Dreaming about space

Chapter 6
On Earth, Mars is the brightest red star in the night sky.

The time for humans to become enthusiastic about Mars is very limited.

This touch of red leads the madness of modern people and carries the blood of ancient people.

Before the twentieth century, in such a long human civilization, Mars was an extremely rare [public enemy of mankind].

There are so many stars in the sky, and the same star often has different interpretations in different cultures.

Only Mars, before the advent of the space era, has been unanimously interpreted by all mankind, all cultures, and all languages ​​- unknown.

Ancient Chinese astronomers called Mars Yinghuo - Yingying fire, separated and confused.

Sima Qian said in "Records of the Historian": "Yinghuo will be disordered, disabled by thieves, disease, mourning, hunger, and soldiers. If you go against the road for more than two houses, if you live there, there will be disasters in the third month, armies in the fifth month, and death in the middle of the seventh month. In the ninth month, Taiban died. Because he went in and out with him, the country had no sacrifices."

To put it simply, illness, disability, death, war, the destruction of the country...anything bad is related to the confusing Mars.

"Ying Huo Shou Xin" has also become the most unlucky horoscope in Chinese culture.

In other cultures, the situation is almost the same.

The English name of Mars, MARS, comes from Mars, the Roman god of war and violence.

In Greek mythology, it corresponds to Ares, the god of war.

In Homer's "Iliad", Ares is a ferocious god who kills without blinking an eye, and can be as cruel as possible.

In a word, there will never be another star like Mars in the world that has been the "public enemy of all mankind" since ancient times.

Even such a star can become a serf and sing, but he is just a miracle baby who was born with the wrong script. Why should he give up so easily?

Fang Yuan kept cheering himself up in his heart.

At this moment, Mars is close at hand.

Yuan Datou, who was crazy about chasing stars, was in a good mood.

He has obtained the authority and is ready to start manually controlling the starship.

In this situation, Fang Yuan couldn't help but sing a unique song he wrote himself:

[Ah~ah~ah, Mars, you are the love star of my dreams. 】

[Ah~ah~ah, Mars, I am flying towards you at this moment. 】

This song can be said to be quite excellent. Anyone who can hum it will become excellent along with it...

Apart from anything else, if we could go back 200 years, in that era of "flame light, separation and confusion", wouldn't we be able to directly create a new genre that praises Mars?
Going one step further, the status of Tang poems, Song lyrics, and Yuan operas in literary history has not yet been pushed to the side...

This was Fang Yuan's state of mind at the moment - his heart was flying and he seemed crazy.

Yuan Datou has never really come close to his dream.

Even when the moon could still be implanted with brain cells, he could not leave the earth.

In the same starship, the completely out-of-tune magic sound swirled around the beams, directly giving Chief Designer Liang Tian a stereo surround sound.

Just like that, there was no voice to stop him.

Perhaps, the eardrums of the elderly are more receptive.

Or maybe, because I am far away from my hometown day by day, no matter how loud the noise is, it has become the local accent.

On the way to Mars, this old man who was about to turn [-] years old stayed so peacefully.

Neither condescending nor affable.

If there is no real need, there will basically be no communication with Fang Yuan.

Even if necessary, all kinds of robots in the starship are summoned first.

Fang Yuan was naturally happy to be in peace and quiet.

He didn't really want to accompany an old man.

Not to mention really respecting the chief architect of the Mars immigration plan.

As for a galactic journey with no return, it depends on who has the final control.

When he first set out, because he was afraid that his thoughts would be discovered, the starship was directly recalled by the Earth Control Center. Fang Yuan would greet the elderly from time to time.

After confirming that he had passed the distance where he might be recalled, Fang Yuan slowly began to let himself go.

How to be happy.

As an orphan, Yuan Datou is actually very willing to talk to the elderly.

Except for people like Old Man Liang!
"Xiao Fangyuan."

Before he could finish singing, Fang Yuan heard Liang Tian calling him.

He quickly stood up and went over to greet him: "Hey, I'm here, what can I do for you?"

What you think in your heart is one thing, but you still have to have the attitude you should have.

At this time, although he already has manual control authority, the ground command center also has it.

Old Man Liang has a laboratory version of Brain Group. As long as he wants to, there are [-] ways to send news back to the Earth Control Center.

Fang Yuan didn't want to have another dream come true.

As long as you have not set foot on the love star of your dreams, you cannot take it lightly.

"You put on this spacesuit, and when you get to the Mars relay station, you can stay there."

While talking, Liang Tian handed Fang Yuan a hidden bionic spacesuit with the function of hovering and flying.

It's the same suit as the one worn by Liang Xinghuo, representing the earth's most cutting-edge technology.

As a travel companion, Fang Yuan was not qualified to own such a spacesuit.

Liang Tian obviously gave Fang Yuan his outdoor spacesuit.

This pass immediately stunned Fang Yuan.

This old man who is respected by the world is not a good person at all in Fang Yuan.

"Where do you want me to stay?" Fang Yuan confirmed.

"Mars."

Upon hearing this answer, Fang Yuan's heartbeat suddenly began to beat rapidly.

He obviously hid very well. Along the way, he moved his hands and feet in subtle ways where he would not be discovered.

When Liang Tian came here at this time, did he discover some clues and start testing?
Fang Yuan was not so easily fooled.

"Mr. Liang, are you kidding me? The project I am participating in is a journey to the Milky Way with no return. We have to go outside the solar system to find the other side of humanity. Why should I stay on Mars?"

"Just leave it to me, an old man, to find the other side of humanity outside the solar system."

Liang Tian always follows his own rhythm and is unlikely to be led astray by a 20-year-old young man.

Fang Yuan was not the type to give up so easily, so he continued to change the subject: "Mr. Liang, are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere? Do you want me to ask the medical robot to check you out?"

"I'm very good." Liang Tian waved his hand and said straight to the point: "You, on the other hand, have participated in this project from the beginning, isn't it just to stay on Mars and implant your brain?"

"I……"

Fang Yuan wanted to refute, but he was stuck for a long time and couldn't say another word.

What does it mean for an old person to be meticulous?

This is obviously meant to kill every word, right?

So, Liang Tian has been quietly watching his performance all this time?

"Don't be nervous. The Galaxy Ship will briefly lose contact with the Earth Control Center before entering the Mars relay station. Now, we are one old and one young, and no matter what we say, it will be a secret between the two of us."

Fang Yuan looked at Liang Tian in surprise, feeling that Old Liang still wanted to extract a confession from him.

Before setting off, he had memorized an entire Galaxy Ship operation manual and precautions, and nowhere did he mention the possibility of temporarily losing contact.

Fang Yuan was very sure that his memory would not be wrong.

Even if he gets special approval from Liang Tian, ​​he still needs to pass the final regulatory exam before he can go ashore.

For other applicants, this is nothing more than taking a look at the base group encyclopedia and copying it easily.Fang Yuan was so exhausted from this that he didn't know how many brain cells he had.

No matter how tired you are, you won't be wrong as long as you record the demerits.

Fang Yuan had a very clear understanding of himself, otherwise it would not have been possible for him to obtain two master's degrees.

"I am a little assistant who takes care of your daily life. What secrets can there be between you and me?" Fang Yuan continued to be stubborn.

"Have I ever bothered little friend Fang Yuan during this journey?"

Little friend?Dajia?
Isn’t there something in the words?

"No!" Fang Yuan quickly tried to find a way to make up for it, "I know I was a little less diligent along the way. Isn't that because you didn't call me? If you have something to do, just call me and I will be there immediately."

"I'm calling you now, little Fangyuan."

"I have wanted to be an astronaut since I was a child, but I have never thought about being a firefighter." Fang Yuan was still pretending that he didn't understand.

Liang Tian stopped beating around the bush with Fang Yuan and asked directly: "Do you know why I chose you to join this journey to the Milky Way that will never come back?"

"Because you don't like me?"

What Fang Yuan really wants to say is, [Because Fang Xinyang and Dai Bingyan were once your most proud disciples, so that...]

Liang Tian suddenly became kind-hearted: "Silly boy, I gave you your name. Why do I dislike you?"

"Did you give me my name?" Fang Yuan was so shocked that he even forgot his honorific.

"Yes, I originally named you Fang Liaoyuan. Later, your mother felt that the name was too difficult to write. Her own name had too many strokes. When she was a child, she had to write it over and over again. In the end, we decided to remove the middle words. , I’ll name you Fang Yuan.”

The moment Fang Yuan was born, his parents died in such a tragic accident, so it was impossible to know such small details.

Before Fang Yuan could recover from the tragic memories, he heard Liang Tian say something even more explosive: "There is Liang Xinghuo on Mars, and Fang Liaoyuan on the moon. What you two have is the first in human history." Taiwan and the second laboratory version of the brain group, a spark can start a prairie fire and become a pillar."

?

Capital question mark!
Fang Yuan wondered if he was hearing hallucinations?
[A single spark ignites a prairie fire, and everything becomes a pillar of strength], what the hell?

"I have no regrets in my life, and I have never owed anyone anything. I only owe Liang Xinghuo. I will help you stay on Mars. You can help me say sorry to her. During this time on Mars, you two must help each other." Help each other.”

? ?
Two capital question marks.

What and what?
This is what he can hear?

Liang Tian didn't care whether Fang Yuan had finished digesting the information just now, and continued talking on his own:

"I should never have designed an acceptance criterion like that."

"Everyone says I'm selfless."

"But I never thought that the last person left on Mars would be my own great-granddaughter."

"When I was 20 years old, someone asked me about my dream. I said, die on the way to immigrate to Mars."

"When I was 90 years old, someone still asked me about my dream. I said, I want to personally implement a plan that I designed myself."

"And then there's the Galactic Proximity Project that you're involved in now."

"It's great, two of my dreams are combined into one."

The Galaxy Proximity Project is the "Galaxy Journey with No Return" that was previously advertised for recruitment.

The purpose of the Galaxy Proximity Project is to search for advanced civilizations outside the solar system.

In this plan, Liang Tian will arrive at the Mars relay station and complete energy replenishment here.

But this energy replenishment link is actually to replenish energy for the starship and replenish Mars energy blocks for the people accompanying the trip. It has nothing to do with Chief Designer Liang Tian.

On his [-]th birthday, Liang Tianhui will carry out the most important part of the Galaxy Proximity Project.

After taking a look at Mars from a distance, he will enter a freezing chamber.

This capsule will reduce Liang Tian's body temperature to absolute zero - -273.15° in less than a second, thereby achieving death in the human sense.

It is equivalent to a relatively new type of euthanasia.

The only difference is that with this method of death, if you are lucky enough to encounter a more advanced civilization outside the solar system and successfully thaw it, you may still be able to survive.

Even when I wake up, I am still old.

But at least we can take a look at a more advanced alien civilization.

This was the last plan designed by Liang Tian himself, and this plan lasted until an unknown number of years after his death.

Perhaps, it will disappear forever in a corner of the universe

Or perhaps, we will encounter a civilization that humans dare not imagine.

Or perhaps, the seed bank carried by the Galaxy Ship will take root and sprout somewhere in the Galaxy, waiting for a certain generation in the future.

……

Liang Tian talked so much to himself that his huge brain was almost penetrated.

He was really close to being convinced,
Just a little bit.

If he hadn't witnessed Chief Designer Liang Tian's ruthlessness and heard his ruthless words with his own ears, Fang Yuan might have truly believed that and regretted what he was about to do.

At that time, Fang Yuan, who was about to turn three years old, was precocious and wise compared to ordinary people.

He told the nursery clearly that he wanted to have a brain set like other children and wanted to go to the moon to implant his own brain set.

The nursery staff reported his wishes step by step.

The director of the orphanage said that only someone with the level of Chief Designer Liang Tian could help realize such a wish.

The little Fang Yuan didn't know what a chief designer was, but he remembered the name Liang Tian.

When someone asked him what his wish was again, he said he wanted to see Mr. Liang Tian.

People always have dreams, who knows if they will come true the next day?
Within a few days, Fang Yuan's wish came true on the third mourning day for human space disasters.

It was the highest-level condolence group that Miracle Baby had ever "received".

He hugged Liang Tian's thigh and spoke to Mr. Liang Tian, ​​telling him nice things, acting coquettishly and cutely, rolling around in a playful way, using all his strength.

The childcare worker told him that if the matter reaches this level, it will definitely be settled.

After hearing this, Fang Yuan followed the nursery back with satisfaction.

Before walking a few steps, I heard an angry voice coming from the condolence group:

"Don't mention Fang Xinyang and Dai Bingyan in front of me. As long as I'm here, none of you can even think about opening a backdoor for this little baby to go to the moon and implant a brain in the laboratory."

Fang Yuan could never misremember this voice.

He burst into tears instantly.

That was the first time that little Fang Yuan's dream was shattered.

The nursery nurse comforted him by saying that the chief designer must have an objection to the brain group in the laboratory, not that he originally wanted a brain group.

A precocious orphan is naturally sensible.

He believed in the words of the nursery, believed in the mentors of his parents, and believed in the chief architect of the human immigration plan to Mars.

However, a year later, on the fourth space disaster mourning day, the whole world was broadcasting live broadcast, Liang Tian implanted the fifth laboratory version of human brain on the moon.

What a joy.

On that day, for the first time, the laboratory version of the brain group successfully matched the complete gene sequence of an elderly person.

That day was February 2054, 2, Fang Yuan's fourth birthday.

Everyone was celebrating, but there was no condolence group and no one wished him a happy birthday.

Little Fang Yuan would not have great expectations.

If anyone wants to come to express condolences, he won't want to see him!
If you don't open the back door, then leave openly!
　In the past, I would often find it unbearable to watch TV dramas, as a misunderstanding would play out from the beginning to the end.

　　Now as an author, I work hard to practice, don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you.

　　Isn’t it pretty quick from misunderstanding to resolution?
　　[The sci-fi cutie is a new civil servant, and the update time is tentatively scheduled to be at 00:02 every day]

　　
　
(End of this chapter)