Die on Mars - Chapter 245

c243 Day 338 (1) Don’t abandon me

The fifth day after leaving Kunlun Station.

Tang Yue was trekking in the wasteland. He said that trekking was more like walking. He was walking hard, and the sunlight stretched his shadow very long. Tang Yue would often come down and walk if he sat for too long. Anyway, Mars The stray dog ​​was not very fast either. The rover was right next to him, traveling at the same speed as Tang Yue’s walking speed. The old cat was sitting sideways on the driver’s seat with his legs crossed.

“I think you should learn to use a sextant to identify directions. This is a very practical skill. In fact, I have never been in favor of them removing this skill from the required training courses.” Old Mao said, “Even if there is no way With my accuracy, you can at least confirm your approximate location.”

“Aren’t you here?” Tang Yue narrowed one eye and imagined drawing a virtual straight line on the ground in front of him, extending into the distance. He was moving forward along this straight line, “Just confirm it. Yes, your observation accuracy is much higher than my naked eyes. If I were to navigate, I might be able to lead myself into a ditch.”

“I mean when I’m not here.”

“Why aren’t you here?” Tang Yue turned to look at the old cat.

The old cat was startled for a moment, leaned back on the chair, and pondered for a few seconds, “What if…I mean what if I’m not with you? It’s not a bad thing for you to learn more skills. Having more skills is not a burden.” Body, from now on, in this damn world, you will always encounter situations where you can’t find anyone to help you.”

Tang Yue was slightly surprised. He didn’t know why Lao Mao suddenly mentioned this.

How many days does he have to go?

How can there be any situation where I can’t find anyone to help me?

This is like telling a terminally ill patient who has only three days left to live that you should study hard to enrich yourself so that you can have a better life in the future.

Then the other party might be dying and sitting up in shock.

after?

Where does the future come from?

“There is no future.” Tang Yue looked down at the road under his feet, “Every step on this road means one step will be lost.”

“Are you a man? I don’t remember who said it… For a man, there are some battles in this world, and you are destined to fight alone.” Old Mao did not answer Tang Yue’s words, and said leisurely, body As the car body swayed, “No one knows what will happen in the future, but no matter what happens, even if you are the only one left, Tang Yue, even if you are the only one left… I hope you can recognize it.” Take the right direction, and then move forward unswervingly.”

Tang Yue was slightly surprised, then smiled, “Say this, Mr. Cat, are you going to abandon me?”

“No, I will accompany you until the last moment and do my best… If you don’t abandon me, I will not abandon you. If you abandon me, I will not abandon you.” The old cat shook his head, “Come up. Well, it’s almost time to take a walk to digest after dinner, we should speed up.”

Tang Yue grabbed the front of the Mars Stray Dog, raised his foot on the pedal, got into the cab, and sat on the passenger seat. The old cat increased the accelerator and began to accelerate.

“The atmosphere monitoring has started to alarm, and the carbon dioxide concentration continues to rise.” Tang Yue poked the control terminal on the back of his hand. The small exclamation point was flashing. The emergency oxygen system can work for up to four times when used by a single person. Ten hours, but in actual use this number is actually not reached. Tang Yue is using the third oxygen candle. At this moment, this oxygen candle has also reached the end of its life.

Lao Mao picked up a brand new emergency oxygen unit from behind the seat, patted Tang Yue on the shoulder, and motioned for him to turn his back to him.

“This is the fourth one.”

“Well, the fourth one.”

The emergency oxygen system only had six units in total, and they had already consumed half of the oxygen.

Laomao unlocked the lock and removed the exhausted emergency oxygen unit from the Mingguang Armor. The discarded oxygen candle felt very hot to the touch, and the metal tank was slightly hot. This was because the decomposition of solid alkali metal chlorates was caused by the release of chemicals. Thermal reaction – of course old cats don’t care about this.

“People have a natural fear of suffocation.” Tang Yue took the exhausted oxygen candle from the old cat’s hand and slowly looked through it, “When I was on Earth and at Kunlun Station, I never thought that oxygen was a precious resource. The most worthless thing in the world is the ubiquitous air… But when you put it in cans and tell me that I will use less of it, I can’t help but feel anxious and panicked.”

There were English instructions for use and a small picture on the casing of the emergency oxygen generation unit. Tang Yue glanced at it briefly and only remembered the word “Oxygen” in it.

“I don’t need to breathe, so I’m afraid I can’t understand how you feel.” Old Mao opened the safety of the emergency oxygen unit and pulled the switch hard.

“Then you think of oxygen as electricity, and oxygen candles as batteries.” Tang Yue said, “Exile you to a world where there is no replenishment of electricity. You only have the last battery in your hand. The more you use, the less it will be. Now you can understand Is it done?”

Lao Mao held the oxygen generating unit in his hand, thought for two seconds, and then pressed it into the slot of the Mingguang Armor.

“It’s somewhat conceivable, but I’ll shut down myself when I have the last bit of power left.”

Laomao installed a brand new oxygen generating unit and carbon dioxide absorption tank on Tang Yue.

With a “click”, Mingguang Kai indicated that the oxygen generation unit was connected successfully, and the ventilation circulation system of the helmet began to work, blowing oxygen-rich air into the mask. Tang Yue took a deep breath, and then looked at the control terminal of Ming Guang Kai, inside the extravehicular suit. The carbon dioxide concentration has dropped to normal levels.

“Old cat.”

“Huh?” Lao Mao screwed up the carbon dioxide absorption tank and checked the Mingguang Armor’s life support system.

“I can’t fight this battle alone. If you’re not around, I can’t even replace the oxygen system and carbon dioxide absorption tank.”

“Not necessarily.” Old Cat said, “You can change it yourself in the experimental cabin.”

“Then I can’t drive a stray dog ​​alone. This dog won’t deal with me and will go on strike at every turn.”

“You’re a mechanical engineer, you can fix it, that’s your job.”

“Then…then I can’t navigate. I can’t find the right direction by myself.”

“So I hope you can learn to use the sextant and the stars. As long as you learn them, you can find the right direction.”

Tang Yue fell silent. Every reason he came up with was untenable.

“Tang Yue, you have to believe that you are strong enough. Difficulties cannot defeat you, loneliness cannot defeat you, and the world cannot defeat you, whether you are alone or not…” the old cat finally said, “you can reach it. Target.”

“I can’t live without you.” Tang Yue said softly, “Without you, it would be impossible for me to go down this road, so don’t abandon me.”

“How could I abandon you?” The old cat was stunned and sighed, “I exist for you.”

“Then no matter what kind of road it will take, you must accompany me on it.” Tang Yue said.

The old cat nodded.

“No matter what kind of road is ahead, I will definitely accompany you on it.”