Die on Mars

When Tang Yue heard this, his heart sank and he secretly thought that the situation was not good.

How could he forget this?

The Mars Joint Space Station is different from the Kunlun Station on the surface. The Kunlun Station always has enough supplies for a six-person scientific expedition team for six months.

But the Joint Space Station does not serve as a warehouse for storing food.

The survival materials required for each mission are brought by the Orion spacecraft. The materials are still stored in the spacecraft during the docking period between the spacecraft and the space station. After the mission, the food will be taken away by the Orion spacecraft for use by the scientific expedition team on the spacecraft - —It takes several months to fly back from Mars to Earth, and people need to eat.

For safety reasons, one of the purposes that astronauts fulfill during the Mars landing mission is to follow people with supplies.

Wherever people go, supplies follow.

For a long period of time, the space station will be unmanned. Since there is no one, there is no need for food and material supplies.

Therefore, most functions of the space station cabin will be shut down and enter a dormant state.

Maidong made a temporary decision to stay and wait for Tang Yue. When Tang Yue's work is completed, he will take the lander with enough supplies into orbit and dock with the joint space station.

The two then returned to Earth together on the Orion 2 spacecraft.

But all this is obviously impossible to achieve.

The earth disappeared.

Tang Yue can't go back.

Ophiopogon japonicus can't go back either.

The escape route has been cut off, and the pitiful food in their hands is their last possession.

"What can we do?" Tang Yue pulled the old cat aside, "That girl only has five days of dry food in her hand."

The old cat said nothing.

Maidong is trapped alone on the space station, with no way to go up or down, and barely enough food for five days. It is a desperate situation no matter how you look at it.

This is a truly desperate situation, with Ophiopogon japonicus in orbit hundreds of kilometers above the surface of Mars.

Not to mention the space station on Mars, even the space station in Earth orbit back then, if there were no spacecraft to transport supplies, this kind of place would undoubtedly be an island of death.

Tang Yue didn't dare to look into the girl's eyes. The girl was still waiting for him eagerly, hoping that Tang Yue could find some good solution.

But what can Tang Yue do? He's not a Superman from Krypton.

If he were Superman, he would fly directly into orbit and bring down the space station.

"Old cat? Old cat? You can give me a solution. Talk." Tang Yue could only place his hope on the old cat now.

"What can I do?" Old Mao spread his hands, "That girl is more than 300 kilometers above your head. If this distance were placed on the earth, it would be as far as Hangzhou to Hefei. It would be as far as driving on the highway. It takes five hours to drive, and now you are in Hefei, and a girl from Hangzhou tells you that she only has five days of dry food left, what can you do?"

Tang Yue opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

"Tang Yue, you're not Superman, there's nothing you can do about this." The old cat sighed, "There's really nothing you can do about it."

"I...I can't just ignore death, right?"

"There is a word called 'Being unable to help', and there is another word called 'There is nothing we can do to help'. We are now unable to do anything, and there is nothing we can do to help." Old Mao patted Tang Yue on the shoulder, "I know you really want to help this girl, but we really It’s powerless…”

Tang Yue turned to look out the window. The tall, white lander stood beside the garage not far away, with four legs raised high, like a giant crab more than ten meters high.

The upgraded fairing on the lander is painted with a huge eagle head, which is bright and bright. This is why Tang Yue calls this lander the Eagle spacecraft.

"Lander." Tang Yue said suddenly.

The old cat was startled.

"Mars lander! Mars Ascent Vehicle!" Tang Yue slapped his thigh in surprise. He finally found a life-saving straw and almost laughed, "Old cat! Old cat, I have a solution. We can use the lander. ! We can use the lander to send food to the space station!"

The old cat was not as happy as he was. He looked at the overjoyed man coldly.

"Old cat, the lander can automatically dock with the space station, right?" Tang Yue asked.

The old cat nodded, "Okay."

"Then we can put food and fresh water into the lander, and then let it send supplies to the space station! Wouldn't there be enough food for Ophiopogon japonicus? Haha, I'm a fucking genius!" Tang Yue turned around and thought. Go and tell the good news, "Ophiopogon japonicus, you are saved..."

The old cat stretched out his hand to stop him.

Tang Yue turned around.

"Tang Yue, you have to understand the situation clearly. You are now a clay Buddha crossing the river, and you cannot save yourself." Old Mao whispered in a serious tone, "You...have no power to save this girl."

Tang Yue was stunned for a moment, and the corners of his eyes twitched.

You need to recognize the situation clearly.

After all, the old cat is a robot, and its thinking changes faster than anyone else.

It probably realized this cruel fact the moment the earth disappeared... It is no longer the same as before. The earth has disappeared, and there may be only two humans left in the universe. They are short of food, clothing, and supplies. At this time, who has more? A pound of food can add one day to your life.

Tang Yue sat down slowly, "What do you mean?"

The old cat took out a glass water glass from nowhere and put it on the chair. "If there is only one glass of water now, and you and Miss Maidong are both trapped in the desert, you will soon die of dehydration. Who can drink more?" Who can survive with a sip of water...Will you give this glass of water away?"

"Your own survival supplies are also limited. If you send food to the space station, what will you eat? How will you survive?" The old cat then asked, "Just imagine, if you are on the space station now, that girl is there When we get to Kunlun Station, will she share her food with you?"

Tang Yue's heart skipped a beat.

The old cat can always approach the problem from the coldest, calmest and most rational perspective. If he and Ophiopogon japonicus were to exchange places, would Ophiopogon japonicus give him the few precious foods?

"I know you want to save her. This is human empathy and morality rooted in your heart. But Tang Yue, from the moment the earth disappears... you are no longer human."

"I am no longer a human being?" Tang Yue asked, "Then what am I?"

"You are just a carbon-based creature of unknown origin floating on Mars. All human laws and moral concepts no longer apply to you." Old Cat said, "You no longer need to abide by the traditional human concepts of good and evil. There is no longer any right or wrong in what you do, because no one can judge you anymore, no rules can bind you, and no law can judge you, but in the eyes of the universe, everything you do is reasonable. "

Tang Yue shook his head.

"Totally incomprehensible."

"Because your brain hasn't turned around yet, you still think that you are an upright, kind, and law-abiding Chinese." The old cat said, "But you have to know, not to mention the country, even the earth itself no longer exists. ... You can do anything for your own survival. Survival is the instinct of living things, and there is nothing wrong with trying to survive."

Tang Yue nodded slowly.

"So you want me to watch Maidong die?"