4 When you are sad, you will like to see the sunset

The glow of the setting sun spilled into the room, dyeing the suitcase gold, and the faint fragrance of flowers and trees wafting out of the window, making it easy to fall into intoxication, and feel that the sunset is infinitely better, but it is only nearly dusk. The suitcase was gently opened, and Gao Jie once again filled it with some daily necessities.

"What's missing? I can't even remember the first time I opened and closed the box. Gao Jie said to himself, not complaining, but felt that opening the box repeatedly did not suit his style.

On the side, Gao Jie's husband was leisurely playing computer games, and subconsciously said to her: "The so-called 'pedestrians open the seal before leaving', it is normal to open the box repeatedly at this time." ”

"If you don't help me, forget it, and still talk cool things," Gao Jie said in a half-joking tone, she was used to packing her own luggage, thinking that her husband's help would add to the chaos, "What are you playing again?" Interstellar or Warcraft? ”

"Civilization, the latest installment." The husband turned his head and replied, "It's the game for the planning, construction and development of the country." ”

"It's a shame I didn't let you renovate the new town."

My husband shook his finger and said, "Playing games doesn't really make me an urban designer, and I prefer to go the path of technological triumph." ”

"What is a tech victory?" Gao Jie said, and checked what else was to be packed into the suitcase, but there was no one for the time being.

"Uh...... The goal of technological victory in this work is to colonize Mars, just like the previous ones. ”

"Isn't it easy to do now?"

"Hey! That's because you didn't see the requirements for technological victory in "Civilization 2", but it was actually the colonization of the Centauri galaxy (correctly called "Centauri α three-star system"), which was later changed to Mars. The husband put his chin on his hand and thought thoughtfully, "This shows that humanity has realized that its technological strength is far from being as expansive as the conquest of the universe, so the goal is becoming more and more realistic." That's why I said, it's wise to give up on the moon or something, and the more you explore the universe, the more desperate you become. ”

"I think this was your PDC research project in middle school, right? At that time, you also wrote about the three suns or something...... "Gao Jie saw that he didn't have to clean up, so he lay down on the sofa and relaxed his body."

The husband ignored her and said into the computer screen, "Next round." The two stopped talking for a while, and could only hear the sound of a mouse and keyboard tapping.

Gradually, night fell, and passers-by on the streets went home, still reminiscing about the intoxicating twilight in their minds. Gao Jie also looked out the window, only to see that the last rays of the sunset were about to pass. "I can't see the sunset a few times." Gao Jie thought to himself.

"You can learn from the little prince and watch the sunset forty-four times a day." The husband said suddenly.

"Huh?! Did I say it? Gao Jie was a little surprised, because she was just thinking in her heart just now, but she didn't expect to say it casually.

"Yes, in a sad tone." The husband emphasized the word "quite", but his eyes were still fixed on the computer screen.

Gao Jie closed his eyes and said lightly, "Are you sad?" Still didn't hide it. ”

The husband also said softly, "What is there to be sad about, your journey is the stars and the sea......"

"What?" Gao Jie didn't hear clearly.

"I said, 'What is there to sorrow, you will come back.'" The husband raised his voice and said.

"Aren't you worried that wormhole is an alien conspiracy?" Gao Jie glanced at her husband and said.

"An alien conspiracy? I don't think the only conspiracy they would engage in was to treat the earth as a 'pasture' and provide them with experiments......" the husband said in all seriousness.

"What kind of game anime plot are you?"

"A lot of movies and games have been made like this, in the case of comics, there is "MMR Mystery Investigation Class", and you are a team of so many elites, aren't you in charge of negotiating with aliens with that movie star and Finnish teacher? With such a powerful colleague, what do you have to worry about...... Oh, by the way, I'll give you something before you leave......" The husband said as he took out a file bag from the bookcase next to him and handed it to Gao Jie, "Here, here are the materials and records of all the PDC research projects we have done from elementary school, middle school to university, I remember you said that these things can always help in your work, I have sorted out some more, you get the space station, even if you don't use it, you can read it as a pastime." With that, he sat back down at his computer desk, "Here, next round!" ”

Gao Jie looked at the file bag in his hand, was stunned for more than ten seconds, and then opened the suitcase very simply and put it in. At this moment, the sound of a helicopter was heard outside. "They're coming, then I'm leaving." Gao Jie knew that this was the plane that took her to the space center, and she was about to leave this home, her family, and the earth, to the universe, to the Minerva space station, to the future...... "I'm leaving, you take care of the children, and you take care of yourself." Gao Jie said to her husband.

"Don't worry. When you come back from the universe, don't forget to bring some souvenirs. The husband turned his head and said nonchalantly.

Gao Jie waved his hand and made a "goodbye" gesture, picked up his suitcase and stepped out of the room - the bodyguard in charge of escorting had been waiting for a long time, and the roar of the helicopter was already very close. She hadn't gone far, Gao Jie remembered that her ears were not used to the loud noise of the helicopter, and she handed the suitcase to the bodyguard and motioned for herself to go back and get the gum.

Returning to the door again, Gao Jie heard her husband's cry in the room, and even the roar of the plane could not swallow her husband's heart-rending cry like a child......

She's gone—five years? Decade? Or longer? Even...... No one can predict or guarantee it. She tried to knock on the door, but was surprised to find that she didn't have the courage to knock.

"Breathe...... Breathe...... Brewing...... You've seen so many big scenes...... Can't cry...... Can't ......"

Knock!

……

- Dream, woke up.

Gao Jie looked at the ceiling of the cabin with sleepy eyes, and found in a trance that there were wet tear stains on her face, so she had to sit up and wipe her face with a towel. She looked out the window again, the galaxy was spinning rapidly, which was caused by the space station's high-speed rotation to generate centrifugal gravity, Gao Jie only felt dizzy, and hurriedly closed the curtain...... She had only seriously observed the stars as a child, and since she had no time to pay attention to these most common points of light in the night sky, she herself has become one of the countless fires in the universe, hoping that her family will find her in the countless starry sky......

She thought of her two companions, Silka Vertanen and Ryan Booker, who would be responsible for communicating with extraterrestrial civilizations, in other words, as the "Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Earthly Civilizations." After the "era of great reconciliation", relations between countries have become more transparent than before, direct communication methods such as video conferences have become the mainstream, traditional diplomatic methods have weakened, and the necessity of the position of "diplomat" has decreased. Considering that the diplomacy between the earth civilization and the extraterrestrial civilization cannot be carried out in the way of national diplomacy, Gao Jie, Silka, and Ryan, the three people with extremely high personality charm, communication skills and insight, bear the burden of direct contact and communication with the aliens, as Gao Jie's husband said: "Aren't you in charge of negotiating with the aliens with that movie star and the Finnish teacher?" Gao Jie is very glad that she has found a sense of family in these two people, communicating, sharing, accompaniment, and mutual assistance...... Unite their small team and all the members of the space station!

Every time she thinks of this, Gao Jie's tears will disappear, and with the support of the team, she thinks that the future of the space station will not be so pessimistic......

"Ding!" The crisp sound of metal colliding, as if a needle had fallen to the ground, did not attract Gao Jie's attention. However, after a few moments, the red warning light kept flashing!

Gao Jie instantly realized that something had happened to the space station!

——

Not only the living cabins, but all the cabins have warning lights on! Miller immediately returned to the commander's room, "AI, explain the situation. He said calmly and solemnly.

The AI still responds in a computer-generated tone: "The space station was hit by an unknown object, and the cause is being analyzed and the damage is being assessed." ”

"Close all the hatches and check the air pressure in each compartment." Miller asked word by word, frowning as he pressed another communication button, "Which maintenance guy is on duty?" ”

A response came from the headset: "Wang Chen reports, the other two will be there soon." I'm changing my spacesuit and ready to go out and get it repaired at any time. ”

"Okay." Miller said calmly, "AI, has the result been analyzed?" Is it a meteorite shower? ”

"There is only one impact site, and the possibility of meteorite showers is low."

"Then check if there are any parts that fall off or ......"

"Alert! Alert! Alert! The AI suddenly shouted a warning and broadcast it to the entire space station, "The air pressure in the 11th module is decreasing, and an air leak has been detected!" ”

"Is there anyone in cabin 11?" After Miller got a report from the AI that no one was there, he quickly ordered, "Prepare to turn off centrifugal gravity!" ”

After a few seconds, Miller's radio voice was remembered in the space station: "Attention everyone, attention everyone, centrifugal gravity will be turned off in 15 seconds, please fix yourself immediately." Then, Miller contacted Wang Chen, "Wang, prepare to go out of the cabin for maintenance." ”

"Ready."

After 15 seconds, the Minerva station's rotation speed began to decrease, and after 1 minute, the rotation stopped, and the interior of the station returned to a weightless state. Two minutes later, Wang Chen got out of the space station in a heavy spacesuit, with a long gas pipe behind him, which also served as a safety cable.

Wang Chen found the right direction, using the thrusters on the spacesuit to move slowly, and at the same time reported to Miller: "It's out of the cabin, it's in good condition, ha—this is a small step for me personally." ”

Miller was suspended, still composed: "Roger, move forward carefully, focus." ”

"Arriving at the outer wall of Cabin 11...... Have arrived at your destination and are looking for an outlet...... Ah, it's so dark in here, I'm going to turn on the searchlights. ”

"Continuous Search...... Did you find anything? ”

"Still looking for ...... Hey! What is it? Wang Chen's surprised words came from the earphones.

"Wang, what have you found?"

"The object that hit the space station has been found to be a metal part, embedded in the outer wall of the space station, with a hole...... It's not certain if it's a ...... that fell off from the space station," Wang said. Since there was no real-time camera, Miller couldn't see the situation on Wang Chen's side, but the vent was found, which was good news.

Miller ordered, "Reclaim that object and let the AI analyze it to see if it's a part of the space station." ”

"Understood!" Wang Chen took out the tool pliers and carefully clamped the "unknown object", trying to pull it out of the vent, "It's a bit laborious...... Belch! Okay, it's out, it's in the storage bottle. ”

Miller nodded when he heard it and said, "Good job!" Can the vent be replaced? ”

"This crack is a little bigger than I thought it would be, it's all sunken in, my God, how fast is this...... It should be able to be repaired though. ”

"Try it." After Miller finished speaking, he ordered the AI again: "Pay attention to the change in air pressure in the 11th habitation module." ”

AI Returns: "Continuing to watch, it is currently at 0.815 atm, and it continues to decline slowly." ”

Wang Chen is equipped with a repair gun, which fires a rubber repair film like a pistle, which can fill a crack about 10 centimeters in diameter. "Patch up...... It has been made up, the commander, let the AI report the air pressure in the cabin. ”

At the same time, the AI reported to Wang Chen and the commander: "The No. 11 habitation module is currently at 0.803 standard atmospheres, and there is no sign of decline. ”

"King, fix yourself, you need to observe for five minutes." Miller didn't let up because the air pressure was no longer lower.

"Understood. I happened to look at the stars. Wang Chen took a deep breath and said, looking up at the dark universe, and there was a vague star cluster (spherical) in the starry sky that seemed to be distorted—that was where the wormhole was located.

……

On the other side, Gao Jie was also watching the relatively still starry sky through the window: the dark universe was full of stars, and bits and pieces of light were like dreamlike light, sprinkled into her heart, and there was an exceptionally bright star - it was the sun, Gao Jie floated back, and the sun was blocked by the edge of the window, like a sunset, and she moved forward, and the sun appeared again......

In this way, Gao Jie watched the "sunset" forty-four times in a loop...... At this time, there was no sadness in her heart.