Die on Mars - Chapter 254

c252 Day 342 (2) Wild dogs running at night

Tang Yue was sitting in the passenger seat. The Martian stray dog ​​was bumping forward in the darkness. To be honest, Tang Yue was not sure. At least he was completely lost. No one could accurately determine the direction with his sight completely blocked. At first, he He still knew where south was and which was north, but after the rover made two turns in the darkness, Tang Yue became completely disoriented.

However, the old cat acted confidently and did not hesitate at all when driving.

The Martian Stray Dogs’ car lights could only illuminate about five meters ahead in the dust storm, and they were still at least thirty kilometers away from their target.

“ditch!”

“I saw it.” Old Cat held the steering wheel tightly, “But it’s not deep, we will just run over.”

The Martian stray dog ​​ran at the highest speed in the dark dust storm. This was an almost crazy behavior. Neither Tang Yue nor Lao Mao could see what was happening five meters away. Once there was any obstacle blocking the road, the Martian stray dog ​​would be so clumsy To such an extent, there was no time to react.

“Why don’t your eyes have night vision function? Are you a beggar’s version? It was not optional when it left the factory?” Tang Yue asked loudly.

“Don’t talk nonsense!” Old Cat pointed to his eyes, “My tricks are much brighter than yours! Zeiss lens! Huawei P400! High-performance low-light night vision device!”

“Then you still can’t see anything!”

“Whatever night vision device you use in this damn weather, you will be blinded!” Old Cat shouted, “This is a sandstorm! There is a huge amount of dust suspended in the air, almost cutting off light! The night vision device is useless!”

“Ditch! Ditch ditch ditch ditch ditch!”

“I saw it!” Old Cat yelled and turned the steering wheel fiercely. The body of the Martian Stray Dog immediately moved sideways, avoiding the deepest part of the ravine in a very thrilling manner. The wheels ran over the sunken ground, and then bounced up again. Tang He was knocked off the seat and hit the cab frame.

“Have you read “Running at Night” written by Wang Xiaobo?” Tang Yue shouted, holding on to the frame of the car.

“When has this happened and you are still running at night? Can you divide the time and occasion? Now we are wild dogs running at night!” The old cat also shouted, slamming on the brakes and turning at the same time, a two-meter-high The giant basalt suddenly appeared in the light. Tang Yue and Lao Mao were both frightened. If they hit it head-on, it would be the tragedy of the Titanic. The Martian stray dog ​​showed its reliable side at this moment, relying on the strong grip of the wheels. The dragon on the spot wagged its tail, and a disabled old husky managed to look like a German black-backed shepherd.

“It’s a pity that there is no Hongfu or Li Jing here, and there is no love story about running away. There are only one person, one cat and one dog who are on the run!” The old cat avoided the obstacles on the way and continued to accelerate, but the stray dogs suddenly jumped out in the storm. Forge ahead.

They were moving against the wind, and wind and sand were coming towards them. Fortunately, the density of the Martian atmosphere was not high enough to produce significant air resistance, and the stray dog’s turtle speed did not require a streamlined shell to reduce resistance.

“I mean we can pray to Mr. Wang Xiaobo to bless us! He will definitely bless us!” Tang Yue held on to the car frame. If the seat belt hadn’t tied him tightly to the seat, he would have been knocked down. The old cat didn’t know what was going on, so he chose some bumpy ground to walk on. The rover bounced all the way, and at the most exaggerated moment, it almost all four wheels lifted off the ground at the same time.

“Downhill! Downhill—!”

The front of the Mars Stray Dog car sank suddenly. Tang Yue’s eyes widened. There was another steep slope in front of him. He didn’t know how long it was. The bottom of the slope couldn’t be seen by the light. The Mars rover took him and the old cat all the way. Go down,

“Don’t yell, or you may bite your tongue!” Old Cat replied through gritted teeth, “I’m afraid Mr. Wang Xiaobo can’t help us at this time.”

“Then ask Lu Xun. Mr. Lu Xun once said that Tang Yue and Lao Mao will definitely reach their destination successfully!” Tang Yue said, “There will always be someone from Lu Guo Mao Cao who can protect us.”

“When did Mr. Lu Xun say this?”

“Mr. Lu Xun said this at 2:30 in the afternoon on October 20, 1892, when he skipped class while studying at Sanwei Bookstore and walked past the low wall on the roadside of Baicao Garden!”

“How do you prove it?”

“How do you prove it?”

The Martian stray dog ​​rushed down the slope, followed by a salt lake-like flat land. Tang Yue noticed that the gravel on the ground was getting smaller and smaller, and the shaking of the car body was also getting smaller and smaller.

“Do you know how far we ran?” asked the old cat.

“You drove the stray dog ​​like a roller coaster, how do I know how far it went?”

“Five kilometers.” The old cat replied, “We have walked five kilometers from departure to now, five and a quarter kilometers to be precise. We are still twenty-four kilometers away from the final destination plus seven hundred and five kilometers.” Ten meters away, that coordinate is now about fifteen degrees east of us, so we need to turn slightly to the left.”

Tang Yue was surprised.

The old cat said it confidently and calculated the distance very accurately. It didn’t seem like he was fooling him, but how did it do it? Such harsh weather and geographical conditions made it impossible to see the sun or the stars, and I couldn’t see my fingers when I stretched out my hand. The sextant and star chart were useless, and any precise measuring tools were useless.

“We brought our own ruler and wheel.” Old Cat explained, “The diameter of the Martian stray dog’s wheel is about 0.75 meters, and one revolution is 2.36 meters. You only need to know how many times the wheel has turned to know how far we have run. distance, and the stray dog’s wheel will tremble slightly every fifteen times. You pay attention, three…two…one! Listen carefully!”

Tang Yue sat on the chair. As soon as Lao Mao finished speaking, he heard a faint bang. It sounded like a spring was compressed to the limit and then bounced back in an instant. This sound was not transmitted through the air. Instead, it penetrated into his ears along the metal body frame. The sound was extremely weak and difficult to detect.

Tang Yue continued to concentrate, and the sound was indeed regular.

“From the time we set out until now, the Stray Dog’s wheels have turned a total of 2,240 times. Excluding the detours and errors, it is five kilometers.” Old Cat explained, “The Stray Dog’s battery still has 100% left. Seventy percent power is barely enough, and it should be able to get us to our destination.”

“Do these car lights consume electricity?” Tang Yue asked.

“Quite power-hungry.”

“Can you turn off the car lights?”

“Turn off the lights and we all have to drive into the ditch.” The old cat shook his head, “These dog eyes are the only thing we have to deal with dust storms. Night vision devices are useless in this kind of ghost weather. Infrared It’s useless if you don’t use low light. What we need is a light bulb! Big light bulb! The bigger the better! In the face of sufficient brightness, all weather conditions are false. God said there must be light!”

Tang Yue lowered his head and glanced at his Mingguang Armor. The remaining battery power was still in the green safe range. The extravehicular suit can only work independently for eight hours. Within eight hours, he must complete this task, otherwise he will die. The battery in the extravehicular suit ran out.