spaceflight manual

Chapter 38 Warm Ripples

After moving the injured to the bridge, Angeli immediately performed a simple operation. In order to suck away the blood mist generated by the operation, the ventilation system of the spaceship began to pump air at full speed.

Wang Pingan used the emergency channel to contact the flight department.

Before the reply from the flight section came, the spacecraft’s receiver first received the communication from other spacecraft that was closer: “It’s raining overnight, PQ51.”

This kind of public frequency call without self-reported radio call sign, as long as it is not too long, no one cares about who made it.

Wang Pingan: "I have a crying little girl here, don't say such impersonal words."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Aolei, who had been silent all this time, shouted excitedly: "Maybe there is a spaceship that can save my brother somewhere, maybe it can come just in time!"

Wang Pingan shook his head: "You have no concept of the vastness of the universe. The communication delay between that ship and us just now was at least 30 seconds, and the radio waves travel at the speed of light, which is 900 million kilometers. And if it is not a torch ship, you can't find it in a straight line. We have to plan very complicated routes."

Said Wang Pingan turned to look at the camera of the computer: "Computer, how many days will it take for the torch cruiser closest to us to come and join us?"

"Three weeks." The computer replied immediately.

Wang Pingan spread his hands: "Look, I can't catch up."

But Lu Aolei did not give up. She tightly grasped the handkerchief that Wang Pingan wiped her tears with both hands, and almost tore the handkerchief. Her knuckles were all white: "Maybe, maybe there is a boat somewhere... there must be The owner of such a ship may belong to a private company, or it may be a pirate... Shouldn’t this be the case in the story?”

Wang Pingan glanced at Angeli, and found that she was busy performing surgery with the cooperation of the robot, and couldn't look at him.

So he could only look away, and said to Lu Aolei: "In the orbit of Mars, the spacecraft of private companies will also be reported to the Aviation Management Committee. In addition, private companies value efficiency more than morality and axiom. Even if they can be saved, they will not come here. of."

Lu Aolei: "What about the rich and oligarchs in foreign countries? Don't they have their own torch yachts?"

"The number of torch yachts is very small, and even if they wanted to, they couldn't catch up. The closest torch boat to us takes three weeks to arrive, and that is the reality."

At this moment, Angorie sighed, and the two immediately turned their gazes to her.

Angeli: "I've tried to prolong his life as much as possible, but..."

She looked at Lu Aolei with pity.

Lu Aolei cried: "I can still hold on."

"One hour at most." Angeli said softly, "And... I don't know if he can regain consciousness. In theory, it is unlikely to regain consciousness, but... who knows. Another way is to inject combat stimulants , should be able to wake him up temporarily, but the effect of the stimulant will not be too long-lasting, I suggest waiting for a critical time before using it."

Lu Aolei patted the table: "What critical moment? Can there be a more critical moment than now?"

Wang Pingan said in a voice as restrained as possible: "Yes. That's when the ground found your parents and was about to have the last call with Brother Ni."

At this time, the reply from the flight department came: "PQ51, this is the ground fire flight department. We are bringing Lu Fengxian's family to the communication center. How long can you guarantee his life? Over."

Wang Pingan: "This is PQ51, call the ground fire flight section, we can guarantee one hour's life, and we haven't used combat doping yet. It's over."

After finishing the call, Wang Ping'an continued to turn his head to look at Lu Aolei, trying to comfort her: "If you want to live in space in the future, this level of risk will always be with you. Of course, it will be much better in a large permanent space station. .”

Lu Aolei gently wiped away her tears, and said in a choked voice: "I don't understand, I don't think the accidents in the pre-space age were so frequent. Spaceships in the pre-space age are all safe, aren't they?"

Wang Ping'an: "That's because the spaceships of the pre-astronautics era were all manufactured with excellence, and countless engineers and skilled workers repeatedly checked them. Even under such circumstances, there were still so many accidents.

"In addition, at that time, the spaceship was generally used once, and even if it was a spaceship that could be recycled, it would not run for decades.

"But you can see that our spaceships are all mass-produced models. They have been flying in the universe for many years. There are countless problems with various components and have been repaired. The maintenance time between two voyages is short. The maintenance workers There are also various levels of proficiency.

"In addition, the overall accident rate of spaceships is actually not high. After all, there are so many spaceships flying now. Although there are only more than 1000 million people working in the universe, but you see, a spaceship like this only needs two people to operate it. A kind of magic called automation.

"There are countless spaceships running between the earth and the fire, and we are the only ones who have a problem. Statistically speaking, the probability is actually quite low. It's just that your brother happened to be the... person who had the accident. "

Wang Pingan originally wanted to say "that unlucky guy", but turned around temporarily and said "that person".

Lu Aolei was silent.

Angorie floated to her side and put her hands on her shoulders.

Lu Aolei said softly: "I actually... really hate my brother, he always steals my hidden snacks, in the pretense of helping me lose weight, I'm obviously not fat.

"Others' older brothers will fight righteously when they see boys in the class bullying their sisters, but he was the one who bullied me the most, until I learned Sanda in the Children's Palace.

"Really, think about it carefully, I don't have any loss at all if he dies!"

Wang Ping'an suddenly said: "You can't say that. Just to report to the flight management department, I watched the video. He chose to save you at the last moment. At least at this last moment, he is a good brother."

Lu Aolei: "But this kind of thing happened because he acted without authorization!"

"In theory, it is true. But I will not say such unfeeling words. I think you will never forget the lesson this time, and I don't need to teach you."

At this time, the communication from the flight department came again: "PQ51, Lu Fengxian's parents are on their way, and they should arrive at 1100 today. Please inject combat stimulants in advance to restore him to sobriety."

Wang Pingan looked at the time displayed on the main screen, and found that it was only a few minutes away, so he muttered: "It came quite quickly."

Lu Aolei: "Our home is in the city where the headquarters of the Aviation Management Committee is located."

Wang Pingan: "Prepare to inject combat doping, it will take time for him to wake up."

Angeli immediately took out the osmotic syringe: "I injected the maximum dose directly, anyway, he doesn't have to worry about any sequelae or other problems."

"Execute. I approve as commander."

After the injection, Angeli said: "There is another problem. His vocal cords are basically finished. How can we make him speak? We don't have a brain wave scanning device here."

Just as Wang Pingan was about to answer, Lu Fengxian neighed.

The three on the bridge turned to look at him together.

The boy opened his eyes, the pupils were obviously dilated and not diagonal, but he did come to life.

He hissed, probably trying to speak with his broken vocal cords.

Angeli: "Your vocal cords are broken, we are still working on how to make you speak..."

At this time, Wang Ping'an grabbed An Geli and told her not to be quiet.

With his fingers, the boy tapped lightly on the arm of the chair to which he was now being fastened for surgery in space.

Wang Pingan didn't even need to listen, he guessed that it was Morse code, and immediately took a tablet and placed it under his wrist, letting the taps land on the touch screen of the tablet.

Wang Ping'an: "Match his percussion with the sound of telegrams in ancient times."

If you can't hear the sound and only rely on the sense of touch to knock, the child may not be able to knock accurately, after all, he is still a child.

The sound of Didi Didi sounded on the bridge.

"I'm sorry," said the boy, "for not following orders. Please punish me, my sister is right and has been stopping me."

Wang Pingan: "You will be punished, but it's not from us."

The beeping stopped for an instant, and silence fell.

The silence lasted for a full three seconds, and the beep sounded again:

"I thought modern medicine was advanced enough."

"Yes, but we are a cargo ship, and we don't have a complete medical station." Angeli answered him, "I'm sorry, I...we have tried our best."

Didi stopped for a second, then continued: "How long do I have?"

"You can still stay awake for about 10, [-], [-] minutes. After that, the effect of combat doping will gradually pass." Wang Pingan said, "As for your life, um, maybe an hour?"

Didi asked, "Can I talk to my parents again?"

"Your parents are rushing to the ground communication center, and they will arrive at about 1100."

"That's good," the boy responded, "My mother has a very temper and likes to engage in privileges. If you don't tell her clearly, she will tirelessly find trouble with the Space Force."

Wang Pingan frowned: "Your father is a labor medalist, right? Can these two people get together?"

"My father and mother were childhood sweethearts." Lu Aolei replied, "After the war, they met again and got married right away."

Wang Pingan let out an "ah" and asked, "My dad also got married right after the war, and I was born a few years later, and now I'm 27. You two are not the right age."

Lu Aolei: "Because my father is going to build a new frontier immediately."

As soon as the words fell, the sound of Didi sounded again: "My father and mother are not on good terms. My mother always said that my father's medals are all due to his own efforts, but my father thinks it is the result of his hard work. Thank you for saving me. I will make it clear to my mother."

Just as Wang Ping'an was about to answer, the communication rang. It was the voice of the announcer from the communication center: "PQ51, this is the ground center. Next, it's time for the parents of two children, Lu Fengxian and Lu Aolei, to talk."

Immediately afterwards, an eager female voice came in, which sounded full of style: "My darlings, how are you? Who harmed you? Mom must uphold justice for you!"

The woman's voice stopped abruptly, and was replaced by a calm male voice: "What are you talking about? How could the space force harm people! In front of so many space force leaders!"

"I'm going to say it! Our children are so good!"

Then there was a burst of static noise, and after the communication was restored, it was the calm bass: "I am Lu Fengxian's father, my son has caused trouble for you. I know it must be his idea. We have been trying to teach him well, but it seems Failed. I..."

The bass gradually lost its calm, and in order not to lose control in the end, the voice was cut off immediately.

Wang Pingan waited for a few seconds, and after confirming that there was no follow-up, he moved the microphone near the boy's hand and said, "I am the commander of PQ51. Lu Fengxian has lost his ability to speak, but he can still type out Morse code with his hands. Next Give him your time first."

After speaking, Wang Ping'an lowered the head of the microphone a little, facing the tablet.

The boy began to tap the tablet with his fingers.

"Dad, this accident was caused by my disobedience. The commander told us to stay on the bridge and not move around easily, but I disobeyed the order, which resulted in damage to the airlock door..."

Strangely, Wang Ping'an always felt that he could hear the boy's mood and tone from the ticking sound of the telegram.

It was obviously just a series of ticking sounds.

**
On the bridge of the cargo ship EM71, the loudspeaker is playing the sound of the received Didi.

The two astronauts with playing cards forgot to play and listened quietly.

"It's a pity, he is a good boy, just naughty." One of them said.

"That's right, if you're on the ground, you'll be a good seed if you receive an education."

**
On the PQ17 spacecraft, the astronauts sitting in front of the console lightly adjusted the knob to make the beep sound clearer.

Behind him, his partner who was sketching the toy spaceship in his sketchbook turned a page and sketched the image of a tearful child on the blank paper.

**
At this moment, all the spacecraft that can receive this radio are listening quietly.

In the icy universe, the electric waves with temperature spread like ripples.

The long beeping finally ended.

Silence was temporarily restored in the world made up of radio waves.

Suddenly, a beep sound from nowhere broke the silence: "Go all the way, kid."

"We will go there sooner or later, you should find the way for us first."

"When the time comes, you will be a senior, son."

The ticking Morse code echoes across the universe.

**
Wang Ping'an silently turned the volume to the maximum.

He whispered to the boy, "Look, the space fighters have forgiven you."

Lu Fengxian couldn't make a sound, only hot tears fell from the corners of his eyes.

At this time, a reply came from the earth, and the deep male voice said: "Son, you don't have to worry. Your mother always has to make troubles, but that just distracts her energy and keeps her from being so sad. I heard that the Space Force The leader of the company introduced the situation, and he said that you finally protected your sister. You did a good job, let your sister take care of our old couple for you... for you. "

Wang Ping'an guessed that just now the man wanted to say "love our old couple for you", but he didn't say it after all.

Wang Pingan looked at Lu Aolei: "You can also say a few words."

"I... let my brother talk. I... I still have time."

Wang Ping'an turned his head, only to find that the boy had already fallen asleep, although the heart rate display next to him still had a heartbeat.

Angeli: "Go ahead, kid."

Only then did Lu Aolei speak: "Brother, he... has already fallen asleep, I don't know if he can wake up. I will replace brother, father, mother, don't worry."

The girl waited for a few minutes after she finished speaking, and the response from the ground came. It was the voice of the woman just now, and she was already hysterical: "Leilei, was your brother just sending the message? Is the Space Force lying? Leilei you to be honest!"

"Enough!" The man interjected, "Don't be ashamed anymore!"

"Lu Suiou! Do you think your honor will still be there after this incident? Don't try to show off at home! You will show off in front of us! My son is dying..."

"My son and I are good friends, I know, that's what he said! Well, the call is over. Comrade, we have nothing to say!"

"We have! We have! Lelei!"

The communication here was interrupted for a while, and then it was replaced by the girl from the communication center: "The family members are quite excited now. If the boy can still wake up, you can record another last statement. The family members request the autopsy and return of the deceased. Please send the complete body after arriving on Mars. The body was handed over to the gendarmerie."

Wang Pingan: "Understood."

As soon as he finished answering this sentence, the heartbeat monitor next to Lu Fengxian made a "beep" sound, and the waveform became a straight line.

Lu Aolei burst into tears.

(End of this chapter)