long will it take?"

"Three days." Old Cat replied calmly, "Under the current circumstances, it will take about five days to launch an unmanned spacecraft. We may have to do another inspection."

"Do you still need to check?"

"Because the system computer of the lander was updated two days ago and the unmanned operation program was reset. The programmers of the update package are a group of third brothers who smell like curry. You decide whether you need to re-check."

Tang Yue and Lao Mao have decided to send the supplies from Kunlun Station to the United Space Station.

But this matter is not as simple as they said. Although the distance between the United Space Station and Tang Yue is about the same as the distance from Hangzhou to Hefei, this is not an express delivery. You can use SF Express to deliver the goods the next day. The Eagle spacecraft needs to escape the gravity of Mars, successfully enter orbit, and then dock with the space station. This is a delicate task that cannot be sloppy.

Normally, there would be a bunch of people watching this kind of thing, for fear of something going wrong, but this time, including Lao Mao, there were only three people in total.

There is only one Eagle lander, and there is no spare or replacement. If something goes wrong with it, not only will Ophiopogon japonicus be dead, but all the materials carried on it will be wasted.

Therefore, Lao Mao and Tang Yue must be careful every step of the way and make a very precise and complete plan without making any mistakes.

"The current time is 3:30 in the afternoon." Old Mao glanced at the time. The average time of a Martian day is 24 hours and 37 minutes, which is slightly longer than the Earth's 23 hours and 56 minutes. Therefore, the scientific expedition team basically follows the same method on Mars. The way we measure time on Earth is that there are twenty-four hours in a day.

They created a unique "Coordinated Mars Time", which is about four or five hours behind Coordinated Universal Time. The scientific expedition team members call it interstellar time difference.

"There are about three hours until the sun sets. Tang Yue, go and clean up Kunlun Station first, and I will make a plan to transport the goods."

"Clean up?"

"Yes." The old cat pointed to the messy boxes and food on the floor, "Do you think you can settle down like this? This is your home from now on, so hurry up and clean the room!"

Tang Yue turned around and started to clean up Kunlun Station. He had checked food, fresh water and oxygen before, but just checking these things was not enough. If he wanted to survive here for a long time, then he had to ensure energy, electricity and other aspects. No problem either.

Next he will conduct a complete inspection of the electrical system.

No wonder Lao Mao wants to buy Ophiopogon japonicus as much time as possible. Tang Yue must first take care of the Kunlun station itself before he can free up his hands to help Ophiopogon japonicus, otherwise trouble will easily occur.

"Tang Yue, you still have three hours. You must sleep after the sun sets."

Tang Yue was stunned, "You went to bed so early today?"

"Go back and rest quickly." The old cat said, "Tomorrow's tasks will be more arduous. You need to maintain enough energy and physical strength."

Tang Yue nodded, "What about you?"

The old cat was startled.

"I have to calculate parameters and make delivery plans...I am a robot, and robots don't need to sleep."

"It's better to be a robot. You don't have to sleep, eat, or breathe. Going out on Mars is just like taking a walk." Tang Yue shrugged, "Why didn't my mother turn me into a robot back then?"