Die on Mars

Tang Yue carried the tool box and a large bundle of cables in his arms and returned to Kunlun Station.

Maidong finally finished singing.

"How do I sing?" the girl asked.

"You shouldn't ask me this question." Tang Yue closed the airlock door, turned around and waved his finger, "You should ask Voyager 1."

Maidong was stunned, not understanding what this meant, "Why?"

"Because your melody has escaped the Kuiper Belt." Tang Yue spread his hands, removed the life support system from his back, and took off the Mingguang Armor. "Congratulations, Miss Maidong, your melody has escaped the Kuiper Belt within two minutes." It has traveled a distance of thirty astronomical units, one hundred and fourteen times faster than the speed of light. It must be the fastest thing in the galaxy."

Maidong's face immediately turned red. She became so angry that she turned off the video with a snap, and the screen of the communication system immediately went black.

"Ophiopogon japonicus?"

There is no response in the headset.

"Ophiopogon japonicus? Ophiopogon japonicus?"

Tang Yue cut off some of the electric switches in Kunlun Station, and then took apart the distribution box. Next, he had to modify the circuit in Kunlun Station and connect high-pressure sodium lamps to Kunlun Station. The working voltage of the high-pressure sodium lamp lighting system did not match the power supply system of Kunlun Station. To plug it directly into the socket, you have to adjust the circuit... Fortunately, this is Tang Yue's special skill, he is a very skilled electrician.

Tang Yue wants to connect the high-pressure sodium lamp to the lighting circuit of Kunlun Station, but other things cannot be touched, especially the OGS cabinet and system computer.

"Ophiopogon japonicus? Ophiopogon japonicus, can you say something?"

It seemed that Maidong decided to ignore him for a short time, but Tang Yue knew that the girl was not offline, because Maidong's thin breathing was still in the channel, probably waiting for him to apologize.

"Ophiopogon japonicus? Can you say something? It was my fault just now. I apologize to you. I shouldn't have said that you sang out of tune and went to the Kuiper Belt. In fact, your tune didn't go that far. At most, it was in the orbit of Uranus... Ophiopogon japonicus, Ophiopogon japonicus, Ophiopogon japonicus?”

Tang Yue unscrewed the screws on the control panel, and complex cables were exposed inside the distribution box, colorfully intertwined. He shook his head, turned around and found the Kunlun Station maintenance manual from the drawer.

The girl still ignored him.

Tang Yue scratched his head. How to coax girls was a century-old problem.

"Comrade Maidong, how is the satellite image search going? Please report the work immediately. Have you found the old cat? I repeat, please report the work immediately! Have you found any trace of the old cat?"

"...No." Maidong finally spoke up, and he was very angry, "Aren't you cheating? You are pretending to be a public servant for personal gain!"

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Tang Yue wrapped the cable around the antenna bracket, and then hung the lamp holder on the top of the bracket.

High-pressure sodium lamps can provide sufficient lighting to help plants perform photosynthesis, and can also provide heat to maintain the air temperature in the greenhouse.

"Hey, Tang Yue." Maidong asked, "I...singing is really that ugly?"

"Actually, it's not bad. The tone is very good, but the tune is not accurate." Tang Yue knelt on the floor and adjusted the angle of the lamp holder to make sure that the light emitted by the bulb could be used by the tomatoes to the maximum extent. "You have a good foundation. The sound is very clear, and you can sing it accurately with more practice.”

"This sounds like a human saying." The girl hummed, "When installing lighting, be careful not to get too close, and don't directly roast the seedlings. A distance of one meter to one and a half meters is more appropriate."

Tang Yue turned the knob to raise the antenna bracket, and then gently screwed a light bulb onto the lamp holder.

At this point, the lighting of the greenhouse is basically completed. The high-pressure sodium lamp is hung at the highest point of the tent. Under it are two tanks with tomato seedlings. After a while, Tang Yue turned on the power and saw if the light bulb could work normally. If the light bulb could light up and there were no problems with the circuit, it would be considered a real success.

"Can it maintain the temperature like this?" Maidong asked, "Even if it's okay during the day, can it survive at night? Especially in the second half of the night, the temperature will drop sharply."

"With the dual blessing of RTG and light bulbs, the source of heat should be guaranteed. I will add a few layers of thick clothes to them later to keep them warm." Tang Yue got out of the greenhouse, wrapped himself in a blanket, and walked around the success of his labor After walking twice, he built a small plastic greenhouse in the center of the Kunlun Station hall. This is a traditional agricultural technology on earth. It is very primitive, but very effective. The plastic film can play the role of heat insulation, and high-pressure sodium lamps Then it provides enough light, and the RTG dissipates heat and maintains the air temperature.

In order to grow tomatoes, Tang Yue used all available resources in Kunlun Station.

"Let's see what happens next. I hope this light bulb doesn't explode." He walked to the wall and turned on all the switches.

The moment the circuit was connected, the high-pressure sodium lamp in the plastic greenhouse flashed, followed by a dazzling white light.

Everything is normal, the light bulbs are working normally, the cables are not burned, the power supply system of Kunlun Station has not tripped, and the pointers of all instruments are within the normal range.

"Beautiful!" Tang Yue clapped his hands and walked excitedly towards the tomato greenhouse, "God said: There must be light! So there was light! Look at this bright light..."

Tang Yue suddenly lost his voice, his body trembled violently like a swing, his facial muscles twisted in pain, and he mumbled the same word in his mouth, "Electricity...electricity...electricity..."

"Tang Yue?"

Maidong was startled. She saw Tang Yue twitching like he was suffering from epilepsy, but he was fine a moment ago.

The girl immediately realized that Tang Yue had been electrocuted. Tang Yue had made a mistake. He had just been adjusting the circuit inside the Kunlun Station and threw various cables all over the floor. These cables might lead to various There were many places with thousands of volts of high voltage. Before Tang Yue had time to put them away, he accidentally stepped on them, and one of them might have been damaged.

But why didn’t the safety switch at Kunlun Station trip? Could it be that the safety switch failed because of Tang Yue's changes just now?

Maidong didn't have time to think too much, Tang Yue's limbs were shaking violently, and he couldn't escape. It was obvious that the electric current had paralyzed his muscles and nerves. Tang Yue rolled his eyes and couldn't close his mouth.

"Tang Yue——! Tang Yue——!"

Maidong threw himself on the screen and shouted with a tearful voice, tears immediately welling up in his eyes.

Tang Yue suddenly raised his foot, his mouth no longer crooked, his eyes no longer rolled, and his limbs no longer trembled.

"Don..."

The girl was stunned.

"I'm just kidding you." Tang Yue made a face, "Am I pretending to look like him?"

"Tang...you...you...fuck you..." Maidong hadn't come back to his senses yet. He waited for a few seconds before he realized that this bastard was teasing him. He burst into tears and laughed, feeling surprised and happy. Angry, he cursed subconsciously.

"How can a girl say dirty words?" Tang Yue waved his hand, "It's so uncivilized. You now represent the majority of female comrades around the world."

Maidong reached out to turn off the video.

"Wait a minute -!" Tang Yue took a big step forward, stretched out his hand as if to stop Maidong, and shouted, "The heroine has something to say, don't turn off the video!"

Maidong's hand stopped.

The air was silent for a few seconds, and the two sides looked at each other for a long time without making a sound.

Maidong burst out laughing first. Her eyes were red and she shed tears while laughing. Tang Yue also laughed, and the laughter couldn't stop spreading. In the end, both of them covered their stomachs and laughed.

"Hahahahaha... Tang Yue, you bastard... why don't I electrocute you? Hahahaha..."