Die on Mars

Maidong opened his eyes and had a splitting headache.

Maidong covered the back of his head. There was a big swelling there, which hurt when touched. The girl hissed and gasped in pain.

Apparently she hit her head in the accident and suffered a slight concussion, which may have been the reason why she fell into a brief coma.

She didn't know how long she had been unconscious. The alarm sound in the cabin had stopped, the surrounding light was dim, the LED lights on the bulkhead had been extinguished, and only some indicator lights were still on. There was a faint smell of burning in the air, but the smoke was no longer visible.

Maidong slowly moved her neck and looked around. A small black square floated into her field of vision. The girl recognized it as a fallen off control panel button.

There were all kinds of small parts, pencils, tapes, and cables floating around. They slowly collided with the bulkhead, then turned and flew away in a mess.

The crystal cabin was like a floating garbage dump at the moment. Maidong reached out to push them away and grabbed the communication headset suspended in mid-air.

She didn't know what happened... Maidong only remembered that Mr. Cat warned her, but before she had time to react, she was knocked unconscious.

Fortunately, the computer and communication system in the core cabin were still functioning. Maidong reached out and fumbled to turn on the light. The crystal cabin suddenly became brighter, and many screens on the control panel also flashed and lit up.

Maidong found that the hatch next to him was closed. The system computer reported that the Dawn cabin had been damaged and completely depressurized. The hatch between the crystal cabin and Dawn cabin had been locked.

"Mr. Cat...Mr. Cat? Mr. Tang Yue? This is the United Space Station. Can you hear me?"

Maidong tried to contact Kunlun Station.

"I am Maidong. What happened? Was the connection successful? Mr. Cat?"

The clear voice of the old cat came from the earphones, "Miss Maidong, this is Kunlun Station, I can hear you."

The girl breathed a sigh of relief.

"You're safe and sound." The old cat said, "That's it..."

The old cat paused and swallowed the last good word without spitting it out.

"Mr. Cat, may I ask...what happened? The space station seems to have been hit. The Chenxi experimental cabin was also damaged, and the hatch was locked..." Maidong was a little frightened.

She looked around at the control panel. Various systems were warning. It was obvious that the space station was seriously damaged.

The girl opened the cabinet on the bulkhead, took out the spacesuit from the cabin, put it on, and then put on the helmet.

"Listen girl, don't panic, calm down and report your situation first." Old Cat said.

"Well... I seemed to have hit my head before and fell into a coma, but it's nothing serious now." Maidong nodded and checked the various subsystems of the crystal cabin. "Except for the Dawn module, there are no major problems with the space station. It was just a bit of a mess, the lining was peeling off in places, the electrical system tripped in a few places, and one of the batteries blew out, but the computer was in good working order and there were no glitches."

The old cat nodded.

"There seems to be something wrong with the attitude of the space station...the direction of the light sensor is a bit off the central axis." Maidong continued, "There are also alarms in several places in the Hope and Discovery cabins, but the doors are all locked, so I can't It used to be, but it shouldn’t be a big problem, it’s just offline when you look at the prompts.”

The old cat nodded.

"Anymore?"

"The status of the space station is currently relatively stable, and the life support system is also operating normally." Maidong replied, "The air temperature is 20 degrees Celsius, and the oxygen content and carbon dioxide content are both within the normal range."

The old cat felt a little relieved. He was worried about the undetectable safety hazards caused by the impact of the Eagle spacecraft.

Now that Ophiopogon japonicus has awakened, Ophiopogon japonicus itself can conduct a comprehensive inspection of the space station.

"Cat...Mr. Cat?"

"Um?"

"Did the docking...succeed?" the girl asked cautiously.

Tang Yue and Lao Mao's hearts tightened. They didn't know how to reply to Maidong. The girl's tone was so soft and careful, with hope as fragile and fragile as glass, as if she was asking her parents for new year's money. The child is like a terminally ill patient asking the doctor whether he can be saved.

That girl grabbed your clothes in the dark and desperate situation and asked you carefully: Can you take me away?

She is so hopeful but so fragile, so fragile that it seems like she will break like glass if you shake your head.

There was a long silence in the channel.

The last time there was such silence was when Tang Yue told her that the earth had disappeared.

The old cat was silent for a long time.

"Miss Maidong, I...I'm sorry."

Maidong was wearing headphones and floating in the core cabin, and the surroundings suddenly became silent.

"I'm really sorry." Old Cat's voice became lower and lower. "The Eagle spacecraft was completely out of control. It has now derailed. This was our mistake. If our inspection could be more detailed, if we didn't So much time is wasted, if we can control the lander..."

Maidong shook his head.

"I don't blame you, Mr. Cat, nor Mr. Tang Yue. There is a problem with the rocket... No one can predict or control this. It is not your fault at all."

She let out a slow breath, looked up at the white lining of the bulkhead, rubbed her eyes, and pursed her lips, trying to force a smile.

"I caused you to waste so much supplies. I should apologize to you. Mr. Tang Yue and Mr. Cat. I'm really sorry for causing you to waste so much time and energy. I also lost a spaceship and half of it in vain. supplies." Maidong cheered up.

"Don't blame yourself, Mr. Cat, and Mr. Tang Yue, you have tried your best. I am very grateful to you for working so hard to save me."

Her eyes turned red as she spoke, but tears couldn't flow out in space and could only pool in her eyes.

"Mr. Cat, Mr. Tang Yue, you are both good people and good comrades." Maidong continued, "I am very grateful for everything you have done for me. You take good care of me. I will keep them all in my heart. I will never forget it in this life.”

The old cat sat on the chair and listened to what the girl said.

Are you grateful for everything you do? Keep them all in mind?

Will you never forget it in this life?

It’s useful to keep it in mind! You won't live long, you're going to die soon, you know that, girl! How many days do you have left in your life? What are you apologizing for? What are you apologizing for? You should scold us mercilessly and face-to-face! Call us useless idiots! They scold us as useless people who fail to achieve anything but fail!

The old cat suddenly became irritable and wanted to throw something violently.

On this cold, dark, lonely planet, the last thing it wanted to hear were last words.

"I hope you can live well." Maidong wiped the tears from his eyes, "Live as long as you can. The longer you live, the better. Everyone says that good people live a long life."