Die on Mars

Tang Yue opened all the boxes and dug out everything that was edible, like a bear digging in a trash can. He took a bite of anything that seemed edible. At this time, food was more precious than gold. A little more is a little more, and finding one more piece of chocolate can extend your life for half a day.

He divided all foods into three categories.

The first is soft-packed canned food that contains a certain amount of moisture. Most of these foods are large packages weighing more than ten kilograms or even dozens of kilograms, including beef, pork, chicken breast, tuna and macaroni noodles. They have been steamed and sterilized before use. Aluminum foil is vacuum sealed and can be stored for a long time.

Tang Yue counted. He now has thirty kilograms of beef, twenty kilograms of chicken breasts, twenty kilograms of pork, fifteen kilograms of minced tuna, ten kilograms of macaroni sticks, as well as large bags of dehydrated vegetables, oatmeal and Dried mushrooms, dehydrated vegetables and soft-packed sealed meats are different, the latter contain 50 to 60 percent water and do not need to be rehydrated before consumption.

But dehydrated vegetables are the same as those dried vegetable leaves in Master Kong’s barreled beef noodles. They must be soaked and twisted before eating.

The second category is ready-to-eat food, including various cans, which can be eaten without cooking or processing.

The year is 2052, and aerospace technology is quite advanced. It can establish a space station in the orbit of Mars and a scientific research station on the surface. This strength is by no means comparable to that of the predecessors in the 20th century, but progress has been made in all aspects, except for food. It seems that there is no progress.

What did the aerospace pioneers eat back then, and what Tang Yue still eats now.

Cans, all kinds of cans, cans and cans, never-ending cans.

Canned meat, canned fish, canned vegetables, canned pears, canned pineapples, canned yams, canned peaches, canned cashews, whole boxes of cans.

Although there is a kitchen in Kunlun Station, the people in Jiuquan obviously think that precious time cannot be wasted on cooking. Frying steak is not as convenient as eating canned food. How good are canned food?

There were fish, meat, meat and vegetables, and fruits. If you opened a few more cans, it would be like a full banquet, so the cargo spacecraft was filled with cans.

Tang Yue, a person from the nutrition center, said that although it is a can, it is a high-tech can in the 21st century. It adopts high-tech technologies such as instant sterilization technology, flavor retention technology, harmless antisepsis technology, and taste restoration technology. It is the same as that of the past. The food on the Shenzhou spacecraft is different.

So don't resist... Come on, try this? Canned Swedish herring soaked in Laoshan Snake Grass water specially made for you?

Come, try one.

You won't die if you try one.

When the scientific expedition team was still there, they were actually very reluctant to eat canned food, so they basically kept all the canned food. Tang Yue secretly sneered while packing these canned food, thinking that he would leave these damn canned food for the next team. team.

Now that I think about it, I have really set up a big flag that is fluttering in the wind.

In addition to soft-packed bulk ingredients and ready-to-eat meals, the last category is high-energy and emergency foods.

Including chocolate, energy bars, coffee, drink mix and compressed biscuits.

The characteristic of this food is its high energy density.

In early space missions, this type of food was the bulk of the supplies. Fifty kilograms of beef could only last for a week, but fifty kilograms of compressed biscuits could last for several months.

It was only later that the Kunlun Station was successfully established, the scientific expedition team members moved to work indoors, and the living environment was greatly improved, so the proportion of compressed food dropped.

But for emergency purposes, Kunlun Station still keeps a considerable number of compressed biscuits, which are usually used to weigh table legs.

"This food is enough to feed six people for six months." Old Cat said, "Although you have to eat compressed biscuits for the next three months... You can eat it for at least three Earth years by yourself. If you tighten your belt and live a life, you should be able to eat it. Four or five years."

"Five years?" Tang Yue glanced at all his belongings, "What will happen in five years?"

"If you can live to five years later, then eat earth... Anyway, I think you will soon become an immortal by then. You can survive by eating earth and drinking the northwest wind." The old cat said.

Tang Yue rolled his eyes, the old cat could never say anything good.

"Dharma has only been facing the wall for nine years." The old cat said, "If you can live alone on Mars for five years, it will be okay not to become a Buddha, but to become a Bodhisattva, right? After a few years, what kind of intelligent creature will there be? When I dig you out of the wind and sand of Mars, I will surely be astonished by the gods. They will worship you and give you a title. I will call you the Great Survival-seeking Bodhisattva of Mars."

"What about you?" Tang Yue asked.

"If I haven't been damaged by that time, then I will help you preach as a sacrifice." The old cat said, "Spread your deeds and make you the Supreme God of Mars... If I am unfortunately damaged, there is nothing I can do. Yes, robots also have a lifespan, I hope you will understand."

Tang Yueshun picked up the compressed biscuits on the table and smashed them over.

"Give me some useful advice!"

"Don't be anxious, it's useless to be anxious." Old Mao dodged the compressed biscuits and spread his hands, "You should be lucky that there are enough supplies in the station to last for such a long time, giving you enough time to make plans slowly. ...What does it say? It’s called living in the moment.”

"Living under the crotch?" Tang Yue felt that this sentence had real meaning.

He repackaged the food and placed it on the shelves. Next, he had to make a detailed plan and list to list the food and fresh water consumed every day, and the weight had to be accurate to the gram.

Saving one gram per meal is three grams per day, which is one thousand and ninety-five grams per earth year.

One kilogram of food can last at least one day.

Tang Yue calculated carefully and picked up weight from every possible place. Every additional kilogram of food was equivalent to extending his life by one day. He felt that he was a sailor who was stranded on a desert island due to a shipwreck. Tang Yue must make the most of it. Use all the resources at your disposal to survive.

But the sailor may still be rescued one day, but Tang Yue will never return to Earth.

Although he knew that the supplies would eventually run out, Tang Yue still tried to postpone the arrival of this day as much as possible.

"Mr. Tang Yue? Mr. Tang Yue? Are you there? Can you hear me?"

Ophiopogon japonicus appeared on the screen of the video call.

Tang Yue stood up and turned around with Lao Mao, "Miss Maidong? How is the situation? Have you finished counting all the supplies over there?"

The girl hesitated for a few seconds and nodded slowly.

"How is the situation?" Tang Yue and Lao Mao asked in unison.

"The electricity, energy, fresh water and oxygen circulation are all normal, but the food..."

"What happened to the food?"

The girl pursed her lips, her eyelashes trembled slightly, her face became pale little by little, and Tang Yue suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart.

"Miss Maidong? Miss Maidong? Answer my question."

"I...I counted it several times." Maidong lowered his eyes and replied in a low voice, "The food in the space station...can last for up to five days."